Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1338 The Supermodel's Number

The earth trembled violently, and countless spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly across the ground. Fiery red light burst forth from the cracks, and boiling magma intertwined in the air as if it were alive. The pillars of lava fire twisted into a huge number "NO.61" that hovered in mid-air, each stroke dripping with burning liquid flames.

Suddenly, all the magma surged back into the fissure, and the space fell silent for a moment. The next second, with a deafening explosion, a lava column thirty meters in diameter shot into the sky, its dark red dragon claw tearing through the fiery curtain first. The colossal creature, number 61, slowly descended. Its entire body was covered in cooled and shattered basalt armor, with golden-orange lava flowing from every crevice. When it fully deployed its lava-formed wings, sparks swirled around it, and with each breath, sulfurous clouds of fire spewed from its nostrils. Most terrifying of all were the numbered insignia embedded in its body, flashing with each breath, as if timing the detonation of this active volcano.

[NO.61 Volcanic Dinosaur, Attack Power 2500]

“It’s ‘NO.’ again!” Jaden exclaimed.

Yubel warned, "Be careful, Jaden. This guy seems even stronger than before."

“Ah, I know.” Judai nodded.

Indeed. The oppressive aura and presence of the volcanic dinosaur that appeared this time were more than twice as strong as the sea dragon that appeared during Yu Xuan's previous duel.

Perhaps this "NO." is inherently far stronger than the sea dragon, or perhaps the compatibility between the controller and "NO." is stronger than that between Mr. T and the sea dragon before, or perhaps both factors are involved.

In short, this time the opponent is clearly much stronger.

Gukou's skin flushed an unnatural red, and he clutched his neck in apparent pain, where the skin bulged strangely, revealing a scorching number identical to that on the chest of a volcanic dinosaur. As the mark of "NO.61" was fully formed, dark red magma patterns gushed along his veins, forming crack patterns on his body surface that were exactly the same as those on a monster's armor.

The iris at the valley entrance was now completely engulfed by the crimson of lava. The heat radiating from his body distorted, creating a mirage-like effect in the air, like a high-temperature desert. Burning footprints were branded on the cement ground beneath his feet, as if the flame of his life had been completely connected to the volcanic dinosaur through that cursed number.

"Is this the power of 'NO.'? It feels so good~"

Taniguchi closed his eyes, as if enjoying the ever-flowing power.

"That person wasn't lying after all. 'NO.' is bound to the soul, and it can actually grant such powerful strength. With this power, one should be omnipotent, right?"

The Tenth Generation's eyes briefly turned golden, and he used the power of the Overlord to scan the opponent's power attributes.

“This person seems to have completely merged with 'NO.',” Jaden said. “'NO.' Cards grant duelists power far exceeding their own capabilities, while simultaneously unleashing even greater power through feedback from the duelist's soul.”

“It is indeed a very special type of elf,” Yubel said calmly. “Even I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it before.”

"Hahaha, it's too early to be amazed! The power of 'NO.' is just beginning to be revealed!" Taniguchi shouted. "Activate the effect of 'NO.61 Volcanic Dinosaur'!"

Volcanic Dinosaur destroys one monster on your opponent's field by removing one Xyz Material, then inflicts damage equal to the destroyed monster's ATK! (Original effect)

While the animated and physical versions of the Volcano Dinosaur have similar effects, many subtle changes make them not even in the same league.

The first difference is that physical cards can only inflict damage on the opponent based on the "original" ATK value of the destroyed monster, while the anime determines the current ATK value.

Take the current version of the Valiant Neos as an example. The Valiant Neos currently has an attack power of 2700. According to the actual card effect, Jaden would only need to take 2500 damage, but in the anime version, it can deal 2700 damage based on its current enhanced attack power.

Of course, this is all predicated on the Valiant Neos being destroyed. The Volcano Dinobite bit off one of the two Xyz Materials surrounding it, unleashing a powerful, swirling flame that hurtled directly towards the Valiant Neos.

Yubel: "Taking this hit is going to be a bit troublesome, Judai."

“Of course I know,” Jaden said. “Then I’ll activate the other effect of the Spell Card ‘Neuro Fusion’ from my Graveyard!”
If this card's Neo Fusion Monster on your field is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish 'Neo Fusion' from your Graveyard instead of destroying it!

Just as the lava was about to engulf Neos, the blue crystal on his chest suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light. Countless prism-like rainbow particles rapidly condensed before him, forming a translucent, multifaceted barrier. As the lava struck the barrier, scorching flames swept outwards, flowing and spreading across the barrier's surface like sunlight passing through a prism.

Lava exploded on the rainbow barrier, creating a rain of fire, while the New Universe Knight's silver-white body reflected the ever-changing rainbow light, and the lava impacts on the barrier stirred up ripples of light.

"The New Universe Fusion actually has hidden abilities; it really is a troublesome magic."

Taniguchi snorted, but then grinned maliciously.

"However, the power of the volcanic dinosaur surpasses it! If once isn't enough, try again!"
Activate the effect of 'NO.61 Volcanic Dinosaur' once again!

Remove one Xyz Material, destroy one monster your opponent controls, and inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's ATK!

Judai was shocked: "Such a powerful effect has no limit on the number of times it can be activated!?"

This is another, and perhaps the biggest, difference between the Volcano Dinosaur anime and the physical card. In the physical card, this effect can only be activated once per turn, while in the anime, there's no limit to the number of times it can be activated.

If there's any limitation, it's that you only have two Xyz Materials for the Volcano Dinosaur, so you can only use it a maximum of two times. But using it twice per turn, with the animation still showing a 4000 HP environment, is already overpowered enough.

The Volcano Dinosaur bit off the second Xyz Material surrounding it and opened its blood-red maw once more. A roar of churning magma came from deep within the Volcano Dinosaur's throat. It suddenly raised its head and spewed out a five-meter-diameter pillar of lava fire. It was not just simple flames, but a destructive torrent mixed with semi-solidified magma chunks and sulfur crystals. The air in its path was scorched and distorted.

This time, no new cosmic fusion could replace destruction. Even the valiant new cosmic warriors could not withstand the onslaught of this torrent. They could only have their chests pierced by the pillars of lava fire and dissipate into starlight under the blazing flames.

"Then take 2700 points of damage from the Valiant Neos!"

The flames continued to blast forward without diminishing their momentum, and Judai staggered back two steps under the impact of the raging flames.

[10th generation, LP4000 → LP1300]

Is this the true power of 'NO'?

Jaden wiped away his sweat, and despite suffering a loss, he revealed an excited smile.

"Wow, that's amazing! I'm going to get fired up too."

(End of this chapter)