Chapter Summaries

Jiang He used Pot of Greed and set Qliphort Pendulum Scales before Pendulum Summoning during his duel with Yuya Sakaki. He summoned Qliphort Archive and began summoning Qliphort Genome.

• Yuya Sakaki ended his first turn after Pendulum Summoning Performapal Coin Dragon, Performapal Bubblebowwow, and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, then setting a card.
• Jiang He drew a card and activated Pot of Greed to draw two more cards.
• Jiang He set Qliphort Monolith and Qliphort Scout as Pendulum Scales 1 and 9, surprising Yuya and the spectators.
• Jiang He Pendulum Summoned Qliphort Archive, whose displayed level and attack were reduced from their original values.
• Jiang He began summoning his second monster, Qliphort Genome.

Jiang He Tribute Summoned [Stealth Qliphort Killer], whose effect reduced the ATK of Yuya Sakaki’s Pendulum Summoned monsters. He then activated the effect of the Tributed [Qliphort Archive] to return a monster on the field to its owner’s hand.

• Jiang He used [Qliphort Scout] to search for [Qliphort Sacrifice] and equipped it to [Qliphort Archive], letting it count as two tributes.
• Jiang He Tributed [Qliphort Archive] and [Qliphort Genome] to Normal Summon [Stealth Qliphort Killer].
• Yuya Sakaki boosted the ATK of [Performapal Coin Dragon] and [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] by 500 and protected his Dragon monsters from effect destruction.
• Jiang He used [Stealth Qliphort Killer] to reduce the ATK of Yuya’s three Special Summoned monsters by 500, undoing the boosts.
• Jiang He activated the effect of the Tributed [Qliphort Archive] to return a monster on the field to its owner’s hand.

Jiang He dismantled Yuya Sakaki’s defenses, destroying Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and revealing how Pendulum Monsters could return from the face-up Extra Deck. He then forced Yuya to choose a monster to send away, leaving Yuya’s field without monsters.

• Jiang He used Qliphort Archive and Qliphort Genome to return Performapal Coin Dragon to Yuya’s hand and destroy his set Wall of Disruption.
• Jiang He added a Qliphort monster to his hand with Qliphort Sacrifice’s effect and attacked Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with Stealth Qliphort Killer, reducing Yuya’s Life Points to 3,000.
• Yuya explained that destroyed Pendulum Monsters went face-up to the Extra Deck and could be Special Summoned during a Pendulum Summon, shocking the watching duelists.
• Jiang He activated Stealth Qliphort Killer’s effect and forced Yuya to send a monster from his hand or field to the Graveyard.
• Yuya chose Performapal Bubblebowwow, which went to his face-up Extra Deck because it was a Pendulum Monster.

Yuya revived his Pendulum monsters, then Fusion Summoned Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon to challenge Jiang He's Stealth Qliphort Killer. Yuya prepared to attack, believing that even if the monsters destroyed each other, Beast-Eyes would inflict 3000 damage.

• Jiang He ended his turn after setting two cards and drawing two more with Qliphort Monolith's Pendulum Effect.
• Yuya Pendulum Summoned three monsters from his hand and Extra Deck, bringing back the monsters Jiang He had cleared away.
• Stealth Qliphort Killer reduced the Special Summoned monsters' ATK, but Yuya used Polymerization to fuse Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Performapal Bubblebowwow.
• Yuya Fusion Summoned Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and explained that Performapal Coin Dragon's boost offset Stealth Qliphort Killer's reduction.
• Yuya announced Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon could inflict damage equal to the ATK of an opponent's monster it destroyed by battle, even if both monsters were destroyed.

Jiang He used Skill Drain alongside Stealth Qliphort Killer to negate Yuya Sakaki’s monster effects while keeping his own monster’s attack-suppressing effect active, destroying Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. He then Pendulum Summoned two Qliphort monsters, leaving Yuya trapped under the combined lockdown as Jiang He prepared to continue his turn.

• Yuya Sakaki attacked Jiang He’s Stealth Qliphort Killer with Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and planned to use Performapal Coin Dragon’s effect to inflict damage.
• Jiang He activated Skill Drain, negating the effects of monsters on the field and removing Yuya’s attack boost.
• Jiang He explained that Stealth Qliphort Killer was unaffected by Skill Drain and reduced Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon’s attack, then destroyed it with its own effect.
• Yuya’s life points fell to 2,500, and he ended his turn after setting a card.
• Jiang He Pendulum Summoned Qliphort Archive and Qliphort Genome, whose negative attack effects were negated by Skill Drain.

Jiang He Tribute Summoned a second god-tier Qliphort monster and dismantled Yuya Sakaki’s defenses while preparing to add another Stealth Qliphort Killer to his hand. Yuya kept a few monsters on the field, but he feared Jiang He’s next lockdown would leave him with even fewer options.

• Jiang He used Qliphort Scout and Qliphort Sacrifice to search for and equip a second Qliphort Sacrifice, then Tributed Qliphort Genome and Qliphort Archive to Summon Stealth Qliphort Monolith.
• Jiang He activated the Tributed monsters’ effects to target Yuya Sakaki’s set card and Performapal Coin Dragon.
• Yuya Sakaki activated Super Hippo Carnival, Summoned Performapal Hip Hippo, and created three Hippo Tokens before the Spell was destroyed and Coin Dragon returned to his hand.
• Jiang He activated Qliphort Sacrifice’s Graveyard effect and added a second Stealth Qliphort Killer from his Deck to his hand.
• Yuya Sakaki worried that another Stealth Qliphort Killer would weaken his monsters and force him to send more cards to the Graveyard.

Jiang He used Trap Stun to restore Stealth Qliphort Monolith’s effect despite Skill Drain, then seized Yuya Sakaki’s Performapal Hip Hippo and made Yuya Tribute a Hippo Token. Jiang He followed up with Stealth Qliphort Killer’s effect, forcing Yuya to choose another monster to send to the Graveyard.

• Yuya Sakaki pointed out that Skill Drain would negate the effects of monsters summoned after it was activated, and Bastion Misawa and Professor Crowler explained the ruling.
• Jiang He activated Trap Stun to negate Skill Drain for the turn and restore Stealth Qliphort Monolith’s effect.
• Jiang He used Stealth Qliphort Monolith to take control of Yuya Sakaki’s Performapal Hip Hippo.
• Jiang He activated Share the Pain and Tributed the Hip Hippo, forcing Yuya Sakaki to Tribute one of his Hippo Tokens.
• Jiang He activated Stealth Qliphort Killer’s effect and made Yuya Sakaki choose a monster from his hand or field to send to the Graveyard.

Yuya tried to revive Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and use United We Stand to turn the duel around, but Jiang He revealed Zero Space, which prevented either player from Special Summoning. Yuya was left unable to Pendulum Summon and with his comeback blocked.

• Yuya sent Performapal Coin Dragon from his hand to the Graveyard, leaving one Hippo Token on his field.
• Jiang He’s Stealth Qliphort Killer and Stealth Qliphort Monolith destroyed Yuya’s two Hippo Tokens, and Jiang He set two cards before drawing two more with Qliphort Monolith’s Pendulum Effect.
• Yuya drew with Pot of Greed, then activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Yuya equipped Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with United We Stand, planning to increase its power by Pendulum Summoning more monsters.
• Jiang He revealed the Continuous Trap Zero Space, preventing both players from Special Summoning and blocking Yuya’s Pendulum Summon.

Jiang He defeated Yuya Sakaki by turning Yuya’s own [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] against him, leaving Yuya unconscious after he corrected the name of its attack. Shuzo Hiiragi and the others rushed to help Yuya as the duel ended.

• Yuya raised [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]’s attack with [United We Stand], but Jiang He activated [Mirror Wall] and cut its attack in half.
• Yuya ended his turn, and Jiang He let [Mirror Wall] destroy itself before using [Stealth Qliphort Monolith] to take control of [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon].
• Jiang He used [United We Stand] to raise the dragon’s attack to 4,900 and attacked Yuya directly with “NTR Dive Burst,” reducing Yuya’s LP to zero.
• Shuzo Hiiragi, Yuzu Hiiragi, and Gongenzaka Noboru rushed to help Yuya, who corrected Jiang He by saying the attack was called “Hell Dive Burst” before passing out.

After Yuya Sakaki lost the visiting challenge duel, Jiang He used the wager to persuade the You Show Duel School group to join Duel Academy and work toward repaying their debt. He arranged rooms for them at Slifer Red, while suspecting Leo Akaba might otherwise have tried to kidnap Yuzu Hiiragi and the others.

• Jiang He won the duel after Yuya Sakaki’s Life Points were emptied, and Professor Crowler announced him as the victor.
• Shuzo Hiiragi tried to leave with the supposedly unconscious Yuya Sakaki, but Jiang He stopped them and brought up their wager.
• Jiang He offered to arrange for Yuya Sakaki, Gongenzaka Noboru, and the others to study at Duel Academy, with Shuzo Hiiragi working as a health teacher to help repay the debt.
• Jiang He added interest to the debt, and Shuzo Hiiragi and Yuya Sakaki agreed to his proposal after accepting that the You Show Duel School could not remain open for now.
• Jiang He arranged rooms for the newcomers at Slifer Red and considered that Leo Akaba might have tried to kidnap Yuzu Hiiragi and the others if they had left the island.

Jiang He exchanged for the Divine Seal of Orichalcos and several decks, while Leo Akaba arranged to bring another girl into his plans. The chapter ended with the Tyler Sisters watching Yuzu Hiiragi and Celina at Duel Academy, apparently ready to act on Leo's orders.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Divine Seal of Orichalcos, causing his existing marks to glow in response.
• Jiang He also exchanged for Yuya Sakaki's Magician Deck, the Abyssal Fish Deck, and The Fabled Deck.
• Barrett reported to Leo Akaba that he had retrieved the green-haired girl and that Yugo had accepted Leo's terms.
• Leo Akaba ordered Barrett to summon the Tyler Sisters after deciding to change the plan.
• At Duel Academy, Jiang He noticed the Tyler Sisters staring at Yuzu Hiiragi and watching Celina as well.

Jiang He and his companions returned to the Slifer Red dorm, where Yugo arrived under Leo Akaba’s orders and challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel. Yugo had come because Leo was holding his companion Rin, and he had mistaken Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi for her.

• Celina warned Jiang He that Gloria and Grace Tyler seemed ready to act on Leo Akaba’s orders against her and Yuzu Hiiragi.
• Jiang He and his companions headed back to the Slifer Red dorm for lunch, with Yuya Sakaki and Yuzu’s group following them.
• Sphere Kuriboh alerted the group to pursuers, and Yugo rode out from the trees on a white D-Wheel and confronted them.
• Yugo mistook Celina and Yuzu for Rin, even after Celina struck him with a stone and told him who she was.
• Leo Akaba’s voice reminded Yugo that Rin was still in their hands, and Yugo turned to Jiang He, introduced himself, and prepared for a Shadow Duel.

Jiang He and Yugo began a Shadow Duel while the Tyler Sisters trapped Celina and Yuzu in electrified ropes and forced them into a second duel. Yugo built a Speedroid field and prepared for a Synchro Summon.

• The Tyler Sisters appeared and used electrified energy ropes to bind Celina and Yuzu, threatening that everyone would die if the ropes were broken by force.
• Celina agreed to duel Gloria while Yuzu faced Grace, as their friends watched helplessly.
• Jiang He and Yugo began their Shadow Duel with 4000 Life Points each, and Yugo took the first turn.
• Yugo Special Summoned Speedroid Terrortop and Speedroid Taketomborg, then added a Speedroid Tuner from his Deck to his hand with Terrortop's effect.
• Yugo Normal Summoned Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice in Defense Position, setting up a possible Level 7 Synchro Summon.

Yugo summoned Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, revived Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice, and used it to Synchro Summon Hi-Speedroid Kendama. The onlookers reacted to the dragons’ connection and Yuya’s apparent link to Supreme King Z-ARC as Yugo ended the chapter with two ace monsters on his field.

• Yugo changed Speedroid Terrortop to Level 6 and Synchro Summoned Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and the others noticed Clear Wing Synchro Dragon resembled Jiang He’s Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Yuya Sakaki clutched his chest as Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon reacted to Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, prompting Gongenzaka Noboru to call out to him.
• Yugo revived Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice with Speed Recovery, changed Speedroid Taketomborg to Level 5, and Synchro Summoned Hi-Speedroid Kendama.
• Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the other onlookers were surprised by Yugo summoning two ace monsters in one turn, while the others glanced at Yuya.

Jiang He began his turn against Yugo by activating The Most Distant, Deepest Depths and summoning two Level 4 monsters, then set two cards and ended without Xyz Summoning. Yugo remained confused about Jiang He's plan as his own next turn began.

• Yugo used Hi-Speedroid Kendama's effect to deal 500 damage to Jiang He, whose LP fell to 3500, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He activated The Most Distant, Deepest Depths, banished a Fish monster, and added Ixeep, Omen of the Ghoti from his Deck to his hand.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Ixeep, then Normal Summoned Wattaildragon in Defense Position.
• Jiang He used Wattaildragon's effect to send a Fish monster from his Deck to the Graveyard and activated that monster's effect to boost one of his monsters' ATK by 500.
• Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn without Xyz Summoning, leaving Yugo baffled before Yugo drew for his turn.

Jiang He used the Ghoti monsters’ effects to Synchro Summon during Yugo’s turn, repeatedly escalating his field while Yugo grew increasingly frustrated. Jiang He ended by activating Askaan’s effect to banish a Fish monster he controlled and a card on Yugo’s field.

• During Yugo’s Standby Phase, Jiang He Special Summoned the banished Paces, Light of the Ghoti and Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti.
• Jiang He used Paces and Wattaildragon to Synchro Summon Arionpos, Serpent of the Ghoti during Yugo’s Main Phase.
• Jiang He used Arionpos’s effect to banish Zep, Ruby of the Ghoti from his Deck, then Special Summoned Zep with its effect.
• Jiang He used Zep and Arionpos to Synchro Summon Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti, further angering Yugo.
• Jiang He activated Askaan’s effect to banish a Fish monster on his field and a card on Yugo’s field.

Jiang He used Ghoti Chain to evade Yugo’s Clear Wing Synchro Dragon and banish it, then revived Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti. Yugo summoned Speedroid Dominobutterfly and prepared to bring out an evolved form of his ace.

• Jiang He activated Ghoti Chain, banished Askaan to dodge Clear Wing Synchro Dragon’s negation, and resolved Askaan’s effect to banish Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti with Ghoti Chain’s effect.
• Jiang He banished Wattaildragon from his graveyard and used Askaan’s effect to Special Summon it back.
• Yugo summoned Speedroid Dominobutterfly, prompting the onlookers to suspect he would Synchro Summon an evolved form of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.

Jiang He used [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti] to Synchro Summon [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] during Yugo’s turn, then banished every card on the field. His Ghoti cards’ effects began restoring them for his next turn, leaving Yugo furious and Jiang He poised to summon his ace again.

• Jiang He used [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti] and [Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti] to Synchro Summon [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] during Yugo’s turn.
• Jiang He activated [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond]’s effect and banished every card on the field, including Yugo’s monsters and set cards.
• Yugo ended his turn in anger, while the watching duelists recoiled at Jiang He’s play.
• Jiang He used the banished effects of [Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti] and [Ixeep, Omen of the Ghoti] to recover cards and set [Ghoti Cosmos] back on the field.
• Jiang He explained that [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] would return during the next Standby Phase, then summoned it again as his turn began.

Jiang He defeated Yugo in a Shadow Duel, causing Yugo to surrender before his monsters could attack and sealing him in a card. The focus then shifted to Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi's difficult duel against the Tyler Sisters, where Celina summoned [Lunalight Tiger] as the battle continued.

• Jiang He boosted [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] to 3,000 attack and Special Summoned [Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti] by banishing [Paces, Light of the Ghoti] and [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti].
• Yugo declared that Jiang He had defeated only his incomplete self, then surrendered as a dark presence emerged from him and he collapsed unconscious.
• The Shadow Duel ended, and Yugo was sealed in a card while Jiang He took his Duel Disk and deck.
• Jiang He and the others watched Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi struggle against Gloria and Grace, who urged them to surrender and set two cards.
• Celina drew and summoned [Lunalight Tiger], then insisted she had not summoned it merely to serve as a wall.

Celina revived her Lunalight monsters and Fusion Summoned Lunalight Panther Dancer, then boosted its attack to 5,600 and attacked Amazoness Tiger Lion. Gloria and Grace redirected the attack to Amazoness Scouts, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Celina used Lunalight Perfume to revive Lunalight Cat Dancer and recovered Polymerization with Lunalight Tiger’s effect.
• Celina fused Lunalight Cat Dancer and Lunalight Tiger to Summon Lunalight Panther Dancer.
• Celina used a second Lunalight Perfume to revive Lunalight Blue Cat, whose effect doubled Lunalight Panther Dancer’s attack to 5,600.
• Celina ordered Lunalight Panther Dancer to attack Amazoness Tiger Lion.
• Gloria activated Amazoness Substitute, and Grace Special Summoned Amazoness Scouts in Defense Position to redirect the attack.