On Planet Yardrat.
Talot, Pybara, and Pybama gazed at the massive explosion in the sky and the spaceship that barreled straight in, each showing a different expression.
Talot's body was trembling.
Of course, it wasn't due to fear; it was excitement.
Cooler had finally arrived, and he had made him wait long enough.
"He was bound to come eventually. Chief, have our warriors assembled?" Pybara asked in a low voice.
"Our warriors are ready for battle at any moment, Grand Elder," Pybama replied firmly, already prepared to sacrifice his life.
They had made a firm resolution for this battle and would never let Talot face it alone.
Even if Talot said he was strong enough to fend off all the enemies on his own.
"I'll leave Cooler's subordinates to you all. He doesn't have anyone with a high power level by his side. As for Cooler, I'll handle him," Talot said, and with a flash, he vanished from where he stood.
At the side, Pybara and Pybama exchanged glances and nodded. They then used the Foresight Technique and Astral Projection Technique respectively to communicate with their warriors.
By the time Cooler's spaceship crash-landed on the ground, Pybara and Pybama had already shared its location, and the warriors were ready.
At the spaceship's landing site.
Several massive hatches opened, and hundreds of combatants swarmed out like a hive of bees.
These soldiers, following Cooler's orders, were already eager to launch a full-scale attack on Planet Yardrat.
However, under the coordination of Pybama and Pybara, and with all Yardratians capable of Instant Transmission, the warriors intercepted the invaders immediately.
In an instant, flames of war raged everywhere, and fierce battles erupted continuously.
Elsewhere, Talot arrived at the front of Cooler's spaceship the moment it landed, ready to meet Cooler himself.
Deliberately allowing those weaker Cooler Force soldiers to pass, Talot stood still, not moving at all, until the hatch at the very front of the ship opened.
Cooler appeared.
"As expected, you damn monkeys are still alive. Thanks to your Instant Transmission ability, you've managed to escape two planet explosions in a row.
"But I'm curious, how did you know I'd come to this planet? Normally, the information shouldn't have leaked."
Seeing Talot again, Cooler was quite surprised but pretended to remain composed.
He wasn't surprised Talot was still alive. He had already suspected as much.
But what he couldn't understand was how Talot knew he was coming and was here waiting for him.
Or was it that he had been living on this planet all along? Was it just coincidence?
"Does it matter, Cooler?" Talot stared sharply at Cooler, his formless aura spreading out and pressing toward him.
"Hmph~~!! Don't tell me this stupid little trick is meant to scare me off?" Cooler snorted coldly, unleashing a powerful energy in an instant. The terrifying aura swept out like a storm, completely suppressing the aura Talot had just emitted.
The powerful pressure brought immense strain to Talot.
Without hesitation, Talot immediately tapped into the Super Saiyan energy pool to resist.
Judging by the aura of that outburst, Cooler's current power level had at least surpassed 200 million.
And that was without even transforming; just a casual release of power.
Back then, without transforming, Cooler's maximum power level was around 150 million.
[Looks like North Kai was being conservative. Without even transforming, Cooler's power level might already be over 200 million, maybe even 300 million. If he transforms, it might far exceed 500 million, maybe even reach beyond 600 million.] Talot thought silently, roughly estimating.
His fighting spirit ignited, the Super Saiyan energy pool pulsed within him, and golden aura radiated outward. His fierce aura clashed directly with Cooler's aura.
[Golden aura… Hmph!] Cooler noticed the change occurring on Talot's body, a flicker of deep wariness flashing through his eyes.
In his mind, the warning left by his ancestor resurfaced once again.
[Be careful of Saiyans who can transform into a golden-haired form….]
If it had been the past and he hadn't faced it before, Cooler might still have been cautious, but this time, his killing intent outweighed everything!
He didn't believe for a second that this Saiyan monkey could be stronger than he was now.
Since that battle, his strength had grown, and during his leisure time, he'd even done a few push-ups. His strength was no longer what it used to be.
So what if Talot was a Super Saiyan?
He was the true Emperor of the Universe!
"Monkey, you barely scraped your way back to life. Wouldn't it have been better to stay hidden and live out your days? You just had to come out and oppose me! I won't make the same mistake twice!!" As his words fell, Cooler raised his hand and unleashed a barrage of Death Beams at Talot.
"So do I. Let's settle this with our fists." Talot charged energy into his right arm and hurled it with force. Spiraling Bombs shot out, mid-flight splitting into dozens of spiraling energy blasts.
BOOM~~!!! The energy explosions triggered a chain reaction. Death Beams and Spiraling Bombs collided and erupted, forming a thick wall of flame between the two of them.
"Die!!" With a roar, Cooler burst through the wall of flames, his entire strength focused into his fist.
BANG!!!! A thunderous blast rang out, generating terrifying sound waves through the air.
Cooler's full-powered punch was effortlessly blocked by Talot with a single hand. At the same time, Talot began to transform.
His hair, now standing straight up, turned golden, while his eyes shifted to a bright emerald green.
Seeing Talot's transformation with his own eyes, even though he had expected it, Cooler still couldn't help but feel a jolt of surprise in his heart.
That brief flicker of distraction gave Talot the opening he needed.
BANG!!!! A devastating strike landed squarely on Cooler's face, and with overwhelming force, it blasted Cooler straight into his spaceship, triggering a massive explosion.
Seizing the momentum, Talot spread his hands and conjured a Spiraling Energy Ball, merging several into one for an even greater destructive power.
"Spiraling Annihilation Bomb!!" With a single-handed throw, Talot launched the overwhelmingly powerful energy bomb straight into the spaceship.
BOOM~~!!!! The energy bomb exploded instantly, scorching flames engulfing the entire spaceship. The shockwaves from the blast spread in all directions, shaking the entire battlefield.
The destructive power of the Spiraling Annihilation Bomb was terrifying, but it wasn't enough to seriously injure Cooler.
He understood this clearly, and this was only a probing strike.
Sure enough, the very next second...
BOOM~~!!! A Death Beam burst forth from the flames, surging straight toward Talot.
Already anticipating this, Talot raised his hand and swatted the Death Beam apart with a single palm.
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