Talot walked up to Raditz and stood face to face with him.
Talot's form had stabilized at Super Saiyan Full Power.
His power level had surged to nearly 490 million, close to the 500 million mark.
Compared to Raditz, who was stronger was clear to any onlooker.
Facing such a powerful Talot, Raditz was drenched in sweat, deeply uneasy.
Though both were Super Saiyans, the difference in strength was vast, and the pressure was immense.
Especially since he was only in the initial form, while Talot had long since stabilized his transformation and reached Full Power.
"As expected, the gap between us is enormous! Using you to find a new benchmark is the best choice, otherwise, I might become overly arrogant just because I succeeded in transforming." Raditz's words made Talot regard him with renewed respect.
It had to be said that over the years, it wasn't just Talot who had grown. Raditz had also been steadily maturing.
At the very least, since getting together with Blonde Launch and confirming their relationship, he had grown into an adult.
A man's maturity sometimes comes suddenly and unmistakably.
"So, I won't hold back against you either. What I'm using now isn't my full strength, but it is Super Saiyan Full Power." Talot said with a smile.
That seemingly calm smile gave a deep shock to Raditz.
"You b*stard… sometimes you're really annoying. Even though I'm far weaker than you, I still have to fight you. Otherwise, my long-standing goal will become a joke." Raditz grumbled, then fully gathered his strength.
Knowing he would lose, he still charged ahead.
Not because his opponent was Talot, but because it was the Saiyan nature to charge forward without fear.
Besides, having just broken through, Raditz also wanted to use Talot to help him grasp his own power.
Talot nodded at him silently.
At that moment, silence spoke louder than words. The atmosphere grew unusually heavy and oppressive.
Until Raditz let out a shout, and his body suddenly swelled from the surge of energy, and the next moment, Raditz launched forward with a mighty punch, swinging it down hard!
'BOOM!!!!'
A deafening explosion shook the very land.
Raditz held the pose of throwing the punch, while Talot didn't dodge or flinch, taking the blow head-on.
Even though the punch landed squarely on his head, on his cheek, even though it carried immense destructive power…
It only caused Talot's face to turn slightly, his head tilting a bit.
The punch landed, and Raditz's eyes flashed sharply. Without pause, he unleashed a furious flurry of powerful blows against Talot.
Talot didn't dodge a single one. He faced them all directly.
Raditz fought with everything he had, while Talot let him vent.
He had thought about ending the fight with a single punch, but doing so wouldn't let Raditz feel the true gap in strength.
So he let him go all out before making his move.
After all, no matter how fierce Raditz's attacks were, they couldn't break through his defenses. At most, they'd scrape his skin, which his self-healing ability could immediately recover.
The battle was one-sided. Raditz's frenzied outburst unleashed a terrifying energy storm.
Those unaware of the situation couldn't tell and simply thought Raditz had gained the upper hand, that Talot was powerless to fight back and could only passively endure.
But those with sharp eyes could immediately see that Raditz's attacks, while seemingly powerful, were unable to break through Talot's defenses.
"My attacks are that worthless to you? In that case, take this move! Double Sunday!" Raditz leapt into the sky, shouting loudly.
With both arms spread wide, two rose-colored energy blasts crackling with lightning formed in his hands. Their terrifying power made even warriors with power levels under 100 million tremble in fear.
Even warriors with power levels above 100 million were stunned speechless.
This attack was clearly unstoppable for everyone present, except Olibu and Salari.
And that was to be expected. In the North Area camp, apart from Talot and Olibu, Salari had recently advanced. Besides them, there were only two others with power levels exceeding 100 million.
"Ahhh~! What are you doing?! Talot, didn't you agree to start fighting?! If that attack lands, the whole area will be destroyed!" North Kai clutched his head in frustration.
"It's fine, Lord Kai. Even if that move really explodes, I can immediately deploy an Energy Shield to contain the destruction within the arena," Olibu said, trying to reassure North Kai.
However, North Kai's next words left him speechless, unsure how to respond: "Isn't that still going to destroy the arena? Do you have any idea how much effort it takes to repair one?"
Conversations between superiors and subordinates were always this blunt.
Olibu dared not say another word, knowing that whatever he said would just provoke more scolding.
It was Salari who spoke up to smooth things over: "Lord Kai, when the old is gone, the new comes in. If it really gets destroyed, we can just have Bulma help with the reconstruction. The last time the place was damaged, Bulma's upgrades made it even grander than the rest of the galaxy's arenas."
North Kai caught the underlying meaning in Salari's words.
It seemed… this wasn't such a bad idea after all.
Anyway, if it meant he didn't have to put in any effort rebuilding it himself, he was perfectly fine with it.
And if Bulma brought Earth's technology to do a little remodeling, that wouldn't be a bad thing either.
After all, it wasn't like she hadn't done it before.
Last time the North Area's camp was destroyed due to a battle, Bulma stepped in just in time and transformed Grand Kai's North Area camp into something entirely new.
Especially since it had been approved by Grand Kai himself.
Grand Kai's Palace and his back garden were also both personally designed and improved by Bulma.
Because of how quickly North Kai changed his stance, everyone's first reaction was: Is this really the Lord Kai we know?
But he was Lord Kai, after all. Even if they had some thoughts, they could only keep them to themselves.
Up in the sky, Raditz's aura surged as his finishing move reached its peak. Then he raised his hands and hurled it down.
The two rose-colored energy bombs crackling with lightning shot downward one after the other, growing larger as they descended.
"Stacked dual attacks, just like you always do," Talot praised, then golden flames ignited around his body.
His aura flared slightly before he raised his hand.
He couldn't allow this attack to explode on the ground, after all. He had promised North Kai not to cause widespread destruction.
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