The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

The Divine Flame Emperor suddenly weakened.

【Divine Flame Emperor Uria: LP 7000 → 2000】

"This gives the Nova Lord the upper hand in terms of attack power."

Then, Jaden swung his hand and gave the order: "Go! Nova Master, attack Uriah!"

The new star lord then leaped high into the air and swung his fist, enveloped in flames, at the body of the Divine Flame Emperor, piercing through the demonic dragon with a single blow.

boom--! !

Seeing the Divine Flame Emperor annihilated once again, Kagemaru's aged voice carried a hint of anger, "Damn it! How dare you destroy the Illusionary Demon again and again..."

[Kagemaru: LP3000→2400]

Upon hearing this, Judai shrugged and chuckled, "Once you can destroy it once, you can destroy it countless times. Although the Phantom Demon does exist, your strength is not necessarily that great."

"And when Nova destroys an opponent's monster, I draw another card from my deck."

After glancing at his hand, he inserted it into the Duel Disk without a second thought.

"Cover a card and the turn ends."

Jaden then laid a face-down card in the back row and declared the game over.

Next, it was Kagemaru's turn to play.

"My turn!"

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 3 → 4]

After drawing the cards this time, Kagemaru, just like before, slowly placed the three cards into the Spell & Trap Card slots on the Duel Disk one by one using the mechanical arm.

"I'm setting up three spell cards on the field..."

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 4 → 1]

Asuka: "That guy has announced the types of cards he's planning to ambush again."

Everyone immediately realized what was going on.

Jaden gritted his teeth. 'Three spell cards... could it be...?'

"Tremble, Judai Yuki!"

"This is the second Phantom Demon, sacrificing the three spell cards on the field as tribute!"

Kagemaru then revealed the three spell cards on the back row: [Called by the Abyss], [Premature Burial], and [Resurrection of the Dead]!

The next moment, the three cards inexplicably froze into ice blocks, then shattered into a large number of ice crystals that fell to a corner of the wasteland in Paradise Lost.

"Appear, [Thunder Emperor Hamon]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of cold air gathered at the location where the ice crystals had accumulated, and several ice pillars rose from the ground and quickly shattered.

Click click click......

A golden skeletal demon dragon, as large as the Divine Flame Emperor, broke through the ice.

[Thunder Emperor Hamon: Attack Power 4000]

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 1 → 0]

"No way, the initial attack power is 4000 points...?!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically in an instant.

"It's not just that..."

Inside the nutrient tank, Kagemaru continued to explain in his deep voice: "When Hamon destroys a monster in battle, it inflicts 1000 points of damage on the opposing player."

"This is bad!!"

"If this continues, Tendai will lose in a single blow!"

Just as everyone was feeling uneasy, Kagemaru continued, "It's not over yet. Since the Phantom Demon is on the field, I'll draw two more cards from my deck using the effect of the Field Spell 'Paradise Lost'."

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 0 → 2]

"And discard another trap card..."

"Rise, [Divine Flame Emperor Uria]!"

As the Trap Card was placed in the Graveyard, raging flames shot into the sky once more, and the Crimson Dragon appeared beside the Thunder Emperor.

【Divine Flame Emperor Uria: Attack Power 3000】

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 2 → 1]

"This is......"

After two phantoms appeared on the field, Jaden sensed something gathering in their direction, but he wasn't sure what it was.

"Uria's special effect activates, destroying your trap cards! Trap Destroy!"

Under Kagemaru's command, the dragon opened its mouth wide and emitted another burst of ear-piercing ultrasonic waves, but Jaden's face down remained completely still.

"Nani!?"

Jaden: "I'm sorry, but my face-down spell card cannot be destroyed by Uria's effect."

"Hmph~, but as long as [Paradise Lost] is on the field, your hidden face-down cards won't work against the Phantom Demon!"

As he spoke, Kagemaru's voice rose a few decibels.

"Go forth, [Thunder Emperor Hamon], Thunder of Lost Joy!"

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly gathered together, and a violent thunderbolt descended, striking the new star master on the field like a divine punishment.

"How naive! My Geka isn't for use against Phantom Demons!"

"What did you say?"

Jaden quickly pressed the face-down button: "Quick-Play Spell [Armed Regeneration] activated, equip Nova Lord with the Equip Spell [Strongest Shield] from the Graveyard!"

"The monster equipped with this card gains its ATK by the value of its DEF when in Attack Position, and its DEF by the value of its ATK when in Defense Position. Therefore, Nova Lord's ATK is 4700."

A five-bladed, dark red shield with eight golden blades appeared and was then taken into the hands of the Nova Lord.

[Elemental Heroes Nova Master: Attack Power 2600 → 4700]

"Rebel against Him, New Star Lord!"

As soon as the Tenth Generation finished speaking, the New Star Lord immediately raised his shield and absorbed all the lightning falling from the sky. Then, he transformed it into a beam of light and shot it towards the Thunder Emperor. In the blink of an eye, the beam of light pierced through the golden troll.

boom--! !

"Um......"

[Kagemaru: LP2400→1700]

"Since Nova destroyed another monster, I will draw another card."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 0 → 1]

"Onore! Then I'll use Uria to attack the support dog, Super Flame Wave!"

The blazing flames shot out instantly, blasting the mechanical dog into pieces.

Chapter 110 The Card Called by Winged Kuriboh

Seeing his mechanical dog destroyed, Jaden calmly said, "But at this moment, because [Support Dog] was destroyed in battle and placed in the graveyard, add one [Elemental HERO] and one [Fusion] from the graveyard to your hand."

"I'm returning Winged Knight and Fusion to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 3]

"Hmph~, then I'll activate the Spell Card, [Resurrection Tribute]! The turn your monster is destroyed by battle, destroy 1 monster your opponent controls."

[Kagemaru's hand cards: 1 → 0]

"Huh?" Judai was taken aback.

Suddenly, the new star beside him exploded into pieces with a bang.

"Then Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position."

"Awaken, Hamon!"

Thunder struck again, and the golden troll reappeared before everyone's eyes from the lightning.

[Thunder Emperor Hamon: Defense 4000]

Asuka clenched her fists nervously: "It's come back to life..."

As the Shadow Demon once again occupied the field with two Phantom Demons, the unknown energy around them once more converged towards the Phantom Demons.

Judai frowned, puzzled, and asked, "What exactly is this...?"

Just then, the onlookers were the first to notice the anomaly.

"Big brother... save me..."

"Disrupting Huang!? What's wrong with you guys?"

Manjōme quickly flipped through his deck, his face filled with fear.

Asuka: "The monsters in the deck..."

"What happened?"

In the card art, Disruptive Yellow's body is visibly shriveling up, and the other cards containing spirits are in the same state; these monsters are all in an extremely weak state.

Not only Manjoume, but also Asuka, Ryo Marufuji, Koala, and others noticed that some kind of light spot was being extracted from the monsters in their decks. Even in other areas of the island and beyond, thousands of light spots, like fireflies, were converging on the two Phantom Demons.

At this moment, Kagemaru spoke up to explain, "You only noticed now? In the Dark Duel that is currently underway, apart from Jaden, whenever Genma appears on the field, the essence of all the monsters is absorbed and devoured."

Daichi Misawa suddenly realized: "So that's why the card was sealed! And the real purpose of this duel was to absorb the monsters' power to fully revive the Phantom Demon..."

"Exactly! Moreover, my body and soul can be nourished by this energy, reborn, gain eternal life, and become a god on this earth!"

Kagemaru burst into maniacal laughter.

At this moment, his wrinkled skin became smooth and flawless, his withered muscles grew back and bulged, his sparse white hair gradually turned black and thick, and his cloudy eyes became clear...

He is rejuvenating and regaining his youth!

In just a few breaths, Kagemaru transformed from a dying old man into a strong young man.

Click...

He punched through the nutrient tank that had just housed his body, removed the Duel Disk from the mechanical arm, and wore it on his own arm.

Then, he unleashed incredible superhuman strength, lifting the ton-weight robot with his bare hands and easily tossing it into the forest.

"Hahahaha! Now that I've regained my youth, I don't need such things anymore!" Kagemaru pointed directly at Judai and roared, "Come on, Judai! Use your soul to complete the ritual, let the Phantom Demon be fully revived, and let me reign supreme over this world!"

"..." Judai clenched his fist. "I won't let you succeed!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

Curry Curry~~

The moment I drew the gacha card, I suddenly heard the mascot's voice in my ear.

"Hey buddy, you're here too."

Kuriboh: Curry Curry~~ (>▽<)

Jaden smiled, then without hesitation slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I'll leave the rest to you. I'll summon Winged Kuriboh in Defense Position."

Om-! !

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and the adorable winged Kuriboh was projected.

Winged Kuriboh: Defense 200

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 3]

Curry Curry!

Looking at the mascot, Asuka exclaimed in surprise, "Winged Kuriboh... Is Judai going to use Daitokuji-sensei's card!?"