Chapter Summaries

Jiang He entered the beast arena with his companions, where B▶C held Syrus, Chumley, Leo, and Luna hostage. B▶C challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel as a step toward taking revenge on Goodwin, and the chapter left them ready to begin.

• Jiang He spotted traps on the path to the hostages and stopped Jaden Yuki and Yusei Fudo from triggering them.
• B▶C emerged as a Dark Signer and explained that he sought revenge on Goodwin for the destruction of his hometown and the deaths of its people.
• Jack Atlas warned B▶C that Goodwin may have deceived him and used the villagers as sacrifices for an Earthbound Immortal.
• B▶C refused to be dissuaded, rejected Chazz Princeton as an opponent, and singled out Jiang He for a duel.
• Jiang He accepted the Shadow Duel and added that the hostages must be returned unharmed if he won.
• B▶C agreed to the terms, and Jiang He prepared his underworld deck after his companions moved to safety.

Jiang He began a Shadow Duel against the muscular B▶C, who used graveyard effects and Dark Synchro to summon [Dark Flattop]. B▶C then revived [Summon Reactor - SK], leaving Jiang He facing a powerful field and a recurring threat.

• Jiang He and B▶C started their Duel with 4000 LP each as the Earthbound Immortal's flames sealed off the onlookers.
• B▶C used [Graceful Charity] to draw three cards and discard [Summon Reactor - SK] and [Dark Tuner - Depth Amulet].
• B▶C revived [Dark Tuner - Depth Amulet], summoned [Darksea Rescue], and used them to Dark Synchro Summon [Dark Flattop].
• B▶C drew two cards through [Darksea Rescue]'s effect, then used [Dark Flattop] to revive [Summon Reactor - SK] from his graveyard.

Jiang He dismantled B▶C’s damage plan with Harpie’s Feather Duster, then turned the field into Necrovalley and summoned a boosted Gravekeeper’s Commandant. He ended his turn with three face-down cards, while B▶C suspected Jiang He had avoided attacking because of Summon Reactor - SK’s attack-negating effect.

• B▶C ended his turn with two face-down cards, which Jiang He destroyed with Harpie’s Feather Duster, revealing two copies of Ring of Destruction.
• Jiang He activated Necrovalley, transforming the Beast Arena into a rocky valley that sealed off the Graveyard.
• Jiang He summoned Gravekeeper’s Commandant, and B▶C used Summon Reactor - SK’s effect to deal 800 damage, lowering Jiang He’s LP to 3200.
• Necrovalley raised Gravekeeper’s Commandant’s attack to 2100, and Jiang He set three cards before ending his turn.
• B▶C wondered whether Jiang He had declined to attack because Summon Reactor - SK could negate one opposing monster’s attack each turn.

Jiang He’s Necrovalley stopped B▶C from reviving Trap Reactor - SK with Dark Flattop, leaving B▶C to Synchro Summon Dark Strike Fighter instead. When B▶C attacked Gravekeeper’s Commandant, Jiang He began activating Dogmatika Punishment.

• B▶C used One for One to discard Trap Reactor - RR and Special Summon Darksea Rescue, then tried to revive Trap Reactor - SK with Dark Flattop.
• Necrovalley blocked Dark Flattop’s graveyard effect, frustrating B▶C and disabling his plan to summon Flying Fortress SKY FIRE.
• B▶C Normal Summoned Tuningware and Synchro Summoned Dark Strike Fighter using it, Summon Reactor - SK, and Darksea Rescue.
• B▶C drew a card with Darksea Rescue’s effect and declared an attack on Gravekeeper’s Commandant with Dark Strike Fighter.
• Jiang He revealed his face-down trap, Dogmatika Punishment, before the attack could proceed.

Jiang He used his Gravekeeper deck and the effects of [Necrovalley] to dismantle B▶C’s field and hand. After B▶C discarded his monsters, Jiang He faced his opponent’s 3,000-defense [Dark Aircraft Carrier] and hinted that he had a way to break through it.

• Jiang He activated [Dogmatika Punishment], sending [Five-Headed Dragon] from his Extra Deck to destroy B▶C’s [Dark Strike Fighter].
• Jiang He drew six cards with [Card of Sanctity], while B▶C, who had four cards in hand, drew only two.
• Jiang He summoned [Gravekeeper's Assailant] and activated [Royal Tribute], forcing both players to discard all monsters in their hands.
• B▶C discarded four monster cards to the Graveyard, where [Necrovalley] prevented him from reviving them.
• B▶C pointed to his [Dark Aircraft Carrier]’s 3,000 defense as a barrier, and Jiang He suggested he could still overcome it.

Jiang He’s Gravekeeper’s Assailant and Gravekeeper’s Commandant cut B▶C’s Life Points to 400, but B▶C drew Mystical Space Typhoon and prepared to strike back. As B▶C invoked his pain and revenge, Jiang He claimed his romantic predicament caused him even greater pain.

• Jiang He used Gravekeeper’s Assailant to switch B▶C’s Dark Flattop to attack position and destroyed it, while Sonic Warrior’s effect raised its attack and reduced the battle damage.
• Jiang He’s Gravekeeper’s Commandant attacked directly, reducing B▶C’s Life Points to 400, and Jiang He set three more cards before ending his turn.
• B▶C drew Mystical Space Typhoon, prompting Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski to worry that he could destroy Necrovalley and lift its Graveyard seal.
• B▶C declared that his pain and desire for revenge would give him power, while Jiang He jokingly claimed his romantic predicament was more painful.
• Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, Yusei Fudo, and the others reacted with disbelief and envy, while Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski blushed.

Jiang He countered B▶C’s attempt to destroy Necrovalley by reviving it with Necrovalley Temple, then protected Gravekeeper’s Assailant from Sakuretsu Armor with Tyrant’s Tirade. The chapter left Assailant’s attack flipping over B▶C’s Set monster.

• B▶C destroyed Jiang He’s Necrovalley with Mystical Space Typhoon, but Jiang He activated Necrovalley Temple and restored the Field Spell.
• B▶C drew two cards with Pot of Greed, Set a monster, and Set two more cards before ending his turn.
• Jiang He attacked B▶C’s Set monster with Gravekeeper’s Assailant.
• B▶C activated Sakuretsu Armor to destroy the attacking Assailant, but Jiang He activated Tyrant’s Tirade and Tributed Gravekeeper’s Commandant to shield his monsters from Trap effects.
• Gravekeeper’s Assailant survived the blast and struck B▶C’s Set monster, flipping it face-up.

Jiang He disrupted B▶C’s comeback by using Drop Off to send the Earthbound Immortal he drew to the Graveyard, then destroyed B▶C’s set Spirit Barrier with Mystical Space Typhoon. The chapter left Jiang He poised to attack while B▶C’s defenses were being dismantled.

• B▶C flipped Scapeghost and used its effect to Special Summon four Black Sheep Tokens as tribute material.
• B▶C drew and revealed the Earthbound Immortal god card, but Jiang He activated Drop Off and sent it to the Graveyard.
• Unable to make a play without the card, B▶C ended his turn and relied on his set card and tokens for protection.
• Jiang He activated Mystical Space Typhoon and destroyed B▶C’s set Continuous Trap, Spirit Barrier.

Jiang He defeated B▶C in a Shadow Duel, and B▶C vanished after losing, leaving the others shaken by the duel’s deadly cost. Later, Jiang He exchanged for Earthbound Immortal Power · Red Nova, and the seven Earthbound Immortal Marks combined into the King of the Netherworld’s mark.

• B▶C surrendered after Jiang He destroyed his Spirit Barrier, and the Shadow Duel’s judgment caused B▶C to vanish.
• Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Rei Saotome, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, and Jack Atlas watched in horror as B▶C disappeared.
• Jiang He reflected that B▶C’s soul and body could be restored after the Earthbound Immortals and the King of the Netherworld were defeated.
• Jiang He checked his refreshed system shop and found the Earthbound Immortal Power · Red Nova skill available for exchange.
• Jiang He exchanged for the skill, and all seven Earthbound Immortal Marks overlapped to form the King of the Netherworld’s mark.

Jiang He redeemed two powerful underworld decks as Goodwin became a Dark Signer bearing the Condor Mark and attached an arm carrying a Crimson Dragon Mark. After Carly reported the new mark, Jiang He warned the group that the Dark Signers might move sooner, then returned to his cabin and found Misty there with Camula.

• Jiang He skipped the Morphtronic Deck and redeemed both the Red Nova Tyrant Suppression Deck and the Dimension Destruction Virus Deck.
• Rudger defeated Goodwin in a Shadow Duel, and Goodwin revived as a Dark Signer with the Condor Mark.
• Goodwin removed his mechanical arm, attached the arm bearing a Crimson Dragon Mark, and vowed to obtain the other marks held at Duel Academy.
• Carly told Jiang He and the others that a gigantic condor pattern had appeared above Satellite, and Jiang He identified Goodwin as the likely new Dark Signer.
• Axel advised the group not to split up, and Jaden, Chazz, Yusei, and the others agreed.
• Jiang He and the group returned to his cabin and found Misty serving sushi while Camula made tea.

Jiang He and the others discovered that Jack Atlas had been lured into a Shadow Turbo Duel and lost to a Dark Signer. At the scene, Yusei recognized the Dark Signer as Kalin, his childhood companion, and began explaining their shared past.

• Camula brought Misty to help with maid duties, and Jiang He accepted that she could visit to help occasionally.
• Sphere Kuriboh alerted Jiang He to a Shadow Duel, while Akiza's mark reacted to the presence of a Dark Signer.
• Jaden, Chazz, and Yusei told Jiang He that Jack had gone out alone and encountered a Dark Signer.
• Jiang He and the others found Jack injured beside his damaged D-Wheel, while Professor Crowler and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte confronted the Dark Signer.
• Yusei recognized the blue-haired Dark Signer as Kalin and said he had been an important childhood companion to himself, Jack, and Crow Hogan.

Jiang He faced Jack Atlas, who had been turned into a Pseudo Dark Signer, while Yusei pursued Kalin to resolve their misunderstanding. Their Shadow Duel began with Jack using Cost Down, and the chapter ended as he prepared his play.

• Kalin accused Yusei of betraying him, while Jiang He recalled that a misunderstanding had led to Kalin becoming a Dark Signer.
• Jack Atlas's Crimson Dragon mark faded and an Earthbound Immortal mark appeared as Kalin revealed Jack had become a Pseudo Dark Signer.
• Yusei rode Jack's D-Wheel after Kalin, leaving Jiang He to face Jack.
• Jiang He and Jack began a Shadow Duel, and Jack took the first turn.
• Jack activated Cost Down, discarded a card, and reduced the levels of monsters in his hand by two for the turn.

Jack Atlas summoned Exploder Dragonwing as his new ace and explained its destructive effect before ending his turn behind two set cards. Jiang He began his turn and Special Summoned Crimson Resonator from his hand.

• Jack Atlas discarded a Level 3 Tuner monster to lower the Levels of monsters in his hand, then Normal Summoned Strong Wind Dragon at Level 4.
• Jack Atlas revived Flare Resonator with Monster Reborn and Tuned it with Strong Wind Dragon to Synchro Summon Exploder Dragonwing.
• Jack Atlas used Flare Resonator's Graveyard effect to raise Exploder Dragonwing's ATK to 2700 and explained that it destroyed weaker monsters it battled while inflicting damage equal to their ATK.
• Jack Atlas set two cards and ended his turn with no cards in his hand.
• Jiang He drew a card, then activated Crimson Resonator's effect to Special Summon it from his hand.

Jiang He used Crimson Resonator and a witch monster to Synchro Summon Red Rising Dragon, then revived Crimson Resonator and used the witch’s effect to add a low-ATK monster from his Deck to his hand. He summoned Red Resonator and began a double tuning with both Resonators and Red Rising Dragon, leaving the duel poised for another powerful summon.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Red Rising Dragon using Crimson Resonator and the level 4 witch monster.
• Jiang He revived Crimson Resonator with Red Rising Dragon’s effect and added a monster from his Deck to his hand using the witch’s effect.
• Jiang He used Crimson Resonator’s effect to Special Summon Red Resonator from his Deck.
• Jiang He announced a double tuning using Red Resonator, Crimson Resonator, and Red Rising Dragon, stunning Jack Atlas and the spectators.

Jiang He summoned [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend] and used its field-clearing effect to dismantle Jack Atlas's defenses before destroying [Exploder Dragonwing] in battle. Jack began his next turn after being reduced to 2600 LP, and the chapter ended with him drawing a card and regaining confidence.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend] using multiple Tuners, shocking Jack Atlas and the duel's onlookers.
• Jiang He activated [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend]'s effect to destroy every other card on the field, but Jack Atlas used [Forbidden Dress] to protect [Exploder Dragonwing].
• Jiang He attacked and destroyed [Exploder Dragonwing], reducing Jack Atlas's LP from 4000 to 2600, then set four cards and ended his turn.
• Jack Atlas drew a card and declared that a cornered king would unleash greater power.

Corrupted Jack Atlas used Card of Sanctity to refill both players’ hands, then summoned Red Dragon Archfiend and immediately Tributed it to summon its Buster form. Jiang He watched as Jack abandoned the monster he had just called a stepping stone, and Red Dragon Archfiend was engulfed in flames.

• Jack Atlas activated Card of Sanctity, drawing until both he and Jiang He had six cards in hand.
• Jack Atlas summoned Dark Bug and used its effect to revive Flare Resonator from his Graveyard.
• Jack Atlas Special Summoned Wandering King Wildwind and Synchro Summoned Red Dragon Archfiend using all three monsters.
• Jack Atlas activated Assault Mode Activate Zero and Tributed Red Dragon Archfiend to summon Red Dragon Archfiend/ Buster.
• Red Dragon Archfiend let out a mournful roar as flames engulfed its body.

Jiang He used [Red Reign] to banish Jack Atlas's [Red Dragon Archfiend], stopping his attempt to summon [Red Dragon Archfiend/ Buster]. On his next turn, Jiang He protected [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend] from Jack's [Raigeki Break] and began activating [Tyrant's Tirade].

• Jiang He chained [Red Reign] to Jack Atlas's [Assault Mode Activate Zero], banishing every monster on the field except his Level 10 [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend].
• Jack Atlas failed to summon [Red Dragon Archfiend/ Buster], then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He Special Summoned [Red Sprinter] from his hand and started his turn's play.
• Jack Atlas activated [Raigeki Break], discarding a Level 10 Red Dragon Archfiend to target [Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend].
• Jiang He discarded [Red Gardna] to protect his monsters from destruction by opponent's effects, blocking [Raigeki Break].
• Jiang He revealed [Tyrant's Tirade] and chose to Tribute [Red Sprinter] to make his monsters unaffected by Trap effects.

Jiang He used a layered Continuous Trap lockdown to protect his monsters while negating Jack Atlas's, then wiped the field with Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend. After Jack's Threatening Roar stopped attacks for the turn, Jiang He revived Red Rising Dragon and summoned Red Resonator to begin another Synchro Summon.

• Jiang He Tributed a monster to activate Tyrant's Tirade, protecting his monsters from other Trap effects.
• Jiang He activated Skill Drain and Rules of the Court, negating Jack Atlas's monster effects while protecting his own Continuous Traps.
• Jiang He used Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend's effect to destroy the cards on the field, but Jack Atlas activated Threatening Roar to prevent attacks that turn.
• Jiang He activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Red Rising Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He summoned Red Resonator and tuned it with Red Rising Dragon to begin a Synchro Summon.

Jiang He summoned Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight, recovered Red Reign from his Graveyard, and ended his turn behind a heavily protected field. Jack Atlas tried to attack with Force Resonator, but Jiang He activated Red Reign to banish it, leaving Jack’s desperate play thwarted.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Red Dragon Archfiend Scarlight using Red Resonator and Red Rising Dragon.
• Jiang He activated Red Reign’s Graveyard effect to return it to his hand, then set three cards and ended his turn.
• Jack Atlas drew and summoned Force Resonator, then declared an attack against Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend.
• Jiang He flipped Red Reign and used Tyrant’s Tirade to protect his monsters, so Red Reign banished only Jack Atlas’s Force Resonator.

Jiang He ended Jack Atlas’s Shadow Duel by banishing Force Resonator, prompting Jack to surrender and recover from the Earthbound Immortal’s corruption. After claiming Card of Sanctity from Jack, Jiang He and the others headed toward Yusei Fudo and Kalin Kessler’s duel, where both Duelists had reached zero Life Points and Yusei’s Dragon Tail Mark began disappearing.

• Jiang He activated Red Reign to banish Jack Atlas’s Force Resonator, and Jack surrendered the Shadow Duel.
• The Earthbound Immortal’s black aura left Jack, who recovered his senses and kept Exploder Dragonwing and Red Dragon Archfiend/ Buster.
• Jiang He took Card of Sanctity from the Ojama Trio and counted it toward the rare cards Jack owed him.
• Jiang He suggested Jack get corrupted again to acquire more rare cards, but Jack and the others reacted with disbelief.
• Jiang He and the others reached Yusei Fudo and Kalin Kessler, finding both fallen beside their crashed D-Wheels with zero Life Points.
• Jiang He recognized the duel as a draw, and the Dragon Tail Mark on Yusei’s wrist began disappearing.