Chapter Summaries

Gran revealed to Quitela and Kur that he was a Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7, then returned from the Chaos Zone to the GT timeline. He reached the Realm of the Gods, where Goku and Vegeta were sparring and Vegeta had just crashed into a crater.

• Gran told Quitela and Kur he was a Candidate God of Destruction from Universe 7, leaving them stunned and Quitela shouting that he did not believe it.
• Gran hurried back through the Chaos Zone, reflecting that its dangers could help him train and deciding to return another time.
• Gran combined his powers to shatter the crack, escaped into the Space-Time Rift, and used his Time Ring to jump back to the GT timeline.
• Gran sensed Goku and the others in the Realm of the Gods and teleported there.
• Goku and Vegeta continued fighting until Vegeta crashed into a crater, then Vegeta yelled at Old Kai for mocking his loss.

Gran returned from beyond the Rift and told everyone that Beerus and the other Deities were alive, though all mortals in the King of All's Universe had died. He explained that the Rift led to a Chaos Zone where powerful Demons roamed, and left to return to his own timeline.

• Vegeta emerged from the crater after losing to Goku and vowed to defeat him someday.
• Gran suddenly appeared, and Pan and Goku welcomed him back as everyone asked what he had found beyond the Rift.
• Gran told Old Kai that Beerus, Whis, and the other universes' Deities were alive, but all mortals in the King of All's Universe were dead.
• Gran explained that the Rift opened onto the other side of the timeline, now a Chaos Zone filled with Demons possessing Divine Realm power.
• Goku and Vegeta asked to train in the Chaos Zone, but Gran warned that they would be eroded without the Divine Dimension.
• Gran said Beerus and the other Deities had to stay in the Chaos Zone to clear out the Demons, then announced he was returning home.

Goku and the others learned that Gran had become a deity through the now-destroyed Dimension Tower, while doubts about his promised Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament spread across Universe 7. With Gran unreachable and the tournament's credibility faltering, Old Kai decided to ask Beerus to take charge.

• Old Kai explained that mortals could become deities through immense training or the Dimension Tower, but the Tower had been destroyed; he revealed that Gran had used it and praised Gran's extraordinary talent.
• In Age 766, Universe 7 residents questioned whether the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament was real, while Paragus, Broly, the Galactic King, and Kibito worried about its delay and its effect on their Mortal Level Index.
• Broly contacted Whis, who said visitors were in the God of Destruction Realm and ended the conversation before answering where Gran was or when sign-ups would begin.
• Kibito returned to the Realm of the Gods to seek help but found neither Shin nor Old Kai and waited for them.
• Old Kai and Shin saw a boy lose hope of entering the tournament and winning a Life Fruit, then decided to seek Beerus because Gran was absent and the tournament was losing credibility.

Kronoa told Whis that Gran was still trapped in a time rift, then joined Old Kai and Shin in waking Beerus to take charge of the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament. Beerus woke in a rage, attacked Whis, and was punished as the others watched.

• Kronoa arrived at the God of Destruction Realm and told Whis that Gran could not return after entering a rift during the battle against Demigra.
• Kronoa asked Whis to arrange the tournament, but Whis said an angel could not take charge of it.
• Old Kai and Shin arrived and proposed waking Beerus so he could run the tournament in Gran's absence.
• Whis woke Beerus, whose power destroyed the Sleeping Space and the God of Destruction Realm.
• Beerus attacked Whis, and Whis retaliated with Destruction while Kronoa, Old Kai, and Shin watched.

Whis beat Beerus into submission after he woke in a fury, then healed him and let him eat before Old Kai explained the events of Beerus’s four-year sleep. Beerus learned that Gran was missing and was asked to take charge of the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament, leaving him furious that he could not bring Gran back.

• Whis stopped Beerus’s rampage by beating him for three minutes, then healed him after Beerus agreed his waking temper was gone.
• Beerus ate the food Whis served before Old Kai recounted the events of the past four years, including Gran’s tournament proposal and disappearance.
• Beerus learned that Universe 7’s Mortal Level Index had reached 4.20 and that Gran had killed Zamas after Zamas’s attack on the Kais.
• Beerus praised Broly for protecting Old Kai and Shin, then threatened Gowasu for failing to see through Zamas.
• Old Kai asked Beerus to take charge of the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament while Gran was gone, and Kronoa said she could not bring Gran back.

Beerus agreed to help Gran hold the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament after Whis explained its importance. As Gods of Destruction and Angels from across the universes arrived in Universe 7 to study Gran’s method, they headed toward Earth, where Champa and the others were staying.

• Whis persuaded Beerus to support Gran’s tournament, and Beerus learned that Champa had been on Earth for a year.
• Old Kai and Shin explained that the other universes were watching the tournament because they wanted to imitate its effect on the Mortal Level Index.
• Old Kai told Beerus that Gran would charge the other universes Patent Fees and demand ninety percent of their Divine Fruit, and Beerus praised his Disciple’s plan.
• Old Kai revealed that Gods of Destruction and Angels from Universes 1, 10, 11, and 12 had already visited Earth to observe the tournament.
• Shin sensed more Deity signals as Heles, Mosco, Besi, Arack, Liger, Sidra, and their Attendant Angels entered Universe 7.
• Whis showed the arrivals changing course toward Earth, where Champa and the others were staying.

Beerus and the other deities arrived on Earth while Champa waited for Gran to begin the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament. The Angels discussed Gohan’s extraordinary potential and Marcarita’s failed hopes of taking him as a disciple, and Beerus learned that Vados had been training Vegeta in the Way of Destruction.

• Beerus, Old Kai, Whis, and the others teleported to Earth, where Popo and the Heavenly God worried about the many Gods of Destruction gathering there.
• Champa complained as Rumsshi and Belmod ate Earth’s food, while he wondered why Gran had not appeared to start the tournament.
• Kusu praised Gohan’s potential as greater than Vegeta’s and possibly comparable to Quitela’s, prompting Marcarita to decide she wanted Gohan as her disciple.
• Kusu explained that Gohan was likely Gran’s disciple and that Beerus would not let Marcarita take him, while the Angels discussed Universe 7’s many rising talents.
• Beerus and his group arrived at Bulma’s garden, where Vegeta greeted him, and Vados explained how she had trained Vegeta in Destruction Power.

Beerus confronted the gathered Gods of Destruction, who wanted to copy Universe 7’s method for improving their universes, and refused to help them. The other Gods of Destruction backed down when he reminded them of their past hostility toward Universe 7.

• Beerus intimidated Champa, Rumsshi, and Belmod after they ate his food, then asked Champa how they could hold the tournament while Gran was away.
• The remaining Gods of Destruction and their Angels arrived on Earth, including Besi, Universe 4’s weak new God of Destruction.
• Beerus mocked Besi’s strength, but Besi endured the insults and bowed to apologize for Quitela’s past actions against Universe 7.
• Heles and Liger admitted that the Gods of Destruction had come to learn Universe 7’s method of improvement, while Gin argued they needed it to avoid erasure.
• Beerus refused to share the method, dismissed their appeals about King of All’s punishment, and reminded them that they had once targeted Universe 7.

Beerus confronted the other Gods of Destruction over their plan to copy Universe 7’s tournament methods, then demanded Patent Fees for allowing them to do so. The Gods refused his opening price and haggled over the share of Divine Fruit, with Gin offering ninety-three percent at most.

• Heles and the other Gods of Destruction reminded Beerus that he had once abandoned them during Lord King of All’s Hide and Seek Game, and Beerus drove them back with his pressure.
• The Gods refused to abandon their plan to copy Universe 7’s tournament methods, so Beerus agreed to let them copy in exchange for Patent Fees.
• Beerus demanded ninety-nine percent of all Divine Fruit from each universe, prompting the Gods to threaten to leave and copy the tournament methods without paying.
• Beerus lowered his demand from ninety-nine percent to ninety-eight and then ninety-seven percent, but the Gods continued to refuse.
• Beerus and the Gods bargained over the fee, with Beerus insisting on at least ninety-five percent and Gin countering with a maximum of ninety-three percent.

Beerus tricked the other Gods of Destruction into agreeing to pay ninety-three percent of their Divine Fruit as Patent Fees, then worked with Champa to arrange the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament. After the Gods of Destruction spent two days feasting on Earth's food, Beerus finally led them out to begin preparations for the tournament.

• Beerus bluffed the Gods of Destruction into accepting a ninety-three-percent payment, and they realized Gin had helped him outmaneuver them.
• Beerus and Champa decided registration would begin in two days and that the tournament arena would be built between Universe 6 and Universe 7.
• Vegeta resolved to keep training, while Old Kai and Kronoa discussed how Goku's martial arts foundation could eventually surpass Vegeta's achievements.
• The Gods of Destruction and Angels stayed on Earth for two days, spending their time eating Beerus's food instead of investigating tournament plans.
• Beerus stopped the feast and announced that they were starting the tournament preparations, then led the Gods of Destruction into the air.

Beerus forced the other Gods of Destruction to help build arenas by threatening to delay the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament until the King of All’s ten-thousand-year deadline. Whis and Vados announced registration across Universes 7 and 6, prompting fighters and prisoners to volunteer, while Goku prepared to compete after two years of training in Otherworld.

• Beerus said he and Champa would need ten thousand years to build the arenas unless the other Gods of Destruction helped, and Liger agreed on their behalf.
• Beerus ordered Whis and Vados to announce registration, and their voices invited anyone in Universes 7 and 6 who wanted to compete to raise a hand.
• A youth in a tribal civilization and powerful plant-based lifeforms in Universe 7 raised their hands after hearing Whis’s announcement.
• Merus watched Galactic Prison’s criminals volunteer, and an Old Goat raised his hand, intending to escape and never return.
• Paragus and the Galactic King rallied the Galactic Patrol to participate, while martial artists on Grand Kai’s Planet also registered.
• Goku emerged from two years of training in Otherworld and learned from Grand Kai that his strength and state of mind had reached an astonishing level.

Goku, Vegeta, and fighters across Universes 6 and 7 registered for Gran’s Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament, while Pikkon learned that the dead could not compete. Gran returned from the GT timeline, discovered that the tournament had begun, and joined the contestants gathering in the space between the universes.

• Pikkon tried to register, but Beerus’s force enveloped Goku instead, confirming that the dead could not enter.
• Vegeta and fighters across Earth registered, while Master Satan also vanished after signing up.
• Queen Natasha rallied the Saiyans of Planet Sadala, and nearly all of them registered for Universe 6.
• Gran returned from the GT timeline, learned from Kibito that the tournament was underway, and encouraged him to enter.
• Kibito registered and vanished through a force Gran recognized as Authority, then Gran registered too.
• Gran arrived in the vast space between Universes 6 and 7, where contestants and spectators had gathered inside a protective barrier.

Gran watched the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament’s preliminary selection and encountered Hercule, who boasted that he belonged in the God-level Arena. After Hercule’s test revealed a Battle Power of only 8, the crowd pelted him with garbage, and Gran was asked to test the machine next.

• Gran observed the preliminary selection and noticed a young tribal boy score five million Battle Power.
• Hercule recognized Gran as a tournament participant, claimed he could enter the God-level Arena, and brought him to a testing machine.
• Hercule struck the machine and scored 8 Battle Power, prompting the spectators to throw rotten food and garbage at him.
• Gran stopped garbage thrown at him with a mysterious force, then pointed out Hercule’s score.
• Hercule insisted the machine might be faulty and asked Gran to test it, but Gran asked who had said he was entering the competition.

Gran tested the tournament machine and revealed power beyond its limit, then identified himself as the tournament’s divine organizer. He reunited with Bulma, Broly, and the Saiyans, while Beerus faced a staggering arena-building workload.

• Gran flicked the machine with one finger, causing its Battle Power reading to exceed one trillion and become unmeasurable.
• Gran told Hercule that he was the tournament organizer, then confirmed Hercule’s Battle Power was only 8.
• Broly, Bulma, Paragus, and the other Saiyans arrived and paid their respects to Gran.
• Gran greeted Bulma and asked Broly and Paragus about their training, noting the Saiyans’ improved Battle Power.
• Gran headed toward the tournament participants with Bulma, Broly, and the Saiyans following him.
• Beerus supervised the construction of 83,000 arenas, and Heles angrily demanded that he help.

Gran returned to Universe 7 and learned that its tournament had drawn more contestants than the available slots could accommodate. He watched Gohan’s friends demonstrate their strength, saw Piccolo reach Android 18 billion Battle Power, and learned that Vegeta was competing for Universe 6 after receiving Vados’s guidance.

• The Gods of Destruction mistook Gran’s returning aura for a hidden Universe 7 powerhouse, then resumed building the arenas when Beerus ordered them back to work.
• Gran walked through Universe 7 with Bulma, agreed that future tournaments should offer more slots, and heard how Beerus had extorted Divine Fruits from the other Gods of Destruction.
• Gran and Bulma watched Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin test their Battle Power, and Gran explained how their training and abilities had made them stronger.
• Piccolo tested at Android 18 billion Battle Power, astonishing the crowd, while Gran credited his growth to his Super Namekian assimilation and training.
• Broly searched for Vegeta, and Bulma told Gran that Vegeta was competing for Universe 6 after making a deal with Champa and Vados.

As Gohan entered the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament’s Preliminary Selection, he revealed 5 billion Battle Power in his Super Saiyan 1 state. Gran watched from afar before encountering Moro, the former Galactic Prison inmate, and having Bulma announce his identity as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction.

• Bulma explained that Gohan was Kakarot’s son, and Paragus was shocked to learn that Gohan was a Saiyan with extraordinary talent.
• Gohan transformed into Super Saiyan 1 and struck the testing machine, which registered 5 billion Battle Power.
• Gran decided to wait until after the tournament to meet Gohan, while Gohan and his companions set out to find Goku.
• Three days passed as the Preliminary Selection continued, and Gran noticed Moro among the contestants.
• Moro recognized Gran and asked who he was, so Bulma introduced Gran as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction.

Gran attacked Moro with Destruction Power after Moro raged over the Grand Kai’s death, but Moro survived by absorbing nearby fighters’ life energy. Moro failed to escape the tournament grounds, and after surveying Universe 7’s contestants, Gran discovered that the universe had far more powerful fighters than he expected.

• Bulma told Moro that the Grand Kai had died, and Moro erupted in anger before Gran struck him with Destruction Power.
• Moro survived Gran’s attack by draining nearby martial artists, then tried to flee but crashed into an invisible barrier and returned to the Preliminary Selection grounds.
• Broly sensed that Moro was still alive, and Gran said Universe 7 needed Moro for the tournament.
• Over the next seven days, Gran surveyed Universe 7’s contestants and found five more fighters with Divine Realm Fifth Tier strength, leaving him and Bulma shocked.

Gran inspected Universe 6’s tournament preliminaries and met Queen Natasha, learning that the universe had many more mid-tier fighters than Universe 7. He discovered that Universe 6 also had a fighter at Divine Realm Fifth Tier, though its strongest fighters still fell short of Universe 7’s overall roster.

• Gran explained to Bulma and Broly that Universe 7’s high Mortal Level Index came from its many hidden powerhouses, then traveled with them to Universe 6’s selection grounds.
• Queen Natasha greeted Gran with former Candidate Gods of Destruction who had trained for the tournament, and Gran praised their progress.
• Jim asked why Broly’s presence pressured the Saiyans, and Gran explained that Broly was a Legendary Super Saiyan whose bloodline affected ordinary Saiyans.
• Jim teased Natasha about Bulma’s apparent jealousy, while Bulma later questioned Gran about his relationship with the queen and sulked when he said they had met only twice.
• Gran surveyed Universe 6’s fighters, noting its large number of entrants and Super Saiyans, and spotted a black-robed fighter who had reached Divine Realm Fifth Tier.

Gran returned to the Viewing Platform as the Preliminary Selection neared its end, where the Gods of Destruction and Angels noticed his growing power. After confronting Universe 4’s new God of Destruction, Besi, Gran reunited with Beerus and learned that Kronoa had come to help with the tournament; he told her he had investigated the Rift and would explain after the competition.

• Gran, Broly, and Bulma arrived at the Viewing Platform above the arenas, where the Gods of Destruction had spent a month preparing for the tournament.
• The Angels sensed that Gran’s Destruction Rule was nearing the Third Stage, and Gran fixed Gin with a hostile look before turning his attention to Besi.
• Gran insulted Besi’s weakness, recognized that Besi was lowering his head to avoid conflict, and ordered him to leave; Besi obeyed while hiding a sinister glare.
• Gran greeted Beerus, and Beerus and Champa argued over whether Gran belonged to Universe 7 or Universe 6 before breaking into another fight.
• Gran asked Kronoa about her visit and assured her he had investigated the Rift; he promised to tell her more after the tournament.
• Whis said the Preliminary Selection would end in about half a day, so Gran and the others took seats to wait.

The preliminary selection ended, and the qualifiers were divided among five arenas as Gran prepared the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament. Gran opened the first tournament and Whis and Vados transported the first-round contestants to the stages.

• The selection machines announced the qualifiers, and martial artists across both universes reacted to their arena placements.
• Gran explained the battle-power ranges for the five arenas as the Gods of Destruction and Angels marveled at Universe 6 and Universe 7's strength.
• Gran demanded patent fees from the visiting Gods of Destruction, and they agreed to pay ninety-three percent of their Divine Fruits.
• Gran sent Broly down to join the contestants, while Gohan, Goku, Hit, Natasha, and Vegeta watched Gran from the crowd.
• Gran declared that the tournament would be held every ten years and officially began the first Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament.
• Whis and Vados used their staffs to carry the first-round contestants to the tournament stages.