"Oh ho ho ho~~! It looks like you've all realized that your fate can't be changed... I thought you'd at least put up a futile struggle, but you've really disappointed me, the Great King..."
Frieza's voice rang out from above, reaching everyone on the ground.
"But it can't be helped. After all, my true power is simply too much for you. I can understand why you're powerless to resist."
His arrogant laughter followed.
He seemed to care about nothing at all, convinced he was the supreme ruler above everyone else.
"You sure talk a lot. If anyone's going to die, it's you."
Ron couldn't help muttering a sarcastic remark.
To be fair, a big part of the reason Frieza died in the original story was that he talked too much.
It should have been a battle he could never lose. With 120 million battle power, how could anyone turn the tables on him, no matter what cheats they pulled or how many times they came back to life?
And yet, he somehow played a winning hand so badly that he became nothing more than a stepping stone for Son Goku.
He'd had countless chances to snuff out every threat before it could grow. But because he was so arrogant and conceited, he missed one opportunity after another, until he ended up on the path to ruin.
Honestly, when Ron thought back on the original story, he felt Frieza was a stubborn fool.
Son Goku had clearly spared him, but he still insisted on courting death.
Even after he miraculously survived the planet's explosion, his first thought upon recovering wasn't to train, grow stronger, and seek revenge. Instead, he went straight to Earth with his father to settle the score.
Flying across the stars just to get himself killed was beyond ridiculous.
And he was a terrible son, too.
Honestly, it was a textbook case of the plot forcing things along.
But was the Great King really stupid?
Clearly not.
If he were an idiot, he wouldn't have had any role in the later story.
The truth was simply that Frieza had been invincible for too long. From the very beginning, he'd overestimated himself and underestimated Son Goku's Super Saiyan power.
He'd mistakenly thought he and Son Goku had been evenly matched on Namek, and that he'd lost in the end only because of bad luck.
After recovering, his power had increased somewhat, and his father was there to back him up. That was why he'd been so quick to seek revenge.
Returning to the present, Ron looked up at the gigantic Planet Destroyer Bomb.
He was getting impatient.
Was Frieza going to drop it or not? Was he waiting for the New Year?
Ron was on tenterhooks, wishing Frieza would hurry up and attack.
Son Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Son Gohan, and Bulma were even more anxious.
At this point, there was nothing they could do. All they could do now was stand there and stare.
As for leaving, that had only been worth considering earlier.
If Ron stopped the attack, that would be fine.
But if he couldn't, then it wouldn't matter where they ran.
Just then, Frieza, high above them, finally stopped hesitating.
'Hyaaah~~~!!!'
A shout burst from his mouth.
Then, as he swung his arm, the enormous Planet Destroyer Bomb hurtled down like a falling star, sweeping across all of Namek with enough force to destroy everything.
Its overwhelming pressure filled the heavens and the earth. No ordinary person could withstand it.
Even Piccolo, who still had some fighting strength left, was so overwhelmed that he couldn't move.
Krillin and Son Gohan trembled with fear.
Son Goku and Bulma were still being supported by Krillin and Son Gohan, which was the only reason they could barely remain standing.
But for Ron, the pressure was nothing worth mentioning.
The Planet Destroyer Bomb certainly looked terrifying and intimidating, but to someone at his level, it was nothing special.
Even without transforming into a Super Saiyan, he could withstand it completely by using Blood Burning Technique to unleash ten times his battle power.
"Frieza really hasn't been using his full power, just as I thought."
Muttering again, Ron slowly rose into the air to meet the Planet Destroyer Bomb.
By now, everything was clear to him.
Frieza had said he was going to blow up Namek and turn everyone into dust in space.
But in truth, he was still worried that he'd get caught in the planet's explosion himself, so he'd deliberately held back most of his power. Just like in the original story.
Hovering in the air, Ron faced the descending Planet Destroyer Bomb and summoned the energy within his body, ready to act at any moment.
He didn't power up yet. Instead, he kept his energy perfectly contained throughout his body, ready to unleash his full strength in an instant whenever he needed it.
That was the state Ron had maintained for all these years.
The 99 Soul Forging Technique and the 9 Refinement Body Technique had worked together to temper his body, mind, and soul. The results he'd gained from training in this world had far exceeded his expectations.
Ron's physical strength and his body, energy, and spirit had reached a state of perfect harmony, leaving almost no flaws.
On the ground.
Watching Ron move and face the Planet Destroyer Bomb, everyone was naturally shocked once again.
They hadn't expected Ron to choose the most direct approach instead of using his own energy to attack and deflect it.
Could he really stop it?
That was the question on everyone's mind.
People were like that. They always let their imaginations run wild.
Even when you knew something was absolutely safe, you couldn't help thinking, What if something went wrong?
Of course, no one said a word now. They just looked up at him.
The Planet Destroyer Bomb drew closer and closer. Ron could feel its power growing, and his expression turned utterly serious.
The pressure was like a mountain bearing down on him. It was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.
After all, as the energy ball advanced, its diameter had already reached tens of kilometers, even close to a hundred—nearly a hundred thousand meters across.
The area it covered was almost as large as a major city.
"Interesting! Now this is enough to make me take it seriously!"
As he spoke, a visible, blood-red mist began to pour from Ron's body.
This scorching power, ignited by the force of his bloodline, multiplied Ron's battle power.
It looked like Kaioken, but there was a major difference.
Kaioken unleashed one's aura. It triggered the potential and blood within the body for a short time, multiplying one's battle power.
Ron's Blood Burning Technique came from Devouring World. It purely drew out the body's ultimate strength, stirring the deepest power of his bloodline to increase his battle power.
As Ron used Blood Burning Technique, his eyes turned scarlet, and his entire face twisted into a frenzied expression, as if he'd lost his mind.
The release of his bloodline's power awakened the beast within him.
'Hahahaha~~!!'
With a wild laugh, Ron thrust both hands forward, slamming them against the Planet Destroyer Bomb, his hands wreathed in bloody energy.
Feeling the force of the Planet Destroyer Bomb pushing against him firsthand, Ron's eyes grew even more frenzied.
As he was gradually forced back, scorching waves of air spilled from his nose and mouth.
"Stop right there!!!"
'Rumble!!!'
The bloody energy burst open with his roar, and Ron's power swelled in an instant, reaching a battle power of one hundred million.
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