"What? Something like that happened? Cabba, you actually became battle buddies with someone like him." Caulifla was a female bandit, but she robbed the rich to help the poor. When she learned what Frost had been up to, she was filled with righteous indignation.
She turned to Frost. "Hey, you little runt over there! Yeah, I mean you. You want to fight, right? I'll play with you."
"Miss, I'd be happy to spar with you. But before that, I have a score to settle with him." Frost pointed at Sun Wumian.
Frost really was detestable. So what if you'd ruined his plan? He couldn't even take it in stride, and here he was putting on airs, pretending to be a courteous, gentlemanly "good guy." Bah! It was much more satisfying when someone was completely evil, like Frieza.
That was what Sun Wumian thought. He stepped beside Caulifla and quietly whispered a few words in her ear.
"Little runt, if you want to come after me, follow me." Sun Wumian said, then leaped into the air and flew at high speed toward the outskirts of the Royal City.
Now that his strength had increased, he no longer cared about the rule forbidding flight in the Royal City. Rules were only made by the strong for the weak.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Three more figures followed close behind Sun Wumian as he sped away.
"Don't move. Stay here. I'll keep an eye on them." Cabba hesitated for a moment, then told the Sadala Army soldiers before following the others.
The air around the five figures misted as they flew at high speed. Before long, they landed in an open area on a plateau on Planet Sadala.
"This is a fine place for a fight, but as the site of your grave, it's a little shabby." Frost dropped the act and revealed his true nature.
"Enough talking. Are we fighting or not? If not, I'm going home to wash up and go to bed," Sun Wumian said bluntly.
"Do you know what I hate most? I hate it when people call me short!"
Tap!
Frost stamped both feet against the ground and used his speed to appear in front of his opponent, intending to attack with his shoulder.
"Haah!" Sun Wumian answered with a flying kick.
Whoosh! Wham!
They fought from the ground into the air, then from the air to the mountaintop, sending rocks flying everywhere.
"Tch... How boring. What's the point of testing each other? Hurry up and use your real strength to knock that little runt flat!" Caulifla grumbled from afar, itching to jump in.
So far, Frost was still in his first form.
Sun Wumian wasn't using his full strength either. He was searching for the feel of battle. After all, it wasn't easy to get the hang of a power level that had risen from a few thousand to 2.2 million in just a few days.
"Rrraaah!"
Just then, Sun Wumian kicked his opponent flying.
Unexpectedly, Frost used the force to teleport back. His tail wrapped around Sun Wumian's right leg, stopping it in midair.
Was he going to let that happen? Sun Wumian didn't want his opponent to seize the chance to counterattack, so he planted his left foot as a pivot and spun like a top.
"What kind of move is that?" Frost nearly got dizzy and quickly let go of his tail.
"Ugh, I'm dizzy..." Sun Wumian himself staggered, nearly losing his balance. It seemed the improvised move had cost him a thousand to hurt his opponent by eight hundred.
"Very well. Let me show you how powerful this move is." Frost gathered his ki in his index finger, then fired a rapid stream of red beams.
"Pathetic trick. That won't work on me." Sun Wumian dodged the Death Beams with a series of quick sidesteps as he closed in. His punch landed squarely on Frost's waist, making Frost's eyes bulge with pain. Then Sun Wumian kicked him away with all his strength.
"Gah! Ah!"
Bang! Bang! Frost smashed through two mountains before finally stopping.
"This is no fun. Hurry up and transform. Turn into your final form," Sun Wumian said, watching Frost climb out of the rubble.
"...How do you know I can transform?"
"You don't need to know. But if you keep this up, you might want to be careful—you'll get taken out before you can even use your full strength."
"Very well, then. If you'll allow me, I'll transform into my final form."
Hurry up. I'm still waiting to check in on you, so don't waste time. Sun Wumian could hardly wait.
"Waaah! Uuuuuugh! Gah gah gah!" Frost let out a groan like he was constipated, his ki growing stronger and stronger.
Finally, after a burst of brilliant light, Frost transformed into his Assault Form.
"Phew... Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's begin round two."
What the heck? Weren't you supposed to turn into your final form? This was just the ugliest Assault Form, and his power level was only three million. Still not enough.
However, Sun Wumian didn't plan to keep fighting him. He flew over to Caulifla.
"Boss, it's your turn now. You understand the method I taught you, right?"
"Tch... Don't call me that. It sounds weird." Caulifla glanced at Sun Wumian, then teleported in front of Frost.
Then she said, "Hey, your form is really ugly. I guess I'll have to beat you up to make myself feel better."
"What did you say? That's quite a boast. Let's see what you can do."
"Let's just say I'm a lot stronger than you." Caulifla clenched both fists and unleashed her full power.
Sun Wumian watched from a distance. Through the system, he learned Caulifla's true strength: a power level of 3.6 million.
"System, with this power level, there shouldn't be any problem transforming into a Super Saiyan, right?" he asked.
"In theory, if your talent is good enough and you have enough S-Cells, you can transform into a Super Saiyan once your power level reaches 2.4 million," the system's voice sounded in his mind.
"I see. Then with my circumstances, can I transform into a Super Saiyan once my power level reaches 2.4 million?"
"Given the host's circumstances, your power level must reach four million, and you must be angry, before you can transform."
"What? System, that's not fair! You gave me such lousy talent?"
Through the system, Sun Wumian also learned about the seventh power tier in the Dragon Ball world.
At present, his strength was at the sixth tier: powerful fighters with power levels comparable to Frieza's. Power level range: 530,000–120 million.
Seventh tier: fighters who had reached the level of a first-stage Super Saiyan. Power level range: 120 million–one billion.
Meanwhile, Caulifla and Frost had already begun fighting. Both were seasoned veterans, among the best of the best.
So even though Caulifla's power level was 20% higher than her opponent's, she couldn't defeat him instantly. She could only be said to have the upper hand.
"Go, Sis! Knock that ugly freak flat!" Kale shouted from far away, standing beside Sun Wumian.
"Don't worry. Miss Caulifla is so strong. She'll beat him in no time," Cabba said.
Sun Wumian simply watched in silence. He knew Frost still had a final form, and Caulifla would transform into a Super Saiyan when the time came.
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