Recaps

Vector’s plan to use planted “V” cards to mill Yuma’s deck failed after Astral removed them on Jiang He’s warning. Vector revived Number 104: Masquerade and prepared to continue his play, leaving the Duel poised for a possible Rank-Up-Magic summon.

• Astral revealed that he had removed the five “V” cards from Yuma’s deck before the Duel, after Jiang He warned him about Vector’s scheme.
• Vector realized Jiang He had anticipated his plan to use Vain: Betrayer's Mockery, and Jiang He dismissed the card-planting tactic as unoriginal.
• Yuma learned that everyone but him had already known Shadows was Vector, then set a card and ended his turn, determined to prove he was not an idiot.
• Vector explained that his trap was meant to restore 2,500 LP and send up to 25 cards from Yuma’s deck to the Graveyard, but it only negated Utopia Ray V’s attack.
• Vector activated Glorious Numbers, revived Number 104: Masquerade from his Graveyard, and drew a card.
• Vector confirmed the onlookers’ guess that he was about to use Rank-Up-Magic and activated a card from his hand.

Vector upgraded Number 104: Masquerade into CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade and used its effects to weaken Yuma Tsukumo's Utopia Ray V, destroy his set Trap, strip his hand, and halve his Life Points twice. As Vector's attack threatened to end the duel, Yuma activated the Graveyard effect of Skull Dice to defend himself.

• Vector used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to transform Number 104: Masquerade into CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade.
• Vector stole Utopia Ray V's Xyz Material with Barian Absorption, reducing its attack to 2300, then destroyed Yuma's set Magic Cylinder.
• Vector detached both of Umbral Horror Masquerade's Xyz Materials to send Yuma's last two hand cards to the Graveyard and halve his Life Points twice, leaving him with 450 LP.
• Vector ordered Umbral Horror Masquerade to attack Utopia Ray V, and Yuma activated Skull Dice's effect from the Graveyard in response.

Yuma and Astral fused into the stronger Zexal II form and began a comeback against Vector. Yuma revived Number 39: Utopia, setting up the Rank-Up-Magic card Jiang He expected Zexal II to draw.

• Yuma used Skull Dice to negate Vector’s attack and ended his turn with no cards in hand and a weakened CNo. 39: Utopia Ray V on the field.
• Yuma and Astral performed the fusion pose Jiang He had taught them and became Zexal II.
• Zexal II used Shining Draw, activated Pot of Greed, and summoned Zexal Servant Phantom Sage, whose effect let him draw another card.
• Zexal II activated Monster Reborn and revived Number 39: Utopia from his Graveyard.
• Vector mocked Utopia for having no Xyz Materials while Jiang He anticipated that Zexal II’s draw would produce Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force.

Yuma Tsukumo and Astral used Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force to summon CNumber 39: Utopia Ray Victory and defeat Vector in a Shadow Duel. Vector fled after the duel, leaving Jiang He and the others with the recovered Number Darkness Cards.

• Yuma Tsukumo activated Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force and transformed Number 39: Utopia into CNumber 39: Utopia Ray Victory.
• Jiang He recognized Utopia Ray Victory as one of the fighting kings and believed the duel was nearly decided.
• Yuma Tsukumo used Utopia Ray Victory's effects to raise its ATK to 5800 and prevent Vector from activating his set card.
• Utopia Ray Victory destroyed CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade, and Vector's Life Points fell to zero.
• The Shadow Duel ended, and Yuma Tsukumo and Astral recovered the Number Darkness Cards Vector had collected.
• Vector threatened Jiang He, then escaped through a dark vortex before Jiang He could challenge him to another Shadow Duel.

Durbe surrendered to Reginald Kastle after recognizing him as Nash, his dearest friend, then escaped with the unconscious Mizar. Jiang He concealed the possibility that Reginald was Nash, but Rio later approached him in the hot spring to ask about her brother.

• Durbe surrendered to Reginald Kastle, whom he identified as Nash, and sent him the Shadow Duel's reward card.
• Durbe left with the unconscious Mizar through a black vortex.
• Jiang He told the others that Durbe might have mistaken Reginald for Nash because they shared a similar Deck and hairstyle.
• That evening, Rio joined Jiang He in the hot spring and said she wanted to ask him something important.
• Jiang He guessed that Rio wanted to discuss her brother, Reginald.

Jiang He confirmed that Reginald Kastle was the reincarnation of Nash and that Rio Kastle had once been Marin, one of the Seven Barian Emperors. Rio asked to face her brother herself if he acted against the Number Darkness Cards, while Jiang He revealed there were other Duel Monsters Spirits reincarnated as humans.

• Rio told Jiang He she had sensed Barian's Force in Reginald's Chaos Number 32: Shark Drake Veiss and asked if her brother was Nash.
• Jiang He confirmed that Reginald carried Nash's Barian's Force and that Rio also had Barian's Force from her past as Marin.
• Jiang He reassured Rio that she could keep living as she did and offered to support her if she chose to pursue the Number Darkness Cards.
• Rio refused to duel Jiang He again and asked to confront Reginald herself, with Jiang He stepping in only if she could not convince him.
• Rio worried that people would treat her as strange for being a Duel Monsters Spirit reincarnated as a human, and Jiang He pointed out that there were other examples, including someone in the Slifer Red dorm.

Jiang He confirmed to Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski that Rio Kastle and Reginald Kastle were the missing Barian Emperors Marin and Nash. Durbe took Reginald to the ruins in the Duel Monsters Spirit World to recover his sealed memories, and Rio sensed the Barian presence on the beach.

• Jiang He checked his system panel and found that Mizar had earned him about 8,500 Emotion Points.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski questioned Jiang He, who confirmed that Rio Kastle and Reginald Kastle were Marin and Nash.
• Durbe appeared before Reginald Kastle and claimed he could restore his memories with a Number Darkness Card in the ruins.
• Durbe transported himself and Reginald Kastle to the Duel Monsters Spirit World.
• Rio Kastle sensed a Barian presence, and Jiang He told her Durbe had likely taken her brother to recover his memories.

After Rio Kastle recovered her memories as Marin, she chose to remain with Jiang He and challenged her brother Reginald to a Shadow Duel to make him abandon his plan to lead the Barian Emperors. Reginald accepted the choice, while Jiang He turned his attention to Durbe as another potential dueling target.

• Rio Kastle's memories and Barian powers awakened, and she realized that Reginald had likely recovered his own memories as well.
• Reginald arrived with Durbe, and Jiang He suspected that Reginald intended to become the leader of the Seven Barian Emperors again.
• Reginald asked Rio whether she would return to the Barian World as Marin or remain human as Rio Kastle.
• Rio chose to stay with Jiang He and challenged Reginald, offering to let him use her Number Darkness Card if he won.
• Rio used her Barian's Force to take Number 94: Crystalzero from Reginald, and Jiang He proposed that they duel while he faced Durbe.

Jiang He and Durbe began a Shadow Duel, wagering Mizar’s sealed power and their Number Darkness Cards against Durbe’s power and Over-Hundred Number Darkness Card. Durbe built a three-monster Star Seraph field and began an Xyz Summon, leaving his ace monster’s arrival pending.

• Jiang He agreed to Durbe’s Shadow Duel and accepted the proposed stakes.
• Durbe created a spherical dueling space that also enclosed the onlookers, and he and Jiang He started with 4000 LP each.
• Durbe took the first turn and summoned Star Seraph Scout, then used its effect to Special Summon Star Seraph Sage.
• Durbe sent Card of Compensation from his hand to the graveyard to activate Star Seraph Sage’s effect, Special Summoned Star Seraph Sword, and drew two cards from Card of Compensation.
• Durbe overlaid his three Level 4 Star Seraph monsters and began an Xyz Summon.

Durbe Xyz Summoned Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry and set three cards, while Jiang He began a Dinomorphia strategy with Therizia and five set cards. Durbe destroyed one of Jiang He’s traps with Double Mystical Space Typhoon, then used the destroyed card’s graveyard effect to add a Field Spell to his hand.

• Durbe Xyz Summoned Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry and set three cards before ending his turn.
• Jiang He summoned Dinomorphia Therizia and used its effect to set Dinomorphia Frenzy from his deck.
• Jiang He set four more cards and ended his turn with five face-down cards on his field.
• Durbe activated Double Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of his own set cards and Jiang He’s Dinomorphia Frenzy.
• Durbe activated the destroyed face-down card’s graveyard effect and added Ancient Battlefield of a Different Dimension: Dead Zone Sea from his deck to his hand.

Durbe activated Sargasso to punish Xyz Summons, but Jiang He revealed he was using a Dinomorphia Fusion deck and summoned Dinomorphia Kentregina. Durbe then targeted Kentregina with Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry’s effect to negate its effect and halve its Attack.

• Durbe activated Other Dimension's Ancient Battlefield - Sargasso, which damaged players when they Xyz Summoned and at the end of turns when they controlled an Xyz Monster.
• Durbe explained that The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch in his graveyard prevented the Field Spell from damaging him.
• Jiang He activated Dinomorphia Domain, paid half his Life Points, and sent Dinomorphia Therizia and Dinomorphia Diplos to the graveyard to Fusion Summon Dinomorphia Kentregina.
• Jiang He explained that Kentregina’s Attack fell by the amount of his 2,000 Life Points, leaving it with 2,000 Attack.
• Durbe activated Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry’s effect, detaching an Xyz Material to negate Kentregina’s effect and halve its Attack.

Jiang He used Dinomorphia Kentregina’s effect to Fusion Summon Dinomorphia Rexterm before Durbe negated Kentregina. Durbe then summoned Number C102: Archfiend Seraph and prepared to activate its effect, while Jiang He remained confident despite having only 1000 Life Points.

• Jiang He paid half his Life Points and banished Dinomorphia Frenzy to copy its effect through Dinomorphia Kentregina.
• Jiang He sent Dinomorphia Kentregina from his Extra Deck and Dinomorphia Therizia from his Deck to the Graveyard, Fusion Summoning Dinomorphia Rexterm.
• Durbe’s Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry negated Dinomorphia Kentregina’s effects, reducing its Attack to 2000.
• Durbe activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian’s Force and transformed Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry into Number C102: Archfiend Seraph.
• Durbe began activating Number C102: Archfiend Seraph’s effect as Jiang He watched calmly with 1000 Life Points.

Jiang He used Dinomorphia Rexterm’s effects to lock down Durbe’s monsters and reduce their attack, turning Durbe’s attack against him and leaving him badly frustrated. As Jiang He prepared to begin his turn, Durbe played the last card in his hand.

• Dinomorphia Rexterm prevented Durbe’s monsters with more than 1000 attack from activating their effects.
• Durbe attacked Dinomorphia Kentregina with CNO.102: Archfiend Seraph, expecting to exploit Jiang He’s low life points.
• Jiang He paid half his life points to reduce every monster on Durbe’s field to 500 attack, then Kentregina counterattacked and dealt Durbe 1500 damage.
• Durbe got up wounded and struggled to find a way around Dinomorphia Rexterm’s restrictions.
• Jiang He prepared to draw for his turn, and Durbe placed the last card in his hand on his Duel Disk.

Jiang He drove both himself and Durbe down to 250 LP, using Dinomorphia Rexterm to weaken Durbe’s monster before attacking. Durbe survived the assault and began his next turn with Pot of Greed and Xyz Energy, threatening Jiang He with effects that could overcome Rexterm.

• Jiang He paid half his LP to reduce CNo. 102: Archfiend Seraph’s attack to 250, then attacked with Dinomorphia Kentregina.
• Durbe activated Blast with Chain to put Kentregina in Defense Position and equip the Trap to Archfiend Seraph, raising its attack by 500.
• Jiang He attacked with Dinomorphia Rexterm, reducing Durbe from 2,500 LP to 250, then set a card and ended his turn.
• Durbe drew for his turn, activated Pot of Greed, and drew two cards.
• Durbe claimed he had two ways to defeat Jiang He despite Rexterm’s effect and activated the Spell Card Xyz Energy.

Jiang He blocked Durbe’s attempt to destroy Dinomorphia Rexterm, then revealed another Trap Card that threatened to return all of Durbe’s monsters to the Deck. Durbe realized his planned direct attack would not save him and was left furious as the duel continued.

• Durbe activated Xyz Energy and detached an Xyz Material to target Dinomorphia Rexterm for destruction.
• Jiang He discarded Miscellaneousaurus to protect his Dinosaur monsters from Durbe’s activated effects during the Main Phase.
• Durbe summoned Wattchick and declared a direct attack, expecting its effect to threaten Jiang He’s 250 LP.
• Jiang He activated Mole Explosion, which forced Durbe to return monsters to their owners’ Decks until their combined ATK fell below Jiang He’s LP.
• Durbe realized Mole Explosion could sweep away his entire field and glared at Jiang He in rage.

Jiang He defeated Durbe in the Shadow Duel, took his two Number Darkness Cards, and heard Durbe warn that Nash’s return would restore the Seven Barian Emperors’ strength. The chapter then shifted to Rio Kastle’s duel with Reginald Kastle, where Rio was badly outmatched as her brother ended his turn with two set cards.

• Jiang He used [Mole Explosion] to return Durbe’s two monsters to his deck, leaving Durbe unable to attack.
• Jiang He attacked Durbe directly with [Dinomorphia Kentregina] and reduced his Life Points to zero, winning the duel.
• Jiang He received [Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry] and [Number C102: Archfiend Seraph] as Durbe was taken away to the Barian World.
• Durbe warned Jiang He that Nash had returned and that the Seven Barian Emperors would regain their true power under his leadership.
• Alexis Rhodes noticed that Rio Kastle’s duel with Reginald Kastle was nearing its end, and the group saw that Rio was low on Life Points and facing two powerful monsters.
• Reginald Kastle set another card and ended his turn, leaving Rio to face his two set cards and overwhelming field.

Rio Kastle used her Water monsters and the Field Spell Ice and Fire World to overcome the level difference and Xyz Summon Number 94: Crystalzero against Reginald Kastle. The duel continued with Rio revealing a previously unseen Number monster.

• Rio Kastle drew with Pot of Greed, summoned Snowdust Thunderbird, and used its effect to Special Summon Sirenorca and revive Blizzard Falcon.
• Rio sent Card of Compensation to the graveyard, then drew two cards through its effect.
• Rio activated the Field Spell Ice and Fire World, which let a Water monster count as two Xyz Materials.
• Rio treated Sirenorca as two materials and Xyz Summoned Number 94: Crystalzero.

Rio Kastle revealed that she and Reginald Kastle had once been members of the Seven Barian Emperors, then used Number 94: Crystalzero and Number 103: Ragnazero to destroy his Full Armored Black Ray Lancer. Reginald faced a worsening disadvantage as Rio continued their duel.

• Rio Kastle Xyz Summoned Number 103: Ragnazero, revealing another Over-Hundred Number.
• Yuma Tsukumo wrongly guessed that Rio had taken the card from a defeated Barian, and the others corrected him that Rio and Reginald may once have been Barian Emperors.
• Rio Kastle activated Number 94: Crystalzero's effect to halve Full Armored Black Ray Lancer's attack from 4,000 to 2,000.
• Rio Kastle used Number 103: Ragnazero's effect to destroy Full Armored Black Ray Lancer after its attack fell below its original value.

Rio Kastle used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to summon Number C103: Ragnafinity and drain Reginald Kastle's Life Points. Reginald argued that Rio had no way to change his monsters' attack points again, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Reginald Kastle pointed out that Rio's Xyz Monsters had only one material each and that Number 94: Crystalzero could no longer use its effect.
• Rio drew a card after Number 103: Ragnazero destroyed a monster and activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force.
• Rio ranked up Number 103: Ragnazero into Number C103: Ragnafinity.
• Rio used Barian's Force to take two materials from Reginald's Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash, lowering its attack by 600.
• Ragnafinity dealt Reginald 600 damage when Abyss Supra Splash's attack changed, reducing him from 3800 to 3200 Life Points.
• Reginald claimed Rio had no remaining way to change his monsters' attack points again.

Rio used her Xyz Monsters to weaken Reginald’s last monster and reduce his Life Points, then tried to clear his set cards with Giant Trunade. Reginald countered with Threatening Roar and stopped her from attacking, leaving Rio to end her turn with the duel still undecided.

• Rio used Overlay Regen to give Number 94: Crystalzero another Xyz Material, then halved Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash’s attack.
• Rio activated CNO.103: Ragnafinity’s effect to inflict 1,300 damage to Reginald, leaving him with 1,900 LP.
• Rio activated Giant Trunade to return the Spells and Traps on the field to their owners’ hands.
• Reginald chained Threatening Roar to prevent Rio from attacking that turn, then Giant Trunade returned the Trap to his hand after it resolved.
• Rio ended her turn, and Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash’s attack rose to 2,600; she believed she could survive Reginald’s next turn and win on her own.

Reginald Kastle used [Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One] to summon [CNo.101: Silent Honor DARK] and defeat Rio Kastle in their Shadow Duel. A shield from Jiang He's Thor protected Rio from the duel’s damage, and Reginald won her [Number 94: Crystalzero].

• Reginald Kastle drew and activated [Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One], using it to summon [CNo.101: Silent Honor DARK] directly from his Extra Deck.
• Reginald Kastle used [CNo.101: Silent Honor DARK]'s effect to absorb Rio Kastle's [CNo.103: Ragnafinity] as Xyz Material.
• Reginald Kastle attacked Rio Kastle's [Ice Beast Zerofyne] with [CNo.101: Silent Honor DARK], reducing her remaining 800 LP to zero.
• Jiang He's Thor shielded Rio Kastle from the real damage as the Shadow Duel ended.
• Rio Kastle's [Number 94: Crystalzero] flew from her Duel Disk into Reginald Kastle's hand as the wager.

Reginald returned the two Number Darkness Cards to Jiang He before departing and vowing to fight him again as the leader of the Seven Barian Emperors. Meanwhile, Vector broke Lord Don Thousand’s seal in the Sea of Malice, and Jiang He sensed the emergence of a hostile divine power.

• Reginald returned [Number 32: Shark Drake] and the other Number Darkness Card to Jiang He as he vanished, then asked Jiang He to look after Rio.
• Rio complained that Reginald had made decisions for her again and that she had already lost [Number 94: Crystalzero].
• Kite Tenjo and the others reacted to learning that Shark was Nash, while Jiang He focused on recovering his cards and anticipated the threat behind the Seven Barian Emperors.
• Vector entered the Sea of Malice, found Lord Don Thousand’s sealed resting place, and offered his life to break the seal in exchange for revenge power.
• Reginald sensed the disturbance and went to the Sea of Malice, where he found Vector unharmed on the beach.
• Jiang He sensed a sudden divine energy fluctuation in the Underworld that carried malice toward him.

Jiang He learned that Don Thousand had awakened in the Barian World, though he believed the god was still weak and Rio Kastle’s brother was not in immediate danger. At Duel Academy, Jiang He spent Emotion Points to acquire a sealing skill and two underworld decks, preparing for Reginald Kastle’s eventual arrival.

• Rio Kastle told Jiang He that she had sensed something unusual in the Barian World, and he confirmed he had sensed a god awakening in the Duel Monsters Spirit World.
• Rio Kastle feared Don Thousand’s awakening would put Reginald Kastle in danger, but Jiang He reassured her that Don Thousand was still weak.
• During health class, Jiang He checked his system and saw that his Emotion Points had risen to 161,000.
• Jiang He redeemed the Reverse Seal skill despite considering it of limited use.
• Jiang He redeemed the Infernoble Power Tool Dragon Deck and P.U.N.K. Beast Gear Deck, intending to use them against Reginald Kastle.

Astral recalled a fragment of his battle with Don Thousand and revealed a map marking seven ruins containing powerful Number Darkness Cards. Jiang He explained that some ruins might not have arrived in this world, so Astral and Yuma Tsukumo hurried to investigate before searching for the cards.

• Astral told Jiang He he had sensed Barian's Force and recovered a fragment of memory.
• Astral showed an image of himself fighting a dark, red-eyed opponent, and Jiang He identified the enemy as Don Thousand.
• Jiang He explained that Astral and Don Thousand had fought until both were gravely injured, leaving Don Thousand sealed and Astral weakened and amnesiac.
• Astral revealed a map showing seven ruins where special Number Darkness Cards had been sealed, and said they might be connected to Don Thousand.
• Jiang He warned that some of the ruins might not exist in this world, while noting Durbe had already found two nearby ruins with Reginald Kastle.
• Astral and Yuma Tsukumo rushed off to search for information, and Orbital 7 wondered why they did not ask Jiang He for help.

Jiang He learned that Astral’s escaped Number Darkness Card was likely Number 96: Dark Mist, and traveled with the others toward the ruins where more cards were hidden. The group sensed a malicious presence approaching them through the dimensional passage.

• Orbital 7 revealed that Jiang He had taken control of Heartland City and appointed Lazar as its chief administrator, shocking Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and the others.
• Yuma Tsukumo reported that the ruins had appeared in the real dueling world, while Astral said one of his Number Darkness Cards had gained consciousness, attacked him, and fled.
• Jiang He suspected the card was Number 96: Dark Mist, a spirit tied to Don Thousand’s power, and decided to pursue it.
• Jiang He and the others boarded a mechanical ship to travel through a dark-purple dimensional passage toward the ruins.
• Sphere Kuriboh warned the group about an approaching presence, and Jiang He sensed it might be Number 96: Dark Mist.