Recaps

Jiang He pursued Number 96: Dark Mist to an ancient castle, where Dark Mist had claimed the sealed Number 65. Jiang He forced him into a Shadow Duel, and Dark Mist began by summoning two Gorgonic monsters.

• Jiang He and his companions followed Number 96: Dark Mist through a vortex to a ruined island and entered its ancient castle.
• Sphere Kuriboh led the group to an underground arena, where Dark Mist revealed that he had taken the sealed Number 65.
• Astral prepared to face Dark Mist with Yuma Tsukumo, but Jiang He stopped him and demanded the duel because Dark Mist had moved his left foot first.
• Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl pulled Dark Mist into a Shadow Duel with Jiang He, who used a newly prepared underworld deck.
• Dark Mist took the first turn, summoned Gorgonic Ghoul, and then Special Summoned Gorgonic Gargoyle by sending Gorgonic Golem to the graveyard.

Dark Mist Astral revived a third Gorgonic monster, then Xyz Summoned Number 96: Dark Mist and set two cards. Jiang He began his turn by using Emergency Teleport to summon Noh-P.U.N.K. Ze Amin from his Deck.

• Dark Mist Astral Special Summoned Gorgonic Golem with Gorgonic Ghoul's effect.
• Jiang He mocked the Gorgonic monsters as dung beetles, enraging Dark Mist Astral.
• Dark Mist Astral overlaid its three Level 2 monsters to Xyz Summon Number 96: Dark Mist, then set two cards and ended its turn.
• Jiang He drew a card and activated Emergency Teleport to Special Summon Noh-P.U.N.K. Ze Amin from his Deck in Defense Position.

Jiang He used his P.U.N.K. monsters to Fusion Summon Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Rising Carp, surprising Dark Mist Astral and the spectators. He then tributed Rising Carp to summon Joruri-P.U.N.K. Madame Spider and Noh-P.U.N.K. Deer Note, leaving Dark Mist Astral wary of his next move.

• Bastion Misawa and the other spectators were surprised when Jiang He summoned Noh-P.U.N.K. Ze Amin.
• Jiang He paid 600 LP to add Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Sharakusai to his hand, then Normal Summoned it.
• Jiang He paid another 600 LP and fused Ze Amin and Sharakusai into Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Rising Carp.
• Dark Mist Astral dismissed Rising Carp’s low ATK, confident that Number 96: Dark Mist would remain stronger.
• Jiang He tributed Rising Carp to Special Summon Joruri-P.U.N.K. Madame Spider and Noh-P.U.N.K. Deer Note from his deck, startling Dark Mist Astral.

Jiang He used his P.U.N.K. monsters to Synchro Summon P.U.N.K. JAM Dragon Drive, frustrating Dark Mist Astral’s trap-based lockdown. After Dark Mist Astral forced the new monster into Attack Position, Jiang He revived a Tuner from his Graveyard, leaving open the possibility of another Synchro Summon.

• Dark Mist Astral activated Scrubbed Raid to restrict attacks and threaten Jiang He with damage if his monsters did not attack.
• Jiang He used Madame Spider’s effect, then Synchro Summoned P.U.N.K. JAM Dragon Drive with Madame Spider and Deer Note instead of attacking.
• Dark Mist Astral activated Final Attack Orders to force Jiang He’s monsters into Attack Position and restore its battle-based lockdown.
• Jiang He activated Deer Note’s Graveyard effect and Special Summoned Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Sharakusai, a Level 3 Tuner.

Jiang He Synchro Summoned Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Amazing Dragon and used its effect to return Dark Mist Astral’s monsters and traps to its hand, clearing its field. He then activated De-Synchro to bring Amazing Dragon’s materials back, leaving Sharakusai newly revived on his field.

• Jiang He used P.U.N.K. JAM Dragon Drive’s effect and tuned it with Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Sharakusai to Synchro Summon Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Amazing Dragon.
• Jiang He used Amazing Dragon’s effect to return Dark Mist Astral’s two Continuous Traps and Number 96: Dark Mist to its hand, emptying its field.
• Jiang He activated De-Synchro, returning Amazing Dragon to the Extra Deck and reviving its Synchro Materials from the Graveyard.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Sharakusai back onto his field.

Jiang He revived Psychic Wheeleder and attacked Dark Mist Astral, but Battle Fader stopped the direct attack and ended the Battle Phase. Jiang He then used Psychic Wheeleder's effect to target Gorgonic Golem in Dark Mist Astral's graveyard and return it to the top of his deck.

• Jiang He used Monster Reborn to Special Summon Psychic Wheeleder from his graveyard.
• Jiang He attacked directly with P.U.N.K. JAM Dragon Drive, but Dark Mist Astral Special Summoned Battle Fader from his hand, stopping the attack and ending the Battle Phase.
• Dark Mist Astral declared that he would turn the duel around on his next turn, but Jiang He revealed Psychic Wheeleder's graveyard-targeting effect.
• Jiang He chose Gorgonic Golem in Dark Mist Astral's graveyard and began returning it to the top of his deck.

Jiang He trapped Dark Mist Astral in a loop that forced it to draw Gorgonic Golem, but Dark Mist Astral used the monster to revive Gorgonic Gargoyle and Xyz Summon Number 65: Djinn Buster. The chapter ended with Astral recognizing the newly revealed Number from the ruins and sensing its power.

• Jiang He returned Gorgonic Golem to the top of Dark Mist Astral's deck, then set four more cards to end his turn.
• Dark Mist Astral drew and summoned Gorgonic Golem, then used its effect to Special Summon Gorgonic Gargoyle from its graveyard.
• Rio Kastle realized the Number in the ruins might be a Rank 2 Xyz Monster, and Dark Mist Astral confirmed her guess.
• Dark Mist Astral overlaid Gorgonic Golem and Gorgonic Gargoyle to Xyz Summon Number 65: Djinn Buster.
• Astral identified Number 65: Djinn Buster as the Number Xyz Monster from the ruins and sensed its considerable power.

Jiang He used a Synchro Summon during the black-mist Astral’s turn to bring back Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Amazing Dragon and target Number 65: Djinn Buster and Battle Fader. He negated Djinn Buster’s effect with a Trap, restored his Life Points, and cleared the opponent’s field again.

• Jiang He used Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Sharakusai’s effect to Synchro Summon Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Amazing Dragon during the black-mist Astral’s turn.
• Jiang He targeted Number 65: Djinn Buster and Battle Fader with Amazing Dragon’s effect, intending to return both to the hand.
• The black-mist Astral activated Djinn Buster’s effect to negate Amazing Dragon’s effect and inflict 500 damage on Jiang He.
• Jiang He flipped Clear-P.U.N.K. Dangerous Gabu to negate Djinn Buster’s effects and gained 1,300 Life Points.
• Amazing Dragon’s attack returned Djinn Buster to the black-mist Astral’s Extra Deck and banished Battle Fader, leaving the opponent’s field empty.

Jiang He defeated Dark Mist Astral in their Shadow Duel and obtained both Number cards on the field. He explained that Number 96: Dark Mist came from Don Thousand’s power rather than Astral’s, leaving Astral and the others to consider what that meant for absorbing it.

• Jiang He began his turn after Dark Mist Astral set Final Attack Orders and Scrubbed Raid, then ordered Ukiyoe-P.U.N.K. Amazing Dragon to attack directly.
• Jiang He followed with Psychic Wheeleder’s direct attack, reducing Dark Mist Astral’s Life Points to zero and winning the Shadow Duel.
• Dark Mist Astral was sealed into Number 96: Dark Mist, while Number 65: Djinn Buster also fell into Jiang He’s hand.
• Astral asked why Dark Mist Astral had claimed to possess Barian’s Force, and Jiang He said Number 96: Dark Mist had formed from Don Thousand’s power.
• Jiang He compared Number 96: Dark Mist to an egg laid in another’s nest as he began explaining what absorbing it would mean for Astral.

Jiang He’s capture of Number 96: Dark Mist disrupted Don Thousand’s plan, while Vector and Nash prepared to revive the fallen Barian Emperors and pursue Number Darkness Cards. At the third ruin, Jiang He reunited with Sherry LeBlanc, where her tense encounter with Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski left the group in an awkward standoff.

• Don Thousand felt his lost power in Number 96: Dark Mist and realized Jiang He had sealed it instead of letting Astral absorb it.
• Vector used Don Thousand’s power to revive Girag, Durbe, Mizar, and another Barian Emperor while Nash left to collect Number Darkness Cards from the ruins.
• Don Thousand ordered Vector to devour the revived Barian Emperors and seize their powerful cards and monsters.
• Jiang He and Yuma Tsukumo obtained Number 44: Sky Pegasus at a tropical-forest ruin, then traveled to the third ruin in a western kingdom.
• Jiang He brought Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the others to Sherry LeBlanc’s lakeside villa, where the women’s old rivalry made the reunion tense.

Jiang He and his companions uncovered ancient ruins beneath the drained artificial lake, where a sealed Number Darkness Card awaited them. Reginald Kastle arrived to claim the card and challenged Jiang He, transforming into Nash, leader of the Seven Barian Emperors, as their duel began.

• Sherry LeBlanc suggested draining the artificial lake, and Jiang He spent the night with her while Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski grew jealous.
• The lake was drained overnight, revealing arena-like ruins that matched the map in Yuma Tsukumo’s golden gear-shaped spaceship; Astral sensed a Number Darkness Card inside.
• Jiang He led the group down to the ruins, where they found the card sealed between the fingers of a giant hand statue.
• Reginald Kastle appeared through a distorted vortex and declared that he and Jiang He would have to duel over the card.
• Jiang He prepared a new underworld deck, and Reginald announced he would duel at full strength as Nash before transforming into his Barian form.

Jiang He and Reginald Kastle began a Shadow Duel, wagering their Number Darkness Cards and Reginald’s return to his former identity. Jiang He took the first turn and began setting up a Virtual World Deck, leaving Reginald to face his first chain of summons.

• Reginald transformed into his Seven Barian Emperors form and enclosed the duelists and spectators in a dark red duel field.
• Reginald wagered his Number Darkness Cards against Jiang He’s and agreed to stake his allegiance to the Barian World and his identity as Reginald Kastle.
• Jiang He and Reginald began the duel with 4000 Life Points each, and Jiang He claimed the first turn.
• Jiang He activated Virtual World City - Kauwloon and used it to place Virtual World Gate - Chuche on his field.
• Jiang He used Virtual World Mai-Hime - Lulu’s effect to Special Summon her from his hand and began activating her search effect.

Jiang He rapidly used his Virtual World cards to fill his field with monsters, leaving Reginald Kastle uncertain about his next move. Jiang He then revealed he was performing a Synchro Summon and brought out Power Tool Braver Dragon.

• Jiang He used Virtual World Gate - Chuche and Virtual World Mai-Hime - Lulu to add Virtual World Gate - Qinglong to his hand.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Virtual World Roshi - Laolao, then used Qinglong to add Virtual World Oto-Hime - Toutou to his hand.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Toutou and revived Virtual World Hime - Nyannyan, leaving him with four Virtual World monsters on the field.
• The onlookers and Reginald wondered whether Jiang He would perform a Synchro or Xyz Summon.
• Jiang He tuned Lulu with Laolao and Synchro Summoned Power Tool Braver Dragon.

Jiang He used Power Tool Braver Dragon and its Equip Spells to reveal Reginald Kastle’s hand and discard the counter card Red Reboot. Reginald’s planned strategy was disrupted as the spectators watched Jiang He continue his turn.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Power Tool Braver Dragon instead of Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen.
• Jiang He equipped Smoke Grenade of the Thief and Kaiser Colosseum to Power Tool Braver Dragon, causing Kaiser Colosseum to destroy Smoke Grenade of the Thief.
• Jiang He activated Smoke Grenade of the Thief’s effect to reveal Reginald Kastle’s hand and choose a card to discard.
• Jiang He selected and discarded Reginald Kastle’s Red Reboot, disrupting his prepared plan to restrict Jiang He’s Traps and clear his field.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yuma Tsukumo, and the other spectators reacted with surprise at Jiang He’s play.

Jiang He continued his turn against Reginald Kastle, summoning multiple Synchro Monsters and leaving his opponent facing several threats. As Jiang He ended his turn, he began activating Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles’s effect.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles using Virtual World Oto-Hime - Toutou and Virtual World Hime - Nyannyan, revealing its ability to equip Smoke Grenade of the Thief and destroy a card.
• Jiang He Normal Summoned Effect Veiler after Reginald realized that Jiang He had not yet used his Normal Summon.
• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Baronne de Fleur using Effect Veiler and Power Tool Braver Dragon, alarming Reginald and the watching duelists.
• Jiang He ended his turn without setting any cards and announced Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles’s End Phase effect.

Jiang He used his Equip Spell combo to discard Reginald Kastle’s two prepared counter cards, then revived Power Tool Braver Dragon to trigger Smoke Grenade of the Thief again after Reginald drew. The chapter ended with Jiang He preparing to inspect Reginald’s new card and discard it.

• Jiang He destroyed Smoke Grenade of the Thief with Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles and used its effect to discard Reginald Kastle’s Underwater Eruption.
• Reginald drew a card and announced that Jiang He could not counter what he had just drawn, while the onlookers feared he had drawn Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One.
• Jiang He returned Baronne de Fleur to the Extra Deck to revive Power Tool Braver Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He equipped Power Tool Braver Dragon with Smoke Grenade of the Thief and Kaiser Colosseum, then used Kaiser Colosseum to destroy Smoke Grenade of the Thief.
• Jiang He activated Smoke Grenade of the Thief’s effect and prepared to inspect Reginald’s hand and discard the card he had just drawn.

Jiang He discarded Reginald Kastle’s newly drawn Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One, but Reginald still summoned two Level 4 Sharks and Xyz Summoned Number 101: Silent Honor ARK. The duel was left poised for the reveal of the Number’s power as Jiang He waited for Reginald to take the bait.

• Jiang He used Smoke Grenade of the Thief to discard Reginald Kastle’s newly drawn Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One, leaving Reginald with three cards.
• Reginald summoned Lantern Shark and used its effect to Special Summon Saber Shark from his hand.
• Reginald overlaid Lantern Shark and Saber Shark to Xyz Summon Number 101: Silent Honor ARK.
• Jaden, Yuma, Astral, and the others sensed the power of Reginald’s Number Over One Hundred monster as Jiang He watched for his opponent to take the bait.

Jiang He stopped Reginald Kastle from absorbing [Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles] by negating [Number 101: Silent Honor ARK], then used Charles to destroy Reginald’s Set [Xyz Reborn]. Jiang He began his turn by summoning a second [Effect Veiler], leaving the onlookers wary of what he planned next.

• Reginald Kastle activated [Number 101: Silent Honor ARK] to absorb [Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles] as Xyz Material.
• Jiang He sent [Kaiser Colosseum] to the Graveyard with [Power Tool Braver Dragon] to negate [Number 101: Silent Honor ARK]’s effect.
• Reginald Set a card and ended his turn after Jiang He urged him to finish.
• Jiang He equipped [Smoke Grenade of the Thief] from the Graveyard to [Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles] and destroyed Reginald’s Set [Xyz Reborn].
• Jiang He drew a card and summoned a second [Effect Veiler] in Defense Position, prompting the spectators to suspect his next move.

Jiang He repeatedly revived Power Tool Braver Dragon and used his monsters' effects to dismantle Reginald Kastle's defenses and strip his hand. The chapter ended with Jiang He destroying Smoke Grenade of the Thief again and preparing to inspect the card Reginald had just drawn.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Baronne de Fleur again and used its effect to target Reginald Kastle's No. 101: Silent Honor ARK for destruction.
• Reginald Kastle detached No. 101: Silent Honor ARK's final Xyz Material to protect it, and Jiang He ended his turn.
• At the start of Reginald Kastle's turn, Jiang He returned Baronne de Fleur to his Extra Deck and revived Power Tool Braver Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He equipped Staff of Silence - Kay'est to Power Tool Braver Dragon, triggering Infernoble Knight Emperor Charles's effect to destroy Smoke Grenade of the Thief.
• Jiang He activated Smoke Grenade of the Thief's effect and prepared to inspect Reginald Kastle's hand and discard a card.

Jiang He defeated Reginald in their Shadow Duel and collected the seven ruin Number Darkness Cards. Reginald then explained that Vector was using Don Thousand’s power to revive the other Barian Emperors, leaving Jiang He and the others warned that their opponents could return stronger.

• Jiang He discarded Reginald’s Pot of Greed with Smoke Grenade of the Thief, and Reginald’s anger cracked his Barian crystal.
• Reginald conceded the duel, and Jiang He took the Number Darkness Cards he had found in the ruins and the card sealed in the giant stone hand.
• Jiang He reassured Reginald that he could leave the Barian World with his former subjects rather than choose between them and Rio.
• Reginald said Vector was using Don Thousand’s power to revive Durbe, Girag, and the other sleeping Barian Emperors.
• Reginald offered to persuade Durbe to join them, but warned Jiang He to beware the revived Emperors and the stronger Vector.

Jiang He deduced that Don Thousand planned to devour the Seven Barian Emperors to complete his revival, while Don Thousand ordered Vector to merge the Barian World with the real-world dueling world. The chapter ended with Vector learning he had to recruit people to distribute a million Fake Number Darkness Cards.

• Jiang He explained that Don Thousand had altered the Seven Barian Emperors’ memories and intended to use them as energy for his full revival.
• Reginald Kastle and Rio Kastle realized that leaving the Seven Barian Emperors had likely saved them from being devoured.
• Don Thousand told Vector that Durbe and the others were nearly revived and ordered him to merge the Barian World with the real-world dueling world.
• Don Thousand revealed a million Fake Number Darkness Cards that would spiritualize their holders and turn them into Barian energy.
• Don Thousand instructed Vector to find people to distribute the Fake Number Darkness Cards at places where space was weak.

Vector plotted with Don Thousand to send operatives after Jiang He, Yuma Tsukumo, and Astral for their Number cards, while Jiang He anticipated an attack on Heartland City or Duel Academy. Jiang He acquired the Millennium Spellbook of Dark Alchemy Mark and three decks, then the story shifted to Professor Banner beginning an alchemy lesson at Duel Academy.

• Don Thousand gave Vector four powerful Fake Number Darkness Cards, and Vector proposed using operatives to target Jiang He, Yuma Tsukumo, and Astral for their Number cards.
• Jiang He reasoned that Don Thousand might target Heartland City or Duel Academy as a site to merge the Barian World with the real world.
• Jiang He checked his system and found he had 171,000 Emotion Points, then exchanged points for the Millennium Spellbook of Dark Alchemy Mark.
• Jiang He used the new mark to exchange for the Cat Girl Deck, the Trap-Heavy Slash Deck, and the Dark World Deck.
• Professor Banner began a practical alchemy lesson at Duel Academy, telling his students he could turn useless materials into gold.

Jiang He considered the cost of using his new Dark Great Evil God alchemy mark to create Pseudo-Millennium Items, then offered the items to his companions as protective gifts. The girls chose their preferred items, and Tori Meadows shyly accepted one as well.

• During Professor Banner's alchemy class, Jiang He recognized his gold-making demonstration as a rust-removal trick and reflected on his new alchemy mark.
• Jiang He discovered that creating each Pseudo-Millennium Item cost three thousand Emotion Points.
• After class, Jiang He showed Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the others his spellbook mark and offered to make them Pseudo-Millennium Items.
• Alexis chose the Pseudo-Millennium Puzzle, Akiza chose the Pseudo-Millennium Rod, Rio Kastle chose the Pseudo-Millennium Necklace, and Rei Saotome chose the Pseudo-Millennium Ring.
• Jiang He reserved the Pseudo-Millennium Key for Sherry and offered Tori Meadows the Pseudo-Millennium Eye or Pseudo-Millennium Scales.
• Tori Meadows blushed and accepted either item, while the others looked at her suspiciously.

Jiang He gave Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Tori Meadows and the others miniature Pseudo-Millennium Items before Fake Number Darkness Cards appeared over Duel Academy. He intercepted the people behind the cards and discovered that Mr. Heartland had returned as a Barian fused with a Duel Monsters Spirit.

• Jiang He created miniature Pseudo-Millennium Items and gave them to Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Tori Meadows and the others, whose chosen items had weakened abilities suited to them.
• Fake Number Darkness Cards descended over Duel Academy, and Jiang He warned that their Barian's Force could crystallize people and absorb them as energy.
• Jiang He used golden lightning to shatter the dark red ball of light scattering the cards, knocking two figures into the woods.
• Jiang He transported himself and the others to the fallen figures, where Mr. Heartland and his companion complained about their botched entrance and revealed that Vector had sent them to stall Jiang He.
• Jiang He recognized Mr. Heartland and sensed that he had become a Barian fused with a Duel Monsters Spirit, likely a fly from the Barian World.

Jiang He and Rio Kastle accepted Mr. Heartland and Jellyfish Senpai’s Shadow Tag Duel challenge, with Rio seeking revenge for the accident that killed her parents. After their opponents transformed into fly- and jellyfish-like Barians, Rio and Jiang He revealed their own forms, and Jiang He prepared a new underworld deck for the duel.

• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yuma Tsukumo and the others arrived and learned that Mr. Heartland and Jellyfish Senpai planned to spread Fake Number Darkness Cards and turn Duel Academy into a bridgehead between worlds.
• Rio Kastle recognized Jellyfish Senpai as the driver responsible for the crash that killed her parents and volunteered to duel alongside Jiang He.
• Jiang He agreed to the Shadow Tag Duel, while Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Saotome, Reginald Kastle, Jaden Yuki and the others stepped aside to watch.
• Mr. Heartland and Jellyfish Senpai performed Special Barian Transformations, becoming fly- and jellyfish-like figures, and Rio assumed her Barian form.
• Jiang He and Rio were enveloped in golden energy, leaving Rio in a gold battle dress, and Jiang He placed a new underworld deck into his gold Duel Disk.