Arc 15Turles and the New Threat

Turles defeated Baby, Frieza, and Granolah, then helped restore order before exploring divine power and watching the fighters train. The story left Moro secretly free and gathering strength as Frieza’s influence spread across the universe.

  • Granolah and Turles confronted Baby and Hatchiyack, and Turles revealed his controlled Super Saiyan -- Limit Form.
  • Granolah used his awakened eye to exploit Baby’s weak points while Turles learned to dodge Hatchiyack by instinct and shattered the gem that powered him.
  • Turles stopped Granolah and Baby’s final attacks, but Baby escaped into Babidi and later took control of Granolah.
  • Turles awakened a silver state, defeated Frieza and Granolah, and discovered that Baby had escaped before the others were freed from his control.
  • After the war, Turles helped the Frieza Force and Galactic Patrol rebuild, while Frieza gained the people’s favor by executing corrupt leaders on Planet He'ai.
  • Turles broke the Z Sword and freed Pitotoro, while Merus explained that the Super Saiyan God gained God Ki through six pure Saiyan bloodlines.
  • On King Kai’s Planet, Krillin fought Son Goten and Trunks, then Son Goku and Piccolo battled until Goku revealed Super Saiyan 3 and conceded when the form expired.
  • Moro escaped his deepest prison cell, drained a desolate planet, and told his subordinate that Frieza’s growing influence had changed the balance of power.
Chapters 351–375 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 351Super Saiyan -- Limit!

Granolah arrived to confront Frieza and offered to defeat Baby and Hatchiyack, but Turles refused to let him interfere. After Hatchiyack blasted Turles, Turles revealed a powerful new transformation called Super Saiyan -- Limit Form.

  • Granolah appeared and attacked Hatchiyack with energy beams, but his shots caused no substantial wound.
  • Granolah told Turles he had used the Dragon Balls to gain power at the cost of his life and offered to handle Baby and Hatchiyack.
  • Turles refused Granolah’s offer and declared that he would not let him make an enemy of Turles.
  • Hatchiyack attacked Turles with a point-blank blast that buried him in an explosion and collapsing ruins.
  • Turles emerged unharmed in a new, controlled form that he called Super Saiyan -- Limit Form.

Ch. 352The Emperor's Power

Baby revealed his ambition to replace Frieza and transformed into Golden Frieza to fight Granolah. Meanwhile, Turles battled Hatchiyack, and the chapter ended with both clashes still underway.

  • Granolah confronted Baby and rejected his offer to join forces, declaring that he would kill Frieza and eliminate Baby as well.
  • Baby announced that he would rule the universe with the Frieza Force and revealed his ambition to replace Frieza and the Saiyans.
  • Baby unleashed his power in Frieza's body and appeared as Golden Frieza, surprising Granolah and Turles.
  • Hatchiyack attacked Turles, and the two exchanged blows in a fierce contest that ended with Turles throwing Hatchiyack into the ground.
  • Baby and Granolah faced off as Turles and Hatchiyack continued their battle.

Ch. 353Backlash

Granolah fought Baby in Golden Frieza's body while Turles tried to draw out the Selflessness state against Hatchiyack. Granolah was forced onto the defensive, and Turles was struck down after his instincts and Limit Form's ferocity clashed, but he gathered his Ki to try again.

  • Granolah dodged Baby's opening strike and fought him to a near-even exchange, though the strain on Granolah's body became clear.
  • Baby admired Granolah's body and launched a rapid assault that forced Granolah to defend himself.
  • Turles dodged Hatchiyack's attacks while trying to let his body act on instinct and enter the state of Selflessness.
  • Hatchiyack unleashed a fierce barrage, and Limit Form's wildness clashed with Turles's attempt at calm, leaving him unable to defend against a punch.
  • Turles showed no serious injuries after the blow and gathered his Ki inward to calm his ferocity.

Ch. 354Awakening

Granolah battled Baby until Baby’s attack shattered Oatmeel, whose final words urged Granolah to rely on his own abilities. With Oatmeel gone, Granolah’s right eye awakened, allowing him to see Baby’s movements and weak points, and he counterattacked with a series of precise blows.

  • Granolah avoided Baby’s attempt to infect him and retreated, but Baby unleashed his full power and struck him into a crater.
  • Granolah found Oatmeel badly damaged and heard its final words encouraging him to fight without relying on it.
  • After Oatmeel fell silent, Granolah exposed his right eye and awakened its ability to perceive opponents’ movements and Ki weak points.
  • Granolah dodged Baby’s attack, struck a weak point on his wrist, and followed with blows that sent Baby crashing into the ground.

Ch. 355Dividing His Attention

Granolah used his newly awakened combat instincts to exploit Baby’s weak points and turn their fight around. Turles trained his body to dodge Hatchiyack without conscious direction, but after Hatchiyack grew stronger, Turles stopped watching the other battle and charged at him directly.

  • Granolah dodged Baby’s attack, struck a Ki node beneath his armpit, and followed with a series of blows that put Baby on the defensive.
  • Turles watched Granolah’s fight while Hatchiyack attacked him, attempting to separate his brain’s analysis from his body’s defensive movements.
  • Turles’s body began dodging Hatchiyack’s attacks through instinct, and his evasions became increasingly smooth and precise.
  • Hatchiyack’s grudge-fueled power surged, and he landed a heavy punch that sent Turles crashing through several metal peaks.
  • Turles withdrew his attention from Granolah and Baby’s battle, then charged Hatchiyack and met his fist head-on.

Ch. 356Perfect Evolution

Turles used his Limit Form to discover and exploit the brief moment when Hatchiyack’s crystal core lost its defenses, destroying it and freeing the souls bound by Dr. Lychee. Afterward, Turles found that his new transformation was easy to control and placed little strain on his body.

  • Turles fought Hatchiyack and traced the grudge energy through his body to the crystal gem atop his head.
  • Turles discovered that Hatchiyack’s core dimmed briefly when it switched from gathering energy to unleashing an attack.
  • Turles lured Hatchiyack into gathering grudge energy, then struck the gem during its moment of weakness and shattered it.
  • Hatchiyack crumbled and exploded, releasing the souls Dr. Lychee had bound.
  • Turles assessed his Limit Form and found that it consumed little energy, caused minimal strain, and was fully under his control.

Ch. 357Forceful Intervention

Granolah and Baby fought to a stalemate on the ruins of Planet Frieza until their final attacks threatened to collide. Turles intervened, stopped both attacks with his Ki barrier, and blasted the exhausted fighters away.

  • Granolah and Baby traded attacks as Granolah's stamina and confidence dwindled.
  • Baby exploited Granolah's slowing movements, slammed him into a crater, and pounded him until Granolah forced him back with his aura.
  • Granolah and Baby gathered their remaining power for a final clash, threatening to tear apart Planet Frieza.
  • Turles appeared between them and used a dark-red Ki barrier to stop Baby's Death Ball and Granolah's ultimate ray.
  • Turles unleashed his Ancient Great Ape Power in Limit Form and blasted Baby and Granolah into the ruins.

Ch. 358Breaking Away

Turles defeated Granolah and advanced on Baby, who was possessing Golden Frieza, intending to use Forced Spirit Fission to expel him. Baby turned Turles’s former allies and tens of thousands of Frieza Force soldiers into puppets to hold him back, then escaped and took over Babidi’s body.

  • Turles recovered from the clash while Granolah struggled out of a crater, badly injured.
  • Turles approached Baby and threatened to drag him out of Golden Frieza with Forced Spirit Fission.
  • Baby used his control to revive and turn Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Androids 17, 18, and 19, along with the Ginyu Force and tens of thousands of Frieza Force soldiers, into puppets blocking Turles.
  • Turles was swallowed by the attacking crowd as Baby mocked him and secretly escaped Golden Frieza in a silver liquid form.
  • Baby reached a dim compartment and merged into Babidi’s body.

Ch. 359Troublesome

Babidi’s dark magic empowered Frieza, who attacked Granolah while Turles fought off the mind-controlled crowd. Turles unleashed his full power to clear the battlefield and save Granolah, but his attempt to use Spirit Fission revealed that Baby had escaped Frieza, as a mysterious opening appeared behind Granolah.

  • Frieza’s forehead gained an ominous M, and Babidi’s dark magic restored his strength and greatly increased his power.
  • Frieza overwhelmed Granolah, while Turles decided to unleash his full power despite the crowd of mind-controlled fighters surrounding him.
  • Turles’s energy burst killed the ordinary legion soldiers and knocked Son Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo unconscious, freeing them from control.
  • Turles interrupted Frieza’s attack on Granolah and fought Frieza, then tried to use Spirit Fission on him.
  • Turles realized Baby was no longer inside Frieza, as a circular opening appeared behind Granolah.

Ch. 360The One Who Won in the End?

Babidi and Baby took control of Granolah, who joined the demonized Frieza and ambushed Turles. Wounded and outnumbered, Turles faced Baby’s threat to destroy the Saiyans.

  • Babidi appeared behind Granolah as silver liquid surged from the rubble and invaded his body.
  • Baby overwhelmed Granolah’s will, and Babidi’s magic marked him with an M and restored the red glow in his eye.
  • Turles gained the upper hand against the injured demonized Frieza, relying on his greater endurance.
  • Granolah attacked Turles from behind, wounded his left shoulder, and sent him crashing into the ruins.
  • Turles recognized Baby’s aura in Granolah as Baby, controlling Babidi, revealed himself and threatened to kill Turles and wipe out the Saiyans.

Ch. 361Silver Particles of Light

Frieza and Granolah nearly beat Turles to death, but his mind grew calm and he began evading their attacks with his eyes closed. As Baby ordered the pair to unleash their full power, faint silver particles of light began appearing around Turles.

  • Frieza and Granolah trapped Turles in a barrage of attacks, wounded him severely, and battered him across the ruins.
  • Baby, possessing Babidi, celebrated Turles's apparent defeat and anticipated establishing the Tuffle Force.
  • As Frieza and Granolah continued their assault, Turles's injuries and fading aura brought him into a state of calm, and he dodged Frieza's killing punch.
  • Turles evaded Frieza's and Granolah's successive attacks without opening his eyes, alarming Baby and the two attackers.
  • Baby ordered Frieza and Granolah to use all their power, but Turles kept pace with their faster attacks as faint silver particles appeared around him.

Ch. 362Escape

Turles entered a state that let him dodge Frieza and Granolah’s attacks while recovering, then broke out of it to defeat them with his Meteor Death Beam. He returned to normal after the attack and discovered that Baby had escaped.

  • Turles awakened a silver state that erased Frieza and Granolah’s finishing attacks and let him evade their assaults effortlessly.
  • Turles sensed that his body could dodge on its own but that attempting to attack would end the state, so he let himself recover while Frieza and Granolah wore down.
  • Baby noticed Frieza and Granolah’s declining auras and quietly prepared to flee.
  • When Frieza and Granolah left an opening between attacks, Turles ended the silver state, struck them both, and overwhelmed them with Ki Blasts.
  • Turles fired his Meteor Death Beam, defeating Frieza and Granolah and leaving them unconscious in a crater.
  • Turles returned to normal and realized Baby had already escaped.

Ch. 363Recovery

Jaco spread Ultra Divine Water across the ruins, freeing the warriors controlled by Baby, while Turles stopped Frieza from killing Granolah. Merus and Kibito arrived with Baby contained in a special energy bag.

  • A sacred mist spread across the ruins, breaking Baby’s control over Son Goku and the other warriors.
  • Frieza regained consciousness, remembered being controlled, and angrily confronted Turles about his defeat.
  • Granolah left the ruins in despair, and Turles stopped Frieza from firing on him.
  • Jaco arrived and used Ultra Divine Water to free the Frieza Force soldiers from Baby’s control.
  • Merus and Kibito landed beside Turles and Frieza, with Merus carrying a containment bag holding a thrashing mass of silvery liquid.

Ch. 364Enjoyment

Five years after the universe recovered from the Hell uprising, the Frieza Force held its power and prestige as Frieza staged a public execution on Planet He'ai. The chapter ended with Frieza savoring the crowd’s adoration and hoping to surpass Turles in popularity.

  • Earth's Eternal Dragon revived the innocent victims and restored the planets damaged in the war.
  • Turles and the Frieza Force helped the Galactic Patrol restore order and rebuild the devastated universe, raising the Force's standing.
  • Five years later, Frieza presided over the trial of Planet He'ai's corrupt real estate leaders, whom Zarbon accused of land seizures, predatory loans, and violent oppression.
  • Frieza rejected the leaders' offer of wealth, invited the people to denounce them, and killed the accused with Death Beams.
  • The crowd praised Frieza, who enjoyed their worship and considered becoming more popular than Turles a possible victory.

Ch. 365Legend

Turles, Merus, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito visited the Sacred World of the Kai, where Merus explained that its God Ki was unusually faint and Shin had yet to awaken his divine power. Turles agreed to test the legendary Z Sword and began pulling it from the rock, shaking the entire world as it emerged bit by bit.

  • Shin welcomed Turles and Merus to the Sacred World of the Kai after they arrived with Instant Transmission.
  • Merus found little God Ki in the realm and told Shin he had not awakened his divine power.
  • Shin asked Turles to try pulling out the legendary Z Sword, and Turles agreed.
  • Kibito led the group to the sword peak, where Turles powered up in his normal form and gripped the Z Sword.
  • Turles pulled with all his might, cracking the rock and drawing the sealed sword out bit by bit.

Ch. 366"Sharpness"

Turles drew the Z Sword from its pedestal, but found no sign of the supreme power Shin had promised. When Shin and Kibito insisted the sword could cut through Katchin, Turles tested it and snapped the blade in half, leaving Shin collapsing in horror.

  • Turles pulled the Z Sword from the stone pedestal and examined its blade with Merus.
  • Turles asked Shin where the sword’s legendary supreme power was, and Shin guessed it needed to be awakened through combat.
  • Shin conjured a block of Katchin and claimed the Z Sword could cleave the hardest substance in the universe.
  • Turles struck the Katchin with the Z Sword, breaking the blade in two.
  • Shin stared at the broken sword and collapsed to the ground.

Ch. 367Old Kai

Turles broke the Z Sword and freed Pitotoro, the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations before Shin, who explained that Beerus had sealed him in the sword. After learning why Shin had become the only surviving Supreme Kai, Pitotoro offered to train him and asked Turles to become his disciple.

  • Turles broke the Z Sword, releasing a lecherous old man from the blade.
  • The old man identified himself as Pitotoro, the Supreme Kai from fifteen generations before Shin, and recognized Turles as the one who freed him.
  • Pitotoro revealed that Beerus had sealed him in the sword after Pitotoro talked back to him, and that its restriction prevented gods from drawing it.
  • Shin explained that Majin Buu had killed the other Supreme Kais and absorbed the Grand Supreme Kai while Shin was still an apprentice.
  • Pitotoro offered to educate Shin and asked Turles if he wanted to become his disciple.

Ch. 368God Ki

Merus explained that God Ki was a higher form of energy that Turles could not sense, then analyzed Turles’s account of the Super Saiyan God legend. The chapter ended with Merus recognizing that Turles wanted to pursue the transformation.

  • Old Kai offered Turles a special technique, then became baffled when he could not discern Turles’s latent power and walked away.
  • Shin and Kibito apologized for Old Kai’s behavior before following him away.
  • Merus demonstrated God Ki and explained that sensing and controlling it was the first step toward entering the Realm of the Gods.
  • Turles asked Merus about the Super Saiyan God and recounted the legend of a righteous Saiyan receiving power from five companions.
  • Merus concluded that the Super Saiyan God was a Saiyan who temporarily gained God Ki through the resonance of six pure Saiyan bloodlines.

Ch. 369A Menacing Approach

On King Kai's Planet, the gathered fighters watched as Retasu, Trunks, and Son Goten challenged Krillin to a revenge match. Retasu sent Son Goten to fight, and Trunks and Retasu persuaded him with promises of toys as he approached Krillin.

  • King Kai admired the lively training on his planet as Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Son Gohan, Amond, and Daiz trained nearby.
  • Retasu, Trunks, and Son Goten confronted Krillin with a dramatic Saiyan Force pose and demanded that he repent for beating the younger boys.
  • Son Gohan applauded the pose, drawing the other fighters over to watch while Krillin grew increasingly embarrassed.
  • Retasu named Son Goten as their fighter for a one-on-one revenge match, and Trunks offered him toys to encourage him.
  • Retasu promised Son Goten any toys he wanted for serving their squad, and Son Goten confidently marched toward Krillin.

Ch. 370Forgot...

Krillin fought Son Goten, who relied on instinct until Retasu urged him to use the special move he had taught him. Son Goten tried to perform it in front of the watching fighters, but admitted he had forgotten it, leaving Retasu and Trunks sprawled on the grass.

  • Son Goten rushed Krillin with a fierce series of punches and kicks, while Retasu and Trunks realized he had forgotten the move they had taught him.
  • Krillin blocked Son Goten's attacks, then activated Kaioken and overwhelmed him with swift, precise strikes.
  • Retasu shouted for Son Goten to use the special move, and Krillin stopped fighting to watch.
  • Son Goten took a stance that made Amond and the others expect a transformation, prompting Vegeta to ask Son Goku if the boy could become a Super Saiyan.
  • Son Goten strained to perform the move but nothing happened, and he sheepishly admitted he had forgotten it.
  • Retasu and Trunks stumbled and fell face-first onto the grass.

Ch. 371Not Wanting to Admit Defeat!

Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and overwhelmed Krillin, but Krillin revealed he could use Kaioken Times Ten and turned the fight around with his combat experience and techniques. As the battle became an even struggle, Vegeta tried to motivate Trunks by promising him an amusement park visit if he won.

  • Trunks pushed Son Goten aside, transformed into a Super Saiyan, and attacked Krillin with overwhelming speed and strength.
  • Krillin struggled to defend himself as Trunks drove him back and told him to give up.
  • Krillin activated Kaioken Times Ten, shocking Tien Shinhan, Amond, and Daiz.
  • Krillin exploited Trunks's inexperience with the Afterimage Technique and Solar Flare, then counterattacked with a flurry of strikes.
  • Son Goku praised Krillin while Vegeta urged Trunks to win by promising to take him to an amusement park.

Ch. 372Continuation

After Trunks and Krillin ended their fight in a draw, Vegeta taunted Son Goku and Piccolo, prompting Son Goku to challenge Piccolo. The two rose into the sky to face off as everyone on King Kai's Planet watched, and their fight was about to begin.

  • Trunks lost his Super Saiyan form and collapsed, ending his fight with Krillin in a draw; both fighters received help from their friends.
  • Vegeta mocked Son Goku because Son Goten could not transform, but Son Goku pointed out that Son Gohan had transformed at a young age.
  • Piccolo noted that Son Goten was a year younger than Trunks, angering Vegeta, who challenged Piccolo to fight.
  • Son Goku stopped Vegeta from confronting Piccolo and challenged Piccolo himself, eager to test how strong he had become.
  • Piccolo and Son Goku flew into the sky and faced each other as everyone gathered below to watch their showdown.

Ch. 373Surpassing It Once Again!

Son Goku fought Piccolo on King Kai's Planet, initially holding back while Piccolo overwhelmed him. After Piccolo called him out, Goku unleashed a power beyond Super Saiyan 2 and began transforming, leaving Vegeta stunned.

  • Son Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 as Piccolo powered up with a deep orange aura, and they began a fierce battle in the sky.
  • Piccolo gained the advantage with a sudden surge in speed and strength, striking Goku with close-range blows and Ki Waves.
  • Vegeta watched Piccolo suppress Goku and resolved to close the remaining gap, while Son Gohan observed the fight quietly.
  • Piccolo stopped attacking and challenged Goku to stop testing him, prompting Goku to admit he had been adapting to Piccolo's rhythm.
  • Son Goku released energy several times greater than his Super Saiyan 2 power, and his hair grew long as his eyebrows disappeared.
  • Vegeta recognized Goku's change as a transformation beyond Super Saiyan.

Ch. 374Room for Improvement

Son Goku broke through to Super Saiyan 3 and battled Piccolo, but the form’s heavy drain left him vulnerable and Piccolo defeated him. After recovering with a Senzu Bean, Goku challenged Vegeta, who walked away.

  • Son Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 3, and Piccolo revealed his own deeply awakened state while explaining that he could not combine it with Kaioken.
  • Son Goku and Piccolo fought at full strength, trading close-range blows and Ki attacks as the battle battered King Kai's Planet.
  • Son Goku's energy faltered while he prepared a Kamehameha, allowing Piccolo to strike him repeatedly and knock him out of the sky.
  • Son Goku admitted defeat after his Super Saiyan 3 form expired, and Piccolo remarked that the transformation still needed work.
  • Son Goku healed himself with a Senzu Bean and invited Vegeta to fight, but Vegeta walked away.

Ch. 375Demon

Moro escaped from the Galactic Patrol's prison and spent five years growing stronger by devouring energy from remote planets. After draining another world, he decided to go somewhere else, saying there was little time left and something should be becoming difficult to maintain.

  • The patrol captain checked Moro's deepest prison cell, but after the patrol left, Moro's figure began to flicker between reality and nothingness.
  • Moro arrived at a desolate planet aboard a spaceship with his sharp-horned subordinate, who recalled helping him for five years.
  • Moro emerged from the ship and drained the planet's life energy until its crust collapsed and its core went dark.
  • Moro told his subordinate that he had avoided lively planets because the balance of power had changed and Frieza had spread his influence across the universe.
  • Moro decided they had gathered enough power and ordered the ship elsewhere, saying there was little time and something was becoming hard to maintain.
Arc 15 of 19
Arc 15 of 19