Chapter Summaries

Mr. Popo recovered the central fragments of his ancient Demonic Authority, and Kami's Lookout revealed memories of the three beings who sealed a world-devouring darkness. The awakening ended with Mr. Popo's soul standing restored to 999 dimensions.

• Mr. Popo absorbed the returned law fragments of the Third Eye of the Demon Realm, rapidly restoring his soul standing.
• Kami's Lookout projected memories showing Salama, Zhaltin, and Mr. Popo standing together at the birth of the universe.
• Piccolo's Dragon God Source resonated with Salama's image, while Krillin's Martial Dao True God core responded to Zhaltin.
• The memories showed the three beings sealing a shapeless darkness with three locks, after which Salama and Zhaltin departed and Mr. Popo's light fell to Earth.
• Mr. Popo's awakening concluded, and Krillin's system assessed him as an Ancient Demon Sovereign in Perfect Form at 999 dimensions.

Mr. Popo explained that the three Third Eyes of the Demon Realm had restored Piccolo’s Dragon Clan bloodline, restored his own core laws, and given Buu a key to the Divine Realm. He revealed that the Divine Realm would remain inaccessible while pollution from the old epoch persisted, leaving Krillin asking what that pollution was.

• Mr. Popo recovered his memories and sovereign standing, then told Piccolo that he had known Salama.
• Mr. Popo explained that the first Third Eye restored Piccolo’s Dragon Clan bloodline to the quality of Salama’s first children.
• Mr. Popo said the second Third Eye had restored the most crucial part of his shattered core laws.
• Mr. Popo revealed that the third Third Eye, which Buu had merged with, was a key to the Divine Realm where Salama and Zhaltin had gone.
• Mr. Popo explained that no one from the Lower World could enter the Divine Realm while pollution from the old epoch remained, and Krillin asked what that pollution was.

Krillin learned that he, Piccolo, and Mr. Popo had to destroy the Ancient Demon King to open the path to the Divine Realm, and his system activated the final quest. While Mr. Popo and Buu spent a week stabilizing, Krillin prepared to clean up threats hidden in the timelines with Piccolo and Goku.

• Mr. Popo explained that Piccolo's Karmic Chains, his own Demonic Cutting Lines, and Krillin's Divine Will Nail were needed to destroy the still-living Ancient Demon King and open the Divine Realm's gate.
• Krillin's system activated the ultimate quest, requiring him to destroy the Ancient Demon King and warning that failure would cause all dimensions to collapse.
• Mr. Popo said he and Buu needed a week to stabilize, while Piccolo said he was already ready for battle.
• Krillin decided to clean up threats in the timelines before the coming fight and asked Piccolo and Goku to join him.
• Krillin reached out to Goku's Ki at Mount Paozu and prepared to set out.

Krillin brought Goku and Piccolo to the future timeline to say goodbye to Future Trunks and show them how the restored world had begun rebuilding. They reached Capsule Corporation and opened the Gravity Room door, where Future Trunks was training.

• Krillin arrived at Mount Paozu and invited Goku on a trip, assuring Chi-Chi he would bring him back safely.
• Krillin, Goku, and Piccolo traveled through a rift to the future so they could say goodbye to Future Trunks.
• The three walked through the recovering city, seeing construction workers, busy streets, and signs of new life.
• Krillin led them to Capsule Corporation, where they went down to the Gravity Room on the third basement level.
• They opened the Gravity Room door and felt the heat and force of Future Trunks's training.

Krillin gave Trunks the King Kai Sword and told him he would not return because the future timeline had been repaired. He left Trunks to forge the world’s future himself.

• Trunks practiced a fighting style that combined techniques he had learned from Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo.
• Krillin, Goku, and Piccolo visited Trunks in the Gravity Room, where Trunks worried that something had happened in the future again.
• Krillin offered Trunks the King Kai Sword, explaining that it suited Trunks’s skill as a swordsman and had been strengthened by his divine power.
• Trunks accepted the sword and felt its protective energy as he raised it before him.
• Krillin told Trunks he would not return because the timeline was repaired, the threats were gone, and Trunks could forge his own future.

Trunks thanked Krillin and the others for helping restore peace, and Goku showed him Super Saiyan 5 before they departed. Trunks was left with the King Kai Sword and a renewed resolve, while Bulma learned that the visitors would not return.

• Trunks knelt before Krillin and sobbed with gratitude, then vowed to protect the hard-won peace with his life.
• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 5 and showed Trunks the power of the Seven-Dimensional Divine Realm.
• Goku returned to normal and told Trunks he would have to walk the rest of his road himself.
• Krillin opened a spatial rift, and he, Goku, and Piccolo left after Krillin told Trunks to say hello to Bulma.
• Bulma rushed into the Gravity Room and asked about the energy reading, and Trunks told her the visitors had left and would not return.

Krillin, Goku, and Piccolo entered a future timeline where Zamasu had collected six Super Dragon Balls and planned to erase all mortals. Krillin killed Zamasu instantly, but the group found the Six-Star Dragon Ball missing and wondered what to do next.

• Krillin located the future branch where Zamasu had gathered six Super Dragon Balls and brought Goku and Piccolo there.
• Zamasu announced his Zero Mortals Plan and declared that he would use Super Shenron to erase every mortal in every universe.
• Zamasu recognized Goku and attacked Krillin, but his divine blade disintegrated before reaching him.
• Krillin struck Zamasu with an Ordinary Punch and vaporized him instantly.
• The group found six Super Dragon Balls but could not locate the missing Six-Star Dragon Ball.

Piccolo used his Dragon God heritage and authority to summon the seventh Super Dragon Ball and bring forth Super Shenron. The colossal dragon bowed respectfully to Piccolo, while Goku and Krillin watched in awe.

• Piccolo stepped into the center of the six Super Dragon Balls and used the Staff and Dragon God Laws to command them.
• Piccolo summoned the seventh Super Dragon Ball from a distant corner of the universe, completing the formation.
• The seven Super Dragon Balls converged their light, and Piccolo spoke the Dragon Language to summon Super Shenron.
• Super Shenron appeared, surveyed the group, and bowed to Piccolo.
• Goku muttered that Piccolo was putting on airs, and Krillin nudged him to keep quiet.

Krillin, Piccolo, and Goku used Super Shenron to find the timeline where Zamasu had taken Goku’s body, then crossed into a world he had devastated. They sensed one powerful presence ahead and flew toward it, discovering a mountain made of bones.

• Krillin told Piccolo that Zamasu had switched souls with Goku in a branching timeline and posed a threat.
• Piccolo asked Super Shenron to find the Zamasu in Goku’s body and open a passage to him.
• Super Shenron opened a pink rift, and Goku, Krillin, and Piccolo entered the ruined timeline.
• Goku sensed no living people on the planet, while Piccolo detected one powerful presence with mixed Saiyan and King of Gods Ki.
• The three flew west over the devastated world and found a mountain piled high with bones.

Goku, Krillin, and Piccolo confronted Goku Black, who revealed his contempt for mortals and fascination with Goku’s body. Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 5 and attacked, while Goku Black reacted with excitement at the form’s power.

• Goku, Krillin, and Piccolo encountered Goku Black, whose face and body matched Goku’s but whose hair had turned pink.
• Goku Black explained that he was glad to have exchanged bodies with Goku and mocked the way mortals used a divine vessel.
• Goku Black admired his bone temple and called it a fitting resting place and contribution to divine aesthetics.
• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 5, unleashing enough power to crack the ground and shatter Goku Black’s throne.
• Goku struck at Goku Black, who dodged the punch and praised Goku’s speed while growing excited about the body’s potential.

Goku initially overwhelmed Goku Black, but Black’s King of Gods body rapidly healed and grew stronger whenever it recovered from damage. Black turned the fight against Goku with a spatially cutting Qi Blade Scythe, drawing blood and leaving Goku facing a weapon that could wound him without making contact.

• Goku battered Goku Black with a series of powerful strikes and threw him into a crater.
• Goku Black recovered from his injuries, explaining that his King of Gods body’s regeneration combined with Saiyan cells made him stronger each time he healed.
• Goku Black grew stronger after Goku punched through his abdomen, then counterattacked hard enough to numb Goku’s arms.
• Goku Black formed a pink Qi Blade Scythe that tore open lasting rifts in space and inflicted damage without touching Goku.
• Goku Black cut Goku’s shoulder with the scythe, and Goku noticed that the wound healed unusually slowly.

Goku suppressed his fighting spirit and let Goku Black strike him into the depths of the planet, drawing his power inward as he sought absolute calm. Piccolo and Krillin sensed that Goku was gathering strength and left him undisturbed, while Goku lay gravely wounded underground with his mind clear and still.

• Goku withdrew his aura and defenses, then closed his eyes as Goku Black prepared to attack.
• Goku Black struck Goku with his Ki scythe, driving him through the planet’s crust and tearing the surface apart.
• Piccolo moved to retrieve Goku, but Krillin stopped him and explained that Goku was gathering his power.
• Piccolo sensed Goku’s faint but intensifying Ki and agreed to wait, ready to intervene if it vanished.
• Deep underground, Goku lay badly wounded as he let his thoughts and battle instincts settle into complete calm.

Buried beneath the devastated planet, Goku discovered a deeper connection to all living things and began to recover. As Goku Black prepared to destroy the planet, Krillin warned him that Goku would return, and a disturbance came from underground.

• Goku sensed a grass seed struggling to sprout and heard the faint calls of life persisting across the planet.
• Goku realized that the Spirit Bomb was not about borrowing strength but answering all life’s plea for help, and a warm glow began to emerge from his body.
• Goku Black sensed Goku’s presence growing stranger and more powerful, and recoiled in fear before gathering energy to destroy the planet.
• Krillin warned Goku Black that destroying the planet would bring trouble when Goku came back.
• Goku Black began to attack the planet’s core, but a sudden disturbance came from deep underground.

Goku awakened to a new form by resonating with the cosmos, drawing its energy toward him without containing it. As Goku Black struggled to grasp the power before him, Goku calmly explained that he only needed to be with the cosmos.

• Countless points of light from across the twelve universes converged on Goku beneath the ground, leaving Goku Black shocked that a mortal could resonate with the cosmos.
• A pillar of light erupted from the fissure, broke open the gloomy sky, and lifted Goku into the air.
• Goku appeared with black-to-white gradient hair, star-filled eyes, and a rotating Divine Ring, while Krillin's System Panel showed his battle power at 150 dimensions.
• Piccolo said Goku had achieved what King Kai had once wanted to teach him, and Krillin replied that King Kai himself could not comprehend the realm.
• Goku Black failed to find the limit of Goku's aura and roared that a mortal could not contain such power.
• Goku told Goku Black he did not need to contain the cosmos's power, only be with it, then raised his hand as a point of light rose from his palm.

Goku defeated Goku Black by dissolving his divine power and told him that the universe had no master. As Goku Black’s strength vanished, a grass seed sprouted in the wasteland he had created.

• Goku flicked a tiny speck of light that passed through Goku Black’s Ki scythe and destroyed it.
• Goku Black unleashed a storm of Ki scythes, but Goku’s halo dissolved every one.
• Goku reminded Goku Black that the people, forests, oceans, and living things he had destroyed were part of the universe.
• Goku took Goku Black’s wrist and patted his chest, breaking down his Creation Power and divine core.
• Goku addressed Goku Black by his true name, Zamasu, as his bone throne collapsed and a grass seed sprouted.

Goku Black poured his remaining divine power and life energy into an attack meant to erase the entire timeline, but Goku calmly dissolved it with a touch. Goku confronted Zamasu about his true motives and began gathering energy from life across the universe for a Kamehameha.

• Goku Black burned through his remaining Saiyan life energy and formed a dark purple orb powerful enough to destroy the timeline.
• Piccolo shielded Krillin as Goku Black launched the orb, while Goku recognized that Black was acting out of fear.
• Goku stopped the orb with one finger and returned its energy to fundamental particles without an explosion.
• Goku Black collapsed and questioned why his efforts to cleanse the universe had failed.
• Goku told Zamasu that he had only wanted to uphold the idea that gods should stand above everyone else, then gathered energy from life across the twelve universes for a Kamehameha.

Goku used the Spirit Energy Divine Ring to cleanse the wasteland and dissolve Zamasu’s soul, then returned to Kami’s Lookout with Krillin and Piccolo. Mr. Popo warned that the Abyss’s seal would fail within three days, so Krillin summoned the Z Fighters and prepared to explain the threat.

• Goku’s white light reached Goku Black and let the voices of the universe’s lives shatter Zamasu’s beliefs before his soul dissolved into nothingness.
• Goku reunited with Krillin and Piccolo, saw that the wasteland was beginning to recover, and followed them through a fissure back to Kami’s Lookout.
• Mr. Popo told Krillin that the seal was weakening faster and that they had at most three days before it broke.
• Krillin ordered Bulma to bring everyone to Kami’s Lookout, where the Z Fighters gathered an hour later.
• Krillin began projecting an image with his Martial Dao True God power as he prepared to explain what they needed to do.

Krillin chose a team to enter the Abyss before the seal containing the Ancient Demon King collapsed, rejecting Vegeta and Gohan because their powers would feed the demon. He led Mr. Popo, Buu, and Goku through a rift into the Land of Nonexistence, leaving Piccolo responsible for protecting Earth.

• Krillin explained that the Ancient Demon King was an amalgamation of the Old Era's negative emotions and that its seal would collapse within three days.
• Krillin ruled out Vegeta and Gohan because their powers would strengthen the demon, then selected himself, Mr. Popo, and Buu to enter the Abyss.
• Krillin assigned Piccolo to use the Dragon God Laws to track their coordinates and sever the connection if they lost contact for more than six hours.
• Goku asked to join because he had heard a distressing sound from the universe, and Krillin agreed on the condition that Goku obey his commands.
• Krillin awakened the ancient runes beneath Kami's Lookout and tore open a rift to the Land of Nonexistence.
• Krillin, Mr. Popo, Buu, and Goku entered the rift, which closed behind them.

Krillin led Goku, Buu, and Mr. Popo through the black mist to the ruined Sealing Web and the boundless entity beneath it. The entity opened enormous scarlet eyes and addressed them as they faced its overwhelming malice.

• Krillin warned the others that the black mist amplified negative emotions, and Buu tried to steady himself by imagining cakes.
• The four discovered the broken, corroded chains that Mr. Popo, Zhaltin, and Salama had forged into a vast Sealing Web.
• Buu sensed that something was watching them, and Krillin used Full-Dimensional Perception to find a formless entity beneath the chains.
• Mr. Popo recognized the ruined remains of the seals he had made hundreds of millions of years earlier.
• The entity revealed enormous scarlet eyes, and an eerie voice said, “Here again...”

Krillin, Mr. Popo, Goku, and Buu confronted the ancient being sealed in the abyss, and Krillin blasted it apart with a Serious Punch. The being immediately reassembled, revealing that it was immortal as long as negative emotions existed, leaving Krillin searching for a way to harm its essence.

• The crimson-eyed being taunted Mr. Popo about their encounter hundreds of millions of years earlier, and Mr. Popo declared that they would defeat it.
• Krillin revealed his power as a Martial Dao True God of 999 Dimensions and told the being its power was insufficient.
• The being attacked the group with enormous black tentacles, and Krillin struck it with a Serious Punch that destroyed its body and lit the abyss.
• The being reassembled from black debris and new substance, then declared that it could not die while negativity remained in the universe.
• Krillin realized that even his strongest attacks could only destroy the being’s outer shell, not its conceptual essence.