Chapter Summaries

He-El and the others reached the coast with Turtle, whom Goku had carried south, and defeated a giant bear that tried to abduct him. While they played at the beach, Mai and Ashu fled with Bulma’s Dragon Ball; Turtle returned from the sea carrying an old man.

• Goku carried Turtle toward the coast as Bulma, Mai, Ashu, and He-El traveled with them.
• A giant bear demanded that they hand over Turtle, but He-El knocked it unconscious with a stone he kicked.
• The group reached the ocean, and Turtle thanked them before swimming away to fetch a gift.
• He-El, Goku, and Bulma played in the water while Mai and Ashu escaped with the Dragon Ball.
• Turtle returned from the sea carrying an old man on his back.

He-El, Goku, and Bulma met Master Roshi, who offered Goku a Flying Nimbus as thanks for helping the sea turtle. The cloud arrived, but Master Roshi fell through it when he tried to demonstrate how to ride it.

• Master Roshi arrived on the sea turtle and introduced himself to He-El, Goku, and Bulma as the World's Greatest Martial Artist.
• He-El explained Master Roshi's reputation, and Master Roshi offered Goku a gift for helping the sea turtle.
• Master Roshi tried to summon his Phoenix, but the sea turtle reminded him it had died of food poisoning.
• Master Roshi summoned the Flying Nimbus and gave it to Goku, explaining that only someone with a pure heart could ride it.
• Master Roshi tried to demonstrate by jumping onto the Flying Nimbus, but he fell through it and hurt his butt.

Goku rode and flew the Flying Nimbus, while Master Roshi and Bulma both fell through it. After He-El healed Bulma, he asked Master Roshi to discuss Ki, and Master Roshi proposed a spar, which He-El accepted.

• Master Roshi fell through the Flying Nimbus, but Goku stood on it and flew it around at He-El’s suggestion.
• Bulma tried to ride the Flying Nimbus, fell through, and blamed Goku’s claim that only good children could ride it.
• He-El treated Bulma’s bruised nose and chin with healing Ki, surprising Master Roshi with his precise control.
• He-El asked Master Roshi to exchange ideas about Ki and how it related to the body.
• Master Roshi suggested they spar to study each other’s Ki, and He-El agreed.

He-El sparred with Master Roshi to study how Ki enhanced the body, and their fight revealed He-El’s extraordinary physical control and skill. Master Roshi escalated the battle with his Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm as Bulma, Turtle, and Goku watched.

• He-El agreed to spar with Master Roshi while Bulma, Turtle, and Goku moved aside to watch.
• He-El and Master Roshi exchanged rapid punches, and Master Roshi was astonished by He-El’s precise control of his body and strength.
• Master Roshi powered up with Ki and enlarged his muscles, then attacked He-El with Afterimage Strikes.
• He-El used unconventional hand-and-leg movements to counter Master Roshi’s attacks, and the two fought at extreme speed.
• Master Roshi gathered his Ki into a lightning-like palm and launched the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm at He-El.

He-El let Master Roshi’s Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm paralyze him, then adapted the technique into a body-enhancing defense by combining it with his own bioelectricity. The chapter ended with Master Roshi stunned by how quickly He-El had learned and transformed his technique.

• Master Roshi used the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm against He-El after their close-quarters fight revealed He-El’s superior combat skills.
• He-El charged into the attack and endured its currents as they disrupted his nerves and left him unable to move.
• Master Roshi stopped the technique, believing He-El had been defeated, but He-El recovered and channeled bioelectricity throughout his body.
• He-El told Master Roshi he had learned the technique and adapted it to strengthen and protect his body.
• Master Roshi reacted in disbelief at He-El’s rapid mastery and transformation of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm.

He-El and Master Roshi fought an intense close-combat match that devastated the beach, but Master Roshi eventually conceded defeat. He-El acknowledged that his victory relied on technique and left the fight aware that Master Roshi still far surpassed him in physical strength and Ki.

• He-El used the Afterimage Strike to fight Master Roshi at high speed while Bulma, Turtle, and Goku watched in amazement.
• After thousands of exchanges, He-El used a bioelectric lightning-sawblade version of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm to wound Master Roshi's skin.
• He-El urged Master Roshi to use his ultimate move, but Master Roshi lowered his hands and declared He-El the winner.
• Master Roshi admitted He-El had outmatched him in close combat and praised his skill, Ki control, and ability to adapt techniques.
• He-El said his victory came from a trick and recognized that the gap in their strength and Ki remained too great.

He-El defeated Master Roshi and impressed him with his control of Ki, then discussed Ki with him and created a new technique. Master Roshi tested He-El on the Flying Nimbus and felt relieved when it accepted him as a good child.

• Master Roshi conceded that He-El's skill and Ki control surpassed what he had expected, and Bulma received his Three-Star Dragon Ball.
• He-El reclaimed the Ki from his Lightning Sawtooth Form, astonishing Master Roshi with his precise control.
• He-El discussed Ki with Master Roshi, asked increasingly difficult questions, and casually created the third form of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm.
• Master Roshi called Goku over and asked He-El to try riding the Flying Nimbus.
• He-El stood and sat on the Flying Nimbus, and Master Roshi felt relieved that it accepted him.

He-El, Goku, and Bulma discussed their Dragon Ball wishes after Ashu and Mai stole Bulma’s waist pouch and Two-Star Dragon Ball. Master Roshi realized Goku was Son Gohan’s grandson and reacted with alarm when Goku said he wanted to revive his grandfather.

• He-El agreed to teach Goku how to use Ki as they flew back to Bulma and Master Roshi on the Flying Nimbus.
• Bulma told He-El that Ashu and Mai had stolen her waist pouch, Dragon Ball, and Hoi-Poi Capsules, then found that she still had the Dragon Radar.
• Bulma explained that she, Goku, and He-El had collected several Dragon Balls, and Master Roshi asked what they wanted to wish for.
• Bulma said her own wish had already come true and let He-El make the wish; He-El said he wanted all the knowledge in the universe to become stronger.
• Goku said he wanted to revive Grandpa, and Master Roshi recognized him as Son Gohan’s grandson and urgently asked what wish he had just named.

After learning that Son Gohan had died, Master Roshi offered to train Goku once he had gathered the Dragon Balls, while He-El agreed to teach Goku physical and Ki techniques first. Master Roshi and the others parted ways, and Master Roshi returned toward Kame House, where an unfamiliar fighter jet awaited.

• Goku told Master Roshi that Son Gohan had been crushed to death and that he wanted to revive his grandfather with the Dragon Balls.
• Master Roshi invited Goku to train with him, and He-El proposed teaching Goku physical and Ki techniques before he trained under Master Roshi.
• Goku agreed to train with Master Roshi after reviving Son Gohan, and Master Roshi wished the group success before leaving with Turtle.
• Master Roshi noticed He-El watching him as he glanced at Bulma, then departed with Turtle while the others said goodbye.
• As Master Roshi and Turtle approached Kame House, they spotted an unfamiliar fighter jet parked on the shore.

Emperor Pilaf searched Kame House for Master Roshi’s Dragon Ball, then learned that Master Roshi had given it to a girl traveling with two boys. Pilaf sped off toward their group, while Master Roshi hoped He-El would teach him a lesson.

• Emperor Pilaf rummaged through Kame House but failed to find the Dragon Ball and blamed Ashu and Mai for being away.
• Emperor Pilaf threatened a green crocodile with a knife and learned that Master Roshi had gone across the sea with Turtle.
• Emperor Pilaf confronted Master Roshi with a modified pistol, and Master Roshi said he had given the Dragon Ball to a girl traveling with a long-tailed child and a tall, strong child.
• Master Roshi pointed Emperor Pilaf toward He-El, Goku, and Bulma, then shoved Pilaf’s sea fighter into the water.
• Emperor Pilaf raced across the sea and spotted people on the shore through his binoculars.

Bulma, He-El, and Goku stayed on the beach after Master Roshi left, but Emperor Pilaf broke into the house and stole Bulma’s Three-Star Dragon Ball. Bulma drove him off with an automatic rifle, then called for He-El as Pilaf escaped by aircraft.

• He-El promised to teach Goku to use Ki, then took him into the sea to catch seafood while Bulma went inside to bathe.
• Bulma left the Three-Star Dragon Ball on the living-room table, where Emperor Pilaf spotted it through a window.
• Emperor Pilaf shot open the locked door, grabbed the Three-Star Dragon Ball, and fled while firing wildly at Bulma.
• Bulma armed herself with an automatic rifle and fired at Emperor Pilaf as he ran to his amphibious fighter.
• Emperor Pilaf escaped into the sky with the Dragon Ball, and Bulma shouted for He-El.

He-El rushed back from the sea after hearing Bulma call for help and confronted Emperor Pilaf, who had stolen the Three-Star Dragon Ball. He-El captured Pilaf and demanded to know where the Dragon Ball was.

• He-El heard Bulma's call, pulled Goku away from the giant octopus, and hurried back to shore.
• Bulma told He-El that Emperor Pilaf had stolen the Three-Star Dragon Ball and pointed out his fighter jet.
• He-El flew after the jet on a coconut trunk, caught its machine-gun bullets, and frightened Pilaf into fleeing.
• He-El punched through the cockpit canopy, seized Pilaf, and brought him and the crashing jet down near shore.
• He-El carried the terrified Pilaf to Bulma, who identified him as the thief.
• He-El slapped Pilaf awake and asked him where the Three-Star Dragon Ball was.

Bulma and He-El forced Emperor Pilaf to give up the Three-Star Dragon Ball and revealed that he wanted to use the Dragon Balls to conquer the world. Pilaf admitted he had found a One-Star Dragon Ball and left it in his trap-filled castle, where he hoped to escape his captors.

• Bulma threatened Emperor Pilaf with her rifle until he handed over the Three-Star Dragon Ball.
• He-El and Bulma frightened Pilaf into admitting that he wanted to gather the Dragon Balls and wish to conquer the world.
• Pilaf explained that he had learned about the Dragon Balls from books and had searched for the one at Kame House.
• He-El asked whether Pilaf had found any other Dragon Balls, and Pilaf revealed that he had a One-Star Dragon Ball in his castle.
• Pilaf secretly hoped the castle's traps would let him escape when the group went there to retrieve the Dragon Ball.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku set out toward the next Dragon Ball, taking Emperor Pilaf along as their captive. He-El carried Bulma while Goku ran with Pilaf tied to his back, and they raced off to train on the way.

• He-El taught Goku basic life knowledge and Ki control, while Bulma kept Emperor Pilaf tied up and refused to let him wash until they had finished bathing.
• The next morning, Bulma made Pilaf help prepare breakfast before Goku tied him back to the coconut tree.
• Bulma used the Dragon Radar to choose a route toward the nearest Dragon Ball, planning to search for others and resupply in villages along the way.
• He-El told Goku to tie Pilaf to his back and train while running, then carried Bulma on his own back.
• He-El sprinted toward the nearest Dragon Ball with Goku following behind, carrying Pilaf.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku reached a deserted village where the Dragon Radar detected a Dragon Ball. Goku sensed someone hiding inside a house, broke in, and was attacked with an axe.

• He-El carried Bulma across the hills while Goku raced ahead with Emperor Pilaf on his back.
• He-El blew the dust kicked up by their race into a tornado, impressing Bulma and inspiring Goku.
• Bulma, He-El, and Goku entered the village and found its round houses deserted.
• Goku sensed a life inside a locked house, broke through the door, and went inside despite Bulma's objection.
• An axe flashed out of the darkness and swung down at Goku.

He-El taught Goku that breaking into someone’s home was wrong and made him apologize to the family. The villagers’ fear of King Oolong left Goku and Bulma wondering what had happened.

• A middle-aged man’s axe shattered against Goku’s head after Goku and Bulma entered his home.
• He-El scolded Goku for entering without permission, and Goku realized how he would feel if a stranger did the same to his home.
• He-El made Goku apologize to the middle-aged man and his daughter, who treated Goku’s injury with a wet towel.
• The middle-aged man feared that He-El, Goku, and Bulma had been sent by King Oolong, but Bulma showed him a Dragon Ball and clarified they were adventurers.
• Villagers gathered and discussed their fear of King Oolong, prompting Bulma to ask the middle-aged man what had happened.

He-El, Bulma, and Goku learned that the villagers feared Oolong King, a shape-shifting yokai who had kidnapped girls and threatened the village. After Granny Baozi revealed she had a Six-Star Dragon Ball, He-El offered to defeat Oolong King in exchange for it, leaving the villagers alarmed.

• A middle-aged villager told He-El, Bulma, and Goku that Oolong King was a powerful, shape-shifting yokai who had abducted several girls.
• The villager explained that Oolong King had chosen his daughter the previous day and threatened to slaughter the villagers if they resisted or fled.
• Goku suggested simply fighting Oolong King, while Bulma worried that He-El might be hurt and considered leaving.
• He-El showed the villager his Five-Star Dragon Ball, and Goku showed his Four-Star Dragon Ball as they asked whether anyone had a similar bead.
• Granny Baozi produced a Six-Star Dragon Ball that her grandmother had found, and He-El offered to deal with Oolong King in exchange for it.
• The villagers cried out in alarm at He-El's offer, fearing that confronting Oolong King would send them to their deaths.

He-El and Goku agreed to confront Oolong when he arrived to kidnap another girl, reassuring the villagers that they would rescue the girls already taken. Goku saw through Oolong’s giant monster transformation and knocked him unconscious after Oolong fled and reverted to his normal form.

• The villagers told He-El about Oolong’s kidnappings and pleaded for help, and He-El promised to defeat Oolong and bring their daughters back.
• Goku suggested waiting for Oolong to arrive at noon, and He-El agreed while Bulma argued that they should use a different plan.
• Oolong arrived in a huge monster form and demanded that the villagers hand over a girl, but Goku challenged him without fear.
• When Oolong noticed his transformation’s time limit, he fled and changed back into a small pig near the village entrance.
• Goku sensed that Oolong was still nearby and struck him, sending him flying and knocking him unconscious.

Goku brought the defeated Oolong back to the village, and the villagers tied him up and followed him to his house to find their missing daughters. They discovered the girls living comfortably and refusing to return, while Oolong asked their families to take them away.

• Goku dragged the unconscious Oolong into the village and explained that he had identified him by his Ki.
• The villagers beat Oolong until He-El stopped them and insisted they find out where the girls were.
• Oolong assured the villagers that their daughters were safe, so Bulma suggested they go to his house and see for themselves.
• Goku warned Oolong not to escape as the villagers led him several kilometers to his mansion.
• The villagers found Chestnut, Black Princess, and Hegu enjoying comfortable lives in Oolong's house, and all three refused to return to the village.
• Oolong asked the villagers to take their daughters back, complaining that they were wasteful.

After Oolong’s house was dismantled, He-El questioned him about his animal-human transformation technique and learned its limits and origins. He-El, Bulma, and Goku then set off toward Fry-Pan Mountain with the Six-Star Dragon Ball, while Oolong fled after warning them about Ox-King.

• The villagers took Chestnut, Black Princess, and Hegu back and tore down Oolong’s house, while Bulma received Granny Baozi’s Six-Star Dragon Ball.
• He-El pressured Oolong into demonstrating his transformation technique and explaining its five-minute limit, lack of added combat power, and animal-human origins.
• Oolong said he had learned the technique at Southern Transformation Kindergarten, and Bulma learned that only animal-humans could study it.
• Bulma found that the group’s next destination was Fry-Pan Mountain, and Oolong warned them about the dangerous Ox-King who lived there.
• Oolong refused to travel with He-El, Bulma, and Goku and fled after He-El warned him not to use his transformations for wrongdoing.