Chapter Summaries

Trunks used a high-temperature technique to reduce Cell to ash, but Cell regenerated from a hidden core in his head and emerged stronger after triggering his Saiyan near-death ability. His new power overwhelmed Trunks, Vegeta, and Sun Wukong.

• Trunks split Cell's Spirit Cannons with the Divine Light Sword and pinned him in place with its blade.
• Trunks unleashed Saiyan High-Temperature Blast, burning Cell to ash and leaving only his shadow behind.
• Vegeta awakened, and Trunks and Sun Wukong believed Cell had been destroyed.
• Cell reappeared unharmed and revealed that a core in his head let him regenerate as long as it survived.
• Cell said nearly dying had triggered his Saiyan cells to make him stronger, then released an aura that weighed down Trunks, Vegeta, and Sun Wukong.

Cell overwhelmed Vegeta and Trunks, leaving Sun Wukong to face him alone. Watching the battle, Chang Wei considered letting Cell absorb Piccolo to provoke Sun Gohan into unlocking greater power.

• Cell vanished and pierced Trunks, but Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Third Grade and blasted Cell back with a punch.
• Vegeta attacked with Super Divine Light Sword and Saiyan High-Temperature Blast, while Sun Wukong interrupted Cell's Kamehameha with a Kikoho.
• Vegeta exhausted his ki and collapsed, leaving Sun Wukong as Cell's only opponent.
• Cell threatened to absorb Vegeta, Trunks, and Sun Wukong, then absorb Android 18 to become perfect form and challenge Chang Wei.
• Chang Wei considered letting Cell absorb Piccolo so Sun Gohan might erupt with greater power, and reflected on Gohan's anger-driven potential.

Cell defeated Sun Wukong and absorbed Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo, growing vastly stronger. Son Gohan arrived with Piccolo and witnessed his absorption as Chang Wei planned to provoke Gohan’s awakening.

• Cell defeated Sun Wukong, then absorbed Trunks and Vegeta, leaving only their clothes behind.
• Cell’s power surged, and he prepared to absorb Sun Wukong.
• Piccolo arrived with Son Gohan after Chang Wei sent Gohan to rescue his father.
• Cell pierced Piccolo and absorbed him while Son Gohan watched helplessly.
• Cell felt an unimaginable new power erupt after absorbing Piccolo.

Cell became vastly stronger after absorbing Piccolo, while Son Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan in rage over Piccolo’s death. Son Wukong helped Gohan escape Cell, who suspected they had fled toward Saiyan territory.

• Cell’s absorption of Piccolo triggered Namekian Assimilation and multiplied his strength, making him stronger than Lightning Cell while still short of his perfect form.
• Son Gohan erupted into a Super Saiyan after realizing Piccolo was dead and the Dragon Balls were gone.
• Cell attacked Gohan, overwhelmed him, and prepared to absorb him despite Gohan’s increased strength.
• Son Wukong used Solar Flare to distract Cell and give Gohan a chance to escape.
• After the light faded, Cell found Son Gohan and Son Wukong gone and suspected they had fled to Saiyan territory.

Cell absorbed Android 18 and transformed into his perfect form, then agreed to Chang Wei’s proposal to announce a public arena match. He spent the next ten days publicizing the event and destroying a city as a warning.

• Cell rushed at Android 18 and absorbed her while Chang Wei and another Android 18 watched.
• Cell transformed into his perfect form and discovered that his strength had increased far more than he expected.
• Chang Wei introduced himself as the New Universal Emperor and persuaded Cell to hold a public arena match in ten days.
• Cell threatened to destroy Earth if his opponents lost, but Chang Wei dismissed the threat and offered him the Frieza Force’s coordinates.
• Cell visited television stations around the world to announce the match and destroyed a city as a warning.

Chang Wei revived Trunks and Vegeta after Cell defeated them, then prepared the fighters for a rematch in ten days. He also focused on Salif’s rapid growth and impressive combat skills, leaving him poised to continue training under Chang Wei.

• Cell’s massacre and defeat of the King’s army left humanity aware of his threat, but without martial artists to enter the Cell Games.
• Chang Wei revived Trunks and Vegeta, then explained that Cell was comparable to Super Saiyan 2 and that he had arranged a rematch in ten days.
• Chang Wei told Sun Wukong, Vegeta, and Son Gohan to use the Time training room, while Son Gohan considered reviving Piccolo through the Kami.
• Vegeta vowed to master Super Saiyan Power Type Full Power, and Son Gohan accepted the seriousness of the coming battle.
• Chang Wei reflected on Salif’s maturity and Battle Power, which had surpassed eight thousand at four and a half years old.
• Salif told Chang Wei he had learned the Ten Thousand Degree Kikoho, Multi Qi Clone Technique, and light, fire, and lightning elementalization.

Chang Wei developed ki-based elementalization and spent time with Android 18 while Vegeta, Trunks, Sun Wukong, and Son Gohan trained in the Time training room. After they emerged, Chang Wei teased Vegeta and revealed another Super Saiyan 1 state: the Permanent Super Saiyan State.

• Chang Wei explained how ki could produce powerful Kikoho techniques and achieve elementalization, which let him move at light speed and evade attacks.
• Chang Wei sent Salif to train with Vegeta, Trunks, Sun Wukong, and Son Gohan, then spent time with Android 18.
• Chang Wei recognized Android 18's reluctance and tried to give her a more positive experience, leaving them embracing when the others came out of the Time training room.
• Sun Wukong and Trunks realized Chang Wei and Android 18 had become close, while Vegeta dismissed the matter.
• Chang Wei mocked Vegeta for his slow progress toward Super Saiyan 2, then introduced the Permanent Super Saiyan State as another form of Super Saiyan 1.

Chang Wei explained how Super Saiyan full power worked and urged the fighters to strengthen their bodies before transformations. At Cell’s tournament, Trunks challenged Cell, and their first punch destroyed the arena and the nearby television stations.

• Chang Wei explained the differences between Super Saiyan full power, Grade 2, and Grade 3, and Vegeta, Sun Wukong, and Son Gohan listened.
• Chang Wei said a permanent Super Saiyan state depended on sufficient control and that a strong body was necessary to reach higher forms.
• Chang Wei and the others flew to Cell’s tournament, where Sun Wukong noticed that they traveled faster than he and Vegeta did.
• Cell agreed to fight Trunks, Vegeta, and Chang Wei in turn, and Trunks stepped forward first.
• Trunks transformed into Super Saiyan Power Type full power and struck Cell, and their colliding fists destroyed the arena and the nearby television stations.

Trunks fought Cell and revealed his improved strength and instinctive defense, but Cell still overwhelmed him. Vegeta then stepped in to challenge Cell, whose power remained far beyond theirs.

• Trunks sent Cell flying with a punch and blocked his rapid attacks by relying on instinct, though Sun Wukong and Vegeta judged that he could not win.
• Cell defeated Trunks after testing his techniques, and Trunks returned to Chang Wei, who gave him a capsule that restored his injuries and ki.
• Cell taunted Vegeta, who transformed into Super Saiyan Power Type full power and attacked him using Light Elementalization.
• Cell caught Vegeta's punch, and Chang Wei told the group that Cell had not yet used twenty percent of his Battle Power.

Vegeta used Super Saiyan Ultra Full Power and Light Elementalization to surprise Cell, but Cell overwhelmed him and turned to fight Sun Wukong. As Chang Wei urged the others to watch Wukong’s martial arts, Son Gohan showed a strong desire to fight.

• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Ultra Full Power and used Light Elementalization to kick Cell out of Earth's orbit.
• Cell returned and unleashed thirty percent of his ki, creating a growing hole in the atmosphere that Chang Wei warned could strip Earth of its air.
• Cell defeated Vegeta, reverting him to Super Saiyan Full Power and leaving him badly wounded, and Trunks caught him as he fell.
• Sun Wukong stepped forward to fight Cell, transformed into Power Type Full Power, and told Son Gohan to watch.
• Sun Wukong feinted at Cell and struck him with a knee, prompting Chang Wei to explain the difference between warriors and martial artists.

Sun Wukong fought Cell for an hour before conceding and sending Son Gohan to face him. Chang Wei provoked Gohan into anger and revealed that Cell might be able to become a Super Saiyan, leaving Cell eager to test the transformation and assuring Android 18 that he could handle it.

• Sun Wukong and Cell fought evenly for an hour until Wukong conceded, then Wukong sent Son Gohan to fight Cell.
• Chang Wei reminded Son Gohan that Cell had absorbed Piccolo, and Cell provoked Gohan by speaking in Piccolo's voice.
• Chang Wei told Son Gohan to hold on to his anger, while Wukong urged him to stay calm.
• Chang Wei revealed that Cell's Saiyan cells might let him become a Super Saiyan, shocking Vegeta, Trunks, and the others.
• Cell thanked Chang Wei for the information and wondered if he could become a Super Cell, while Chang Wei assured Android 18 that he could defeat him.

Son Gohan's fury awakened his growing Beast-like power, allowing him to overwhelm Cell despite Cell repeatedly raising his Battle Power. After Son Gohan slammed Cell into the Earth, Chang Wei explained that Gohan's growth had outpaced Cell's.

• Cell taunted Son Gohan and urged him to abandon reason, while Chang Wei reminded Gohan that extreme anger could make him stronger.
• Cell provoked Son Gohan by boasting that absorbing Piccolo had given him tremendous power, and Gohan erupted in fury.
• Son Gohan's Power Type form became stronger but began consuming his ki rapidly, and he started landing punches on Cell.
• Cell raised his Battle Power to suppress Son Gohan, but Gohan kept growing stronger and eventually blew apart one of Cell's hands.
• Son Gohan grabbed Cell by the face and slammed him into the ground, creating a huge crater and triggering a global earthquake.
• Chang Wei explained that Son Gohan's staged growth had surpassed Cell's increasing Battle Power.

Cell unleashed his full Battle Power, but Sun Gohan continued to overpower him, and Salif suddenly transformed into a Super Saiyan and joined the fight. As Sun Gohan and Salif pressed Cell, he recalled Chang Wei's explanation of Super Saiyans and considered whether his anger could trigger the transformation.

• Cell raised his Battle Power to one hundred percent, but Sun Gohan continued to overwhelm him.
• Cell's Aura forced Salif to his knees, but Salif's fury drove him to stand and transform into a Super Saiyan.
• Salif charged Cell and fought alongside Sun Gohan, whose growing concern for Salif made him set aside his anger.
• Cell forced both fighters back with a protective barrier, then changed tactics as their combined assault threatened him.
• Cell recalled Chang Wei's words about Super Saiyans and wondered whether his anger could make him transform.

Cell transformed into Super Cell and challenged Chang Wei, who revealed that his Super Saiyan 2 was not his strongest form. Chang Wei then transformed into Super Saiyan 3, leaving Cell facing an overwhelming power gap.

• Cell discovered he could become a Super Saiyan and transformed, unleashing enough power to knock Earth out of orbit and devastate the planet with freezing weather and giant waves.
• Cell attacked Salif and Son Gohan with his new strength, but Chang Wei restored the destruction and returned Earth to its original position.
• Cell challenged Chang Wei, who demonstrated Super Saiyan 1 and then Super Saiyan 2, explaining that Super Saiyan 2 had further power-type forms.
• Chang Wei dismissed Cell's assumption that Super Saiyan 2 was his trump card and transformed into Super Saiyan 3, surpassing Cell's power.

Chang Wei revealed that Super Saiyan 3 had four hundred times the power of a normal state, leaving Cell and the others stunned. He then transformed into Super Saiyan 4, a form he preferred over Super Saiyan God.

• Chang Wei explained that Super Saiyan 3 required mastering Super Saiyan 2 and boosted Battle Power to four hundred times the normal state.
• Cell realized Chang Wei vastly outmatched him and feared he would be killed before he could grow stronger.
• Salif proudly watched Chang Wei reveal his true strength, while Sun Wukong felt reassured that they would win.
• Chang Wei mentioned power beyond Super Saiyan 3, shocking Vegeta, Cell, and the others.
• Chang Wei chose Super Saiyan 4 and transformed, changing his hair, body hair, and tail to silver.

Chang Wei revealed his silver-haired Super Saiyan 4 and explained that it was more than twenty times stronger than Super Saiyan 3. He then transformed down to Super Saiyan 1 and proved he could still overpower Cell, who answered with a Kikoho.

• Chang Wei transformed into his silver-haired Super Saiyan 4, stunning Cell, Vegeta, and the others.
• Chang Wei said Super Saiyan 4 was at least twenty times stronger than Super Saiyan 3, and the others wondered whether higher forms existed.
• Chang Wei told Cell that Super Saiyan 4 was unnecessary and changed into Super Saiyan 1 instead.
• Cell attacked Chang Wei, but Chang Wei caught his fist and slapped him while controlling the impact.
• Cell fired a Kikoho at Chang Wei, refusing to believe that Super Saiyan 1 could defeat him.

Chang Wei overwhelmed Cell with a succession of powerful techniques, leaving him broken and unwilling to keep fighting. Cell collapsed and waited for Chang Wei to kill him, while Chang Wei suggested that becoming Super Saiyan 2 might give him a chance.

• Chang Wei vaporized much of Cell with Million Degree Kikoho and explained that the attack could kill him.
• Chang Wei cut Cell apart with a bending Divine Light Sword, then pierced him with millions of tiny, drilling Kikoho.
• Chang Wei trapped Cell in a ki barrier, shattered it, and crushed him with a giant ki mecha as Cell tried to fight back.
• Chang Wei defeated Cell again after Cell enlarged himself, then froze and shattered him.
• Cell gave up struggling and slumped down, while Chang Wei told him that Super Saiyan 2 might let him resist.

Chang Wei spared Cell on the condition that he become a subordinate, and secured his obedience by taking part of his soul. After the dead were revived, Chang Wei made Cell captain of the Cell Special Forces as the Saiyans prepared to build an empire.

• Gohan demanded that Cell die, but Chang Wei argued that Cell's victims could be revived with the Dragon Balls.
• Chang Wei offered Cell a chance to live as his subordinate and pulled a portion of Cell's soul from his body to keep as leverage.
• Cell accepted the arrangement, hoping to grow strong enough to catch up with Chang Wei, while Sun Wukong learned the Saiyans had gathered the Dragon Balls.
• Chang Wei appointed Cell captain of the Cell Special Forces, which would gather powerful non-Saiyan recruits, and Cell insisted no one could take his place.
• The dead were revived, and Krillin resigned himself to Android 18's relationship with Chang Wei.

Chang Wei began expanding his rule by building a Saiyan army and recruiting powerful fighters, while ordering Cell to bring Gura into the Cell Special Forces. Trunks prepared to return to the future with a mission from Chang Wei, and the androids learned they could grow stronger through training.

• Chang Wei sent Saiyan children to train in the Time training room and later dispatched them to conquer planets that had declared independence from the Frieza Force.
• Chang Wei ordered his son Salif to become the strongest Saiyan, and Salif eagerly promised to earn his father's recognition.
• Chang Wei told Android 17 and Android 18 that their Infinite Energy reactors gave them the potential to grow stronger through training.
• Trunks thanked Chang Wei for his training, promised to complete his mission, and left with Vegeta to speak privately before returning to the future.
• Chang Wei ordered Cell to subdue Gura and recruit him into the Cell Special Forces, and Cell recognized Gura as Frieza's older brother.

Cell fought Gura after Frieza's older brother arrived to reclaim his race's territory, while Trunks brought Future Android 18 to Chang Wei. Future Android 18 joined the group and learned how powerful and dangerous Chang Wei was.

• Gura arrived to confront Cell over Frieza's death and the seizure of his race's territory, while Android 17 fought Gura's subordinates.
• Cell defeated Gura even after he transformed, but Gura refused to surrender and continued resisting.
• Trunks secretly brought Future Android 18 to Chang Wei, telling his mother he had killed the androids.
• Android 18 met her future self and explained that they were in the past timeline.
• Chang Wei tormented Future Android 18, and Android 18 comforted her while warning that they could not defeat him without becoming Saiyans.