Chapter Summaries

Jiang He used Lair of Darkness to turn every monster on the field DARK and let him tribute an opponent’s monster for his own card effects. He began using Ahrima’s effect against Vector, leaving the result of the tribute unresolved.

• Vector activated Card of Sanctity to draw until he had six cards, but Jiang He showed no concern and ended Vector’s turn.
• Jiang He activated Lair of Darkness, changing all monsters on the field to DARK.
• Jiang He summoned Ahrima, the Wicked Warden, and announced its effect to tribute a DARK monster as a cost.
• Jiang He explained that Lair of Darkness let him tribute a DARK monster on Vector’s field instead of one of his own.

Jiang He used Lair of Darkness to Tribute Vector’s Number 43: Manipulator of Souls, then attacked and set up a Shadow Token while Vector healed back to 2,000 LP. Vector began his next turn by activating Don Thousand’s Contract, forcing Jiang He to pay 2,000 LP so they could both draw and reveal cards.

• Jiang He Tributed Vector’s Number 43: Manipulator of Souls with Ahrima, the Wicked Warden’s effect and added Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair to his hand.
• Jiang He attacked Vector directly with Ahrima, reducing Vector to 300 LP, then set four cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He used Lair of Darkness to Special Summon a Shadow Token during the End Phase, while Don Thousand’s Throne restored Vector’s LP to 2,000.
• Vector drew a card, activated Don Thousand’s Contract, and explained that Jiang He would have to pay 2,000 LP for both players to draw and reveal a card.

Jiang He weathered Vector’s Don Thousand’s Contract and watched him revive and rank up Number 43 into CNO.43: Manipulator of Souls - Chaos Puppet Master. The chapter left Vector threatening Jiang He while Jiang He remained confident behind four set cards.

• Vector activated Don Thousand’s Contract, and the Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl repelled its shadow while Jiang He paid 2,000 LP.
• Both duelists drew and revealed cards; Vector drew Monster Reborn, while Jiang He drew a Level 3 DARK monster.
• Vector used Monster Reborn to Special Summon Number 43: Manipulator of Souls from his graveyard.
• Vector activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian’s Force and transformed Number 43 into CNO.43: Manipulator of Souls - Chaos Puppet Master.
• The spectators grew tense, but Jiang He stayed calm and watched Vector from behind his four face-down cards.

Jiang He turned Vector’s attempt to overwhelm him with three powerful Chaos Over-Hundred Number monsters into a trap, using Crush Card Virus and Lair of Darkness to destroy Vector’s monsters. The virus spread to the newly summoned monsters, leaving the duel’s outcome unresolved.

• Vector activated Chaos Feast, sending Don Thousand’s Contract to the Graveyard to Special Summon three Chaos Over-Hundred Number monsters with their effects negated.
• Vector summoned CNo.105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus, CNo.106: Giant Red Hand, and CNo.104: Umbral Horror Masquerade, then ordered CNo.104 to attack Ahrima, the Wicked Warden.
• Jiang He revealed Crush Card Virus and explained that Lair of Darkness let him Tribute Vector’s CNo.43: High Manipulator of Chaos as the Trap’s cost.
• Crush Card Virus destroyed CNo.43 and sent dark red particles toward Vector’s three newly summoned monsters.

After Crush Card Virus devastated Vector’s field and hand, Jiang He used Lair of Darkness to turn Vector’s Shadow Token into the cost for Lilith’s Trap-search effect. Vector chose one of three Virus Traps to be set on Jiang He’s field, leaving his plans under threat.

• Vector ended his turn after setting cards, then used Lair of Darkness to summon a Shadow Token for the monster tributed that turn.
• Jiang He summoned Lilith, Lady of Lament, and activated her effect to reveal three Normal Traps.
• Jiang He used Lair of Darkness to tribute Vector’s Shadow Token as Lilith’s cost, leaving Vector to choose which Trap Jiang He would set.
• Vector chose Deck Devastation Virus from the three revealed Traps, and Jiang He recognized his opponent’s reasoning.

Jiang He used his DARK monsters to summon [Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair] and force Vector to bury his [Battle Fader] at the bottom of his deck. Vector stopped Diabolos’s direct attack with [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls], while Jiang He ended his turn with five face-down cards and three [Shadow Tokens] on his field.

• Jiang He Tributed a [Shadow Token] to draw a card, then Special Summoned [Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair] from his hand.
• Jiang He Tributed [Ahrima, the Wicked Warden] to make Vector return his only hand card, [Battle Fader], to the top or bottom of his deck, and Vector chose the bottom.
• Jiang He attacked Vector directly with [Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair], but Vector activated [Xyz Reborn] to Special Summon [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls] and block the attack.
• Jiang He set another card and ended his turn with five face-down cards on his field.
• Jiang He activated [Lair of Darkness]'s end-of-turn effect and Special Summoned three [Shadow Tokens] after three monsters had been Tributed that turn.

Vector used [Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One Thousand] to Xyz Summon [Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon], but Jiang He activated [Eradicator Epidemic Virus] against it. Vector revived the Dragon with [Xyz Reborn] and activated [Rainbow Life], leaving his counterattack in progress.

• Vector drew cards with [Pot of Greed] and activated [Rank-Up-Magic - The Seventh One Thousand].
• Vector revived [Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade], [Number C105: Battlin' Boxer Comet Cestus], and [Number C106: Giant Red Hand] from his Graveyard, then used them to Xyz Summon [Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon].
• Vector raised [Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon]'s ATK to 3,000 with its Xyz Materials.
• Jiang He activated [Eradicator Epidemic Virus] and Tributed [Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair] to target Vector's Traps and hand.
• Vector chained [Xyz Reborn] to revive [Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon], then activated [Rainbow Life].

Vector tried to use [Rainbow Life] and [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls] to turn battle damage into Life Point recovery and deal damage to Jiang He, but Jiang He stole the key monster with [Enemy Controller]. Vector then used [Change of Heart] to reclaim it, only for Jiang He to Tribute it with [Lilith, Lady of Lament], leaving Vector's plan disrupted.

• Vector activated [Rainbow Life], discarded [Card of Compensation] to draw two cards, and revived [CNo. 5: Chaos Chimera Dragon] with [Xyz Reborn].
• Vector explained how [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls] could convert his Life Point recovery into damage to Jiang He and declared an attack on [Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair].
• Jiang He activated [Enemy Controller], Tributed a [Shadow Token], and took control of [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls].
• Vector activated [Change of Heart] to take [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls] back from Jiang He.
• Jiang He activated [Lilith, Lady of Lament]'s effect and Tributed [Number 43: Manipulator of Souls] before Vector could reclaim it.

Jiang He thwarted Vector’s attempt to take Number 43: Manipulator of Souls, then endured Vector’s attacks and new Continuous Spell, Numerron Interference. After Vector returned a banished card to the top of Jiang He’s Deck to restrict his next draw, Jiang He began his turn by activating Deck Devastation Virus.

• Jiang He used Lilith, Lady of Lament to tribute Number 43: Manipulator of Souls before Vector’s Change of Heart could take it, then made Vector choose one of three identical Deck Devastation Virus Traps to set on his field.
• Vector detached CNumber 5: Chaos Chimera Dragon’s last Xyz Material and attacked Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair, but the resulting damage restored Vector’s Life Points through Rainbow Life.
• Vector activated Numerron Interference to weaken the monsters on the field and revealed that Chaos Chimera Dragon would return the card banished from Jiang He’s Deck to the top, where it could not be used in the Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He drew for his turn and flipped up Deck Devastation Virus, announcing its effect to tribute a DARK monster and destroy Vector’s weaker monsters.

Jiang He emptied Vector’s field and used a series of virus Traps to destroy his cards and lock down future draws. The chapter ended with Vector insisting Jiang He still could not threaten him in the short term.

• Jiang He tributed Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair to activate Deck Devastation Virus, destroying Vector’s Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon and three Shadow Tokens.
• Jiang He activated Performapal Popperup, tributed a Shadow Token, and Special Summoned Vector’s Number 43: Manipulator of Souls from his graveyard.
• Jiang He revived Darkest Diabolos, Lord of the Lair from his graveyard after tributing it.
• Jiang He activated a second Eradicator Epidemic Virus, tributed Darkest Diabolos, and destroyed Vector’s Continuous Spell Cards, Numerron Interference and Don Thousand’s Throne.
• Vector realized that the virus effects would destroy every card he drew for at least two turns, but claimed Jiang He still could not threaten him soon.

Jiang He used Lair of Darkness and Mystik Wok to tribute Vector’s newly summoned monster, Despair from the Dark, and recover 3,000 LP. He then triggered Number 43: Manipulator of Souls to gain 3,000 attack and deal Vector 3,000 damage, leaving the duel poised for his counterattack.

• Vector activated the destroyed Numerron Interference’s effect, reducing every monster’s attack and defense by 1,000 for each full 1,000 points they had.
• Jiang He set another card and ended his turn, while Lair of Darkness summoned two Shadow Tokens to his field.
• Vector drew Despair from the Dark, which Crush Card Virus destroyed, but its effect let Vector Special Summon it from the Graveyard.
• Vector declared an attack with Despair from the Dark on Number 43: Manipulator of Souls.
• Jiang He activated Mystik Wok and used Lair of Darkness to tribute Vector’s Despair from the Dark, recovering 3,000 LP from its defense.
• Jiang He activated Number 43: Manipulator of Souls, raising its attack by 3,000 and dealing Vector 3,000 damage.

Jiang He defeated Vector in the Shadow Duel, but Don Thousand betrayed Vector and absorbed his power before Vector was sealed away. Don Thousand transformed into a giant thorny lotus while preparing to obtain the Numeron Code, and Jiang He remained confident he could defeat him.

• Jiang He reduced Vector's Life Points to zero by attacking his Shadow Token and then striking directly with two Shadow Tokens.
• As Vector began to be sealed, Don Thousand revealed he had never shared Vector's fate and had planned to devour him after the duel.
• Don Thousand absorbed Vector's powers, and Vector dissolved into the Sealing Card in Jiang He's hand.
• Don Thousand transformed into a giant black thorny lotus and declared he would claim the Numeron Code and return to life.
• Jiang He assessed his combined divine powers and suggested everyone return to rest while Don Thousand's protective barrier remained active.

Jiang He kept Vector sealed despite his claims that Don Thousand had altered his memories, and he gained a new Dark Great Evil God Mark from the refreshed System Shop. The chapter ended with Alexis, Akiza, Rio, and the others reacting to the new mark.

• Jiang He refused to release Vector, explaining that Vector’s later crimes and attack on Rio were enough to keep him sealed.
• Jiang He checked his system panel and saw that his Emotion Points had risen to 165,000, with Vector providing a large share.
• Jiang He opened the refreshed System Shop and found a Dark Great Evil God Mark: Seven Millennium Items Stone Tablet Mark among its options.
• Jiang He exchanged for the Stone Tablet Mark, which could absorb and seal powerful energy.
• Alexis, Akiza, Rio, and the others saw the new mark appear on Jiang He’s wrist and realized he had gained another Kami’s power.

Jiang He prepared an Ursarctic Deck to counter Don Thousand’s Xyz strategies, then faced the newly revived Barian god in a Shadow Duel. The chapter ended as they began their duel, with Don Thousand wagering his possessions against Jiang He’s soul and Number cards.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Ursarctic Deck to counter Don Thousand and acquired the Kaiju Ben Kei Deck for its Equip Spells.
• Jiang He sensed Don Thousand nearing awakening, and the next morning a dark red light shone from the black flower bud.
• Don Thousand emerged in a new three-eyed form and challenged Jiang He, dismissing Astral and the others as prey.
• Jiang He and Don Thousand agreed to stake their souls, cards, and possessions in a Shadow Duel, then started the duel.

Jiang He faced Don Thousand, whose [Numeron Network] let it rewrite the effect of Jiang He’s [Giant Trunade] into [Card of Sanctity]. After drawing and discovering the Field Spell’s once-per-turn limit, Jiang He began a new strategy with Ursarctic cards.

• Don Thousand took the first turn, activated the concealed Field Spell [Numeron Network], and ended its turn.
• Jiang He recognized the Field Spell and activated [Giant Trunade] to return cards on the field to their owners’ hands.
• Don Thousand used [Numeron Network] to activate [Numeron Rewriting Magic] from its deck, negating [Giant Trunade] and replacing it with [Card of Sanctity].
• Both duelists drew until they had six cards, and Jiang He noted that Don Thousand had already used [Numeron Network]’s once-per-turn effect.
• Jiang He activated [Ursarctic Departure], discarded a card, and added two Ursarctic monsters from his deck to his hand.
• Jiang He activated the Continuous Spell [Ursarctic Radiation] from his hand.

Jiang He used his Ursarctic cards to build a field and performed a Dark Synchro, summoning the unusual Level 1 Ursarctic Polari. Don Thousand and the watching duelists were left surprised by Jiang He’s unconventional Synchro method.

• Jiang He activated Ursarctic Departure, summoned Ursarctic Little Black Bear by Tributing a Level 8 Ursarctic monster, and recovered that monster from his Graveyard.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Radiation to draw a card, then Special Summoned the Level 8 Tuner Ursarctic Megatanus by Tributing another monster from his hand.
• Don Thousand and the watching duelists questioned how Jiang He could Synchro Summon with a Level 8 Tuner and a Level 7 monster.
• Jiang He performed a Dark Synchro by subtracting Ursarctic Little Black Bear’s Level from Ursarctic Megatanus’s Level.
• Jiang He summoned the positive-Level 1 Synchro Monster Ursarctic Polari, astonishing the onlookers.

Jiang He replaced Don Thousand’s Numeron Network with Ursarctic Big Dipper and absorbed the destructive energy that threatened Heartland City and Duel Academy. He then revived Ursarctic Megatanus and Dark Synchro Summoned Ursarctic Septentrion, leaving the duel poised for his next move.

• Jiang He activated Ursarctic Polari’s effect to play Ursarctic Big Dipper from his Deck, destroying Don Thousand’s Numeron Network.
• Don Thousand warned that destroying Numeron Network would release enough energy to devastate Heartland City and Duel Academy, but Jiang He activated the Field Spell anyway.
• Jiang He absorbed the released energy with the marks on his wrist, protecting the city and academy and shocking Don Thousand.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Big Dipper’s effect to banish Ursarctic Little Black Bear instead of paying a Tribute, then revived Ursarctic Megatanus with Ursarctic Polari’s effect.
• Jiang He used Ursarctic Megatanus and Ursarctic Polari for another Dark Synchro Summon and summoned Ursarctic Septentrion.

Jiang He used [Ursarctic Septentrion] to attack Don Thousand, but [Numeron Wall] stopped the attack and ended the Battle Phase. Don Thousand then activated a second [Numeron Network] and used [Numeron Calling] to summon the first three Numeron Gates, beginning his assault with the fourth gate still to appear.

• Jiang He drew a card with [Ursarctic Radiation] after Special Summoning [Ursarctic Septentrion].
• Jiang He ordered [Ursarctic Septentrion] to attack directly, but Don Thousand Special Summoned [Numeron Wall] to block the attack and end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He set one card and ended his turn while taunting Don Thousand.
• Don Thousand drew and activated a second [Numeron Network], restoring the crimson field and destroying Jiang He's Ursarctic aircraft carrier.
• Don Thousand activated [Numeron Calling] and Special Summoned [Number 4: Numeron Gate Catvari], [Number 3: Numeron Gate Trini], and [Number 2: Numeron Gate Dve], then began summoning [Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam].

Jiang He used Ursarctic Septentrion to stop Don Thousand’s Numeron Gate monsters from activating their effects. Don Thousand’s attack plan stalled as the duel continued with his monsters’ powers negated.

• Don Thousand summoned the four original Numeron Gate Number monsters and ordered Number 4: Numeron Gate Catvari to attack Ursarctic Septentrion.
• Ursarctic Septentrion countered the attack, damaging Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam and reducing Don Thousand’s Life Points from 4000 to 2000.
• Don Thousand activated Numeron Network to use Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam’s effect without detaching Xyz Materials.
• Ursarctic Septentrion negated the effect, and Jiang He revealed that it negated the effects of all monsters without Levels Special Summoned from the Extra Deck.
• Don Thousand and the spectators realized Ursarctic Septentrion could suppress the effects of Xyz Monsters, leaving the Numeron Gates unable to use their powers.

Jiang He protected [Ursarctic Septentrion] from Don Thousand’s [Dark Hole] with [Synchro Chase], destroying Don Thousand’s field while keeping his ace safe. Don Thousand then began a counterattack with [Numeron Chaos Ritual], which could summon an Xyz Monster using five Level 12 materials.

• Don Thousand transformed [Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam] into [Chaos Number 1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya] and faced Jiang He’s taunts.
• Don Thousand activated [Dark Hole] to destroy every monster on the field, including its own monsters.
• Jiang He flipped [Synchro Chase], protecting [Ursarctic Septentrion] from destruction and allowing Don Thousand’s monsters to be destroyed.
• Don Thousand activated [Numeron Chaos Ritual], intending to use [Numeron Network] and four Number monsters from its Graveyard or banishment zone as Level 12 Xyz Materials.