Intentionally takes a kick in order to get a clear shot at someone eight times stronger than him

Cooler dashed forward again, this time kneeing Vegeta in the stomach, causing him to double over. "That's right, primate! Now feel my wrath!" Cooler kicked the Saiyan into the air, speeding past him to position himself for a hammering attack towards the ground. Just as he was about to strike, Vegeta pulled himself out of the fall by spinning around and facing Cooler. He was cunning. The prince had allowed himself to be struck in order to get a clear open shot at his opponent when he wasn't blocking. As he turned, the Prince quickly placed his hands forward.

The Galic Gun energy was usually purple, but this attack was a variation of his technique, the one which would have destroyed Frieza were it not for Kakarott's interference. The color of the energy was initially purple, but crackled with yellow lighting which melded with the attack, turning it deep orange.

"GALIC FLASH!" Vegeta shouted, launching his intense beam at Cooler from point blank range.

"What?" Cooler moved to block, but there wasn't time. He took the full explosive force of the Saiyan's blast, arcing backward to the ground below. Vegeta smiled. He loved the fact that he could humiliate Cooler like this, without even transforming. He had wondered how he would fare in the fight if he had been limited to his newly increased base strength. Despite the Frost Demon having a power level easily eight times his own, Vegeta continued to prove that his tactical skills in battle were unparalleled. He stared down, mocking Cooler with the same words the demon had used toward him just moments before.

- Bringer of Death Chapter 16