Chapter Summaries

Lu Ran unleashed his Bankai, plunging the universe into darkness and trapping the Grand Priest in an illusion while he tried to restrain Zeno. The Grand Priest recognized Aizen’s earlier catalyst, recovered, and attacked Lu Ran as he ordered Zeno to erase the Dragon God.

• Lu Li traded devastating blows with the Grand Priest while Whis watched, troubled by his duty and his affection for Beerus and Universe 7.
• Lu Ran activated Bankai—Black Moon Great Demon, extinguishing the universe’s light and transforming its stars into moons that ensnared the Grand Priest in an illusion.
• Lu Ran saw Zeno pierced in the illusion and continued attacking Zeno in reality to keep him from erasing the universe, while the Grand Priest realized Aizen had planted the illusion’s catalyst during the tournament.
• The Grand Priest entered a heightened Ultra Instinct state, struck Lu Ran, and began overwhelming him with sustained attacks despite Lu Ran’s regeneration.
• The Grand Priest awakened Zeno and told him to erase the Dragon God while he dealt with Lu Li and Aizen.

Lu Ran unleashed instant, full-power Fusion Kamehamehas against the Grand Priest, devastating Universe 1 while Snow Fox protected the Super Dragon Balls. The battle in Universe 6 also reached a critical point, where Dragon God defended the universes against Zeno and the Grand Priest.

• Snow Fox revealed that she had taken the Super Dragon Balls and urged Lu Ran not to worry about the universe's survival.
• Lu Ran fired an instant Modified Kamehameha that struck and wounded the Grand Priest, though the Grand Priest revealed that he had sent Zeno to Universe 6.
• Lu Ran unleashed repeated volleys of hundreds of Fusion Kamehamehas, battering the Grand Priest and ravaging Universe 1 as Snow Fox fled with the Dragon Balls.
• Dragon God fought Zeno and the Grand Priest in Universe 6 while protecting the universes from erasure.
• Dragon God demanded to know what the Original Angel wanted, and the Grand Priest said he was carrying out Zeno's will.

Dragon God Salama confronted the Grand Priest and the two Zenos, recounting how the Grand Priest had created Zeno to defeat him and seize control. As Salama faced erasure and declared his final message to the universe, Lu Ran urged Snow Fox to summon Super Shenron, leaving her poised to make a wish.

• Dragon God Salama explained how the Grand Priest had created Zeno to counter the Dragon Balls and how the Dragon Clan's betrayal ended Salama's rule.
• Salama clashed with the Grand Priest and the two Zenos, struggling to recreate himself as they erased and battered him.
• The Grand Priest mocked Salama's wish-granting Dragon Balls, but Salama said children's dreams were no less meaningful and called the Grand Priest by his childhood name, Rolls.
• Salama apologized for failing to fulfill everyone's wishes and told the children across Universe 12 to chase their dreams with their own hands.
• Lu Li heard Salama's apparent farewell during the battle in Universe 1, and Lu Ran urged Snow Fox to use the Dragon Balls.
• Snow Fox summoned Super Shenron at the desolate frontier of the universe.

Snow Fox used Super Shenron to restore erased universes, revive Universe 1’s dead, and move them to safety, while Tian Huang and Dao Yan fused into Tian Yan to aid Lu Ran against the Grand Priest. Their attacks wounded the Grand Priest, but the Dragon God began destroying Universe 6, declaring that he would create a world without Zeno and the others.

• Snow Fox wished for the erased universes and Universe 1’s dead to be restored and the survivors transferred to a safe area in Universe 12, and Super Shenron granted it while promising Universe 1 would return if the battle ended within twenty-four hours.
• Tian Huang and Dao Yan arrived, put on Potara Earrings, and fused into Tian Yan to join the fight against the Grand Priest.
• Tian Yan powered up to 281 attributes and struck the Grand Priest after Dao Yan’s ability created an opening, while his Ancient Wilderness Spirit Seed made the blow inflict severe damage.
• Tian Yan and Lu Ran attacked together, repeatedly exploiting openings to wound the Grand Priest and giving observers hope of victory.
• The Dragon God roared that he could create a world without his enemies, and Universe 6 erupted in blinding light.

The Dragon God sacrificed his life to seal the Grand Priest and the two Zenos, trusting humanity to finish the battle. In Universe 1, Lu Ran and Tian Yan kept pressuring the wounded Grand Priest until he retreated, while Tian Yan’s fusion could end at any moment.

• The Dragon God burned his life and true spirit to twist the universe around the Grand Priest and the two Zenos, sealing them as he died.
• Dozens of Universe 1 powerhouses charged the Grand Priest with suicidal attacks, creating openings for Lu Ran and Tian Yan to wound him.
• Lu Ran and Tian Yan struck the Grand Priest repeatedly, with Lu Ran severing his arm and Tian Yan helping prevent him from healing.
• The Grand Priest realized that Lu Ran and Tian Yan might defeat him and retreated to create distance and recover.
• Tian Yan cursed the retreating Grand Priest, while the battle’s urgency grew because Tian Yan’s Potara fusion could end at any moment.

Lu Ran and the fused Tian Yan battled the Grand Priest across several universes, but the Potara fusion ended after ten minutes, leaving Lu Ran to fight alone. As the battle continued, Soul Singer met Chen Mu at Universe 12 after planting a mysterious seed, and the two prepared to fight.

• Lu Ran and Tian Yan pursued the Grand Priest across universes, where he destroyed inhabited star regions to distract Lu Ran and force him to defend people.
• The Grand Priest exploited Lu Ran’s concern for others, but Lu Ran kept attacking and wounded him while the fighters reached the empty edge of Universe 6.
• Tian Yan’s fusion ended, and the Grand Priest’s counterattack blasted Tian Huang and Dao Yan apart; Dao Yan used his Spirit Seed Ability to reconstruct them both.
• Tian Huang and Dao Yan discussed the limits of their fusion and worried that Prison Demon would have to defeat the Grand Priest alone.
• Soul Singer planted a seed in Universe 12, then faced Chen Mu, who refused to help the others and declared his intention to kill Soul Singer.
• Soul Singer accepted the coming fight and said he might return with the head of a Pioneer.

Lu Li and Aizen fused as Lu Ran, burned their true spirits to awaken transcendent power, and defeated the Grand Priest, saving Universe 12 from immediate destruction. They separated as the survivors hailed Lu Ran as the Martial Saint, but the victory left the universes devastated and the Dragon God dead.

• The Grand Priest slaughtered beings across Universe 5 while taunting Lu Ran, who grew angry and lost precision in their fight.
• Lu Ran told the Grand Priest that Lu Li and Aizen trusted and appreciated each other through friendship, unsettling the Grand Priest and creating an opening for a counterattack.
• Lu Li and Aizen burned their true spirits together while fused, completing Lu Li's Ultra Instinct and raising Lu Ran's power to the ninth tier.
• Lu Ran used his enhanced combat instincts to overpower the Grand Priest and kill him with a fatal blade strike.
• Survivors across the universes mourned the dead and cheered for Lu Ran as the Martial Saint; Lu Ran then split back into Lu Li and Aizen.
• Lu Li and Aizen mourned the Dragon God's sacrifice and the devastation across the universes, while realizing that many Zenos and Grand Priests still remained.

After defeating Zeno and the Grand Priest, Lu Li and Aizen arranged for the Angels to repair the universes and resurrect those whose souls remained. A month later, Lu Li was celebrated as the Martial Saint, though he reflected on the lives lost and the desolate Universes 6 and 10.

• Lu Li and Aizen discussed using their remaining twenty years to restore what they could, then met the Angels at the Tournament of Power arena.
• Lu Li told the Angels to repair the universes and resurrect the dead whose souls remained, and Whis agreed to follow his orders.
• Lu Li and Aizen split up to return to Universe 7 and Universe 3 and handle matters there.
• At Bulma's estate, Goku, Vegeta, Beerus, and Whis discussed why people had named Lu Li the Martial Saint.
• Lu Li said he felt unworthy of the title because Lu Ran had fought the decisive battle, while the others encouraged him to accept it.
• Lu Li reflected that Universe 6 and Universe 10 had been erased and were now silent and desolate.

After the universe’s great calamity, Lu Li spent time with Goku, Vegeta, and their families, finding comfort in the newborn Pan and agreeing to train Gohan in Soul Intent. He also explained that Buu remained trapped in the Demon Realm with the Grand Supreme Kai, while he and Aizen prepared for threats that might breach their spacetime defenses.

• Goku challenged Vegeta to spar, but Vegeta boasted that he had won their last seven fights and said he wanted only to protect Bulma; he promised to protect Trunks and Bra as well.
• Gohan thanked Lu Li for saving the universe, and Pan reached for Lu Li without fear; Videl told Lu Li that Gohan worried he felt distressed over the destruction caused during the battle.
• Gohan asked to learn Soul Intent so he could protect his family, and Lu Li agreed to train him alongside Vegeta starting the next day.
• Lu Li told Mr. Satan that Buu would not return soon because Buu had become the dominant personality during an expedition into the Demon Realm with the Grand Supreme Kai.
• Lu Li explained that he wanted Buu to help awaken A'Huo’s power from the fallen Dragon God and possibly recreate the Dragon Balls, while he and Aizen improved their spacetime defenses against future incursions.

After celebrating their victory with allies from other Spaces, Lu Li learned about Wings of Freedom, the Spirit Seeds’ holders, and the limits of the Spaces’ chat group. He entered the subspace to begin cultivating and planned to turn his latent power into permanent strength.

• Tian Huang, Dao Yan, and Snow Fox arrived at Bulma’s manor, where Lu Li hosted them and discussed his plans to deal with the remaining Grand Priests and Zeno.
• Dao Yan told Lu Li that Soul Singer’s whereabouts were unknown and warned him about Wings of Freedom, whose powerful violators hunted Pioneers and Adjudicators.
• Dao Yan revealed that the God Spirit Seed and Arcane Seed were in Paradise, while a Ninth Order Wings of Freedom member held the Doomsday Spirit Seed and might target Lu Li.
• Lu Li learned that Dao Yan and Tian Huang had never acquired Fat Dragon’s chat-group wristband, while Snow Fox had shopped at Fat Blue Dragon’s store.
• After the banquet, Lu Li gave Vegeta and Goku new cultivation exercises, advised them to seek help from Beerus or Whis, and entered the subspace alone to cultivate.

Lu Li awakened his third talent, Primal Instinct, and began a long period of cultivation in the subspace while Aizen pursued his own research path. After fifty years there, Lu Li emerged to find that his Shadow Clone had grown stronger through the faith of civilizations in Universe 12.

• Lu Li examined how Primal Instinct improved his battle judgments and amplified power drawn from his True Spirit and Bloodline, especially under extreme emotions.
• Lu Li allowed Zamasu to leave the subspace, ordering him to serve Sōsuke Aizen in Universe 3 and warning him not to harm anyone.
• Lu Li began cultivating with the Martial Saint Sutra and Martial Furnace, while Aizen planned to settle matters in Universe 3 before continuing his experiments in the subspace.
• Lu Li spent fifty years in the subspace refining the Martial Saint Sutra and permanently integrating his 270-point attributes, while his Shadow Clone occasionally trained Vegeta, Gohan, and the others.
• Lu Li emerged from seclusion and discovered that civilizations across Universe 12 worshipped his Shadow Clone as the Martial Saint, causing it to gather faith power and grow stronger.

Lu Li studied how faith shaped his Shadow Clone and strengthened Prison Demon, then claimed the completed universe-ranking quest and trained his Super Saiyan transformations. After the Old Supreme Kai failed to awaken his potential and sensed a terrifying black power within him, Lu Li returned to seclusion with new insight into the technique.

• Lu Li dispelled his Shadow Clone, gathered its faith, and put the power into Prison Demon, which had advanced to Chaos-Grade after absorbing the Grand Priest’s life.
• Lu Li reviewed the advancement paths of his Growth Equipment, explored Earth for food to develop his Gourmet Collector’s Medal, and claimed the maximum reward for the completed universe-ranking quest.
• Lu Li trained in seclusion, learned Super Saiyan 2 and Super Saiyan 3, and found that even 20x Kaio-ken could not break through the Ninth Order barrier.
• Lu Li asked the Old Supreme Kai to awaken his potential, but the Old Supreme Kai sensed an overwhelming black power within him and could not affect his body or soul.
• Lu Li thanked the Old Supreme Kai, realized that something deep in his soul blocked the technique, and returned to seclusion to study what he had sensed.

After nearly a century of secluded cultivation, Lu Li reached the peak of the Eighth Order and learned that Buu had been captured in the Demon Realm while A'Huo was fighting to rescue him. He entered the First Demon Realm with Shin to stop the growing unrest, where he sensed a power that might belong to the Ninth Order.

• Lu Li spent almost a hundred years in the subspace refining his power, stabilizing his attributes at 280 points and reaching the peak of the Eighth Order.
• Shin told Lu Li that Buu had been sealed by Dr. Irene and Maba, while A'Huo fought to rescue him amid Demon King Goma's plans to take control of the realms.
• Lu Li agreed to enter the Demon Realm with Shin, and Shin asked him to spare his siblings, Dr. Irene and Digesu, if circumstances allowed.
• At Warp Space, Warp demanded authorization before letting them enter, so Lu Li threatened to make spatial sashimi until Warp opened a passage.
• In the First Demon Realm, Lu Li sensed a transcendent power that might be Ninth Order as Great Demon King Goma celebrated obtaining the legendary Third Eye.

Lu Li investigated the source of the mass-produced Third Eyes in the Third Demon Realm while Goma hunted A'Huo in the First Demon Realm. He found the village craftsman behind the eyes, who revealed himself as the Genesis God Limes.

• Goma used his Third Eye to grow powerful and chased A'Huo near the Demon King's Castle with help from the Kuu Brothers.
• Shin tried to persuade Gedith and Eileen to abandon Goma, warning them that Lu Li had come to the Demon Realm.
• Lu Li went to a village in the Third Demon Realm and discovered a shop stocked with Third Eyes, including the one Goma had obtained.
• Lu Li questioned the shopkeeper, learned the eyes came from an old village craftsman, and searched for him.
• The craftsman appeared before Lu Li, who recognized him as Old Billy or Genesis God Limes.

Lu Li questioned Limes, who revealed the history of the Demon Realm, the creation of the universes, and the ancient war that ended with the Dragon God sealed and the first-generation Demon King killed. Limes could not restore destroyed universes, and Lu Li left with his questions about parallel worlds unanswered.

• Lu Li met Limes in his secluded village and asked about the Demon King's Eye, his connection to the Demon King, and the legends that he had created the universes.
• Limes explained that he had been created by the first-generation Demon King as a world-making device, then described how he created eighteen universes and how the Demon and Angel Clans once shared power.
• Limes recounted how conflicts between Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction led the Demon King and Grand Priest to bind each God's life to that of the Supreme Kai in the same universe.
• Limes described the War of the Gods, in which the Dragon God and Demon King fought the Angel Clan, the Grand Priest created Zeno as a weapon, and the Dragon God was sealed while the Demon King was killed.
• Limes told Lu Li that he could create new universes but could not restore destroyed ones, since only the Dragon Balls could do so and none remained.
• Lu Li asked Limes about parallel worlds and considered whether their existence had limited the world's development and prevented powerful beings such as the Grand Priest from advancing.

Lu Li learned how the Dragon Ball World’s shattered World Core had created countless unstable spacetime continuums and received a mission to gather the scattered Source of the World. As Goma overwhelmed the defenders in the First Demon Realm, Lu Li destroyed him with a distant finger and returned to discussing Limes’s power of creation.

• Limes explained that Zeno’s erasure of a universe had shattered the World Core, weakening spacetime and allowing the Grand Priest to create the first parallel world.
• Lu Li received a Pioneer Mission to recover the scattered Source of the World and form a new World Core.
• Goku and Vegeta fought Goma while Dr. Irene and the others supported A'Huo, but Goma’s limitless energy wore them down and left them badly injured.
• Goma prepared to kill A'Huo and declared himself the new Zeno, but Lu Li’s enormous finger pierced through the Three Realms and disintegrated him along with his Third Eye.
• Vegeta praised Lu Li’s strength as a lifelong challenge, while Lu Li lowered his hand and asked Limes to continue explaining the limits of his power of creation.

Lu Li restored the Demon Realm, revived the Great Witch, and arranged for A'Huo to develop its Dragon God power while Eileen became the new Demon King. He returned to the Living World and entered deep seclusion, where three thousand years passed as he studied martial arts and the Great Dao.

• Lu Li asked Limes to create an immense, sturdy universe as a place where everything could be brought to an end.
• Lu Li healed A'Huo, revived the Great Witch, and had her release Fat Buu, while Neba offered to help A'Huo develop its Dragon God power.
• The Demon Realm's sages chose Eileen as its new Demon King, while A'Huo stayed behind to train and Fat Buu returned to Satan.
• Lu Li returned to the Living World, having sent Limes to prepare a future battlefield, and entered seclusion in his subspace.
• Lu Li became absorbed in cultivation and watched the tree he had planted grow, spread into a forest, and wither as three thousand years passed.

After thousands of years of cultivation, Lu Li returned to Earth and agreed to pick up Pan from school. When kidnappers attacked them, Pan showed her strength by knocking one down, while Lu Li calmly comforted her over her dropped ice cream as the armed men threatened them.

• Lu Li revived a dead tree by resetting its cycle of growth, then left the subspace without disturbing Aizen, whose attributes had risen to 270 points.
• Lu Li visited Bulma, heard her complain about Vegeta's training and Bra's behavior, and agreed to call Vegeta back.
• Lu Li learned Gohan was training with Goku and agreed to pick up Pan for Videl.
• Lu Li collected Pan from school after confirming Videl's request by video call, and chatted with her while they walked.
• Kidnappers rushed at Pan and Lu Li; Pan punched the first attacker, and the remaining men drew guns after realizing she was no ordinary child.

Lu Li and Pan allowed the Red Ribbon Army to kidnap them, while Krillin learned that the organization had also taken Bra. At the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, Pan and Bra were locked in a cell with Lu Li, who had yet to explain why he let himself be captured.

• Lu Li calmly bought ice cream for Pan, then let the kidnappers handcuff and take them away.
• Krillin arrived too late to stop the abduction and learned from Videl that Lu Li had been taken with Pan.
• Krillin discovered that the Red Ribbon Army had also targeted Marron and kidnapped Bra, though Android 18 had kept Marron safe.
• The kidnappers brought Lu Li and Pan to their headquarters, where Bra had also been captured.
• Pan and Bra reunited in the cell, and Bra questioned why the powerful Lu Li had been captured.

Lu Li, Pan, and Bra were captured by the Red Ribbon Army, who planned to use them in a ransom video, while Piccolo infiltrated the headquarters. After seeing the videos, Videl found Pan cute and struggled to take Lu Li’s plea for help seriously.

• Lu Li reassured Pan and Bra in their cell and decided to let the Red Ribbon Army reveal its intentions before he dealt with them.
• The Commander learned that the Third Unit had been wiped out by a woman, then tried to convince Dr. Hedo that kidnapping children served justice.
• The Red Ribbon Army brought Lu Li, Pan, and Bra to headquarters, where Pan and Bra angered Dr. Hedo with their remarks.
• Piccolo recognized Lu Li among the captives while disguised as a Red Ribbon Army soldier and began preparing the studio for a ransom video.
• Pan acted frightened for the camera, Bra threatened her captors, and Lu Li delivered an unconvincing plea for help that made the girls laugh.
• Videl watched the videos after finishing work at Satan’s place, enjoyed Pan’s performance, and found Lu Li’s serious plea strange.