Chapter Summaries

Gran took Bulma to Otherworld, where King Yama told him Frieza was in Heaven with Cooler. After revealing his Saiyan identity to the two Frost Demons, Gran said he needed them to train for a future purpose, leaving Frieza wondering whether he meant to revive them.

• Gran gave Nail fruits as extra compensation for the Namekians, and Nail hoped they could help the Grand Elder live longer.
• Gran brought Bulma to King Yama's Palace in Otherworld, where King Yama said Frieza had been sent to Heaven for purification alongside Cooler.
• Gran and Bulma found Frieza and Cooler bound in white cocoons while Little Angels sang, and Cooler greeted Gran as his idol.
• Frieza revealed that Gran was a Saiyan, and Gran showed Cooler his tail, shocking him.
• Gran mocked Frieza for losing to Goku and told Cooler that Broly was no ordinary Saiyan, then said he needed Frieza and Cooler to train for the future.

Gran ordered Frieza and Cooler to grow stronger by enduring the Little Angels' songs, promising to resurrect them if they proved useful. After Gran and Bulma left, Cooler realized the torment had strengthened his soul, and he told Frieza about his defeat by Broly before the Little Angels began playing again.

• Frieza asked Gran what he wanted from the brothers, and Gran intimidated him into accepting that he was giving orders, not negotiating.
• Gran told Frieza and Cooler they could earn resurrection by becoming stronger and said he would not interfere with Cooler’s plans for the Mortal Realm.
• Gran explained that the brothers should train by enduring the Little Angels’ daily torment, then vanished with Bulma.
• Cooler told Frieza that the songs had gradually strengthened his soul during his two years in Heaven.
• Cooler recounted losing to Broly despite reaching the Golden State after eight years of training, and the brothers agreed to train for revenge.
• The Little Angels began playing their tune again, and Frieza and Cooler cried out in despair.

A month after the Namek Saga, Goku regained the ability to become a Super Saiyan after training to master his new power. Envious and desperate to achieve the transformation himself, Vegeta decided to leave Planet Namek with Tights and urged the others to come along.

• The Grand Elder ate 500 Divine Fruits, gained fifty years of life, and brought joy to the Namekians and Piccolo.
• Vegeta, Raditz, Nappa, and Gohan failed to become Super Saiyans, while Goku trained on Planet Namek to master his power.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan again, thrilling Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Raditz, and Nappa while Vegeta seethed with envy.
• Vegeta boarded a spaceship with Tights and called for the others to leave with him, then turned back when Raditz asked whether they would abandon Goku.

After defeating Frieza, Goku and his companions prepared to leave Planet Namek, but the Grand Elder rewarded them by unleashing their hidden potential. He revealed ways Piccolo could overcome the limits caused by splitting from Heavenly God, leaving Piccolo with a difficult choice.

• Vegeta, Raditz, Nappa, and Tights left Planet Namek while Goku and his companions stayed behind to retrieve their spaceship and visit the Grand Elder.
• The Grand Elder thanked Goku and the others for saving Planet Namek and offered to unleash their hidden potential before they departed.
• The Grand Elder raised Krillin's Battle Power from 3,000 to 15,000, then raised Little Gohan's from 500,000 to 1,000,000 and said he had unlocked less than one percent of Gohan's potential.
• Piccolo received a smaller increase, from 3,000,000 to 3,500,000, because his potential had been divided when he and Heavenly God split apart.
• The Grand Elder told Piccolo that he could restore his potential by fusing with Heavenly God or assimilating another Super Namekian.

Piccolo learned that Slug was another Super Namekian whose assimilation could make him whole, while Goku received the Grand Elder’s potential unleashing and claimed it had made him stronger. The group left Planet Namek aboard the white spaceship, with Piccolo piloting it.

• Piccolo asked about other Super Namekians, and the Grand Elder revealed that Slug had left Planet Namek and could make Piccolo whole through assimilation if Piccolo defeated him.
• The Grand Elder explained to Little Gohan that Slug was evil and that assimilation would unite their consciousnesses rather than kill him.
• The Grand Elder unleashed Goku’s potential, but Goku showed no visible reaction and kept his new strength secret from Piccolo, Little Gohan, and Krillin.
• Goku and the others asked the Grand Elder how to operate the spaceship, and Piccolo used his knowledge of the Namekian language to pilot it into space.
• Krillin celebrated the group’s gains on Planet Namek and joked that Vegeta and the others had left without benefiting from the trip.

Gran watched Goku’s journey and saw him crash-land on Planet Yardrat, where he could learn Instant Transmission. Gran then visited Broly in the Dimension Tower and discovered that Broly had grown tremendously despite enduring two years of pain.

• Whis said Goku’s potential had been unleashed, bringing his base Battle Power to around thirty million, while Bulma joked that Vegeta would still lag behind him.
• A month later, Gran saw Vegeta become a Super Saiyan and noticed Goku’s ship malfunctioning near Planet Yardrat.
• Gran reassured Bulma that Goku and his companions would reach Planet Yardrat and could learn Instant Transmission there.
• Gran, Bulma, and Whis went to the Dimension Tower to check on Broly, who had advanced to the early Third Stage of the Divine Realm and raised his Dimension to the level of Earth’s Heavenly God.
• Gran told Broly to stop training for now, and Broly rushed over and embraced him, relieved that he had returned.

Broly emerged from the Dimension Tower able to stay rational in his ultimate berserk state, and Gran began training him to control his immense power. Bulma returned to Earth to prepare to cure Goku’s heart condition, while Whis ended the chapter by asking Gran when he would raise Universe 7’s ranking.

• Gran carried the still-pained Broly out of the Dimension Tower, where Bulma greeted him with food and Broly showed that he could remain rational in his ultimate berserk state.
• Gran and Whis observed Broly’s crude power control and agreed that cultivating his dimension could help him master it.
• Bulma asked to return to Earth, and Gran took her there, where she said she would wait for Earth’s Dragon Balls to become active again before wishing to cure Goku’s heart condition.
• Over the next month, Gran trained Broly in martial arts and power control, repeatedly defeating him despite matching his level of power.
• Whis restored the damaged God of Destruction Realm and healed Broly after Gran’s training session.
• At the tea table, Whis asked Gran when he planned to raise Universe 7’s ranking.

Gran planned a tournament between Universes 6 and 7 to raise their rankings by encouraging competition, and he sought Old Kai and Shin’s approval. After reassuring them that he remained loyal to Universe 7, Gran left to arrange the tournament, while Shin asked when their universe might catch up to Universe 1.

• Whis told Gran he was leaving Universe 7 for a while and would be unable to hear calls from the people Gran had asked him to watch over.
• Gran and Broly used Instant Transmission to visit Old Kai and Shin in the Realm of the Gods.
• Gran proposed a tournament between Universes 6 and 7, explaining that competition could motivate both universes to improve their Mortal Level Indexes.
• Old Kai worried that Universe 7 would lose, but Gran said the tournament’s main purpose was to spur competition rather than determine a winner.
• Gran revealed he was also the Candidate God of Destruction of Universe 6, alarming Old Kai and Shin until he explained how it had happened and affirmed his loyalty to Universe 7.
• Old Kai agreed to let Gran arrange the tournament, and Gran left with Broly; Shin then asked when their universe would catch up to Universe 1.

Whis and Vados visited the King of All's Palace and learned a secret that left them grim and uneasy. By Age 763, Gran was still training Broly while considering the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament, and Broly showed interest in competing.

• Old Kai told Shin that Universe 7 might need millions of years to raise its Mortal Level, while surpassing Universe 1 could take at least ten million years.
• Whis and Vados met outside the King of All's Palace and requested an audience with the Grand Minister because they were worried about the King of All's punishment and the demons appearing across the universes.
• After speaking with the King of All, Whis and Vados left the palace grim-faced and agreed to keep what they had learned secret.
• By Age 763, Gran had trained Broly for more than half a year while they destroyed unqualified planets, helping Broly improve his fighting skills and reach the First Stage of Body Instinct.
• Broly asked Gran why they were still destroying planets instead of holding the tournament, then revealed his apparent interest in participating.

Gran brought Broly to Galactic Patrol Headquarters to publicize the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament and reunite him with Paragus. Broly encountered Haron, a Saiyan who had once insulted his father, and learned that Paragus had found Vegeta and ordered the Saiyans to capture him.

• Gran persuaded Broly to give Paragus another chance and visit him at Galactic Patrol Headquarters.
• Gran and Broly arrived at the headquarters, where they saw that the Saiyans had grown much stronger over the past twelve years.
• Broly recognized Haron as the Saiyan who had insulted Paragus, and Haron realized Broly’s identity.
• Haron and the other Saiyans bowed to Broly, then told him Paragus had found Vegeta and ordered them to arrest him.

Gran arranged a Universe 6 versus Universe 7 fighting tournament in three years, promising Life Fruit as rewards to attract fighters. Meanwhile, Broly went with Haron to confront Vegeta, and Vegeta learned that Gran had ordered Paragus to gather the Saiyans into the Galactic Patrol.

• Broly agreed to accompany Haron to find Vegeta, while Gran stayed behind and reflected that Vegeta might not survive Broly's strength.
• Gran told the Galactic King to publicize a tournament between Universe 6 and Universe 7, with five strength-based arenas and Life Fruit rewards for the winning side.
• Three days later, Broly and Haron arrived on a green planet where Paragus was fighting Vegeta.
• Vegeta defeated Paragus, then questioned him about gathering the Saiyans into the Galactic Patrol.
• Paragus revealed that Gran had ordered him to assemble the Saiyans, and Vegeta laughed with relief that Gran had not abandoned their clan.

Vegeta learned that Paragus had come seeking revenge for King Vegeta exiling Broly, then revealed his Super Saiyan transformation and prepared to kill him. A terrifying newcomer arrived, and Paragus recognized him as Broly.

• Paragus accused Vegeta of seeking revenge for King Vegeta's exile of Broly, but Vegeta said he knew nothing about it.
• Vegeta decided to kill Paragus and dismissed Broly as no threat.
• Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan, unleashing immense power that sent Paragus flying.
• A powerful aura approached, and a figure in a Candidate God of Destruction outfit crashed down before them.
• Paragus recognized the newcomer as Broly and hurried toward him.

Broly reunited with Paragus and turned the tables on Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa after destroying their spaceship. He spared Tights because she was Bulma’s sister, but refused to spare the others, and Haron arrived with twenty Saiyans.

• Paragus discovered that Broly was his son, and Broly confirmed that Gran had cured his berserk problem.
• Raditz urged Vegeta to flee, but Paragus ordered Broly to kill Vegeta and his companions.
• Broly destroyed Vegeta’s spaceship, leaving Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa stranded.
• Tights recognized Broly and pleaded for him to spare her companions, but Broly knocked her unconscious and handed her to Paragus.
• Haron arrived with twenty Saiyans, deepening Raditz’s despair.

Broly awakened his Legendary Super Saiyan power and nearly killed Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa before Goku rescued them with Instant Transmission. Goku was then beaten by Broly and returned to Earth, while Broly told Paragus that Goku was Bardock’s son.

• Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa attacked Broly, but Broly’s transformation overwhelmed them and pinned the Saiyans down with bloodline pressure.
• Vegeta realized Broly was the Legendary Super Saiyan, and Broly fired an energy blast at Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to save the trio and take them to Earth, then returned to face Broly and was quickly beaten.
• Bulma learned that Tights was alive and with Broly, then chastised Vegeta for failing to protect her sister.
• Goku recovered with a Senzu Bean and told Vegeta about his Instant Transmission training after the Namek Saga.
• Broly told Paragus that Goku was named Kakarot and that his father was Bardock.

Broly reunited with Paragus after stopping Vegeta, then learned that Gran was organizing a universe-wide Fighting Tournament. The Saiyans prepared to spread the news and join the competition, while Broly planned to take Tights to Earth if Kakarot did not retrieve her.

• Paragus recognized Bardock's name and approved of Broly sparing Kakarot, who called Gran his big brother.
• Haron and twenty Saiyans arrived and praised Broly's strength as Paragus criticized King Vegeta and Vegeta.
• The Saiyans received Gran's announcement of a Fighting Tournament between Universe 6 and Universe 7, with Life Fruit as a prize.
• Paragus, Broly, and the other Saiyans declared that they would enter the tournament and spread the announcement throughout the universe.
• Paragus agreed to provide Broly with a spaceship so he could take Tights to Earth if Kakarot did not come for her.

Goku returned to Planet Yardrat while Bulma arranged Gravity Chamber training for Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa. One month later, the Old Kai and Shin saw the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament inspiring mortals, while Gran won Champa and Fuwah’s full support in Universe 6 as excitement spread across both universes.

• Goku prepared to return to Planet Yardrat, and Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa stayed behind rather than ask him to take them along.
• Bulma told Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa about Goku’s Gravity Chamber training and promised to build them three chambers.
• The Old Kai and Shin observed a child eager to enter the tournament and discussed the huge number of applicants and the challenges of holding the event.
• The Old Kai said Gran had disappeared after visiting Galactic Patrol Headquarters and might have gone to Universe 6; he and Shin returned to the Realm of the Gods.
• News of the tournament spread throughout Universe 7, stirring fighters and races to prepare for it three years later.
• In Universe 6, Champa and Fuwah supported Gran’s tournament and told him he could act without consulting them.

Gran learned that angels could wield powers governing destruction, creation, time, and miracles, then left the God of Destruction Realm to begin handling matters in Universe 6. He arrived on Planet Sadala, where the local Saiyans noticed that he had a tail unlike theirs.

• Vados explained to Gran that angels could use powers associated with destruction, creation, time, and the Dragon Realm's miracles.
• Vados told Gran that reaching the Angel Realm required cultivating his dimension to that level, and Gran shared his plan to train in destruction, space-time, and state of mind.
• Gran left the God of Destruction Realm using Instant Transmission, while Champa sent Fuwah back to his realm to assist Gran if needed.
• Champa asked Vados about her visit to the King of All's Palace, and she said she had taken food to tempt her eldest sister.
• Gran arrived on Planet Sadala, where passing Saiyans wondered who he was and pointed out that he had a tail.

Gran arrived on Planet Sadala and sought out Jim, encountering Saiyan sisters Erin and Bella along the way. After Gran overwhelmed the planet with Deity Pressure and nearly attacked Bella, he learned why the sisters were rivals and asked Erin if she wanted to become a Super Saiyan.

• Gran sized up the Saiyans on Planet Sadala and went to the spacecraft parking area, where Erin offered to help him.
• Gran asked Erin to take him to Jim, whom he knew as a former Candidate God of Destruction.
• Bella mocked Erin and Gran at the training grounds, and Gran released Deity Pressure across Planet Sadala.
• Gran summoned a Destruction Energy Sphere, but Erin pleaded with him to spare Bella, revealing that they were sisters whose rivalry worsened after Bella became a Super Saiyan.
• Gran dismissed the Destruction Energy and asked Erin if she wanted to become a Super Saiyan.

Gran helped Erin transform into a Super Saiyan by destroying Bella, then went with Jim to meet Planet Sadala’s queen, Natasha. He began to explain that he had a new identity, leaving Jim and Natasha surprised.

• Gran explained that Erin had the power to become a Super Saiyan, but needed to experience anger.
• Gran used Destruction on Bella, and Erin transformed into a Super Saiyan after witnessing her sister’s death.
• Jim comforted Erin, then told Gran that major Saiyan decisions required the queen’s approval.
• Jim led Gran toward the palace and told him that Renso, Erin’s fiancé, was a talented young Saiyan.
• Gran met Queen Natasha, took the throne, and said he had a new identity to reveal.

Gran revealed that he was the Candidate God of Destruction for both Universe 6 and Universe 7, then ordered Jim and Natasha to spread word of his huge inter-universe Fighting Tournament. After discussing Gran and the tournament, Jim teased Natasha about whether she wanted to seduce him.

• Gran told Jim and Natasha that he had become Universe 6’s Candidate God of Destruction and that Universe 6 would fall under his authority.
• Gran ordered Jim and Natasha to announce his Fighting Tournament throughout Universe 6, and he said they and other Candidate Gods of Destruction could compete.
• Jim explained that the Life Fruits only extended a mortal’s life by a few thousand years, while Natasha wondered why Gran had not revealed their limitation.
• Natasha admitted she admired Gran, and Jim asked whether she wanted to seduce him.