Recaps

Son Goku defeated Kenpachi Zaraki after the two warriors pushed their combat instincts to the limit. As the arena celebrated, Robin and Perona fed ice cream to Ye Chuan in the Royal Box, drawing envious looks from Hinata and Fubuki.

• Son Goku dodged Kenpachi Zaraki’s relentless sword strikes and sent him flying with a precise jab.
• Kenpachi Zaraki removed his eyepatch, unleashed Bankai, and charged at Son Goku in a blood-red demonic form.
• Son Goku entered Perfected Ultra Instinct and caught Kenpachi Zaraki’s broken blade, calming his transformation and knocking him unconscious.
• The announcer declared Son Goku the winner, and Son Goku praised Kenpachi Zaraki before leaving the arena.
• Robin and Perona fed ice cream to Ye Chuan in the Royal Box while Hinata and Fubuki watched enviously.

Vegeta defeated Gilgamesh in the sixth quarterfinal after transforming into Super Saiyan Blue and striking through Ea’s attack. During the intermission, spectators and the girls discussed the remaining contestants and their chances of reaching the Demon King.

• Gilgamesh attacked Vegeta with the Gate of Babylon, while Vegeta fought back with Super Saiyan 2 and Big Bang Attacks.
• Gilgamesh summoned Ea and unleashed Enuma Elish, prompting Vegeta to transform into Super Saiyan Blue.
• Vegeta moved past Ea’s destructive storm and hit Gilgamesh with a point-blank Final Flash, winning the match.
• The spectators discussed the other fighters, including Caesar and Luo, during the quarterfinal intermission.
• Fubuki predicted that Luo’s spatial ability gave him a strong chance against close-range fighters.

Caesar defeated Trafalgar Law by overwhelming him with a torrent of dead souls, then the final quarterfinal between Ichigo Kurosaki and Sasuke Uchiha began. Ichigo opened with a powerful Getsuga Tensho aimed at Sasuke.

• Ye Chuan predicted that Law would lose because a surgeon could not operate on a ghost.
• Caesar challenged Ye Chuan from the arena, and Ye Chuan calmly toasted him in response.
• Law used ROOM and severed Caesar's arm, but the limb reformed from shadow.
• Law tried to remove Caesar's heart, but encountered a vortex of souls that paralyzed him.
• Caesar released over a million dead souls and engulfed Law, winning the match.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Sasuke Uchiha began their quarterfinal, and Ichigo launched a cross-shaped Getsuga Tensho at Sasuke.

Ichigo Kurosaki defeated Sasuke Uchiha in the final match for a quarterfinal spot, but the victory left him badly wounded. The system announced the eight advancing contestants and scheduled a half-day rest before the final-four matchups were drawn.

• Sasuke Uchiha used Amaterasu, but Ichigo Kurosaki awakened his Ox-Head Form and endured the black flames.
• Sasuke Uchiha summoned Perfect Susanoo and fired Indra's Arrow as Ichigo Kurosaki unleashed his Bankai and Getsuga Tensho.
• Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tensho broke through Indra's Arrow and shattered Susanoo, earning him the win over Sasuke Uchiha.
• The system announced Roronoa Zoro, Might Guy, Saitama, Vegeta, Madara Uchiha, Son Goku, Caesar, and Ichigo Kurosaki as the final eight.
• The system scheduled a half-day rest before a random draw for the battles to decide the final four, while Perona remarked on Ichigo Kurosaki's injuries and the strength of the remaining contestants.

The Top Four Decider began with Caesar drawn against Roronoa Zoro, whom Caesar underestimated based on outdated knowledge of One Piece. Zoro faced Caesar in the arena, eager for a demanding fight.

• Fubuki, Perona, Hinata, and Robin debated which fighters would reach the final four while Ye Chuan dismissed the question and ordered the women to serve him.
• The half-day rest ended, and the system announced the start of the Top Four Decider before randomly drawing the first match: Caesar versus Roronoa Zoro.
• Ye Chuan thought Caesar had been lucky to avoid Son Goku and Vegeta but found Zoro's matchup difficult to predict.
• Caesar recognized Zoro from One Piece and assumed he was merely a mortal swordsman, unaware that Zoro had awakened Conqueror's Haki.
• Zoro regretted not drawing Might Guy, then challenged Caesar to prove he could withstand a serious fight.

Roronoa Zoro defeated Caesar by using Conqueror's Haki to destroy the souls sustaining his immortal body. The next semi-final match was set between Ichigo Kurosaki and Son Goku, as Ichigo entered with less than thirty percent of his peak Reiatsu remaining.

• Zoro fought Caesar with his swords, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki, wounding him despite being badly injured himself.
• Caesar drove his fist through Zoro's abdomen, but Zoro held him in place and unleashed Asura: Draw Sword: Hell Reincarnation.
• Zoro's slash erased the million-plus souls within Caesar, turning Caesar's body to dust and securing Zoro's victory.
• Perona celebrated Zoro's win, while Robin fed Ye Chuan in the Royal Box and Ye Chuan anticipated the next match.
• The system announced Ichigo Kurosaki versus Son Goku as the second semi-final battle.
• Son Goku greeted Ichigo, who gripped Tensa Zangetsu while concealing that his Reiatsu was below thirty percent of its peak.

Son Goku defeated Ichigo Kurosaki with a Super Saiyan Blue Kamehameha, securing a semifinal spot. The next match began between Madara Uchiha and Vegeta, but the chapter ended with a contradictory return to Ichigo and Goku’s already-concluded fight.

• Ichigo Kurosaki unleashed his final Getsuga Tensho, but Son Goku overwhelmed it with a divine Kamehameha and won.
• The audience and Royal Box discussed the remaining contestants, while Robin explained that Saiyan energy belonged to a domain of its own.
• The system announced Madara Uchiha versus Vegeta, and the two exchanged insults before the match began.
• Madara Uchiha started with Tengai Shinsei, but the narration abruptly shifted back to Ichigo Kurosaki and Son Goku beginning their fight.
• Ichigo Kurosaki used Bankai and gathered his remaining strength into a final Getsuga Tensho as Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Blue and fired a Kamehameha.

Vegeta defeated Madara Uchiha with overwhelming power, securing the third semifinal spot. Ye Chuan revealed that Might Guy could briefly contend with Madara at his peak, then Might Guy faced Saitama in the final semifinal and opened the Eighth Gate immediately.

• Vegeta erased Madara Uchiha's meteorite with an energy blast and shattered his Complete Body Susanoo's sword with one finger.
• Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan Blue and defeated Madara Uchiha with a Final Flash, leaving no trace of him.
• Ye Chuan told Hinata that Might Guy could briefly contend with Madara Uchiha at his peak if he risked his life.
• The Arena announced the final semifinal match between Might Guy and Saitama.
• Might Guy opened the Eighth Gate as soon as the match began.

Saitama defeated Might Guy in the semifinals after countering Night Guy with an ordinary punch. The semifinal draw matched Roronoa Zoro against Son Goku and Saitama against Vegeta, and Zoro faced Goku despite still carrying injuries and depleted energy from his previous fight.

• Might Guy opened the Gate of Death and attacked Saitama with a barrage of Evening Elephant air cannons.
• Saitama adapted to Might Guy's attack rhythm and defeated his final Night Guy with a normal punch.
• The system announced the semifinal draw: Roronoa Zoro versus Son Goku, followed by Saitama versus Vegeta.
• Perona protested that Zoro had drawn the strongest monster, while Fubuki and Robin discussed the four fighters.
• Roronoa Zoro and Son Goku met in the ring, and Goku noticed Zoro's lingering injuries and depleted energy.

Son Goku defeated Zoro after honoring his request for one final clash, and Saitama overwhelmed Vegeta to win the second semifinal. The tournament’s final was set between Son Goku and Saitama.

• Zoro refused to concede and asked Son Goku to meet his strongest sword strike with his own full power.
• Son Goku entered Perfected Ultra Instinct and stopped Zoro’s ultimate slash with two fingers, then knocked him unconscious.
• The second semifinal began between Saitama and Vegeta, who opened in Super Saiyan Blue and attacked with his Galick Gun.
• Saitama swatted away Vegeta’s Galick Gun and endured his barrage of punches without injury.
• Vegeta fired his Final Flash, but Saitama erased it with a Serious Punch and knocked him unconscious.
• Ye Chuan noted that Son Goku and Saitama would compete in the final.

Saitama defeated Vegeta without effort and faced Son Goku in the tournament final. Goku opened with a barrage of attacks, but Saitama brushed them aside and struck at him with a Normal Punch.

• The spectators and Beerus reacted with shock to Saitama's overwhelming defense against Vegeta.
• Saitama said he hoped the finals would be more interesting, and Son Goku rose to face him.
• Ye Chuanliu and Robin assessed the match as a clash between Saitama's absolute strength and Goku's growth through training.
• Goku entered Super Saiyan Blue and struck Saitama from behind, but the blow did no harm.
• Goku attacked from every direction with thousands of Kamehameha blasts, but Saitama waved them away.
• Saitama appeared before Goku and threw a Normal Punch as Goku raised his arms to block.

Son Goku pushed beyond Ultra Instinct Sign during his battle with Saitama, then used a mysterious martial technique to divert Saitama’s Serious Punch and land the decisive hit. The outcome was decided in Goku’s favor.

• Saitama sent Goku crashing into the barrier with one punch, but Goku rose excitedly and entered Ultra Instinct Sign.
• Goku dodged and attacked with Ultra Instinct, turning the one-sided beating into an exchange that destroyed the arena.
• Saitama’s Consecutive Normal Punches overwhelmed Goku until the pressure of battle awakened Perfect Ultra Instinct.
• Goku and Saitama fought evenly, and Saitama declared he would use his full strength before launching a Serious Punch.
• Goku redirected the Serious Punch with a mysterious martial technique and struck Saitama’s chin with a gentle one-inch punch, deciding the battle.

Son Goku defeated Saitama to win the Multiverse Martial Arts Tournament, but Ye Chuanliu entered the arena and challenged him to a fresh fight. After their battle escalated, Ye Chuanliu used his inherited abilities to counter Goku and launch a vast barrage of Noble Phantasms, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Son Goku knocked Saitama down with a strike to his consciousness and won the tournament, while Saitama enjoyed the fight and accepted his defeat.
• Ye Chuanliu entered the arena, gave the exhausted Goku a Senzu Bean, and challenged him to fight.
• Goku restored his strength and activated Ultra Instinct as Ye Chuanliu transformed into a Super Saiyan, and they fought across dimensions.
• Ye Chuanliu stopped Goku's attack with Infinity, then summoned the Gate of Babylon and fired thousands of Noble Phantasms at him.

Ye Chuanliu used his many abilities to overcome Son Goku’s Ultra Instinct and strongest attack, winning the final battle of the Multiverse Martial Arts Tournament. The chapter ended with Ye Chuanliu crowned the tournament’s ultimate champion.

• Ye Chuanliu used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and Wado Ichimonji to cut through Son Goku’s Ultra Instinct aura.
• Son Goku gathered the arena’s energy into a God Kamehameha, while Ye Chuanliu declared he would reveal his true power.
• Ye Chuanliu stopped time and summoned life energy from the worlds he had visited to form the Myriad Worlds Spirit Bomb.
• After time resumed, the Spirit Bomb swallowed Son Goku’s God Kamehameha and enveloped him, leaving him unconscious.
• Ye Chuanliu caught Son Goku as he fell, and the system announced Ye Chuanliu as the ultimate champion of the Multiverse Martial Arts Tournament.

After Ye Chuanliu won the tournament, the system announced special exhibition matches and gave him the privilege of choosing the fighters. He selected Whitebeard and Hashirama Senju, who met in the restored arena and prepared to fight.

• The system declared Ye Chuanliu the champion, and he sat on the throne beside Hinata, Robin, Perona, and Blizzard of Hell.
• The system announced special exhibition matches and said Ye Chuanliu would choose the matchups.
• Ye Chuanliu chose Whitebeard and Hashirama Senju for the first exhibition match.
• Whitebeard and Hashirama appeared on opposite sides of the arena, greeted each other with mutual respect, and agreed to begin.

Whitebeard fought Hashirama Senju in a fierce battle, but Hashirama’s immense vitality and Chakra outlasted him. Whitebeard remained standing after his final attack, acknowledged Hashirama’s strength, and accepted his defeat.

• Whitebeard charged Hashirama with a Haki-coated, tremor-powered punch, but Hashirama blocked it with a Wood Locking Wall and attacked with Deep Forest Emergence.
• Whitebeard shattered Hashirama’s trees and unleashed Seaquake, but Hashirama summoned True Several Thousand Hands to withstand the blow.
• Hashirama’s wooden fists overwhelmed Whitebeard and drained his stamina, until Whitebeard burned his remaining life force to unleash his final punch.
• Whitebeard’s last attack cracked the wooden Buddha statue, but he lost the battle to Hashirama’s endurance and vast Chakra.
• Whitebeard stayed upright, praised Hashirama’s technique, and said he had enjoyed the fight.

Hashirama Senju defeated Whitebeard in the first exhibition match, and Artoria Pendragon defeated Erza Scarlet in a fierce duel between powerful women. After the battles, Ye Chuanliu's companions competed for his attention, prompting the system to announce a psychic showdown next.

• Hashirama Senju won the first exhibition match after overpowering Whitebeard's destructive attacks with his Wood Release and nearly limitless chakra.
• Perona, Fubuki, and Hinata complained about the first battle's lack of elegance, so the system announced an all-female match between Erza Scarlet and Artoria Pendragon.
• Erza Scarlet attacked with successive Requip armors, while Artoria blocked her strikes and answered with Excalibur.
• Artoria Pendragon defeated Erza Scarlet with Excalibur, and both fighters were teleported out of the arena.
• Perona and Fubuki accused Ye Chuanliu of watching the fighters too closely, while Hinata sought his attention; the system then announced a psychic showdown for the next match.

Artoria defeated Erza in the second exhibition match with Excalibur, and the battered fighters were teleported away after the system declared Artoria the winner. In the champion’s box, Perona, Fubuki, and Hinata competed for Ye Chuanliu’s attention before the system announced an upcoming battle between powerful espers.

• Erza cycled through her armors and attacks, but Artoria countered them with refined swordsmanship and Mana Burst.
• Erza donned her Tenyi God Armor and charged, but Artoria unleashed Excalibur and overwhelmed her attack.
• The system declared Artoria Pendragon the winner of exhibition match two, and both fighters were teleported out.
• Perona accused Ye Chuanliu of staring at the fighters, while Fubuki and Hinata also tried to draw his attention.
• The system announced that the next exhibition match would feature espers at the pinnacle of their powers.

Tatsumaki overwhelmed Misaka Mikoto in the third exhibition match, stopping her Railgun and crushing her iron-sand sword before demonstrating her ability to summon and dismiss a meteorite. The system declared Tornado of Terror the winner.

• The system introduced Misaka Mikoto and Tornado of Terror as the third exhibition match’s opponents, and Fubuki cheered for her older sister.
• Tatsumaki taunted Misaka, who answered by firing a Railgun that Tatsumaki stopped effortlessly.
• Misaka formed an iron-sand sword and attacked, but Tatsumaki crushed it with her psychokinesis.
• Tatsumaki tore the arena floor into a floating island and sent it crashing toward Misaka, who countered with a Lightning Spear.
• Tatsumaki summoned a meteorite from space, then halted it and sent it back before the system named her the winner.

The fourth exhibition match began as Kurumi Tokisaki faced Shiki Ryougi, whose Mystic Eyes of Death Perception could end anything she saw. Shiki destroyed Kurumi’s time-draining barrier and began cutting down her clones, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Hinata, Perona, Robin, and Fubuki fed Ye Chuanliu refreshments during the intermission.
• The system announced the fourth match between Kurumi Tokisaki and Shiki Ryougi from [The Garden of Sinners].
• Ye Chuanliu explained Kurumi’s time-controlling Angel and Shiki’s ability to see and cut the death of all things.
• Kurumi summoned [Zaphkiel], trapped the arena in [City of Devouring Time], and sent clones to surround Shiki.
• Shiki used her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to cut apart the barrier and began killing Kurumi’s clones.

Shiki Ryougi defeated Kurumi Tokisaki by cutting the death lines of Kurumi and her Angel, Zaphkiel, and then met Ye Chuanliu’s gaze across the arena. Shiki’s Mystic Eyes found no death in him, and she recognized him as one of her kind.

• Kurumi Tokisaki used [Zayin] to freeze Shiki Ryougi in time, but Shiki saw and cut the death line of the time stop.
• Shiki killed Kurumi and Zaphkiel with a single slash, winning the fourth exhibition match.
• Kurumi reappeared unharmed after the match, and Ye Chuanliu realized that the arena’s contestants were protected projections rather than their real bodies.
• Shiki briefly returned to the arena and fixed her Mystic Eyes on Ye Chuanliu, whose eyes shone with the same rainbow light.
• Shiki saw that Ye Chuanliu had no Death Lines or Death Points and smiled as she realized he was one of her kind.

Yoruichi Shihōin and Scáthach began their exhibition match, trading high-speed attacks as Yoruichi’s Shunkō gave her an early advantage. Scáthach’s healing and defensive skill kept her in the fight, and Yoruichi decided she needed to use a decisive move.

• After Shiki Ryougi disappeared, Ye Chuanliu reassured Hinata and teased Perona and Fubuki about being frightened.
• The system announced an exhibition match between Yoruichi Shihōin and Scáthach, who appeared in the arena.
• Scáthach opened with wide-area Rune Magecraft and Gáe Bolg, but Yoruichi evaded both attacks with Flash Step and Utsusemi.
• Yoruichi activated Shunkō, knocked Scáthach’s spear aside, and kicked her through a defensive barrier, while Scáthach quickly healed her injuries.
• The two warriors exchanged rapid attacks until Yoruichi recognized that Scáthach’s recovery could outlast her stamina and decided to use another move.

Yoruichi unleashed her Shunkō: Thunder Beast Battle Form and nearly defeated Scáthach, but lost their exhibition match when Scáthach’s Gáe Bolg pierced her Spirit Core. After the arena healed Yoruichi, Ye Chuanliu used his authority to bring her real body into the Champion’s Box, where she teased him about his intentions.

• Yoruichi transformed into Shunkō: Thunder Beast Battle Form: Shunlong Black Cat War Princess and attacked Scáthach at blinding speed.
• Scáthach endured Yoruichi’s blows, trapped them in a spatial lockdown, and launched Gáe Bolg.
• Yoruichi charged Scáthach’s spear with her ultimate strike, but Scáthach pierced her chest and Spirit Core first.
• The system declared Scáthach the winner and healed Yoruichi’s fatal wound before she could be teleported away.
• Ye Chuanliu used his authority to pull Yoruichi’s real body into the Champion’s Box.
• Yoruichi sat beside Ye Chuanliu on the Throne and teasingly asked what he intended to do with her.

Ye Chuanliu openly admitted he wanted Yoruichi, stirring up the women in the private box before the sixth exhibition match began. Kanzaki Kaori’s attacks failed against Teresa’s ability to read her movements, and Teresa pressed her advantage as the fight continued.

• Ye Chuanliu pulled Yoruichi into his arms and declared that he wanted to do something to her, prompting Perona, Fubuki, and Hinata to rush in and protest.
• Robin teased Ye Chuanliu that his harem was about to gain another formidable member.
• The system announced that Kanzaki Kaori would fight Teresa, and Ye Chuanliu described their abilities to the women in the private box.
• Kanzaki opened with [Sole Flash], but Teresa blocked it and explained how she read her opponent’s movements.
• Teresa countered Kanzaki’s repeated attacks, forced her to use [Saint Destruction], and continued striking at the weak points in her power.

Kanzaki Kaori and Teresa ended their duel with a simultaneous, devastating strike, but Teresa’s regeneration let her win. As exhibition match seven was announced, Ye Chuanliu warned that Charlotte Linlin and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would be a battle between a monster and a god.

• Kanzaki Kaori abandoned defense and launched a suicidal [Single Flash], prompting Teresa to answer with her strongest slash.
• Kanzaki Kaori and Teresa struck each other at the same time, leaving both with grave sword wounds.
• Teresa regenerated from her injury, and the system declared her the winner of exhibition match six before teleporting both fighters out for treatment.
• Yoruichi Shihōin praised the duel and taunted Perona by boasting that Ye Chuan was comforting her after her own loss.
• The system announced Charlotte Linlin and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as the contestants for exhibition match seven.
• Ye Chuanliu told the women beside him that the coming fight would be a clash between a monster and a god.