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

The moment Chen Yuan's body came into contact with the purple ripples, it was as if an ice cube had been thrown into strong acid, and he immediately began to undergo irreversible etherealization.

His flesh, bones, and even every single particle that constitutes his existence are forcibly decomposed and stripped away by a law that transcends mortal comprehension, and drawn toward that high-hanging evil heart.

With the last ounce of strength he had left, he turned his head with difficulty.

His gaze passed over the hand that desperately reached out to him but ultimately missed by a hair's breadth, and finally settled on the face that You Yang held tightly in his arms, a face covered in tears, the face he cherished most.

On Chen Yuan's face, there was no fear of annihilation, only an unyielding gentleness like the warm winter sun, and a deep-seated reluctance.

His lips moved, but he could no longer make a sound. However, the thought that was full of all his concern and entrustment echoed clearly in the depths of You Yang and Chen Yuexi's minds like the last ripple.

"Take good care of Yuexi for me."

Before the echo of his words had faded, he transformed into a pure, radiant purple light, shimmering with an unwillingness and unwavering will to protect, like a moth drawn to a flame, resolutely plunging into the enormous stone heart that was still beating ominously.

"elder brother……?"

Chen Yuexi's empty eyes, which had lost focus due to the enormous blow, suddenly contracted at this moment.

As she watched helplessly as the last ray of light representing her brother's existence was completely swallowed up by that all-consuming evil heart, the tears she had been holding back finally burst forth like a collapsing dam.

"elder brother--!!!"

A mournful cry, so piercing it seemed to tear the night sky, burst forth from her throat.

Witnessing her only loved one and last support disappear in such a cruel way before her eyes, the string of reason in Chen Yuexi's heart snapped.

The deepest sorrow and despair, like molten lava, that had been building up in her heart could no longer be suppressed and erupted violently, almost tearing her frail body apart.

However, this horrific scene is not an isolated case.

Before You Yang's eyes, the entire city seemed to have transformed into a dynamic, despairing painting created with lives.

Ahead on the street, people were fleeing in panic, terrified.

Behind the windows of apartment buildings in the distance, children tremble in their parents' arms, completely unaware of the impending apocalypse...

Regardless of gender, age, wealth, or social status, all were extinguished silently like flickering candles in the wind under the indiscriminate sweep of purple death ripples, transforming into streaks of poignant purple light that rose and converged towards the greedy heart in the sky.

Only You Yang and Tian Dao Lian were surrounded by a warm and resolute red aura—the power of the Red Dragon, like a star burning tenaciously in the boundless darkness, which barely shielded them from the deathly ripples that would obliterate everything.

The girl in mid-air, the embodiment of the Earthbound God's will, looked down at the hellish scene below. Her flawless face showed a slight frown, revealing a hint of confusion.

The offerings... are in the wrong quantity.

In a human metropolis of this size, the life energy response should not be so sparse.

Ling Zhiyong, who was struggling on the altar, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that although the stone heart had increased its beating after absorbing the first batch of "limited" offerings, it had not yet shown any signs of undergoing a qualitative change or making its final descent.

Fortunately... fortunately, he had prepared for the worst beforehand and forcibly evacuated more than 80% of the population of Tian Shu City under the guise of a "large-scale joint military exercise".

His daughter, Ling Shiyao, is currently in an absolutely safe house made of spirit-repelling ore, which is enough to isolate her from divine perception, and should be unharmed.

But the golden light barrier in front of him, formed from the remaining power of Exodia and protecting them, was now visibly thinning and dimming.

Ling Zhiyong and Mo Tieshan both knew perfectly well that once this final barrier completely dissipated, they would instantly follow in the footsteps of those sacrifices and become the final sustenance for the resurrected evil god.

They... lost.

Despite meticulous planning and risking everything, they still suffered a crushing defeat.

The girl in mid-air glanced at the fleeting look of relief on Ling Zhiyong's face below and immediately understood.

"Ha...did they evacuate the ants in advance?"

A cold, mocking smile, like a cat playing with a mouse, curled at the corners of her lips.

"It's alright... then just cast the fishing net even further."

The girl gracefully raised her hand again and snapped her fingers lightly, like an orchestra conductor.

"Snapped."

This soft sound was like the tolling of a doomsday bell, covering a wider area.

A dark purple ripple, more powerful and deeper than before, spread out with the heart as its core, like a second, wider wave of death ripples stirred up by a boulder thrown into a lake!

This time, its impact extended beyond the city's core area, spreading to suburban counties and even more remote satellite towns!

This time, the girl was not disappointed.

Thousands upon thousands of purple streaks, several times more intense than before, a despairing meteor shower, rose mournfully from every corner of the city, from the distant suburbs, and from those supposedly safe havens!

They traced countless tragic trajectories in the air, and finally, like rivers flowing into the sea, they all irresistibly merged into that greedy, beating rock heart!

At this moment, the entire area transformed into an enormous altar where a bloody feast was offered to the gods!

A massive amount of life energy surged in like a torrent, and the beating of the rock heart became as loud and heavy as thunder. Each contraction and expansion caused the surrounding space to distort.

Its surface, with its "vulture" Nazca pattern, after being infused with immeasurable life essence, radiates an eerie, dark purple light that is enough to pierce the soul!

"—Buzz!!!"

After consuming a life force powerful enough to defy common sense, the heart's violent beating abruptly stopped!

A chilling, deathly stillness, as if the end of all things had come, enveloped the world.

Immediately afterwards, endless, primordial dark matter, as if it originated from the very beginning of the universe, gushed out wildly from every line on the surface of the heart!

These viscous, asphalt-like darkness rapidly converged and intertwined in the air, transforming into billions of twisted, writhing "void umbilical cords" connecting indescribable dimensions. They began to forcefully "drag" the true form of that deity from the depths of the underworld, beyond comprehension, into this world with an unparalleled and domineering manner!

The first thing dragged out by those dark blood vessels was a colossal wing composed of countless ancient obsidian skeletons branded with purple divine patterns, powerful enough to tear the sky apart. Its mere outline brought a suffocating sense of oppression.

Then, the majestic divine body, which embodied the concepts of "desolation," "death," and "end," and was like a moving mountain, slowly squeezed out of the crack in space.

Finally, the terrifying vulture's head, ferocious and enormous, with a beak that seemed capable of easily piercing through the world's barriers, was fully revealed, carrying a cold will that disregarded everything!

The true form of the Earthbound God, Viracocha Raska, is being "woven," "assembled," and "created" inch by inch by these dark blood vessels, with that rocky heart as its core!

This is a process that desecrates the laws of life and creation, filled with unspeakable evil and grandeur.

When its divine body solidified completely and descended upon this land chosen by Him, the rocky heart that served as the source of everything slowly rose and finally fit perfectly into the huge cavity in the center of His chest, becoming the only and most core source of power and manifestation of this evil god's strength.

"——!!!"

The moment his heart and divine body perfectly merged, Veracocha Raska's enormous eyes, as large as lakes and burning with dark purple underworld fire, suddenly opened!

A life-snatching domain, hundreds or even thousands of times stronger than before, swept across the entire city and even more distant areas in an instant, centered on Him, like an invisible halo of death!

He slowly lowered his enormous head, which had obscured the first rays of dawn and cast endless shadows, his cold gaze sweeping over the "pasture" beneath his feet, now a desolate wasteland, which had served as a gift to celebrate his arrival.

It issued a silent, yet powerful, ultimate declaration that shook the very rules of the world and froze the very essence of the souls of all living beings.

Dawn has come to an end.

Eternal twilight descends here.

Veracocha Lasca's entire divine body began to descend completely from the spatial wound that had been forcibly torn open, in a slow but unstoppable manner, as if it were about to crush the entire real space!

"It's over..."

The golden light that Exodia used to protect them flickered like a candle in the wind, on the verge of being extinguished.

Mo Tieshan slumped helplessly onto the cold, icy altar floor. His once shrewd and calculating face was now filled with deathly despair, as if all his energy had been drained away.

"Everything... is over..."

Ling Zhiyong was also trembling violently. He could barely hold onto the edge of the crumbling altar to support his swaying body.

He gazed up at the true form of the evil god, which blotted out the sky and exuded an aura of endless death. A chilling cold and endless regret gnawed at his heart like venomous snakes.

Only at this moment did he realize with absolute clarity what an unforgivable mistake they had made!

The one they summoned was not the earthbound god Capak Apoo, who was expected to represent the "giants".

Rather, it is the oldest and most powerful being among the seven Earthbound Gods—the most terrifying Earthbound God, Viracocha Raska, who wields the three elements!

Now, the evil god has materialized, and their only means of restraint—the sealed Exodia—is nearing its end and will soon dissipate.

What made their fate even more tragic was that, because of this erroneous summons, they indirectly caused the deaths of millions of innocent citizens in Tian Shu City!

This heinous crime cannot be redeemed even by a thousand deaths!

You Yang's outstretched hand remained frozen in mid-air, his fingertips seemingly still retaining the illusory touch and warmth of Chen Yuan's body as it dissipated. But before him, only a chilling emptiness remained.

He slowly, extremely slowly, turned his head, his gaze sweeping over his back—Liu Zi, who was originally not far from Chen Yuexi, had also vanished into nothingness forever because of that one step that seemed so close yet so far.

Chapter 165 Youyang's Fury! The Crimson Dragon vs. the Earthbound God!

A rare look of deep confusion appeared on You Yang's face.

died……

Two people who were so vibrant and alive in his life not long ago... just like that, vanished before his very eyes...

You Yang was not unfamiliar with death.

Even before he came into this world, he had already witnessed the fragility and end of life.

After arriving in this world full of cards and spirits, there were also lives that ended because of him, whether directly or indirectly.

He was an orphan, his close friends were all safe and sound, and the deaths he was familiar with came mostly from cold news reports or obituaries from complete strangers.

He is not the kind of person who has an excessive amount of empathy, so it is difficult for him to feel too intense empathy for these distant losses.

After transmigrating, in this world where power reigns supreme, this sense of alienation seems even stronger.

You Yang was well aware of the immense power he possessed, but his education and inner principles restrained him from relying on this power to act recklessly, commit arson, murder, and looting.

Those who died because of him, in essence, brought about their own destruction.

Starting a dark duel is tantamount to signing a life-or-death contract, betting everything you have.

You Yang is by no means a saint; his opponent is courting death, so what does it have to do with him?

Even Migu's fate was not something he created himself.

Therefore, You Yang's heart was never greatly affected by the deaths of these people.

But Liu Zi is different from Chen Yuan.

One was a pure-hearted boy who, not long ago, looked at him with admiration and humbly sought his advice on the way of cards.

One was a reliable partner who had just fought alongside him, shared life and death, and solemnly entrusted his beloved younger sister to him.

This very person, who was alive and had a genuine bond with him, was ruthlessly erased from his life right before his eyes.