Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

Amidst the vast sky and swirling clouds, a figure gradually appeared, like a god descending from heaven. He carried a giant heavy sword on his back, its blade engraved with ancient and simple runes, radiating a dazzling sword light.

The moment Cheng Ying's feet slammed into the ground, an invisible force emanated from his body, vibrating the surrounding air. The swarm of venomous snakes immediately fell silent and retreated.

"Okay..." When Xiangjianmei saw the figure of Kaling, she was stunned for a moment. She covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with endless longing. She wanted to scream loudly, but out of modesty, she suppressed her excitement.

Finally, he weakly uttered, "This...my card..."

"Holy crap!" the others exclaimed, their words sounding extremely vulgar.

Immy paused for a moment, then said, "Oh—"

She looked at the dueling youth, her brows furrowed with suspicion: "The BOSS has a second tier, and you too? Hmm?"

Were you pretending all along?

Or is it that you can't play unless you're low on health?

“【Cheng Ying】…” Melusin murmured to herself, her eyes filled with apprehension.

"Activate the effect of [Pure Jun]!" Luo Bai said in a deep voice, "If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, you can banish one card from the field/Graveyard..."

"Disappear, [Melushin]!"

"Don't even think about it!" Melusin said fiercely. "Chain the [Merusin] effect to reduce [Shadowbringer]'s ATK to 0, then activate the face-down card [Called by the Graveyard]."

"Invalid and excluded [Chun Jun]!"

A deep green arm tore through the void, grabbed Chun Jun by the throat, and dragged him into another dimension.

[Melushin] pounced forward, tightly binding [Chengying], baring her fangs, biting her neck, and injecting venom.

Afterwards...she was completely satisfied and gently licked her red lips.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network~~" Melusin winked at Luo Bai, smiled sweetly, and her stunningly beautiful face blushed, captivating all who beheld her.

The onlookers were stunned, and for some reason felt an urge to defect to the enemy.

"A mere snake demon."

"Trying to disrupt my cultivation?"

"Humph!"

Luo Bai remained unmoved and coldly replied, "[Cheng Ying] effect."

Chapter 126 The First Duel (Final)

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Abstract Art

Do not build your deck based on this book.

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"【Cheng Ying】effect!" Luo Bai shouted resolutely.

"You can activate this effect only if a card is banished. Banish one card from each of your opponent's fields and graveyards!"

Melusin frowned, forcing a resentful look that suggested "the intelligence was wrong."

The girl with the sword smiled happily, her eyes shining as she exclaimed, "Awesome!"

【Cheng Ying】holding a giant sword, he stood amidst the snake pit, like an unshakable mountain, showing no fear whatsoever. As his robes billowed, he pulled the giant sword back, creating a vortex-like energy field in front of him.

Snake demon, do you dare take my sword?

In an instant, boundless power gathered on the giant sword. With a loud bang, the sword cleaved the center of the snake swarm like a thunderbolt. The entire snake swarm was instantly cut in two by the torrent of sword energy, and blood and venom splattered everywhere.

The vast sword energy struck straight at the heart of the enemy.

Melusin gave a cold laugh.

"Hmph, what a pity."

"Open the face card, counter the trap - [Divine Announcement]!"

"Pay 1500 base points to negate and destroy the effect of [Shadow of Birth]!"

"Kowtowing before divine power!"

Blue side LP: 5500 → 4000

An old man appeared in the void. He gently raised his palm and calmly extended it toward the source of the sword energy. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and a mysterious power surged out, condensing into a transparent barrier devoid of matter on his palm.

Humans are weak and powerless!

"throat--"

The formless sword energy crashed violently against the barrier. The barrier rippled slightly but remained unshaken. The sword energy collapsed the moment it touched the barrier, turning into countless tiny streams of air that quickly dissipated.

Melusin: "Counterattack!"

"boom--"

Divine punishment thunder descended, striking directly at [Cheng Ying], with intense arcs of electricity and storm waves affecting the duelist.

"If [Shadow of the Gathering] is destroyed by an effect..." Luo Bai raised his hand to shield his eyes from the piercing light, "it can be used as a substitute... banishing one card from the graveyard!"

A whooshing sound rang out as a figure swept past.

Kaling [Tarot Witch] left the graveyard, stood in front of [Cheng Ying], and took the lightning strike. After a continuous tremor, she shattered into pieces!

The smoke of battle filled the entire dueling arena.

"Humans, still so weak," Melusin sneered, "just barely clinging to life..."

Just as she was laughing heartily, a cold laugh suddenly rang out in the void, causing everyone to tremble.

"Hehehe..."

Only Yimi stared intently at the laughing Luo Bai, her eyes flashing with a strange, cold light. After hundreds of years of endless cycles, she had finally found someone who was "right for her"...

A similar wicked smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

“What’s so funny!” Melusin said coldly.

The laughter of the two adulterers in front of her inexplicably made her feel uneasy; in all her hundreds of years of guarding the hunt, this was the first time she had ever felt such an absurd feeling.

"Open the cover card..." Luo Bai's sinister grin abruptly stopped. "Activate the trap, [Witch's Strike]!"

"This effect can only be activated if the opponent counters my Summon, Special Summon, or effect activation... Destroy all cards on the opponent's field and in their hand!"

Melusin's heart and lungs stopped, her pupils constricted sharply, and she murmured incoherently, "What did you say..."

"Kill her!" Immy roared, her eyes wide.

Her cheeks were flushed, and she looked so excited that she hadn't felt this good in two hundred years.

"Om-"

A massive vortex of energy formed around the witch. She suddenly opened her eyes and let out a long roar. A huge, pitch-black, and lightning-blinding beam of energy erupted from her palm.

I've put up with you for far too long!

"Boom!"

Black lightning tore through the void, striking the illusory afterimage of the old man, unleashing a devastating impact. Intense energy fluctuations surged in all directions, thunder roared, snakes scattered, and the earth shook.

As the smoke cleared, a figure remained on the enemy's side of the field.

"Still alive?" Immy stared intently at the enemy battlefield, her brows furrowed, her eyes darting back and forth, her fingers clenched into fists and rubbing them incessantly.

"Another loss...?"

Melusin abruptly dispersed the smoke, her expression disheveled, her eyes bloodshot with rage: "Merusin, who is Synchro Summoned using only Reptiles as materials... cannot be destroyed by battle/effects!"

"Struggle, humans!"

A stunning red light burst forth from her eyes, illuminating the entire night sky.

"Hahaha!!!"

The fleeing snakes, under the lord's command, regrouped like a tide.

"It's over..." The onlookers stared at the battlefield with tension and fear, their faces as pale as paper. Some people involuntarily took a step back or hugged themselves tightly.

This "Witch's Strike" card, which they've had since the first round, is their last hope.

"So what?"

Luo Bai smiled faintly.

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise, their eyes widening in shock.

"I'm upgrading the level 4 [Sword Master. Moye] and the level 4 [Sword Derivative]!"

(Red-haired country girl: Holy crap! This...this aura...)

"The miracle of the slumbering magic mine".

"A culmination of our prayers!"

"The seal is broken!"

Synchro Summon!

"Soar!"

"Level 8, [Miracle of Deception: Dragon Crystal]!"

"Wow—"

A pair of enormous blue and white crystal wings suddenly unfurled high in the sky behind Luo Bai.

Wife!!!

The night was completely illuminated, the entire sky was filled with dazzling light, her figure was huge and majestic, stardust fell from the sky, and her dragon scales shimmered with the light of blue and white crystal.

“This is…” Melusin stared in disbelief.

"Miracle..."

The others were stunned and amazed.

"I...I dug it..." The red-haired country girl wanted to take credit, but she lowered her head and didn't dare to shout too loudly.