Chapter 137: Learning Divine Speech, Awaiting Cooler's Arrival
Before the burly man in green could even slam on the brakes, the energy blast in Lin Qi's palm had already launched, instantly blasting Dore into pieces.
"First blood!"
"Dore!!" The lizard's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before him—but what shocked him even more was Lin Qi's combat power...
The winds stirred violently mid-air. As Lin Qi released just a hint of his energy, the lizard's scouter began to spike erratically.
"50,000... 100,000... 250,000... 320,000... 430,000..."
Hearing these readings, Lin Qi raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. "Looks like your scouters are far more advanced!"
After all, the ones Raditz and his group brought had incredibly low readings—nothing like Sauzā's.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The scouters of Cooler's Armored Squadron exploded simultaneously!
"This guy's power level..." Sauzā glanced at the lizard. "Run... we have to run!"
Even though the scouter had already hit its limit, the tailed man before them was clearly a being who completely outclassed them.
As the terrified lizard and Sauzā tried to take off, Lin Qi didn't even move much. He simply raised a faint smile and pointed toward the two.
"Farewell."
Boom!
A dazzling light burst across the sky—an energy sphere that filled the heavens exploded, instantly reducing the last two members of Cooler's Armored Squadron to ash.
Whoosh—
Lin Qi then looked up at the massive spaceship floating overhead, obscuring the sunlight, and showed clear displeasure. With a wave of his large hand—
A terrifyingly powerful energy blast surged toward the spaceship.
Another deafening explosion rang out.
The ship was pierced straight through, with chunks of debris raining down from the sky—but Lin Qi's energy blast didn't stop there.
It shot straight up into the atmosphere, bursting into the outer space, and struck the other ships orbiting the planet.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The blinding lights lit up the sky like fireworks, and Lin Qi curved his lips in a grin. "Beautiful..."
"Thank you for stepping in..." A short alien elder slowly walked up to Lin Qi. "Though it's terribly impolite, I must ask you…"
"...to leave. Cooler will be arriving on this planet soon, child. You may not be his match!"
"Oh? I'm no match for Cooler?!" Lin Qi raised an eyebrow, looking at the alien elder whose legs were trembling in fear.
What a strange alien... Terrified out of his wits, yet still urging me to flee for my own good?!
"No worries. I'm waiting for this so-called Cooler..." Lin Qi smiled and asked politely, "But we can actually communicate?"
"Yes, we speak the languages of 1,387 planets. What you just spoke was the Earth language!" A smaller, younger alien proudly chimed in.
His tone was full of pride.
"Teach me! Never know when it'll come in handy. Do you know Namekian? Or the divine language?"
When Lin Qi showed genuine interest, the alien elder was overjoyed and immediately pointed to a group of small aliens. "Ko-One, Ko-Three..."
"Sir, these two are our best. Ko-One is most fluent in the divine language, while Ko-Three specializes in Namekian!"
The alien elder thought to himself—maybe this calm and composed person... really can defeat the pirate king, Cooler?
Lin Qi's smile grew brighter, his mood significantly improved. "Haha... then teach me!"
Meanwhile, in a distant region of space—
A round spaceship, far larger than Sauzā's, was speeding toward its destination.
"Lord Cooler, we've received a report from the frontlines. The Armored Squadron was annihilated by an unknown entity!"
"Who was it?" Cooler's sharp eyes gleamed with a murderous glint.
"We're not sure yet. But from their last known location, it'll take us about two months to reach the planet."
"Speed up!" Cooler rose from his throne, his tail swaying as he exited the control room. "By the way... what's my adorable little brother up to now?"
"He seems to be heading for Namek. It's right on the way—shall we stop there, Lord Cooler?"
"Hmph, no. Go around that star system. I don't want Father thinking I came to the North Galaxy just to bully his favorite son again!"
Over two months later.
Cooler's ship rapidly approached Lin Qi's planet.
"Lord Cooler, we'll reach the planet where Sauzā last landed in thirty minutes!"
"Hmm..." Cooler nodded expressionlessly at the report, but his eyes remained locked on the screen.
The footage showed the final moment—Lin Qi annihilating the Armored Squadron.
This intel had come from one of Cooler's surviving subordinates, who narrowly escaped death and transmitted the data back.
"Power level of 1,000,000... No wonder Sauzā and the others died. Still, what a pity—such loyal and capable subordinates!"
Cooler's tail flicked back and forth. As a cruel expression emerged on his face, he clenched his fist tightly—and the tail stilled.
"That guy's a Saiyan, isn't he? Damn it... could he be one of the survivors? But weren't all Saiyans under Frieza's watch?"
Cooler narrowed his eyes and glanced back at the footage. "Could it be... that one who escaped back then?!"
"Hmph, whatever the case, once I arrive, that Saiyan will meet his end!"
Outside the planet's atmosphere where Lin Qi stood...
Cooler's enormous ship had arrived. With a stern face, Cooler turned to his subordinate piloting the craft. "Open the hatch!"
"Open it now—I'm going to kill him personally!"
At the same time, Lin Qi sensed Cooler's arrival and told the alien elder to lead everyone on the planet into hiding.
A massive force rapidly descended from space, hurtling toward Lin Qi's location atop the mountain peak.
"Cooler... heh." Lin Qi looked up with a faint smile. "Welcome to your burial ground."
A streak of light, trailing a long tail, scorched the sky with a red glow. A purple-and-white figure with a long tail plummeted from the sky.
Evil energy surged across the planet, the sheer power causing the earth to tremble.
Ocean water flooded inland. A howling hurricane tore through the land, whipping Lin Qi's hair and dark robe.
"Oh... a Saiyan. You've got some guts! Don't you know that the Armored Squadron served me, Lord Cooler?!"
The cold voice echoed from behind him. Lin Qi turned to look Cooler up and down.
Frieza's older brother... Not much different from the Breed he met back in Universe 6.
To be exact, these guys were all in Frieza's final form now—so of course they all looked quite similar.
As Lin Qi and Cooler faced off, the hiding aliens held their breath in grim silence.
Could this man really defeat the emperor of the universe—Cooler?
Boom!