On the barren wasteland.
For a moment, all eyes were fixed on Son Goku.
Goku fell into thought again. After a brief silence, he shook his head.
"I can tell you don't actually intend to harm Earth… but unfortunately, I really don't know anything about this so-called Super Saiyan transformation."
The moment those words left his mouth, the atmosphere turned suffocating.
It felt as if an invisible weight had pressed down on every Z Fighter's chest.
And then—
They looked at Vegeta.
His eyes were bloodshot. A violent aura began to surge around his body, wild and uncontrollable.
"Not good!"
The Z Fighters immediately took up combat stances.
Goku and Piccolo reacted at the same time, speaking in unison:
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
"What am I trying to do?!"
Vegeta's face twisted with fury.
"The only way I can defeat Frieza… is by becoming a Super Saiyan! And you're telling me—you don't know how?!"
As the Prince of the Saiyan race, hatred toward their destroyed people was not something he could ignore.
Others might turn their backs on that past.
But not him.
And Goku—was his final hope.
That was why he had spent a year and a half traveling across the stars, chasing a prophecy that might not even be real.
And now...
That hope had been crushed.
The fact that Vegeta hadn't already lost his mind was a testament to his will.
"Vegeta, don't do anything reckless!"
Raditz panicked at the sight of Vegeta's expression.
"I told you before—this was just my father's prophecy! No one knows if it's even true!"
Nappa said nothing.
He knew he had changed compared to before—but Goku was not someone he had any attachment to.
He wasn't about to risk angering Vegeta for him.
"Kakarot—if you don't know the method…"
Vegeta's eyes went mad.
"Then I'll beat you until you transform into a Super Saiyan!"
With that, he shot forward like a berserk beast, charging straight at Goku.
"I'll handle the others."
The moment Vegeta moved, Nappa followed.
He didn't dare stand still—if Vegeta turned on him later, the consequences would be far worse.
Ignoring Raditz's shout, Nappa charged straight toward Krillin and the others.
"Watch out!"
The Z Fighters unleashed their power all at once.
This past year and a half hadn't been spent by Goku and Piccolo alone.
Krillin, Tien, Yamcha… all of them had trained desperately for this very moment.
BOOM—
Chiaotzu: Power Level 1000!
Yamcha: Power Level 1500!
Krillin: Power Level 3000!
Tien Shinhan: Power Level 5000!
A string of numbers flashed across the scouters.
Nappa froze in place.
"How… how is that possible?!"
Even Raditz was stunned.
These "natives"… could actually hide their power?!
"Hahaha! Interesting!"
Nappa burst into laughter.
"If this were before, I might've been afraid—but things are different now. I've grown too!"
BOOM!
A terrifying surge erupted from his body.
Power Level: 1,500,000!
The sheer force shook the ground, splitting the earth apart.
The overwhelming pressure forced Krillin and the others to bend at the waist.
"So strong… we can't possibly withstand this!" Krillin cried in terror.
Yamcha's entire body trembled. "Is this… even a power a human can possess?!"
Tien clenched his fists, fury in his voice.
"Damn it! I trained with everything I had for a year and a half… and it's still not enough!"
"Hahaha! If nothing else, Kakarot must be hiding his strength too," Nappa sneered, thumbing his chest.
"But it doesn't matter. He's no match for Vegeta."
"So… you lot can entertain me instead."
With that, he stomped down—
BOOM!
The ground collapsed into a massive crater nearly a hundred meters wide.
Nappa surged forward, faster and faster.
With 1.5 million power level, if he reached them—
It would be like a wolf tearing through a flock of sheep.
"Uncle Krillin, I'm here!"
A small figure suddenly appeared in front of the four of them.
It was none other than four-year-old Son Gohan.
"Gohan, run!!"
Krillin's eyes nearly split from panic.
There was no time to even think about how Gohan had gotten there—
But then...
BOOM!!!
A massive aura exploded from Gohan's body.
Power Level: 500,000!
The shockwave alone forced Nappa to halt.
Silence.
The entire battlefield fell deathly quiet.
"Th-This… how is this possible?!"
Krillin's pupils trembled violently.
Tien gave a bitter smile.
"I couldn't catch up to Goku… fine. But now even his son has surpassed me… damn it!"
Yamcha snapped back, annoyed.
"Who cares about that right now?! If it weren't for Gohan, we'd already be dead!"
On the other side.
Nappa stared at his scouter in disbelief.
These upgraded devices could measure up to three million.
And yet—
"A kid…? Who the hell are you?!"
He blurted out three questions in a row, unable to contain his shock.
"Did you start training in the womb or something?! How can your power be this terrifying?!"
"My dad is Son Goku!"
Gohan puffed his cheeks, glaring.
"My name is Son Gohan! Don't you dare act recklessly—my dad won't let you off!"
Following Gohan's gaze—
Nappa slowly turned toward Goku.
He swallowed hard.
Kakarot's son… had a power level of 500,000?!
That was the same level as Raditz!
"Impossible!"
Even Raditz himself was shaken to the core.
If Goku had that level of power, it would already be shocking—
But this was just a child!
A child only a few years old!
Meanwhile.
Vegeta and Goku were already locked in battle.
The more they fought, the more alarmed Vegeta became.
According to the scouter, Goku's power had risen from 2300 to 10,000—
And yet...
With only 10,000 power, he was evenly matching Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince with a power level of 3,000,000.
But that wasn't even the most terrifying part.
The real horror—
Was that Goku's son possessed 500,000 power!
BOOM!!
After a violent clash of fists and kicks, Goku was sent flying.
But he wasn't injured.
He steadied himself after being blasted back a thousand meters.
In the next instant, Vegeta appeared before him, teeth clenched in fury.
"You're fighting me on equal footing… your son has that kind of monstrous power…"
"And you still dare say—you don't know how to become a Super Saiyan?!"