Recaps

Jiang He and his companions entered Professor Cobra’s abandoned base, avoided a trap, and found Adrian Gecko trying to infiltrate it separately. Professor Sartyr blocked their route through the underground forest and demanded a Shadow Duel, with Jaden volunteering to face him.

• Jiang He sensed Adrian Gecko watching from the woods and sent the Ojama Trio to surprise him as he entered the base.
• Jiang He warned his companions about a concealed pit trap, and the group crossed safely while Professor Cobra watched from the control room.
• Adrian Gecko caused a power outage in the underground forest, but the Ojama Trio restored the lights before the group could advance far.
• Professor Sartyr emerged to block the group and challenged them to leave a worthy opponent for a Shadow Duel.
• Jaden Yuki volunteered to duel Professor Sartyr, and Syrus Truesdale offered to stay behind with Chumley to support him.

Jiang He and his companions pushed through Professor Cobra’s defenses and reached the abandoned base’s control room, where they discovered that Cobra was gathering duel energy to revive a powerful Duel Monsters Spirit. The Ojama Trio thwarted Adrian Gecko’s sabotage and left him trapped in a ventilation duct as Jiang He confronted Cobra.

• Adrian Gecko crept through a ventilation duct toward Professor Cobra’s control room, planning to sabotage the base and claim Cobra’s special card.
• The Ojama Trio followed Adrian and secretly dismantled each remote-controlled trap he planted.
• In the underground forest, Johan Andersen and Axel Brodie stayed behind to duel the Duel Monsters Spirit hunter Keith Hunter while Jiang He and the others crossed the bridge.
• Jiang He and his companions entered the control room, where an orange-yellow phantom emerged from a glass cylinder and Professor Cobra’s hand began transforming into a demonic dragon’s.
• Professor Cobra sealed the ventilation duct after hearing Adrian, trapping him inside, and the Ojama Trio returned to Jiang He with Adrian’s stolen device.

Jiang He faced Professor Cobra in a Shadow Duel on a rooftop platform, while Cobra used his venomous snake deck and a poisonous Field Spell. Jiang He protected himself and the others from the poison, then summoned Floowandereeze & Robina as Cobra explained how Venom Swamp weakened and destroyed monsters; Jiang He prepared to show what the bird could do.

• Professor Cobra tried to provoke the group into facing him in Shadow Duels, but Jiang He saw through the ploy and accepted the duel himself.
• Cobra raised the platform above the abandoned base, and he and Jiang He began their Shadow Duel with 4000 Life Points each.
• Cobra summoned Venom Boa and activated Venom Swamp, filling the field with poisonous mud and gas.
• Jiang He's Orca Mark suppressed the poisonous gas and protected the others, surprising Cobra and revealing the mark's divine power to Jim.
• Cobra set three cards and ended his turn, and Jiang He summoned Floowandereeze & Robina in Defense Position.
• Cobra explained that Venom Swamp placed Venom Counters on non-Venom monsters and reduced their attack, then Jiang He challenged him to see what Robina could do.

Jiang He used his Floowandereeze effects to summon the Level 10 Floowandereeze & Empen, recover his cards, and establish a Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds. After Empen damaged Professor Cobra, Jiang He recognized Yubel behind him, while Professor Cobra claimed the spirit could perform any miracle.

• Jiang He used Floowandereeze & Robina and Floowandereeze & Eglen to search his deck and gain successive Normal Summons.
• Jiang He tributed Robina and Eglen to summon Floowandereeze & Empen, and both tributed monsters returned to his hand after being banished.
• Jiang He used Empen to add a Floowandereeze Spell or Trap to his hand, then Normal Summoned Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds.
• Jiang He attacked Professor Cobra's Venom Boa with Empen, destroying it and reducing Professor Cobra's Life Points from 4000 to 2500.
• Professor Cobra quickly recovered from the Shadow Duel injuries with the power of the spirit behind him, and Jiang He recognized the spirit as Yubel.

Jiang He used his set Trap to interrupt Professor Cobra’s attempt to summon monsters, then rebuilt his Floowandereeze field during Cobra’s turn and restored the Special Summon lockdown. The chapter left Professor Cobra facing the returned Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds and growing increasingly frustrated.

• Professor Cobra activated Damage = Reptile after taking battle damage, but Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds prevented him from Special Summoning non-WIND monsters.
• Professor Cobra used Venom Swamp and Venom Serpent to place Venom Counters on Jiang He’s monsters, destroying Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds.
• Jiang He activated Floowandereeze and the Dreaming Town during Cobra’s turn and began a chain of Normal Summons with Robina and Eglen.
• Jiang He summoned Floowandereeze & Empen, added a Floowandereeze card to his hand, and Normal Summoned Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds.
• Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds restored the lockdown over Professor Cobra’s field, leaving him frustrated.

Jiang He broke Professor Cobra’s defenses by Tributing Cobra’s monster and his own Empen to summon Supay, Duskwalker, but Threatening Roar stopped the attack. Professor Cobra then used Card of Sanctity to refill both players’ hands, while Jiang He waited with four face-down cards and a surprise prepared.

• Professor Cobra destroyed Jiang He’s Barrier Statue and Empen with Offering to the Snake Deity, then used Serpent’s Whistle to summon Venom Cobra and set his last card.
• Venom Swamp reduced Empen’s ATK, but Jiang He activated Floowandereeze and the Unexplored Winds and Tributed Empen and Venom Cobra to summon Supay, Duskwalker.
• Jiang He used Duskwalker’s effect to add an Earthbound Immortal card to his hand and attacked directly, but Professor Cobra stopped the attack with Threatening Roar.
• Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn as Venom Swamp weakened Duskwalker.
• Professor Cobra activated Card of Sanctity, drawing until he had six cards in hand; Jiang He also drew until he had six and kept his four face-down cards ready.

Professor Cobra summoned [Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes], but Jiang He used [Floowandereeze and the Dreaming Town] to prepare to Tribute Summon [Floowandereeze & Empen] using Cobra’s ace. Cobra destroyed his own monster to prevent Jiang He from using it, then activated [Rise of the Snake Deity] to summon [Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes], leaving the duel poised around his legendary monster.

• Professor Cobra revived [Venom Serpent] with [Monster Reborn] and Special Summoned [Black Mamba] from his hand.
• Cobra placed another Venom Counter on [Supay, Duskwalker], then Tributed his two Reptile monsters to summon [Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes], whose attack rose to 2,000.
• When Cobra began his attack, Jiang He activated [Floowandereeze and the Dreaming Town] and chained Winged Beast summons to bring out [Floowandereeze & Empen].
• Jiang He used [Floowandereeze and the Unexplored Winds] to threaten to Tribute Cobra’s [Vennominon], so Cobra discarded [Kahkki, Guerilla of Dark World] and destroyed his own ace.
• Cobra used [Trap Booster] to activate [Rise of the Snake Deity] from his hand, Special Summoning [Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes] from his Deck.

Jiang He summoned the Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua to face Professor Cobra’s Vennominaga, then destroyed the gorgon in battle with Supay, Duskwalker. Cobra revived Vennominaga in Defense Position, but Jiang He remained confident as he ended his turn.

• Professor Cobra explained that Vennominaga was unaffected by card effects and gained 500 attack for each Reptile in his graveyard.
• Jiang He used Unexplored Winds to tribute Empen and Cobra’s Damage = Reptile, summoning Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua.
• Cobra attacked Supay, Duskwalker with Vennominaga, but Jiang He activated Prideful Roar and destroyed Vennominaga, reducing Cobra to 2200 Life Points.
• Cobra banished a Reptile to revive Vennominaga in Defense Position, lowering its attack and defense to 2000.
• Jiang He mocked Cobra’s belief that Defense Position would protect Vennominaga and ended his turn.

Jiang He defeated Professor Cobra with Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua, exposing the spirit Yubel behind Cobra before she used her power to transport Duel Academy and everyone nearby to the Duel Monsters Spirit World. Jiang He identified their location and suggested returning to the academy while his devices were used to arrange a way back.

• Jiang He explained that Chacu Challhua was unaffected by Venom Swamp and could attack directly, then used it to reduce Professor Cobra's LP to zero.
• Professor Cobra collapsed and vanished after Yubel's voice said he had lost his value, while an incomplete orange-yellow energy form emerged where he had stood.
• Yubel revealed herself and unleashed a white energy curtain that transported Jiang He, Jaden Yuki, and the others to a yellow-white desert in the Duel Monsters Spirit World.
• Jiang He recognized the new surroundings and told the group to return to Duel Academy while they assessed the situation.

Jiang He tested Professor Cobra’s Vennominaga in the Duel Monsters Spirit World and explained how monster spirits and his Crimson Dragon power could materialize cards. After learning that Dr. Stein’s Duel Quantum Machine might bring them back, the group gathered at Duel Academy to assess their situation.

• Jiang He summoned Vennominaga and used her to destroy a Harpie Lady that attacked the group, then explained that only cards containing Duel Monsters Spirits could normally materialize there.
• Jiang He led the others into Duel Academy, where Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte asked what had happened to their surroundings.
• Jiang He and the others told Chancellor Sheppard, Zane, Atticus, and the staff that Yubel had transported them to the Duel Monsters Spirit World.
• Jiang He said Dr. Stein could use his Duel Quantum Machine and the locator on Jiang He’s wristband to open a rift and return them to the real world.
• Bastion recognized Dr. Stein’s research and realized that the machine might have successfully opened a passage to the Spirit World.

Jiang He and the Duel Academy staff discovered that Yubel had likely possessed Marcel Bonaparte and was hiding in the school while recovering. They organized guards for the food supplies to limit the danger of forced duels, but Jiang He was left out of the pairing plan.

• Jiang He explained that the group needed to wait for Dr. Stein to open a passage home while watching for the weakened Duel Monster spirit behind the crisis.
• The staff gathered the transferred students and found that Marcel Bonaparte was missing; Vice Chancellor Bonaparte revealed that Marcel was his son.
• Jiang He deduced that Yubel had possessed Marcel and might provoke duels by threatening the group’s food and safety.
• Jiang He recommended guarding the supply storeroom in rotating pairs, and Chazz agreed after fearing another humiliating duel with Jiang.
• The staff assigned Chazz and Tyranno Hassleberry to the first watch, but the uneven number of available guards left Jiang He without a partner.

Jiang He and his companions took over guarding the supply warehouse, while he noticed signs that Yubel had begun controlling students nearby. He sent the Ojama Trio to investigate without leaving the warehouse unguarded.

• Jiang He reviewed his Emotion Points and considered how he could earn more by exploiting powerful duelists and Yubel.
• Alexis Rhodes led Jiang He, Rei Saotome, Jasmine, and Mindy toward the warehouse after spotting students secretly eating their own food.
• Alexis persuaded Chazz Princeton to help deliver food and water after Tyranno Hassleberry exposed that Chazz had taken bread from the warehouse.
• Jiang He summoned Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes to patrol nearby and learned from Sphere Kuriboh that two people had been taken over by Yubel.
• Jiang He reassured Alexis that they could keep guarding the warehouse and sent the Ojama Trio to investigate the suspicious activity.

Jiang He and his companions discovered that Yubel had turned Duel Academy students into duel-obsessed zombies and was spreading the control through ambush duels. They subdued the students who approached and prepared to protect their warehouse while Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu went to support the besieged hall.

• The Ojama Trio reported that controlled students were luring people out with chocolate, and Jiang He and Alexis Rhodes realized Yubel was infecting duelists.
• Jiang He contacted Teacher Kawa and Chancellor Sheppard, explained the suspected dark-power control, and promised to send support to the hall.
• Rei Saotome spotted zombie-like students approaching the warehouse, and Jiang He sent Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu to knock them out with paralyzing poison.
• Jiang He sent Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu to assist the hall while Alexis Rhodes summoned Cyber Angel Benten and Cyber Angel Idaten to guard the warehouse.

Jiang He returned to the arena after learning that Nurse Fontaine had been infected by Yubel’s power, then began a Shadow Duel to restore her. Nurse Fontaine revealed her burn deck, and Jiang He opened with Fairy Tail - Luna.

• Jiang He checked the refreshed system shop options and skipped them all.
• Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu reported that she had knocked out and paralyzed the controlled people at the arena.
• Atticus Rhodes and Kaiser Zane Truesdale took over guarding the warehouse and told Jiang He that Nurse Fontaine had been infected.
• Jiang He returned to the arena and freed Nurse Fontaine from Ishizu’s paralyzing toxin so they could duel.
• Nurse Fontaine summoned Darklord Nurse Reficule and set two cards, then Jiang He summoned Fairy Tail - Luna.

Jiang He dueled Nurse Fontaine, using Fairy Tail - Luna to return Darklord Nurse Reficule to her hand and turn Nurse Fontaine's Dark Cure into a source of healing. After Jiang He gained Life Points and dealt damage with Gizmek Orochi, Nurse Fontaine revived her burn strategy and began setting up a 2,000-point attack on his Life Points.

• Jiang He summoned Fairy Tail - Luna and searched his deck for another copy as Nurse Fontaine activated Dark Cure and tried to turn its healing effect into damage with Darklord Nurse Reficule.
• Jiang He used Fairy Tail - Luna to return both Luna and Darklord Nurse Reficule to their owners' hands, leaving Dark Cure able to heal him.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Gizmek Orochi, gained Life Points from Dark Cure, attacked Nurse Fontaine directly, and ended his turn with two set cards.
• Nurse Fontaine resummoned Darklord Nurse Reficule, used Bonfire to search for Cauldron of the Old Man, then discarded two copies with Magical Stone Excavation to recover Bonfire.
• The onlookers realized the two discarded Cauldron of the Old Man cards would restore 2,000 Life Points to Jiang He, turning that healing into damage through Darklord Nurse Reficule.

Jiang He defeated Teacher Kawa by bouncing Darklord Nurse Reficule back to her hand, turning her healing effects into life-point gains and ending the Shadow Duel. After Nurse Fontaine recovered, Jiang He and the others focused on finding Yubel, who was possessing Marcel Bonaparte and preparing to target him and Jaden.

• Teacher Kawa activated Gift Card, but Jiang He used Compulsory Evacuation Device to return Darklord Nurse Reficule to her hand and gained 5,000 LP from the healing effects.
• Teacher Kawa set a final card, and Jiang He dismissed it as another trap that would only restore his life points.
• Jiang He attacked Teacher Kawa directly with Gizmek Orochi, reducing her LP to zero and ending the Shadow Duel; Nurse Fontaine fainted, and the dark influence left her.
• Yubel, possessing Marcel Bonaparte, sensed the defeat in the Duel Academy records library, gathered duel energy, and vowed to bring pain to Jiang He and Jaden.
• Nurse Fontaine woke up and thanked Jiang He for freeing her from the dark power; he said they needed to find Marcel and stop Yubel to free the other controlled students.
• Alexis blushed at Jiang He's explanation, while Rei, Jasmine, Mindy, and Teacher Kawa watched her enviously; the group still did not know where Marcel and Yubel were.

Jiang He helped organize a search for Yubel, then sensed the Sacred Beasts’ power and went with the others to investigate. They found Yubel possessing Marcel with the Sacred Beast cards, and she challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel, offering Marcel’s body and control over the student zombies if she lost.

• Jiang He proposed using a thermal imaging device to search the academy, and Chancellor Sheppard sent Jaden, Chazz, Axel, Jim, and others to look for Marcel.
• Jiang He reassured Syrus that the search team could handle itself, then rested with his head in Alexis’s lap while Rei complained.
• Sphere Kuriboh and the Ojama Trio warned Jiang He of an ominous aura, which he recognized as the power of the Sacred Beasts.
• Jiang He and the others went outside and saw Yubel, possessing Marcel, emerge from the desert with the three Sacred Beast cards.
• Yubel challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel and promised to return Marcel and relinquish her control over the subdued students if she lost.

Jiang He began a Shadow Duel against Yubel, who possessed Marcel, with Marcel, Duel Academy students, and Yubel’s dark power at stake alongside the three Sacred Beast cards. Yubel summoned Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, but Jiang He drew a card and hinted that his first move would bypass the Sacred Beast’s defenses.

• Jiang He demanded that Yubel add the three stolen Sacred Beast cards to the stakes, and Yubel agreed to wager them in the Shadow Duel.
• Yubel raised a rocky arena, and Jiang He took the challenge despite warnings from Chancellor Sheppard, Alexis Rhodes, and the others.
• Jaden Yuki and the other students arrived as Yubel spoke of a past promise to Jaden, while Jiang He joked that he could teach him about relationships for rare cards.
• Yubel activated three Triangle Power Continuous Spells and sent them to the Graveyard to Special Summon Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder.
• Hamon’s oppressive aura affected the spectators, but four Earthbound Immortal Marks on Jiang He’s arm dispelled it.
• Jiang He drew a card and told Yubel he would give it a welcome gift without activating a Spell or Trap effect.

Jiang He used his Kaiju monsters and Fairy Tail - Luna to remove Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder and clear Yubel’s field before attacking directly. Yubel stopped the attack with Negate Attack, then began setting up another Sacred Beast as the duel continued.

• Jiang He Tributed Yubel’s Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder to Special Summon Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju to Yubel’s field.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Thunder King, the Raigeki Kaiju to his own field and Normal Summoned Fairy Tail - Luna.
• Jiang He used Luna’s effect to return both her and Gameciel to his hand, leaving Yubel with no monsters.
• Jiang He attacked directly with Thunder King, but Yubel activated Negate Attack to end the Battle Phase, so Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn.
• Yubel drew cards with Graceful Charity, sent two Continuous Traps from its hand to the Graveyard, and activated the set Continuous Trap Triangle Barrier.

Jiang He used Gameciel to devour Yubel’s Uria, then summoned Fairy Tail - Luna to bounce the sea turtle back to its owner’s hand. The duel continued as Luna’s effect began resolving.

• Yubel activated Triangle Barrier from the field and graveyard, then tributed all three copies to Special Summon Uria, Lord of Searing Flames.
• Uria tried to destroy Jiang He’s set cards, but they were Spell Cards, so the effect failed.
• Yubel activated Fallen Paradise to draw two cards, summoned Dark Beckoning Beast, and added Raviel, Lord of Phantasms to their hand.
• On his turn, Jiang He tributed Uria to Special Summon Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju to Yubel’s field, where it swallowed Uria.
• Jiang He summoned Fairy Tail - Luna and activated its effect to return Gameciel and Luna to their owners’ hands.

Jiang He drove Yubel’s Life Points down to 700, then stopped its attempt to revive Uria with Called by the Grave. Yubel summoned Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, and the duel continued with the third Sacred Beast on the field.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Gizmek Orochi, destroyed Dark Beckoning Beast, and hit Yubel with Thunder King, the Raigeki Kaiju, reducing its Life Points to 700.
• Jiang He set another card and ended his turn while Yubel complained about his troublesome Kaiju combination.
• Yubel tried to revive Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, but Jiang He activated Called by the Grave to banish it.
• Yubel summoned Chaos Summoning Beast and Tributed it to Special Summon Raviel, Lord of Phantasms.

Jiang He defeated Yubel, who was possessing Marcel, by returning Armityle the Chaos Phantasm to the Extra Deck with Compulsory Evacuation Device, forcing Yubel to concede the Shadow Duel. Yubel revealed its true form, recognized Jaden, and vanished while promising to return with new power and an army.

• Yubel used Burial from a Different Dimension to return Uria, Lord of Searing Flames to the Graveyard, then fused the three Sacred Beasts into Armityle the Chaos Phantasm.
• Yubel activated Armityle the Chaos Phantasm's effect to inflict 10,000 points of battle damage on Jiang He's Thunder King, the Raigeki Kaiju.
• Jiang He flipped Compulsory Evacuation Device and returned Armityle the Chaos Phantasm to the Extra Deck, enraging Yubel.
• Yubel conceded the Shadow Duel, and the duel's power forced Yubel out of Marcel's body and revealed its true form.
• Jaden recognized Yubel, which promised to return with new power and an army before vanishing.

Jiang He learned that the Light of Destruction had influenced Yubel and then welcomed Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes back from her hunt. Her haul included animals, supplies, and two Harpie Lady sisters, whom Jiang He brought under his control.

• Chancellor Sheppard explained that Yubel had once been Jaden's childhood card and that the Light of Destruction's energy had influenced it after Kaiba Corporation sent it into space.
• Jiang He confirmed that Yubel remained in control of its will but had become radical under the Light of Destruction's influence, while Jaden proposed freeing it through a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He had Ishizu remove the paralyzing toxin from the students Yubel had controlled, though they still needed rest after losing their stamina.
• Jiang He called Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes to the Duel Academy rooftop, where she returned with a tiger, a goat, supplies, and two dying Harpie Lady sisters.
• Jiang He used the Demonic Ape Mark to control the Harpie Lady sisters and realized that the animals and supplies likely came from the abandoned base.

Jiang He used a Spell Card to cook the tiger and goat Vennominaga had brought back, then helped the group settle into their life in the desert. As Yubel prepared to return with an army, the group faced a cold night without enough mattresses or blankets and had to consider huddling together for warmth.

• Jiang He used Mystik Wok to prepare two dishes from the tiger and goat, and Alexis Rhodes and the others enjoyed the food.
• Rei Saotome and Alexis Rhodes bickered over feeding Jiang He, while Jiang He suggested sharing baths to conserve water; Alexis assigned the bathing groups and kept Rei from objecting.
• Jiang He and Alexis Rhodes bathed together, and Alexis told him that the leftover barbecue had been shared with Tyranno Hassleberry, Teacher Kawa, and others.
• Alexis worried that Yubel would return with an army, but Jiang He reassured her that he could handle the attack.
• Teacher Kawa explained that there were no spare mattresses or blankets, so Jiang He, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Syrus Truesdale, and the others might need to huddle together to stay warm.

Jiang He used his card power to make a warm sleeping mat and blanket, then shared them with Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome while the others shivered together. The next day, his friends joined him for a meal at the supply warehouse, and Jiang He spent Emotion Points to acquire the Mark of the Earthbound Immortal: Lizard Mark.

• Jiang He used [Tailor of the Fickle] to turn tiger hide and cashmere into a sleeping mat and blanket.
• Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome slept beside Jiang He while Jaden Yuki, Chazz, and the others huddled together for warmth.
• The next day, Atticus Rhodes, Jaden Yuki, Chazz, and the others visited the supply warehouse and ate Jiang He's food.
• Axel suggested setting hunting devices and traps around the Duel Academy buildings after Jiang He said the abandoned base's prey was running low.
• Jiang He checked that he had 28,000 Emotion Points and exchanged 4,000 of them for the Mark of the Earthbound Immortal: Lizard Mark.