Watch Yu-gi-oh - Season 3 Episode 143

The next morning, as the sun began to peek over the city skyline, Yugi Muto quietly prepared his deck. Yami nodded in approval as Yugi added a specific card: the . They slipped out of the game shop, past a watchful Grandpa, and headed toward the town square. Joey was already there, waiting.

High above the waves, didn't look back. In his mind, destroying the tower was the only way to bury the memory of his defeat and move toward a future he could control. He veered his Blue-Eyes White Dragon jet away from the group, disappearing into the clouds without a word.

Back on the mainland, the heavy weight of the world felt lighter. , now freed from his dark half, handed the Millennium Items to Yami Yugi and promised to guide him through Egypt when the time came. One by one, friends began to depart: the Ishtars headed home, Duke Devlin went back to his games, and even Mai Valentine set off on her own road, promising she wouldn't lose the next time she and Joey crossed paths. But for Joey Wheeler , the tournament wasn't over.

Depending on which series you are following, Episode 143 tells a very different story:

The smoke over the Duel Tower was thick, but the heat of battle had finally cooled. As the island of groaned under the weight of self-destruct charges, the gang scrambled onto a KaibaCorp helicopter, barely escaping the massive explosion that sank the tower into the ocean forever.