Elec, the leader of the Heeters, was secretly plotting to conquer the universe, but when he found out about Granolah's miraculous increase in strength, he knew that the Cerealian posed a threat to his plans, much like the Saiyans who had defeated Moro, Goku and Vegeta. So Elec conjured up a sinister scheme to exploit Granolah's hatred of Saiyans to trick him into fighting the two, and with any luck, they would destroy each other without him having to lift a finger.

All according to Elec's plot, a fight broke out between Granolah, Goku, and Vegeta when the Saiyans came to Planet Cereal. Although Granolah had become the strongest warrior in the universe, the two Saiyan warriors had their own means of fighting back: Goku with his refined Ultra Instinct, and Vegeta with his new power attained through training with Lord Beerus, "Ultra Ego"!

As the battle between the three of them unfolded, Monaito appeared and explained that Granolah's quest for vengeance had all been based on a falsehood.
As it turns out, the ones responsible for the destruction of Planet Cereal wasn't the Frieza Force, but the Heeters themselves! What's more, the young Granolah's life had been saved by a member of the Saiyan race he hated so much: Goku's father, Bardock!!

Granolah was shocked to learn the truth, but before he could process this new information, the Heeters appeared before him to rid themselves of the obstacles to their plan in person! And to make sure the job got done, Elec used the Cerealian Dragon Balls to turn his brother, Gas, into the new strongest warrior in the universe! This led to a battle to see who was truly the universe's strongest warrior: Gas or Granolah!

Through their back and forth, Granolah seemed to gain the upper hand. Surveying the battle and determining his brother might lose, Elec decided to turn the tables back in their favor by removing the limiter that Gas wears to keep his primal instincts in check! With his unfettered power unleashed, Gas lost control of himself and went on a wild rampage, attacking friend and foe alike!

However, Elec stepped in once more to remind his rampaging brother of a promise he made forty years prior, allowing Gas to regain his composure. With his full power intact and now under his own control, Gas had become the true strongest warrior in the universe!

Granolah found himself defeated by the newly awakened Gas, however Goku stepped in to intervene after receiving the last of Vegeta's energy.

Goku managed to create just enough of an opening to pull off his signature Teleportation technique, taking their fight across multiple planets before leaving Gas stranded on a distant world and transporting himself back to Planet Cereal! Goku then took the severely injured Granolah and retreated to Monaito's house.

It turned out Monaito had something important at his house: the Scouter his father Bardock had left behind forty years ago! Using the Scouter, they were able to access an audio log of the battle his father fought against Gas!

It turns out that four decades ago, Bardock had challenged the Heeter in order to protect a young Granolah and Monaito!

Vegeta uses his Ultra Ego transformation to take on Gas! Despite being on the receiving end of the Heeter's attacks, he takes advantage of his form's ability to use damage as fuel to change and evolve his strength and begins landing some decisive counterattacks! However, the damage eventually takes its toll and Vegeta collapses. Before Gas can deliver the final blow, Goku saves Vegeta and transforms into his black-haired Ultra Instinct form!
However, this is a different form of Ultra Instinct in which Goku retains his emotions: in other words, Goku has finally awoken his true Ultra Instinct! With this newfound transformation, Goku overwhelms the strongest warrior in the universe, sending Gas crashing to the ground with a devastating attack!

Who will win this epic life and death struggle?! Be sure to read the new chapter in V Jump's super-sized September edition to find out!!