The Marvelous Uses of Senzu Beans, Raditz Subdued.

Exuding immense killing intent, Piccolo walked slowly toward Raditz, preparing to end him.

Sensing the overwhelming murderous aura, Raditz immediately begged for mercy.

"Spare me! I'll leave Earth immediately and never come back! Please, spare me!"

A terrified Raditz watched as Piccolo pressed two fingers to his forehead, while the Scouter displayed Piccolo's power level rising frantically.

Raditz understood that Piccolo was charging up a technique similar to a Ki Wave, one capable of briefly surging his combat power.

As the reading climbed past 1,000, Raditz knew clearly that such an attack was more than enough to kill him!

Seeing that begging Piccolo was useless, Raditz decisively shifted his target, turning his head to look at the exhausted Son Goku and pleading, "Kakarot, I was wrong! I am the only family you have left in this world! Spare me one more time, and I will leave Earth immediately. I'll do anything you want!"

The pleas came one after another, but Son Goku, having already been backstabbed once, suppressed his inner hesitation and turned his head away, refusing to look.

"Even Son Goku has given up on you, so just wait for death! Special Beam Cannon!"

The ultimate technique Piccolo had been gathering, the Special Beam Cannon, finished charging at that moment, its power level reaching a staggering 1,300!

It was more than enough to kill the heavily wounded Raditz, who couldn't even crawl away.

Whoosh!

Under Raditz's desperate gaze, Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon shot straight toward his head!

"Bang!"

Raditz, who had expected to head to the underworld to reunite with his parents, realized he wasn't dead. He looked up with difficulty to see that someone had suddenly appeared to block the fatal blow.

"It's you! Right, you're a Saiyan too. Are you trying to save him?"

Piccolo's face turned green with fright—though it was already green to begin with.

Indeed, the one who had blocked the strike was none other than He Lingxuan.

He had his reasons for intervening. In the universe, the Saiyan race was already scarce; even counting movie and fan-fiction characters, their numbers wouldn't exceed a few dozen.

In the official history, the Saiyan race of Universe 7 was reduced to just a few survivors, and He Lingxuan didn't want to see the race fade away. Most importantly, he needed free bodyguards to protect Earth while he was away!

He saved Raditz because he saw the potential for him to be reformed—a chance for redemption.

After all, whether in the original story or now, Raditz hadn't actually killed any Earthlings, save for the farmer who shot at him.

The most important reason, however, was that He Lingxuan wanted to create a powerful opponent for his future self. Perhaps no one from the original work could catch up to him with his system-granted cheats, but what if he used other means? For example, fusion.

Like the fusion of Son Goku and Vegeta—whether it was the dance-fused Gogeta or the earring-fused Vegito—their combat power was multiplied countless times compared to the individuals.

In such a scenario, if he led them in training, perhaps the resulting fusion could truly give him a surprise.

"That's right. As one of the few remaining Saiyans in the universe, unless someone is truly irredeemable and has committed unforgivable acts on Earth, I will show mercy."

He Lingxuan nodded at Piccolo, as if to say, I'm protecting him, what are you going to do about it?

"However, looking at his current state, he still needs a bit of 'education'."

Just as Piccolo looked on in confusion, He Lingxuan pulled two Senzu Beans from his pocket. He first popped one into Son Goku's mouth, then crouched down to feed the other to Raditz.

Seeing Raditz hesitate to swallow, He Lingxuan released a slight burst of his aura. Raditz was horrified to find the power level on his Scouter instantly skyrocket to 10,000 before breaking the device entirely!

This meant that the person saving him had a power level of at least 18,000!

After intimidating Raditz, He Lingxuan explained calmly, "This is called a Senzu Bean. It will heal your wounds. Chew it and swallow; it works very quickly."

"Don't worry about me trying to harm you. You're so weak that there's no need for me to use something like this to do it."

Hearing this, Raditz felt it made sense, so he chewed twice and swallowed the Senzu Bean.

Son Goku, realizing there was something in his mouth, instinctively licked the Senzu Bean and swallowed it.

In just a few breaths, Son Goku's injuries and Ki were restored to their peak, and his power had even increased significantly, reaching about 3,000!

It had more than tripled—this was the Saiyan's bug. Recovering from a near-death state caused a massive surge in combat power!

But it could only be exploited occasionally, as recovering from injuries also consumed a portion of one's latent potential from regular training.

Fully revived, Son Goku sprang to his feet and looked at He Lingxuan, who was having a 'friendly chat' with Raditz.

After swallowing the Senzu Bean, Raditz felt his injuries and energy recovering rapidly. Within a few breaths, he was fully healed, and his internal Ki had grown quite a bit.

Had his Scouter not exploded, Raditz believed his power level would have reached 2,000 or even 3,000.

This showed that compared to the potential accumulated through daily training and combat, Raditz was far inferior to Son Goku; otherwise, the gap wouldn't have widened in the opposite direction after both recovered from their injuries.

"I feel so strong!"

Feeling power far greater than before, Raditz's expression grew arrogant again, but when he saw He Lingxuan glaring at him, he felt a sense of impending doom.

"Come, come, let's have a good talk about how you should live on Earth, what you can do, and what you can't. Let's discuss this properly!"

He Lingxuan then hooked his arm around Raditz's shoulder, dragged him aside, and walked into the forest.

Piccolo and Son Goku exchanged glances, wearing expressions of helplessness, but this also let them know that He Lingxuan didn't hold much malice toward Earth or them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have used a Senzu Bean to heal Son Goku, though they didn't know where he had gotten them.

The two only heard the sounds of Raditz being beaten to a pulp echoing from the forest, causing the mountains to shake and the birds and beasts to flee.

One could only imagine the intensity of that one-sided thrashing.