No one had expected Luya's target to be Sorbet! But they were confused. Sorbet was just a minor underling, so why attack him first?
Frieza's face twisted. He turned and glared at Luya. "You seem a little too cocky!"
Luya smiled faintly. "I just think that for our fight to be fair, we should eliminate any outside interference. What do you think?"
At that, Frieza's expression darkened. Did his opponent know something? To ensure his trip to Earth went off without a hitch, he had prepared a trump card. But he hadn't expected this mysterious young man to ruin his plan!
It made him furious!
But then Frieza suddenly gave a cruel smile. "Ho ho ho! Since you put it that way, I'll help you eliminate any interference, too!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Frieza pointed toward Tien Shinhan. With a whoosh, a red beam shot straight at him!
Luya's eyes narrowed. The next instant, he appeared in front of Tien Shinhan and knocked Frieza's attack away!
Frieza's expression remained calm, but his eyes turned cold.
"Leave Frieza to me," Luya said evenly. "You all get somewhere safe."
Tien Shinhan nodded at once. "We're counting on you!"
He exchanged a glance with Master Roshi, then flew toward Bulma.
Luya looked at Frieza and smiled. "Now, we can fight!"
Frieza slowly descended, then looked at Luya. "Who are you? Why is your ki so powerful?"
Luya grinned and swung the tail that had been wrapped around his waist into view.
At the sight of it, Frieza's expression changed. "A tail?! You're a Saiyan?!"
"That's right!" Luya laughed. "Surprised?"
Frieza could hardly believe it. "Impossible! Apart from the Saiyans on Earth, I destroyed all the others along with Planet Vegeta!"
"Don't worry about that," Luya said with a shake of his head. "Let's fight!"
Frieza put his surprise aside and smiled. "Are you really so confident you can defeat me?"
Luya suddenly grinned, then roared. In an instant, a terrifying aura burst from his body!
"Uh... uhh..." Frieza stared at Luya as he powered up, stunned. "Impossible?! Why is your power so strong?!"
Pure white ki enveloped Luya. He wore a confident smile. "I thought you wouldn't show up for another four months. I didn't expect you to come early. You caught me off guard! Come on, show me what you've got!"
Frieza looked at Luya, his expression grim. Things had already gone beyond his expectations. He hadn't imagined that, besides Sun Wukong and Vegeta, there would be another Saiyan this powerful!
"Damn it!"
"Boom!"
The next moment, Frieza started powering up as well. Purple ki enveloped his body, and its intensity was almost equal to Luya's!
Luya looked at Frieza and smiled faintly. Every cell in his body was trembling with excitement!
Meanwhile, Krillin helped Piccolo and Gohan up and fed them Senzu Beans.
As expected of Senzu Beans, which could cure any injury. The moment they swallowed them, both of them woke up.
"Krillin? Are you all right? Where's Frieza?" Gohan sat up and asked, looking confused.
Krillin smiled faintly. "I'm fine, Gohan. That Saiyan friend you brought back is incredible!"
A Saiyan?
Gohan was at a loss. Suddenly, Piccolo exclaimed in surprise, "That's... that Saiyan, Luya!"
At that, Gohan hurriedly looked toward the battlefield.
He was stunned, too!
"I-is that Luya? What happened to his ki? It's so powerful!" Gohan gaped in disbelief. He had been stronger than Luya before, but now, standing near him, he felt insignificant!
Piccolo's expression grew solemn as well. "I didn't expect him to have such incredible talent. In just over a day in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he's already reached this level! I don't think even Goku and the others can match him!"
At that, everyone grew serious. As far as their friends were concerned, no one could surpass Goku. If anyone could, Vegeta was undoubtedly the most likely. But now Luya had appeared! How could they not be shocked?
It looked like Vegeta would have to give up his spot as number two...
On the battlefield, Luya and Frieza stared each other down. Suddenly, Luya's ki surged even higher!
Frieza gritted his teeth and powered up just as fiercely!
"Ha!"
Luya suddenly roared and charged forward!
"Tch!" Frieza snorted, powered up, and charged at him too!
Boom!
Their fists collided, and a wave of force burst out in an instant!
Their fists remained locked together. Neither took a step back as they kept raising their ki, locked in a stalemate...
Suddenly, Frieza smirked. He seized Luya's hand and yanked hard, driving a kick forward at the same time!
Luya had anticipated the move. He pressed down on Frieza's knee with his other hand, turned the tables, and hurled him away!
Aah...
Frieza dropped toward the ground like a shot put. Without pausing, Luya hurled a Ki Blast after him!
Boom!
The Ki Blast exploded, kicking up clouds of dust!
Luya watched the cloud, his eyes narrowing slightly. According to the laws of Dragon Ball, the bigger the cloud of dust, the more likely it was that the other guy hadn't been hurt at all...
Sure enough, when the dust cleared, Frieza stood on the ground, smiling up at Luya. "Ho ho ho! You haven't disappointed me. Apart from Sun Wukong, you're the only opponent I've ever taken seriously!"
Luya smiled faintly. "All right, enough with the small talk. Transform! You're only in your first form right now!"
Frieza looked surprised, but soon smiled. "Interesting. I don't know how you know so much about me, but since you do, I'll play with you before my decisive battle with Sun Wukong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Frieza let out a roar. In an instant, the ground around his feet cracked, and the rocks floated upward. Then a powerful purple aura burst from his body!
"Ahhhhh..." Frieza's body began to swell, growing more than three times its original size. But it didn't stop there. His body changed again, taking on a duck-like shape. Finally, he began to shrink, returning to something like his original form. Only his former "helmet" was gone, replaced by a bald head...
His wild purple aura raged around him. Frieza's body relaxed, and he looked at Luya. "This is my final form!!"