Chapter Summaries

Chi-Chi and Suno returned to Kami's Lookout after completing their four-year training at Five Elements Mountain, impressing Tien Shinhan and Krillin with their strength. They learned that Piccolo was lurking on Earth, and the group resolved to face him at the upcoming 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, where Goku was expected to return.

• Old Kami watched Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and the others train and noted that their Power Levels had reached 2,000.
• Two powerful auras approached Kami's Lookout, and Old Kami identified them as Chi-Chi and Suno returning from Five Elements Mountain.
• Chi-Chi and Suno arrived with Power Levels around 3,500, and Old Kami said they were qualified to inherit the position of Kami.
• Chi-Chi warned everyone that Lady Anning had reported King Piccolo's descendant was hiding on Earth, while Old Kami confirmed Piccolo's Ki had appeared briefly.
• Tien Shinhan and Krillin declared their confidence in defeating Piccolo, and the group planned to watch for him at the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.
• Old Kami said Goku would return for the tournament, leaving everyone more confident about confronting Piccolo.

Goku arrived at the World Martial Arts Tournament with Bulma, revealed that they planned to marry after the tournament, and reunited with his friends. As the tournament was set to begin the next morning, Kami came to the hotel in a borrowed body to keep watch over King Piccolo.

• Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chi-Chi, and Suno waited for Goku until Master Roshi, Oolong, and Tights arrived, and Tights told them that Goku and Bulma planned to marry after the tournament.
• Goku arrived on the Flying Nimbus as a grown man, surprising his friends, and told Tien Shinhan about his training on Planet Sadala.
• Goku registered for the tournament and sensed that Piccolo had already arrived at the venue.
• After registration ended, Goku and the others checked into a hotel, where Roland and Blue-haired Launch were waiting.
• Kami appeared in a borrowed mortal body, asked everyone to call him Tian Xing, and said he remained uneasy about King Piccolo.

Kami warned Goku and the others that King Piccolo had arrived and urged them to avoid fighting him before the tournament. At the World Martial Arts Tournament preliminaries, Goku sensed Piccolo’s overwhelming strength, then quickly defeated King Chappa and advanced.

• Kami met Goku and the others, warned them that King Piccolo was at the venue, and told them to alert everyone if a fight broke out.
• Master Roshi learned that the middle-aged man was Kami, and Kami soon left to conceal his identity.
• The tournament preliminaries began, and Chiaotzu manipulated the draw so Goku, Tien Shinhan, and the others were placed in separate blocks.
• Tien Shinhan pointed out King Piccolo, whose pressure made Goku and the others realize how powerful he had become.
• Goku faced King Chappa and knocked him off the stage in a few moves.

Goku and the others advanced through the preliminaries of the World Martial Arts Tournament, where Piccolo recognized Tian Xing as Old Kami. Goku defeated Tien Shinhan in the first official match, while Roland warned that Goku’s habit of holding back could endanger him in a real fight.

• Goku defeated King Chappa, while Piccolo won his own match and noticed Tian Xing’s hidden identity as Old Kami.
• Tian Xing advanced after his opponent was knocked unconscious by a coincidental headbutt, and he resolved to observe Piccolo.
• Goku, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Chiaotzu, Chi-Chi, Suno, Tian Xing, and Piccolo qualified for the top eight, and the draw paired Goku with Tien Shinhan.
• Bulma hosted the group at lunch and watched the official matches from a private viewing platform with Roland and the others.
• Goku defeated Tien Shinhan after countering his improved techniques, and Roland criticized Goku for probing opponents instead of fighting at full strength from the start.

Goku defeated Tien Shinhan, and Suno and Chi-Chi won their quarterfinal matches. Krillin faced Piccolo, whose revealed battle power made Krillin’s chances look hopeless.

• Goku defeated Tien Shinhan, who encouraged him to take on King Piccolo.
• Suno defeated Chiaotzu after overpowering his telekinesis with her superior strength.
• Chi-Chi defeated Old Kami after studying his movements and holding back during their match.
• Krillin entered the arena to face Piccolo, while Roland warned Bulma that Piccolo’s visible battle power already exceeded 8,000.

Krillin fought Piccolo in the tournament, using a variety of techniques to challenge the stronger Namekian. Piccolo adapted and pressed his advantage, leaving Krillin in a dangerous struggle.

• Tights and Bulma discussed the fighters, while Roland considered Piccolo's strength and whether Vegeta would still come to Earth.
• Piccolo launched Krillin into the air and smashed him into the arena, but Krillin counterattacked with a Kamehameha that destroyed a distant island.
• Krillin blinded Piccolo with a Solar Flare and struck his arm with a Destructo Disc, drawing blood.
• Piccolo closed his eyes and tracked Krillin through his aura, then blocked Krillin's attacks with a wall of energy.
• Piccolo pursued Krillin with a Special Beam Cannon as Krillin dodged, and Old Kami worried that the fight was too dangerous for him.

As Krillin and Junior fought, Chi-Chi explained ki, battle power, and advanced martial arts training to the announcer and spectators. She promoted Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout, while the announcer then asked Goku to explain the ongoing match.

• The announcer asked Goku who had the advantage, and Goku said Krillin was struggling while Junior had yet to use his full strength.
• Chi-Chi explained ki and demonstrated a Ki Blast that damaged a stone-brick wall.
• Chi-Chi described training at Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout and advised martial artists to build their basics before climbing the tower.
• Chi-Chi estimated Krillin's battle power at 1800 and Junior's at 8000, stunning the announcer and spectators.
• The announcer thanked Chi-Chi and asked Goku to explain the state of the fight.

Roland and Bulma discussed promoting martial arts through Goku, while the tournament crowd learned more about Ki and combat power. Piccolo blasted away the arena in his fight with Krillin, who survived but was left badly injured and poised to lose.

• Roland praised Chi-Chi's publicity for Kami's Lookout training, and Bulma suggested Goku make instructional videos to raise Earth's martial arts standards.
• The Blonde Announcer resolved to study martial arts and seek guidance from Goku and the others as the audience discussed combat power.
• Piccolo launched a powerful energy ball at Krillin, whose Kamehameha failed to stop it from destroying the tournament arena.
• Goku told the announcer that Krillin was alive, and the announcer saw Krillin floating above the crater, battered and struggling to move.

Krillin lost to King Piccolo, and Goku won his semifinal against Suno before facing Piccolo in the tournament final. Goku defeated Piccolo in a fierce battle, claimed the championship, and Piccolo fled after spotting Roland.

• King Piccolo knocked Krillin out of bounds, and Goku healed him with a Senzu Bean.
• Goku defeated Suno in an aerial semifinal, while Chi-Chi conceded her match against Piccolo.
• Goku and Piccolo revealed their hidden strength and fought as the tournament audience watched in alarm.
• Goku and Piccolo's energy attacks threatened Southeast Island, but Roland dispersed the destructive shockwaves.
• Goku won the final, and Piccolo conceded and flew away after seeing Roland at the tournament.

After winning the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku reassured everyone that Junior was not King Piccolo and heard Kami warn that Piccolo would return. Bulma and Goku announced their wedding plans and left for Mount Paozu to prepare.

• Goku told the announcer that Junior was not King Piccolo and revealed that Kami looked like him too.
• Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Old Kami spoke with Goku about the fight, and Old Kami warned that Piccolo would seek another battle.
• Old Kami announced that Chi-Chi and Suno would inherit the position of Kami when he retired.
• Roland warned everyone that the universe would grow more dangerous and urged them to become stronger.
• Bulma said she and Goku would hold their wedding at Mount Paozu in three days, and Goku flew there with her on Flying Nimbus.

Goku and Bulma celebrated their wedding on Mount Paozu with their friends and family, including Chi-Chi and Suno. Son Gohan, Fortuneteller Baba, and Taishang Laojun Anning arrived from Otherworld, bringing the festivities to a climax.

• Chi-Chi rebuked Master Roshi for making an inappropriate advance and took Suno back to Kami's Lookout on the Flying Nimbus.
• The Brief family prepared a luxurious wedding house on Mount Paozu, while Roland gifted Goku and Bulma durable training facilities.
• Goku and Bulma welcomed their friends and relatives to the wedding, where Krillin congratulated them and Bulma joined the celebrations.
• Roland and Tights recognized Son Gohan, Fortuneteller Baba, and Taishang Laojun Anning arriving at Mount Paozu.
• Son Gohan congratulated Goku and Bulma, and Master Roshi drew Fortuneteller Baba's mockery by ogling Taishang Laojun.

After Goku and Bulma’s wedding, Tien Shinhan and Krillin tried Goku’s new gravity training ground while Tights gave Bulma a nutrient solution and advice. Roland took Tights to find Luo Fei, while Piccolo reached the place where his former self had lived and discovered it was a spaceship.

• Son Gohan and Taishang Laojun left Mount Paozu after Son Gohan urged Goku and Bulma to have a child.
• The day after the wedding, Tien Shinhan and Krillin tested Goku’s gravity training ground and asked to train there again.
• Tights gave Bulma capsules containing nutrient solution refined from the Fruit of the Tree of Might and discussed private matters with her.
• Roland searched for Luo Fei’s aura and took Tights to find him in the northern part of the North Galaxy.
• Piccolo led the Sharp-Beaked Demon to an old building at Yunzabit Heights where his previous self had lived.
• Piccolo entered the building with the Sharp-Beaked Demon and realized it was a spaceship.

Piccolo discovered that his home was a spaceship, traveled to Jupiter, and then left Earth to search for his origins and grow stronger. At Kami's Lookout, Old Kami told Chi-Chi and Suno that Piccolo had departed and suggested they seek King Kai's guidance.

• Piccolo ordered the Sharp-Beaked Demon to investigate the spaceship, and the demon determined it was voice-controlled.
• Piccolo activated the Beetle Spaceship, reached Jupiter, and concluded that his former self had come from outer space.
• Piccolo ordered the ship to take him home and departed Earth with the Sharp-Beaked Demon.
• Chi-Chi and Suno sensed that Piccolo's Ki had vanished, and Old Kami told them Piccolo had left Earth in a spaceship.
• Old Kami told Chi-Chi and Suno about King Kai, and Chi-Chi decided she would tell Goku about seeking his guidance.

Luo Fei and his squad completed an easy mission to clear violent lizardmen from a planet, while discussing his new sister Askari and the upcoming mission on Planet Philoy. Afterward, Roland and Tights appeared before Luo Fei, with Roland noting that he still needed training.

• Aior, Bali, and Luo Fei discussed their missions, Sephiria's training, and Askari's strength during the journey through space.
• Luo Fei's squad landed on a mid-level planet to clear out its violent lizardmen.
• Luo Fei stayed behind while Aior and the other Saiyans fought the lizardmen, then waited as the squad finished the mission.
• Roland and Tights arrived through a distortion in space, and Luo Fei asked why they had come.
• Roland praised Luo Fei's improvement but said he still lagged behind Askari and needed proper training from Sephiria.

Roland took Luo Fei and Tights to meet Askari while ordering Luo Fei’s squad to train before tackling a high-level mission. Meanwhile, Askari’s Legion secured four star systems in the East Galaxy, and Askari considered how to expand its ranks.

• Roland told Luo Fei that Askari had surpassed 100,000 battle power and explained that her hardship and passion for battle had made her stronger.
• Tights told Luo Fei they planned to take him to meet Askari, whom she also called Lily.
• Roland ordered Bali, Aior, and the rest of Luo Fei’s squad to train on the planet instead of proceeding to Planet Philoy, then used Instant Transmission to leave with Luo Fei and Tights.
• Under Ifrivi and Ufia’s command, the Askari Legion and its one hundred Saiyan Clones defeated the surrounding powers and occupied four star systems.
• Askari asked Ifrivi how to expand the legion, and Ifrivi suggested recruiting troops for commissions like the Frieza Legion.

Askari struggled to fund the growing Askari Legion, so Ifrivi decided to seek manpower from the allied Devil’s Den force while keeping Askari focused on training. Roland then brought Tights and Luo Fei to meet Askari, who accepted food from her new older brother.

• Askari worried that recruiting powerful subordinates would cost too much, and Ifrivi suggested borrowing personnel from the Devil’s Den force instead of trying to establish a trade planet.
• Askari ran off to train, and Ifrivi went to discuss borrowing manpower with Ufia.
• Askari fought four powerful Saiyan Clones in her training ground before Roland suddenly attacked and threw her into a pit.
• Roland introduced Tights and Luo Fei to Askari, who insisted that they call her Askari rather than Lily.
• Luo Fei gave Askari a capsule of food from Earth, and she accepted it after Roland assured her that Earth’s food was the best in the universe.

Askari devoured Luo Fei’s Earth delicacies and decided she wanted to conquer Earth, so Roland gave her ten years to prove she could rule it. He also encouraged Luo Fei to compete with Askari and arranged support for her forces in the East Galaxy.

• Askari opened Luo Fei’s gift, ate all the Earth snacks, and asked him to bring more next time.
• Askari proposed conquering Earth, but Roland forbade her from meddling with it for ten years while she trained.
• Roland told Luo Fei that he could decide Earth’s fate if he surpassed Askari, and Luo Fei vowed to do so.
• Tights questioned whether Roland would let Askari rule Earth if she won, and Roland hinted that Earth’s future experts might outmatch both siblings.
• Ifrivi reported that Askari’s forces lacked manpower and faced exclusion in the East Galaxy, so Roland promised secret support from the Devil’s Den forces and urged Ifrivi to keep training.

After Luo Fei left for his mission, Roland began secluded training on Planet Liushu and worked out a path toward Super Saiyan Full Power. Askari tried to bite the mysterious blue Icosahedron, and Roland wondered whether swallowing it might grant him power as the Red Dragon Ball had.

• Sephiria trained Luo Fei and Askari harshly on Planet Liushu, and both grew stronger.
• Roland sent Luo Fei off to meet his team for a mission on Planet Philoy and promised to take him and Askari to Planet Yardrat for training when they were older.
• Sephiria left to train in space while Roland settled on Planet Liushu and began tempering his Mind Space.
• Roland analyzed his Super Saiyan progress and concluded that he needed to reach the Ascended form before aiming for Full Power.
• Roland showed Askari the deep-blue Icosahedron, which she could not break or bite, and he wondered if swallowing it would grant him power.

Roland stored the mysterious Energy Stone, trained Askari, and returned to cultivating the Mind Space. Meanwhile, King Piccolo reached Planet Namek, recognized it as his homeland, and went to meet the Grand Elder after Nail revealed his formidable hidden power.

• Roland put the deep-blue Energy Stone into Storage Space and told Askari he would teach her the technique when she grew up.
• Roland trained Askari over the next few days, improving her fighting skills as she absorbed his instruction.
• King Piccolo and the Sharp-Beaked Demon arrived at Planet Namek, where King Piccolo recognized the planet as his homeland.
• King Piccolo flew north, saw Namekians living in villages, and followed a powerful Ki to the Grand Elder's residence.
• Nail confronted King Piccolo, displayed a concealed strength that unsettled him, and invited him to follow; King Piccolo entered the building.

The Grand Elder recognized Piccolo as a Namekian and unlocked his hidden potential, prompting Piccolo to stay on Namek and train with Nail. A year later, Goku and Bulma welcomed their daughter, Bulla Son.

• The Grand Elder read Piccolo’s memories and explained that he was Katatz’s son, then used his power to unlock Piccolo’s potential.
• Piccolo’s power rose to about 200,000 battle power, while Nail revealed his own was 450,000.
• The Grand Elder invited Piccolo to stay on Namek and train with Nail, and Piccolo agreed.
• Piccolo spent a year on Namek sparring, meditating, and being drawn into helping mischievous young Namekians.
• Bulma gave birth to a healthy daughter, and Goku named her Bulla Son.