Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1476 Color Branch
NO.16 The Ruler of Color!
First, the number "NO.16" appeared in mid-air. The triangular structure was the main component of its body, which was covered with stripes. It had a cold, silver-metal-like face and was surrounded by dark arcs of electricity.

[NO.16 The Ruler of Color, Attack Power 2300]

The black mist exclaimed in surprise: "The Ruler of Color?"

Not Hope?

NO.16, this number is quite famous in the entire series. It was widely used immediately upon its release, and is notorious among card players for its super powerful effect. In 2016, it was imprisoned for its bizarre and powerful effect, and has been in service ever since.

Furthermore, even with the acceleration of version updates and the environment, as long as the effect text of this card is not changed or nerfed, it is foreseeable that it will likely be indefinitely suspended for most of its lifespan and will be very difficult to release.

If I had to explain why...
Yu Xuan waved his hand and said, "Activate the effect of NO.16 Color Dominator!"

Once per turn, remove one Xyz Material. You can declare any type of monster, spell, or trap to activate this ability.

Until the end of your next turn, no card of the declared type can be activated!

As soon as the words were spoken, the surrounding supermassive materials were absorbed into the body of the Color Ruler. Thunder roared all around the arena, and a domineering, transparent aura spread in all directions. Purple chaotic energy filled the entire arena, carrying an undeniable domineering power.

"I declare that this is a monster card," Yu Xuan said. "Therefore, after this effect is activated, no monster card can be activated until the end of your next turn!"

The entire venue is under lockdown!

The arena was instantly dominated by a domineering purple light. Under the suppression of that energy, all the monsters became powerless. Even the black mist on the opposite side, which had originally been powerful and invincible, seemed to dim, and the black mist floating around it became illusory.

Black Mist: "!"

Can't any monsters activate their effects? Has the monster effect been completely locked down?!
The Ruler of Color is just that powerful. Yu Xuan sometimes finds it strange that the leader of the sect hasn't used this card even once since he collected it in the anime, even though the Ruler of Color's effect practically counters most of the bosses in the later stages of the anime.
No, saying it counters is actually a bit inaccurate. Because the invincible color branch isn't targeting any particular group, but rather fairly counters almost 90% of the decks in the world.

You can even choose to specifically target spells/traps or monsters based on the type of deck your opponent is using. Even without relying on monsters, decks heavily reliant on spells or traps will be easily defeated.

Furthermore, Yuma's deck heavily relies on four-star Xyz, so theoretically, summoning Sorcerer's Sight shouldn't be too difficult. However, the leader is fixated on using Hope's attacks against each other and might disdain using such a self-contained, restrictive heavy weapon.

But this is exactly what You Xuan likes.

In fact, back when color cards weren't banned in real life, you could even try playing two or even three Color Dominators in one turn, then declare a spell, a trap, and a monster. Your opponent would just stand there helplessly, unable to do anything but wait to die.

Of course, that's impossible in the anime world. No. Each card is unique, absolutely one-of-a-kind in the world; there can't be a second one. While there's no concept of banned cards, it's equivalent to a physical card limit of one; trying to overwhelm your opponent with three different cards is unrealistic.

"Battle!" You Xuan said. "Color Dominator, attack 'NO.96 Black Mist'!"

Purple light converged from all around the ruler of color towards the head in the center, forming a sphere of light. Then, the sphere transformed into a beam of light and shot towards the black mist's chest.

At this point, the color-based ability had taken effect, the monster effect was sealed, and the black mist was unable to retaliate. However, his counterattack methods were not limited to the monster effect alone.

But then the black mist said, "Don't get too cocky! Activate the face-down card, the trap card 'Explosive Armor'!"
You can activate this skill when the opponent's monster declares an attack, causing that attacking monster to destroy it!

As he spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, which resembled Starlight's: "It seems you were completely distracted by my true form and prioritized the Limit Monster. Disappear under the power of the trap!" "Exploding Armor and Xyz Dimension are both so active. No wonder it's the number one card in the universe," Yu Xuan said calmly.

The opponent has two face-down cards in the back row. Although he declared a monster card first, he must have the confidence to play it.

"Then I'll activate Yuma, placing it face down on the field, leaving this card for me." Yugen snapped his fingers, "Counter Trap 'Royal Pulse'!"
This card can be activated by removing one Xyz Material from your field, preventing any Xyz Monsters on your field from being destroyed by card effects until the end of the turn.

I removed one Xyz Material from 'Color Master'!

It is said that the second material of the Color Branch was also absorbed, turning into a golden barrier in front of it. The backlash from the exploding armor immediately slammed into the barrier, completely failing to touch the Color Branch itself.

Black Mist: "What?!"

The Xyz Monster Black Mist roared in anger, but it was powerless. It had the effect of being invincible in battle and had Xyz Material, but it was completely unable to move under the restraint of the color branch. It was just a blank slate with 100 attack. No, Black Mist should be called a black board.

The black mist was engulfed in the explosion and instantly turned to ashes. The duelist himself let out a miserable groan, his body becoming erratic in the impact.

His body was originally composed of mist, resembling a starlight, so light that it seemed weightless, and it felt as if it would disintegrate and disappear at any moment if blown away like this.

[Black fog, LP4000 → LP1800]

The black mist swayed and took half a step back: "Bastard."

"Your turn is over," You Xuan said. "Well, it's your turn now. But don't forget to seal monster effects."

He then gestured to the Color Ruler on the field.

"I know, don't get too cocky," the black mist said in a deep voice. "My turn, draw a card!"

He drew the card and pondered for two seconds.

The monster's effects remain sealed during this turn, so even if you summon another Black Mist, it cannot counterattack. However, the effect of the color-coded attack only lasts until the end of this turn. If the opponent does not declare another monster next turn, Black Mist can be used to block attacks.

I only thought for half a second.

"Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Xyz Resurrection'!" Black Mist said, "Resurrect the Xyz Monster in the Graveyard, and use this Trap Card as Xyz Material to place it below that monster!"

I will be resurrected once again from the grave!
NO.96 Black Mist!

The pitch-black vortex opened, and thick, eerie mist drifted out from it, coalescing and transforming back into sharp fangs and claws, reverting to its original form of black mist.

[NO.96 Black Mist, Attack Power 100]

(End of this chapter)