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

"I've tested you, and you truly live up to your title of 'Saint Exterminator'!"

Old Chen stared wide-eyed at the cards that had been mercilessly stripped from the top of his deck, and couldn't help but let out an exaggerated scream.

"Just play cards, don't just exclude my family like that!"

Inside the cramped card shop, Old Chen's helpless protests sounded particularly loud.

Faced with Lao Chen's somewhat aggrieved accusations, You Yang not only did not restrain himself at all, but instead, in a very irritating manner, he clasped his hands together and solemnly bowed to the other party.

In the dim light, a gentle yet extremely authoritative smile curled at the corners of his lips:

"Thank you for the compliment."

You Yang paused, his eyes instantly sharpening.

"But don't rush, this is just the beginning!"

"The next step is yet to come, and there's more to come."

You Yang looked directly at his old friend across from him, his tone revealing a subtle confidence:

"As a long-time comrade-in-arms who once fought side by side, you should know very well what will happen next!"

Before he finished speaking, You Yang suddenly stretched out his long, slender hand.

In an instant, the two enormous [Kusha Wrathful Clan's Shangri-La Cocoons] suspended in mid-air seemed to sense their master's killing intent, and simultaneously erupted with a heart-palpitating crimson light!

"Due to the effect just now, your card has been banished face down!"

You Yang's voice echoed in the card shop, carrying an unyielding authority!

"At this moment, the effect of [Kusha's Wrathful Clan's Shangri-La Cocoon] has officially activated!"

"Each time an opponent's card is banished face down, I can forcibly designate an unused Main Monster Zone or Spell & Trap Zone."

You Yang's finger pointed like a sharp sword at Old Chen's field.

"That area I designated will be completely sealed off and cannot be used as long as this monster remains face-up on the field!"

A cold, decisive glint flashed in You Yang's eyes:

"Because I have two [Shangri-La Cocoons of the Kusha-ra-maru-ra ...

"I hereby designate two spell trap squares in the back of your Duel Disk to be completely sealed off!"

"Your use is prohibited!"

Om-!

As You Yang made his ruthless declaration, a muffled and teeth-grinding high-frequency energy roar suddenly burst forth from the two giant blood-red cocoons hanging from the ceiling behind You Yang.

The surrounding air seemed to be distorted under the pressure of this higher-dimensional force.

The massive energy plate covering the surface of one of the blood-red planets began to charge frantically, instantly condensing into an extremely dazzling crimson beam.

In an instant, two intersecting, destructive crimson beams of light struck with overwhelming force, instantly engulfing Old Chen's magic trap area completely with this tyrannical and unreasonable power of law!

As the area was thoroughly soaked by the dense, blood-red energy, the Duel Disk on Old Chen's arm immediately emitted a muffled error message.

The grid, which was originally glowing with a ghostly blue light, was forcibly marked with two huge, blood-red X marks, like shackles of despair.

"It's not over yet!"

"Next, I want to chain the effects of [Kusha's Wrathful Clan's Shangri-La Cocoon]!"

You Yang's voice rang out again, and he continued to speak loudly:

"I activate the effect of the Trap Card that was just banished—[Purification of the Roots of Evil in the Sixth World]!"

"If this card is banished, you can target 1 'Kusan' Xyz Monster you control; this effect can be activated."

You Yang speaks very fast, but his pronunciation is clear and forceful.

"From the Xyz Materials of that chosen monster, select one of your own 'Kusan' monsters and add it back to your hand."

"After that, I can also Special Summon that monster directly from my hand!"

You Yang's gaze locked onto one of the enormous red cocoons in mid-air:

"I choose to target [Kusha's Wrathful Unicorn], which is being used as an Xyz Material for [Kusha's Wrathful Unicorn], to activate this effect!"

“Remove it from your hand and add it to your card, then bring it back to the battlefield for a Special Summon!”

You Yang suddenly opened his clenched hand, and the huge blood-red planet in the sky, which was radiating endless pressure, trembled violently.

Among the countless material points of light that swirled around it, a deep point of light representing a unicorn was instantly drawn in, transforming into a dazzling stream of light that plummeted down. In mid-air, it reformed into a real card and landed steadily in You Yang's palm!

Without even glancing at it, You Yang slammed the card heavily onto the monster zone of the Duel Disk:

"Tear space apart once more! Come forth, [Kusha Wrathful Unicorn]!"

Swish-!

That terrifying, all-consuming crimson spatial vortex reappeared on You Yang's field once again, accompanied by a piercing tearing sound.

Amidst the raging data turbulence, the humanoid unicorn wielding a ferocious, spiked greatsword and covered in heavy, blood-red armor slowly stepped out of the abyss.

Its broad back suddenly unfurled a pair of gleaming metal wings, accompanied by the clanging sound of metal scraping against metal. Once again, it reigned supreme over this small card shop battlefield with a terrifying killing intent that made one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave!

[Kusha's Wrathful Might - Unicorn] [7-Star] [Wind/Psychic Race] [Attack: 2500 / Defense: 2100]

Within this suffocating crimson blockade, You Yang's offensive continued relentlessly, like mercury spilling across the ground.

His gaze sharpened, and his fingertips slammed against the Field Magic Gauge on the Duel Disk, which glowed with a dark red light, as he loudly proclaimed:

"Then, at that very moment, I activated the effect of the Field Spell Card—[Sixth World Destruction - Heavenly Demon World]!"

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Upon hearing You Yang's words, Old Chen couldn't help but show a look of doubt on his face.

His brows, which were already taut with tension, instantly furrowed into a deep frown as his gaze swept rapidly across the oppressively dark red holographic projection behind You Yang.

"Besides attack boost and search, does the Heavenly Demon World have other effects?"

Is it some kind of hidden effect?

Old Chen couldn't help but mutter under his breath, his eyes filled with suspicion.

Seeing Old Chen's astonishment, You Yang smiled faintly.

The dappled virtual light and shadow cast shadows on his face, perfectly highlighting his composed and confident demeanor.

"Hidden effects?"

You Yang calmly countered with a question, then gracefully drew an arc in the air with his arm.

"You could say that, since it's really rare to see Kusha activate this effect!"

You Yang's voice suddenly rose, echoing throughout the small yet chilling card shop!

"If the effect of 'Shangri-La Cocoon of the Kusha's Wrathful Clan' is activated on your field, you can target 1 card on the field to activate this effect."

His eyes suddenly sharpened, and he said in a stern voice:

"That card is destroyed."

Upon hearing this domineering declaration of destruction, Old Chen's eye twitched violently, and long-buried memories were instantly awakened.

"I really forgot that there's a card-exploding feature in the Heavenly Demon World."

Old Chen took a deep breath, forcibly calmed himself, and stared intently at You Yang.

"But so what?"

What do you mean by activating this effect?

Old Chen's gaze quickly swept to the only lone silver-haired mermaid girl on his field, and he cautiously probed:

"You're not going to blow up my Little Mermaid, are you?"

Old Chen's tone carried a hint of duelist pride and cunning:

"You surely know what 'the tears that seem to break through the pearl' signify, don't you?"

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over Youyang's still incomplete site.

"You don't have the Red Gundam on the field yet."

"This isn't on Markdown, where you can't just accidentally click the wrong thing."

Old Chen scratched his head; he didn't think You Yang would make such a basic mistake.

Keep in mind that his tomb now contains the [Demon King of the Swamp].

Its effect is that if a Fusion Monster is Fusion Summoned, this card in your hand, on the field, or in your Graveyard can be used as a substitute for 1 Fusion Material Monster whose card name is written on that Fusion Monster.

As long as [Tears of Elegy Clan - Little Mermaid] is sent to the grave by an effect, her effect will be triggered.

A flicker of eager fervor flashed deep in Old Chen's eyes.

This card can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard by an effect.

The Fusion Material Monsters of this card, including those in the Graveyard, are returned to the bottom of their owner's Deck in any order from their hand, field, or Graveyard as determined by the Fusion Monster Card. Then, Fusion Summon 1 of those Fusion Monsters from the Extra Deck.

Although his Extra Deck card, "Tears of Elegy - Narcissus Mermaid," was banished.

However, he can summon a wide variety of monsters.

For example, there's a certain big shot in the dark world who possesses three-color chakra—[Dragon God King Grafa of the Dark World]!

As long as the [Dragon God King Grafa of the Dark Realm] successfully lands, then You Yang's restrictions on this half-finished academy are completely insignificant.

However, You Yang's next words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing Old Chen's illusions.

"Of course I haven't forgotten the effect of the pearly tears, so there's no question of me making a mistake."

You Yang's smile deepened, even taking on a chilling madness.

"Because I'm going to destroy—"

You Yang suddenly raised his voice, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

"It's my own monster!"

You Yang flicked his finger, pointing at the Crimson Cocoon on the field, which still had two materials!

The enormous object suspended in mid-air was emitting extremely dangerous high-dimensional fluctuations.