"Do you see?" Frieza hovered in the air, his voice arrogant. "This is my true form! Beg for mercy now, and I might grant you a quick death!"
However, facing this terrifying presence that could make entire galaxies tremble, Setsuna shook his head: "I told you to release your full power directly. Are you deaf?"
"Hmph, 50% of my power is 60 million. That's more than enough to deal with you... Guah!"
Before he could finish, his vision blurred. Setsuna had appeared before him without warning, delivering a heavy, mountain-like elbow strike precisely into his chest. A dull, heart-stopping impact echoed.
Frieza's eyes bulged as he was sent flying like a streak of light, slamming deep into rock layers several kilometers away, triggering a small-scale earthquake.
"How about now?" Setsuna slowly retracted his elbow, hovering in place, asking calmly.
"Dammit!" A shocked and enraged roar came from deep within the rock layers. Frieza flew out from the ruins, the indentation in his chest visibly healing. But his mind was filled with confusion: 'Where had this monster come from?'
'Before, my 530,000 power level had allowed me to dominate the universe. Now, with 60 million, I had been one-shotted.'
"Then watch closely! This is my full power!" Frieza dared not hold back any further. Clenching his fists like a man straining, he tilted his head back and roared: "Aaaaaahhh..."
His aura surged once more, and even Vegeta, on the far side of Namek, could feel this terrifying presence.
Seeing Vegeta suddenly stop and sensing the heart-stopping aura, Krillin asked in terror: "Are you finally going to attack us?"
"Idiot!" Vegeta took a deep breath, looking into the distance. "Frieza and your companion are about to fight. We must find the Dragon Balls as quickly as possible!"
Bulma asked curiously: "If your 'Lord' is being held up by Setsuna, don't we have more time?"
Vegeta said coldly: "Namek's volume is over a thousand times that of Earth. At full power, I might be able to destroy Earth, but I couldn't destroy a planet this large. But for those two monsters, destroying a planet like this wouldn't be too difficult."
Bulma screamed in fright: "Their battle could destroy this planet?"
"It depends on the gap in their strength. If your companion is so powerful that he can completely overwhelm Frieza, the fight will end quickly. But if he can't..." Vegeta looked towards the increasingly terrifying energy fluctuations in the distance, "...we need to be ready to escape on a spaceship immediately. Otherwise, all of us will be buried with this planet!"
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Meanwhile, at the center of the battlefield.
Looking at Frieza, who had finally finished his 'straining', Setsuna assessed inwardly: 'Frieza's 100% power is 120 million. My current energy level is about 1.6 times that, close to 200 million.'
Setsuna knew that power level could only estimate raw energy. Because Frieza lacked training and couldn't control his power, he limited his base form to 530,000.
Even releasing his full power, he would struggle to utilize it effectively. In Setsuna's view, with Frieza's 120 million power level, being able to effectively use 100 million would be good. As for Setsuna himself, with his combat experience and unlimited self-destruction techniques, he could handle opponents with 700 to 800 million power levels.
However, he didn't want to end the fight too quickly. Setsuna's gaze swept across the ground beneath him. "A planet so rich in Natural Energy is perfect for absorption by the God Tree. It might as well be destroyed as in the original story. As for the Namekians, since there aren't many of them, they can just emigrate to Earth."
With his plan set, Setsuna deliberately suppressed his energy fluctuations and beckoned to Frieza: "Show me if your strength truly befits the title of Emperor of the Universe."
"Hmph, die!" Frieza's figure vanished instantly. At full power, his speed was so extreme it was almost like teleportation as he appeared before Setsuna. His fist, wrapped in destructive energy, struck with earth-shattering force.
Setsuna 'hurriedly' raised his arm to block.
Boom!
The fists collided, unleashing a deafening explosion. A ring-shaped energy shockwave spread outward, completely overturning and pulverizing the ground for thousands of kilometers. Dust and turbulent energy shot into the sky, obscuring the heavens.
The two figures separated after the clash, each sliding backward a distance. Setsuna shook his 'slightly numb' arm, putting on a 'serious' expression.
"Not bad power," Setsuna praised. "Then I'll get a bit serious myself."
As his voice fell, a dark golden aura rose around him, once again surpassing Frieza's.
'Damn it!' Frieza cursed inwardly. His full power form consumed enormous stamina and couldn't be maintained for long. He had to finish this troublesome enemy before his strength ran out.
The next moment, Frieza exploded with speed, charging at Setsuna again.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like two humanoid meteors, moving at speeds imperceptible to the eye, they engaged in an unprecedentedly intense battle across Namek's surface. Fists and feet clashed, Ki blasts collided, energy ravaged everything. The earth continuously cracked and collapsed. The sky was illuminated and torn apart by energy lights of various colors. Even tens of thousands of kilometers away, the aftershocks of the battle made ordinary life forms feel suffocated and fearful.
Within an extremely short time, tectonic plates shifted violently, volcanoes erupted one after another, kilometer-high tsunamis surged in the oceans, and the global climate plunged into extreme chaos. The entire planet seemed to be emitting a groan of unbearable strain.
The Namekian villages were in chaos. The earth never stopped trembling, and the distant rumbles and explosions sounded like the death knell of the apocalypse.
Nail, the strongest warrior on Namek, stood on a high vantage point, watching the spreading destruction in the distance like a scene from hell. His heart was filled with unprecedented despair.
He knew there were alien enemies abducting his people, but he never imagined the enemies could be this powerful, powerful enough that Namek itself was on the verge of collapse under their might.
'Can we really oppose such power?' With a heavy heart, he came to the Grand Elder's chamber.
"Grand Elder, what should we do now?"
The Grand Elder let out a long sigh: "My child, we have only two options now. First, gather the Dragon Balls, summon Porunga, and wish to leave Namek for a new home. Second, seize the spaceships those outsiders left on the planet and escape Namek."
"Must we leave?" Nail's heart was filled with unwillingness. "Couldn't we wish to directly destroy the leader of that criminal organization?"
The Grand Elder slowly shook his head: "No, Porunga's power has limits. Their power has already surpassed what Porunga can influence."
"I understand." Nail took a deep breath, regaining his composure. "I will go find the Dragon Balls now. Whatever it takes, I will protect everyone and get them out of here!"