Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 024 " Hunting Down the Hunter , Part 2 " , known as " Xyz Summon of Souls ! ZEXAL " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - fourth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on September 19 , 2011 and in the United States on May 19 , 2012 . Summary . Yuma and his friends Tori , Bronk , Cathy , and Caswell are running through the hallways of Kite Tenjo and Orbital 7 ' s secret lab . Behind the building ' s computer frame , Orbital 7 pushes a key on his keyboard which makes two blocks of iron fall in front of and behind Yuma and his friends , which turn into a mechanical - gorilla and spider - like , those being Orbital 5 and Orbital 6 respectively . The two robots attack them , but they manage to dodge their attacks . Bronk and Tori tell Yuma to go on and find Astral , and Caswell starts throwing his shoes against the robots , and Cathy tells him to do " cat " tobingu ( a play on Yuma ' s kattobingu ) . Yuma thanks them and goes on his way . Meanwhile , back in the world inside the Emperor ' s Key , Astral and Kite continue their Duel . Comparing their scores , Kite asks Astral what he ' ll do now , Set s a card , and ends his turn . Kite controls " Photon Leo " equip ped with the " Photon Spear " Equip Spell Card , and Astral has " Gogogo Gooem " on his side of the field . Astral draws , and thinks of Yuma . Yuma runs through the hallways of the building , encountering a huge closed door . Yuma starts pushing buttons at a computer next to it . Cathy and Caswell are running to escape the spider robot , and Bronk and Tori are trying to hide from the gorilla , and Orbital gets stressed behind his computer . Inside the Key , Astral Normal Summon s " Zubaba Knight " . He discard s " Decrease " to Special Summon " Acorno " , and activate s " Drop Exchange " to send both of his monsters to the Graveyard and Special Summon " Kagetokage " from his hand . Kite observes Astral now has two Level 4 monsters and Astral overlays them . He Xyz Summon s " " in Attack Position . While looking through the computer in a hurry , Yuma accidentally opens a picture of Kite next to his brother Hart Tenjo on a swing . Suddenly , his Deck Case starts glowing , and brings Yuma back to where The Door who he saw before Astral appeared is . It tells Yuma about " ZEXAL , " and Yuma is returned . Astral declares battle with " Utopia , " destroy ing " Photon Leo , " however , it ' s revived when Kite uses " Armored Back " to revive it and its " Photon Spear " . Astral thinks of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " summoning conditions , which are closer to being completed now . Thinking of what just happened , the big locked door opens and Orbital 7 heads over to Yuma , who seems to be surprised by it ' s small size . Orbital 7 transforms in the same way he did before Kite fought Shark , and attacks Yuma , who quickly runs away . He attacks Yuma , but his two drills get stuck in the wall right next to Yuma , and Orbital can ' t get them out . Kite draws , drawing his " Galaxy - Eyes . " He then Summons " Photon Circle " . Astral is initially relieved , as " Photon Circle only has 1000 ATK - not enough for the summoning of " Galaxy - Eyes . " Kite reveals that the monster equipped with " Photon Spear " can be treated as two Tributes , much to Astral ' s shock . He Tributes " Photon Leo " to Special Summon " Galaxy - Eyes " , with " Photon Leo " being treated as two Tributes via the effect of " Photon Spear " . Using " Photon Stream of Destruction " , he attacks " Utopia , " and uses the effect of " Galaxy - Eyes " , which banish es it and the opponent ' s monster until the end of the Battle Phase . " Photon Circle " then attacks Astral directly , inflicting 1000 points of damage , so Astral ' s LP are at only 900 . " Galaxy - Eyes " and " Utopia " return to the field , and since Utopia is an Xyz Monster that had Overlay Units on it , Galaxy - Eyes increases its ATK by 500 for every one lost , for a grand total of 4000 . Using " Galaxy Storm " , Kite attempts to destroy " Utopia " now that it has no Overlay Units , but Astral protects it with " Xyz Reflect " , also inflicting damage to Kite . Astral draws , and then he performs Chaos Xyz Evolution to Summon " " . Kite is shocked seeing the Numbers ' alternate form and that they have that kind of power , but he quickly recovers from this and states to Astral that his " Galaxy - Eyes " still has more ATK than Astral ' s " Utopia Ray " . Astral however states that is not his aim and proceeds to use " Utopia Ray " ' s effect , consuming the single Overlay Unit on " Utopia Ray " to lower the ATK of " Photon Circle " by 1000 , to 0 and increase its own by 500 to 3000 . The effect ' s activation turns " Utopia Ray " white , and Kaito looks at the 3000 to 0 calculation of 3000 points of damage to his own 2800 . Using " Hope Sword Chaos Slash " , " Ray " destroys " Circle . " The damage , however , is halved by the effect of " Circle " , so Kite is not defeated . The odds between " Galaxy Eyes " and " Utopia " are now 4000 to 2500 . On Kite ' s turn , Galaxy - Eyes attacks again , but Astral counters with " Clean Barrier - Clear Force " so he only loses 500 . Astral starts fading , whispering Yuma ' s name . Yuma enters the computer chamber , and Astral sheds a tear . The Emperor ' s Key reacts , and bursts with light , breaking the glass that surrounded it . The Key moves to Yuma , and when Yuma holds it , he is sent back to The Door . The Door now opens , and Yuma can talk with Astral telepathically now . Yuma asks for his condition , and Astral tells him it isn ' t too well . Yuma asks him about ZEXAL , Yuma then runs through the door , of the edge of a dark cliff , and becomes cloaked in the red light that also appears during an Xyz Summon . Astral cloaks himself too , and Yuma , saying he does " kattobingu " , overlays himself with him . Kite , shocked , watches the light strike down on the structure . Yuma then materializes , wearing a red armor , the black part of his hair changed into gold , the D - Gazer on his face , and a green stripe on his face . Yuma , startled , asks if this is him , and he hears Astral ' s voice , saying it is also him . Kite looks at them , startled . He quickly recovers from this , telling Yuma he only has 400 LP left . Yuma gets startled by this , but Astral lets their hand shine , telling Yuma to win . They then perform a Shining Draw , drawing " ZW - Unicorn Spear " . They then get " Unicorn Spear " out to the field and it then replaces the sword wielded by " Utopia Ray " itself , in the form of a spear . Its ATK then increases by 1900 , and its powers allow " Utopia Ray " to attack without the effect of " Galaxy - Eyes " activating as well decrease the ATK of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " to its original value . " Utopia Ray " then uses its " ZEXAL weapon - Hope Slash " by throwing " Unicorn Spear " at Galaxy - Eyes and crushing it into the body of " Galaxy - Eyes " , but Kite uses " Photon Shock " to make both him and Yuma take the damage dealt in a battle involving a " Photon " monster . " Galaxy - Eyes " is then destroyed by the attack much to Kite ' s devastation ( Kite screaming in anguish at " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " being destroyed is cut from the dub ) . Kite and Yuma are then thrown backwards and both of their LP are reduced to 0 , ending the duel in a draw . Yuma asks Kite why he collects the Numbers . Kite gives an unclear answer to them , saying that " he sold his soul to the devil for his little brother ' s sake " ( " The only way to save his little brother " in the English Dub ) , but then he releases Shark ' s soul since Shark had no Numbers on him when his soul was taken . Shark at this point wakes up next to Mr . Kay who had been taking care of him while he was in his comatose state . The computer in the building malfunctions , and Orbital panics . Yuma ' s friends gather in a hallway , deciding they have to leave , as the building is rumbling . Tori doesn ' t want to leave without Yuma , but Bronk promises her he ' s fine , and the four escape from the building , which then explodes before their eyes . Tori and Cathy fall to their knees , Tori screaming Yuma ' s name in despair , but Yuma comes up from the ruined rests of the building . Tori gets angry with him for making them worry . Yuma jumps down and falls , but is okay . Yuma faces the other way , and Astral appears by his side , as they watch Kite Tenjo fly away with Orbital 7 in his glider form on his back and flies away . Featured Duel : Astral vs . Kite Tenjo . " Duel continues from the previous episode " . Turn 4 : Kite Kite Set s a card . Turn 5 : Astral Astral draws . He then Normal Summon s " Zubaba Knight " ( 3 / 1600 / 900 ) in Attack Position . Astral then discard s " Decrease " in order to Special Summon " Acorno " ( 1 / 200 / 400 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect . Astral activate s " Drop Exchange " to send " Zubaba Knight " and " Acorno " to the Graveyard and Special Summon " Kagetokage " ( 4 / 1100 / 1500 ) in Attack Position ( as the Level of " Kagetokage " was equal to the total Levels of " Zubaba Knight " and " Acorno " ) . Astral overlays " Gogogo Golem " and Kagetokage " in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 4 / 2500 / 2000 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . " Utopia " attack s and destroy s " Photon Leo " ( Kite : 4000 → 3600 LP ) . As a monster he controls that was equip ped with an Equip Spell Card was destroyed , Kite activates his face - down " Armored Back " to revive " Photon Leo " ( 6 / 2100 / 1100 ) in Attack Position and re - equip it with " Photon Spear " . Astral Sets a card . Turn 6 : Kite Kite draws " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " . He then Normal Summons " Photon Circle " ( 4 / 1000 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Kite explains that due to the second effect of " Photon Spear " , " Photon Leo " counts as two Tribute s . Kite then Tributes " Photon Leo " in order to Special Summon " Galaxy - Eyes " ( 8 / 3000 / 2500 ) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect ( as " Photon Leo " had at least 2000 ATK ) . " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " attacks " Utopia " . Kite then activates the effect of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " to banish both monsters until the end of the Battle Phase . As " Utopia " is an Xyz Monster , its Overlay Units are sent to the Graveyard . " Photon Circle " attacks directly ( Astral 1900 → 900 ) . The Battle Phase ends and the effect of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " Special Summons both monsters ( " Utopia " : 4 / 2500 / 2000 ; " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " : 8 / 3000 / 2500 ) in Attack Position and " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " gains 500 ATK for each Overlay Unit of " Utopia " that was sent to the Graveyard ( " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " : 3000 → 4000 ATK ) . Kite then activates " Galaxy Storm " to destroy " Utopia " as it has no Overlay Units , but Astral activates his face - down " Xyz Reflect " to negate the effect of " Galaxy Storm " and inflict 800 damage to Kite as an Xyz Monster Astrals controls was about to be destroyed by a card effect , ( Kite : 3600 → 2800 LP ) . Turn 7 : Astral Astral draws . He then performs Chaos Xyz Evolution and overlays " Utopia " in order to Xyz Summon " " ( 4 / 2500 / 2000 , ORU : 1 ) in Attack Position . Astral activates the effect of " Utopia Ray " , detach ing " Utopia " ( " Utopia Ray " : 1 → 0 ORU ) in order to increase its ATK by 500 ( " Utopia Ray " : 2500 → 3000 ATK ) and decrease the ATK of " Photon Circle " by 1000 ( " Photon Circle " : 1000 → 0 ATK ) . " Utopia Ray " attacks and destroys " Photon Circle " , but due to the effect of " Photon Circle " , the battle damage Kite takes is halved ( Kite : 2800 → 1300 LP ) . Astral Sets a card . On Astral ' s End Phase , the effect of " Utopia Ray " expires ( " Utopia Ray " : 3000 → 2500 ATK ) . Turn 8 : Kite Kite draws . " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " attacks " Utopia Ray " , but Astral activates his face - down " Clean Barrier - Clear Force " to return the ATK of all monsters Kite controls to their original value s and prevent effects from activating during this Battle Phase that would change ATK ( " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " : 4000 → 3000 ) . " Utopia Ray " is not destroyed as " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " is not a " Number " monster ( Astral : 900 → 400 LP ) . At the end of the Battle Phase , the effect of " Clean Barrier - Clear Force " expires ( " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " ATK : 3000 → 4000 ) . Turn 9 : Astral / Yuma Yuma and Astral , at this point , perform a ZEXAL Morph with themselves . Yuma then performs a Shining Draw and gets " ZW - Unicorn Spear " . He then equips " Utopia Ray " with " Unicorn Spear " from his hand via its own effect , increasing the ATK of " Utopia Ray " by 1900 ( " Utopia Ray " : 2500 → 4400 ATK ) . " Utopia Ray " attacks " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " . Due to the second effect of " Unicorn Spear " , the effects of " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " are negated during the Battle Phase only ( " Galaxy - Eyes " : 4000 → 3000 ATK ) . Kite activates his face - down " Photon Shock " to make Yuma take the same amount of Battle Damage he takes due to him taking battle damage from a battle involving a " Photon " monster . " Utopia Ray " then destroys " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " ( Astral / Yuma : 400 → 0 LP , Kite : 1300 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .