Videl and Vegeta

"Ugh..."

Videl hastily threw down the Dragon Ball in her hand, her petite body quickly dodging Vegeta's Energy Blast!

Boom!

The Energy Blast exploded, blasting out a massive crater. The Dragon Ball Videl had hurriedly tossed aside fell into the crater.

"The Dragon Ball is mine!"

Vegeta went mad. Frieza's battle with Piccolo had made his desire for immortality burn even stronger. As long as he obtained the Dragon Balls and became immortal, he would no longer have to fear Frieza. Kakarot and Son Wuling would all fall beneath his feet.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, an Energy Blast shot toward him. Sensing the danger, Vegeta's body flashed aside, narrowly dodging it! The Energy Blast struck a distant hill.

The mountain shattered and collapsed! Vegeta turned around and saw Videl glaring at him furiously. She had fired that Energy Blast.

"You little brat!"

Vegeta's face nearly twisted from Videl's attack! He had not expected this five-year-old brat to dare fight back.

"Hmm, something's wrong..."

Only then did Vegeta notice something strange about Videl. He could sense that her energy was incredibly strong, even slightly stronger than his!

"Hmph... you big bad guy, you big idiot! You'll never beat Son Goku, yet you still serve Frieza!"

Videl's sing-song taunt pierced Vegeta's heart like a sword.

"You... you little brat, what did you say? I'll kill you! Yahhh..."

Vegeta gathered Energy Blasts in both palms and unleashed Prince's Battle Style, firing a relentless barrage at Videl!

"Hmph... then come at me if you can!"

Videl formed a Destructo Disc. Now that her strength had risen, she could gather it much faster! Like Son Wuling, she loved this move.

Whoosh!

After throwing the Destructo Disc, Videl used Flight to soar into the sky.

Vegeta immediately took off after her, dodging the Destructo Disc as he charged toward Videl.

Bang!

Vegeta had far more combat experience than Videl. Even after the Grand Elder had unlocked her energy, putting her slightly above Vegeta in strength,

Videl knew that as well, so—

After Vegeta's attack landed on Videl, she had no intention of defending at all. She traded injury for injury and struck back at Vegeta.

Her childish fists struck Vegeta, who did not defend at all. Her stubborn eyes remained locked on him!

"You little brat, what exactly happened? That Namekian can actually fight Frieza now, and even a little brat like you can fight me."

Vegeta felt like his mentality was about to collapse. Son Wuling and Son Goku were already like two enormous mountains crushing him. Now Piccolo and this five-year-old brat could fight him too.

"Want to know? Dream on. You can have anything you want in your dreams! Also, my name is Videl. I'm Master Wuling's disciple. You big bad guy, you big idiot, go talk to Frieza instead!"

After saying that, Videl formed another Destructo Disc and threw it at Vegeta!

"That move again!"

Vegeta furiously condensed a blast of light. He opened with an Energy Control Bullet, striking the edge of the Destructo Disc and knocking it away.

"Kamehameha!"

Videl gathered energy in both palms, then unleashed a charged Kamehameha at Vegeta.

"Galick Gun!"

Vegeta did not dodge at all. His Galick Gun collided with Videl's Kamehameha, and the clash of the two attacks unleashed violent shockwaves.

Videl lacked experience, but her fight-at-the-cost-of-injury, fight-at-the-cost-of-life style still left Vegeta in an extremely sorry state, rendering all his combat experience useless.

Suddenly, an enormous energy erupted. Vegeta and Videl froze for a moment, while even Piccolo, who was fighting Frieza, paused slightly.

"This... this is Gohan!"

Piccolo's heart immediately filled with joy, though he remained locked in battle with Frieza's second form. He had already discarded his gravity-weighted gear and had been suppressing Frieza's second form throughout the fight, though he was covered in dust and looked somewhat disheveled.

Frieza did not look much better either. His second form had failed to defeat Piccolo, but—

"Yahhh... feel honored. You are the first person to witness this transformation of mine."

Frieza's energy swelled once more as he prepared to transform into his third form. His entire body changed, his head growing enormous until he looked like some alien creature. His power surged several times higher, making even Piccolo feel a chill.

"M-Monster..."

At this moment, the Grand Elder unlocked Son Gohan's latent power!

"Is that... Gohan's energy? It's so powerful! My turn, my turn!"

Son Goku excitedly stepped before the Grand Elder. "Grand Elder, please!"

The Grand Elder smiled and nodded, beginning to unlock Son Goku's latent power!

"Is this... really me?"

Son Gohan looked at his hands in disbelief. He was utterly different from before! His strength had increased severalfold!

"This is thanks to Son Wuling's Natural Energy. That energy, filled with life, is like the power of a god. I merely brought out the power already hidden within you!"

The Grand Elder answered with a smile!

"A god?"

Son Wuling murmured softly. His first thought was Super Saiyan God, then Beerus, the God of Destruction. He also thought of Ultra Instinct! The Grand Elder's words seemed to give him a flash of insight, as though he had found his direction.

Suddenly, Frieza's energy surged dramatically, interrupting Son Wuling's thoughts. Even Son Goku opened his eyes in surprise.

"Gohan, hurry over there and help Piccolo!"

"Yes, Uncle Wuling!"

Son Gohan did not waste another moment. He vanished from sight in an instant. His strength was even greater than Piccolo's had been before, and he seemed not much weaker than Frieza was now!

"Videl..."

Sensing that Videl was still locked in battle with Vegeta, Son Wuling could not help feeling worried. Son Goku was still undergoing his potential unlock, while Piccolo had led Frieza far away.

"I'll get the Dragon Balls! I'll be right back."

After leaving those words behind, Son Wuling immediately departed, flying toward the battlefield between Videl and Vegeta. He was still worried about Videl.

At that moment, Videl was desperately holding Vegeta back. Her life-for-life fighting style made all of Vegeta's combat experience useless.

"You... you little brat, I... I'm the prince of the Saiyans! How could I lose to you? Hand over the Dragon Ball now!"

Vegeta's battle armor was already in tatters. Videl was no better off, her martial arts uniform completely torn apart and blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. Her clear eyes remained fixed on Vegeta, without the slightest sign of retreat.

"Hehe... in your dreams. I'm Master Wuling's disciple. I absolutely won't disappoint Master Wuling. Even if everything breaks here, I will never let a big bad guy like you obtain the Dragon Balls. You won't get even one."