Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 766 Selection Phase Rules (4K)

The duel, which was far from the critical point, was just a microcosm of countless pre-battle duels.

Even those who aren't playful, bloodthirsty duelists like Yu Li still want to emulate the "pretending to be weak to catch a tiger" trope from movies, comics, and novels, hoping to make a name for themselves or show off their skills.

This is a very normal psychological state.

There will always be people who like this.

At least for now, as long as no one has died, it makes no difference to Haima Automobile.

In fact, the current Fusion Army is quite law-abiding.

You Li himself came purely for "playing cards, having fun!" and under his leadership, the fusion army that came naturally came from the same source.

However, they weren't as manic as Yuri; during the duel, they were mostly expressionless.

Since that's the case, then Haima Company has no reason to stop them.

If Gurus could participate in the Duel City tournament back then, then this Fusion Army could naturally participate in the "KC Cup".

Youli shook his head and returned to his camp, feeling refreshed.

The Fusion Army established a small camp outside the critical point, mainly to provide living quarters for the Fusion Army soldiers—after all, these people would be driven out if they walked into the critical point's stronghold.

Yuri didn't care about these things; what he cared more about was whether he could meet interesting duelists.

"Have you found out where the next match will be held?"

Youli flicked his cloak, sat down in the main seat, and then, looking bored, propped his chin on his hand and asked his subordinates.

"Sorry, Commander, we haven't..."

The soldiers of the Fusion Army answered Yuri's questions with a mixture of fear and reverence.

After the death of King Akama Zero, the Fusion Army was annihilated by various forces due to its past invasions. It was Yuri who took over the great task at a critical moment, which brought the Fusion Army back to life.

Don't worry about how he died.

Regardless, after the Fusion Army regrouped, Yuri created the "Dimensional Arena" and personally fought against many duelists who came to challenge and want to destroy the Fusion Army, thoroughly demonstrating his strength.

Yuri is a true "fusion duelist" unlike Zero Akaba.

More importantly, the game gave these ordinary fusion army soldiers a glimmer of hope.

You're really strong!

And it's not just strong, it's incredibly powerful.

If he were merely a “powerful duelist,” no matter how strong he was, it would be difficult to inspire confidence in the Fusion Army soldiers so quickly.

The reason is...

Yuri is a Fusion Duelist who is "no less than Hikaru Amagi".

Not only are the cards similar, but even the feeling during fusion is very similar, which is very easy for these fusion army soldiers to notice.

But it's a pity.

They could only perceive that Yuri and Amagi Hikaru were "similar," but they could not distinguish their "differences."

Or rather.

For these "dark" people, the fusion of Amagi Hikaru is actually more difficult for them to accept.

Yu Li sighed listlessly.

Originally, building a fusion army's dueling arena and waiting for duelists to come to the door would have been quite interesting, since anyone who can travel between dimensions will inevitably have some unique characteristics and abilities.

But Yuri got bored after only a few days in the ring.

Because the intensity is too low.

Perhaps due to the spread of news about the "KC" Cup, more and more duelists began to conserve their energy and prepare for the future battles, and the duelists appearing in the game seemed to have mediocre strength.

A large part of the reason for this is that, in his view, almost 99% of duelists are "mediocre".

However, Yu Li's guess is not without merit.

Because of the KC Cup, fewer and fewer duelists are willing to waste their energy and reveal their trump cards.

Therefore, when others challenged the Dimensional Arena later, he would directly send his duelists to test the waters, and it was because of this that some victors emerged.

It wasn't until today, when the warm-up officially began and he could duel with more interesting duelists, that he rushed to this critical point—because he believed that the duelists here should be the most interesting.

As a result, they won three consecutive games right from the start, which was rather boring.

But think about it too.

The KC Cup seeks truly outstanding individuals who can emerge victorious from the trials of millions of duelists. No matter how lucky you are, you can't possibly encounter three of them right away.

He only needs two more matches to advance. Yuli is already tired of the critical point selection arena. He wants to know where the next duels are and what kind of people he can meet.

Just then, a member ran over.

"commander!"

"explain."

"The message came from that gentleman."

Oh?
News from the spy team?
Youli took the machine and glanced at it.

The message must have come from the Duel Academy.

He looked him over, then his eyes narrowed slightly.

interesting!!!

As expected of Haima Automobile, their arrangement of the race schedule is truly amazing!

and.

That's quite a generous gesture!
No wonder the pre-launch hype takes one or two months.

He became excited, imagining the fun he would have in the future.

The reason, of course, is that he saw Haima's future strategy in this intelligence report.

After the warm-up ends, a "preliminary selection" will be held. Through this selection process, only a few thousand, one or two thousand, or even fewer duelists will be selected to enter "Quaduno City" to participate in the final official duel.

The battlefield for the "open selection" is...

Every World!
That is, starting from the "Fusion Dimension", they go through the Synchro Dimension and the Hyperion Dimension, and finally go to the "Pendulum Dimension" to carry out four rounds of massive selection battles!
Each battlefield provides the venue and sustenance for that dimension. Through this method, the Seahorse Corporation showcases the unique features and characteristics of each world to duelists and humans from all over the world.

This way, the contestants' ability to withstand pressure in different environments can be tested, and the audience can also get to know each other a little.

Most importantly, fairness!
If the preliminary rounds are only held in one world of the fused dimension, there will always be people who question the fairness of the duels. But if we go through every world, such questions will disappear. If you dare to play tricks, then our world will not be polite either. Everyone should treat each other as human beings and duel properly. That's the proper way.

Haima Automobile is really going all out by arranging dimensional travel for so many people.

No wonder even a small "warm-up" takes so long.

After a moment's thought, Youli couldn't help but laugh again.

Yes.

Only in sufficiently lavish and certified dueling tournaments can the ultimate victor be truly and rightfully crowned the "Strongest Duelist in the Dimension!"

Youli couldn't help but clap softly.

That's interesting. That's what makes it interesting.

The initial boredom he felt during the preheating period vanished instantly, and he grinned, unable to resist starting to daydream.

Other dimensions—

It's definitely worth going to see.

He began to dream about the future.

only……

When he learned of this, the inexplicable sense of unease he had felt before the duel returned to his mind.

What do you mean?
Am I going to lose?
He felt increasingly confused.

In a certain dimension.

Another duel has just come to an end.

"Attack directly with the Nature Wood Dragon Beast!"

"That means I've won, Lord Huang Jin!"

Huang Jinqing gently tapped his forehead with his right hand, nodding in approval.

"I didn't expect you to be so adept at dealing with traps and magic. You certainly deserve Daitokuji's praise."

The enormous, golden, immortal hero nodded slightly, acknowledging Amagi Hikaru's acceptance of the duel.

Hikaru Amagi smiled and put the card away.

Today, he seemed quite relaxed and carefree.

It's not that his level of attainment has reached a high point; it's simply that he now has far more resources than before.

Given Amagi Hikaru's situation, she could have used her mental powers to venture into this dimension and experiment six months or even a year ago. Back then, thanks to her relationship with Daitokuji Temple, she might have gained the approval of the Golden Lord and investigated the "Red Light" together, and then…

But that was all in the "previous" situation.

At this moment, Hikaru Amagi is like someone who skipped the side quests and focused on the main story in a game, only to realize after completing the game that he needs to "clear out the side quests".

And the "Golden Country" is that "side story".

Two years ago, when Amagi Hikaru first met the Golden Captain and the Golden Cult God, he really didn't know how to deal with the Golden Lord.

But now, Hikaru Amagi has not only encountered no elf enemies, but has even defeated two powerful "Concept Gods".

In addition, the "red light" that was supposed to be explored and researched with Huang Jinqing has now been learned by Tiancheng Guang. Instead of being "frightened" when he came here, he told Huang Jinqing a lot of truths about the "red light" from outside this world.

The message he gave to Huang Jinqing during the duel was particularly persuasive.

But even after learning the truth, Huang Jinqing was not prepared to be "forgiving".

Its life, world, and kingdom were all destroyed because of the red light, so how could it be forgiven because of an "accident"?

It will fight back no matter what!
Amagi Hikaru naturally had no objection to this.

After all, everyone makes their own choices, and since Huang Jinqing wants it this way, we should respect that.

It was precisely out of this mindset that Amagi Hikaru used a deck tactic that he didn't usually employ in his "trial duel" with the Golden Lord.

This refers to the "underworld strategy".

Golden Country itself is a "red trap deck" that uses trap cards for combination.

In order to gain the approval of the Golden Lord for his "combat ability" and his ability to use "traps", Amagi Hikaru used a deck that was different from the one he usually used.

The main body consists of "branding" cards, while the secondary axis consists of cards related to nature and sudden mutations.

When the Golden Lord attempted to Special Summon himself, Hikaru Amagi used "Separation Mark" to Special Summon "Machine Golem - Nightmare" onto the Golden Lord's field. Then, through continuous fusion and sudden mutation, he fused it into Nature Wood Dragonmon.

The main point is to prevent your opponent from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!

Amagi Hikaru doesn't usually play this kind of deck.

On the one hand, it is inefficient, and on the other hand, it is prone to causing "conflicts".

But when it comes to a duel with Huang Jinqing, these things can be brought out and shown off.

Because of this, the duel went on for many rounds, and it wasn't until the ninth round that Amagi Hikaru finally defeated the Golden Lord.

It's not fair to say they were evenly matched; it's more accurate to say that none of them were decent people.

But this duel, which was somewhat torturous for both sides and for the audience, was just right for Huang Jinqing.

It laughed heartily, praising Amagi Hikaru as a worthy disciple of Daitokuji Temple and a peerless alchemist of the new generation.

Amagi Hikaru was also very curious about the development of the world of the Golden Lord, so he stayed here and chatted with the Golden Lord for a long time.

From duels to the dragon's mark, and then to alchemy.

They have so much to talk about.

As mentioned before, while Hikari Amagi's alchemy was sufficient to create the "Philosopher's Stone," her other alchemy skills were not top-notch.

Of course, the phrase "not the best" here refers to comparisons with his teacher and ordinary alchemists; it is already a level that can be enough to make one despair.

but--

"Golden Minister" happens to be an expert in classification, which is Amagi Hikaru's least forte.

Huang Jinqing is an alchemist specializing in "pharmaceuticals".

More accurately—

Huang Jinqing is an alchemist specializing in the elixir of immortality.

Although the elixir of immortality and the Philosopher's Stone are essentially the same thing in the concept of alchemy, the "finished products" are different.

Take, for example, the image of Huang Jinqing.

On that day, crimson light pierced through the elven world, and the Golden Kingdom was also affected. Even the Golden Lord's most powerful alchemy, "Void Space," was destroyed in that turmoil. To this day, the Golden Lord still has crimson light flowing over his body.

The reason it was able to remain conscious, unlike other elves who were driven mad by the red light, was because of the "elixir of immortality" it possessed.

Unfortunately, his elixir of immortality was not achieved through his own efforts alone.

Years ago, it went mad after failing to refine the elixir of immortality. Just then, Daitoku-ji Temple happened to pass by, awakened it, and helped it complete the final step of the alchemical process: "yellowing" from black soil, chalk, red clay, and gold, thus completing its alchemical answer.

The good news is that the medicine was successfully made.

The bad news is, it wasn't it that did it.

It naturally wouldn't blame Daitokuji Temple, after all, if it weren't for Daitokuji Temple, it might have been defeated and killed by the elves before it was even injured by the red light.

However, not being able to personally complete the "yellowing" process remains a regret for it.

However, even so, the breadth of its pharmacological knowledge was enough to leave Amagi Hikaru in awe.

“That’s good, Amagi Hikaru, learn more.” Tiera, who was listening to the conversation, kept nodding.

The elixir of immortality seems like something really worth learning!
She could certainly alter Hikaru Amagi's life form, and it's even possible that Hikaru's own life form is difficult to determine, and might not even have a normal lifespan, but there's definitely nothing as reliable as this.

Hearing Amagi Hikaru and Golden Lord talking about this kind of thing, Tiera was instantly full of energy, and the drowsiness caused by Amagi Hikaru and Golden Lord's trap interaction was completely swept away.

That's good, let's talk about this more!
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(End of this chapter)