Chapter Summaries

After Nappa lost to Pikkon, the tournament narrowed its field to forty-eight contestants, with fourteen Saiyans and several other North Galaxy warriors advancing. The final battles began with Goku and Vegeta drawn against each other, and the chapter ended as they faced off in the arena.

• Nappa returned to the preparation area after Pikkon defeated him, and Raditz warned the others that Pikkon had not used his full strength.
• West Kai celebrated Pikkon's victory while North Kai insisted his galaxy still had a trump card, and Grand Kai stopped their argument so the tournament could continue.
• The selection rounds eliminated Master Roshi, Angila, Burter, and other contestants, leaving fourteen Saiyans, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Zangya, Jeice, Krillin, and Yamcha among the top forty-eight.
• The host announced one-on-one elimination battles and drew Goku against Vegeta for the opening match.
• Vegeta eagerly accepted the chance to fight Goku, while Goku looked forward to testing his full strength against him.
• Goku and Vegeta faced each other in the arena as Gohan, Tarble, Raditz, and Pikkon watched their immense fighting spirit build.

Goku and Vegeta fought fiercely in the arena, both transforming into Super Saiyans and steadily increasing their power. As their battle destroyed the arena, Raditz said they had no limit.

• Grand Kai started the match, and Goku and Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyans.
• Vegeta battered Goku with Ki Blasts, then drove him forward with a knee and fired a powerful energy beam.
• Goku broke through Vegeta’s beam and struck him, and the two traded rapid attacks across the arena.
• Goku and Vegeta’s clashes shattered the arena and cracked the protective barrier as their power continued to rise.
• Tarble explained that Goku and Vegeta might have reached a realm beyond ordinary Super Saiyans, while Raditz said they had no limit.

Goku and Vegeta pushed their power beyond Super Saiyan and fought until both were exhausted. The chapter ended with their Kamehameha and Flash Cannon locked in a beam struggle, each pouring in his remaining strength.

• Goku and Vegeta traded blows at overwhelming speed, shaking the arena and frightening the other contestants.
• Goku caught Vegeta’s rapid assault, and the two continued their fierce battle as their stamina dwindled.
• Goku and Vegeta separated, then gathered energy for their ultimate attacks.
• Vegeta unleashed his new Flash Cannon while Goku fired a Kamehameha, and the two blasts met in a stalemate.
• Goku and Vegeta shouted and poured their last strength into the beam struggle.

Goku defeated Vegeta in the first match of the martial arts tournament after both fighters fell outside the ruined ring, with Goku barely remaining within its boundary. The next match was announced as Raditz versus Yamcha, while Pikkon watched Raditz with interest.

• Goku and Vegeta’s beam clash destroyed the arena and knocked both fighters down, leaving the audience panicked until Grand Kai calmed them.
• The announcer declared Goku the winner because part of his body remained inside the ring while Vegeta lay entirely beyond its boundary.
• Gohan and Tarble carried Goku and Vegeta to the rest area, where Vegeta silently resolved to defeat Goku another time.
• Yamcha worried about facing a powerful opponent, then learned that his next match was against Raditz and despaired.
• Raditz noticed Pikkon watching him with fighting spirit, and the two exchanged faint smiles across the ruined ring.

After Vegeta encouraged him, Tarble faced Pikkon in the tournament and was swiftly knocked down. He struggled back to his feet and insisted on continuing the fight.

• Vegeta rejected Tarble's offer of water but told him to do his best, and Tarble eagerly agreed.
• Raditz defeated Yamcha with one punch, while North Galaxy fighters eliminated most of the other galaxies' competitors.
• Tarble prepared to fight Pikkon as Vegeta and Goku watched, with Goku calling their earlier fight a draw.
• Pikkon asked about Tarble's master, then dodged Tarble's opening punch and struck him down with a chop to the neck.
• Raditz stopped Pikkon from leaving, and Tarble slowly rose and declared that he would continue fighting.

Tarble used Kaio-ken to push Pikkon into defending, but he exhausted himself before he could win. Pikkon defeated him and acknowledged his tenacity, leaving Tarble with the promise that he might one day reach Raditz’s level.

• Tarble revealed that he had learned Kaio-ken on his own and powered up to ten times strength.
• Tarble unleashed a rapid barrage that seemed to overwhelm Pikkon, but Raditz recognized that Pikkon was blocking every attack without moving his feet.
• Tarble’s Kaio-ken faded, and Pikkon struck him with a Kikoho that drove him toward the edge of the arena.
• Tarble activated Kaio-ken at twenty times strength, blasted away Pikkon’s Kikoho, and launched one final attack.
• Tarble fell outside the arena and could not get up, while Pikkon won and praised his tenacity.

After Tarble defeated Pikkon, Piccolo faced Gohan in the tournament ring and overwhelmed him with a ruthless assault. Gohan was left buried in a crater as Piccolo controlled the fight.

• Raditz carried the exhausted Tarble from the ring after Pikkon defeated him, and Tarble fell unconscious after hearing Raditz praise him.
• Piccolo was matched against Gohan, who entered the ring after Goku encouraged him to trust his strength and Piccolo.
• Piccolo attacked Gohan at high speed, and Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan and countered with Masenko.
• Piccolo burst through Masenko with a broken arm, struck Gohan hard enough to leave a hole in his clothes, and seized control of the fight.
• Piccolo regenerated his arm, hurled Gohan into a crater, and battered him with repeated blows and eye beams.

Gohan endured Piccolo’s attacks and fought back, but Piccolo pressed him into a final clash of their signature techniques. Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon broke through Gohan’s Kamehameha and Raditz’s Psychic Wall, leaving Gohan blasted backward as the beam tore into the sky.

• Piccolo trapped Gohan and prepared to fire an energy blast at close range, but Gohan woke, struck Piccolo in the abdomen, and sent him skidding across the arena.
• Gohan explained that the Hyperbolic Time Chamber’s resistance training had taught him to endure Piccolo’s attacks, while Raditz speculated that Slug’s influence conflicted with Piccolo’s own personality and Nail’s.
• Piccolo and Gohan resumed their aerial fight, and Piccolo repeatedly knocked Gohan down while holding back and letting him rise again.
• Piccolo began charging a Special Beam Cannon as Gohan gathered energy for a Kamehameha.
• Gohan fired first, but Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon pierced the Kamehameha and shattered Raditz’s Psychic Wall before blasting Gohan backward and cutting through the sky.

Gohan survived Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon, and the tournament narrowed to Raditz, Pikkon, Piccolo, and Goku as the Top 4. As the finalists prepared to fight for the title and Grand Kai’s promise, Vegeta focused on watching Raditz.

• Goku caught Gohan after Piccolo’s Special Beam Cannon grazed him, and Raditz realized Piccolo had deliberately redirected the attack to avoid killing him.
• Goku carried the exhausted but mostly unharmed Gohan back to rest beside Tarble.
• Tien Shinhan and Krillin advanced to the Top 16 but lost to Pikkon and Goku despite using their strongest techniques.
• Raditz, Pikkon, Piccolo, and Goku advanced to the Top 4, while the eliminated contestants lamented their missed chance to earn Grand Kai’s favor.
• Afuna and X discussed Vegeta’s defeat and Raditz’s strength, then fled when Vegeta overheard them.
• Vegeta took a front-row seat, eager to see how strong Raditz was in the coming battles.

Raditz and Pikkon began their semifinal match after Pikkon removed his weighted gear and Raditz transformed beyond Super Saiyan. Pikkon’s speed and relentless attacks left Raditz battered as the fight continued.

• The host announced Raditz versus Pikkon as the first semifinal, while North Kai and West Kai argued over who would win.
• Raditz and Pikkon stepped onto the arena, and Raditz urged Pikkon to remove his weighted gear so they could fight at full strength.
• Pikkon removed his robe, hat, and belt, revealing that he trained with weights.
• Raditz transformed beyond Super Saiyan and destroyed the newly repaired arena with the force of his power.
• Raditz attacked with two energy waves, but Pikkon blocked them, vanished through the smoke, and struck Raditz from behind.
• Pikkon followed with a barrage of punches that tore Raditz’s clothes and covered him in bruises.

Raditz fought Pikkon at a disadvantage, then grew stronger under the pressure of Pikkon's Exclusive Whirlwind and turned the battle around. He won after exploiting the brief hesitation in Pikkon's Lightning Flash Cannon, knocking him out of bounds.

• Pikkon overwhelmed Raditz with his speed and struck him with a Kikoho, but Raditz noticed that Pikkon hesitated briefly when attacking.
• Pikkon trapped Raditz in Pikkon's Exclusive Whirlwind, where Raditz was badly wounded but unleashed enough power to break the technique.
• Raditz fired a Shining Impact Wave after using Instant Transmission to get behind Pikkon, but Pikkon survived and struck him down with an elbow.
• Pikkon charged Lightning Flash Cannon, and Raditz teleported beside him during the attack to grab his wrist and fire an energy blast.
• Raditz sent Pikkon crashing through the spectator stands, and the host declared Raditz the winner by out-of-bounds.

Raditz defeated Pikkon and revealed that he had reached Super Saiyan Full Power, then began the championship fight against Piccolo. After Piccolo regenerated from a fatal attack, Raditz announced he would beat him in three moves and launched his second move.

• Raditz defeated Pikkon, and told Vegeta and the other Saiyans about Super Saiyan Full Power.
• Piccolo defeated an exhausted Goku by enduring his Kamehameha and knocking him out of bounds, setting up the championship match against Raditz.
• Raditz and Piccolo exchanged heavy blows, and Raditz destroyed Piccolo's head with a Shining Impact Wave, but Piccolo regenerated with his Immortal Body.
• Raditz declared that he would defeat Piccolo in three moves, but Piccolo struck his true body through his afterimages and knocked him backward.
• Raditz used Instant Transmission to appear behind Piccolo, landed an elbow, and fired a Shining Impact Wave as his second move.

Raditz defeated Piccolo in three moves and won the World Martial Arts Tournament. When Grand Kai tried to evade his promised reward, Raditz asked to meet the Supreme Kai.

• Raditz used the Shining Impact Wave, Mental Binding, and Saiyan Instant Burst Secret Art to drive Piccolo out of bounds.
• Raditz told the defeated Piccolo that a Master Repu could help him grow stronger, but Piccolo left without answering.
• Raditz celebrated his victory with Goku, Zangya, and the cheering crowd as Vegeta recognized his growing combat talent.
• Grand Kai nervously searched the tournament rules, expecting Raditz to ask for martial arts instruction.
• Raditz told Grand Kai that he wanted to meet the Supreme Kai.

Raditz persuaded Grand Kai to contact Supreme Kai and traveled with Kibito to Supreme Kai's Realm. He arrived beneath an ancient tree, where Supreme Kai Asin was waiting to meet him.

• Raditz pressured Grand Kai into contacting Supreme Kai, then won the Galactic Martial Arts Tournament and stayed behind after the other competitors left.
• Grand Kai used old instruments to contact Supreme Kai, and Kibito arrived to escort Raditz.
• Kibito used Instant Transmission to take Raditz to Supreme Kai's Realm.
• Raditz admired the realm's scenery while Kibito boasted about its sanctity and led him toward an ancient tree.
• Raditz found Supreme Kai Asin waiting beneath the tree.

Raditz asked the Supreme Kai to make him a Supreme Kai candidate and proved his strength by challenging Kibito. The friendly spar left Kibito shocked when Raditz emerged unharmed from his attacks.

• Kibito brought Raditz before the Supreme Kai, who thanked him for eliminating Frieza and praised his unexpected accomplishments.
• Raditz asked to become a Supreme Kai candidate, and Kibito angrily objected before the Supreme Kai explained that Raditz still had a great deal to prove.
• Raditz challenged Kibito to a spar, and the Supreme Kai permitted the match as long as it remained friendly.
• Raditz transformed into a Super Saiyan, knocked Kibito down twice, and struck him with a one-handed Kikoho.
• Kibito blocked Raditz's energy attack and bombarded him with several Kikoho, but Raditz emerged from the smoke without a scratch.

Raditz defeated Kibito in a spar and revealed his Super Saiyan transformation, then learned that Supreme Kai sought his help against Babidi and Majin Buu. Raditz proposed a more active role for the gods in connecting and guiding the universe, leaving Supreme Kai to consider whether he could become a Supreme Kai candidate.

• Raditz used his Super Saiyan power and martial arts skill to defeat Kibito, and Supreme Kai stopped their spar.
• Raditz explained the Super Saiyan transformation and revealed that he knew about Majin Buu, prompting Supreme Kai to explain Babidi's plans and ask for help.
• Raditz said he would help protect the universe but questioned becoming a Supreme Kai candidate.
• Raditz proposed a Universe Village to connect the galaxies and have gods guide their development.
• Supreme Kai considered Raditz's ideas and said he needed more time to decide about his candidacy.

The Supreme Kai approved Raditz as an Apprentice Supreme Kai and performed the ritual that granted him the status. Raditz received yellow Potara Earrings, though he had not become a true god or reached the Godly Realm.

• The Supreme Kai decided Raditz qualified to become an Apprentice Supreme Kai despite Kibito's objections.
• The Supreme Kai explained that Raditz needed to undergo a ritual and receive Potara Earrings to gain Apprentice Supreme Kai status.
• The Supreme Kai brought Raditz and Kibito to an ancient ritual site, where Raditz endured the sacred power's pressure.
• The Supreme Kai performed the ritual, bathing Raditz in Divine Power and renewing his senses and aura.
• The Supreme Kai concluded the ritual and gave Raditz yellow Potara Earrings.

After his baptism in the Supreme Kai's Realm, Raditz mastered Super Saiyan Full Power and began learning Supreme Kai knowledge and Kibito's Instant Transmission. The chapter left him working toward a perfected technique while Supreme Kai reconsidered the potential of humans and Saiyans.

• Raditz broke through to Super Saiyan Full Power after the baptism and accepted Supreme Kai's offer to teach him about the universe.
• Supreme Kai showed Raditz the universe and its living races over two days while Raditz studied Kibito's Instant Transmission.
• Raditz explained the flaws in their teleportation techniques, and Kibito agreed to teach him the principles of his divine attendant ability.
• Raditz used the Supreme Kai's Realm star map to attempt teleportation to distant planets, but found that seeing a place was not enough to master the technique.
• Supreme Kai told Kibito that humans might produce someone capable of defeating the Demon Realm or Majin Buu, leaving Kibito inwardly shaken.

Vegeta pushed himself through an intense training session in the Gravity Chamber despite injuries from fighting Kakarot, and his desperation to grow stronger awakened his Super Saiyan power. The transformation destroyed the chamber, and Bulma carried the exhausted Vegeta back to his room.

• Vegeta resumed training under three hundred times gravity, using the Gravity Chamber’s laser robots despite his injuries and exhaustion.
• The laser fire overwhelmed Vegeta, and he transformed into a Super Saiyan, blasting apart the robots and collapsing the Gravity Chamber.
• Bulma rushed to the wreckage and found Vegeta unconscious after he muttered Kakarot’s name.
• Bulma helped Vegeta up and brought him back to his room while he leaned against her and made her complain.

After a month away in Supreme Kai's Realm, Raditz returned to Earth and reunited with Zangya and the Saiyans. He organized a picnic and game of Werewolf, which descended into shouting and ended with Vegeta raging after being poisoned.

• Bulma brought Vegeta breakfast after he woke in her house, and the two resumed their bickering.
• After spending a month in Supreme Kai's Realm, Raditz gained permission from Supreme Kai to return to Earth for an investigation.
• Raditz used Instant Transmission to return home, and Zangya embraced him before they were interrupted by the arriving Saiyans.
• Raditz gathered the Saiyans, Goku, and others for a picnic and a game of Werewolf, while Vegeta arrived and watched from the sidelines.
• The players argued over their roles, and Goku revealed that Nappa was a werewolf, prompting Vegeta to mock Nappa.
• Half an hour later, Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan and shouted in anger after the witch poisoned him.