10x Kaio-ken

The two moved so fast that afterimages of them kept appearing in the sky.

Boom!!

They clenched their right fists and slammed them together with all their might in midair.

A fierce gust of wind instantly burst from their hands.

Then they quickly pulled back their right fists and attacked each other.

The sound of their fierce battle rang through the sky once more.

"Whoosh..."

Frieza swung his tail forward, wrapping it around Son Goku.

Son Goku strained with both hands, trying to break free of Frieza's tail.

Frieza swung both hands forward and struck Son Goku hard in the face.

Son Goku immediately let out a series of screams.

Frieza sneered and suddenly stopped attacking.

Just as Frieza was feeling incredibly pleased with himself, Son Goku suddenly bit down hard on his tail.

"Crunch..."

A sharp sound rang out, and Frieza's tail was bitten red.

Frieza screamed and pulled his tail back.

Seizing the opportunity, Son Goku drove his right fist into Frieza's abdomen.

Boom!!

With a heavy thud, Frieza was sent crashing to the ground like a shooting star.

A huge cloud of dust immediately billowed up from the ground.

A moment later, Frieza climbed to his feet, his face full of rage, and charged at Son Goku in the sky.

The two clashed in the air once more.

"Haah... haah..."

After a while, they landed on the ground at the same time and panted heavily.

Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on Frieza's face.

"Son Goku, it looks like this is the extent of your strength!"

"The extent of my strength? Frieza, what exactly do you mean?"

Frieza smiled.

"To tell you the truth, I've only been using three percent of my power!"

"Three percent!"

"That's right. If I use even half my power, I can easily destroy you!"

"Three percent!"

Hearing this, Vegeta's expression immediately turned grave.

But when he saw that Son Gohan's expression remained as calm as before, he felt reassured.

Son Goku wasn't a Super Saiyan, yet he had forced Frieza to reveal his final form. Son Gohan, who could already transform into a Super Saiyan, would surely be able to defeat Frieza.

"If that's the case, then go ahead and use half your power!"

Frieza sneered.

"Son Goku, then I'll let you see what fifty percent of my power looks like!"

As Frieza spoke, he suddenly clenched both fists. An immensely powerful aura burst from his body and rapidly grew stronger.

The ground around him began to shake violently under the influence of his aura.

"Four percent, five percent, six percent..."

As Frieza increased his aura, he announced what percentage of his power he was using.

As Vegeta and Piccolo felt Frieza's aura swell, their hands clenched involuntarily.

They had both once been Son Goku's enemies and had both dreamed of defeating him.

Now that the gap between their strength and his was so vast, they couldn't help feeling bitter.

On King Kai's Planet.

Seeing that Frieza was preparing to use half his power, North Kai couldn't help worrying about Son Goku.

On Namek.

As Frieza's aura continued to rise, Son Goku's expression turned grave.

"Forty-eight percent, forty-nine percent, fifty percent!"

At that moment, Frieza raised his aura to fifty percent.

Frieza clenched his fists and released the energy gathered around his body.

"All right, Son Goku. Let's get back to it!"

Hearing this, Son Goku raised his hands into a fighting stance.

Frieza chuckled and shot toward Son Goku as fast as lightning.

Son Goku shouted and swung both fists forward.

Just then, Frieza suddenly vanished and appeared behind Son Goku.

As if sensing him, Son Goku turned around and saw a massive fist coming at him.

Son Goku raised both hands to block and staggered back several steps.

Frieza suddenly appeared in front of him and knocked him to the ground with a spinning kick.

Son Goku performed a back handspring and retreated.

Frieza sneered as a red aura appeared around both his hands, which he aimed at Son Goku.

Before Son Goku could react, a spherical force field trapped him.

"I... I can't move!"

Frieza chuckled and quickly moved beside Son Goku, then kicked him hard into the air.

Boom!!

Son Goku was kicked into the air like a soccer ball.

Frieza flashed into view above him and kicked the sphere trapping Son Goku.

Son Goku screamed as he plummeted from the sky.

With a deafening crash, Son Goku slammed into the ground.

A huge cloud of dust immediately billowed up.

When the dust cleared, a sizable crater had formed beneath Son Goku.

Frieza chuckled and looked toward the lava in the distance.

"Farewell, Son Goku!"

As he spoke, Frieza swung his right leg forward, kicking Son Goku toward the lava.

Vegeta grew extremely tense at the sight.

Although he disliked Son Goku, Son Goku had spared him once and saved him again just moments ago, so he didn't want to see him die.

Bam!!

Just as Son Goku was about to hit the lava, he suddenly regained control of his body and escaped into the air.

Son Goku let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"That was a close one!"

North Kai also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he telepathically spoke to Son Goku.

"Goku, you can't defeat him with your current strength. I think you should let Gohan take over!"

"I know! But I still want to fight him a little longer!"

"Then... all right!"

Frieza wasn't surprised to see Son Goku escape. Instead, he looked at him with a faint smile.

"Son Goku, I knew you were holding back your strength. But even if you use all your power, you still won't be able to beat me!"

"I know, but I still want to give it a try!"

As Son Goku spoke, he clenched both fists, and a red aura rose around him.

10x Kaio-ken!

With a shout, Son Goku became a red flash and charged at Frieza.

Frieza moved and appeared behind Son Goku, then struck him hard with both fists.

Son Goku screamed, spun around, and attacked.

Frieza flashed to Son Goku's left and kicked at him.

"Whoosh..."

Bam, bam, bam!!

Frieza moved so fast that Son Goku's 10x Kaio-ken attacks couldn't hit him at all.

At that moment, Son Goku realized Frieza hadn't been lying.