Yu - Gi - Oh ! R - Duel Round 040 " Reign of the Avatar " , known as " The Ruler of the Field " in the Japanese version , is the fortieth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! R " manga . It was first printed in Japan on August 21 , 2007 in V Jump magazine . It was later reprinted in volume 5 of Yu - Gi - Oh ! R . Summary . As soon as the dark sun appears , the Duel Ring Server immediately begins to perform strange calculations again . Mokuba protests that his brother ' s codes should have stopped all of Tenma ' s programs , unless some kind of virus is being uploaded from the Wicked God cards themselves . He wonders if this means that it can ' t be stopped anymore , not even with his big brother ' s program . On the floor above , the machine imprisoning Anzu ' s body flashes with a light and starts up again . Jonouchi and Honda turn in shock as Anzu ' s body arches , electricity flowing over it and her mouth open in a silent scream . Jonouchi asks her what ' s the matter , if she is okay , but is zapped by the electricity the moment that he touches her wrist , yanking back his hand in pain . He sadly asks if they ' re really that helpless , and thinks that only one person can save Anzu from the Wicked Gods now , wishing Yugi good luck . At the Apex Arena , Yako has just successfuly Summoned " The Wicked Avatar " in Attack Position , against Dark Yugi ' s " Emissaries of Darkness . " He asks Yugi if he sees now ; this is his Wicked God , his other self , " The Wicked Avatar . " Dark Yugi grimly muses on the jet - black sun , twin to his sun God , " Ra . " Gekko thinks that it ' s the accursed God that stained Yako ' s soul black , and Kaiba observes that Yako finally Summoned it , the dark God which surpasses all other monsters . Yako orders " The Wicked Avatar " to transform itself , and the God shreds into black ash as Yako laughs , explaining that " The Wicked Avatar " transcends every other monster on the field , and its reign is eternal . Dark Yugi grimaces and then he cries out in shock as he sees a black copy of Anzu in the midst of the Wicked God ' s vortex . Yako comments that it looks like his precious friend is already being absorbed by the Wicked God . Dark Yugi is horrified at what Yako said , as Yako smugly explains that she will be drunk up , every last drop , unless Yugi can topple this Wicked God . As he says this , " The Wicked Avatar " finishes taking on the form of " Gorz the Emissary of Darkness , " with 2701 ATK . Dark Yugi angrily thinks that Yako is a psychopath as Yako laughs . Declaring that this is the judgement of the " Avatar , " death to Yugi and the ones he loves . He orders " The Wicked Avatar " to punish Yugi , and the God charges forwards , impassively splitting " Kaien in two with a blow from its sword , and reducing Yugi to 99 Life Points . Gekko is horrified ; that last attack dropped Yugi down to 99 Life Points . Setting a card , Yako ends his turn . Kaiba , meanwhile thinks that the power of " The Wicked Avatar " is unspeakable ; it takes the attack power of the strongest monster on the field and surpasses it by just one point . He wonders if Yugi is really as strong as he thinks he is , or will the " Avatar " destroy his Gods and scatter the pieces . Yako asks Yugi what ' s wrong ; it ' s his turn . For every moment he deliberates , more of Anzu ' s soul is absorbed , so he should make it fast . Thinking that Yako is scum , Dark Yugi draws . He looks at the card , and then sends a card from his hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon " The Tricky . " Yako laughs , asking if Yugi is turning to Defense to try and stay alive one more turn . He ' ll never save his friend Anzu that way . Dark Yugi interrupts to deny it - on this turn , he ' ll attack the Wicked God . He activates the Spell Card , " Union Attack , " allowing him to do 4700 points of damage with the combined forces of " Gorz " and " The Tricky . " Of course , Gekko realizes . Since the Wicked God ' s ATK is based on only Gorz ' s , it ' s still only 2701 . " The Tricky " and " Gorz " attack as a team , with " The Tricky " focusing a magic blast into " Gorz ' s " sword , and " Gorz " flings the blast at " Avatar " with " Magic Sword Brush . " The blast splits " Avatar ' s " body in two , but the top half swings its sword and bisects " Gorz , " much to Dark Yugi ' s sheer shock . Yako explains that he activated his face - down Spell Card , " Loss of Strength , " which reduced the ATK of " The Tricky " to zero and excluded it from the battle . Thus , " Gorz " only did 2700 points of damage to the " Avatar " which reforms into a black version of " The Tricky , " with a single attack point . Looks like Dark Yugi was just one point short , Yako comments . He explains that he went over every one of Yugi ' s Duels in this building , and from what he saw , the only card that is capable of defeating the Wicked God was " Union Attack . " Now that he ' s gotten rid of the card , the Wicked Gods reign is unstoppable . Accepting that , Dark Yugi Sets a card and ends his turn , his Life Points at 98 . Yako declares his turn and draws , then he laughs madly , asking Yugi why they don ' t throw in a little twist at the end . He activates a Spell Card , " Devil ' s Sanctuary " . Dark Yugi is shocked to see the card , as the " Metal Devil " is Summoned to the field . He sees his reflection in the Token , whose ATK is equal to Dark Yugi ' s own 98 Life Points . Dark Yugi looks on in shock , and Gekko realizes that " The Wicked Avatar " is changing - into Yugi . Featured Duel : Dark Yugi vs . Yako Tenma . " Duel continues from the previous chapter . " Turn 10 : Yako The ATK of " The Wicked Avatar " becomes equal to the ATK of " Gorz the Emissary of Darkness " , plus 1 point , giving it 2701 ATK . " The Wicked Avatar " attack s and destroy s " Kaien the Emissary of Darkness " ( Yugi 300 → 99 ) . Yako Set s a card . Turn 11 : Yugi Yugi discard s 1 card to Special Summon " The Tricky " ( 2000 / 1200 ) from his hand via its own effect . Yugi activate s " Union Attack " , adding the ATK of " The Tricky " to that of " Gorz " and letting them attack together . They attack " The Wicked Avatar " , but Yako activates his face - down " Loss of Strength " , reducing the ATK of " The Tricky " to zero and preventing it from attacking . Therefore , " Gorz " attacks alone and is destroyed ( Yugi 99 → 98 ) . As " The Tricky " is now the monster with the highest ATK , the ATK of " The Wicked Avatar becomes equal to its ATK plus 1 , or 1 . Yugi Sets a card . Turn 12 : Yako Yako activates " Devil ' s Sanctuary " , Special Summon ing a " Metal Devil " ( 0 / 0 ) , which gains ATK equal to the opponent ' s Life Points , 98 . The " Metal Devil " is now the strongest monster on the field , so the ATK of " The Wicked Avatar " becomes 99 . " Duel continues in the next chapter . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .