King Sadala!

The people aboard the black ship watched the scene, and a sudden unease crept into their hearts.

Damn, had they picked a fight with someone they shouldn't have?

The energy ball hurtled toward the black ship at the speed of light, slamming into it head-on!

A silent explosion swept through space, blossoming into a dazzling firework.

The black ship was blasted to smithereens.

Wang Shen's expression was cold. What a nuisance.

He had never run into anything like this in the chaotic Universe 7, yet trouble had come looking for him as soon as he arrived in the relatively orderly Universe 6.

Wang Shen lowered himself, about to return to the Shuttle Cube and continue on his way.

But the blue-and-white ship was still heading toward him.

Wang Shen furrowed his brow and stopped descending.

In the blink of an eye, the ship reached the Shuttle Cube. A voice came from inside:

"I'm a member of the Lase Defense Force on Planet Sadala. That person just now was a fugitive I was pursuing."

Wang Shen's pupils shifted. He was rather surprised.

He'd happened to run into a Saiyan from Planet Sadala in the middle of a mission. Now he probably wouldn't have to charge around blindly on his own.

But...

"What? You're not about to arrest me now, are you?"

"Ah! No, no!"

The voice from inside the ship hurriedly replied, full of apology:

"I'm truly sorry for putting you in unnecessary danger. I don't blame you at all. You were only defending yourself."

Wang Shen raised an eyebrow.

The Saiyans of Universe 6 really were mild-mannered!

And quite reasonable, too.

So Wang Shen waved a hand and said:

"It's fine. It was only a little trouble."

"Now that the fugitive's been dealt with, I'd like to go to Planet Sadala. Could you show me the way?"

Huh?

The short Saiyan inside the ship was surprised. His gaze dropped, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

That was... a tail!

How could there still be Saiyans with tails?

And why did this Saiyan have golden hair and a golden tail?

Was he able to survive in space because of the white aura surrounding his body?

One baffling question after another appeared in the short Saiyan's mind.

He pressed a blue button, revealing himself to Wang Shen as well.

Wang Shen's half-lidded eyes suddenly widened.

"You're... Cabba!?"

Cabba gave a slight nod, a warm smile on his face.

As an ace member of the Lase Defense Force, he assumed the other man had simply heard of him and didn't give it much thought.

"I can take you to Planet Sadala, but first, I'd like to ask you a few questions. Is that all right?"

"No problem."

Wang Shen smiled. What a coincidence.

Confident in his own strength, he wasn't worried about the other man learning that he wasn't from this universe.

"Come aboard. This is faster than your ship, and more comfortable, too."

Wang Shen used a space Capsule to stow Cabba's ship. Then, on the way to Planet Sadala, he answered Cabba's many questions.

Soon, the two arrived at Planet Sadala.

With Cabba leading the way, they went to meet the most powerful Saiyan in the universe: King of Sadala.

Among the many Saiyans, Wang Shen, with his golden hair and tail, stood out like a sore thumb and drew everyone's attention.

They glanced his way and whispered among themselves.

Wang Shen could only think: They don't know what they're looking at!

As he observed the planet along the way, Wang Shen saw that Planet Sadala did indeed resemble Planet Vegeta in Universe 7.

It was simply more advanced, more orderly, and had a far more peaceful atmosphere.

From what he could sense, Planet Sadala was home to nearly three million Saiyans.

That number was nothing compared to Earth's population.

But these were Saiyans, a warrior race that had been at war for generations. Planet Vegeta had once been home to only 700,000 Saiyans!

And the average Saiyan on Planet Sadala was far stronger than those on Planet Vegeta.

There were countless Saiyans with battle powers in the thousands or even millions.

Every now and then, they even came across Saiyans with battle powers over a hundred million, who greeted Cabba.

They were probably elite members of the ace units!

At last, Wang Shen had developed a little interest in this so-called King of Sadala.

Before long, Wang Shen and Cabba reached the Sadala Royal Palace.

A vast, magnificent palace stood before them.

After Cabba exchanged greetings with two guards, the two of them went inside.

Wang Shen's strange appearance had aroused their suspicions, but they trusted and revered King Sadala's terrifying strength.

So they let Cabba escort Wang Shen inside.

Under King Sadala's watchful eye, this primitive Saiyan couldn't cause any trouble.

That was right: in their eyes, Saiyans like Wang Shen, who still had tails, were a symbol of primitiveness and backwardness.

They even saw it as a sign of weakness!

Letting their evil tails influence their hearts and wills only held them back. It brought them no benefits in terms of strength!

After all, they had already evolved to the point where they no longer grew tails.

Wang Shen, of course, had no idea about any of this.

Once inside the palace, Wang Shen remarked to Cabba:

"It's been a long time since I've seen so many Saiyans. And they're all pretty strong, too."

"There are only a handful of Saiyans left in our universe."

Cabba sympathized with him, then his eyes gleamed with pride as he said:

"Planet Sadala survived thanks to the arrival of King Sadala."

"Oh! Did some kind of crisis befall it?"

Wang Shen grew interested and asked curiously.

As they walked, Cabba recalled the past:

"When I was young, Planet Sadala faced the threat of destruction, too. A group of monsters, shrouded in shadow from head to toe, suddenly descended on the planet. They were powerful and ruthless."

"We Saiyans weren't as strong back then as we are now. We couldn't even organize an effective resistance."

"So the weak Saiyans were slaughtered in droves. Our population rapidly fell by seventy percent. Only ten percent of the Saiyans were left to flee in all directions, while the remaining twenty percent banded together, searching for a glimmer of hope."

Even now, recalling the incident left Cabba trembling with fear.

That apocalyptic scene had left him with a deep childhood trauma.

"When the Saiyans were on the verge of extinction, King Sadala suddenly appeared one day, bringing with him a way to defeat the monsters."

As he spoke, a smile returned to Cabba's solemn face.

"That day, King Sadala gathered five mild-mannered Saiyans, and then auspicious signs descended from the heavens..."

"Oh, we're here, Mr. Wang Shen."

Wang Shen came back to himself and looked up.

An antique-looking giant door stood before them. A sense of solemn majesty washed over him.

Cabba gestured toward it and said:

"King Sadala is waiting for us inside."

Wang Shen nodded, pushed open the door, and stepped through.

Inside the magnificent, resplendent hall.

A handful of people stood on either side. They all had black hair, wore battle armor, and had imposing builds. Each of them radiated a formidable presence.

At the far end, atop the throne,

a seemingly young red-haired man sat with an air of authority. His crimson eyes shone brightly, while his aura was almost imperceptible.

He was slender, and looked somewhat out of place seated on the broad throne.

Wang Shen narrowed his eyes, his expression grave.

As expected!

He had underestimated King Sadala earlier.

He knew all too well what kind of power was concealed within that seemingly slender, youthful body—a power capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

Even Wang Shen, who had just broken through to Super Saiyan 3, was no match for him!

There was a secret behind King Sadala's power!