Chapter Summaries

At Bulma's birthday banquet, Gakou announced that he had come to Earth to stop the Saiyans, unaware that Saiyans were among the guests and nearby residents. After his spaceship malfunctioned, Earth's scientists planned to visit it and study its technology.

• Dr. Briefs greeted Dr. Omori and met Gakou, who introduced himself as an officer of the Galactic Patrol Organization.
• Gakou said the Galactic King had sent him to stop Saiyans from Planet Vegeta, and Meliya and Melis reacted with strained smiles to his insults about their people.
• Meliya declined to help Gakou, who then asked her to contact the Galactic Mercenaries for a replacement spaceship.
• Dr. Omori invited Dr. Briefs, Dr. Gero, April, and Bulma to inspect Gakou's broken spaceship after the banquet.
• Tais questioned Gakou about the Galactic Patrol Organization, and he boasted about his eyesight before admitting he had never seen Cooler.

At Bulma’s birthday banquet, Mu Yang told Tais and Gakou the secret history of the Ginyu Force, while Tais eagerly gathered material for her novel. After April and the scientists left to inspect Gakou’s spaceship, Mu Yang returned to the Da Qingshan Mountains to tell Bardock and Ask that Gine and Kakarot would soon reach Earth.

• Tais asked Gakou to take her to other planets, but he refused because his patrol duties and principles came first.
• Mu Yang offered to share his knowledge of other planets, and Tais rushed over to take notes as he began recounting the Ginyu Force’s history.
• Gakou corrected Mu Yang’s account, but Mu Yang said the differences were a secret, and Tais accepted the story as artistic embellishment.
• Mu Yang told the Ginyu Force’s story for several hours, including its encounters with Cooler’s Armored Squadron, the Saiyans, Frieza, and Cooler.
• April and the scientists left with Bulma and Tais to inspect Gakou’s spaceship, while Mu Yang returned to the Da Qingshan Mountains to inform Bardock and Ask that Gine and Kakarot were nearing Earth.

Bardock and Ask learned that Gine and Kakarot were approaching Earth, and Bardock flew to meet Gine after sensing her ki. Gakou pursued one spacecraft while Kakarot’s pod crashed near the Da Qingshan Mountains, leaving the child crying in the forest.

• Mu Yang told Bardock and Ask that the Galactic Patrol had arrived and that Gine and Kakarot’s spacecraft would soon reach Earth.
• Bardock said they needed to find Gine and Kakarot, and Mu Yang explained that Kanarita could search for Kakarot from the Sacred Temple.
• Bardock sensed Gine’s ki on the second day and flew toward the island where her spacecraft was expected to land.
• Tais pushed Gakou off a cliff, causing him to miss Kakarot’s spacecraft as it passed behind him.
• Gakou spotted another spacecraft and flew toward its landing site on an isolated island.
• Kakarot’s spacecraft crashed near the Da Qingshan Mountains, and Kakarot crawled out of the pod and began crying.

After crash-landing on Earth, Kakarot lost his memories when Little Kaka dropped him, and Gohan named him Son Goku. Gohan and An Ning fed him at their home on Mount Paozu and planned to take him to the Saiyans living nearby.

• Kakarot emerged from his spaceship’s crater, killed a beast for food, and was seized by the blue dragon Little Kaka.
• Kakarot kicked Little Kaka and fell from the sky, striking his head and losing his memories.
• Gohan arrived, recognized Kakarot as a Saiyan survivor, and named him Son Goku.
• Gohan took Son Goku home to An Ning, who wondered whether he was connected to Bardock and Ask.
• Son Goku devoured a huge meal, and Gohan and An Ning decided he should be sent to the two Saiyans nearby.

Gine arrived on Earth and reunited with Bardock after Gakou tried to attack her, learning that Planet Vegeta had been destroyed and Kakarot was safe on Earth. Bardock and Gine went to Mu Yang for help finding their son, and Mu Yang sensed Son Gohan and An Ning approaching with Kakarot.

• Son Gohan and An Ning decided to consult Mu Yang before deciding whether to adopt Son Goku or take him as a disciple.
• Gine’s spacecraft crashed on an island, and Gakou confronted her as a Saiyan who had come to Earth.
• Tais intervened when Gakou aimed his energy gun at Gine, but Bardock arrived and knocked the attack aside before Gakou could hit her.
• Bardock told Gine that Kakarot was on Earth and Planet Vegeta had been destroyed, then spared Gakou at Gine’s request.
• Gakou decided to leave Earth, while Tais went to seek Mu Yang’s help.
• Bardock and Gine visited Mu Yang, who sensed Son Gohan and An Ning approaching with Kakarot.

Bardock and Gine reunited with their amnesiac son, whom they agreed to raise as both Kakarot and Son Goku alongside Gohan and An Ning. The family settled into their new arrangement before Tais arrived with news of danger, only to clarify that the earlier threat had been a misunderstanding.

• Gohan and An Ning brought Son Goku to Mu Yang's residence, where Bardock and Gine recognized him as their son, Kakarot, and learned that he had lost his memories after hitting his head.
• Bardock and Gine began reconnecting with Son Goku, while Bardock and Gohan introduced themselves and agreed they would spar sometime.
• Mu Yang suggested keeping both names, Kakarot and Son Goku, and Bardock and Gine arranged for Gohan to guide the boy's cultivation while they and An Ning cared for him.
• Broly greeted Son Goku, and Bardock learned that Broly had been exiled from Planet Vegeta because of his immense power before being adopted by Mu Yang and the others.
• Tais arrived warning that Earth was in danger, then realized Bardock and Gine were present; Bardock explained the incident that had alarmed her, and Tais said Gakou had already left to repair his spacecraft.

Son Goku slowly improved under Bardock and Gohan’s guidance while Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz learned that Planet Vegeta had been destroyed. On Planet Yullir, Shasri arrived and revealed that King Vegeta had sent her to serve Prince Vegeta.

• Bardock and Gohan trained Son Goku, whose Battle Power eventually rose from 4 to 10 by the time he turned four.
• Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz arrived on Planet Yullir and found that its strongest fighters had only 2,000 Battle Power.
• Raditz read Bardock’s encrypted message and discovered a report claiming that Planet Vegeta had been destroyed and all Saiyans had died.
• Vegeta and Nappa reacted to the news, but another Saiyan spacecraft soon crashed on Planet Yullir.
• Shasri emerged from the spacecraft, attacked Vegeta to test him, then knelt and introduced herself as an elite warrior sent by King Vegeta to follow him.

After years of training on Grand King Kai's Planet, Mu Yang reached two billion Battle Power while Meixia broke through to the Second Level of the Golden-Eyed State. North King Kai invited them to represent the North Galaxy in a tournament, before the chapter abruptly shifted to Lu Chen confronting a pursuer in a separate cultivation-fantasy story.

• Vegeta learned that Planet Vegeta had been destroyed and declared that Shasri, Nappa, Raditz, and he were the last Saiyans, then assigned the Saiyans into two teams.
• After four years of training in Lightning Space, Mu Yang reached 1.6 billion Battle Power while Meixia remained at 22 million normally and 1.1 billion transformed.
• Mu Yang suggested that Meixia pursue a stronger transformation, and she used the idea to break through a year later, reaching 30 million normal Battle Power and 1.95 billion in her Second Level of the Golden-Eyed State.
• North King Kai asked Mu Yang and the Meliya sisters to represent the North Galaxy in Grand King Kai's martial arts tournament.
• The story shifted to Lu Chen, who activated his Immortal Ascension System and used a Heaven-Splitting Divine Thunder Talisman to attack Blood Shadow Sect Elder Zhou Lie.

Mu Yang agreed to represent the North Galaxy in the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament after learning it would begin in ten days, and North King Kai was thrilled by the strength he and Meixia could bring. While waiting for the venue and rules, Mu Yang took Meliya and Melis sightseeing through Other World.

• Mu Yang accepted North King Kai's invitation to compete in the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament, which was scheduled to begin in ten days.
• Mu Yang told North King Kai that his Battle Power was about two billion and Meixia's was no less than his; Meliya added that she and Melis were also powerful after fusing.
• North King Kai agreed that Meliya and Melis could represent the North Galaxy despite being born beyond it, and said he would return after Grand King Kai announced the venue and rules.
• After North King Kai left, Mu Yang took Meliya and Melis to visit planets in Other World and learn about the heroes who lived there.

Mu Yang spent time with Meliya and Melis in Other World before North King Kai gathered the North Galaxy’s selected contestants and announced the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament’s elimination format. The group prepared for the contest on Meteor Star, with North King Kai confident that they could embarrass the other galaxies.

• Mu Yang, Meliya, and Melis admired Other World’s scenery, and Mu Yang promised to recreate it on Martial Arts Planet.
• Mu Yang met Fimamon, a hero from Red River Star, and told him he would represent the North Galaxy in the tournament.
• North King Kai announced that each galaxy would send thirty living-world contestants and thirty underworld contestants to compete on Meteor Star.
• Mu Yang assessed North King Kai’s four accompanying contestants and recognized the immense strength of the three underworld experts.
• Meliya and Melis fused into Meixia, and North King Kai declared that his selected team was ready for the tournament.

Noah and Master Mutaito traveled to the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament venue, where they joined Earth’s ancient heroes in the spectator stands. They wondered which Earthling had qualified as a contestant, suspecting the fighter might come from the living world.

• Noah and Master Mutaito discussed which Earthling expert could be competing as they traveled to the tournament venue.
• Noah and Master Mutaito passed the entrance checks and teleported into the tournament’s massive arena.
• Noah and Master Mutaito joined more than twenty Earthling heroes in the area reserved for their lineage.
• The Earthling heroes discussed rumors that martial arts on Earth were beginning to flourish again.
• Master Mutaito and Noah remained puzzled about the identity of the contestant from Earth.

The Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament opened, and Master Mutaito, Noah, and the other Earthlings were shocked to see Mu Yang and Meixia representing North Galaxy. North King Kai challenged the other Kais’ confidence in their champions, and Grand King Kai looked forward to seeing Mu Yang compete.

• A gong sounded as Grand King Kai and the four Kais entered the arena with the 256 contestants.
• Master Mutaito and Noah recognized Mu Yang among North Galaxy’s contestants, while Xikosi and Karin marveled at his apparent strength.
• The Earthling faction realized that Mu Yang and Meixia might both be powerful contestants representing Earth.
• Grand King Kai welcomed the spectators and discussed the tournament with the four Kais.
• East King Kai named Kales as her galaxy’s top contender, while West Kai insisted Pikkon was stronger.
• North King Kai declared that North Galaxy would win, and Grand King Kai turned his attention to Mu Yang’s Level Five realm.

Mu Yang and Meixia assessed powerful competitors before the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament began, then drew their positions in the bracket. The first match ended with East Galaxy defeating South Galaxy, and East King Kai taunted South Kai.

• Mu Yang and Meixia surveyed the contestants and identified Pikkon, an orange-haired East Galaxy woman, and a burly Central Galaxy fighter as formidable opponents.
• Grand King Kai announced the tournament's elimination rules, galaxy points, and the champion's reward of personal guidance.
• Mu Yang drew North Galaxy's third position and Meixia drew its forty-fifth; Kelt, Kao, Dofila, and Jeko also received their positions.
• Mu Yang and the others watched East Galaxy's three-eyed Pudo overpower South Galaxy's Daliz and win the opening match.
• East King Kai bragged to South Kai after Pudo's victory, and South Kai vowed his galaxy would recover its ranking.

Pamoli won the North Galaxy’s opening match after Mu Yang correctly predicted his opponent’s electrical horn attack. Mu Yang then defeated Dorn in an instant, revealing his overwhelming strength and advancing to the next round.

• Mu Yang warned Dofila that Pamoli’s dinosaur-like opponent likely hid a special ability in its horn.
• The creature’s horn unleashed lightning that raised its Battle Power to forty million, but Pamoli found its weakness and won.
• Mu Yang entered the seventh match against Dorn, whom Xikosi identified as a Heaven-trained fighter with over one hundred million Battle Power.
• Dorn charged at Mu Yang, but Mu Yang vanished, reappeared before him, and knocked him out of bounds with a finger flick.
• The referee declared Mu Yang the winner, stunning the spectators and East King Kai while North King Kai celebrated.

After Mu Yang defeated Dorn with a single flick, the other galaxies’ top fighters took notice, while his North Galaxy teammates celebrated and stayed wary of stronger opponents. Meixia then won her match, sending both Earthling-lineage contestants into the second round.

• Mu Yang defeated Dorn instantly, drawing attention from Kales, Pikkon, and the other contestants.
• Mu Yang returned to the North Galaxy waiting area, where Meixia, Dofila, Kelt, Kao, and Jeko congratulated him.
• Mu Yang and Meixia warned their teammates that powerful fighters from the other galaxies remained a threat.
• Meixia defeated her opponent in the ninety-fifth match with Psychic Power and advanced to the second round.
• Karin, Xikosi, Master Mutaito, and Noah celebrated that Mu Yang and Meixia had both advanced.

Mu Yang advanced through the tournament and reached the top sixteen, where he faced West Galaxy’s powerful Yahalo in the battle for the top eight. Their match began with both fighters vanishing into a rapid exchange, leaving its outcome unresolved.

• Mu Yang defeated his South Galaxy opponent in the second round and advanced to the third round.
• Mu Yang and Pikkon advanced to the top thirty-two, and Mu Yang recognized that Pikkon’s overwhelming power and fighting skill made him a formidable rival.
• Mu Yang, Kelt, Meixia, and Dofila reached the top sixteen, while Kao and Jeko were eliminated.
• After a three-hour rest, Mu Yang entered the first top-sixteen match against Yahalo, whose energy reached two and a half billion.
• Mu Yang and Yahalo moved at the same time, and their fight began as their figures disappeared from sight.

Mu Yang and Yahalo fought at immense speed, with neither able to land a meaningful hit as they gradually increased their strength. Mu Yang used the battle to refine his martial arts realm, and his movements began to resemble Whis’s as Yahalo struggled to touch him.

• Mu Yang and Yahalo exchanged rapid attacks that spectators could follow only in fragments on the arena screen.
• Dofila, Kao, Kelt, and Meixia discussed the fighters’ skill, and Meixia said neither had yet shown their full strength.
• Mu Yang judged Yahalo a suitable opponent for refining his combat realm before facing stronger tournament fighters such as Pikkon and the Central Galaxy giant.
• Yahalo increased his energy and intensified his assault, but Mu Yang adapted and began evading attacks with increasingly effortless movements.
• Mu Yang wrapped himself in silver-white energy, closed his eyes, and relied on ki to sense Yahalo as his movements aligned with Whis’s martial arts recordings.

Mu Yang defeated Yahalo after adapting Whis's martial arts, advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining top-sixteen matches ended with eight quarterfinalists, including Meixia and the mysterious Uyamons.

• After fighting for more than two hours, Mu Yang used Whis's martial arts to deflect Yahalo's attack and overpower him.
• Mu Yang defeated Yahalo with the Heavenly Bow Fist and advanced to the quarterfinals, impressing Pikkon and the Kais.
• Alva, Pikkon, Kales, Meixia, and Namu won their matches, while Shaman eliminated Kelt.
• Uyamons defeated Dofila by sending her outside the arena, completing the quarterfinal lineup of Mu Yang, Alva, Shaman, Pikkon, Kales, Meixia, Namu, and Uyamons.

After Uyamons defeated Dofila, Mu Yang considered how mastering Autonomous Intent might help him face the tournament’s strongest fighters. As the quarterfinals began, Mu Yang entered the arena to fight Alva while continuing to practice the realm.

• Uyamons challenged Mu Yang and Pikkon with a show of pressure before returning to the Central Galaxy waiting area.
• Mu Yang reflected on Autonomous Intent, its connection to Ultra Instinct, and how Acceleration World might help him comprehend realms.
• The final eight were celebrated, and North King Kai boasted about North Galaxy’s two remaining contestants, Mu Yang and Meixia.
• The sixth round began with Mu Yang called to fight East Galaxy contestant Alva in the first quarterfinal.
• Mu Yang took his stance against Alva and continued practicing Autonomous Intent as the arena floor cracked beneath his aura.

Mu Yang defeated Alva in the Heavenly Martial Arts Tournament, using the fight to further temper his Autonomous Intent. His victory sent him into the top four, bringing the semifinals closer.

• Mu Yang evaded Alva's powerful attacks and warned him that he was not strong enough to win.
• Alva unleashed a surge of energy and attacked with a storm of punches, but Mu Yang's Autonomous Intent let him dodge while conserving his strength.
• Alva charged Mu Yang with a direct, concentrated assault, but Mu Yang withstood the impact and overpowered him in a contest of strength.
• Mu Yang hurled Alva out of the arena and was declared the winner, advancing to the top four.