Dragon Ball: I Am the Ultimate Saiyan, Strongest in the Universe!
Chapter 5

Astonishingly Fast

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Ugh—!!

A mouthful of foul green slime mixed with fragments of organs sprayed out. The lizard man's entire body bent like a shrimp as he was blasted backward like a cannonball!

Hmph!

Before his cold snort faded, Lin Feng had already burst into pursuit.

His figure flashed, and he actually stopped directly above his opponent's head! The lizard man's pupils contracted sharply. Before his terror could turn into a scream, Lin Feng's left foot came crashing down with crushing force!

Splurt—!!!

This kick contained all the strength in his body. How could a crippled soldier with exhausted strength and sluggish reactions possibly block it?

His skull exploded on impact, red and white splattering everywhere. His backward flight came to an abrupt halt, and his headless body plunged stiffly toward the ground!

Lin Feng lowered his gaze, his eyes cold and utterly devoid of emotion.

Energy condensed in his palm. A crimson-gold sphere of energy hummed as it rapidly expanded, blazing like a molten sun.

The next second, a streak of light tore through the air and struck the still-falling corpse with perfect accuracy!

Boom—!!!

A violent gale swept across the land, shattering the surrounding peaks. Half the entire mountain range was sheared away by sheer force.

The strongest being on Tis Tuka Planet did not even leave behind ashes, completely annihilated within the blinding radiance.

Lin Feng glanced at the collapsed valley below—a deep ravine like the gaping maw of some colossal beast, exposing charred black rock layers.

He suddenly turned, transforming into a silver-white arc as he sped toward Xuesaiya and Xuesaili!

The battle had ended. That glaring number on the scouter abruptly dropped to zero.

The tension in Xuesaiya's shoulders quietly eased, and her breathing finally slowed.

Lin Feng made no attempt to conceal himself as he flew. His aura blazed fiercely, and his trajectory was unmistakable—Xuesaiya and Xuesaili had naturally long since fixed his direction in their sights.

The two exchanged a glance. Without a word, they both rose into the air to meet him.

A distance of ten thousand miles? To mortals, it was the divide between life and death.

But to them, it was no more than a single leap.

In less than two minutes, the three met high in the sky. Air currents rippled softly as their clothes fluttered in the wind.

Reining in her aura, Xuesaiya carefully studied Lin Feng's still-childish face. Her voice held both gratification and astonishment. "1,703... Barros was right to bring you out for training.

"In less than two months, you've already caught up to those adult low-class warriors in the clan."

Xuesaili laughed as well, her voice crisp as silver bells. "Hehehe~ My nephew is a once-in-a-millennium Saiyan prodigy! Not even three years old, and he's already crossed the threshold of a low-class warrior. At this rate, in just a few years, I'm afraid he'll be stepping on my sister's and my shoulders to climb even higher!"

Lin Feng gently shook his head, his expression calm and without the slightest hint of pride.

To him, 1,703 was merely an ordinary benchmark. Surpassing Xuesaili was even less of a goal.

The greatest gain from this journey to Tis Tuka Planet had been the blazing battle intent from every life-or-death struggle, and the suffocating escapes where he had brushed past the edge of a cliff.

Increasing his battle power had never been difficult for him.

He could reproduce the path Goku and the others had walked with his eyes closed.

For example, Planet Vegeta's top scientists had long been capable of recreating the original gravity chamber—if he asked, Xuesaiya could even have an entire set of equipment delivered overnight.

The effectiveness of a gravity chamber was beyond question.

So many powerhouses in the original story had soared to greatness with its help.

If he truly went all out, surpassing one million in three years would be no empty boast.

But what would the cost be? An overwhelming aura, lagging muscles and bones, and a foundation as fragile as a tower of sand.

It might shine brilliantly for a time, but it could never last. It might seem to be leading the way, yet it was actually planting hidden dangers—one day, its spine would be shattered by those who came after, ground into dust beneath their feet.

Lin Feng had no interest in such shortcuts.

Still, when his gaze swept over Xuesaiya and Xuesaili, that thought flickered through his mind before vanishing.

Time flew, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

It had been exactly half a year since the battle on Tis Tuka Planet ended.

During those six months, Lin Feng had not left Planet Vegeta even once.

Less than a year remained before he would set out on his mission.

Half a year was enough for a boy to shoot up in height, and enough for Xuesaiya to temper her battle power to a terrifying level.

Half a year ago, Lin Feng had returned to Planet Vegeta after parting ways with his mother, Xuesaiya, and his aunt, Xuesaili.

After considering it again and again, he ultimately decided to pass on the first chapter of Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression, which he was currently cultivating, in its entirety to his mother, Xuesaiya.

The origins of this cultivation method were a mystery, yet it had been personally imprinted by that mysterious disc deep within his mind—anything that came from there could not be ordinary.

Within Lin Feng's sea of consciousness, this ancient art of Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression revealed only two layers of true meaning. The first was the beginner stage of the Divine Dragon Body—the Elephant-Subduing Stance drove the blood and vitality rushing through the body, tempering muscles and bones like thousand-pound hammers. The second was the secret realm of acupoints—opening small inner worlds within the acupoints throughout the body to nurture an indestructible golden body.

Yet after more than two years of arduous cultivation, Lin Feng remained stuck outside the threshold, unable to take even a single step forward.

Before his physical body had reached the perfected realm of the Divine Dragon Body, he dared dream of forcing open the gates of his acupoints? It was no different from a child trying to split a mountain with a blade—futile at best, and more likely to shatter his meridians and burn away his life force.

Besides, even with the acupoint-condensation manual in hand, he had no acupuncture chart to guide him.

Lin Feng could not even locate the Life Gate, the Chest Center, or the Jade Pillow, so how could he dare rashly guide his energy to break through?

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Over those six months, Lin Feng's battle power rose again, at a rate that left people speechless.

But he was, after all, only a two-year-old child. His bones had not yet fully set, and his organs were still delicate, unable to withstand such an overloaded training pace.

Thus, despite his astonishing progress, compared to the explosive power of adult warriors like Xuesaiya, he still seemed immature—not yet at a truly world-shaking level.

Xuesaiya had merely been an ordinary mid-level Saiyan, with an initial battle power of only 5,776. Everyone on Planet Vegeta knew it.

Yet after returning from Tis Tuka Planet, she followed Lin Feng's instructions and spent all the spoils from four planets!

She commissioned an extreme hundredfold-gravity training chamber from Planet Vegeta's finest cosmic workshop, installed it directly in her courtyard, and pushed her potential to the limit day and night!

Perhaps it was the result of long accumulation finally paying off. Perhaps the foundation of Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression was simply too solid. Or perhaps the resonance between the gravity chamber and her own blood and energy had produced a triple-stacking effect—

In less than thirty days, Xuesaiya, with the body of a mid-level Saiyan, had smashed through the high-level barrier in one fierce charge. Her battle power soared to 870 points, nearly reaching the threshold of an elite Saiyan!

If not for the lack of Senzu Beans to sustain her and healing chambers to repair her torn muscles, then with that momentum alone, breaking 30,000 battle power within a month would have been no exaggeration.

Three months later, she broke through another shackle. Her battle power rocketed to 19,000, just a hair away from 20,000; the strength of her body had left every Saiyan on the planet far behind, causing even the older elders to secretly shudder.

If she fought her younger sister Xuesaili now, Xuesaiya could completely suppress her within three exchanges.

Just as she was brimming with confidence, Lin Feng calmly tossed out a single sentence. "Frieza, battle power 530,000."

530,000 against 19,000—the gulf was like a heavenly chasm, leaving Xuesaiya instantly speechless.

Then came the Ginyu Force, Zarbon, Cui... one name and corresponding number after another crashed down on her.

When she learned that Frieza was surrounded by powerful warriors, Xuesaiya's expression shifted repeatedly, clouding and clearing by turns.

But she had long grown used to her son's heaven-defying qualities. And because they were bound by blood, her trust in Lin Feng had seeped into her bones.

Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression was profound and unfathomable, and with Lin Feng personally breaking down its key techniques for her, Xuesaiya quickly mastered the art of "concealing energy"—sinking all her vast battle intent into her energy center and releasing only fluctuations of around 6,000 points.

Later, when the other three female warriors from Xuesaili's battle group came to visit, they merely marveled that she had "actually broken through 6,000," utterly unaware of the raging turmoil deep within her sea of energy.

In outsiders' eyes, Xuesaiya was still that mid-level female warrior whose beauty eclipsed the entire planet and whose battle power was nothing remarkable.

No one imagined that, in just half a year, she had quietly ascended to the peak of Planet Vegeta's battle power.

By now, she had already mastered the subtleties of controlling her energy flow. She could effortlessly seal away more than eighty percent of her aura, keeping her apparent battle power steadily at around 6,900.

With his mother advancing by leaps and bounds, how could Lin Feng allow himself to fall behind?

Over the past half year, his Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression advanced another stage. His muscles and bones were forged like iron, his skin like poured gold. In terms of physical strength alone, he was already comparable to an elite Saiyan!

His battle power rose accordingly, vaulting past the 6,000 mark in one stroke to reach 8,217—on par with an ordinary high-level Saiyan!

Xuesaiya shook her head with a bitter smile.

A two-and-a-half-year-old child with a battle power of 8,217... She searched through Planet Vegeta's thousand-year history again and again, yet could not find a single person fit to stand beside him.

As for that Prince Vegeta who had been praised to the heavens? She could not even be bothered to mention him anymore—even if rumors claimed his talent surpassed all other Saiyans and his battle power had already reached 1,300.

Of course, battle power had never been a cold number.

Even without activating his berserk state, Lin Feng's body of steel and iron alone was enough that, aside from Xuesaiya, no one on Planet Vegeta could so much as shake him.

Unless they transformed into Great Apes, multiplying their battle power tenfold!

And as his body grew ever more refined, once his battle intent truly ignited and he entered a frenzied state, his battle power would explosively double, nearing the 20,000 mark!

If he went all out, he might even be able to catch up to his mother.

Half a year later, when Xuesaiya's battle power had surpassed 28,000, she finally asked whether Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression could be passed on to her younger sister Xuesaili—and whether she could frankly reveal her true battle power to her.

Before her words had even faded, she sent a message summoning Xuesaili home.

But then disastrous news exploded like thunder—

A vicious criminal with battle power exceeding 15,000 had suddenly appeared on the planet where Palanti was carrying out a mission!

Xuesaili's husband was killed on the spot. She and her daughter Palanti both vanished, their fates unknown.

When the news arrived, Xuesaiya, whose battle power had already neared 30,000, was consumed by fury!

Saiyan blood boiled explosively within her, as though an ancient god of war had awakened. In an instant, she shattered the 30,000 barrier, and her battle power surged to 47,000!

Lin Feng quietly watched his mother's enraged figure, ignoring the aura that scorched the air and the pressure that crushed everyone present.

Yet the image of his aunt Xuesaili surfaced in his mind—sparring with him in the courtyard, teaching him the hand forms for energy blasts, taking him into the air for trial flights, correcting the angle of his punches, smiling as she tousled his hair... Every moment of the past stood vivid before his eyes.

Boom!!!

A pure white aura suddenly erupted from beneath Lin Feng's feet, and all the warmth in his memories was stained with frost.

Blood and qi churned within his body like a raging sea, boiling with his energy as though they would burst through his flesh.

A chilling killing intent slashed through the air.

This was the first time Lin Feng had unleashed his killing intent again since returning from Tis Tuka Planet.

Yet compared to before, the killing intent surging in Lin Feng's eyes now was like a blade tempered in ten thousand years of frost—sharp and bone-piercing.

Xuesaiya had only just pulled herself free from the vortex of rage when Lin Feng suddenly threw back his head and let out a furious roar amid his grief and indignation—

"Roar—!!!"

A thunderous explosion rang out! The shockwave tore through the air, catching Xuesaiya off guard. She was blasted three steps back by the mountain-crushing pressure, her feet carving two charred trenches into the ground.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Pure white energy flames surged from Lin Feng's body, like boiling magma, like a sea of clouds ripped apart. Layer upon layer, they soared straight into the heavens.

At this moment, he no longer suppressed himself—

Over the past half year, he had trained day and night in the gravity chamber, constantly using the shackles of his flesh to forcibly restrain the growth of his qi. Otherwise, his battle power would have long since surpassed one hundred thousand.

But now, the fire in his heart had burned away his reason. He had no more reservations.

His blood and qi surged like furious dragons emerging from the abyssal sea, his energy roiling like raging waves smashing against cliffs. The battle power reading in his senses began to soar madly—

10010!

11000!

17000!

22000!

25500!

Those energies that had been suppressed for so long finally broke free through his overwhelming fury, growing wildly, swelling explosively, roaring without restraint!

In just a few breaths, his battle power had surged more than threefold—if he had not gritted his teeth and held onto the last shred of clarity to forcibly rein it in, he would likely have already lost control and gone berserk...

Xuesaiya and Xuesaili were as close as flesh and blood. Gentle by nature, she was completely unlike the cold and indifferent Saiyans.

Of course, she knew her suddenly skyrocketing strength would be difficult to conceal completely, but how could she care about hiding it now?

That day, once Lin Feng's battle power stabilized at 26100, mother and son pushed open the door. With their energy flames fully unleashed, they became two dazzling streaks of light and shot toward the base where the Saiyans' spacecraft were docked.

This was the first time Lin Feng had revealed his talent without holding anything back.

The two raced side by side, but what truly made every Saiyan's pupils shrink and their breathing stop was not Xuesaiya, whose battle power exceeded nine thousand and whose energy flames were nearly impossible to hide—

It was the still-slender youth, Lin Feng, whose battle power had already surpassed three thousand.

Many warriors stared at the numbers flickering on their scouters, instinctively rubbing their eyes, pinching their arms, even wondering whether they had only just awakened from a hibernation pod.

Lin Feng's name had once resounded across Planet Vegeta. Everyone knew it.

But no one had expected that the prodigy who had once stunned the entire planet had now broken through the three-thousand mark!

Watching that streak of silvery-white afterimage sweep across the sky, some could not help but look toward the royal palace—

Prince Vegeta, hailed as possessing "the greatest talent in history," was over a year old, yet his battle power was only thirteen hundred. In another year, could he really catch up to this little beast who had broken three thousand at birth?

No matter how shocked or doubtful the others were, once Lin Feng and Xuesaiya reached the spacecraft, they merely waved a hand and locked onto the coordinates of Doro Planet.

Mother and son entered their spherical spacecraft. The hatch sealed, and they shot into the sky in an instant.

Planet Vegeta Royal Palace!

"What? Barros's battle power... has already reached 3,217?!" King Vegeta rose abruptly, his face clouded with gloom, his voice kept low yet surging with turbulent undercurrents.

The Saiyan kneeling below swallowed hard, his voice tight. "Y-Yes! And Lady Xuesaiya's battle power is as high as 9221!"

A long silence followed.

Upon the throne, King Vegeta slowly spoke. "Do we know what they are going there for?"

"According to reports... they have gone to Doro Planet."

"Doro Planet..." he repeated softly, then waved his sleeve. "Dismissed."

Amid the vast sea of stars, an enormous warship floated silently.

Frieza lounged against his throne. After hearing the scout's report, a sinister sneer curled across his lips. "Heh... those foolish monkeys actually dare to go to Doro Planet to die?"

"Reporting to Lord Frieza, the destination has been confirmed. It is indeed Doro Planet!"

"A hatchling that has only just passed one hundred, and a piece of trash barely over nine thousand—they think they are worthy of setting foot there?" Frieza's gaze suddenly turned cold, his voice piercing like an icicle. "Send word to Cui: return and await orders.

Once that mother and son land, kill them without exception!"

"By your command, Lord Frieza!" A blue-skinned, frog-faced man bowed and withdrew.

Before his words had even faded, Frieza suddenly narrowed his eyes, his voice turning grim. "That idiot Cui still hasn't dealt with that mother and daughter?"

Below the steps, a handsome man with features resembling those of an Earthling knelt on one knee and lowered his head. "My king, Cui reports that the high-class Saiyan's injuries have yet to heal, the young cub's battle power is weak, and their traces on Doro Planet are difficult to find. He begs for three more days and promises to take their lives!"

"Zarbon, tell him—if he fails to kill that mother and daughter, along with these two 'new guests,' then he needn't return to this ship."

"Yes, Lord Frieza!"

Zarbon left, but Frieza remained still for a long while.

He stared at the boundless river of stars beyond the porthole, a low, chilling laugh rolling from his throat. "More than two years... three thousand points? Not bad material... Shame he won't live past tonight."

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