Upon hearing Kahseral's words, the people from two groups displayed contrasting expressions.
Some wore bitter smiles.
Some exhibited fear.
And others simply showed disdain!
"No need for any first group. I, Vegeta, can defeat Lin Chen on my own!"
"Hehehe, Lord Lin Chen, please forgive me for raising my fists against you once again."
Meanwhile, Frieza seemed eager to make trouble.
And there was Lazuli, hands casually tucked in pockets, silently approaching.
"Hey! What do you three think you're doing? Don't act rashly. This time, I will also be participating. If we want to consume Lin Chen's strength, listen to my commands!"
Seeing that the three from Universe 7 seemed poised to act, Kahseral quickly intervened.
As the second group contestant from Universe 11, Kahseral would also be participating this time.
Based on his observations, even with the combined strength of the second and fifth group, it would be difficult to defeat Lin Chen.
Therefore, Kahseral's plan was to gradually sap Lin Chen's strength, avoiding close combat similar to what happened with the third group just now.
A significant disparity in strength would only lead to swift defeat in close combat.
But evidently, Vegeta and the others had no intention of heeding his advice.
"Get lost! All of you just stand aside and watch!"
"Vegeta, for once, I agree with you."
Pushing Kahseral aside, Vegeta approached Lin Chen.
"Your Majesty Links, this is the result of my training! I want everyone to know that aside from you, the strongest in Universe 7 is me, Vegeta!"
"Ha!"
With a roar, Vegeta instantly transformed into Super Saiyan Blue.
But instead of stabilizing, his aura deepened continuously. Eventually, pure blue light radiated from his entire body, and his hair, once a light blue, turned into a more brilliant and translucent shade of deep blue!
"Dark Blue?"
Lin Chen was momentarily stunned.
Vegeta pointed proudly at himself. "That's right, Your Majesty. This is my own creation, Super Saiyan Dark Blue! This is a transformation even Kakarot hasn't mastered!"
Lin Chen couldn't help but be surprised. Though in the original work, Vegeta did indeed comprehend the Dark Blue form during the Tournament of Power.
But it was unexpected that in this world, Vegeta comprehended it before the Tournament of Power, and judging by his appearance, he seemed to have mastered it for quite some time, thus, the form was exceptionally stable.
In his Dark Blue form, Vegeta's Divine Realm had finally reached a level comparable to a regular God of Destruction, attaining Advanced First Level.
Moreover, this form provided a higher power level boost compared to the original Super Saiyan Blue.
Upon closer inspection, it seemed that apart from lacking the Power of Destruction, the current Vegeta was even stronger than God of Destruction Sidra, whom Lin Chen had faced before.
What surprised Lin Chen even more wasn't just Vegeta; Frieza's transformation was even more astonishing.
After naturally transforming into his Golden Form, Frieza's aura still didn't stop and continued to expand.
Eventually, a white light emerged, followed by an overwhelming energy that surrounded Frieza entirely.
Crack!
A sound reminiscent of something breaking echoed.
The white light sphere exploded, and Frieza stood there, oozing confidence.
The golden radiance that once enveloped him had completely transformed into a white hue.
"This is..."
"Lord Lin Chen! This is my new form! Using you Saiyans' naming convention, I am now Platinum Frieza!"
Lin Chen took a deep breath, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Frieza, this guy, is indeed a genius no less than Goku.
Initially, he had heard that Frieza envied the various transformations of the Saiyans and wanted to develop a new transformation himself.
Unexpectedly, he really figured it out.
Although from the outside, the current Platinum Frieza only had a slight change in color compared to before, in terms of energy, Frieza at this moment seemed to be slightly superior to the nearby Dark Blue Vegeta.
This point was even noticed by Vegeta, his eyes filled with incredulity.
"Frieza... you!"
"Hehehe, Vegeta, do you want to go first or should I go?"
"Let me go first!"
Saying that, Vegeta didn't care about anything else and charged straight towards Lin Chen.
Dark Blue Saiyan undoubtedly possessed the power to rival that of a Beginner God of Destruction.
In the original work, after transforming into the Dark Blue form, Vegeta held an absolute advantage in his battle against God of Destruction Toppo.
Now, although the opponent had changed to Lin Chen, Vegeta's performance in his Dark Blue form was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
Only a dark blue figure and a silver-gray figure were seen entangled with each other, occasionally erupting with waves of energy.
Their attacks seemed to tear through space, emitting piercing sounds and deafening thuds.
"Your Majesty, do you see? This is my power! Sooner or later, I will surpass you!"
Even while facing Lin Chen head-on, Vegeta still had the strength to speak.
Lin Chen couldn't help but feel that he needed to teach Vegeta a lesson.
"Time-Skip!"
Easily skipping over time, Lin Chen's fist bypassed Vegeta's defense, directly hitting him and making him grunt as he flew backward.
But just as Lin Chen was about to pursue, Frieza, who was observing from the side, also joined the fray.
"Lord Lin Chen, my apologies! This is Beerus-sama's order!"
Bang, their fists collided.
The three once again tangled into a brawl.
And this time, both sides gradually began to reach a stalemate.
Because Platinum Frieza could actually see through Lin Chen's Time-Skip.
"Time-Skip!"
When Lin Chen attempted to use Time-Skip to attack Frieza, he found that the latter had already reacted, defending against his attack.
"Lord Lin Chen, using the same move repeatedly reveals all its secrets!" Frieza chuckled.
Then, several subsequent attempts at Time-Skip were all countered by him.
"You actually figured it out?"
"Yes, Lord Lin Chen, don't underestimate me!"
Frieza seemed to have truly figured out the Time-Skip technique, perfectly dodging or preemptively striking against each of Lin Chen's attacks.
After trying several times, Lin Chen gave up on continuing to use the Time-Skip technique.
Obviously, Frieza had truly seen through the Time-Skip technique.
"Sure enough, have you already touched upon the Power of Laws?"
"It's all thanks to you!"
"Hahaha, interesting!"
Lin Chen suddenly burst into laughter, then his expression turned serious, and he brought both his hands in front of his chest and attacked.
Although he was far away from Frieza and Vegeta, each of Lin Chen's attacks traversed space and directly reached in front of Frieza and Vegeta.
This was a technique similar to what Fused Zamasu used back then.
Previously, when Linro and Gohan faced this move, they fell into an extremely sorry state and couldn't deal with it.
But this time, both Frieza and Vegeta managed to withstand it easily.
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