Jiang Chen is clearly injured, yet his Battle Power continues to climb.
A chill of unease spreads through them.
"Burter! Use that move!" Jeice's voice carried urgency as he spoke.
"Got it!" Burter nods.
In the next instant—
A crimson light engulfs Jeice and a sapphire glow radiates from Burter.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"You damn Saiyan!"
"It's over!"
A blinding explosion of energy erupts.
"Red and Blue Energy Sphere— Combined Impact!"
Their voices echo in unison as the twin forces fuse into one and their combined power soars past 50,000 in an instant.
A fusion of their strength— is far greater than the sum of its parts.
Though it does not double their power, it pushes them beyond sixty thousand, a level that cements Jeice's confidence as the elite of the Ginyu Force.
The devastating attack hurtles toward Jiang Chen.
But instead of despair, a fiery determination ignites in his eyes.
With a roar, his Ki erupts, radiating with boundless energy.
Three months under the Turtle Hermit's rigorous training had done more than refine his skills. It had forged his spirit and honed his ability to transcend his limits.
Under this relentless pressure, his Battle Power surges.
In an instant, he crosses the 40,000 threshold.
"Hah!"
With a battle cry, he unleashes a colossal energy sphere of his own.
"Boom!"
The two forces collide.
The sheer impact pushes Jiang Chen downward, his body straining under the immense force.
"You can't stop this you Filthy Saiyan from Planet Vegeta!"
"Burter and I have fused our power beyond sixty thousand!"
"Perish!"
Jeice's triumphant voice booms through the sky.
The red and blue force engulfs Jiang Chen's attack, pressing him down.
Boom.
Boom.
A cataclysmic explosion shatters the battlefield.
Jiang Chen vanishes within the blinding light.
Moments pass.
As the dust settles—
Jeice and Burter pant heavily, exhaustion settling in.
"It's done." Jeice smirks.
"Let's go. The captain's waiting." Burter turns to leave.
But then—
A sudden surge of power erupts from below.
"What?!" Their eyes widen in horror.
From the wreckage, a lone figure rises.
Jiang Chen.
His clothes are tattered— but his body remains unscathed.
More terrifyingly, his aura now surges with unimaginable might.
"Beep!"
Their scouters flicker wildly.
When the number stabilizes—
Their faces drain of color.
"Fifty… 50,000?!"
"No way…!"
Jeice's voice trembles in disbelief.
Beside him, Burter's stunned silence speaks volumes.
For the number on their scouters does not lie.
50,000 Battle Power.
And this number is still rising.
"No, no, the scouter must be malfunctioning." Realizing the shocking reality before him, Jeice can't help but blurt out.
"Gentlemen, it's my turn now!" Jiang Chen chuckles as he watches the stunned expressions on Jeice and Burter's faces.
At this moment, he can feel a newfound power surging through his body, beyond anything he had known before.
Just moments ago, after enduring the devastating Red and Blue Impact, he had truly been on the verge of death.
But he had already placed a Senzu Bean in his mouth.
With its miraculous healing abilities, his injuries vanished instantly.
And with the Saiyan's unique ability to grow stronger after surviving near-fatal wounds, his Battle Power, which had been on the brink of 40,000, had now skyrocketed to 50,000.
This surge was even greater than when Vegeta first experienced the Saiyan near-death boost on Namek.
Of course, this was expected— Jiang Chen's current strength had already surpassed the Vegeta that first arrived on Namek.
Even in terms of potential, after relentless training, he may not be far behind Vegeta himself.
Feeling the overwhelming energy coursing through him, Jiang Chen can't help but revel in the sensation.
And in the next instant, as his words fade, his figure vanishes.
"Not good!" Jeice and Burter's expressions changed drastically.
Their instincts scream at them to react.
Burter manages to dodge in time, but Jeice is a step too late.
"Boom!"
Jeice's body contorts, his pupils constricting violently.
At that moment, it feels as though his very organs are being shredded apart from the inside and before he can even process the pain—
A hand appears above his head.
"Heh!" Jiang Chen lets out a breath, channeling his immense energy.
A sphere of raw power envelops Jeice.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
A devastating explosion follows, consuming Jeice completely.
With 50,000 Battle Power— and Jiang Chen's ability to unleash up to 1.5 times his strength— his attack surges to 75,000. Against Jeice's 45,000, the battle is over in an instant.
"Jeice!"
As the dust settles.
Jeice's broken body plummets from the sky. His lifeless eyes remain locked in a look of terror.
Burter, witnessing this, shouts in anguish.
But before he can react—
Jiang Chen moves again and Burter scrambles to dodge.
But his once-unrivaled speed is no longer enough to dominate the fight.
Jiang Chen is still slightly slower— but he is fast enough to keep up.
This realization dawns on Burter and a chilling fear grips him.
'I must Escape.' The thought screams in his mind.
'If I don't flee, I will die.' The second thought cements itself in his soul.
"Boom!"
His aura flares as he dashes toward the distant spaceship.
"Ar you trying to run now? Isn't it a bit too late?" Jiang Chen smirks.
His energy surges again as he propels himself forward.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
A tremendous explosion rocks the battlefield, obliterating the two nearby spaceships in the distance.
Burter reemerges, his face twisted in dread.
"Let's continue!" Jiang Chen grins.
Burter clenches his teeth and with no other choice, he fights.
But with Jeice gone, his lone Battle Power of 45,000 is far from enough.
Against Jiang Chen's fully mastered Ki and overwhelming 50,000 Battle Power, the result is inevitable.
Fifteen minutes later.
High in the sky.
Burter's eyes widen in disbelief as his shattered body tumbles downward.
In mid-air.
"Phew!" Jiang Chen exhales with a victorious smirk on his face.
This battle had been more than just a victory. The intensity of the fight had granted him something invaluable.
Not only had he triggered the Saiyan near-death boost once more, but he could also feel something deeper—
His Saiyan genes were awakening at an accelerated rate.
His thirst for battle was rising.
In this moment, as long as he could maintain clarity of mind, not only would his Battle Power increase, but even his S-cells— the key to greater transformations— would experience rapid growth.
Just like Goku on Namek.
"Time to leave."
Muttering to himself, Jiang Chen surveys the devastated battlefield.
Then, without hesitation, he dashes toward his spaceship.
This battle had drawn too much attention.
He had to leave.
If he stayed any longer, either Ginyu or— worse— Frieza himself would come for him.
And at his current strength, he could face neither.
The former's body-swapping ability was too unpredictable.
The latter, even in his first form, wielded a Battle Power of 530,000— far beyond his reach.
Even if he transformed into a Great Ape, he would only reach 500,000.
And with the inherent flaws of that form, he stood no chance against Frieza's raw might.
Moreover, Frieza's power suppression wasn't like the Saiyan's multipliers.
It was something entirely different.
Minutes later.
"Boom!"
A massive spaceship blasts off, vanishing into the void of space.
This time, Jiang Chen leaves no traces.
He disappears completely from sight.
To ensure his safety, he changes spaceships multiple times along the way.
(End of Chapter)
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