Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

A desperate dragon's breath, carrying a cruel intent to annihilate, swept in!
Just then, a burst of intense light appeared, and a white, frost-covered hexagonal mirror lit up, completely neutralizing the attack from the Zero Dragon Trident Dragon within the ice barrier!
Amidst the swirling snow, the figure of an old man slowly emerged. He was none other than the predecessor who had guided Lai Peng and the divine weapon in creating this three-dimensional array barrier—the preacher of the Ice Barrier!
Countless years ago, the preacher of the Ice Barrier set foot alone on Ice Spirit Mountain to explore the method of sealing the Ice Dragon and established the Ice Barrier.

He has been gone for many years now, but his soul still remains within the Mirror of the Ice Barrier!
Faced with the enraged attack of the Trident Dragon of the Ice Barrier, the Preacher of the Ice Barrier reappeared. With a flick of his robes, the Mirror of the Ice Barrier transformed into the staff he had once held when he ascended Mount Ice Spirit!

Powerful magic surged from the incantation as the old man chanted continuously, and the frost dragon breath of the Zero Dragon Trident within the ice barrier began to change direction!

All the power of the ice dragon was under the old man's control. He raised the Ice Barrier Mirror and directed all three dragon breaths toward the Zero Dragon Trident Dragon within the Ice Barrier!

You Qing and the other two stared in shock.

Through their connection to the Ice Barrier's descendants, they learned about the inheritance of that power!

【Mirror of the Ice Barrier】

Quick-Play Spell Card

[Effect: During this turn, each time your opponent activates a monster effect that banishes a card, change that effect to the following:]

[Exclude cards from your own hand: Randomly select two cards from your opponent's hand and banish them.]

[Ban away cards from your field: Select up to two cards from your opponent's field.]

[Ban from your own graveyard: Banish up to two cards from your opponent's graveyard.]

This is certainly not the effect of an ice barrier mirror in the real world.

But this is the Ice Spirit Mountain in the Elf Realm, and the Ice Barrier Mirror is in the hands of its original owner—the Preacher of the Ice Barrier!
Its immense power is far beyond what an ordinary duel card can match.

"Rumble rumble rumble rumble ————————————————"

The Zero Dragon Trident of the Ice Barrier triggered the banishment effect three times, but under the effect of the Ice Barrier Mirror, all of those attacks turned into six counterattacks against itself!
However, it should be noted that the cost of the Ice Barrier's Zero Dragon Trident Dragon's normal exit effect is only the deduction of LP equal to its own attack power.

but……

This is an exception!!
At Ice Spirit Mountain, anything other than that would be considered absolute annihilation!
The Zero Dragon Trident of the Ice Barrier can mold everything into ice sculptures, including itself!
"The Eternal Ice Spirit..."

"I offer my soul as a sacrifice..."

"Melting away the frost and cold of all things..."

"Shattering the extreme ice of the world..."

"I am filled with trepidation..."

"With utmost sincerity..."

The preacher of the ice barrier chanted continuously, then suddenly opened his eyes and roared!
"Mirror of Ice Barrier!!"

"Use the three-way barrier as an array!!"

"Use the descendants of the Ice Barrier as messengers!!"

"Using... the power of the Red Dragon as a bridge!!"

"Execute Feng!!!"

"The Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier - Trident Dragon!!!"

"boom--------------------"

The old man's powerful shout echoed within the illusionary barrier, his deep and resonant voice seemingly destined to resonate through the ages!

Upon hearing a particular passage, You Qing's eyes widened in surprise.

by……

The power of the Red Dragon as a bridge?!

So, was sealing away the Zero Dragon Trident, the ice barrier of the Spirit World, the Red Dragon's mission in bringing him to this world?!
"The Mirror of Ice Barrier!! This is the true power of this magical artifact!!" Tian Guang Wu Lan exclaimed in surprise.

Tian Guang Qingxue couldn't help but shed tears: "It's a success...it's definitely going to succeed!" "What Senior has been waiting for is the moment when the Ice Barrier's Zero Dragon Trident Dragon unleashes its strongest attack!!"

"The Mirror of Ice Barrier can counteract that terrifying power!!"

“We did it!!”

"If we can hold out for three rounds, we can defeat this dragon!!"

Tian Guang Wu Lan then thought of something else: "But isn't this method the same as before? The Zero Dragon Trident Dragon of the Ice Barrier can only be sealed in the end..."

"No!!" Tian Guang Qingxue looked towards You Qing in the distance, "This time is different!"

"This time, we have the Dragon Seal users!!"

"We possess the power of the Red Dragon!!!"

"roar----------------------"

Before the words were even finished, just as the preacher of the ice barrier unleashed his most powerful energy, the familiar roar of the red dragon suddenly resounded!
A mysterious, deep red dragon appeared in the illusion, and directly above it stood a starry gate connecting the ancient fairy forest and the Ice Spirit Mountain!

As soon as the magnificent figure of the red dragon appeared, the dragon mark on You Qing's arm returned and burned fiercely!
Relying on the memories inherited from the Red Dragon, You Qing's mind was shaken, and many ancient secrets flooded into his memory.

that……

It's a different timeline!!
It appears to be the same as the original work, but in reality, there are still many strange and bizarre differences!
Suddenly, a beam of light appeared, and You Qing saw his own reflection in that unfamiliar timeline!

In the same ancient fairy forest, in the same Ice Spirit Mountain, everything happened so similarly…

But then the slideshow spun rapidly, and everything was edited in a fast-paced manner. Before You Qing could even see what happened next, the scene froze on the moment he was about to defeat a terrifying demon king!
And that demon king is definitely not from Zone...

You Qing was very clear about both this unfamiliar timeline and the timeline he was in.

If I hadn't appeared, the three-way formation requiring three ice barrier envoys wouldn't have been able to be formed, and Ice Spirit Mountain would have collapsed!
Then the entire Spirit Dimension would be devastated, and it would also affect the duelists and dueling spirits in the real world. In that case, the world whose dueling power has been severely damaged would not be able to withstand the final destructive force!

It was because this elven realm was saved that the world had the opportunity to fight that demon!
As the dazzling red light faded, You Qing returned once more to the stormy, frosty landscape illuminated by the red light, watching as the red dragon lent its power to the old man, gradually slaying the Spirit Dragon Trident Dragon within the ice barrier!
But suddenly, a powerful thought flashed through my mind!
You Qing was terrified.

The original timeline is the first save/load after the Zone was changed!

In other words, the original timeline experienced the apocalypse, and Zone reshaped the timeline, starting everything afresh!

But everything the Red Dragon just told me was pointing to a very clear fact!

That is, in the original timeline, even after countless years, a happy ending still has not arrived.

That's why Yu-Gi-Oh! only has three parts; everything after that happens in a parallel world!

The timeline he just saw, which was somewhat unfamiliar to the current timeline, was a second save/load triggered by a demon king overturning the first save/load!

What's happening now is the third save/load after the second one!!!

You Qing was deeply shocked.

Why……

What happened? !

Who is that demon king?!
What is his purpose?!

What methods did he use to change the timeline of this third save/load?!
You Qing racked his brains, his head throbbing with pain, trying to find the difference between the previous timeline and this one.

But suddenly, the ice and snow shattered, and the long night vanished!
He returned to the foot of Ice Spirit Mountain, gazing at the rising sun and the golden light of the sky!
The Trident Dragon, part of the Ice Barrier, was transformed into a gigantic ice sculpture outside the temple!
This agonizing battle is finally over.

Looking out at the clear mist drifting towards Ice Spirit Mountain, You Qing stood there blankly.

Cheers from Tian Guang Qingxue and Tian Guang Wulan rang out from beside me.

But right now, he only has one unanswerable question in his mind… (End of Chapter)