Chapter Summaries

Android 18 threatened to self-destruct rather than let Cell absorb her, while Krillin admitted he loved her and asked Goku to save her. Gran stopped Goku and ordered Cell to absorb Android 18, and Cell swallowed her before her self-destruction could succeed.

• Android 18 confronted Cell and threatened to self-destruct rather than become his nourishment.
• Piccolo overheard Android 18’s threat, and Bulma realized Krillin cared about her; Krillin admitted he loved Android 18 and asked Goku to save her.
• Gran ordered Goku to let Cell absorb Android 18, suppressing Krillin with his presence when he questioned the decision.
• Goku accepted Gran’s order and apologized to Krillin, who hid his disappointment.
• Android 18 began to self-destruct, but Cell reached her with his tail and swallowed her before she could explode.

Cell absorbed Android 18 and transformed into Golden Cell, whose power reached the Divine Realm Second Tier Initial Stage. Gran descended to confront him, and the chapter ended with Gran laughing at Cell’s confidence before their fight began.

• Cell absorbed Android 18 and unleashed a transformation that devastated the island and shook the surrounding area.
• Cell’s golden form emerged, and Bulma told the others about Cooler’s Golden State and how Broly had defeated him.
• Gran assessed Golden Cell’s power as the Divine Realm Second Tier Initial Stage, while Goku reassured the others that Earth was protected and Cell could not threaten it.
• Gran approved killing Cell and declared that he would personally punish the Space-Time Criminal, then appeared before Golden Cell above the sea.
• Golden Cell boasted that his new power let him crush Gran, but Gran mocked his confidence and pointed out that he had never tried to stop Cell from absorbing Android 18.

Gran revealed that he had deliberately let Golden Cell absorb Android 17 and Android 18, confident he could control the fight. After effortlessly evading Golden Cell’s attacks and destroying his lower body with one finger, Gran identified himself as the master of the universe, a Candidate God of Destruction, and a Time Patrol officer.

• Gran told Golden Cell that he had allowed the absorption to see how strong Golden Cell could become.
• Golden Cell unleashed his power and attacked Gran, but Gran dodged his blows and walked through his energy blasts unharmed.
• The Z Fighters watched in shock as Gran demonstrated his overwhelming speed and power, and Bulma wondered why he had not defeated Golden Cell immediately.
• Gran struck Golden Cell’s abdomen with one finger, blasting apart his lower body, and Golden Cell regenerated it using Piccolo’s ability.
• Gran told Golden Cell that he was the master of the universe and a Candidate God of Destruction, then revealed that he was a Time Patrol officer who arrested time-traveling criminals.

Gran tortured Cell to force him to release the Androids he had absorbed, and Cell eventually spat out Android 17 and Android 18. Gran then prepared to kill Cell, who begged for mercy and claimed he would obey him.

• Gran repeatedly battered Golden Cell but could not make him release Android 17 and Android 18, so he used Destruction Power to torment him.
• Cell convulsed and vomited out an unconscious Android 17, revealing that the absorbed Androids were still alive.
• Gran kicked Silver Cell until he vomited out Android 18, while Krillin and the others celebrated her survival.
• Gran grabbed Cell by the head and said it was time to kill him, but Cell begged for his life and promised to obey.
• Gran questioned whether Cell could truly abandon his mission to kill Kakarot, since Dr. Gero had implanted the order in his core.

Gran destroyed Cell and ended the Android Crisis, then spared Android 17 and Android 18, allowing them to remain on Earth. After Goku awkwardly revealed Krillin’s crush, Android 18 rejected him and thanked Gran for saving her.

• Cell revealed that Dr. Gero’s commands could not control him and that a mysterious person had sent him to the third timeline; Gran realized the person was targeting him and Beerus.
• Gran erased Cell with Destruction, ending the Android Crisis and leaving the Z Fighters safe.
• Gran told Trunks to live up to his position as a Candidate God of Destruction, then removed Cell’s slime from Android 17 and Android 18 and allowed them to stay on Earth.
• Android 18 and Android 17 learned who Gran was, while Goku explained how Gran had defeated Cell and saved them.
• Goku told Android 18 that Krillin liked her, prompting her to knock Android 17 aside and reject Krillin before thanking Gran for saving her.

After Cell's defeat, Gran allowed Android 17 and Android 18 to remain on Earth, then left with Bulma while Goku prepared to revive the people Cell had devoured. Gohan and Vegeta began their long-postponed fight, and Gran continued toward West City, confident Vegeta would survive.

• Gran warned Android 18 to control her hostility and used his pressure to subdue the Z Fighters, while sparing her from being forced to the ground.
• Gran left Earth’s remaining affairs to Goku, who agreed to let the androids stay and planned to use the Dragon Balls to revive Cell’s victims.
• Android 18 flew after Gran, while Android 17 stayed behind; Gohan refused to abandon his fight with Vegeta over Piccolo, and they transformed to begin battling.
• Gran and Bulma flew toward West City, and Gran explained that Gohan’s Instant Transmission would not give him an advantage because Vegeta already knew about it.

Gran and Bulma watched Gohan and Vegeta fight to a draw, then Android 18 asked to stay at Bulma’s house and was welcomed. As Gran prepared to leave Earth to visit other universes, Bulma insisted on coming with him.

• Gran explained that Vegeta’s Ultra Ego and Destruction Power let him stand against Gohan despite their difference in Battle Power.
• Gran and Bulma sensed the battle’s final clashes, and Gran confirmed that Gohan and Vegeta had both been badly injured in a draw.
• Android 18 approached Gran and Bulma, asked to stay at Bulma’s house, and received Bulma’s permission.
• Gran said he planned to leave Earth after eating, and Bulma asked to go with him.
• Gran agreed to let Bulma accompany him as he prepared to visit other universes.

Gran returned to Bulma’s home in West City with Android 18, who learned about Bulma’s wealth and recounted her painful past. After Gran described his own arduous training and reassured Android 18, the group shared a huge meal, and Gran prepared to take her off Earth for several years.

• Gran, Bulma, and Android 18 returned to Bulma’s West City home, where Android 18 was astonished to learn that Bulma’s father was Earth’s richest man.
• Tights asked Bulma about Vegeta, and Bulma assured her that Vegeta and Gohan had survived their fight despite serious injuries.
• Android 18 described how Dr. Gero had captured and tormented her and Android 17, prompting Bulma to sympathize with her.
• Gran explained that his own training had brought him even greater pain, and Android 18 let go of some of her hatred after Gran reminded her that her enemies were dead.
• Gran ate through several tables of food while Bulma and Android 18 watched, then told them he would take Android 18 off Earth.
• Gran warned Bulma that they might not return for at least a few years, leaving her shocked.

Gran prepared to leave Earth with Bulma, while Android 18 asked to join them and learned how to remove the bombs inside her and Android 17. Before Gran and Bulma departed, Vegeta returned and asked to travel with Gran, but Gran told him to keep training and left him behind.

• Bulma confirmed she would leave Earth with Gran, while Android 18 asked to accompany them and Gran refused.
• Gran told Android 18 that Dr. Gero had placed bombs inside her and Android 17, then advised her to ask Goku for help gathering the Dragon Balls to remove them.
• Bulma returned after arranging Android 18's stay, and she and Gran set out to leave Earth.
• Gran met Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa, learned Vegeta had fought Gohan to a draw, and revealed that he planned to visit other universes.
• Vegeta asked to go with Gran, but Gran warned that Universe 7 was near the bottom among King of All's universes and told Vegeta to keep training.
• Vegeta thanked Gran for bringing pride to the Saiyan Clan, and Gran and Bulma left the Manor.

Gran and Bulma encountered Hercule in West City, where Gran let him continue his public claim that he had exposed the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament as a scam. Gran then prepared to travel across universes with Bulma, while Trunks and the other fighters departed Mount Paozu to resume their lives and training.

• Gran and Bulma saw Hercule teaching at his martial arts dojo, and Bulma told Gran how Hercule had convinced Earthlings that the Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament was a scam.
• Hercule recognized Gran, bowed in fear, and later told his daughter Videl that Gran was a Deity she must treat with respect.
• Gran and Bulma left Earth, and Gran instructed Broly at Galactic Patrol Headquarters before informing Old Kai and the other gods of his plans.
• Gran used the Universe Travel Cube to begin a journey through the universes with Bulma.
• Trunks accepted supplies from Tights, heard Vegeta urge him to train and defeat Cell in his timeline, and returned home in the Time-Space Shuttle.
• Krillin, Yamcha, and the other fighters left Goku's home, while Vegeta departed with Tights and warned Goku to keep training for the next tournament.

Goku asked Popo how he and Gohan should continue training, and Popo pointed Goku toward Whis while revealing that the Kais were taking Gohan to the God Realm. Whis agreed to train Goku in exchange for a new delicacy and arranged for Vegeta to train with Champa and Vados in Universe 6, while Gohan left Earth with Shin and Old Kai.

• Goku asked Popo for training advice, and Popo said Goku needed Whis while Old Kai had gone to Mount Paozu to recruit Gohan.
• Old Kai and Shin offered to take Gohan to the God Realm to unleash his potential, and Gohan waited for Goku before agreeing to go.
• Goku contacted Whis, who agreed to guide his training if Goku prepared a delicacy Whis had never eaten.
• Whis refused to train Vegeta himself because of Vegeta's past treatment of Gran, but agreed to send Vegeta to Universe 6 to train with Champa and Vados.
• Gohan said goodbye to Chi-Chi and left for the God Realm with Shin and Old Kai, while Chi-Chi encouraged Goku to find more pirate treasure for the family.

Goku told Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa that Whis would send them to Universe 6 if they found a food he had never eaten, but their instant-noodle idea failed because Gran had introduced Whis and Beerus to them years ago. In the future timeline, Trunks found Cell’s embryo beneath Dr. Gero’s ruined research facility and prepared to destroy it.

• Goku agreed to search the ocean for more gold after Chi-Chi complained that their household was using it too quickly, while Tights was revealed to be pregnant with Vegeta’s child.
• Goku told Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa that Whis could send them to Universe 6 for training, and that Whis would personally guide Goku in Universe 7.
• Goku explained that Whis required the group to find a food he had never eaten, so Vegeta suggested instant noodles.
• Whis rejected the instant noodles, explaining that Gran had introduced them to him and Beerus more than twenty years earlier and that they still had billions of cups.
• Trunks returned to the future timeline, found Dr. Gero’s hidden basement, and discovered Cell’s embryo in an incubation chamber.

Trunks returned from the past timeline after destroying Cell and told Beerus, Whis, and Bulma about the altered history and Gran’s actions. Learning that Gran had helped raise Universe 7’s Mortal Level Index by organizing a tournament, Beerus decided to pursue the same goal, though he said he would not organize the tournament himself.

• Trunks destroyed the Cell Embryo and melted the mountain around the research institute before returning to the God of Destruction Realm.
• Beerus and Whis admitted that Beerus had approved Trunks’s trip to the past, and Whis reassured Trunks that he was qualified to be a Candidate God of Destruction.
• Trunks recounted how Golden Cell had been destroyed by Gran and how a mysterious person had apparently targeted Gran; Beerus and Whis wondered whether Gran had gone after the mastermind.
• Trunks told them that Universe 7 in the other timeline had raised its Mortal Level Index to 4.20 after an Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament organized by Gran.
• Whis suggested that powerful fighters were imprisoned in the Galactic Prison, and Beerus realized that his own Universe 7 might have similar hidden potential.
• Beerus agreed to improve Universe 7 using Gran’s approach but said he had no time to organize a tournament himself.

Gran and Bulma entered Universe 8 to investigate its fighters, discovering a far stronger population than Universe 7 had. As Gran explored, Liger and Coron noticed his arrival and set out to welcome him, while Gran continued assessing the universe’s strength.

• Beerus left Trunks to organize a tournament and hoped to improve Universe 8’s standing through his efforts.
• Gran told Bulma he would pursue the mastermind behind Golden Cell after reaching the next state of mind, then steered their Universe Travel Cube into Universe 8.
• Gran sensed that Universe 8 had fighters in the divine realm on nearly every planet and explained the vast difference in strength to Bulma.
• Liger learned that Gran had entered Universe 8 and, after confirming he appeared to be touring peacefully, went with Coron to meet him.
• Gran and Bulma explored the edge of Universe 8, where Gran found many Divine Realm First Tier and Second Tier fighters, but few at the Third Tier.

Gran and Bulma explored Universe 8’s center and discovered a Universal Race Ranking Tournament featuring powerful fighters from across the universe. After entering the Colosseum, they drew the audience’s attention when Bulma revealed that the Saiyan Clan came from another universe, and Gran sized up the powerful spectators.

• Gran and Bulma reached a planet in Universe 8’s center, where Gran sensed more than twenty Divine Realm Fifth Tier experts nearby.
• As they explored the town, Gran learned that Universe 8 was holding an Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament with Universe 5 and a Universal Race Ranking Tournament among its races.
• Gran and Bulma bypassed the guards and entered the Colosseum, where a Thunder Flame Beast Clan fighter was competing.
• When Bulma asked whether the Thunder Flame Beast Clan was stronger than the Saiyan Clan, Gran declared that the Saiyans were stronger, provoking the spectators.
• Bulma told the crowd that the Saiyan Clan was not from Universe 8, causing the Colosseum to fall silent and focus on them.
• Harrington, a Divine Realm Fifth Tier Initial Stage expert of the Mermaid Clan, asked Gran whether he was from Universe 5, while Gran assessed the powerful beings seated around him.

Gran and Bulma attended Universe 8’s Species Ranking Tournament, where Gran agreed to spar with Mermaid Harrington while concealing his true identity. God of Destruction Liger arrived and recognized Gran, but honored Gran’s request to keep his identity secret as Harrington began his ultimate attack.

• Gran and Bulma were mistaken for visitors from Universe 5, and Harrington challenged Gran to spar so he could assess Universe 5’s strength.
• Gran entered the arena and agreed to let Harrington attack first, while Bulma cheered him on and the spectators rallied behind Harrington.
• Liger and Angel Coron arrived at the tournament, and Gran secretly asked Liger not to reveal his identity.
• Liger moved Bulma to the stands for her safety and explained that he remembered her hospitality on Earth.
• Harrington faced Gran under Liger’s watch and unleashed his ultimate move, Mermaid Dive.

Gran defeated Harrington with one finger, then faced more than a dozen Universe 8 experts at once. He transformed into Super Saiyan 4 and unleashed Angel Realm power, destroying Moore and the others as they tried to flee.

• Blue Fox Moore warned his companions that Harrington might lose, and Gran stopped Harrington's Mermaid Giant Shadow with one finger.
• Gran shattered Harrington's phantom and defeated him, prompting Moore to order Harrington off the arena.
• Gran taunted Moore and challenged the Universe 8 experts to attack together, so more than a dozen of them surrounded him and launched their combined assaults.
• Gran transformed into Super Saiyan 4, and his overwhelming power made Moore and the other experts abandon their attacks and flee.
• Gran unleashed his Angel Realm power, overturned the arena, and destroyed Moore and the other experts.

Gran revealed his overwhelming power at the Universe 8 tournament, killing a group of top fighters before Coron rewound time to restore them. Liger identified Gran as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction, admitted Gran was stronger than him, and agreed to host him while they watched the tournament.

• Gran killed more than a dozen Divine Realm Fifth Tier experts, leaving the spectators stunned, while Bulma mocked their earlier contempt for the Saiyans.
• Liger told Coron to use Time Rewind to resurrect Moore and the other fighters, then destroyed spectators who questioned why he had not attacked Gran.
• Gran and Liger greeted each other like old friends, and Liger revealed that Gran was Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction, not a fighter from Universe 5.
• Moore recognized Gran as the one who had defeated Joel and demanded that Liger avenge their clan, but Liger warned him that Gran was stronger than a God of Destruction.
• Gran chose to stay and watch the tournament, so Liger agreed to take him to the God of Destruction Realm afterward.

Gran attended Universe 8's Species Ranking Tournament, where Liger and Coron realized he was nearing an Angel-level state of mind. After the rankings were announced, Bulma confronted Liger over the patent fees for copying Gran's tournament format, and Gran transformed into Super Saiyan 4 with killing intent in his eyes.

• Liger led Gran away from the arena and seated him in the stands, while Moore and the other experts recognized Gran as Universe 7's Candidate God of Destruction and feared his power.
• Liger questioned why Gran had come to Universe 8, and Coron identified Gran's visit as part of his cultivation of his state of mind toward the Angel Realm.
• Gran and Liger discussed how Universe 8's Species Ranking Tournament encouraged clans to improve, and Gran considered holding a similar tournament in Universe 7.
• The Species Ranking Tournament concluded with the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan in first place, and Liger tried to leave before Gran could learn the full rankings.
• Bulma reminded Liger that he had promised to pay patent fees if he copied Gran's tournament format, and Gran transformed into Super Saiyan 4 as Liger reacted in alarm.

Gran collected ninety-three percent of Universe 8’s Divine Fruit from Liger and departed with Bulma, then traveled to Universe 9. The chapter ended as three wolf-like figures appeared before Gran and Bulma at the edge of Universe 9.

• Gran confronted Liger over the Patent Fees, and Liger handed him a Capsule containing ninety-three percent of Universe 8’s Divine Fruit.
• Gran left Universe 8 with Bulma, while Liger vented his anger and asked Coron how he could become stronger.
• Gran and Bulma traveled through the weak Universe 9, where Gran learned it had partnered with Universe 4 for the upcoming Inter-Universal Martial Arts Tournament.
• Gran stopped the Universe Travel Cube when three wolf-like figures appeared at the edge of Universe 9.