The hatch slammed down, and a sea of heavily armed space warriors poured out.
With a clear target in mind, they strode straight toward Vegeta and dropped to their knees in unison.
"Greetings, Lord Vegeta!"
Hundreds of voices rang out together, their respect unmistakable.
"What are you people?"
Vegeta folded his arms and swept his cold gaze over the unexpected visitors.
The crowd parted, and a broad-shouldered man with a long scar over his left eye strode forward.
"Long time no see, Prince Vegeta."
The scarred man grinned.
"Oh? You're a Saiyan too."
Vegeta knitted his brows and clenched his fists.
What the hell? How many Saiyans were still hiding in this universe?
He'd always thought he was the only survivor, along with Kakarot and his useless little brother, Tarble. Then Qin Feng had appeared, freakishly powerful, and now there was another one!
It seemed plenty had escaped Frieza's destruction of their planet after all.
"I am your subordinate, Paragus. I pay my respects to Your Highness."
The scarred man dropped to one knee and introduced himself loudly.
"What do you want? Spit it out." Vegeta snorted.
He sensed that Paragus was incredibly weak, so he didn't feel any hostility toward him.
If Paragus had been a freak like Qin Feng, whose strength completely overwhelmed him, he'd have been furious by now.
"I came to humbly invite you to New Planet Vegeta, where you can ascend the throne!"
Paragus lowered his head, his face alight with fervor. "With you at our head, we'll show the entire universe the terrifying might of the Saiyans and restore our empire to glory!"
"New Planet Vegeta?"
Vegeta curled his lip, looking thoroughly unimpressed.
In the past, he would've been over the moon to hear this.
But now? Forget it.
Back home, he'd been a big fish in a small pond, going on about how Saiyans were a warrior race every day. He'd been a complete frog in a well.
It wasn't until he ventured into space that he learned any random powerhouse out there could beat the crap out of him.
He had only one thing on his mind now: train like crazy until he could grind Kakarot and Qin Feng beneath his heel!
As for becoming some lousy king, he couldn't care less.
"Yes, King Vegeta."
Paragus lowered his head, his tone growing even more respectful. "If you'll only come out of retirement, we Saiyans can rise to the top again! We'll be even more glorious than before!"
"Get lost! I have no interest in being king."
Vegeta turned away in irritation. "Don't ever come to Earth again. If you do, I'll make sure you never leave."
Paragus frowned at this, a flash of malice in his eyes.
But he was deeply calculating, and not a hint of it showed on his face.
"King Vegeta, the Legendary Super Saiyan is rampaging across the South Galaxy."
Paragus rolled his eyes and dangled his bait. "You may be the only one in the universe who can defeat him. If you don't step in, the new planet we worked so hard to build will be destroyed sooner or later!"
"What?"
"The Legendary Super Saiyan?"
Vegeta spun around, instantly alert.
"Yes, an unparalleled genius who appears only once every thousand years." Paragus nodded repeatedly, a trace of smugness flickering across his lips.
Trying to outwit him? Vegeta was still too green.
Power and the throne couldn't tempt him, but mention an unparalleled fighter and he'd bite for sure!
"Dad, there's something wrong with that old man!"
Trunks hurried forward to stop him.
He had a bad feeling about Paragus. This was obviously a trap.
"Get out of the way!"
Vegeta shoved his son aside and headed straight for the spaceship without looking back.
As the noble Saiyan Prince, why should Kakarot and Qin Feng be the ones who always got to show off?
This time, he'd personally kill the Legendary Super Saiyan and shut everyone up!
"Since you, too, have royal blood, please come aboard as well, Prince Trunks!" Paragus gestured invitingly toward Trunks.
"Gohan, let's go together."
Trunks felt uneasy and thought he had to follow them and see what was going on.
Son Gohan was stronger, and they'd be safer together.
"All right."
Son Gohan nodded and boarded the spaceship with him.
At the same time.
In the interview room at a prestigious middle school in West City.
Son Goku and Chi-Chi were seated together, handling the paperwork for Son Gohan's entrance interview.
Chi-Chi had gone out of her way to dress up that day, wearing a fitted red qipao with a high slit.
The silk hugged her mature, curvaceous figure, accentuating every dip and curve.
The principal was droning on and on at the front of the room, and Son Goku was nodding off.
"Goku! Get over here! Something terrible has happened!"
North Kai's anxious voice suddenly rang inside Son Goku's mind.
"Huh? King Kai?"
Son Goku wondered what was going on.
Earth was perfectly peaceful. What could possibly have happened? The old Kai sounded like the sky was falling.
"Stop asking questions and get to King Kai's Planet, now! It's too complicated to explain in a few words!" North Kai was practically jumping up and down.
"I can't, King Kai," Son Goku grumbled under his breath. "I'm busy right now. If I sneak off halfway through, Chi-Chi will make me go hungry."
"This concerns the fate of the entire universe!"
North Kai shouted at the top of his lungs. "The food problem is easy to solve. Come over, and I'll feed you all you want!"
"It's that serious?"
"Great! As long as there's food!"
As soon as he heard about the free feast, Son Goku pressed two fingers to his forehead and vanished with a flash, using Instant Transmission.
Chi-Chi was left sitting there, grinding her teeth in fury.
On King Kai's Planet.
"What's going on, King Kai?"
"If this isn't important, I'll go back and get yelled at until my skin peels off!"
Son Goku complained as he picked up a big bowl and shoveled food into his mouth.
Gurgle...
The food covering the table disappeared at a visible rate.
He had no intention of listening to anyone ramble until he'd eaten his fill.
"You glutton..."
North Kai sighed, his expression grave. "Goku, remember I told you that South Kai was killed, and Bojack escaped and started causing trouble because of it?"
"I remember." Son Goku nodded, his mouth stuffed with meat.
At the time, he'd secretly laughed at how weak South Kai was.
"The one who killed South Kai was the Legendary Super Saiyan!" North Kai said, his voice heavy with gravity.
Pfft!
At the words "Legendary Super Saiyan," Son Goku spat a mouthful of rice all over North Kai's face.
"The Legendary... Super Saiyan?"
"Is he stronger than me?"
Son Goku's eyes lit up at once. He dropped the meaty bone he was holding and jumped to his feet, brimming with excitement.
"Of course! He's a monster who appears only once every thousand years!"
North Kai hurriedly wiped the grains of rice from his face and roared in exasperation. "That madman is slaughtering his way across the South Galaxy, destroying countless planets. He even beat South Kai to death! His next target could very well be our North Galaxy!"
"That strong?"
"Heh, just hearing about him gets my blood pumping!"
Son Goku wasn't frightened in the least. Instead, he grinned and started stretching his legs to warm up.
Whenever he encountered an opponent at this level, he couldn't keep the fighting spirit in his blood under control.
"Idiot! Don't get excited too soon!"
Seeing Son Goku's eager expression, North Kai doused him with a bucket of cold water. "That madman's power is unfathomable. He's definitely stronger than you and Vegeta. For all we know, even Qin Feng, the newcomer on Earth, may not be able to beat him!"
This wasn't an exaggeration.
A Legendary Super Saiyan who appeared once in a thousand years was no ordinary Saiyan.
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