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Chapter 977 Vegeta: Awesome!
No matter how much Lu Li talked to Gohan about the potential dangers, it was all empty talk. It was only when Gohan saw those scenes and his past memories were awakened that he realized the importance of training.

What happened on screen wasn't impossible for him to do in his own world. Gohan felt that once his father and Vegeta died in battle, there would be no one left on Earth capable of resisting the enemy.

Is he going to send his young brother to the battlefield again? Gotenks is strong, but he's even more unreliable than his father and Vegeta.

In an instant, Gohan realized how naive he had been. How could he abandon his current training regimen just because someone criticized his hairstyle?

This training method is clearly perfect; it not only allows one to maintain peak power but also enables one to conduct daily life and academic research.

“Mr. Lu, I understand your good intentions. I will continue to work hard to become the last line of defense for the earth and my family.”

Gohan declared firmly, "I will not allow anyone to harm my unborn daughter!"

"Huh? How did you know it was a daughter?"

Lu Li asked, puzzled.

Gohan scratched his head. "I'm a biologist, and Mr. Satan was very curious, so he asked me and Videl to look it up. Videl herself wasn't too willing, though, because she said she would miss out on the surprise of opening the presents."

Lu Li was surprised that Gohan and the others had this kind of idea, and smiled knowingly. Aside from his fighting talent, Gohan was just an ordinary person with all the emotions and desires, completely different from his father.

"Well, I don't mean to provoke you any further, but I have to say that what I just showed you wasn't a simulation, but a fact that is happening in the future."

Lu Li then returned to the main topic, "You can't save your future self, but perhaps you can still save your disciple, the Earth that Trunks loves."

Gohan, being a cultured man, wasn't immediately concerned with the veracity of the matter, but rather with the source of Lu Li's information. "Mr. Lu, have you been to the future!? Or do you possess precognitive abilities?"

"Just think of it as my power occasionally allowing me to see fragments of images from parallel universes. I only started seeing these after I came into contact with you. I thought you'd be interested, so I'm showing them to you."

Lu Li casually explained that he had simply shown the original anime to Gohan.

"Trunks..."

Gohan felt a little worried. "Mr. Riku, can we still go to the future?"

Lu Li could see that Gohan was very different from his father. If he told Goku about this, Goku would also want to go to the future, but Goku would have two reasons for doing so.

One reason is that Goku wants to help Trunks defeat the enemy, and the other is that he really wants to see how strong the enemy is that can beat Future Trunks to a pulp. The latter might have a higher gravity factor for Goku.

Gohan's eyes showed more concern for Future Trunks, as well as heartache and sympathy for the suffering of Earthlings.

"I've heard Lord Beerus talk about time machines. They're contraband, and they haven't been built in our universe yet, so we can't travel to the future for the time being."

Lu Li then changed the subject, "But, if people from the future came here, wouldn't we have a time machine?"

Gohan heard some hope in Lu Li's words, but he was still somewhat anxious, mainly because he couldn't be sure that Trunks would come back for help in the future.

Lu Li stood up and patted Gohan on the shoulder. "Don't think too much about it. If you're not strong enough, you won't be able to help even if you want to. But if you're strong enough, no time rule can stop you."

Upon hearing Lu Li's words, Gohan's eyes lit up, and his aura fluctuated for a moment before he stabilized it again, maintaining his Super Saiyan 2 form.

Seeing Lu Li descend the steps, Gohan bowed deeply once more.

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On the edge of the universe, on the planet Cornelon.

This is the most remote area of ​​the seventh universe. It can be said that the nearest inhabited planet is still half a universe away.

On this planet, there is a newly built giant arena where Vegeta and Frieza stand facing each other, their eyes filled with disdain.

As the two sides confronted each other, invisible strands of soul intent sealed off the space around the planet like barriers, while dark purple light clung to these walls, forming a sealed space.

Lu Li stood above, watching the arena below with great interest. "Let's begin, Vegeta. If you die, I'll collect your body."

Vegeta spat, "How could I possibly lose to trash like Frieza?"

Frieza stood opposite Vegeta, letting out his signature laugh, "Oh ho ho ho~ Vegeta, it's been so many years, you seem to have become quite arrogant, have you already forgotten how terrifying I was?"

"Enough with the nonsense, I'll make you understand the difference in power between us in no time."

As Vegeta spoke, his body began to explode with energy, instantly entering Super Saiyan 3.

Clearly, he couldn't shake his bad habits. Even though Lu Li said that Frieza was not what he used to be, Vegeta still didn't use his peak strength right away.

"That's what I'm going to say."

Frieza said this and charged at Vegeta.

Lu Li watched the two begin their battle with a somewhat strange expression, because he discovered that this tendency to activate different states in stages was not unique to Goku and Vegeta, but rather a common problem among all creatures in this universe.

Even Frieza was the same; he didn't activate his Golden Frieza form right away, and only transformed after being beaten up by Vegeta.

Vegeta's Super Saiyan 3 form completely overwhelmed Frieza in his ultimate state. If Vegeta hadn't wanted to see Frieza's Golden Frieza form, Frieza would have been killed.

"Boring. With this little strength, you might as well just let me kill you and send you back to hell."

Vegeta gathered a ki blast in his hand and aimed it at Frieza, who had already been knocked to the ground.

Frieza didn't expect Vegeta to be so strong in Super Saiyan 3 alone, so he had no choice but to transform into Golden Frieza. Lu Li noticed that the transformation process alone took three or four seconds.

All I can say is that if Vegeta hadn't wanted to kill the strongest Frieza, Frieza's transformation time would have been incredibly slow.

As expected, Frieza, after transforming, began to overpower Vegeta again, making Lu Li feel that this battle had a somewhat childish, turn-based feel to it.

Frieza did not interrupt Vegeta when he was about to transform again.

The battle that followed was quite intense. Vegeta, who had transformed into Super Saiyan Blue, and Frieza fought fiercely, their battle becoming so intense that they disregarded any power control and unleashed their full power.

If Lu Li hadn't used his soul intent and destructive energy to create a barrier, the shockwaves generated by the two of them fighting would have destroyed half the universe.

Prince Vegeta was locked in a stalemate during the battle. In the end, both he and Frieza were running out of energy. Vegeta could no longer maintain his Super Saiyan Blue form, while Frieza also reverted to his Golden Frieza form.

However, when it came to the realm of demotion, the Super Saiyan form was far more powerful than Frieza. So, after Frieza struggled for a while, he was blasted into dust by Vegeta's Final Flash.

"Huff... huff... huff—"

Vegeta stood there, panting heavily, his hair now black. The Final Flash attack had exhausted his last bit of energy, and he could no longer maintain his Super Saiyan form.

"How does it feel to take revenge with your own hands?" Lu Li walked to Vegeta's side and looked at the dust of the Great King.

Frieza had returned to Hell and was hanging from a tree, surrounded by a group of little angels singing him harmonious and loving songs. For the king, that was true torture.

"It was just killing a piece of trash, nothing to say."

Vegeta's expression was aloof, but the dual thrill of personally killing someone who had once cast a shadow of fear over him, and at the same time defeating a powerful enemy, had put every cell in his body in a state of elation.

"Cough cough..."

He coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. In the final battle, Frieza's attack before he was hit by the Ultimate Flash also severely injured him, leaving him in a near-death state.

If it weren't for his pride, Vegeta would have collapsed long ago.

"I could easily kill Frieza, but I'm handing him over to you. Do you know why?"

Lu Li placed his hand on Vegeta, and the reply began to take effect.

Vegeta felt his injuries healing and his ki returning, and he once again marveled at how useful Lu Li's abilities were. "Is it because you disdain to personally deal with such trash?"

Lu Li shook his head. "Because I want you to experience just how exhilarating it feels to achieve a goal."

His words were simple and straightforward, yet they seemed to strike a chord deep within Vegeta's heart.

Vegeta paused for a moment, then a seemingly 'evil' smile appeared on his face. "Killing Frieza with my own hands certainly brings me great pleasure."

After Lu Li said that, Vegeta realized that he had actually put a lot of pressure on himself and set many goals.

But upon closer reflection, it seems that he never personally accomplished any such significant goals in his life.

For example, even if he briefly had the upper hand, he would quickly overtake Kakarot and enter a new version.

For example, from his childhood to adulthood, he always wanted to break free from Frieza's control and kill Frieza, but he never succeeded in doing so. In the final battle, Goku still came out on top.

Later, he became very strong, and he knew that he could also kill Frieza of that era, but Vegeta always felt uneasy because he had always missed an opportunity to kill 'the powerful Frieza'.

Even if Frieza were to be resurrected and he were to kill the weaker Frieza he is now, he would not feel that sense of release.

However, Frieza's resurrection and subsequent improvement through training have made him a formidable opponent. In fact, even if Frieza and Kakarot hadn't joined forces during this period of special training from Lu Li, they wouldn't have been able to defeat him.

In the face of life and death, killing such a powerful Frieza is the battle Vegeta desires, the perfect battle to express the spirit within him.

This battle had nothing to do with Kakarot; he carried it out entirely by himself, killing the powerful Golden Frieza. For a moment, Vegeta felt as if he had entered some kind of transcendent sage mode.

Cool!
To put it bluntly, that's the feeling. After experiencing it, Vegeta became addicted and had an even greater desire for his other goals.

For example, trampling Kakarot underfoot, or defeating the mysterious and powerful Lu Li.

Looking at the change in Vegeta's aura, Lu Li felt that the prince might have found his own path, and who knows, the prince might actually surpass Goku.

"Go back to Earth. I'm going to wait for Kakarot to come back so I can fight him again."

Vegeta's fighting spirit was undisguised.

"I think the first thing you should do when you get back is to go and comfort Bulma."

Lu Li said with a smile.

Vegeta was taken aback. "Why?"

“Before you set off, I told Bulma that you were going to challenge the evolved Frieza by yourself and that you might die. I wanted her to be mentally prepared.”

Lu Li explained, "Bulma said that you dared to keep such a big thing from her, and she's waiting for you to come back to punish you properly."

Vegeta broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this, and his powerful aura of dominating the heavens, the earth, and even the air vanished instantly.

Why do you talk so much!

Vegeta complained that Bulma never interfered with his daily training and never gossiped, but she would naturally care when it came to life-or-death battles. He admitted that he had been negligent this time, mainly because he had never considered that he would lose.

In reality, Golden Frieza was indeed a formidable opponent, and he had to admit to himself that he almost suffered a defeat.

He didn't tell Bulma about this, so of course Bulma was angry.

"As a teacher, when I take students on dangerous internships, I feel I should always inform their families first."

Lu Li said with a smile, finding Vegeta's disheveled appearance amusing. Who would have thought that the once unruly Vegeta would become a man who loves his wife and family?

Just as Lu Li was preparing to take Vegeta back to Earth, two figures suddenly appeared in the sky above Planet Cornelon.

The protective shield created by Lu Li was easily broken by the newcomers, who simply waved one hand across it. The newcomers were none other than Beerus and Whis.

"Land from!!"

Beerus's voice was loud, and he seemed very excited.

Lu Li was completely puzzled. He had killed Frieza, but Beerus had previously shown an indifferent attitude towards Frieza. Logically, he shouldn't be angry with him over this. What was he so agitated about?
Moreover, he has only been back on Earth for two days, and he left Weiss plenty of food beforehand, so there shouldn't be any food shortages, right?
"What's wrong, Lord Beerus?"

Lu Li asked.

Whis remained calm, smiling, and glanced at Vegeta, seemingly surprised that Vegeta could defeat Golden Frieza.

"The matter is urgent. Find me four experts immediately."

Beerus looked at Vegeta as he spoke, "Vegeta is one too, if you don't want Earth to disappear."

"What happened?"

Lu Li had a general idea of ​​what was going on, but he still asked, while Vegeta, standing to the side, was completely bewildered.

"It's like this, Lord Beerus's younger brother wants to have a match with him. If our Seventh Universe loses, Earth will be exported."

Whis explained calmly, "And if we win, we'll get the Super Dragon Balls."

(End of this chapter)