ZEXAL II ZEXAL II ( ゼアル " Zearu Sekando " ) is an upgrade of the original ZEXAL in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . Design . Appearance . Similar to the initial ZEXAL , Yuma and Astral are cloaked by an aura ; Yuma with red mist and Astral with blue mist . They then come together , forming a red X from the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " logo as their souls combine into a new body . After commencing ZEXAL Morph , Yuma / Astral gains a black spandex - like suit with green designs resembling Astral ' s body markings and armor plating similar to " " . Yuma ' s hair grows longer towards his waist and turns orange but keeps the red forelocks , and gains a gold aura and eyes . Unlike the other ZEXAL forms , Yuma no longer wears a Duel Gazer ; instead , his left eye becomes more luminous , acting as the necessary mechanical component . Abilities . Shining Draw . ZEXAL II retains the original ZEXAL ' s ability to peform a Shining Draw . Shining Evolution . ZEXAL II grants Yuma and Astral the ability to use " Shining Evolution " ( Japanese : リ ・ コントラクト ・ ユニバース " Ri Kontorakuto Yunibāsu " , Re - Contract Universe ) , which allows them to modify / evolve the card they have drawn and bring out its " true form " . During their Duel against Vector , they transformed " Rank - Up - Magic Limited Barian ' s Force " into " Rank - Up - Magic Numeron Force " , whose name alludes to the powers of the Numeron Code . Upgrade . During the final Duel against Don Thousand , ZEXAL was further evolved into ZEXAL III . However , the previous forms of ZEXAL are still accessible . History . During the Battle of Sargasso , after Astral and Yuma were defused from Dark ZEXAL and returned to normal , Astral stated his belief in hope and cooperation despite Yuma ' s previous " betrayal . " Rekindling their bonds , the duo re - initiated ZEXAL Morph , evolving it into ZEXAL II . Yuma then utilized the " Shining Evolution " ability granted by the new ZEXAL to modify " Rank - Up - Magic Limited Barian ' s Force " into " Rank - Up - Magic Numeron Force " in order to defeat Vector . Due to the high - energy released during the Duel it causes " Sargasso the Different Dimension Battlefield " to collapse , ending Shark ' s and Kite ' s Duels with no result . Later on , Yuma and Astral utilized this evolved form once more during their last rematch against Number 96 . They activated the Spell Card " Xyz Treasure " to perform Shining Draw , drawing 3 cards and subsequently using both " ZW - Sleipnir Mail " and " ZW - Asura Strike " to increase the ATK of " " to 6000 , while also allowing it to attack all of Number 96 ' s monsters by the effect of " Asura Strike " . Knowing the effect of " " , which dealt taken damage to both players , they used the effect of " Sleipner Mail " to make the ATK of " Utopia Ray " equal to that of " Dark Storm " , which destroyed both monsters . Then , the effect of " Sleipnir Mail " activated , allowing ZEXAL II to Special Summon " Number 39 : Utopia " from the Graveyard . They then used " Utopia " to attack Number 96 directly and win the Duel . After the Duel , Number 96 turned into a bolt of energy and surged towards ZEXAL II , forcing Astral to cancel the ZEXAL Morph and take the blow for Yuma , sacrificing himself to eliminate the menace of Number 96 once and for all . This power was later further evolved during Yuma ' s Duel against Mr . Heartland proving the bond between them to be stronger than ever before . During the final Duel against Don Thousand during the Barian Emperor Onslaught , this form was utilized once again . After using the first form of ZEXAL , Yuma and Astral ascended to ZEXAL II without separating , and proceeded to use it to draw three cards using a Shining Draw via " Xyz Treasure " , including a " ZW - " monster . They later cancelled the transformation before taking the form of ZEXAL III .