In fact, Nappa and Vegeta had both recorded everything in their scouters. Although Vegeta crushed his scouter, he had stored the information beforehand, and Nappa had done the same. Therefore, despite their deaths, the information was transmitted back to Frieza's army. However, this time, the Dragon Balls were not exposed.
In the original work, Frieza went to Namek because of the Earth's Dragon Balls. The information collected by Vegeta was known to Frieza. After that, Frieza went to Namek, but there's no information about it now. However, part of the information about Vegeta and Nappa is still sent back, indicating that this planet was valuable.
Given the nature of Frieza's army, they would likely attempt to seize this planet and sell it. However, when the message reached Frieza, he decisively deleted all the information.
Moreover, he issued a strict order: anyone who dared to go to that planet would face death, with Frieza himself ensuring their demise.
Frieza was genuinely afraid. Typically, a planet like this wouldn't matter much, even if it was within his territory. But the message from Vegeta and Nappa included an image of Bardock, which terrified Frieza.
Frieza wasn't particularly afraid of Bardock. He believed that a single Saiyan was not a threat at all. What truly scared him was the person behind Bardock, someone so fearsome that would address even the God of Destruction by name.
In short, Frieza was utterly terrified, as that person is not something he can provoke. Even if he didn't know if that person was still on that planet, he wasn't willing to take any chances. Any connection to that person was too risky for Frieza.
For the sake of his own life, Frieza decided it was best to stay away from that planet. It was just another insignificant planet, after all. As for Vegeta and Nappa, Frieza had long known that they weren't very loyal to him. So, their deaths were of little consequence to him.
However, Frieza's decision to avoid Earth didn't mean that others would do the same. The Frost Demons had little to no familial affection, especially among brothers. Frieza's brother, Cooler, had a power level surpassing Frieza's. While Frieza's power level barely broke 100 million, Cooler's power level was close to 500 million.
Cooler had spies within Frieza's ranks to gather first-hand information and intelligence. Their brotherhood was purely superficial, with both likely wishing for the other's demise.
It can be said that this is the true nature of the Frost Demons.
Frieza was afraid to mess with Earth, but Cooler had no such reservations. He was intrigued by whatever had frightened Frieza, so he decided to head to Earth.
This is the so-called plot inertia. Although Frieza stopped courting death, Cooler came to do so instead. Even though Cooler showing up now was useless, as he can be easily dealt with, it is not easy for Goku to deal with him in the original work.
After all, at that time, Goku was slightly weaker than Cooler. Super The Super Saiyan transformation increased his power fiftyfold, making it easy to fight Frieza, but not Cooler. However, now, Cooler was courting death. While Raditz was still weak, Bardock was a bona fide Super Saiyan, and Goku was in his full-power Super Saiyan form.
Bardock was slightly below this level, but Goku in this form could easily crush Semi-Perfect Cell and even contend with Perfect Cell. So, Cooler coming to Earth now was essentially him delivering himself on a silver platter.
But Cooler is unaware of this, so he brought his subordinates to Earth. He was curious about what had spooked Frieza so much.
With so many massive energy presences appearing on the space outside of Earth, not just by Kami sensed it, but Bardock and the others too.
"This aura is truly evil. It's somewhat similar to Frieza's but also quite different. Could it be another member of the Frost Demon Clan? Kakarot, we have enemies incoming. Let's head out!"
Bardock called his son and set off. Having worked under Frieza for a long time, he knew about Frieza's relatives and understood the terror of the Frost Demons.
But it was limited to the past, and now no one can catch up with him.As for Frieza's golden status, Frieza's golden status has accumulated in hell for so many years before she successfully cultivated.
But that was in the past. Now, no one could surpass him. As for Frieza's golden form, he had actually honed it over many years in hell, not in a few months. It wasn't realistic to go from a power level of over 100 million to trillions or more in just a few months.
If Frieza truly had such a heaven-defying talent, Whis would have chosen him as the new God of Destruction long ago.
To put it bluntly, Frieza's powerful golden form was a result of his considerable talent combined with many years of training in hell.
This world is indeed peculiar. Although the focus is on training the physical body, the soul can also be cultivated. This is how Goku managed to reach Super Saiyan 3 while training with King Kai. So the idea of Frieza reaching such heights in just a few months is simply laughable.
When Goku achieved the Super Saiyan God Form, Beerus mentioned that Goku had about 60% of his power. So the notion that Frieza could surpass 60% of Beerus's power in just a few months is utterly ridiculous.
"What a sinister aura. Father, they seem to be approaching Earth!"
Goku also sensed these unsettling energies. The intent within an aura makes it easy to discern whether it is malevolent or benevolent.
"Then let's take them down before they enter Earth. Otherwise, they could cause significant damage to the planet!"
Bardock's primary concern was to prevent these intruders from reaching Earth, as he was unaware of the existence of the Dragon Balls. His immediate thought was to destroy them at the entrance.
After saying that, Bardock and Goku both sprang into action, and then they unleashed a barrage of energy blasts into the sky.
Against the barrage of energy blasts, Cooler's ship was obliterated before it could even land. Now, except for Cooler himself, all his subordinates were annihilated in the explosion.
Considering that both Bardock and Goku now had base power levels exceeding ten million, this was no small feat. The highest battle power of the Cooler's subordinates was only in the hundreds of thousands, making any comparison futile.