The dark green aura grew denser and denser.
The ground beneath Son Gohan began sinking layer by layer. Before the rubble could even fly into the air, the heavy energy crushed it to dust.
The smile on Vegeta's face slowly froze.
That pressure felt strangely familiar...
It was a primal fear rooted in the deepest part of his bloodline.
Vegeta's throat bobbed. He didn't even notice the numbers on the scouter over his left eye climbing rapidly.
His gaze was fixed on Son Gohan.
"Could this energy be...!"
Son Gohan was now completely engulfed in dark green energy.
Wave after wave of energy gathered around him, as if the life force of the entire Planet Vegeta were being dragged toward him.
His body slowly grew taller in the blinding light.
His muscles swelled, his broad shoulders and back suddenly expanding, while his upright golden hair turned a brilliant grass green.
Trunks stood in the distance with his arms shielding his body, resisting the powerful blasts of wind.
He had seen this form before.
But every time he saw it, he still felt weighed down.
This wasn't the reassuring strength of Super Saiyan 4. It was the embodiment of pure, savage violence!
Son Gohan had completely unlocked the Legendary Super Energy Pool, and an almost endless torrent of power surged through his body.
If Vegeta could keep recovering and growing stronger through Miracle Power,
then he'd use the Legendary Super Saiyan form to give him a real fight!
That way, he could hold his own and use the opportunity to further build up his combat power.
After all, Kakarot hadn't shown up yet.
Every bit of extra strength meant a better chance of success.
BOOM—
A thick green energy pulse erupted from Son Gohan and shot into the sky.
The dark red clouds over Planet Vegeta were torn apart in an instant.
The fleet of spaceships in orbit shook at once. Countless turrets exploded out of control under the shock wave, and the Defense Force soldiers were flattened against the ground, unable even to lift their heads.
The blinding light faded.
Son Gohan stood in the middle of a massive crater. Within a thousand meters, the only intact patch of ground was the one beneath his feet.
His towering frame stood over two meters tall, his long grass-green hair spiked straight up, and green flames wrapped around him like a blazing wall.
His face was full of arrogant confidence.
Vegeta's lips moved despite himself, his voice low and hoarse.
"Broly?"
The moment the name left his mouth, the faces of the Saiyan officers around them all changed.
Even those who had never seen that monster had heard the stories.
Back in the Saiyan Empire, the strongest man beneath the king hadn't been Vegeta.
It had been the legendary child of the Saiyans, who obeyed no one—a Super Saiyan who appeared once in a thousand years!
Broly!
Inside the royal palace.
Kakarot lounged on his enormous throne. Several beautiful Saiyan women massaged his shoulders, while another carefully fed him exquisite delicacies.
A white screen of light floated before him, showing the battlefield.
The moment Son Gohan completed his transformation, a flicker of interest finally crossed Kakarot's usually languid eyes.
"Oh? Isn't that Broly's transformation?"
He raised a hand, and everyone around him immediately stopped what they were doing.
On the screen, the one-armed young man was wreathed in grass-green flames.
Kakarot watched for a few seconds, then slowly broke into a wide grin.
"Things are getting more and more interesting."
Broly had certainly caused him trouble back then.
The Saiyan's power level had been ten thousand at birth, and his rate of growth had been so absurd it hardly seemed Saiyan.
The more he fought, the stronger he became. The angrier he got, the stronger he became. Untamed and impossible to control.
Kakarot had tried to recruit him many times.
Broly had turned him down every time.
In the end, Kakarot had no choice but to personally eliminate the trouble once and for all.
He hadn't expected another one to show up now.
Kakarot stared at Son Gohan's face, his smile turning strange.
On the battlefield.
Vegeta's expression shifted from shock to fury, and his fists clenched tightly.
Broly.
He still couldn't forget the memories that name brought back.
Back then, he had just turned fourteen. Full of confidence, he'd challenged every powerful Saiyan of his generation and remained undefeated.
Just as he'd grown cocky and decided to challenge Broly, another peerless prodigy of great renown, his dream of being invincible—and his pride along with it—had been shattered.
Broly had needed only one punch to pound his pride into the ground.
No matter how hard Vegeta trained or how strong he became, that monster had always loomed over him like a mountain.
Only after Broly repeatedly defied King Kakarot and was executed by the king
had Vegeta finally claimed the position of the strongest man beneath the king.
But now,
another living Legendary Super Saiyan stood before him.
And this guy had just been beating him down in his ordinary Super Saiyan form. Did he think Vegeta was a joke? Just like Broly had back then!
Vegeta trembled slightly, his teeth grinding together.
Fear?
No.
He wouldn't admit to it!
He wasn't the same Vegeta who could only look up at Broly anymore!
He had King Kakarot's blessing.
He had an immortal body.
He would only get stronger as the battle went on.
In front of every Saiyan and King Kakarot, he would crush this legend beneath his feet.
"Haha... hahahaha!"
Vegeta suddenly burst into laughter.
His laughter grew louder and louder until it turned into a crazed roar.
"Good! This is perfect!"
He flung his arms wide, and golden flames burst outward.
"I never expected you to bring me such a wonderful gift!"
Vegeta pointed at Son Gohan, his face twisted with excitement.
"I'll remember you, Son Gohan! Today, I'll show the entire Saiyan Empire who truly deserves to be the strongest man beneath the king!"
Son Gohan raised his eyes.
"You've been blabbering on and on. Are you scared?"
Vegeta's face darkened.
In an instant,
Son Gohan vanished from his sight.
BAM!
Vegeta's stomach caved in. His body bent backward as he sprayed blood half a meter from his mouth.
It was just an ordinary punch.
Vegeta's body turned into a golden streak of light and flew backward, smashing through more than a dozen towers before crashing into an entire steel-plated defensive zone.
RUMBLE—
The explosions rolled onward.
Son Gohan remained where he was, still holding his punching stance.
At the far end of the dust cloud, Vegeta staggered to his feet.
His stomach was almost punched through, and his spine had bent at an unnatural angle.
White light poured out.
His injuries healed.
His power rose again.
"Again!"
Vegeta raised his head, his gaze growing even more savage and frenzied.
"I won't lose! I'll crush you beneath my feet!"
He surged forward in an explosion of energy.
Ten trillion.
Eleven trillion.
Twelve trillion.
Miracle Power kept turning his obsession with strength directly into reality.
Golden arcs of energy wrapped around Vegeta's fists as he charged straight at Son Gohan.
Son Gohan didn't dodge.
BAM!
Vegeta's fist slammed into Son Gohan's chest.
The green flames merely shuddered.
Son Gohan didn't move an inch.
The manic grin on Vegeta's face froze for a moment.
"Come on. Put some strength into it."
Son Gohan looked down at him.
Vegeta roared and swung his other fist at Son Gohan's face.
SMACK.
Son Gohan raised a hand and caught it firmly.
His fingers tightened.
CRACK.
Vegeta's knuckles were crushed.
Ignoring the pain, Vegeta opened his mouth and formed a golden energy blast, firing it point-blank at Son Gohan's face.
BOOM!
The explosion swallowed them both.
Dust billowed everywhere.
In the next instant, green flames tore through the dust.
Son Gohan stood there completely unharmed, holding Vegeta's head in his palm and dangling him in the air like a little chicken.
"Recover already."
Son Gohan's voice was cold.
"You useless thing!"
The muscles in Vegeta's face twitched.
Those words enraged him more than any attack could have.
He had always been the one who called other people useless.
And now Son Gohan was calling him useless!
"You one-armed cripple—"
Son Gohan swung his arm.
BOOM!
Vegeta was smashed into the ground.
Before he could struggle back up, Son Gohan was already on him again, stomping hard on his chest.
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