"Looks like I've been acting too weak, so you never realized I was just playing around with Frieza!"
Ron spoke again.
His casual tone made the impact of his words all the more startling.
Ron had only been playing around?
They had thought he'd reached his limit and was simply too confident.
After hearing Ron's words, Piccolo had no choice but to stop.
He stared blankly at Ron, fists clenched, feeling utterly frustrated.
But he had no way to argue back.
If Ron was telling the truth, then Piccolo had only made a fool of himself.
The person facing Frieza head-on wasn't even worried, yet he, a weak bystander, had been getting worked up over all sorts of things.
"If you really do have that kind of power, then hurry up and finish Frieza off! Could you spare a thought for a helpless young woman like me? This back-and-forth is going to scare me to death!" Bulma's slightly reproachful words left everyone dumbfounded.
Ron, who was holding back the Planet Destroyer Bomb in the sky, heard Bulma too.
He glanced back at Bulma's anxious, uneasy, frightened expression, and the corners of his mouth lifted again.
"Sure! Since such a beautiful young lady asked, I'll stop playing around."
With that, Ron turned his attention back to the Planet Destroyer Bomb pressing down over his head.
Ron wasn't about to pass up this chance to win her favor.
He stirred the S-Cells within him, and Super Saiyan Energy began to surge and boil.
His growing strength made it much easier to hold the attack back than before.
A faint golden aura appeared around Ron, replacing the crimson energy that had surrounded him.
He completely stopped the Planet Destroyer Bomb from pressing down any farther.
The sight shocked everyone watching once again.
So Ron really hadn't been bragging or lying. He'd just been playing around and hadn't taken things seriously at all.
"Th-this energy... It's... so strong!"
Son Goku stared in utter shock. In his perception, Ron's energy swelled in an instant, seeming almost boundless.
No!
That wasn't all. The level of this energy was nothing like what he'd sensed before.
It was a qualitative change, something that couldn't be measured by quantity—as if Ron had evolved.
Piccolo was just as stunned, his pupils trembling.
"So this is his true power?! He hasn't even unleashed it, yet his energy makes him seem completely impossible to defeat!"
"Good heavens, I didn't know anyone in this world could control their energy to this extent," Krillin said, one remark after another.
"I thought Frieza's energy was terrifying before, but compared to this, it doesn't seem like anything at all," Son Gohan said, eyes wide with shock.
The four of them knew that Ron still hadn't released his energy. Even the oppressive feeling he gave off now made them afraid to breathe too loudly.
If he was this terrifying just from drawing on a little power, how frightening would he be if he let it all out?
Bulma couldn't sense anything. She simply stared blankly at Ron.
The towering figure was wreathed in a faint golden glow, making for a spectacular sight.
Ron's words from a moment ago echoed in her mind too.
He really had gotten serious just because she'd asked?
Beautiful young lady...
Bulma's fear suddenly gave way to a flicker of excitement.
She knew that feeling—her heart had started to flutter.
On North King Kai's Planet.
North Kai held his breath, his face filled with shock.
He no longer dared to comment lightly. Just the energy Ron was giving off now exceeded everything he understood about Saiyans.
"Th-this Saiyan, Ron, is actually this powerful!" Tien Shinhan said, his voice trembling.
Yamcha and Chiaotzu beside him couldn't help swallowing.
"What a monster. That energy is almost overshadowing Frieza's," Yamcha said.
"At this rate, Ron might actually be able to defeat Frieza!" Chiaotzu said.
"Whoop, whoop~~!" Bubbles cried, seeming to agree.
Gregory was even sharper. Seeing North Kai remain silent, he decided to do the same.
On Namek.
As Super Saiyan Energy erupted within Ron, the Super Saiyan's energy reserves were fully awakened.
Before Ron, the Planet Destroyer Bomb had become a toy he could play with at will.
Though he had yet to complete his transformation, Ron's power level had already soared far beyond Frieza's.
Frieza, high in the sky, was dumbfounded once more. Unwilling to accept it, he applied more pressure, but this time the Planet Destroyer Bomb remained completely still, no longer responding to his control.
"What's going on? How could my ultimate attack be stopped?! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!! Aaargh!!" Frieza's hysterical screams rang out again and again as he unleashed even more power.
He had already brought out eighty percent of his strength, and he continued to increase the Planet Destroyer Bomb's power.
The Planet Destroyer Bomb kept growing, leaving everyone on the ground with a prickling scalp and immense pressure.
It now covered an area dozens of kilometers wide, blotting out the sky and radiating overwhelming pressure.
"The farce is over! Frieza, that's all your move can do!"
Ron's cool, mocking voice rang out.
The next moment, a terrifying glint burst from Ron's eyes.
"Haahhhh!!!!"
A roar erupted from his throat, like a release of everything he'd been holding in.
Ron also unleashed all the negative emotions he had bottled up over the past twenty-five years.
To be honest, Frieza was also the reason Ron had been trapped on the Primitive Planet for twenty-five years.
Even though Ron was a transmigrator, their feud had been set in stone from the very beginning!
A golden aura surged like a tidal wave, sweeping across the world.
As Ron transformed, time itself seemed to stop.
It was as if a ray of hope had suddenly appeared in a world plunged into apocalypse, bringing with it an ultimate sense of elevation.
Put simply, as Ron transformed into a Super Saiyan, the whole world seemed to fade into insignificance. Only Ron—only the Super Saiyan—shone so brilliantly!
Golden flames surrounded Ron.
His golden hair shot upward, moving in the windless air. He looked sacred, like a god of war.
His turquoise eyes radiated absolute authority.
They were merciless and cold, carrying a sense of judgment that made anyone who looked into them feel afraid.
At that moment, Ron felt that the surging power in his body could crush the Planet Destroyer Bomb above him with a casual gesture.
The corner of his mouth curled into a faint, contemptuous smile.
His right hand, which had been holding back the Planet Destroyer Bomb, suddenly clenched. Super Saiyan Energy burst forth, and his aura instantly sealed off the Planet Destroyer Bomb, forcibly compressing it!
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