Son Goku froze for a moment when he heard Vegeta's declaration.
Then his expression turned serious as he replied.
"Vegeta!"
"Our next battle!"
"I absolutely won't lose!"
Son Goku's voice carried a resolve unlike anything he had shown before.
Vegeta snorted.
His eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
"Hmph!"
"This prince will be waiting!"
"I hope you don't lose too badly when the time comes!"
Whis watched the two Saiyans, both brimming with fighting spirit, and smiled.
He beckoned to Son Goku.
"Come on, Son Goku."
"I'll take you somewhere nice."
"The training environment there..."
"Is even better than you can imagine."
Son Goku's eyes lit up.
He hurried after Whis.
The two figures became streaks of light.
They flew toward the other side of the God of Destruction Realm.
Beerus watched Son Goku and Whis as they departed.
He yawned.
The food in his stomach was slowly digesting.
A wave of drowsiness washed over him.
"I'm full."
"Time for a nap."
Beerus stretched.
Then he turned to Lin Fan and Vegeta.
"You two..."
"Do whatever you want."
"Just don't wake me up."
With that...
Beerus slowly disappeared from where he stood.
He returned to his residence.
Vegeta watched the direction Beerus had gone.
He didn't seem to care in the slightest.
He leaped back several paces.
His aura surged wildly around him.
Golden flames shot into the sky.
He transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Super Full Power in an instant!
Vegeta's hair turned an even brighter gold.
His eyes blazed with a wild fighting spirit.
He turned to Lin Fan.
A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Lin Fan!"
"Now!"
"Let's start training!"
"I'm going to get stronger!"
"In our next battle..."
"I'll defeat Son Goku once and for all!"
Lin Fan looked at Vegeta and nodded.
A hint of approval flashed in his eyes.
"Good."
"I won't let you down."
"The training ahead..."
"Will be even harsher than you imagine."
"That's exactly what I want!"
"This prince isn't afraid of harsh training!"
Vegeta's voice brimmed with pride.
The two figures slowly disappeared from where they stood.
They began a new round of training.
Meanwhile...
In the distant reaches of the universe...
A massive spaceship sped through space.
Aboard the ship...
Sorbel stood in the control room.
His expression was respectful.
A huge screen stood before him.
Earth's coordinates were displayed on it.
"My lord..."
"We've locked onto Earth's location."
"We expect to arrive in three days."
"The reports about the Dragon Balls..."
"Have been confirmed."
Sorbel's voice was full of deference.
There was no response from the other side of the screen.
Only darkness.
Back in Hell on Earth...
Frieza was surrounded by a group of fairies and animals.
Every one of them wore a smile.
They sang cheerful songs.
And danced ridiculous dances.
Frieza's face was so dark it seemed ready to drip with anger.
His body was bound in countless chains.
He couldn't move at all.
"Shut up!"
"Every one of you, be quiet!"
Frieza roared.
His voice seethed with fury.
But the fairies and animals paid him no attention.
They kept singing and dancing.
Frieza ground his teeth.
His eyes brimmed with venom.
"Son Goku!"
"Vegeta!"
"This great king won't forget you!"
"Once I get out!"
"I'll tear you limb from limb!"
"I'll wipe Earth off the face of the universe!"
Four months passed in the blink of an eye as they trained.
In the God of Destruction Realm...
Son Goku's aura grew stronger and stronger.
He became increasingly skilled at controlling his Super Saiyan Blue form.
He also learned to keep his God Ki from leaking out.
Vegeta's power was rising just as quickly.
He drew even more of the power from his Super Saiyan 4 Super Full Power form.
And in the distant reaches of the universe...
Frieza's training finally came to an end.
His power was many times greater than before.
A massive spaceship carrying Frieza and a thousand members of the Frieza Force...
Raced toward Earth.
On Earth...
At Capsule Corporation...
Bulma was in the lab, working on a new invention.
Suddenly...
A green figure flew in through the window.
It was Jaco of the Galactic Patrol.
His expression was grim.
He looked at Bulma and shouted.
"Bulma!"
"This is bad!"
"Really bad!"
Bulma jumped in surprise.
She turned to Jaco, frowning.
"Jaco?"
"What happened?"
"Why are you in such a panic?"
"Frieza!"
"Frieza has been revived!"
"He's leading a thousand members of the Frieza Force!"
"They're on their way to Earth!"
"They'll arrive in an hour!"
Jaco's voice trembled.
Bulma's face instantly went pale.
"What?"
"Frieza has been revived?"
"How is that possible?"
Son Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, and the others came out of their rooms when they heard Jaco.
Their faces were full of shock.
"Frieza?"
"That guy's still alive?"
Krillin's eyes widened in disbelief.
Piccolo furrowed his brow.
His expression was grave.
"This is bad."
"Frieza was already powerful to begin with."
"Now that he'd been revived, he must have become even stronger."
Son Gohan clenched his fists.
His eyes burned with fury.
"That bastard!"
"He actually dares to come to Earth!"
Bulma took a deep breath.
She forced herself to calm down.
"Quick!"
"Contact Lord Whis!"
"Only Lord Whis can deal with Frieza!"
Bulma hurriedly took out her communicator.
She began trying to contact Whis.
But no matter how many times she tried,
there was no response from the other end.
At that moment, in the God of Destruction Realm,
Whis was sparring fiercely with Son Goku.
Their figures collided at high speed in the sky.
Terrifying shock waves spread in every direction.
Whis didn't notice his communicator vibrating at all.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Above a city on Earth,
a massive spaceship slowly appeared.
The spaceship's hatch slowly opened.
Countless members of the Frieza Force flew out.
They hovered in the air, standing at the ready.
A purple figure emerged slowly from the spaceship, accompanied by a shrill laugh.
It was Frieza.
Frieza hovered high in the sky.
He looked down at the panicked humans below.
An evil smile tugged at his lips.
"Earth."
"I'm back."
"Son Goku."
"Vegeta."
"Are you ready?"
Frieza's gaze swept across the city below.
His eyes were filled with cruelty.
He slowly raised his right hand.
A red beam of light gathered at his index finger.
"Destruction."
"Is the universe's main theme."
Frieza said softly.
Then he lightly pointed his finger downward.
Screee!
The red beam shot toward the city below.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out.
The entire city was swallowed by the beam.
A massive blast erupted.
Terrifying flames soared into the sky.
Countless buildings were reduced to ashes in the explosion.
A huge crater appeared in the ground.
Thick smoke billowed.
Flames blazed into the sky.
Frieza looked at the devastation below and laughed with satisfaction.
"Ha ha ha!"
"What a wonderful sight!"
He waved to the Frieza Force behind him.
"Pass down my order."
"Land the spaceship."
"This great king wants to have some fun."
"Yes, my lord!"
The leader of the Frieza Force replied respectfully.
Just then,
several figures rushed toward them at high speed.
They were Son Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others.
They looked at the city that had been destroyed below.
They looked at the flames and smoke rising into the sky.
Every one of them clenched their fists tightly.
Their eyes were filled with rage.
Son Gohan's body trembled slightly.
His energy surged wildly.
He instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Son Gohan looked at Frieza high in the sky.
He could no longer contain his fury.
He shouted at Frieza, demanding,
"Frieza!"
"What have you done?!"
Hearing Son Gohan's voice, Frieza slowly turned around.
He glanced at Son Gohan.
His eyes were full of contempt.
He didn't take Son Gohan seriously at all.
He paid no heed to his demand, either.
As far as Frieza was concerned,
destroying a city was no more than a whim.
He had destroyed countless planets before.
One of them had even been the Saiyans' home.
Planet Vegeta.
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