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Chapter 1742 Crystal Mechanism Crystal Wings!
"My turn. Draw!"

Just as Odin finished his turn and Hayato completed his draw during his turn's draw phase, Loki, the Supreme God Emperor on Odin's field, suddenly said, "This is the moment! Act quickly, Odin! Unlock your face-down card!"

“I don’t need you to command me, [Loki].” Odin glanced at [Loki the Great] and said, “But just as [Loki] said, I will activate my face-down card in the back row the instant the opponent finishes drawing cards and enters the standby phase, the Continuous Trap Card [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield]!”

The so-called "ice shield" actually refers to a giant shield created and placed in front of a golden chariot in Norse mythology by the gods to prevent the heat of the fire from burning the chariot, which was then pulled through the sky by two divine horses. The shield's name, Svalin, means "to cool down."

The cards in the "Polarst Monster" series all take their names from artifacts or treasures in Norse mythology. For example, "Polarst Monster - High Throne" is named after Odin's throne in mythology, which grants the person sitting on it a special perspective to observe the nine worlds. Therefore, "Polarst Monster - High Throne" also gains the ability to Special Summon any "Polarst" monster from Odin's deck.

Comparatively, the effects gained by [Polarstar Treasure - Ice Shield] will naturally have some connection with the mythical prototype of the giant shield in front of a chariot, "Swarin"—

"The Continuous Trap Card [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield] has two effects, and I can only use one of them once per turn. This time, I'm going to use its first effect." [Polar God Emperor - Odin] waved his hand and said, "It can only be activated if [Polar God] is on my field. It negates the effects of all face-up cards on the opponent's field until the end of the turn!"

Norse mythology holds that the sun's light and heat come from the manes of the two divine horses that pull the golden chariot, the chariot's radiance, and the large amount of fire blocks carried on it. The giant shield "Swarin" in front of the chariot can block the heat of the fire blocks. Therefore, the effect of the trap card "Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield" naturally becomes the ability to strip away the heat bestowed upon all things—that is, to nullify the effect.

This is indeed powerful because its second-speed nullification effect is more comprehensive than that of [Pluto Barrier Wave], which only nullifies monster effects. However, the important power that it lacks compared to [Pluto Barrier Wave] is that it can be chained.

"The effects of [Extreme God] are mostly activated during your own turn. Even [Extreme God Emperor - Odin]'s effect can only be triggered passively. Therefore, even though I don't know the effect of [Extreme Star Treasure], I can guess that you are preparing some cards with active aggression effects to interfere with me." Hayato glanced at the four monsters on his field and waved his hand, "That's why I Synchro Summoned the second [Formula Athlete - Lightning Track Master]!"

"Chain effect of [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield] to reduce its level by 2 stars, nullify and destroy the activation of [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield]!"

"The Destruction Firebird Returns!"

【方程式运动员-电光赛道名将】【7☆→5☆/光】【2100/2000→1500/2000】

Unlike before, when the rotation was centered on the direction of travel, this time the [Formula Athlete - Electric Track Champion] was actually drifting and spinning in place. The red flames released from the tailpipe transformed into a fire tornado as it swirled around, engulfing the [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield]!
Seeing that Hayato had indeed activated the effect of [Formula Athlete - Lightning Track Champion], [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] breathed a sigh of relief: "Faced with the power of [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield], you really had no choice but to activate this effect. After all, if you didn't activate it, your monster effect would be negated."

"But the result of you using the effect of [Formula Athlete - Lightning Track Champion] to negate my [Polar Star Treasure - Ice Shield] is exactly what I wanted, because I'm going to activate this card again—the Continuous Trap Card [Divine Radiance]!"

(ps: animated version)

"This card can only be activated when there is a Mythical Beast-Type monster on the field. After this card is activated, until my second Standby Phase, any Mythical Beasts on my field cannot be targeted by my opponent's card effects!"

Unlike the physical card version of "Divine Radiance," which can only target one "Extreme God," the effect of "Divine Radiance" played by "Extreme God Emperor - Odin" does not require targeting but affects all Divine Beast-Type monsters on his field. Combined with the effect of "Extreme God Emperor - Odin," this results in the monsters on his field having a stripped-down version of Spell/Trap resistance and targeting effect resistance. Only monster effects that do not target can affect the "Three Extreme Gods."

"Not only that, Kobayashi Hayato, I can also tell you about the power sleeping in my graveyard." [Supreme God Emperor - Odin] confidently explained, "If [Polar Spirit - Wise Spirit] is in my graveyard, once my [Supreme God] is sent to the graveyard by my opponent through means other than battle, whether destroyed or Tributed, I can banish it to activate its effect and resummon a new [Supreme God] from my Extra Deck."

"And we, the 'Three Gods,' each have the ability to be resurrected on the field after being destroyed, inflict 800 points of effect damage on the opponent, recycle one Trap Card from the Graveyard, and draw one card from the Deck!"

"What can you possibly do with just those four monsters on your field!"

【Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin】in two turns, he basically figured out the characteristics of Hayato's 【Crystal Machine】 deck. It was nothing more than using efficient resource utilization to perform multiple Synchro Summons and accumulating resources with the help of Field Spell Cards, and then snowballing the opponent's defeat. However, that tactic was useless on his side.

The card that needs the most attention is probably the highest-level card in the opponent's deck, [Crystal Machine - Central Serpent]. But even if it has already been destroyed by [Supreme God Emperor - Thor], and even if another one comes, wouldn't [Divine Radiance] be the card to defend against? As for other cards, whether it is [Lightning Strike] or other cards, [Supreme God Emperor - Odin] can handle them on his own.

Of all the monsters on Hayato's field, he naturally noticed the Synchro Summoned monsters "Formula Synchro" and "Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon." The combined Level of these two monsters is exactly 9 stars. Although they don't meet the conditions for summoning "Crystal Machine - Central Serpent," they can summon "Crystal Machine - Quantum Cardinal White Crystal." Its effect of banishing Spell & Trap Cards from its own field and Graveyard is indeed somewhat threatening, but that's about it. Because its summoning means that Hayato Kobayashi doesn't have enough monsters on his field to Synchro Summon another "Crystal Machine - Central Serpent."

More importantly, although he was quite reserved at the start of the battle, and considered himself a supreme god, the [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] was somewhat disdainful of looking at Hayato's cards, when Hayato forced him to personally participate in the battle and he was even on the verge of losing, the [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin], who was not exactly a refined person to begin with, had already quietly activated his Rune Eyes and was checking the cards on top of his deck in real time.

The next card you can draw is the powerful spell card "Ragnarok," which can transfer control of a "God of War" monster to your opponent's field, destroy that "God of War" monster during your opponent's End Phase of the next turn, and banish all cards on your opponent's field.

By actively transferring [Loki the Supreme God] over there, although it will create a situation extremely close to the "Ragnarok" prophecy, I can take the opportunity to eliminate all of Kobayashi Hayato's troublesome cards in one go. [Loki the Supreme God] will also return to my field immediately after being destroyed, thus making it an absolute victory for me!

[Odin] has a good idea, but Hayato patted the tail of his [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon] on the field and said, "How's your condition? Hmm, ready? Alright, let's get started and finish this duel that was originally prepared for your promotion!"

Upon hearing Hayato's words, [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] immediately turned his attention to [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon] on Hayato's field. After this monster was summoned last turn, it was immediately revived by [Crystal Machine - Holy Sky Crystal], so much so that [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin]'s attention was completely drawn to it, and he didn't have time to carefully examine the monster's effect.

Although Hayato's hand and deck are areas that [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] cannot clearly see with his Rune Eyes, he can still completely see through the effect of [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon], which is already face-up on Hayato's field.

"When the effects of other Level 5 monsters on the field are activated, negate and destroy that activation? When the effects of monsters targeting only one Level 5 or higher monster on the field are activated, negate and destroy that activation? If an effect destroys a monster, it can even increase its own ATK by the original ATK of the destroyed monster until the end of the turn?" Frowning as he looked at the effect of [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon], [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] couldn't help but say, "Why does that monster seem stronger than us 'Three Extreme Gods'?"

"Is it strong? That's because you haven't seen the anime version of [Phantom Wing]. Although the anime version's effect has the restriction of targeting the monster, its strength lies in the fact that it doesn't have the restriction of being used once per turn."

"And the current [Phantom Wing], while its effects have become much more comprehensive, is also limited by this improved power. In other words, it's the 'limit of perfection'." Hayato said, taking a card from the graveyard. "What we need to do next is to have the courage to abandon 'perfection' and achieve new breakthroughs, new pudding!"

"The effect of the [Level Stealing Bug] in my Graveyard is activated!" Hayato said, placing the card he had taken out face down on the Duel Disk. "The effect of this card is to lower the Level of one monster I control by 1 star and Special Summon it from my Graveyard."

Loki, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Is there no limit to once per turn?"

“There’s no exception for leaving the field,” Hayato replied with a laugh. “The only restrictions are that the monster targeted by this card’s level reduction must be Level 5 or higher, and the [Level Stealing Bug] on the field cannot be Tributed except for a Tribute Summon.”

On Hayato's field, the reflector on [Transparent Wing Synchro Dragon] fell off with a "Cast off" sound effect, and its level dropped from 7☆ to 6☆. After the fallen armor plates dissipated, [Level Thief Bug], which had been Special Summoned by [Crystal Machine - Quantum White Crystal] and sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, returned to Hayato's field.

【Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon】【7☆→6☆/Wind】【DEF2000】

[Level Thief Bug] [1☆/Dark]

[Insectoid/Effect] [600/0]

"Hey, is that card a fake?" Not to mention [Loki the Supreme God], even [Thor the Supreme God] realized how cheesy the [Level Stealing Bug] card was. No matter how you looked at it, this card was clearly a powerful cheat for Synchro Summoning, especially for Hayato's [Crystal Machine] deck, which was good at multiple Synchro Summoning.

"You guys who just used [Dimensional Fusion], [Angel's Charity], and [Treasure of Fate], do you have the right to say such things?" Hayato retorted without hesitation. "Isn't [Level Stealing Bug] clearly a superior summon support card?"

Faced with Hayato's feigned ignorance, [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] remained expressionless: "However, even if the [Level Stealing Bug], which is not a tuner monster, appears, it cannot help you Synchro Summon a second [Crystal Machine - Central Serpent]."

Noticing the sudden tension in [King of Gods - Thor], Hayato shook his finger: "I never said we were going to continue Synchro Summoning [Crystal Machine] Monsters. No, if I had to say, the only thing we'd be Synchro Summoning next is the word [Crystal], which is barely a common element."

"Now, I'm going to send my non-Tuner monster [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon], whose Level I've lowered from 7☆ to 6☆, and my Level 2 Tuner monster [Formula Synchro], as Synchro Material to the Graveyard!"

"To meet the Synchro Material requirement, you need at least one Tuner monster plus one other non-Tuner Synchro Monster! The power of [Crystal Machine] is plentiful here, so feel free to use it and evolve!"

Hayato's Formula Synchrons on the field transformed into two Star Rings, drawing all the abundant Crystal Machine power from Hayato's domain. Colorful crystals floated in the air, adorning the Star Rings, and were filled with two layers of purified pure white crystal coating.

【Phantom Wing Synchronous Dragon】soared into the sky and passed through the two Star Rings. The part of its body that had originally removed the reflector was now covered by a new layer of crystal armor after passing through the crystal coating, turning its entire body white.

"Let divine light gather upon my wings, and with that radiant power, defeat my enemy!"

"Summoning Synchro, Level 2☆ + 6☆ = 8☆!"

"Shining Beyond Limits - [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]!"

【Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon】【8☆/Wind】

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[3000/2500]

"Has the attack power increased from 2500 points to 3000 points? But, it's still higher for us 'Tri-Gods'!" [Thor, the Supreme God Emperor] gripped the hammer handle, wary of the [Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon], which was making a grand entrance and dancing in the sky.

"Moreover, although we don't know if the effect has improved after evolution, as long as we don't use the effect, that dragon can't trigger the effect and destroy us, right?" [Supreme God Emperor - Loki] said with a sneer.

"And without destruction, there's no way to increase attack power." [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] said, looking at [Crystal Wing Synchronous Dragon]. "So, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Hmm? So that's how it is." Hayato suddenly made a look of realization. "Actually, I dragged this duel out until now so that I could accumulate enough energy for [Crystal Machine] on the field and allow [Phantom Wing] to grow and evolve into [Crystal Wing] quickly. Otherwise, I could have easily taken you out in one turn with my back move."

"So it was because I didn't explain this clearly that you mistakenly thought you could actually withstand my attack? How could that be? The duel is over now that [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon] has been summoned. I don't need to play any other cards." Hayato said, showing no intention of playing cards like [Summoning Exosome], [Change of Heart], [Steal], [Mental Manipulation], or [Thief's Smoke Bomb]. "I just need to enter the Battle Phase and let [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon] attack any one of you to win."

"Like this—attack [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin], [Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon]!"

"A monster with 3000 attack power attacks me with 4000 attack power?" [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin] subconsciously raised his spear. "I won't be polite about this free combat damage!"

As Gungnir thrust forward, the instant it struck the Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, Odin, the Supreme Holy Emperor, saw its body suddenly disintegrate into countless blue specks of light, and even the Gungnir he had thrown was disintegrated along with it!
"This is one of the effects of [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]: Intangibility! I will sever the cause and effect of this world. Cough cough, I mean this ability is quantumization, which makes the opponent's attacks completely ineffective against [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]!"

"This effect can only be activated during damage calculation when [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon] battles an opponent's monster of Level 5 or higher." Hayato said, then suddenly pointed to the top of [Odin, the Supreme Holy Emperor]'s head. "The ATK of [Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon] only increases by the ATK of the opponent's monster that is battling during that damage calculation!"

"Now, let's recreate it, [Crystal Wings]!"

"Above!?" Odin instinctively looked in the direction Hayato was pointing, but saw nothing. Then he heard Thor's voice, "Behind him!"

"Pfft!"

The vanished Gungnir reappeared alongside the Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, but from a different angle, it stabbed its master, Odin, through the chest with the divine spear. The Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon even pressed a claw against Odin's back, pulled out the spear, and delivered another blow!

[Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon] [ATK3000→7000]

Because of [Dimensional Fusion], [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin]'s base score was already down to 2000 points. However, [Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon] had such a powerful fighting effect that every hit was a direct attack, and in just a moment, [Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin]'s base score was wiped out.

Not long after reappearing, with blue light spots still gathering on its body, the Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon looked at Hayato, briefly considered Hayato's past actions, and without hesitation absorbed the divine spear Gungnir in its hand, taking it down without permission.

【Supreme Holy Emperor - Odin: 2000LP→0】

"You despicable wretch!" [Thor, the Supreme God Emperor], seeing [Odin, the Supreme God Emperor] unconscious after having his fundamental points wiped out, quickly supported him to prevent him from falling, and said angrily, "You actually pointed in the wrong direction and misled others! This is not the behavior of a warrior!"

"There's nothing I can do. I'm not one of you Vikings. I can't just give up victory for the sake of a warrior's honor, can I?" Hayato shrugged, looking at the furious [Emperor of the Extreme Gods - Thor]. "I did it, and so what? Would you feel any better if I apologized?"

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