Provoking the Thousand-Year-Old Second

Louis shook his head and walked toward the center of the plaza.

"Vegeta, transforming into a Super Saiyan requires rage. I was incredibly angry when I first broke through."

"Rage? I'm already furious, so why can't I transform? Kakarot, you aren't lying to me, are you!"

"Why would I lie to you? Try thinking of something else that makes you angry. See if you can break through!"

The two were deep in conversation.

Seeing Louis emerge, Son Goku said happily, "Louis, you're out!"

Son Goku pulled Vegeta over to stand before Louis: "Louis, I told him that transforming into a Super Saiyan requires rage, but Vegeta doesn't believe me!"

Vegeta looked at Louis and frowned: "Is what Kakarot says true?"

"Yes, transforming into a Super Saiyan requires extreme rage."

"Extreme rage? But I've thought of everything that could possibly make me angry, and I still can't do it!" Vegeta felt helpless.

During the time Louis had been training, he had been having Son Goku teach him.

He had followed Son Goku's instructions to use rage to stimulate himself, but the results were non-existent.

"You can't enter a state of extreme rage?"

Louis looked thoughtful, then gazed at Vegeta with a playful expression: "Shall I give it a try?"

Insulting someone should be quite satisfying!

Especially insulting this arrogant, eternal second-place!

"You'll help me enter a state of extreme rage? Then go ahead and try!" Vegeta was truly at his wit's end.

Hearing this, Louis smiled broadly, as if he had thought of something delightful.

"You asked for it!"

Suddenly!

Louis's expression turned stern!

Vegeta and Son Goku were startled by his serious look.

Louis didn't speak, and neither did Vegeta or Son Goku.

The Lookout fell silent, the atmosphere turning somewhat eerie.

Louis stared at Vegeta for a long time before finally spitting out two words:

"Trash!"

Trash?

Vegeta was highly sensitive to those words. In an instant, his chest heaved, and he felt a surge of anger.

But he knew Louis was trying to provoke him; with that mental preparation, the fire quickly vanished.

Son Goku noticed this and shook his head. It had indeed caused an emotional fluctuation in Vegeta at first, but it was still not enough.

"Vegeta, you are nothing but trash."

"As the Prince of Vegeta, you couldn't even protect your own planet."

"Where were you when Frieza destroyed your planet? You were being hunted down by the Frieza Force."

"The proud Saiyan Prince, hunted for over a decade, having to rely on Kakarot just to get a chance to face Frieza!"

"If you aren't trash, then what are you?"

Louis grew more enthusiastic as he spoke; insulting the eternal second-place was incredibly satisfying, and he couldn't stop.

The barrage of insults drilled into his ears, making Vegeta's temples throb with rage.

"Shut up!!"

He could take anything else, but saying he had to rely on Son Goku to face Frieza was more than he could bear.

Vegeta's eyes turned red, and his knuckles cracked.

Son Goku's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected Louis to actually have a knack for this.

Looking at him now, it seemed very likely that Vegeta would successfully transform into a Super Saiyan.

However!

Vegeta's anger began to dissipate because his psychological conditioning kicked in; he knew Louis was doing this to provoke him on purpose.

Seeing this, Son Goku looked anxious and wanted to tell Louis to keep going.

Louis curled his lips slightly. What's the rush? The real trump card hasn't even been played yet!

He stepped right up to Vegeta and roared: "If you aren't trash, then what are you?"

"Since you arrived on Earth, have you ever surpassed Kakarot?"

"In terms of combat power, Kakarot's strength has always been greater than yours!"

"Kakarot can master the Spirit Bomb, but can you?"

"Kakarot is a low-class warrior, yet he can transform into a Super Saiyan. Can you?"

BOOM—!

A sense of humiliation eroded Vegeta's entire being. His face flushed a deep crimson, and his whole body trembled!

"Shut up! I told you to shut up!!"

"Shut up?"

Louis pointed a finger at Vegeta's chest:

"A Saiyan prince, yet you can't even compare to a low-class warrior!"

"You, ab, so, lute, trash!!"

It wasn't over yet!

Louis curled the corner of his lips and said, "You are nothing but garbage, destined to be the eternal, second, place!"

CRITICAL HIT!!!!

"I am the eternal second place?"

Vegeta pointed at himself, his face burning red, his ears scorching. This shame left him with nowhere to hide!

The humiliation!

BOOM—!

Vegeta could no longer hold back; his rage soared to the heavens!!!!

A powerful force erupted from within him!

The world lost its color!

His white aura began to streak with wisps of golden light!

Son Goku and Louis leaped aside. Son Goku could tell at a glance that Vegeta was on the verge of transforming into a Super Saiyan.

"Louis, you actually provoked Vegeta into transforming! You're amazing!!"

"It's nothing!"

Louis chuckled.

Louis knew exactly what Vegeta cared about.

Son Goku was his lifelong "rival." He craved to surpass Son Goku, yet he had never once succeeded.

It was the same in the anime, which is why others called him the "eternal second place."

Louis had brought this matter directly to the table. Needless to say, Vegeta couldn't take it; if he were in Vegeta's shoes, his reaction would have been even more exaggerated.

Not to mention, calling him the eternal second place felt truly satisfying!!!

BOOM—!

Violent energy overflowed, and thunder rumbled!

The Lookout was trembling!

Vegeta's hair began to flicker!

Gold, then black!

The frequency grew faster and faster.

"He's going to do it!"

Following Son Goku's exclamation, a golden light erupted from Vegeta, flashing brilliantly!

Super Saiyan!!

Vegeta's power increased fiftyfold, breaking through from 3.5 million to 175 million in combat power!

The third Super Saiyan of the Saiyan race had finally appeared!

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

Vegeta glared at Louis, and then he moved.

He vanished in an instant.

Louis let out a dry laugh. Just because you transformed, you think you can fight me?

The eternal second place has gotten cocky!

Louis also flashed, disappearing from his spot.

Son Goku clenched his fists, not expecting there to be more of a show to watch.

BANG!

BANG!

The sound of collisions echoed through the void.

It had only been a few seconds!

The agonizing screams of Vegeta rang out.

"Ahhh!"

"Vegeta, do you still dare to lay a hand on me?"

"I don't dare! I don't dare anymore!!"

The next second!

Vegeta suddenly materialized from the void, crashing into the ground in a wretched state, looking just like a beaten dog.

"Vegeta, stop provoking me, hahaha!" Louis hovered in mid-air, laughing heartily.

"Damn it!!! Next time, I'll still dare to do it!!!"

Lying on the ground, Vegeta stared up at the sky, feeling incredibly stifled. He had clearly transformed into a Super Saiyan, yet he still couldn't defeat Louis.

However...

The other party was a Candidate God of Destruction; it was only natural that he couldn't win!

It was just...

Being insulted and then beaten to a pulp was truly infuriating!

Seeing this, Son Goku stood to the side, laughing out loud. For some reason, he felt genuinely happy seeing Vegeta get thrashed.

The farce came to an end.

Louis finally brought up the matter of teaching Son Goku the Instant Transmission.

Upon hearing this, Vegeta scrambled up from the ground, declaring that he wanted to learn it too.

Louis naturally had no objections; Instant Transmission was an incredibly useful secret technique, whether for escaping or in combat.

He just wasn't sure if Vegeta would be able to master it.

After all, in the anime, Vegeta never learned this move.

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