Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 048 " The Four Powers ! ! " is the forty - eighth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the 01 / 2015 issue of " V Jump " , released on November 21 , 2014 , and in English in the 11 / 24 / 2014 issue of " Weekly Shonen Jump " . Summary . Kazuma Tsukumo materializes out of the light ; Astral recognizing him and Yuma Tsukumo expressing shock that his father is here . Kazuma smiles , commenting that Yuma ' s grown . Yuma asks what Kazuma is doing here , and Kazuma explains that he sensed that Yuma was in trouble , but his soul is in the Astral World now . Yuma asks why his father is there . Kazuma states that the world where they once lived was full of turmoil and misery , but he believed that it would one day be reborn full of hope and ideals , and that the Astral World was the solution . He describes the Astral World as a place of hopes and ideals , and when their world connects with it , they ' ll reach a higher plane free of suffering . As an adventurer , Kazuma believed that steering the course of that change was a way to help others . Yuma asks if that is why his father was looking for the Astral World , and Kazuma confirms that it was , but then a great enemy appeared ; E ' Rah , the deity of destruction . Unless they defeat her , they have no future . Yuma protests that E ' Rah is incredibly powerful , and Kazuma agrees , but notes that there is a way to seal her - legendary powers told of in the Astral World . Astral is confused by the statement , and Kazuma confirms that Astral ' s memory of them hasn ' t returned yet , but there are four powers in the Astral World : Land , Sea , Air , and Light . These four elements serve the powers to guide people , and long ago the Astral World sent the souls of four priests with these powers into the human world . As he speaks , four Astral beings , with glowing balls of light at their chests marked with an Astral symbol , are shown , resembling Yuma , Yagumo , Shark and Kaito . Kazuma explains that the four souls transcended the human life span and awaken in the hearts of those who work to fulfill a mission . He explains that Kaito Tenjo has the soul that governs the sky , and Ryoga Kamishiro has the soul that governs the ocean , and furthermore , Yuma is the one who governs the light . Yuma and Astral are surprised by the revelation , and Kazuma explains that this is why he sent Yuma to Astral . As Yuma expresses surprise that Kazuma brought them together , Kazuma states that he knew that they would cooperate to confront the obstacles in your way . He admits that he ' s proud that Yuma is his son , and Yuma realizes that this is why his father warned them about his Duels . Kazuma begins to vanish , claiming that E ' Rah can only be defeated in the sacred ceremony of a Duel , and now they must awaken the four souls asleep within them ; when they do , the true legendary power of the Astral World will return . As his strength fades , Kazuma begs Yuma not to give the future to E ' Rah , and to defeat her and show humanity the way . Kaito asks Yuma what is wrong , and Yuma wonders if he was dreaming , but Astral confirms that he saw Kazuma too . Yuma muses that Kazuma told them to wake up four souls , but there are only three of them . Astral corrects him ; they are four . Yuma realizes what Astral means ; Yagumo is the Duelist with the soul that governs the land . Shark asks what they are talking about , and Yuma states that they have to take back Yagumo ' s power . Yuma explains that his father just appeared and told them that they have a power within each of them ; including Yagumo there are four , and only they can stand up to E ' Rah . Kaito is surprised to learn that Yagumo is one of them , and Astral explains that this was why E ' Rah possessed Yagumo ; to prevent their reunion by sealing his power . Shark gasps Yagumo ' s name , and deep within E ' Rah substance , Yagumo reflects that Ryoga was always on his side . He protected Yagumo , but Yagumo betrayed him and the children who believed in him . Yagumo didn ' t truly care about the children the way Ryoga did , and he views Ryoga as their true hope . Yagumo sadly reflects that he wants to go back to when he was innocent , and when Ryoga believed in him . Power coalesces at his chest , forming into the same ball of light that Yuma , Kaito and Shark all have . Three cards ; " " , " " , and " " all emerge from Yagumo ' s body , and to E ' Rah ' s shock , the three " Number s " go blank . They emerge from E ' Rah , and Yuma , Kaito and Shark all catch the blank card s . Kaito gasps that Yagumo ' s " Numbers " came to them , and Yuma wonders if Yagumo is entrusting them with his power . Astral declares that it is their last hope for resisting E ' Rah . Holding the blank " Number " , Shark vows that he . . . no , they will save him . With his LP at 2800 , Shark declares his turn and draws , then he switches " " and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " to Defense Position . Then he activates the Spell Card , " Modify Deep Blue " , allowing him to banish an Xyz Monster from his field in order to Xyz Summon a monster with the same Rank by using material s from his Deck . E ' Rah is shocked that Shark is Xyz Summoning from the Deck , as Shark banishes " Bahamut Shark " . Astral realizes that if Shark uses materials in his Deck , it will minimize the number of times that E ' Rah can use the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " . Since " Bahamut Shark " was Rank 4 , Shark overlays two Level 4 " Abyss Seed s " . He holds up the blank " Number " , previously " Deadly Sin " , and he tells Yagumo that they ' ll pool their strength . He chants , " This is the hope we have made together ! When slumbering powers of sea and earth weave , the light of new light bursts forth ! Xyz Summon ! Awaken , ! " The new " Number " , with the same stats as " Bahamut Shark " , appears , and Astral observes that it combines Shark and Yagumo ' s powers . E ' Rah tells them to struggle all they want , but their doom is sealed . She activates the effect of " Sea of Rebirth " since her opponent Special Summoned a monster , Special Summoning an equal number of monsters from her Deck . She Special Summons " Strain Nuke " . Shark then attacks " Bahamut E ' Rah " with " Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark " , and E ' Rah asks if Shark is attacking " Bahamut E ' Rah " with a weaker monster . Shark grins that he ' s just getting started , and he activates the effect of " Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark " , detaching an Overlay Unit in order to lower the ATK of all monsters his opponent controls by 1000 . " Spider Shark " spouts threads that fall over all of his opponent ' s monsters , reducing " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " to 1700 ATK , " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " to 4100 ATK , and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " to 2500 ATK . Then the " Spider Tornado " attack of " Spider Shark " continues , destroying " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " . Via the effect of " Shifting Land " , the combination of the destruction of " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " and the effect of " Spider Shark " brings E ' Rah to 6600 LP . Kotori cheers that Shark destroyed one of E ' Rah ' s monsters , and Shark Set s a card to end his turn . E ' Rah immediately activates a Continuous Trap Card , " World Cycle " , which allows her to draw any card she wants during her Draw Phase and destroy it in exchange for half her LP . But as Astral notes , the effect of " Shifting Land " makes her LP the total ATK of the monsters that she controls , so E ' Rah will keep her LP . E ' Rah declares her turn and draws " Strain Bomb " with the effect of " World Cycle " , then she destroys it . This activates its effect , destroying all " Strain " cards she controls and inflicting 2000 damage to her opponent . " Strain Nuke " is destroyed , and Shark falls to 800 LP . Then she activates the effect of " Sky of Endless Night " , attaching the destroyed " Strain Nuke " to " Utopia the Lightning " . The effect of the attached " Strain Nuke " will then allow the corresponding " E ' Rah Monster " to attack each of her opponents , and she orders the attack of " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " , " Hope Sword E ' Rah Slash " . Shark activates the effect of " Spider Shark " again , detaching an Overlay Unit to reduce the ATK of all monsters his opponent controls by 1000 ; reducing the attack " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " to 3100 , and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " to 1500 . " Utopia the Lightning " , " Galaxy - Eyes " , and " Spider Shark " are all destroyed , and Shark falls to 300 LP . Cathy cries that Yuma ' s side doesn ' t have any monsters to guard it , and " Galaxy - Eyes E ' Rah " hasn ' t even attacked yet . Kotori gasps that Yuma only has one LP left , and Tetsuo grimly notes that even Kaito only has 2000 . Tokunosuke yelps that Shark is down to 300 , and Takashi states that one more attack and they ' re practically goners . E ' Rah claims that she has snuffed out their light of hope , and shadow has become truth . She vows to start with Astral , attacking Yuma directly with " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " . As she declares the " E ' Rah Burst Stream of Destruction " attack of " Galaxy - Eyes E ' Rah " , Kotori screams Yuma ' s name . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo , Kaito Tenjo & Ryoga " Shark " Kamishiro vs . E ' Rah . " Duel continues from the previous Rank . " Turn 8 : Shark Shark switches " " and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " to Defense Position . Next , he activate s " Modify Deep Blue " , banish ing " Bahamut Shark " to overlay two Level 4 " Abyss Seed s " from his Deck and Xyz Summon " " ( 2600 / 2100 ) . Since Shark Special Summon ed a monster , the effect of E ' Rah ' s " Sea of Rebirth " activates , allowing her to Special Summon " Strain Nuke " ( 0 / ? ? ? ) from her Deck . Shark attack s " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " with " Spider Shark " , activating the latter ' s effect ; he detach es 1 Xyz Material to reduce the ATK of all of E ' Rah ' s monsters by 1000 ( " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " 2700 → 1700 ) ( " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " 5100 → 4100 ) ( " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " 3500 → 2500 ) . " Spider Shark " destroy s " Bahamut Shark E ' Rah " . Due to the effect of " Shifting Land " , E ' Rah ' s Life Points become equal to the combined ATK of her monsters ( E ' Rah 11300 → 6600 ) . Shark Set s 1 card . E ' Rah activates her face - down " World Cycle " . Turn 9 : E ' Rah E ' Rah uses the effect of " World Cycle " to draw " Strain Bomb " , and destroy it afterwards , at the cost of half her Life Points ; however , since " Shifting Lands " makes her Life Points become equal to the ATKs of the monsters she controls , they don ' t suffer alterations . Since " Strain Bomb " was destroyed , its effect activates , destroying E ' Rah ' s " Strain Nuke " and inflicting Shark 2000 damage ( Shark 2800 → 800 ) . Due to the effect of " Sky of Endless Night " , E ' Rah attach es her destroyed " Strain Nuke " to Yuma ' s " Utopia the Lightning " . Now , the effect of " Strain Nuke " allows " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " to attack all opponent monsters once each . E ' Rah attacks with " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " , with Shark using the effect of " Spider Shark " to decrease the ATK of E ' Rah ' s monsters by 1000 ( " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " 4100 → 3100 ) ( " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " 2500 → 1500 ) , which also decreases her Life Points due to the effect of " Shifting Land " ( E ' Rah 6600 → 4600 ) . " Utopia the Lightning E ' Rah " destroys " Spider Shark " ( Shark 800 → 300 ) , " Utopia the Lightning " and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " . E ' Rah attacks Yuma directly with " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon E ' Rah " . " Duel continues in the next Rank . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .