Duels should be played with a smile.

"I offer 2 WATER monsters and 1 FLASH monster, then set one monster face down. End turn."

Next up is the judge.

"I offer two Earth-attribute monsters. End of turn."

Finally, there is the telekinetic deterrent.

"I offer two Dark attribute monsters and one Fire attribute monster."

"Now that the offerings have been made, the ritual is initiating! [Five Divine Dragons]!"

"This is the strongest monster that combines the power of all of us!"

"Submit to the majesty of the Five Divine Dragons!"

[Dark 12-Star · Dragon · Attack 5000 · Defense 5000]

The Five Divine Dragons, also known as the Five Emperor Dragons, possess top-tier attack and defense stats and are undamaged by battles against Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Dark attribute monsters. In this era, virtually no one can defeat them.

"Come on, so what if you can attack? No monster can break through the barrier constructed by the two-bodied, five-dragon!"

"And we've also prepared a surprise for you!"

"Our database does not contain the God Cards, but after learning about them, we have been researching how to obtain their power. Although we have not yet succeeded, we have made some initial progress!"

"Today, let me show you the results of our research!"

"Activate the Field Spell Card [Binding God's Tomb]! This card, which is not yet fully researched, cannot bind the God Cards, but it can grant great protection to monsters that are comparable to the God Cards!"

"As long as this card is on the field, monsters of level 10 or higher cannot be targeted by card effects or destroyed by them! In other words, our two Five Divine Dragons on the field are already invincible monsters capable of defeating the God Cards!"

"Even if you have a full 32000 LP points, in our eyes, it's nothing more than a candle flickering in the wind!"

On the stands, Seto Kaiba clenched his fists. Of the cards he knew, only a handful of combinations could resolve this situation. But could Rakuyo really draw those combinations? And after defeating the two Five Divine Dragons, how could he possibly win this duel?

"So, let me see the possibilities that a duel from the future holds!"

Chapter Seventy: Gathered Prayers!

"That's right, 32000 LP is indeed a candle in the wind, but it's not me who's a candle in the wind, it's the four of you!"

"Announcement! I will wipe out all your LP in this round!"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

This time, Leyou used a genuine competitive deck, but because this deck had the potential for acrobatic plays, he also received the help of the skill "Acrobats Don't Die from a Clogged Hand," the effectiveness of which is anyone's guess.

But this time it seems to have actually worked...

"A perfect hand!"

"Yugi Muto! Seto Kaiba! Katsuya Jonouchi!" Raku turned to the three in the stands and shouted.

"In future duels, monsters and cards are never isolated entities. A qualified duelist's deck must have all the cards closely linked, and each card can play a huge role at the right time!"

"A duelist may not always draw the card he needs when he needs it, but sometimes just one card is enough to connect the entire deck, gather the power of the deck, and defeat the opponent!"

"And, in order not to be left behind by the times, even you top duelists need to keep moving forward, walking on the road to the future. If you stop moving forward, you will be overtaken by others!"

"Now, just watch closely and see what true, united prayer really is!"

After each sentence, Leyou in the air would step onto invisible steps and descend. When he finished speaking, he had arrived opposite the four giants and the two five divine dragons.

The ten dragon heads spewed out various colors of dragon breath, trying to burn the person in front of them to ashes, but they saw no fear, only the disdain emanating from the person in front of them.

They're just two big, dumb guys. So what if they have the resistance of the Binding God Tomb?

As we all know, without sufficiently strong interference capabilities, strong resistance is not always effective.

"Most of the monsters in my deck have a combined attack and defense of less than 200, but the power they gather is enough to send you into the abyss."

"The effect of [Iron Beast Front Flacdure] in your hand can be activated once per turn by sending this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Send 1 Level 3 or lower Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast monster from your Deck to the Graveyard."

A centaur-like phantom flashed across the battlefield, and a small brown bird flew out of the deck and went into the graveyard with the centaur, waiting to be summoned.

"I sent [Lyrical Robin - Cobalt Spinel] from my deck to the graveyard."

"Sending the card to the graveyard, is the next step to revive it? According to him, with such low attack and defense stats, it must have a powerful effect, right?" Yugi Muto in the stands had already begun analyzing this match.

Lyric Robin is a fairly well-known deck because it once featured a star card.

【Lyrical Nightingale - Solitary Nightingale】

She possesses powerful effects, but also comes with demanding conditions, so initially there were no major problems.

However, when another card called "Tyrant Neptune" appeared, the combination of the two directly gave birth to an extremely outrageous tactic.

With a very simple operation, you can create a super monster with 6000 attack and complete resistance on your field, which can deal 5000 effect damage each turn.

Such outrageous effects led to Tyrant Neptune being immediately locked up in a dark room.

This incident illustrates a characteristic of this series—it may not be particularly powerful on its own, but as long as it finds the right helpers, it can unleash strength far exceeding that of ordinary players.

After that, the Lyric Robin series went into a period of dormancy. Later, after several enhancements, it was combined with another series with high compatibility, the Iron Front, and appeared in the environment in a brand new form.

The "Iron Beast LL" combination briefly made a splash on the pie chart and continued to appear there from time to time, which speaks volumes about the power of this combination.

The deck that Leyou is currently using is a variant of "Iron Beast LL". Unlike the competitive decks that rely on the Iron Beast system, this variant is more inclined to use Lyric Roar to achieve victory.

With the help of counterfeit cards from this company.

"I activate the Spell Card [Lyrical Birdsong - Birdsong Call]!"

"Choose 1 Lyric Wren monster from your Deck and add it to your hand or send it to the Graveyard. Then, you can Special Summon 1 Lyric Wren monster from your hand that has a different name from the monster you chose."

It allows for free retrieval or sending to the graveyard, and can then be specially summoned, making it a prime example of Konami's over-the-top card-printing strategy.

If the words "Lyrical Song Myrtle" were replaced with other words such as "Sword of the Sword", "Heavenly Might", "Death Prison Village", or the "Hero" field that countless people yearn for, this card would probably not last more than a few months before being locked up in the dark room.

"I add [Lyrical Robin - Beryl Canary] to my hand, and then Special Summon [Lyrical Robin - Turquoise Warbler] from my hand!"

With a bird's cry, amidst the calls of countless companions, a golden canary flew into her hand. The turquoise warbler greeted her and then flew away from Leyou, arriving on the battlefield to face the ferocious two five-headed dragons alone.

[Wind - 1 Star - Bird/Beast Race - Attack 100 - Defense 100]

All of Lyric Robin's lower-level monsters have a combined attack and defense of no more than 200 points, and the four Xyz Monsters have zero attack and zero defense.

The only leader, the Independent Nightingale, only has 1000 attack power, but she is basically not included in decks now, making her the only weak and infirm member of the family—if you don't look at the effects between them individually.

"If you are weak, then rely on the strength of your companions! This is the way of survival for the Lyre Robin!"

"Little Green's effect can be activated once per turn when this card is Special Summoned. Special Summon 1 [Lyrical Bird] monster from your hand or Graveyard, and Special Summon Little Brown from your Graveyard that was previously sent down!"

[Wind - 1 Star - Bird/Beast Race - Attack 0 - Defense 100]

Hearing its companion's cries for help, the cobalt spinner in the cemetery flapped its wings and rushed to its side.

"Then there's Little Brown's effect, which can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned. Add 1 Level 1 Winged Beast monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I've added [Lyrical Robin - Jade Swallow] to my hand!"

Two birds alone are not enough to fight against two evil dragons. Little Green and Little Brown exchanged a glance and came to a conclusion.

We must assemble our troops immediately!

So, at their urging, Xiaoqing prepared to go.

After a series of maneuvers, two cards were used up, leaving only two minor monsters on the field. The opposing team's four giants were already getting smug, seeing Leyou's actions as nothing more than a meaningless, desperate struggle.

The spectators in the stands didn't quite understand the significance of this series of actions, but Yugi and the others, especially Kaiba, had already focused all their attention on the two little birds on the field.

He had a premonition that something special was about to happen.

And it turned out just as he had predicted.

"The summoning condition is 2 or more Level 1 monsters. I will stack my two Level 1 Green and Brown monsters on the field to build an Xyz Network!"

In the sky, a black hole vortex appeared, and two small birds transformed into streaks of light and flew into it.

"Birds with melodious voices, dance on the branches, soar on the battlefield, gather here, and display your brilliance! Recite the poems engraved in your souls, and call for the arrival of your companions! Xyz Summon! Descent in dance! Rank 1! [Lyrical Starling]!"

Like a night sprite, the singing starling fluttered her star-adorned wings and silently descended upon the battlefield, with little green and little brown birds fluttering around her as if protecting her.

[Wind - Tier 1 - Bird/Beast Race - Attack 0 - Defense 0]

The massive black hole and the unprecedented summoning method resulted in a monster with zero attack and defense power appearing on the field. The four ignorant giants began to laugh heartily.

The three, who are among the top duelists of this era, are already pondering the terrifying effects this monster will have.

If it were Kaiba and Jonouchi from before, they would probably be just as ignorant as the four giants. However, Kaiba was taught a lesson by Leyu in advance, and Jonouchi has also grown. Now they both understand that attack and defense stats are important, but not that important.

The seahorse, in particular, was more interested in this unprecedented summoning method than in the strange monster itself.

"Xyz Summon... Stacking monsters of the same level and type to Special Summon monsters of the same rank... The pursuit of ultimate sublimation, bridging reality and illusion, constantly climbing, climbing to the highest level, what does this sentence mean?"

To be honest, if today's duel opponents weren't the four giants but someone else, Leyou wouldn't mind showing them what it means to pilot a Gundam and jump directly from level one to level twelve.

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Advancement magic? Advancement is not such an inconvenient thing!

"The effect of the Starling's Recitation can be activated once per turn by detaching 1 Xyz Material from this card. Add 1 Level 1 Winged Beast monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I'm removing Little Brown and searching for [Iron Beast Front Nabel]!"

Brown light returned to the cemetery, and the starlings chanted poems calling to their friends, delivering the iron beast, which was fighting against the Japanese, to Leyou's hands.

[Wind - Tier 1 - Bird/Beast Race - Attack 0 - Defense 2000]

With only 1 star, it has 2000 defense points, enough to hold off most of the lower-level monsters of this era.

But that's not important; what matters is its powerful effect.

"Normal Summon Nabel, then activate his effect!"

"Once per turn, you can banish any number of Beast-Beast-Warrior-Winged-Beast monsters from your Graveyard to activate this effect; Special Summon 1 Beast-Beast-Warrior-Winged-Beast Link Monster from your Extra Deck with the same number of Link Markers as the banished monsters!"

"Reveal yourself! The circuit that guides the future!"

"Summoning conditions: 2 Beast-Type, Beast-Warrior-Type, or Winged Beast-Type monsters. Arrow confirmed! I will exclude Flacdull and Little Brown from my Graveyard. Set Link Arrow! Link Summon!"

"Show yourself! Link 2! [Iron Beast Front: Feriget the Flower]!"

[Earth, Link 2, Orc, Attack Power 1600, Arrow ←↙]

It was another summoning method never seen before, not to mention using the graveyard as summoning material. Moreover, when Ferigit stood in the extra area on the battlefield, everyone present realized that this field had two more squares than the normal field.