Recaps

Jiang He defeated Dr. Faker, saved Hart, and took control of Dr. Faker’s Heartland City businesses before uncovering Ray Shadows as a Barian infiltrator and beating him in a duel. He then began a wagered duel with Rio Kastle, whose attempt to summon Ice Beast Zerofyne was interrupted by Jiang He’s newly summoned Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder.

• Jiang He used Trishula, repeated Synchro Summons, and Baronne de Fleur to strip Dr. Faker’s resources and negate his plays, then defeated him and sealed him into a card.
• Jiang He agreed to save Hart in exchange for Dr. Faker’s control over part of Heartland City, sealed Hart’s harmful energy, and recruited Kite Tenjo to hunt Number Darkness Cards.
• Jiang He put Dextra and the sealed Nistro to work managing Dr. Faker’s businesses, while Kite warned that a Barian emissary had used Dr. Faker to build a weapon against the Astral World.
• Jiang He recognized Barian power in Ray Shadows and challenged him to a duel, where Ray summoned two Gorgonic Guardians.
• Jiang He used his coin-toss cards to destroy Ray’s Guardians, block his summons and attacks, and defeat him with Dark Sanctuary’s reflected damage.
• Rio Kastle challenged Jiang He to repay Shark’s debt, and they agreed that her defeat would double the debt instead of making her his fiancée.
• Rio’s Blizzard Falcon destroyed Jiang He’s Alpha, but Jiang He used Moon Rabbit to destroy Falcon and then built a field around Fairy Tail Animal Family of the Forest and Melffy Mommy.
• Jiang He overlaid Melffy Mommy to summon Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder, and Rio’s attempt to summon Ice Beast Zerofyne was interrupted as its effect began to erase face-up cards.

Jiang He defeated Girag in a Shadow Duel and learned that the Seven Barian Emperors were pursuing the Number Darkness Cards. Alito then attacked with a controlled Nistro, and Jiang He and Akiza began a partner duel that remained unresolved.

• Rio Kastle accepted fiancée status to settle her added debt, while Jiang He identified Ray Shadows as a likely Barian Emperor and defeated him in a duel.
• Jaden Yuki defeated Fuma, prompting Girag to challenge Jiang He for the Number Darkness Card and trap him and his companions in a Barian field.
• Jiang He battled Girag, using his Raidraptor cards and Rank-Up spells to overcome Girag’s monsters and defeat him.
• Girag warned that the other Barian Emperors would pursue the Number Darkness Cards before a Barian Emperor rescued him through a vortex.
• Jiang He refused to let Camula duel the Barian Emperors but gave Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski Number Darkness Cards after sealing their spirits.
• Dextra reported that Alito had defeated and controlled Nistro, and Alito arrived at Duel Academy seeking Jiang He.
• Alito separated Jiang He and Akiza from their companions for a partner Shadow Duel, while Jiang He chose Akiza to fight beside him.
• Akiza summoned Black Rose Dragon and tried to destroy every card on the field, but Alito negated its effect with Xyz Flash.

Jiang He defeated Alito and Mizar while the Barian Emperors launched a coordinated attack on the Number Darkness Card holders. Yuma faced Vector after learning Ray Shadows was only Vector’s disguise, and Vector’s trap failed to find any cards with “V” in Yuma’s Deck.

• Jiang He used Kaiju effects and counters to dismantle Alito’s field, while Akiza exploited Rapid-Fire Dragon to weaken Alito and Nistro and defeat Nistro.
• Jiang He and Akiza finished Alito’s duel, and Jiang He revealed that Alito had controlled Nistro and that his Millennium Key mark could break Barian mind control.
• Jiang He completed his Millennium Puzzle mark and prepared new decks as Durbe, Mizar, and Vector’s clone launched attacks on the Duel Academy students and Number holders.
• Jiang He used the Millennium Key mark to free the controlled students, while Yuma accepted Vector’s Shadow Duel to save Ray Shadows and Reginald challenged Durbe.
• Jiang He dueled Mizar with Kite Tenjo’s Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, defeated Mizar’s Tachyon strategies, and took control of Mizar’s monsters to summon a field of Galaxy-Eyes Xyz Monsters.
• Jiang He defeated Mizar and joined the others as Yuma fought Vector’s double, then watched Yuma summon Utopia Ray V and strike down the apparent opponent.
• Ray Shadows transformed and revealed himself as Vector, claiming Ray Shadows had never existed, and Yuma resumed their duel.
• Vector activated Vain: Betrayer’s Mockery to negate Yuma’s attack and send five cards with “V” in their names from Yuma’s Deck to the Graveyard, but no such cards were sent.

Yuma and Jiang He defeated Vector and Durbe while Rio confronted Reginald, whose duel ended with her loss and his return to the Barian World. As Don Thousand began to awaken and Astral recovered memories of their ancient conflict, Jiang He set out to pursue the escaped Number 96: Dark Mist.

• Astral revealed that he had removed the five V cards from Yuma’s deck, and Yuma joined Astral as Zexal II to defeat Vector and recover the Number Darkness Cards before Vector escaped through a vortex.
• Durbe took Reginald to the Spirit World to restore his memories, and Rio chose to remain human and challenge her brother while Jiang He dueled Durbe.
• Jiang He used Dinomorphia Rexterm and Mole Explosion to defeat Durbe, who warned that Nash had returned and would lead the Seven Barian Emperors.
• Rio summoned Number 94: Crystalzero and Number 103: Ragnazero, then ranked up Ragnazero and damaged Reginald before he summoned CNo.101: Silent Honor DARK and defeated her.
• Reginald returned Number 32: Shark Drake and another Number Darkness Card to Jiang He, then vanished after asking him to look after Rio.
• Vector reached Don Thousand’s sealed resting place and offered his life for revenge power, while Jiang He sensed a malicious divine presence awakening.
• Jiang He redeemed new skills and decks as Astral recovered a memory of fighting Don Thousand and revealed a map of seven ruins connected to special Number Darkness Cards.
• After Astral reported that a conscious Number Darkness Card had attacked him and fled, Jiang He suspected Number 96: Dark Mist and boarded a mechanical ship with the others to pursue it.