ccnovels Chapter 360 360: This Is What the Emperor of Evil Means
Chapter 360 360: This Is What the Emperor of Evil Means
Black Frieza!
Versus…
Ultra Ego Kakarot!
From the very beginning, this battle drew everyone's attention.
The two faced each other from afar. Their auras alone collided with enough force to crack the hard ground inch by inch.
Frieza wore an elegant smile, but there was not the slightest trace of contempt in his eyes.
"Ohohoho… The stench on you is even more nauseating than the Son Goku of my timeline."
"Then you shall be the second to witness the power of Black Frieza!"
Kakarot revealed a bloodthirsty grin.
"Frieza? Nothing more than a stepping stone on the Saiyans' path to glory."
"Today, I'll tell you exactly how the Frieza of our timeline ended up."
Before his words even faded, Kakarot vanished.
Frieza's pupils contracted sharply.
Too fast!
He could not even fully capture his movement.
A tearing pain exploded through his abdomen.
Bang!
A heavy punch slammed solidly into his stomach.
Frieza's body instantly folded like a shrimp.
Even in his Black form, that punch had hurt him.
"This is the new form you're so proud of?" Kakarot's contemptuous voice sounded beside his ear. "Before me, you're far too weak!"
What followed was a storm of attacks.
Every strike from Kakarot was precise and fatal.
Ultra Ego combined with his personality had turned him into the ultimate killing tool.
Frieza was completely forced onto the defensive.
Like a sandbag, he was beaten from east to west, then kicked from the sky down into the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One bottomless crater after another was smashed into the arena floor.
In the stands, everyone held their breath.
"He's being… completely suppressed."
Krillin watched with his heart pounding.
"That Kakarot's battle experience is far too rich."
Piccolo's expression was grave. "Every attack predicts Frieza's response and seals off every possible counterattack."
"Even Black Frieza can't win?"
Tien had thought the Black form was already an unimaginably terrifying transformation, but that Kakarot was handling it with frightening ease.
Cooler clenched his fists.
"Stupid little brother… Don't lose to a Saiyan monkey…"
In the arena, Frieza was kicked away again. His body carved a thousand-meter trench through the ground.
Wracked with pain, he struggled out of the rubble.
"That was… quite a punch…"
He panted, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Although he looked battered, there was still no fear in his eyes.
The strength of the Black form was not merely power. It was also its terrifying defense and recovery.
These injuries were not enough to bring him down.
His Golden form had been able to withstand Rose Broly and Kale head-on. His Dark Gold form had lasted against Ultimate Baby, who had fused all the Bio-Brolys together, until Levos arrived on Planet Sadala to save him.
Now that he had reached Black, his ability to take punishment had only grown stronger.
"You can still stand? Your body is tougher than I expected."
Kakarot moved his wrists and slowly landed.
"But this game should end now."
"Is that so? I don't agree!"
A cold light flashed in Frieza's eyes, and his tail lashed out like lightning.
Smack!
Kakarot casually raised his hand and caught his tail.
"That trick won't work on me."
Frieza was swung into the air, then smashed toward the ground.
Rumble!
The instant his body was about to hit the ground, a sharp glint flashed through Frieza's eyes.
"Now!"
Dozens of Death Beams erupted from his fingertips, shooting toward Kakarot's eyes and heart from an extremely tricky angle.
This was the counterattack opportunity he had earned by enduring that brutal beating.
At that moment, Kakarot's energy was concentrated in his arms and waist. His torso was completely exposed.
Pfft!
Blood splattered.
Kakarot's eyes and chest were instantly pierced by the Death Beams.
"Success!"
Frieza's heart leapt.
But in the next second, the smile froze on his face.
Kakarot released Frieza's tail as if nothing had happened.
The pierced wounds were healing at a visible speed.
"Not a bad counterattack." Kakarot twisted his neck, producing a crackling sound. "Unfortunately, it means nothing to me."
"You… don't tell me…" Frieza thought of a possibility, and his expression turned ugly.
"Oh? Looks like you guessed it." Kakarot's aura grew slightly stronger than before. "That's right. I made a wish on the Dragon Balls and gained an immortal body."
"Not only that…"
His aura surged violently.
"I also strengthened the Saiyan talent. Every time I recover from serious injury, my power increases by leaps and bounds."
"In other words, the more you hurt me, the stronger I become."
"Frieza, you are facing an enemy who cannot be killed and will only grow stronger without limit."
"Can you still laugh now?"
Kakarot wore a cruel smile, like a cat playing with a mouse.
There seemed to be no hope of victory.
In the spectator stands, Cooler shook his head.
It was over.
An opponent who grew stronger after being beaten and could heal endlessly was impossible to solve.
Levos also frowned.
This situation was far too similar to what had happened with Ultimate Baby.
But Levos had the ability to absorb his opponent. Frieza did not.
"Ohohoho…"
To everyone's surprise, Frieza laughed softly.
Only this time, there was a trace of madness in his laughter.
"Infinite growth? Immortality?"
"That does sound impressive."
"But did you really think that would make me despair?"
Frieza's aura also began to climb.
"You don't understand my resolve! To win, I will wager everything!"
"I… will not lose!"
He had the Saiyan passive ability too!
His bloodline purity was not inferior either.
The only thing he lacked was two hundred years of training.
Give him two hundred years, and he would already have marched straight into Zeno's Palace!
"I don't care what Saiyan Emperor you serve. Before me, you are all trash!"
While fighting, he brought up his height panel again.
[Current Progress: 14.99 cm / 15 cm.]
That nearly full progress bar, lacking only the smallest sliver, had been supporting his spirit and keeping him from giving up.
Being beaten?
That kind of humiliation was nothing before this motivation!
He was taking those ten Tree of Might fruits.
Even if he had to risk his life, he would obtain that final 0.01 centimeter.
Then, standing at 185 centimeters, he would look down on Cooler, Son Goku, and everyone else!
Frieza's power rose once more.
"Hm?" Kakarot paused slightly.
Could this guy also grow stronger during battle?
"Interesting." Kakarot's grin grew even wider. "Then let's see which of us gives out first!"
The two collided again.
The battle became even more brutal.
Frieza was knocked down again and again, only to stand back up each time through the tenacious vitality of his race.
Meanwhile, Kakarot's strength continued rising steadily through injury and recovery.
Everyone could tell that Frieza's defeat was only a matter of time.
In such a hopeless situation, there was not a single ray of hope.
No one understood why Frieza was willing to suffer so much and still keep going.
"This ends now, Frieza!"
Kakarot punched Frieza into the depths of the ground. In his right palm, a purple energy sphere formed.
It was power only a God of Destruction should wield.
Destruction!
"Disappear!"
The purple destruction energy smashed down toward Frieza in the pit.
Everything around it was annihilated under that power.
Frieza lay embedded in the deep crater, drenched in blood. Even moving a finger looked unbearably difficult.
"I cannot… lose…"
"I absolutely cannot… lose here!"
Frieza's fingers dug deep into the rock. Using every ounce of strength in his body, he slowly climbed out of the pit.
His body swayed unsteadily.
But in the end, he still stood.
Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he straightened his back and faced the descending destruction sphere head-on.
"Come… then…"
Everyone thought the battle would end there.
No matter how durable Frieza was, he could not possibly endure such terrifying power.
Yet just as that energy sphere was about to touch Frieza's body…
A sudden change occurred.
Frieza raised one finger.
The expected scene of destruction did not occur.
The energy sphere, filled with terrifying destructive power, quietly stopped at the tip of his finger.
Then, like water being absorbed by a sponge, it slowly flowed into his body.
"What?"
For the first time, Kakarot's smile froze.
Deep within the crater, strands of purple lightning curled around Frieza's body.
The corner of his mouth lifted, and his expression gradually became arrogant.
"I can stop this kind of destruction energy with one finger…"
"How could a barbaric Saiyan like you ever understand the true meaning of destruction?"
Kakarot felt something was wrong.
A sense of crisis from pure instinct made his scalp tingle.
"What did you do?" he demanded sharply.
"Ohohoho…"
Frieza laughed in delight.
"I did nothing."
"I simply took back the power that always should have belonged to an emperor."
"Did you think only Saiyans can learn? That only Saiyans can improve?"
"As the emperor of the universe, my understanding of power, of rulership, and of destruction is ten thousand times deeper than yours!"
"That shallow destruction power of yours is nothing but a child's toy before me!"
The moment his words fell, Frieza vanished.
In the next instant, he appeared before Kakarot.
The same punch.
The same place.
Bang!
Kakarot's abdomen was struck hard.
His body trembled violently, and his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
A surge of purple energy flowed from Frieza's fist into his body, madly destroying everything inside him.
At that moment, the recovery ability of his immortal body seemed to have been paused.
"How… is this possible…"
Kakarot stared at his wound in disbelief.
A power of destruction that felt deeply familiar, yet completely beyond his control, surrounded the wound and stopped his body from healing.
"Surprised?"
Frieza's voice was like a devil from hell.
"I merely took the destruction power you threw at me, added my own understanding to it, and returned it to you."
"Now, it is my turn."
The hour of revenge had arrived.
Frieza grabbed Kakarot by the hair and slammed his face into the ground, grinding it against the surface.
Boom!
The earth split apart.
"This punch is for the stomach you pierced!"
Bang!
A knee slammed into Kakarot's jaw.
"This kick is for the dignity you trampled underfoot!"
Frieza's attacks no longer pursued efficiency like Kakarot's did. They were filled with pure abuse and torture.
Every strike carried just the right amount of destruction power.
That power caused Kakarot extreme agony while being precisely controlled so that he never felt close enough to death to trigger his growth.
Frieza wanted this Saiyan to remain fully conscious and savor every drop of pain.
"Don't you enjoy hearing people scream?"
Frieza seized Kakarot by the throat. On a finger of his other hand, a wisp of purple energy gathered.
"Ahhh!"
Kakarot let out a heart-rending scream.
His vocal cords were completely destroyed by Frieza's destruction power.
He could not even surrender.
"Ohohoho… What a pleasant sound."
Frieza dragged Kakarot through the sky like a dead dog.
Death Beam!
Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft!
Countless beams containing destruction power pierced Kakarot's entire body, while avoiding every vital point.
His immortal body was frantically repairing itself, but the speed of recovery could not keep up with the rate of injury.
Most terrifying of all, his Saiyan talent still had not triggered.
Because deep in Kakarot's subconscious, although he was in unbearable pain, he did not feel the threat of death.
Frieza understood the Saiyan race far too well.
Especially after gaining Saiyan blood himself, he had been researching it constantly.
After the Ultimate Baby incident, he had become even more wary of enemies with similar abilities.
All of that came together in this earth-shaking moment.
Now, he could torment his opponent to the greatest extent while preventing him from gaining any benefit at all.
The entire arena fell deathly silent.
Everyone was stunned by the cruelty unfolding before them.
That arrogant Kakarot, who could not be killed and could grow stronger without limit, was now nothing more than a toy in Frieza's hands.
This was the true Emperor of Evil!
Inside the Saiyan spaceship, Emperor Vegeta frowned.
"Why?"
"Why did the Saiyan passive ability fail?"
He was confused.
Kakarot was clearly wounded to the point of near death. Why had his power not surged again after his immortal body repaired him?
What exactly had this Frieza done?
In the end, Frieza grew bored.
He tossed the barely breathing Kakarot down from the sky.
Boom!
Kakarot crashed into the ground. His body twitched slightly, unable to repair itself fast enough. Clearly, he had completely lost consciousness.
Frieza slowly landed and wiped the blood from his face, regaining his elegant bearing.
Looking at his height panel, he released an undisguised laugh of delight.
"Ohohohoho…"
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