Recaps

He-El prepared to leave Korin Tower with Goku for training at Kami's Lookout, while Yamcha and Krillin stayed behind to train under Korin. He-El and Goku used the Ruyi Bang to travel toward the higher training ground.

• He-El reassured Korin that he would stop Clone He-El, whose power could destroy the world.
• Yamcha reached Korin Tower, received a Senzu Bean, and began training under Korin after failing to take Korin's water bottle.
• Krillin climbed Korin Tower five days later, practiced the Sole Self, Myriad Phenomena Technique to recover, and then received a Senzu Bean.
• He-El left Yamcha and Krillin in Korin's care and decided to take Goku to Kami's Lookout for further training.
• Korin gave He-El all but a hundred of his Senzu Beans, and He-El promised to return to help expand their cultivation.
• He-El borrowed Goku's Ruyi Bang, and they extended it from Korin Tower's peak toward Kami's Lookout.

He-El and Goku reached Kami's Lookout and met Mr. Popo, who required them to defeat him before they could see Kami. He-El stepped forward to fight while Goku stayed behind, eager to challenge Mr. Popo later.

• He-El and Goku rode the Ruyi Bang to Kami's Lookout, then climbed the stairs and searched the quiet grounds for someone.
• He-El and Goku met Mr. Popo, who identified himself as Kami's attendant and asked for proof that Korin had approved their visit.
• He-El gave Mr. Popo Korin's bell, and Mr. Popo said they had to defeat him to meet Kami.
• He-El stopped Goku from fighting first, saying Goku could train by challenging Mr. Popo after He-El's match.
• Mr. Popo warned He-El that the tournament champion could not defeat him, while He-El privately noted that his battle power was now higher than Mr. Popo's.

He-El defeated Mr. Popo with two controlled strikes at Kami’s Lookout, revealing that his Ki could amplify his power far beyond his battle power. After Kami invited him inside to discuss his business, He-El left Mr. Popo to resume Goku’s training with greater intensity.

• He-El struck Mr. Popo into the sky and then drove him into a crater on Kami’s Lookout, ending their fight before Goku could see a real battle.
• He-El’s Ki and knowledge let him arrange energy particles to unleash power exceeding 167,200, far beyond his battle power of 1,672.
• Kami stopped He-El from approaching the defeated Mr. Popo and warily asked why someone so strong had come to see him.
• Mr. Popo climbed out of the crater, admitted defeat, and apologized for underestimating He-El.
• He-El told Kami that Korin had approved his visit and asked to talk, so Kami invited him into the house.
• He-El asked Mr. Popo to test Goku harder, and Mr. Popo prepared to put Goku under heavy pressure.

He-El explained his origins and intentions to Kami, reassuring him that he wanted to train Goku at Kami's Lookout rather than claim Earth or Kami's position. After Kami gradually lowered his guard, He-El asked to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

• Kami questioned He-El about his strength and mysterious origins, and He-El said he had come from another universe to grow stronger and save his people.
• He-El told Kami he wanted to train Goku at Kami's Lookout and offered to help seal King Piccolo if he returned.
• He-El explained that he had recognized Kami's connection to King Piccolo from their resemblance, and Kami confessed how his evil thoughts had split away and harmed Earth.
• He-El said Goku would protect Earth in the future, prompting Kami to decide to keep an eye on him.
• As He-El and Kami talked over tea, Kami gradually relaxed, and He-El proposed training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

He-El asked Kami to let him train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber so he could prepare for a powerful duplicate from a Parallel Universe. Kami agreed and decided to inform King Kai about the threat.

• He-El told Kami that his arrival had created a Parallel Universe where his duplicate had become a cruel Cosmic Emperor who might invade their universe.
• He-El said he had about eleven years to train and planned to increase Senzu Bean production with Korin and remove the Hyperbolic Time Chamber’s limits.
• Kami trusted He-El after hearing that he intended to stop the danger he had brought to the universe.
• Kami agreed to let He-El use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and decided to notify King Kai.

He-El entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and trained continuously for two years, while Kami reported He-El’s warning about a threat to the universe to King Kai. When Kami came to retrieve him, an immense gravity crushed Kami and made the Lookout sink.

• Kami warned He-El about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber’s pressure and two-year time limit, and He-El entered with Kami’s permission.
• After He-El entered, Kami contacted King Kai and reported He-El’s claim that the universe faced a threat.
• He-El trained under tenfold gravity, using Senzu Beans to sustain himself as his battle power rose at an accelerating rate.
• He-El calculated that his Senzu Beans and training would bring his battle power to at least 60,668, while most of his gains strengthened his potential and foundation.
• Two days later, Kami arrived at the chamber and felt a crushing gravity that slammed him to the floor and made the Lookout sink.

After two days in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, He-El emerged with a battle power of 126,482 and unintentionally unleashed enough Ki pressure to devastate Kami's Lookout and threaten Earth. He-El safely brought everything back to normal, and Kami said he now believed He-El's claims.

• He-El's immense Ki pressure crushed people across Earth, damaged Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout, and knocked Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin unconscious.
• He-El emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, sensed his battle power had reached 126,482, and explained that he had not restrained his Ki.
• He-El controlled his Ki to steady Korin Tower, land aircraft safely, and bring people who had fallen from high places safely to the ground.
• Kami recognized the extraordinary precision of He-El's Ki and instructed Mr. Popo to stabilize Kami's Lookout.
• Kami told He-El that his strength and perseverance had convinced him to believe everything He-El had said.

He-El rebuilt Korin Tower and worked with Korin, Bulma, and Dr. Briefs to increase Senzu Bean production so he could resume rapid training. As he prepared to take Yamcha and Krillin to Kami's Lookout, Kami sensed an evil aura rising from the southern sea.

• He-El declined to visit King Kai immediately and told Kami he would handle matters on the ground first.
• He-El flew to the fallen Korin Tower, explained that his uncontrolled Ki had caused the pressure that knocked Yamcha and Krillin unconscious, and asked Korin for the tower's construction plans.
• He-El woke Yamcha and Krillin, used Red Ribbon Army soldiers and machines to rebuild the stone pillar, and restored Korin Tower to its place in the sky.
• He-El, Korin, Bulma, and Dr. Briefs spent more than half a year stabilizing the Cloud Soil Layer, raising Senzu Bean production to twenty beans a year.
• He-El set out with Yamcha and Krillin for Kami's Lookout, but Kami sensed an evil aura from the southern sea.

Emperor Pilaf released King Piccolo, hoping he would defeat He-El and help Pilaf rule part of Earth. He-El agreed to seal King Piccolo rather than kill him and set out with Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar to use the encounter for practical training.

• Emperor Pilaf, Mai, and Ashu brought the sealed rice cooker to an island, and Pilaf tore off its seal to release King Piccolo.
• Kami sensed his evil side had appeared and contacted He-El, asking him to seal King Piccolo instead of killing him.
• He-El agreed and asked Kami if he could use King Piccolo to train Goku and the others; Kami left the decision to him.
• He-El had Mr. Popo kick Goku down from Kami's Lookout and told Yamcha and Krillin to get ready for practical training.
• He-El took ten Senzu Beans, then led Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar toward the southern seas.

King Piccolo emerged from his seal and agreed to use Emperor Pilaf, Ashu, and Mai to help conquer the world, while secretly planning to discard them afterward. When three approaching Ki signatures arrived, he prepared to kill them, but then saw four figures flying in from the southern sky and reacted with shock.

• King Piccolo emerged from his seal, and Emperor Pilaf, Ashu, and Mai knelt before him.
• Emperor Pilaf offered to help King Piccolo conquer the world in exchange for a region, and King Piccolo accepted while planning to betray them later.
• Emperor Pilaf urged King Piccolo to kill He-El, but King Piccolo dismissed him as an obstacle he could easily destroy.
• King Piccolo sensed three Ki signatures approaching from the southern sky and vowed to kill them.
• King Piccolo saw four figures flying toward the island and was shocked.

He-El brought Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin to confront King Piccolo, whom Goku recognized as resembling Kami. He-El sent Yamcha and Krillin to fight him, and the chapter ended with King Piccolo effortlessly catching both of their punches.

• King Piccolo sensed Goku, Yamcha, and Krillin approaching but could not detect He-El's Ki, while Emperor Pilaf, Ashu, and Mai trembled at He-El's arrival.
• Goku mistook King Piccolo for Kami, and Yamcha and Krillin sensed the evil force of King Piccolo's Ki.
• He-El landed with the group, put Puar on his shoulder, and told Yamcha and Krillin to fight King Piccolo together.
• Yamcha identified King Piccolo as the tyrant sealed by Master Mutaito, and Krillin recalled that he had caused Master Roshi's teacher to die.
• Yamcha and Krillin attacked King Piccolo from opposite sides, but he caught both of their fists with ease.

Yamcha and Krillin fought King Piccolo on the island, using their new techniques before his Explosive Demon Light Cannon overwhelmed them. After realizing they could not match him in a Ki-blast contest, they strengthened their bodies and charged in for a final showdown.

• Yamcha and Krillin dodged King Piccolo's opening attacks and countered with the Spirit Ball and Kamehameha.
• King Piccolo unleashed an Explosive Demon Light Cannon that destroyed their attacks and devastated the island, leaving Emperor Pilaf, Ashu, and Mai unconscious.
• Yamcha and Krillin regrouped with minor injuries and decided to stop trading Ki blasts with King Piccolo.
• Yamcha and Krillin used all their Ki to strengthen their bodies, then charged together toward King Piccolo through the smoke.

Yamcha and Krillin fought King Piccolo together but were eventually defeated. As King Piccolo moved to kill them, He-El released Goku to take his turn and told Puar to carry the injured fighters away.

• Yamcha and Krillin repeatedly struck King Piccolo, while Goku praised their strength and He-El warned Goku to consider how his battles could affect his friends.
• He-El told Goku that, without his arrival, King Piccolo would have killed Krillin and Master Roshi and brought disaster to Earth, prompting Goku to vow to protect his friends.
• King Piccolo gathered Ki and overpowered Yamcha and Krillin, knocking them onto the island badly injured and unable to continue fighting.
• King Piccolo prepared to torture Yamcha and Krillin to death, but He-El released Goku and told Puar to bring the injured fighters back.

Goku took over the fight against King Piccolo after Yamcha and Krillin were rescued and healed. Goku and King Piccolo battled fiercely in the air, with neither able to defeat the other.

• Goku kicked King Piccolo away from Yamcha and Krillin, while Puar carried the injured fighters to He-El for Senzu Beans.
• He-El healed Yamcha and Krillin, then reassured them that their performance against King Piccolo was impressive for only half a year of training.
• King Piccolo tried to attack He-El, but Goku stepped in and declared himself the next opponent.
• Goku blocked King Piccolo's surprise mouth beam with a barrage of Ki spheres and began fighting him in midair.
• King Piccolo used eye beams and paralyzing rays to catch Goku off guard, but Goku recovered and continued fighting.
• After another powerful clash, Goku and King Piccolo hovered apart, panting, as their brutal battle continued.

Goku defeated the aged King Piccolo after a brutal fight, with help from Yamcha and Krillin wearing Piccolo down first. He-El restored Goku with a Senzu Bean and announced another round as King Piccolo raged on the ground.

• Goku and King Piccolo fought across the sky, land, and sea until both were exhausted and battered.
• King Piccolo fell after Goku endured his punch and returned a blow, then blamed his defeat on his age and frailty.
• Krillin caught the collapsing Goku, while Yamcha and Puar congratulated him and He-El praised the fighters.
• King Piccolo accused He-El of using the children to gang up on an old man and vowed that things would have been different in his youth.
• He-El fed Goku a Senzu Bean, announced that the second round would begin, and sensed the Dragon Balls across Earth.

He-El gathered all seven Dragon Balls and let King Piccolo make a wish, expecting him to wish for restored youth. King Piccolo instead asked Shenron to kill He-El, but Shenron refused, and Piccolo then demanded his youth back.

• He-El used his Ki to locate all seven Dragon Balls and gathered them before King Piccolo.
• He-El gave King Piccolo the Dragon Balls and invited him to wish for his youth to be restored.
• King Piccolo asked Shenron to kill He-El, shocking Yamcha, Krillin, Goku, and Puar.
• Shenron refused because he lacked the power to kill He-El, astonishing Piccolo and the others.
• King Piccolo cursed Shenron and demanded that he restore his youth.

King Piccolo regained his youth and attacked Shenron, but He-El stopped him from killing the dragon. King Piccolo then fought Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar, defeating Krillin and Yamcha while the others struggled to hold him off.

• Shenron restored King Piccolo's youth, and King Piccolo tried to kill Shenron before He-El deflected his attack.
• He-El sent Yamcha, Krillin, and Goku to fight King Piccolo and invited Puar to join them.
• King Piccolo swiftly wounded Krillin and knocked him down onto the island.
• Puar used his transformation technique to distract King Piccolo while Goku and Yamcha attacked him.
• Yamcha gathered his Ki into a Spirit Ball, but King Piccolo countered it with a Demon Light Cannon.
• King Piccolo struck Yamcha unconscious and kicked him into the island.

King Piccolo overwhelmed Goku and Puar in battle, leaving them badly injured. He-El rescued Goku and prepared to face King Piccolo, who confidently challenged him despite the enormous gap in their power.

• Puar joined Goku against King Piccolo, using transformations to distract him before transforming into He-El and fighting him for thirty moves.
• King Piccolo struck Puar out of his transformation, and Goku resumed fighting him but was repeatedly beaten.
• King Piccolo blasted the exhausted Goku with an Explosive Demon Light Cannon, and He-El pulled him back with ki.
• Goku apologized for failing, and He-El reassured him that the battle had been training.
• He-El placed Goku on the Flying Nimbus as King Piccolo challenged him, despite King Piccolo's roughly 350 battle power compared with He-El's 126,482.

He-El easily overpowered King Piccolo and, rather than sealing him, forced him to produce an heir before dying. The egg contained King Piccolo’s descendant, whom He-El intended to train.

• He-El casually deflected King Piccolo’s eye beams and sonic attack, then broke King Piccolo’s leg when he kicked him.
• King Piccolo regrew his leg and attacked He-El with his Explosive Demon Wave, but He-El emerged unharmed.
• He-El restrained King Piccolo with Ki after deciding how to deal with him.
• He-El ordered King Piccolo to lay an egg, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• King Piccolo spat out a white egg and died after using his life force to produce his descendant.

He-El captured King Piccolo’s egg, healed his companions, and brought the group to Kami’s Lookout. Kami recognized the egg as the embodiment of his evil thoughts and considered killing it, but He-El proposed raising and training it alongside Goku and the others.

• He-El pulled King Piccolo’s egg from the ocean, healed Yamcha, Krillin, Goku, and Puar, and explained that the egg held King Piccolo’s son.
• Yamcha and Krillin worried the child might become evil, but He-El argued that King Piccolo’s son did not have to follow his father’s path, and Goku offered to teach him to be good.
• After the group recovered and returned to Korin Tower, Korin allowed He-El to take Yamcha and Krillin to Kami’s Lookout.
• He-El left Mr. Popo to train Yamcha, Krillin, Puar, and Goku while bringing Piccolo’s Egg to Kami.
• Kami recognized the egg as his own evil thoughts and considered killing it, but He-El urged him to let it grow and train with Goku and the others.

He-El stopped Kami from sealing King Piccolo's Egg, arguing that Piccolo should be allowed to grow up rather than be judged by his father's evil. Kami reluctantly accepted that He-El would decide the egg's fate, and He-El left holding it.

• He-El urged Kami to let King Piccolo's Egg hatch and grow alongside Goku and the others, but Kami insisted the child would become evil.
• Kami tried to suppress the egg when it shook in response to his plan to seal it away forever.
• He-El argued that the egg was Kami's son and deserved a chance to live, but Kami said his duty was to protect Earth.
• He-El took King Piccolo's Egg and declared that Kami had no right to decide its fate.
• Kami realized he could not oppose He-El and asked why he had brought the egg to the Lookout.

He-El brought Piccolo Jr. to Kami’s Lookout and introduced him to Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar as a new trainee. Piccolo Jr. challenged Goku, but his first fight ended in a humiliating defeat.

• Kami reluctantly let He-El take King Piccolo’s Egg, and Piccolo Jr. emerged from it at Kami’s Lookout.
• Piccolo Jr. declared He-El his enemy but promised he would spare him if he defeated him one day.
• He-El asked Mr. Popo to train Piccolo Jr. alongside Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar.
• Goku happily greeted Piccolo Jr., who challenged him to prove he was the strongest.
• Goku punched Piccolo Jr. in the stomach and then swatted him to the ground, leaving Piccolo Jr. in pain and humiliated.

He-El asked Kami for the Hyperbolic Time Chamber blueprints so he could remove its entry limit and train inside indefinitely. Kami agreed to let him modify it, provided he checked He-El’s condition every day.

• He-El left Piccolo Jr. with Mr. Popo for training while Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar continued advancing in their techniques.
• He-El told Kami he wanted the Hyperbolic Time Chamber blueprints so he could remove its entry limit.
• Kami warned He-El that the chamber’s harsh conditions could destroy his mind, but He-El said he could withstand them.
• He-El said he would study the chamber himself if Kami refused to provide its blueprints.
• Kami agreed to provide the blueprints and permit modifications, on the condition that he checked He-El’s condition daily.
• He-El accepted Kami’s safeguard and proposed that they modify the chamber together after he studied it.

He-El finished modifying the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Bulma and Dr. Briefs, then declined to compete in the upcoming 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. He agreed to accompany Goku and the others, who looked forward to testing their training in the tournament.

• He-El, Bulma, and Dr. Briefs spent more than half a year rebuilding the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with adjustable gravity, no time limit, and real-time communication with the outside.
• After sending Bulma and Dr. Briefs home, He-El returned to Kami's Lookout to prepare for secluded training.
• Goku invited He-El to enter the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, but He-El declined because he considered the competition beneath his strength.
• He-El agreed to accompany the group and encouraged them to show what they had learned.
• Krillin aimed to reach the top eight, Yamcha challenged Goku to a match, and Piccolo declared Goku his opponent as Goku eagerly agreed to compete.

He-El trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber until he ran out of Senzu Beans, then worked with Bulma to develop a weaker high-energy capsule to support his training. Three days before the Twenty-Second World Martial Arts Tournament, he and Bulma prepared to reunite with Goku and the others.

• He-El entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with forty Senzu Beans and raised his battle power from 126,482 to 129,521 through fifty-times gravity training.
• After using all his Senzu Beans, He-El left the chamber and asked Kami and Korin for a substitute, but neither could recommend anything comparable.
• He-El returned to Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, where he and Bulma developed the 50,000 Energy Capsule, which could restore stamina only up to battle power 50,000 and had several side effects.
• He-El arranged for the Red Ribbon Army scientists to manufacture 50,000 Energy Capsules as the Twenty-Second World Martial Arts Tournament approached.
• Bulma suggested that she and He-El reunite with Goku and the others and travel to Papaya Island, and He-El agreed to bring Master Roshi and Launch.