People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 359 Before cultivating spirituality, one cannot simply copy architectural structures.
"1300 points of damage, plus 2400 points..."

Beneath the moon's mask, a suppressed gasp escaped, and despair filled the eyes.

3,700 points of damage.

That's exactly her base score.

On the arena, countless black specks of light, like resentment, poured into the ruins of the destroyed [Black Rose Garden].

hum-

The ground began to shake slightly.

Every withering and sacrifice of the previous flowers and plants, whether it was the flames of the [Evil Thorn] or the decay of the [Lone Flame Flower], has now become nourishment for revenge.

Countless jet-black vines burst forth from the earth, and at the tip of each vine bloomed a black rose with sharp, blade-like edges.

The entire arena has been transformed into a wild, overgrown, and death-inducing demonic garden.

The color drained from Yue Liang's face in an instant, and she took a step back, her eyes filled with endless fear.

She kept retreating, when suddenly a terrifying gravitational force came from below the arena, binding her feet and making her unable to move. At the same time, the nitric acid in her body was rapidly pulled away.

"What--"

She was startled, but the black vines and thorny petals that filled the sky emitted a sharp shriek, converging into a destructive storm that swept towards her!

"no, do not want……"

"what--!"

The moon let out a shrill scream as it was swallowed by the storm. Its silver mask shattered in the impact, revealing a face contorted in extreme pain.

It wasn't just a simple energy shock, but a cutting and whipping that brought real pain.

She felt as if she were being lashed by countless red-hot whips, every inch of her skin screaming in agony.

[Red side's base score: 4000]

The numbers on the duel disk jumped wildly.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

……

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

The number finally settled, returning to the cold "0".

【The winner is】

【Blue Square】

【Duel ends】

[Next player for the red team, please get ready.]

"We won!"

"Ahhh! The instructor is so cool—!"

"I like you!"

Tang Xin was the first to jump up from her seat, waving her fists and shouting her confession, instantly causing the blue area to erupt in a thunderous cheer.

"Big sister!"

"Boss, you're awesome!"

Tang Xin, Tsukishima Chizuru, and the other female interns looked at Qi Mengsi, who was standing on the stage with a spirited demeanor, with longing in their eyes.

There's a saying that's very true.

"Being handsome has nothing to do with gender; it's a feeling."

Cold! Powerful! Beautiful!

The red zone was deathly silent.

The Pope's gaunt face was extremely ugly, as if his mother had died, and his cloudy old eyes were filled with rage.

On the arena, the destructive storm slowly dissipated.

Qi Mengsi stood in the center of the desolate Demon Prison Garden, her long hair moving without wind. She ignored the cheers behind her, only raising her eyes and casting her cold gaze across a thousand meters to the depths of the red area.

That look in his eyes was as if he were choosing the next sacrifice.

hum-

A beam of light flashed, and the moon's figure was teleported back to the red team's preparation area, where it fell straight onto the cold metal floor like a broken doll, making a dull "bang".

Several of the pope's close associates immediately gathered around.

"moon!"

"Hold on!"

The sight before them made them gasp.

The moon's silver mask shattered into several pieces, barely hanging on her face. Beneath the mask, her once pretty face was now a horrific sight, with hideous whip marks extending from her left temple all the way to her jaw, the skin turned outwards and swollen high.

His body was covered with charred marks from the black roses, densely packed, and his combat uniform was tattered and emitted a strange smell of burnt protein.

She was trembling violently, blood-tinged foam was coming out of her mouth, her eyes were unfocused, and she was about to lose consciousness.

"A low-spirituality card can inflict this kind of injury?" the Pope said coldly, more surprised at how the injury was inflicted than his concern for the moon's life.

【Black Rose Garden】A brand new card at first glance, its spirituality is not very high.

But strangely, just like the [Noble Sun Maiden's Witch], it unleashed an impact far exceeding the level of spirituality.

The confidant, codenamed "Demon," immediately crouched down, took out a softly glowing potion from his pocket, and tried to force-feed it to her.

Just then, the moon's fingers suddenly twitched and grabbed the demon's wrist.

She struggled to open her eyes, her unfocused pupils staring intently upwards, making a "hoarse" sound in her throat, as if she were using up her last bit of strength.

Everyone thought she would curse Qi Mengsi in resentment or reveal information about the opponent's new card.

However, when she opened her mouth, all she managed to squeeze out were a few broken, hoarse words that were almost inaudible.

"The arena..."

She coughed violently, and a cloud of black smoke billowed out.

"...Something's strange..."

"It's...drawing...drawing my... y..."

After saying this, her eyes rolled back and she completely fainted.

The entire red area became so quiet you could hear a pin drop in an instant.

Everyone froze in their tracks.

The smile on Immi X's face, which seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, slowly faded away. He stroked his chin, looking thoughtfully toward the arena.

Li Guanqi's pupils contracted slightly, and he exchanged a glance with his lover beside him, both seeing seriousness in each other's eyes.

really.

Even in Gratia, that law still holds true.

Spirituality does not grow out of thin air.

Even if the audience fantasizes about a high-spiritual card, it will still consume her own energy.

The essence of spirituality is yā.

Normally, during a duel, Yi Na, as an observer, would record the events from the sidelines. Then, at the end of the duel or near its end, Yi Na would enter the winning player's cards, thereby enhancing the cards' spiritual power.

The influx of participants is driven by various requirements of the duel, such as achievement, emotion, and uniqueness.

If it's a game where you're easily defeated by weaker opponents, this amount is very small and can almost be ignored.

It's impossible to achieve high sales volume; you can't even force an epic item to be produced.

So there's something counterintuitive about Biantana: the stronger a player is, the harder it is for them to improve their card spirit, because they have a hard time finding opponents and engaging in intense matches.

Like a cage of rules, the more powerful a person is, the more they feel this shackle.

However, the arena of Gulatia broke the rules set forth by the gods.

The strong can directly exploit the weak through this arena.

Ignoring the quality of the duel, even if it's a match where you're crushing a weak opponent, as long as you win, you forcibly take the loser's card and feed it to your magic card.

"No wonder Hongzhong was so badly injured just now," Li Guanqi muttered to himself. "It's like raising a venomous insect."

In the eleventh century, duels might have involved two people who disliked each other, but most conflicts wouldn't warrant the extreme threat of killing each other.

Smoking acetaminophen can be a big deal or a small deal.

For those with high affinity and large reserves, drawing one might not be a big deal.

If someone with low affinity is hit like this, they might hit the threshold B, triggering a phagocytic reaction, which could be fatal.

Gulatia has taken the Matthew effect to its extreme: the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.

What kind of monster must this Gu be that it's raised to be?

"Only the living can stand in the ring." Immy X looked at everyone. "So, who's next?"

“If you’re really afraid of her, I can go first.”

The Pope and Chu Linfeng's expressions darkened as they rapidly reviewed the duel that had just taken place.

The Twin Flower deck is far more complex than it appears.

The graveyard also contains [Spores] and [Garden Rose Maiden], and with 3+7 on the field, you can also produce [Flower Baron], making the resources extremely abundant.

Not to mention she still had three hidden cards in her hand that she hadn't used.

One duel is not enough to see through her deck.

If you can't see through things, it means you don't know what to guard against. Even if you make the first move and get out of the game, one wrong move could lead to total defeat.

“You.” The Pope suddenly turned to Li Guanqi, who had been silent all along, as if remembering something.

"Do you know the details of that [Rose Dragon] set?"

Li Guanqi paused, then replied frankly, "I know a little bit."

He only knew a little bit about it, after all, the [Rose Dragon] deck was so unpopular that he had only seen it in some obscure match videos, and he knew that the core of its operation was the six-star Synchro Monster from the same archetype.

But to the Pope and others, this "I know a little" was interpreted as a kind of confident humility.

"You're not planning to let him play, are you?" Chu Linfeng was the first to jump out in opposition. "Are you crazy? He's from the Spirit Control Division. What if he throws the match and deliberately lets the opponent win?!"

"No, he won't."

Before the Pope could speak, Immi X laughed first. She walked half a circle around Li Guanqi, as if she were examining an interesting piece of merchandise.

“I’ve seen too many people like him.” She extended her index finger and lightly tapped Li Guanqi’s chest with a thin line of shadow, her tone flippant yet certain, “Like a maggot hiding in the sewer, desperately trying to climb out.”

"He was very aware of his situation."

"Only by helping us win will he have even the slightest chance of survival."

"As for sacrificing himself to contribute to the Soul Control Division and humanity? That's something only heroes do, not him."

Immy X leaned close to Li Guanqi's ear, her breath sweet as orchids, but her words were icy cold: "Right?"

"Hmph, a bunch of nonsense." Chu Linfeng said irritably, "Even if he really had the will, he doesn't have the strength to defeat the Twin Flowers."

Lin Chen interrupted at the right moment, saying, "He is very strong, but... he didn't get the [Carving Demon]."

"Without the [Engraving Demon], why should he be allowed to fight!" Chu Linfeng's voice suddenly rose. "I disagree!"

"Then I'll go." ImmiX waved his hand impatiently. "It's just a [Rose Dragon], why are you all so scared?"

"No, I'll go." After a long silence, the Pope finally said in a deep voice, "You are our trump card, we can't expose you so early."

ImiX uses the [Starry Sky] deck. This deck's pure first-strike resistance ability is not top-notch, but its strength lies in resource recovery. It relies heavily on hand traps and requires the resources of the entire team to support it.

"Those twins on the other side are probably also ace players, so I can use my ace to defeat them!" ImiX still wanted to go on stage.

"Impossible." A calm voice suddenly rang out, interrupting her.

It’s Li Guanqi.

Facing the surprised and doubtful gazes of the crowd, he analyzed clearly and logically: "【Rose Dragon】is a deck with a lot of components in the system. In order to ensure the opening, the number of general-purpose card slots that can be included is very limited, so it cannot be an ace card."

"And," he paused, pointing to the BP area screen.

"The opposing team has banned [Dimensional Attractor] and [Dimensional Rift], so their ace is likely [Tears of Elegy Clan].

"The fact that their ace card pool is separate means they likely have two sets of [Tears of the Goddess], while we only have one set of self-destructing trucks. Even if we replace one set, who will deal with the remaining [Tears of the Goddess] set?"

"Therefore, the trump card [Star] must be saved to deal with the real trump card."

The red team's preparation area suddenly fell silent.

"Wow—" Immy X clapped exaggeratedly, laughing heartily, "Your analysis is so insightful, and you've already integrated into our team so quickly? That's great."

"Brother, you're so enthusiastic." His lover's soft voice rang in Li Guanqi's ears.

Li Guanqi's heart skipped a beat, and his face became serious and heavy: "This is my struggle to survive!"

Chu Linfeng looked Li Guanqi up and down suspiciously, still feeling displeased, but he had to admit that the kid's analysis was indeed reasonable.

This kid seems to have some real talent.

"Your Holiness, would you like to go first?" Immy X shrugged. "Good luck."

The rest of his confidants lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look the Pope in the eye.

Ultimately, it was because his subordinates were useless; none of them dared to confront the Twin Flowers directly, forcing the Pope to step in personally.

The moon's tragic end certainly demoralized them.

Amidst a throng of gazes filled with shame, worry, or fear, the Pope's aged figure did not falter for a moment.

His magnificent robe, a symbol of supreme power, trailed softly on the cold metal floor as he walked toward the teleportation circle.

hum-

The Pope's figure was swallowed by a dark blue pillar of light, and the next second, he appeared on the arena.

"Holy crap! The Pope is here?!" In the blue zone, the hearts of the members of the Dark Division, which had just calmed down, jumped into their throats again, their eyes fixed on the Pope on the dueling platform. "Boss, she's really putting a lot of pressure on the other side."

"Go, Instructor!"

"If we can beat the Pope, the game will be in the bag."

On the arena, Qi Mengsi slowly narrowed her eyes.

So the old man finally couldn't sit still anymore.

The wind blew her long hair and also stirred the Pope's wide robe. The two were dozens of meters apart, and the invisible pressure collided in the air, making a crackling sound.

[Red side, please choose the order of attack]

The cold, electronic sound broke the silence of the standoff.

"Attack first." The Pope's voice was calm and composed, devoid of any emotion.

He slowly raised his withered left hand, and an ancient-looking duel disk inlaid with dark red gems unfolded. He stroked the edge of the duel disk, and his cloudy old eyes seemed to pierce through time and space, seeing the distant past.

It's been so long since he last dueled; no one is qualified for him to personally take action.

【Attack first】

【Red Square】

【The duel begins】

As the announcement ended, the two simultaneously drew five cards from the top of their decks.

Qi Mengsi calmly scanned the cards in her hand.

Meanwhile, as the Pope looked at the five cards he had drawn, a strange and unsettling smile slowly appeared on his old, mechanical, and wrinkled face.

The banning of the Ace of Cups was indeed a blow to him.

Normally, his first attack is a three-shot combo of [Ace of Grails].

However, there are some alternatives, some even more terrifying.

"Exclude the top 10 cards of the deck from the inside and activate the Spell Card—" The Pope played a card, "【Pot of Greed and Greed】."

"Draw two cards."

Qi Mengsi frowned, pursed her lips helplessly, and banned the Holy Grail A and the Pot.

"Oh no, there's no [Ashfall]!" Tang Xin nervously clutched her uniform from below the stage.

After drawing two cards, the Pope quickly drew another one.

"Activate the Continuous Magic, [Light Wave]."

Thick white fog spread out, and within it, a huge and twisted phantom of an angel slowly emerged. His face, which should have been holy, was instead filled with empty, scarlet eyes. He was more like a demon crawling out of hell than a messenger of God.

"The first step is to activate [Light Wave]?" Qi Mengsi had a bad feeling.

Behind her, Yuki Hinata frowned, staring intently at the Pope's actions. This was somewhat unexpected; the Pope's first step used to be to activate the [Barrier of Light].

If there is no field spell [Light Barrier] present, a coin toss is needed to determine the effect.

If you throw it in the wrong direction, many of the [Arcane] cards will become useless, or even become traitors, wasting a card for nothing.

That old Pope, he hasn't had a duel in so long, he's quite confident in himself.

"Discard the card [Arcane Power 21 - World] from your hand, and activate the effect of [Light Wave]." The Pope raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Add [Arcane Power 5 - Emperor] and [Arcane Power 21 - World] from your deck to your hand."

"Activate the effect of the card [Arcane Power 19 - Sun] in your hand, and Special Summon this card."

Above the arena, the golden sun suddenly burst open, and a ferocious demon god, forged entirely of gold, strode out from it. His body was covered with sharp spikes, and his eyes were two burning flames.

[Arcane Power 19 - Sun] Attack Power: 2900
"Huh, this thing is called the sun?" Tang Xin couldn't help but complain from the audience.

"Activate the effect of [The Sun]." The Pope raised his withered hand.

Qi Mengsi's heart skipped a beat: "Just turn on the effects..."

Flipping a coin without applying a [Light Barrier] is definitely not a typical dueling strategy.

Above the arena, a phantom-like, ancient coin engraved with reliefs of angels and demons appeared. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it was tossed high into the air, making a crisp "clinking" sound as it spun rapidly.

The coin was still tumbling in the air, not yet stopped.

The Pope already wore a confident smile. He didn't even look up, but spoke in a deep, unquestionable voice, stating the facts.

"of course--"

"In the right position."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spinning coin stopped abruptly with a crisp sound.

The angelic side faces upwards.

"Wow, what a charlatan," Li Guanqi exclaimed. "He's serious about not bringing the [Light Barrier]."

When the Pope was building his deck, he faced a lot of dissuasion when he submitted his construction.

His [Mystic Power] did not include the [Light Barrier] or the [Demon] that retrieves the [Light Barrier].

【Light Barrier】is a card without any card effect; it's mainly used to help unlucky players flip a coin to select an effect.

Another use is to work with [Chaos Dominator] to suppress the opponent's monster effects.

But when the Pope handed over the deck, he said, "I don't need it."

He and his deck need neither 'luck' nor the ability to suppress the opponent's monsters.

Luck is not needed because this is not an ordinary [Arcane] set. Suppressing the opponent's monsters is not needed because the opponent has no next turn and cannot summon any monsters.

The freed-up slots were filled with [pot] and escort cards.

Like the Twin Flowers' [Rose Dragon], Biantana's strength often lies not in the deck series itself, but in the deck itself, which is full of stories, and the people who use it.

Anyone with a lower level of intuition, or someone else playing their deck, would be doomed.

"Positive positioning effect".

"Place [Arcane Reading] face-down on the field from your deck," the Pope said indifferently.

A card automatically popped out of his duel disk and silently landed face down in the back row.

"Open the card, [Secret Ritual Reading]."

"In its proper position, add [Arcane Power 19 - Sun] from your deck to your hand."

Qi Mengsi watched the operation, her face expressionless, her fingers tightening slightly as she held the cards.

"Still hold onto hope, child?" The Pope let out a low chuckle, then slapped down another card. "Normal Summon—"

"【Secret Ritual Power 5 - The Emperor】".

In the blue light, a robot draped in a papal robe slowly rose up.

"Activate the effect of [Emperor of the Law]".

Another coin was tossed into the air.

It's now!

Qi Mengsi's gaze sharpened, and without hesitation, she discarded a card from her hand: "Chain activation, [Joyful Gathering - Fluffy Long-tailed Tit]!"

A fluffy, seemingly harmless little titmouse flashed by.

"This turn, each time my opponent Special Summons a monster from their Deck or Extra Deck, I draw one card."

"Oh?" Li Guanqi raised an eyebrow. "You can draw one regardless of heads or tails, so it's not a loss."

"We can only throw it away now." The lover next to her chimed in, "The effect of [Hercules] is probably the opposite. It Special Summons a monster on her field, so we won't be able to use [Friends] and [Infinite Impermanence]."

On the arena, the Pope merely glanced at the little titmouse, a hint of hesitation flashing in his murky eyes.

After careful consideration, he did not follow through.

【Ding--】

The virtual coin stopped spinning crisply.

"In the right position."

The Pope's voice was calm; in his view, everything in the world was naturally under his control.

Special Summon 【Arcane Power 6 - Lovers】 from your Deck.

A flash of light appeared, and a strange angel appeared on the field, wearing a sweet yet morbid smile.

“You guessed wrong.” Li Guanqi turned to look at his lover beside him, who shrugged helplessly.

Using the effect of [Tiger], Qi Mengsi silently drew a card from her deck, glanced at it, and quietly added it to her hand.

"Activate the effect of [Lovers]." The Pope's eerie smile deepened.

The third coin was tossed up for the third time.

Spin, then stop.

"In the right position."

"When a 'Mystic Power' monster is Tribute Summoned, this 1 monster can be used as a Tribute for a total of 2 monsters."

"By banishing the [Mystic Power] spell from the Graveyard, you can summon 1 'Mystic Power' monster from your hand."

"I will offer [Arcane Power 6 - Lovers] as two sacrifices!"

The eerie angel let out a silent shriek, its body suddenly disintegrating into two torrents of pure energy, like two long, blood-red serpents, coiling and rushing into the Pope's dueling disk!

The dark red gem on the duel disk burst forth with a blinding light, causing the entire steel arena to tremble violently.

"Offer sacrifices of flesh and blood, and proclaim this in the name of God!"

The Pope spread his arms wide, his long robe billowing in the still air, and his wrinkled old face radiated a holy yet eerie glow.

"Boom——!"

A huge, ancient brass compass slowly descended from the crack, its surface covered with ancient runes that no one could understand.

"Summoned by superiors!"

"Descend! The strongest weapon to rule time and space—"

"【Secret Ritual Power 21 - World】!"

At the center of the brass compass, all the runes and pointers suddenly lit up. Where the light converged, space distorted, and a huge figure slowly emerged from it.

It was a monster that could not be described in words.

It possesses an angelic, divine silhouette, yet its body is composed of countless cold, interlocking, intricate gears and metal armor.

[Arcane Power 21 - World] Attack Power: 3100
[Secret Power 21 - World] A tremor occurs, and a coin representing it is automatically thrown into the air.

If it is in the correct position, it will have an extremely terrifying effect—send two of your monsters to the Graveyard during the End Phase, skipping your opponent's turn.

Qi Mengsi's gaze sharpened, and finally, just as the monster effect she least wanted to see activated, she decisively picked out the card she had been holding onto for a long time from her hand.

"Chain Activation - [Effect Vanisher]!"

Without the slightest hesitation, she threw the card into the graveyard.

A petite, fairy-like figure with translucent wings flashed by. She stretched out her slender finger and pointed it at the enormous and terrifying mechanical angel, as if an invisible shackle was trying to imprison it!

This is the only countermeasure she has.

In the blue area, Tang Xin and the others, whose hearts had just settled, suddenly jumped into their throats again.

"Stop it, Instructor!"

However, at the other end of the arena, the Pope's expression remained completely unchanged.

He didn't look at the little goblin trying to defy divine power, but let out a low sigh from the depths of the ancient church.

Is this all there is to human wisdom?

The tone carried a mixture of pity and arrogance that looked down upon all living beings.

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew two cards from his hand with unhurried movements, as if he were performing a sacred ritual that he had rehearsed countless times.

"In the face of miracles, any struggle is futile."

"A chain reaction is about to begin—"

The Pope casually sent the two cards to the grave.

"【Zhu Guangzhi Xuanzhe】!"

"Invalidates and destroys [Effect Masker]!"

boom--!
A blinding orange beam of light shot into the sky, and within the light, an even more solemn and holy angelic phantom descended, expressionless, blocking the path of the [Effect Vanisher].

The invisible shackles that attempted to imprison the world shattered inch by inch under the orange light, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable burden.

The phantom of the [Effect Obscured] was completely shattered and evaporated under the holy light.

"What?!" Tang Xin exclaimed in surprise, covering her mouth.

Qi Mengsi took a deep breath and sighed helplessly. She knew that even if she covered it, she still couldn't stop it. The Chaos Dominator could play the World again with the Card Array, which was similar to her FTK. The World Lock also had a hand trap countermeasure. Covering it alone was not enough to stop it, not to mention that there was also the protection of the Crimson Light.

With [Tiger] passing, the Pope won't give out [Chaos Ruler] for one draw; we can only hope that [World] throws a tails.

On the stage, a chain reaction occurs.

The virtual coin that determined fate has finally stopped spinning.

The Pope didn't even bother to look up; he simply stated the facts in an unquestionable tone and brought the duel to a close.

"In the right position."

Ding--!
The coin fell crisply and remained suspended in mid-air.

The angelic side faces upwards.

Follow your words.

[Secret Power 21 - World] Suddenly, a scarlet light shone, and a terrifying power that distorted spacetime enveloped the entire dueling arena.

"God loves the world—!" In the Red Team's preparation area, several trusted men clutched their chests fervently, as if they were making a vow.

People's pessimism is not the same.

Li Guanqi remained expressionless, only finding their noise annoying.

(End of this chapter)