Chapter Summaries

Krillin challenged Korin’s Ultra Divine Water after preparing with training, combat experience, and the Fountain of Youth, enduring more than half a day of agony to unleash his latent strength. He emerged with a battle power of 830, rising past Chiaotzu, while Yamcha grew more determined to improve.

• Krillin drank one cup of Ultra Divine Water, and Tien Shinhan reassured Yamcha that Krillin was prepared for the challenge.
• Krillin drank an additional half cup, then rolled around Korin Tower’s main hall in agony for more than half a day while Master Korin watched over him.
• Krillin finally recovered and proudly announced that he had succeeded, while Yamcha sensed how much stronger he had become.
• Tien Shinhan and the others scanned Krillin with their Scouters and measured his battle power at 830, putting him ahead of Chiaotzu.

After Krillin’s breakthrough, the Dragon Ball warriors trained together, and Yamcha learned just how far behind he was. He recovered his resolve and set his first goal: matching Chiaotzu’s strength.

• Yamcha congratulated Krillin, then declared he would surpass everyone and become the Tea God.
• Krillin thanked Tien Shinhan for sharing the Fountain of Youth, but Tien Shinhan stopped him and said he wanted everyone to grow stronger together.
• After a month of training, Yamcha completed his training at Korin Tower and gained an initial grasp of Ki Sensing.
• Tien Shinhan showed Yamcha Bulma’s Scouter, and Yamcha was stunned to learn that his power level of 203 was far below Tien Shinhan’s 90,000 and the others’ levels.
• Tien Shinhan encouraged Yamcha and pointed to Bulma’s new gravity chamber, reigniting Yamcha’s determination.
• Yamcha set his first goal on the path to becoming the Tea God: catching up to Chiaotzu.

Bulma learned about the Fountain of Youth and demanded to drink from it, but Tien Shinhan pranked her before promising she and Launch could use it later. After a month of training with Bulma’s gravity chamber and Dr. Lychee’s Wave Bracelets, Tien Shinhan’s power level reached 100,000, attracting King Kai’s attention.

• Bulma demanded to drink from the Fountain of Youth, and Tien Shinhan and Krillin tricked her into believing it only worked on martial artists.
• Tien Shinhan agreed that Bulma and Launch could drink from the Fountain of Youth after Yamcha trained enough to take on the Ultra Divine Water.
• Tien Shinhan, Goku, and Krillin made rapid progress over a month of training with the gravity chamber and Wave Bracelets.
• Chiaotzu measured Tien Shinhan’s power level at 100,000, while Goku had surpassed 10,000 and Krillin had passed 1,000.
• King Kai sensed Tien Shinhan’s immense Ki and left his planet to investigate the powerful fighter.

North Kai arrived on Earth and invited Tien Shinhan and the others to train on King Kai's Planet after learning they had saved Earth from King Piccolo. Tien Shinhan agreed to go for one month, while the group planned to resume their time-and-space combat training afterward.

• North Kai used a spatial passage to reach Earth and flew toward Kami's Lookout.
• Goku called North Kai a blue fatty, and Kami explained his status as ruler of the North Galaxy.
• Kami told North Kai how Tien Shinhan and the others had defeated King Piccolo and continued training to protect Earth.
• North Kai invited the group to train with him and promised he could help them become among the strongest warriors in the universe.
• Goku questioned why they should train with North Kai if he was not the strongest in the North Galaxy.
• Tien Shinhan proposed training on King Kai's Planet for one month, and North Kai's techniques interested him.

North Kai agreed to train Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu on King Kai's Planet while Yamcha stayed behind to build his strength. After North Kai assigned them to catch Bubbles, Tien Shinhan completed the task in seconds, leaving North Kai stunned.

• North Kai agreed to give Tien Shinhan a month of training before the Time Machine finished charging and took Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu to King Kai's Planet.
• The group screened Yamcha out because his power level was below the planet's training threshold, so he stayed at Kami's Lookout to train.
• Tien Shinhan and Goku used their Wave Bracelets to suppress their power under the planet's tenfold gravity, while Krillin and Chiaotzu struggled with the conditions.
• North Kai assigned the group to catch Bubbles, and Goku's first lunge failed when the monkey dodged him.
• Tien Shinhan caught Bubbles on his third attempt within seconds, and North Kai stared at him in disbelief.

Tien Shinhan and the others trained on King Kai's Planet, where Tien Shinhan mastered the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb and began using their principles to develop a technique of his own. After a month, North Kai sent the group back to Earth, impressed by Tien Shinhan's mastery and potential.

• Tien Shinhan caught Bubbles quickly, so North Kai began teaching him the Kaioken while the others continued their initial training.
• Goku caught Bubbles later that day and joined Tien Shinhan in learning the Kaioken.
• Over the month, Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha trained with North Kai, but only Tien Shinhan and Goku mastered the Kaioken.
• Tien Shinhan learned the Spirit Bomb from North Kai and began applying its principles to create a new ultimate technique.
• Tien Shinhan reminded everyone that the Time Machine was charged, and North Kai sent the group back to Earth.
• North Kai reflected that Tien Shinhan had surpassed him in understanding his techniques and had nothing more to teach him.

Yamcha traveled with Tien Shinhan and the others to Planet Nymph and eagerly fought the giant monsters in its forest to test his training. After the group met the friendly Elf Race, Yamcha accepted their spring water while blushing.

• Mr. Popo explained how to use the Time Machine, and Yamcha focused on imagining a formidable opponent before the group traveled to a forest on another world.
• Yamcha defeated a giant dinosaur monster with his Wolf Fang Fist and grew more confident in his strength.
• Yamcha continued taking the lead against monsters as the group crossed the enormous forest.
• The group met friendly members of the Elf Race, who explained that not every creature on the planet was an enemy.
• An elf woman offered the group Elf Spring Water to thank them for clearing dangers from the forest, and Yamcha accepted it bashfully.

Tien Shinhan and the others drank Elf Spring Water, which increased their physical strength, then visited the elves’ settlement on Planet Nymph. The elven queen warned that an enemy was draining the planet’s life force, and Tien Shinhan suspected the attacker was the Saiyan who planted the Tree of Might on life-bearing planets.

• Tien Shinhan, Goku, Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha drank Elf Spring Water and felt their physical strength increase.
• Krillin and Chiaotzu believed the boost had brought them to the threshold of using the Kaioken, while Yamcha realized he still fell short.
• Tien Shinhan agreed to visit the elves’ settlement, where the elves’ queen welcomed the group as guests who had helped protect the Forest of Life.
• The elven queen sensed that the Forest of Life and Planet Nymph were being drained of life force and ordered her people to prepare for battle and summon the treants.
• Tien Shinhan suspected the enemy was the Saiyan who traveled between life-bearing planets to plant the Tree of Might.

Tien Shinhan and his companions learned that Turles had planted the Tree of Might on Planet Nymph, draining the planet’s vitality. They joined the Elf Race’s response and arrived at the Forest of Life, where Daiz attacked the elven queen.

• Tien Shinhan recognized Turles as their enemy and explained that Planet Nymph’s abundant vitality made it a suitable place to grow the Tree of Might.
• Yamcha and Krillin urged the group to help the Elf Race, and Tien Shinhan, Goku, and Chiaotzu agreed to join them.
• The elven queen warned the visitors to leave, but Tien Shinhan said they wanted to face the enemy, and the group flew with the elves to the Forest of Life.
• Tien Shinhan and the others found five of Turles’s subordinates watching the Tree of Might drain the Forest of Life’s vitality.
• Amond let Daiz take the lead, and Daiz charged at the elven queen after dismissing the group as too weak to threaten him.

Daiz attacked the Elf Queen and overwhelmed the elves and Treant Race despite her power-boosting ability. Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu struck back, and Goku’s true strength stunned Daiz and Turles’s other subordinates.

• Daiz charged the Elf Queen, but she retreated and used Silk of Radiance to double the strength of the elves and Treant Race warriors attacking him.
• Daiz endured the warriors’ attacks, then fired a barrage of ki blasts that killed or wounded more than half of them.
• Yamcha tried to deflect Daiz’s energy balls, while Tien Shinhan reassured him that the enemy was beyond his current strength.
• Goku, Krillin, and Chiaotzu struck Daiz; Krillin and Chiaotzu had removed their Wave Bracelets, and their boosted attacks doubled Daiz over with pain.
• Reiz, Lakasei, and Cacao mocked Daiz and urged him to finish the fight, prompting him to prepare to use his full strength.
• Goku realized he had left his Wave Bracelet on, switched it off, and revealed a power level that stunned Daiz and the others.

Goku killed Daiz with a single flying kick after Daiz mistook his boosted power level for a Scouter malfunction. As Goku fought Amond and was surrounded by Turles’s other subordinates, Tien Shinhan stopped Turles’s ambush and revealed a power level of 20,000.

• Daiz ignored Amond’s warning and attacked Goku, whose kick overwhelmed him and turned him into a bloody mist.
• Amond accused Goku of pretending to be weak, and Goku charged at him to fight for answers.
• Reiz, Lakasei, and Cacao joined Amond in surrounding Goku as Turles fired a surprise energy beam from near the Tree of Might.
• Tien Shinhan intercepted Turles’s beam with a Dodon Ray, killing Cacao, then appeared beside Turles.
• Turles recoiled from Tien Shinhan’s apparent power level of 20,000, unaware that it was only a fraction of his strength.

Tien Shinhan fought Turles as the Tree of Might continued draining Planet Nymph, and Turles transformed into a Great Ape to overpower him. Tien Shinhan revealed his immense strength by growing to giant size and launched Turles into the sky, where he battered him as the planet’s warriors watched.

• Turles praised Tien Shinhan as a worthy opponent, but Tien refused to give his name and attacked, cracking Turles’s arm with a powerful punch.
• Turles created an artificial moon and transformed into a Great Ape, while Yamcha led the weaker elf and treant warriors to safety.
• Krillin and Chiaotzu finished off the wounded Cacao, and Goku pursued the remaining members of Turles’s team.
• Tien Shinhan used Heavenly Phenomenon Fist and the Silk of Radiance to grow to a hundred-meter giant with nearly 250,000 power level.
• Tien Shinhan punched Great Ape Turles into the sky and hammered him repeatedly as the Elf Queen and Planet Nymph’s warriors cheered.

Tien Shinhan defeated Turles by pounding him out of his Great Ape form, then rejected Turles's offer of the Tree of Might fruit. The chapter ended with Tien Shinhan preparing to kill the beaten Saiyan.

• Turles realized Tien Shinhan had anticipated his ambush and hidden strength, leaving him unable to fight back as a Great Ape.
• Tien Shinhan beat Great Ape Turles into a huge crater until Turles exhausted his stamina and returned to his original size.
• Yamcha and the Elf Race and Treant Race warriors watched from a distance, and the locals approved of Tien Shinhan's punishment of the forest-destroying villain.
• Tien Shinhan's fighting spirit surged during the beating, raising his power level to nearly 130,000 before Silk of Radiance boosted his unleashed strength beyond 250,000.
• Turles begged for his life and offered the Tree of Might fruit, but Tien Shinhan refused and raised his fist to kill him.

Turles escaped Tien Shinhan by using the Tree of Might’s roots, then ate its unripe fruit and gained an enormous surge of power. He targeted Krillin to demonstrate his strength, but Tien Shinhan activated Kaioken before Turles could attack.

• Turles used the Tree of Might’s roots to escape Tien Shinhan’s blow and return to the tree’s base.
• Turles ate the unripe Tree of Might fruit, causing his power level to rise rapidly.
• Goku noticed Turles looked much like him and wondered whether people with his face were likely to become villains.
• Turles’s power exceeded 500,000, and he boasted that he would become king of the Saiyans and the universe.
• Turles chose Krillin as his target, and Tien Shinhan activated Kaioken before Turles could strike.

Tien Shinhan escalated his Kaioken to tenfold, raising his power beyond 2.6 million, then killed Turles with a single punch. The force of the blow also obliterated the Tree of Might.

• Tien Shinhan used twofold Kaioken to raise his power level from 260,000 to 520,000, startling Turles.
• Tien Shinhan activated fivefold Kaioken and pushed his power level to 1.3 million, causing Turles to panic.
• Tien Shinhan forced himself into tenfold Kaioken, surpassing 2.6 million as Krillin and the others watched.
• Turles launched a surprise punch with nearly a million power, but Tien Shinhan struck first and blasted him into oblivion.
• Tien Shinhan's blast continued past Turles and destroyed the Tree of Might.

Tien Shinhan destroyed the Tree of Might, but the force from his punch also carved a huge path through Planet Nymph’s Forest of Life. After Krillin mentioned Dragon Balls, the Elf Queen revealed that nearby Planet Namek had Wish Orbs and decided to lead an expedition to find them and restore her world.

• Tien Shinhan apologized to the Elf Queen after his punch’s lingering force devastated part of the Forest of Life, and she thanked him and his companions for saving Planet Nymph.
• Kid Goku praised Tien Shinhan’s strength and vowed to catch up, while Krillin encouraged the others not to give up; Yamcha privately regretted missing training with them.
• Krillin wished that Dragon Balls could restore Planet Nymph, and the Elf Queen asked whether gathering seven could grant a wish.
• Krillin explained how Dragon Balls summoned Shenron, and the Elf Queen revealed that Planet Namek’s Wish Orbs were said to work similarly.
• The Elf Queen ordered an expedition to Planet Namek and resolved to lead it herself, despite Krillin’s caution that the Wish Orbs might differ from Dragon Balls.

Tien Shinhan and his companions agreed to join the Elf Queen’s expedition to Planet Namek to search for the Wish Orbs, despite the possibility of facing deadly enemies. The group prepared to leave, with Goku and Krillin accepting the danger and Krillin asking Tien Shinhan to save him if possible.

• The Elf Queen organized an expedition to Planet Namek and invited Tien Shinhan and his companions to stay as honored guests if they declined.
• Tien Shinhan chose to join the expedition, eager to face powerful opponents and pursue martial arts training.
• The Elf Queen hesitated to ask for more help, but Tien Shinhan explained that he and his companions wanted opportunities for real combat.
• Tien Shinhan warned Goku, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu that they could die on Planet Namek and asked whether they would still come.
• Goku and Krillin agreed to go, and Krillin asked Tien Shinhan to protect him if the situation became dangerous.

Tien Shinhan’s group joined the Elf Queen’s expedition to Planet Namek, and the Elf Race gave them Elf Honey to strengthen their life force. After drinking it, the group gained a major boost to their physical strength, leaving Yamcha hopeful that he could use the Kaioken in battle.

• Yamcha and Chiaotzu chose to join Krillin’s expedition to Planet Namek, and the Elf Queen revised the roster to include Tien Shinhan’s group of five.
• The Elf Queen gave Tien Shinhan and his companions bottles of Elf Honey, explaining that it strengthened life force.
• Tien Shinhan drank the Elf Honey and felt his muscles’ explosive power increase by nearly fifty percent.
• Krillin, Goku, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha also gained physical strength, with Yamcha estimating that his had nearly tripled.
• Yamcha hoped his improved physical strength would let him use the Kaioken during the coming battles.

Tien Shinhan’s group prepared to travel from Planet Nymph to Planet Namek, but learned that the Elf Queen’s last visit there had been five hundred years earlier. After clarifying her age and urging her to stock more fuel, they boarded the flower-bud spaceship and began the voyage.

• Tien Shinhan suggested that the group leave for Planet Namek, and the Elf Queen estimated the journey would take about three months.
• Tien Shinhan asked when the Elf Queen’s father had last visited Planet Namek, and she said it was about five hundred years ago.
• Goku called the Elf Queen an old hag, but Tien Shinhan explained that her age was like twenty in human terms, and Goku accepted that she was young.
• Tien Shinhan warned that the route and travel conditions might have changed and advised the Elf Queen to prepare extra spaceship energy.
• The Elf Queen had the elves stock the flower-bud spaceship with more energy, and the group boarded to begin their voyage to Planet Namek.

Tien Shinhan asked Nymph whether the spaceship could provide a gravity chamber for training, and she used her Curse Aura to increase the gravity around him. The chapter left Tien Shinhan eager for an even stronger curse, while Nymph wondered if he was addicted to being cursed.

• The flower-bud spaceship began its journey toward Planet Namek, and Yamcha and Tien Shinhan received attention from the elf and treant warriors aboard.
• Tien Shinhan asked the Elf Queen about a gravity chamber, and she explained that the spaceship had no such facility.
• Nymph told Tien Shinhan to call her by her name and revealed that she could create a similar training environment with her Curse Aura.
• Nymph layered the Curse Aura over Tien Shinhan until the gravity reached fifty times Earth's gravity.
• Tien Shinhan asked Nymph to add another layer, leaving her wondering whether he was addicted to being cursed.