Recaps

Krillin effortlessly kicked away Ultimate Buu’s devastating attack, then offered Goku and Vegeta Fusion Bugs so they could fuse and grow stronger. Goku considered eating one, but Vegeta refused, and Ultimate Buu charged at Krillin while they argued.

• Krillin kicked Ultimate Buu’s Energy Ball into space, saving the battered Goku and Vegeta.
• Krillin showed Goku and Vegeta two Fusion Bugs and explained that eating them would let the Saiyans fuse.
• Goku sniffed a bug, recoiled at its stench, but remained willing to eat it for greater power.
• Vegeta vehemently refused to eat a bug or fuse with Goku.
• Ultimate Buu recovered from his shock and charged at Krillin in a storm of Demonic Energy.

Goku ate a Fusion Worm to gain enough power to fight Ultimate Buu, despite its revolting taste. Krillin then challenged Vegeta to eat the remaining worm by reminding him that his family and the universe were in danger.

• Goku agreed to eat a Fusion Worm after seeing Ultimate Buu continue to grow stronger.
• Goku chewed and swallowed the worm, then collapsed to his knees and dry-heaved.
• Vegeta cursed Goku for using what he considered a humiliating method to gain power.
• Krillin challenged Vegeta to stop hiding behind Saiyan pride and face the danger.
• Krillin reminded Vegeta that Ultimate Buu could threaten Tights, Trunks, and the rest of the universe.

Goku and Vegeta fused into Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, whose arrival shook the First Demon Realm. Gogeta confronted Ultimate Buu and prepared to fight.

• Goku and Vegeta’s merging power tore through the First Demon Realm’s skies and unleashed a massive energy storm.
• Piccolo and Gohan struggled to hold their barrier, while Ailins collapsed under the pressure.
• The storm faded, revealing Gogeta in the ruins.
• Gogeta tested his hands, looked down at Ultimate Buu, and taunted him as a punching bag.

Gogeta overwhelmed Ultimate Buu with his Super Saiyan Fourth Stage power, while Krillin’s System Panel revealed that the Saiyan evolutionary path had reached its conventional limit. The fight ended with Gogeta surrounding Buu with tangible clones and unleashing a barrage of attacks.

• Gogeta kicked Ultimate Buu into the ground, creating a vast crater on the First Demon Realm.
• Krillin checked his System Panel and saw Gogeta’s battle power was 45 billion, the peak of Super Saiyan 4.
• Gogeta struck Ultimate Buu repeatedly, disrupting his attempts to gather Demonic Energy and fight back.
• Ultimate Buu split into tentacles to try to bind Gogeta, but Gogeta evaded the attack.
• Gogeta used Clone Afterimage Fist to surround Ultimate Buu with hundreds of powerful clones and attack him from every direction.

Gogeta unleashed a Super Kamehameha that overwhelmed Ultimate Buu and left him reduced to a charred lump. Gogeta split back into Goku and Vegeta after the fusion ended, while Krillin picked up Buu’s remains.

• Gogeta’s Super Kamehameha overpowered Ultimate Buu’s Magic Power beam and vaporized most of Buu’s body.
• The attack left a vast glassy crater and reduced Ultimate Buu to a twitching lump of charred flesh.
• Gogeta’s fusion ended, and Goku and Vegeta fell to the ground in their normal forms.
• Vegeta blamed Krillin for the fusion lasting only ten minutes, while Goku praised their combined power.
• Krillin ignored their argument and picked up Ultimate Buu’s remains from the crater.

Krillin directed Bulma, Lansa, and Ailins in a procedure to separate Kid Buu’s evil will from his goodwill. They extracted the evil into a crystal, leaving Krillin to face the dangerous source of Buu’s crimes.

• Bulma set up her testing station, and Krillin assigned her, Lansa, and Ailins to extract the black evil will from Buu.
• Bulma analyzed the meatball while Ailins prepared to cut its energy node and Lansa sealed off its neural reflexes.
• Kid Buu’s evil will attacked Ailins through the magical connection, but Lansa destroyed the black claw and Krillin protected the pink core with Laws.
• Bulma ordered Ailins to cut off the meatball’s magical energy supply, and Lansa used his Mental Power to tear out the concentrated evil.
• The extracted resentment solidified into a fist-sized black crystal as Ailins confirmed the procedure had worked.

Krillin received the long-delayed reward for clearing the Majin Buu storyline and awakened Perfect Ultra Instinct, reaching a combat power that rivaled Whis. Goku and Vegeta watched in shock as Krillin focused on dealing with the remaining trouble in the Demon Realm.

• The system revealed that Krillin had reached the peak of the Third Stage, introduced a higher-dimensional combat scale, and awarded him Perfect Ultra Instinct.
• Krillin's body transformed, surrounding him with a silver aura as his senses and movements resonated with the universe's Laws.
• Krillin learned that his 15-dimensional combat power was above Beerus's and roughly equal to Whis's, then turned his attention back to the Demon Realm.
• Goku watched Krillin and realized he could no longer hope to challenge him, even by fusing into Gogeta.
• Vegeta stared at Krillin's aura and recognized that he might never attain that level of power.

The Main Universe's party crossed the First Demon Realm, with Ailins guiding them to Goma's rebel army. They spotted Goma rallying tens of thousands of troops, and the chapter left them overlooking his encampment.

• Ailins praised Bulma's restorative cream as it healed damage to her skin, and Bulma offered to give her more on Earth.
• Goku complained of hunger after the fusion drained his energy, but Fat Buu refused to share his chocolate and Vegeta threatened him.
• Krillin and Aki walked together, protected from the ash and heat by their abilities.
• Ailins led the party to a ridge overlooking Goma's enormous rebel encampment.
• Goma rallied his troops, declaring that Dabra was gone and that his own age had begun.

Goma ordered his demon army to attack Krillin and the others, but Gohan faced the barrage and tore through the enemy formation without transforming. The chapter left Gohan standing amid the devastated ranks of the demon army.

• Goma flew into a rage and ordered his soldiers to blast the intruders.
• Krillin sent Gohan down to fight, and Gohan chose to rely on his ordinary strength and basic movement techniques.
• Gohan dodged the shells and deflected them back into the demon army, while the arrows broke apart in the wind around him.
• Gohan plunged into the center of the formation, where his landing blasted armored infantry into the air.
• Gohan charged through the spear-wielding soldiers, cutting down thousands and leaving no one standing along his path.

Krillin implanted the Third Eye of the Demon Realm in Goma, triggering a violent transformation that gave the Demon Realm king immense power. Goma emerged as a towering, formidable fighter and demonstrated his strength with a blow that destroyed the mountain beneath the platform.

• Krillin decided to strengthen Goma and kicked him awake on the high platform.
• Krillin attached the Third Eye of the Demon Realm to Goma's forehead, and it burrowed into his skull.
• The Third Eye drew in the First Demon Realm's Demonic Energy, transforming Goma into a muscular giant.
• Goku sensed Goma's power as greater than Super Saiyan 3 and near the threshold of Super Saiyan 4, while Vegeta watched warily.
• Goma boasted that he could tear apart a God of Destruction and struck the ground, pulverizing the mountain range and creating a vast abyss.

Gohan fully unlocked his Beast Super Saiyan Form and overwhelmed Goma’s opening attacks. Goma’s telekinetic assault also failed, so he prepared to reveal his true killing move.

• Gohan transformed into his fully unlocked Beast Super Saiyan Form above the abyss.
• Goma fired Dark Energy Balls at Gohan, who sliced them apart and dispelled the rest.
• Goma used his Third Eye’s Mental Power to hurl huge boulders at Gohan.
• Gohan smashed through the boulder swarm and carved a passage toward Goma.
• Goma fell into a frenzy and announced that he would use his true killing move.

Gohan defeated Goma, tearing off both his arms and crushing his knee after seeing through his illusions and breaking his magical barrier. Goma begged for his life and offered the First Demon Realm, but Gohan rejected everything and gave him no chance to speak further.

• Goma retreated behind his strongest magical barrier and filled the battlefield with illusions, but Gohan closed his eyes and tracked him by sensing ki.
• Gohan's kick shattered the barrier and tore off Goma's remaining arm, causing Goma to shrink back to his original size.
• Gohan approached the helpless Goma and crushed his right kneecap beneath his foot.
• Goma begged Gohan to spare him and offered the First Demon Realm, its wealth, resources, demon beasts, and his service.
• Gohan said he wanted nothing and stopped Goma from saying more.

After Gohan defeated Goma, Krillin promised him another chance to fight and told Ailins she could rule the First Demon Realm. The group climbed Demon King Castle to retrieve the final Dragon Ball, where they encountered Sphere God No. 1 guarding it.

• Gohan returned to normal and complained to Krillin that Goma had been too weak, so Krillin promised to take him to another planet for a tougher fight.
• Krillin told Ailins that Goma's rebel army was gone and that she could rule the First Demon Realm without worry.
• Krillin led the group up the castle's spiral staircase toward the last Dragon Ball while Vegeta complained, Bulma and Ailins discussed face masks, and Paji guided them.
• Piccolo felt his Dragon Clan blood stir as the group reached the plaza atop Demon King Castle.
• The group found the One-Star Demon Realm Dragon Ball on a pedestal and Sphere God No. 1 guarding it; Goku prepared to fight.

Piccolo fought Sphere God No. 1 while Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, and Bulma watched. Piccolo blocked and evaded the robot’s attacks, then met its long-range barrage with a powerful blast; as the smoke rose, Sphere God No. 1 launched its greatsword at Piccolo’s throat.

• Piccolo stepped forward to face Sphere God No. 1, and Bulma said his energy had reached Super Saiyan 3 level.
• Sphere God No. 1 charged Piccolo and slashed at him, but Piccolo dodged and blocked its sword strikes with his leg.
• Sphere God No. 1 leaped back and attacked Piccolo with Demon Realm Energy Balls and sword energies.
• Piccolo unleashed a golden energy blast that collided with Sphere God No. 1’s barrage and shook the plaza.
• Sphere God No. 1 threw its greatsword through the smoke toward Piccolo’s throat, while Piccolo raised his right hand.

Krillin ordered Elder Neba to pour Demon Realm energy into Sphere God No. 1 so Piccolo could face a stronger opponent and prepare for the awakening ritual. The machine transformed and began overwhelming Piccolo with a destructive assault.

• Krillin warned Elder Neba that Piccolo needed a serious combat challenge to control his new power before the awakening ritual.
• Krillin ordered Elder Neba to strengthen Sphere God No. 1 with Demon Realm energy, despite Elder Neba's concerns for Piccolo's safety.
• Elder Neba chanted an incantation that drew energy from the First Demon Realm and transformed Sphere God No. 1 into a larger, dark-gold machine in Destruction Mode.
• Piccolo welcomed the enhanced opponent, but dodged its sword strike as it split the castle's rooftop platform with a deep fissure.
• Sphere God No. 1 launched a brutal series of sweeping attacks, forcing Piccolo to retreat.

Piccolo struggled against Sphere God No. 1 after losing an arm, but the Demon Realm energy entered his body when he regenerated and drained his strength. Sphere God No. 1 overwhelmed him as Bulma, Goku, and Vegeta watched from the arena, with Piccolo’s life in danger.

• Piccolo dodged Sphere God No. 1’s destruction ray and struck its armor, but the machine absorbed the force and broke Piccolo’s ribs with a counterattack.
• Piccolo regenerated his right arm, drawing corrosive Demon Realm energy into his body and forcing him to spend stamina suppressing it.
• Sphere God No. 1 used its speed to attack Piccolo’s blind spots, then pinned him down and battered him with Demon Realm Energy Balls.
• Piccolo kicked Sphere God No. 1 away and fired Special Beam Cannons, but its Energy Shield blocked the weakened attacks.
• Bulma warned that Piccolo’s vital signs were rapidly dropping, Goku sensed interference in his ki, and Vegeta blamed Piccolo’s regeneration in the Demon Realm.

Piccolo faced death while reflecting on the bonds and battles that shaped him, along with the growing gap between his strength and the Saiyans’. His memories ended with him training alone on Kami’s Lookout, still frustrated by how far he had fallen behind.

• Piccolo lost consciousness as he was strangled and remembered Gohan offering him a bitten apple in the wilderness.
• Piccolo recalled fusing with Nail on Namek and fighting Frieza beside his companions before being eclipsed by Frieza’s transformation and Goku’s Super Saiyan power.
• Piccolo remembered fusing with Kami to confront the Android threat and overpowering first-form Cell, only to watch the Saiyans continue growing stronger.
• Piccolo recalled being unable to fight Majin Buu and Babidi, then training alone on Kami’s Lookout by battling a duplicate of himself.

Piccolo absorbed Demon Realm energy, underwent a dramatic transformation, and received the Third Eye of the Demon Realm. As Sphere God No. 1 charged him, Piccolo met it head-on and crushed its chest armor with his shoulder.

• Piccolo’s wounds healed as Demon Realm energy flooded his body and raised his battle power.
• Bulma and Krillin tracked Piccolo’s rising strength, while Neba recognized his presence as similar to Kadaz’s.
• Aki urged Krillin to give Piccolo the Third Eye of the Demon Realm, and Krillin threw it to him.
• Sphere God No. 1 recalibrated and charged Piccolo with its reinforced armor.
• Piccolo caught the Third Eye and collided with Sphere God No. 1, caving in its chest armor.

Piccolo implanted the Third Eye of the Demon Realm, triggering a painful genetic transformation and a storm of demonic energy. Aki shielded his body with the Ancient Hydrangea Tree’s Life Origin as the Third Eye solidified in his forehead and his body began to mutate.

• Piccolo pressed the Third Eye of the Demon Realm into his forehead, and it melted into his skull.
• The Third Eye’s nerves pierced Piccolo’s brain and coiled around his heart, unleashing his suppressed demonic nature.
• Demonic energy from the First Demon Realm poured into Piccolo as a massive storm formed above the plaza.
• Krillin shielded Bulma, Dende, and Neba with a golden force field while Goku, Vegeta, and Krillin faced the storm.
• Aki transformed into goddess mode and used the Ancient Hydrangea Tree’s Life Origin to protect Piccolo’s vital channels.
• The Third Eye solidified in Piccolo’s forehead as his body underwent a startling mutation.

Piccolo completed his demonic awakening after absorbing the Third Eye’s power, becoming Super Piccolo with vastly increased strength. Krillin agreed to take him and Neba back to the Lookout for the final awakening, and asked Ailins whether she would come along.

• Piccolo emerged from the energy pillar transformed, with Dark Magic Patterns and a red third eye glowing on his forehead.
• Krillin’s system assessed Piccolo’s combat power at 300 billion and identified him as Super Piccolo.
• Goku tried to touch Piccolo’s third eye, but Piccolo struck his hand away.
• Neba urged Krillin to return to the Lookout so Piccolo could undergo his final awakening, and Krillin agreed.
• Krillin asked Ailins whether she would come with them.

Neba summoned the Demon Realm Dragon at the Ancient Dragon Clan's Lookout, and Aki stepped forward with Piccolo to face it. The dragon's violent aura eased when it saw Aki.

• Neba placed the One-Star, Two-Star, and Three-Star Demon Realm Dragon Balls into the pedestal, activating the ancient formation.
• Neba chanted the ancient dragon clan's invocation as a vortex formed in the sky above the Lookout.
• The enormous crimson Demon Realm Dragon tore through the clouds and descended.
• Aki stepped forward and beckoned Piccolo to join her as the dragon examined them.
• The dragon's sinister aura subsided after it saw Aki.

Aki began the final stage of Piccolo’s transformation by summoning the Dragon Clan’s Life Origin and channeling the revived Home Planet’s energy into his cocoon. As her ancient hymn intensified, the Hydrangea Tree began melting over the cocoon, and strange energy fluctuations appeared throughout the Lookout.

• The Demon Realm Dragon’s energy formed a golden cocoon around Piccolo as his body and bloodline began to change inside.
• Aki entered Goddess mode and summoned the enormous phantom of the Ancient Hydrangea Tree.
• Aki sang an ancient Dragon Clan incantation, reviving the Mutant Hydrangea Trees across the Home Planet and drawing their energy to the Lookout.
• Aki sent the Hydrangea Tree phantom above Piccolo’s cocoon to filter and channel the gathered Demon Realm energy into him.
• Aki began the final ritual, melting the Hydrangea Tree into a purple layer over the cocoon as her hymn summoned faint energy fluctuations throughout the Lookout.

Piccolo’s consciousness returned during his rebirth and he witnessed a hooded Ancient Dragon Clan member summon seven planet-sized Dragon Balls. The Dragon Balls called forth an immense golden dragon, whose full form Piccolo saw as the chapter ended.

• Piccolo’s battered body was restored by the combined power of Shenron’s wish, Demon Realm energy, and the Ancient Sacred Tree.
• Piccolo regained consciousness in a vision of the universe and saw a hooded figure holding the Hydrangea Tree staff.
• Piccolo recognized the figure as a member of the Ancient Dragon Clan and noticed his resemblance to Piccolo.
• The hooded man chanted, summoning seven enormous Dragon Balls from different dimensions.
• The seven Dragon Balls converged their light and summoned a colossal golden dragon before Piccolo.

A seven-colored pillar of divine power transformed Piccolo into a true god, replacing his Demon Realm Third Eye with a golden divine mark and clothing him in a white robe. As everyone reacted to his overwhelming presence, Krillin remembered a hooded figure from a story in the Third Demon Realm.

• A rift opened above the Ancient Dragon Clan Lookout and poured a pillar of prayer power into Piccolo's cocoon, prompting Krillin to shield Aki.
• The cocoon shattered, and the divine power reconstructed Piccolo, dissolving his Demon Realm Third Eye and giving him a golden divine mark, a white robe, and a wooden staff.
• Dende and Neba fell to their knees before Piccolo's newly formed body, overcome by an instinctive urge to worship him.
• Piccolo opened his eyes and recalled a hooded figure and a vast dragon from his consciousness while Goku, Vegeta, and Krillin watched him.
• Krillin remembered a shopkeeper's wife describing a white-robed hooded man who had visited her store in the Third Demon Realm.

Piccolo unleashed his Ancient Dragon God bloodline and transformed into Orange Piccolo, whose battle power reached 10D. Krillin recognized that Piccolo had become a powerful new ally as the others struggled to withstand his aura.

• Piccolo said his robes restricted his movement and sensed that his state could change again.
• Piccolo released his robes and transformed into his orange Dragon God battle form, surrounded by dark-golden lightning and a blazing aura.
• Goku was blown back by Piccolo's pressure and excitedly asked how powerful he had become, while Vegeta struggled to hold his ground.
• Bulma's Portable Micro-Terminal malfunctioned under Piccolo's power, while Krillin's force field protected him from the pressure.
• Krillin's System Panel identified Orange Piccolo's battle power as 10D, matching Beerus's level, and Krillin welcomed Piccolo's rise as a new ally.