Facing Vegeta's aura, Talot wasn't about to indulge him. Even if he didn't strike, that didn't mean he wouldn't resist.
In an instant, an unparalleled aura burst out, not only overturning Vegeta's probing aura but also dragging everyone into an even more terrifying world.
Everyone except Raditz and Salari was frightened out of their wits, their eyes blank.
Vegeta's heartbeat quickened, his brows twitching violently. Even if he tried to remain calm, his breathing grew rapid and uneven.
In Vegeta's heart, his unwillingness toward Talot only deepened.
Just a casual surge of aura from a single glance could reach this level, just how strong had Talot become?
Yet what Vegeta didn't know was that Talot's aura outburst had already been heavily restrained, merely a tenth of his base state.
And even that tenth, if converted into a power level, was more than 3,000,000!
The intimidation had already done its work. Talot pulled back his aura, crossed his arms, and sized up Vegeta with a wicked grin.
"You… you b*stard… you've already grown this powerful… Of course, otherwise how could you possibly have killed Cooler and King Cold? So this is the power of a Super Saiyan!!!!" Vegeta's face was grim and ugly, his fists long clenched tight, and after he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth.
This feeling… it was even more terrifying than when he faced Frieza.
No wonder Talot could kill Cooler and King Cold.
Because of Vegeta's questioning, Nappa and Goku were the first to snap back to their senses. Soon after came Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu.
"To withstand my aura, it seems you've tempered your mind well over these years," Talot said with a smile.
At the side, Nappa was left in disarray, utterly unable to get a word in.
His power level of 25,000 had once been enough to dominate a region, yet now he had been reduced to an insignificant extra.
He couldn't help but recall the old days of the Saiyan race. Nappa really wanted to be reborn and go back to that era, because in that era, his current strength would have been absolutely powerful.
"Enough of this nonsense. Tell me, how did you become a Super Saiyan?!" Vegeta's eyes locked onto Talot, unrelenting, determined to learn the method.
Hearing that, Talot hadn't expected him to be so direct.
But before he could speak, Salari let out a disdainful laugh, and then Raditz followed up: "You want to know how to become a Super Saiyan? Simple. Defeat my little brother Kakarot, and I might be merciful enough to tell you."
Raditz's sudden interjection sent a jolt through Vegeta's heart.
Only then did he react, attempting to use Ki Sense to feel out Raditz's strength. The moment he probed, it was as though he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
[No… no way… could it be that Raditz has also become a Super Saiyan?! What the hell is going on?!] Vegeta's mind leapt to this horrifying possibility.
He then turned his gaze to Salari, and without a doubt, felt the same thing. The realization drove him to the brink of madness.
Finally, he couldn't help but look toward Goku.
Suddenly, veins bulged on his forehead as anger surged within him.
Raditz was humiliating him.
To force him, the proud Saiyan Prince, to deal with this snot-nosed brat? What kind of joke was this?!
Trash like this didn't even deserve to make him lift a hand.
But for the secret of becoming a Super Saiyan, Vegeta swallowed his rage and held back.
He really had no right to lose his temper, because his strength simply wasn't enough.
"Nappa, take care of this brat," Vegeta thought of Nappa, and gave him the order.
As soon as those words left Vegeta's mouth, Nappa was dumbfounded.
Although he was simple-minded and brawny, that didn't mean he was an idiot.
For Vegeta to order him to fight now, wasn't that just putting him in an impossible spot? Besides, the current situation was clearly beyond his control, and they were obviously at a disadvantage.
His eyes shifted left and right, glancing at Talot's group, then back at Vegeta.
Damn it, what did this have to do with him?
He didn't dare defy Vegeta's orders, but he also didn't dare act recklessly in front of Talot.
In an instant, Nappa found himself stuck in an inescapable dilemma.
"Nappa, since Vegeta told you to fight, then go ahead without worry. My little brother is far stronger than you think," Raditz said casually.
At those words, Nappa felt as if he had been granted amnesty, finally able to relax.
"In that case, I won't hold back. But since he's your brother, I won't go too hard on him," Nappa said, giving Raditz a reassuring look. He thought Raditz was just bluffing, hinting for him not to be too ruthless while fighting. He had no idea that Goku's strength was truly nothing to underestimate.
Fixing his eyes on Goku, Nappa continued: "At your age, to already have a power level above 3,000, you'd be considered an upper-class elite among the Saiyans. But unfortunately for you, you're up against me. Before we start fighting, let me remind you, my power level is over 25,000! If you surrender now, it's not too late."
Nappa's words didn't make any impression on the Saiyans present.
Because a power level of 25,000 at this point in time really wasn't anything remarkable.
Even Goku wasn't fazed, since he had already guessed as much.
But for Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu, it was a crushing blow.
Their hearts trembled.
What did a power level of 25,000 even mean?!
Their own levels were barely just over 300.
Several hundred versus tens of thousands—that was a difference of over a hundredfold!
They weren't even on the same level.
"Even if your power level is 25,000, don't underestimate me, baldy!" Goku laughed cheekily, firing back.
Coming from the still-young Goku, those words clearly struck Nappa's weak spot.
"You dare call me baldy?! Do you not understand what a power level of 25,000 means? No matter, I'll let you experience it soon enough!" Nappa snarled viciously.
All those years in the Frieza Force, his age had caught up with him and he'd lost all his hair. It was a wound in his heart.
And now Goku had just ripped it open.
Staring at the fierce Nappa, Goku chuckled again.
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