c17 – Broly! Died!?
Son Goku and the others return
After swallowing the senzu beans, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, Krillin, and Piccolo had regained their strength, their wounds fading as their energy surged back. They all lifted their gazes toward the sky, where Lin Hao and Broly's furious clash split the heavens.
The battle above raged like thunder. Every collision between the Legendary Super Saiyan and Lin Hao shook the air.
Goku's fists clenched in excitement, his eyes sparkling with envy.
"Unbelievable… Lin Hao's pushing back Broly with just Super Saiyan! And I can tell he hasn't even shown his full power yet!"
His blood boiled, the thrill of combat surging through his veins. He wanted nothing more than to leap back into the fray. But the memory of being crushed by Broly moments ago burned in his chest. He wasn't strong enough yet.
I have to train harder. Next time, Lin Hao, Broly… I'll surpass you both!
For a moment, Goku thought his mastery of Super Saiyan 2 would close the gap, but Lin Hao's display shattered that illusion.
"Damn it… damn it!"
Vegeta trembled with rage, teeth grinding as his eyes locked on Lin Hao's calm, confident form.
After breaking into Super Saiyan 2, the prince of Saiyans had believed himself destined to surpass both Kakarot and Lin Hao. He had carried that pride to the new Planet Vegeta, only to be crushed by Broly's monstrous strength. Though he had forced himself to face the Legendary Super Saiyan, in the end he had still fallen.
And now… Lin Hao, in nothing more than Super Saiyan, was making Broly look helpless.
"Curse it all! First Kakarot… now this! I'm the Prince of all Saiyans, and yet…!"
Vegeta roared, slamming his fists into the ground in bitter frustration.
Krillin's face lit up with relief as he watched the tide of battle.
"Lin Hao's unbelievable! He's completely in control against Broly—this fight's as good as won!"
"Yeah! Uncle Lin Hao's amazing!" Gohan shouted with childlike excitement. "He's only using Super Saiyan 1! If he powered up to Super Saiyan 2… he could probably finish Broly in one strike!"
Trunks, folding his arms, watched with wide eyes. His thoughts turned to the future timeline he came from.
"Incredible… he's grown so much stronger in just a few weeks. If someone like Lin Hao existed in my future world, Cell… the Androids… none of it would have happened."
Piccolo's sharp eyes never left the battlefield.
"As expected. With Lin Hao here, even the Legendary Super Saiyan doesn't stand a chance."
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Meanwhile, in the Other World
On King Kai's tiny planet, the North Kai hopped about, antennae twitching in excitement.
"Ohhh! So that's Lin Hao? Amazing! Even Broly, the so-called Legendary Super Saiyan, is no match for him! Looks like the Northern Galaxy is safe after all!"
The Kai clapped his hands together and spun around, dragging Bubbles and Gregory into a ridiculous celebratory dance. For once, the destruction of the Milky Way no longer seemed inevitable.
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Far away, aboard the observation deck
Paragus, hidden in the shadows, could only stare in disbelief as Lin Hao pummeled the son he had once hoped to control.
"H-how can this be? Broly… the Legendary Super Saiyan, feared throughout Saiyan history… and this outsider is defeating him?!"
His face twisted with fear. He staggered back, sweat pouring down his brow.
"No… I can't stay here! If Broly falls, I'll be next!"
With desperation in his eyes, Paragus scrambled toward his concealed attack pod. The moment Lin Hao brought Broly down, Paragus was determined to flee into the depths of space before the battle claimed him too.
But before Paragus could reach the attack pod hidden near the ridge, Vegeta's sharp eyes caught him. The Saiyan prince, still seething with fury, didn't hesitate. He raised one hand, gathering ki into a sharp beam.
"Trash like you doesn't deserve to live! Galick Cannon!"
The violet blast roared from his palm, striking Paragus before he could even cry out. In the next instant, Paragus's body was vaporized, his soul sent straight to King Yemma's desk in the Other World. For Vegeta, this was justice for daring to deceive the proud Saiyan prince.
Meanwhile, Broly, driven into madness and desperation, realized he couldn't overpower Lin Hao head-on. With a guttural roar, he hurled blast after blast, emerald energy spheres raining down like meteors, each detonation shaking the planet to its core.
In seconds, the battlefield became a wasteland of fire and craters. One massive explosion swallowed Lin Hao whole, leaving behind a smoldering pit where the ground itself had collapsed.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Broly's laughter thundered through the smoke. His hollow, pupil-less eyes glowed with savage glee as he reveled in the destruction.
"You look happy."
A calm voice drifted through the dust.
Broly's laughter cut off instantly. His face twisted, his gaze locking onto the massive crater. As the haze cleared, Lin Hao emerged unscathed, golden aura blazing upward like a pillar, sparks of ki dancing across his form.
"Damn it!"
Broly's rage spiked. With a savage roar, he launched himself forward, his massive frame cutting through the air. Lin Hao mirrored him, exploding forward with equal speed.
The distance vanished in an instant
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Fists and feet collided at blinding speed. From the outside, it looked as if the two warriors were evenly matched, each clash detonating with thunderous force. But only Lin Hao knew the truth he was holding back, deliberately measuring Broly's growth.
As the battle dragged on, Broly's power climbed higher. Unlike other Saiyans, his stamina didn't dwindle. Instead, the more he fought, the deeper his energy reserves were drawn out. This was the true terror of the Legendary Super Saiyan—an endless escalation.
But Lin Hao felt no fear. Even if Broly's power spiked by billions in an instant, Lin Hao was confident he could crush him at will.
"Ahhhh ha!"
For more than ten minutes, Lin Hao let Broly rage, testing the limits of his evolution. But at last, he sensed Broly's growth leveling off. The ceiling had been reached.
"The Broly game is over."
Lin Hao's aura surged as he darted forward, his fist slamming into Broly's chest with a devastating crack that sent the berserker flying back. In the same motion, Lin Hao's hands drew apart, ki spiraling between them into a blazing sunflower-like formation of energy.
Broly, unwilling to lose, roared defiantly. His hands flared with sickly green light, twin spheres swelling larger and larger until they lit the entire sky. He slammed them together into one colossal orb, its glow expanding as he hurled it forward.
"Shooom!"
The emerald giant streaked across the battlefield, swelling from the size of a fist into a massive energy bomb dozens of meters wide, tearing open the atmosphere as it closed in on Lin Hao.
Calmly, Lin Hao spread his hands forward, gathering his own power, golden aura blazing brighter than ever as the two titanic forces raced toward collision.
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