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

Everyone held their breath in suspense for Judai.

Before long, Edward launched an attack, "Go! Fear Man, attack Dark Claw! Crush that annoying monster! Sky Soaring Mountain-Piercing Palm!"

Upon receiving the command, the terrified man leaped high into the air, his giant hand slamming down towards the dark claw.

boom--! !

Dark Claw instantly turned to ashes.

"Ugh..."

[Yujo Jaden: LP3500→2500]

Then Edward pointed at the opposite side and shouted, "It's not over yet! A dogmaid attacks a worshipper! Death Black Hatred!"

At his command, black hatred suddenly gathered on the chest of the believer, condensing it into an energy wave and releasing it.

boom--! !

Another explosion rang out, and the worshippers vanished in an instant.

"Hmm..."

[Yujo Jaden: LP2500→1900]

Jaden quickly recovered from the injury. "That's it, your battle is over."

So he ended Edward's turn directly.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 2]

Before Jaden could even check the cards he had drawn, Edward's voice came from the other side: "The Theological Man's effect is activated. If this card is Special Summoned using its own effect, it halves the opponent's Life Points during the opponent's Standby Phase."

As soon as he finished speaking, purple energy beams shot up from beneath the feet of the Doctrine Master and the Tenth Generation.

"Uhhhhh-!"

[Yujo Jaden: LP1900→950]

Judai was the first to be left with low health, and only then did he look at his hand.

"Spell Card [Hero's Legacy]: Return two Fusion Monsters made using [Hero] Monsters as Materials to your Extra Deck, and draw three cards from your Deck."

"I'm taking back the Absolute Zero Knight and his worshippers from the cemetery, corrupted!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 4]

After glancing at his hand, Jaden's lips curled into a slight smile. "Sorry, this duel should come to an end!"

"What?!" Ed frowned.

Jaden then played his second spell card: "Go, Ed! I activate the spell card 'Hero Mask' from my hand, and send 'Elemental HERO Electro Wizard' from my deck to the graveyard. During this turn, Sky Wizard becomes a card with the same name as that card."

After throwing Electro into the graveyard, he then placed another card from his hand into the Spell & Trap slot.

"Then activate the Equip Spell [Lightning Gun] and equip this card to Sky Knight."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 2]

A mechanical gun connected to wires appeared in Sky Knight's hand.

Click!

Skywalker gripped his pistol and aimed it at Theological Cultist.

At that moment, Jaden pointed to Sky Warrior beside him and shouted, "The effect of [Lightning Gun] is activated, turning Theocrat into Defense Position."

Skyman immediately pulled the trigger, and a bolt of electricity shot out from the muzzle, striking the enemy.

Zizzi——!

Affected by the electromagnetic force, the believer uncontrollably crouched down, hugging his chest in a defensive posture.

[Destiny Heroes Cultist: Defense 2400]

"Oh no!!" Edward's pupils contracted upon seeing this.

Before long, the Tenth Generation waved his hand and shouted, "Battle begins! The Trinity attacks the Theocrats!"

Under his command, the Trinity vanished from its spot in a flash, then reappeared in front of the Doctrine in the next second and threw a punch, shattering it before it could react.

"Since the Doctrine Man has left the field, the Fear Man's attack power has been reduced to zero."

[Destiny Hero Fear Man: Attack Power 3400 → 0]

"Can't even beat the heretics...?!" Edward's eyes were somewhat dazed, but he quickly recovered.

"However, I can't launch a direct attack. Even if all your monsters attack, I still have enough life points left. The battle isn't over yet!"

Upon hearing this, Judai shook his head and denied it, saying, "No, the outcome is already decided!"

He drew another card and threw it out: "Quick-Attack Spell [Partially Sealed] Activated!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 1]

"The effect of this card is to halve the ATK of one monster on the field for this turn, and it cannot be destroyed by battle."

"The monster I chose is the Fear Man, of course. Its attack power is zero, and the stats will not change, but it will not be destroyed during this phase of the battle."

"And don't forget, the Trinity Force still has two more attacks..."

Daichi Misawa exclaimed excitedly, "Excellent! Sanji's attack power is 2500 points..."

Asuka clapped her hands excitedly: "Two attacks will deal a total of 5000 points of damage."

"So, the Tenth Generation won this duel!"

Meanwhile, Edward knew he was completely doomed. "It's over..."

At that moment, Judai gave the order: "Finish him off! Sanichi, follow up with another attack!"

The invincible Trinity's fists once again became afterimages, and the indistinct fist shadows poured down on the terrified man.

Sanyi: Ora Ora Ora Ora...!

Bang bang bang bang...!

The impact of the continuous attacks penetrated the Fear Man and reached Ed's body.

"Um..."

Ed Phoenix: LP4700→0

After the duel ended, Jaden made his signature gesture towards Edward, who was kneeling on the ground.

"You won! What a great duel!"

Edward's eyes were filled with disappointment, and his tone was one of disbelief, "Why? Even though they're both [Hero] decks, why can't [Destiny Hero] win?"

He clenched his fists, "How can I, in this state, avenge my father's death...?"

Hearing this, Jaden couldn't help but chime in: "While I can't fully empathize with what you're carrying, when it comes to understanding the deck, you're not as good as I am."

Upon hearing this, Edward looked up at him.

Jaden continued, "It's not that you're bad, it's just that you can't beat me. While you use [Hero of Destiny] very well, its weakness is also obvious: it's too pure and not flexible enough."

"The strength of the [Hero] deck lies in the fact that although it has many series, they are interconnected and can often complement each other. Compared to a single series, a mixed approach can unleash greater power."

After saying that, Judai turned and left.

Upon hearing his words, Edward thoughtfully thought, "While I don't know where he got the 'Masked Hero,' perhaps the 'Phantom Hero' could be obtained with some effort." (Ed uses the 'Phantom Hero' in the comics.)

Influenced by Judai, he also started considering mixed-axis deck building, "I definitely won't lose to you again next time!" (Although it was just talk).

Chapter 147 The White-Stained Eyes

In a spacious room, Zhai Wang Zhuomao sat upright in front of the divination table as always, fiddling with a tarot deck.

He had already received news that Edward had lost to Jaden.

"Failed again? What a terrible man. It seems that now I should not be thinking about whether I can control his fate, but whether he will have an even greater impact on me."

Saiō muttered to himself with a solemn expression, then began to reshuffle the cards. After shuffling, he prepared to draw a card to see the fate of the tenth generation.

However, just as his hand touched the tarot deck, it suddenly exploded, scattering cards everywhere.

"He failed again as expected. Fate is unpredictable. It seems we still need to put more effort into him."

The Prince of Zhai frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

......

In the past few days, Judai has experienced a strange encounter.

He was carried into space by a peculiar meteor, where he encountered new spirits—the Neo Space Knight and Neo Space Knight from the Universe series in the Hero Deck!

It turns out that when Jaden was a child, he had unconsciously associated this series with his previous life. Influenced by Kaiba Corporation's card-making project, he drew a sketch of this series. In the end, these sketches were launched into space, and under the fluctuation of cosmic consciousness, new Duel Monsters were born.

This is the fourth reason for the birth of the new series of spirits. It is because of the birth of the spirits in the fourth generation of the tenth generation that the creator of the spirits was brought to help solve some problems in the later [New Spaceman IV: Water Wave Dolphin].

According to Dolphin Bro, the universe is heading towards destruction because of the Light of Destruction, and they are looking for someone with the right dark power to fight (duel) that light, and Jaden is the chosen one.

Jaden never imagined that in the universe, destruction would not be represented by darkness, but by light that destroys everything.

In short, he accepted the new deck after simply eliminating one of the Light of Destruction's lackeys.

......

Meanwhile, on the other side, Manjoume Lightning became a bit strange, wearing a school uniform that had been dyed white and having painted a layer of white paint on the blue dormitory.

When the Tenth Generation returned, they saw this strange sight.

"What's going on, Asuka?"

Jaden's lips twitched as he stood with Asuka at a distance from the 'White Dormitory'.

Asuka shook her head and replied, "I don't know. I only just found out. I don't know what happened while you were away."

"By the time we discovered it, it was already like this. Moreover, I noticed that the personalities of some students, including Manjoume, had become strange. They dyed all their school uniforms white and kept talking about white. They were extremely obsessed with white."

That's certainly quite strange...

Judai decided to go back to the dorm with Asuka to see what was going on.

As they approached the dormitory gate, the two found a group of people, all dressed in white, blocking the entrance.

"Ten Thousand Eyes?!"

The two looked bewildered when they saw who was in the lead, because Manjoume was sitting ostentatiously on a chair with a white umbrella hanging from it, being carried by the others.

Just then, Manjoume, who was leaning to one side, finally spoke up, "Tenjouin-kun, when you call me, you should call me Manjoume Lightning... no, it should be Manjoume White Lightning!"

"A white lightning bolt with a thousand bolts of light!!"

"White lightning! White lightning!!"

Judai & Asuka:......

"Have these people lost their minds?"

"Who knows..."

The two whispered to each other.

Manjoume seemed to have completely ignored their complaints, laughing smugly: "Hehehe~, that's right, Lord Saiou ordered me to dye the Duel Academy white, like a ray of light!"

"A white lightning bolt with a thousand bolts of light!!"

"Sai-o?" Asuka asked, looking puzzled.

Jaden, who was standing nearby, explained, "I remember that Edward's profile mentioned Saiou, who was his manager. I think his full name was Saiou Takuma."

The man opposite, Manjoume, retorted, "The manager is an imposter. Lord Saiō is the one who truly deserves to possess this world; he is the leader of our Society of Light!"

"..."

“Manjoume is still very strange…” Judai stroked his chin and analyzed, “And how did this Saiou suddenly appear? What is his purpose? I can’t sense the presence of dark power either. I only feel an energy influencing these people. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

"Why don't we ask them what they're up to, Judai?"

Jaden then shouted to the other side, "Hey! Inazuma, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Is there any need to say more?" Manjoume replied matter-of-factly. "Of course, it's to bring you back to your senses and prove through my duel how right it was to fall into the embrace of the light."