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

"Then... I'll do it myself."

The girl waved her hand dismissively, as if she were simply deciding to crush an ant, completely unconcerned about their answers.

Upon seeing the ominous dark purple divine power emanating from the girl's body, and her intention to attack directly, both Mo Tieshan and Ling Zhiyong's expressions changed drastically.

Ling Zhiyong immediately pulled out a card from his pocket. The card was made entirely of pure gold and its surface was engraved with ancient and sacred contract runes. At this moment, it was flashing with dazzling light!

"According to the contract, you cannot attack ordinary people without our permission!"

However, looking at the golden card in front of her that represented rules and constraints, the girl's lips curled into an extremely disdainful smile.

She simply raised a finger and gently touched the two of them. A thin, dark beam of light, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, shot out silently and instantly pierced through the indestructible contract card.

"Crack..."

The golden light on the card instantly went out, a crack spread from the pierced center, and the entire card turned into useless metallic powder, slipping from Ling Zhiyong's fingers.

At the same time, a storm raged in the hearts of Mo Tieshan and Ling Zhiyong.

How... is that possible?!

The other party actually dared to... break the divine covenant?!

Before performing the summoning ritual, they consulted countless ancient texts and were well aware of the supreme and unique nature of this contract with the gods.

The other side just admitted that the contract is also effective against the gods themselves.

But what happened just now?

The contract... has expired?

Or were they deceived from the very beginning?

Regardless of which possibility it is, it represents an extremely dangerous signal.

They must activate their last-resort plan immediately!

Suppress and seal the incomplete god before you once again!

We must never let Him harm any ordinary person outside!

With this thought in mind, Ling Zhiyong no longer hesitated. A dazzling starlight shone on the skin of his arm, and a duel disk composed of countless rotating, miniature stars instantly took shape!

He slammed down five cards in an instant, and the moment the five cards touched the Duel Disk, they burst forth with a dazzling, inviolable pure golden light!

This light was filled with an aura of holiness and majesty, and it actually forced the evil dark purple miasma of the Earthbound God back several meters, forming a small, inviolable golden "sanctuary" around them!

As the girl gazed at the dazzling scene, a hint of amusement finally appeared in her pure black eyes.

Ling Zhiyong pressed his palm heavily on the center of the pentagram formed by the five cards on the duel disk, and slowly closed his eyes.

This time, what he offered was no longer spiritual power.

Rather, it is one's own existence.

"In my name, I hereby establish this contract!"

Ling Zhiyong's voice became solemn and hollow, as if it could no longer be uttered by a flesh and blood body.

"With my soul as the guide, with my life as the sacrifice!"

"Break free! That ultimate power banished by the Pharaoh and feared by the gods!"

"I hereby release your true form!!"

"—The Fifth Seal is Released, the Forbidden Pardon is Here!"

The moment he finished speaking, it was as if an invisible hand had instantly drained his life force, leaving his body ethereal and translucent, and his short, jet-black hair turned a deathly gray in an instant.

He sacrificed everything he had for this forbidden call!

Snap! Snap!

That wasn't any sound from the real world, but the sound of ancient chains binding taboos shattering from another dimension!

The pentagram magic circle on the ground was no longer a flat pattern; it suddenly erupted upwards, transforming into a vortex of light that stretched to the heavens and the earth, composed of pure golden laws!

The violent tremors of the earth and the mournful cries of the sky, seemingly burdened by unbearable weight, all seemed insignificant at this moment.

Because space itself is being forcibly torn apart by an incomparably tyrannical force!

A massive, unimaginably large, muscular, and explosively powerful dark brown arm suddenly emerged from the vortex of light!

It grabbed the "edge" of the real space, as if it had grasped a fragile curtain. The huge shackles made of void energy wrapped around its arms shattered inch by inch amidst a deafening metallic wail!

Next came another arm, two legs as massive as pillars, and a head and body that bore the will of absolute nothingness!

Exodia's true form is forcibly "squeezing" into this world!

It did not descend through a portal, but rather, like a being from a higher dimension, it forcibly and irreversibly imprinted and covered the real world with its immeasurably enormous body!

The evil miasma that originally shrouded the altar was completely evaporated by the holy golden light, and even the surrounding physical laws were forcibly rewritten!

Finally, when it completely broke free from all its restraints and stood firmly on the ground, everyone in the city who could still lift their heads witnessed the most shocking and unforgettable scene of their lives.

A massive, dark brown giant, exuding a primal sense of oppression, stood silently between heaven and earth.

It possessed no aura of evil, only an absolute majesty that was impossible to look directly at, emanating from the depths of one's soul.

Its eyes burned with golden flames of nothingness, coldly gazing at the tiny girl before it who called herself a "god".

Exodia is sealed away!

Coming!

This is their backup plan, powerful enough to rival the power of a god!

"Kill him!"

With his last ounce of strength, Ling Zhiyong, barely clinging to life, gave the order without hesitation.

His face was deathly pale, but his eyes burned with unwavering determination.

He knew that even though the sealed Exodia possessed power comparable to that of a god, it was not absolute, especially since this power was being wielded by him, a mortal, making every second incredibly precious.

Exodia let out a deep, inhuman roar that transformed into a tangible shockwave that cracked the ground.

It threw a simple, unadorned punch at the girl in front of it. The huge, dark brown fist tore through the air and crashed down with the force to shatter mountains!

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However, facing this giant fist that could shatter mountains, the girl floating in the air showed no emotion on her face; instead, a smile that was almost one of pity curved her lips.

"Exodia?"

She chuckled softly, her voice ethereal yet carrying a chilling edge.

"A mere mortal dares to presume to wield this forbidden, banished power?"

"This is... utterly ridiculous!"

Before she finished speaking, her figure vanished from the spot like a ghost, as if she had never existed.

In the next instant, she was already standing quietly in the void above, her pure black eyes lowered, looking down at the city below that was about to become a sacrifice, her face showing a playful expression that was like an artist examining a canvas, a mixture of expectation and cruelty.

On the eastern horizon, the dawn is trying to tear through the last line of defense of the night, painting a faint golden light on the glass curtain walls of the skyscrapers.

This sleeping behemoth has not yet fully awakened, but a reality far more terrifying than any nightmare has already quietly descended.

The girl gracefully raised her slender fingers and gently flicked them in the air.

"Snapped."

A crisp snap of the fingers, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, created an invisible ripple.

Immediately afterwards—

"Boom."

A deep, muffled thud, as if from the depths of the underworld, came from the earth's crust.

The entire city trembled slightly, and the glass of the high-rise buildings emitted a faint humming sound. This was not an earthquake, but more like an ancient beast that had slumbered in the Earth's core for billions of years, its heartbeat forcibly awakened.

"Boom!"

The second throbbing was even more intense! Centered on the eerie altar, the solid ground suddenly bulged up like leavened dough!

The asphalt road surface was cracked inch by inch, with large cracks spreading like a spider web, and the underground pipes groaned under the strain.

"Thump—!!!"

The third thud was earth-shattering!

With a terrifying roar as if the earth's crust was being completely torn apart, a colossal, suffocating black object broke free from the earth's constraints and stood proudly between heaven and earth!

That was a beating heart, made entirely of some kind of pitch-black rock that contained endless resentment!

Its size is comparable to a small hill, and the exposed parts alone are enough to make one shudder.

The surface of the heart is covered with thick, dragon-like "vessels," which are not flesh and blood vessels, but deep cracks, from which dark purple ominous energy surges and flows—these energy flows eerily outline a complete and ferocious "vulture" Nazca pattern!

Each heavy, slow heartbeat was accompanied by a dark purple energy ripple that spread outwards from the heart.

Wherever the ripples passed, the air became thick and cold, and the green trees along the streets withered and died at a visible speed, as if the life force of the entire city was being forcibly sucked away by this evil heart!

"Damn it! It's the 'Seed of the Earthbound God'!"

Ling Zhiyong and Mo Tieshan's expressions changed drastically; they knew better than anyone what the appearance of this heart meant.

This is not the complete form of the Earthbound God, but rather its true form's "coordinates" and "embryo" descending into the real world!

If it is allowed to fully mature and take root here, the true form of the Earthbound God Capak Apoo can use it as a passage to truly cross the endless barrier between the underworld and reality. At that time, everything will be irreversible!

It must be completely destroyed before it is fully formed!

"Stop it! At all costs!" Mo Tieshan's voice was hoarse with extreme anxiety.

A resolute glint flashed in Ling Zhiyong's eyes as he pushed himself to the limit. With his spirit on the verge of collapse, he issued his final command to the towering giant in the sky.

Exodia let out a roar that shook the heavens, a roar containing pure fury against anything that had desecrated the laws of the world!

A dazzling golden flame suddenly ignited on its muscular right arm—it was the "Demon God Flame" originating from the very source of the laws, possessing the supreme power to purify and annihilate all existence!

With its massive fist clenched tightly, carrying the supreme majesty of shattering stars and restoring order, it slammed down fiercely towards the pulsating rock heart that exuded the aura of the underworld!

This punch embodies all the power Ling Zhiyong gained by sacrificing himself, vowing to completely eradicate the source of this calamity from the world!