Chapter Summaries

Vegeta and Nappa sent Saibamen against Earth’s fighters while Luo Tian hosted Merus, who revealed he was training Kale to become a God of Destruction. Yamcha died in a Saibaman’s self-destruction, Krillin and Piccolo defeated the remaining threat, and Broly arrived after Nappa insulted Luo Tian, leaving Nappa facing punishment.

• Nappa planted six Saibaman seeds, and Vegeta ordered the monsters to fight Earth’s warriors while Tien Shinhan and Yamcha each defeated one before Yamcha was killed by a Saibaman’s explosion.
• Luo Tian invited Merus to eat, guessed that Merus was training Kale, and revealed that he had reached Level 58 while Merus had reached Level 50.
• Krillin’s energy attack struck Vegeta, Nappa, and the Saibamen, and Piccolo destroyed the Saibaman that tried to attack Gohan.
• Cabba and Rusen brought Raditz before the King of Sadala, who ordered him imprisoned after Raditz claimed to come from Planet Vegeta and spoke of Frieza.
• Broly appeared on the battlefield after Nappa mocked Luo Tian and warned Nappa that he would punish him for speaking badly about Luo Tian.

Broly and Majin Buu set out to win support from eight Gods of Destruction for Broly to become Great God of Destruction, while Nappa continued fighting the Earth defenders as they waited for Goku. The chapter left Broly and Buu kneeling before the Grand Minister, and Nappa still holding back from killing the survivors at Vegeta’s order.

• Broly defeated Nappa with a fart, healed him with a Senzu Bean, and stopped him from gaining power from recovering; he then returned to Satan’s house to eat with Buu.
• Luo Tian proposed creating the position of Great God of Destruction and nominated Broly; the Grand Minister required eight Gods of Destruction to agree and forbade Luo Tian from interfering.
• Luo Tian gave Broly cards listing the Gods of Destruction and their levels, and Broly recruited Buu to accompany him as he set out to seek their approval.
• Nappa attacked the Earth defenders, severed Tien Shinhan’s arm, and survived Chiaotzu’s self-destruction; Tien Shinhan then exhausted his energy in a failed attack and died.
• Merus left to bring Goku back from the Underworld, while Vegeta ordered Nappa to wait three hours for Goku instead of finishing off Piccolo and Krillin.
• Broly chose Universe 6 as his first target, but the Grand Minister appeared in his path as Broly and Buu traveled through space.

Broly accepted the Great God of Destruction selection despite the rule that rival Gods of Destruction could kill him and his allies, while Luo Tian learned of the danger and supported his choice. Meanwhile, Champa fled Broly, Vegeta waited for Goku on Earth, Frieza set out for Planet Namek to seek Dragon Balls, and a voice called to Raditz through his Scouter on Planet Sadala.

• The Grand Minister warned Broly and Majin Buu that Broly could not kill rival Gods of Destruction, but they could kill him and his allies; Broly chose to continue, and Buu insisted on joining him.
• Vados told Champa that Broly was coming to Universe 6, so Champa fled and later hid from Broly and Buu before heading toward Universe 8 to seek allies.
• Broly and Buu reached Universe 6's God of Destruction's Realm, found Champa gone, and left after Broly questioned Vados about her marriage to Luo Tian.
• Luo Tian told Broly he understood the deadly stakes, but Broly reaffirmed his decision to become the strongest God of Destruction; Luo Tian promised to use Time Rewind if Broly died.
• On Earth, Vegeta gave Piccolo and the others three hours for Goku to arrive, while Frieza learned about the Dragon Balls and ordered a journey to Planet Namek.
• On Planet Sadala, technicians examined Raditz's Scouter until a voice suddenly called out to Raditz through it.

Vegeta learned that Planet Sadala’s Saiyans planned to send Cabba and Frost to Earth, while he and Nappa plotted to find the Dragon Balls and claim Sadala. As Goku traveled through the Void Realm with Merus, Nappa attacked the fighters on Earth, and Krillin’s Destructo Disc cut him in half at the waist.

• Vegeta spoke with Planet Sadala’s specialists, learned Raditz was imprisoned, and said he would visit Sadala after dealing with matters on Earth.
• After discovering Earth had recovered from its destruction, the king ordered Cabba to go there with Frost to stop Vegeta and Nappa.
• Vegeta told Nappa they would make a wish with the Dragon Balls before attacking Sadala, while Bulma learned Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls could revive Chiaotzu.
• Merus traveled through the Void Realm with Goku, who discussed training to become a Supreme Kai and encountered Heles, then relieved himself in front of her.
• With Goku still absent, Piccolo’s attempt to restrain Nappa by grabbing his tail failed, and Nappa badly injured Piccolo and Gohan.
• Krillin attacked Nappa with a Destructo Disc, slicing him at the waist after Nappa tried to take the attack head-on.

Krillin killed Nappa with a Destructo Disc, and Goku arrived to face Vegeta after learning the Scouter measured his Battle Power at 8,000. Goku’s Double Kaioken failed to overcome Vegeta, who urged him to use Ultra Instinct as Goku prepared to risk Triple Kaioken.

• Krillin’s Destructo Disc cut Nappa in half, while Vegeta refused to save him.
• Goku arrived with Merus, learned that Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu had died, and prepared to fight Vegeta.
• Vegeta measured Goku’s Battle Power at 8,000, and Nappa died while reacting to the news.
• Vegeta and Goku fought, and Vegeta overwhelmed Goku even after Goku used Double Kaioken.
• Goku decided to use Triple Kaioken, while Vegeta taunted him to demonstrate Ultra Instinct.

Goku pushed Vegeta back with the Kaioken and a Kamehameha, but Vegeta transformed into a Great Ape and seemed poised to win. Goku activated Ultra Instinct, which healed his injuries and revealed that he had the potential to become an angel.

• Goku used the Triple Kaioken to overwhelm Vegeta in close combat, then won their energy clash with the Quadruple Kaioken and blasted Vegeta into the sky.
• Goku’s injuries worsened from the Kaioken, while Vegeta survived and searched for the moon so he could transform into a Great Ape.
• Vegeta created an Artificial Full Moon and transformed into a Great Ape, leaving Goku and the others facing his tenfold increase in Battle Power.
• Goku recalled that he had once killed Grandpa while transformed and decided to use Ultra Instinct instead of attempting a Spirit Bomb.
• Goku activated beginner-level Ultra Instinct, which rapidly healed his injuries and released Angelic Power.
• Luo Tian and Merus scanned Goku and realized he had the potential to become an angel, prompting Luo Tian to consider finding a new Supreme Kai.

Goku used his newly awakened Ultra Instinct and Divine Power to defeat Great Ape Vegeta, then destroyed the Artificial Full Moon and ended the battle. Vegeta accepted Luo Tian's offer to become a God of Destruction and received a training manual for Ultra Ego.

• Goku's Ultra Instinct let him evade Vegeta's Great Ape attacks, heal his injuries, and briefly pin Vegeta down with Divine Power.
• Goku destroyed the Artificial Full Moon with a Kamehameha, returning Vegeta to his normal form, then defeated him with Kaioken and left him in tears.
• Vegeta asked Luo Tian to teach him Ultra Instinct, but Luo Tian said it did not suit him and offered him the role of God of Destruction instead.
• Goku urged Vegeta to accept, and Vegeta agreed after realizing Luo Tian had reserved the position for him.
• Luo Tian healed Vegeta and gave him a manual for Ultra Ego, which Vegeta kept from Goku.

Vegeta and Goku were sent to Planet Namek to pursue their goals, while Luo Tian left Earth to observe Broly’s bid to become Great God of Destruction. Merus regained his resolve after speaking with the Grand Minister, and Broly and Buu faced Heles in the Void Realm, where Heles overwhelmed Buu and fired another arrow at him.

• Luo Tian sent Vegeta through a space tear to Universe 7, then sent him a spaceship and ordered him to gather on Planet Namek in thirty days; Vegeta began studying the Ultra Instinct Training Manual.
• Luo Tian told Goku and the others to travel to Planet Namek to use its Dragon Balls, then returned to Merus and teased him about their rivalry before leaving Earth to watch Broly’s contest.
• The Grand Minister reassured Merus that Goku was unlikely to reach true Ultra Instinct within fifteen years, prompting Merus to decide to return to Universe 6 and train Kale.
• Broly and Buu encountered Heles, the God of Destruction of Universe 2, in the Void Realm, and Buu volunteered to fight her.
• Heles pierced Buu with an arrow, then beat him down after he regenerated and charged; she fired another arrow at him as Broly watched.

Broly defeated Heles but faced Liger while Champa and Heles attacked Buu. Buu absorbed Champa and reached Level 54, and Quitela arrived to confront Broly and the others.

• Broly overpowered Heles, but she refused to press her surrender card and fled after attacking him.
• Broly and Heles joined Champa and Liger, who challenged Broly to fight alone while Heles and Champa targeted Buu.
• Buu absorbed Champa and reached Level 54, then fought Heles as Broly struck Liger.
• Quitela arrived, mocked Liger, and announced that he wanted to settle the score with Broly and Buu.

Quitela attacked Broly and Majin Buu during the contest to become the Great God of Destruction, but Luo Tian’s presence frightened him into fleeing. After the Grand Minister sent Broly to Universe 2 to continue his trials, the story shifted to Universe 6, where Merus took young Kale away to train her as the Legendary Super Saiyan.

• Quitela badly overpowered Broly and Majin Buu until Luo Tian appeared and watched from the sidelines.
• Luo Tian cracked space with his Scepter, and Quitela fled; Heles and Liger also left the scene.
• The Grand Minister took Broly away to Universe 2, then asked Majin Buu to release Champa.
• The Grand Minister told Luo Tian not to interfere with Broly’s trials and asked him to continue training Goku; Luo Tian agreed to train Goku but stopped watching Broly.
• On Planet Sadala, Caulifla discovered that Kale had vanished from the children’s shelter.
• Merus told Kale he would train her to become the strongest god, while Kale said she wanted to live with her sister Caulifla.

Bulma found and modified Kami’s spaceship, and Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan set off for Universe 6’s Planet Namek to revive their fallen companions. On Universe 7’s Planet 79, Vegeta learned that Frieza was heading to Namek for the Dragon Balls and revealed a small purple-red Destruction energy in his palm.

• Mr. Popo took Bulma to the Yunzebitt Highlands, where she discovered Kami’s spaceship and, with Mr. Popo’s help, activated it using Namekian commands.
• Bulma modified the spaceship, and Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, and Gohan departed for Planet Namek after Gohan persuaded Chi-Chi to let him go.
• Goku began gravity training with the others aboard the ship, and Krillin and Piccolo realized they were traveling to Universe 6’s Planet Namek rather than Piccolo’s homeworld.
• Vegeta returned to Planet 79, healed his injuries, and refused to meet Kiu or take a Scouter before setting out to find Planet Namek.
• Kiu told Vegeta that Frieza planned to use Namek’s Dragon Balls to become immortal and kill the Namekians, and Vegeta manifested a small purple-red point of Destruction energy.

Vegeta successfully used Destruction to kill Kiu and set out to claim his future as a God of Destruction. Meanwhile, Bardock learned Raditz was facing execution, rescued him on Planet Sadala, and was defeated by Champa, who then threatened Raditz.

• Vegeta used Destruction to erase Kiu, then flew away in his spaceship, delighted by his success.
• Roh told Bardock that Goku was his son and that Raditz had been captured in Universe 6 and sentenced to execution.
• Roh brought Bardock to Planet Sadala, where Bardock shattered the executioner's cleaver and freed Raditz; the king allowed them to leave.
• Champa arrived and challenged Bardock, who agreed to fight for Raditz's freedom.
• Champa easily knocked Bardock out of Super Saiyan God 2 and pinned him down, then reached toward Raditz as Bardock shouted for him to stop.

Champa imprisoned Raditz instead of destroying him, leaving Bardock to train and grow stronger before he could rescue his son. Broly and Bardock joined Xiao Ai and Buu in Universe 2, while Goku and his companions arrived on Universe 6’s Planet Namek, where Luo Tian opened a rift to help them.

• Champa withdrew his destruction energy, had Raditz beaten and imprisoned, and told Bardock he would have to surpass him to free his son.
• Luo Tian revealed that he had instructed Champa to spare Raditz, and Bardock returned to Universe 9 before heading to Universe 2 to train.
• Xiao Ai took Broly toward a food planet, and Broly told Roh to leave after learning Xiao Ai disliked him for wanting a special robot.
• Broly found Buu and brought him to join Xiao Ai and Bardock, who planned to train together after eating.
• Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Piccolo landed on Universe 6’s Planet Namek, found that the Dragon Radar detected no Dragon Balls, and met Luo Tian.
• Luo Tian opened a rift in space, and Goku asked whether he was going to bring Vegeta back.

Luo Tian sent Goku, Krillin, Gohan, and Piccolo through a Wormhole to Universe 7's Planet Namek to find Dragon Balls and revive their friends. After Piccolo killed two Frieza Force scouts, Frieza's group flew past the others, revealing that they had four Dragon Balls and were accompanied by a powerful little figure in a stroller.

• Luo Tian told Krillin that Universe 6 had no Dragon Balls and opened a Wormhole to Universe 7's Planet Namek, where Goku, Krillin, and Gohan jumped through.
• Luo Tian advised Piccolo to grow stronger by assimilating with other Namekians and told him to seek the Great Elder before Piccolo entered the Wormhole.
• Goku, Krillin, Gohan, and Piccolo arrived on Universe 7's Planet Namek, where Goku detected Dragon Ball signals and Gohan sensed powerful auras.
• Two Frieza Force scouts attacked Gohan, and Piccolo deflected their blast before killing both scouts.
• Frieza learned that the scouts had been defeated and that Kiu had disappeared, then led Zarbon, Dodoria, and the others to search for the fifth Dragon Ball.
• Goku and the others hid in a cave as Frieza's group flew overhead, and Krillin confirmed on the Dragon Radar that they carried four Dragon Balls while Piccolo pointed out a little figure in a stroller.

Vegeta began training his unstable Destruction Energy on Planet Namek while Krillin and Gohan spied on Frieza’s forces as they gathered Dragon Balls and threatened the Namekians. Luo Tian returned to Vados, and the chapter ended with Frieza interrogating Moori, who concealed the Great Elder’s role by allowing Frieza to believe a false story about the Dragon Balls.

• Goku and Piccolo sent Krillin and Gohan to watch Frieza’s group while they searched for the Great Elder, whose location Piccolo sensed in the distance.
• Vegeta landed on Planet Namek, practiced forming Destruction Energy, and destroyed a mountain with a small purple-red sphere.
• Krillin and Gohan spotted Frieza’s forces carrying four Dragon Balls and overheard Frieza’s men rounding up Moori, Delta, another elder, and two children.
• Luo Tian returned to Vados, discussed Angelic Power and the Namekians’ crisis with her, and privately joked with Linglong about his feelings.
• Frieza questioned Moori about the remaining Dragon Balls, and Moori avoided revealing the Great Elder by letting Frieza believe they had been created and guarded by seven elders.

Frieza’s forces attacked Elder Moori and the Namekians on Planet Namek, killing several elders and warriors while demanding the Dragon Balls. Moori destroyed their Scouters and agreed to hand over one Dragon Ball to protect two children, but Frieza broke his promise and threatened to kill them.

• Vegeta listened to the events through his Scouter and said he might avenge Moori after mastering Ultra Ego.
• Zarbon killed an elder and Delta, while Frieza demanded the Dragon Balls and explained he wanted a body with regenerative abilities.
• Three young Namekians returned and defeated Frieza’s underlings, but Dodoria killed them after Moori destroyed the remaining Scouters.
• Moori agreed to give Frieza one Dragon Ball in exchange for sparing the children, but Frieza demanded the locations of the others and threatened to kill them when Moori refused.

Krillin rescued Gohan and Dende from Frieza’s forces, using the Solar Flare and Destructo Disc to sever Dodoria’s arm before escaping. As Dodoria headed back to Frieza, Vegeta ambushed him and revealed he had destroyed his Scouter, leaving their confrontation poised for a fight.

• Frieza ordered Dodoria to kill Moori and the children after Moori refused to reveal the remaining Dragon Balls, and Dodoria killed Moori and Cargo.
• Gohan attacked Dodoria to save Dende, and Krillin joined him before carrying Dende as they fled.
• Krillin blinded Dodoria with the Solar Flare and sliced off one of his arms with a Destructo Disc, then escaped with Gohan and Dende.
• Dodoria blasted the island where he thought the fugitives were hiding, then left after failing to find them.
• Vegeta ambushed Dodoria, destroyed his Scouter, and told him he could sense energy and remembered where Dragon Balls were located.
• Vegeta taunted Dodoria about Kiu’s disappearance as Dodoria prepared to fight him.

Vegeta killed Dodoria with his newly learned Destruction technique, took a Dragon Ball from a Namekian village, and learned more about Frieza’s threat to the Saiyans. He then confronted Zarbon, whose claims about Frieza and the God of Destruction selection enraged Vegeta, before Zarbon announced he would transform.

• Vegeta overwhelmed Dodoria with his strength, learned that Frieza had destroyed Planet Vegeta to prevent a Super Saiyan from arising, and erased Dodoria with Destruction.
• Vegeta took a Dragon Ball from a Namekian village and hid it in a lake so Frieza could not collect all seven.
• Krillin, Gohan, and Dende flew toward the Great Elder while Frieza sent Zarbon and an underling to search for the remaining Dragon Balls.
• Vegeta sensed Krillin and Gohan, but changed course after detecting Zarbon and met him in midair.
• Zarbon told Vegeta that Frieza had once represented their universe in a God of Destruction selection, and Vegeta defeated Zarbon’s energy attack with Destruction.
• After Vegeta battered him, Zarbon said he needed to transform to reveal his true strength, and Vegeta laughed at him.

Zarbon defeated Vegeta, who survived and learned from Luo Tian about drawing on Great Ape power without transforming. Meanwhile, Goku and the others reached the Great Elder, who gave Krillin a Dragon Ball and awakened his potential but could not awaken Goku’s power, which he sensed resembled Divine Power.

• Zarbon transformed, defeated Vegeta, and left him submerged in a lake; Luo Tian appeared and advised Vegeta to study the Great Ape’s power, then vanished without healing him.
• Frieza learned Vegeta was still alive and ordered Zarbon to bring him in, while summoning the Ginyu Force; Zarbon retrieved Vegeta and put him in a healing chamber.
• Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan, and Dende reached the Great Elder’s residence, where Nail welcomed them and the Great Elder discussed Namekian assimilation and the Dragon Balls.
• The Great Elder gave a Dragon Ball to Krillin and proposed that Piccolo assimilate with him before his imminent death; Piccolo accepted without speaking.
• The Great Elder awakened Krillin’s sleeping potential, but found that Goku’s power resembled Luo Tian’s Divine Power and could not be awakened.

On Gourmet Star, Broly defeated Jin in an exhausting fight and gained his support in becoming the Great God of Destruction. Just as they prepared to recover, Arak betrayed them, stabbing Broly through the chest and striking Jin while they were both weakened.

• On Namek, the Great Elder awakened some of Gohan's and Piccolo's dormant power, while Goku and the others concluded they still could not defeat Frieza.
• Broly, Buu, Bardock, and Xiao Ai dined on Gourmet Star until Gods of Destruction Arak and Jin arrived and challenged Broly.
• Jin attacked Broly, while Arak explained that Jin sought revenge because Broly had killed Mule, who had raised Jin's lover, Miuo Yu.
• Broly and Jin fought until both were exhausted, and Jin conceded defeat, praised Broly, and pledged to support his bid to become the Great God of Destruction.
• As Broly reached for Senzu Beans, Arak appeared behind him, pierced his chest, and struck Jin, leaving both badly wounded.