c53: Fighting Cooler
"It's a pity that my comprehension of the Laws of Space is still shallow. If I had mastered them more deeply, this technique would be even stronger," Li Xu muttered to himself.
At present, his understanding of the Laws of Space only allowed him to divert about 40% of incoming power. If the opponent's strength surpassed a certain threshold, he could only redirect a fraction of it.
Moreover, the stronger the adversary, the less force he could successfully transfer.
...Personal Status Panel...
Name: Li Xu
Age: 26
Battle Power: 8,000,000
Mastered Laws:
– Law of Force (12/100)
– Law of Space (4/100)
Installed Plug-ins:
– Intermediate Auto-Training Plug-in (automatically increases combat power by 200 daily)
– Intermediate Comprehension Plug-in (instantly learns two-star techniques)
– Legendary Super Saiyan Bloodline Plug-in
– Nuclear Regeneration Plug-in
"Ding-dong! Cooler is about to initiate an attack. Mission triggered: Eliminate the Cooler bloodline trio. Reward: Advanced Comprehension Plug-in!" The mechanical voice of the system rang clearly in Li Xu's consciousness.
"Finally, a new mission," Li Xu said with a smile.
With a flash of light, his figure vanished from the training chamber.
"Honey? Why are you here so suddenly?" Bulma asked, slightly startled as Li Xu appeared beside her in the laboratory where she was working on an energy stabilization module.
"Bulma, plot a course to land on a nearby barren planet. Cooler has caught up," Li Xu said gravely.
Thanks to the system's alert, Li Xu had carefully scanned the surrounding space with his Ki Sense technique, similar to what Goku used against the Ginyu Force. He had indeed detected Cooler's overwhelming energy signature approaching. It was far too risky to fight in the vacuum of space.
"Understood!"
Bulma quickly closed her research panel and hurried into the control room. Her fingers danced over the console as she brought up a navigational map.
"There's a planet nearby labeled Dora. No lifeforms detected, no significant atmosphere, and high geological stability perfect for battle," she reported after a scan.
"How far away?" Li Xu asked, scanning the data.
"We'll arrive in two hours at full thrust," Bulma confirmed.
"Alright. Set course for Planet Dora," Li Xu nodded.
...
Aboard Cooler's Flagship
"Lord Cooler, the enemy ship has altered its trajectory. Their new destination is a barren celestial body identified as Planet Dora," reported a trembling alien officer from the ship's bridge.
"Well, well…" Cooler said with a chilling grin. "They're making this easy."
"Plot maximum speed toward Planet Dora. I'll crush them the moment we land," he commanded, eyes narrowing.
"Yes, Lord Cooler!"
The soldiers quickly scurried away. Few dared to linger in the same room as Cooler when he was smiling like that.
Cooler, like his father King Cold and brother Frieza, ruled through fear. While Frieza once vaporized his own men for trivial failures, Cooler was no different perhaps even crueler. During Frieza's defeat on Namek, Cooler mocked him for losing the Ginyu Force. Now, if word got out that his Armored Squadron was destroyed, he'd become the target of ridicule himself.
...
Planet Dora
Once lush, Planet Dora had long since been rendered uninhabitable due to climate collapse caused by a shifting orbit and prolonged solar flares. It now stood as a silent, crater-ridden husk of its former self an ideal arena with no risk to innocent life.
Li Xu's Universe-class spacecraft slowly descended, its landing gear kicking up dust across the barren terrain.
Li Xu and Bulma emerged from the ship.
"The air here is dry and acidic. This place must have been lifeless for thousands of years," Bulma observed, squinting under the bleak sky.
"We're not here to enjoy the view," Li Xu said with a smile. "The reason I chose a dead world is so our battle won't affect anyone else."
Buzz!
With a press of her wristband, Bulma activated a high-grade Nano Barrier. The shield shimmered around her as her body was miniaturized into a floating pod, suspended in the air.
"You're not ditching me this time," she said defiantly.
Li Xu frowned slightly, but then his expression softened. He smiled and replied, "Alright. No matter how dangerous things get, I'll protect you."
Though the upgraded shield Bulma had engineered could withstand attacks with a battle power of up to one million, it was still far too fragile in a confrontation against a being like Cooler, whose strength rivaled Frieza's 100% Final Form from Namek.
Still, Li Xu wouldn't let anyone harm her. Not now. Not ever.
However, Li Xu could envelop the outside of Bulma's protective shield with space energy, stabilizing its structure and creating a multi-layered spatial buffer, which should be sufficient to block the residual shockwaves of their upcoming battle though a direct hit from Cooler might still be too dangerous.
More than an hour later, a sinister hum echoed across the barren land as Cooler's Armored Squadron's Universe-class spacecraft descended upon Planet Dora, stirring up clouds of ash.
Dozens of elite Frieza Force warriors stepped off the ship in perfect formation, their scouters clicking rapidly as they scanned the desolate terrain. From within the shadows of the ship, Cooler floated out with a majestic air, his purple and white bio-armor gleaming under the sunless sky. In his fifth transformation form—unique only to him among the Frieza clan—his sheer presence twisted the air.
"Drip!"
Cooler tapped his scouter. "Strange... No readings?"
Just as his tail flicked in irritation, a calm voice echoed through the canyon-like ridges: "No need to look. I'm already here."
All eyes snapped toward a high ridge, where Li Xu stood atop a towering boulder, arms crossed and aura subdued. His ki was tightly suppressed using the advanced technique learned from Goku's description of hiding one's energy during the Namek arc something even Vegeta had trouble mastering at first.
"Fire," Cooler commanded coldly, raising a finger.
Zwoosh!
A crimson Death Beam shot from his fingertip, faster than lightning, a move Frieza once used to kill both Krillin and Piccolo.
Boom!
The boulder erupted in an inferno, stones and dust raining down but Li Xu's figure vanished before impact.
"Who are you?" Cooler growled, sensing a presence behind him.
Li Xu now stood behind him, his Super Saiyan transformation activating with a thunderous golden flare, lightning crackling around his body just like Goku on Namek. His golden hair stood upright, his emerald eyes piercing.
"Maybe this form will jog your memory," Li Xu said, smirking.
"A Super Saiyan?" Cooler's voice lowered, clearly shaken. Within the Frieza race, legends of the "Golden Warrior" were whispered like ghost stories. It was this fear that drove Frieza to obliterate Planet Vegeta using a Supernova blast.
"Congratulations. You guessed it," Li Xu replied, energy swirling fiercely.
"Heh… My fool of a brother was always soft too arrogant to finish the job," Cooler muttered. "But I'm not him."
"Well, you're both corpses to me. I'll send you to hell so you can complain about it together," Li Xu snapped and blitzed forward.
Boom!
Li Xu's punch connected before Cooler could blink, launching him back like a meteor.
Teleporting with Instant Transmission, Li Xu intercepted him mid-air and swept his leg around, slamming Cooler into the cracked earth. The impact gouged a trench several meters deep before Cooler smashed into a boulder that crumbled on impact.
"Unbelievable…" muttered one of Cooler's armored lieutenants. These soldiers, trained in the same elite system as the Ginyu Force, had never witnessed Cooler lose his balance let alone be beaten back so quickly.
In their eyes, Cooler wasn't just strong he was a god. And yet now, a golden-haired warrior had flipped that reality on its head.
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