Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"O holy spear unleashed by the God of Destruction, now pierce through the city of demons!"

"Summoning Synchro, Level 2☆+6☆+1☆=9☆!"

"Ferocious, ultimate spear—[Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon]!"

It was as if a storm from the tundra swept through the entire space where everyone was. Thick frost covered the heavy iron door, which had already broken three chains. Ice spikes sprouted from the ground around Wan Zhangmu and continued to spread outwards.

The violent power was like a flood pouring out of a dam after the floodgates were opened, constantly surging from the cards in Manjoume's hand. The information that was originally hidden in the card image was also fully revealed as the three-headed dragon in the card image broke through the ice and was released, roaring on Manjoume's field!
【Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon】【9☆/Water】

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[2700/2000]

—The three [Ice Barrier] dragons obtained by Manjoume each have names taken from divine spears in mythology. For example, the real name of the [Light Spear Dragon] that appeared before, "Brionac", is the weapon of Luger, the god of light and sun in Celtic mythology, also known as "Bombardment of the Five Stars". The name of the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Heavenly Spear Dragon] that has not yet appeared, "Gungnir", is more well-known. It is the meteor spear "Great God's Declaration" of Odin, the chief god of Norse mythology and all-knowing god.

The true name of the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon], which sits at the pinnacle of the [Ice Barrier Dragons], is "Trishula." Although it is not as well-known as the previous two, it is the strongest because it comes from India, which is considered one of the most boastful mythologies in various countries.

It is the trident of Shiva, one of the three main Hindu gods, and its three heads correspond to the shape of the trident. Its bluish-black skin also corresponds to Shiva's nickname "Blue Neck". There are even orange gems on the foreheads of the three dragon heads, corresponding to the eyes on Shiva's forehead that hide the power of world destruction.

With three heads and wings, and four armored legs, this is Manjō-moon's ultimate trump card—the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon]!
"Hoo—" Manjoume exhaled, and due to the extremely low ambient temperature, the moisture in his breath condensed into a white mist. Manjoume also felt a needle-like pain in his lungs when he inhaled.

Just summoning it unleashed such immense power; Hayato-sensei's card is truly extraordinary.
Thinking this, Manjoume looked up at the three-headed white dragon in front of him. As the underlying logic of Duel Monsters, the "three-headed dragon" is an indispensable and important element. Although he could not obtain an existence like the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, he had successfully satisfied his craving for this through Synchro Summoning and obtained his own "three-headed dragon".

However, the cost of using the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] in front of him was too high. Manjoume felt that his body temperature had been dropping ever since this monster appeared. Fortunately, he did not try to summon all three Synchro Dragons in a row, otherwise the combined power would probably have frozen him to death in an instant.
In short, we must finish this quickly. Hopefully, the three-headed dragon summoned through the Synchro Summoning will deliver power that satisfies us.

Upon seeing the effect of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] finally appear on the card, Manjoume was first taken aback, seemingly surprised by its immense power, before finally revealing a joyful smile: "This is truly... this three-headed dragon of yours, I am so pleased!"

"Roar!" One of the heads of the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] turned around and roared, seemingly very dissatisfied with the fact that it was called a "three-headed dragon" with no sense of dignity. However, since it was Manjoume who released her from the seal, she did not make any attack. In fact, after noticing that Manjoume's hands and feet were gradually frozen into a blackish-purple color, she subtly restrained some of her power - or rather, she precisely controlled that part of her power and released it towards Amon.

However, Amon was also protected by the power of [Exodia]. Even though he was shirtless and unmoved by the surrounding cold, he looked at [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] and said, "Another Synchro Summon was performed, but so what?"

"【Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias】is unaffected by any monster's effects. Synchro Monsters ultimately cannot transcend the framework of Duel Monsters and cannot interfere with it in the slightest. Furthermore, in terms of combat power, a mere 2700 attack power cannot possibly contend with 【Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias】, whose attack power has reached 3000!"

Upon hearing this, Manjoume smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me that kind of thing. However, the 'all resistance' of [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus] is only its own all resistance. The duelist itself and the graveyard have no resistance."

"Hmm?" Amon was also stunned when he heard what Manjoume said, and then an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

The next moment, Manjoume waved his hand and shouted, "[Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] does not retain any other superfluous effects used during its presence, but instead concentrates all its power on the moment it breaks the seal and appears! Suppressing its anger, focusing on one point, reaching the pinnacle!"

"This effect can only be activated when 【Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon】 is Synchro Summoned. You can banish one card each from your opponent's hand, field, and Graveyard from the Duel! This effect can be activated as long as there is a banishable card in any of your opponent's three zones. It is a noble non-targeting banishment, and the banished card is selected only during the effect resolution!"

"Maheshvara!"

Although it is highly associated with Shiva in Hinduism, the power released by the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] is completely opposite to the "world-destroying fire" contained in its third eye. The extreme cold spreads and the first thing to be hit is the [Sealed Left Foot] on the field that is covered by the back side defense position!
"Ugh!" On Amon's Duel Disk, the low temperature caused a cluster of sharp ice to grow, precisely covering the card of [Sealed Left Foot]. Amon was caught off guard by the sudden increase in weight of the Duel Disk, and could only watch helplessly as the ice crystal shattered, pulverizing his own card as well!
This wasn't the end of it. The area covered by [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] was the field, the graveyard, and the hand. Next, the cards in Amon's graveyard were banished. He once again witnessed [Sealed Right Foot] in his own graveyard being sent out of the graveyard and smashed and banished!
Also because the number of [Sealed] monsters in the graveyard has decreased, the attack power of [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus] on the field has decreased!
[Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias] [ATK 3000 → 2000]

“Although [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias] has all resistances, the cards in the graveyard have no resistances. As long as the cards in Amon's graveyard are banished, the attack power of [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias] can be reduced. So that's what Manjoume was planning!” Jaden exclaimed sincerely.

"It's not over yet! Don't forget that the power of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] can even cover the opponent's hand!" Manjoume sneered—here, "sneered" means literally. Even though [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] had restrained some of its power, it still froze Manjoume quite badly. He was already exhausted and was now just barely holding on. "I saw you subconsciously smile after drawing the card from [Heavenly Treasure Card], didn't I, Amon?"

"It's really hard to guess what card will make you laugh. It can't be—the last card, [Sealed Exodia]!" After a pause, Manjoume said, "Although the effect of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] randomly selects which card to banish from the opponent's hand, I believe that the power of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] will help me cut off the opponent's last hope!"

"Except for me—the one on the far right!"

As [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] flapped its wings, an ice spike flew out, precisely piercing the card designated by Manjoume and pinning it to the ground. This allowed everyone present to see what card Amon held in his hand, which had been excluded by Manjoume—Manjoume's guess was absolutely correct; that card was Amon's last [Sealed] monster, [Sealed Exodia]!
In the previous turn, Amon was really just one step away from victory, but after Manjoume used the effect of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] to banish three of his [Sealed] monsters in succession, the distance between him and victory was widened.

Even the situation on the field has undergone a dramatic change!
"【Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias】is a monster that cannot be destroyed by battle. That's great news, because then I don't even need to deal with 【Royal Magic Library】to attack you directly. I can just keep attacking it with monsters whose attack power is higher than that of 【Ultimate Sealed God - Exodias】and empty your life points."

Manjou's hands were a little numb and stiff, but he still resolutely played a card from his hand. "After the number of [Sealed] monsters in your graveyard decreased, the attack power of [Ultimate Sealing God - Exodus] has also been reduced to 2000 points. On the contrary, the attack power of my [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] is higher - the situation of offense and defense is different!"

Although Banjou's base score was reduced to only 700 points in the previous battle, don't forget that Amon's base score wasn't much higher either, only 1600 points left!

The [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] has an attack power of 2700 points and can pass through the barrier of [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus] to deal 700 points of combat damage to Amon. In other words, as long as another 900 points of damage are dealt, Manjoume can win!

【万丈目准：700LP，手牌：1→2→6→5→4】    【拉长石龙】【DEF2400】

【Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon】【ATK2700】

Backcourt: [Ruins of the Giant Dragon]

"I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn. I'll Tribute my [Stretcher Stone Dragon] to perform a Tribute Summon!" The reason Manjoume explained the summoning in such detail was because of the restrictions on the monster he was about to summon. "[Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] can only be summoned by Tributing one Normal Monster. I summon it in Attack Position!"

[Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Yellow Jade Dragon] [6 stars/location]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[2600/0]

Its rock-formed body resembled a moving mountain range, and the dragon opened its eyes in the vast expanse, revealing its topaz-like pupils.

"When [Original Stone Dragon - Imperial Topaz Dragon] is Tribute Summoned, its effect activates, negating the effects of all face-up monsters on your opponent's field, and banishing all monsters on your opponent's field whose Type or Attribute is the same as any Normal Monster in my Graveyard!"

"【Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus】is unaffected by any monster's effects!"

“But its effect can’t protect the Royal Magical Library!” Amon said, and Manjoume immediately retorted. The card he had just released for a Superior Summon, the Elongated Stone Dragon, hadn’t been sent to the graveyard yet. Manjoume pointed at the Royal Magical Library and said, “At least I can banish that card!”

"Reveal the moment, petrify all things—the immaculate pulsation unknown to anyone!"

Countless magical tomes were petrified, and the stone shell covering the walls of the books spread rapidly, completely covering the Royal Magic Library in the blink of an eye, before collapsing!

Amidst the dust raised by the collapse of the Royal Magic Library, Amon remained expressionless.

"Still 300 points of damage short? Tsk, I'm starting to agree with what Hayato-sensei said before, 'You absolutely have to include cards like Fireball that can deal finishing damage.' Is this the ultimate understanding of Duel Monsters by the Duel King?" Manjoume sighed as he looked at the three cards he had left in his hand.

He used to think that there was no point in bringing such cards, and he didn't even like to bring cards like "Fire Dragon's Fireball," which was very suitable for his Dragon deck. But now, if he had such a card in his hand, he wouldn't worry about not being able to deal enough damage.

【Spiritual Exophysis】is correct. It's amazing that the Duel King would include such a card in his deck. After defeating the opponent with a monster, you can then Tribute the monster and burn a significant amount of the opponent's health. I really want such a powerful combo. Imagine using 【Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon】 to deal 700 damage and then burn the opponent for another 1350 points, or something like that.
No, is it because it's too cold? I'm starting to overthink things.

Suddenly realizing he'd been thinking about too many irrelevant things, Manjoume refocused on the duel and used his remaining stamina to continue casting cards: "Although it was extremely difficult, I finally managed to deal enough damage—equip the magic card [Psychic Sword]!"

"Equip this card to my [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] on the field. The effect of [Psychic Sword] can increase the equipped monster's ATK by up to 100 times its own ATK, but the price is that when this card is activated, I must pay that amount of Life Points."

Although he didn't have many base points, Manjoume still waved his hand and said, "Leave me 100 base points, that's enough. The remaining 600 base points will all be converted into the attack power of [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon]!"

After absorbing 600 of Manjoume's basic points, a jade-green longsword appeared before him, which was grasped by the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon]. Seeing that Manjoume had actually reduced his basic points to such an extreme degree, the three heads of the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] looked at each other, and their gazes towards Manjoume carried a hint of approval.

Meanwhile, the [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] wielding the sword gained 600 points. With the blessing of the [Psychic Sword], its chill became even more intense. Its original 2700 attack power increased by more than 3000 points, surpassing the "legendary [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]" and reaching 3300 points!

[Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] [ATK 2700 → 3300]

Now, the combined attack power of the two monsters on the field has reached 5900 points. Even if they attack the [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus] twice, which cannot be destroyed by battle, they can still deal 1900 points of battle damage to Amon, basically wiping him out!

"And so, I enter my battle phase. I will use [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] to attack [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus]!"

The sword-wielding [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon] immediately charged forward, its icy aura surging like a tide. Amon's [Ultimate Sealing God - Exodias] attempted to conjure flames in retaliation, but due to its reduced attack power, the flames were frozen solid as soon as they appeared in Exodias's hands, rendering them completely ineffective!

In a mere blink of an eye, [Ultimate Sealed God - Exodus] was cleaved in two at the waist by [Ice Barrier Dragon - Trident Dragon]. Only then did Manjoume utter the name of his attack technique—

"Dragon King Mountain-Shattering Sword - Heavenly Demon Subduing Slash!"

“Ahem—!”

For Amon, this was the first time his defenses had been breached by the cold air. The extreme freezing air made his hands and feet stiffen, and his basic score plummeted!
【阿蒙·加勒姆：1600→300LP，手牌：0→6→5】

What awaited him next was the attack of the [Primal Stone Dragon - Imperial Jade Dragon]! (End of Chapter)