Gingka struggles against Reiji's transformed Poison Serpent, which has become a Medusa-like attacker that seems to petrify anything it strikes. Drawing on his fear of missing the finals, Gingka breaks free and turns Serpent's own reflection trick against it to win. Meanwhile Phoenix defeats Doji's Dark Wolf to save Kenta and Hyoma, and a falling shard shatters his mask.

What happens

• Reiji's Poison Serpent transforms into a stronger "Medusa" attack mode.
• Gingka nearly gets petrified before breaking free and counterattacking.
• Gingka defeats Reiji, turning Serpent's own reflection against it, and advances to the finals.
• Phoenix defeats Doji's Dark Wolf to rescue Kenta and Hyoma.
• A falling crystal shard cracks Phoenix's mask.

Battles

• Gingka vs Reiji — Gingka wins
• Phoenix vs Doji — Phoenix wins

Attributed, not verified by us

Claims We Could Not Check

• Pegasus copying Serpent's own reflection to defeat it echoes the Greek myth of Perseus killing Medusa with her own reflected gaze.
• This is the first time Doji suffers a genuine, decisive defeat.