Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen accepted the mission to defeat Slug and began searching for him across the universe. Meanwhile, Slug’s gang pursued Turles’s secret treasure, which reportedly contained a Tree of Might Seed.

• Lin Chen chose the psychic powers reward and agreed to the Grand Elder’s request to confront Slug.
• Lin Chen ordered the Saiyans and Galactic Patrol to search for Slug, then learned that Slug’s gang had converted three planets into spaceships.
• Slug’s gang traveled aboard a planetary spaceship toward a planet where they hoped to find Turles’s Treasure.
• Lakasailu told Dorodabo and Slug that Turles’s treasure included a backup Tree of Might Seed and stored Tree of Might, and that he had a lead on its location.

Slug searched for the Tree of Might's fruit to grow stronger and reclaim his former power, while Lin Chen returned to Earth with his companions for the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. The tournament began, and Lin Chen's group reunited with Bulma and her friends.

• Slug decided to find the Tree of Might's fruit so he could grow strong enough to take revenge on the Frieza Race.
• After three years of missing Slug, Lin Chen returned to Earth with Hanasia, Tights, Bardock, and Bardock's wife to watch the tournament.
• Slug's subordinates found Turles's secret treasure, including one Tree of Might seed and twenty fruits, and Slug ordered them to plant the seed on a nearby planet.
• Master Shen entered Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu in the tournament, which drew many martial artists to Papaya Island.
• Lin Chen's group met Bulma, Oolong, Puar, and Launch outside the preliminary venue, and Bulma reacted awkwardly when Lin Chen greeted her.

Lin Chen left the World Martial Arts Tournament after Tights received word that Mercenary Tao had appeared at her family’s home. There, he discovered that the intruder called himself Android 11 and had come to kill Tights.

• Lin Chen reunited with Goku and the others, then watched Tien Shinhan narrowly defeat Yamcha in the tournament’s opening match.
• Tights told Lin Chen that Dr. Brief had called them home because Mercenary Tao had appeared, and Lin Chen took her and Hanasia there with Instant Transmission.
• Son Goku won the tournament final after Yamcha’s match left Tien Shinhan exhausted.
• At Dr. Brief’s house, Lin Chen recognized the intruder as Mercenary Tao despite his human appearance.
• The intruder told Tights that he was now Android 11 and had come to kill her.

Lin Chen recognized Mercenary Tao as Dr. Gero’s Android 11, who overwhelmed Tights with his immense power. Lin Chen intervened before Android 11 could kill her and crushed the android’s wrist.

• Lin Chen identified Mercenary Tao as an android controlled by Dr. Gero, who revealed his revenge plan and introduced Android 11.
• Dr. Gero ordered Android 11 to kill Tights and the others, and Android 11 launched Tights through the roof with a kick.
• Lin Chen and Hanasia followed the fight into the sky, where Lin Chen used his Scouter to read Android 11’s energy at 120,000.
• Android 11 blocked Tights’s attacks and prepared to strike her in the forehead, but Lin Chen appeared and grabbed his hand.
• Lin Chen told Android 11 that Tights was his woman and crushed Android 11’s wrist.

Lin Chen defeated Android 11 and destroyed him after the android’s attack failed. A choice prompt appeared as Lin Chen considered what to do about Dr. Gero.

• Android 11 attacked Lin Chen, but Lin Chen caught him by the neck and ignored his full-power Dodon Ray.
• Lin Chen tore off Android 11’s head and blasted his body apart, preventing Dr. Gero from restoring him.
• Lin Chen, Tights, and the others landed, and Hanasia warned that Dr. Gero was too dangerous to leave alone.
• The system offered Lin Chen rewards for ignoring, killing, or recruiting Dr. Gero.

Lin Chen chose to obtain combat-type Instant Transmission and set out with Hana to find Dr. Gero, while Goku began a dangerous pursuit of King Piccolo after Tambourine killed Krillin. Bardock and Gine watched from hiding as Goku was defeated, revived by Yajirobe, and headed toward Korin Tower, leaving both men on separate paths to save the world.

• Lin Chen asked the system about the three rewards, chose advanced Instant Transmission, and learned he would receive it once Dr. Gero submitted.
• Lin Chen asked Dr. Brief where Dr. Gero lived, then left with Hana while Tights stayed behind.
• Bardock sensed nearby killing intent at the tournament, found a weak fighter with his Scouter, and stayed with Gine to watch Goku face another challenge.
• Tambourine stole a Dragon Ball and killed Krillin, and Goku pursued him but was defeated while hungry.
• King Piccolo defeated Goku, but Bardock stopped Gine from intervening after her Scouter showed Goku still had signs of life.
• Yajirobe revived Goku, who vowed to avenge Krillin and set off for Korin Tower without asking Lin Chen for help.

Lin Chen and Hanasia found Dr. Gero’s hidden laboratory in the northern mountains and forced him to choose between serving the Saiyan Kingdom and dying. Dr. Gero submitted, and Lin Chen prepared to move his laboratory to Planet Vegeta.

• Lin Chen used a Scouter to locate Dr. Gero’s laboratory while noting that Goku was still fighting King Piccolo.
• Hanasia blasted through the laboratory entrance and destroyed the sentry robots that attacked them.
• Lin Chen confronted Dr. Gero and offered him a choice between joining the Saiyan Kingdom and being buried with his research.
• Dr. Gero agreed to serve Lin Chen, and the system rewarded Lin Chen with Advanced Instant Transmission.
• Lin Chen told Dr. Gero to pack up the laboratory for relocation to Planet Vegeta, where alien scientists would assist him.

Lin Chen strengthened Dr. Gero and took him to Planet Vegeta before returning to Earth to watch Son Goku fight King Piccolo. Gine rescued Tien Shinhan, allowing Goku to strike down King Piccolo.

• Lin Chen unlocked Dr. Gero's potential, then took him and Hanasia to Planet Vegeta and left him in Hanasia's care.
• Lin Chen returned to Earth and joined Bardock and Gine as they watched the battle at the Royal Palace.
• Son Goku arrived after King Piccolo defeated Tien Shinhan, and Goku's battle power gave him an edge over the Namekian.
• King Piccolo seized Tien Shinhan and threatened him to keep Goku from moving.
• Gine blocked King Piccolo's attack on Goku, severed King Piccolo's left arm, and freed Tien Shinhan.
• Son Goku charged through King Piccolo's Ki Blasts and punched straight through him.

After Goku defeated King Piccolo, Lin Chen urged him and the other fighters to grow strong enough to protect Earth themselves. Goku, Tien Shinhan, and Yamcha set off for Korin Tower to seek greater strength, while Lin Chen returned to Planet Vegeta with Bardock and Gine.

• King Piccolo spat out a white egg toward the north before he exploded, and Gine held back from intervening after Bardock told her to leave the matter to Kakarot.
• Yamcha and the others arrived and celebrated King Piccolo's defeat, then Lin Chen and Bardock descended to join them.
• Lin Chen told Goku and Tien Shinhan that Earth's defenders had to become strong enough to protect the planet without relying on outsiders.
• Goku learned that King Piccolo had destroyed Shenron, and Lin Chen explained that Kami could restore him; Goku then prepared to go to Korin Tower.
• Tien Shinhan and Yamcha joined Goku on his journey to become stronger, and Bardock and Gine said goodbye to their son before he left.
• Lin Chen said goodbye to Bulma and her friends, then returned to Planet Vegeta with Bardock and Gine.

Goku reached Kami’s Lookout, where Broly tested him and Kami restored Shenron. After the people killed by King Piccolo were revived, Goku began training for three years to face Piccolo’s stronger counterpart, while Lin Chen learned that Slug was planting a Tree of Might.

• Korin gave Goku permission bells and instructions to reach Kami’s Lookout with the Power Pole, while Tien Shinhan and Yamcha began climbing Korin Tower.
• Goku met Broly, a Saiyan and Kami Candidate, and failed to touch him during the test; Broly told him he was not strong enough to meet Kami.
• Goku insisted on staying to train, and Kami met him, revived Shenron, and revealed that King Piccolo had left behind a stronger counterpart.
• Shenron brought King Piccolo’s victims back to life, and Krillin decided to train at Korin Tower while Goku began training at the Lookout.
• Paragus told Lin Chen that the Galactic Patrol had located Slug, who appeared to be planting a Tree of Might.

Lin Chen traveled to La Loola with Bardock, Hanasia, and five elite Saiyans to stop Slug from harvesting the Tree of Might's fruit and to secure its seed. They arrived to find the planet stripped of life and Slug preparing to confront them beneath a vast tree laden with fruit.

• Lin Chen learned that Slug's army had occupied La Loola and decided to intervene personally and seek a Tree of Might seed.
• Lin Chen asked Paragus to investigate suitable planets in the North Galaxy and to assemble Bardock, Hanasia, and five elite warriors for the mission.
• Dr. Gero questioned Paragus about Lin Chen's mission, but Paragus told him to focus on his research.
• Lin Chen used Instant Transmission to bring his team to La Loola, where they found its life drained by a Tree of Might nearly ten times larger than the one on Planet Vegeta.
• Slug learned that the newcomers had Battle Power exceeding three million, killed a subordinate who urged caution, and went to face them.

Lin Chen confronted Slug on Planet Lalu La while Hanasia and Bardock led the Saiyans against Slug’s soldiers. After Slug shrugged off Lin Chen’s attack and unleashed his power, Lin Chen began releasing his own overwhelming ki, leaving both sides stunned.

• Lin Chen learned that Slug had a Battle Power of twenty million and told Hanasia and Bardock to fight Slug’s soldiers while he faced Slug.
• Hanasia asked Lin Chen to train her after seeing Slug’s strength, and Lin Chen agreed.
• Bardock, Hanasia, and the other Saiyans attacked Slug’s demon warriors as Lin Chen appeared before Slug.
• Slug recognized Lin Chen as the Saiyan rumored to have killed Frieza and threatened to target Planet Vegeta after harvesting the Tree of Might fruits.
• Lin Chen fired a Death Beam at Slug, but Slug survived and unleashed his intimidating ki.
• Lin Chen released a torrent of power that filled the sky with golden lightning and made the ground tremble, terrifying Slug and his men.

Lin Chen transformed into a Super Saiyan and fought Slug, who used his Giant Form to raise his battle power above 200 million. Despite Slug’s greater strength, Lin Chen held his own and pointed out that Slug did not know how to use his power.

• Lin Chen transformed into a Super Saiyan, and Slug attacked him with a barrage of punches.
• Lin Chen struck Slug hard enough to bury him in a deep hole, but Slug regenerated his shattered limbs.
• Slug transformed into his Giant Form, increasing his battle power more than tenfold and surpassing Lin Chen’s.
• Slug and Lin Chen traded blows across Planet Larula as their battle caused widespread destruction.
• Hanasia tried to join the fight, but Bardock stopped her and pointed out that Lin Chen was still holding his own.
• Lin Chen evaded Slug’s attacks and told him that his power was wasted because he did not know how to wield it.

Lin Chen defeated Slug repeatedly, but Slug’s wish for immortality let him regenerate from fatal injuries. Lin Chen revealed his legendary Super Saiyan form and pinned Slug to the ground, preparing to finish him off.

• Lin Chen dodged Slug’s attacks by sensing his movements, then battered him and destroyed his head with a Kamehameha.
• Slug regenerated his head and fired a powerful Tri-Beam, but Lin Chen dodged it and punched a hole through Slug’s chest.
• Slug healed his chest and revealed that Porunga had granted him an immortal body, while Lin Chen said he would erase him completely.
• Lin Chen transformed into his legendary Super Saiyan form, overwhelming the Saiyans and frightening Slug.
• Lin Chen burst Slug’s head with a punch, then forced his regenerating body flat onto the ground with a downward press of his palm.

Lin Chen defeated Slug and captured him alive, then brought him to Planet Namek after clearing Slug’s forces from the planet. He delivered Slug to the Grand Elder and left his fate in the Namekians’ hands.

• Lin Chen stopped his Gigantic Meteor attack before it killed Slug, then forced Slug to surrender alive.
• Lin Chen ordered Bardock, Hanasia, and the other Saiyans to wipe out Slug’s subordinates and secure the Tree of Might fruit and seeds.
• Lin Chen took Slug to Planet Namek, where the system rewarded him with psychic knowledge and Basic Telekinesis.
• Lin Chen brought Slug before the Grand Elder and said the Namekians could decide whether he lived or died.
• Slug tried to flee, but Lin Chen transformed into his Legendary Super Saiyan form and struck him to the ground.

Lin Chen guarded the captured Slug while the Grand Elder summoned Porunga to purify Slug’s evil thoughts. The Grand Elder sacrificed himself to make the purification possible, and Lin Chen destroyed the evil vapor with his ki, leaving Slug’s fate in question.

• Lin Chen warned the Grand Elder that Slug was too powerful to leave unchecked, then agreed to guard him while the Grand Elder gathered the Dragon Balls.
• The Grand Elder summoned Porunga and asked him to dispel Slug’s evil thoughts, but Porunga said Slug contained only evil and that purifying him required all three wishes and outside help.
• The Grand Elder announced that Slug would become the new Grand Elder and gave himself up to help Porunga purify him.
• Porunga struck Slug with lightning, forcing a cloud of evil thoughts from his mouth, and Moori asked Lin Chen to destroy it with his ki.
• Lin Chen transformed into a Legendary Super Saiyan and blasted the black vapor apart with a Kamehameha.

Slug became Planet Namek’s new Grand Elder after the Grand Elder merged with him to remove his evil, and Lin Chen returned to Planet Vegeta with a large harvest of Tree of Might fruit. Two months later, Paragus told Lin Chen that Dr. Gero had made a request that required his decision.

• Porunga granted the wish to remove Slug’s evil, and the Grand Elder’s assimilation left Slug purified but without his former strength or name.
• The Second Elder named Slug Planet Namek’s new Grand Elder, and Slug promised to carry on the Grand Elder’s will and work for peace.
• Lin Chen returned to Planet Lalu La, distributed some of the harvested Tree of Might fruit to the Saiyan warriors, and set aside the rest for training and rewards.
• Lin Chen and the others destroyed the Tree of Might on Planet Lalu La and left using Instant Transmission.
• After two months of Saiyan training, Paragus told Lin Chen that Dr. Gero had made a request, and Lin Chen decided to investigate before making a decision.

Lin Chen visited Dr. Gero's institute and redirected his android research toward mass-produced warriors, while allowing him to study alien bodies instead of Saiyan corpses. After Lin Chen returned to Planet Vegeta, Paragus worried that Dr. Gero might eventually create androids stronger than the Saiyans, a possibility Lin Chen knew was real.

• Lin Chen visited Dr. Gero's institute and refused his request to experiment on Saiyan bodies.
• Lin Chen told Dr. Gero to focus on building androids from scratch for mass production, while allowing research on alien bodies, and gave him a Tree of Might fruit.
• Lin Chen asked whether Dr. Gero was researching genetic technology, then left after learning he was not.
• Lin Chen told Paragus to send the bodies of aliens killed on missions to Dr. Gero for research.
• Paragus worried Dr. Gero could create androids stronger than the Saiyans, and Lin Chen recalled that Dr. Gero had achieved this in the original history.

Lin Chen trained for nearly three years and broke through to Legendary Super Saiyan 2, then asked Hanasia and Bardock to test his new power. He explained the different Super Saiyan stages and their multipliers, while an unidentified figure on Earth opened a hidden Red Ribbon facility after receiving an email.

• Paragus warned Lin Chen that Dr. Gero’s creations could threaten civilizations, and Lin Chen ordered him to monitor the doctor closely.
• A professor at North City University received an email, left with a laptop, and opened a concealed iron door marked with the Red Ribbon emblem in the mountains.
• After nearly three years of training, Lin Chen achieved Legendary Super Saiyan 2 on a Wilderness Planet, with his battle power reaching 710 million.
• Lin Chen asked Hanasia and Bardock to attack him so he could test his new form, and both transformed into Super Saiyans.
• Hanasia revealed she had reached Super Saiyan second grade, while Lin Chen explained the transformation stages and their differing power multipliers.

Lin Chen mastered his new transformation after sparring with Bardock and Hanasia, then took his family to Earth for the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. At the tournament entrance, Goku and his friends reunited with Master Roshi and Bulma, who were astonished by how much Goku had grown.

• Lin Chen knocked Bardock and Hanasia unconscious during their attack and later thanked them for helping him master his transformation.
• Bardock asked Lin Chen whether he should guide Kakarot, and Lin Chen agreed to help Goku after the tournament.
• Lin Chen, Hanasia, and Tights arrived at the tournament with Bulma and their companions, where they greeted Master Roshi and Launch.
• Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu arrived and said they had trained at Korin Tower and in Heaven.
• Goku revealed himself to Master Roshi and the others, who were surprised to see him grown into a tall young man.