Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 176 " The Crumbling Darkness " , is the 176th chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " manga in the English version and the 235th chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " in the Japanese version . Summary . Dark Bakura looks in horror at the space where his upper arm and shoulder used to be . Dark Marik explains that in this game , the Life Points you lose are eaten away from your body . He calls it a true Shadow Game . Dark Bakura grins , telling Dark Marik not to get him wrong ; Dark Bakura likes it . So when your Life Points hit zero you become a part of the darkness ? Dark Marik wonders who will annihilate who , and tells Bakura " let ' s go ! " Dark Marik states that it ' s Dark Bakura ' s turn . The score stands with Dark Marik still at 4000 Life Points , and Bakura on 3500 . Dark Bakura draws , and Dark Marik tells Dark Bakura to choose his cards carefully , as he already knows Dark Bakura ' s Occult Deck inside and out . Dark Bakura looks at the " Dark Necrofear " and " Destiny Board " cards in his hand , knowing that the combo won ' t work on Dark Marik , but he doesn ' t seem worried , thinking that he ' ll just use a new strategy that Dark Marik ' s never seen . Dark Marik thinks in response , bring it on . Dark Bakura will die no matter what he does , because " The Sun Dragon Ra " lurks in Dark Marik ' s Deck . Dark Bakura looks at the field , noting Marik ' s single monster . Supposing he already has a God card in his hand ; if he gets three sacrifices on the field , he ' ll be able to Summon God . Marik reassures Bakura not to be afraid of God . Dark Bakura turns to Marik in shock , and Marik tells Dark Bakura to her him out - there is a way to make " Ra " powerless . Dark Bakura is shocked at the reveal . Dark Marik chuckles , asking Dark Bakura if he ' s discussing strategies again . He tells them that it ' s futile , and urges them to hurry up . Marik finishes talking , and Dark Bakura snickers . He comments that the strategy brings out the best of Dark Bakura ' s Occult Deck as well , and laughs , telling Marik to rejoice ; Dark Bakura will blast Marik ' s body apart using Marik ' s own advice . Marik immediately replies that he doesn ' t care , telling Dark Bakura to do it . Frustrated , Dark Marik wonders what Marik told Bakura . Dark Bakura Set s two card face - down , and in addition he Summons one wall monster , " Gelnia , " in Defense Position , ending his turn . That means it ' s Dark Marik ' s turn , and he draws . The " Ra " card isn ' t in his hand yet , so hedecides to make God come to him using a Spell Card , " Card of Sanctity . " They both draw until they ' re holding six cards , but Dark Marik hasn ' t gotten " Ra . " Dark Bakura bursts out laughing , asking if Dark Marik wants the God card that badly . Then he ' ll grant Dark Marik ' s wish , with this Spell Card . He plays his Set card , " Dark Designator , " allowing him to add " Ra " to Dark Marik ' s hand . As Dark Marik removes the card from his Deck , he wonders in shock why Bakura is adding the card to his hand , then he remembers Dark Bakura ' s " other " face - down card , which Dark Bakura promptly activates - " Multiple Destruction . " Both players are forced to discard their entire hands , then draw another five cards . Dark Marik realizes in horror that he ' ll have to send his entire hand to the Graveyard , including " Ra . " Dark Bakura explains that " Ra ' s " ATK and DEF are determined by the total ATK and DEF of the three monsters used for its Summoning . That is its weak point . If God is Summoned sing " Monster Reborn , " : without any sacrifices , its ATK will be zero . He yells that he doesn ' t have anything to be afraid of , as God is dead . Dark Marik knows that no Spell can affect a God for longer than one turn . Even if he brings it back out with " Monster Reborn , " it ' ll be eliminated at the end of the turn . As he looks at his God card , Dark Bakura tells Dark Marik to discard his hand , and he laughs , thinking that the combo is perfect ; because the more cards there are in the Graveyard , the more power his Occult Deck has . Discarding his hand , Dark Bakura tells the sprits of the dead to wait for him in the Graveyard , their time is coming . Dark Marik does likewise . As the players re - draw their cards , Dark Bakura admits that there are some risks , as he loses some Life Points . He loses 100 for each card he discarded , reducing him to 2900 Life Points , and he laughs as the gash in his shoulder cuts through the rest of his torso , and his right elbow vanishes . Dark Bakura remarks that it ' s a small price to pay to defeat God . Dark Marik doesn ' t answer , and Dark Bakura taunts him further ; Dark Bakura may look bad now , but in the end , it ' ll be Dark Marik who disappears . Dark Marik ends his turn . Dark Bakura draws , then he Sets a card and sacrifices his " Gelnia " to Summon his " Puppet Master , " the lord of the dead . The moment the " Puppet Maste " appears , it ' s special ability goes into effect . The strings attached to " Puppet Master ' s " fingers pull " Dark Necrofear , " " Gelnia , " and " Headless Knight " from the Graveyard , much to the horror of Dark Marik . Dark Bakura loses another 1000 Life Points , though he comments that no - one said it was easy playing with dead things . His Life Points drop to 1900 , and he laughs , a chunk of his left thigh and a larger fragment of his torso vanishing , though the Millennium Ring is unharmed . Dark Marik is still on 4000 Life Points , but while Dark Bakura is the one losing Life Points , Dark Marik is the one at a disadvantage . Dark Bakura admits that Special Summon ed monsters can ' t attack the turn they appear , but on the next turn , when Dark Bakura mounts an all - out attack , Dark Marik ' s Life Points will drop right to zero . Licking his lips , he tells Marik that it ' s his turn . Looking at the army of monster in front of him , Dark Marik slowly draws , as Dark Bakura thinks that he ' s won . And then Dark Marik bursts out laughing as he looks at his card . Dark Bakura angrily asks what Dark Marik is laughing about . Dark Marik replies that he ' s going to kill Bakura in the next turn . He explains that he ' ll show Dark Bakura the second special power of " Ra , " a power even his other self doesn ' t know . Dark Bakura is shocked to hear about " Ra ' s " second power . Featured Duel : Dark Bakura vs . Dark Marik . Turn 3 : Dark Bakura < br > Dark Bakura draws . Dark Bakura ' s hand contains " Dark Necrofear " and " Destiny Board , " as well as 3 other cards to be later revealed . He Set s two cards , and then he Normal Summon s " Gelnia " in Defense Position . ( 1300 / 1200 ) Turn 4 : Dark Marik < br > Dark Marik draws . He activates Spell Card , " Card of Sanctity , " allowing both players to draw cards until the hold six cards in their hand . Dark Bakura activates his Set Spell Card " Dark Designator , " allowing him to declare a Monster Card name , and add the declared card to Dark Marik ' s hand if it is in his Deck . He declares " The Sun Dragon Ra , " and Dark Marik adds " The Sun Dragon Ra " from his Deck to his hand . Dark Bakura activates his Set Trap Card , " Multiple Destruction . " Since a player holds at least three cards , both players discard their hands , then draw five cards . Dark Bakura then takes damage equal to 100 times the number of cards he discarded . ( Bakura : 2900 ) Turn 5 : Bakura < br > Dark Bakura draws . He Sets a card and then he Tribute s " Gelnia " to Normal Summon " Puppet Master . " ( 0 / 0 ) The effect of " Puppet Master " activates since it was Summoned , Special Summon ing three monsters from Dark Bakura ' s Graveyard , but he must pay 1000 Life Points . ( Bakura : 1900 ) He Special Summons " Dark Necrofear , " ( 2200 / 2800 ) " Headless Knight " ( 1450 / 1700 ) and " Gelnia . " Since Special Summoned monsters cannot attack in the turn they are Summoned , he ends his turn . Turn 6 : Dark Marik < br > Dark Marik draws what appears to be " Monster Reborn , " based on his reaction to the draw . " Duel continues in the next chapter . . . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Production History . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the " Weekly Shōnen Jump " magazine . It was reprinted in volume 20 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " .