Chapter Summaries

Son Goku traveled to the Prison Planet, where he found another version of himself and Vegeta fighting Fu. After Fu escaped, Goku learned that his past intervention had changed the other pair’s timeline.

• Son Goku sensed the Darkness Demon Realm’s aura and left Beerus’s planet alone, while Vegeta guessed he had gone to confront the Darkness Demon Realm.
• Son Goku arrived at the Prison Planet and sensed a battle between his and Vegeta’s auras.
• Fu defeated Kakarot and Vegeta, who demanded to know why Fu had brought them to the Prison Planet.
• Son Goku appeared, alarming Fu, who fled before Goku could stop him.
• Son Goku greeted Kakarot and Vegeta, realized their spiritual power reflected his past influence, and listened as Kakarot described how their timeline had changed.

Goku explained the Darkness Demon Realm and the Time Realm to Kakarot and Vegeta, then asked Chronoa whether his earlier intervention had created a new timeline. Her answer left him wondering why no timeline had appeared.

• Goku told Kakarot and Vegeta that the Darkness Demon Realm had brought them there and had sent the masked man to create a new parallel universe.
• Vegeta asked whether Goku belonged to the Time Patrol, and Goku said he was outside help for the Time Realm.
• Goku explained that the Time Realm opposed the Darkness Demon Realm’s efforts to disrupt timelines and free the Dark King.
• Goku contacted Chronoa to ask whether a new timeline had formed after he helped her years earlier.
• Chronoa said no new timeline had appeared, and Goku reacted with a strange light in his eyes.

Goku told Chronoa about meeting alternate versions of himself and Vegeta, then examined Prison Planet’s barrier with Kakarot and Vegeta. They encountered Jiren, Hit, and Green, and Jiren recognized Goku as the exceptionally powerful Son Goku he had met a year earlier.

• Goku told Chronoa that he had met alternate versions of himself and Vegeta, and said he had let Fu escape to track the Darkness Demon Realm’s plans.
• Kakarot challenged Goku to spar, but Goku refused and led Kakarot and Vegeta to inspect the barrier around Prison Planet.
• Goku tested the barrier, cracked it without breaking through, and explained that he wanted to avoid alerting the enemy.
• Goku sensed Jiren, Hit, and another fighter approaching, and the newcomers were surprised to see two Son Gokus.
• Jiren recognized Goku and remarked that his strength had become even more unfathomable over the past year.
• Jiren introduced the unfamiliar fighter as Green from Universe 8, who had not participated in the Tournament of Power and seemed to be from another timeline.

Goku explained to Jiren that he had come to eliminate the Dark King, and Jiren agreed to help. Meanwhile, Towa used the Dark Factor to transform Fu into the Dark King, who emerged with enhanced power and the ability to control demonic beasts.

• Jiren told Goku that he had failed to break through the barrier overhead, and Goku said he could not break it yet either.
• Goku explained his mission, and Jiren offered to help him eliminate the Dark King.
• Goku sensed Fu watching them and disrupted Fu's viewing screen with his Divine Dimension mental power.
• Towa told Fu that the Dark King would grant him immense strength, then the Dark Factor engulfed Fu.
• Fu transformed into the Dark King, who crushed Towa with his power before sparing her for her usefulness.
• The Dark King summoned demonic beasts and revealed that a powerful lord had given him the ability to control them.

The Dark King revealed his immense strength to the Darkness Demon Realm's leaders and declared a counterattack against the Time Realm. He confronted Goku on the Prison Planet and created powerful demonic beasts as the fighting began.

• Goku sensed the Dark King's aura and raised his own power to draw him out.
• The Dark King gathered the Darkness Demon Realm's leaders, revealed that he had broken the seal, and announced an attack on the Time Realm.
• The Dark King transported his forces to Goku and Jiren's group, where Goku calmly identified him as the Dark King.
• The Dark King ordered his followers to attack the others and created several demonic beasts at the Divine Power third realm.

Goku defeated the Darkness Demon Realm’s leaders on the Prison Planet, but the Dark King’s final warning raised questions about the realm’s mysterious backer. Chronoa revealed that the Grand Priest, Zeno, Dragon God Zalama, and two others knew the most about the backer.

• Goku stopped Jiren from charging the Dark King, then revealed his silver-white power and trapped the Dark King.
• Goku destroyed the Darkness Demon Realm’s forces, pursued Demigra through space-time, and killed him; Towa was crushed inside her barrier.
• Goku killed the Dark King with an Ultimate Kamehameha fused with the Power of Destruction and the Power of Time, after the Dark King warned that his lord would emerge.
• Goku asked Chronoa whether the Darkness Demon Realm had a backer, and she confirmed it did.
• Chronoa told Goku that the Grand Priest, Zeno, Dragon God Zalama, she, and the previous Supreme Kai of Time were among those who knew about the backer.

After the Darkness Demon Realm fell, Goku and the others finished off the remaining demonic beasts on Prison Planet. Goku began sparring with Kakarot to demonstrate the flaw in his Ultra Instinct, then prepared to show him the proper way to use it.

• Chronoa explained that the Darkness Demon Realm's backer could not act personally and would likely support another organization in the future.
• Goku shattered the barrier around Prison Planet, revealing that it had been transformed into the Darkness Demon Realm's lair.
• Jiren, Kakarot, Green, Vegeta, and Hit defeated the remaining demonic beasts, with Jiren finishing last.
• Goku invited Kakarot to spar, and Kakarot agreed while the others declined to join.
• Kakarot fought Goku in Perfected Ultra Instinct, but his precision, Ki, and stamina declined until Goku knocked him back into base form.
• Goku explained that Kakarot's Ultra Instinct weakened over time, then began raising his aura to demonstrate how to use it.

Goku revealed Ultra Instinct: Ultimate Realm to Kakarot before returning to his own spacetime, where he trained and later traveled to the Time Realm. He found Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta sparring and prepared to challenge them in the World of Void.

• Goku showed Kakarot Ultra Instinct: Ultimate Realm and ended their spar, then left Prison Planet as the others waited for help returning to their spacetimes.
• Goku returned to the God of Destruction's Planet and told Vegeta that the Darkness Demon Realm had nearly been wiped out.
• Goku began training to raise his dimension, then traveled to the Time Realm a few days later.
• Chronoa told Goku that most of the Darkness Demon Realm had been eliminated and warned him not to fight inside the Time Realm.
• Goku sensed Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta sparring and used Instant Transmission to reach them, planning to fight in the World of Void.

Goku interrupted Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta’s fight and challenged them to spar in the World of Void. After battling them together, he urged them to fuse, and Gogeta appeared, declaring that he would defeat Goku.

• Goku stopped Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta’s punches, then took them to the World of Void for a spar.
• Time Patrol Goku transformed into Super Saiyan 4, while Goku used Twofold Kaioken and fought him with Ultra Instinct.
• Goku transformed into Super Saiyan and challenged Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta to attack together.
• The two Time Patrol fighters coordinated their attacks, but Goku eventually gave them Senzu Beans and told them to fuse.
• Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta fused into Gogeta, who declared that he was neither Kakarot nor Vegeta and would defeat Goku.

Goku fought Gogeta in the World of Void, matching his strength before using Ultra Instinct and the Power of Time to defeat him. Gogeta accepted his loss but vowed to discover a stronger form and win their next battle.

• Goku and Gogeta fought at equal strength as they both reached the Divine Power Fourth Realm.
• Gogeta transformed into Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker, and Goku matched his aura before activating Ultra Instinct.
• Goku dodged Gogeta’s attacks and countered each one, leaving Gogeta injured while Goku remained unscathed.
• Gogeta unleashed a Big Bang attack, but Goku froze him in time and struck him with hundreds of punches.
• Gogeta admitted defeat, then declared that Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker had more potential and promised to win next time.
• Goku welcomed the challenge, confident that Gogeta would not surpass him.

After reaching the Divine Power Sixth Realm, Goku returned to the Time Realm and helped resolve Cumber’s threat, then waited for Granolah to appear. A month passed without any sign of Granolah, leaving Goku to suspect his actions had changed the timeline.

• Goku advised Time Patrol Goku to reflect on Master Roshi and Mr. Popo’s teachings, and Time Patrol Goku later mastered Ultra Instinct Sign on his own.
• Goku trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, raising his base Power Level to the Divine Power Third Realm and his ultimate Power Level to the Sixth Realm.
• Goku challenged Whis, but Whis defeated him easily and reflected that Goku might one day surpass him.
• Goku returned to the Time Realm and used his Sixth Realm strength to address the threat from Cumber’s power.
• Goku waited for Granolah, but after a month without his appearance, he suspected a butterfly effect had altered the timeline.

Goku investigated why Goten, Trunks, Bulla, and Koi had been visiting Gohan, then learned they had asked him to make them armor. Gohan showed them his designs in his laboratory, and Bulla chose the angel-themed set as he prepared to modify it for her.

• Goku worried that Goten and Trunks might lead Bulla astray and looked into their recent visits to Gohan.
• Goten, Trunks, and Bulla began high school in the same class, while Koi remained in middle school.
• Goten and Trunks asked Gohan to make them armor, and Bulla brought Koi along when they went to see him.
• Gohan took the four youngsters to his laboratory and displayed several armor designs, including sets based on a dragon, a thunder qilin, and an angel.
• Bulla chose the angel armor, and Gohan agreed to make it more feminine; he then showed them a pale blue design based on an ice phoenix that he had once planned for Videl.

Gohan finished four themed suits of armor for Goten, Trunks, Bulla, and Koi, then showed them how to store and activate the suits. Goten and Trunks transformed in the backyard, where Trunks felt his qilin armor was less impressive than Goten’s dragon armor.

• Gohan assigned the dragon armor to Goten, the qilin armor to Trunks, the angel armor to Bulla, and the feminine phoenix armor to Koi, then sent them away while he crafted the suits.
• Gohan found Piccolo playing with Pan and agreed to take his daughter to an amusement park after dinner.
• A week later, Gohan gave the four children transformation belts and explained how to store and use their armor.
• Goten activated his belt and transformed as a fiery energy dragon formed around him and became his armor.
• Trunks transformed with a lightning qilin, then wondered whether he had gotten the less impressive suit.

Bulla, Trunks, Goten, and Koi formed an armored team called Code Name: Dawn, and Gohan later joined them. Goku reflected on their return to action and his own training before heading to dinner.

• Bulla transformed into radiant angel armor, impressing Trunks, Goten, and the others.
• Trunks and Goten proposed forming a team, and Bulla named it Code Name: Dawn.
• The armored fighters became active again, while Goku felt his tension over Granolah’s absence ease.
• Gohan joined the team at Goten and Trunks’ urging, bringing its membership to five.
• Goku stopped training on the God of Destruction's Planet two months earlier but still visited to spar with Beerus or Whis.
• Goku walked toward the dining room after reflecting on his power and his ability to fight Beerus without using Ultra Instinct.

At a family feast, Goku learned from the Grand Priest that Dragon God Zalama had given him the Power of Miracles because of a being named Ouperetto. Meanwhile, the amalgamation of all negative forces prepared for its revival, believing Zalama’s permanent slumber left no one able to stop it.

• Vegeta reflected on how Goku’s strength had helped him surpass his counterparts in other timelines.
• A monstrous figure raged over a timeline where its planted power had not been used, then declared its revival unstoppable because Zalama was permanently asleep.
• At Zeno’s Palace, Zeno and the Grand Priest discussed Zalama’s slumber and agreed to tell Goku the truth.
• The Grand Priest contacted Goku during the feast and confirmed that Zalama had given him the Power of Miracles.
• The Grand Priest explained that Zalama had given Goku the power because of Ouperetto, a name Goku did not recognize.

Goku learned that Ouperetto, a threat stronger than Zeno, could destroy every universe and timeline, and that he must raise his dimension to help stop him. As Goku began training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, the Heeters confirmed that a Saiyan had destroyed Frieza’s family.

• The Grand Priest told Goku that Ouperetto was an aggregation of negative energy and that Zalama had entrusted Goku with most of his Power of Miracles before falling asleep.
• Goku accepted the responsibility to fight Ouperetto and resolved to focus on raising his dimension, which lagged behind his strength.
• Goku kept Ouperetto’s existence from Bulma and entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to meditate and train.
• Goku considered bringing Vegeta and the others into the chamber, then decided he would set rules and inform Tights first.
• At the Heeters’ base, Maki told Elec that their investigation had confirmed a Saiyan destroyed Frieza’s family, and Elec pondered the revelation.

Elec offered Granolah information about the Saiyans, including a planet Tarble had visited, to draw him into the Heeters’ plans. Granolah rushed to the Heeters’ base seeking revenge, where Elec ordered Jass to overpower him.

• Elec told Maki to contact Granolah with information about the Saiyans and suggested Tarble’s destination might hold more Saiyans.
• Granolah told Monaito he still sought revenge for his people and believed Saiyans remained alive, while Monaito urged him to let go of his hatred.
• Maki told Elec that Tarble’s destination was a habitable planet linked to the Galactic Patrol, and Elec decided Granolah could scout it.
• Granolah received Maki’s message, traveled to the Heeters’ base, and demanded the price of the Saiyan information.
• Elec warned Granolah that one Saiyan was the Legendary Super Saiyan, then ordered Jass to teach him a lesson; Jass pinned Granolah to the floor.

Granolah paid Elec for information about the two planets, then gathered the Dragon Balls on Planet Cereal and wished to become the strongest in the universe. Shenron warned that the wish would leave him only one year to live, but Granolah accepted, and the wish was granted.

• Granolah stopped resisting Jass and offered Elec his savings in exchange for information about the Super Saiyan.
• Elec accepted Granolah's payment and had Maki send him the coordinates of two planets.
• Granolah left Elec's hall and resolved to use the Dragon Balls to gain the power to take revenge.
• Granolah gathered both Dragon Balls on Planet Cereal and summoned Shenron, alarming Monaito.
• Granolah wished to become the strongest in the universe, and Shenron warned that he would have only one year left to live.
• Granolah accepted the cost, and a mass of hidden black energy helped Shenron grant his wish.

After Granolah gained immense power from the Dragon Balls, Monaito revealed that a Saiyan had saved Granolah and his mother, while the Heeters were responsible for her death. On Earth, Goku invited the fighters to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to prepare for a future crisis, and most of the strongest accepted.

• Granolah used the Dragon Balls to become the strongest in the universe and decided to train before seeking revenge on the Saiyans.
• Monaito told Granolah that a Saiyan had saved him and his mother, but the Heeters had caused his mother's death.
• Granolah realized he had worked for Elec and the Heeters for years and shifted his primary target to them, while still holding the Saiyans responsible for their role in the massacre.
• Goku returned from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and invited Vegeta and Gohan to train there, explaining that one day outside equaled a year inside.
• Vegeta and Gohan agreed to train within limits, and Goku later asked the other fighters, with most top fighters accepting while Krillin and Yamcha declined and Tien Shinhan remained committed to training.

Granolah confronted Elec after mastering Shenron’s power, determined to avenge his mother’s murder before seeking revenge on the Saiyans. He overwhelmed Jass and seized Elec, planning to make Elec watch his loved ones die, unaware that Elec saw them only as tools.

• Granolah flew to the Heeters’ base and told Elec he had come to avenge his mother’s murder.
• Elec taunted Granolah and offered to let him keep serving the Heeters, while Granolah silently prepared to kill him.
• Jass attacked Granolah from behind, but Granolah dodged with overwhelming speed and left Jass stunned by his sudden strength.
• Granolah grabbed Elec by the neck and began choking him as Jass held back, afraid to attack.
• When Jass tried to save Elec, Granolah shot him through the chest, then turned his attention to Maki and Oil.