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

The light grew and expanded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like a tenacious seed buried deep in the scorched earth of despair, which, after absorbing vital nutrients, struggled to break through the soil!

The light slowly gathered on the field, eventually transforming into a small yet vibrant and unique plant.

It is topped with a round and plump bulb, and two emerald green leaves sway gently in the wind.

It exudes a gentle life force, and with its weak yet tenacious strength, it returns to the battlefield from its slumber.

[Growing bulb] [1 star]

[Earth/Adjustment/Plant Race] [Attack: 100 / Defense: 100]

"Next, I'll tune the Level 7 [Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon] and the Level 1 Tuner monster [Growing Bulb] on the field again!"

You Yang suddenly waved his hand, like a commander leading thousands of troops, pointing directly at the two monsters on his field, and made a deafening declaration.

Upon hearing its master's call, the white dragon with clear wings let out a long, drawn-out roar.

Its enormous and elegant body instantly etherealized, transforming into seven pure and dazzling stars, arranged in a row in the gloomy sky like the brilliant Big Dipper.

Beside it, the small bulb, exuding a rich, vibrant green, swayed gently in the wind, transforming into a soft yet bright green starlight wheel that enveloped all seven stars.

You Yang suddenly clasped his hands together, and the high-pitched chanting seemed to tear the collapsing heaven and earth apart:

"The interplay of light and darkness is always an inseparable whole!"

"The ruler of chaos lurking in the abyss!"

"Break free from your shackles at this moment and unleash your unstoppable, violent power upon the world!"

"Summon Synchro Summon! Descend, Level 8!"

"【Chaos Dragon, Chaos Ruler】!"

As You Yang's powerful words fell heavily, the light and darkness that converged in the sky did not erupt with the dazzling holy light as usual.

Instead, they collapsed inward rapidly in a chilling manner, forming in the blink of an eye a pitch-black chaotic vortex capable of swallowing all the light around them.

The deep vortex spun violently in mid-air, emitting low and suppressed roars. The sound was like the mournful cry of space itself under this terrifying tearing force.

Boom—!!

With a deafening explosion, a thick bolt of lightning, tightly coiled with violent energy of dark red and deep purple, struck down without warning from the very center of the vortex, crashing heavily onto the scorched ground like divine punishment, sending up a shower of debris.

As the blinding lightning gradually dissipated, a humanoid dragon, resembling a demon god descending to earth, slowly revealed its massive and imposing body to the crowd with heavy steps.

Its entire body was covered with thick, black scales as deep as an abyss, while its muscular limbs, broad chest, and other vital areas were tightly wrapped in a layer of grotesque, dark red bone armor that looked as if it had been repeatedly forged by hellfire, exuding an ominous aura of death.

Its huge and broad purple wings flapped violently behind it, stirring up gusts of suffocating, violent air currents.

Within its pale, sharp dragon claws, a chilling crimson light of destruction had already shone, as if it were ready to tear the formidable enemy before it to shreds at any moment!

[Chaos Dragon, Chaos Ruler] [8 Stars]

[Dark/Synchronization/Effect/Dragon Race] [Attack: 3000 / Defense: 2500]

The thunder dissipated, and You Yang raised his head, his gaze like two sharp swords aimed directly at Gu Qingyuan, and loudly proclaimed:

"At that very moment, the appearance effect of [Chaos Dragon Chaos Ruler] was activated!"

"This card can only be activated if a Synchro Summon is successful."

"Turn over all five cards from the top of your deck to check them."

"Then, you can choose one LIGHT or DARK monster from them to add to your hand, and the rest of the cards must be sent to the Graveyard!"

With a deep roar from the dragon, Youyang's fingers flew across the duel disk, and in a few swift motions, he drew five more cards from the top of the deck.

His gaze swept quickly across the cards, and with a flick of his wrist, he neatly and efficiently stuffed all five cards into the graveyard slot.

Having done all this, You Yang didn't stop for a moment. He suddenly swung his large hand, pointing directly at the scorched earth beneath his feet:

"Next, I activate the special effect of the [Brick Dragon] that is sleeping in the graveyard!"

"This card cannot be Normal Summoned."

"You can Special Summon a monster from your hand or Graveyard only if you banish a total of 3 EARTH monsters from your hand or Graveyard as a cost!"

Three phantom cards popped out of You Yang's duel disk in succession, which he mercilessly threw into the void one by one.

"I will sacrifice three Earth-type monsters from the graveyard: [Ancient Vanguard Kelberk], [Ancient Guardian Argento], and [Springtime Sprite of Flowers and Fields]!"

"Special Summon it!"

"Come on! [Brick Dragon]!"

As the three illusory cards turned into particles of light beside You Yang and were sent into the void, a burst of colorful light suddenly appeared on the originally scorched ground in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, countless brightly colored and uniquely shaped square and rectangular building blocks appeared out of thin air as if by magic.

These building blocks, which look like children's toys, are now being precisely manipulated by an invisible giant hand, rapidly assembling and stacking in mid-air.

Dragon head, torso, thick limbs, and a swishing tail... all parts quickly assembled to form amidst a series of crisp and rhythmic "click, click" sounds.

In the blink of an eye, a giant dragon made entirely of red, yellow, blue, green and other colored plastic building blocks, with a strange fairytale feel, stood firmly on Youyang's position, emitting a dull thud as the building blocks collided.

[Brick Dragon] [8 Stars]

[Earth/Rock/Effect] [Attack: 2500 / Defense: 3000]

As the [Building Block Dragon] landed, the fighting spirit in You Yang's eyes burned like a raging fire, and he suddenly clasped his hands together:

"Next, I will stack the level 8 [Block Dragon] on the field with the level 8 [Chaos Dragon Chaos Ruler]!"

boom--!

A deep, dark purple supermassive vortex suddenly unfolded in mid-air, emitting a deafening roar.

Standing opposite, Gu Qingyuan frowned. Before he could even figure out what effects this strangely shaped [Brick Dragon] was hiding, the giant brick dragon had already turned into a stream of light and was neatly sucked into the vortex by You Yang as super material.

Looking at the two eight-star beams of light intertwined in mid-air, Gu Qingyuan's expression turned extremely ugly, and a hint of gritted teeth even appeared on his pale face.

After all, You Yang actually started using a graveyard deck in a very open and straightforward manner, and even managed to assemble two level 8 monsters in a short period of time.

What exactly would emerge from this vortex next was obvious to everyone present.

You Yang's choice did not disappoint everyone.

As the pungent smell of blood began to permeate the air once more, Youyang's soaring chant seemed to tear the sky apart from this desolate place:

"O wandering souls in the abyss of the underworld, heed the supreme call of the Undying King!"

"By the bond of boiling blood, and with wailing souls as sacrifices, we hereby proclaim the terrifying arrival of our undead race!"

Xyz Summon! Rank 8!

"Reign supreme upon the crimson throne! [True Blood Vampire]!"

boom!

Amidst the swirling crimson mist and the wails of the dead, the Undead King, clad in heavy blood-red armor and wielding a ferocious halberd, once again stomped heavily onto the dueling arena, exuding a suffocating abyssal pressure!

[True Blood Male Vampire] [Tier 8]

[Dark/Xyz/Undead] [Attack: 3000 / Defense: 2800]

Chapter 344 When it arrives, scorching winds will surely sweep across the land, and the living will become corpses!

The gale raged across the scorched battlefield.

Gu Qingyuan narrowed his eyes, which were as still as water, and coldly looked up at the [True Blood Vampire] on the field, who exuded endless bloodlust and pressure.

Then, he slowly lowered his head and turned his gaze to the cards in his hand.

Just now, You Yang's [Resurrected Sky God] not only provided resources for You Yang to develop his deck, but in return, Gu Qingyuan also took the opportunity to draw a total of six cards from his deck.

His long, slender fingers gently rubbed between the cards.

Although none of these six brand-new cards were the kind of powerful cards that could directly interrupt You Yang's frantic expansion.

However… a cruel sneer curled at the corner of his mouth. Like You Yang, he also held several sturdy shields in his hand, enough to save his life.

For example, the monster card he's currently gently stroking with his fingertips—[Wall of Numbers].

As long as you have this card in your hand, you can activate it at the critical moment when you are about to suffer battle damage, Special Summon this card from your hand to the field, and forcibly end the entire battle phase after the damage step ends.

"So, I'll let you struggle a little longer and let you run wild."

Gu Qingyuan secretly plotted in his heart, his eyes flashing with a venomous light.

As long as he survives this offensive and his turn comes, he will surely summon those four source gates that brought destruction back to the world!

Just as Gu Qingyuan was secretly sneering, You Yang's attack came again.

Without hesitation, he reached out again and touched his nearly empty deck. With a flick of his fingers, he removed four more cards!

"Next, I'll activate the effect of [True Blood Vampire] on the field!"

Youyang's voice echoed in the wind.

The crimson demon king on his field suddenly swung his battle halberd, mercilessly shattering an Xyz Material orb surrounding him: "You can activate this card by detaching 1 Xyz Material from this card."

"Send all four cards from the top of both players' decks to the graveyard!"

"Furthermore, if this effect successfully sends a monster to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 of those monsters to your field!"

Upon hearing this unreasonable effect, Gu Qingyuan's eyes twitched slightly. He could only helplessly reach out again, pull out the four cards from the top of his deck, and throw them into the graveyard.

Looking at his own deck, which was also becoming thinner, Gu Qingyuan glanced down at his hand again, and his tense back relaxed slightly as he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Youyang's card forced both sides to draw cards, which allowed me to draw the crucial magic card—[Source Number Direct Lineage].

Otherwise, once the resources in his deck are destroyed by Youyang's frenzied destruction, he might not even have the ability to activate the effects of a Field Spell Card to make a Special Summon.

With piercing eyes, You Yang gazed at his deck, which now held only three lonely cards on his duel disk, and calmly announced:

"Just a moment ago, I sent this DARK monster to the Graveyard and it was sleeping there!"

"Shadowbeast!"

With a flicker of purple shadow, a dark beast, controlled by countless eerie threads, appeared and disappeared in the graveyard.

"Its effect can only be triggered when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect."

"Draw one card from your deck."

"Therefore, I will draw another card from my deck!"