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Chapter 1856 Do you dare to defy me, who possesses the [Dragon God King of the Dark Realm - Grafa]?

【Lava Demon God】【ATK3000→3300】

Looking at the "big baby" behind him with a blank expression, who looked even a little clumsy, but whose body was so hot that it felt like it would set people on fire just by getting close, making it impossible to find him cute, and seeing that he also enjoyed the attack and defense bonuses of the [Dark Realm Gate] because he was a demon, [Kalleres]'s expression became increasingly gloomy.

That's not how Duel Monsters works. You should try to summon my powerful monsters and set up your lineup, then try to summon equally powerful monsters with the cards in your hand to fight me head-on. After all that effort, you still can't break through my defenses, and then I'll unleash even stronger power in my next turn to defeat you in one fell swoop and win the game.

What's with this [Lava Demon]? How could you release my monster? I went through so much trouble to summon this powerful monster, not for you to use as a sacrifice! Duel Monsters aren't like this! I can't accept this!

However, Judai seemed completely unfazed by his "starting move [Lava Demon]" and felt that his actions were perfectly normal.

“As I said before, I know that the second effect of [Dark Realm Dragon King - Grafa] can be triggered even if it is released by [Lava Demon]. Doesn’t that already tell you that I have a board clear method like [Lava Demon]?”

Jaden watched as the card [Lava Demon] in his hand disappeared and was teleported to the opponent's field. Looking at [Kalleres], he said, "Although using it means I can't perform a Normal Summon this turn, it's worth it to be able to take down [Dark World Dragon King - Grafa] and [Dark World Chaos King - Kalleres]!"

"Arrogant brat!" [Carles]'s expression twisted. Because of the disappearance of his original card, his body was somewhat contorted as he evolved into this form from [Ascension of the Dark Realm]. This temporary evolution seemed unstable. "Who would have thought that you would actually be able to draw the [Lava Demon God] card!"

“I know, because I trust my deck, so I know that the deck I deeply trust will respond to me and deliver the cards to my hand at the right time,” Jaden said confidently. “That’s the power of bonds!”

"What bullshit about bonds? Power is power, stop with the nonsense!" An enraged [Kalleres] pulled out a card. "No, I have to revert my current body to its previous state. Since you know the power of [Dark World Dragon King - Grafa], you should realize that even if you release it, I can still Special Summon this card!"

[Carles]'s body collapsed into a wisp of mist, from which several beams of light flew out, and the colorless mist turned back into pitch-black graphite.

"If the Fusion Summoned 【Dark World Dragon King - Grafa】 leaves the field due to the opponent, its second effect can be activated: Special Summon one 【Dark World Dragon King - Grafa】 from my Graveyard and banished monsters, and then allow duelists with cards in their hand to discard one card from their hand!"

Grafa, now transformed back into the form of the Dark World Dragon King, placed his cards on the Duel Disk and revealed the cards in his hand: "I discard this 'Dark World Hunter - Brau' from my hand."

“Then, I’ll also discard this [Cross-Transporter].” Jaden also revealed a card in his hand and sent the red Warrior-type card to the graveyard.

Regardless of what card Jaden discarded, [Grapar] waved his hand and said, "Even during your turn, I can still make a move! If a monster whose original type is Fiend is discarded from my hand by the effect of [Dark World] or by an opponent's card effect, activate the effect of [Dark World's Hall of Literature]!"

"And the effect of [Dark Hunter - Brau] itself: If this card is sent from the hand to the Graveyard by an effect, draw one card from my Deck!"

Because the effect of [Dark Realm Temple] comes first in the chain of [Glarfa], and because the [Dark Realm] card uses "discarding a card from the hand" as part of its effect rather than cost in order to trigger its effect, even if [Dark Realm Hunter - Brau] is discarded and [Glarfa] has no cards in hand, it can still draw a card from the deck and use the effect of [Dark Realm Temple] by relying on the effect of [Dark Realm Hunter - Brau] itself.

However, at the same time, [Gerafa] noticed that Jaden was also searching for cards.

“It’s not just your monsters that have the ability to take effect after being discarded to the graveyard. The effect of [Cross Transporter] is that when this card is sent to the graveyard, add one [N] monster from my Deck to my hand.” Jaden explained, “I add this [N Radiant Moss] to my hand.”

"Hmph, it's just a card, but because of the effect of [Dark Realm's Temple of Literature], I will discard this [Dark Realm's Mentor - Serulli] card that I just drew and draw two more cards!"

【卡勒莱斯→格拉法：4000LP，手牌：1→0→1→0→2】

【Dragon God of the Dark Realm - Grafa】【ATK2700→3000】

【Lava Demon】【ATK3300】

【Kellert, the Demon God of the Dark World】【ATK2700】

Back row: [Dark Realm's Literary Palace] [Face Card] x2
Location: [Gateway to the Dark Realm]

【游城十代：4000LP，手牌：10→11→10→9→10】

[Mentor of the Dark World - Serulli] [ATK 100 → 400]

"That troublesome monster has been thrown onto Big Brother's field again." Kenzan frowned worriedly. "This means Big Brother's [Hero's Arrival] is blocked and can't be used again."

"And then there's the effect of [Mentor of the Dark World - Seruri] itself." Amon pushed up his glasses, which had slipped down due to [Sonic Duck]'s continuous running, and examined the two cards in [Graphar]'s hand.

"I don't need to explain the effect of [Ceruli] anymore, right? Because he has been Special Summoned to your field by the power of [Dark Realm], I choose to discard one card from my hand!"

Grafa arrogantly revealed a card, saying, "[Pear the Hermit of the Dark Realms], besides reviving the power of the [Dark Realms] monster in my Graveyard that I used before, it also has an additional effect if it is discarded to the Graveyard by an opponent's card!"

"I will also Special Summon one Fiend-Type monster from my hand, Graveyard, and banished monsters to both players' fields. The monsters I want to Special Summon are: [Dark World Dragon King - Grafa], which was just released from my Graveyard, and [Dark World Demon King - Rein], which was banished earlier!"

With the power of [Mentor of the Dark Realm - Serulli] and the full power of [Hermit of the Dark Realm - Pearl], not only was [Dragon God King of the Dark Realm - Grafa] reawakened from [Grafa]'s grave, but [Demon God King of the Dark Realm - Renn], who was previously excluded from the fusion material of [Chaos King of the Dark Realm - Kaleres], was also summoned back!
—As for why not revive the [Chaos King of the Dark Realm - Kalles] in the graveyard? [Glarfa] isn't stupid. The [Chaos King of the Dark Realm - Kalles] that isn't fused and summoned is just a weakling with 0 attack and 0 defense. It's not worth summoning at all.

【Dragon King of the Dark Realm - Grafa】【ATK3200→3500】 【Demon King of the Dark Realm - Raine】【ATK3000→3300】

[Grafa] finally stabilized, maintaining the posture of [Dark World Dragon King - Grafa]. Although he had taken a [Lava Demon] from Jaden, he managed to re-establish a full five high-level monsters on the field, even during Jaden's turn. Not only that, he arrogantly chose to keep all his monsters in attack position, as if trying to intimidate Jaden with his imposing presence.

"Hmph, my power is boundless, not something a brat like you can defeat with just one or two cards!" [Grafa] taunted. "The returned [Dragon God King of the Dark Realm - Grafa] has once again restored his dominance over you. You cannot overcome this powerful force—or do you dare to defy me, who possesses the power of [Dragon God King of the Dark Realm - Grafa]!"

Meanwhile, Jaden looked at the [Mentor of the Dark World - Serulli] that had been thrown onto his field and said with a lot of trouble, "Another monster has been thrown onto my field. This is really troublesome. But there is still a way. If I use this card..."

Jaden said, showing a card: "As long as I activate this magic card, everything will be alright!"

"It's useless! The effects of any monster effects and the activation of any Normal Spell Card or Normal Trap Card will be modified by [Dark Dragon King - Grafa]!"

[Grafa] said, pointing to Jaden's card, "So your Quick-Play Spell Card [Mysterious Chinese Pot]... Hmm? Quick-Play Spell Card?"

"That's right, Quick-Play Spell Cards, because [Dark Dragon King - Grafa] can only target Normal Spell Cards, right? So whether it's Continuous, Field, Equip, Ritual, or Quick-Play Spell Cards, they can all be activated smoothly."

Now a third-year student, Marufuji Sho is no longer the bottom-of-the-class student who couldn't even name all the types of magic cards when he first entered school. He can even mock [Grafa] by saying, "What's wrong? Even your older brother clearly remembers your effects, but you can't remember them yourself?"

“Because it’s a Quick-Play Spell Card, ‘Dark World Dragon King - Grafa’ can’t modify the effect of ‘Mysterious Chinese Pot’, right? And to be honest, even if it were modified, it wouldn’t matter,” Jaden explained. “This card’s effect restores my Life Points. The stats are the ATK or DEF of one monster I control that was Tributed to activate this card. Even if you modify the effect, it doesn’t matter, because all I need is the cost of activating this card—to Tribute ‘Dark World Mentor - Seruri’ on my field!”

The monster that the opponent threw onto his field was sent back to the opponent's graveyard. Jaden saw his Life Points increase on the Duel Disk: "Instead of letting this card remain stuck on my field and be useless, I might as well use [Mysterious Chinese Pot] to stir-fry it and eat it - I restore the DEF value of [Dark World Mentor - Seruri], which had 600 DEF when it was on the field."

[Yujo Judai: 4000→4600LP, Hand: 10→9]

"Then next is this card, the Normal Spell Card [Pot of Greed]. I can draw two cards from my deck." Although he activated the card, Jaden didn't rush to deal with the effect, but instead gave his opponent enough time to react. "Or perhaps [Dark World Dragon King - Grafa] will change the effect of this card?"

"Otherwise what? Did you think I would let you replenish your hand?" [Grapah] sneered, waving his hand to unleash a shockwave. Graphite-colored black energy attached itself to Jaden's [Pot of Greed]. The power of [Pot of Greed], which was supposed to replenish Jaden's hand, was distorted by this black energy and instead shot towards [Grapah]'s hand.

"My third [Hunter of the Dark Realms - Brau] will be discarded from my hand to the Graveyard by my opponent's card effect. If discarded due to my opponent's card effect, the card drawn by its effect will increase to two!"

【格拉法：4000LP，手牌：2→1→0→2】

Despite being affected by the discard effect, [Grafa]'s hand size actually increased, returning to two cards. However, even with this shift, Jaden still had eight cards in his hand.

However, the test was over. Seeing the effect of [Dark World Dragon God King - Grafa], Jaden said, "I have to admit that the 'Greed Deception' tactic taught by Professor Chronos is really useful - although I think 'Greed Forces Conquest' would be a more accurate name."

"【Grafa】, you have used up your effect, which means—you will no longer be able to stop me!"

Without hesitation, Jaden paid half of his Life Points, saying, "If I have no face-up monsters on my field, I can only activate this card by paying half of my Life Points—the Spell Card [Hero's Arrival]!"

【游城十代：4600→2300LP，手牌：9→8→7】

The drop in his base score brought Jaden a noticeable sense of fatigue, but since he paid for it himself, and the [mysterious Chinese hot pot] helped him recover some of his strength, he was still able to hold on.

"Under the effect of [Hero's Arrival], I Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [E·hero] monster from my Deck. Here, I Special Summon [E·hero Bubble Man], and since I only have one of it on my field, I activate [E·hero Bubble Man]'s Summoning Effect and draw two cards from my Deck."

[Yujo Judai: 2300LP, Hand: 7→9]

"Although I can't Normal Summon it, [E·hero] isn't so easily held back from being summoned!" Jaden said, revealing another card in his hand, "Spell Card [Hero Union]! This can only be activated when there is a [Hero] monster on the field. Special Summon two [E·hero] monsters with a Level of 4 or lower from my hand—Come forth, [E·hero Sky Warrior], [E·hero Flame Warrior]!"

【E·hero Sky Knight】【ATK1800】

【E·hero Blaze】【ATK1200】

Beside [E·hero Bubble Man], two new heroes appeared and immediately triggered their respective entrance effects!
"If [E·hero Blaze] is Special Summoned, activate its effect: add one [Fusion] card from my Deck to my hand, and activate one of my two abilities."

After checking his hand and confirming that he didn't need to search for more [Hero] cards for the time being, Jaden pointed directly at [Grapar]'s backrow: "Here I'm using - destroy the most [Hero] cards on the field other than [E. Hero Skywalker]. I have two [Hero] cards on the field besides [E. Hero Skywalker].

"Therefore, I will destroy both of your face-down cards in the back row, [Grafa]!"

"Stardust Spinning Technique!"

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