Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky echoed with rapid-fire blows, thundering like a storm.
Lynx and Turles clashed with the massive Tree of Might as their battlefield. Their fierce combat flashed like lightning—sometimes a mile apart, other times crashing together—shifting between sky and ground in mere seconds.
They moved so fast that no one on the ground could follow, hearing only shockwaves and sonic booms.
Only Broly could keep up with their speed.
"T-This is the power of Lord Lynx…?"
"Incredible! He's even stronger than five years ago!"
The watching Saiyans stood awestruck, jaws slack.
As for the defectors and members of Turles' squad, they began to silently and nervously retreat toward the Tree of Might.
"Hurry up! Now's our chance!" Nappa barked at the others.
"But Lord Nappa, are we really running away?!"
"Idiot! You think we can survive a battle like that? Get to the ship—NOW!"
From Nappa's view, it was obvious—Lynx had returned stronger than Turles. If they didn't flee now, what were they waiting for? For Turles to lose and then be hunted down?
As for begging Lynx for mercy?Forget it. Saiyans had no mercy for traitors.
Above, the battle raged on.
Turles was giving it his all—but the more he fought, the more stifled he felt.
Lynx wasn't even going all-out. Yet he was still completely toying with him.
"Why?! WHY?!Lynx!! Fight me seriously!"
Lynx stopped, chuckled sharply.
"Very well."
He'd had enough fun. With 300,000 power, Turles was tougher than most space pirates, but not by much.
In the next instant—A massive blow landed directly on Turles' face.
Time seemed to freeze.
Turles felt his face twist, teeth shatter—
Then time resumed.
He shot through the sky like a cannonball, trailing lightning, until he smashed headfirst into the Tree of Might, leaving a deep crater in its trunk.
"Lynx!!"
Turles clawed his way out of the crater, roaring like a madman.
"I'm Turles! Future emperor of the universe! I won't lose to you!!"
With that, he launched upward—toward the crown of the Tree of Might.
There, hanging from the branches, were unripe Tree of Might fruits. Though green and not yet fully matured, they still contained enormous power.
Turles couldn't wait any longer—he needed to power up, now, and kill Lynx.
The moment the fruits were within reach, victory danced before his eyes. He could already imagine a powered-up self, crushing Lynx beneath his heel in agony.
Lynx saw where Turles was headed and sneered.
"Perfect. Since all the traitors are gathered on that tree, I'll erase them—and the Tree itself."
The Tree of Might, a divine structure, couldn't be destroyed by normal means. In the original timeline, Goku only managed to annihilate it with a Spirit Bomb powered by its stolen life energy.
Lynx didn't have the Spirit Bomb…But he had something even stronger.
"HAAAAAH!!"
A golden aura blazed from Linx, radiating pure power. Every Saiyan on the ground felt a crushing pressure from it.
"That… that's…" muttered King Vegeta, staring at Lynx's golden glow. In his mind echoed an ancient royal legend passed down through Saiyan bloodlines…
Up in the tree, Turles paused. He'd just plucked the darkest-colored fruit, about to devour it—when he froze.
That energy from below…It triggered something deep in his Saiyan DNA—a terror passed down through instinct.
"L-Lynx?! D-Don't tell me…No, it's impossible!!"
Snarling, Turles shoved the fruit into his mouth.
Immediately, he felt it. His wounds vanished, his power surged—multiplying exponentially.
Grabbing his scouter, he shouted:
"This is Turles! What's my battle power now?!"
"L-Lord Turles! Your power just surpassed 600,000!"
"600,000?! Hahahahaha!!"
Turles burst into laughter.
Indeed, Planet Vegeta's soil was perfect for cultivating the Tree of Might. Even unripe fruits could grant such strength. Once all the fruits ripened, his power would rise even further.
Forget Lynx—he could crush the entire Frost Demon race!
But his joy lasted only seconds.
From the communicator came his subordinate's panicked shriek:
"L-Lord Turles! There's another massive power near you—It's that Saiyan again!"
"Lynx? What's his power level?!"
"800,000… 900,000… 1 million—no, it's breaking the limi—"
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion rocked Turles' ears.
He turned—And saw smoke rising from his mother ship.
"RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!"
Inside the ship, the massive scouter had detected Lynx's power surge—and exploded from overload. The blast triggered a chain reaction throughout the ship.
Survivors screamed as they fled, running toward their last hope—Turles.
But at that moment, all eyes turned to the base of the Tree of Might—
Where a bright light was forming.
Lynx had entered a pseudo–Super Saiyan form. His hair now glowed a deep violet-black, eyes sharp, expression calm.
He lifted one hand toward the Tree.
He wasn't using a named technique. He simply condensed his ki into a small green sphere, then gently pushed it forward.
The sphere was no bigger than a basketball and traveled slowly—But the moment it entered the Tree's trunk, a pillar of light shot straight upward.
It pierced through the entire trunk, up to the canopy—And swallowed Turles and his traitors whole.
"I… I don't accept this! I am the true King of Saiyans—!!"
Turles' last scream echoed inside the blinding beam.
BOOOOM!!!
A ground-shaking rumble rocked the planet. The energy from the Tree's destruction exploded outward like a shockwave, flooding half of Planet Vegeta in blinding white light.
The oppressive force knocked Saiyans to their knees. Many believed this was the end of the world.
But—
Moments later, the massive tree's branches dissolved into golden light particles.
Like glowing snow, the particles drifted across the planet.
They were the Tree's stolen planetary energy—now returned to the soil.
As this energy re-entered the planet, the once withered land began to bloom. Barren deserts revived. Lifeless forests regrew.
All across Planet Vegeta, life returned.
And in that moment—
The once-doomed homeworld of the Saiyans… was reborn.