Kuririn, Yamucha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu and Yajirobe gather at Kami-sama's temple and begin their training. Meanwhile, Goku continues to tread the Serpentine Road from the beginning, where he encounters a castle to one side that wasn't there before. Inside, he meets the Snake Princess and her attendants, who are immediately smitten with him. She tries to ply him with food, dance (Goku thinks the Tango is a form of martial arts) and a hot bath, but when none of these stop him from trying to continue along the path, she plays her ace card: a sleeping potion.

     A magical mirror shows that his dreams are only of Chichi and Gohan. Spurned, she reveals her true form — an evil reptile goddess, tempting travellers along the road! Goku narrowly escapes the castle, which after the illusion is dropped turns out to be the goddess's body, a monstrous fire-breathing snake! As she pursues him, he manages to tangle her up into a knot, and continues along the million-kilometer path.