Duels should be played with a smile.

[Light ★★★★ Warrior Race 1500 Attack 1500 Defense 1500]

"Hey you little minion over there, did you see the monster I just summoned? Do you still think your LP is safe?"

Do you feel like a candle flickering in the wind right now?

Chapter 126 has no stars, isn't that 0 stars? (Edited)

A few beads of cold sweat appeared on Gu Yu's face.

I originally thought that I could easily defeat the Duel King of this era, complete the mission, and return to my own era. I never expected that this era would turn out like this—the information before I set off was completely different!

Fortunately, I carefully reviewed the intelligence before setting off and found the location of the last three pirated God Cards of this era, otherwise this Dark World set would really be a bit lacking.

After all, this is the strongest deck he has that's suitable for disguise; the others are Synchro decks, which he doesn't dare to use.

"So what? The attack power of the monsters on your field is still not enough!"

"Whether it's enough or not isn't up to you to decide!"

"Luye, beat him up!"

The taciturn girl glanced again at the mecha worn by someone else, shook her head slightly, raised the long sword in her hand, assumed a fighting stance, and charged at the enemy using the swordsmanship she had learned in the military academy.

Charge, slash, retreat – all executed flawlessly, making her an outstanding warrior in Sky Striker Princess!

[Guiyu LP: 5700 → 4200]

"And then there's Lingyi. See that face over there that's so repulsive and an eyesore, ruining the city's appearance? Fire away!"

"Zero! Enter siege mode! Set up that thick, long cannon and blast it at him!"

Upon receiving the command, Zero activated the stabilization mechanism on the armor. Several mechanical supports extended from inside the machine, connecting and securing the entire armor to the ground.

The extra-long cannon barrel split in the middle, and wind-attribute energy gathered inside. Lingyi observed it from a distance, then moved closer to the scope and began aiming and calibrating according to the data displayed on the screen.

The tripod is ready, the aim is ready, everything is ready!

"fire!"

The highly compressed wind-attribute energy was instantly unleashed, and a hurricane surged in front of Lingyi. If it weren't for the support frame, the powerful recoil would have been enough to blow Lingyi away.

[Guiyu LP: 4200 → 1700]

The intense artillery fire and the hurricane struck Ziyu together, sending her flying backward. It took her a while to get up, panting heavily, her legs trembling.

"Wind Blade effect: After battle damage calculation, add one Sky Slash card to the Graveyard."

"The battle phase is over. You're lucky today; I didn't draw a second combo attack."

Even if I get it, I won't use it, and I can't use it anyway.

Seeing that Leyou had withdrawn from the battle, Guyu breathed a sigh of relief, while the stands were filled with sighs.

The audience felt a little regretful, as they almost achieved the kill with 10,000 HP.

But when they thought about how Leyou had given the other side an extra 3000 LP from the start, they weren't so conflicted anymore.

If you remove the 3000 LP, the opponent is already dead. With a kill threshold of nearly 10,000 HP in one turn, what reason is there not to buy such a powerful deck, especially since it's a female card?

As for the initial bad hand? Was that really a bad hand? That was a tactic employed by the Duel King to make the match more exciting! It was a strategy to maximize the effectiveness of Sky Striker Princess's spell cards!

How could we possibly guess what the Duel King is thinking?

"I'm saying, right now the opponent only has 1700 LP, and Duel King still has 3 cards in his hand. This exhibition match doesn't have the direct damage ban rule from the previous Duel City match either. So, is it possible that Duel King has a powerful effect damage card in his hand?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"However, in the finals of Duel City, he pretended that he couldn't finish off the opponent, and then defeated Yugi Muto with effect damage after Yugi Muto drew a card."

"Huh? Now that you mention it, it does make some sense! But according to you, the possibility of the wheel being destroyed is more likely, right?"

"It's hard to say, let's keep watching. Anyway, the Duel King can't possibly lose this match. Look at his opponent, not only does he have so few LP, but he doesn't even have a single card in his hand. He's practically on his last legs."

Leyou's performance, which resulted in a total output of over 10,000, successfully reignited duelists' already high desire to purchase Sky Striker. Through today's duel, Sky Striker decks have become famous worldwide even before their release.

Hopefully, cards like Royal Decree and Fragrance of the Demon Sealing Realm won't increase in price in the future... and I hope Sky Striker Princess is alright.

"What you just said to me, I'm going to return to you now!"

You've escaped with your life!

Leyou, who never felt guilty about kicking someone when they were down, mercilessly mocked those who had previously ridiculed him. Putting aside the principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me," he had absolutely no idea that revenge was a dish best served cold if someone offended him.

"Cough cough cough... So, should I thank you for saving my life?"

Already looking rather disheveled, Gu Yu was in a very bad mood. The unexpected developments in things were already annoying enough, but almost losing made it even more unacceptable to him.

If we wait until we get back, won't we be laughed at by those disgusting guys?

"Duel King, you will pay the price for your actions! Your initial mistake was the seed that sowed the seeds of your eventual defeat!"

My reply...

"What are you talking about! My turn isn't over yet!"

I'd always seen people forcibly end other people's turns in the anime, but I almost fell for it myself, and I was instantly annoyed.

"My main phase 2 is to use the Wind Blade and Lucy on the field as Link Material to Link Summon Link 2 Zeke, and then use Zeke as Material to Link Summon Link 1 Water Blade, and then it's the end phase."

The two girls were squeezed into the Zeke armor and pressed together for a moment, then immediately separated, leaving Zero alone on the field. This flashy operation left the audience not even having time to react to what was happening. They only saw a black armor flash by, and then only one water blade was left on the field.

He carefully preserved Lu Shi's armor, changed into the water-attribute Zero Suit, glared fiercely at Le You, stood alone among the extra monsters, and yawned boredly.

While some viewers may find the two-for-one exchange somewhat incomprehensible, it's not entirely hard to understand when considering that Sky Striker Princess's magic requires the main monster zone to be free of monsters to activate.

"At the end of my turn, I have two effects to activate."

"First is the effect of Sky Slash Machine. I can select up to the number of Sky Slash Spell Cards I activated during this turn from the Graveyard and set them on my field."

"I will use the cemetery's flash, grab the anchor, and cover it with the knife."

I've used a lot of spell cards this turn, but I haven't used any trap cards yet. Also, the Blademaster itself takes up one slot, so I can only recycle 3 spell cards.

"Then there's the Water Blade effect, which allows me to retrieve another Chain Blade from my deck and add it to my hand."

Since the only Chain Blade in the graveyard has been set face-down by Blade Machine, you can search for Chain Blade – this is a little trick, as the effects of Blade Machine and Blade Machine can be chained together. By adjusting the activation order of these two cards, you can perform some very subtle maneuvers.

For example, you can recycle cards that were originally in your graveyard. Conversely, you can use Water Blade to search for a Quick-Play Spell Card, use it immediately, and then set it using the effect of Battle Blade Machine, allowing a Quick-Play Spell Card that was originally unusable in your hand to be usable during your opponent's turn.

One water jet, one drop tower, plus three face-down cards and one face-down card—these are the resources that Leyou uses to deal with the opponent's attack in the next turn.

"End of turn. Now, begin your performance with your only card in your hand."

Although it's highly likely that the card in hand will be Pot of Greed, that's what they did in the anime.

"Hmph, King of Duels, you will pay the price for your arrogance!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

In that instant, in Leyou's vision, the black aura on this guy with a somewhat strange origin, which had subsided considerably due to the beating, surged again, becoming so thick that it was difficult to see what was happening inside.

"Duel King! To defeat you, one card in your hand is not enough!"

"I activate the Heavenly Treasure Card!"

I understand, the lust... wait? What?!

The Duel Disk emitted a notification sound and automatically pushed out the top two cards from the deck, indicating that Leyou should draw them. Leyou just stared blankly as his opponent quickly drew all six cards in his hand.

If he hadn't known that the game was also a guest present today, he would have wanted to go and see if the guy opposite him was actually the game in disguise!

Now even a lowly enemy can be guaranteed 7 pulls?

"Hahahaha, this round is your death day!"

With a loud laugh, Gu Yu played a very powerful magic card.

"I activate [Hand Card Annihilation]! Both players discard their hands and then draw the corresponding number of cards!"

Le You was stunned once again. He looked at the Golden Jade, the meteorite, and the sword in his hand, and felt as if his heart was bleeding.

After drawing five cards, Ziyu immediately activated the effects in the graveyard.

"The five cards I just discarded are Vanguard, Hunter, God of War, God of War, and Demon God!"

"Based on their effects, I draw a card, and then Special Summon the other four monsters besides the Hunter to the field!"

Clap clap clap clap, and four monsters stood on the field. Gu Yu even drew an extra card, returning to a hand of six cards. He had essentially gained four monsters for free.

Not only was Leyou stunned, but the audience was also stunned. Some viewers even started to consider whether to allocate part of their budget to this deck called Dark World. Although it was ugly, it was not weak. And ugly decks are definitely cheaper, right?

"It's not over yet! I'm going to activate the Spell Card [Hand Card Annihilation]! Both players send two cards to the Graveyard, and then draw two cards."

Leyou glanced at his hand, then tossed two useless spell cards into the graveyard, somewhat puzzled.

Although there is only a one-word difference between "Hand Card Erasure" and "Hand Card Destruction," their effects are worlds apart. "Hand Card Erasure" is an effect that discards cards, while "Hand Card Destruction" is an effect that sends cards to the graveyard. For the Dark Realm, which requires discarding cards from the hand through effects, "Hand Card Destruction" can only be considered a draw option.

Moreover, putting everything else aside, just considering the combination of hand-wiping and hand-breaking, Leyou now has a full 18 spell cards in his graveyard. With only one Water Blade on the field, he can stop all of the opponent's monsters.

"Duel King, you must be wondering, right? Don't worry, I'm about to reveal the answer to you!"

"Feel the wrath of the gods!"

"I offer the three-body monsters—the Vanguard, the God of War, and the Demon God—as sacrifices!"

"Descend, God of Destruction! [Obelisk the Tormentor]!"

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled.

Everyone watching the duel, except for Philvo and Leyou, was utterly shocked.

Since the whole world knows that the God Card is in Leyou's possession, is it really necessary to hand over the God Card to someone else to use in an exhibition match?

Those who have personally experienced the majesty of the God's Card are shocked and confused—and then give up trying to figure it out.

Anyway, it must have been Leyou's idea, right? Then there's nothing strange about it. We can just ask him about it later.

Even the most outrageous things become acceptable when they happen to him.

"It's not over yet! I activate the Spell Card [Monster Resurrection]! Return from the Graveyard! Ra the Winged Dragon of Ra!"

Under the green Anka symbol, the Resurrected Bird, which treats returning to the graveyard like coming home, also came to the field from the graveyard.

"And then there's this one! [Mining the Magic Stone], discard two cards from your hand, and reclaim Monster Resurrection from your graveyard. Now all the conditions are met!"

"The dead are resurrected! The last god of the underworld! [Osiris the Sky Dragon]!"