Piccolo silently took half a step back, looking at Turles in the distance with a gaze full of sympathy.
He could already foresee the nightmare this ignorant Saiyan was about to experience.
"Hey."
Turles's voice was thick with barely restrained rage.
"I'm talking to you, you insect. Are you deaf?"
Loren slowly turned his head, calmly sizing Turles up from head to toe.
"Oh, you're talking to me."
"What's wrong?"
Turles laughed.
A laugh born purely of anger.
"What's wrong?"
He pointed at Vegeta, who had been kicked into the mountain wall not far away, then pointed at Goku, who couldn't even stand steadily.
"Do you see them, insect?"
"One is the so-called Saiyan Prince of noble blood."
"The other is Kakarot, the one you Earthlings place all your hopes on."
"And now?"
"They're both lying there like two dead dogs."
Turles spread his arms arrogantly.
"Now kneel down obediently and swear loyalty to me!"
"Otherwise, your fate will be a hundred times more miserable than theirs!"
Turles burst into wild laughter.
"Are you finished?"
The smile on Turles's face froze.
"What…?"
"Did this guy not see Vegeta and Kakarot's miserable state?"
"He dares to ignore me?!"
Loren didn't even glance at Turles.
Instead, he walked straight toward Goku and Vegeta.
Loren stopped in front of Goku first.
"Look at you."
"You're in a pretty sorry state."
"If you can't handle it, don't force yourself."
"You're not like me."
He reached out and helped Goku to his feet.
Then Loren walked over to Vegeta.
Vegeta was propping himself up with his elbows, trying to crawl out of the rubble. His pride wouldn't allow him to show even a hint of weakness in front of Loren.
Loren looked down at him.
"And you, Prince."
"You… shut up…"
Vegeta growled stubbornly.
Loren ignored him completely and spoke calmly.
"Watch carefully."
"Goku. Vegeta."
"Today, I'll show you—"
"What a true Super Saiyan is."
"What absolute power looks like."
The moment his words fell—
The air stopped moving.
The next instant—
BOOM—!
A terrifying golden aura erupted from Loren's body.
The light was as dazzling as the sun itself, yet it carried an overwhelming majesty—as if the world existed beneath it.
The ground shook violently.
Loren's black hair slowly lifted, floating upward without wind, then instantly transformed into brilliant, radiant gold.
He slowly opened his eyes.
No anger.
No killing intent.
Only absolute indifference—like a god looking down upon ants.
[Battle Power: 255,000,000]
Crushing. Absolute. Power.
Vegeta stared blankly at the golden figure, his mind completely empty.
This was—
A Super Saiyan.
Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen it, Loren's transformation still struck Vegeta like a thunderbolt.
And after the shock came deep, burning envy.
I want it too…
I want to become a Super Saiyan…
The one who felt it most strongly was Turles.
The arrogance, contempt, and mockery on his face vanished completely.
What replaced them was uncontrollable fear.
Loren's pressure was almost entirely focused on him.
Turles's body trembled violently.
"No…"
"This… this is impossible…"
He staggered backward.
"You—what kind of monster are you…?"
"How can you be this strong?!"
Loren raised his hand, casually examining the golden aura wrapping around his palm like a tangible substance.
"Oh, this?"
"Super Saiyan."
"Haven't you heard of it?"
Super Saiyan…
Turles's body jerked.
"Super… Saiyan?"
His voice was filled with disbelief.
"Impossible!"
"That's just a legend!"
"How can it actually exist?!"
Loren looked at him calmly.
"A legend?"
"That only means—"
"Your knowledge is too shallow."
"Don't look down on me!!"
Turles roared, terror and rage erupting together.
He released every ounce of power in his body.
A purplish-black, evil aura shot straight into the sky.
"I'll kill you!!"
His body twisted into distorted black light, charging at Loren with destructive force.
Loren moved faster.
The instant they crossed paths—
Bang!
Loren's fist smashed into Turles's abdomen.
Turles's body folded like a shrimp.
Purple blood mixed with fragments of organs sprayed from his mouth.
Like a kite with its string snapped, Turles flew backward at terrifying speed, crashing violently into the towering Spirit Tree.
RUMBLE—!
The massive tree shook violently.
Turles was embedded deep into the trunk, forming a human-shaped crater.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
"AAAAAAHHHH—!!"
Turles screamed in rage.
A dark red demonic energy—far more evil than before—erupted from his body.
"The power of the Dark Demon Realm…!"
His face twisted under corruption.
His eyes turned blood-red.
Black, sinister patterns spread across his skin.
"I'LL KILL YOU!!"
His power surged wildly.
"So it's not over yet?"
"He's been corrupted by demonic energy…"
Loren lost patience.
He raised both hands and placed them together at his waist—
A stance instantly familiar to Goku and Krillin.
"Ka…"
"Me…"
Turles felt himself completely locked by Loren's ki.
His body refused to move.
"Ha…"
Light gathered in Loren's palms, like a miniature sun.
"Me…"
"No—!!"
Turles screamed in terror.
"HA—!!"
A blinding Kamehameha erupted.
The beam swallowed everything—
Turles.
The Spirit Tree.
All of it.
When the light finally faded—
The towering Spirit Tree was gone.
The evil Saiyan Turles was gone.
Only scorched land remained.
And absolute silence followed.
...
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