Recaps

Jiang He used Lair of Darkness and Mystik Wok to tribute Vector’s newly summoned monster, Despair from the Dark, and recover 3,000 LP. He then triggered Number 43: Manipulator of Souls to gain 3,000 attack and deal Vector 3,000 damage, leaving the duel poised for his counterattack.

• Vector activated the destroyed Numerron Interference’s effect, reducing every monster’s attack and defense by 1,000 for each full 1,000 points they had.
• Jiang He set another card and ended his turn, while Lair of Darkness summoned two Shadow Tokens to his field.
• Vector drew Despair from the Dark, which Crush Card Virus destroyed, but its effect let Vector Special Summon it from the Graveyard.
• Vector declared an attack with Despair from the Dark on Number 43: Manipulator of Souls.
• Jiang He activated Mystik Wok and used Lair of Darkness to tribute Vector’s Despair from the Dark, recovering 3,000 LP from its defense.
• Jiang He activated Number 43: Manipulator of Souls, raising its attack by 3,000 and dealing Vector 3,000 damage.

Jiang He defeated Vector in the Shadow Duel, but Don Thousand betrayed Vector and absorbed his power before Vector was sealed away. Don Thousand transformed into a giant thorny lotus while preparing to obtain the Numeron Code, and Jiang He remained confident he could defeat him.

• Jiang He reduced Vector's Life Points to zero by attacking his Shadow Token and then striking directly with two Shadow Tokens.
• As Vector began to be sealed, Don Thousand revealed he had never shared Vector's fate and had planned to devour him after the duel.
• Don Thousand absorbed Vector's powers, and Vector dissolved into the Sealing Card in Jiang He's hand.
• Don Thousand transformed into a giant black thorny lotus and declared he would claim the Numeron Code and return to life.
• Jiang He assessed his combined divine powers and suggested everyone return to rest while Don Thousand's protective barrier remained active.

Jiang He kept Vector sealed despite his claims that Don Thousand had altered his memories, and he gained a new Dark Great Evil God Mark from the refreshed System Shop. The chapter ended with Alexis, Akiza, Rio, and the others reacting to the new mark.

• Jiang He refused to release Vector, explaining that Vector’s later crimes and attack on Rio were enough to keep him sealed.
• Jiang He checked his system panel and saw that his Emotion Points had risen to 165,000, with Vector providing a large share.
• Jiang He opened the refreshed System Shop and found a Dark Great Evil God Mark: Seven Millennium Items Stone Tablet Mark among its options.
• Jiang He exchanged for the Stone Tablet Mark, which could absorb and seal powerful energy.
• Alexis, Akiza, Rio, and the others saw the new mark appear on Jiang He’s wrist and realized he had gained another Kami’s power.

Jiang He prepared an Ursarctic Deck to counter Don Thousand’s Xyz strategies, then faced the newly revived Barian god in a Shadow Duel. The chapter ended as they began their duel, with Don Thousand wagering his possessions against Jiang He’s soul and Number cards.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Ursarctic Deck to counter Don Thousand and acquired the Kaiju Ben Kei Deck for its Equip Spells.
• Jiang He sensed Don Thousand nearing awakening, and the next morning a dark red light shone from the black flower bud.
• Don Thousand emerged in a new three-eyed form and challenged Jiang He, dismissing Astral and the others as prey.
• Jiang He and Don Thousand agreed to stake their souls, cards, and possessions in a Shadow Duel, then started the duel.

Jiang He faced Don Thousand, whose [Numeron Network] let it rewrite the effect of Jiang He’s [Giant Trunade] into [Card of Sanctity]. After drawing and discovering the Field Spell’s once-per-turn limit, Jiang He began a new strategy with Ursarctic cards.

• Don Thousand took the first turn, activated the concealed Field Spell [Numeron Network], and ended its turn.
• Jiang He recognized the Field Spell and activated [Giant Trunade] to return cards on the field to their owners’ hands.
• Don Thousand used [Numeron Network] to activate [Numeron Rewriting Magic] from its deck, negating [Giant Trunade] and replacing it with [Card of Sanctity].
• Both duelists drew until they had six cards, and Jiang He noted that Don Thousand had already used [Numeron Network]’s once-per-turn effect.
• Jiang He activated [Ursarctic Departure], discarded a card, and added two Ursarctic monsters from his deck to his hand.
• Jiang He activated the Continuous Spell [Ursarctic Radiation] from his hand.

Jiang He used his Ursarctic cards to build a field and performed a Dark Synchro, summoning the unusual Level 1 Ursarctic Polari. Don Thousand and the watching duelists were left surprised by Jiang He’s unconventional Synchro method.

• Jiang He activated Ursarctic Departure, summoned Ursarctic Little Black Bear by Tributing a Level 8 Ursarctic monster, and recovered that monster from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Radiation to draw a card, then Special Summoned the Level 8 Tuner Ursarctic Megatanus by Tributing another monster from his hand.
• Don Thousand and the watching duelists questioned how Jiang He could Synchro Summon with a Level 8 Tuner and a Level 7 monster.
• Jiang He performed a Dark Synchro by subtracting Ursarctic Little Black Bear’s Level from Ursarctic Megatanus’s Level.
• Jiang He summoned the positive-Level 1 Synchro Monster Ursarctic Polari, astonishing the onlookers.

Jiang He replaced Don Thousand’s Numeron Network with Ursarctic Big Dipper and absorbed the destructive energy that threatened Heartland City and Duel Academy. He then revived Ursarctic Megatanus and Dark Synchro Summoned Ursarctic Septentrion, leaving the duel poised for his next move.

• Jiang He activated Ursarctic Polari’s effect to play Ursarctic Big Dipper from his Deck, destroying Don Thousand’s Numeron Network.
• Don Thousand warned that destroying Numeron Network would release enough energy to devastate Heartland City and Duel Academy, but Jiang He activated the Field Spell anyway.
• Jiang He absorbed the released energy with the marks on his wrist, protecting the city and academy and shocking Don Thousand.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Big Dipper’s effect to banish Ursarctic Little Black Bear instead of paying a Tribute, then revived Ursarctic Megatanus with Ursarctic Polari’s effect.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Megatanus and Ursarctic Polari for another Dark Synchro Summon and summoned Ursarctic Septentrion.

Jiang He used [Ursarctic Septentrion] to attack Don Thousand, but [Numeron Wall] stopped the attack and ended the Battle Phase. Don Thousand then activated a second [Numeron Network] and used [Numeron Calling] to summon the first three Numeron Gates, beginning his assault with the fourth gate still to appear.

• Jiang He drew a card with [Ursarctic Radiation] after Special Summoning [Ursarctic Septentrion].
• Jiang He ordered [Ursarctic Septentrion] to attack directly, but Don Thousand Special Summoned [Numeron Wall] to block the attack and end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He set one card and ended his turn while taunting Don Thousand.
• Don Thousand drew and activated a second [Numeron Network], restoring the crimson field and destroying Jiang He's Ursarctic aircraft carrier.
• Don Thousand activated [Numeron Calling] and Special Summoned [Number 4: Numeron Gate Catvari], [Number 3: Numeron Gate Trini], and [Number 2: Numeron Gate Dve], then began summoning [Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam].

Jiang He used Ursarctic Septentrion to stop Don Thousand’s Numeron Gate monsters from activating their effects. Don Thousand’s attack plan stalled as the duel continued with his monsters’ powers negated.

• Don Thousand summoned the four original Numeron Gate Number monsters and ordered Number 4: Numeron Gate Catvari to attack Ursarctic Septentrion.
• Ursarctic Septentrion countered the attack, damaging Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam and reducing Don Thousand’s Life Points from 4000 to 2000.
• Don Thousand activated Numeron Network to use Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam’s effect without detaching Xyz Materials.
• Ursarctic Septentrion negated the effect, and Jiang He revealed that it negated the effects of all monsters without Levels Special Summoned from the Extra Deck.
• Don Thousand and the spectators realized Ursarctic Septentrion could suppress the effects of Xyz Monsters, leaving the Numeron Gates unable to use their powers.

Jiang He protected [Ursarctic Septentrion] from Don Thousand’s [Dark Hole] with [Synchro Chase], destroying Don Thousand’s field while keeping his ace safe. Don Thousand then began a counterattack with [Numeron Chaos Ritual], which could summon an Xyz Monster using five Level 12 materials.

• Don Thousand transformed [Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam] into [Chaos Number 1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya] and faced Jiang He’s taunts.
• Don Thousand activated [Dark Hole] to destroy every monster on the field, including its own monsters.
• Jiang He flipped [Synchro Chase], protecting [Ursarctic Septentrion] from destruction and allowing Don Thousand’s monsters to be destroyed.
• Don Thousand activated [Numeron Chaos Ritual], intending to use [Numeron Network] and four Number monsters from its Graveyard or banishment zone as Level 12 Xyz Materials.

Don Thousand summoned the ten-thousand-ATK [CNo. 1... Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya], but Jiang He used [Ursarctic Megatanus] to turn it face-down. On his next turn, Jiang He began summoning another Ursarctic monster, leaving Don Thousand bracing for another counter.

• Don Thousand Xyz Summoned [CNo. 1... Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya], a Rank 12 monster with 10000 ATK.
• Jiang He used [Ursarctic Septentrion] to add [Ursarctic Megatanus] to his hand, then discarded a Level 7 monster to Special Summon it during Don Thousand's turn.
• Jiang He used [Ursarctic Megatanus]'s effect to turn [CNo. 1... Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya] face-down in Defense Position.
• Don Thousand grew furious as Jiang He took his turn and used Top-Tier Clear Mind to draw a card.
• Jiang He activated [Ursarctic Mikpolar]'s effect and banished [Ursarctic Departure] from his Graveyard to pay its Tribute cost.

Jiang He continued to suppress Don Thousand by drawing cards, replacing Numeron Network, and reviving Ursarctic Mikpolar. The chapter ended with Jiang He Normal Summoning Effect Veiler and preparing a play that required two Normal Monsters.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Ursarctic Mikpolar, added a second Ursarctic Megatanus to his hand, and drew a card with Ursarctic Radiation.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Megatanus and Ursarctic Mikpolar to Dark Synchro Summon a second Ursarctic Polari, then activated a second Ursarctic Big Dipper from his Deck.
• Jiang He drew another card with Ursarctic Radiation, then used Ursarctic Polari and Ursarctic Big Dipper to banish Ursarctic Megatanus and revive Ursarctic Mikpolar.
• Jiang He explained that he needed two Normal Monsters and Normal Summoned the Tuner monster Effect Veiler.

Jiang He used Effect Veiler to Synchro Summon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, whose effect banished Don Thousand’s face-down monster, a hand card, and Numeron Wall from his Graveyard. Don Thousand survived Jiang He’s direct attack with a third Numeron Wall, and Jiang He ended his turn by setting two cards.

• Jiang He summoned Effect Veiler and tuned it with Ursarctic Polari and Ursarctic Mikpolar to Synchro Summon Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier.
• Jiang He used Trishula’s effect to banish Don Thousand’s face-down CNo. 1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya, a random hand card, and Numeron Wall from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He attacked Don Thousand directly with Ursarctic Septentrion, but Don Thousand summoned a third Numeron Wall from his hand to stop the attack and end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn.

Don Thousand replenished its hand, revived Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya, and had it set face-down again by Jiang He’s Ursarctic Megatanus. Don Thousand then activated a second Dark Hole to destroy its own monsters, leaving its next move unresolved.

• Don Thousand used Cards of Fate to roll a six, draw six cards, and banish six cards from its deck.
• Don Thousand used Burial from a Different Dimension to return Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya and two Numeron Walls from banishment to the graveyard, then revived Sunya with Monster Reborn.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Ursarctic Megatanus using Ursarctic Big Dipper’s effect and set Sunya face-down.
• Don Thousand activated Dark Hole and revealed that it intended to destroy its own face-down Sunya and Numeron Wall.
• Dark Hole formed a black vortex that began drawing in Don Thousand’s own monsters.

Don Thousand evolved Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya into a Rank 13 monster with 100,000 ATK, but Jiang He took control of it with Ursarctic Big Dipper. The duel left Don Thousand’s powerful ace hovering over Jiang He’s field.

• Don Thousand used the destroyed CNo.1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya as material to summon its evolved form, CNo.1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya Numeron World, with 100,000 ATK and DEF.
• Don Thousand explained that Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya Numeron World could force Jiang He to attack it or lose, and could attack because Ursarctic Septentrion negated its effect.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Septentrion’s effect to add Ursarctic Megapolar from his Deck to his hand, then Special Summoned it by banishing Ursarctic Megatanus from his Graveyard.
• Ursarctic Big Dipper gained its seventh counter when Ursarctic Megapolar was Special Summoned, allowing Jiang He to remove all seven counters and take control of Don Thousand’s Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya Numeron World.

Jiang He countered Don Thousand’s revived 100,000-attack god with Titanocider, then used Ursarctic Septentrion to destroy it and blast Don Thousand away. Don Thousand was left furious and injured after his strongest monster failed to defeat Jiang He.

• Don Thousand activated Dark Hole, destroying the god monster under Jiang He’s control and Ursarctic Megapolar while Ursarctic White Septentrion survived.
• Don Thousand used Monster Reborn to revive CNO.1... Dream Phantasmal Hollow Light God. Numeron Heavenly Emperor. Numeron Heaven and Earth.
• Don Thousand ordered the revived god to attack Ursarctic Septentrion, but Jiang He flipped Titanocider and reduced the god’s attack to zero while negating its effects.
• Jiang He commanded Ursarctic Septentrion to counterattack and destroy the god, sending Don Thousand flying in the explosion.

Jiang He defeated and sealed Don Thousand, then returned Duel Academy and Heartland City to the real Dueling World. He warned that Don Thousand may have set the Barian World to collapse, threatening the Astral World and potentially the recently separated locations.

• Jiang He defeated Don Thousand, who dissolved into light and entered Jiang He's Sealing Card after warning that his curse would descend.
• The Barian World began separating from Duel Academy and Heartland City, and Astral warned that the locations were returning to normal.
• Pegasus arrived by helicopter, heard Chancellor Sheppard's account of the crisis, and left after confirming there were no further problems.
• Jiang He returned to his cabin, where he caught Camula relaxing with food; Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yuma Tsukumo, and the others later arrived to ask about Don Thousand's curse.
• Jiang He explained that Don Thousand may have damaged the Barian World's foundation, causing it to collapse and potentially destroy the Astral World and affect Duel Academy and Heartland City.

Jiang He learned that the Barian World's collapse could weaken spatial barriers and threaten the Astral World, though Astral and Yuma were reassured that Eliphas could evacuate its inhabitants. After studying the rewards from defeating Don Thousand, Jiang He examined the Numeron Code and accepted Astral's help to seek its key, the Numeron Dragon, on the moon.

• Jiang He explained that the Barian World's collapse might cause spatial singularities, though effects on this side would likely be less dangerous than in the Astral World.
• Astral and Yuma worried about the Astral World's fate, but Jiang He said Eliphas could evacuate its inhabitants, including Kazuma Tsukumo.
• Jiang He checked his system panel and found that Don Thousand had earned him 16,000 Emotion Points before examining the Numeron Code and Don Thousand's god cards.
• Astral told Jiang He that the Numeron Dragon ruins were on the moon and that Dragluon, Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon, and Astral's power were needed to reach them.
• Astral gave Jiang He Dragluon and a card containing Astral's power, and Jiang He used a copied Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to give that power a definite form.

Jiang He obtained Number 1... Numeron Dragon and returned to Duel Academy, where Alexis Rhodes and the others told him that buildings and people from the future had appeared. The next morning, Chancellor Sheppard prepared to make an important announcement to the gathered students.

• Jiang He combined Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon with Astral's sealed power to create Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon Emperor.
• Jiang He and Astral traveled to the lunar ruins, where Number 46: Divine Shadow Dragon, Gluon Dragon, Number 62, and Number 107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon revealed Number 1... Numeron Dragon.
• Jiang He obtained Number 1... Numeron Dragon, giving him access to the Numeron Code's power to rewrite reality.
• Jiang He returned to Duel Academy with Astral and learned from Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Shark Girl Rio Kastle that a future Duel Academy and parts of Paradise City had appeared.
• The next morning, Jiang He sat with Alexis, Akiza, and the others as Chancellor Sheppard, Vice Chancellor Bonaparte, and Professor Banner prepared to address the class.

Professor Leo Akaba and students from the Future Duel Academy joined Duel Academy, where they faced dormitory placement tests and an emerging rivalry with Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte. Jiang He remained confident in Duel Academy’s strength, and the chapter ended with Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski joining him and Tori Meadows in the hot spring.

• Chancellor Sheppard introduced Professor Leo Akaba and the Future Duel Academy students to Duel Academy, prompting unease and curiosity among the students.
• Chancellor Sheppard announced that Leo Akaba and his students would join the academy and take written and practical tests to determine their dormitory assignments.
• Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte agreed to oversee the tests, while Leo Akaba privately planned to use them to establish his influence.
• Jiang He and the other students left the lecture hall as the written test replaced the morning’s basic theory class.
• Tori Meadows told Jiang He that she had sensed malicious thoughts from some of the newcomers, but Jiang He said they were not strong enough to overpower Duel Academy.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski joined Jiang He and Tori Meadows in the hot spring.

Jiang He bought two oppressive decks from his refreshed System Shop, intending to use them against the future Duel Academy students. At their practical test the next morning, Crowler and Bonaparte proposed that Jiang He test the newcomers, and he agreed only if they offered compensation.

• Jiang He rejected the King's Pulse skill and skipped Vector's Umbral Horror Deck, then exchanged for the Counter Fairy and Spell-Sealing Monarch decks.
• Leo Akaba and the future Duel Academy students discussed their written-test results, and Leo expressed confidence that they would win the practical test.
• Jiang He arrived at the practical dueling arena with Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the others as Chancellor Sheppard prepared to begin the newcomers' test.
• Crowler and Bonaparte proposed that elite Duel Academy students, including Jiang He, serve as opponents for the practical test.
• Jiang He said he would test the newcomers if Crowler and Bonaparte paid him compensation.

Gloria and Grace Tyler challenged Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte to a tag duel during the future Duel Academy students’ practical tests. The chapter ended as the Tyler sisters activated Slow Life, leaving the duelists and spectators to grasp its restriction on summoning.

• New students from the future Duel Academy defeated Nurse Fontaine and several other teachers, shocking Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte.
• Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte decided to duel the remaining students themselves after Chazz Princeton and the others became reluctant to help without compensation.
• Leo Akaba sent the Tyler sisters, Gloria and Grace, to challenge the two teachers in a tag duel.
• Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte accepted and chose the shared 8000 Life Point rules, then offered the Tyler sisters the first turn.
• Gloria activated the Continuous Spell Slow Life, which prevented a player from Normal Summoning and Special Summoning in the same turn.

The Tyler Sisters and Professor Crowler demonstrated their Fusion Decks in a tag Duel, summoning powerful monsters while Slow Life restricted other Summoning methods. Grace Tyler ended the chapter by summoning Amazoness Tiger Lion, leaving Vice Chancellor Bonaparte speechless.

• Gloria activated Slow Life, then used Polymerization to Fusion Summon Amazoness Empress and set a card.
• Professor Crowler fused three Ancient Gear Golems into Ancient Gear Ultimate Golem, then set a card and ended his turn.
• Grace Tyler revealed that Future Duel Academy also had an Ancient Gear Deck and teased Professor Crowler about its origins.
• Grace activated Polymerization and fused Amazoness Tiger with Amazoness Swords Woman to summon Amazoness Tiger Lion.
• Vice Chancellor Bonaparte fell silent after seeing Grace's Fusion Summon.

Grace and Bonaparte finished their turns in the tag duel, and Gloria countered Bonaparte’s attack-blocking trap by reviving Amazoness Swords Woman. The battle continued with the Tyler Sisters pressing their advantage against Bonaparte and Professor Crowler.

• Grace set two cards and ended her turn after Fusion Summoning Amazoness Tiger Lion.
• Bonaparte summoned Toy Soldier in Defense Position, set three cards, and boasted that he would show the Tyler Sisters his strength.
• Gloria attacked Toy Soldier with Amazoness Empress, but Bonaparte activated Toy Cannon to change the Tyler Sisters’ monsters to Defense Position and deal them 400 damage.
• Gloria activated Call of the Haunted and Special Summoned Amazoness Swords Woman from her Graveyard.

Gloria and Grace Tyler used Amazoness Swords Woman to reduce Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte to 1100 LP, leaving the duel close to defeat for both teams. Crowler boosted Ancient Gear Ultimate Golem and then destroyed its Equip Spell to inflict damage, but the Tyler Sisters survived with 400 LP as the duel continued.

• Gloria revived Amazoness Swords Woman during the Battle Phase, and its attack reflected 2900 damage onto Crowler and Bonaparte.
• Grace explained that Amazoness Empress protected their Amazoness monsters and warned that Swords Woman could attack again on her next turn.
• Crowler drew cards with Pot of Greed, equipped Ancient Gear Tank to Ancient Gear Ultimate Golem, and raised its ATK to 5000.
• Crowler attacked Amazoness Tiger Lion, reducing the Tyler Sisters' shared Life Points from 3600 to 1000.
• Crowler activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Ancient Gear Tank, whose effect dealt 600 damage to the Tyler Sisters and left them with 400 LP.