Recaps

Aster Phoenix began his duel against Leo, who was secretly competing in place of his twin sister, and summoned Destiny HERO - Plasma using D - Cubed. Leo then started a Morphtronic combo, while Jiang He watched and recognized the setup as an obvious strategy.

• Leo posed as his twin sister Luna, but Aster Phoenix exposed that he was a boy before their duel began.
• Aster Phoenix summoned D - Cubed, then used two more copies from his hand as Tributes to Special Summon Destiny HERO - Plasma.
• Aster Phoenix activated the Continuous Spell D - Force to unlock Plasma's full effect, then ended his turn.
• Yusei Fudo sensed the danger in Plasma's power through his Dragon Tail Mark and warned the others.
• Leo summoned Morphtronic Magnen U, activated Cost Down, and discarded another Magnen U to the Graveyard; Aster Phoenix saw through his plan.

Aster Phoenix dismantled Leo’s defensive combo with Destiny HERO - Plasma and built a powerful field through repeated draws and revival effects. He absorbed one of Leo’s monsters, leaving Dreadmaster with 3,900 attack as the duel neared its end.

• Leo revived a second Morphtronic Magnen U and claimed the pair would prevent Aster’s monsters from attacking.
• Aster revealed that D - Force negated all of Leo’s monster effects, then used D - Boost and Graceful Charity to draw cards.
• Aster revived Destiny HERO - Dreadmaster with Monster Reborn, and Dreadmaster brought back Destiny HERO - Drilldark.
• Aster used Plasma to absorb one of Leo’s Morphtronic Magnen U and raise Plasma’s attack to 2,300.
• Aster explained that Dreadmaster’s attack had risen to 3,900 from the Destiny HERO monsters on his field.

After Aster Phoenix won the opening duel, Goodwin learned that no Crimson Dragon Mark energy had been detected from Luna, whose aura Jiang He had secretly concealed. Jiang He then faced Toramichi Saio and turned Saio’s psychological provocation against him, leaving Goodwin to smooth things over before the duel began in earnest.

• Aster Phoenix defeated Morphtronic Magnen U and won the opening match against Leo.
• Lazar told Goodwin that the venue’s detectors had found no Crimson Dragon Mark energy from Luna, while Jiang He revealed that Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu had concealed the real Luna’s aura.
• The host introduced Jiang He and Toramichi Saio as the second duelists, and Akiza Izinski warned Jiang He about Saio’s information-gathering and psychological tactics.
• Jiang He told Saio he might have royal assassins sent after him, leaving Saio and the spectators stunned.
• Goodwin apologized to Jiang He and urged Saio not to display his usual tactics, promising Jiang He a gift to make amends.

Jiang He began his duel against Toramichi Saio by using his Ojama Deck, while Saio prepared a counter designed to destroy Tokens. Jiang He searched a growing number of cards and summoned Deep Sea Diva and Atlantean Marksman, leaving his strategy in motion.

• Jiang He accepted the first turn and used his divine-draw ability, drawing the attention of Goodwin, Yusei Fudo, and the other spectators.
• Jiang He activated Ojamatch, discarded Ojama Magic, and added Ojamachine Yellow and Dark Armed Dragon to his hand.
• Jiang He activated Ojama Magic from the Graveyard and added Ojama Yellow, Ojama Green, and Ojama Black to his hand.
• Toramichi Saio recognized Jiang He's Ojama Deck and revealed that he had Token Collector ready to counter its Token strategy.
• Jiang He summoned Deep Sea Diva and used her effect to Special Summon Atlantean Marksman from his Deck.

Jiang He summoned Tierra, Source of Destruction and used its effect to return every card in both players’ hands, fields, and graveyards except itself to their decks, leaving Toramichi Saio without a hand before his first turn. Saio drew and summoned Token Collector in Defense Position, prompting Bastion Misawa to identify it as a monster designed to counter Tokens.

• Jiang He used Pot of Greed to draw two cards, then revealed Tierra, Source of Destruction and summoned it by returning ten differently named cards from his hand and field to his deck.
• Jiang He activated Tierra’s effect, returning Saio’s five starting hand cards to his deck and leaving him unable to use Mad Data Collector as planned.
• Jiang He ended his turn and taunted Saio about playing a game of drawing and playing one card at a time.
• Saio drew a card and summoned Token Collector in Defense Position.
• Bastion Misawa recognized Token Collector as an Effect Monster meant to counter Token monsters, while the other duelists asked him to explain.

Jiang He used Ojama Magic and Ojamassimilation to summon the ABC components and fuse them into ABC-Dragon Buster, turning Toramichi Saio’s confidence into alarm. He activated the Fusion monster’s effect to banish a card on Saio’s field, threatening the Token Collector that had protected him.

• Toramichi Saio ended his turn, confident Token Collector would keep Jiang He from dealing damage.
• Jiang He activated Graceful Charity, discarded Ojama Magic, and added the Ojama Trio to his hand.
• Jiang He activated Ojamassimilation, banished the Ojama Trio, and Special Summoned A-Assault Core, B-Buster Drake, and C-Crush Wyvern.
• Jiang He banished the three Machine monsters to Fusion Summon ABC-Dragon Buster.
• Jiang He used Ojamassimilation’s Graveyard effect to return the banished Ojamas to his Deck and draw a card.
• Jiang He activated ABC-Dragon Buster’s effect to discard a card and banish one card on Toramichi Saio’s field.

Jiang He defeated Toramichi Saio, then watched Yusei Fudo beat Gilles de Rais before Chazz Princeton began the Fortune Cup’s first Turbo Duel against B▶C. The chapter left Chazz and B▶C poised at the Turbo Duel starting line, their vehicles sharply contrasting in size.

• Jiang He banished Toramichi Saio’s Token Collector and defeated him with direct attacks, leaving Saio unconscious at zero LP.
• Jiang He returned to the viewing area as the host announced Yusei Fudo’s duel against Gilles de Rais.
• Yusei Fudo defeated Gilles de Rais in one turn with Junk Warrior and Junk Barrage, then greeted Jaden Yuki.
• The host announced Chazz Princeton and B▶C as the contestants in the tournament’s first Turbo Duel.
• Chazz rode onto the track on his small, yellow-duck-helmeted D-Skateboard, and B▶C arrived beside him on a massive three-wheeled D-Wheel.

Chazz and B▶C began a Turbo Duel in the Fortune Cup, with Chazz using his Armed Dragon deck against B▶C’s Spell Reactor monster. After reviving his destroyed Armed Dragon LV3 and evolving it into Armed Dragon LV5, Chazz summoned Tune Warrior as a Tuner Monster.

• The host activated Speed World, and Chazz and B▶C began their Turbo Duel with 4000 LP each.
• Chazz summoned Armed Dragon LV3 in Defense Position and set three cards.
• B▶C summoned Spell Reactor RE, destroyed Armed Dragon LV3, and set three cards of his own.
• Chazz activated Call of the Haunted to revive Armed Dragon LV3 from his graveyard.
• Chazz used Armed Dragon LV3’s effect to Special Summon Armed Dragon LV5, then Normal Summoned Tune Warrior in Defense Position.

Chazz used Tune Warrior and Armed Dragon LV5 to Synchro Summon Dark End Dragon against B▶C. He attacked Trap Reactor Y FI, but B▶C raised a hand toward his last face-down card, leaving the attack unresolved.

• Chazz summoned Tune Warrior, prompting surprise from B▶C and the spectators.
• B▶C activated Ambush Fangs to Special Summon Trap Reactor Y FI, but Chazz discarded Armed Dragon LV10 to destroy it with Armed Dragon LV5's effect.
• B▶C revived Trap Reactor Y FI with Call of the Haunted while Chazz activated DNA Surgery and changed every monster's Attribute to DARK.
• Chazz Synchro Summoned Dark End Dragon using Tune Warrior and Armed Dragon LV5.
• Chazz ordered Dark End Dragon to attack Trap Reactor Y FI, and B▶C raised a hand toward his final face-down card.

Chazz used [Dark End Dragon] to stop B▶C from summoning his ace, but B▶C drew [Black Salvo] and performed a Synchro Summon. He ended his turn with [Dark Strike Fighter] on the field, leaving the duel poised for its next move.

• Chazz activated [Fake Explosion Pentagram] to protect [Trap Reactor Y FI] from his attack and Special Summon [Summon Reactor SK], while B▶C lost 1,800 Life Points and his Speed Counter.
• Chazz used [Dark End Dragon]'s effect to send [Summon Reactor SK] to the Graveyard, preventing B▶C from summoning [Flying Fortress SKY FIRE].
• Chazz set a card and ended his turn, leaving both duelists with empty hands.
• B▶C drew and Summoned the Tuner monster [Black Salvo] in Defense Position.
• B▶C used [Black Salvo] and [Trap Reactor Y FI] as Synchro Materials to summon [Dark Strike Fighter].

Chazz defeated B▶C in their Turbo Duel by reviving his monsters with multiple copies of Call of the Haunted and destroying B▶C’s field. B▶C then hijacked the arena’s sound system to reveal his mission to expose Goodwin, and pointed the crowd toward footage on the arena screen.

• B▶C’s Dark Strike Fighter attacked Dark End Dragon, but Chazz revived the dragon with Call of the Haunted.
• Chazz used a third Call of the Haunted to revive Armed Dragon LV5, then discarded Armed Dragon LV7 to destroy Dark Strike Fighter.
• Armed Dragon LV5 destroyed Spell Reactor RE, and Dark End Dragon’s direct attack reduced B▶C’s Life Points to zero, causing his D-Wheel to crash.
• B▶C took over the arena’s sound system before the host could announce Chazz’s victory and declared that his mission was not over.
• B▶C said he had planned to expose Goodwin at the Fortune Cup awards ceremony, then pointed the spectators toward footage on the arena screen.

B▶C exposed Goodwin’s alleged role in destroying his village and tried to kill him, but Goodwin stopped the D-Wheel with his mechanical arm before being knocked unconscious. Back at the villa, Jiang He explained the Earthbound Immortals and discovered why his Crimson Dragon power surpassed Akiza’s mark, then offered to help her control her psychic abilities.

• B▶C accused Goodwin of destroying his village and raced his D-Wheel toward him in an assassination attempt.
• Goodwin blocked the D-Wheel with his mechanical arm, but the impact threw him into a wall and left him unconscious; Security Maintenance Bureau officers restrained B▶C.
• At the villa, Akiza asked Jiang He whether Goodwin had destroyed B▶C’s village, and Jiang He explained that the sacrifice was more likely meant to revive an Earthbound Immortal than the Crimson Dragon.
• Bastion proposed that the space-time distortion could explain why versions of the same supernatural powers existed in different eras, and the group worried about the threat they might pose.
• Jiang He examined Akiza’s Dragon Foot Mark and realized his system-granted Crimson Dragon power was complete and fully under his control, while the other Signers could access only part of their mark’s power.
• Jiang He offered to help Akiza control her psychic abilities, explained how their strength and her Dragon Foot Mark contributed to her loss of control, and Akiza agreed to practice.

Akiza practiced controlling her psychic powers with Jiang He's help and made rapid progress, though her affection for him caused a jealous scene with Alexis and Rei. The next day, Jiang He faced Professor Frank in the World Duel Tournament's round of sixteen, and Frank took the first turn.

• Akiza practiced summoning monsters and controlling their attacks while Jiang He advised her, and her destructive range gradually decreased.
• Akiza kissed Jiang He in excitement, prompting Alexis and Rei to confront her; Akiza blushed and hurried inside.
• Jiang He heard that Jaden Yuki, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, and Jack Atlas had advanced, and considered preparing a new underworld deck.
• The tournament paired Jiang He with Professor Frank, a former Duel Academy teacher who claimed Jiang He could be considered his student.
• Jiang He teased Professor Frank that he should call him Grandpa, then the duel began.
• Professor Frank took the first turn, summoned Perfectly Symmetrical Rorschach Inkblot Beast in attack position, and began his play.

Jiang He used Allure of Darkness and Necroface to trigger his Thunder Dragon cards, then brought out Thunder Dragon Colossus. Professor Frank revealed that he had been waiting for this moment and reached for one of his set cards.

• Jiang He activated Allure of Darkness, drew two cards, and banished Necroface from his hand.
• Necroface banished five cards from each Deck, and the banished Thunder Dragonroar Special Summoned Thunder Dragondark from Jiang He's Deck.
• Jiang He discarded Thunder Dragon to add two more copies from his Deck, then used Thunder Dragon Colossus's effect to Tribute Thunder Dragondark and Special Summon Colossus from the Extra Deck.
• Professor Frank smiled and reached toward one of his three set cards.

Jiang He countered Professor Frank’s traps with Thunder Dragon effects and brought out Thunder Dragon Titan, then Professor Frank’s attempt to hypnotize him with Guiding Light to the Deep backfired. The duel was left with Professor Frank collapsed after Jiang He unleashed Exodia’s psychic shock.

• Professor Frank activated Ring of Destruction, but Jiang He used Thunder Dragon Colossus’s effect to banish Thunder Dragondark and prevent its destruction.
• Jiang He used the banished Thunder Dragondark’s effect to add Thunder Dragon Polymerization, then Fusion Summoned Thunder Dragon Titan using monsters from his field, Graveyard, and banishment zone.
• Professor Frank revealed Embodiment of Apophis to negate Thunder Dragon Titan’s effects, but Jiang He destroyed the trap with Titan’s effect after activating Thunder Dragondark from his hand.
• Jiang He activated another Thunder Dragon effect to target Professor Frank’s final set card, prompting him to reveal Guiding Light to the Deep.
• Professor Frank tried to hypnotize Jiang He through the trap, but Jiang He’s Exodia psychic attack struck Professor Frank and left him collapsed.

Jiang He defeated Professor Frank after Exodia’s mental power backfired on Frank’s attempt to hypnotize him, while Goodwin watched and reconsidered his plans for Akiza. Zane Truesdale then faced Aster Phoenix in the round of sixteen and opened their duel by summoning Cyber Twin Dragon.

• Professor Frank collapsed after Exodia’s mental power countered his hypnosis, and Jiang He was declared the winner when Frank could not continue.
• Goodwin watched Jiang He from a nearby building and realized his plan to use Frank’s psychological techniques had gone wrong.
• Jiang He told his companions that Exodia’s psychic assault had struck Frank, while Yusei and Jack grew wary of dueling him.
• The announcer introduced Zane Truesdale and Aster Phoenix as the next opponents, and the two exchanged confident remarks before starting their duel.
• Zane chose to go first, fused two Cyber Dragons with Polymerization, and summoned Cyber Twin Dragon.

Aster Phoenix used Destiny End Dragoon’s effects to threaten Zane Truesdale, while Zane countered with De-Fusion and Cyber Laser Dragon. The duel remained tense when Aster revealed that Destiny End Dragoon could not be destroyed by card effects, leaving its other possible ability a mystery.

• Zane opened the duel by setting three cards, and Aster Fusion Summoned Destiny End Dragoon using Destiny HERO - Plasma and Destiny HERO - Dogma.
• Aster used Destiny End Dragoon’s effect to target Cyber Twin Dragon, but Zane activated De-Fusion to split it into two Cyber Dragons and avoid the effect.
• Aster Normal Summoned Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude, sent Destiny Draw to the Graveyard with its effect, and set two cards.
• Zane activated Photon Generator Unit, Tributed his two Cyber Dragons to Special Summon Cyber Laser Dragon, and tried to destroy Destiny End Dragoon.
• Destiny End Dragoon blocked Cyber Laser Dragon’s effect, and Aster explained that it could not be destroyed by Spell, Trap, or monster effects.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale and Aster Phoenix continued their Duel, with Aster turning the tide by destroying Kaiser’s Cyberdark Keel and leaving him at 1500 LP. Kaiser began his next turn by chaining Pot of Greed into Graceful Charity to draw more cards, leaving the Duel’s outcome unresolved.

• Kaiser summoned Cyberdark Keel and used Rebirth Judgment to turn the monsters in both Graveyards into Dragons, equipping Aster’s Diamond Dude to it.
• Aster used D - Counter to equip Drilldark to Cyberdark Keel and lower its ATK, then summoned Divineguy and attacked.
• Divineguy destroyed Diamond Dude and Drilldark along with Cyberdark Keel, leaving Kaiser with no monsters and 1500 LP.
• Kaiser drew for his turn, activated Pot of Greed, then activated Graceful Charity to draw three cards and discard two.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale and Aster Phoenix fought to a draw after Aster used Final Fusion to destroy both their Fusion Monsters and reduce their Life Points to zero. With both duelists eliminated from the tournament, Chazz Princeton prepared to face Bonz while Jiang He checked his accumulated Emotion Points.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale used Graceful Charity and Cyberdark Impact! to summon Cyberdark Dragon, then equipped it with Destiny HERO - Dogma from Aster Phoenix's graveyard.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale boosted Cyberdark Dragon's ATK to 10,400 with its effect and Limiter Removal, then attacked Aster Phoenix's Destiny End Dragoon.
• Aster Phoenix activated Final Fusion, causing both duelists to take enough damage to reduce their Life Points to zero and end the duel in a draw.
• Yusei Fudo explained that tournament rules eliminated both duelists, while Chazz Princeton was pleased that their exits could help him advance.
• The host announced Chazz Princeton's next duel against Bonz, and Jiang He checked his system panel and saw that he had 51,000 Emotion Points.

Jiang He chose two underworld decks from the system shop and watched the Fortune Cup field narrow to seven competitors. Back at the villa, Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte delivered the custom D-Wheel Dr. Stein had built to Jiang He's specifications, which he promised to reveal in the next duel.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Synchro Destruction Sword Deck and the Double Dice Jar Deck, deciding the former would suit Turbo Duels and give him a way to challenge Jack Atlas or Yusei Fudo.
• Jack Atlas and Yusei Fudo felt an unexplained chill as Jiang He chose his new decks, while Luna and Leo thanked him for helping conceal Luna's Signer status from Goodwin.
• Chazz Princeton defeated Bonz, and Jaden Yuki, Jack Atlas, Yusei Fudo, and others won their matches to advance to the Fortune Cup's top seven.
• Goodwin questioned Lazar about Professor Frank's vegetative state, considered possible causes, and ordered Lazar to identify the last missing Signer.
• Jiang He returned to the villa with his companions and found Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte waiting beside a shipping container containing a custom D-Wheel.
• Jiang He revealed that Dr. Stein had built the D-Wheel to his specifications and said he would show it at the next tournament duel.

Jiang He surprised the crowd with his dragon-shaped D-Wheel, Crimson Dragon: Peerless Dragon, before beginning a Turbo Duel against Jack Atlas. Jack took the first turn and summoned Lancer Lindwurm as the duel got underway.

• Akiza Izinski thanked Jiang He and kissed his cheek before retreating to her room.
• The tournament selected Yusei Fudo for a bye and paired Jiang He against Jack Atlas.
• Jack Atlas arrived on his Wheel of Fortune, then Jiang He drew attention with Crimson Dragon: Peerless Dragon.
• Jiang He and Jack activated Speed World and accelerated into their Turbo Duel.
• Jack Atlas took the first turn and summoned Lancer Lindwurm in Defense Position.

Jiang He used Psychic Reflector and Assault Beast to Synchro Summon Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon during his Turbo Duel against Jack Atlas. The chapter ended with Chaos Ruler appearing on Jiang He’s field, while Jack’s Red Dragon Archfiend and two set cards remained in play.

• Jack Atlas summoned Red Dragon Archfiend with Lancer Lindwurm and Wandering King Wildwind, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He drew a card, taunted Jack Atlas, and summoned Psychic Reflector in Defense Position.
• Jiang He used Psychic Reflector to add Assault Beast to his hand, then discarded it to obtain Assault Mode Activate.
• Jiang He revived Assault Beast with Psychic Reflector’s effect and increased its Level to 7.
• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon using Level 1 Psychic Reflector and Level 7 Assault Beast.

Jiang He used Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon to add Dragon Buster Destruction Sword to his hand, then ended his turn with four set cards. Jack Atlas destroyed Chaos Ruler and summoned Force Resonator, but Jiang He revealed Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman and summoned Buster Dragon, leaving Jack surprised.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon and used its effect to add Dragon Buster Destruction Sword to his hand.
• Jiang He set four cards and ended his turn without attacking.
• Jack Atlas activated Speed Spell - Speed Crash, destroying Chaos Ruler and one of his own set cards, Call of the Haunted.
• Jack Atlas summoned Force Resonator in Defense Position and prepared to use its effect to protect Red Dragon Archfiend during attacks.
• Jiang He flipped Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman, sent Buster Blader and Wizard Buster Destruction Sword from his Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summoned Buster Dragon.

Jiang He summoned [Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman] and combined its effects with [Buster Dragon] to lock down Jack Atlas’s monsters and turn them all into vulnerable Dragons. Jack tried to find a way through the lock, but Jiang He also blocked his graveyard effects, leaving Jack to set a card and end his turn.

• Jiang He banished [Destruction Swordsman Fusion] and Fusion Summoned [Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman] using [Buster Blader] and [Buster Whelp of the Buster Blader].
• Jiang He revealed that [Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman] forced opposing Dragon-Type monsters into Defense Position and prevented them from activating effects, while [Buster Dragon] made all of Jack Atlas’s monsters Dragon-Type.
• Jack Atlas’s [Red Dragon Archfiend] and [Force Resonator] were forced into Defense Position, and the spectators realized the combined effects could lock down Jack’s monsters and empower Jiang He’s swordsman.
• Jack Atlas activated [Wandering King Wildwind] from his graveyard to search for a Fiend-Type Tuner, hoping to survive and break Jiang He’s lock.
• Jiang He equipped [Wizard Buster Destruction Sword] to [Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman], preventing Jack from activating monster effects in his graveyard.
• Jack Atlas set another card and ended his turn after Jiang He’s effects shut down his planned response.

Jiang He further restricted Jack Atlas by equipping [Dragon Buster Destruction Sword] to block Extra Deck summons, then used it and [Buster Dragon] as tributes to summon [Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster]. He revived [Buster Dragon] with [Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman], restoring his lockdown as the duel continued.

• Jiang He equipped [Dragon Buster Destruction Sword] to [Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman], preventing Jack Atlas from Special Summoning from the Extra Deck.
• Jiang He Special Summoned [Dragon Buster Destruction Sword] from its Equip Monster state, ending its Extra Deck restriction, then tributed it and [Buster Dragon] to summon [Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster].
• Jack Atlas briefly hoped Jiang He had broken his lockdown by mistake, but Jiang He activated [Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman].
• Jiang He sent a [Buster Blader] and a card with 'Destruction Sword' in its name from his Deck to the Graveyard, then revived [Buster Dragon] from his Graveyard.