Recaps

Jiang He faced X’s supposed finishing combo as X used Reversal Reuse and W Nebula Meteorite to trigger a devastating effect through Level Jar. The chapter ended as the Trap’s energy flipped Level Jar face-up, with its effect about to resolve.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Kiteroid after Victory Dispute revealed it, and X milled another card from Jiang He’s deck.
• X drew Pot of Greed, drew two more cards, and set two cards while claiming he had found his finishing card.
• X activated Reversal Reuse, summoning Level Jar face-down and Pot of The Forbidden to Jiang He’s field from his Graveyard.
• Pot of The Forbidden caused Jiang He to mill nine cards, while the spectators realized X had set up Level Jar’s Flip Effect.
• X activated W Nebula Meteorite to flip every face-down monster face-up, and its energy struck Level Jar.

Jiang He defeated professional Duel Hunter X by restoring his depleted deck with Localized Tornado, forcing X to concede before Final Countdown ended. After claiming X’s wager, Jiang He’s group celebrated, while Sartorius plotted to keep a low profile until Aster and a visiting prince could help him pursue his plans.

• X used Level Jar to return the monsters on both fields to their owners’ decks and made Jiang He draw until his deck was empty.
• Jiang He activated Localized Tornado, returning the cards in his hand and Graveyard to his deck and restoring it to thirty-seven cards.
• With Final Countdown nearly complete and too few cards left to deplete Jiang He’s deck, X admitted defeat.
• Tyranno Hassleberry collected X’s GX Medal and wagered cards for Jiang He, and Alexis challenged Rei Saotome to a duel over access to Jiang He’s arm.
• Sartorius learned that Jiang He had defeated X and decided to avoid battle while waiting for Aster and a visiting prince to arrive.

Jiang He spent the evening with Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome, then discussed the World Duel Tournament and the powerful visitors expected to arrive. Jaden Yuki returned with a new Hero deck, learned Jiang He had defeated X the Destroyer, and discovered he might be unable to refuse a duel under the tournament rules.

• Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome competed to feed Jiang He dinner until he called Camula over to take his place.
• Jiang He told Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome that Syrus Truesdale and Chumley might struggle in their first tournament duels, and hinted that special guests would arrive the next day.
• Jiang He met Jaden Yuki outside the Slifer Red dormitory after Jaden returned from his trip, recovered and eager to challenge X the Destroyer again.
• Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome told Jaden Yuki that Jiang He had already defeated X, so Jiang He suggested Jaden duel him instead.
• Jaden Yuki declined Jiang He's offer until he mastered his new deck, but Chazz pointed out that the tournament rules might prevent Jaden from refusing his first challenge of the day.
• Syrus Truesdale and Chumley explained the tournament rules to Jaden Yuki, who was stunned by how much had happened while he was gone.

Jiang He and the others learned that Industrial Illusions researcher Franz had stolen a copy of The Winged Dragon of Ra, whose power had injured two Duel Academy students. After finding Franz in the forest, Jiang He stepped forward to duel him before Pegasus could take the challenge.

• A burst of divine power darkened the sky, and Pegasus arrived with Chancellor Sheppard to explain the disturbance.
• Pegasus revealed that Franz had stolen Industrial Illusions’ copy of The Winged Dragon of Ra and entered Duel Academy’s World Duel Tournament.
• Jiang He and the others found Dimitri and Koyama unconscious and injured at the site of Franz’s duel.
• Franz appeared with The Winged Dragon of Ra and challenged Pegasus to reclaim the card through a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He asked Pegasus to let him duel Franz as a tournament participant.

Jiang He dueled Franz, who wielded The Winged Dragon of Ra, and disrupted his attempt to gather tributes by stealing two monsters with Trap Cards. Franz responded by activating Card of Sanctity, leaving the duel poised to continue.

• Jiang He accepted Franz as his opponent and began the duel by setting three cards without summoning a monster.
• Franz summoned The Supremacy Sun and used its effect to add two more copies to his hand.
• Franz activated Trap Booster and Ultimate Offering, paid 1000 LP, and Normal Summoned the other two copies of The Supremacy Sun.
• Jiang He revealed two Massivemorph traps and took control of two of Franz's The Supremacy Sun as potential tributes.
• Franz activated Card of Sanctity so both players would draw until they had six cards in their hands.

Franz summoned The Winged Dragon of Ra, then used Mound of the Bound Creator to bind it and prevent its divine punishment. He fused with the god by paying nearly all his Life Points, leaving Jiang He and the others to face Ra’s overwhelming power.

• Franz used Ultimate Offering to summon two Nubian Guards and paid more Life Points for another Normal Summon.
• Franz tributed The Supremacy Sun and the Nubian Guards to summon The Winged Dragon of Ra, whose attack became 2,100.
• Pegasus warned Franz that only a duelist chosen by a god could control Ra, but Franz activated Mound of the Bound Creator to bind it.
• Franz paid his Life Points down to 1 and used Ra’s effect to add the paid Life Points to its attack, fusing himself with the god.

Jiang He prevented Franz’s powered-up The Winged Dragon of Ra from attacking, then answered with the godlike Earthbound Immortal Aslla Piscu. He revealed that a Hummingbird Mark let him use god cards and left Franz enraged after thanking him for the tributes.

• Franz raised The Winged Dragon of Ra’s attack points to 3,599 and set a card after Jiang He stopped its attack with Threatening Roar.
• Jiang He drew a card and tributed the two borrowed The Supremacy Suns to summon Earthbound Immortal Aslla Piscu.
• Franz protested that other god cards could not exist, while Pegasus warned Jiang He that only someone chosen by a god could control one.
• Jiang He showed the glowing Hummingbird Mark on his wrist and said it let him use god cards.
• Jiang He thanked Franz for lending him The Supremacy Suns, provoking the onlookers and making Franz even more envious.

Jiang He used Earthbound Immortal Aslla Piscu to attack Franz while Franz repeatedly tried to use The Winged Dragon of Ra to turn the duel around. After Ra destroyed Aslla Piscu, its effect ignited Ra and Franz, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Jiang He summoned Earthbound Immortal Aslla Piscu using The Supremacy Sun and explained that it could attack Franz directly while resisting Spell and Trap effects.
• Franz activated De-Fusion to convert The Winged Dragon of Ra's attack points into life points, but Aslla Piscu's direct attack still struck him and reduced him to 1,100 LP.
• Jiang He set three cards and warned Franz that Aslla Piscu would be destroyed if its Field Spell disappeared, taunting him because he could not safely destroy it.
• Franz paid 1,000 LP to use Ra's Phoenix Flame and destroy Aslla Piscu, but Jiang He revealed that its departure effect destroyed all of Franz's face-up monsters and dealt 800 damage per monster.
• Aslla Piscu's dark-purple flames spread across The Winged Dragon of Ra as Jiang He ordered the effect to burn Ra and Franz.

After Franz lost the Shadow Duel and was taken away unconscious, Jiang He discussed his god card and learned he held the tournament’s most medals. He then accompanied Alexis to help Jasmine and Mindy, where Alexis challenged professional duelist Kabukid and began a duel with him.

• Franz’s duel with Jiang He ended when the Hummingbird Earthbound Immortal consumed part of his soul, leaving Franz unconscious with zero LP.
• Pegasus thanked Jiang He for recovering the stolen Winged Dragon of Ra and promised to keep his god’s chosen status secret.
• Jiang He showed his five silver medals, and Chancellor Sheppard asked the academy’s strongest students to challenge professional duelists.
• Jasmine and Mindy called Alexis for help after professional duelist Kabukid forced them into a two-on-one duel.
• Alexis challenged Kabukid instead, and they introduced themselves and started their duel.

Alexis Rhodes began her duel against Kabukid by using a Ritual Summon that returned cards to her hand and replaced her tribute with a new card. As she continued her turn, Jiang He reassured the hiding Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte that he would not challenge them, and Alexis summoned another monster.

• Kabukid activated [Flower Cardian Stage - Great Bridge], summoned [Beautiful Tengu Yoshitsune], set a card, and ended his turn.
• Alexis Ritual Summoned [Cyber Angel Idaten] by tributing [Cyber Angel Benten] and recovered [Cyber Angel Ritual] from her Graveyard.
• Alexis activated [Cyber Angel Benten]'s effect to add a LIGHT Fairy monster from her deck to her hand.
• Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte hid in nearby bushes, then relaxed after Jiang He said he had already won his first duel and would not duel for now.
• After Crowler and Bonaparte declared their support for Alexis, she summoned [D.D. Sprite Gymnast] in Defense Position.

Alexis Rhodes disrupted Kabukid’s strategy by destroying Beautiful Tengu Yoshitsune with D.D. Sprite Gymnast, then protected herself from his ATK-reducing Trap. Kabukid changed his Field Spell and equipped Armed Samurai - Ben Kei with two cards, preparing to attack three times as he declared Alexis close to defeat.

• Alexis Rhodes discarded Machine Angel Ritual to use D.D. Sprite Gymnast’s effect and destroy Beautiful Tengu Yoshitsune.
• Jiang He explained that Alexis had avoided Kabukid’s attack-triggered summon and Yoshitsune’s battle-protection effects.
• Kabukid activated Thousand Threads during Cyber Angel Idaten’s direct attack, reducing the ATK of both Alexis’s monsters to zero.
• Alexis set two cards and ended her turn while Kabukid replaced his Field Spell with Flower Cardian Stage - Cherry Blossom Hill.
• Kabukid summoned Armed Samurai - Ben Kei and equipped it with Naginata of the Warrior Monk and Hatsune’s Drum, giving it three attacks as he threatened Alexis.

Alexis Rhodes used her Cyber Angels and a combination of defensive and revival cards to overwhelm Kabukid in their duel. She reduced his Life Points to 2,500 and launched a final attack with Cyber Angel Dakini.

• Alexis Rhodes activated [Astral Barrier] and [Spirit Barrier] to redirect Ben Kei's attack and prevent all battle damage.
• Kabukid ended his turn after Alexis's traps left Ben Kei unable to damage her.
• Alexis destroyed [Armed Samurai - Ben Kei] with [D.D. Sprite Gymnast], but Kabukid revived [Beautiful Tengu Yoshitsune] with [Call of the Haunted].
• Alexis used [Fulfillment of the Contract] to summon [Cyber Angel Dakini], whose effect destroyed [Beautiful Tengu Yoshitsune].
• Alexis equipped [Cyber Angel Idaten] with [Ritual Weapon] and dealt 1,500 damage to Kabukid, then ordered Dakini to deliver the final attack.

Aster Phoenix returned to Duel Academy after defeating D.D. and reclaiming the ultimate Destiny HERO card, then sought Jiang He to ask about Sartorius and the Light of Destruction. Jiang He was left to answer whether Sartorius had been possessed by the God of Destruction.

• Alexis Rhodes defeated Kabukid and claimed his three silver medals.
• Jiang He wondered why Aster Phoenix had not appeared at the World Duel Tournament and suspected Sartorius had given him information about the ultimate Destiny HERO card.
• Sartorius examined a photograph of an Earthbound Immortal and concluded that the hummingbird-shaped god had disrupted his powers.
• Aster Phoenix told Sartorius that D.D. had killed his father, reclaimed the ultimate Destiny HERO card, and returned to Duel Academy; Sartorius urged him to challenge Jiang He.
• Jiang He lounged with Alexis Rhodes and her friends, explaining that he planned to let other duelists collect medals before defeating them.
• Aster visited Jiang He and asked whether Sartorius was possessed by the Light of Destruction, showing him a half-vampire, half-dragon hero card as proof of his sincerity.

Jiang He exposed Sartorius’s brainwashing to Aster Phoenix and advised him to seek a power that could force Sartorius into a duel, while withholding details about Sartorius’s target. The next morning, Jiang He checked his rewards and exchanged Emotion Points for the Earthbound Immortal Mark: Demonic Ape Mark.

• Jiang He showed Aster Phoenix a recording of Chazz revealing Sartorius’s control over the Society of Light, and Aster vowed to stop Sartorius.
• Jiang He pointed out that Aster could not force Sartorius into a Shadow Duel and advised him to obtain a power capable of threatening the world so Sartorius would duel him.
• Aster Phoenix left with Jiang He’s advice, while Camula and the others noticed that Aster’s duels might spread the Light of Destruction to more people.
• Jiang He checked his status and found that he had accumulated 12,500 Emotion Points from X and Franz.
• Jiang He exchanged 4,000 Emotion Points for the Earthbound Immortal Mark: Demonic Ape Mark, which appeared briefly on his wrist.

Jiang He chose a Nightmare Labyrinth Deck and learned that Vice Chancellor Bonaparte had been turned white after losing to Professor Crowler under unusual circumstances. Bonaparte challenged Jiang He over the fate of Slifer Red, and their duel began with Bonaparte setting up three cards before Jiang He drew a promising card.

• Jiang He skipped the Toon World Deck and exchanged for the Nightmare Labyrinth Deck.
• Syrus Truesdale explained how Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte had been turned white, and Tyranno Hassleberry said Jiang He might be the only one able to restore Bonaparte.
• Jiang He found Vice Chancellor Bonaparte being fed Slifer Red food and accepted his challenge to duel for the dorm’s survival.
• Vice Chancellor Bonaparte summoned Toy Soldier, set three cards, and ended his turn.
• Jiang He drew a card and smiled, appearing ready to use his new hellish deck.

Jiang He used three Dream Clowns and No Entry!! to destroy Vice Chancellor Bonaparte’s Toy Soldiers and stop his direct-attack strategy. Bonaparte revived a Toy Soldier, then tributed it to summon his ace, Toy Emperor.

• Jiang He discarded two Dream Clowns with Graceful Charity, revived one with Monster Reborn, and used Infernal Reckless Summon to bring two more to the field while Bonaparte summoned two additional Toy Soldiers.
• Jiang He set three cards and ended his turn without attacking, while Bonaparte drew and activated Forced March and Fife and Drum Corps to prepare three boosted direct attacks.
• Jiang He revealed No Entry!!, changing every monster on the field to Defense Position and triggering the three Dream Clowns’ effects.
• The Dream Clowns destroyed all three of Bonaparte’s Toy Soldiers, clearing his field.
• Bonaparte activated Call of the Haunted to revive a Toy Soldier, then used Emperor’s Coronation to tribute it and summon Toy Emperor from his deck.

Jiang He used [Labyrinth of Nightmare], [Dream Clown] and [Stealth Bird] to automatically destroy Vice Chancellor Bonaparte’s monster and inflict damage without attacking. Bonaparte revived [Toy Emperor] with [Monster Reborn], and the duel continued with Jiang He’s traps still threatening his field.

• Jiang He revealed two copies of [Labyrinth of Nightmare], which changed every monster’s battle position during the End Phase.
• Jiang He summoned [Stealth Bird] and ended his turn with it and three [Dream Clowns] in Attack Position.
• At the End Phase, the traps changed Jiang He’s monsters to Defense Position, letting [Dream Clown] destroy Bonaparte’s [Toy Emperor] and [Stealth Bird] inflict 800 damage.
• Jiang He’s monsters returned to Attack Position, while Bonaparte warned that his face-down card could destroy them if they attacked.
• Bonaparte drew [Monster Reborn] and used it to revive [Toy Emperor] from his Graveyard.

Jiang He continued his duel with Vice Chancellor Bonaparte, then used the Crimson Dragon’s power to turn it into a Shadow Duel where damage became real. After summoning a second [Stealth Bird], he triggered his monsters’ effects again, leaving Bonaparte facing another attack as the chapter ended.

• Vice Chancellor Bonaparte ended his turn with 2400 LP after [Stealth Bird] damaged him again.
• Jiang He began his turn and used the Crimson Dragon’s power to force Bonaparte into a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He summoned a second [Stealth Bird], changed the first one back to Attack Position, set a card, and ended his turn.
• The two [Labyrinth of Nightmare] traps switched Jiang He’s monsters to Defense Position, triggering their effects.
• A [Dream Clown] destroyed Bonaparte’s [Toy Emperor], and Jiang He ordered both [Stealth Birds] to attack Bonaparte with their hidden stabs.

Jiang He defeated Vice Chancellor Bonaparte in a Shadow Duel, clearing the Light of Destruction energy from him, while Aster Phoenix revealed that Sartorius had moved into the Obelisk Blue dormitory. Jiang He suspected Sartorius was waiting for a dangerous arrival and began considering how to exploit the situation, as the others set out to duel for medals.

• Jiang He’s attacks reduced Vice Chancellor Bonaparte to 800 Life Points, and Bonaparte passed out, ending the Shadow Duel and clearing the Light of Destruction energy from him.
• Professor Crowler sent Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale to carry Bonaparte to the infirmary while the others avoided the task.
• Aster Phoenix refused Jiang He’s offer to remove the Light of Destruction energy from his Destiny HERO deck and said Sartorius had moved into the Obelisk Blue boys’ dormitory.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale and Alexis Rhodes worried that Sartorius would spread the Society of Light through the dormitory, while Jiang He suggested Sartorius was waiting for a particular target to arrive.
• Jiang He considered using Kagemaru’s authority to extort Sartorius, and Chazz Princeton led his group out to challenge opponents and collect medals.

Jiang He and the others discovered that North Academy’s Tachibana Ikkaku, known as the Reaper Duelist, was challenging Jaden Yuki. Jiang He recognized that Ikkaku’s Iaido Draw deck and the spirit The Reaper could help him draw cards for one-turn victories, and the chapter ended as they watched the duel begin.

• Alexis explained that Jasmine and Mindy planned to duel her and give her their medals, bringing her total to nine, the same number Jiang He had after defeating Vice Chancellor Bonaparte.
• Jasmine and Mindy teased Alexis about matching Jiang He’s medal count, while Alexis and Rei Saotome argued over whether Alexis and Jiang He were in sync.
• The group spotted Jaden Yuki dueling a North Academy student with a black skull tattoo, whom Jiang He recognized as Tachibana Ikkaku.
• Jasmine reported that Ikkaku had defeated ten opponents in a row and earned twenty-one medals, often winning in one turn.
• Syrus Truesdale explained that Ikkaku had challenged Jaden after Jaden returned from taking Vice Chancellor Bonaparte to the infirmary, and Jiang He said Syrus need not worry too much.

Tachibana Ikkaku used the Reaper’s power and his Iaido Draw deck to try to defeat Jaden Yuki in one turn. Jaden survived the attack with 1,000 LP thanks to Hero Medal, while Tachibana’s plan to challenge Jiang He remained unresolved.

• Tachibana Ikkaku activated Goddess's Whim, inspected Jaden Yuki's hand, and Special Summoned Elemental HERO Sparkman to Jaden's field.
• Tachibana Ikkaku activated One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw and called on The Reaper to draw the finishing card.
• Tachibana Ikkaku drew another One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw, destroying the cards on the field and dealing Jaden Yuki 3,000 damage.
• Jaden Yuki revealed that his set Trap Card, Hero Medal, had kept him from losing all his Life Points and left him with 1,000 LP.

Jaden Yuki survived Tachibana Ikkaku’s attempted one-turn kill and brought out his new Neo Space HERO strategy. He began a Contact Polymerization to summon Elemental HERO Grand Neos, unaware of the consequence awaiting him.

• Jaden Yuki used Hero Medal to avoid most of the damage from Tachibana Ikkaku’s One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw, and Tachibana summoned Avian to Jaden’s field and Reaper King to his own.
• On his next turn, Jaden drew cards with Pot of Greed and used Fake Hero to summon Elemental HERO Neos, then Normal Summoned Neo Space Hero Grand Mole.
• Jaden used Neos and Grand Mole for Contact Polymerization, beginning the Special Summon of Elemental HERO Grand Neos.

Jaden Yuki countered Tachibana Ikkaku's attempt to finish the duel with [One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw] and survived its second activation. With both fields empty, Jaden began his next turn by drawing and summoning [Elemental HERO Wildheart].

• Jaden Yuki used [Elemental HERO Grand Neos] to return Tachibana Ikkaku's [Reaper King] to his hand, then attacked to reduce Tachibana Kazuma's Life Points to 500.
• [Elemental HERO Grand Neos] returned to the Extra Deck during the End Phase, leaving Jaden Yuki shocked by its effect.
• Tachibana Ikkaku activated [Magical Stone Excavation], discarded two cards, and recovered [One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw] from his Graveyard.
• Tachibana Ikkaku activated [One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw] again, but Jaden Yuki flipped [Mystik Wok], tributed [Elemental HERO Avian], and raised his Life Points to 2000 while emptying his field.
• Tachibana Ikkaku drew the last [One-Shot Kill: Iaido Draw] but could not damage Jaden Yuki, who then drew and summoned [Elemental HERO Wildheart].

Jiang He learned that Prince Ojin would arrive at Duel Academy with Satellite SOLA’s activation keys and planned to intercept him before Sartorius could act. The next morning, after earning more Emotion Points from duels, Jiang He spotted a familiar gray-haired man approaching the rooftop.

• Jiang He told Alexis Rhodes and Camula that Prince Ojin’s helicopter would arrive the morning after tomorrow, carrying the activation keys and control device for Satellite SOLA.
• Jiang He reassured Alexis that he already knew what to expect from Prince Ojin’s deck, and Alexis left after giving him a goodnight kiss.
• The next morning, Jiang He checked his system panel and found his Emotion Points had risen to 11,000 after depressing Atticus Rhodes and other duelists.
• Jiang He returned to the rooftop to sunbathe, where Miss Gravekeeper Assailant and Sphere Kuriboh warned him that someone was coming.
• Jiang He spotted a familiar gray-haired man in a gray suit at the rooftop stairway.

Jiang He prepared for Sartorius’s plan to block the docks, bought two infernal decks, and headed there with Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome to meet Prince Ojin. He left the Society of Light students unconscious through Ishizu, clearing the way as Jaden Yuki and the others watched in shock.

• Aster Phoenix told Jiang He that Sartorius planned to send Society of Light members to duel everyone near the docks the next morning, but Jiang He refused to explain his own plan.
• Jiang He reviewed the refreshed system shop, passed on Millennium Eye: Mind Scan, and bought the Satellite Deck, Trickstar Swords of Revealing Light Deck, and Handshake Deck.
• The next morning, Jiang He went to the docks with Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome, where they found Society of Light members challenging Aster Phoenix, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, and others.
• Jiang He asked Gravekeeper Assailant Ishizu for help, and she swiftly knocked out more than a dozen Society of Light students who tried to stop them.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, and the others stared in bewilderment at the unconscious students.