Majin Buu’s defeat brought serenity to the protagonists’ lives. Goku, Vegeta and their families spend peaceful days until the Supreme on the planet of Kaioshin Goku warns about the awakening of the god of destruction Beerus. This is how it begins Saga of the Battle of the Gods, before Dragon Ball Super.
Beerus is accompanied by Whis, to whom he reveals that he dreamed of facing a warrior called the Super Saiyan God. Fascinated by the power of this mysterious fighter, Beerus Whis asks for information about the Saiyans and learns about the destruction of the planet Vegeta and its presence two very powerful Saiyans: Prince Vegeta and Gokuthe one who can defeat Frieza.
While everyone on Earth celebrates Bulma’s birthday on a ship and Pilaf’s gang follows them to get the Dragon Balls, Goku trains on King Kai’s planet of the north and is surprised by the god of destruction. Beerus tested the strength of Goku, who could only reach the third level of Super Saiyan, and then decided to go to Earth to face Vegeta.
The god arrives and to everyone’s surprise, Bulma invites him to the party along with Whis. Beerus shows his great passion for food, particularly sweets, and when he tries to taste one of Majin Buu’s puddings, the latter swallows them all, unleashing the deity’s wrath. A series of confusing battles ends with the Landslide victory by Beerus.
Threatening to destroy the earth, the God of Destruction prepares to launch a large ball of energy, but the protagonists, including Goku, has finally arrived, call Shenron with the balls. Discovered by the dragon how to get to the super saiyan god or with five saiyans giving energy to another warrior of the species. The ritual succeeds after a misunderstanding and Goku manages to reach the rumored Super Saiyan Godcharacterized by hair and a red aura.
Goku begins the attack and gets used to his new fighting skills and manages to hold his own against Beerus. However, the intensity of the collision produces a Energy Sphere of Extraordinary Power, capable of destroying not only the earth but the entire universe. Once the orb is destroyed, Beerus resumes the fight and manages to defeat Goku.
There Saga of the battle of the gods, narrated from chapter 1 to chapter 4ends with Vegeta’s promise regarding attainment of the Super Saiyan God and with two puzzling discoveries: Beerus pretending to be asleep and not showing his true power to Goku.
