Appetizer

Vegeta and Son Goku both noticed the newcomer, but the ki blasts in their hands could no longer be recalled—and there was no way they would have called them back anyway.

The next second, a scene that shocked them both unfolded.

The newcomer simply raised both hands, and the two overwhelming ki blasts were effortlessly blocked.

"Not bad. Those two ki blasts were very precise. Unfortunately, they were a little lacking in power."

After An Xiu spoke, his aura surged, and the powerful pressure interrupted the charging of both Goku and Vegeta.

"Nani? That's impossible!"

Vegeta stared at An Xiu in disbelief. "Who the hell are you? Are you from the Frieza Force?"

"Who are you?!"

Son Goku looked grave, because he had noticed that An Xiu's clothing was identical to those Saiyans'.

Facing their questions, An Xiu remained expressionless. The next second, his figure vanished from midair, appearing before Vegeta in the blink of an eye.

"Yo, Vegeta. You're looking pretty pathetic right now," An Xiu said with a contemptuous smile.

When did he move?

I didn't even see his movement!

Vegeta's face changed drastically. He abruptly stepped back, putting distance between himself and An Xiu. Then he noticed the tail behind An Xiu.

"Y-you're a Saiyan?!"

Vegeta's eyes widened.

"My dear Prince, you only noticed now?" An Xiu said with a smile.

Vegeta froze, as if recalling something, then suddenly jolted. "You're that wandering Saiyan the Frieza Force has been hunting everywhere—An Xiu!"

An Xiu's tone was teasing. "Yo, looks like I'm pretty well-known in the Frieza Force. Even His Highness the Prince knows I exist."

Feeling the overwhelmingly oppressive aura coming from his opponent, Vegeta fell silent, unable to accept it for a moment.

"No... that's impossible. How could there be a Saiyan stronger than me? I'm the Prince of the Saiyans! The noblest Saiyan blood flows through my veins!"

As the Prince of the Saiyans, Vegeta's pride and unwillingness all turned into fury at that moment.

"Unforgivable!"

"You bastard, die!"

The next second, Vegeta leaped into the air, unleashing Prince Tactics and drowning An Xiu in the aftermath of explosions.

"—Datatatata!"

Just as Vegeta vented his rage without restraint, the completely unharmed An Xiu had already appeared behind him without him realizing it.

"Why don't you look behind you?"

An Xiu lightly patted Vegeta on the shoulder, then flashed backward, dodging the punch coming straight at him.

Vegeta was enraged by this and launched a frenzied assault against An Xiu.

Faced with the storm-like barrage, An Xiu only continued to evade, like an adult toying with an enraged child.

"Bastard!!!"

Faced with such humiliation, Vegeta could only grit his teeth in fury. With his power, he could not even touch the corner of An Xiu's clothes.

Vegeta had considered transforming with the moon, but seeing An Xiu's agile tail, he knew that even if he became a Great Ape, he would probably still have a hard time defeating him.

A few minutes later, An Xiu had grown tired of playing. Looking at the panting Vegeta, he chuckled and slowly raised a hand.

"Your Highness Appetizer, the game is over."

—Bang!

A crisp impact rang out as An Xiu drove a heavy punch into Vegeta's abdomen. Vegeta doubled over like a shrimp, his eyes rolling back as he fell from the sky and completely lost consciousness.

After dealing with Vegeta, An Xiu turned his gaze toward Son Goku, who was watching from below.

Cold sweat poured down Son Goku's face. He looked as though he were facing a formidable enemy.

The strength this Saiyan had displayed was absolutely beyond anything he could contend with. If this man was an enemy, then Earth was truly finished.

"Hey, aren't you on Vegeta's side? Why were you fighting each other? Are you Earth's enemy or not?!"

Son Goku forced himself to remain standing despite his body being on the verge of collapse and demanded an answer.

"You're Kakarot, right? Of course, I can call you Son Goku too..."

With his arms folded across his chest, An Xiu slowly descended from the sky, completely at ease. "Don't worry, I'm not Earth's enemy. But I am rather interested in you."

"Interested in me?"

Son Goku looked puzzled, and the hostility in his eyes gradually faded. Yajirobe, hiding behind him, hurriedly warned him.

"Goku, don't let him fool you! These Saiyans are treacherous and cunning—they even kill their own people. You have to be careful!"

Son Goku remained unmoved by his words, because he had not sensed any hostility from An Xiu. However, just as he lowered his guard, an unexpected change occurred.

—Bang!

An Xiu flashed to Son Goku's side and drove a vicious uppercut into his chin.

Before Son Goku could react, he was sent flying backward, crashing into a rock and falling unconscious.

"Ah... urgh..."

Yajirobe, standing nearby, saw this and his eyes went wide. Looking at An Xiu beside him, he was so terrified that he immediately dropped to his knees and frantically kowtowed. "Don't, don't kill me!"

An Xiu could not be bothered with him. His mind was entirely focused on the reward for completing the mission.

There was no notification sound, as though nothing had happened, but a surging, incomparably vast power filled with evil flooded into An Xiu's body in an instant.

An Xiu felt as though his body was about to explode, but he quickly adapted to the power.

"This power... it's truly unbelievable..."

An Xiu was utterly shocked. This power was still continuously growing. He felt that, with every passing second, he could easily instantly kill the version of himself from the second before.

Host: An Xiu

Lifespan: 83

Race: Ancient Saiyan [Human]

Power Level: 235687425+ (Growing)

Ability: None

Mission: Help Son Goku awaken as a Super Saiyan and defeat Frieza—Reward: Time-Space Travel [Able to randomly travel to parallel worlds in any Dragon Ball time-space]

Looking at the new mission on the panel, An Xiu fell into thought.

—Bang.

Just then, a tremendous boom suddenly came from behind him. An Xiu turned around and saw the spherical spaceship streak out of Earth like a meteor, vanishing beyond the horizon.

Vegeta had awakened from his unconsciousness, summoned his ship, and escaped. Before leaving, he had thrown out one final threat: "You bastards, the next time I see you, I'll tear you all to pieces!"

An Xiu smiled disdainfully and did not take it to heart.

"I wonder what Vegeta's expression will be when he reaches Namek and sees Son Goku transform into a Super Saiyan..."

An Xiu looked at Son Goku, who was still unconscious in the distance, embedded in a slab of rock.

Yajirobe stood beside him. Even now, the guy had not abandoned Goku, which surprised An Xiu somewhat.

He extended a palm, gathering a ball of light in his hand.

Yajirobe's face turned pale with terror. "Stop, y-you can't...!"

An Xiu ignored him and guided the light ball into Son Goku's body. The next second, Son Goku, who had been unconscious, suddenly stirred.

Seeing this, Yajirobe was stunned. At the same time, he could not make sense of An Xiu's intentions. He had clearly attacked Goku, yet now he was treating his injuries.

Because of An Xiu's intervention, Son Goku's injuries were not as severe as they had been in the original story. After absorbing the ki An Xiu transferred to him, he quickly woke up.