Chapter Summaries

Jiang He confronted Chazz, who had been brainwashed by Sartorius into leading the Society of Light, and accepted his challenge to duel with a new underworld deck. The duel began with Chazz taking the first turn and summoning White Knight Guard in Defense Position.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale told Jiang He that his duel with Chazz had ended in a draw after Chazz used Ring of Destruction on his own Armed Dragon.
• Chazz arrived at the Obelisk Blue dorm on a palanquin with white-clad followers and declared himself White Lightning.
• Chazz revealed that Sartorius had ordered him to turn Duel Academy into Society of Light territory.
• Chazz fell off his palanquin when his followers raised their arms, then challenged Jiang He to a duel.
• Jiang He accepted and brought out a new deck as the two began their duel in front of the dorm.
• Chazz took the first turn and summoned White Knight Guard in Defense Position.

Jiang He used his Eldlich deck to destroy Chazz Princeton’s carefully prepared back row, then began setting up against Chazz’s Graceful Charity. The chapter left Jiang He activating Eldlich Elixir of Scarlet Sanguine, whose effect could summon a Zombie monster without interrupting Chazz’s Spell.

• Chazz Princeton summoned White Knight Guard, discarded White Knight Lord to activate Magic Jammer, and negated Jiang He’s Harpie’s Feather Duster.
• Jiang He activated Lightning Storm and destroyed Chazz’s two remaining face-down Royal Decree cards.
• Jiang He activated Cursed Eldland, paid 800 LP to add Golden Land’s Grave Robber to his hand, and set four cards.
• Chazz Princeton drew and activated Graceful Charity to draw three cards and discard two.
• Jiang He activated the Trap Eldlich Elixir of Scarlet Sanguine, which could Special Summon a Zombie monster from his deck or Graveyard.

Jiang He used Eldlich the Golden Lord and Golden Land's Grave Robber to banish Chazz's Armed Dragon LV10 before it could be revived, while gaining two cards from Chazz's Level Modulation. Chazz then revived White Knight Lord and revealed its battle-protection and damage effects, leaving the duel poised for Jiang He's next move.

• Jiang He activated Golden Land's Grave Robber, Special Summoned Eldlich the Golden Lord, and later explained the Trap could become a Level 5 Zombie monster and banish a card from either graveyard.
• Chazz activated Graceful Charity, discarded Armed Dragon LV10 and a White Knight, then played Level Modulation to revive Armed Dragon LV10 while letting Jiang He draw two cards.
• Jiang He used Golden Land's Grave Robber to banish Armed Dragon LV10 from Chazz's graveyard, stopping its revival and leaving the Grave Robber in Defense Position.
• Chazz activated Monster Reborn to revive White Knight Lord from his graveyard.
• Chazz explained that White Knight Lord could not be destroyed by battle, prevented his battle damage, and inflicted 300 damage whenever it destroyed an opponent's monster by battle.

Jiang He used [Golden Land's Guardian] and [Skill Drain] to reduce Chazz's [White Knight Lord] to a powerless 0-attack monster, then pressured him again on his next turn. Chazz stopped Jiang He's attack with [Negate Attack], leaving the duel unresolved with his ace still crippled.

• Chazz's [White Knight Lord] attacked, but Jiang He activated [Golden Land's Guardian] and reduced its attack to 0.
• Jiang He activated [Skill Drain], negating the effects of every monster on the field and removing [White Knight Lord]'s protection from battle damage.
• [Golden Land's Grave Robber] repelled [White Knight Lord]'s attack, dealing 1,500 damage to Chazz and leaving the ace with 0 attack and no effects.
• Chazz set his last card, and Jiang He used [Eldlich Elixir of Scarlet Sanguine] from his graveyard to set another [Golden Land's Guardian].
• Jiang He attacked [White Knight Lord] with [Eldlich the Golden Lord], but Chazz activated [Negate Attack] to stop the attack and end the battle phase.

Jiang He locked down Chazz Princeton’s cards and stole his weakened ace monster, leaving Chazz close to defeat. Before Jiang He could finish the duel, Chazz woke from Sartorius’s control with no memory of the duel or the events that followed his meeting with Sartorius.

• Chazz activated Pot of Greed, but Jiang He used Imperial Order to negate its effect and stop him from drawing.
• Chazz switched White Knight Lord to Defense Position and hoped to survive until he could draw Ring of Destruction.
• Jiang He activated Massivemorph and took control of Chazz’s White Knight Lord, leaving Chazz with only White Knight Guard.
• Just as Jiang He prepared to attack, Chazz came to and asked why he was dueling Jiang He with unfamiliar monsters.
• Chazz said he remembered meeting Sartorius while searching for Jaden, but could not recall the duel or anything after his memories began to grow hazy.

After defeating Chazz Princeton, Jiang He explained that Sartorius’s lingering power kept the Obelisk Blue students brainwashed and that Chazz could not free them through ordinary duels. Chazz asked Jiang He for a solution, and Jiang He outlined two possible methods, leaving the group to consider how to proceed.

• Chazz Princeton surrendered to Jiang He, then faced the anger of the whitened Obelisk Blue students he had transformed.
• Jiang He left Chazz to deal with the students and returned to lunch with Alexis Rhodes, Rei Saotome, and the others.
• Jiang He explained that Chazz had resisted Sartorius’s control because he could see Duel Monster spirits, while the other students still carried Sartorius’s power.
• Chazz Princeton confronted Jiang He after discovering the students would not return to normal, and Jiang He pretended not to know why.
• Jiang He told Chazz that removing Sartorius’s power or restoring the students one by one through Shadow Duels could solve the problem.

Jiang He’s group planned to use a Gravekeeper dark item to Shadow Duel Society of Light members and restore the students they had turned white, while Jiang He chose to relax instead. Sartorius’s divination failed to reveal Aster’s fate, prompting him to seek a professional duelist hunter, and Jiang He discovered that he had gained the Earthbound Immortal Mark of the Hummingbird.

• Atticus warned that Shadow Duels inflicted physical damage, but a Gravekeeper spirit told Jiang He that the pendant could be used by anyone with enough dueling will and power, though it would eventually break.
• Chazz suggested that he, Zane, Jaden, Bastion, Atticus, and Hassleberry take turns using the pendant to restore the white Obelisk Blue students, while the group pointed out that students would be afraid to challenge Jiang He.
• Sartorius’s tarot reading about Aster’s attempt to reclaim the ultimate D-Hero card showed the Lovers card, and his attempt to see more revealed a mocking bird-shaped spirit surrounded by darkness.
• Sartorius concluded that his divination was being disrupted, decided to accelerate his plan, and sought a professional duelist hunter who could destroy an opponent’s convictions.
• Jiang He saw the Earthbound Immortal Mark of the Hummingbird appear alongside the Mark of the Crimson Dragon and checked his system, finding that his Emotion Points had risen to 9,500 after his duel with Chazz.

Jiang He ignored a suspicious love letter inviting him to Duel Academy’s pier, while Chazz and Jaden restored Obelisk Blue students from Sartorius’s control. The spread reached Ra Yellow as well, and the mysterious sender’s trap remained unresolved.

• Jiang He wondered whether the Earthbound Immortal Mark’s high cost might be tied to powerful cards or abilities that could appear in future system refreshes.
• Jiang He spent the morning sunbathing with Sphere Kuriboh and Camula while Chazz and Jaden used the merged Gravekeeper shadow item to restore controlled Obelisk Blue students.
• Jiang He learned that Chazz and Jaden had restored fifteen students, but sixteen Ra Yellow students had been dyed white that same morning.
• Jiang He found a Queen of the Night letter in his locker inviting him to the pier and decided to ignore it.
• Jiang He told Jaden and Syrus they could investigate the invitation, leaving Jaden excited and Syrus wary of another love letter trap.

Jiang He discussed Sartorius and the Society of Light with Alexis Rhodes, while Jaden Yuki went to investigate a challenge letter and was mistaken for Jiang He by the professional duelist X. The next morning, Jaden was missing from class, and X told Sartorius that he had dealt with his target.

• Alexis Rhodes asked Jiang He how he planned to stop Sartorius and the Society of Light, and Jiang He said he intended to confront Sartorius when the opportunity arose.
• Jiang He suggested that Alexis Rhodes stay in his room, but Rei Saotome called out that she was still awake; Alexis Rhodes then kissed Jiang He on the cheek before returning to her room.
• At the pier, Jaden Yuki arrived with Syrus Truesdale and Chumley to investigate the challenge letter, and X mistook him for Jiang He.
• X introduced himself as Drest X and challenged Jaden Yuki to a duel, intending to disrupt his bond with his deck.
• Jaden Yuki did not come to class the next morning, and Jiang He suspected he had lost a duel to one of Sartorius's agents and had his ability to see Duel Monsters spirits sealed.
• X told Sartorius that he had dealt with the target Sartorius had hired him to handle.

Sartorius hired professional duelist X to target Jiang He, but X mistakenly defeated Jaden Yuki instead, leaving Jaden unable to see his cards and prompting him to disappear on a trip to another dimension. Jiang He learned what happened as Duel Academy announced a World Duel Tournament featuring students, branch representatives, and top professional duelists.

• Sartorius realized X had dueled Jaden Yuki instead of Jiang He and hired X again, arranging for him to face Jiang He within two days.
• Jiang He learned from Syrus Truesdale and Chumley that X had defeated Jaden, and he suspected Sartorius's power had caused a severe side effect.
• Professor Banner announced that Jaden had disappeared, though Jaden had left a note saying he had gone out to clear his head.
• Chancellor Sheppard announced the GX World Duel Tournament, open to Duel Academy students and featuring branch representatives and invited professional duelists.

Jiang He learned that Sartorius’s World Duel Tournament could accelerate the Society of Light’s spread, but he welcomed the chance to face the threat. After the tournament began, he acquired two hellish decks and was told that professional duelist X had arrived to challenge him.

• Chancellor Sheppard announced that tournament participants had to duel once daily, could not refuse their first challenger, and would take their opponent’s GX medals when they won.
• Jiang He and Alexis Rhodes discussed Sartorius’s influence, while Chazz, Bastion Misawa, Tyranno Hassleberry, and Kaiser Zane Truesdale all tried to make Syrus Truesdale their first opponent.
• Atticus Rhodes suggested the group stay together to avoid being picked off by Sartorius’s followers, and Jiang He agreed.
• Jiang He exchanged points for a Final Countdown deck and a Hummingbird Earthbound Immortal deck, passing over the other shop options.
• Tyranno Hassleberry, Syrus Truesdale, and Chumley told Jiang He that professional duelist X had come to Slifer Red to challenge him and was confronting Chazz and Kaiser Zane Truesdale.

Jiang He faced professional duelist X in a World Duel Tournament match and used Final Countdown to set a deadline for victory. X revealed a trap that would mill Jiang He's deck whenever he summoned a monster, while Trap Jammer protected X from its effect.

• Jiang He ignored his friends’ advice to avoid X and met him outside the Slifer Red dormitory.
• Jiang He and X agreed to duel, with X adding the money in his briefcase to the wager.
• X went first, activated Card Destruction, and used Moth Lamp LV4 to Special Summon Trap Jammer before setting two cards.
• Jiang He activated Final Countdown, paying 2,000 LP to establish a twenty-turn condition for winning the duel.
• X paid 1,000 LP to reveal Monster Counter, which milled cards whenever a monster was summoned, and explained that Trap Jammer made him immune to its effect.

Jiang He used [Snatch Steal] and [Scrap-Iron Scarecrow] to stall X while [Final Countdown] advanced toward its end. X destroyed one stolen monster, but Jiang He stole his second [Trap Jammer], leaving X to set a monster in defense as he sought a way to reclaim it.

• Jiang He stole X's [Trap Jammer] with [Snatch Steal], set two cards, and ended his turn without attacking.
• X summoned another [Trap Jammer], milled four cards through [Monster Counter], then used [Raigeki] to destroy the monster Jiang He had stolen.
• X attacked directly, but Jiang He activated [Scrap-Iron Scarecrow] to negate the attack and reset the Trap.
• Jiang He drew and used a second [Snatch Steal] to take X's new [Trap Jammer], then ended his turn.
• X set a monster in defense position, hoping its effect would help him reclaim [Trap Jammer] and mill Jiang He's deck.

Jiang He stopped X’s Level Jar from returning Trap Jammer and milling his deck by activating Torrential Tribute, then used Sphere Kuriboh to limit the damage from X’s new forced-summon trap. He mocked X as the duel continued, ending the chapter with Sphere Kuriboh attacking directly.

• Jiang He passed his turn without playing a card, frustrating X’s plan to mill his deck through Monster Counter.
• X Flip Summoned Level Jar and explained that its effect would return all monsters to their owners’ decks and force Jiang He to discard four drawn cards.
• Jiang He activated Torrential Tribute, destroying Level Jar and Trap Jammer before Level Jar’s effect could resolve.
• X activated the Continuous Trap Victory Dispute, which forced each player to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from hand during their turn.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Sphere Kuriboh, causing Monster Counter to mill only one card from his deck, then taunted X and ordered the monster to attack directly.

Jiang He stalled while the professional duel hunter X assembled his deck-milling combo, taunting him as a countdown of ghost flames brought X closer to defeat. X still had not drawn the Trap Card needed to finish the combo when he ended his turn.

• X let Sphere Kuriboh kick him for 300 damage rather than waste [Sakuretsu Armor], and Jiang He let the little monster’s attack cause real pain.
• X revived [Trap Jammer] with [Monster Reborn], completing the three-card setup for his deck-milling combo.
• Jiang He kept ending his turns without playing monsters, preventing X’s [Victory Dispute] from forcing a summon and milling his deck.
• X drew and set a card but could not attack past Jiang He’s [Scrap-Iron Scarecrow], while the ghost-flame countdown continued and Jiang He set two more cards.
• X drew without finding the key Trap Card that could summon a Graveyard monster to Jiang He’s field, then ended his turn with fifteen cards remaining in his deck.

Jiang He faced X’s supposed finishing combo as X used Reversal Reuse and W Nebula Meteorite to trigger a devastating effect through Level Jar. The chapter ended as the Trap’s energy flipped Level Jar face-up, with its effect about to resolve.

• Jiang He Special Summoned Kiteroid after Victory Dispute revealed it, and X milled another card from Jiang He’s deck.
• X drew Pot of Greed, drew two more cards, and set two cards while claiming he had found his finishing card.
• X activated Reversal Reuse, summoning Level Jar face-down and Pot of The Forbidden to Jiang He’s field from his Graveyard.
• Pot of The Forbidden caused Jiang He to mill nine cards, while the spectators realized X had set up Level Jar’s Flip Effect.
• X activated W Nebula Meteorite to flip every face-down monster face-up, and its energy struck Level Jar.

Jiang He defeated professional Duel Hunter X by restoring his depleted deck with Localized Tornado, forcing X to concede before Final Countdown ended. After claiming X’s wager, Jiang He’s group celebrated, while Sartorius plotted to keep a low profile until Aster and a visiting prince could help him pursue his plans.

• X used Level Jar to return the monsters on both fields to their owners’ decks and made Jiang He draw until his deck was empty.
• Jiang He activated Localized Tornado, returning the cards in his hand and Graveyard to his deck and restoring it to thirty-seven cards.
• With Final Countdown nearly complete and too few cards left to deplete Jiang He’s deck, X admitted defeat.
• Tyranno Hassleberry collected X’s GX Medal and wagered cards for Jiang He, and Alexis challenged Rei Saotome to a duel over access to Jiang He’s arm.
• Sartorius learned that Jiang He had defeated X and decided to avoid battle while waiting for Aster and a visiting prince to arrive.

Jiang He spent the evening with Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome, then discussed the World Duel Tournament and the powerful visitors expected to arrive. Jaden Yuki returned with a new Hero deck, learned Jiang He had defeated X the Destroyer, and discovered he might be unable to refuse a duel under the tournament rules.

• Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome competed to feed Jiang He dinner until he called Camula over to take his place.
• Jiang He told Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome that Syrus Truesdale and Chumley might struggle in their first tournament duels, and hinted that special guests would arrive the next day.
• Jiang He met Jaden Yuki outside the Slifer Red dormitory after Jaden returned from his trip, recovered and eager to challenge X the Destroyer again.
• Alexis Rhodes and Rei Saotome told Jaden Yuki that Jiang He had already defeated X, so Jiang He suggested Jaden duel him instead.
• Jaden Yuki declined Jiang He's offer until he mastered his new deck, but Chazz pointed out that the tournament rules might prevent Jaden from refusing his first challenge of the day.
• Syrus Truesdale and Chumley explained the tournament rules to Jaden Yuki, who was stunned by how much had happened while he was gone.

Jiang He and the others learned that Industrial Illusions researcher Franz had stolen a copy of The Winged Dragon of Ra, whose power had injured two Duel Academy students. After finding Franz in the forest, Jiang He stepped forward to duel him before Pegasus could take the challenge.

• A burst of divine power darkened the sky, and Pegasus arrived with Chancellor Sheppard to explain the disturbance.
• Pegasus revealed that Franz had stolen Industrial Illusions’ copy of The Winged Dragon of Ra and entered Duel Academy’s World Duel Tournament.
• Jiang He and the others found Dimitri and Koyama unconscious and injured at the site of Franz’s duel.
• Franz appeared with The Winged Dragon of Ra and challenged Pegasus to reclaim the card through a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He asked Pegasus to let him duel Franz as a tournament participant.

Jiang He dueled Franz, who wielded The Winged Dragon of Ra, and disrupted his attempt to gather tributes by stealing two monsters with Trap Cards. Franz responded by activating Card of Sanctity, leaving the duel poised to continue.

• Jiang He accepted Franz as his opponent and began the duel by setting three cards without summoning a monster.
• Franz summoned The Supremacy Sun and used its effect to add two more copies to his hand.
• Franz activated Trap Booster and Ultimate Offering, paid 1000 LP, and Normal Summoned the other two copies of The Supremacy Sun.
• Jiang He revealed two Massivemorph traps and took control of two of Franz's The Supremacy Sun as potential tributes.
• Franz activated Card of Sanctity so both players would draw until they had six cards in their hands.