Normal cosmic races definitely didn't want to deal with Frieza's group. Over time, everyone had stayed far away from the areas where Frieza and his lot operated.
Ino could only look for relatively close planets, then travel via the Underworld network, and after that, look for a "hitchhiking" spaceship to see if any kind-hearted soul was willing to take her along.
Whether their intentions were good or bad, it actually didn't matter to her. Having absorbed the Tree of Might, her base battle power was about to exceed 240,000. Ordinary, run-of-the-mill aliens were simply no match for her.
A "hitchhiking" ship would definitely not be willing to go to a planet occupied by Frieza's group, so for this final leg of the journey, she had to fly by herself.
Initially, Ino still followed the old Yamanaka family way of doing things: hiding inside an asteroid belt, waiting for a spaceship to pass by, and then preparing to jump out and intercept it like a highwayman.
But what was the reality? The times had changed!
The Yamanaka family's highway robbery techniques hadn't kept pace with the times and were ultimately eliminated by the era.
She had just popped her head out, not even having time to speak, when the other party's spaceship flew past at super-high speed. It was so fast she couldn't even see the exhaust trail.
She wanted to rely on her physical strength to chase it down? She wasn't Captain Marvel; she couldn't catch up at all.
There was no helping it. Mid-course interception didn't work, so she could only take a bit of risk, asking the North Kai to act as her lookout while she charged directly onto Planet Frieza No. 69 herself.
Worried about being targeted by Frieza later, she didn't plan to leave anyone alive. Her opening move was a slaughter strategy.
"Oh my, there's actually an expert here?" Ino immediately spotted Salza, who was attempting to board a ship and leave.
Salza, with a battle power of 170,000, looked similar to Turles with his 180,000, but in reality, the gap between the two was obvious. Whether Salza's power came from birth, mutation, or his own leveling up, his energy belonged to him.
He was very familiar with the energy inside his body. Within his race, he was a genius warrior, with various martial arts and moves reaching the peak of perfection, allowing him to utilize 100% of his energy in combat.
Turles, on the other hand, had used shortcuts. Of that 180,000 battle power, 90% of the energy didn't belong to him. His aptitude was poor, and he popped pills whenever he had nothing to do. He was just trash.
Ino controlled Susanoo, raising the massive energy sword high, and slashed down right at Salza's spaceship.
It was difficult for the spaceship to perform agile evasive maneuvers, and it was cleaved in half by her sword.
Salza rushed out of the spaceship a step ahead. This guy was brave and skilled in battle. Dragging a long exhaust trail behind him, he circled halfway around and punched toward the back of Susanoo's head.
Susanoo's strength relied on the user's spiritual power. Ino's spiritual power was already stronger than her physical strength, and after activating the golden Rinnegan and absorbing the Tree of Might, her spiritual power had taken another leap forward.
Salza's punch felt like it hit metal. The helmet of Susanoo, shaped by spiritual power, only dented slightly. The scene of shattering he had imagined didn't happen at all.
"How is that possible?" Salza had seen Ino inside Susanoo early on and had measured her twice with his battle power detector, finding that the opponent only had a battle power of 1,000. This was also the reason he had attacked so brazenly.
His palms came together, and blue light gathered at the edge of his hand, looking like a sharp sword.
With a loud shout, his hand blade slashed toward Susanoo's face with a momentum that seemed capable of cleaving a planet.
Ino rushed out from Susanoo, extended her palm, grabbed Salza's wrist, and squeezed hard.
With a muffled bang, the battle power detector worn on Salza's face exploded in an instant. The two were very close, and the technological strength of Cooler's group was somewhat higher than Frieza's. The power Ino erupted with in that split second was captured by the latest model of detector.
"Your battle power is 239,000?!" Salza felt like he was in a dream. He shouted extremely loudly while his other hand fired a series of shockwaves, finally managing to break free from the opponent's grasp.
Ino sneered, "Trying to warn your companion? To let him use that Body Change move against me again? Pity, I'm not a brainless Saiyan."
She threw a series of energy shockwaves downward. Ginyu, controlling Son Goku's body, had just crawled out of the base ruins when he was hit head-on by even more energy blasts. The severe mismatch between soul and body left him with almost no ability to resist, and he fainted.
Seeing his scheme fail, Salza roared. With his battle power at a disadvantage, he had to use his ultimate technique.
His green combat suit, which originally only had a left shoulder guard, changed rapidly. Helmet, armor, wrist guards, and knee guards extended from within the suit, layering over each other like scales to cover his whole body, leaving only his face exposed.
"Let me show you our scientific achievements!" His face was blocked by a layer of semi-transparent shielding, and his voice sounded a bit muffled coming from inside.
Accompanied by a series of crisp clicking sounds, countless barbs grew from the inside of the scale-like protective suit. Enduring the severe pain, Salza allowed the barbs to pierce into his body, subsequently injecting a type of stimulant into his entire system.
His body began to swell.
Originally only 1.70 meters tall, he suddenly grew to 2 meters. His whole body was knotted with muscle; his arm muscles swelled to be thicker than Ino's waist, let alone his thighs. Looking at that thickness, they didn't look like human legs, but more like elephant legs.
Salza endured the pain of his nerves tearing inside his body, his eyes glowing with a dark light. "Now, is it my turn to attack!"
With a loud boom, Ino controlled the golden Susanoo to raise its shield, blocking the opponent's heavy blow. This punch nearly shattered Susanoo's shield.
Salza grinned ferociously. "This is only fifty percent of my power."
Ino did not show the panicked expression he expected. "Trading significant stamina consumption for swollen muscles and explosive energy? What is there to praise about this kind of pseudo-transformation ability? You've sacrificed too much speed."
She cancelled Susanoo. Salza felt his vision blur, and Ino's foot suddenly stepped on his arm. He swung his arm violently, but the opponent was as light as if she had no weight, appearing instantly before his eyes and delivering a whip kick to the side of his head.
The protective helmet, specially made by the scientists under Cooler's command, barely blocked this blow, but Salza's head buzzed incessantly, and his body movements became extremely uncoordinated.
He shook his head repeatedly.
Seizing this interval, Ino pulled him into a Time Loop.
Salza's strength was all his own, not unstable like Turles'. He sacrificed stamina and speed for power, and his paper battle power had probably exceeded 250,000, but he was still not strong enough to break free from the Time Loop.
Inside the Time Loop, Salza wasn't as helpless as Turles. He roared repeatedly, constantly launching fierce attacks.
His armor and palms combined to look like beast claws, emitting sharp whistling sounds. Claw after claw, he seemed determined to tear Ino's body to shreds.
Ino didn't engage this guy head-on at all. Utilizing her speed, she constantly inflicted wounds on Salza. Feinting a move with the Hero's Sword, she quickly carved a bloody wound on his left leg.
________________________________________
🌸 Help Love Bloom!
Our girls need a little push... and you can help!
💖 Gift for Everyone: Once we hit 50 Powerstones, I'll release +1 bonus chapter to warm your hearts.
🚀 Community Reward: If we reach 10 supporting members, we'll have a +5 chapter marathon across all stories! The romance won't stop.
👻 Come to our secret corner: Search for GirlsLove on (P). You know that's where the magic happens... 😉