"This, this is... Kaioken?!"
Seeing Ron's wild figure pressed against the Planet Destroyer Bomb, with a blood-red aura blazing around him, Son Goku gaped in disbelief.
Kaioken!
It had taken him a long time to master it under North Kai's tutelage on North King Kai's Planet.
It had practically become his signature technique.
He never expected Ron to have mastered it too.
At that moment, Son Goku wasn't the only one who thought so. Everyone else shared his view.
They even began to understand why Ron had seemed so calm: he had been keeping this move in reserve.
They watched helplessly as the Planet Destroyer Bomb's descent slowed, until Ron finally held it back with ease. Everyone let out a long, relieved breath.
The power Ron unleashed now left them all awestruck.
There was no doubt that they had doubted him earlier only because Ron hadn't released his ki, leaving them unable to gauge his strength.
Now that Ron had unleashed his power, its might was beyond anything they could measure.
Most importantly, the technique he was using now, one that resembled Kaioken, had raised his strength to a level far beyond their understanding. He could now match Frieza completely.
On North King Kai's Planet.
North Kai watched Ron in silence, sensing the technique he was using, which was remarkably similar to Kaioken.
"Is this Saiyan Ron a monster? He only had to see Goku use Kaioken once, and he learned it!" Yamcha exclaimed.
It was obvious to him that Ron had learned this move because he had just seen Goku use Kaioken against Frieza.
Otherwise, how could a Saiyan know a technique like that?
Tien Shinhan was just as astonished. "Ron really is stronger than Goku! What he's using now should be close to tenfold Kaioken, right? His ki has already surpassed Goku's when he used twentyfold Kaioken."
"With the power Ron has now, perhaps he really can defeat Frieza," Chiaotzu chimed in.
"At the very least, he's stopped an energy ball powerful enough to destroy Namek. I just wonder what he'll do next—and how he'll completely neutralize it," Yamcha continued.
The three of them kept talking, completely unaware of what was really going on.
North Kai abruptly cut them off.
"The technique Ron is using isn't my Kaioken!"
"What?! It's not Kaioken? Then what is it?!" Tien Shinhan cried out.
"What's going on, King Kai? Didn't you say Kaioken was your original secret technique, and that ordinary beings could barely even learn it, let alone create something similar?" Yamcha immediately pressed him.
North Kai sighed. "I did say that, but Ron isn't an ordinary being! I have to admit, even I can be wrong. I never expected the Saiyans to produce a monster like him. With his strength and this secret technique that resembles Kaioken, he might really be able to defeat Frieza..."
At North Kai's words, all three of them drew in sharp breaths.
On Namek.
Ron had no idea that everyone would mistake his Blood Burning Technique for Kaioken.
Only North Kai could see clearly enough to recognize the fundamental difference between Blood Burning Technique and Kaioken.
High above.
Frieza continued to laugh maniacally, his deranged behavior almost painful to watch.
But when he saw his Planet Destroyer Bomb suddenly stop a hundred meters above the ground, he couldn't help but stare in shock.
"Oh my~ What's... going on?" Frieza asked suspiciously.
Then he felt a pressure rising from below.
His Planet Destroyer Bomb, with all its terrifying force, was actually being pushed back.
Frieza had never encountered anything like this in his life.
His eyes widened with rage, and he reacted at once.
"Are you kidding me? This is my planet-destroying attack! Get back down there, you!" Frieza roared. Veins bulged across his body, making him look even more monstrous.
A terrifying shock wave erupted from his hands, relentlessly bearing down on the Planet Destroyer Bomb.
Only by giving it everything he had could Frieza stop it from being pushed back.
Frieza had no idea what was happening.
He couldn't see Ron with his eyes, and he couldn't sense ki.
The only thing he could imagine was that the wild monkey was making a last-ditch struggle. All he had to do was crush him, and it would be over.
Below, Ron felt the pressure grow even more intense.
He had pushed the bomb back only a few dozen meters, but now it was forcing its way down again.
"This is more like it. If you couldn't put even this much pressure on me, I'd be so disappointed in you." Ron's expression remained wild, and his tone was full of mockery.
On the ground, Son Goku and the others drew in another sharp breath.
They were already terrified, and now they silently held their breath for Ron.
If Ron failed to stop it, everything would be over.
"Damn it! Frieza can still unleash even more power! What a monster!"
"Will he be able to hold on at this rate?"
"Right now, all we can do is hope he still has an even greater power he hasn't shown us!"
Krillin, Son Gohan, and Son Goku spoke in turn.
Piccolo clenched his teeth. It seemed he had made a decision. He stepped forward a few paces. "I'm the only one who can still do something! Frieza must be having trouble freeing himself right now. If I can hurt him and distract him..."
Piccolo didn't finish, but everyone understood.
He wanted Frieza to suffer the consequences of his own attack.
If they timed it right, Frieza would be struck by his own attack.
"Piccolo, if you do that, you could get caught in the blast. If you die, the Guardian of Earth will die too, and Earth's Dragon Balls will turn to stone again," Son Goku warned.
Piccolo was the most important person here right now.
"Hmph! If that guy can't stop this attack, we're all going to die anyway!" Piccolo replied firmly. He had never been one to hesitate.
He powered up and prepared to soar into the sky.
Ron sensed his ki change and realized what he intended to do.
"Stay right where you are! I've only just started pushing back. Are you trying to hold me back?!"
Ron's words hit Piccolo hard.
They also left Son Goku, Krillin, and Son Gohan stunned, unsure how to react.
They were nothing but burdens after all.
Piccolo could have helped him, yet Ron had accused him of holding him back...
Just how arrogant was this guy?
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