Arc 12The Buu Crisis

Krillin confronted Babidi and Majin Buu while the Z Fighters prepared for Buu’s threat. The Saiyans regained their tails and awakened new power, while the Old King of Gods began drawing out the group’s potential.

  • Milo defeated Trunks and Goten at the Dojo, then Master Roshi appeared and demonstrated the power of his Martial Dao True God Body.
  • Krillin brought the fighters to the tournament, where Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan revealed their growing power, and Trunks and Gohan later fought to a draw.
  • Shin warned Krillin that Babidi was gathering energy to release Majin Buu, but Krillin teleported to Babidi’s spaceship and brought Babidi and Dabra back to the group.
  • Krillin used divine power to crack Buu’s egg, then fought Fat Buu and Super Buu as the monster transformed and repeatedly regenerated.
  • Bulma summoned Shenron to restore the Saiyans’ tails and retrieve coordinates, while Krillin arranged for Goku to draw the King Kai Sword and release the Old King of Gods.
  • The Old King of Gods began his Source-Invocation Dance, and Trunks used his True God aura to accelerate the ritual and awaken his own Martial Dao True God Form.
  • Goku and Vegeta completed their awakenings, with Goku reaching Super Saiyan 3 Peak, before Lansa pushed the Old King of Gods away as his turn began.
Chapters 276–300 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276Three Little Ones

Milo effortlessly defeated Trunks and Goten during a training match at the New Turtle School Global Dojo. The ordinary students watched in awe as they learned that the powerful black-haired boy was Headmaster Krillin’s youngest son.

  • Trunks and Goten attacked Milo together in their Super Saiyan forms at the Dojo.
  • Milo dodged Trunks's Ki Blasts, caught his punch, and mocked his lack of focus.
  • Trunks fired a point-blank Final Flash as Goten attacked Milo with a Kamehameha.
  • Milo hurled Trunks toward Goten's beam, kicked Trunks into the ground, and knocked Goten into him, ending their Super Saiyan forms.
  • The ordinary students watched Milo defeat the boys and learned he was Headmaster Krillin's youngest son.

Ch. 277Master Roshi

Master Roshi emerged from his hut after awakening a power that made all ki and energy around the Turtle School Dojo submit to him. Goku and Dende sensed his transformation from afar, leaving Roshi newly established as a being beyond ordinary martial artists and gods.

  • Trunks and Goten prepared to fight, but an overwhelming force suppressed their ki and Milo’s gravitational field.
  • Milo identified Master Roshi’s hut as the source of the force, and Roshi stepped outside.
  • Master Roshi’s presence stirred the skies above West City and caused the damaged Dojo grounds to repair themselves.
  • Master Roshi immobilized Trunks with a glance and demonstrated the power of his Martial Dao True God Body.
  • Dende sensed the pure power of law from the Lookout, while Goku teleported to the roof at Mount Paozu and recognized Roshi’s union of ki with nature.

Ch. 278The Martial Arts God's 200 Billion

Master Roshi broke through to the first stage of the Martial Dao True God Body, reaching a normal Battle Power of 200 billion. He set aside Krillin’s celebration plans to enter seclusion and develop the insights his breakthrough had given him.

  • Master Roshi demonstrated a refined variation of the Ten Thousand Nations Shocking Palm, and Krillin praised his mastery.
  • Krillin checked his system and saw that Master Roshi had reached Stage One of the Martial Dao True God Body with 200 billion Battle Power.
  • Krillin invited Master Roshi to a banquet and swimsuit party, but Master Roshi declined.
  • Master Roshi explained that his breakthrough had given him ideas for improving several techniques, including the Evil Containment Wave and Drunken Fist.
  • Master Roshi returned to the Dojo to enter seclusion, while Krillin, Trunks, and Goten watched him with respect.

Ch. 279The 25th World Martial Arts Tournament

At the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin gathered the fighters to assess their training as Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan revealed their evolved forms. The chapter ended with Gohan showing a new transformation combining his power with the wildness Krillin had taught him.

  • Krillin led his family and the fighters through the VIP entrance to the tournament staging area and asked everyone to show their progress.
  • Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 3, prompting Krillin to question the form’s missing eyebrows.
  • Vegeta revealed Super Saiyan 2: Enhanced and criticized Goku’s form as an inefficient dead end.
  • Gohan removed his glasses and awakened a wild new presence, surrounded by a white Aura streaked with crimson lightning.

Ch. 280The King of Gods

Krillin and his family arrived at the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament as the Majin Buu Saga officially began. Vegeta destroyed the strength-testing machine, while Shin and Jebbit watched from above and planned to observe Earth’s fighters for potential allies against Babidi.

  • Krillin saw a system notification announce that the Majin Buu Saga had officially begun, then focused on his family and lunch plans.
  • Vegeta cut to the front of the registration line and destroyed the strength-testing machine with a casual punch.
  • Vegeta registered his name, and Goku challenged him over the broken machine while Trunks complained to Krillin about the noisy crowd.
  • Shin explained to Jebbit that Babidi would seek concentrated ki and that the tournament could reveal powerful, just-minded warriors.

Ch. 281Taking on a Disciple?

Bulla casually used divine power to reverse the melting of her ice cream, and East Kaioshin Shin tried to recruit her as his disciple. Krillin stopped him from taking her, while Lansa's effortless control of a floating cola caught Shin's attention.

  • Bulla reversed the melting ice cream with her power over reality.
  • Shin sensed Bulla's divine ability and approached her to offer to train her.
  • Krillin challenged Shin's intentions and said Bulla was his daughter, refusing to let Shin take her.
  • Lansa walked over with a can of cola floating into Krillin's bag, renewing Shin's interest.

Ch. 282The Youth Division

Trunks and Son Goten faced off in the Youth Division, revealing their extraordinary speed and power as they fought in Super Saiyan form. Goten lost his balance at the Arena’s edge and fell out, leaving Trunks on the verge of winning.

  • The host introduced Trunks and Son Goten as the next competitors in the Youth Division match.
  • Trunks and Goten began fighting at speeds the spectators could barely see, shattering the Arena floor with their clashes.
  • Both boys transformed into Super Saiyans and exchanged powerful attacks across the Arena and into the air.
  • Trunks baited Goten into attacking, then kicked him toward the edge of the Arena.
  • Goten used a Kamehameha to halt his fall and counterattack, but stepped onto a sliding broken slab and fell out of the Arena.

Ch. 283Son Gohan vs. Trunks

Trunks and Son Gohan began their highly anticipated martial arts match without transforming. Their first exchange unleashed a powerful shock wave, leaving Jebbit stunned by their strength despite neither fighter releasing an Aura.

  • The Blonde Host introduced Trunks and Son Gohan as the next tournament contestants.
  • Trunks pointed out that Gohan's green Tight Suit collar showed beneath his Gi, and Gohan asked to spar without transforming; Trunks agreed.
  • The referee started the match, and Trunks rushed Gohan with a physical punch that used no ki.
  • Gohan blocked the punch with his elbow, and their collision sent a shock wave across the arena, forcing Jebbit backward.

Ch. 284Shin's Change

Trunks and Gohan fought to a draw after their clash briefly cracked space, convincing Shin that Earth’s fighters could help with his plan. During the tournament intermission, Krillin and the others joined Trunks and Gohan in a lavish VIP lounge.

  • Trunks and Gohan exchanged blows above the Arena, and their power briefly tore cracks in space.
  • Trunks and Gohan stopped fighting, returned to the Arena, and agreed to forfeit, so the referee declared a draw.
  • The crowd cheered while Mr. Satan claimed the battle had been an illusion.
  • Shin told Jebbit they needed the strength of Earth’s fighters for their plan and suggested finding the bald man.
  • Krillin and the others arrived at the VIP lounge, where Trunks ate fried noodles and Gohan tackled a roasted turkey.

Ch. 285No Time to Follow the Script

Shin explained Babidi's plan to revive Majin Buu and proposed using Gohan as bait, but the others criticized his strategy. Krillin revealed that Shin's information was out of date and told him to check on his older sister and younger brother in the Demon Realm.

  • Shin recounted Majin Buu's ancient rampage and warned that Babidi was gathering energy on Earth to break Buu's seal.
  • Shin proposed that Gohan let Spopovich and Yamu drain his energy so the group could follow them to Babidi's spaceship.
  • Trunks, Goku, and Marron reacted casually to Shin's warning, while Lansa pointed out fatal flaws in his plan.
  • Shin explained that Babidi's magical barrier prevented them from locating the spaceship by physical detection or ki sensing.
  • Krillin told Shin his information was out of date and urged him to check on his older sister and younger brother in the Demon Realm.

Ch. 286Clean and Efficient

Krillin ignored Jebbit’s warnings and used a King-of-Gods-level Instant Transmission to appear aboard Babidi’s spaceship. He confronted Babidi and Dabra, who attacked him as the chapter ended.

  • Jebbit berated Krillin and warned him that Dabra could turn even gods to stone with his magical spit.
  • Krillin told Bulma he would be right back, then vanished using Instant Transmission.
  • Shin recognized Krillin’s movement as a King-of-Gods-level technique and was stunned by his skill.
  • Aboard the spaceship, Babidi celebrated the energy gathered at the Tournament while Dabra promised to defend him.
  • Krillin appeared in the control room, and Dabra summoned a black-flamed demonic sword and charged at him.

Ch. 287A Use for Him

Krillin returned to the VIP lounge with Babidi and Dabra, having defeated them and brought back Buu’s egg. Shin and Jebbit watched in shock as the Earthlings casually restrained the Demon Realm’s king and mocked their captives.

  • Shin scolded Goku and Vegeta for letting Krillin teleport to Babidi’s spaceship, but Krillin reappeared with Babidi and Dabra.
  • Krillin poured cold water on Babidi, who woke to find his magic circuits disabled and Buu’s egg on the carpet.
  • Vegeta and Goku mocked Babidi’s appearance while Dabra woke and tried to break free.
  • Marron broke Dabra’s nose with a slap, and Trunks pinned him to the carpet with one finger.
  • Shin watched the Earthlings overpower Dabra and struggled to comprehend their strength.

Ch. 288Majin Buu Makes His Entrance

Krillin forced Majin Buu to hatch centuries ahead of schedule by flooding his egg with divine power. Buu emerged, leaving the Z Fighters unimpressed by his appearance while Shin feared his aura and Babidi sprang back to life.

  • Shin learned that Moro had once been sealed by the Grand Kai, whose power now resided inside Majin Buu.
  • Bulma scanned Buu's egg and estimated that it would need another five or six hundred years to hatch naturally.
  • Krillin ignored the long wait and poured his divine power into the egg, causing its shell to crack and release Buu.
  • Majin Buu emerged and stretched and patted his belly while the Z Fighters questioned whether he looked dangerous.
  • Shin cowered from Buu's aura, and Babidi jumped to his feet.

Ch. 289Demon Realm Aura

After Dabra died, Krillin captured the released Demon Realm aura for study while Bulma discussed researching it. Fat Buu grew furious at being ignored, attacked Krillin, and was repelled by Krillin’s Martial Dao Domain.

  • Krillin trapped Dabra’s released Demon Realm aura in a glass tube and said he wanted to study the Demon Realm’s third eye.
  • Bulma examined the aura and offered to reverse-engineer its energy structure.
  • Videl, hiding in a ventilation duct, watched the group and was pulled out by Lansa, who sealed her vocal cords.
  • Fat Buu realized everyone was ignoring him, lost his temper, and threatened to turn them into chocolate.
  • Fat Buu charged at Krillin, but Krillin’s Martial Dao Domain crushed Buu’s arm and sent him rolling backward.

Ch. 290Buu's First Split

Krillin overwhelmed Fat Buu with repeated physical attacks, but Buu regenerated from even catastrophic injuries. As Buu’s humiliation turned to anger, dark smoke poured from his head and formed a vast cloud.

  • Krillin swung Fat Buu through the air, tied his arms into a knot, and kicked him toward a nearby island.
  • Krillin struck Buu into a crater, where Buu regenerated his damaged body and grew a new arm.
  • Shin despaired over Buu’s regeneration, while Trunks and Gohan argued that repeated repairs would consume his energy and overwhelm his cells.
  • Fat Buu realized he could not defeat Krillin and grew furious.
  • Fat Buu’s head vents released gray-black smoke that gathered into a vast cloud above him.

Ch. 291Sneak Attack

Evil Buu and Fat Buu joined forces to attack Krillin, but he effortlessly crushed Fat Buu's rolling charge and sliced through Evil Buu's flesh net. Evil Buu recognized that physical attacks would not work and began gathering magic to transform Krillin, whose attention turned to the beam's rules of matter conversion.

  • Evil Buu halted his attack on Fat Buu and proposed they work together to defeat Krillin.
  • Fat Buu rolled toward Krillin as a giant ball while Evil Buu stretched into a net and dropped from above.
  • Krillin stopped Fat Buu's charge with one foot, flattening him against the ground.
  • Krillin cut Evil Buu's net in two with a sweep of his fingers, and the halves rejoined.
  • Evil Buu gathered magical energy in his antenna and aimed a matter-conversion beam at Krillin.

Ch. 292Evil Super Buu

Evil Buu ate the chocolate containing Fat Buu’s primordial power and transformed into the stronger Super Buu. Super Buu attacked Krillin, who blocked the blow, leaving Buu eager to adapt to his new body.

  • Evil Buu lunged for the chocolate bait and ate it, absorbing Fat Buu’s primordial power.
  • Pink liquid enveloped Evil Buu as his body grew and transformed into Super Buu.
  • Goku and Vegeta sensed the threat of Super Buu’s immense power, while Krillin praised his new appearance.
  • Super Buu attacked Krillin with a powerful punch, but Krillin blocked it with one hand.
  • Super Buu endured the impact and said his body was beginning to adapt.

Ch. 293Krillin's Arrangement

Krillin secretly sent Trunks and Bulma to West City to summon Shenron and make three wishes, while he stalled Super Buu. Goku and Vegeta grew suspicious after they left, but Krillin deflected their questions as Super Buu gathered strength.

  • Krillin quietly told Trunks to take Bulma to West City and use Shenron to grant three specific wishes.
  • Trunks persuaded Bulma to leave by promising to shop with her later, and they hurried away.
  • Krillin prepared to stall Super Buu while waiting for the wishes to be made.
  • Goku noticed Trunks and Bulma leaving and asked Krillin about the wishes, while Vegeta also demanded an explanation.
  • Krillin claimed Bulma was returning to study Buu's cells and joked that she would wish for barbecue seasoning for Goku.
  • Vegeta remained unconvinced as Super Buu gathered his strength.

Ch. 294The Three Wishes This Time

Krillin overwhelmed Super Buu while Bulma and Trunks summoned Shenron to grant wishes intended to transform the Saiyans. Shenron restored the Saiyans’ tails and provided Broly’s coordinates, then Bulma asked for the location in the past where Bardock had disappeared.

  • Krillin watched Super Buu regenerate and noticed fear in the monster’s eyes as he anticipated Trunks and the others returning.
  • Bulma and Trunks checked the seven Dragon Balls stored at Capsule Corporation.
  • Trunks summoned Shenron, and Bulma wished for all Saiyans on Earth to regain their tails.
  • Bulma’s second wish asked for Broly’s planetary coordinates, which Shenron sent to the nearby radar.
  • Bulma asked Shenron for the past-timeline coordinates where Bardock had disappeared.

Ch. 295The Tail That Grew Back

Krillin restored the Saiyans’ tails and persuaded Shin that Goku needed to retrieve the King Kai Sword to defeat Super Buu. Shin agreed to take Goku to the Realm of the King of Gods, leaving Krillin to hold Buu back.

  • Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan celebrated the return of their tails and felt their Saiyan power awakening.
  • Super Buu recovered from his injuries, and Krillin warned Shin that physical attacks could not completely destroy Majin Buu.
  • Krillin told Shin that Goku could draw the legendary King Kai Sword and urged him to take Goku to the God Realm.
  • Krillin claimed he would use a forbidden technique and die with Buu if Goku failed, convincing Shin to help.
  • Shin told Goku to touch Jebbit’s shoulder so they could travel to the God Realm, and Goku urged Krillin to stay calm while he was gone.

Ch. 296King Kai Sword

Goku traveled with Shin and Jebbit to the Realm of the King of Gods to retrieve the King Kai Sword. He pulled the supposedly immovable weapon from the mountain with ease and returned to Earth with it for Krillin.

  • Shin and Jebbit brought Goku to the Realm of the King of Gods and showed him the King Kai Sword, which no King of Gods had ever drawn.
  • Shin explained that drawing the sword required immense power and harmony with the divine realm, but Goku wandered ahead before he finished.
  • Goku casually pulled the King Kai Sword from the mountain and tested its weight and balance.
  • Goku used Instant Transmission to return to Earth with Shin, Jebbit, and the sword.
  • Goku called out to Krillin and tossed the King Kai Sword onto a stone slab.

Ch. 297Sword-Wielding Krillin

Krillin wielded the King Kai Sword and effortlessly overwhelmed Super Buu with his swordsmanship. Super Buu regenerated after being cut into pieces, leaving their battle unresolved.

  • Krillin caught the King Kai Sword and recalled his childhood practice with a stick.
  • Super Buu charged Krillin in a rage, but Krillin severed his right arm with one swing.
  • Krillin rapidly sliced Super Buu into dozens of pieces, including cutting off his antenna.
  • Super Buu's chunks of flesh converged and regenerated into his full body.

Ch. 298Old King of Gods

Krillin defeated Super Buu, then used divine power to free the Old King of Gods from the King Kai Sword so he could draw out the group's potential. When the Old King refused to help, Krillin sent Goku to show him Master Roshi’s retirement life at Bulma’s Turtle School Dojo.

  • Krillin stopped Super Buu’s final attack with a kick that sent him crashing into a distant cliff.
  • Krillin poured divine power into the King Kai Sword and forced the Old King of Gods out of its seal.
  • Shin and Jebbit recognized the Old King of Gods, while Krillin asked him to draw out the group’s potential.
  • The Old King refused, citing the laws of nature and the group’s lack of respect for elders.
  • Krillin told Goku to take the Old King to West City and show him Master Roshi’s retirement life, and Goku grabbed him by the collar.

Ch. 299Mass Breakthroughs

The Old King of Gods began unlocking Gohan’s hidden potential with an ancient dance, but the process proved painfully slow. Trunks used his Martial Dao True God aura to amplify the ritual, leaving the Old King of Gods stunned as they prepared to speed it up.

  • The Old King of Gods asked everyone to line up and began his Source-Invocation Dance over Gohan.
  • Trunks mocked the dance and recorded the Old King of Gods, who defended the ritual as an ancient technique for resonating with cellular origins.
  • The Old King of Gods estimated that Gohan’s potential would take at least twenty-five hours to unlock and paused to rest.
  • Goku asked the Old King of Gods to hurry so he could fight Super Buu, while Trunks criticized the ritual’s inefficiency.
  • Trunks placed a hand on the Old King of Gods’ shoulder and used his True God aura to stabilize and greatly accelerate the ritual.

Ch. 300Anomaly

Trunks completed his Martial Dao True God awakening, and Goku and Vegeta gained powerful Saiyan evolutions through the Old King of Gods’ ritual. The chapter ended as Lansa prepared for his turn, keeping the Old King of Gods at a distance with his telekinesis.

  • Trunks cooperated with the Old King of Gods’ ritual and completed his awakening in three minutes, reaching the first stage of the Martial Dao True God Form.
  • Goku and Vegeta underwent the ritual and gained stable, enduring forms of Saiyan power, with Goku reaching Super Saiyan 3 Peak.
  • Krillin observed that the Saiyans’ restored tails had completed a missing part of their advancement path.
  • Lansa’s turn began, and he used telekinesis to push the Old King of Gods three meters away.
Arc 12 of 25
Arc 12 of 25