Recaps

Jiang He exchanged for the Branded Despia Deck, then discovered that Yubel had raised the Supreme King's Castle and was leading an army of dark Duel Monsters spirits toward Duel Academy. After Jiang He revealed three Sacred Beasts and Yubel proposed Shadow Duels to obtain sacrifices for Ultimate Fusion, Jaden Yuki and Chazz Princeton agreed to fight.

• Jiang He exchanged 500 Emotion Points for Nurse Fontaine's Darklord Drug Deck and then chose the more powerful Branded Despia Deck.
• Sphere Kuriboh warned Jiang He about dark power in the desert, and a black stone palace rose from the sand.
• Jiang He recognized the palace as the Supreme King's Castle and sensed Yubel among the dark auras.
• Yubel led a large army of dark Duel Monsters spirits toward Duel Academy, and Jiang He and the others went out to meet them.
• When Yubel's commanders proposed attacking directly, Jiang He summoned three Sacred Beasts, silencing them.
• Yubel proposed Shadow Duels, with the losers becoming sacrifices or spoils, and Jaden Yuki and Chazz Princeton declared they would not back down.

Jaden Yuki accepted the Shadow Duel against Yubel’s army and faced Guardian Baou, who destroyed Jaden’s first Fusion Monster with a trap. Jaden summoned Aqua Dolphin to keep trying to stop Baou’s slime from building toward a powerful tribute summon.

• Yubel sent Guardian Baou to challenge Jiang He’s group, and Jaden Yuki volunteered to duel him.
• Baou summoned Fiend’s Sanctuary Slime and set two cards, while Bastion Misawa explained that the slime could multiply during Baou’s next Standby Phase.
• Jaden fused Avian and Burstinatrix to summon Elemental HERO Flame Wingman.
• Baou activated Destruction of Polymerization and destroyed Flame Wingman.
• Jaden summoned Neo Space Hero Aqua Dolphin, leaving the duel unresolved.

Jaden Yuki was trapped by Guardian Baou’s attack restrictions, but he survived its assault by using [A Hero Emerges] to summon [Elemental HERO Neos]. Guardian Baou ended its turn unable to deal lethal damage, leaving Jaden ready to take his next turn.

• Jaden Yuki ended his turn after Guardian Baou’s [Gravity Amplification Network] prevented his low-level monsters from attacking.
• Guardian Baou summoned two more [Fiend's Sanctuary Slimes], destroyed [Gravity Amplification Network], and tribute summoned [Twin-Headed Beast].
• Guardian Baou equipped [Twin-Headed Beast] with [Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou], raising its attack to 2,200 and letting it negate effects of monsters it destroyed in battle.
• Guardian Baou attacked and destroyed [Neo Space Hero Aqua Dolphin], then launched a second attack at Jaden Yuki.
• Jaden Yuki activated [A Hero Emerges] and Special Summoned [Elemental HERO Neos] from his hand.
• Guardian Baou stopped its attack and ended its turn after realizing it could not inflict lethal damage to Jaden Yuki’s remaining 2,400 LP.

Jaden Yuki and Kaiser Zane Truesdale won their Shadow Duels, causing Guardian Baou and Zure, Knight of Dark World, to vanish. Yubel sent Broww, Mad King of Dark World, to fight next, and Jiang He suggested Alexis Rhodes face him after spotting Broww’s death aura intensify when he challenged her.

• Jaden Yuki used Pot of Greed and Soul Sharing to boost Elemental HERO Neos, then destroyed a Fiend's Sanctuary Slime and reduced Guardian Baou’s Life Points to zero.
• Guardian Baou shattered and vanished, and Yubel chose Zure, Knight of Dark World, as the next combatant.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale stepped forward to duel Zure, who went first and summoned Megarock Dragon.
• Zane used Power Bond to summon Cyber End Dragon with 8,000 attack points and defeated Zure in one attack.
• Yubel ordered Broww, Mad King of Dark World, to fight next, and Broww taunted the group while trying to provoke an opponent.
• Jiang He suggested Alexis Rhodes take the duel after noticing Broww’s death aura grow denser when he challenged her.

Alexis Rhodes began a duel against Broww, Mad King of Dark World, while Jiang He revealed a new Earthbound Immortal Mark and warned her about Dark World monsters. Broww used his discard effects to summon two powerful monsters on his first turn, leaving Alexis facing a dangerous opening board.

• Alexis Rhodes volunteered to duel Broww, Mad King of Dark World, and Jiang He warned her that Dark World monsters activated effects when discarded to the graveyard.
• Jiang He revealed a new Earthbound Immortal Mark whose curse could hasten a target’s death, alarming the duelists and Broww.
• Yubel encouraged Broww by promising him greater dark power if he defeated Alexis and brought her to Yubel.
• Broww activated Dark World Road, discarded Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World, and Special Summoned it from the graveyard.
• Broww activated Dark World Dealings, and both duelists drew and discarded cards; he discarded Silva, Warlord of Dark World, and Special Summoned it.
• Broww ended his opening plays with Goldd and Silva on the field, each with 2,300 attack points, while the onlookers watched Alexis’s predicament.

Alexis used Monster Reborn to summon White Night Dragon, then combined Cyber Angel effects to recover cards and build her field before attacking Broww. Broww revealed that his face-down Trap Card could destroy an attacking monster, setting up a counter to her attack.

• Alexis activated Monster Reborn and revived White Night Dragon from her Graveyard, surprising Broww and the watching duelists.
• Alexis used Machine Angel Ritual to Tribute Cyber Angel Benten and summon Cyber Angel Idaten.
• Idaten returned Machine Angel Ritual to Alexis's hand, while Benten's effect let her add another LIGHT Cyber Angel Ritual Monster from her deck.
• Alexis ordered White Night Dragon to attack Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World.
• Broww revealed a Trap Card that could target and destroy an opponent's monster when it attacked.

Alexis Rhodes's White Night Dragon survived Broww's trap and destroyed Goldd, but Broww used The Gates of Dark World and Dark World Dealings to bring out Grapha. Grapha destroyed White Night Dragon and then Special Summoned himself to Broww's field, leaving Alexis facing a powerful new threat.

• Alexis Rhodes revealed that White Night Dragon negated Broww's Sakuretsu Armor, then used its attack to destroy Goldd and reduce Broww's Life Points to 3300.
• Broww activated The Gates of Dark World and used its effect to banish Goldd, discard Beiige, draw a card, and Special Summon Beiige.
• Broww activated a second Dark World Dealings, and he and Alexis each drew and discarded a card.
• Broww discarded Grapha, whose effect destroyed Alexis's White Night Dragon.
• Broww returned Beiige to his hand and Special Summoned Grapha from the graveyard.

Alexis Rhodes turned Broww, Mad King of Dark World's assault around by reviving Cyber Angel Nasatya and using her effect to steal Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World. She then sacrificed Nasatya again to draw cards, leaving Broww to realize she had another move planned.

• Broww, Mad King of Dark World boosted Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World and Silva, Warlord of Dark World, then attacked Alexis Rhodes, but her Waboku prevented destruction and battle damage.
• Alexis Rhodes Ritual Summoned Cyber Angel Nasatya by tributing Cyber Angel Idaten, then sent Nasatya to the graveyard to draw cards with Merciful Machine Angel.
• Alexis Rhodes banished Cyber Angel Idaten to revive Nasatya, then used her effect to take control of Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World.
• Alexis Rhodes activated another Merciful Machine Angel and tributed Nasatya again to draw two cards, prompting Broww, Mad King of Dark World to suspect her next move.

Alexis defeated Broww by taking control of Grapha and Silva, destroying his set card, and attacking directly, leaving Yubel’s forces shaken. Yubel then summoned Titan to bring Adrian Gecko and a sealed altar to the desert, calling in the favor Adrian had promised.

• Alexis revived Cyber Angel Nasatya and used it to take control of Silva, leaving Broww with no monsters.
• Alexis destroyed Broww’s set Negate Attack with Mystical Space Typhoon, then attacked directly with Grapha and Silva to reduce his Life Points to zero.
• Broww was sealed into a card after losing the Shadow Duel, and Yubel’s remaining spirits grew fearful while Yubel considered cooperating with a human connected to the abandoned base.
• Yubel summoned Titan, the Rock Spirit, and ordered him to transfer Adrian Gecko and an altar to the desert.
• Titan raised the altar from the sand and revealed Adrian inside an energy barrier; Yubel reminded him that he owed a favor for being rescued.

Jiang He challenged Adrian Gecko to a Shadow Duel after Yubel used its dark Duel Monsters Spirits as sacrifices to grant Adrian temporary access to Exodia the Forbidden One's power. Jiang He opened the duel with Card Destruction, sending four of Adrian's Exodia pieces to the graveyard and sharply reducing his chances of completing the set.

• Yubel sacrificed the dark Duel Monsters Spirits to the sealed altar, which sent powerful cards to Adrian Gecko's Duel Disk and granted him temporary access to Exodia the Forbidden One's power.
• Adrian Gecko chose Jiang He as his Shadow Duel opponent, seeking revenge for his interrogations and humiliation.
• Jiang He accepted the challenge, confident he could exploit the duel's timing and Adrian's deathly aura to anticipate his moves.
• Jiang He took the first turn and activated Card Destruction, making both duelists discard their hands and draw replacements.
• Adrian's discarded hand contained four Exodia the Forbidden One pieces, and the observers realized Jiang He had likely prevented Adrian from winning on his next turn.

Jiang He used Despia monsters and Fusion Spells to summon two Masquerade the Blazing Dragons, forcing Adrian Gecko to pay 1,200 LP for each card effect he activated. He ended his turn with three cards set, leaving Adrian facing a severe restriction before his next turn.

• Jiang He used Despian Tragedy's effect to add Aluber the Jester of Despia to his hand, summoned it, and searched for the Field Spell Despia of Despair, Theater of the Branded.
• Jiang He activated Despia of Despair, Theater of the Branded and fused Aluber with Dramaturge of Despia to summon Masquerade the Blazing Dragon.
• Jiang He revived Dramaturge of Despia, then used Branded in Red to summon a second Masquerade the Blazing Dragon.
• Chancellor Sheppard and Professor Crowler realized that Adrian Gecko would have to pay 1,200 LP for every card effect he activated.
• Jiang He set three cards and ended his turn.

Jiang He kept Adrian Gecko under pressure with two Masquerade the Blazing Dragons while Adrian used Raigeki and an Exodia ritual to summon the nearly invulnerable Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord. On Jiang He's next turn, he searched out a second Branded in Red, leaving Adrian and the spectators fearing a third Masquerade.

• Adrian Gecko drew Raigeki and paid 1200 LP to try to destroy Jiang He's two Masquerade the Blazing Dragons.
• Jiang He activated The League of Uniform Nomenclature, protecting his Defense Position monsters from being targeted or destroyed by effects.
• Adrian paid another 1200 LP to activate Ultimate Forbidden Release Ritual from his Graveyard, returning Exodia pieces to his deck and discarding the last piece from his hand.
• Adrian Special Summoned Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord, which could not be destroyed by battle or effects and was unaffected by opposing card effects.
• Adrian set two cards and ended his turn, while Jiang He summoned a second Aluber the Jester of Despia and added another Branded in Red to his hand.
• Adrian and the spectators realized Jiang He might use Branded in Red to summon a third Masquerade the Blazing Dragon.

Jiang He defeated Adrian Gecko by shutting down his Exodia strategy with three Masquerade the Blazing Dragons and Dimensional Fissure, then gained a card containing Exodia the Forbidden One's power. When Yubel prepared to target the remaining people, Jiang He rejected its rules and confronted it with his powerful spirits, leaving Yubel to challenge him to a Shadow Duel.

• Jiang He used Branded in Red to Fusion Summon a third Masquerade the Blazing Dragon, making Adrian Gecko unable to pay the cost of activating card effects.
• Jiang He activated Dimensional Fissure, preventing Adrian from sending Exodia's pieces to the graveyard and foiling his plan to win with Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord.
• Adrian surrendered, and the sealing altar gave Jiang He a complete monster card containing Exodia the Forbidden One's power.
• Yubel announced it would continue the Shadow Duels, but Jiang He challenged it directly and summoned the Sacred Beasts, Exodia, and the shadows of his Earthbound Immortals.
• Yubel judged that it could not withstand Jiang He's forces and flew onto the dueling field to challenge him to a Shadow Duel.

Yubel opened the duel against Jiang He by giving him a powerful monster and summoning a damage-reflecting double, then used Samsara Lotus to pay the cost of staying on the field. Jiang He began his turn with a newly drawn card and activated Branded Opening, leaving Yubel facing a tactic it had not seen before.

• Yubel went first and Special Summoned Grinder Golem to Jiang He's field, while creating two Grinder Tokens on its own field.
• Yubel tributed the two Grinder Tokens to summon a copy of itself, whose effect prevented battle destruction and reflected battle damage to Jiang He.
• Yubel activated Graceful Charity, discarded Samsara Lotus, and revived it during the End Phase before tributing it to maintain its existence.
• Jiang He began his turn, drew a card, and activated the Quick-Play Spell Branded Opening.

Jiang He used Branded Opening and Theater of the Branded to summon Masquerade the Blazing Dragon, but Yubel prepared a trap to attack twice and reflect damage. Jiang He countered by summoning Fallen of Albaz and fusing Yubel’s field avatar into Albion the Branded Dragon, leaving Yubel’s plan thwarted.

• Jiang He discarded Despian Tragedy to activate Branded Opening, Special Summoned Aluber the Jester of Despia, and added Dramaturge of Despia and Theater of the Branded to his hand.
• Jiang He activated Theater of the Branded and fused Aluber with Dramaturge to summon Masquerade the Blazing Dragon.
• Yubel activated Fairy of the Zero, equipping it to its avatar to reduce its attack to zero and let it attack twice on its next turn.
• Jiang He Normal Summoned Fallen of Albaz and used its effect, discarding a card to fuse it with Yubel’s field avatar.
• Jiang He summoned Albion the Branded Dragon, leaving Yubel’s countermeasure useless.

Jiang He used [Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon] to banish Yubel, then stopped its direct attack with [Super-Electromagnetic Turtle]. Yubel revived itself with [D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation] and activated [Kahkki, Guerilla of Dark World]'s effect to destroy a monster.

• Jiang He used [Albion the Branded Dragon] to Fusion Summon [Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon] instead of a second [Masquerade the Blazing Dragon].
• Jiang He banished Yubel with [Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon]'s effect.
• Jiang He ordered [Grinder Golem] to attack directly, but Yubel paid 600 LP and banished [Super-Electromagnetic Turtle] to end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He Set his final card and ended his turn.
• Yubel drew [D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation], paid 600 LP, discarded a card, and revived its banished self.
• Yubel paid another 600 LP to activate [Kahkki, Guerilla of Dark World]'s effect to destroy a monster on the field.

Yubel deliberately destroyed its first form to evolve into Yubel - Terror Incarnate, but Jiang He used Branded Banishment to turn the evolved monster into Fusion Material for a second Masquerade the Blazing Dragon. Yubel then activated Terror Incarnate’s effect as it left the field, paying 1,200 LP to summon its final form, Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare, as a pillar of light appeared.

• Yubel used Emergency Provisions to send Call of the Haunted and D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation to the Graveyard and recover 2,000 LP.
• Yubel destroyed its first form with its own effect and paid 600 LP to Special Summon Yubel - Terror Incarnate.
• Jiang He activated Branded Banishment during Yubel - Terror Incarnate’s attack and used it with Dramaturge of Despia as Fusion Material to summon a second Masquerade the Blazing Dragon.
• Yubel paid 1,200 LP to activate Yubel - Terror Incarnate’s effect and summon Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare.

Jiang He used Fallen of Albaz and Branded Banishment to fuse away Yubel’s ultimate form, then defeated Yubel with Grinder Golem. After the Shadow Duel, the Light of Destruction’s influence faded, and Yubel regained consciousness, recoiling from Jiang He.

• Yubel evolved into Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare but had only 1200 LP left and could not afford to activate its effect.
• Jiang He recovered Branded Banishment from his Graveyard with Branded Retribution, then summoned Fallen of Albaz.
• Jiang He fused Fallen of Albaz with Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare to summon a second Albion the Branded Dragon, stripping away much of Yubel’s power.
• Jiang He ordered Grinder Golem to attack Yubel directly, reducing its remaining LP to zero and ending the Shadow Duel.
• Jaden Yuki worried about Yubel, while Jiang He said the Light of Destruction’s influence was fading; Yubel regained consciousness and scrambled away from Jiang He.

Jiang He used Super Polymerization to join Yubel with the dormant soul power inside Jaden Yuki, then helped the group escape the Duel Monsters Spirit World through a rift opened by Dr. Eisenstein and Chairman Pegasus. They returned safely to the Duel Academy island.

• Jiang He activated Super Polymerization, causing Yubel and Jaden Yuki to vanish into a vortex before Jaden reappeared unconscious with Yubel sleeping within him.
• Jiang He explained that Super Polymerization had fused Yubel with the Duel Monsters Spirit soul power from Jaden's past life.
• Dr. Eisenstein and Chairman Pegasus contacted the group and explained how to widen a rift between worlds with a powerful attack.
• Jiang He summoned the three Sacred Beasts, whose energy blasts expanded the rift and carried everyone back to the real Duel World.
• Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, Chancellor Sheppard and the others celebrated their return to Duel Academy, where Chairman Pegasus and Dr. Eisenstein welcomed them.

After returning from the Duel Monsters Spirit World, Jiang He relaxed at Duel Academy and examined his growing Emotion Points and system options. He acquired two underworld decks and learned that Zane Truesdale and Chazz Princeton had been asked to stay after class, setting up a possible encounter with Kaiser.

• Chairman Pegasus told Chancellor Sheppard he wanted to discuss a special matter privately, while Jiang He chose not to get involved.
• Jiang He returned to his cabin, where Camula nervously welcomed him and then served him attentively.
• Jiang He found that Adrian Gecko and Yubel had raised his Emotion Points to 35,000, and the system shop had not refreshed while he was in the Spirit World.
• Professor Banner resumed alchemy class, and Jiang He redeemed an All-Trap Cyber Dragon Deck and a True Draco Deck.
• Professor Banner asked Zane Truesdale and Chazz Princeton to stay after class to discuss something with Professor Crowler.

Jiang He accepted Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s challenge to a pre-graduation duel before he entered the professional dueling world. As the duel began at Duel Academy, Chazz unexpectedly cheered for Jiang He, hinting at a wager over becoming Zane’s manager.

• Chazz explained that Crowler had arranged a path for him to enter professional dueling as Zane’s manager, though Zane had not agreed to it.
• Zane challenged Jiang He to a duel as his final trial before joining the professional dueling world, and Jiang He accepted for that afternoon.
• Alexis and Rei worried about Jiang He’s prepared deck, while he admitted he had already prepared it long before Zane proposed the match.
• Jiang He and the others arrived at the arena, where students, Crowler, Chancellor Sheppard, and potential sponsors had gathered to watch.
• Chazz stood on a chair and cheered for Jiang He, leading the onlookers to suspect he and Zane had wagered that Zane would make Chazz his manager if Jiang He won.

Jiang He faced Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s early-graduation trial duel using a mysterious Dark Cyber Deck. After Zane summoned Cyber End Dragon, Jiang He summoned Cyber Dragon Core and searched for Cyberload Fusion, leaving everyone wondering how he would respond.

• Vellian Crowler announced Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s trial duel against Jiang He, and both duelists began with 4000 Life Points.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale went first, fused three Cyber Dragons from his hand into Cyber End Dragon, set two cards, and ended his turn.
• Jiang He summoned Cyber Dragon Core in Defense Position, shocking the spectators because it was a Cyber Style monster.
• Jiang He explained that he was using a Dark Cyber Deck, reassuring Kaiser Zane Truesdale that he would duel at full strength.
• Jiang He activated Cyber Dragon Core’s effect to add Cyberload Fusion from his Deck to his hand, then added the Spell to his other cards instead of using it immediately.

Jiang He used Chimeratech Fortress Dragon to fuse away Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s Cyber Dragon Core and Cyber End Dragon, then destroyed Zane’s revival trap and cut his Life Points in half. Zane began his next turn facing Jiang He’s monster and four set cards, but drew with renewed determination to show Cyber Dragon’s potential.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Chimeratech Fortress Dragon by fusing his Cyber Dragon Core with Zane’s Cyber End Dragon, then attacked for 2,000 damage.
• Zane revived Cyber End Dragon with Call of the Haunted, but Jiang He destroyed the trap with Mystical Space Typhoon, removing the dragon and letting his attack reduce Zane’s Life Points to 2,000.
• Atticus Rhodes revealed that Chancellor Sheppard had lent Zane rare cards borrowed from Chairman Pegasus, drawing surprised reactions from the spectators.
• Jiang He set four more cards, leaving Zane unsettled by the number of traps on the opposing field.
• Zane drew for his turn and declared that he would demonstrate Cyber Dragon’s potential.

Jiang He used Card of Sanctity to refill both players’ hands, but Zane revived Cyber End Dragon and then used De-Fusion to protect it from Jiang He’s Cyber Overflow. Jiang He answered with Super Polymerization, fusing Zane’s three Cyber Dragons into Chimeratech Rampage Dragon and leaving Zane’s next move unresolved.

• Zane activated Card of Sanctity, drawing until he had six cards, and Jiang He drew up to six as well.
• Zane used Monster Reborn to revive Cyber End Dragon, but Jiang He activated Cyber Overflow and targeted it for destruction by banishing Cyber Dragon Core.
• Zane activated De-Fusion, returned Cyber End Dragon to the Extra Deck, and Special Summoned the three Cyber Dragons used as its Fusion Materials.
• As Zane began an attack, Jiang He revealed Super Polymerization, whose activation could not be targeted or chained to by other cards.
• Jiang He discarded a card and used Zane’s three Cyber Dragons as Fusion Materials to summon Chimeratech Rampage Dragon.

Jiang He used Scrap Polymerization to summon Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s Cyber End Dragon from the Extra Deck, but Kaiser stopped its attack with Cyber Vary Dragon’s effect. Kaiser then faced Jiang He’s five set cards as the duel continued.

• Jiang He destroyed Kaiser Zane Truesdale’s set Trap with Chimeratech Rampage Dragon’s effect.
• Kaiser Normal Summoned Cyber Vary Dragon in Defense Position, set a card, and ended his turn.
• Jiang He activated Scrap Polymerization and banished three Cyber Dragons from Kaiser’s Graveyard to Special Summon Cyber End Dragon from Kaiser’s Extra Deck.
• Jiang He attacked Kaiser’s Cyber Vary Dragon with Cyber End Dragon, but Kaiser banished Cyber Vary Dragon to draw a card and end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He set two more cards, bringing his back row to five, and Kaiser drew a card to begin his turn.