Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1558 Thousands of Lords ascend to the Jade Seat
"I just recovered 1600 health this turn, therefore the effect of 'NO.43 Soul Puppet Demon - Soul Puppet Master' is activated!"

The Thousand Venerable Avatars.

"The Soul Puppet Master's attack power increases by 1600, and you are dealt 1600 damage!"

[NO.43 Soul Puppet Demon - Soul Puppet Master, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 1600]

The enormous throne once again radiated dark energy, which was absorbed into the puppeteer's body. The puppeteer's aura instantly surged, and with a flick of his fingers, the puppet threads danced, and the violent dark energy rebounded towards You Xuan.

[Yu Xuan, LP3500 → LP1900]

Kro: "Restore your own health, increase the monster's attack power, and then burn your own health? That's ridiculous!"

"What an amazing combination!" Yusei exclaimed. "No matter how much damage they take, the thrones of thousands of lords can instantly restore their health to full. Then, the healing process triggers a chain reaction, increasing their own attack power and inflicting damage on the enemy."

Jack: "So, does that mean that if you can't get a kill, the more you attack, the worse it will be for you?"

Qiu worried again: "You Xuan."

"My turn, draw a card." It was the turn of the Thousand Lords clone.

At this moment, golden light surged from the eternal magic in You Xuan's backcourt, making his half of the court appear somewhat ethereal for a brief moment.

Yu Xuan also drew cards from his deck in one go: "The effect of Nightmare Mirage: During the opponent's turn's preparation phase, I draw four cards from my hand."

The Thousand-Avatar glanced at the card it had drawn, added it to its hand, and looked up, saying directly, "Battle Phase. Use 'NO.43 Soul Puppet Demon - Soul Puppet Master' to attack 'Beetle Mechanic - Beanstalk'!"

"What?" Crowe said, "But even if this puppeteer's attack power has increased, it shouldn't be as high as the damselfly's."

Yusei reminded him, "That's his goal."

Sure enough, the puppeteer's fingers moved in unison, manipulating the silk threads to pull the Great Sin Spider, which was suspended by the threads, towards the damselfly. The damselfly reacted cautiously, slashing out with her mantis blade. In a flash of green light, she cleaved the Great Sin Spider in two, sending it flying.

[Thousand clones, LP4000 → LP3200]

A thousand clones: "NO. Of course, it won't be destroyed by battles with monsters other than NO."

You Xing said, "He takes the damage by attacking, and at the end of the round he recovers his health through 'The Jade Throne of the Thousand Lords,' and this part of the damage will be reflected back to You Xuan."

"What a despicable tactic!" Crow exclaimed indignantly. "So, he doesn't even need to summon powerful monsters to win?"

But the Thousand Clone Technique wasn't over yet: "Then I'll unleash the quick-attack spell 'Double Whirlwind' from my hand."

This card can simultaneously target one Spell/Trap Card on your field and one on your opponent's field, destroying both of them!

The Thousand-Supreme Avatar first pointed to the large pot that remained on its own field from the previous turn, and then pointed to one of the face-down cards on the opposite Youxuan's field.

"Destroy my own 'Damage Pot' and then the face-down card on your side of the field."

Red and gold whirlwinds rose from the ground, forming two tornadoes, one moving back and the other forward, sweeping towards the backcourts of both sides respectively.

The damage pot from the thousand clones was the first to be hit, and was immediately shredded to pieces in the golden storm. As the pot shattered, some kind of violent energy that seemed to have been sealed inside went out of control, exploding in mid-air like an energy bomb, blasting towards both sides indiscriminately.

Thousand Avatars: "The effect of Damage Pot is that when this card leaves the field, it will deal damage to both players equal to the amount it absorbed!"

Yusei and the others' expressions changed drastically: "What?!" The Damage Jar was activated during Yugen's Beetle Mech-Damnifist attack in the previous round, negating the combat damage inflicted by the Damnifist. At that time, the Damnifist's attack power was 2400, which is the amount of damage absorbed by the Damage Jar.

If the damage pot explodes at this moment, and both sides simultaneously take 2400 points of damage, then the thousands of masters who can infinitely regenerate will naturally be unharmed. However, You Xuan's health is now only 1900!

Qiu: "You Xuan!"

Yu Xuan snapped his fingers: "Then the chain will activate this face-down card locked by your Double Whirlwind, the Trap Card 'Damage Reduction'! This card can halve all battle and effect damage you receive this turn."

A transparent barrier was released in front of You Xuan, forming a buffer zone. All the damage erupted onto that buffer zone, diluting the energy and greatly reducing the impact.

[Yu Xuan, LP1900 → LP700]

[Thousand clones, LP3200 → LP800]

The damage reduction effect only halves the damage dealt to friendly units; the damage suffered by the Thousand Venerable Clone remains the original 2400 points.

"Furthermore, at the same time as the damage reduction is activated, the quick-play spell 'Extraordinary Food' is also activated in a chain," Yu Xuan said. "Extraordinary Food restores 1000 life points for each spell and trap card it controls that is sent to the graveyard."

I sent the activated Trap Card 'Damage Slimming' and the Continuous Spell Card 'Nightmare Mirage' to the Graveyard, restoring 2000 Life Points.

The two cards in the back row were simultaneously decomposed into points of light and dissipated, then absorbed by the cards of the Extraordinary Food. It was as if the cards of the Extraordinary Food were used as a transit point, and after transformation, they became a golden warm current that flowed into Yu Xuan's body.

[Yu Xuan, LP700 → LP2700]

"Great!" Crozan exclaimed. "This way, we'll not only survive this attack, but we should also be able to withstand the massive damage at the end of the round!"

Despite the failed attempt to kill, the Thousand Venerable clones showed no anger or frustration: "Then, two cards are face down, and the turn is over."

Of course, the instant his declaration ended, the pitch-black throne at the end of the long staircase erupted with intense darkness once more. Tentacle-like tendrils shot out from all directions, wrapping around the hands and feet of the thousand avatars, and endless dark currents, like a continuous source of energy, were replenished into his body.

"The effect of the Thousand Lords' Jade Throne is that I recover health equal to the amount of damage I took this turn," said the Thousand Lords' clone.

[Thousand clones, LP800 → LP4000]

"At this very moment, the effect of No. 43 Soul Puppet Demon - Soul Puppet Master activates," said the Thousand-Supreme Clone. "When your Life Points are restored, this card's ATK increases by that amount!"

[NO.43 Soul Puppet Demon - Soul Puppet Master, Attack Power 1600 → Attack Power 4800]

Jack is most sensitive to high-attack monsters: "Attack power 4800!?"

“That’s not all,” Yusei said gravely, “it’s coming!”

A thousand clones: "Furthermore, it can also inflict self-healing damage on the opposing player, which is 3200 points of damage!"

The domineering energy swirled and condensed before the sinister puppeteer, transforming into a spiraling arrow that shot towards You Xuan!

“But the ‘damage reduction’ effect is still in effect this round,” You Xuan said. “All the damage I receive is still halved.”

The impact of the undercurrent was weakened again on the transparent buffer zone before surging past You Xuan.

[Yu Xuan, LP2700 → LP1100]

(End of this chapter)