Arc 2The Super Saiyan God Battle

Son Goku and Vegeta fused to challenge Beerus, but their strongest attacks could not overcome the God of Destruction. After Vegeta gave his remaining energy to Son Goku, Goku merged with another version of himself, awakened Super Saiyan 5: God of Destruction, and vanished into a space-time tunnel, leaving Beerus to assume he had died.

  • Beerus threatened to destroy Earth when Son Goku could not identify the Super Saiyan God, and Goku challenged him in Super Saiyan 4 before breaking past that form’s limits.
  • Son Goku awakened Super Saiyan 4: Limit Breaker and later Super Saiyan 4 God State, but Beerus remained stronger and Goku returned to Earth to ask Vegeta to fuse.
  • Bulma persuaded Vegeta to fuse with Son Goku, and they became Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, whose power carried their fight with Beerus across the universe and into the World of Void.
  • Gogeta transformed into Super Saiyan 4 God Blue and battled Beerus with increasingly powerful attacks, but the fusion ended before he could defeat him.
  • Beerus sent his Ultimate Destruction Sphere at Son Goku and Vegeta, and Vegeta gave his remaining energy to Goku before the sphere engulfed him.
  • Inside the sphere, Son Goku merged spirits with GT Son Goku, absorbed the God of Destruction Power, and emerged as Super Saiyan 5: God of Destruction.
  • Son Goku shattered the World of Void’s barrier and was swept into a space-time tunnel, while Whis rescued Beerus and Beerus found no trace of Goku.
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Ch. 26Son Goku Takes the Field, Power Beyond Super Saiyan 4!

Son Goku confronted Beerus after learning he was searching for a Super Saiyan God, and transformed into Super Saiyan 4 to stop him from destroying Earth. He then revealed a form that surpassed Super Saiyan 4, and Beerus prepared to face him as the Z Fighters watched and Vegeta realized Goku had surpassed him again.

  • Beerus asked Son Goku whether he knew of the Super Saiyan God, and decided to destroy Earth when Son Goku said he did not.
  • Son Goku transformed directly into Super Saiyan 4 and challenged Beerus to protect Earth.
  • Beerus said Son Goku was only a little stronger than Vegeta, but praised his courage and asked his name.
  • Son Goku unleashed power beyond Super Saiyan 4, startling Beerus and prompting him to eagerly anticipate the fight.
  • The Z Fighters watched Son Goku's power rise, while Vegeta climbed out of the sea and wondered if Kakarot had surpassed him again.

Ch. 27A god left dumbfounded: You bit me?

Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku fought Beerus the God of Destruction, enduring a brutal beating before escaping by biting Beerus’s tail and launching him across Earth. Son Goku used Instant Transmission to pursue Beerus, who was lodged in an iceberg and silently stared at the bite marks on his tail.

  • Son Goku attacked Beerus with powerful punches, but Beerus stopped his second strike and pushed him back.
  • Beerus caught Son Goku’s wrist with his tail and battered him with dozens of heavy blows.
  • Son Goku bit Beerus’s tail, broke free, and kicked Beerus hard enough to send him flying across Earth.
  • Son Goku located Beerus’s aura and used Instant Transmission to follow him.
  • Beerus lay lodged in an iceberg, staring at the teeth marks on his tail and calling Son Goku classless.

Ch. 28The Fierce Battle Heats Up! Standing Against a God!

Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku fought Beerus on the frozen land, enduring the God of Destruction’s assault and meeting his Destruction Energy with a 10x Kamehameha Wave. The two attacks reached a stalemate, but Beerus added another sphere of power to the clash, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Beerus unleashed divine pressure that destroyed the iceberg, and Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku arrived using Instant Transmission.
  • Son Goku attacked Beerus, but Beerus dodged and overwhelmed him with a relentless barrage of blows.
  • Son Goku powered up to full-power Super Saiyan 4 and gathered energy while Beerus formed a massive sphere of Destruction Energy.
  • Son Goku fired a 10x Kamehameha Wave, and it clashed with Beerus’s sphere in a stalemate.
  • Beerus praised Son Goku for blocking his attack, then sent another purple energy sphere into the clash.

Ch. 29Super Saiyan 4: Limit Breaker!

Son Goku survived Beerus's super Destruction Energy ball by awakening Super Saiyan 4: Limit Breaker, a red-haired form with powerful God Ki. Beerus recognized him as a possible Super Saiyan God and intensified his power, while Son Goku remained ready to fight.

  • Beerus's super Destruction Energy ball overwhelmed Son Goku's 10x Kamehameha and engulfed him.
  • Son Goku stopped the attack from within, transformed into Super Saiyan 4: Limit Breaker, and dispelled the energy ball.
  • Beerus sensed Son Goku's God Ki and suspected he was the Super Saiyan God from his prophecy.
  • Whis projected the battle for the Z Fighters, and Vegeta watched in shock as Son Goku revealed his new form.
  • Beerus accused Son Goku of holding back and unleashed his God of Destruction Power, while Son Goku prepared to face him.

Ch. 30At a Loss Against the Terrifying God of Destruction!

Son Goku fought Beerus the God of Destruction in his red-haired Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker state, honing his instincts and growing stronger as Beerus recognized his potential. After Beerus overwhelmed Goku’s strongest attack without using half his true power, Goku was left helpless before the gap between them.

  • Son Goku and Beerus clashed across the frozen wasteland, and their powers melted and destroyed the terrain.
  • Son Goku’s instinctive attacks and defenses impressed Beerus, who suspected he had reached toward Ultra Instinct, though he later realized the movements came from Goku’s fully developed bodily instincts.
  • Beerus struck Goku with several times his earlier power, sending him flying, while Goku’s Saiyan fighting spirit and God Ki continued to rise.
  • Son Goku fired a 10x Kamehameha Wave, and Beerus countered with God of Destruction’s Wrath, causing an explosion that devastated the frozen wasteland.
  • Beerus emerged unscathed and said he had not even used fifty percent of his true power, leaving Son Goku feeling helpless against him.

Ch. 31All or Nothing, Super Dragon Fist!

Son Goku unleashed his Dragon Fist, transforming into a colossal golden dragon that clashed with Beerus’s God of Destruction Power. Their battle shook Earth, while Goku’s friends watched anxiously and Vegeta feared Beerus had yet to reveal his full strength.

  • Son Goku decided to rely on a physical technique and raised his power as Beerus dismissed his chances of victory.
  • A golden dragon emerged, circled Son Goku, and alarmed Beerus by making him feel threatened.
  • Son Goku shouted “Dragon Fist! Explode!!” and merged with the dragon as it grew enormous and charged Beerus.
  • Beerus answered with Destruction, and their attacks collided with enough force to devastate the wasteland and shake Earth.
  • Goku’s companions urged him to win as they watched the battle, while Vegeta feared Beerus would defeat him and Whis calmly observed.

Ch. 32Reborn in Destruction! Super Saiyan 4 God!

Son Goku broke through Beerus’s destruction power and transformed into Super Saiyan 4 God while driving Beerus into a supermassive star. The star exploded and swallowed them both, leaving King Kai fearing that Son Goku had died.

  • Son Goku’s golden dragon broke through Beerus’s destruction power and struck him, carrying him toward space.
  • Beerus attacked Son Goku and covered him in destruction energy, but Son Goku’s will awakened his God Ki and transformed him into Super Saiyan 4 God.
  • Son Goku pushed Beerus into a supermassive star, which collapsed and exploded, engulfing them both in the blast.
  • King Kai watched the explosion from his planet and called out to Son Goku in fear.

Ch. 33The Battle Was Far from Over, It Had Only Just Begun!

After a massive explosion, the gods and warriors feared that Son Goku had died, but Whis explained that Goku's God Ki could not be sensed by mortals. Goku and Beerus survived, and Goku emerged in his Super Saiyan 4: God State, able to endure the vacuum of space and understand more of Beerus's power.

  • Old Kai told Kibito Kai that even Goku's new power could not defeat Beerus and hoped Beerus would spare him.
  • On the cruise ship, Master Roshi, Son Gohan, Krillin, and Vegeta could not sense Goku's ki and feared he had died.
  • Whis explained that Goku had become a god, so mortals could not sense his presence, and Piccolo confirmed that Whis was telling the truth.
  • After the explosion's aftershock dissipated, Goku and Beerus faced each other alive at the edge of the North Galaxy.
  • Goku's God of Destruction Power had pushed him into Super Saiyan 4: God State, granting him God Ki and the ability to survive in space.

Ch. 34A Proposal to Fuse!

Beerus increased his power after praising Son Goku's Dragon Fist, so Goku returned to Earth to ask Vegeta to fuse with him. Vegeta refused, leaving their chance to face Beerus uncertain.

  • Beerus praised Son Goku for wounding him with Dragon Fist, then raised his power and challenged Goku to keep fighting.
  • Son Goku admitted he could not defeat Beerus alone and used Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
  • Son Goku told the Z Fighters he needed Vegeta's help and asked him to fuse.
  • Vegeta firmly refused, unwilling to perform the embarrassing fusion movements.

Ch. 35The World-Shaking Ki That Crossed Dimensions!

Vegeta overcame his pride and agreed to fuse with Son Goku to save Earth from Beerus. Son Goku and Vegeta completed the Fusion Dance, and their immense golden ki erupted across the universe and reached other dimensions.

  • Bulma persuaded Vegeta to set aside his pride and fuse with Son Goku to protect his family and Earth.
  • Son Goten and Trunks demonstrated the Fusion Dance and successfully became Gotenks.
  • Son Goku sensed Beerus approaching, and Beerus arrived on the cruise ship and threatened to destroy Earth if their challenger was not strong enough.
  • Son Goku and Vegeta balanced their ki, performed the Fusion Dance, and fused successfully.
  • The fusion's golden aura spread through the universe and broke through dimensional barriers into other universes.

Ch. 36The Strongest Mortal vs. the Strongest God of Destruction!

Son Goku and Vegeta fused into Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta and began battling Beerus, whose power proved extraordinary even against Gogeta. Their clash left the fight unresolved, with Beerus revealed as a Super God of Destruction who surpassed the other Gods of Destruction.

  • Son Goku and Vegeta fused into Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, whose arrival made Beerus feel threatened.
  • Gogeta challenged Beerus and unleashed an aura that shocked the Z Fighters and made Beerus sweat.
  • Beerus released his God of Destruction power, and Gogeta charged him with a powerful punch.
  • Gogeta and Beerus collided, unleashing a devastating shockwave that Whis stopped from destroying Earth.
  • Gogeta and Beerus continued fighting at immense speed, but Gogeta could not gain the upper hand against Beerus's mastery of Ultra Ego and Ultra Instinct.
  • The chapter established Beerus as a Super God of Destruction who stood above the other Gods of Destruction.

Ch. 37The power of mortals is enough to slay a god!

Beerus and Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta fought at full strength, and Gogeta’s 100 Times Big Bang Kamehameha overwhelmed Beerus’s Destruction Sphere. Beerus redirected the attack into space, but Gogeta appeared in front of him before he could celebrate.

  • Beerus and Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta traded attacks and unleashed their power in a clash that sent them more than a thousand meters apart.
  • Beerus formed a massive Destruction Sphere while Gogeta fired a Big Bang Kamehameha, and the attacks locked in a stalemate as their power caused disasters across Earth.
  • Beerus enlarged and strengthened the Destruction Sphere, pushing Gogeta’s attack back until Gogeta unleashed his 100 Times Big Bang Kamehameha.
  • Gogeta’s attack pierced the Destruction Sphere and drove Beerus back, forcing Beerus to use more than ninety percent of his power.
  • Beerus redirected Gogeta’s energy into space, then saw Gogeta appear directly in front of him.

Ch. 38The God of Destruction of Universe 6 Takes Notice!

Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta struck Beerus with an Ultra Big Bang Kamehameha and sent him crashing through planets into the South Galaxy. As the Kai and Universe 6 learned of the battle, Champa considered using the chaos to search Universe 7 for the remaining Super Dragon Balls.

  • Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta hit Beerus with the Ultra Big Bang Kamehameha, sending him flying through planets until he crashed into a desolate planet in the South Galaxy.
  • Kibito Kai and Old Kai watched Beerus suffer the blow, and Old Kai privately rejoiced at seeing him beaten.
  • Champa sensed Beerus's power and Gogeta's immense mortal force, while Vados said the battle's upheaval had spread into Universe 6.
  • Champa proposed entering Universe 7 to collect the remaining Super Dragon Balls while Beerus was occupied.
  • Vados warned Champa that Beerus might discover them and make them return the Super Dragon Balls they had already collected.

Ch. 39The Gaze of a Supreme Being!

Liger and Cus observed the powerful mortal energy coming from Universe 7, while the Grand Priest reflected on how his intervention had changed its timeline. On a shattered planet, Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta waited for Beerus to recover, and Beerus unleashed his God of Destruction Power once more.

  • Champa agreed to stay away from Universe 7 after Vados reminded him of the risks.
  • Liger sensed Beerus and a powerful mortal in Universe 7, then ordered Cus to project the battle so he could investigate afterward.
  • The Grand Priest watched Universe 7 and recalled guiding a Son Goku from a failed world into this timeline.
  • Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta used Instant Transmission to reach Beerus on a collapsing planet and waited for him to emerge.
  • Beerus's God of Destruction Power erupted from the planet's central abyss, destroying the planet and nearby asteroids.

Ch. 40Beerus's True Power: Were Mortals Destined to Be Inferior to Gods?!

Beerus unleashed his true God of Destruction Power, healed his injuries, and overwhelmed Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta with a devastating barrage. Gogeta awakened Super Saiyan 4: God State and attacked Beerus with Punisher Drive, but Beerus dismissed his technique as the fight continued.

  • Beerus revealed his true power, restored his body, and declared that a mortal could not understand or match a god.
  • Beerus's God of Destruction Power clashed with Gogeta's strength, and Beerus gained the advantage as the universe trembled.
  • Beerus moved through Gogeta's punch and struck him with countless invisible attacks, shattering his barrier and wounding him.
  • Gogeta awakened Super Saiyan 4: God State, erased the God of Destruction Power inside him, and healed his wounds.
  • Gogeta attacked Beerus with Punisher Drive, but Beerus dismissed the technique and met it head-on.

Ch. 41Super Saiyan 4 God Overwhelmed, an Even Higher Transformation?

Gogeta battled Beerus in Super Saiyan 4: God State but was badly injured as Beerus overwhelmed him. Gogeta then awakened a greater power, changing his aura from pink to pale blue and surprising Beerus.

  • Whis contained the battle’s destructive shockwaves and watched Beerus and Gogeta fight.
  • Beerus used his full strength to suppress Gogeta and sent him flying with a powerful attack.
  • Beerus struck Gogeta with an invisible blow that left him badly hurt, then offered to spare him if he surrendered.
  • Gogeta rejected Beerus’s offer, introduced himself, and declared that the real fight was beginning.
  • Gogeta awakened greater power as his aura changed from pink to pale blue, startling Beerus.

Ch. 42Super Saiyan 4 God Blue, All the Gods Are Stunned!

After trading thousands of blows with Beerus, Gogeta unlocked Super Saiyan 4 God Blue and was confirmed as Beerus's prophesied rival. As the two prepared to continue their battle, the gods of other universes watched in shock at Gogeta's power.

  • Gogeta converted the power within his fused body and unleashed his untapped potential, surpassing Super Saiyan 4: God State.
  • Gogeta transformed into Super Saiyan 4 God Blue, healed his injuries, and challenged Beerus to start the fight again.
  • Beerus recognized Gogeta as the Super Saiyan God from his prophetic dream and eagerly accepted the renewed battle.
  • Whis considered training Gogeta as a God of Destruction but dismissed the idea because Gogeta's fusion had a time limit and removing it would break the rules.
  • Liger watched Gogeta's power from Universe 8 and lost his composure when he realized Gogeta and Beerus surpassed him.
  • Champa had Vados project the battle and was stunned by the strength of the mortal Gogeta.

Ch. 43Three Punches Shattered the World!

Super Saiyan 4 God Blue Gogeta and Beerus’s three punches shattered the barrier of Universe 7, sending them to the World of Void. There, both prepared to continue their fight without risking the other universes.

  • Vados recognized the unidentified warrior as a Saiyan, and Champa considered training the Saiyans of his universe after seeing Gogeta’s potential.
  • The Grand Priest watched Gogeta’s ascension and wondered whether a mortal could surpass Beerus and shape the future.
  • Gogeta and Beerus exchanged three punches, shattering Whis’s angelic barrier and the world’s barrier as their powers overwhelmed Universe 7.
  • Whis absorbed the spreading aftershocks, but Gogeta and Beerus vanished; he began searching the Twelve Universes and beyond.
  • Gogeta and Beerus realized they had been transported to the World of Void, where Gogeta intended to fight without holding back.

Ch. 44Nine as One, Each with a Role!

Gogeta created nine energy avatars to overwhelm Beerus, whose imperfect Ultra Instinct let him evade and counter their coordinated attacks but not quickly defeat them. Gogeta moved far from the battlefield and began gathering a new force he called God-Slaying Power.

  • Beerus attacked Gogeta with a wave of God of Destruction Power, but Gogeta shattered it and struck Beerus with an energy avatar.
  • Gogeta used Eightfold Displacement to create eight more avatars, surrounding Beerus with nine in total.
  • Beerus activated Ultra Instinct and dodged or blocked the avatars’ attacks, though one managed to land a hit.
  • Gogeta realized Beerus’s evasions were imperfect, then crossed millions of miles to a distant region of chaos.
  • Gogeta merged his God Ki and bloodline power to form God-Slaying Power while Beerus struggled to hold off the nine coordinated avatars.

Ch. 45The Final Beam Clash Shakes the Entire Universe!

Beerus and Gogeta pushed their final attacks to their limits in a clash that threatened to collapse the World of Void. Their struggle shook the Twelve Universes, alerting the Gods of Destruction and angels.

  • Beerus destroyed the eight remaining energy incarnations with a massive burst of God of Destruction Power, exhausting himself further.
  • Gogeta used Instant Transmission to ambush Beerus with a 1000x Big Bang Kamehameha, but Beerus recovered and pushed the beam back with his Ultimate Destruction Sphere.
  • Gogeta raised his attack to 2000 times its power, creating a stalemate with Beerus's sphere as space collapsed and black holes formed around them.
  • The clash shook the World of Void and sent tremors through the Twelve Universes, startling the Gods of Destruction and angels.

Ch. 46Time Is Up, Despair Returns!

Super Saiyan 4 God Blue Gogeta pushed Beerus to the brink with a Twentyfold Kaioken, but the thirty-minute fusion ended before he could win. Son Goku and Vegeta were left facing Beerus’s advancing Ultimate Destruction Sphere with no way to escape.

  • The angels used their power to shield the Twelve Universes from the destructive effects of Beerus and Gogeta’s battle.
  • Beerus enlarged his Ultimate Destruction Sphere, and Gogeta activated Tenfold Kaioken to drive it back into a stalemate.
  • Gogeta used Twentyfold Kaioken and began overpowering Beerus, while their attacks pushed the World of Void toward collapse.
  • After thirty minutes, Gogeta’s fusion ended, and the Ultimate Destruction Sphere obliterated his Kamehameha.
  • Beerus sent the Ultimate Destruction Sphere toward Son Goku and Vegeta, and Son Goku realized they could neither escape nor stop it.

Ch. 47A Second Life, Yet Unable to Protect Anything!

Son Goku and Vegeta fought Beerus's Ultimate Destruction Sphere, but their combined power could not stop it. After Vegeta gave Son Goku his remaining energy, Son Goku awakened Super Saiyan 4 God Blue, yet the sphere reached him and began consuming his body and soul.

  • Vegeta and Son Goku released their power together to resist the approaching Ultimate Destruction Sphere, but Beerus lifted his restraint and sent it speeding toward them.
  • The sphere's blast overwhelmed both Saiyans, severely injuring Vegeta and leaving Son Goku unable to save him.
  • As he fell into the darkness, Vegeta sent his remaining energy to Son Goku, who used it to awaken Super Saiyan 4 God Blue.
  • Son Goku's new transformation only slowed the sphere, and Beerus reflected on how the Saiyans had pushed him to his limits.
  • The Ultimate Destruction Sphere engulfed Son Goku, whose body and soul were ravaged as his consciousness faded.

Ch. 48Between Life and Death, Survival Against All Odds!

Inside Beerus’s Ultimate Destruction Sphere, Son Goku’s body and soul endured destruction and rebirth as his bloodline power awakened. After the two versions of Goku merged in his sea of consciousness, Goku began absorbing the sphere’s energy, leaving his survival unresolved.

  • Beerus sensed a heartbeat from the Ultimate Destruction Sphere and suspected Son Goku might have another transformation.
  • Whis and the Gods of Destruction and angels watched the battle, while Bulma, Trunks, and the others on Earth fell into despair over Goku’s apparent fate.
  • Inside the sphere, Son Goku’s body was repeatedly destroyed and reborn as his bloodline power grew stronger.
  • In his sea of consciousness, GT Son Goku recovered his memories and recognized the consciousness of this world’s Son Goku.
  • The two versions of Son Goku joined hands and merged their spirits, causing their souls to ascend.
  • Son Goku’s spiritual power erupted and began absorbing the Ultimate Destruction Sphere, which visibly shrank.

Ch. 49Reborn from Destruction, Breaking Free of the Cocoon!

Son Goku absorbed the Ultimate Destruction Sphere and formed a cocoon that resisted Beerus’s attack. The cocoon shattered, releasing God of Destruction Power that Beerus recognized as his own but now controlled by a new master.

  • Son Goku devoured the God of Destruction Power inside the Ultimate Destruction Sphere as it shrank into a white and purple cocoon.
  • Beerus formed a smaller Destruction Sphere and attacked the cocoon, but it absorbed his power as nourishment.
  • Whis recalled an ancient method of mortal transformation, while the Gods of Destruction, angels, and Grand Priest watched the cocoon.
  • The cocoon’s heartbeat grew stronger until it cracked and erupted in a storm of divine power that drove Beerus back.
  • Beerus sensed his own God of Destruction Power in the storm and realized it was now controlled by a new master.

Ch. 50Super Saiyan 5?! No! A Super Saiyan 5 God of Destruction!

Son Goku emerged from his cocoon with an ancient power fused with God of Destruction Power, taking on a new form he named Super Saiyan 5: God of Destruction form. He shattered the barrier trapping him, but the impact broke space-time and swept him into a tunnel, leaving Beerus and Whis unable to find him.

  • Son Goku awakened his ancient bloodline power and combined it with the God of Destruction Power, becoming Super Saiyan 5: God of Destruction form.
  • Son Goku vowed to honor Vegeta's will by defeating Beerus and struck the barrier of his enclosed world.
  • Son Goku shattered the barrier, damaging the World of Void's space-time barrier and getting swept into a space-time tunnel.
  • Whis arrived and used angelic power to suppress the space-time storm and rescue the exhausted Beerus.
  • After the currents vanished, Beerus and Whis found no trace of Son Goku, and Beerus guessed he had died during his breakthrough.
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