"Next, is it you?"
After throwing the Death Ball down, Cooler turned to look at Big T, who had been observing until now.
"Are all of your race this short-sighted and arrogant?"
Big T said expressionlessly.
"What?"
Cooler frowned slightly, intending to teach this brat who didn't know his place a lesson.
Suddenly, Cooler felt a sense of unease from below.
And the group members in front of the light screen also noticed.
The Death Ball that should have been descending was slowly moving upwards!
The ball of destruction gradually rose, finally reaching the same height as Cooler and Big Tfloating in mid-air.
Then, everyone saw.
Lott, with his head lowered, was holding up this planet-destroying ball!
But because his head was lowered, his bangs covered most of his face.
No one could see his specific expression at this moment.
In the next instant, everyone saw Lott twist the fingers of his right hand.
The Death Ball, capable of easily destroying a planet, was like an ordinary balloon, crushed into pieces!
The moment it exploded, the world turned into a blazing white.
Even through the screen, everyone instinctively closed their eyes tightly, not daring to open them for a long time, afraid that seeing even a little would steal their sight from the intense light.
"Thank you..."
Finally, after who-knows-how-long, Lott's 'sincere' voice of thanks came through the live stream.
"Thank you, Cooler-san. Fortunately, it was you who came, and not Frieza."
Lott's voice sounded again.
At this moment, many powerful beings, like Yhwach and Yamamoto from the Planet Shinigami, the Primary Legendaries from the Planet Pokémon, finally gathered their courage and slowly opened their eyes.
Then, they saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives-
Everything in sight, whether mountains, cities, grass, or trees, had completely vanished.
Between the land and sky, only one person remained.
In the center of the screen, Lott's black hair stood on end as if in a windless breeze.
Accompanied by thunder and lightning, it flickered, emitting a more distinct golden light than before.
"If it were Frieza who came, he wouldn't have been able to force me to awaken in my restricted state."
When Lott said this with a smile, the roar of thunder reached its peak, as if offering a salute to the birth of a new king.
And at this very moment, the flickering of Lott's eyebrows and hair stopped.
The golden aura originally attached to the surface of his body shot straight up from the crown of his head, transforming into a completely new form!
"As a token of my gratitude,"
Super Saiyan Lott grinned, raising his hand and pointing at Cooler.
"First, let's start the blood sacrifice with you."
…
[Marc: What in the world is this... Even a layman like me can feel it...]
[King Cold: The golden aura... Is that the true form of the Super Saiyan our ancestors spoke of?]
[Piccolo: So this is the true power of the Saiyans?]
[Hiruzen: He just said 'forced out'... Does that mean he fought until now just to have his opponent force out this form of his?!]
Countless powerful beings across the universe, seeing Lott in this state, spoke with trembling voices, a primal chill rising from the depths of their souls.
On Earth, Frieza, without realizing it, gripped too hard and shattered his own 'baby pod'.
Stumbling, he fell face-first to the ground.
Zarbon and Dodoria, witnessing this, were equally terrified.
They actually wanted to say their eyes are now blind.
Otherwise, wouldn't they be silenced?!
"Did he even use one-thousandth of his power when he was with us?"
On the Planet Pirate, Blackbeard, who had gone through great effort to capture a few remnants of the Big Mom Pirates, had his pupils shaking. He suddenly felt the recently acquired Netsu Netsu no Mi and Pero Pero no Mi in his hands weren't so appealing anymore.
In Las Noches-
Aizen covered his mouth with one hand, struggling to keep his expression from breaking.
He suddenly remembered what Lott said during their private communication: if he didn't agree to Lott's demands, he would team up with the Seireitei to deal with him.
For the first time in his life, Aizen felt an emotion between laughter and tears.
On one hand, he was grateful he hadn't refused Lott back then.
On the other hand, he complained internally, 'Do you even need to team up with the Seireitei?'
'A casual wave, and the planet you're on would be gone, wouldn't it?!'
"So when Lott directed Frieza towards Planet Terra, it wasn't just to divert attention for us, but also to use Frieza to force out his Super Saiyan form?!"
At this moment, the Z-Fighters on Earth also reacted.
'Damn, so he was planning this far ahead.'
"Wow! As expected of Lott, to think of such a training method. Since Frieza is also on Earth, I can make good use of this too, and work hard to catch up to Lott!"
Goku grew more and more excited.
The reason he didn't go to Planet Terra for refuge, besides wanting to save more Earthlings-
Another important reason was that he wanted the Frieza Force to be his training partners.
It seemed now that his choice was indeed correct!
'Wait for me! Lott!'
'I'll defeat Frieza quickly and catch up to you!'
Piccolo said gravely:
"If it were just Frieza, he might not have been able to force it out. But it was Cooler, who's stronger than Frieza, that forced out his potential. A real godsend... Huh!?"
Just as he was about to finish, Piccolo's expression changed dramatically.
"What's wrong? Piccolo."
Son Goku turned his head curiously.
"Wait! Wait, wait, wait!"
While 99.99% of the group's attention was focused on Lott's Super Saiyan form-
Piccolo, Aizen, Kisuke Urahara, Orochimaru-
These thinkers and strategists, one after another, had their expressions change drastically.
Because they remembered the important word from Lott's earlier statement-
Restricted!
For these powerful beings, these word was not unfamiliar at all.
Aizen, as a former Captain of the Gotei 13, had personal experience in such thing.
Every time a Shinigami of seated officer rank or above went to the human world on a mission, they were forced to restrict their power to only 20%.
This was to avoid the Shinigami's battles causing too much destruction in the Living World.
But now, Lott said 'awaken in my restricted state'...
'Damn, does that mean even this current state of yours is restricted!?'
Even Aizen, one of the pinnacles of arrogance in the Anime Worlds, was almost at a loss for words.
'This joke isn't funny at all!'
'I can feel the terror of your ki across an entire galaxy.'
'And you're telling me you're currently restricted?'
'Damn, if the restrictions were lifted, how much stronger would you become?'
'Destroy the universe?!'
If Big T heard this, he would definitely say: 'Sigh~ You actually guessed it.'
…
Some planet under Frieza's control in the West Galaxy.
The three members of Vegeta's team had goosebumps all over their skin under their battle armor.
Nappa said excitedly: "Super Saiyan! It's true! The legend is true! It's a Super Saiyan! Someone actually did it!"
Raditz: "Now our Saiyan Race has a chance to rise. What should we do? Go and join..."
Halfway through, Raditz forcibly swallowed the last word 'him'.
He and Nappa had no objections.
But he knew Vegeta probably wouldn't be willing to live under someone else's roof.
Even if that someone was a Super Saiyan.
And the proud Vegeta, his current expression was more fear than excitement.
Even Vegeta himself didn't know why.
Witnessing the Super Saiyan he had always yearned for with his own eyes-
So he should be cheering loudly.
Because this not only proved the legend was true, but also showed that he, Vegeta, also had the chance to transform into a Super Saiyan!
But, but why... this fear that seems to originate from his very bloodline... made Vegeta's perception of Super Saiyan Lott feel like a cuckold seeing the bull. (T/N: Bull is a slang for those who cuckolded people.)
It's a primal fear surged from the depths of his soul.