Chapter Summaries

Chaya and the other powerful fighters gathered for the Third Red Mountain Star Grand Martial Arts Tournament, where Kusu announced the rules and opened the preliminaries. The contestants drew their assignments and headed to their rings, while the tournament’s seeded fighters were kept apart in the early rounds.

• Chaya welcomed Old Supreme Kai and East Supreme Kai to the arena, where they were astonished by the Saiyans’ numbers and the strength of his wives.
• Chaya left to fetch Mephia and Majin Buu, finding them making sculptures instead of preparing for the tournament, and brought them to the venue.
• Kusu announced the tournament rules, then used her power to divide the arena into four hundred rings.
• Son Goku and Vegeta drew assignments in different rings and headed off, each eager to fight the other later.
• The tournament organizers used contestant battle-power data to keep seeded fighters such as Bardock, Zangya, and Son Goku from meeting in the early rounds.

Krillin and the other Earth fighters advanced through the tournament preliminaries on Red Mountain Star, where they witnessed the Saiyans’ formidable strength and Majin Buu’s effortless victories. The selection matches began, and Krillin faced veteran Special Combat Team member Mu Ying, opening their fight with Fivefold Kaioken.

• Saiyan contestants fought across four hundred arenas while Krillin, Yamcha, Vegeta, Videl, and the others watched the intense preliminaries.
• Majin Buu bounced a powerful Saiyan off the stage, prompting Vegeta to sense that Buu’s Ki rivaled Son Goku’s.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, Yamcha, and the other Earth fighters advanced into the top four hundred.
• Krillin drew the first selection match against Mu Ying, a veteran member of the Red Mountain Star Special Combat Team.
• Krillin activated Fivefold Kaioken, and he and Mu Ying began a fierce battle.

Krillin defeated Mu Ying in the first match by combining All-Country Shocking Palm with Master Roshi’s Evil Containment Wave. The spectators celebrated his victory as Piccolo recognized the ancient sealing technique.

• Krillin dodged Mu Ying’s attack and launched nine Destructo Discs, but Mu Ying destroyed them and counterattacked.
• Krillin used All-Country Shocking Palm to paralyze Mu Ying with electricity.
• Krillin used the Evil Containment Wave to pull Mu Ying into a bottle and sealed it with the cap.
• The judges declared Krillin the winner, and the crowd applauded as Piccolo recognized the technique.

Krillin won his match with the Evil Containment Wave, and Piccolo defeated Atasia as the tournament continued. The top twenty-five were decided, with the next matches set for the following day, while Mephia asked Majin Buu to tease Caulifla if they met without hurting her.

• Krillin sealed Mu Ying with the Evil Containment Wave, won their match, and returned to the spectator area.
• Piccolo defeated Atasia after quickly demonstrating the gap between their strength.
• A young female Saiyan transformed into a Super Saiyan and was identified as Caulifla, whose arrogance concerned Xia Qing and Kale.
• Son Goku and Vegeta advanced in their matches, while Yamcha was eliminated after facing Mephia.
• The tournament's top twenty-five were decided, and the next day's matches were set to include Selyne, Myers, Lazuli, and others, with Chaya joining once seven contestants remained.
• Mephia asked Majin Buu to tease Caulifla if they met, and warned him not to hurt Xia Qing's girl.

The round-of-twenty-eight advancement matches began, with Caulifla facing Lysis, the daughter of Atasia and Belit. Both young Saiyans transformed into Super Saiyans before their match officially started, leaving the spectators eager to see how they would compare.

• Mephia took Majin Buu to eat pudding, reassuring the East Supreme Kai that Buu had settled down.
• The Old Supreme Kai urged the East Supreme Kai to turn his attention to the Demon Realm and Hell, especially the disorder following Dabura's death.
• Son Goku and Vegeta trained to prepare for the next day's advancement matches.
• Kusu opened the tournament, where twenty-eight contestants would compete for seven places in the finals.
• Caulifla and Lysis took the stage, and Caulifla transformed into a Super Saiyan before the match began.
• Lysis transformed into a Super Saiyan as well, astonishing the spectators before the fight had officially started.

Lysis defeated Caulifla after Caulifla’s Super Saiyan energy ran low, and the tournament moved on to Vegeta’s match against Silica. The two Super Saiyan 2 fighters faced off as their pressure darkened the sky, leaving the result of their battle undecided.

• Caulifla and Lysis traded rapid attacks and powerful Ki blasts, but Caulifla’s energy began to run out because she had less experience controlling Super Saiyan power.
• Lysis kicked Caulifla out of the arena, and Caulifla admitted defeat while Lysis said she had won by luck.
• The spectators applauded the fighters, and Xia Qing found Caulifla demanding comfort while Kale worried nearby.
• Vegeta leaped into the arena to face Silica, whom Krillin identified as a Super Saiyan 2 who had once matched Vegeta’s strength.
• Vegeta and Silica released their power, darkening the sky with clouds and lightning as the spectators struggled under their oppressive pressure.

Vegeta narrowly defeated Silica in a Super Saiyan 2 battle, then Majin Buu swiftly knocked Bardock out of the arena. Goku and Vegeta recognized Buu as a formidable threat, while Piccolo wondered about Kusu’s power.

• Vegeta and Silica transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and fought at overwhelming speed, with Kusu calming the pressure affecting the spectators.
• Vegeta narrowly won the match and told Silica that he had saved his final trump card for Kakarot.
• Videl watched the replay and accepted how powerful the fighters were, while Grandpa Gohan encouraged her to train toward Krillin and Chi-Chi’s level.
• Majin Buu entered the arena against Bardock, blew him off balance, and blasted him out before he could resist.
• Goku and Vegeta recognized Majin Buu’s immense strength, while Piccolo questioned who Kusu was and how she protected the spectators.

Piccolo faced Zangya in the fifth qualifying match, and their fierce battle revealed that both fighters had far more power than the spectators expected. Zangya unleashed strength at a high Super Saiyan 2 level, leaving the outcome of the match undecided.

• Beruk defeated Son Bulla, who had transformed into a Super Saiyan but lacked the experience to beat him.
• Piccolo entered the arena to face Zangya, and Vegeta warned that she might be stronger than Piccolo.
• Piccolo cautiously studied Zangya before launching a rapid attack, and the two began an intense battle.
• Piccolo used Triple Kaioken, raising his strength to a level comparable to Super Saiyan 2.
• Zangya released her full power, which Chaya said had reached a high level of Super Saiyan 2 after she trained following her defeat by Android 18.

Piccolo lost to Zangya after a fierce energy clash, and Mephia surrendered when she drew her mother, Myers, in the tournament. The elimination rounds concluded with seven fighters advancing to join Chaya in the eight-contender final tournament.

• Piccolo and Zangya unleashed their ultimate attacks, and Zangya overwhelmed Piccolo with Infinite Impact.
• Kusu restored the damaged arena, and Mephia surrendered immediately after learning Myers was her opponent.
• Xia Qing, Selyne, and Android 18 advanced from their matches against Son Gohan, Son Goten, and Trunks.
• The second elimination round concluded, leaving Majin Buu, Vegeta, Myers, Xia Qing, Selyne, Android 18, and Son Goku as the final seven.
• Chaya joined the seven qualifiers, completing the eight-contender final tournament.

Son Goku and Vegeta learned that the Supreme Kais considered Chaya overwhelmingly beyond their reach, then the tournament finals began with the draw setting the quarterfinal matchups. The chapter left the fighters ready to face their first opponents, with Son Goku matched against Majin Buu and Vegeta against Xia Qing.

• Son Goku asked Old Supreme Kai how strong Chaya was, and Old Supreme Kai warned him to surrender if they met because Chaya was invincible.
• Vegeta rejected the idea that he could never challenge Chaya, while Bulma and the others wondered why the Supreme Kais addressed Chaya as Lord.
• Son Goku vaguely recalled the Supreme Kai calling Chaya something related to destruction, but Vegeta concluded that Chaya was simply powerful.
• The eight finalists drew their matchups: Son Goku faced Majin Buu, Xia Qing faced Vegeta, Myers faced Android 18, and Selyne faced Chaya.
• Old Supreme Kai and East Supreme Kai discussed how Son Goku and Vegeta had avoided Chaya and his wives in the first round, though they still had to overcome Majin Buu and Xia Qing.

Son Goku faced Majin Buu in the tournament and escalated to Super Saiyan 2, but Majin Buu proved stronger and unexpectedly resilient. After Son Goku’s Kamehameha pierced him, Majin Buu regenerated, leaving the match underway.

• Son Goku and Majin Buu entered the arena, and the crowd favored Son Goku because he resembled Bardock.
• Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan and charged, but Majin Buu struck him back several hundred meters with one punch.
• Son Goku powered up to Super Saiyan 2, while Vegeta and the spectators watched and judged the fighters’ strength.
• Majin Buu dodged Son Goku’s attacks at incredible speed, and Son Goku’s guided Kamehameha pierced a hole through his body.
• Son Goku worried that he had killed Majin Buu and been disqualified, but Majin Buu puffed out his belly and instantly healed himself.

Son Goku revealed Super Saiyan 3 against Majin Buu after their battle escalated, demonstrating a transformation with immense power but high Ki consumption. The chapter left Goku facing Buu in his new form as the spectators reacted with astonishment.

• Majin Buu recovered from a punch through his stomach, displaying his extraordinary immortality.
• Majin Buu copied Son Goku's Super Kamehameha, and the two fighters' blasts devastated the arena in a massive collision.
• Son Goku announced that he would use his full power and asked Majin Buu to wait while he prepared his technique.
• Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 3, revealing his waist-length golden hair and greatly increased Ki.
• The spectators, including Vegeta, Krillin, Caulifla, and Xia Qing, reacted to Son Goku's new transformation.

Son Goku used Super Saiyan 3 to overwhelm Majin Buu, though Chaya and the others noted the form’s severe stamina limits. Son Goku won the match and advanced to the semifinals, while Majin Buu got up afterward, confused that he had lost.

• Old Supreme Kai criticized Super Saiyan 3 for overtaxing the body, while Chaya, Selyne, and Myers discussed its power and limits.
• Majin Buu grew excited by Son Goku’s transformation, and the two resumed their fierce battle.
• Son Goku dodged Majin Buu’s flesh weapon, split his Kamehameha to catch him off guard, and launched a sustained attack.
• Son Goku’s final punch sent Majin Buu bouncing around the arena until he collapsed, and Kusu declared Son Goku the winner and semifinalist.
• Majin Buu soon stood up and asked whether he had lost, saying he still had many moves left.

Vegeta and Xia Qing began the second final match, and Vegeta revealed that he could transform into Super Saiyan 3. Despite Vegeta’s higher transformation, Xia Qing’s Super Saiyan 2 resisted his attacks, leaving Vegeta baffled.

• After losing to Son Goku, Majin Buu joined Mephia in deciding to leave Red Mountain Star to train, while Zangya also considered seeking strength elsewhere.
• Vegeta and Xia Qing entered the arena for the second final match and agreed to fight at full strength from the start.
• Xia Qing transformed into Super Saiyan 2, and Vegeta followed by unveiling Super Saiyan 3.
• Vegeta attacked Xia Qing but found that his Super Saiyan 3 could not overpower Xia Qing’s Super Saiyan 2.

Xia Qing defeated Vegeta in the tournament, demonstrating the strength he had gained by following the God-Refinement Path. After the loss, Vegeta reconsidered his transformations and glimpsed a new path that might let him surpass Son Goku.

• Xia Qing released his God-Refinement-enhanced power, and Vegeta's stamina began to fail as their battle continued.
• Other World experts watched the fight and marveled at the strength of the warriors on Red Mountain Star.
• Chaya explained that Xia Qing had entered the difficult God-Refinement Path as Android 18 and the Supreme Kais watched the match.
• Xia Qing narrowly defeated Vegeta, ending Vegeta's run in the tournament.
• After taking a Senzu Bean from Son Goku, Vegeta concluded that Super Saiyan 3 did not suit him and resolved to find a new path based on Super Saiyan 2.

Vegeta reflected on a path beyond Super Saiyan 3 while watching Myers and Android 18 fight. Myers unleashed a powerful attack that shattered Kusu’s protective barrier, but Kusu erased the resulting energy before it could harm the spectators.

• Vegeta concluded that Super Saiyan 3 did not suit him and resolved to pursue a different transformation path.
• Son Goku and Vegeta studied Myers and Android 18’s battle, and Son Goku acknowledged how far he still had to go.
• After more than thirty minutes of fighting, Myers grew tired and fell behind Android 18.
• Myers launched Stellar Rampage, and the attack overwhelmed Android 18’s barrier and broke through Kusu’s protection around the arena.
• Chaya called on Kusu, who used her staff to freeze and erase the destructive energy before it reached the spectators.
• Vegeta and the others remarked on Kusu’s immense power, while Chaya and Selyne discussed how angels compared with them.

Chaya won the Red Mountain Star Martial Arts Tournament after defeating Selyne, Android 18, and Son Goku. After the tournament ended, Chaya challenged Kusu to a sparring match to gauge how far he was from the fourth level of the Divine Realm.

• Kusu announced Lazuli as the winner of the third match, and the spectators reacted to the battle between Lazuli and Myers.
• Chaya and Selyne fought at high speed using physical techniques, and Chaya defeated her without using his divine powers.
• Son Goku defeated Xia Qing, Chaya defeated Android 18, and Chaya beat Son Goku to win the tournament.
• Kusu announced Chaya as champion and Son Goku as runner-up, and the contestants discussed the tournament results.
• Chaya asked Kusu to spar with him so he could measure his progress toward the fourth level of the Divine Realm.

Chaya sparred with Kusu to gauge his strength against the fourth level of the Realm of Gods, while the tournament spectators struggled to comprehend their power. After an overwhelming battle, Chaya admitted Kusu was much stronger, though she said he was close to reaching the fourth level.

• Kusu agreed to spar with Chaya at full strength, and the audience gathered to watch the rare battle between a God of Destruction and an Angel.
• Old Supreme Kai urged East Supreme Kai to study the fight, while Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Son Goku wondered about Chaya and Kusu's divine ranks.
• Chaya attacked Kusu, but she deflected his strike with her divine staff and sent him flying, prompting him to unleash his spacetime and destruction powers.
• Chaya and Kusu fought so quickly that the spectators could neither see them nor sense their Ki, and the battle battered the arena.
• Chaya called a halt and acknowledged that Kusu was much stronger, while Kusu praised his potential to reach the fourth level of the Realm of Gods.

After the tournament, the warriors collected their rewards and several chose to remain on Red Mountain Star to train. Three months later, Vegeta asked Kusu to guide him, and she agreed.

• Son Goku and Vegeta admired Chaya's strength and vowed to reach the realm of gods before the other.
• Caulifla shared a Tree of Might Fruit with Kale, while Vegeta and Son Goku shared their rewards with their families.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, and the others decided to stay on Red Mountain Star and train; Mephia and Zangya later set out on journeys through space.
• After three months, Son Goku, Krillin, and the others returned to Earth, but Vegeta stayed behind to train.
• Vegeta asked Chaya to let Kusu guide his training, and Kusu agreed.

Kusu trained Vegeta, Xia Qing, Caulifla, and Kale for a year in the power of realms and the Mystic Realm State. After the year passed, Vegeta and Xia Qing attacked Kusu at Galteron Heights, but she struck them both back.

• Kusu agreed to guide Vegeta for a year, and Chaya warned him that he first needed to reach the Mystic Realm State before attempting more profound training.
• At Galteron Heights, Kusu explained that Saiyans relied too heavily on transformations and taught Vegeta, Xia Qing, Caulifla, and Kale about realms and transcending the mortal shell.
• Kusu said Vegeta and Caulifla would face particular difficulty, while Xia Qing had some foundation and Kale possessed another dormant power.
• Under Kusu's guidance, Vegeta and Xia Qing gradually understood realms, while Caulifla made little progress.
• After a year, Vegeta and Xia Qing attacked Kusu with all their strength, but she struck them both in the chest and sent them flying.