This Sin Is Beyond A Thousand Deaths

Lin Feng and Xuesaiya knew nothing about it.

A day and a half later, mother and son set foot on Doro Planet.

The moment the spaceship's hatch opened, Lin Feng raised his hand and ripped the detector from his wrist. He clenched his fist, and metal fragments sifted through his fingers.

Xuesaiya was just as decisive. She twisted her hand and crushed the device she was holding.

Their enemy was lurking in the shadows. They had no intention of delivering their battle power readings, down to the last digit, straight to Frieza's eyes.

More importantly, they had long since learned to use their ki in place of their eyes, tracking enemies by their energy and judging their strength by their auras.

Whether they had detectors or not no longer mattered.

The two rose into the air, spreading their ki like a net.

Suddenly, Xuesaiya's eyes snapped open. Her voice was cold as she said, "Barros! Sixteen thousand miles to the south—there's an aura stronger than Xuesaili's!"

"About eighteen thousand... He's the one who hurt her!" Lin Feng's face instantly darkened. Before he could finish, his brows drew together sharply. "Wait... There are two more auras beside him, faint but familiar!"

In the next instant, mother and son spoke in unison, their voices firm and resolute—

"It's Xuesaili!"

Without the slightest hesitation, their eyes met for a moment. Their auras erupted, and they shot south like two streaks of light, tearing across the sky!

The strongest warrior on this planet had a battle power barely above four thousand. But the figure suddenly streaking across the sky had a battle power of eighteen thousand. There was no doubt: he was the culprit!

And the two faint auras beside him, so weak they seemed on the verge of going out, were most likely Xuesaili and her daughter, Palanti.

In truth, it didn't matter who that man was or whether he had really harmed them. Lin Feng and Xuesaiya had already condemned him to death in their hearts.

Cui was grinning as he prepared to crush the Saiyan mother and daughter to dust when the tactical visor at the corner of his eye began flashing wildly!

"Three thousand two hundred and seventeen! Nine thousand two hundred and twenty-five!" A harsh, ugly laugh rolled from his throat. He turned to look at the battered Xuesaili and Palanti. "Well, well! I just tracked you two down, and now two more fools have come to die. Looks like King Frieza's bounty is about to double! Heh heh heh—!"

Xuesaili knelt on one knee, her fingers digging deep into the scorched earth. She raised her head toward the two streaks of light cutting through the clouds in the distance. The last glimmer in her eyes burned away. "Mother and son... Sister, Barros! Damn it, why did they have to charge in now?!"

Before she could say another word, she screamed with all her strength, "Sister! Barros! Get out of here—don't come any closer!!"

"Die!" Cui's eyes widened in fury. Purple light burst from his palm as he whipped a tightly compressed energy sphere behind him, sending it hurtling toward the mother and daughter with a shrill whistle!

"It's over..." Xuesaili clutched Palanti tightly. As the blazing purple light rushed toward them, she closed her eyes in despair.

At that same moment, Lin Feng and Xuesaiya, high in the sky, spotted the scene below.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Feng's ki erupted. His body became a silver-white blur. Before the whistle of the air tearing apart could even reach them, he had already appeared in front of Xuesaili and her daughter as if he had teleported!

BOOM!!!

The mountains shook and the earth split! The shock wave sent thousands of tons of rocks flying. The cliffs on either side collapsed, and dust billowed into the sky.

Almost simultaneously, Xuesaiya touched down lightly on the air and landed steadily in front of Cui.

Her gaze was sharp as a blade. She spoke slowly, each word distinct: "Cui? I remember you. The nastiest dog at Frieza's side."

"Heh... ha! That's right!" Cui grinned maliciously, but before he could finish—

BANG!!

A blazing white ki blast hit the detector over his left eye with pinpoint accuracy. The lens had only just shattered with a sharp crack, and his pupil had only just contracted to a pinprick!

The dust slowly settled. Lin Feng's clothes were unruffled, and he was unharmed. Behind him, Xuesaili stared wide-eyed, her lips slightly parted, while Palanti tilted her little head, curiously studying the "little uncle" who had suddenly appeared.

Cui whipped around, his gaze meeting the small figure that stood like a mountain. His eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. "H-How is this possible?! I condensed that energy blast myself! How can a brat like you block it?!"

"Hmph." Lin Feng let out a cold snort. His afterimage still wavered where he'd stood, but he was already right in front of Cui.

THUD!!

The muffled impact of his fist was frighteningly heavy.

Cui doubled over like a shrimp. His internal organs seemed to have been smashed by a hammer. He curled up on the ground, twitching uncontrollably, blood bubbling in his throat.

But he still glared at Lin Feng, his voice shaking so badly he could barely speak. "N-No way... One punch? Just one punch?!"

Xuesaili covered her mouth with one hand, her fingertips ice-cold.

She had seen only a blur. When she focused again, Cui was already sprawled in the mud, howling.

When had her nephew, who was always doing somersaults, become strong enough to cripple the brute she had barely been able to hold off with one punch?

Xuesaiya walked over to her with a light step. Her voice was gentle, but left no room for argument. "Xuesaili, are you badly hurt?"

"I... I'm fine!" Xuesaili drew a breath and finally took in what was happening. The nightmare that had kept her awake for countless nights was now beneath her nephew's foot, its struggles no more than the gasps of a dying man.

"You hurt my aunt?" Lin Feng's voice was quiet, but it chilled the air.

His right foot came down hard. Cui's ribs shattered all at once. Lin Feng's left foot swept across like lightning, and with a crack, Cui's left wrist exploded in a spray of blood!

"Argh—!!!" The agony of broken bones mingled with the pain of ruptured organs. Cui's scream ripped through the sky.

"This sin is beyond a thousand deaths." Lin Feng spoke calmly, but his right foot hammered down again and again—crack! crack! crack! crack!

Both arms and both knees were crushed to pieces.

With all four limbs destroyed, he was a complete cripple, even if he still had a breath left in him.

His eyes were bloodshot. Grinding his back teeth, he roared, "You... You're not three thousand two hundred! You're... You're the Super Saiyan who even has King Frieza trembling in fear!!"

Xuesaiya froze with her hand half-raised. Xuesaili stiffened all over and blurted out, "What?! Barros... is a Super Saiyan?!"

Super Saiyan.

For Xuesaili, who came from a family of elite warriors, those four words were no legend. They were a symbol branded into her blood.

It was the ultimate form she had pursued through a lifetime of grueling training, chasing in her dreams, longing for with every breath.

It was also the burning obsession at the heart of every Saiyan.

And now those words had come crashing down from the mouth of her enemy, aimed at the boy who was always trying to bum her sugar beans. Xuesaili's fingertips went numb, and her heart pounded wildly. Her blazing gaze fixed on Lin Feng's back, filled with shock and trembling, belief and doubt.

Cui lay on his back, coughing up purple blood. He stared at Lin Feng's indifferent, lowered eyes and suddenly laughed bitterly. "Super Saiyan... Heh... Hehahaha... That's what you are, isn't it? Say it!"

Lin Feng looked down at him and shook his head. His voice was as light as a sigh, yet heavy enough to bend the air. "I'm not.

"I'll step through that door one day, but today—I'm still a long way off."

His words reached Xuesaiya and Xuesaili clearly, making their fingertips tremble.

But Cui seemed as if his soul had been ripped away. A shriek like air escaping a broken bellows burst from his throat. "Bullshit! If you're not a Super Saiyan, where'd you get that strength?! That speed?! That... that terrifying battle power?!"

"Enough." Lin Feng curled his lips and suddenly pressed down with the foot on Cui's chest—

PFFT!!!

The muffled crack of his breastbone breaking into pieces mingled with a mouthful of thick purple blood spurting into the air.

Lin Feng lifted his foot, turned, and walked toward Xuesaili.

He wasn't walking quickly, but every step tugged at the hearts of everyone watching.

As Xuesaili watched him approach, she suddenly understood.

She flipped her wrist. A dazzling golden-orange sphere of energy hummed to life in her palm. Without even looking, she hurled it with all her strength at the writhing mass of flesh on the ground!

BOOM!!!

Lin Feng abruptly stopped. Behind him, a thunderous explosion erupted. The shock wave swept rocks and snow into the sky, as if the entire earth had been torn open!

The instant the blinding white light exploded, Cui was like glass crushed beneath a mountain of iron. He didn't even have time to scream before he burst into a vast red mist, utterly consumed by Xuesaili's torrent of energy!

Her vengeance was complete—the death of her husband had been paid for in blood.

But there was no satisfaction on Xuesaili's face. Instead, her pupils contracted. Her phoenix eyes were sharp as blades, and she stared at Lin Feng, her voice trembling with tension as she spoke each word. "One punch... You crushed Cui, whose battle power was far greater than mine, with just one punch? Barros, tell me—what is your real battle power?!"

Lin Feng turned his head. His gaze swept over Xuesaiya's slightly lifted lips, and his hard features instantly softened. In the blink of an eye, he was back to the boy she had first met, tilting his head with a silly grin and eyes curved into crescents. "Of course! My battle power is..."

Xuesaili held her breath. Palanti rose onto her toes. Neither of them dared blink as they waited.

But before he could finish, Lin Feng's childish face suddenly turned solemn. A merciless air that brooked no argument rose between his brows.

He slowly spoke four words, clearly and evenly, holding nothing back—

"Twenty-six thousand one hundred!"

Xuesaili's fingertips trembled. The hand she'd raised to her forehead slipped halfway down, and her body swayed twice. Her knees buckled, and she nearly collapsed on the spot.

That number struck her mind like a thunderbolt, even more shocking than the words "Super Saiyan." Her soul nearly left her body, and her ears rang without end!

Palanti, born on the same day as Lin Feng, froze. Her small, pink mouth opened wide enough to fit a Dragon Ball Fruit.

When she had first broken through five hundred battle power, she had bounced around the yard bragging about it for three whole days... But her cousin, whom she'd only just met, had already reached a height she couldn't see even if she craned her neck to the limit!

It took a long while for Xuesaili to catch her breath. She jerked her head up, her eyes blazing as she spoke tensely. "Barros, you must be a Super Saiyan, right? Don't you dare lie to me!"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes and shot a pleading glance at Xuesaiya, who was trying hard not to laugh as she shook her head.

Oh, well. He spread his hands and let out everything he'd been keeping to himself.

When Xuesaili heard that her sister Xuesaiya's battle power had surpassed thirty thousand and was surging toward forty-seven thousand, her mind went "buzz," her vision darkened, and she nearly thought she'd lost her mind.

Lin Feng was a once-in-a-generation prodigy. Everyone knew that.

His battle power reaching twenty-six thousand one hundred was terrifying, but Xuesaili could grit her teeth and believe it. But her sister... She and Xuesaiya had depended on each other for thirty years. From infancy to adulthood, they knew each other down to the number of muscles between their bones. This wasn't a leap forward; it was the sky itself being turned upside down!

Seeing the disbelief on her younger sister's face, Xuesaiya didn't bother arguing. She simply gave her shoulder a slight shake, releasing her ki in a sudden burst!

Gulp—

Xuesaili's throat bobbed. She stared at the faint golden aura visible to the naked eye and took half a step back as if she'd been burned.

A moment later, Xuesaiya drew her ki back in and returned to looking like an ordinary warrior with a battle power of nine thousand two hundred and twenty-three.

But the instant her aura was fully reabsorbed into her body, Xuesaili's eyes rolled back. She toppled straight over and fainted without a moment's hesitation.

Time swept over the mountain ridge like a fierce wind—impossible to catch, impossible to hold on to.

Half a year had quietly passed since the bloody battle on Doro Planet.

Back then, Xuesaili's husband had fallen in battle. Despite her grave injuries, she had clutched the infant Palanti in one arm and forced her way through a mountain of corpses and sea of flames to carve out a path to survival.

Several days later, Xuesaiya returned to Planet Vegeta with Barros (Lin Feng), Xuesaili, and Palanti.

Palanti had completed her mission and returned to report for duty. As for Xuesaiya and Lin Feng's trip to Doro Planet, it became a mystery no one could pry open.

Naturally, people asked questions—especially the sharp-nosed old foxes under Frieza.

But whenever anyone asked, Xuesaiya gave the same cool reply: "When we arrived, we didn't run into a single fighter on the whole planet with a battle power above fifteen thousand." Lin Feng nodded in agreement, his expression utterly frank.

Did they believe it? Was it true or false? No one looked into it.

Even Frieza, who was determined to wipe out the Saiyan race, only glanced coldly at the report before tossing it into the wastepaper pile.

After all, in the eyes of his personal guards, whose battle power could reach tens of thousands, Cui's mere eighteen thousand was no more than a slightly larger flea.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Feng's battle power, however, was like a furious dragon breaking free of its chains, soaring by the day. He had long since left every warrior on Planet Vegeta dozens of streets behind—

Forty-nine thousand!

But that was far from the greatest boon he had gained during this time.

What had truly transformed him was the first level of Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression: both the Shenron Body and Elephant-Subduing Stance had reached their peak.

His sinews and bones were like black iron tempered a hundred times; his skin was like armor forged from ancient stone. In terms of sheer physical toughness, even Xuesaiya could barely make him budge with all her strength!

During that same period, Xuesaiya locked herself in the gravity chamber and trained day and night.

After six months, her battle power had surged to eighty-three thousand. With the devastating, domineering force of Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression added to that, she dared to face even a peak fighter with a battle power of one hundred thousand head-on!

Xuesaili, who had survived the life-or-death trial on Doro Planet, threw herself into the training pod like a woman possessed.

In just half a year, she shattered the Saiyan ceiling of thirty thousand battle power and surged to forty-one thousand—only slightly behind Lin Feng. It was an astonishing feat!

Even two-and-a-half-year-old Palanti was fired up by the blaze spreading across the family.

Every day, she pestered Lin Feng to teach her Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression. Her battle power soared from the seven hundred and thirty-six she'd had on Doro Planet to five thousand two hundred—comfortably above Vegeta's current two thousand two hundred!

As for Vegeta—that child who had been born and stolen all of Lin Feng's glory—he still hadn't left his home planet to serve Frieza.

Under King Vegeta's lavish training and resources, he was now a little over two years old, with a battle power of two thousand two hundred.

Quite a few warriors in the clan whispered among themselves that Vegeta might soon overtake Barros again.

King Vegeta was even more certain. "In three years, he'll surpass Barros and become the new star of the Saiyan race!"

Xuesaiya, Xuesaili, and Palanti all heard this and curled their lips, laughing in derision.

Two thousand two hundred? And he thought he could talk about "surpassing" someone? Palanti could pin him down with one finger and keep him spinning. And Lin Feng was already charging toward the heavens like a bolt of lightning.