Chapter Summaries

Bulma overwhelmed Vegeta and repeatedly had Rhode heal him so she could keep fighting until he submitted. Vegeta’s Saiyan recovery boosts raised his Power Level to nearly three hundred thousand, but Bulma remained in control.

• Vegeta used a Ki Burst to distract his opponents, broke Krillin’s arm, and severely injured the others before attacking Rhode.
• Bulma intercepted Vegeta and repeatedly knocked him down, leaving him too injured to stand.
• Bulma asked Rhode to heal Vegeta, and Vegeta recovered with a higher Power Level before counterattacking her.
• Bulma easily overpowered the stronger Vegeta and demanded that he submit, but he refused and invoked Frieza.
• Bulma told Rhode to heal Vegeta again, and his recovery raised his Power Level to nearly three hundred thousand.

Bulma repeatedly battered Vegeta and let Rhode heal him, causing his power to surge past five hundred thousand. Though Vegeta began attacking her to reclaim his pride, Bulma remained unharmed and knocked him into the ground again.

• Vegeta surged with power after recovering, but Bulma stomped him back down and beat him until he was nearly dead.
• Bulma called Rhode over, and Rhode healed Vegeta after checking that Bulma was confident she could handle him.
• Vegeta recovered with a Power Level exceeding five hundred thousand and rushed Bulma, striking her repeatedly without seriously harming her.
• Vegeta threatened to attack at full strength, but Bulma moved too quickly for him to follow and smashed him into the earth.

Bulma repeatedly beat Vegeta nearly to death and had Rhode heal him, causing his power to rise rapidly. After Vegeta’s power approached three million, Rhode asked Raditz if he wanted to try the same method.

• Nappa charged toward Bulma and Vegeta, but Bulma kicked him flying.
• Bulma asked Vegeta if he wanted to become stronger, then asked why he had come to Earth; Vegeta answered that he had come for Frieza.
• Bulma guessed that Vegeta had come to find Bardock, but instead of revealing Bardock’s strength, she beat Vegeta nearly to death again.
• Rhode healed Vegeta, and Bulma repeatedly fought him while Rhode restored him after each near-fatal beating.
• Vegeta’s power rose from under two hundred thousand to nearly three million, prompting Raditz to marvel at his resolve and growth.
• Rhode asked Raditz whether he wanted to try Vegeta’s method of increasing his power.

Rhode explained the limits of Saiyan near-death power increases, and Vegeta stopped fighting after another recovery. As Frieza and his forces approached Earth, the group sensed the threat and prepared for the real battle to begin.

• Rhode explained that recovering from near-death could still help Gine but would have little effect on Goku, Bardock, or Raditz, so they declined to try it.
• Rhode restored Vegeta again and telepathically warned Bulma not to attack him further; Vegeta arrogantly declared that he would spare her.
• Bulma sensed a powerful, evil energy approaching Earth, and Rhode confirmed that Frieza and his forces had arrived.
• Bardock recognized Frieza, Raditz wanted to challenge him, and Gine, Goku, Krillin, and the others reacted to the approaching threat.
• Rhode said the true enemy had arrived, while Vegeta, unable to sense Frieza, asked Bulma what Rhode meant.

Vegeta anticipated defeating Frieza after the Galactic Emperor arrived on Earth, but Rhode and the others watched as Frieza brought the strengthened Ginyu Force with him. Vegeta insisted that no one interfere while he challenged Frieza, and Raditz voiced his support.

• Vegeta recognized the approaching powerful enemy as Frieza and eagerly looked forward to settling their score.
• Frieza's spaceship landed in the Wasteland after Vegeta's energy blast collided with a Death Beam.
• Frieza's soldiers, the strengthened Ginyu Force, Zarbon, and Dodoria emerged from the spaceship with Frieza in his initial form.
• The Ginyu Force performed their poses, leaving Rhode, Raditz, Goku, and Bardock bewildered while Frieza praised them.
• Vegeta told the others not to interfere because he was now Super Vegeta and would handle Frieza himself.
• Raditz said he was rooting for Vegeta, and Vegeta promised to go easy on him after defeating Frieza.

Frieza found Rhode on Earth after following Vegeta and Nappa, and challenged him after revealing that he had trained. Vegeta attacked Frieza first, but his strongest strikes and Prince's Style failed to hurt him, leaving the outcome of the exchange unclear.

• Frieza arrived on Earth and recognized Rhode, then told Vegeta that he had led him there.
• Rhode reminded Frieza of their past encounter and said that his own strength had improved.
• Frieza invited Rhode to fight, but Vegeta charged him before Rhode could act.
• Frieza blocked Vegeta's attacks and mocked him, even after Vegeta unleashed his full power.
• Vegeta retreated and fired a barrage of Ki blasts at Frieza, then watched through the smoke to see the result.

Frieza brutally overwhelmed Vegeta until Bulma intervened with 20x Kaio-ken and blasted him away. After Frieza transformed and prepared to attack the exhausted Bulma, Raditz blocked his kick, leaving Frieza to ask who he was.

• Frieza ambushed Vegeta and beat him into a crater while Rhode and Raditz watched.
• Frieza pinned Vegeta down and prepared to crush his head, but Bulma kicked him away before he could kill Vegeta.
• Bulma revealed that her 20x Kaio-ken had raised her Power Level to nearly seven million, but the strain left her severely injured.
• Frieza returned in his first-stage transformation with a Power Level above ten million and attacked Bulma.
• Raditz grabbed Frieza's ankle to stop his kick, and Frieza asked Raditz for his name.

Raditz taunted Frieza and began fighting him, while Rhode healed Bulma and Vegeta and confirmed to Vegeta that he was a Saiyan. As Raditz and Frieza clashed without using their full strength, Vegeta realized how far Raditz surpassed him.

• Raditz introduced Bardock, Kakarot, and Rhode to Frieza, then revealed that he had drawn the honor of killing Frieza in rock-paper-scissors.
• Frieza attacked Raditz, and the two locked hands as their clash sent shockwaves through the area and injured Bulma and Vegeta further.
• Rhode rescued Bulma and Vegeta, healed Bulma, then restored Vegeta after criticizing his reckless challenge to Frieza.
• Vegeta asked Rhode if he was a Saiyan, and Rhode confirmed it before warning him that knowing too much could be dangerous.
• Goku watched Raditz battle Frieza, while Rhode explained that Frieza was using only a fraction of his strength and that neither fighter had gone all out.
• Vegeta watched Raditz hold his own against Frieza and was stunned by his brother's strength.

Vegeta realized that Bardock, Raditz, and the others had become far stronger than him and began watching Raditz’s fight with Frieza to learn what made them powerful. After Raditz called the warm-up over, Frieza revealed he still had four transformations, leaving Rhode unsure what forms Frieza could reach and Goku eager to fight him.

• Vegeta concluded that the others’ strength came from more than talent and resolved to discover how they had grown stronger.
• Rhode noticed the Frieza Force soldiers’ fear and decided his disciples could use them for practice after Frieza was defeated.
• Raditz and Frieza exchanged blows while carefully restraining their power to protect Earth.
• Frieza praised Raditz for being stronger than Vegeta, and Raditz declared that their warm-up was over.
• Frieza announced that he still had four transformations, prompting Rhode to wonder whether he could reach Golden or Black Frieza.
• Goku confidently told Rhode that he and the others had trained hard for two years, making Rhode more interested in their abilities.

Raditz fought Frieza through his second transformation and Final Form, escalating his power until Frieza acknowledged him. The chapter ended with Raditz awakening as a Super Saiyan.

• Frieza transformed into his monstrous second form, but Raditz used Great Ape Power to overpower and defeat him.
• Frieza transformed into his Final Form and knocked Raditz toward the ground with a single punch.
• Raditz combined Great Ape Power with Kaio-ken and fought Frieza, while the weaker spectators retreated from the shockwaves.
• Frieza acknowledged Raditz's strength and urged him to use everything he had.
• Raditz dispelled Kaio-ken and transformed into a Super Saiyan.

Raditz transformed into a Super Saiyan and fought Frieza, who revealed that he had used less than half his strength. Raditz then combined Super Saiyan with Great Ape Power, and Frieza prepared to reveal a new form before an unexpected change interrupted him.

• Vegeta recognized Raditz's Super Saiyan transformation, briefly doubted his ability to catch up, then renewed his resolve to surpass the others.
• Frieza recognized Raditz as the Legendary Super Saiyan, but remained confident and accepted Raditz's challenge.
• Raditz and Frieza exchanged blows until Frieza knocked Raditz into the ground, though Raditz escaped a follow-up attack.
• Raditz asked whether Frieza had been holding back, and Frieza said he had used less than half his strength.
• Raditz declared that he could get stronger and combined Super Saiyan with Great Ape Power, causing his Aura to surge nearly tenfold.
• Frieza prepared to reveal a new form, but an unexpected change occurred before he could transform.

Raditz collapsed after failing to control Great Ape Power while transformed, so Goku took his place against Frieza. Goku asked Rhode to restore Frieza's stamina so their fight would be fair, leaving Frieza intrigued by the Saiyan's conduct.

• Raditz vomited blood and lost his Super Saiyan transformation after forcibly trying to stack Great Ape Power without the necessary training or control.
• Goku explained Raditz's failure, and Rhode asked who would fight Frieza next; Bardock yielded his turn to Goku.
• Goku appeared before Frieza to challenge him, while Rhode restored Raditz and sent him back to the spectators.
• Goku asked Rhode to restore Frieza's stamina, explaining that he did not want to take advantage of Frieza after his fight with Raditz.
• Frieza accepted the gesture with interest and called the Saiyans somewhat interesting.

Goku and Frieza began their battle, trading rapid blows and powerful attacks that devastated the surrounding wasteland. Frieza gained control by wrapping his tail around Goku’s neck and punching him, and Goku tried to escape by biting the tail.

• Frieza asked Goku his name, and Goku introduced himself as Son Goku and Kakarot before they agreed to fight.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan and clashed with Frieza in a close-range exchange that ended in a brief stalemate.
• Goku fired an energy blast from his mouth, but neither fighter was visibly hurt by the explosion.
• Goku and Frieza resumed their fight, and their attacks blasted apart nearby hills and reshaped the wasteland.
• Frieza filled the sky with Death Beams, and Goku used a Turtle School Ki Wave to destroy them before launching more attacks.
• Frieza coiled his tail around Goku’s neck and repeatedly punched him, and Goku bit down on Frieza’s tail.

Goku and Frieza fought evenly until Frieza revealed a powerful new transformation, prompting Goku to unleash Super Saiyan combined with Great Ape Power. The chapter ended as Goku’s Power Level surged to ten billion, surpassing Frieza’s new strength.

• Goku bit Frieza’s tail and was thrown away, then the two continued their evenly matched fight.
• Rhode told Raditz that neither fighter had a clear advantage, while Raditz and Vegeta considered Goku’s hidden strength and Rhode’s power.
• Frieza transformed into Mask Form, raising his Power Level to around five billion and taunting Goku.
• Goku combined Super Saiyan with Great Ape Power, raising his Power Level from one billion to ten billion.

Goku revealed that he could layer Great Ape Power onto his Super Saiyan form, giving him enough strength to overwhelm Frieza. Frieza increased his power to match Goku’s, but his bulky form sacrificed too much speed, and he continued attacking despite Goku exposing the flaw.

• Rhode observed Goku’s unstable Great Ape-enhanced Super Saiyan form, while Raditz admired his achievement and Vegeta reacted with anger.
• Goku’s power rose above ten billion, making Frieza realize that his Mask Form could not match him.
• Frieza transformed into a larger, more powerful form and claimed it was his strongest.
• Goku dodged Frieza’s attacks and struck him in the stomach, revealing that Frieza’s bulk had cost him speed.
• Goku explained that Frieza could not win if he could not hit an opponent of equal strength, but Frieza rejected the warning and attacked again.

Goku defeated Frieza but refused to kill him, offering to ask Rhode to spare him. Frieza tried to destroy Earth in desperation, but Rhode stopped him and released him after containing the blast.

• Goku dodged Frieza’s attacks, beat him down, and told him the fight was over.
• Goku offered not to kill Frieza and to ask Rhode to let him go, but Frieza took the offer as an insult.
• Frieza attacked Earth, and Goku’s unstable power fell until he reverted to normal.
• Rhode froze everyone, sealed Frieza and his energy blast inside a Space Cube, and prevented Earth’s destruction.
• Rhode released the soot-covered Frieza, who accused Rhode of stopping him, and Rhode asked whether the Galactic Emperor could not accept defeat.

Rhode defeated and killed Frieza on Earth, then considered how Goku and the others could gain experience facing real danger. He began wondering whether threats from parallel worlds could challenge them, especially if he and Aila left the Main World.

• Frieza tried to attack Rhode before he could transform, but Rhode knocked him down with one punch.
• Rhode restored Goku to peak condition, transformed into Super Saiyan 1, and killed Frieza despite his request to see Rhode’s true strength.
• Goku admitted that Frieza’s death was difficult for him to accept, and Rhode realized Goku needed to be tempered by harsher experiences.
• Rhode considered using villains from parallel worlds to challenge Goku and the others, and wondered whether Earth would face more disasters if he and Aila left the Main World.

Rhode let Krillin and the others decide which Frieza Force soldiers to kill, while Vegeta attacked the Aliens and Raditz confronted the Ginyu Force. Just as Raditz prepared to fight, Ginyu used his Soul Exchange technique on him.

• Rhode told Krillin and the others to kill soldiers with heavy Evil Energy and let the others go.
• Vegeta rushed ahead and fired ki blasts at the Frieza Force soldiers, drawing frowns from Bulma and the others.
• Raditz charged at the Ginyu Force to take revenge for their pursuit of his family.
• Ginyu shouted "Exchange!" and began using his Soul Exchange technique on Raditz.

Ginyu used his Soul Exchange to take over Raditz’s body, and Rhode reversed time to test whether Super Saiyan Goku could resist the technique. Ginyu still exchanged bodies with Goku, leaving Rhode to prepare a second test using Raditz’s Super Saiyan Ki Burst.

• Ginyu used Soul Exchange and took over Raditz’s body while Raditz ended up in Ginyu’s.
• Rhode explained the exchange to Goku, Bardock, and Gine, then asked Goku to transform into a Super Saiyan.
• Rhode reversed time until Raditz and Ginyu returned to their original bodies, then stopped time and placed Super Saiyan Goku between them.
• Ginyu’s soul struggled to enter Super Saiyan Goku but eventually succeeded, exchanging bodies with him.
• Rhode ordered Raditz to transform and use Ki Burst, then reversed time again and pulled Goku out of the exchange’s path.

After Ginyu’s attempt to take Raditz’s body failed, he used Guldo’s body and their combination technique to try to seize Rhode’s. Rhode resisted and captured both of them, then left Raditz and the others to fight the Frieza Force while Vegeta confronted Zarbon and Dodoria.

• Ginyu’s Soul Exchange failed against Raditz, and its backlash left him seriously injured.
• Ginyu exchanged bodies with Guldo and activated Time Stop to try to take Rhode’s body, but Rhode remained able to move and speak.
• Guldo explained that Rhode also possessed time power, and Rhode captured Ginyu and Guldo in a Transparent Cube Space for later research.
• Rhode left Raditz to fight the remaining Ginyu Force members while Krillin and the others battled Frieza Force soldiers.
• Vegeta confronted Zarbon and Dodoria, and Dodoria begged for mercy as Vegeta taunted Zarbon.