The Warriors' Power Levels Soar

In the end, Bulma paid for the three Saiyans' driver's licenses—and even changed all their names!

It became a source of shame for the three of them.

Fortunately, training could make people forget little things like that, and time could even make people forget the three lunatics who had once appeared at the driving school.

That day, when Frieza opened his eyes, he sensed the Dragon Ball warriors flying southwest.

Frieza knew it was about time for the Androids to make their appearance.

Over the past two years, Frieza hadn't trained like a madman. After successfully merging with Frieza's original soul, the godly power in his body had finally stopped rejecting him.

He had also figured out why he had appeared in the Sacred World of the Kai in the first place.

The godly power inside him had caused it. Since his soul didn't belong to this world, the godly power had hoped to use the Supreme Kai's power to eliminate this anomaly.

Unfortunately, his power level was too high. Supreme Kai Shin had been completely helpless against him. Worse still, because of a break in the line of succession, Shin had lost too many of his skills as a Supreme Kai and hadn't noticed anything wrong with Frieza at all!

The reason Frieza hadn't trained like a madman was that his power level was increasing rapidly even without training.

On top of that, over the past two years, he had once again used the third form of Star Transformation, Triple Wave. This time, he had frantically absorbed the godly power within him.

That was because a supreme technique was hidden within this godly power: Ultra Instinct!

Although, with the divine power he currently possessed, he hadn't even grasped the basics of Ultra Instinct, that didn't stop him from wanting to master it.

His Time Skip had also improved considerably, increasing tenfold from its previous one-thousandth of a second.

That's right, one-hundredth of a second!

It was still pretty useless, but it proved that Frieza would be able to reach 0.1 seconds someday. That was the minimum duration required to use Time Skip.

When Hit had first appeared, he had mastered a 0.1-second Time Skip. He could freeze the next 0.1 seconds, then attack while his opponent was frozen in time.

And as he grew more proficient, the duration could increase. Hit's record was 0.4 seconds!

That was already terrifying!

But the technique had a weakness, too. Using Time Skip took time, so someone moving much faster than the user could break through it.

For instance, Dyspo of Universe 11 had used his supersonic speed to counter Time Skip in the Tournament of Power.

Feeling his power level increase even in his sleep, Frieza was delighted.

1.5 billion!

And that was without activating Star Transformation. Even if Cell became Perfect Cell right now, he wouldn't be Frieza's match. Super Perfect Cell might at least be worth watching.

Brushing his teeth while showering, Frieza was living the good life.

With his current appearance, it was unlikely Frieza would ever find love. Even if he did, all he could have was a Platonic romance.

What a pain!

But Frieza couldn't change that for now. Life went on, and he might as well make himself comfortable.

After breakfast in the dining room at Bulma's house, Frieza used Instant Transmission to join the Z Fighters.

It was worth mentioning that Vegeta was extremely unhappy about Frieza living at his house—and even stealing the right to name his son, though Vegeta did like the name Trunks.

Frieza's arrival drew everyone's attention, but they only glanced at him. Frieza was rather cold-tempered and unpredictable, so none of them particularly wanted to get close to him.

The main issue was that Frieza didn't wear clothes. Once everyone noticed, they were too embarrassed to associate with him, even if they sensibly kept quiet about it.

Frieza glanced at Son Goku. His base power level had reached 12 million, and as a Super Saiyan, he was around 600 million.

Vegeta was about the same as Son Goku. Even if his power level was higher, it was only by a few tens of millions—not enough to tip the balance in their battles anymore.

The one worth mentioning was Son Gohan.

In the original story, Son Gohan still couldn't transform into a Super Saiyan at this point. But Frieza could clearly sense that he could now transform, and his base power level had already reached 8 million.

If he had that kind of power and still couldn't go Super Saiyan, Frieza would livestream himself having diarrhea!

Upside down, at that!

Piccolo was pretty shocking, too. His improvement had been considerable. Although he was hiding his power, the Scouter Technique didn't lie: his power level had reached 400 million!

That was ridiculous!

But then Frieza remembered that his own power level was 1.5 billion, and Piccolo didn't even have a third of it, so he felt better.

Piccolo had certainly worked hard, but he had still ended up as little more than a side character.

This was a Dragon Ball world where everyone's power levels had been raised across the board. More precisely, the power levels of everyone connected to Frieza had undergone a qualitative change.

Yamcha: 100,000, more than double what he'd had before.

Tien Shinhan: 150,000, about double his previous level, too. Frieza had noticed that he seemed to have reached some kind of threshold. If he broke through it, his power would grow explosively!

Chiaotzu only had a power level of 50,000. He had clearly fallen behind everyone else, and that was as far as his potential went.

As for Bulma, Frieza didn't even want to talk about her.

They said women got stupid for three years after having a baby. In her case, having a baby had almost sent her back to square one.

Her power level was 100—down by a full factor of ten!

Last was Krillin, Earth's strongest warrior, with a power level of 300,000!

Krillin really was the strongest Earthling. He still had plenty of potential, and reaching a million was no dream.

Soon, the group agreed on a plan to split up and search for the Androids. Frieza wasn't interested in it at all.

The main reason he'd come was to see whether the events of history would still unfold as before.

Just then, a pink blur shot over from the distance. The newcomer wore a little vest and loose trousers, showing off his eight-pack to full effect.

Frieza had once complimented his abs, and Dodoria had taken that to heart. He worked out hard every day.

And now, without relying on the Gravity Chamber, Dodoria's power level had reached a million. He was unquestionably Frieza's top man.

He was also the number-one lackey, a fact everyone readily agreed on.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Frieza's eyes narrowed as he looked toward a distant town. Two unusual energy signatures had appeared there.

They weren't ki, since he couldn't sense their ki. But Frieza could sense their energy, an unexpected perk of the Scouter Technique.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho!"

His long-absent laughter rang out again. Dodoria trembled all over with delight. It felt as good as eating an ice pop on a sweltering summer day.

"One's an old man—probably Dr. Gero. His energy level is 600 million. The other one's a fat guy with a big head and a lightning rod on top. His energy level is also 600 million!"

"That's three times higher than in the original story, isn't it? This is getting interesting. Looks like the Androids will bring me plenty of fun this time!"

Frieza glanced at his subordinate, and his irritation flared.

"Did you come here to show off your eight-pack? Do you have no idea what your power level is? I've trained you plenty of times by now, haven't I? Why are you still such a disappointment?"

Smack~

Whoosh~

Clang~

Dodoria once again received one of Frieza's sweeping tail strikes, and his spirits soared.

If this happened another eight or ten hundred times, he was sure he could become Super Dodoria!

"Honestly, how did I, Frieza, the mighty Emperor of the Universe, end up with a subordinate who likes being abused?"

"Why don't you just train in the Gravity Chamber like a good little soldier?"

Dodoria: How else would I get a chance to show off? If I stay offscreen too long, the audience will forget me!!