Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

I do know a little about the national situation, but it seems there are hardly any independent countries left in the world; instead, there are all sorts of alliances.

It's basically about several countries coming together to form an alliance.

It should be for the purpose of jointly resisting foreign enemies and preventing aggression.

However, You Yang could not find out exactly what it was for.

There are no signs of attacks between alliances, although there are various restrictions between different alliances.

However, their relationship is less one of hostility and more one of mutual support.

You Yang and Chen Yuan chatted idly, their eyes occasionally glancing at Chen Yuexi not far away. She quickly completed the signing procedures, a relaxed smile on her face.

As the group of construction workers respectfully left, Chen Yuexi walked over with light steps, her hair swaying slightly in the sunlight.

The three of them gathered together, looking at the construction site ahead where things were already bustling with activity, and happy smiles appeared on their faces in unison.

Their efforts are also reflected in this dueling arena currently under construction.

This was Xie Wan'an's special consideration—she allocated a portion of the entire dueling arena's shares to them according to a certain ratio.

Of course, Chen Yuexi, who contributed the most, took the lion's share, but You Yang and Chen Yuan also gained something.

For them, a part of this magnificent stadium, which is still under construction, belongs to them.

Otherwise, given Chen Yuan's personality, he wouldn't have had time to stay here and keep an eye on the construction progress.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.

"squeak--"

The screeching sound of brakes shattered the tranquility of the street. Ling Shiyao didn't even have time to remove the car keys before she flung open the car door and practically ran out.

Her high heels echoed rapidly in the empty corridor until they stopped abruptly in front of a heavy metal door. The sign for the "Third Action Force Archives" gleamed faintly under the cold light.

Ling Shiyao skillfully passed the identity verification. The moment the metal door slid open, a smell mixed with old paper and electronic devices wafted out.

She walked quickly to the terminal, her fingers flying across the keyboard, her breathing becoming somewhat disordered due to her eagerness.

We must find... we must find the relevant records...

She entered the following keywords into the search bar: information about the god of the underworld, the authority wielded by the god of the underworld, and... methods to control the gods!

In the gap between the loading of the search results, Ling Shiyao wished that she had remembered it wrong, and that it was all just her imagination.

But when those cold words and irrefutable records came into view, she felt as if the blood in her body had frozen in an instant.

Cold sweat quickly soaked the back of her shirt, and her fingers unconsciously gripped the hem of the shirt tightly, her nails almost digging into her palms.

The lights in the archives flickered on and off, as if they too were trembling at this astonishing discovery.

Ling Shiyao's breathing became rapid. She forced herself to continue reading, each word striking her heart like a heavy hammer.

Earthbound Gods—the deities from the depths of the underworld, shrouded in an ominous aura, are thus known as the gods of the underworld.

When the god of the underworld descends to earth, his power will etch the unique lines and shapes of the deity onto the ground.

The boundaries of these lines are constantly burning with dark purple flames, like karmic fire from the underworld, scorching the boundary between reality and nothingness until it becomes indistinct.

At the same time, an enormous phantom heart will appear in the sky, beating slowly and powerfully, greedily absorbing the creatures of the human and elven worlds as sacrifices with each contraction and expansion.

This cruel ritual will continue until enough offerings are made, at which point the god of the underworld will descend upon the earth in his true, destructive form.

Those who worship the god of the underworld are called "the signer".

They should have been dead, but they were resurrected by the power of the earthbound gods and became apostles serving darkness.

Ling Shiyao's pupils suddenly contracted, and the previous scene flashed through her mind like lightning.

This is it!

Those dark spots and weird tattoos!

She clearly remembered that both of the people You Yang defeated had this ominous mark on them.

Although it disappeared soon after, the strange and unique pattern was deeply imprinted in Ling Shiyao's mind.

To rise from the dead—a power unique to the gods of the underworld!

After carefully reading the first two records, Ling Shiyao took a deep breath and, with trembling fingertips, opened the last file.

The cold light from the screen illuminated her increasingly solemn face.

Finally, there is the method to master the gods...

Aside from a very few exceptional cases where innate spiritual power is strong enough to directly become a vessel for a god, there is another, more secretive path—that is, to create a vessel capable of bearing divine power through artificial means.

The document did not describe the specific methods in detail, but considering the recent disappearances of duelists and the deliberate attack on You Yang, it is worth noting.

Ling Shiyao's heart sank. She could roughly guess how dark and cruel that method was.

Chapter 151 The Price of Resurrection!

The cold records corroborated the intelligence in her hands, and Ling Shiyao's palms clenched unconsciously, her nails digging deep into her flesh, yet she felt no pain.

What chilled her to the bone was that, despite the magnitude of the conspiracy, she hadn't been able to find a single clue through official channels.

So, the answer is quite simple...

The internal protective umbrella... or rather, the participants...

Ling Shiyao's chest heaved violently as a mixture of shock, anger, and deep confusion welled up inside her.

She truly couldn't understand why he would do such a thing.

But she doesn't have enough evidence right now, so she needs to gather more!

Ling Shiyao slammed her laptop shut with a sharp "snap".

Without hesitation, he got up and pushed open the door to leave.

Her steps were quick and powerful, her high heels clicking crisply on the polished floor.

"Captain Ling..."

A colleague in the corridor raised his hand to greet her, but after seeing Ling Shiyao's cold expression and the sharp aura emanating from her, he silently lowered his hand.

At this moment, Ling Shiyao's eyes were sharp as knives, and anyone could see that she was in a state of extreme focus and could not be disturbed.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

These seven days were a rare period of leisure for You Yang.

For some reason, Tiandao Lian hasn't come to see him these past few days, but she calls him every day without fail to check on his safety.

The voice on the other end of the phone always carried a hint of concern, yet seemed hesitant to speak.

Since the last incident, Lilith has vanished without a trace.

You Yang was happy to have some peace and quiet and could focus on his own things.

The competition is still a few days away from officially starting. In the past few days, in addition to carefully building his own deck, You Yang has spent most of his time searching for and purchasing some powerful general-purpose cards.

Thanks to Xie Wan'an's connections and resources, You Yang successfully acquired a number of rare and powerful cards.

For example, there's the Warrior-type universal search card [Reinforcements], which he's always coveted, and the core spell card of the Cyberse deck—[Network Mining].

Although these cards are not currently needed in the deck, Youyang still bought them without hesitation.

He has no shortage of money right now.

Chen Yuan also signed a formal contract with Xie Wan'an, but his conditions were much more ordinary compared to You Yang's.

With an annual salary of three million, Chen Yuan immediately went to You Yang and solemnly returned two million, keeping only one million for himself as living expenses.

"I also plan to improve my deck." Chen Yuan scratched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

During his card-hunting journey over the past few days, You Yang also discovered a rather interesting card – the Quick-Play Spell Card [Mysterious Chinese Pot].

This card's effect is: Tribute 1 monster you control, choose either the Tributed monster's ATK or DEF, and restore your Life Points to that value.

Because Yu Yang's deck contains many monsters that can easily boost their attack power, and he was once OTK'd by this card's combo attack while playing cards.

So he thought the card was pretty good and decided to add it to his collection.

Surprisingly, this seemingly ordinary card was extremely expensive.

The price of a single "Mysterious Chinese Pot" card is surprisingly comparable to that of the powerful removal card "Black Hole".

But since he wasn't short of money and Xie Wan'an provided for his food and clothing, You Yang still bought it.

Besides this little surprise, Youyang also discovered another interesting card – [Called Name from the Grave], which is also a Quick-Play Spell Card.

Its effect is: You can only activate it by targeting 1 monster in your opponent's Graveyard.

Except for that monster.

Until the end of the next turn, the effects of monsters banished by this effect, as well as those with the same original card name as that monster, are negated.

This is a high-quality, targeted hand trap.

Although in the original world of Yu Yang, this card is mostly used as a first-move card to prevent the opponent from discarding G or Ash Blossom, etc.

However, its dual effects of "exclude from the graveyard" and "negate the effects of cards with the same name" give [Called from the Graveyard] a strong suppressive power, enough to become the nemesis of some decks that rely on the graveyard.

In the world of Youyang, this card is a limited card, and only two copies can be carried in each deck.

Therefore, Youyang's deck naturally followed this rule, carrying only two copies.

I saw that they had it in stock, so I bought one on a whim.

Moreover, its price is incredibly cheap compared to other options, costing only one-fifth of the price of the "Mysterious Chinese Pot".

After several days of market research, You Yang discovered that the world's values ​​regarding card games are truly strange.

Cards that can restore health are extremely expensive.

Even with stringent usage conditions, the price is about two to three times that of a regular effect card.

For high-quality healing cards without any negative effects, the prices are even more outrageous, reaching astronomical levels.

Conversely, cards that restore the opponent's health are the typical example of cards that even a dog wouldn't want.

The most famous one is the [Golden Goblin].

This card's effect is to draw 1 card from your deck, and then your opponent gains 1000 Life Points.