Turles Falls

"Hmm? Two mortals were sucked in and didn't die?" The gravitational pull of the Time-Space Fragment was quite significant; without a certain level of strength, one would be torn into atoms and become nutrients for its growth.

Whis smiled and explained, "One of them has decent strength!"

In truth, if it weren't for the incident that occurred while probing Karochi's past, he wouldn't have cared about the lives of two mortals. Besides, that bit of strength Karochi possessed was truly no different from a common ant.

At least, that was how it appeared to Whis.

"Fine then, if I run into them, I'll pull them out." With that, he formed a seal with his hands, and a clear white light enveloped the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa.

At this moment, the purple vortex of the Time-Space Fragment opened once more, and the Supreme Kai of Time vanished from where she stood.

At this very moment, on the planet Taluo, a Saiyan who looked exactly like Goku stood before the incredibly massive Tree of Might!! His tail swayed incessantly, and the excitement in his eyes could not be hidden.

He stared with burning intensity at the gargantuan object before him.

"Excellent. As long as I wait for the flowers on the top of the Tree of Might to bloom, the Fruit of the Tree of Might will be fully mature." Turles wore a sinister grin, seemingly envisioning a beautiful scene of himself dominating the universe.

After the flowers on the top of the Tree of Might bloomed, they would leave behind a seed for the next tree; this was one of its methods of self-propagation. To protect itself, the fruit remained in an immature state until the flowers opened.

At this moment, Turles was completely unaware of Karochi and Tights standing behind him.

"Huh?! Little Chi, is that your clansman?" Tights looked at Turles's excitedly swaying tail and turned to look at Karochi in surprise.

Hmm? Turles did not belong to the official history!! He was a character the author used to contrast with Goku. If Goku hadn't bumped his head, he wouldn't be Goku, but Kakarot—the same as the current Turles.

Therefore, according to official history, Turles strictly speaking did not belong to Karochi's clan! He was merely a lowly existence that had been created.

"Strictly speaking, not really!! Though, if you want to say so, there is indeed a slight connection." After all, one could transform into a Great Ape, and if one grew to a certain level, one could also transform into a Super Saiyan.

Whirrr—!

The Scouter worn on Turles's face finally reacted. Of course, it wasn't to Karochi, but to Tights; the Scouter displayed a power level of '1'.

Disturbed, the monkey became entirely displeased. What kind of death-seeking thing would interrupt him at such a moment! After all, the Fruit of the Tree of Might was about to mature.

Turles turned his head to look at the pair, Karochi and Tights! His gaze was immediately drawn to Karochi: "What is this!! So it's a Saiyan! And a child who hasn't even grown up yet."

Although Turles felt ashamed of his origins as a low-class warrior, he couldn't help but mock a clansman child whose power level didn't even register on his device.

"Just right, the Tree of Might needs some nutrients to mature!!" A sinister smile appeared on Turles's face.

This planet had already been completely drained. Although it would have fully matured if he waited a little longer, he couldn't waste fertilizer that had delivered itself to his doorstep.

"Eww! The little one is so disgusting." Tights felt that Turles's smile was hideous and turned her head away in disgust! Just a moment ago, she had activated her [Spirit Eye] secret technique and knew that this guy was all bark and no bite; he was absolutely no match for Karochi.

Name: Turles
Race: Saiyan
Power Level: 13,000
Note: Low-class warrior Turles has gained immense strength from consuming the Fruit of the Tree of Might, which only gods should eat.

To be fair, Turles was no longer weak. 13,000 was 1,000 higher than King Vegeta!! As a low-class warrior, he was actually quite strong.

"I really didn't expect to run into a clansman in a place like this!!" Turles walked toward the two while shrugging; in his eyes, these two weren't worth any great effort.

"Tch! I also didn't expect to run into a low-class warrior here!!" Karochi retorted mockingly. It was hilarious—a thousand-year-old turtle trying to act like a big shot.

Turles was instantly enraged. What he hated most was his status as a low-class warrior: "You're courting death!!"

Turles's originally steady pace was completely disrupted as he unleashed a Ki Burst and charged at Karochi! He wanted to make this brat wish he were dead.

Daring to mock him, Turles held nothing back and threw a punch directly at Karochi's face!

Would Karochi dodge? Don't make me laugh; there was no need! Having cultivated to this level, if he still needed to exert effort to deal with a small fry, Karochi would delete his account and quit on the spot.

Yet in Turles's eyes, this damn brat hadn't reacted at all. After all, he was so weak that his Scouter didn't even display a power level! One could imagine just how weak he was.

BANG—CRACK.

Turles's fist hit Karochi without incident. Hmm! Karochi didn't even shake his head as he successfully took the blow, and that sound of bone cracking wasn't his.

"AHHHH!!" Turles clutched his left arm, letting out a painful roar!! That moment felt exactly like punching an immovable steel plate, and his left arm was twisted at a grotesque angle.

The intense pain made Turles's face look even more hideous, and combined with that chilling roar, he looked just like an uncivilized beast.

"D-damn it!! Damn it, who... who exactly... are you?" Breaking into a cold sweat, Turles seemed to realize he had kicked an iron plate.

The opponent wasn't a weakling with no power level at all; on the contrary, he was absurdly strong!!

Karochi used a flash-step to stand right in front of Turles, turning his back to him, and lightly raised his fist backward—a punch that looked truly effortless and harmless.

BANG!

The moment it made contact with Turles, the man was sent flying! The intense pain nearly caused him to faint, his nasal bridge completely collapsed!! He slammed straight into the Tree of Might, kicking up clouds of dust.

Of course, there would be no "no smoke, no damage" here, as the gap in power was quite significant!! Even though Karochi was consciously controlling his strength, it was still more than Turles could bear.

"You ask who I am!? Haven't you seen it already? A Saiyan." Karochi also flicked the brown tail behind him.

"Cough... cough! AHHH! D-damn it, how... how could I, this lord, be defeated by... a brat!!" Turles leaned against the tree with his right hand, trembling as he stood up!! But he immediately stumbled; that light punch had truly injured him quite severely.

"Tsk tsk! As expected of a low-class warrior, is this all the strength you have?" Karochi began to run his mouth, entering his villainous mocking mode.

It left Tights, who was watching from the sidelines, speechless, accompanied by a roll of her eyes. She didn't know why, but this bratty younger brother had a special fondness for role-playing.

Turles's eyes were bloodshot, filled with crimson veins!! At the same time, he condensed a strange ball of light in his hand.

"You... you brat!! Just... just keep gloating, you... you will definitely... definitely die by my hand." As he spoke, he tossed the white sphere in his right hand into the air.

[Artificial Moon]

In the official history, only Saiyans with extremely high talent could master this, but in the Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (which is also known as The Tree of Might here, for some reason), it had become a common skill for the entire Saiyan race.

"What is that!!?" Tights looked at the white ball of light in the sky, puzzled, half-suspecting that the guy had been beaten so badly he'd lost his bearings and thrown it in the wrong direction.

Karochi naturally knew what this was. He kept his gaze level, refusing to look at it, and explained, "[Artificial Moon]. This guy wants to strengthen himself by transforming into a Great Ape."

"Eh~! He can transform??" Tights instantly perked up, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Turles.

Ugh~! Has Tights-jie opened up some strange attribute? And what the hell is that look she's giving him, like she's watching an animal? Even though I'm not the one transforming, Karochi felt offended.

At this moment, Turles stared fixedly at the moon he had created. Blood streamed down his arm, yet he didn't react in the slightest! His pupils vanished entirely, and his powerful, rhythmic heartbeat could be heard clearly even by Karochi and Tights, who were quite a distance away.

Turles's body began to swell, and the hair on his body started to grow wildly!! Amidst Tights's exclamation of surprise, he transformed into a Great Ape.

His eyes were blood-red, locked onto Karochi!

"Oh, oh, oh~~~!!" So you guys can transform like this, Tights's eyes sparkled with little stars!! She was somewhat looking forward to seeing if her bratty little brother Karochi would look the same if he turned into a giant gorilla.

In truth, Karochi could have easily interrupted Turles's transformation, but there was no need!! After all, one of his arms was being tugged by Tights, and he really hoped she would stop looking at him like he was some kind of rare animal!!

Hm? There really aren't many Saiyans left, are there? Come to think of it, I really am... Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey~! I am not some kind of animal.

"Wow~! His combat power really did increase tenfold." Tights activated her [Spirit Eye] and exclaimed in surprise.

Name: Turles Race: Saiyan Combat Power: 130,000 (Great Ape transformation increases combat power by 10x) Note: Don't get squashed by it.

ROAR~~~~!

Turles seemed to have lost his reason, yet he still opened his mouth, gathering a purple energy blast in the direction of Karochi!! The sheer increase in combat power caused the very earth to tremble.

"Alright, Tights-jie, you've seen enough! Let go, I'm going to finish him off." Karochi never bothered with torturing people; he only liked to scare them.

Besides, didn't all the villains in the shows end up playing their best cards poorly? The biggest reason was always their arrogance, though he didn't consider himself a villain.

"Oh, oh~!" Tights nodded and released her grip on Karochi's arm.

Whoosh~!

Karochi vanished from where he stood. Just as Turles was about to fire the purple shockwave, Karochi appeared right in front of his massive maw and pressed it back in with one hand.

Karochi couldn't help but shake his hand, his face full of disgust!! This bastard didn't brush his teeth; he felt like he was tainted now.