Chapter Summaries

Lu Li and Aizen discussed how to survive Zeno’s planned Tournament of Power, concluding that persuading the capricious god was too dangerous and that killing him was the only lasting solution. Aizen revealed an alliance with the Soul Singer, who had survived and become a Rulebreaker, and said the Soul Singer had found traces of Dragon God Salama.

• Aizen warned Lu Li that Zeno might erase universes and that trying to change his mind was unreliable.
• Lu Li and Aizen agreed they needed a way to kill Zeno, despite the overwhelming gap in power.
• Aizen told Lu Li they needed allies and revealed that the Soul Singer had survived and become a Rulebreaker.
• Lu Li accepted cooperating with the Soul Singer because they shared the danger posed by Zeno.
• Aizen said the Soul Singer had found traces of Dragon God Salama and believed freeing him could buy them time.

Aizen explained that the Explorers planned to free Dragon God Salama and needed Lu Li to recruit Moro and strengthen Universe 7 before the Tournament of Power. Lu Li began preparing Buu to protect Earth by having him absorb Zamasu, and Buu's strength rose dramatically.

• Aizen told Lu Li that Dragon God Salama might be a Ninth Order being sealed by Zeno, and that freeing him could give the Explorers a chance to survive.
• Aizen asked Lu Li to free Moro from Galaxy Prison and help Universe 7 endure the Tournament of Power while the alliance worked to break Salama's seals.
• Vegeta said he would stay home because Bulma was about to give birth, so Lu Li took Buu and A'Huo into the subspace.
• Lu Li had Buu fight Zamasu to show him that he needed more strength to protect Earth and his friends.
• Lu Li persuaded Buu to absorb part of Zamasu, removed Zamasu's soul first, and watched Buu's overall attributes rise to 269 points.

Lu Li prepared Buu and A'Huo to strengthen Universe 7 for the Tournament of Power after learning Zeno would erase the bottom eight universes in seven days. At Zeno's Palace, Lu Li spotted Aizen among the assembled fighters from other universes.

• Buu devoured more than a hundred Zamasus, raising his overall attributes to 274 before he grew sick of eating them.
• Goku arrived and told Lu Li that Zeno had announced a Tournament of Power, giving the universes only seven days to prepare.
• The Grand Supreme Kai agreed to take A'Huo to the Demon Realm to seek power like Buu's and help strengthen Universe 7.
• Lu Li sent a Shadow Clone with Goku, Beerus, Whis, and Shin to Zeno's Palace after Zeno summoned them.
• Lu Li observed the other universes' delegations and recognized Aizen among their fighters.

The Grand Priest announced that Zeno would hold a Tournament of Power to decide which of the bottom eight universes survived, then explained the rules and restrictions. Lu Li and the other Explorers recognized that Zeno’s personal whims could affect the rewards, leaving the competitors to prepare for a dangerous contest.

• Lu Li observed the Gods of Destruction from the top four universes, including Tian Huang, who also took an interest in Lu Li because both possessed Spirit Seeds.
• The Grand Priest announced that Zeno planned to erase the bottom eight universes unless they earned survival through the Tournament of Power, with the winners also receiving the Super Dragon Balls.
• The Gods of Destruction fought in an exhibition match until Zeno stopped them and barred Gods of Destruction and Angels from the official tournament, while allowing God of Destruction candidates to compete.
• The Grand Priest announced the tournament rules, including a ban on killing and a special clause letting Zeno decide rewards based on contestants’ performances.
• The Explorers judged the rules dangerous and arbitrary, and decided not to exploit loopholes because Zeno might erase a universe if its tactics displeased him.

Lu Li questioned whether Zeno’s limitations could make him vulnerable, then helped assemble Universe 7’s Tournament of Power team. After recruiting the contestants and persuading Vegeta to join, Lu Li went to the World of the Supreme Kais, where Shin asked him to help with dangerous prisoners.

• Lu Li healed Beerus and suspected Zeno might have poor reaction speed, though the Grand Priest’s presence made any assassination plan difficult.
• The Grand Priest announced that each universe could enter ten contestants, and Aizen left to recruit people across other universes.
• Lu Li and Beerus chose Goku, Vegeta, Broly, Buu, Gohan, the two androids, and Krillin for Universe 7, while Whis went to retrieve Frieza from Hell.
• Lu Li questioned Beerus about his fear of Zeno, and Beerus insisted he wanted to protect his universe and warned Lu Li not to target Zeno.
• Lu Li gathered the contestants and teleported Vegeta’s already-delivered child out so Vegeta would agree to participate.
• Lu Li visited Shin, who asked him to help deal with dangerous prisoners at Galaxy Prison.

Lu Li took Moro from Galaxy Prison and staged his execution to conceal that he had rescued him. He then revealed that he needed Moro's power to drain a planet protecting Dragon God Salama's seal, but Moro grew arrogant and Lu Li ordered Zamasu to teach him the rules.

• Shin gave Lu Li the Galactic King's execution order for Moro and left to investigate unrest in the Demon Realm.
• Mels escorted Lu Li to Galaxy Prison, where the sages approved Moro's execution under galactic law.
• Lu Li used an illusion to make the witnesses believe he had destroyed Moro with Destruction Energy, then secretly took Moro to his subspace.
• Lu Li found Moro beating Zamasu; Moro absorbed Zamasu's life force and regained his youthful appearance.
• Lu Li explained that he needed Moro to drain a planet shielding Dragon God Salama's seal, but Moro tried to absorb Lu Li's energy and demanded that he leave.
• Lu Li ordered Zamasu to teach Moro the rules.

Lu Li recruited Goku to help prepare for the Tournament of Power and asked him to teach Metamoran Fusion so he could fuse with Aizen. The chapter ended as Goku transformed into Ultra Instinct to try fusing with Lu Li.

• Zamasu continued beating Moro in the subspace, keeping him alive by letting him absorb energy so the fight could continue.
• Lu Li gave Chi-Chi a chest of gold as Goku’s supposed salary and took Goku with him to help prepare for the Tournament of Power.
• Lu Li told Goku the tournament lineup was settled and asked him to recruit Krillin and offer rewards to Android 17 and Android 18.
• Lu Li asked Goku to teach him Metamoran Fusion, explaining that he wanted a reliable way to fuse with a friend before the tournament.
• Goku demonstrated the fusion dance, then transformed into Ultra Instinct so he and Lu Li could attempt the fusion.

Lu Li learned how to fuse with Aizen by synchronizing their soul wavelengths and traveled to Universe 3 to train with him before the Tournament of Power. Meanwhile, he arranged for Bulma to build a biological-energy generator using Zamasu and sent a Shadow Clone to oversee training on Earth, leaving Moro under Zamasu’s brutal torment in the subspace.

• Lu Li and Goku attempted the fusion dance, but their opposing subconscious minds made the fusion fail, and Lu Li concluded that synchronized soul wavelengths could allow him and Aizen to fuse without dancing.
• Whis brought Frieza to Earth to train with Goku in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in exchange for a chance at resurrection, while Lu Li prepared to train elsewhere.
• Lu Li returned to the subspace, left Moro with Zamasu, and sent his Shadow Clone with Zamasu to ask Bulma to build a biological-energy conversion device.
• Lu Li’s main body crossed into Universe 3 and met Aizen, then explained his fusion method and brought him into the subspace to train.
• Aizen saw Zamasu torturing Moro and suggested Lu Li take better care of Moro, but Lu Li misunderstood and ordered Zamasu to intensify the torment.

Lu Li and Aizen mastered Soul Wavelength Synchronization and successfully fused into Lu Ran, gaining a major boost in power and combining their weapons and abilities. After the fusion ended, Lu Li turned back to training for the Tournament of Power and the threat of Zeno’s erasure.

• Lu Li and Aizen spent three days synchronizing their soul wavelengths before attempting fusion.
• Lu Li and Aizen fused into Lu Ran, whose equipment and Zanpakuto combined into the Demon Moon and a merged scabbard.
• Lu Ran tested his powers, discovering that fusion increased his attributes and let him use most of Lu Li’s and Aizen’s abilities, but not Divine Restriction.
• Lu Ran maintained the fusion for over an hour before splitting apart when Aizen could no longer sustain their synchronized wavelengths.
• Lu Li abandoned further fusion tests and planned to master a high-level ability in the subspace before the Tournament of Power began.

Lu Li studied Zamasu’s splitting and fusion, discovering that the copies were created by dividing the true spirit and that identical Zamasus gained no strength by fusing. The insight suggested that true spirits held vast energy, but Lu Li had not yet found a safe way to use it.

• Lu Li ordered Zamasu to create several copies and then make two of them fuse.
• The fused Zamasu remained at the same strength as before, and he told Lu Li the fusion would last until he chose to split again.
• Lu Li removed the souls of the original, fused, and split Zamasus and detected slight differences in their soul mass.
• Lu Li concluded that Zamasu’s copies came from dividing portions of his true spirit, which released energy and built new bodies.
• Lu Li realized that true spirits might hold immense usable energy, but he had no safe method to develop that power.

Lu Li spent seven years studying True Spirit power and the mysterious power of the root, hoping to protect his group from Zeno, but he failed to understand the root before Aizen summoned him to Universe 6. The Tournament of Power began in Universe 5, where the contestants gathered and prepared to fight for their universes’ survival.

• Lu Li studied Zamasu’s splitting and fusion, testing his blade intent on the copies as he tried to trace their connection back to the original.
• Lu Li also trained in other martial arts and developed his bloodline, while Aizen visited the subspace twice during his seven years of cultivation.
• Aizen awakened Lu Li and told him to go to Universe 6; Lu Li left the subspace, while Aizen returned to the World of the Supreme Kais as a contestant.
• The Tournament of Power began in Universe 5, and Beerus grew uneasy after spotting powerful fighters among the other universes.
• Goku, Krillin, Android 18, and Android 17 discussed their reasons for competing as the contestants watched one another.
• Lu Li’s Shadow Clone promised Buu enormous chocolate cakes after the tournament while observing the fighters from every universe.

As the Tournament of Power began, the Explorers allied against Zeno tried to prolong the battle, but Universe 6 was quickly erased. Beerus demanded that Lu Li win, and Lu Li transformed into a terrifying Super Saiyan just as Jiren charged at him.

• The Grand Priest started the Tournament of Power, and the contestants from all eight universes entered the arena.
• Lu Li, Aizen, and SisconDeservesToDie held back as part of Soul Singer’s plan to stall for time and prepare a counterattack against Zeno.
• Universe 7 overwhelmed Universe 6, and Zeno erased Champa and the other Universe 6 contestants after Kale was knocked out by Broly.
• Beerus ordered Lu Li to clear the arena and win, but Lu Li transformed into a Super Saiyan with a dark, deathlike aura.
• Jiren powered up and charged at Lu Li, throwing a punch at him.

Lu Li blocked Jiren’s attack and defeated him with a rapid series of strikes, while Goku and Vegeta powered up and the gods reacted to Universe 7’s strength. Lu Li then filled the arena with dust instead of eliminating more fighters, prompting Zeno to complain and the Grand Priest to ban large-scale attacks that obstructed vision.

• Lu Li caught Jiren’s punch, used his balance against him, and knocked him into the arena with a sequence of attacks.
• Lu Li’s Gale Wind swept approaching fighters out of the arena, and the other contestants hesitated to challenge him.
• Goku transformed into Ultra Instinct and Vegeta unleashed Destruction Energy as they prepared to fight.
• The Gods of Destruction questioned Universe 7’s overwhelming strength, but the Grand Priest defended Zeno’s ranking of the universes.
• Beerus urged Lu Li to eliminate the remaining contestants, but Lu Li fired blasts at the arena to fill it with dust.
• Zeno complained that the smoke blocked his view, so the Grand Priest ordered fighters not to use large-scale abilities that obstructed vision.

Lu Li joined a gathering of powerful Spirit Seed holders and other fighters on a planet in Universe 6 to plan against Zeno. Soul Singer arrived as a violator and hinted that he knew how to free the Dragon God, while Dao Yan intervened when a cloaked fighter threatened him.

• Lu Li arrived on the enormous, lifeless planet, where Tian Huang challenged him over his four Spirit Seeds before Dao Yan called for them to focus on their mission.
• Lu Li assessed Dao Yan and Tian Huang’s strength as more powerful figures gathered, then recognized Soul Singer when he arrived.
• Lu Li learned that End Space had marked Soul Singer for a hunting mission, but chose not to kill him because they were working toward a common goal.
• Tian Huang demanded that Soul Singer explain his purpose, and Soul Singer said he had been sent to seize the world but first needed to deal with Zeno.
• A cloaked fighter threatened Soul Singer and demanded to know what he stood to gain, so Soul Singer claimed he could reveal how to free the Dragon God.
• Dao Yan restrained the cloaked fighter and declared that Soul Singer was still useful to him, leaving the fighter struggling against Dao Yan’s Primordial Violet Qi.

Lu Li and the others uncovered the entrance to the space-time prison holding Dragon God Salama and made their way inside. They found Salama chained in the singularity, but the Tournament of Power was nearing its end and Zeno was losing patience.

• Lu Li ordered Moro to drain the planet, and Moro regained his strength before Tian Huang killed him with a touch.
• Soul Singer revealed the prison entrance beneath the drained planet, and Dao Yan entered its forty-nine-digit password to open it.
• The group entered the passage, where Tian Huang shattered the Angel Clan barrier blocking their way.
• Soul Singer illuminated the space-time singularity and revealed Dragon God Salama, who rejected the Grand Priest and Zeno's rule.
• Lu Li worried that Zeno would begin eliminating contestants because his Shadow Clone had been stalling in the Tournament of Power.

Lu Li and the other Explorers tried to free Dragon God Salama from chains that could only be broken by overwhelming power, while Angels approached to reseal the prison. Lu Li unleashed his peak Eighth Order attributes and struck the chain with a devastating slash, leaving Salama’s escape—and the universes’ survival—dependent on what happened next.

• Tian Huang’s attacks failed to break Salama’s chains, and Salama explained that the Super Dragon Balls or power matching his own could free him.
• Tian Huang used his Ancient Wilderness Spirit Seed to leave a faint mark on a chain, but the Explorers’ combined efforts could not break it quickly enough.
• The Soul Singer sensed Angels approaching, and the Explorers moved to stop them while the Grand Priest secretly dispatched Angels from four nonparticipating universes.
• Lu Li activated Super Saiyan 1 and combined his powers in a slash that carved a visible notch into the chain.
• Lu Li raised his attributes to 280 with Kaio-ken and asked Salama if he could hold off Zeno; Salama promised to buy time, and Lu Li unleashed an even more powerful blade strike.

Lu Li and the Explorers freed Dragon God Salama, who restored his strength and revealed his power across the twelve universes. Meanwhile, Zeno ordered every universe erased after declaring the Tournament of Power boring, leaving Lu Li to resist the Grand Priest as Salama vowed to stop the destruction.

• Lu Li repeatedly cut a self-repairing World Creation Stone chain, then broke it with a destructive Modified Kamehameha while Dao Yan held it steady.
• Dragon God crushed his remaining chains, ate Lu Li’s Senzu Beans, and shattered the spacetime singularity, escaping into the universe.
• Zeno decided to erase every universe, and the Grand Priest suppressed the protesting contestants after Goku challenged the order.
• Lu Li resisted the Grand Priest’s pressure and moved toward Aizen, while his Shadow Clone learned that Dragon God had also escaped.
• Dragon God subdued the angels without killing them, restored planets and Dragon Balls, and declared that he would prevent Zeno from erasing the universes.

Lu Li and the Explorers freed Dragon God Salama, but the Grand Priest summoned another Zeno from a parallel world, leaving Salama to fight them alone. As Zeno prepared to erase everyone, Lu Li rallied Beerus and fused with Aizen to challenge the gods.

• Dragon God Salama recovered his strength and protected the universes, while Lu Li realized the Grand Priest had arranged to summon Zeno and himself from a parallel world.
• Salama swept Lu Li and the other Explorers into Universe 1 for their safety, then began fighting the summoned Zeno and Grand Priest.
• At the Tournament of Power, Zeno decided to erase Salama and the universes, while Beerus and Whis urged Lu Li to accept his fate.
• Lu Li challenged Beerus to resist Zeno, and Beerus broke free of Whis and entered the arena, urging the Gods of Destruction to fight.
• The Grand Priest subdued the rebels with his power, but Lu Li reached Aizen and fused with him, declaring that they would cut down the gods.

Lu Ran, the fusion of Lu Li and Sōsuke Aizen, blocked Zeno’s erasure by severing the root power connecting it to its target. He then revealed that he had also cut off the Grand Priest’s access to parallel worlds, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Lu Li and Aizen fused into Lu Ran, who stood against Zeno and the Grand Priest while the fighters recovered from the Grand Priest’s suppression.
• Zeno unleashed his erasure power, but Lu Ran drew the Demon Moon blade and severed the force carrying that power, saving everyone in the arena.
• Lu Ran explained that he had cut the root-tracing path behind Zeno’s erasure, and the Grand Priest realized he could not use the same power himself.
• Lu Ran told Beerus and Vegeta to evacuate everyone, then revealed that the Grand Priest could no longer contact the other parallel worlds.
• Lu Ran challenged the Grand Priest over the parallel worlds, suggesting that their opponents had anticipated the possibility of gathering more Zenos and Grand Priests.

Aizen’s spacetime-sealing device prevented more Zenos and Grand Priests from arriving, but a pair from Future Trunks’s world had already joined the battle. As Zeno threatened all twelve universes, Lu Ran fought the Grand Priest and discovered he could interrupt Zeno’s erasure, leaving the fight still underway.

• Aizen concluded that an informant had warned the Grand Priest in advance, but his device had activated and blocked further travel between parallel worlds.
• Lu Ran explained that Zamasu’s biological energy powered the device, while the Grand Priest realized the seal had disrupted his preparations.
• The Grand Priest urged Zeno to change his erasure targets, and Lu Ran powered up as Goku used Instant Transmission to take the others to Earth to protect it.
• The Dragon God fought Zeno and the Grand Priest as Lu Ran attacked, but the Grand Priest blocked his blade and struck him while Zeno threatened to erase all twelve universes.
• Lu Ran interrupted the descending erasure power with his blade intent, recovered from the Grand Priest’s blows, and wounded the Grand Priest’s fingertip before provoking him again.