Piccolo hadn't even finished searching for his opponent's ki when a cold voice sounded all around him.
"Namekian. I watched the tournament you fought in before the gods. Drop the little tricks."
That voice belonged to the purple-skinned man.
"So you deliberately threw the match to get demoted and hide your true strength. Clever idea. But a game should look like a game."
There was a warning in that tone.
"This is the first time, and it's the last. If there's a next time, I'll delete you from my testing grounds entirely."
Piccolo's expression darkened. So the bastard was monitoring everything at all times and he already had an expectation of Piccolo's real level.
Still, Piccolo's original thought didn't change.
"Against that form of Cooler, fighting to the death would've meant nothing."
But from here on out, he'd have to show more of his hand.
…
At the center of a forest of Spirit Trees
Paragus reached for a second fruit, and Ginyu moved to stop him.
"The rest of the fruit is only for the winner."
"Hmph. Then I'll play with you." Paragus' eyes flashed viciously as he subtly raised the finger wearing his laser ring.
Ginyu saw the motion and curled his lip in contempt. "Don't pull out a child's toy and embarrass yourself."
Before the last word fell
Ginyu vanished.
Alarm bells shrieked in Paragus' mind. He didn't even have time to react before a tearing, bone-deep agony detonated in his abdomen.
BAM!
He flew like a cannonball, drilling dozens of meters through the earth before stopping, blood blasting from his mouth.
"Your body…" Ginyu appeared in front of him, disgust plain in his eyes. "It's too weak. Compared to what I'm using now, you're not even an ant."
Right now, Ginyu was wearing a fused body of Jiren and Hit and he'd even gained Saiyan blood.
Even with Spirit Tree fruit enhancements and a Super Saiyan transformation, Paragus had no chance.
"You " Paragus was furious and shocked. The true ruler of the Saiyan Empire… humiliated like this?
Ginyu didn't give him time to breathe. He lifted a leg and stomped down hard on Paragus' chest.
Crack!
The sound of a ribcage snapping was sharp and unmistakable.
"Boring." Ginyu shook his head, then casually fired a beam straight through Paragus' chest cavity.
"The Saiyan Empire's really run out of people if garbage old men like you can rule it."
A cold voice rang out.
"Intermediate Testing Ground No. 66. Earth faction contestant advances."
A teleport light wrapped around Ginyu instantly.
"Wait! The fruit !"
Ginyu reached out, wanting to grab a few Spirit Tree fruits for a taste
But his body blinked away, forcibly sent to the advanced testing ground.
…
At that moment, Fu was staring at a massive block of ice with a headache.
Across from him stood a Galactic Prisoner under Moro's banner.
"Hey! Hurry up and let me advance! The guy inside won't wake up. Am I supposed to wait forever?"
Fu had no choice. He'd tried countless ways to awaken Broly, but the man behind the ice hadn't responded once.
"Looks like I'll have to ask Paragus for the method."
He searched
Then his face filled with regret.
"What a shame…" Fu sighed. "Paragus has already been brutally killed…"
Whoosh
A violent violet light flooded the space.
Broly's eyes opened.
Those lifeless whites held only endless killing intent.
"Fa…ther…"
The entire space trembled. The ice instantly webbed with spider-crack fractures then shattered with a thunderous explosion!
"Father! Who who killed him?!"
Fu's expression went from stunned to deliriously ecstatic.
"Power… What terrifying power. Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"
"Broly, your father was killed by a contestant from the Earth faction. Here's the footage from that moment…"
Broly's wild purple hair flared as rage and madness twisted his face.
"Where is he? WHERE IS HE?!"
"Contestant Broly, if you want to find the one who killed your father, then you must keep defeating any opponent placed before you. In the end, you will definitely meet him."
As the words fell, Fu vanished.
"Opponent?!" Broly snarled. "Where's my opponent?!"
His gaze snapped to the Galactic Prisoner.
The prisoner had been scared stupid by Broly's aura.
"W-what the hell are you?!"
Broly's mouth curled.
"A monster? I'm not a monster. I'm a devil!"
He grabbed the man by the limbs and tore.
Rip
Blood rained down.
"Opponent! Give me a stronger opponent!"
In a flash of teleport light, Broly disappeared.
…
Back in the Spirit Tree testing ground
The moment Ginyu left, countless black tendrils pushed up from the earth, slowly winding around Paragus, ready to turn him into nourishment.
But just as Paragus was about to be swallowed
A healing beam struck him.
He jolted awake, erupted with everything he had, tore free of the tendrils, and crawled rolling and scrambling into a safer area.
"Ginyu… you bastard…" Paragus clutched his rapidly mending chest, hatred blazing in his eyes. "I'll make you pay!"
He immediately ripped down dozens of Spirit Tree fruits and crammed them into his mouth like a man possessed.
A vast power exploded within him. His injuries healed completely, and his strength climbed and climbed blowing past his previous peak.
"I'll eat! I'll eat, I'll eat!"
"Hah… HAHAHAHA! Ginyu! Just you wait! Soon you'll learn that I am the universe's true ruler!"
…
Elsewhere, Levos had advanced as well.
His first two opponents had been Bio-Broly and a Golden Cooler.
Neither fight cost him much.
And in the battle against the Golden Cooler, he'd learned a crucial piece of information.
"This barrier can completely block even signals from Big Gete Star," the Golden Cooler mech said coldly. "I can't warp my main body in, and I can't mobilize other mechs to support me."
"So we really do have to play this game honestly?" Levos' expression tightened.
"Try breaking the barrier?" Cooler suggested.
"Fine."
They fired simultaneously. Two titanic beams of different colors slammed together high above.
The shockwaves hammered continuously into the invisible dome.
Rumble
The entire testing ground shook violently, but the barrier only rippled like water.
It didn't crack.
"It won't work." Cooler shook his head. "This mech's power tier isn't high enough. After you advance, go find someone stronger. Maybe then you'll have a chance to smash this cursed place."
The moment he finished
Golden Cooler dismantled itself.
And Levos was teleported to the advanced testing ground.
His next opponent was already waiting.
A figure stood quietly not far away, clad in cold metallic armor. A sleek body that blended biological curves with mechanical cruelty.
Pink hair. Crimson eyes.
And the gaze of something looking at food.
Android 21.
…
Intermediate testing ground inside a fractured canyon
Beijitena crossed her arms, staring arrogantly at the familiar figure across from her.
"Hmph. Trunks, is it? Didn't think I'd run into you here."
"Beijitena… Dad." Trunks still felt awkward calling a girl that, but he forced the word out.
"Don't think our 'relationship' means I'll go easy on you." Beijitena's lips curled. "Perfect timing. I'll show you my power now!"
Golden ki erupted skyward as she went straight into Super Saiyan.
Trunks simply looked at her calmly.
Then a far more terrifying aura burst out of him.
"HAAAAA !"
Blue lightning cracked through his golden aura. His hair spiked even more sharply, and his presence surged into an entirely new realm.
"T-this is…" The smug smile froze on Beijitena's face. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Why does your transformation look like that?!"
In the Saiyan Empire, no one had ever reached this level.
"This is Super Saiyan Two," Trunks explained. "If you want to learn it, Dad, I can teach you."
Beijitena's cheeks flushed. Her pride wrestled viciously inside her chest.
Ask her own son for pointers?
It was worse than death.
But… the temptation of power was too strong.
She turned her head, refusing to meet his eyes, and clicked her tongue.
"…F-fine. Then hurry up!"
Under Trunks' careful guidance, Beijitena tried again and again until she finally found the key.
"HAAAAAA !"
Her muscles swelled, stretching her battle suit tight.
"HAHAHAHA! I did it! This is the stronger transformation!" Beijitena felt the power rushing through her veins, confidence soaring again. "Trunks! Come on! This time, I'm absolutely beating you!"
"I am… Super Beijitena."
She even raised a hand and pointed her thumb at herself.
Then she became a lightning bolt and charged, carrying a storm's worth of force.
Trunks only sighed.
He casually lifted a hand
Smack. Smack.
Two effortless taps.
Beijitena hit the dirt face-first.
Lying there, cheeks puffed, she glared with burning resentment.
"Why?! Why is it like this?! My form looks way more intense than yours!"
So why was the gap still so huge?
"Dad, that form is just an in-between stage for Super Saiyan One." Trunks sounded patient. "It's already been proven to have more drawbacks than benefits."
After Trunks' detailed explanation, Beijitena finally understood the correct path of Saiyan transformations.
Thankfully, Beijitena's combat talent wasn't bad. With the boost of her purified bloodline, she mastered Super Saiyan Two quickly.
"I got it! I got it! HAHAHA!"
"Trunks take this!"
Trunks lifted his head.
The next second, an entirely different aura erupted from him.
His hair and color didn't change
But a white aura rose around him, and his pupils turned silver-gray.
A mysterious form born from unlocking his potential.
Boom !
Their fists collided.
Beijitena felt an irresistible, crushing force slam into her. Her entire arm went numb instantly, and she flew backward, embedding into the cliff like a thrown doll.
"W…why?" She crawled out of the rubble, filthy and dazed, staring at the world like it had betrayed her.
"Dad…" Trunks rubbed his forehead. "You never let me finish explaining."
Then he laid out the rest of the transformations after that everything, all at once.
"Super Saiyan Three, Super Saiyan Four, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue… Beast?" Beijitena's jaw dropped. "You can do all of those?!"
"Sorry, Dad." Trunks apologized. "That mysterious form just now is my current limit."
"If that is already this strong, then how terrifying is Beast supposed to be? And Super Saiyan Three… the long hair… I can't even imagine how pretty it would look. I've always envied Latilith's long hair…"
A long silence fell.
"…Um." Beijitena's face turned red all the way to her ears. "That… that mysterious form from earlier…"
"C-can you teach me that too?"
Trunks gave her a helpless, indulgent smile and nodded.
And just like that, the two of them started training for a long time in this testing ground.
Trunks held nothing back his battle experience, his understanding of power he poured it into her. And Beijitena finally threw away her so-called pride, devouring everything like a starving beast.
But as they lingered longer and longer, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
"You two… are you flirting?" Fu's voice dripped with irritation. "My testing ground isn't a dating spot!"
Trunks instantly tensed. "That purple-skinned guy's voice."
"D-date?!" Beijitena's face practically combusted. She shot a glance at Trunks.
Good. Good. He still just saw her as "Dad."
Fu sounded openly displeased now.
"If neither of you can eliminate the other within three minutes, then both of you can become this planet's fertilizer."
Beijitena and Trunks exchanged a look.
Neither one could bring themselves to strike the other down.
"Dad, you advance first."
"No." Beijitena snapped. "By strength, you're above me. I don't need charity wins!"
"But Dad "
"No 'but'! Worst case, I'll just beat the next opponent myself."
"How touching." Fu's voice turned gleefully cruel. "Since neither of you wants to eliminate the other, I'll make an exception and 'fulfill' your wishes."
"Congratulations. You both advance."
"And to test the results of your training, I prepared two opponents for you… the kind who will never hold back."
The world shifted.
Two stasis pods dropped from the sky and crashed into the ground.
Hiss
Doors opened.
Two Bio-Brolys surged out, radiating savage violence.
"ROAR "
"You two." Fu laughed softly. "No more polite 'who should win' this time."
Trunks instantly dashed forward, clashing with both enemies at once.
Beijitena's body tightened. She understood Bio-Broly's horror better than anyone.
This was impossible.
She couldn't win.
"Hey! Are you kidding me? I'm on the Saiyan Empire's side! How can you make me fight those things?!"
"Then join them," Fu replied lazily, "and kill Trunks together."
Beijitena shot straight toward the battlefield.
"Hmph! Trunks leave the stronger one to me. You handle the other!"
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