Chapter Summaries

Dende told Lin Chen that Frieza's followers had destroyed New Namek to resurrect their former king, and Lin Chen arranged to restore the planet while choosing not to stop Frieza's return. As Lin Chen took Lin Luo and Taro to train, Champa and Vados entered Universe 7 in search of the Wish-Granting Orbs.

• Dende told Lin Chen that Frieza's remnants had destroyed New Namek after passing the Dragon Ball Trial and wishing for Frieza's resurrection.
• Lin Chen promised to help restore New Namek and revive its people using Earth's Dragon Balls and Planet Vegeta's Shenron.
• Hanasia suggested wiping out the Frieza Force remnants, but Lin Chen refused because he wanted to see how strong Frieza could become.
• Lin Luo and Taro asked to fight Frieza, and Lin Chen agreed to take them somewhere special to train.
• Karuna and his crew encountered Champa and Vados in space, and Champa destroyed their spaceship with God of Destruction energy.
• Vados warned Champa not to attract Beerus's attention as Champa continued searching for the Wish-Granting Orbs and a planet full of delicious food.

Lin Chen brought Lin Luo and Taro to the God of Destruction Realm so Whis could train them, then asked Whis to teach him Ultra Instinct. Whis agreed on the condition that they keep it secret from Beerus, and they began training in the Sacred World of the Kai.

• Lin Chen arrived in the God of Destruction Realm with Lin Luo and Taro, where Son Goku and Vegeta were sparring.
• Lin Chen offered Whis and Beerus food in exchange for teaching his sons, and Whis agreed to guide them.
• Whis asked Lin Chen why he had come, and Lin Chen revealed that his previous use of Perfected Ultra Instinct had come from a temporary item.
• Whis agreed to teach Lin Chen Ultra Instinct if he kept their arrangement secret from Beerus.
• Lin Chen left his sons with Whis and met him in the Sacred World of the Kai, where Whis began explaining Ultra Instinct.

Lin Chen struggled to learn Ultra Instinct from Whis, who concluded that his Legendary Super Saiyan nature made the required serenity impossible. Old Kai then offered to teach Lin Chen another technique that could contend with Ultra Instinct, and Lin Chen eagerly agreed.

• Lin Chen made no progress during his first week of Ultra Instinct training with Whis.
• Old Kai suggested that Lin Chen's raging Legendary Super Saiyan heart prevented him from achieving the serenity Ultra Instinct required.
• Whis told Lin Chen to give up on learning Ultra Instinct and left to return to Beerus.
• Lin Chen recalled that his heart remained passionate even when he had entered Perfected Ultra Instinct.
• Old Kai offered to teach Lin Chen a technique whose user had fought an Ultra Instinct master to a draw, and Lin Chen accepted.

After completing a year of training, Frieza mastered his Golden Frieza form and set out for Planet Vegeta to take revenge on the Saiyans. Two weeks into the journey, his cloaked ship neared the planet, and Frieza prepared to attack.

• Frieza completed his Golden Frieza transformation and spent another six months mastering its stamina drain.
• Frieza ordered Berryblue and Sorbet to take him to Planet Vegeta and bring back the badly injured figure who had trained with him.
• Sorbet warned that gathering troops was unnecessary but suggested cloaking the ship to avoid detection, and Frieza agreed after Berryblue advised caution.
• Two weeks later, Frieza's cloaked spaceship approached Planet Vegeta through crowded space routes.
• Frieza realized the Saiyans were becoming a center of the universe and vowed to destroy them.

Planet Vegeta detected Frieza’s cloaked ship and prepared for his arrival, but Lin Chen and the other strongest Saiyans were unavailable. As Frieza’s immense power approached, Bardock organized the defense and flew to meet the landing, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Planet Vegeta’s anti-cloaking system detected a former Frieza Force mothership, and Paragus ordered the guards and Super Saiyan Gods to assemble.
• King Vegeta and Bardock agreed to contact Hanasia on Earth for help, but Lin Chen, Son Goku, and Vegeta could not be reached.
• Tights suggested that Bulma use a communicator from Whis to contact the Saiyans, while Frieza’s overwhelming ki began to reach Planet Vegeta.
• Bardock ordered King Vegeta and Paragus to sound the battle alarm and asked Hanasia to bring Tights back so they could use the Dragon Balls if needed.
• After learning Frieza’s ship would land fifty kilometers from the capital, Bardock told Paragus not to send Tarble and the others to intercept it and flew toward the landing site.

Bardock and the Saiyans confronted Frieza after his spaceship landed on Planet Vegeta, while Frieza’s army attacked and was quickly overwhelmed. Frieza then entered the battle himself, leaving the Saiyans to face the real threat.

• Bardock, Tarble, and the other Super Saiyan Gods gathered to confront Frieza, whose ki made them doubt their strength.
• Bardock’s forces deployed Metal Saibaman No. 8 units as Frieza’s spaceship landed in an uninhabited area of Planet Vegeta.
• Frieza emerged with a battle power of 150 million and ordered Sorbet’s troops to kill the Saiyans.
• Frieza killed dozens of his own fighters with a Death Beam when they hesitated, forcing Sorbet to repeat the attack order.
• Bardock and the Saiyans fought back, and their Metal Saibamen tore through Frieza’s weak army.
• Frieza praised the Saiyans’ strength and finally joined the battle.

Frieza overwhelmed the Saiyans and defeated Tarble and the other Super Saiyan Gods after revealing his final form. As he gathered energy to kill them, the sky darkened and a dragon roared overhead.

• Frieza arrived, destroyed the attacking Metal Saibamen with his ki, and challenged the Saiyans.
• Tarble and nearly fifty Super Saiyan Gods attacked Frieza and briefly sent him crashing into a hill.
• Frieza transformed into his final form, raising his battle power above one billion, and knocked Tarble and the other Super Saiyan Gods unconscious.
• Bardock and the remaining Super Saiyans attacked Frieza, but he erased their Ki Blasts and prepared an energy attack to kill the fallen Gods.
• The sky darkened, and a dragon's roar rang out as Frieza prepared to strike.

Frieza attempted to destroy Planet Vegeta while the Saiyans summoned their guardian, the Saiyan Shenron. Shenron protected Bardock and struck Frieza, but Frieza revealed that he had not yet unleashed his true power.

• Frieza recognized Shenron's arrival and prepared to destroy Planet Vegeta with Planet Crusher.
• Bardock attacked Frieza, but his Ki Blast failed to stop Planet Crusher as the Frieza Force fled.
• The Saiyan Shenron appeared in a flash of golden light and saved Bardock from the attack.
• Shenron identified himself as King Linx's creation and struck Frieza twice, sending him flying.
• Frieza welcomed the challenge and began releasing his true power, surrounding himself with dazzling light and a surge of ki.

Frieza revealed his Golden form and killed Shenron, leaving Bardock and the Saiyans facing certain defeat. Lin Chen, Son Goku, Vegeta, and the others returned just in time, with Vegeta blocking Frieza’s attack as the two sides confronted each other.

• Frieza transformed into Golden Frieza, displayed overwhelming power, and struck Shenron hard enough to send him flying.
• Frieza easily deflected Shenron’s attacks, then cleaved through him and watched his body turn to stone and crumble away.
• Frieza prepared to kill Bardock and the other Saiyans, who despaired as they waited for Lin Chen to return.
• Tights contacted Lin Chen and the others, who arrived just in time; Vegeta transformed and blocked Frieza’s Ki Blast with a Galick Gun.
• Lin Chen greeted Bardock and the others while Frieza recognized him and Vegeta, and Son Goku and Vegeta warned each other about Frieza’s power.

Lin Chen chose to subdue Frieza and recruit him as a subordinate, but Frieza rejected the offer and prepared to fight. Beerus arrived and revealed that he had rescinded his order to destroy Planet Vegeta because Lin Chen had defeated him.

• Lin Chen considered the system's rewards and chose the mission to make Frieza submit in exchange for Stargate Technology.
• Lin Chen offered Frieza his life in return for joining him, but Frieza took the offer as an insult and flared with rage.
• Beerus and Whis arrived, and Frieza greeted Beerus with obvious fear and deference.
• Frieza said he had come to destroy Planet Vegeta under Beerus's old command, but Beerus revoked the order.
• Beerus told Frieza he would spare Planet Vegeta because Lin Chen had defeated him.

After learning that Lin Chen had defeated Beerus, Frieza tried to appease him by offering to join the Galaxy Alliance. Lin Chen offered Frieza a test instead, and Frieza chose to fight Lin Chen’s sons, Lin Luo and Taro, unaware that his choice pleased Lin Chen.

• Whis confirmed to Frieza that Beerus had lost to Lin Chen, and Frieza bowed and claimed he wanted to join the Galaxy Alliance.
• Lin Chen doubted Frieza’s verbal submission and offered him a test that could let him leave safely without joining the alliance.
• At the Sacred World of the Kai, Lin Chen told Frieza he could leave unpunished if he defeated one opponent, with Lin Luo and Taro counting as a pair.
• Frieza passed over Broly, Son Goku, and Vegeta, then chose Lin Luo and Taro, who had challenged him over his past killing of Taro’s mother, Hanasia.

Lin Luo and Taro fused into Lin Luo, who transformed into Super Saiyan Blue and fought Golden Frieza on the Sacred World of the Kai. Lin Luo gained the upper hand and slammed Frieza into the ground, prompting Lin Chen to declare the fight over.

• Frieza confirmed that Lin Chen would keep his promise even if Frieza injured or killed his sons.
• Lin Luo and Taro put on Potara Earrings and fused into Lin Luo.
• Lin Luo transformed into Super Saiyan Blue, surprising Frieza and the onlookers.
• Frieza transformed into Golden Frieza and clashed with Lin Luo, sending destructive shockwaves across the Sacred World of the Kai.
• Lin Luo caught Frieza's punch, lifted him, and slammed him into the ground as Lin Chen declared the fight over.

Lin Luo defeated Golden Frieza, whose attacks had begun to draw on the power of destruction, but Lin Chen stopped time and rescued him before he could die. Frieza agreed to serve Lin Chen, completing the choice and earning him Stargate Technology.

• Frieza used Nova Strike against Lin Luo, who countered with a jade-green energy wave.
• Frieza and Lin Luo unleashed powerful attacks that shook the Sacred World of the Kai, and Lin Luo overwhelmed Frieza with Super Explosive Wave.
• Lin Chen stopped time and rewound events to rescue Frieza from Lin Luo's energy wave.
• Lin Chen told Lin Luo he needed Frieza alive, and Frieza pledged to serve Lin Chen.
• The system announced that Lin Chen had completed the choice and received Stargate Technology.

After the Frieza Force was replaced by the Shadow Force, Lin Chen gave Dr. Brief the plans for Star Gates and entered the Godly Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train in Reverse Ultra Instinct. He remained inside for three months without emerging or showing any sign of progress.

• Lin Chen assigned Frieza to lead the Shadow Force, which handled the Galaxy Alliance's secret work.
• Lin Chen gave Dr. Brief the Star Gate plans, and Dr. Brief began preparing to build the first two gates.
• After returning Planet Vegeta's Shenron, Lin Chen asked Whis for permission to train in the Godly Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Lin Chen entered the chamber and tried to practice Reverse Ultra Instinct in its dense god ki.
• Lin Chen spent three months inside the chamber, but he still did not emerge or show any sign of activity.

Lin Chen trained with Whis in the Godly Hyperbolic Time Chamber, after which Whis began forcing Beerus to train. Two months later, Champa visited Beerus to challenge him to a food showdown, and Beerus presented Earth dishes in response to Champa’s bird eggs.

• Lin Chen summoned Whis into the Godly Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Whis emerged with a bruise that he quickly erased.
• Whis began pushing Beerus to train much harder, eventually making him practice alongside Son Goku and the others.
• Champa arrived in the God of Destruction Realm and challenged Beerus to a food showdown.
• Champa offered Dum-Dum Bird eggs, and Son Goku tried one while Champa praised Universe 6’s cuisine.
• Beerus mocked Champa’s taste and had Whis reveal a table of Earth dishes, stunning Champa with their aroma.

Champa challenged Beerus to a Universe 6 versus Universe 7 martial arts tournament, wagering Earth against the Super Dragon Balls. Beerus accepted, and Goku arrived at Planet Vegeta to bring Lin Chen news about the contest.

• Champa recognized the food as Earth cuisine, learned Universe 7's Earth still existed, and asked Beerus to trade it for his Super Dragon Balls.
• Whis revealed that some Super Dragon Balls were in Universe 7, prompting Champa to propose a tournament with Earth and the Dragon Balls as the stakes.
• Beerus agreed to the tournament and laughed after Champa left, confident that Universe 7 would win because of Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen toured Interstellar Gate No. 1 on Planet Vegeta with his family while Star Gate No. 2 on Earth awaited its activation test.
• Son Goku appeared before Lin Chen and his family and said he had good news.

Son Goku told Lin Chen about the five-on-five tournament between Universe 6 and Universe 7, and Lin Chen chose Broly to fight all five opponents while he trained him to face Hit. On tournament day, the teams arrived at the arena on the boundary between the universes, where Champa greeted Beerus and boasted that Universe 7 would lose.

• Son Goku told Lin Chen that Beerus had selected him, Son Goku, Vegeta, Broly, and Frieza for the tournament against Universe 6.
• Lin Chen chose the mission to have someone else win the tournament and keep all five contestants in reserve, then told Son Goku he would decide the team's fighting order.
• Lin Chen got Beerus's permission to take Broly to his Training Planet and prepared him to defeat all five Universe 6 fighters, including Hit.
• Seven days later, Lin Chen, Frieza, and the Dragon Ball Team gathered at Lin Chen's house before Whis and Beerus took them to the tournament venue.
• The teams arrived at the barren planet in the Shared Space, where Champa welcomed Beerus and claimed his fighters would lose.

Beerus and Champa prepared the tournament venue and summoned the Supreme Kais before the contestants from both universes met. Lin Chen discovered that Universe 6's team included Caulifla and Kale instead of Botamo and Magetta, and he reunited with Hit, who threatened to kill him after the tournament.

• Whis transformed the tournament venue at Beerus's demand, and Champa and Beerus resumed arguing.
• Vados summoned the Supreme Kais, and Beerus led Universe 7's contestants to the ring as Champa brought Universe 6's team.
• Lin Chen saw that Caulifla and Kale had replaced Botamo and Magetta, while Cabba introduced the three Saiyans as natives of Planet Sadala.
• Frieza recognized Frost as a frost demon, and Hit approached Lin Chen before Broly blocked his way.
• Lin Chen greeted Hit, who said he might come to Universe 7 to kill him after the tournament.

The Universe 6 and Universe 7 martial arts tournament began, and Lin Chen sent Broly to face all five opponents. Broly defeated Frost in the opening match, leaving Universe 7 ahead as the tournament continued.

• Champa rang the bell, and the emcee announced the tournament rules and called for the first contestants.
• Frost entered for Universe 6, and Lin Chen chose Broly to fight for Universe 7, intending him to face every opponent.
• Broly transformed into a Super Saiyan after asking Frost to use his full strength, prompting Cabba to warn Frost.
• Broly grabbed Frost by the tail and threw him out of the ring, but Frost transformed in midair and stopped himself.
• Broly struck Frost outside the ring, eliminating him, while Beerus mocked Champa and Champa berated Frost after Vados revived him.

Cabba entered the tournament to face Broly and thanked Lin Chen for helping the Saiyans of Planet Sadala grow stronger. The chapter ended as Cabba transformed into a Super Saiyan God and Broly revealed his Legendary Super Saiyan form, leaving Cabba in danger.

• Champa sent Cabba into the ring, where Cabba and Broly exchanged polite greetings.
• Cabba recognized Lin Chen as the Saiyan who had helped Planet Sadala, and explained that Renso had learned about new transformations from him.
• Cabba thanked Lin Chen, then said he would fight seriously for Champa and transformed into a Super Saiyan God.
• Broly transformed into his Legendary Super Saiyan full power form, shocking the Universe 6 Saiyans.
• Caulifla warned Cabba to be careful, and Vados said Cabba was in trouble.