Recaps

Jiang He led Team GX to victory over Team 5D’s in the WRGP final with a field of powerful Synchro monsters. The Three Emperors of Yliaster then revealed their plan to destroy New Domino City, and Jakob challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel after merging with Primo and Lester.

• Jiang He helped Team 5D’s defeat Team New World, then bought the Cyber Dragon Virus Deck and Speed Synchron Deck from the System Shop.
• Chazz and Jack Atlas drew their opening duel, leaving Yusei Fudo and Jiang He to inherit the field for the next leg of the final.
• Jiang He built a vast Synchro field, summoning Shooting Majestic Star Dragon, Shooting Quasar Dragon, Baronne de Fleur, Herald of the Arc Light, and Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Jiang He defeated Yusei Fudo, then stopped Kalin Kessler’s attempts to remove his monsters and negate his effects.
• Jiang He used Shooting Quasar Dragon to destroy Infernity Guardian and reduce Kalin’s Life Points to zero, securing the WRGP championship for Team GX.
• The Three Emperors of Yliaster took over the arena and revealed that they planned to use the tournament’s duel energy to bring down their god and destroy New Domino City.
• Jakob challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel and merged with Primo and Lester into a single mechanical being resembling Elemental HERO Neos.

Jiang He defeated Aporia and then Z-one, but Z-one’s defeat caused Arc Cradle to collapse and New Domino City to vanish. Heartland City appeared in its place, and Duel Academy prepared to welcome its students as Jiang He awaited their arrival.

• Jiang He defeated Aporia with Acid Rust Mechanical Virus, then explained that Aporia’s group intended to destroy the present to change the future.
• As Arc Cradle appeared above the city, Jiang He chose the Future Different Dimension Bomb Deck and challenged Z-one to a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He used Future Visions, Phantom of Greed, and D.D. Warrior Lady to disrupt Z-one’s Timelords and expose his aged face beneath his mask.
• Z-one summoned his ultimate Timelord Sephylon, but Jiang He negated its effects, banished it and Raphion, then won with DD Dynamite.
• Arc Cradle began collapsing, and Jiang He used the Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl and the Gates of Dark World to bring his companions to safety.
• The group learned that New Domino City had vanished and Heartland City had appeared in its place, while Jiang He acquired the Triple Toadally Awesome Deck.
• Chancellor Sheppard announced that Duel Academy would admit students from Heartland City, and Jiang He distributed WRGP prizes among his friends and Slifer Red students.
• As Jiang He relaxed on the rooftop, a lobster-haired young man asked him where the large classroom was.

Jiang He defeated Yuma Tsukumo in a welcome duel, then learned that Kite Tenjo and his companions were collecting Number cards. He challenged Kite to a Shadow Duel and gained the upper hand, leaving Kite with only 900 Life Points and Marshmallon on the field.

• Jiang He defeated Yuma Tsukumo by taking control of Number 39: Utopia, then removed Number 25: Force Focus’s influence from Camula and returned the card to her.
• After learning that Kite Tenjo, Nistro, and Dextra were taking Number cards from students, Jiang He acquired new decks and the Rank-Up Evolution skill.
• Kite froze nearby students with Orbital 7’s field and challenged Jiang He, who freed the students and turned the encounter into a Shadow Duel with their Number cards at stake.
• Kite summoned Number 10: Illumiknight and Number 20: Giga-Brilliant, but Jiang He used Chimeratech Rampage Dragon to destroy Kite’s set cards and attack three times.
• Kite summoned Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and attacked, but Jiang He returned Chimeratech Rampage Dragon to his Extra Deck and brought back two Cyber Dragon Cores.
• Jiang He summoned Cyber Dragon Infinity and absorbed Kite’s Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, then negated Kite’s Battle Simulation and destroyed Photon Cerberus to reduce Kite to 900 Life Points.
• Kite summoned Marshmallon in Defense Position, and Jiang He began activating Machine Development Factory’s effect.

Jiang He defeated Dextra and Nistro in Shadow Duels, took their Darkness Cards, and won Nistro’s Number cards with an Exodia strategy. After learning that Vetrix’s faction had been taking souls, Jiang He agreed to enter the WDC tournament to protect the affected students.

• Jiang He defeated Kite Tenjo, took six Number Darkness Cards, and learned that the cards held the souls of six duelists.
• Jiang He trained Yuma Tsukumo with a series of duels, then tested Rank-Up Evolution on Camula’s vampire spirits.
• Camula defeated Dextra in a Shadow Duel, and Jiang He found a Darkness Card among Dextra’s fallen cards.
• Nistro challenged Jiang He for the stolen Number Darkness Cards, but Jiang He used Crooked Cook’s defenses to stall until he drew all five Exodia pieces and defeated him.
• Jiang He sealed Nistro and collected his Number cards, then prepared the Ultimate Falcon and Runick Decks for Mr. Heartland’s next move.
• Chancellor Sheppard told Jiang He and the others that a faction had taken Industrial Illusions employees’ souls and invited Duel Academy’s elites to the WDC tournament.
• Jiang He identified Vetrix’s faction and accepted the invitation to help protect the students whose souls had been taken.