"You're nothing more than a Saiyan monkey. Since you're so eager to die, Lord Frieza shall be merciful and end your life!"
A surge of excitement flashed through Son Goku's eyes. "Then come on, Frieza! Show me what you've got!"
"HAAH!"
A white flare erupted around Goku, his energy rippling outward like waves. It crashed against the aura radiating from Frieza, causing the air to turn static.
Piccolo's face turned even greener as he felt the sheer pressure. Krillin was drenched in cold sweat.
"What terrifying Ki..."
Dust and rocks began to lift off the ground, dancing in the wake of the silent collision between purple and white energy.
In the blink of an eye, both Goku and Frieza vanished.
The sky erupted as they collided. The shockwaves from their impact pulverized the surrounding mountains into fine dust.
Zip! Zip! Zip!
They moved across the sky at blinding speeds, their silhouettes weaving together. Every impact sent a thunderous boom echoing through the atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Turles had already finished healing Vegeta's injuries. How? By using the Healing Attribute Points he had collected from Dende.
Feeling his own Power Level and physical stats steadily rising, Turles couldn't help but smirk. It turned out that only a high-stakes battlefield could trigger such massive growth.
In just the short time Goku and Frieza had been fighting, his Power Level had already jumped by over a million!
With every collision between Goku and Frieza, attribute points worth tens of thousands in Battle Power would drop. And since they were clashing hundreds of times per second, the gains were staggering.
Vegeta watched the fight with wide, disbelieving eyes. Goku was actually holding his own against Frieza.
"Impossible... how has Kakarot become... this strong?"
Not long ago, Kakarot wasn't even a match for him. How could he have improved this much in such a short time? What kind of training had he done?!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Hey, Frieza! I know you're holding back!" Goku called out.
"Ho-ho-ho! You damn Saiyan monkey... Fine! I'll let you experience the true meaning of terror!"
"AAAAAAH!"
Purple flares once again enveloped Frieza. He crossed his arms over his chest, his muscles twitching and bulging. Long spikes erupted from his back, his shoulders squared off, and his skull began to warp.
His once-normal head elongated into a massive, thick cranium.
"Ho-ho-ho-ho! Sorry to keep you waiting. Now, let us begin the second stage!"
Goku's battle spirit flared. The corners of his mouth quirked up into a grin. "Incredible power, Frieza."
The two blurred through the sky again. Their movements were now so fast that Krillin and the others couldn't even see them.
"So fast... I can't track them at all!"
Initially, they seemed evenly matched. But as the fight wore on, Goku's superior Martial Arts Fundamentals allowed him to gain the upper hand. He landed a series of heavy blows to Frieza's head and stomach—the creature's most vulnerable points.
Goku's razor-sharp Fighting Instinct allowed him to find every opening in Frieza's defense with ease.
Eventually, Frieza was pushed to his breaking point. He was turning "red-hot" with rage.
"You filthy monkey... how dare you... how dare you strike someone as noble as me like this?! I'LL KILL YOU!"
"HAAAAAH!!!"
With a guttural roar, a tidal wave of energy erupted from Frieza. Purple blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, and his body was covered in bruises. His eyes, now swollen, gleamed with a murderous light.
"Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!"
A pillar of purple energy shot into the heavens. A terrifying pressure swept across the landscape.
The aura was so intense it caused mountain ranges to collapse. The oceans began to boil, and the massive energy displacement triggered tsunamis and earthquakes. The entire planet trembled under the weight of Frieza's power.
Frieza's Ki continued to skyrocket.
"What horrifying Ki... It's still rising! Is he a monster?!" Piccolo and Gohan shouted from the distance, paralyzed by shock.
Goku's brow furrowed. "What a terrifying guy. This Ki already far surpasses mine."
"Curse it all!" Vegeta grit his teeth, his fists clenched so hard they bled. He finally realized just how hopeless their situation was. Under this crushing pressure, he felt his courage beginning to fail him.
As the purple light faded, the planet stopped its violent tremors. The environmental anomalies settled, and Frieza's new form was revealed.
The massive, grotesque body was gone. In its place stood a sleek, compact figure. His skin was smooth and white, with purple bio-armor plates on his head, shoulders, chest, and limbs.
Though he no longer looked like a monster, his cold gaze and the sheer intensity of the aura radiating from his small frame—barely 158 centimeters tall—were far more menacing. (One can understand why Frieza's wish in the future was to grow five centimeters; as the Emperor of the Universe, being this short was a bit embarrassing!)
"Ho-ho-ho. Sorry to keep you waiting. This is my Final Form. Now, I will take my time torturing you. I'll make sure you understand how foolish it was to anger Lord Frieza!"
Frieza spread his arms elegantly, his voice dripping with confidence.
His sinister laughter sent a chill down Goku's spine. Frieza's tail lashed back and forth as his icy eyes locked onto Goku.
He had been humiliated by this Saiyan monkey in his previous forms, suffering both physical and mental agony. Though his injuries had vanished with the transformation, the stain on his pride remained.
As the Emperor of the Universe, Frieza had never been subjected to such disgrace. He vowed to pay Goku back a thousand times over.
Goku didn't respond with words. He simply dropped into his fighting stance.
The moment Frieza's silhouette vanished, Goku's pupils constricted. "KAIOKEN!"
A crimson aura exploded from Goku, granting him a sudden burst of violent power. The next phase of the battle began.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Their figures blurred across the sky. The only things visible were the shockwaves created by their collisions. To the observers, it looked like dozens of people were fighting at once, but it was merely the speed of their afterimages.
As the purple and red silhouettes intertwined, Goku was forced to push his limits under Frieza's relentless pressure.
In a matter of moments, he had already pushed himself to the 10x Kaioken.