Fierce Battle

Namek.

Watching the battle powers on the Scouter disappear one by one, Frieza knew that the Ginyu Force had been completely wiped out.

Frieza's immense fury shattered every Scouter!

"Who could have done this? They wiped out my most elite special force! Damn it! Now I have to deal with this myself!" Frieza said. He rose and leaped out of his elegant hovercraft. With one hand, he unleashed a blast of energy, blowing a shallow crater into the ground nearby. Then he casually waved his hand and hid the Dragon Ball in it!

"Two more to go. I can't let them get damaged. Looks like I'll have to find somewhere else to fight!" Frieza muttered to himself.

As he spoke, Vegeta and the others arrived!

"Heh, so it's you, Vegeta. What brings you here? Don't tell me you've come to help me find the Dragon Balls?" Frieza sneered.

"Frieza, today is the day you die! You think I didn't know you destroyed Planet Vegeta?" Vegeta snarled.

"So you knew. Then why did you stay by my side? Were you waiting for a chance to strike?" Frieza asked in confusion.

"I couldn't beat you before. Now, you're nothing but dog shit to me. I'm done pretending. Here's the truth," Vegeta said contemptuously.

"Your trip to Earth must have done more than let you avenge yourself. It seems you found an opportunity, too! Hehehe..." Frieza continued, "But what kind of power do you think gives you the right to speak to me like that, huh?"

Frieza's evil aura erupted uncontrollably!

Krillin and Gohan were so terrified by that powerful, evil aura that they couldn't move. The other three watched Frieza with disdain, as if their eyes were saying, "You're trash."

"Vegeta, let me go first. He killed so many of my people," Piccolo said through gritted teeth.

"Don't rush, Piccolo. Let Goku fight first. Come over here. I need to tell you something..." Vegeta said.

Then he flew over to Piccolo and whispered, "Do this first..."

"Well? Have you decided who's going to die first?" Frieza asked.

"Let me go first."

Goku dropped to the ground, unable to wait any longer. Frieza looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar man before him and asked in confusion, "Have we met somewhere before? You look so familiar!"

He searched through his memories. Suddenly, a thought struck him!

"That's right! You're the Saiyan who stood in my way when I destroyed Planet Vegeta. Weren't you supposed to be dead? No, your face is the same, but you don't have a wild monkey's tail! Who are you?"

"Kakarot, he's talking about your father, Bardock! Back then, your father led the Saiyans in a suicide attack against Frieza to buy you time to escape. If it weren't for your father, you wouldn't be alive now," Vegeta explained.

As Vegeta spoke, Goku seemed to see someone who looked just like him appear before his eyes, saying, "Kakarot, the future of the Saiyans rests with you..."

It was a distant memory: Bardock speaking to his infant son inside the spaceship as he sent him to Earth.

As Goku remembered, tears slowly spilled from his eyes. Their salty taste reached the corner of his mouth. Coming back to himself, he murmured, "So I had a father, too..." In his heart, he silently swore, Don't worry, Father. I won't let you down.

"So you're his son! Hahaha! I'll send the two of you to join each other today..." Frieza said, then powered up, shaking the mountains and splitting the earth!

"Come on, wild monkey. Show me what you can do..." Frieza taunted.

Goku said nothing. He shot toward Frieza at high speed. In the blink of an eye, the two were gripping each other's hands, testing their strength! Their terrifying auras pressed down on the ground, making it sink beneath them. Blue flames of energy enveloped them as both roared and unleashed their power without pause. Frieza's veins bulged, but he still couldn't overcome Goku. Goku smiled. "You're not that strong, are you..."

Goku meant it sincerely, but Frieza thought he was mocking him. He let go, flipped backward, and roared, "My battle power is 500,000! How dare you look down on me!"

Watching Frieza pull away, Goku said, "You're no match for me. Go. I'll let you live."

"Kakarot, don't underestimate him. He can transform!" Vegeta explained.

"Oh? You've been investigating me, then. You even know I can transform!" Frieza sneered.

"Saiyan, let's go somewhere else to fight. My ship is here, after all. I can survive in the vacuum of space, but traveling in a spaceship is much more comfortable! Hey, Zarbon, stay here and guard the ship," Frieza said to Goku, then turned to Zarbon.

Zarbon glanced at the four figures in the sky and said respectfully to Frieza, "Don't worry, King Frieza. Vegeta is nothing. I can take care of him easily! The other two nobodies are even less of a threat!"

In truth, Zarbon knew that Frieza wanted him to keep the Dragon Balls from being damaged!

"Piccolo, remember what I told you," Vegeta whispered to him.

"Zarbon, I can't say I have any desire to fight you. Let these three keep you company. I'm going to see how Frieza dies," Vegeta said disdainfully.

With that, Frieza, Goku, and Vegeta sped off in another direction, leaving the area behind.

"Gohan, Piccolo, let me handle this!" Krillin said eagerly.

Elsewhere!

"That's far enough, Frieza. Let's start," Goku said.

"Hehe, looks like you can't wait to die! I'll grant your wish!" Frieza replied.

As he spoke, his muscles tensed and swelled. His armor shattered, revealing his sculpted muscles!

Vegeta taunted him. "Hey, Frieza! Don't tell me that's your transformation—just powering up and shattering your armor! That's hilarious!"

"Hmph, don't be impatient! We of the Frieza Race are born powerful. We have to shrink our bodies and transform into other forms to suppress our tremendous strength!" Frieza boasted.

I know. I know all about it. I was just making fun of you! Vegeta thought.

How could a Dragon Ball fanatic forget anything about Frieza?

Frieza didn't waste any more words. The veins across his body bulged, and his frame gradually grew larger. The horns on his head, which had been straight, curved upward like a bull's. His battle power surged from 500,000 to one million!

Goku watched Frieza transform with excitement!

Get stronger. Get stronger!

His aura abruptly stopped rising!

"Come on, wild monkey," Frieza said as he charged toward Sun Wukong!

Both gathered their energy and clashed. The shock waves from their battle made the surrounding air seem much heavier. Every strike unleashed such immense force that nearby rocks shattered without even being touched!

Frieza seized the opening as Goku threw a punch. He tilted his head to dodge, then shot out a lightning-fast punch with his right hand. Goku raised his left knee to block it, then ducked low and swept his leg. Frieza's floating body was knocked sideways into a horizontal position. Goku clasped his hands together, raised them over his head, and brought them crashing down onto Frieza's stomach!

With a boom, dust filled the sky. Frieza slammed hard into the ground. Goku pressed his advantage, firing one energy blast after another at the spot where Frieza had fallen!

After a fierce barrage, the ground below was completely unrecognizable, and seawater rushed in!

"Frieza, come out. I can feel that your ki hasn't weakened," Goku said.

Having grown up on Earth, this Saiyan had been influenced by its martial artists. Whenever he fought, he gradually raised his power to match his opponent's, just so they could enjoy a satisfying, even match! That was why, in Dragon Ball Super, he could turn Super Saiyan Blue and still fight anyone on even terms! He could even trade blows back and forth with Krillin! It wasn't that the power levels in Dragon Ball Super had gone off the rails; Goku had simply become better at controlling his strength.

The dust cleared, and Frieza slowly rose into the air, breathing heavily. His ki was unsteady, and his eyes were filled with disbelief!

"Looks like I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be this strong! In that case, I won't hold back anymore!" Frieza said.

"I've only been using a fifth of my strength. Even if you transform again, you still won't beat me," Goku said.

"Hehe, my first transformation gives me about one million in battle power! By your estimate, your full power is probably only around 500!" Frieza reasoned.

"But I'm a genius of the Frieza Race. I can transform three times! Do you know my full battle power? It's 120 million! You damned wild monkey, get ready to feel my wrath! Damn you... Damn you... No one has ever hurt me this badly before! I'm angry now." Frieza's elegant expression gradually twisted into a gritted, vicious snarl. As he finished speaking, he gathered his ki and began to transform. Evil purple flames of energy erupted around him and enveloped his entire body!...