Chapter Summaries

Gran revived Hit with a Senzu Bean after Hit survived Rosa’s attack, then the Grand Minister banned healing items for the rest of the battle royale. Gran prepared to attack Belock and Rosa as Beerus urged him to kill the opposing candidates.

• Hit broke free from Rosa’s Love Domain with Time Freeze but suffered severe injuries while protecting himself from her attack.
• Gran used a Senzu Bean to heal Hit, restoring him to full strength and shocking the Gods of Destruction watching from the Viewing Platform.
• Heles and the other Gods of Destruction protested that Gran had used an outside healing item, while Champa and Beerus argued that the battle royale had no rules.
• The Grand Minister ruled that no one could use healing items from that point onward.
• Beerus urged Gran to attack, and Gran turned his attention to Belock and Rosa.

Hit recovered after Gran saved his life, and the other Candidate Gods of Destruction surrounded them. Gran challenged all eight to attack, while the revealed strength of the candidates surprised the Gods of Destruction watching from above.

• Hit woke and thanked Gran for saving him, and Gran told him to stay behind him as the other candidates approached.
• The candidates surrounded Gran and Hit on floating rocks, and several questioned whether Gran truly possessed Seventh Tier power.
• Gran invited all eight candidates to attack him, while Lion Lambert urged them to set aside their schemes until Gran and Hit were eliminated.
• Primo, Universe 10's Candidate God of Destruction, unleashed his aura and revealed Fifth Tier Initial Stage power.
• The Gods of Destruction reacted with surprise, and Rumsshi lamented that Primo still could not defeat Gran.

Candidate Gods of Destruction revealed their strength, and Jiren proved to be far weaker than expected. Lion Lambert then unleashed pure Seventh Tier Initial Stage power, leaving the Gods of Destruction and even the Angels stunned.

• Silver Fox Joel and Mummy Harry revealed Sixth Tier Initial Stage power, while Golden Sea Monster Blair reached Sixth Tier Peak and possessed an extraordinary Dimension.
• Gran reassured Hit and asked Jiren and Lambert to reveal their strength.
• Jiren released his power and showed that he had only reached the Fifth Tier Initial Stage, humiliating Belmod.
• Lambert transformed into human form and unleashed an aura that destroyed the arena, forcing Gran to carry Hit to safety.
• Gran identified Lambert's power as Seventh Tier Initial Stage, and the Gods of Destruction and Angels reacted in shock.

Gran faced Lambert and seven other Candidate Gods of Destruction, who unleashed Destruction Power against him and Hit. Gran revealed that he had mastered the First Stage Destruction Rule, leaving the observers stunned as Beerus claimed Gran had not shown all his strength.

• Lambert and seven other Candidate Gods of Destruction surrounded Gran and Hit above the arena sea, and all eight prepared to attack with Destruction Power.
• Hit raised his hand to defend them, but Gran stopped him and said the others' Destruction Power had not reached the Rule Realm.
• Lambert and the others fired their Destruction Power at Gran and Hit.
• Gran used Destruction and revealed the First Stage Destruction Rule, shocking the Angels, Gods of Destruction, and King Kais.
• Champa and Beerus taunted the other viewing platforms, and Beerus claimed Gran had more strength to show.

Gran used the Destruction Rule to overwhelm the eight Candidate Gods of Destruction and chased Rosa. After Gran nearly destroyed her, Belock intervened, and the chapter left Gran facing both of them.

• Gran unleashed the Destruction Rule, destroyed the opponents' combined Destruction Power, and sent the eight Candidate Gods of Destruction fleeing.
• Gran told Hit to follow him and pursued Rosa, striking her into a mountainside.
• Gran prepared to destroy Rosa, but a massive energy blast and a flurry of attacks interrupted him.
• Gran erased the energy blast and dodged Belock's attacks before catching his conjured foot.
• Belock retreated and told Rosa he had intervened because their group could not afford to lose a teammate.

Gran protected Hit and fought off the other Candidate Gods of Destruction, revealing that Slime Belock could survive his powerful attack because of his special physique. The battle escalated across the arena, where observers wondered how Gran could hold the upper hand against several Sixth Tier fighters and Seventh Tier Lambert.

• Hit arrived as Belock and the others prepared to attack him, but Gran appeared beside Hit and blasted Belock apart with a single strike.
• Belock re-formed from sludge, explaining that his special physique had helped him withstand Gran's attack, while Gran recognized him as another ancient being.
• Gran warned the others not to target Hit, then vanished as Lambert, Jiren, Blair, Primo, Harry, and Joel launched an attack.
• Belock and Rosa chose to join the fight against Gran, leaving Hit behind; Hit accepted being called weak and resolved to stay with Gran until the end.
• Gran clashed with the other eight Candidate Gods of Destruction, devastating the arena as the observers marveled that he was holding the upper hand despite Lambert's Seventh Tier power.

Gran overwhelmed the Candidate Gods of Destruction, destroying Blair and nearly killing Joel. When he sensed Hit was still alive, Gran combined Potential Unleashed with Ultra Instinct and reached the Seventh Tier Initial Stage.

• Gran shattered the Candidate Gods of Destruction's attacks and struck Joel hard enough to leave him gravely injured.
• Gran evaded Blair's attack, appeared behind him, and destroyed him with the Destruction Rule.
• Gran sensed that Hit was still alive and announced that Hit could not touch his ally.
• Gran transformed, activated Ultra Instinct alongside Potential Unleashed, and broke through to the Seventh Tier Initial Stage.
• The Gods of Destruction collapsed in shock at Gran's full-power eruption.

Gran revealed his Seventh Tier power and used the Destruction Rule to erase the resurrecting Lite. He then charged through the arena, killing the remaining Candidate Gods of Destruction and leaving the watching Gods of Destruction in despair.

• Lite revived and attacked Hit, whose Time Skip and Time Freeze could not stop him.
• Gran appeared to protect Hit, pierced Lite with silver energy, then destroyed him and the fear sustaining his undead body with the Destruction Rule.
• Gran announced that it was time to end the battle and surged north across the arena, raising its damage level to 80%.
• Gran's attacks killed Belock and Goddess of Love Rosa, then continued killing Universe 5's Mummy Harry and Universe 8's Silver Fox Joel.
• The Gods of Destruction watched in despair as Gran massacred the candidates, while Beerus's candidate appeared close to Beerus's own level.

Gran overwhelmed the remaining Candidate Gods of Destruction, leaving Lambert, Jiren, and Primo as the last three fighters. Lambert chose to stand against Gran for Universe 1’s honor, and the chapter ended with him asking Gran to kill him using his full strength.

• Gran defeated the Candidate Gods of Destruction one after another, raising the arena’s destruction to ninety percent.
• Lambert realized he could not stop Gran and told Jiren and Primo to escape while he held Gran back.
• Jiren refused to run, and Primo stayed beside him.
• Lambert declared that he would sacrifice himself for Universe 1’s honor and asked Gran to use his full strength when killing him.

Gran defeated Lambert, Jiren, and Primo in the Candidate God of Destruction Battle Royale, securing victory for Universe 7. As he prepared to challenge Quitela, the Grand Minister addressed two unseen observers.

• Lambert, Jiren, and Primo unleashed their full power against Gran, who entered Angel Level Ultra Instinct.
• Gran killed Jiren and Primo with overwhelming attacks, then pierced Lambert's heart and defeated him.
• The Battle Royale ended, leaving the other universes' candidates dead and their Gods of Destruction fearing King of All's punishment.
• Beerus and Champa celebrated Gran's victory while the other Gods of Destruction watched bitterly.
• Gran stared down Quitela and prepared to challenge him, but the Grand Minister called out to two unseen observers.

The Grand Minister revealed that Kronoa, the Time Kai, and Raphael, the Dragon Realm Grand Elder, had secretly entered the Void Realm to watch the competition. Kronoa began explaining that she wanted to recruit someone, but Zenny cut her off with a commanding refusal, leaving the entire realm terrified and Kronoa apologizing.

• Vados and Whis identified the hidden visitors as beings from the Time Realm and Dragon Realm, and Kronoa and Raphael appeared before Zenny and the Grand Minister.
• The Grand Minister named Kronoa as the Time Kai and Raphael as the Dragon Realm Grand Elder, while the watching Kais and Gods of Destruction questioned their presence.
• Raphael explained that he had come to witness the competition, while Kronoa said she wanted to recruit an interesting little guy.
• Zenny forcefully refused before Kronoa could finish, causing the Angels, Gods of Destruction, and Kais to bow in fear.
• Gran warned Hit to bow, then wondered if Kronoa had meant to recruit him as a Time Patrol officer; Kronoa apologized to Zenny.

After Gran and Hit became the final victors of the Candidate God of Destruction Battle Royale, the Grand Minister ordered every other universe to raise its Mortal Level Index by one point within ten thousand years or face erasure. Kronoa and Raphael wondered about Gran’s unusual origins, but found no timeline instability connected to him.

• The Grand Minister identified Gran as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction, and Kronoa discovered that he had survived and changed his fate in this timeline without destabilizing any others.
• The Grand Minister declared Universe 7 and Universe 6 the victors and ordered all other universes to accept punishment.
• Beerus and Champa taunted the losing universes, while Gran considered killing Quitela.
• The Grand Minister demanded that every universe raise its Mortal Level Index by one point within ten thousand years, warning that failure meant erasure.
• The King of All and his guards left through a rift, followed by the Grand Minister, as the other universes faced the order to improve their Mortal Level Indexes.

After Universe 6 and Universe 7 won, Gran realized Lord King of All’s punishment would force him to keep raising Universe 7’s Mortal Index if he wanted it to rank first. He then set his sights on Quitela for ordering an earlier ambush, but learned that Quitela had already escaped the Void Realm.

• Gran worried that Universe 1’s rising Mortal Index would make his goal of placing Universe 7 first even harder.
• Beerus, Whis, and the others praised Gran and celebrated their victory, while Champa suggested Gran abandon his goal of ranking first.
• Champa praised Hit for surviving the match, and Hit credited Gran for helping him endure.
• Gran said he wanted to kill Quitela for having people ambush him, and Beerus agreed that Quitela should not be let go.
• Whis showed that Quitela had left the Void Realm as Angel Cognac remained behind.

After Gran defeated the other candidates, the Gods of Destruction confronted him, but Beerus and Champa defended him. The remaining Gods of Destruction left or stayed silent, and Beerus warned Gran not to treat their kind as easy targets.

• Beerus praised Gran after Gran escaped retaliation, while the Gods of Destruction and their attendants descended to confront them.
• Maoqiu Iwan asked Beerus where he had found Gran, and Beerus refused to answer while boasting about his candidate.
• Rumsshi thanked Gran for sparing Primo, explaining that an Angel could revive him and that Universe 10 would retain its candidate.
• Fox Liger challenged Gran over destroying his candidate, but Beerus and Champa defended Gran and dared the Gods of Destruction to fight him themselves.
• Fox Liger and the Gods of Universes 2, 3, and 5 left, while Sea Monster Gin threatened Gran before departing.
• Gran offered to kill Gin, but Beerus struck him and warned that Gods of Destruction could not be killed casually, revealing he had once wanted to kill the others.

After the battle, Gran learned why he could not kill a God of Destruction whose universe still needed its ruler and Supreme Kai, while the other universes departed. Whis and Vados stayed behind to discuss something with Vados’s elder sister, leaving Gran and the others to return home.

• Belmod warned Gran that killing a God of Destruction and Supreme Kai would cause chaos and endanger Universe 7, then admitted defeat and thanked Gran for sparing Jiren.
• Maoqiu Iwan, Sidra, and Rumsshi left the Void Realm with their universes, and Gran noticed Zamas standing beside Rumsshi.
• Champa declared that Universe 6 would follow Universe 7, while Beerus asked why Gran had spared several Candidate Gods of Destruction.
• Gran explained that he had wanted to spare Primo and Jiren, had admired Lambert, and had simply lacked time to use the Destruction Rule on Bergamo.
• Whis said his elder sister had something to discuss, and Vados announced that she would stay behind with him as Gran and the others prepared to leave.

After Gran left the Void Realm, the Angels discussed his extraordinary talent and Whis revealed that the Grand Minister believed Gran had the potential for Transcendence. The Angels then wondered why King of All had ordered defeated universes to raise their Mortal Level Indexes.

• Gran and the others left the Void Realm in the Travel Cube while Time Kai Kronoa and Raphael watched him closely.
• Kusu and the Angels confronted Kronoa, who wanted Gran to join the Time Patrol, but she left after being reminded that King of All had forbidden it.
• The Angels questioned Whis about Gran, and he explained Gran's history and the Grand Minister's assessment of his talent for Transcendence.
• The Angels envied Whis for having Gran as a Disciple, while Vados voiced her frustration.
• Whis asked why King of All had ordered defeated universes to raise their Mortal Level Indexes, but Kusu said she did not know.

The Angels discussed Quitela’s hostility toward Gran and warned Cognac to prepare a successor in case Gran killed Quitela. During the journey, Old Kai explained Kronoa’s role and revealed that the Time King and Dragon God Salama were beings on roughly the same level as King of All.

• Whis warned Cognac that Gran might kill Quitela, and Vados urged Cognac to prepare another Candidate God of Destruction.
• Kusu warned Cognac not to harm Gran, and Whis began telling the Angels about Merus.
• Gran asked Beerus and Old Kai about Kronoa, and Old Kai explained that she was the Time Kai who governed time and space.
• Old Kai told Gran that the Time King and Dragon God Salama were roughly as powerful as King of All.
• Old Kai said Kronoa had checked Gran’s history and found no problem with his existence, then considered how strong she was and glanced at Beerus.

Gran returned to Universe 7 after learning about powerful figures tied to the Dragon Realm, while the Candidate God of Destruction Tournament’s results spread across the universes. At the Chronicle Vault, the Time King discovered that Gran was the only version of himself to survive across all time-spaces.

• Gran asked Old Kai, Beerus, and Champa about Kronoa and the Grand Elder of the Dragon Realm, and they described their power and origins as mysterious.
• Gran and the others returned to Universe 7, while the Gods of Destruction returned to their universes and news of the tournament spread.
• Zamas learned that mortals could become powerful enough to rival Gods of Destruction, but took comfort in the fact that a Deity had won.
• Kronoa rushed into the Chronicle Vault and told the Time King that Gran was Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction, though she had never seen him in any other time-space.
• The Time King examined the Time Scrolls and found that Gran had died in every time-space except the one Kronoa had visited, identifying him as possessing Time-Space Uniqueness.

The Time King fought King of All and secured permission for Gran to be recruited into the Time Realm, while warning Kronoa not to offend him. A month after the Candidate God of Destruction Battle Royale, Gran planned to visit Earth and later gather the Super Wish Orbs, but Whis and Vados returned just as he was about to eat.

• The Time King learned that Gran possessed uniqueness across time and space and became furious when Kronoa said King of All had refused to let him join the Time Patrol.
• The Time King disappeared for three days, then returned and said neither side had won their fight, but King of All had agreed that Kronoa could recruit Gran.
• Raphael told Zalama about Gran, and Zalama said they would not interfere in his affairs.
• Champa took Hit and the others back to Universe 6 after Vados failed to return, while Gran grilled fish for Beerus and Broly in Universe 7.
• Gran told Beerus he planned to visit Earth before gathering the Super Wish Orbs, and Beerus agreed to help if Champa tried to stop him.
• Whis and Vados arrived as Gran, Beerus, and Broly were about to eat, and Whis hurried to the table for the food.

Gran shared a meal with Beerus, Whis, and Vados, heard about the Time Realm and Dragon Realm, and discussed the vast realms above the Divine Realm. Vados left for Universe 6, while Gran planned to visit soon and Beerus returned to sleep.

• Gran shared his grilled fish and meat with Whis and Vados, and rejected Vados's offer to become her disciple.
• Whis explained how the Time Realm and Dragon Realm were connected to King of All's Universe, and Vados described the realms above the Divine Realm.
• Gran asked who was stronger between King of All and Salama, but Whis and Vados said they could not judge the gap between them.
• Whis reminded Gran not to rush toward his Martial Arts Goal, which Beerus recalled was to punch Beerus and kick King of All.
• Vados left for Universe 6, and Gran said he would visit soon to collect the Super Wish Orbs.
• Beerus went to sleep after telling Gran to manage Universe 7 properly.