Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1337 Numbered Attack
[Elemental Hero - Valiant Neo-Universe Warrior, Attack Power 2700]

"They actually fused it from a deck!"

Gu Kou showed displeasure.

"Tch, this fusion card is so convenient it's almost cheating."

"You flatter me. This is the new power of my new universe companions," Jaden said with a smile. "However, great power comes with risks. As a price, I cannot Special Summon monsters in any other way during the New Universe Fusion turn."

Taniguchi: "."

This restriction is quite fatal in the modern Yu-Gi-Oh! environment where all decks rely heavily on Special Summoning, but given the current pace of the meta, this restriction is completely disproportionate to the benefits it brings.

Even without Special Summoning and self-restraint, a deck can already summon a Fusion Ace in one turn, which is quite good. Neo Fusion allows materials to be fused from the deck, enabling free fusion and precise graveyard filling. With such huge benefits, the mere restriction of not being able to Special Summon is almost negligible.

“And the power of Elemental HERO Neos is not limited to this,” Jaden said. “Fight! Use Elemental HERO Neos to attack the monsters covering the inside!”

The valiant Neosword's arm blade gleamed with starlight as he charged towards the enemy's card. At the moment of contact, three ancient, cracked stone statues burst from the ground beneath the card, each with a rigid, cold face. Their jaws opened mechanically, and a dangerous red light shone from deep within their cannon-like throats.

[Stone Statue Interceptor Cannon, Defense 2000]

"Boom boom boom!" Three crimson pillars of fire spewed from the mouths of the three human-faced stone statues, intertwining to form a death grid. However, when they touched Xinyu Xia's silver-white body, they were swept away, like water washing over steel plates, having no effect whatsoever.

Neo-Ultraman soared into the sky, transforming into a silver speck of light under the blazing sun. As he began his dive, the air was torn apart, creating a sonic boom cloud, and a dazzling blade of light extended from his right arm. With a swift hand strike, three blades of light flashed, and the stone statues, frozen in their fire-breathing poses, suddenly froze, then slowly slid down the smooth cut surface, exploding into fragments with a deafening roar.

“Defeating a monster in Defense Position does not cause battle damage, but at that moment, Elemental HERO Neos’ effect is activated,” Jaden said. “When Elemental HERO Neos destroys an opponent’s monster by battle, it can add one Spell/Trap Card with the name 'Elemental HERO Neos' from its Deck to its hand.”

Gukou's face stiffened.

It can even be retrieved from the deck.
and many more.

He remembered that the magic card "Neocene Fusion" seemed to belong to the category of magic trap cards "with the name of the Neocene Knight".

If that's the case, wouldn't the Valiant Neos also be able to retrieve Neos Fusion from the deck?
Neo-Fusion directly fuses to create Heroic Neo-Universe, Heroic Neo-Universe destroys monsters and then searches for Neo-Fusion again, Neo-Fusion then creates Heroic Neo-Universe once more.
Just thinking about it made Taniguchi gasp.

How many resources can be generated by just one "New Universe Integration" card?
But as if seeing through his thoughts, Jaden laughed and said, "Well, theoretically I can still search for another 'Neuro Fusion' from my deck, but unfortunately I only have one 'Neuro Fusion' right now."

So this time I searched my deck for the spell card 'Miracle Contact'.

He said that he drew a new spell retrieved from the deck, briefly showed it, and then added it to his hand.

Taniguchi felt a little relieved. Thankfully, there was only one copy of that terrifying New Universe Magic; the thought of having three copies was truly frightening.

Furthermore, because of the self-restraint that prevents special summons after the activation of Neo-Fusion, even if Jaden searches for Miracle Contact, he certainly cannot activate it this turn.

"However, the moment the stone statue cannon was destroyed, it wasn't just your monster's effect that activated," Taniguchi said. "At that very moment, the effect of 'Otherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon' in my hand also activated!"

A ferocious purple dragon appeared above the valley entrance, its face contorted in a menacing expression.

"If a monster on your field is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it from your hand."

Therefore, I hereby Special Summon 'Otherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon'!

【Otherworldly Thorn Purple Dragon, Attack Power 2200】 "I see. No wonder the first turn ended with only one face-down monster. Was it bait to lure out a high-level monster in hand?" Jaden laughed.

Clearly, Judai has forgotten his embarrassing past when he was young and often won by summoning Winged Warrior in the first round—and Winged Warrior was often in attack stance.

If I had to say something, the early tactical arrangements in the game were probably designed to feign weakness and take more hits at the start to make it easier to lock in health and turn the tide.

"It's not over yet. It's not just this one dragon effect that's activated." Taniguchi sneered. "At the same time, last turn I also sent this card to the graveyard using the Spell Card 'Angel's Charity'."

'Otherworldly Thorny Purple Beast'!

A purple monster appeared above him again, its appearance quite similar to the otherworldly thorny purple dragon from before. But this time it wasn't a dragon, but a crawling beast with sharp teeth and claws, and a ferocious appearance.

"Otherworldly Thorn Purple Beast is a card that can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard if a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard while this card is in the Graveyard."

Therefore, I Special Summon 'Otherworld Thorn Beast' from the Graveyard!

[Otherworldly Thorny Purple Beast, Attack Power 1100]

Judai: "Then set one card face down, and the turn ends."

Taniguchi: "My turn, draw a card!"

After drawing the card, he paused slightly, then revealed a somewhat eerie and sinister smile.

"That completes the preparations."

Judai was taken aback: "Ready?"

Only then did he realize that the opponent's otherworldly thorny purple beast and otherworldly thorny purple dragon were both level five.

Recalling the unknown power that Mr. T displayed during You Xuan's duel not long ago...
Judai: "Do you mean to..."

"That's exactly what's so difficult!"

He shouted loudly at the mouth of the valley.

"I'll stack the level 5 'Otherworldly Thorny Purple Dragon' and the level 5 'Otherworldly Thorny Purple Beast'!"

Both monsters roared simultaneously, their bodies disintegrating into countless particles of light. The otherworldly thorny purple dragon transformed into a bewitching bolt of purple lightning, while the otherworldly thorny purple beast burst forth with dazzling golden light. The two streams of light intertwined like a DNA double helix, piercing straight into the sky. Above the clouds, the purple-gold intertwined pillar of light suddenly changed direction, plunging down like a falling meteor.

The ground had already unfurled a rainbow-colored vortex, its edges constantly splashing up liquid rainbow-like energy waves. The moment the two-colored light stream entered the center of the vortex, the entire space suddenly fell into an eerie silence, followed by a pillar of blazing light shooting into the sky, and countless translucent dimensional rifts floating in the air like shattered mirrors.

"Construct a Light Network using two monsters, then Xyz Summon!"

Taniguchi shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Show yourself! No. 61, the Volcanic Dinosaur!!!"

(End of this chapter)