Chapter Summaries

Durbe agreed to follow Vector’s plan to seize the Number Darkness Cards, while Ray Shadows prepared to use controlled Duel Academy students to attack Jiang He’s group. When the attack began, Jiang He instantly freed the students, leaving the Barian clone stunned.

• Durbe decided to notify Vector and cooperate with his plan to obtain the Number Darkness Cards.
• Ray Shadows planned to take Yuma Tsukumo and Astral’s Number cards first, then use their power to challenge Jiang He.
• A purple-black-cloaked Barian clone appeared in Duel Academy and used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to control the students.
• The clone sent the controlled students to seize the Number Darkness Cards while warning Jiang He’s group not to hurt them in Shadow Duels.
• Jiang He snapped his fingers and shattered the control crystals, freeing the students and silencing the stunned clone.

Jiang He freed the controlled Duel Academy students, prompting Vector to reveal a backup plan involving the other Barian Emperors. Vector captured Ray Shadows to lure Yuma into a Shadow Duel, while Durbe and Mizar challenged Reginald Kastle and Jiang He's group.

• Jiang He used the Millennium Key Mark to free the unconscious Duel Academy students from Barian control, astonishing Jaden, Chazz, Yuma, and the others.
• Durbe and Mizar appeared, and Vector announced that the Barian Emperors would pursue a backup plan against the Number Darkness Card holders.
• Vector's double tried to seize Yuma, but Ray Shadows pushed him aside and was captured instead; the onlookers who knew Ray's identity struggled to keep up the act.
• Vector challenged Yuma to a Shadow Duel, offering to release Ray and give him Number 66 if Yuma won, and Yuma accepted to save his friend.
• Durbe drew Reginald into a Barian Sphere Field after Reginald volunteered to duel with his two Number Darkness Cards.
• Mizar turned toward Jiang He and the remaining group, preparing to be the last Barian opponent.

Jiang He accepted Mizar’s challenge as a fellow Galaxy-Eyes user, with Number Darkness Cards and the energy Mizar possessed at stake. After Kite Tenjo lent Jiang He his Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, the duel began, and Jiang He took the first turn.

• Mizar mistook Kite Tenjo for a holder of a Number Darkness Card and challenged him to a Shadow Duel as a fellow Galaxy-Eyes user.
• Jiang He revealed that he was also a Galaxy-Eyes user and held several Number Darkness Cards, so Mizar made him the target instead.
• Mizar enclosed Jiang He and the others in a dark red dueling field, and Kite Tenjo lent Jiang He his Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.
• Jiang He and Mizar agreed that the winner would take the loser’s Galaxy-Eyes monster, with Mizar also claiming Jiang He’s Number Darkness Cards if he won and offering his energy if he lost.
• Mizar offered Jiang He the first turn, and Jiang He drew and summoned Cipher Etranger in Defense Position.

Jiang He used Cipher monsters to Xyz Summon Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord, shocking Mizar and the spectators before ending his turn behind three set cards. Mizar began its turn by Special Summoning Nebula Dragon, whose Level became 8.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Cipher Etranger and used Cipher Twin Raptor's effect to join it on the field.
• Jiang He raised both Cipher monsters' Levels to 8 and used them to Xyz Summon Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord.
• Mizar and the spectators reacted with surprise to Jiang He's Galaxy-Eyes Number, and Jiang He set three cards before ending his turn.
• Mizar drew a card and Special Summoned Nebula Dragon from its hand, changing its Level to 8.

Mizar summoned Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon and attacked Jiang He’s Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord. After using Space Mystical Space Typhoon to detach one of Photon Lord’s Xyz Materials, Mizar activated Tachyon Dragon’s effect at the end of the Battle Phase, leaving its outcome unresolved.

• Mizar Normal Summoned Parsec, the Interstellar Dragon alongside Nebula Dragon, which had become Level 8.
• Mizar overlaid both Level 8 monsters to Xyz Summon Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.
• Mizar ordered Tachyon Dragon to attack Jiang He’s Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord, and Jiang He’s monster blocked the attack with Galaxy Shield.
• Mizar activated Space Mystical Space Typhoon and detached one Xyz Material from Photon Lord.
• Mizar activated Tachyon Dragon’s effect at the end of the Battle Phase to negate the other monsters’ effects and return their ATK and DEF to their original values.

Jiang He countered Mizar’s attempt to activate Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon by using Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord to negate and destroy it. He then summoned Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon with Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon’s effect and ended his turn with Mizar setting two cards.

• Mizar activated Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon’s effect, but Jiang He chained Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord’s effects.
• Jiang He attached Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon from his deck as an Xyz Material, letting Photon Lord negate and destroy Tachyon Dragon.
• Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon’s effect let Jiang He Special Summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from his deck, frustrating Kite Tenjo, who had lent it to him.
• Mizar acknowledged Jiang He’s advantage, then set two cards and ended his turn.

Jiang He used Card of Safe Return and Back to the Front to revive Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon, then attacked Mizar, whose Skeeter Skimmer reduced the damage and ended the battle phase. Mizar revived Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon with Xyz Reborn, bringing his ace monster back onto the field.

• Jiang He activated Card of Safe Return and flipped Back to the Front to Special Summon Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon from his graveyard.
• Jiang He drew three cards, then attacked Mizar directly with Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.
• Mizar Special Summoned Skeeter Skimmer from his hand, halved the battle damage, and ended the battle phase, taking 1,500 damage.
• Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn, and Mizar drew a card and activated Pot of Greed.
• Mizar flipped Xyz Reborn to revive Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon from his graveyard and attach the Trap as Xyz Material.

Mizar used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to evolve Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon into Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon and began setting up its time-reversal power. Jiang He remained calm as Mizar activated Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy, leaving its effect unrevealed.

• Mizar activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force and Xyz Summoned Number C107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon over Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.
• Mizar used Barian's Force to take Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord's last Xyz Material, reducing its attack by 300 and adding the material to Number C107.
• Mizar activated Back to the Front to Special Summon Parsec, the Interstellar Dragon from his Graveyard, triggering Jiang He's Card of Safe Return and letting him draw three cards.
• Mizar declared that he could reverse time, while Jiang He watched calmly and the onlookers wondered about Mizar's plan.
• Mizar activated Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy from his hand and urged Jiang He to witness Tachyon Dragon's true power.

Mizar used Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon to reverse the turn and restore cards, but Jiang He turned the effect against him with Threatening Roar and prevented his attacks. On his turn, Jiang He activated Double Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Card of Safe Return and one of Mizar’s set cards.

• Mizar activated Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy from his hand to protect CNo.107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon from battle and other card effects.
• Mizar used Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon’s effect to negate face-up cards and return cards activated that turn to their original states.
• Jiang He chained Threatening Roar, then let Mizar’s time-reversal effect reset the Trap so it could stop Mizar from attacking again.
• Mizar abandoned his plan to make Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon attack three times and ended his turn.
• Jiang He drew a card and activated Double Mystical Space Typhoon, targeting his Card of Safe Return and one of Mizar’s set cards for destruction.

Jiang He destroyed his own Card of Safe Return to eliminate the risk of decking out, while forcing Mizar to use Xyz Reborn to revive Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. He then Xyz Summoned Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon and ranked it up into Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon, leaving Mizar stunned by its 4500 Attack.

• Jiang He activated Mystical Space Typhoon to target his Card of Safe Return and one of Mizar’s set cards.
• Mizar activated Xyz Reborn to revive Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon and use the trap as its Xyz Material, while Mystical Space Typhoon destroyed Card of Safe Return.
• Jiang He overlaid Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon to Xyz Summon Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.
• Jiang He activated Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension and transformed Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon into Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.
• Mizar reacted in shock to Jiang He’s new 4500-ATK monster.

Jiang He used [Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon] to negate and take control of three monsters on Mizar’s field, including Mizar’s ace. Mizar tried to protect [CNo.107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon] with [Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy], but Jiang He chained [Forbidden Lance] and made the dragon unaffected by the trap.

• Jiang He activated [Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon]’s effect, detaching its Xyz Materials to negate and take control of three monsters on Mizar’s field.
• Jiang He took control of [CNo.107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon], [Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon], and [Parsec, the Interstellar Dragon].
• Mizar activated [Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy] to protect [CNo.107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon] from Jiang He’s effect.
• Jiang He chained [Forbidden Lance], lowering the dragon’s attack and making it unaffected by Spell and Trap effects.
• [Tachyon Spiral of Galaxy] failed to affect [CNo.107: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon].

Jiang He used Mizar’s stolen Galaxy-Eyes monsters as material to summon two new Galaxy-Eyes Xyz monsters, leaving Mizar furious and with fewer chances to reclaim his cards. The duel continued with Jiang He commanding an expanding Galaxy-Eyes lineup.

• Jiang He explained that the monsters taken by Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon copied its name and attack points, while Mizar realized his field had been stripped down to Skeeter Skimmer.
• Mizar argued that Back to the Front and his remaining life points would let him survive the turn and recover the temporarily stolen monsters.
• Jiang He overlaid the stolen Number C: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon to summon Galaxy-Eyes Heavy Armor Photon Dragon, astonishing Mizar and Kite Tenjo.
• Jiang He overlaid the stolen Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon to summon Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon.
• Mizar recognized the new Galaxy-Eyes monsters and grew even more enraged as another of his ace monsters became Xyz Material.

Jiang He summoned his fifth Galaxy-Eyes Xyz Monster and defeated Mizar in their Shadow Duel. After Mizar returned to his Duel Monsters Spirit form, Jiang He and the others turned their attention to Yuma and Shark's ongoing duels.

• Jiang He used Parsec, the Interstellar Dragon, to Xyz Summon Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon, leaving Mizar facing five Galaxy-Eyes Xyz Monsters.
• Jiang He destroyed Mizar's Skeeter Skimmer with Galaxy-Eyes Cipher X Dragon, then launched a direct attack with Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.
• Mizar took the attack, lost his remaining Life Points, and collapsed unconscious as the Shadow Duel ended.
• Jiang He explained to Alexis Rhodes that Mizar had returned to his original form as a Duel Monsters Spirit, then pointed out that Yuma and Shark's Shadow Duels were still underway.
• Jiang He and the others saw Yuma Tsukumo dueling Vector's double, while Ray Shadows lay motionless at the double's feet.

Yuma Tsukumo used Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force to transform Utopia into Number C39: Utopia Ray V and destroy Vector's Number 104: Masquerade. The attack sent Vector's clone flying and made it disappear, leaving Yuma and the onlookers unsure what had happened.

• Yuma drew and activated Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force, which Ray Shadows had secretly given him.
• Yuma overlaid Number 39: Utopia and Chaos Xyz Summoned Number C39: Utopia Ray V.
• Vector mocked Yuma and stepped on Ray Shadows's body to provoke him.
• Yuma used Utopia Ray V's effect to destroy Number 104: Masquerade and deal 2,700 damage to Vector.
• Vector's clone disappeared after the attack, leaving Yuma confused while Astral and the onlookers suspected something was amiss.

Vector revealed his true identity to Yuma and activated a trap meant to negate Yuma’s attack and send five cards from his deck to the Graveyard. The trap’s expected effect failed, leaving Vector stunned.

• Ray Shadows transformed into his true form and declared himself Vector, one of the Seven Barian Emperors.
• Yuma accused Vector of hiding Shadows, but Vector revealed that Ray Shadows had never existed and that his double had fought Yuma.
• Yuma resumed the duel and attacked Vector with Number C39: Utopia Ray V.
• Vector activated the Continuous Trap Vain: Betrayer's Mockery, intending to negate the attack and send five cards with 'V' in their names from Yuma’s deck to the Graveyard.
• The trap sent no cards from Yuma’s deck to the Graveyard, and Vector stared in shock.

Vector’s plan to use planted “V” cards to mill Yuma’s deck failed after Astral removed them on Jiang He’s warning. Vector revived Number 104: Masquerade and prepared to continue his play, leaving the Duel poised for a possible Rank-Up-Magic summon.

• Astral revealed that he had removed the five “V” cards from Yuma’s deck before the Duel, after Jiang He warned him about Vector’s scheme.
• Vector realized Jiang He had anticipated his plan to use Vain: Betrayer's Mockery, and Jiang He dismissed the card-planting tactic as unoriginal.
• Yuma learned that everyone but him had already known Shadows was Vector, then set a card and ended his turn, determined to prove he was not an idiot.
• Vector explained that his trap was meant to restore 2,500 LP and send up to 25 cards from Yuma’s deck to the Graveyard, but it only negated Utopia Ray V’s attack.
• Vector activated Glorious Numbers, revived Number 104: Masquerade from his Graveyard, and drew a card.
• Vector confirmed the onlookers’ guess that he was about to use Rank-Up-Magic and activated a card from his hand.

Vector upgraded Number 104: Masquerade into CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade and used its effects to weaken Yuma Tsukumo's Utopia Ray V, destroy his set Trap, strip his hand, and halve his Life Points twice. As Vector's attack threatened to end the duel, Yuma activated the Graveyard effect of Skull Dice to defend himself.

• Vector used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to transform Number 104: Masquerade into CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade.
• Vector stole Utopia Ray V's Xyz Material with Barian Absorption, reducing its attack to 2300, then destroyed Yuma's set Magic Cylinder.
• Vector detached both of Umbral Horror Masquerade's Xyz Materials to send Yuma's last two hand cards to the Graveyard and halve his Life Points twice, leaving him with 450 LP.
• Vector ordered Umbral Horror Masquerade to attack Utopia Ray V, and Yuma activated Skull Dice's effect from the Graveyard in response.

Yuma and Astral fused into the stronger Zexal II form and began a comeback against Vector. Yuma revived Number 39: Utopia, setting up the Rank-Up-Magic card Jiang He expected Zexal II to draw.

• Yuma used Skull Dice to negate Vector’s attack and ended his turn with no cards in hand and a weakened CNo. 39: Utopia Ray V on the field.
• Yuma and Astral performed the fusion pose Jiang He had taught them and became Zexal II.
• Zexal II used Shining Draw, activated Pot of Greed, and summoned Zexal Servant Phantom Sage, whose effect let him draw another card.
• Zexal II activated Monster Reborn and revived Number 39: Utopia from his Graveyard.
• Vector mocked Utopia for having no Xyz Materials while Jiang He anticipated that Zexal II’s draw would produce Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force.

Yuma Tsukumo and Astral used Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force to summon CNumber 39: Utopia Ray Victory and defeat Vector in a Shadow Duel. Vector fled after the duel, leaving Jiang He and the others with the recovered Number Darkness Cards.

• Yuma Tsukumo activated Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force and transformed Number 39: Utopia into CNumber 39: Utopia Ray Victory.
• Jiang He recognized Utopia Ray Victory as one of the fighting kings and believed the duel was nearly decided.
• Yuma Tsukumo used Utopia Ray Victory's effects to raise its ATK to 5800 and prevent Vector from activating his set card.
• Utopia Ray Victory destroyed CNumber 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade, and Vector's Life Points fell to zero.
• The Shadow Duel ended, and Yuma Tsukumo and Astral recovered the Number Darkness Cards Vector had collected.
• Vector threatened Jiang He, then escaped through a dark vortex before Jiang He could challenge him to another Shadow Duel.

Durbe surrendered to Reginald Kastle after recognizing him as Nash, his dearest friend, then escaped with the unconscious Mizar. Jiang He concealed the possibility that Reginald was Nash, but Rio later approached him in the hot spring to ask about her brother.

• Durbe surrendered to Reginald Kastle, whom he identified as Nash, and sent him the Shadow Duel's reward card.
• Durbe left with the unconscious Mizar through a black vortex.
• Jiang He told the others that Durbe might have mistaken Reginald for Nash because they shared a similar Deck and hairstyle.
• That evening, Rio joined Jiang He in the hot spring and said she wanted to ask him something important.
• Jiang He guessed that Rio wanted to discuss her brother, Reginald.