Chapter Summaries

He-El discovered that Korin’s Senzu Beans could be used as a powerful cultivation resource when he absorbed one’s energy into his body. After gaining strength from the bean, He-El asked Korin for many more in exchange for bringing him fish and fish foods.

• Korin gave He-El a Senzu Bean and explained that it could restore energy and stave off hunger for ten days.
• He-El ate the bean and used his stomach-writhing technique to absorb its energy as the foundation of his physical potential.
• He-El’s battle power rose from 888 to 914, while the bean’s usual restorative effects were lost because he had digested it completely.
• He-El told Korin how he had used the bean for cultivation and asked for a large supply in exchange for bringing him fish and fish foods.
• Korin reacted with excitement at the promise of huge quantities of fish.

He-El traded fresh fish for Korin's accumulated Senzu Beans and learned how Korin cultivated them. He-El took some of the beans, while Goku quietly reached the top of Korin Tower.

• Korin agreed to give He-El all the Senzu Beans in his jar in exchange for more fresh fish.
• He-El ate about thirty-five Senzu Beans, raising his displayed battle power to 1,474.
• Korin explained that Senzu Beans required unusually harsh growing conditions at Korin Tower's altitude.
• Korin revealed that the Flying Nimbus supplied water vapor, rain, and lightning to help the beans grow, while diluted Super Divine Water vapor irrigated them.
• Korin and He-El discussed cultivation without noticing that Goku had climbed Korin Tower.

He-El visited Korin Tower with Goku, learned how Korin cultivated Senzu Beans, and asked to help transplant the Cloud Soil Layer after their visit ruined the current crop. Korin agreed to study transplantation with him, while Korin took Goku to drink the Ultra Divine Water.

• Goku climbed Korin Tower and met He-El and Korin, then ate a Senzu Bean that instantly restored his energy and kept him from feeling hungry for ten days.
• Korin showed He-El and Goku the Cloud Soil Layer where he cultivated Senzu Beans, but their arrival disturbed the conditions and spoiled the crop.
• He-El apologized to Korin and asked to study transplanting the Cloud Soil Layer so he could cultivate more Senzu Beans.
• Korin explained that previous attempts to transplant the Cloud Soil Layer had failed, but agreed to work with He-El before the next growing cycle.
• Korin led Goku to the observation deck to try to make him snatch a bottle of Ultra Divine Water, then returned an hour later looking awkward.

Goku quickly mastered Korin’s water-bottle trial, while He-El and Korin struggled to separate the Cloud Soil Layer and sought better instruments. He-El contacted Bulma and Dr. Briefs for help, then looked into the future-world jar and saw a pair of vicious eyes.

• Goku adapted to Korin’s evasive movements and snatched the water bottle, so Korin explained that the supposed Ultra Divine Water did not exist.
• He-El and Korin tried repeatedly to separate the Cloud Soil Layer, but He-El’s Ki control still failed halfway through.
• He-El decided he needed a precision energy detector and a stable-magnetic-field apparatus, and Korin showed him the four water jars.
• He-El used the present-world jar to ask Bulma to make the apparatus and Dr. Briefs to prepare the detector, while Goku and Puar contacted Master Roshi, Yamcha, and Krillin.
• He-El looked into the future-world jar and saw a pair of vicious, baleful eyes.

He-El discovered that a powerful, evil copy of himself from a parallel universe had noticed him and might reach the main timeline in about eleven years. He-El remained confident he could prepare, while Goku resolved to train so he could defeat the copy.

• He-El saw the vicious eyes of his parallel-universe copy in the vat and made them disappear before the copy could emerge.
• He-El explained that the universe had created the copy as an enemy meant to eliminate him, and he reasoned that Trunks’s time travel would eventually let the copy enter the main timeline.
• He-El calculated that the copy might arrive in roughly eleven years and said he had ample time to grow stronger.
• Korin and Puar reacted fearfully to the threat, while Goku vowed to train hard and defeat the evil copy.

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.