Recaps

Jiang He used Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder to repeatedly clear Rio Kastle’s field, leaving her unable to mount a defense. Rio conceded the Duel, then insisted that she—not Shark—would bear the doubled debt from their bet.

• Jiang He activated Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder and sent every other card on the field, including Rio’s monster and set cards, to the graveyard.
• Rio set another card, but Jiang He activated the monster’s effect again and cleared it from the field.
• Jiang He pointed out that Rio’s lost set card had been Waboku and said she would lose if he drew a monster with at least 1000 attack.
• Rio admitted defeat, judging that she had no way to overcome the monster or protect her field on another turn.
• Jiang He said the bet had doubled Shark’s debt, but Rio insisted that she would take responsibility for the additional debt.

Rio Kastle proposed repaying her debt to Jiang He by becoming his fiancée, and Jiang He accepted, leaving the other girls jealous and unsettled. At lunch, Jiang He revealed that Ray Shadows likely concealed Barian power and was one of the Seven Barian Emperors, raising new questions about the first-year student.

• Rio Kastle offered to repay her additional debt by becoming Jiang He's fiancée, and Jiang He accepted despite the objections of Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Rei Saotome.
• Chazz Princeton considered borrowing money from Jiang He to obtain rare cards, but Jack Atlas warned him that Jiang He would make him test his underworld deck in a Shadow Duel.
• At lunch, Camula broke the tense silence among Jiang He, Alexis, Akiza, Rei, and Rio by asking about Ray Shadows.
• Jiang He said Ray Shadows carried an aura resembling Barian World energy and was likely one of the Seven Barian Emperors who had influenced Dr. Faker.
• Rio Kastle, unfamiliar with the Seven Barian Emperors, resolved to ask Reginald Kastle about recent events rather than reveal her ignorance to Rei Saotome.

Rio Kastle insisted on staying close to Jiang He so she could grow strong and avoid becoming a weakness, while her arrival intensified the rivalry among the girls in his cabin. Jiang He continued tormenting Ray Shadows to gain Emotion Points, then checked the newly refreshed System Shop for a useful deck or skill.

• Rio rejected Reginald Kastle’s attempt to dissuade her from joining Jiang He and moved into his luxury cabin, where Alexis and Akiza helped put Rei Saotome in the guest room.
• The next morning, Jiang He noticed Ray Shadows pretending to sleep beside Yuma Tsukumo and sensed Ray’s hostility toward him.
• Jiang He blocked Ray after class and defeated him with a Timelord deck, earning nearly 8,000 Emotion Points and pushing Ray to avoid him.
• Ray planned to wait until his scheme through Yuma was nearly complete before confronting Jiang He in his true form.
• Jiang He’s Emotion Points reached 140,000, and he checked the System Shop’s new offerings while hoping for a useful toxic deck or skill.

Jiang He bought Golden Garment: Dummy of Love and two hellish decks, then learned that a Shadow Duel had broken out near the infirmary. He and his companions arrived to find Jaden Yuki dueling a new student named Fuma, who appeared to be controlled by Barian power.

• Jiang He exchanged points for Golden Garment: Dummy of Love, the Ice Beast Deck, the Kyoutou Waterfront Turtle Deck, and the Rank-Up Raidraptor Deck.
• Alexis Rhodes told Jiang He that a new student had been leading a group in causing trouble near the infirmary.
• Sphere Kuriboh warned Jiang He that a Shadow Duel was underway, so Akiza Izinski urged everyone to investigate.
• Jiang He used Emergency Teleport to take Alexis, Akiza, Rei Saotome, and Rio Kastle behind the infirmary.
• Jiang He and his companions found Jaden Yuki dueling Fuma while Chazz Princeton, Yusei Fudo, Reginald Kastle, and others watched.
• Chazz Princeton explained that Fuma had claimed to come from the Barian World, and Yusei Fudo suspected that someone had taken control of him.

Fuma used his Barian-influenced Deck to Xyz Summon Mechquipped Angineer and damage Jaden Yuki before ending his turn. Jaden began his turn by fusing Elemental HERO Neos and Elemental HERO Necroshade to summon Elemental HERO Divine Neos.

• Fuma activated Dark Bug to Special Summon a second Darklon from his hand.
• Fuma overlaid his two Darklons to Xyz Summon Mechquipped Angineer, impressing the watching delinquents and Jaden Yuki.
• Fuma used the Darklons as Xyz Materials to inflict 800 damage on Jaden, reducing his Life Points from 4000 to 3200, then set a card and ended his turn.
• Jaden drew a card and activated Polymerization, fusing Elemental HERO Neos and Elemental HERO Necroshade.
• Jaden Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Divine Neos.

Jaden Yuki used Elemental HERO Divine Neos and Elemental HERO Bladedge to overwhelm Fuma's defenses in their duel. Bladedge dealt piercing damage, reducing Fuma's LP to 2400.

• Jaden Yuki boosted Elemental HERO Divine Neos's attack to 3300 using Elemental HERO Necroshade's effect.
• Jaden used Elemental HERO Necroshade's graveyard effect to Normal Summon Elemental HERO Bladedge without a tribute.
• Fuma used Mechquipped Angineer's effect to put it in Defense Position and prevent it from being destroyed by battle that turn.
• Jaden attacked Mechquipped Angineer with Elemental HERO Bladedge, whose piercing effect dealt 1600 damage and reduced Fuma's LP from 4000 to 2400.

Jaden used Mirage of Nightmare and Emergency Provisions to refill his hand and restore his Life Points, but Fuma revealed the Barian power behind his duel and evolved his Xyz monster with Rank-Up-Magic. The chapter ended with Jaden confident that his two Elemental HEROes could still match or exceed the new monster’s attack.

• Jaden drew four cards with Mirage of Nightmare, then sent it to the Graveyard with Emergency Provisions to gain 1,000 Life Points.
• Fuma announced that he could not be defeated so easily and activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force.
• Astral explained that Rank-Up-Magic was generally used by Duel Monsters Spirits from the Astral and Barian Worlds.
• Fuma ranked up Mechquipped Angineer into the Rank 4 CXyz Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral, a Dark monster with 2,600 attack.
• Jaden pointed out that Elemental HERO Divine Neos and Elemental HERO Bladedge still had enough attack to contend with Fuma’s new monster.

Fuma used Barian power and a trap to boost his Chaos Xyz Monster, damaging Jaden and then destroying both of Jaden’s powerful Elemental HERO monsters. Jaden was left facing Fuma’s still-standing monster with his own field cleared.

• Fuma activated Power Up, discarding a card to raise CXyz Mechquipped Boruto Angeneral’s attack to 4,100.
• Fuma explained that Rank-Up-Magic Barian’s Force could take an Xyz Material from an opponent’s Xyz Monster, then attacked and destroyed Jaden’s Elemental HERO Bladedge.
• Fuma used CXyz Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral’s effect to spend its two Xyz Materials and deal Jaden another 1,000 damage, reducing him to 1,700 Life Points.
• Jaden noted that Fuma’s boosted monster would lose its attack increase at the end of the turn and that Divine Neos remained on his field.
• Fuma activated Xyz Unit after his Chaos Xyz Monster lost its materials and used it to destroy Jaden’s Elemental HERO Divine Neos.

Jaden Yuki defeated Fuma by reviving Elemental HERO Neos, boosting its attack, and using Neo-Spacian Grand Mole to remove Fuma’s monster. Watching from hiding, Ray Shadows reconsidered his targets for obtaining the Number Darkness Cards and slipped away.

• Jaden Yuki revived Elemental HERO Neos with O - Oversoul and used Soul Sharing to summon Neo-Spacian Grand Mole and raise Neos’s attack.
• Jaden Yuki attacked CXyz Mechquipped Djinn Angeneral with Grand Mole, whose effect returned both monsters to their owners’ hands and Extra Deck.
• Jaden Yuki attacked directly with Elemental HERO Neos, reducing Fuma’s life points to zero and knocking him unconscious.
• Ray Shadows concluded that Fuma was too ordinary to seize the Number Darkness Card and identified Jiang He and Yuma Tsukumo as his main targets.
• Ray Shadows left before Jiang He could catch him again.

After Fuma’s defeat, Girag identified Jiang He as the holder of the Number Darkness Card and sent him a challenge. Jiang He and the others met Girag outside Slifer Red at dusk, where Girag prepared to face him.

• Girag recovered [Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force] after Fuma’s defeat and concluded that Jiang He possessed the Number Darkness Card.
• Camula found Girag’s challenge letter, which named a time and place and demanded that Jiang He surrender the Number Darkness Card.
• Jiang He confirmed that the challenge came from the Barian who had controlled Fuma and dismissed the others’ worries about facing him.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yuma Tsukumo, and the others rushed outside after a loud impact sounded near the Slifer Red dorm.
• Jiang He and his companions found Girag waiting beyond the open area, dressed in blue overalls with green cockscomb hair.

Girag trapped Jiang He and the others in a spherical Barian field and challenged him to a Shadow Duel for his Number Darkness Cards. After Girag transformed and the duel began, he summoned Fire Hand and Special Summoned Prominence Hand, leaving Jiang He to face both monsters.

• Girag revealed himself as one of the Seven Barian Emperors and trapped Jiang He and the others inside a spherical Barian field.
• Jiang He accepted Girag's Shadow Duel and wagered that he would seal Girag's Barian power if he won.
• Girag transformed into his true Barian form, and the duel began with both duelists at 4000 Life Points.
• Girag took the first turn, summoned Fire Hand, and Special Summoned Prominence Hand from his hand.

Girag summoned Number 106: Giant Hand and used Death Hand to deal 1,800 damage to Jiang He, who revealed a divine mark and answered with his Raidraptor deck. Jiang He summoned Raidraptor - Rudder Strix and began its effect to inflict damage on Girag.

• Girag overlaid Fire Hand and Prominence Hand to Xyz Summon Number 106: Giant Hand, startling Yuma Tsukumo, Astral, and the others.
• Girag set two cards and ended his turn, then activated Death Hand during Jiang He's Draw Phase to inflict 1,800 damage based on Jiang He's six-card hand.
• Jiang He's divine mark and green shield appeared as the damage reduced his Life Points to 2,200, and Girag recognized the mark of Thor's power.
• Jiang He said he could fight Girag's burn strategy with his own and summoned Raidraptor - Rudder Strix in Defense Position.
• Jiang He activated Rudder Strix's effect to inflict 600 damage on Girag, and the owl unleashed a wave of blue sonic energy.

Jiang He used his two [Raidraptor - Rudder Strix] monsters to exhaust Girag’s [Number 106: Giant Hand] materials, then Xyz Summoned [Raiders' Knight] and used its effect to Xyz Change into [Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon].

• Girag negated the effects of Jiang He’s first [Raidraptor - Rudder Strix] with [Number 106: Giant Hand].
• Jiang He activated [Raidraptor - Call] to Special Summon a second [Raidraptor - Rudder Strix].
• Girag used [Number 106: Giant Hand]’s last Xyz Material to negate the second owl’s effect, leaving both Level 4 monsters on Jiang He’s field.
• Jiang He overlaid the two owls to Xyz Summon [Raiders' Knight].
• Jiang He detached a material from [Raiders' Knight] and used its effect to Xyz Change into Rank 5 [Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon].

Jiang He used Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon to destroy Girag’s Number 106: Giant Hand twice, burn Girag, and deal direct damage. After setting two cards, Jiang He ended his turn by taunting Girag, who drew for his turn and vowed to crush the falcon.

• Jiang He activated Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon’s effect to destroy Girag’s Special Summoned Number 106: Giant Hand and reduce Girag’s LP to 3500.
• Girag revived Number 106: Giant Hand with his face-down Trap, Back to the Front.
• Jiang He attacked Girag directly with Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon, lowering Girag’s LP to 2500, then destroyed the revived Giant Hand with the falcon’s effect.
• Jiang He set two cards, ended his turn, and taunted Girag as a big shamate guy.
• Girag grew angry, drew a card, and vowed to destroy Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon.

Girag revived Number 106: Giant Hand and tried to rank it up into Chaos Number 106: Giant Red Hand, but Jiang He chained Rank-Up-Magic Revolution Force and took the monster for himself. The duel continued with Girag stunned by Jiang He’s unexpected Rank-Up-Magic.

• Girag used Pot of Greed to draw two cards, then activated Monster Reborn to revive Number 106: Giant Hand.
• Girag activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian’s Force and began a Chaos Xyz Change using Giant Hand.
• Jiang He chained the set Quick-Play Spell Rank-Up-Magic Revolution Force, taking control of Giant Hand and ranking it up into Raidraptor - Stranger Falcon.
• Girag and the watching duelists were shocked when Stranger Falcon appeared on Jiang He’s field instead of Girag’s expected Chaos Number 106: Giant Red Hand.
• Jiang He explained that Revolution Force let him take Girag’s material-less Xyz Monster and summon a Raidraptor Xyz Monster one Rank higher.

Jiang He used Rank-Up-Magic Phantom Force to summon Raidraptor - Arsenal Falcon and avoid losing Blaze Falcon to Raiders' Knight's drawback. On his next turn, he activated Card of Demise and began using Arsenal Falcon's effect to summon a Winged Beast from his Deck.

• Girag set two cards and warned that Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon would be destroyed during the End Phase.
• Jiang He activated Rank-Up-Magic Phantom Force, banished two Raidraptor - Rudder Strix from his Graveyard, and ranked Blaze Falcon up into Raidraptor - Arsenal Falcon.
• Girag and the watching duelists reacted with disbelief at Phantom Force's ability to summon a monster two Ranks higher.
• Jiang He noted that Blaze Falcon had become Xyz Material and would not be destroyed, then drew for his turn.
• Jiang He activated Card of Demise and drew four cards, bringing his hand to five.
• Jiang He activated Arsenal Falcon's effect, detaching an Xyz Material to Special Summon a Level 4 Winged Beast monster from his Deck.

Jiang He used his graveyard effects to recover Rank-Up-Magic Revolution Force and summon Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon, then cut Girag’s Life Points with its end-phase effect. Girag drew cards with Graceful Charity and discarded Card of Compensation as he began his turn.

• Jiang He tributed Raidraptor - Arsenal Falcon to recover Rank-Up-Magic Revolution Force from his graveyard.
• Jiang He used Arsenal Falcon’s graveyard effect to Special Summon Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon from his Extra Deck as an Xyz Material for itself.
• Girag activated Waboku to prevent battle damage and keep his monsters from being destroyed that turn.
• Jiang He set four cards, then Ultimate Falcon reduced Girag’s Life Points from 2500 to 1500 during the End Phase.
• Girag drew three cards with Graceful Charity, then discarded a monster and Card of Compensation.

Girag damaged Jiang He with Infernal Incinerator and threatened to end the Shadow Duel in a draw. Jiang He revealed a third Rank-Up-Magic and summoned a second Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon, leaving Girag facing two powerful Rank 10 monsters.

• Girag drew two cards with Card of Compensation and revived Infernal Incinerator with Monster Reborn.
• Infernal Incinerator destroyed Jiang He's Raidraptor - Stranger Falcon and reduced Jiang He's Life Points to 1800 with its effect.
• Girag claimed Jiang He was within range for them to go down together and hinted at a Ring of Destruction-like card.
• Jiang He revealed Rank-Up-Magic Death Double Force and revived the destroyed Raidraptor - Stranger Falcon.
• Jiang He used the Spell to Rank-Up summon a second Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon.

Jiang He crippled Girag’s Infernal Incinerator with the effects of his two Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon monsters, while warning Girag that the Falcons could not be affected by Ring of Destruction. Girag used Waboku to protect himself and his monster, but Jiang He revealed Xyz Reborn, leaving the duel poised for his next move.

• At the end of Girag’s turn, Jiang He used both Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon monsters to reduce Infernal Incinerator’s attack by 2000, leaving it at 100.
• Jiang He warned Girag that Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon was unaffected by other effects, frustrating Girag’s plan to use Ring of Destruction to force a draw.
• Jiang He used an Ultimate Falcon effect to reduce Girag’s monsters’ attack by another 1000 and prevent him from activating card effects that turn.
• Girag activated Waboku to prevent battle damage and battle destruction, but Infernal Incinerator’s attack still fell to 0.
• Jiang He revealed Xyz Reborn, which let him Special Summon an Xyz monster from his graveyard and attach the trap to it as Xyz Material.

Jiang He defeated Girag in a Shadow Duel, and Girag was taken away by another Barian Emperor before he could disappear completely. After the group returned to Duel Academy, Professor Crowler condemned the Barian attackers and quickly amended his remarks when Camula and Atticus Rhodes glared at him.

• Jiang He revived Raidraptor - Blaze Falcon, destroyed Girag's Infernal Incinerator, and reduced Girag to 1000 LP.
• Jiang He ended his turn, and Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon's effect dealt Girag 1000 damage and defeated him.
• Girag warned that the other Seven Barian Emperors would pursue the Number Darkness Cards before a Barian Emperor took him away through a vortex.
• Jiang He told the others he had glimpsed the rescuer, whose hairstyle resembled Yusei Fudo's, prompting jokes about recognizing people by their hair.
• The Barian energy sphere vanished, and Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte hurried over to check on everyone.
• After hearing what happened, Professor Crowler denounced the Barian attackers, then quickly clarified that Camula and Atticus Rhodes were exceptions.

Jiang He discussed the Seven Barian Emperors’ threat and resisted giving Camula a Number Darkness Card, but agreed to give Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski cards so they could fight the people the Barian Emperors controlled. The chapter ended with Alexis and Akiza happily kissing him on the cheeks.

• Jiang He said the Seven Barian Emperors were after the Number Darkness Cards and planned to deal with them when they came to him.
• Chazz Princeton and the others considered borrowing a Number Darkness Card to lure the Barian Emperors into a duel, but abandoned the idea after remembering their duels with Jiang He.
• Camula asked Jiang He for a Number Darkness Card so she could help fight, but Jiang He refused because the Barian Emperors were too dangerous and he wanted to duel them himself.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski asked Jiang He for Number Darkness Cards so they could handle people controlled by the Barian Emperors.
• Jiang He agreed to give Alexis and Akiza one card each after sealing the Duel Monsters Spirits inside, and they kissed his cheeks.

Jiang He received Dextra’s report that Alito had taken control of Nistro in Heartland City, then watched Alito arrive at Duel Academy and declare that he had come to face him. Alito explained that he had not intended to use Vector’s proposed human-wave tactic, leaving his next move unclear.

• Jiang He noticed Ray Shadows had skipped class and guessed he had returned to the Barian World after Girag’s defeat.
• Dextra reported that Alito had defeated and controlled Nistro during Heartland City’s new professional dueling tournament.
• Jiang He realized Dextra and Nistro had helped build a professional dueling scene with support from Lazar, Heartland City’s chief official.
• Alito arrived on Duel Academy’s rooftop with the controlled Nistro and identified Jiang He as the enemy who defeated Girag.
• Alito explained that he had gotten lost because the Barian Sphere Field did not provide him with the real world’s exact coordinates, then said he would not use Vector’s human-wave tactic.

Alito revealed that Vector had proposed using controlled Duel Academy students to seize the Number Darkness Cards, then challenged Jiang He and Akiza to a tag-team Shadow Duel. The duel began inside Alito’s Barian energy field, where Alito transformed and Jiang He gave Akiza a matching golden cloak.

• Alito said Vector wanted the Barian Emperors to control Duel Academy students and overwhelm Jiang He’s group to take the Number Darkness Cards.
• Alexis, Akiza, Rio, Rei, and Tori each offered to duel alongside Jiang He, but Jiang He chose Akiza as his partner.
• Alito created a spherical Barian energy space that separated Jiang He and Akiza from the others and placed them opposite Alito and Nistro.
• Alito transformed into his crimson Barian form and Nistro’s eye glowed red under his control.
• Jiang He activated his golden energy cloak, which also gave Akiza a matching cloak.

Jiang He and Akiza Izinski began a team Shadow Duel against Alito and the controlled Nistro, with the agreed stakes being Alito's power and Jiang He's Number Darkness Card. Alito built a field around [Battlin' Boxer Lead Yoke], and Akiza took the second turn, surprising him by summoning [Witch of the Black Rose].

• Jiang He and Alito agreed to wager Alito's power and Jiang He's Number Darkness Card, then started the Shadow Duel with Akiza Izinski and the controlled Nistro as their partners.
• Alito summoned [Battlin' Boxer Headgeared] and Special Summoned [Battlin' Boxer Sparrer] from his hand.
• Alito overlaid the two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon [Battlin' Boxer Lead Yoke], then set three cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He let Akiza Izinski take the second turn, surprising Alito, who had expected Jiang He to act.
• Akiza Izinski drew a card and summoned [Witch of the Black Rose] in Attack Position.

Akiza Izinski summoned Black Rose Dragon against Alito, intending to destroy the field, but Alito negated the dragon’s effect with Xyz Flash. Jiang He realized Alito had prepared cards to counter his underworld-style monsters.

• Akiza used Witch of the Black Rose to draw Rose Fairy and Special Summoned it when its effect triggered.
• Akiza tuned Witch of the Black Rose and Rose Fairy to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon.
• Akiza activated Black Rose Dragon’s effect to destroy every card on the field.
• Alito revealed Xyz Flash and detached a material from Battlin' Boxer Lead Yoke to negate Black Rose Dragon’s effect.
• Akiza and the watching duelists were surprised by Xyz Flash, while Jiang He recognized that Alito had prepared to counter his monsters.