c57: Dragon Fist Breaks Out!
Bang!
Slug crashed through a building, which crumbled instantly, burying the hulking Namekian beneath tons of rubble.
"Damn it!"
Slug roared furiously. A tremendous surge of ki erupted from beneath the ruins, obliterating the debris and reducing the surroundings to dust. The explosive power rippled outward, unsettling the terrain.
"Use your full strength," Li Xu said coldly, floating calmly above. "Otherwise, you won't even get the chance to regret it."
In the original Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug film, King Kai noted that Slug at his peak—rivaled the power of Frieza and possibly even surpassed the base-level Super Saiyan transformation, placing him among the strongest villains of his era.
"Bastard! I'll grind your bones to dust!"
Slug roared again as his body rapidly expanded. His muscle mass swelled with unnatural speed. In seconds, he had transformed into a towering giant over ten meters tall. This was his Gigantification technique, a rare ability even among Namekians, and one that boosted both size and power dramatically.
"There's power, I'll give you that. But that's your limit," Li Xu remarked, sensing the spike in combat strength.
Slug's power level was now over 100 million well beyond Frieza's third form but not quite reaching Frieza's final form at full power. Despite the boost, Slug's aged body couldn't sustain it for long. In a prolonged battle, even Frieza could potentially outlast him. His transformation, while impressive, was a double-edged sword.
"Die!!"
Slug lunged with his colossal foot, aiming to crush Li Xu. He knew well the toll this form took on his lifespan and intended to end the battle quickly.
Li Xu stepped lightly aside, dodging with ease.
Now that Slug had bulked up, Li Xu noticed a flaw. Despite Slug's strength, his massive size made him less efficient in movement. While his raw speed hadn't dropped, the increased size meant his attack range was now working against him.
Originally, evading a strike required a two-meter movement. Now, due to Slug's enormous limbs and reach, it required five meters creating exploitable delays.
Before Li Xu could fully regain his footing, Slug swept in with a massive palm.
Whoosh!
Li Xu instantly ascended into a Super Saiyan. His golden aura exploded around him, and his speed spiked drastically, blitzing past the attack.
On his own, Li Xu might struggle against someone like Slug. But as a Super Saiyan, the power gap tilted heavily in his favor.
"That's enough. Time to end this," Li Xu muttered. His thoughts drifted to Bulma left behind on the spaceship. If anything happened to her while he lingered, he'd never forgive himself.
Slug brought down his massive hand like a blade in a powerful arc. This time, Li Xu didn't dodge. He caught the strike head-on, bracing with both arms. With a burst of strength, he seized one of Slug's fingers and executed an over-the-shoulder throw.
Boom!
Slug's giant frame smashed into the ground, generating a shockwave that flattened every nearby structure. The entire zone trembled under the impact.
Before Li Xu could capitalize, beams of searing energy fired from Slug's eyes his Eye Laser technique. It caught Li Xu off-guard, but his Super Saiyan reflexes saved him. He narrowly dodged to the side, the beams scorching the air beside him.
"Those hidden tricks... hard to anticipate," Li Xu muttered under his breath.
Eye and mouth-based attacks were rare in battles, often catching even elite warriors by surprise. In the original, even Goku struggled against unexpected energy bursts like these.
"But tricks won't help you when the power difference is this wide."
Li Xu rocketed upward, golden aura trailing behind him like a comet, then dove back down charging directly at Slug with full force.
Slug, now upright and fuming, raised a colossal hand to snatch the incoming fighter.
But Li Xu was too fast.
He slipped through Slug's grasp like a streak of light, setting up his final strike. The true battle was about to end.
In a blink of an eye, Li Xu closed the distance to Lord Slug's massive body and delivered a swift airborne kick aimed directly at Slug's head.
Slug hastily crossed his arms to block the blow, but the sheer force behind Li Xu's kick landed squarely on Slug's forearm.
Crack!
The immense arm fractured audibly at the wrist, and Slug's enormous severed hand crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
"Argh!" Slug roared in agony, his Namekian blood splattering from the mangled stump.
"So this is the extent of your power?" Li Xu descended gracefully, landing on the ground with a contemptuous smile.
"You bastard!" Slug bellowed. Immediately, the severed limb began regenerating, thick green fluid oozing as muscle, skin, and bone reformed a grotesque display of the regenerative prowess typical of Namekians.
Shff...
However, such regeneration, while a staple trait shown by Piccolo during his battles against Nappa and Android 17, came at a steep cost. The energy expenditure left Slug gasping for breath, his aura flickering erratically under the strain.
"You're throwing away what little stamina you have left," Li Xu commented, shaking his head. "Even Piccolo held back from regenerating during the fight with Raditz, knowing the toll it would take."
"Take this!" Slug roared. "You'll regret underestimating me!"
"Then try this!" Li Xu replied sharply. "Dragon Fist explode!"
Focusing his Qi into his right arm, Li Xu launched into the air. The energy condensed around his fist, forming the roaring phantom of a dragon a technique inspired by Goku's Dragon Fist from the movie Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Can't Do It, Who Will?, though refined through Li Xu's superior ki control.
"Rrraaaah!"
A thunderous dragon roar echoed, and a shimmering golden serpent-shaped aura engulfed Li Xu's arm. Slug raised both arms to defend, but the Dragon Fist's spiritual pressure tore through his guard.
The dragon-shaped energy pierced through Slug's torso like a divine lance, and Li Xu streaked past him. Slug stared down at the massive hole in his chest, disbelief frozen on his face before his upper body detonated in a brilliant explosion of ki.
"This planet has no place in the galaxy anymore," Li Xu muttered. Slug's stronghold had long become a hive of villainy, where Slug's brutal army suppressed innocents and drained planets of life.
"Kamehameha!"
Floating high above, Li Xu cupped his hands to his waist. A radiant orb formed between his palms, growing rapidly from the size of a marble to that of a soccer ball. With a cry, he thrust his hands forward.
The Kamehameha wave, first taught by Master Roshi and used famously by Goku against villains like Vegeta and Cell, surged forth, blazing with blue-white fury.
At the same moment, Li Xu placed two fingers to his brow—activating Instant Transmission, the Yardratian technique Goku mastered after defeating Frieza on Namek.
Bang!
As Li Xu vanished, the Kamehameha collided with the planet's core. Slug's corrupted world ignited in a brilliant flash before crumbling into cosmic dust, erased from the galaxy like Planet Vegeta before it.
On the other side of the universe, Bulma was pacing nervously on a floating platform.
"Li Xu! You're finally back I was so worried!" Bulma cried out, running up to him. Though he'd only been gone for a brief time, anxiety had clearly worn on her.
"I'm sorry. That won't happen again," Li Xu replied gently. He hadn't expected her to worry so much it was rare to see the ever-confident Bulma so shaken.
"I've already gathered the Seven Star Balls! Look!" Bulma said proudly, pulling out an all-purpose capsule. With a click and a puff of smoke, the seven planet-sized Super Dragon Balls appeared, glittering like amber suns.
"Nice work. That means we can go hunt down the next Super Dragon Ball." Li Xu smiled, feeling both admiration and affection for her.
"The third one's in the Southern Galaxy," Bulma said, already scanning her notes. "It'll take us about six months to reach it with our current ship."
"Then let's get started."
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