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The preliminary rounds will use a combination of Swiss-system rounds and single-elimination tournaments.

The top eight teams from each city's competition venue will advance to the next round of the regional competition.

When the special guests and seeded players were introduced, a considerable commotion suddenly broke out in the room.

Because the name "A-Guang" appeared prominently on the contestant list.

"Holy crap? Hikaru? Is this the Hikaru I'm thinking of?"

"Ah Guang? He's really coming to play in the competition?"

"His ID is A-Guang, it should be him, right? The previous announcement said he would participate as a regular player!"

"The boss himself is playing cards? This is going to be a hit on TV!"

"He's not going to use those ridiculous decks from the anime, is he? (laughs)"

"Maybe it's a newspaper deck, letting the opponent experience the fear of being dominated by their boss!"

The news of Yang Qian's participation in the competition spread quickly.

Curiosity, anticipation, teasing, and even the desire to kill the god were growing in the minds of many contestants.

In a corner of the players' rest area, Yang Qian, dressed in simple casual clothes and wearing a baseball cap, sat there discreetly checking his deck.

His presence still attracted a lot of attention, but no one dared to approach and disturb him.

Not far away, several contestants who looked like high school students were excitedly looking around.

"Look! It really is A-Guang!"

"I really want to get his autograph... no, I'd rather fight him! If I win, I can brag about it for the rest of my life, right?"

"Stop dreaming. He's the boss. Maybe his deck is the full-fledged version of the current Netherworld Pearl Tear or a perfect hand of Thunder Spirit. How are you going to beat him?"

"I'll give it a try! That's the romance of a duelist!"

In another small circle, a few older men who looked like seasoned competitive poker players were calmly analyzing the situation.

"Ah Guang's participation has certainly generated a lot of buzz, but his actual skill level is unknown. With his busy schedule, does he really have time to research environmental construction?"

"We can't be careless. Given the way the Land of Light does things, since he dared to participate, he might have something special. Besides, he was the one who promoted both the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and the physical cards, so his understanding of the cards might be deeper than ours."

"Who cares? The real test will be on the field. Winning is a huge bonus, and losing isn't a loss either."

At 9:30 a.m., the first round of the Swiss-system qualifiers officially began.

A huge match list scrolled and refreshed on the screen, and the contestants quickly found their own rings according to the instructions.

Yang Qian (ID: A Guang) was assigned to the 47th arena.

His opponent was someone with the ID "18-year-old mature woman".

A young man wearing black-rimmed glasses.

Upon seeing the match list, the opponent was visibly taken aback for a moment, then his eyes blazed with intense fighting spirit as he strode toward the ring.

"Encountering the boss in the very first round? I don't know if my luck is good or bad..."

[18-year-old mature woman] sat down, took a deep breath, tried to calm her excited mood, carefully shuffled the deck, and put it into the duel disk deck area.

Yang Qian also sat down with a smile and did the same.

His movements were fluid and natural, showing no sign of unfamiliarity.

After confirming the identities of both parties and reading the basic rules, the referee signaled:

"duel!"

"duel!"

The two responded in unison.

The result of the rock-paper-scissors game was that the 18-year-old mature woman went first.

"My turn, draw a card!"

He glanced at his hand and quickly began his maneuver: "Summon a monster in face-down defense position, set three cards in the back row, and end your turn."

A classic example of a bad start, the intention is quite clear.

Use a large number of trap cards to disrupt the opponent's strategy and play steadily.

The audience watching this crucial match on the big screen began to discuss it.

"An 18-year-old mature woman? This guy's probably asking for some high-voltage electricity."

"I know this guy; he's a terrible beat player."

"Guangda is going second, it's going to be tough. The opponent has three blocks, and they might have something like Divine Announcement, Divine Warning, or Infinite Impermanence."

"Let's see how Everbright responds."

It's Yang Qian's turn.

"My turn, draw a card."

He glanced at his hand and acted almost without hesitation.

"Activate a Spell Card from your hand: Annihilate the Designated One!"

Yang Qian placed a card onto the duel disk.

"What?!"

[18-year-old mature woman] Shocked.

"I declare a card name, that card will be banished from all zones during this duel. I declare—"

Yang Qian paused, his gaze sweeping across the other party's backstage area, "Infinite Illusion."

A flash of light appeared, and the virtual image showed that "Infinite Bubble" had been removed from the game.

At the same time, a small green insect appeared on the swing field.

"G? What does he want to do?"

Both the opponents and the audience were somewhat puzzled.

"Activate the effect of the multiplication G, send this card to the Graveyard, and each time you Special Summon a monster this turn, I draw one card."

Yang Qian explained, and then sent G to the grave.

"Next, activate a Quick-Play Spell from my hand: Called the Grave!"

This is yet another card that will give players who rely on beatdowns a headache.

"Target one card in your Graveyard, banish that card, and until the end of the next turn, negate the effects of that card and any cards with the same original name."

Yang Qian pointed to the other person's graveyard, "Your graveyard currently only has the inner monster that was just covered up. I'll exclude that monster."

The opponent's graveyard was empty.

"Now, some of the obstacles have been cleared."

Yang Qian smiled slightly, "I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' from my hand! Banish the top ten cards of your deck face down and draw two cards!"

After drawing cards, Yang Qian still had plenty of cards in her hand.

"Reveal Knight Friedriss from my hand and another Teaching card, Special Summon Saintess Exlicia from my hand!"

Amidst the light, a saintess with silver hair and purple armor descended.

"Activate the effect of the Saintess, search for 'Punishment of Teaching' in your deck and add it to your hand."

"Set the Saintess on the field and another monster in your hand to the Pendulum Scale!" Yang Qian placed the two cards on either side of the Duel Disk, and a huge pendulum phantom rose up on the arena.

"Pendulum Summon! Come, my monsters!"

A flash of light, and several monsters appeared on the field at the same time!

"Activating Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring's effect negates one of your monster effects..."

[18-year-old mature woman] tried to struggle, but Yang Qian's chain of events was swift.

Punishment descends, the knight arrives!

"Enter battle phase! Knight, attack directly!"

"Ugh—!"

The 18-year-old mature woman's health points are rapidly decreasing.

"Main Phase Two: Set a backcourt card; end the turn."

Yang Qian calmly ended her turn.

On the field, Yang Qian has a Knight with considerable attack power and another monster in the front row, an unknown face-down card in the back row, and resources in her hand.

The 18-year-old mature woman's front row is empty, and her three back row cards are almost rendered ineffective by the countermeasures. She is short of cards and her life points are in danger.

The advantages and disadvantages of the situation are obvious at a glance.

"Is this...is this the boss's skill level?"

[18-year-old mature woman] Sweat beaded on his forehead; he felt like every step he took was calculated.

Those traps designed to be set up proved utterly ineffective against the opponent's precise hand traps and wind blades.

The 18-year-old woman struggled for two rounds, but ultimately could not turn the tide.

"I...I give up."

He reluctantly put down the duel disk, nodded to Yang Qian in complete agreement, "A very exciting duel, Teacher Guang."

Miriam Yeung politely replied, "Thank you for your kind offer. Your seating arrangement is very clever; I was just a little lucky."

"Ah Guang won!"

"Clean and efficient! The way they unfolded the plan and avoided the pitfalls is definitely masterful!"

"Who says the boss doesn't have time to study the environment? This construction, this operation, is definitely top-tier!"

The audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were in an uproar.

The boss not only actually came to play, but also showed amazing skills!

This topic has generated a huge buzz!

The first round of the Swiss round has ended, and Yang Qingsong has advanced.

In the following rounds of the Swiss system, Yang Qian's opponents included those using the mainstream deck "Shu Sheng," those playing the fun deck "Beast King," and those trying out the unconventional "Pure Love Fairy" deck.

Yang Qian flexibly switched tactics depending on the opponent, sometimes using the "Teaching" system to steadily crush them, and sometimes unexpectedly pulling out the "Following Bird" to slowly torture them.

There was even one time when I used the "Dark Magician" deck.

They defeated their opponents with superb skills and resource management, drawing cheers from the audience.

His performance completely dispelled the boss's suspicion that he was just dabbling in the business.

Each match demonstrated a deep understanding of card effects, excellent resource management, and calm decision-making.

"That guy, Hikaru... he's serious!"

The veteran poker players watching the game became serious.

They realized that the smiling man sitting opposite them was not only a successful owner of a cultural company, but also a powerful duelist.

After the first day of the preliminary rounds, Yang Qian is currently ranked at the top of the A City match point standings with a perfect record.

As night falls, the exhibition center remains brightly lit.

The card players, reluctant to leave, gathered together, excitedly replaying the day's exciting games.

And the name Ah Guang is undoubtedly the one mentioned most often.

"The knockout stage starts tomorrow. I really want to see how far A-Guang can go."

"Maybe we can win the championship in City A?"

"That's really exciting, the boss won the city championship in his own competition..."

"I'm even more excited to see what kind of opponents he'll face in the regional competitions and even the national finals!"

In the office of the Land of Light, Su Xiaoran looked at the data report of today's competition and the explosive public opinion reaction.

Smiling, he said to Yang Qian, who had just returned, "Director Yang, you really are a master of subtlety, but when you do speak, you amaze everyone."

"Your card skills are being discussed all over the internet right now."

Yang Qian flexed her wrists and smiled, "The competition was quite interesting."