Chapter Summaries

Luna used [Scapegoat], [Ancient Forest], and [Spirit Barrier] to defend herself against Devack’s monster-control strategy. Devack attacked with a monster he had taken from her, and Luna’s trap prevented the attack from dealing damage as the duel continued.

• Luna summoned four [Sheep Tokens] with [Scapegoat] and activated the Field Spell [Ancient Forest], which changed Defense Position monsters to Attack Position and destroyed monsters that attacked at the end of the turn.
• Luna set her final card while Devack prepared to end the Shadow Duel on his next turn.
• Devack discarded [Fighting Ape] to activate [Magical Armored Ape] and take control of one of Luna’s [Sheep Tokens].
• Devack ordered the stolen [Sunlight Unicorn] to attack one of Luna’s remaining tokens to test her set card.
• Luna revealed [Spirit Barrier], whose effect reduced her battle damage to zero and protected her from the attack.

After Devack defeated Luna in a Shadow Duel and took the Signer mark from her wrist, Jiang He stepped in to face him. Devack gave Jiang He the first turn, and Jiang He began his duel with a divine draw.

• Devack revived Fighting Ape with Call of the Haunted, then destroyed Luna's remaining Sheep Tokens and knocked her Life Points down to zero.
• Luna fell unconscious, and the red Dragon Hand Mark on her wrist dissolved as the Dark Signers claimed it.
• Devack challenged Jiang He, while Akiza Izinski and the others held back because he would only duel Signers or Jiang He in a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He stopped Akiza Izinski from taking Devack on and entered the forest clearing to duel him using the same stakes as his match with Rudger.
• Devack gave Jiang He the first turn, and Jiang He drew a card using his Top-Tier Clear Mind ability.

Jiang He used [Desert Sunlight] to reveal [Dharc the Dark Charmer], then seized Devack’s [Magical Armored Ape] before it could take his monster. Devack drew and revived [Ancient Crimson Ape], leaving the duel poised to continue.

• Jiang He Set a monster and four cards, then ended his turn.
• Devack summoned [Magical Armored Ape] and tried to activate its effect to take Jiang He’s Set monster.
• Jiang He activated [Desert Sunlight], revealing [Dharc the Dark Charmer] in face-up Defense Position.
• [Dharc the Dark Charmer] took control of Devack’s [Magical Armored Ape] before it could use its effect.
• Devack activated [Graceful Charity], discarded two monsters, and used [Premature Burial] to revive [Ancient Crimson Ape].

Jiang He used Enemy Controller to sacrifice the Magical Armored Ape he had stolen and take Devack’s Ancient Crimson Ape. He then Synchro Summoned Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen during Devack’s turn, preventing the stolen monster from returning to Devack.

• Devack attacked Jiang He’s Dharc the Dark Charmer with Ancient Crimson Ape, hoping to reclaim the Magical Armored Ape.
• Jiang He activated Enemy Controller, tributed Magical Armored Ape, and took control of Ancient Crimson Ape until the end of the turn.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Hop Ear Squadron from his hand during Devack’s Main Phase.
• Jiang He used Hop Ear Squadron and Ancient Crimson Ape to Synchro Summon Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen.
• Akiza Izinski and the others recognized Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen as one of Jiang He’s familiar Level 9 Synchro Monsters.

Jiang He Synchro Summoned [Old Entity Hastorr] and attacked Devack, who used [Earthbound Prison] to bring out the captive [Ancient Fairy Dragon]. Jiang He recognized the trap as a gift from the Earthbound Immortal and considered what might happen after Devack was defeated.

• Devack set three cards and ended his turn, and Jiang He drew and activated [Pot of Greed].
• Jiang He summoned [Scapeghost] and tuned it with [Dharc the Dark Charmer] to Synchro Summon [Old Entity Hastorr].
• Jiang He ordered [Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen] to attack Devack directly.
• Devack activated [Earthbound Prison] to ignore the summoning conditions and Special Summon the bound [Ancient Fairy Dragon] in Defense Position.
• Jiang He realized [Earthbound Prison] had been granted by the Earthbound Immortal and wondered what would happen to it after Devack was defeated.

Jiang He faced Devack, who used Call of the Haunted and Card of Safe Return to revive Fighting Ape and draw three cards. Devack then performed a Dark Synchro, summoning Zeman the Ape King.

• Jiang He called off his attack after its target changed, set another card, and ended his turn.
• Devack activated Card of Safe Return and revived Fighting Ape with Call of the Haunted, drawing three cards.
• Devack summoned the level-two Dark Tuner Dark Ape and used Dark Wave to lower Fighting Ape's level to negative five.
• Devack combined Fighting Ape with Dark Tuner Dark Ape in a Dark Synchro to summon Zeman the Ape King.

Jiang He used [Double Magical Arm Bind] to seize two of Devack’s monsters, freeing [Ancient Fairy Dragon] and turning Devack’s plan against him. He then activated [Old Entity Hastorr]’s graveyard effect to equip it to [Zeman the Ape King], setting up another chance to take control of Devack’s monster.

• Devack tried to draw with [Dark Tuner Dark Ape]’s graveyard effect, but [Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen] banished it instead of sending it to the graveyard.
• Devack activated [Monster Reborn] to revive [Magical Armored Ape] and prepared to discard a card to take control of Jiang He’s monster.
• Jiang He revealed [Double Magical Arm Bind], tributed [Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen] and [Old Entity Hastorr], and took control of [Magical Armored Ape] and [Ancient Fairy Dragon].
• [Ancient Fairy Dragon] thanked Jiang He after the chains binding her broke, while Devack angrily protested that Jiang He had stolen his monsters again.
• Jiang He activated [Old Entity Hastorr]’s graveyard effect and equipped it to [Zeman the Ape King], negating its effect and preventing it from attacking.

Jiang He revived Scapeghost and used Synchro Transmission during Devack’s turn to summon Trishula, Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier, using Devack’s stolen monsters as materials. He activated Trishula’s effect to banish Devack’s set card and Card of Safe Return, leaving Zeman the Ape King on the field.

• Jiang He used Old Entity Hastorr’s effect to take control of Devack’s Zeman the Ape King.
• Jiang He activated Call of the Haunted to revive Scapeghost from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He activated Synchro Transmission and used Scapeghost, Ancient Fairy Dragon, and Magical Armored Ape to Synchro Summon Trishula, Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier.
• Jiang He activated Trishula’s effect to banish Devack’s set card and Card of Safe Return, while leaving Zeman the Ape King untouched.

Jiang He continued dismantling Devack’s field, then replenished his hand with Synchro Transmission and Card of Demise, leaving Devack stunned by the rare card. Devack’s turn ended with his Earthbound Immortal plan disrupted, while Jiang He gained the resources to press his advantage.

• Devack ended his turn after being left with Zeman the Ape King and two set cards, unable to summon his Earthbound Immortal.
• Jiang He activated Unrestrained Wave and destroyed Old Entity Hastorr to destroy Devack’s two set cards.
• Devack activated Sacred Life Barrier, discarded his Earthbound Immortal, and prevented himself from taking damage that turn, but Unrestrained Wave also destroyed Premature Revival.
• Jiang He banished Synchro Transmission from his Graveyard, returned Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen to his Extra Deck, and drew a card.
• Jiang He activated Card of Demise and drew until he had five cards in his hand, shocking Devack and the watching duelists.

Jiang He set three cards after drawing five with Card of Demise, while Devack summoned Earthbound Immortal Cusillu and launched a direct attack. Jiang He pointed out that Zeman the Ape King could negate its attacks, but Devack began the Battle Phase anyway.

• Jiang He drew five cards with Card of Demise and set three cards on his field.
• Devack activated Closed Forest and used Premature Burial to revive Earthbound Immortal Cusillu from his Graveyard.
• Devack explained Cusillu's protection and direct-attack effect, claiming it could defeat Jiang He in two turns.
• Jiang He reminded Devack that Zeman the Ape King could negate Cusillu's attacks by sending a card or monster to the Graveyard.
• Devack began the Battle Phase and ordered Cusillu to attack Jiang He directly with Underworld God Fist Crush.

Jiang He defeated Devack by redirecting Earthbound Immortal Cusillu’s attack with Dimension Wall, then returned Ancient Fairy Dragon to Leo for Luna. During lunch, the group considered Goodwin’s remaining threat and found bizarre news naming Alexis and Akiza as princess consorts of the Serpent God Kingdom.

• Jiang He activated Dimension Wall and redirected Cusillu’s attack, defeating Devack and sealing him into a card.
• Jiang He gave Ancient Fairy Dragon to Leo for his sister Luna.
• At lunch, Alexis and Atticus discussed Goodwin and his Earthbound Immortal, Wiraqocha Rasca.
• Syrus checked the news and read that Zane had won twenty professional Turbo Duels in a row.
• Syrus read an announcement naming Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski as princess consorts, leaving Chazz, Bastion, Atticus, and the others baffled.

Jiang He’s companions learned that he had two princess consorts, then turned their attention to Goodwin’s activities after children vanished from Satellite. As Jiang He discussed reviving the dead with Camula, Goodwin stood before an ancient altar, apparently preparing to revive the King of the Netherworld.

• Chazz, Bastion, Atticus, and the others confirmed that the report naming Jiang He and his two princess consorts was true, while Jaden failed to understand what a princess consort meant.
• Syrus found a report that a giant Condor Mark had appeared in Satellite and that many children from its slums had disappeared.
• Yusei decided to return to Satellite to check on his companions, and Jiang He reassured him that the missing could be revived if they had become sacrifices.
• Jiang He checked his system and found that he had 75,000 Emotion Points, much of it gained from Rudger and Devack.
• Camula asked whether Jiang He would revive her people, and he promised to use the Crimson Dragon’s power to restore their souls after the King of the Netherworld was defeated.
• Goodwin stood before an ancient altar in New Domino City’s wealthy quarter and looked toward Satellite beneath the stars.

Goodwin awakened the King of the Netherworld and planned to use its power to seize Akiza Izinski’s final Crimson Dragon Mark. As Jiang He and his allies waited for Goodwin to strike, the System Shop refreshed and offered new decks and a divine lightning skill.

• Goodwin sensed that the King of the Netherworld was awakening and resolved to seize Akiza Izinski’s remaining mark at the ancient altar.
• Carly reported that a sludge-like, red-eyed monster was moving toward New Domino City, and Jiang He identified it as the King of the Netherworld.
• Jiang He explained that Goodwin intended to use the King’s power alongside the Crimson Dragon’s to remake the world, and Alexis Rhodes warned that Akiza might be targeted.
• Jiang He and his allies gathered at the Slifer Red dormitory and waited for Goodwin to make his move before the King reached the city center.
• At midnight, Jiang He’s System Shop refreshed with three decks and the skill Runick Eyes: Odin’s Mark, which could unleash divine lightning.

Jiang He exchanged for Runick Eyes: Odin's Mark and two underworld decks, including one containing Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl's god card. Goodwin used the Crimson Dragon's power and an ancient altar to teleport Jiang He and the others to New Domino City's central district, where he confronted them.

• Jiang He exchanged for Runick Eyes: Odin's Mark, causing Akiza Izinski's Crimson Dragon mark to briefly glow in response.
• Jiang He skipped Devack's Ape Deck and exchanged for the Raidraptor and Ultimaya Tzolkin decks, then wondered whether Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl could become one of his six subordinate dragons.
• The Crimson Dragon's projection appeared and transported Jiang He, Akiza Izinski, Jack Atlas, and the others to an ancient altar.
• Goodwin told the group that he had used the connection between the Crimson Dragon marks and the altar to bring them there.
• Jiang He considered removing Akiza Izinski's Dragon Foot Mark so Goodwin or someone else could not use it to teleport her again.

Goodwin transformed at the ancient altar and arranged a Shadow Duel to take Akiza Izinski’s Crimson Dragon mark. Jiang He chose to face Goodwin, but Goodwin revealed that Yusei Fudo and Crow Hogan were being coerced into fighting for him, and Crow entered the arena to duel Akiza.

• Goodwin revealed his Earthbound Immortal markings and an incomplete Crimson Dragon mark, then challenged Jiang He and Akiza Izinski to become his opponent or sacrifice.
• Jiang He accepted Goodwin’s challenge and revealed that he had sensed two people hiding beneath the altar.
• Goodwin forced Yusei Fudo and Crow Hogan out of hiding, and Yusei explained that Goodwin was holding their friends and the children Crow cared for hostage.
• Goodwin ordered Crow to duel Akiza Izinski and told Yusei to replace him if he lost, threatening their friends if both failed.
• Crow apologized and raised his Duel Disk, while Akiza accepted the Shadow Duel because she could not afford to lose.
• Goodwin surrounded Akiza and Crow with Earthbound Immortal flames, sealing them inside the arena and leaving the others outside.

Akiza Izinski began her Shadow Duel against Crow and summoned the unfamiliar Synchro monster Hell Bramble. Its effect forced players to pay 1000 LP whenever they summoned a non-Plant monster, putting Crow’s summon-heavy Blackwing deck at a disadvantage.

• Goodwin declared that Crow’s soul and Akiza Izinski’s Crimson Dragon mark were at stake in the Shadow Duel, while Jiang He chose not to interfere.
• Akiza Izinski took the first turn and summoned Rose, Warrior of Revenge, then used its effect to Special Summon Guard Hedge.
• Akiza Izinski tuned Rose, Warrior of Revenge with Guard Hedge and Synchro Summoned Hell Bramble.
• Crow and the onlookers were shocked by the unfamiliar monster, while Goodwin realized Jiang He had given Akiza one of the rare cards he had traded away.
• Akiza Izinski explained Hell Bramble’s effect, which made Crow pay 1000 LP for each non-Plant summon and threatened to cripple his Blackwing strategy.

Goodwin began a Shadow Duel against Jiang He, hoping to gain an advantage before the King of the Netherworld arrived. Jiang He turned Goodwin’s attempt to intimidate him into a spectacle, and the duel opened with Goodwin activating [Card Destruction] and reviving [Oracle of the Sun].

• Goodwin worried that Crow and Yusei might fail to defeat Akiza, so he decided to challenge Jiang He himself before the King of the Netherworld arrived.
• Goodwin raised a white energy condor mark into the air as a dueling field, leaving Jiang He without a platform.
• Jiang He summoned the three Sacred Beasts, had them cut down and move Goodwin’s villa, then rode [Uria, Lord of Searing Flames] onto its roof.
• Jiang He and Goodwin began a Shadow Duel with 4000 LP each, and Goodwin took the first turn.
• Goodwin activated [Card Destruction], then used [Monster Reborn] to Special Summon [Oracle of the Sun] from his Graveyard.

Goodwin summoned [Sun Dragon Inti] and prepared a Dark Synchro using [Supay] and [Dark Tuner Dark Goddess Ithaca]. The duel remained unresolved as he began the summon.

• Goodwin tuned [Fire Ant] with [Oracle of the Sun] and Synchro Summoned [Sun Dragon Inti].
• Jiang He recognized Goodwin’s former ace and thought his monsters seemed strangely dumb.
• Goodwin banished [Fire Ant] from his graveyard to Special Summon [Supay] from his hand.
• Goodwin paid 1,000 LP to Special Summon [Dark Tuner Dark Goddess Ithaca].
• Goodwin raised [Dark Tuner Dark Goddess Ithaca]’s level to 8, then began a Dark Synchro with it and [Supay].

Jiang He faced Goodwin’s newly summoned Moon Dragon Quilla and began his turn with a card that could win the duel after twenty turns. He revived Treeborn Frog and activated Final Countdown, leaving Goodwin to confront the threat of a long Shadow Duel.

• Goodwin used Dark Synchro to summon Moon Dragon Quilla beside Sun Dragon Inti, then set a card and ended his turn.
• Moon Dragon Quilla destroyed itself at the end of Goodwin’s turn, and Bastion Misawa suspected it could return from the Graveyard.
• Jiang He drew a card and Special Summoned Treeborn Frog from his Graveyard during his Standby Phase.
• Jiang He activated Final Countdown, explaining that it would let him win outright on the twentieth turn after activation.

Jiang He activated Final Countdown, then used Goodwin’s Card Destruction against him by reviving Blackwing - Kogarashi the Wanderer and summoning Bixi, Water of the Yang Zing. He Synchro Summoned Blackwing - Full Armor Master and left Goodwin facing the powerful Level 10 monster as the countdown began.

• Jiang He paid 2,000 LP to activate Final Countdown, starting its twenty-turn countdown to victory.
• Jiang He used Monster Reborn to Special Summon Blackwing - Kogarashi the Wanderer from the graveyard, which Goodwin had filled with Card Destruction.
• Jiang He Normal Summoned Bixi, Water of the Yang Zing, alongside Treeborn Frog and Kogarashi.
• Jiang He tuned Kogarashi with Treeborn Frog and Bixi to Synchro Summon Blackwing - Full Armor Master.
• Crow spotted Jiang He’s Blackwing monster from his Shadow Duel with Akiza Izinski, while Goodwin reacted in surprise to the Level 10 Synchro Monster.