Cui rubbed his eyes and subconsciously looked behind him.
With just one glance, Cui's eyes widened, revealing a look of shock.
Because, amidst the shattered ice, Cui saw one of Dodoria's large pink hands.
The hand floated in space, its severed end a bloody mess, with more fragments scattered around.
Arms, thighs, torso, head...
What was going on?
Was that Dodoria?
Cui broke out in a cold sweat, a chill running down his spine.
He quickly stopped the spaceship and maneuvered it to turn around, heading towards the area of shattered ice.
Upon seeing Dodoria's body smashed to pieces, Cui felt completely numb.
The severed limbs and broken arms floated slowly in space, their faces still frozen in the grimace of death, turned into eternal ice sculptures in the vacuum.
"This, this... Dodoria is dead?" Cui's eye twitched, his face changing color repeatedly, his lips trembling.
Forcing himself to calm down, Cui immediately contacted Frieza through his scouter.
"Beep beep!"
After a few beeps, the communication connected.
"What? News already, Cui!" Frieza's voice came from the scouter, with a hint of surprise.
"Lord Frieza... I... I saw Dodoria." Cui forced a smile, his voice trembling.
"Oh? How is he?" Frieza asked with interest.
"He... he seems to have accidentally entered space and turned into ice." Cui stammered.
"Is that so?" Frieza was taken aback.
"My spaceship hit him, and he's been smashed to pieces now." Cui wore a bitter smile and asked in a low voice, "If he's put in the healing pod, can he still recover?"
Frieza: "..."
Frieza's face darkened.
Smashed to pieces, how could he possibly recover?
"Confirm it again, are you sure it's Dodoria?" Frieza's brows furrowed tightly, his voice turning cold.
"Yes, Lord Frieza." Cui nodded and replied respectfully.
He maneuvered the ship closer to the fragments, identifying them carefully.
Although the head was frozen, it was indeed Dodoria's face, his signature sneer permanently etched on it.
Three minutes later.
"I've confirmed it, Lord Frieza!" Cui replied, his voice filled with fear, "It really is Dodoria!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication.
"That idiot must have fallen for a trap set by Vegeta or Reiz, tricked into space!" Frieza snorted coldly, furious and unable to contain his anger.
"Then... should I continue the pursuit?" Cui asked cautiously.
"Continue the pursuit!" Frieza's icy voice came through, "If you find the target, report it immediately, and don't act rashly."
"Yes, Lord Frieza!" Cui quickly responded.
The communication ended.
Cui took a deep breath, looking at the floating fragments outside the window, and shivered.
He reset the course and continued to fly forward.
Two days later.
Reiz recovered from his training and suddenly opened his eyes.
The training room was silent, with only the low hum of the spaceship's engine coming from a distance.
Soft light spilled in, illuminating the entire space brightly.
Linoshi still stood not far away, quietly watching him.
Her blue eyes reflected Reiz's figure, as gentle as water.
"Congratulations, Reiz, you've finally achieved introductory Ultra Instinct!" Linoshi was genuinely happy for Reiz, her face breaking into a brilliant smile.
"Really? Have I reached the introductory level?" Reiz's voice was low.
"Yes, I can feel it, your Ultra Instinct has indeed reached the introductory level!" Linoshi nodded vigorously, countless little stars appearing in her eyes, twinkling with joy.
"Let me try!" Reiz took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and entered that mysterious state once more.
"Crack!"
The next moment, starlight erupted from Reiz's body.
Brilliant light illuminated the entire Training Room.
It wasn't ordinary aura, but a silver-white halo, like starlight, emanating from Reiz's body and swirling around him.
The light wasn't dazzling, but carried a sacred and profound aura, as if the entire starry sky had condensed onto him.
Reiz's appearance didn't seem to have changed much.
Only, his entire body was now covered in brilliant starlight.
His hair was still black, but every strand seemed to be plated with a silver sheen. His eyes became deeper, with a faint light swirling within the depths of his pupils.
"So... so handsome!" Linoshi's cheeks flushed red, and she murmured softly, looking at Reiz with a lovesick expression.
She cupped her face with both hands, her blue eyes full of stars, completely immersed in the brilliant light.
Reiz silently observed his body's changes.
This seemed to be Ultra Instinct Omen!
So the so-called entry-level Ultra Instinct was to activate the Ultra Instinct Omen form.
This was already very strong!
What was the concept of Ultra Instinct Omen?
That was a level of power infinitely close to Jiren.
Moreover, Reiz had only trained for a few days in total.
From first encountering Ultra Instinct to now, in such a short period, he had actually crossed a threshold that countless people could never reach in their lifetime.
However, Reiz believed that even if he met Jiren now, he would likely still not be his opponent.
After all, Reiz's foundation was too weak!
Ultra Instinct only allowed the body to react instinctively, but the power itself still needed to be accumulated.
It was like a peerless sword; the swordsmanship had reached entry-level, but the internal energy was not yet deep enough.
As long as he continued to increase his Divine Power in the coming period, surpassing Jiren would not be a problem.
Moreover, now that Reiz had cultivated Ultra Instinct, he no longer regarded Jiren as his ultimate goal.
Reiz wanted to surpass the God of Destruction.
Even... higher.
Just as Reiz was silently observing his body's changes.
"Bang!"
The door of the Training Room was kicked open by Vegeta.
The door slammed against the wall with a loud bang.
Vegeta rushed in angrily, glared at Reiz, and sternly shouted, "Reiz, how dare you! You dare to knock me out!"
However, as soon as Vegeta finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right with Reiz.
His gaze fell on Reiz, and seeing the swirling starlight and feeling that faint aura, he froze.
Vegeta's eyes immediately widened, and he looked Reiz up and down, a look of astonishment on his face, his mouth agape, wide enough to fit a fist.
"Reiz... what kind of change is this? Why is your body emitting such strange light?" Vegeta quickly asked, the matter of being knocked out instantly forgotten.
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