Chapter Summaries

Cell regressed after Broly forced him to spit out Future World's Android 18, but Lin Chen ordered him to absorb the Androids again. Lin Chen revealed that he was letting Cell evolve to fulfill a system mission to defeat Ultimate Cell, leaving Cell poised to absorb Android 17 and Android 18.

• Cell enlarged himself to boost his strength, but Broly dodged his attacks and battered him until he spat out Future World's Android 18 and reverted to his Second Form.
• Lin Chen stopped Broly from killing Cell and ordered Cell to absorb Android 18, Android 17, and the other Android 18 to reach his Ultimate Perfect Form.
• Cell swallowed Future World's Android 18 and returned to Perfect Form, then turned toward the trapped Android 17 and Android 18.
• Lazuli shielded the two Androids, but Lin Chen used Instant Transmission to move her away and assured her he had a plan.
• Lin Chen explained that his system had offered a reward for defeating Ultimate Cell after Cell absorbed two Android 17s and two Android 18s, and he had chosen that mission.

Lin Chen allowed Cell to absorb Android 17 and Android 18 so he could claim the reward for killing Cell, but Krillin briefly rescued Android 18 before Cell caught up and absorbed her. Cell then revealed a silver form with vastly greater power, while Lin Chen prepared to face him.

• Lin Chen let Cell absorb Android 17, who broke free long enough to throw Android 18 away before being taken in.
• Krillin arrived and rescued Android 18, using Solar Flare to help them escape as Cell pursued them.
• Broly went after Krillin and Android 18, but Cell tracked them to a canyon and absorbed Android 18 despite her counterattack.
• Cell's transformation unleashed immense power, and Broly caught the blast-tossed Krillin while Lin Chen flew to confront Cell.
• Cell's body took on a metallic silver sheen as his ki surged into an even more powerful form.

Cell transformed into Silver Cell and gained immense power, but Lin Chen revealed a form and time-manipulating ability that let him control their fight. Lin Chen knocked Cell away and declared that his mastery of the power of rules made him superior despite their similar strength.

• Cell transformed into Silver Cell, tripling his battle power and believing he could easily kill Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen powered up with a green aura edged in red and blue lightning, bringing his strength close to Cell's.
• Cell charged Lin Chen, but Lin Chen used Time Prison to slow Cell's flow of time and land a punishing punch.
• Broly explained that Time Prison had slowed Cell's time, while Trunks said Lin Chen's power had likely reached the realm of gods.
• Lin Chen dodged Cell's attacks and knocked him flying, then told him that his mastery of the power of rules made him no match for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen used his newly learned time powers and a doubled Kamehameha to defeat Ultimate Cell, then prepared to destroy Cell’s remaining head. A second, first-form Cell suddenly appeared and tried to merge with his Future World self, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lin Chen sent an Energy Blast thirty seconds into the future with Time Channel, and it reappeared to tear apart Cell’s body.
• Cell regenerated, flew into the sky, and fired a Galick Gun at Earth while Lin Chen countered with a Kamehameha.
• Lin Chen used Time-Skip to fire a second Kamehameha, overpowering Cell’s Galick Gun and reducing Cell to a damaged head.
• Lin Chen received the mission reward of basic Power of Destruction and raised his hand to destroy Cell’s remaining head.
• A first-form Cell appeared behind the head and called for his Future World self to merge with him.

A mysterious Cell absorbed Silver Cell and gained immense power, then escaped Lin Chen and Broly by taking Piccolo's group hostage. He challenged Lin Chen to a tournament-style fight in one week, leaving the defenders to regroup at Kami's Lookout.

• A newly arrived Cell swallowed Silver Cell, greatly increasing his power, and said he needed a week to control it.
• Lin Chen and Broly attacked the new Cell, but he used Instant Transmission to appear beside Piccolo's group and restrained them with Psychokinesis.
• Cell challenged Lin Chen to fight him at an arena in one week, threatening Earth, Planet Vegeta, and the universe if Lin Chen lost.
• Cell left after telling Lin Chen to ask Android 16 about his origins, and Broly and Piccolo failed to locate him.
• Lin Chen led everyone back to Kami's Lookout to recover and grow stronger, where Son Goku and the others learned about the latest crisis.

After Android 16 explained how Cell might have been created at the Red Ribbon Army's abandoned research base, Lin Chen and the others learned that Professor April, Dr. Gero's former wife, had secretly developed the androids. Trunks and Krillin left to investigate the base, while April's whereabouts remained unknown.

• Lazuli brought the injured Android 16 to Bulma, and Lin Chen asked him to explain Cell's origins before he was repaired.
• Android 16 said the base was reactivated in Age 753 by April, a former Red Ribbon Army researcher who was Dr. Gero's wife.
• Android 16 revealed that April had turned her injured nephew and niece into Androids 17 and 18, modeled Android 16 after her deceased son, and secretly conducted research on Cell using encrypted data likely from Planet Vegeta.
• Android 16 suspected Cell had been developed in a hidden laboratory beneath the Red Ribbon Army base and gave Trunks its location.
• Trunks left to investigate with Krillin, and Android 16 explained that April had disappeared and erased herself from the other androids' memories.

Trunks and Krillin searched the Red Ribbon Army's Secret Base, found data about Cell and the mysterious Core of the Realm, and destroyed the base before bringing their discoveries to Bulma. As the fighters prepared to face Cell and Vegeta began training, Cell headed toward a city to absorb human energy, and Bulma received alarming news while repairing Android 16.

• Trunks and Krillin explored the Secret Base, found Android 19, and discovered references to Android 17, Android 18, and the Core of the Realm in its computers.
• Trunks and Krillin found the underground laboratory where Cell had been born and collected its research documents and data.
• Trunks destroyed the Secret Base, then gave Bulma the collected data and blueprints and told her to investigate the Core of the Realm.
• Vegeta learned that events outside had changed dramatically during his training, and Lin Chen offered him another Hyperbolic Time Chamber to use with Trunks.
• Cell concealed his Ki and entered a city, considering absorbing energy from humans to strengthen himself.
• Bulma began repairing Android 16 in West City, but Mrs. Brief brought her an alarming tablet that made her eyes widen.

Bulma learned that Cell had absorbed more than two million people across over fifty cities, but no one at Kami's Lookout could locate or stop him. Cell then appeared on television, confessed to the attacks, and announced the Cell Games would begin in four days.

• A live report showed that the residents of Jijia Town had vanished, leaving only their clothes and belongings behind.
• Bulma consulted Android 16, who confirmed that Cell could absorb living beings and dissolve their belongings into energy.
• Bulma told the others at Kami's Lookout about the attacks, but Lin Chen and Broly had left Earth, and Piccolo could not find Cell.
• Over two days, Cell attacked more than fifty cities, and more than two million people disappeared as panic and disorder spread.
• Cell appeared on television, admitted he had absorbed the missing people, and announced that he would hold the Cell Games in four days.

Cell announced the Cell Games and threatened to destroy Earth, while Mr. Satan’s public challenge briefly calmed the panicking population. Lin Chen brought Dende to become Earth’s new Kami and earned Time Points, leaving the Dragon’s revival in prospect.

• Cell announced that the Cell Games would begin in four days and threatened to kill everyone and destroy Earth if he won.
• Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and Yamcha reacted to Cell’s threat as people across the world fled major cities in panic.
• Mr. Satan declared he would challenge Cell, and the King announced that the Galaxy Alliance would send warriors to Earth in four days.
• Mr. Satan’s speech reassured people and helped ease the global panic.
• Lin Chen arrived with Dende and explained that he had brought him to become Earth’s new Kami, earning Time Points upon reaching Earth.

Mr. Satan arrived at the Cell Games and boasted to the world that he would defeat Cell, while Son Goku and the others arrived without Lin Chen. Mr. Satan secretly recalled that Lin Chen had offered him a way to survive and become a hero if he followed his instructions.

• Mr. Satan arrived at the arena and told a reporter he would kill Cell, drawing cheers from people watching the broadcast.
• Son Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, and the others flew to the arena, but Cell noticed that Lin Chen and Broly were absent.
• Mr. Satan claimed the newcomers were aliens using antigravity technology and invited them to fight first, while the others dismissed his confidence.
• Mr. Satan remembered that Lin Chen had approached him several days earlier and promised he could survive the Cell Games and become humanity's hero if he followed instructions.

Vegeta challenged Cell at the tournament and revealed that he had become a Super Saiyan 2, but Cell easily overwhelmed him and nullified his Final Flash. Trunks transformed and fired a Galick Gun to intercept Cell’s attack, leaving the fighters’ clash unresolved.

• Vegeta jumped into the ring to fight Cell before Goku could, then transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and attacked him.
• Vegeta’s blows failed to hurt Cell, and Piccolo revealed that Cell had not even reached half the power of Silver Cell.
• Cell kicked Vegeta away, and Vegeta fired his Final Flash despite the danger to Earth.
• Cell casually countered the Final Flash with a ki blast, leaving Vegeta stunned and unwilling to fight.
• Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and fired a Galick Gun to meet Cell’s ki blast.

Cell overwhelmed Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, and Piccolo with his aura and claimed he was the strongest in the universe. Lin Chen arrived and transformed to face Cell, leaving the battle poised to begin.

• Mr. Satan told a reporter that Cell's powers were high technology and claimed he would expose his tricks.
• Goku and Gohan joined Vegeta and Trunks in resisting Cell's Ki Blast, and Piccolo added his power until they finally stopped it.
• Cell unleashed a stronger aura that pushed back their attacks, so Goku used Instant Transmission to save the others from the blast.
• Vegeta admitted they could not defeat Cell, who claimed he had used only half his strength and declared himself the strongest in the universe.
• Lin Chen appeared, protected Mr. Satan and the reporters, then transformed into Legendary Super Saiyan 2 Form and activated Super Kaioken as his energy collided with Cell's.

Cell revealed his Golden Cell form and overwhelmed Lin Chen, defeating Instant Transmission and Time-Skip with his immense power. As the others feared Lin Chen would lose, Broly said Lin Chen had not yet used his full power.

• Cell unleashed more power, and Gohan and the others rescued the fighters and reporters swept away by his aura.
• Cell transformed into Golden Cell, claiming his absolute strength could overcome the power of rules.
• Cell intercepted Lin Chen's Instant Transmission and struck him despite his use of Time-Skip, driving him into a massive crater.
• The fighters worried that Lin Chen could not win, but Broly insisted Lin Chen had not used his full power yet.

Lin Chen entered a unique, incomplete Super Saiyan God state called Half-Step Black God and easily overpowered Golden Cell. Cell regenerated from Lin Chen’s attacks and revealed that his body contained Lin Chen’s and Broly’s Saiyan cells, leaving Lin Chen facing a new threat.

• Golden Cell boasted over Lin Chen, but Lin Chen appeared and kicked Cell into a crater.
• Cell attacked Lin Chen with a powerful Shockwave, which vanished before reaching him as Lin Chen’s aura disappeared and a faint glow surrounded him.
• Vegeta recognized Lin Chen’s state as a unique, incomplete Super Saiyan God transformation that Broly called Half-Step Black God.
• Lin Chen effortlessly countered Cell’s attacks and used his time technique to defeat him, but Cell regenerated his head.
• Cell said his creator had incorporated Lin Chen’s and Broly’s Saiyan cells into his body, along with Kakarot’s and Vegeta’s.

Cell gained the legendary Super Saiyan potential from Lin Chen and Broly’s cells, overpowering Lin Chen and targeting Lazuli so he could absorb another Android. Lin Chen used the power of destruction to stop him, but Cell regenerated and grew even stronger, ending the chapter by firing a Kamehameha at Lin Chen.

• Cell’s battle power surged past ten billion, weakening Lin Chen’s time-based techniques and allowing Cell to land blows.
• Broly shielded Son Goku and the others from the battle, but Cell announced that absorbing Lazuli would make him stronger.
• Cell used Instant Transmission to reach Lazuli, knocked Broly aside, and nearly absorbed her before Lin Chen intervened.
• Lin Chen used the power of destruction to disintegrate Cell’s tail and wound Cell, who fled briefly before Lin Chen stopped him with another attack.
• Cell regenerated and his battle power rose beyond twelve billion, then he used Instant Transmission to fire a Kamehameha at Lin Chen.

Cell appeared to kill Lin Chen with a devastating Kamehameha, while the battle’s immense ki drew the East Supreme Kai and Kibito to Earth to check Majin Buu’s seal. After they left, a hidden figure discovered the seal and resolved to create the strongest Android.

• Cell struck Lin Chen with a Kamehameha, leaving what appeared to be his mutilated corpse, and celebrated his victory.
• Lazuli, Son Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and the others reacted in despair to Lin Chen’s apparent death.
• The East Supreme Kai and Kibito sensed the battle’s ki, traced it to Earth, and used Instant Transmission to reach the planet.
• The East Supreme Kai and Kibito checked Majin Buu’s seal in the Far North and found it undisturbed before leaving to investigate the fighters.
• A sinister figure learned the location of Majin Buu’s seal and planned to recruit followers before releasing him.
• A small figure emerged beside the seal, touched Majin Buu’s prison, and vowed to create the strongest Android for Gero.

Lin Chen restored his body with the Power of Creation after Cell nearly killed him, and a Saiyan near-death boost raised his strength to match Cell's. Cell attacked him again, beginning another fierce battle.

• The Supreme Kai and Kibito watched as Cell appeared to defeat Broly, leaving Son Goku, Vegeta, and the others in despair.
• Lin Chen's severed body began moving, and his ki destroyed Cell's Death Beam as a sacred light surrounded him.
• Lin Chen used the Power of Creation to restore his body, shocking Cell and revealing the power of a god.
• Lin Chen explained that surviving his near-death experience had unlocked hidden Saiyan strength, bringing his maximum battle power above ten billion.
• Cell charged at Lin Chen, and their battle began again.

Lin Chen defeated Cell by revealing his divine power and erasing him with Destruction, ending the Cell Games. As everyone celebrated, Krillin noticed Mr. Satan and two others were missing.

• Lin Chen regained the upper hand and battered Cell, but Cell blew himself up and regenerated with increased strength.
• Cell entered his Golden Frieza form and copied Lin Chen's power of destruction, while Lin Chen revealed his Divine Ring and divine aura.
• Lin Chen erased Cell with Destruction after exposing Cell's plan to survive through a separated core.
• Everyone celebrated Cell's defeat, but Krillin noticed Mr. Satan and two others were missing.

Mr. Satan destroyed the weakened Cell Junior and became Earth’s celebrated hero, while peace returned after Cell’s defeat. Trunks prepared to return to his world with three Androids and a device to free people from Dr. Gero’s control programs.

• Mr. Satan found the weakened Cell Junior and smashed him beyond regeneration with his baseball bat.
• The reporter announced that Mr. Satan had killed Cell, and people across Earth cheered for him as their savior.
• Son Goku and the others resurrected the Androids and Cell’s victims, and Lin Chen gave Earth a false explanation for their return.
• Trunks prepared to return to the Future World with its Android 17 and Android 18 and Lin Chen’s Android 16 to help restore peace.
• Trunks explained that he would arrive after Dr. Gero and the others had left, and showed the device Android 16 and Bulma had made to free the Androids from their control programs.
• Vegeta urged Trunks to restore Bulma’s free will and rebuild the Saiyan Empire, while Lin Chen reminded him to stay alert.

After the Androids and Trunks departed, Lin Chen began planning to train for the coming threats. Whis and Chronoa unexpectedly arrived at his home, both asking to join the meal.

• Trunks returned to his future, while Android 17 set off to travel and Android 18 left with Krillin.
• Bulma remembered she had not told Trunks what she had learned about the core of the realm, the Androids’ endless energy source.
• Shin and Kibito returned to the Sacred World of the Kai, and Shin decided to leave the Time Machine alone and focus on finding Babidi.
• Lin Chen resolved to train harder after the fused Cells’ strength showed him how much stronger he needed to become before facing Beerus.
• Whis appeared at Lin Chen’s home, smelled Lazuli’s beef stew, and asked to join the meal.
• Chronoa suddenly arrived and asked Lin Chen if she could join them too.