"M-monster!"
Aboard Pegen's spaceship, the operators watched in terror as the readings on the ship's Scouter kept soaring.
It was different from the portable Scouters carried by combat personnel.
The spaceship's Scouter was larger and bulkier, but its detection ceiling was also higher. It could accurately measure power levels up to 1.1 million!
That was the highest power level measurable since the invention of the Scouter.
Now, as Lin Chen's body transformed, the power level reading aboard the spaceship continued to skyrocket.
700,000...
800,000...
900,000...
1,000,000...
Boom!
Another massive explosion suddenly erupted aboard the ship.
One surviving crew member, barely clinging to life, spoke through the ship's external communicator. "L-Lord Pegen! That guy... his power level has exceeded 1.1 million!"
"1.1 million?"
At those words, not only Pegen but every alien outside froze.
1.1 million?
Aside from the Frieza Race, was there really someone in this universe with such a terrifying power level?
"Hah!"
"Aah!"
A series of furious roars drew their stunned gazes.
By now, the aura surrounding Lin Chen had turned entirely golden. Not only that, every strand of his hair stood on end, and his formerly black hair had become purplish-black!
"Whew!"
Lin Chen let out a long breath. He could now feel that he had reached his limit.
Although he had yet to become a Super Saiyan, he had already entered the Pseudo Super Saiyan state.
While this state was not that of a true Super Saiyan, it still possessed power close to one.
System, what is my power level now? Lin Chen asked inwardly.
Host power level: 3.9 million
Huh?
Lin Chen froze for a moment. He remembered clearly that, in the original story, Super Saiyan 1 could multiply a person's power level fiftyfold.
Although he was only a Pseudo Super Saiyan right now, he should theoretically have received at least a tenfold boost. Why wasn't it even sevenfold?
System, did you calculate it wrong?
The system's calculations are entirely accurate.
Forget it...
Lin Chen set his doubts aside for the moment.
Now was not the time to investigate the reason.
While he was puzzling over his unexpectedly low power level, the space pirates in the distance had already begun fleeing in blind panic.
"He's too powerful!"
"Run! There's no way this guy is a Saiyan! He's a demon! A demon!"
"I get it! He must be that Saiyan! This must be the Saiyan who seriously wounded King Frieza! We actually ran into him!"
Just then, a thunderous shout suddenly stopped everyone amid the cries filling the sky.
"Shut up, you useless fools!"
The towering Pegen flew out of the crowd and roared at everyone, his face livid.
"What are you panicking for? Think about it! How could a Saiyan possibly have a power level of one million?"
"The Scouter must be malfunctioning! A mere Saiyan monkey..."
Pegen was only halfway through his sentence when his eyes suddenly widened. Looking down, he saw a hand protruding through his abdomen.
Lin Chen's voice drifted eerily into his ear.
"Find out for yourself whether the Scouter was malfunctioning."
A flash of light burst from Lin Chen's palm, and Pegen, impaled on his hand, was blasted to pieces in the light.
When the smoke cleared, Pegen had vanished from everyone's sight.
A powerhouse with a power level of 170,000 could once have traveled freely through any corner of the universe, even if he could not rule over it.
Yet before Lin Chen, he had not survived even a single attack.
"Run! Hurry!"
"Lord Pegen was wrong! His power level really is one million!"
"A Super Saiyan! This Saiyan must be the Legendary Super Saiyan!"
Amid the terrified cries, no one had the courage to remain. Every space pirate rushed headlong toward their spaceship.
The still-smoking ship also began turning around, preparing to accelerate and flee.
"You're not getting away."
Lin Chen concentrated all the energy in his body into a single point, his golden aura surging with his furious roar.
Suddenly, a golden energy beam blasted out from the aura surrounding him.
Like a comet, the golden beam streaked across the sky and engulfed the space pirates.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire sky was swallowed by golden light. Before the space pirates could even scream, the golden beam consumed them completely.
After confirming that no one had escaped, Lin Chen smiled, returned to his normal state, and used Instant Transmission to reappear beside Broly.
"Big Brother Linx!" Broly rushed over to Lin Chen excitedly.
Lin Chen smiled and patted his head, then turned to Nail. "That should count as fulfilling my promise once, right? When we see the Grand Elder in a moment, remember to vouch for me!"
Nail nodded, though inwardly he was astonished.
Back when Lin Chen first met the Grand Elder, he had promised to protect the Namekians three times in the future. In exchange, the Grand Elder had agreed to unlock his potential and give him three opportunities to use the dragon.
At the time, Nail had thought he was merely boasting.
Even if he increased his strength with the Grand Elder's help, wasn't claiming he could protect the Namekians with that meager ability still just bragging?
Yet he had never imagined that, five years later, this Saiyan's strength would have reached such heights!
Among those space pirates, Nail had clearly sensed several whose strength far surpassed his own.
Without Lin Chen's intervention, relying on the Namekians' strength alone would likely have led to utter catastrophe.
Yet the Saiyan before him had dealt with their enemies effortlessly, saving Planet Namek...
The Grand Elder's prophecy had been right all along. This Saiyan truly had become the Namekians' savior!
Using Lin Chen's Instant Transmission, the three soon arrived near the Grand Elder's residence.
Several elders from Planet Namek were already there, seeking the Grand Elder's help over the space pirates' broadcast they had heard earlier.
The elders fell abruptly silent at the arrival of Lin Chen and the others.
"All is well. The danger has passed."
The aged Grand Elder spoke. "Those space pirates have already been dealt with by the Saiyan Linx. If you have no other business, return to your villages and reassure everyone."
The elders stared at Linx and his two companions, who had appeared out of nowhere, but could not find the words to speak.
Finally, someone spoke up. "L-Linx, you've awakened."
Lin Chen had spent an entire year training on Planet Namek, visiting nearly every Namekian village, so these elders naturally knew him.
"That's right. And as the Grand Elder just said, I've already dealt with those space pirates. Elders, you can return home without worry," Linx said with a smile.
At his words, the elders exchanged glances, then finally nodded and left, entrusting everything to the ever-reliable Grand Elder.
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