c34: The Fierce Battle with Frieza
At that moment, the smile on Li Xu's face vanished, replaced by a grave expression.
Bulma, standing near him, noticed the change and asked with concern, "Li Xu, what's wrong?"
"A powerful enemy is approaching." Li Xu's eyes were fixed on the sky, sensing an overwhelming ki descending rapidly an unmistakable force.
"Ding Dong! Mission Update: Defeat Frieza. Reward Intermediate Auto-Practice Plug-in."
The mechanical system voice echoed in Li Xu's mind.
Intermediate Auto-Practice Plug-in: Increases combat power by 20 points per day automatically.
"Bulma, I'm taking you to a safe place first. I'll return for you when it's over."
Fighting someone like Frieza, whose power could erase planets, meant he couldn't afford to divide his attention.
"But Li Xu, I want to stay with you!" Bulma protested, holding his arm.
"Bulma, this enemy is on a whole other level. I won't be able to keep you safe in the middle of this." His tone was firm but gentle.
"Then let's leave together! You know Instant Transmission he won't be able to follow!" Bulma's worry grew. She didn't just fear for herself; she feared losing him.
Li Xu reached out, gently stroking her cheek. "Let me be selfish, just this once. I want to fight him."
Deep down, he was afraid. But alongside that fear was a spark of anticipation. Whether it was due to his Saiyan bloodline or the call of battle, he didn't want to run. Even without the system's mission, he would have faced Frieza.
Seeing the resolve in his eyes, Bulma finally nodded. "Then promise me you'll come back safe."
"I promise." Li Xu smiled.
"Then... when you get back... I'll give it to you." Bulma said softly, cheeks blushing.
Li Xu raised an eyebrow, then grinned. "Well, now I have to survive."
He kissed her gently on the forehead.
With his index and middle finger on his brow, he activated Instant Transmission and brought Bulma to a nearby uninhabited planet. The lifeless world was populated only by unintelligent creatures, free from danger.
"I'll be back soon," he said, vanishing again in a blink as he returned to Namek directly to Frieza Base 2.
At that moment, Frieza's spacecraft landed. The loading ramp descended with a mechanical hiss, and a squad of alien soldiers exited in two rows, standing at attention. Then, from the center, Frieza himself emerged.
"Oh? Hehehe... So you're the one who killed Captain Ginyu? Impressive. Seems I came to the right place."
Frieza's voice was calm but chilling, sending shivers even through his own men. He hadn't come because he was worried he thought the Ginyu Force could handle anything.
"Your men were trash. You're the only one here worth my time." Li Xu responded coolly. There was no fear in his eyes only anticipation.
Frieza raised a brow. "You're bold. I like that. How about you serve under me? With Ginyu gone, I could use someone to form a new elite team."
"Sorry, I don't do pet tricks. Let's fight instead." Li Xu stepped forward, his aura beginning to ripple.
Frieza's smile twisted. "Hmph. No one's spoken to me like that in years. I'll make sure you die slowly."
"Then you'll need more than words." Li Xu surged forward, launching the first strike.
His sudden burst of speed tore through the air, but in the next instant Frieza vanished.
"You didn't kill Ginyu with that speed," Frieza's voice echoed behind him.
Li Xu whirled around. Frieza stood there, arms crossed, smiling coldly. Li Xu hadn't even sensed his movement.
"Just as I thought..." Li Xu murmured.
"Kaio-Ken Five Times!"
A fierce red aura exploded around him. His ki spiked dramatically, now rivaling Frieza's base form.
Whoosh! Li Xu's silhouette flashed and closed the distance.
BOOM!
His fist slammed into Frieza's gut. The tyrant's eyes widened slightly he hadn't expected such a jump in speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Li Xu followed with a barrage of punches, a storm of strikes landing one after another. Frieza stumbled backward under the relentless assault.
Frieza's soldiers stood dumbfounded. The almighty Frieza the one who destroyed Planet Vegeta was being beaten back.
Bang!
Frieza was sent hurtling backward, crashing into a massive rock formation the size of a hill. His body slammed into the stone with tremendous force, embedding deeply into it. Cracks spread across the boulder like a spider web, fragmenting the surface.
"Agh!!"
Frieza roared in fury, his ki exploding outward. The shockwave obliterated the entire rock behind him, reducing it to rubble.
"It's been a long time... since someone made this emperor bleed." Frieza's tone was laced with rage and disbelief. He wiped a thin smear of purple blood from the corner of his mouth and gave a twisted laugh.
"That's only because everyone you've fought before was weak trash." Li Xu shot back coldly. He wasn't interested in exchanging barbs he had to finish this fast.
Using the Five Times Kaio-ken put tremendous strain on his body. The longer the battle dragged on, the worse it would become for him.
Boom!
Li Xu lunged in. His punch was caught mid-air by Frieza. But before the tyrant could react, Li Xu's knee slammed into Frieza's stomach. Frieza gagged, spitting up a mouthful of bile from the impact.
Boom!
Frieza recovered instantly and retaliated with a brutal punch to Li Xu's jaw. Blood trickled from the corner of Li Xu's lips, the blow ringing in his ears.
What followed was a high-speed clash. Their figures flickered across the landscape vanishing, appearing, and colliding in bursts of blinding energy and sonic shockwaves. The terrain around them shattered with every impact.
"You damn monkey!" Frieza bellowed, face contorted in fury. He slammed his fist into Li Xu's abdomen.
In response, Li Xu pressed his right palm against Frieza's face and drove him backward. Frieza's head crashed through a massive stone, reducing it to dust and gravel.
Immediately, Li Xu gathered energy in his palm. A glowing ball of ki formed against Frieza's body, point-blank.
Boom!!
The explosion engulfed everything in the vicinity. The ground quaked. A massive shockwave flattened the surrounding area, while thick dust choked the air and obscured all sight.
When the dust finally settled, the two warriors emerged. Blood trickled down Li Xu's chin, and his battle clothes were tattered, exposing bruised skin beneath.
Frieza looked even worse. His chest was charred, his bio-armor cracked and scorched. Dozens of wounds covered his body. He gasped for breath, his face contorted with fury and disbelief.
"You... I will kill you!"
Frieza's aura surged violently. A terrifying, bloodthirsty pressure radiated from his body. Then his muscles began to bulge, and his form expanded rapidly. His height doubled within seconds, and his horns, now longer and sharper, gleamed under the harsh Namekian sun.
This was Frieza's first transformation the grotesque form he used when he slaughtered Dende and impaled Krillin in the manga. His power level now more than doubled, skyrocketing from 530,000 to over 1,000,000.
Li Xu's expression tightened.
"Kaio-ken Ten Times!"
His body erupted in a roaring crimson blaze. The fiery aura surged higher than before, crackling violently around him.
But immediately, Li Xu felt a stabbing pain deep in his muscles. His bones creaked, and his vision briefly blurred. The Ten Times Kaio-ken was far beyond what his body could sustain. He was pushing himself to the brink.
He gritted his teeth. This had to end soon.
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