Everyone was stunned by Ron's transformation.
His towering figure, as imposing as a War God, gave them an absolute sense of security.
He was so powerful it took their breath away, so powerful they could only worship him.
For a moment, a thought leaped into everyone's mind.
The Legendary Super Saiyan!
Yes, only the Legendary Super Saiyan could shine so brilliantly.
What happened next shocked everyone even more.
The Planet Destroyer Bomb, tens of kilometers in diameter, was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It wasn't Frieza's doing. Ron had unleashed an unimaginably powerful force, forcibly halting the Planet Destroyer Bomb's expansion and compressing it.
High in the sky, Frieza was completely dumbfounded.
He realized he couldn't control the Planet Destroyer Bomb at all. Worse, even his energy connection to it had been severed.
His ultimate attack was shrinking at a rapid pace, and its power seemed to be restricted as well.
"W-what's going on? How can my attack—?" Frieza said in disbelief.
Then, when the Planet Destroyer Bomb had shrunk to a hundred meters across, alarm bells suddenly rang in his mind.
His entire body warned him of danger. It seemed that if he stayed there another second, he would be done for.
Frieza instinctively moved out of the way.
At that very moment, the Planet Destroyer Bomb he had unleashed shot back at incredible speed. It narrowly missed him and shot beyond the atmosphere of Namek.
'BOOOOM!!!!'
A terrifyingly massive explosion erupted in space.
Even though it had left Namek, the Planet Destroyer Bomb's power still shook the planet, triggering countless natural disasters.
Although all the Namekians on the planet had already died, countless animal life-forms still lived there.
The resulting disasters killed or injured nearly another thirty percent of them.
It was enough to show just how terrifying the consequences of a planet's upheaval could be.
Frieza was now thoroughly shaken.
He stared open-mouthed at the explosion in space. When he finally came to his senses and looked down, he froze.
A blue-eyed, blond-haired man hovered below, still holding the pose of someone who had just kicked. He had compressed the energy sphere and sent it flying with a single kick.
Though they were thousands of meters apart, they could both see each other clearly.
Frieza's expression turned grave. He slowly descended until he was level with Ron.
"Who are you?! How could you stop my attack?"
"Who am I? You really do have a terrible memory, Frieza."
Ron wore a mocking smile. His eyes held an air of absolute superiority, making Frieza's heart skip a beat. Instinctively, he wanted to retreat.
But who was Frieza?
He was the mighty Emperor of the Universe. What hadn't he seen? He wouldn't be frightened so easily.
Even if fear seized him for a moment, he would quickly recover and steady himself.
"You're... you're that wild monkey from before!" Frieza stared at Ron's face, then suddenly remembered and exclaimed.
Then he looked incredulous. "That can't be right. Don't Saiyans only turn into Great Apes? How can you transform like this? It's strange and all show, with no substance!"
"Oh? You think Super Saiyan is all show and no substance? Then I'll make sure you experience it for yourself." Ron lifted his head slightly, his gaze now looking down on Frieza completely.
"Y-you said what? Super Saiyan?!" Frieza's heart skipped another beat, and he sucked in a sharp breath.
As he looked at Ron, those dazzling eyes struck him all over again.
As the Emperor of the Universe, how could he accept being looked at like that?
Of course, Frieza knew Ron was provoking him, so he suppressed his anger and retorted, "Oh-ho-ho-ho! If this is the so-called Legendary Super Saiyan, then I'm terribly disappointed... I thought it would be some incredible transformation, but it just changes your hair color. Frankly, even a Great Ape looks more fearsome."
As he finished speaking, the killing intent radiating from Frieza grew even stronger.
No matter how unconcerned he tried to appear, he couldn't help feeling shaken.
After all, the Legendary Super Saiyan had an enormous reputation.
And the Planet Destroyer Bomb he'd unleashed moments ago had been kicked away by the Super Saiyan before him.
He knew exactly how powerful that attack had been.
Ron had done it so casually that it was proof enough that his strength was already on par with Frieza's.
Remaining on guard, Frieza continued staring at Ron.
He expected Ron to lose his temper and attack after being taunted. Instead, Ron just smiled as if nothing could bother him.
His expression, especially his eyes, made it clear that he didn't take Frieza seriously at all.
Frieza's anger surged higher and higher until he could no longer control it.
At last, he clenched his fists and roared, "You! Stop looking down on me like that! I am the Emperor of the Universe!!"
In a fit of rage, Frieza powered up and launched his attack.
'BAM!!!'
His fist, so powerful it seemed capable of shattering anything, slammed into Ron's chest.
The sound of a sonic boom rang out, shaking the air around them.
The punch had reached a power level of one hundred million.
A flicker of astonishment crossed Frieza's face. Ron had taken the full force of his punch head-on and hadn't moved an inch.
A wave of pressure washed over him, and Frieza's eyelids twitched.
"Impossible!! Die! Die! Die!!"
Frieza flew into a rage, swinging his left and right fists in rapid succession and unleashing a barrage of energy blasts at point-blank range.
Even Son Goku, who had used Kaioken twenty times over, couldn't have endured attacks this powerful.
Frieza unleashed more than eighty percent of his power, bringing his battle power to 100 million.
At this level, he had entered an entirely different dimension.
After blasting away for twenty seconds, Frieza finally stopped. He gasped for breath.
Even he was struggling after sustaining such a heavy expenditure of energy.
The flames of the explosion engulfed Ron.
Like a wall of fire, they blocked everyone's view.
They couldn't see him with their eyes, but they could still sense his energy.
Son Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Son Gohan, and even North Kai on North Kai's Planet, along with Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu, all knew Ron hadn't suffered so much as a scratch.
Otherwise, his energy would surely have fluctuated.
Frieza's attacks were like child's play in front of Ron.
This was the Legendary Super Saiyan!
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