"Utter nonsense!" Frieza roared in fury.
But inwardly, he was deeply uneasy.
Because, in truth, everything Lin Chen had said was right.
Frieza had merely guessed at the battle power of his strongest form.
In fact, ever since the Battle Power Detector had been invented, the highest battle power it could measure had been just over two million.
That figure was sufficient for over ninety percent of the universe's creatures, but it was useless for the Frieza Race.
Once they reverted to their final... or, more accurately, original form, the Frieza Race's battle power far exceeded the Battle Power Detector's measurement limit.
So all along, Frieza, his father, and the others had only had rough estimates of their own battle power.
Frieza, for instance, believed his final form was dozens of times stronger than his third form, so he had guessed that his battle power was around 120 million.
In reality, however, Frieza's estimate was miles off the actual figure.
When Lin Chen had heard Frieza claim earlier that his third stage had a battle power of three million, he had already felt something was wrong. According to the Scouter Bulma had made, Frieza's third form had a battle power of only 2.4 million.
Later, after Frieza transformed into his final form, Lin Chen discovered that his battle power had risen to only eleven million, nowhere near the hundred-million-plus figure he remembered Frieza claiming.
At first, he had thought Bulma's Scouter was malfunctioning, but when he checked Frieza's battle power with his own system, the result was also eleven million.
There really was something fishy about the hundred million battle power Frieza had always bragged about.
Lin Chen had originally intended to avenge Hanasia and fight Frieza to the death. Now, as it turned out, Frieza wasn't even half as strong as he was.
"Utter nonsense! Utter nonsense! Utter nonsense!"
Frieza kept roaring in humiliation and rage. "How could my battle power possibly be only eleven million?"
Lin Chen pointed at the Scouter he wore on his head.
"Frieza, let me tell you something. My Scouter is the latest model, invented by a genius. It has no measurement limit, and it told me your battle power is only eleven million."
"What?" Frieza exclaimed in shock.
"And while we're at it, my battle power is over twenty million. The Female Super Saiyan you killed earlier had a battle power of twelve million, too! So..."
"You're too weak!"
"You filthy monkey! How dare you call me, Frieza, weak? Damn you... damn you! I am invincible!"
Frieza suddenly bent his left arm and twisted halfway around to build up power. The next instant, he hurled out a tremendous energy wave that blazed like fire.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every blast struck Lin Chen.
But he wasn't done yet. Frieza kept swinging both hands, firing one Flame Wave after another at Lin Chen.
Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have mastered the technique Flame Wave!
For almost an entire minute, crimson flames repeatedly lit up the dark universe.
When Frieza finally stopped, panting for breath, a savage grin spread across his face.
"That's what you get for calling me weak! Now you know how powerful I am, don't you?"
"Sorry, you're too weak!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out. Frieza froze as though struck by lightning.
His pupils contracted sharply, and an icy chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to his brain.
When Lin Chen emerged from the smoke and dust, he saw that Frieza was already half scared to death and sensed the flash of fear in his eyes.
Lin Chen sighed.
Against a Frieza like this, Hanasia should have been able to win, too, if only she could have survived in a vacuum.
Unfortunately, this Frieza was far too evil and cunning.
Meanwhile, Frieza's eyes were darting rapidly.
For the first time in his life, he tasted fear.
Faced with the threat of death, Frieza thought in panic, No, I have to get out of here right now! I have to go to Father! As I am now, I'm no match for him! Only Father can protect me!
Once he realized he could no longer defeat Lin Chen, Frieza focused entirely on escaping.
"You scum! I'll kill you!"
Frieza shouted and raised a hand, conjuring a purple-black energy sphere out of thin air. Rampaging power filled it. He thrust his finger forward, and the sphere shot toward Lin Chen.
Ding! Beginner Martial Arts Prodigy talent activated. Technique learned: Planet Crusher!
Just as the system notification rang out in Lin Chen's mind, Frieza became a streak of light and raced away in the opposite direction.
Frieza's spaceship lay that way.
Although Frieza could survive and move through space, traveling through the universe was nothing like moving around on a planet. For interstellar travel, a spaceship was always faster than relying on the power of one's body.
Watching the distant spaceship grow larger, Frieza told himself, Once I reach Father, I'll train properly! A few mere Saiyan monkeys! I will never lose to you!
Born powerful, Frieza had never trained a day in his life. He believed that, with his natural talent, even a little training would certainly let him surpass that Saiyan.
Before long, he was almost at the spaceship. Through its windows, he could even see the terrified faces of his subordinates inside.
But then he noticed that those subordinates were pounding on the windows in terror, frantically pointing behind him.
Behind me?
Frieza turned to look back and saw a blue light, as dazzling as the sun, suddenly appear in the space behind him.
Lin Chen cupped his hands together and stared at Frieza in the distance, quietly chanting, "Ka... me... ha..."
Just as he uttered the first "ha," Lin Chen vanished from where he stood, narrowly slipping past the energy sphere Frieza had thrown.
The next instant, Lin Chen abruptly appeared behind Frieza, making him shudder and turn around in disbelief.
"How did you..." Frieza opened his mouth, but before he could finish-
Lin Chen had already shouted the final syllables.
"Meha!"
With a mighty shout, Lin Chen thrust both hands forward. A blue Ki Blast shot out, hurtling straight at Frieza with terrifying, unstoppable force.
"I cannot die!"
Knowing it was already too late to dodge, Frieza roared and spread his palms, trying to push Lin Chen's Kamehameha back.
But his hands held out against the Ki Blast for only a brief moment before the terrifying energy destroyed and engulfed them.
"Aaaaaah!!!!!"
The next instant, Frieza himself disappeared into the blue light.