" M-monster!"
On Pegan's spaceship, the crew watched in terror as the Scouter readings aboard the ship continued to climb.
Unlike the portable Scouters carried by combat personnel,
the Scouter aboard a spaceship was larger and more cumbersome, but it had a much higher upper limit. It could measure battle power up to a maximum of 1.1 million!
That was the highest battle power that Scouters had been able to detect since their invention.
Now, as Lin Chen's body underwent its transformation, the battle power readings aboard the spaceship kept climbing.
700,000...
800,000...
900,000...
1,000,000...
Boom!
A second massive explosion suddenly rocked the spaceship.
One of the few surviving crew members, barely clinging to life, spoke through the ship's external communicator. "L-Lord Pegan! That guy... his battle power has already surpassed 1.1 million!"
"1.1 million?"
At those words, not just Pegan but every alien outside froze in shock.
1.1 million?
Could anyone in the universe besides the Frieza Race really possess such terrifying battle power?
"Ha!"
"Ah!"
A roar drew their stunned gazes.
By now, the aura around Lin Chen had turned completely golden. Not only that, every strand of his hair stood on end, and his once-black hair had turned purplish-black!
"Phew!"
Lin Chen let out a long breath. He could feel that he had reached his limit.
Although he hadn't yet become a Super Saiyan, he had already entered the Pseudo Super Saiyan stage.
This state wasn't quite that of a true Super Saiyan, but it granted him power nearly equal to one.
"System, what's my battle power right now?" Lin Chen asked silently.
"Host's battle power: 3.9 million," the system replied.
Huh?
Lin Chen paused. He clearly remembered that, according to the original story, Super Saiyan 1 could increase battle power fiftyfold.
Though he was only a Pseudo Super Saiyan, in theory, he should have at least a tenfold increase. Why hadn't it even reached sevenfold?
"System, did you calculate that wrong?"
"The system's calculations are precise."
Whatever...
Lin Chen put the question aside for the moment.
Now wasn't the time to investigate.
While he was wondering why his battle power was so low, the group of space pirates in the distance had already started fleeing in a panic.
"He's too powerful!"
"Run! That guy can't be a Saiyan! He's a demon! A demon!"
"I know! He must be that Saiyan! The one who badly injured King Frieza! We actually ran into him!"
Just then, above the sky filled with panicked cries, a sudden bellow silenced everyone.
"Worthless fools, shut up!"
The towering Pegan flew out from the crowd, glaring as he shouted at them.
"What's there to panic about? Think about it! How could a Saiyan possibly have a battle power of a million?"
"The Scouter must be malfunctioning. A lowly Saiyan monkey..."
Pegan had barely gotten halfway through his sentence when his eyes suddenly widened. Looking down, he saw a hand protruding through his stomach.
Lin Chen's voice sounded softly by his ear.
"Whether the Scouter's malfunctioning or not, you can find out for yourself."
A flash of light burst from Lin Chen's palm. Pegan, impaled by his hand, was instantly blown to pieces in the glare.
When the smoke cleared, Pegan had vanished before everyone's eyes.
A warrior with a battle power of 170,000 could have gone anywhere in the universe and, even if he couldn't dominate a region, at least traveled freely.
But before Lin Chen, he hadn't lasted a single move.
"Run! Run!"
"Lord Pegan was wrong! His battle power really is over a million!"
"Super Saiyan! This Saiyan must be the Legendary Super Saiyan!"
Amid the terrified cries, no one dared stay. All the space pirates bolted toward their ships.
The smoking spaceship also began turning around, preparing to accelerate away.
"Don't think you're getting away."
Lin Chen gathered all his energy into a single point. His golden aura surged as he roared.
Suddenly, a golden beam of energy blasted out from his aura.
Like a comet, the golden beam streaked across the sky and swallowed the space pirates.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire sky was engulfed in golden light. The space pirates were swallowed by the beam before they could even scream.
After making sure no one had escaped, Lin Chen smiled, returned to normal, and used Instant Transmission to reappear beside Broly.
"Big brother Lynx!" Broly excitedly rushed over to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen smiled and patted his head, then turned to Nail. "That should count as keeping one of my promises, right? When we see the Grand Elder, remember to vouch for me!"
Nail nodded, though he was secretly astonished.
Back when Lin Chen had met the Grand Elder, he had promised to protect the Namekians three times in the future in exchange for the Grand Elder agreeing to unlock his potential and grant him three uses of Shenron.
At the time, Nail had thought he was making empty boasts.
Even if the Grand Elder's power helped him grow stronger, with that little strength, how could he claim he'd protect the Namekians? Nail hadn't thought he was anything but a braggart.
But he never expected that, five years later, this Saiyan would have grown so powerful!
Among the space pirates just now, Nail could clearly sense several whose strength far exceeded his own.
Without Lin Chen's intervention, the Namekians would have faced disaster relying on their own strength.
But the Saiyan before him had dealt with the enemy effortlessly, saving the Namekians once more...
The Grand Elder's prophecy had been right after all. This Saiyan really had become the Namekians' savior!
With Lin Chen's Instant Transmission, the three of them soon arrived near the Grand Elder's residence.
Several Namekian elders were already there, seeking the Grand Elder's help after hearing the space pirates' broadcast.
The appearance of Lin Chen and the others brought their voices to an abrupt halt.
"Enough. The danger has passed."
The elderly Grand Elder spoke up. "The space pirates have been dealt with by the Saiyan Lynx. If there's nothing else, return to your villages and reassure everyone."
The elders stared at the three who had suddenly appeared, unable to find their words.
Finally, someone spoke. "L-Lynx, you've awakened."
Lin Chen had spent an entire year training on Namek, visiting almost every Namekian village, so the elders were naturally familiar with him.
"That's right. The Grand Elder was right, too. I've dealt with those space pirates. You can all return to your villages without worry," Lynx said with a smile.
The elders exchanged glances, then nodded and left, entrusting everything to the most reliable Grand Elder.
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