Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Musashi arrived after defeating the giant Slug and urged Son Goku, Vegeta, and their allies to travel to Namek before Frieza arrived. He revealed that Frieza could transform through four forms, leaving the group alarmed by the scale of his power.

• Slug enlarged himself and seized Son Goku, but Piccolo and the others suppressed him with whistles because Namekians were vulnerable to the sound.
• Uchiha Musashi cut Slug apart and burned the pieces to ashes before he could regenerate.
• Musashi told Son Goku and the others that Frieza would arrive on Namek in less than ten days and asked them to help stop him.
• Vegeta rejected Musashi’s lecture, but Musashi warned him that Frieza could transform and had four forms.
• Musashi explained that Frieza’s race gained more than double its strength with each transformation, leaving the Dragon Ball Warriors frightened by Frieza’s potential power.

Kui confronted Vegeta and the Chimera Ant Army, but Nappa defeated him after Vegeta revealed his Super Saiyan power. Nail arrived and told Musashi that the Grand Elder wished to meet him, as the Frieza Force ravaged Namek.

• Kui mocked Vegeta and his companions, then recognized the Chimera Ant Army emblem and accused Vegeta of joining them.
• Vegeta ordered Nappa to kill Kui, and Nappa revealed that he had already defeated the nearby Frieza Soldiers.
• Kui attacked Nappa with Ki Blasts, but Nappa emerged unharmed and Kui mistook Vegeta for a Super Saiyan.
• Kui tried to flee and threatened Vegeta with Frieza, but Nappa caught him and defeated him.
• Nail met Musashi and Piccolo, and Musashi learned that the Grand Elder wished to meet him.

Frieza killed the Namekian who destroyed his last Combat Power Tester, while the warriors on Namek prepared for the approaching Ginyu Force and worried about the strength of the coming battle. In the Demon Realm, Meruem remained trapped in a difficult fight with Pudada, leaving Musashi unable to contact him.

• Frieza realized the Namekian had targeted his Combat Power Tester and killed him with laser beams, then ordered Dodoria back to the spaceship.
• Nail sensed powerful evil Kis approaching Namek, and Vegeta identified them as the Ginyu Force and vowed to deal with them alongside Frieza.
• Piccolo reflected on the Grand Elder’s revelation that splitting off his evil side had divided his genius potential, but rejected merging with Kami and affirmed his identity as Piccolo.
• Krillin, Nappa, and Musashi considered the coming fight, while Musashi worried that Meruem was unreachable and that Frieza’s strength exceeded theirs.
• Meruem fought Pudada, the Demon Realm Marshal, and admitted that Pudada’s magic and power had put him at a disadvantage.

Meruem was trapped battling Pudada in the Demon Realm while Frieza gathered his forces on Namek to destroy the Chimera Ant Army. The chapter ended with Frieza ordering his elite troops to kill the Chimera Ants and promising to face their King himself.

• Meruem dodged Pudada's attack and realized he could not contact Musashi, whom he urged to survive against Frieza on Namek.
• Frieza's Ginyu Force arrived and performed their poses, while Frieza endured their antics.
• Appule and Cui arrived, challenged Ginyu's claims about his force, and argued with him over Guldo's low battle power.
• Tagoma and Shisami reported with Sorbet's troops, and Pui Pui arrived with the Elite Frieza Force.
• Frieza told the gathered troops that the Chimera Ant Army had come to Namek and ordered them to kill every member.

Frieza sent Dodoria and Zarbon to seize a Dragon Ball from a Namekian village, while Goku’s group dispatched Nappa, Krillin, and Gohan to stop them. The confrontation began with Dodoria threatening the villagers, and Krillin unleashed a Destructo Disc as Dodoria underestimated the newcomers.

• Frieza ordered Dodoria and Zarbon to take Shisami and Tagoma to a Namekian village for its Dragon Ball, while his other troops hunted the remaining Dragon Ball Warriors.
• Piccolo sensed Dodoria and Zarbon heading toward a village, and Vegeta sent Nappa after them; Goku also sent Krillin and Gohan to help.
• Musashi ordered his subordinates to kill lone Frieza Force members across Namek.
• Dodoria and Zarbon’s forces attacked the village, and Tagoma defeated its combat-type Namekians before Dodoria threatened to kill children unless the elder handed over the Dragon Ball.
• Nappa, Krillin, and Gohan arrived, and Dodoria mocked them while Zarbon and Tagoma sensed something was wrong.
• Krillin launched a Destructo Disc at Dodoria.

Ginyu’s ominous feeling proves justified when the Ginyu Force encounters Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu on Namek. Tien reveals power far beyond the Force’s expectations, while Ginyu remains fixated on taking his body.

• Ginyu warns Jeice that the Ant King who killed Cooler should not be underestimated, then the Force detects Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu ahead.
• Tien confronts Frieza’s soldiers over the deaths of the Namekians, and the Ginyu Force decides to fight him and Chiaotzu.
• Chiaotzu uses his psychic power to control Guldo, while Tien defeats Recoome with one punch.
• Ginyu recognizes that Tien can control his power level and urges the others to remove their testers.
• Tien raises his power beyond the Combat Power Testers’ 200,000 limit, and Ginyu greedily decides to take his body.

Piccolo was overwhelmed by Appule and Cui after they fused into Apocate, while Nail defeated their troops and chose to fuse with Piccolo. The fusion healed Piccolo and restored his strength, leaving him ready to resume the fight against Apocate.

• Appule and Cui fused into Apocate, whose power and speed surpassed Piccolo's.
• Apocate defeated Piccolo and prepared to finish him while mocking Namek.
• Nail joined Piccolo and proposed fusing so they could protect Namek themselves.
• Piccolo agreed, and Nail fused into him, sacrificing his existence to strengthen Piccolo.
• Piccolo's wounds healed and his Ki returned, and he challenged Apocate to fight again.

Frieza abandoned his plan to wait for his forces and headed to confront the warriors on Namek after learning that his elites were falling. Piccolo and Musashi defeated Apocate and Pui Pui, and Frieza arrived on the planet as the Grand Elder pleaded with the Earth warriors to save it; the chapter ended with both sides gathering for battle.

• Frieza learned that the Ginyu Force and much of Pui Pui’s elite force had been defeated, then ordered the Frieza Force to move out with the Dragon Balls.
• Piccolo killed the wounded Apocate, while Musashi slaughtered Pui Pui and the remaining elite fighters.
• The Grand Elder sensed Frieza approaching and asked the Earth warriors to save Namek, while two figures prepared to face Frieza.
• Frieza reached the Grand Elder’s residence, identified Piccolo as a powerful Namekian, and led the warriors to an open battlefield.
• Vegeta confronted Frieza, and the Dragon Ball Warriors prepared to fight as Musashi and the Chimera Ants watched from the shadows.

Vegeta challenged Frieza to transform, but Frieza’s final form proved far stronger than the fighters could handle. After Frieza defeated the others, Son Goku activated Fiftyfold Kaio-ken and prepared to face him.

• Vegeta taunted Frieza into transforming, and Frieza revealed his Second Form before moving directly to his final form.
• Frieza swiftly knocked Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and Nappa down, then blocked Piccolo’s attacks and killed him with a beam.
• Vegeta charged Frieza, but Frieza overpowered him with a single heavy blow.
• Raditz acknowledged he could not fight Frieza and left the battle to Son Goku.
• Son Goku activated Fiftyfold Kaio-ken, and Frieza said he would use thirty percent of his power against him.

Musashi prepared to fuse with Raditz as Frieza overwhelmed Son Goku, but Meruem returned from the Demon Realm and arrived on Namek. After Frieza killed Krillin and Tien Shinhan, Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan and faced Frieza, who hinted that he had not yet shown his full power.

• Musashi decided that he and Raditz should fuse to delay Frieza, but Meruem contacted him and then appeared in person after returning from the Demon Realm.
• Frieza offered Son Goku a place among his subordinates, but Son Goku refused, so Frieza turned to Krillin and Tien Shinhan and killed them with his telekinesis.
• Enraged by Krillin's death, Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan while Piccolo and Vegeta watched.
• Son Goku caught Frieza's punch and declared that he would defeat him, while Frieza mocked him and asked whether he thought Frieza had used all his strength.

Frieza overwhelmed Super Saiyan Son Goku and attacked the remaining fighters until Meruem confronted him. The chapter ended with Meruem catching Frieza’s Planet Destruction Cannon in his bare hands.

• Frieza fought Son Goku at thirty percent of his strength and struck him into a crater before blasting him with an Energy Blast.
• Frieza shot Raditz as he ran to Son Goku, then stomped and whipped him while Piccolo and Vegeta watched helplessly.
• Meruem asked Frieza to remove his foot from Raditz and admitted he was the King of the Chimera Ants.
• Meruem confirmed that he had killed Cooler and accepted responsibility for the Chimera Ants’ interference on Namek.
• Frieza fired his Planet Destruction Cannon at Meruem, who caught the black sphere with his bare hands.

Meruem drew Frieza away from the others and kept provoking him, while Raditz and the Chimera Ant elites revived Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo with Senzu Beans. Meruem then confronted Frieza with a growing army of Shadow Clones, leaving Frieza enraged and preparing to fight at ninety percent power.

• Meruem lured the furious Frieza away from the battlefield with taunts, and the Chimera Ant elites revived Raditz with a Senzu Bean.
• Raditz found Son Goku alive in a crater, revived him, and then gave Senzu Beans to Vegeta and Piccolo.
• Son Goku thanked Raditz and asked whether Frieza or Meruem was stronger, while Raditz insisted that King would win.
• Frieza threatened to destroy Namek, but Meruem led him to a secluded place and taunted him into using Hellfire Rocket Cannon.
• Meruem countered with Super Almighty Push and created a growing crowd of Shadow Clones, confusing Frieza with their numbers and noise.
• Frieza raised his power to ninety percent and vowed to kill every Meruem.

Meruem used a brief opening to cripple Frieza with All-Killing Ash Bones, then prepared to kill him despite Frieza's pleas and last ambush. After the system confirmed the mission was resolved, Meruem headed for Saint Seiya World and vowed to take revenge on Yoma for what he did to Pitou.

• Frieza launched Planet Destruction Cannon, but Meruem had used psychological suggestion to push him into revealing an opening.
• Meruem restrained Frieza with a black rod and struck him with All-Killing Ash Bones, crumbling his right hand and damaging his waist.
• Frieza withdrew from his full-power state and begged Meruem to save him, but Meruem refused.
• Frieza attacked Meruem with a final Destructo Disc-like move, and Meruem remained prepared to kill him.
• The system confirmed Meruem had resolved the mission and sent him to Saint Seiya World, where he vowed revenge on Yoma for harming Pitou.
• The chapter introduced Saint Seiya World, its Olympian Gods, the Sanctuary, and the Saint Seiya who protected humanity.

Lin Moyu learned Intermediate Flame Curse and broke the Skeleton Nightmare Dungeon record, attracting attention across the plaza. His new record was engraved on the Dungeon Monument, leaving the gathered adventurers stunned.

• Lin Moyu used a high-level skill book to learn Intermediate Flame Curse, a fireball skill with three times the basic skill’s power and an explosive effect.
• Lin Moyu received notice that he had cleared the Skeleton Nightmare Dungeon in 48 minutes and 12 seconds, beating Han Tiansheng’s record of 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 35 seconds.
• Lin Moyu chose to break the record and announce his name so the school and other forces would notice his strength.
• The Dungeon Monument shone gold and replaced Han Tiansheng’s record with Lin Moyu’s new time.
• The plaza fell silent as the gathered adventurers saw Lin Moyu’s name on the monument.

Aiolos escaped Asura while protecting infant Athena, then entrusted her and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth to Meruem as Sanctuary Soldiers closed in. In a separate scene, Lin Qingxue warned Jiang Chen about a plot against him, while Ling Tian received intelligence from a masked subordinate as Xiao Yu’s health and spirits continued to decline.

• Asura attacked Aiolos without hearing his explanation, and Aiolos fought defensively to protect Athena until he wounded Asura and escaped.
• Asura chose not to kill Aiolos, suspecting the infant was connected to Athena and doubting the Pope’s recent behavior.
• Meruem found the badly injured Aiolos, accepted Athena and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, and decided to raise Athena and alter the world’s course.
• Aiolos drew the Sanctuary Soldiers away from Meruem and Athena, while Athena giggled in Meruem’s arms.
• Lin Qingxue warned Jiang Chen that Elder Zhao’s faction planned to target him during the inner sect trials, and Jiang Chen welcomed the challenge.
• Ling Tian comforted Xiao Yu, then met a masked subordinate in the courtyard who reported that the requested intelligence had arrived.

Meruem entered White Dragon Fairyland and encountered the White Dragon, then spent six years developing his powers and gathering promising fighters. He recruited Seiya and found Athena’s other future guards, while planning to train them and candidates from the north to oppose the gods.

• Tong Hu led Meruem and Athena to the fairyland’s entrance, and Meruem opened the gate with his spatial power.
• Meruem entered the fairyland, where the White Dragon challenged him and questioned why he had brought Athena there.
• At Star Child Academy, Meruem offered Seiya help for the orphans and to find his sister if Seiya obtained the Pegasus Cloth.
• Over the next six years, Meruem learned Cosmo, manifested a Black Robe, and developed Source by combining the energies within him.
• Meruem found Seiya, Ikki, Shun, Shiryu, and Hyoga, and considered training northern candidates such as Bado and Wang Hu.

Meruem put Saori through a sparring test against the six boys, then told them they would train in different places to become Saints and protect her. He sent them off with promises tied to their personal goals, and they would meet again in three years.

• Saori effortlessly defeated Seiya and the others in a sparring test, and Meruem called a halt to the beating.
• Meruem told Seiya, Hyoga, Ikki, Shun, Shiryu, and Jabu that they would train under powerful mentors and become Saints, revealing that he had chosen a suitable Cloth for each of them.
• Meruem explained that Saori was Athena in distress and asked the boys to help her reclaim her place in the Sanctuary; they agreed to protect her.
• Meruem told Seiya he had found clues to his sister's whereabouts and directed Hyoga to train near his mother's burial place.
• Meruem assigned Shiryu, Shun, and Ikki to their training destinations, then said goodbye to all six and set their reunion for three years later.

Meruem infiltrated the Undersea Shrine to find the Orichalcum God Steel and confronted Sea Horse Baian. After overwhelming Baian, Meruem used the Rinnegan to control him, leaving Baian’s knowledge of the treasure within reach.

• Meruem entered the Undersea Shrine through the great whirlpool and searched for the Orichalcum God Steel.
• Sea Horse Baian discovered Meruem and attacked him with Hurricane Rising Wave.
• Meruem stopped Baian’s attack with one finger, then crushed his Scale Cloth and defeated him.
• Baian refused to reveal where the Orichalcum God Steel was stored but admitted he knew its location.
• Meruem cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and completely controlled Baian.

Meruem gathered materials from the Underworld, Sea Realm, and Sanctuary before traveling to the Jamir Plateau to find Mu and learn how to repair and make Cloths. Mu agreed to teach him the repair method, leaving Meruem to prove whether he had the talent to master it.

• Meruem left the Sea Realm after obtaining Orichalcum God Steel, while Kanon stayed behind as a spy for Athena.
• Meruem gathered Gamanian, orichalcum, and a small pouch of Silver Stardust from Sanctuary, then traveled to the Jamir Plateau to find Mu.
• Kiki tried to stop Meruem, but Mu appeared to prevent Kiki from being hurt.
• Meruem showed Mu materials from the Underworld, Sea Realm, and Northern Europe, earning Mu's attention and respect.
• Meruem asked Mu to teach him Cloth-making, and Mu took him to the Cloth Graveyard to demonstrate how to repair Cloths.

Meruem forged four powerful God Cloths known as the Four Fiends Cloth, though the process devastated the Jamir Plateau and left him badly weakened. After recovering and crafting lesser armor for his followers, Meruem sent Ikki to Death Queen Island to see what the Dark Saints would bring.

• Meruem added his Black Robe to the forging materials and created four Cloths depicting Taotie, Hundun, Taowu, and Qiongqi.
• The forging triggered violent upheavals around Jamir Plateau, where Mu and Kiki could not pass Meruem’s sealing barrier.
• Meruem left Jamir with the Four Fiends Cloth, while Mu suspected he was the reincarnation of the former Sun God Abel.
• Meruem returned to his organization, visited the training Wang Hu and Bado, and spent months recuperating while forging lesser Cloths, Scale Cloths, and Surplices for his followers.
• Meruem told Ikki to travel to Death Queen Island and investigate the Dark Saints.