Duels should be played with a smile.

"Okay!"

Two snow sprites, one large and one small, danced amidst the snowflakes. Countless duelists felt as if their hearts had been struck hard, and many let out heart-wrenching screams during this duel broadcast to duelists worldwide.

"I want to be Miss Yuki-onna's dog!!!"

"Hehehe, snowy weather, tiny little things, fragrant things, hehehe... "

"My opinion is that it's really unnecessary... Do you think she's already immersed in this role-playing game?" Leyou muttered to Philvo beside her.

Philvor rolled his eyes and said nonchalantly, "If you were in his shoes, you wouldn't fare much better."

Putting himself in the Snow Woman's current situation, Leyou nodded without much thought: "Hmm... to be honest, it's really quite fun like this."

"You two are birds of a feather!"

"Watch your words, this is called a match made in heaven... no, if you say he's a match made in heaven with her, that would be too embarrassing."

"I think she thinks so too."

"...Why can such cold words come from your fiery red lips? It has truly broken my heart."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll punch you!"

……

"The second effect of the Field Spell [Weather Forecast] can be activated during your Main Phase to Summon one Weather Monster from your hand."

"I usually summon [Snowy Weather Azure] to the third position in the monster zone~ Come on, little sister~"

Words simply cannot describe the loveliness of snowy weather; snowy weather is the best in the world!!!

[Earth ★★★ Angel 0 Attack Power]

"When a Snowy Weather Summon is successful, you can place 1 'Weather' Spell/Trap Card from your Deck face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone."

"Place the Continuous Trap Card [Rainbow Weather Pattern] in my back row, position two."

Rainbow, with her long, beautiful hair like a painting, drifted gently across the sky, arriving and departing quietly, leaving no one to notice her presence, only a brilliant rainbow in her wake.

After glancing at the meteorite and turtle in her hand, Yuki-onna realized she couldn't continue her turn, so she set both of her back row cards face down and ended her turn.

"A monster with only 0 attack power, and this is your duel?"

"A girl like you is really only suited for singing and dancing!"

Although Anubis's speech was still vulgar, the audience's reaction was not as intense as before, because in their eyes, the Snow Woman's performance could not be described as powerful, but rather as very entertaining.

This also helped many viewers who had been having an attack to recover somewhat.

Then, seeing the snow woman's slightly aggrieved expression, she started acting up again.

They're hopeless, just take them away. Even if the Snow Woman said something like "You otaku are disgusting" to them, they'd happily shout things like "Yay, Snow Woman insulted me! Snow Woman, step on me harder!" to prove they're truly hopeless.

"My turn! Let me use the power of the great gods to defeat you! Draw a card!"

After following Dartz, Anubis gained new power, and due to the opening of the elven world, as a contemporary of the Pharaoh, he also made further progress in his interactions with the elves.

The muscular man pulled out a small card with his huge hand, and a chilling black aura swirled around him without many viewers even noticing.

"Don't be impatient! While you're preparing, the lovely thunderstorm is also heading home!"

"If a 'Weather' card is banished to activate its effect, it can be Special Summoned back during the next Standby Phase. This time, I'm placing a Thunder Weather card in Attack Position on slot two."

It was just a simple return to the field, without any other actions, but this action of jumping out and then jumping back made many people vaguely understand how the Weather deck works.

It seems... this deck is not as simple as it looks?

"My turn, Main Phase, look at this invincible magic card! I discard a card from my hand and activate [Snake Rain] to send 4 Reptile-Type monsters from my Deck to the Graveyard."

There was snow and a rainbow, but with a gust of wind, snakes began to fall from the sky. The wet, sticky reptiles gave many viewers goosebumps.

However, it cannot be denied that this card is really strong - it can accurately stack four cards in your hand with a cost of 1 card. If it is not a reptile-type card, this card would have been in the game long ago.

"Next is the effect of [Nur the Netherworld] in my hand: once per turn, send a card with the same name from your hand to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Send 1 Reptile-Type DARK monster to the Graveyard."

"Netherworld? I've never heard of that deck before~"

In fact, Yuki-onna knew about this deck, but because she was a reptile, she had no desire to communicate with these big insects. She preferred to play with the cute weather creatures.

"Then you will soon witness the power of the great gods!"

"The effect of Nur in the Graveyard can only be activated if you control no monsters or if you control a 'Netherworld' monster. Special Summon this card from your Graveyard."

"Come back, Nur!"

Although it is a slimy crawler, Nur looks somewhat sacred, perhaps because of its prototype—the Netherworld is based on the eight Egyptian gods, so it is reasonable for it to have some divinity.

[Light ★★★★ Reptile 0 Defense]

The deck is built around the graveyard, and the graveyard provides a starting point. Nur's powerful effect is perfectly matched with its 0 attack and 0 defense stats.

"Next is the effect of [Desert of the Netherworld - Zohar] in the Graveyard. If this card is in the Graveyard, you can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Add this card to your hand."

"Normal Summon Zohar, then activate the effect of [Twilight of the Underworld - Kass] in your Graveyard, Tribute 1 monster you control. Special Summon this card."

[Light · 8★ · Reptile · Defense 2400]

With the monsters that had been summoned by the previous Snake Rain, Anubis's play became much smoother, but at the same time, he still consumed a lot of cards in his hand—which also explains why Snake Rain didn't make the playlist, because reptiles are just too weak.

"Normally, after Kass Resurrection, you could negate the effect and Special Summon a monster of your choice, but since there are no monsters in your graveyard, you can't enjoy this benefit."

"It's a good thing she can't enjoy it~" The Snow Woman shook her head nonchalantly, then rubbed Xue Tian's cute little round face: "How could I bear to let such a lovely child go to the cemetery~"

"Ahhh! Miss Yuki-onna is beautiful and kind-hearted, she's so lovable!"

One is a pretty young lady who doesn't want cute monsters to go to the graveyard, and the other is a muscular man who throws a sticky big bug into the graveyard. The difference in popularity is like night and day.

Fortunately, most of the participants this time don't care about the audience's opinions; otherwise, such a huge gap in popularity would likely have affected their performance.

However, there is also someone who is now paying close attention to the audience's emotions, because her original purpose was to study things related to emotions. Seeing that the Snow Woman can attract so much positive energy, Ella has begun to think about what kind of vicious deck she should use to bring herself more negative energy.

"Kas's second effect: If a monster is successfully Special Summoned, you can revive 1 Level 4 or lower [Netherworld] monster in your Graveyard."

"I will take the [Dregs of the Netherworld] from the cemetery."

Special Summon in Defense Position!

[Dark ★★★★ Reptile 2000 Defense]

A two-headed female snake, with delicate features; if someone has a slightly eccentric personality, it might not be unacceptable.

"Naya's effect allows you to search your Deck for 1 'Netherworld' Spell/Trap Card if it is successfully Normal or Special Summoned. I'm adding 'Netherworld Serpent Lily' to my hand."

"And then... witness the new power I have gained!"

Suddenly, a vortex appeared in the sky, and the strange fluctuation startled everyone.

Dartz, who was spying on the match through the eyes of the serpent god, was even more bewildered. When did Anubis, whom he had been utterly defeating, suddenly acquire power that he himself didn't even know about?

"This is power from a higher level! The summoning condition is two 4-star monsters. I'll stack Nur and Naya, both 4-star monsters on the field!"

"Xyz Summon! Rank 4! [King of Spirits]!"

[Dark ☆☆☆☆ · Reptile · Defense 2400]

"Xyz Summoning?! Is this the summoning method, other than Link Summoning, that is passed down among the top duelists and can only be learned by those who have defeated powerful spirits?"

"This guy can learn Xyz Summoning, so he must be a powerful expert!"

"This is terrible! Miss Yuki-onna is in danger!"

Chapter 137 The hand holding the cards trembled slightly

The mysterious and powerful spirit king in the eyes of the audience is just a stepping stone.

However, as a stepping stone, the Monster King is indeed very simple and unpretentious.

The simpler and more direct the effect, the more likely it is to be useful and powerful.

"The effect of the Spirit King: Once per turn, detach 1 Xyz Material and search your Deck for 1 Reptile Monster."

"I remove Nur and add [Darkness of the Underworld - Alette] to my hand."

After only searching for one monster, there was no further activity, and the initial anticipation for the new summoning method instantly turned into indifference.

I took my pants off, and this is what you show me?

However, some observant duelists have noticed that Nur, which is supposed to be banished when leaving the field due to its effect, is not banished and returns to the graveyard. This has led to some speculation about the concept of "Xyz Material".

"If the Graveyard contains the effect of [Reptile Witch Niamini], this card can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard if there is a monster with 0 ATK on your opponent's field."

The condition for activating the Special Summon effect is having a monster with 0 ATK. Whether the monster is on the field when the effect resolves does not matter, so even if the monster can be banished in snowy weather, it will not affect the Special Summon of this monster.

The tiny reptilian witch was reborn from the graveyard. Since she was called a witch, she was more or less beautiful. Especially for some people who liked slime-type creatures and were apprenticed to a certain Master Xu, the reptilian witch who was not bad looking was acceptable to them.

[Dark ★★ Reptile 0 Defense]

The Snow Woman, who also possesses a wide range of aesthetic tastes, smiled slightly upon seeing the Reptilian Demoness and teased Anubis, saying, "Oh dear~ it seems that although you look rather rough, your aesthetic taste isn't bad at all~"

"Aesthetics? What a useless thing! In my eyes, only power matters!"

"Circuit manifested! The summoning condition is two monsters, including a Reptile-type monster. I'll set up the Spirit King and Kass as arrows!"

"Link Summoning! Link 2 [Reptile Fairy - Urdna]!"

Without any fancy summoning words, Erkedna, who was much larger than Niamini and whose upper body was more appealing, appeared in the extra area, exuding charm with every move she made.

If her lower body weren't snake-shaped, many viewers who had just supported Yuki-onna might have immediately switched sides.

[Dark Link 2, Reptile, Attack Power 200, Arrow ←↘]

"Erdena's effect: If a Link Summon is successful, target 1 monster your opponent controls and reduce that monster's ATK to 0! I target any Thunder monster you control!"

"Weakening rays!"

Erkedna's scarlet eyes shot out purple light, which shone on Lei Tianqi, making him instantly powerless and unable to even lift his paintbrush.

Yuki-onna is a bit annoyed because the Reptile race is too unpopular, and this race is relatively isolated in the Elf world. So Yuki-onna has no idea what cards Anubis will use next - perhaps this is a characteristic of unpopular decks?

She could have directly asked Philvo for help and requested information on the Netherworld deck, but as an elf, she couldn't bring herself to ask for help from outside the arena after the duel had already begun.

Although he has a bad temper, he also has his own pride.

"Erkdna's second effect can only be activated during your Main Phase: Add up to the number of Reptile-Type monsters with different names whose ATK is equal to the number of monsters your opponent controls from their Deck to your hand!"

"Erdena, call upon your companions!"