Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen awakened Super Saiyan 4 Full Power and overwhelmed God Zamasu with mortal strength. He left Zamasu pierced by a giant ki sword and the golden bird behind him shattered.

• Lin Chen transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Full Power, astonishing Vegito, Broly, Frieza, and the others.
• Lin Chen sent God Zamasu flying with a blast of force, then struck him with a punch that hurled him through cliffs.
• God Zamasu summoned a gigantic ki sickle, but Lin Chen caught it with one hand and advanced toward him.
• God Zamasu attacked with divine lightning, but Lin Chen sliced every bolt apart with a red ki blade.
• Lin Chen enlarged his blade into a giant sword, pierced God Zamasu, and shattered the golden bird behind him.

Lin Chen battered God Zamasu until his stolen mortal body began to fail, then used Super Kaioken and Dragon Fist Explosion to destroy him. Zamasu vanished completely, and Taro and the others celebrated Lin Chen’s victory.

• God Zamasu pulled Lin Chen’s Ki Sword from his chest and regenerated, but Lin Chen countered his ambush and beat him relentlessly.
• After Lin Chen’s final punch, Zamasu regenerated with a purple growth on his body, and Chronoa explained that his stolen mortal tissues were breaking down.
• Zamasu drew on more of his mortal power and attacked in a frenzy, but Lin Chen activated Super Kaioken and dodged his blows while worsening his body’s damage.
• Lin Chen kicked Zamasu into the air and struck him with Dragon Fist Explosion, turning him into a purple giant.
• Zamasu’s body burst into motes of light, his aura disappeared, and Taro and the others recognized Lin Chen’s victory.

Lin Chen realized Zamasu had survived by using Super Shenron’s miracle power to become the Sacred World of the Kai, and he stayed behind to fight while Chronoa and Son Goku evacuated the others. The group reached King Kai’s Planet, where King Kai confronted them and then recognized how powerful they were.

• Lin Chen warned everyone that Zamasu might still be alive, and Chronoa sensed something wrong with the Sacred World of the Kai.
• Zamasu’s lingering essence transformed into the Sacred World of the Kai, filling its sky with black clouds and his faces as he declared his presence through laughter.
• Lin Chen said he would destroy the Sacred World of the Kai to stop Zamasu and ordered Chronoa and Son Goku to take everyone else away.
• Zamasu’s faces fired a rain of red ki blasts, so Chronoa and Son Goku teleported the group away while Lin Chen held off the attack and then used Instant Transmission to escape.
• Son Goku and the others arrived on King Kai’s Planet, where King Kai drove up to challenge them before realizing how powerful they were.

Lin Chen unleashed his final Light of Annihilation, destroying Zamasu and the Sacred World of the Kai, then floated exhausted in space. When everyone saw that he had survived, Zamasu's face appeared again in a red light, leaving the battle unresolved.

• North Kai showed Chronoa and the others the battle raging in the Sacred World of the Kai, where Zamasu had spread across the sky and relentlessly attacked Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen gathered the last of his divine power and fired his Light of Annihilation at Zamasu.
• The five-colored blast erased Zamasu's faces and annihilated the entire Sacred World of the Kai.
• North Kai searched the Lower Realm and found Lin Chen alive, floating alone in space.
• A red light appeared before Lin Chen, and Zamasu's face emerged from it.

Lin Chen discovered that Towa had manipulated Zamasu and stolen the power of miracles, leaving the Zamasus and Goku Blacks powerless. Zeno then arrived to investigate the destruction of Universe 7's Sacred World of the Kai, and Lin Chen blamed the Zamasus.

• Zamasu's spreading mist retreated and returned him to humanoid form after an unseen force intervened.
• Towa emerged from a Space Rift, reclaimed the power of miracles and her dark magic from Zamasu, and vanished.
• The fused Zamasus split back into multiple Zamasus and Goku Blacks, who found that their power and Fusion Earrings no longer worked.
• Zeno arrived with his Guards and asked Lin Chen who had destroyed Universe 7's Sacred World of the Kai.
• Lin Chen showed Zeno his Summoning Button and pointed to the Zamasus, accusing them of destroying the Sacred World of the Kai.

Lin Chen brought Zeno back to his own space-time after Zeno erased the Zamasus without destroying Trunks's world. On Earth, Zeno discovered the desserts at Bulma's family home, and Beerus and Whis were shocked to find him there.

• Zeno erased every Zamasu, while Lin Chen reflected on how powerless he was against Zeno.
• Zeno asked Lin Chen to take him to another space-time, and Lin Chen agreed despite the guards' objections.
• Lin Chen took Zeno to King Kai's Planet, where Zeno excitedly greeted Chronoa before they returned to Lin Chen's space-time.
• Chronoa left to search for surviving Zamasus and investigate Towa, while Lin Chen introduced Zeno to Earth and his wife's family home.
• Zeno began eating desserts from a food cart at Bulma's house, and Beerus stopped his angry charge when he recognized Zeno and bowed.

Lin Chen brought Zeno 16 to Zeno’s Palace, where the two Zenos happily met and played together, and the Grand Minister restored Lin Chen’s divine power. Lin Chen returned to Space-Time 16 to check on Future Trunks, who tearfully asked him to save their world.

• Lin Chen told Beerus and Whis that he had brought Zeno 16 to Universe 7, and Whis agreed to contact the Grand Minister.
• The Grand Minister welcomed Zeno 16 to Zeno’s Palace, where he met his counterpart and began playing with him.
• The Grand Minister thanked Lin Chen for defeating Zamasu and restored his depleted divine power.
• Lin Chen returned to Space-Time 16 and found Future Trunks and his companions flying above Earth.
• Future Trunks tearfully asked Lin Chen to save their world and began explaining what Zamasu had done.

After discovering that Zamasu had wiped out nearly all life in Trunks’s timeline, Lin Chen chose to create new Dragon Balls so Trunks could decide how to save his world. Lin Chen, Trunks, and Vegeta then arrived at the ruined Kami’s Lookout, where Lin Chen hoped to find a survivor.

• Vegeta told Lin Chen that Zamasu had killed almost every intelligent being and Android, leaving Trunks devastated.
• Lin Chen rejected sending Trunks into the past and chose the system option to create new Dragon Balls, earning a clue about what lies beyond Super Saiyan 4.
• Lin Chen promised Trunks that he could make a wish to Shenron, and Trunks eagerly asked when they could begin.
• Lin Chen told Vegeta and Trunks to rest, then headed to Kami’s Lookout to gather materials and check for survivors.
• Lin Chen, Vegeta, and Trunks reached the badly damaged Kami’s Lookout, and Trunks was surprised that it existed in his timeline.

Lin Chen visited Kami’s Lookout with Trunks, Vegeta, and Son Goku to find Mr. Popo and create Dragon Balls capable of restoring the ruined universe. Mr. Popo prepared the materials, and Lin Chen summoned a golden Shenron, leaving them ready to make a wish.

• Lin Chen called out to Mr. Popo, who appeared at the Lookout despite Zamasu’s extermination attack.
• Mr. Popo recognized Lin Chen and agreed to provide materials for a new set of Dragon Balls.
• Trunks said he wanted to use the Dragon Balls to bring everyone back, and Mr. Popo recalled Vegeta destroying Kami’s Lookout in another timeline.
• Mr. Popo brought the materials and an old Shenron model, then made seven unfinished Dragon Balls.
• Lin Chen transformed into Super Saiyan Silver-Gray and infused the Dragon Balls and model with the power of miracles.
• Lin Chen called forth Shenron, and a huge golden dragon appeared above Kami’s Lookout.

Trunks used Shenron to resurrect the people Zamasu had killed and turn Dr. Gero’s human-based Androids back into ordinary people. After the others left to find Bulma and the resurrected survivors, Lin Chen confronted Mr. Popo about his mysterious identity, but Mr. Popo did not answer.

• Trunks wished for everyone Zamasu had killed in the timeline to be resurrected, and Shenron granted the wish while sending survivors from destroyed planets to nearby habitable ones.
• Trunks wished for Dr. Gero’s human-based Androids to become ordinary people again, and Shenron granted his second wish before scattering the Dragon Balls across the universe.
• Lin Chen told Trunks the Dragon Balls would return in a year, while Trunks asked Son Goku to take him to King Kai and Vegeta joined them.
• After Son Goku and the others left, Lin Chen asked Mr. Popo who he really was, noting that he had encountered him across many timelines and that he always survived Earth’s disasters.
• Mr. Popo said he was only Kami’s servant, but Lin Chen pressed him for the truth.

Lin Chen questioned Mr. Popo about his identity and learned that Zeno was the collective consciousness of the universe, but Mr. Popo refused to reveal his own secrets. Lin Chen persuaded him to share what he could by promising to find Earth a new Kami, then left to search for a Namekian.

• Lin Chen asked Mr. Popo who he was and whether he was connected to Zeno, prompting Mr. Popo to explain that Zeno was the universe's collective consciousness.
• Mr. Popo refused to disclose his own identity, saying that knowing too much would do Lin Chen no good.
• Mr. Popo restored the ruined Kami's Lookout and explained that Earth's line of Kamis might end because the previous Kami had died without naming a successor.
• Lin Chen offered to find a new Kami in exchange for learning Mr. Popo's secrets, and Mr. Popo agreed to reveal what he could.
• Lin Chen used Instant Transmission to leave Earth and search for a surviving Namekian to become the new Kami.

Lin Chen found Dende and brought him to Earth to become its Kami, then learned that Mr. Popo was created by Zeno and concealed immense power. Mr. Popo revealed that Earth was the universe’s most important place and began explaining why every timeline contained Universe 7.

• Lin Chen learned from Zuno that Dende had survived the destruction of Namek, but Zuno refused to reveal Mr. Popo’s identity and said his standing was at least that of a God of Destruction.
• Lin Chen found Dende, explained what had happened, and invited him to Earth, where Dende agreed to become its Kami.
• Mr. Popo welcomed Dende to Kami’s Lookout while Earth’s revived people celebrated below and Trunks returned with Bulma and Mai, restored to human form.
• Mr. Popo told Lin Chen that he had lied about his connection to Zeno and had been born from Zeno’s will to keep him company.
• Mr. Popo explained that Zeno created him and the Zeno’s Guards in the universe’s earliest days, then said Earth was not remote but the most important place in the universe.
• Mr. Popo pointed out that Universe 7 existed in every timeline and told Lin Chen that this was because of Earth.

Mr. Popo revealed that Dragon God Zalama was sealed on Earth and refused to explain more until Lin Chen became stronger. Lin Chen challenged Mr. Popo in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, where his Reverse Ultra Instinct surprised him, while Dende began learning Kami’s Magic.

• Mr. Popo told Lin Chen that Dragon God Zalama was sealed on Earth and that destroying Earth would not break the seal.
• Mr. Popo refused to explain why Zalama had been sealed, saying Lin Chen needed to reach the third tier of the Divine Realm first.
• Lin Chen followed Mr. Popo into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and attacked him in Super Saiyan Silver-Gray form, but Mr. Popo countered him with Ultra Instinct.
• Lin Chen activated Reverse Ultra Instinct and charged Mr. Popo again, who said he might tell Lin Chen the truth in a few years if he landed a hit.
• Mr. Popo returned to Kami’s Lookout and offered to teach Dende Kami’s Magic, and Dende asked to visit Other World.

After losing to Mr. Popo, Lin Chen returned to Earth, warned Trunks about the Dragon Balls, and went home. A system reward gave him a clue to a transformation beyond Super Saiyan 4, sending him to Space-Time 141 in May of Age 786, while he warned Beerus that the Tournament of Power might be approaching.

• Lin Chen ended his spar with Mr. Popo convinced that his Reverse Ultra Instinct was still far below Mr. Popo's perfected Ultra Instinct.
• Lin Chen visited Bulma, Vegeta, and Trunks in West City, thanked Trunks, and warned him to use the Dragon Balls sparingly and hide them after reviving the Namekians.
• Lin Chen and his companions returned to their own timeline and destroyed the Time Machine to comply with the Gods' ban on time travel.
• Lin Chen claimed his system reward and learned that he must visit Space-Time 141 in May of Age 786 to find a clue beyond Super Saiyan 4.
• Lin Chen urged Beerus and Whis to prepare Universe 7's fighters for the Tournament of Power, then left to train in another timeline.

Lin Chen traveled to No. 141 Space-Time to search for a clue about what lay beyond Super Saiyan 4 and learned that its Earth had enjoyed more than a decade of peace. He left Kami's Lookout to find Son Goku and Uub, whose aura was surprisingly powerful.

• Lin Chen spent four time points to travel to a specific future date in No. 141 Space-Time.
• Lin Chen asked Mr. Popo what had happened in this world and learned that the Dragon Ball events had followed the familiar course through Majin Buu, after which peace continued because there was no God of Destruction.
• Dende told Lin Chen that Son Goku was training Uub, Majin Buu's reincarnation, and Lin Chen decided to visit them.
• Lin Chen teleported away from Kami's Lookout, while Dende worried about his sudden appearance and began scanning Earth.
• Lin Chen located Son Goku battling Uub and sensed that Uub's aura rivaled Goku's despite not being Saiyan.

Lin Chen watched Son Goku and Uub’s training fight, then witnessed a sinister black aura briefly take hold of Goku. As Goku prepared to return home, the aura surged into him again, leaving him radiating an evil power that the Z Fighters across Earth could sense.

• Lin Chen observed Uub match Son Goku in battle and realized that Uub’s training had awakened power inherited from Majin Buu.
• Uub unleashed his latent potential, struck Goku down, and a malicious black aura spread from Goku as he lay on the ground.
• Goku rose with a twisted, evil expression, then suddenly returned to normal and told Uub that the blow had made him black out.
• After Uub left, Lin Chen stayed to watch Goku, who prepared to use Instant Transmission to return home.
• The black aura reappeared and entered Goku, whose immense power surged skyward and felt more evil than Frieza’s to Lin Chen and the Z Fighters.

Son Goku transformed into a cruel fighter who called himself Kakarot and attacked Uub, leaving Lin Chen searching for an explanation. After Uub hesitated to kill his former teacher and was gravely wounded, a streak of golden light rescued him as Son Goku pursued.

• Piccolo, Vegeta, and King Kai sensed Son Goku's alarming change, while Lin Chen saw him radiating an evil Ki that still felt like his own.
• Son Goku attacked Uub and declared that he was Kakarot, not Son Goku, then pursued him as Lin Chen suspected scrambled memories and demonic energy were involved.
• Son Goku struck Uub with a Ki Blast, but a sudden headache let Uub retaliate and unleash Majin Buu's full potential.
• Uub gained the advantage but hesitated to deliver a fatal blow, and Son Goku pierced his stomach and prepared to finish him.
• A golden streak rescued the falling Uub, and Son Goku used Instant Transmission to pursue the newcomer.

Vegeta lured the evil Son Goku away so Fat Buu could save Uub, while Lin Chen questioned Uub about the power that may have changed Goku. At the battlefield, Vegeta revealed that he had followed Goku’s training path to close the gap between them.

• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan 2, attacked Son Goku with a Big Bang Attack, then fled to draw him away from Uub.
• Fat Buu healed Uub, and Lin Chen asked him about the Majin Buu power he had used against Son Goku.
• Uub told Lin Chen that Goku had warned him not to use the power; Lin Chen suspected Uub’s punch had restored Goku’s violent childhood nature.
• Lin Chen left Buu and Uub and returned to find Vegeta and Son Goku fighting evenly, with Vegeta holding a slight advantage.
• Vegeta explained that he had retraced Goku’s training, from Korin Tower to King Kai’s Planet, and had reached Full Power Super Saiyan 2.

Lin Chen watched Piccolo explain that Son Goku’s battle-hungry Kakarot personality had awakened, while questioning whether that alone explained Goku’s evil ki. Vegeta revealed that he had learned 10x Super Kaioken, leaving the fight against Super Saiyan 3 Son Goku poised to turn.

• Lin Chen wondered how the events surrounding Evil Son Goku could provide a clue beyond Super Saiyan 4, then noticed Piccolo and Son Gohan arrive.
• Piccolo told Son Gohan that a head injury had once made Goku kind, but another blow had awakened Kakarot, and Son Gohan left to gather the Dragon Balls.
• Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 3 and overwhelmed Vegeta, but Vegeta remained confident despite the strength gap.
• Vegeta explained the difference between their power and dropped from Super Saiyan 2 to Super Saiyan 1, claiming the lower form was enough.
• Vegeta activated 10x Super Kaioken, surrounding himself with a dark red glow and multiplying his battle power tenfold.

Vegeta used his Super Kaioken to match Super Saiyan 3 Son Goku, but Son Goku revealed that he had mastered a more powerful, stamina-efficient form. The fight turned against Vegeta, and Son Goku identified the brief bursts above tenfold Kaioken as the limit of Vegeta’s technique.

• Vegeta activated Super Kaioken and fought Son Goku’s Super Saiyan 3 form to a standstill.
• Lin Chen realized Vegeta had adapted Kaioken to Super Saiyan 1 and could briefly exceed tenfold.
• Son Goku contained his aura and revealed his improved Super Saiyan 3 form, shifting the fight in his favor.
• Son Goku dodged Vegeta’s punch and kicked him underground, but Vegeta returned seemingly unharmed.
• Son Goku confronted Vegeta about briefly raising Kaioken beyond tenfold and said he would overwhelm him with sustained attacks.