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

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

Ed Phoenix: LP4000

"I get to go first!" Edward claimed the first turn as soon as the duel began.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 5 → 6

After scanning his hand, he grabbed the cards he had drawn that turn and pulled out another card, shouting, "I activate the monster effect of this [Phantom Hero] from my hand!"

"Special Summon this card from your hand by discarding any other HERO monster from your hand."

"I discard the [Destiny Hero Divine Man] from my hand... Come on, Solitary Good Man!"

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a warrior wearing pink armor and giant claws in his hands was projected.

[Phantom Hero: The Alone - Attack Power 1600]

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 6 → 4

Asuka, who was watching from the sidelines, exclaimed in surprise, "Phantom Hero!? So the person who bought the Phantom Hero series cards that Grandpa Sugoroku mentioned today really is him!?"

Edward smiled calmly and said, "Judai, I did take your advice to heart that day. Combining it with other [Heroes] will indeed make me stronger. Although I appreciate your advice, to prove the power of the [Destiny Heroes], I can't afford to lose to you again this time!"

Judai smiled upon hearing this and replied, "Then bring it on!"

“I would have done it even without you telling me!” Edward pointed to the virtuous man beside him and shouted, “Virtual virtuous man’s effect activated!”

This effect can only be activated if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Select 1 Phantom HERO monster from your Deck other than Phantom HERO Soleil and place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Trap Card.

"Based on this effect, I'll treat [Phantom Hero Increment] from my deck as a continuous trap and place it on the field."

Then, behind the virtuous person, a card for an incremental person appeared.

"Then, I used the Almighty One on the field as a sacrifice, and as an Incremental One for a Continuous Trap, I Special Summoned it as a monster."

In an instant, the virtuous man vanished in a burst of light, and a beam of golden light was released from the monster card in the back row, instantly revealing the increased man on the card.

[Phantom Heroes Buff: Defense 1100]

After successfully summoning Incremental Man, he continued, "When Incremental Man is successfully Special Summoned from the Spell & Trap Zone, its Monster Effect is activated, Special Summoning one Level 4 or lower [Phantom HERO] from the Deck."

What's next to be summoned is something every card player knows; it's an operation ingrained in their DNA.

"They've arrived, androids!?" Jaden's eyes narrowed.

"That's right, Judai! Come on, android!"

As soon as Edward finished speaking, a golden light flashed across the field, and a warrior wearing dark purple armor appeared on his field.

[Phantom Heroes: Android - Defense 1200]

"And when the android appears, you can send one 'Hero' monster from your deck to the graveyard. I put 'Destiny HERO Demon' into the graveyard."

After putting the card into the graveyard, he said, "And while the Demonic One is in the graveyard, you can Special Summon a card with the same name from your Deck by banishing this card."

Another light effect flashed, and a wool pants hero appeared on the field.

【Destiny Hero: Demonic Type - Attack Power 800】

“It’s not over yet…” Edward pointed to the android next to him and said loudly, “The android’s other effect is activated: once per turn, by banishing a [Hero] monster from the graveyard, add one [Fusion] card from the deck to your hand.”

A monster card immediately popped out of his graveyard, and that card was, of course, Almighty.

After retrieving the Fusion Spell Card into his hand, he unhesitatingly threw it out: "Activate the Spell Card [Fusion] to fuse [Destin HERO Demon] and [Phantom HERO Increment] on the field!"

"Come on, you dead man!"

The figures of the two dark heroes overlapped and were instantly swallowed by the fusion vortex, merging into one, radiating a dazzling white light. The next second, the ferocious demon pierced through the light and descended in front of Edward.

[Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Defense 2600]

"Activate the effect of the demon once again, banish this card from the graveyard, and Special Summon the last card with the same name from the Deck."

The demonic figure reappeared on the field, but quickly disappeared again.

"I offer the demonic being as a sacrifice, and in this attack, I summon [Destiny Hero Dash]!"

The next moment, a pitch-black warrior with a wheel attached to each of his hands and feet was projected.

[Destiny Hero Dash: Attack Power 2100]

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 4 → 3

Chapter 164 EN

Once Ed summons the Sprinter, the storytelling for this round is over.

He then placed both cards into the Spell & Trap Slots, and two face-down cards were revealed in the back row. "Finally, I buried two more cards, and the turn ended."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 3 → 1

Asuka couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, that's amazing! Just by adding [Phantom Hero], Ed Phoenix's deck has become so much smoother!"

At the same time, Jaden quickly drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, he threw it out without hesitation: "Spell Card [EN - New Universe of Intervention] activated!"

把1只【新空间侠】怪兽和1只【元素英雄】怪兽从手卡以及卡组各1只送去墓地才能发动。从卡组把1只【新空间侠】怪兽或者5星以上的【元素英雄】怪兽特殊召唤，从自己的卡组·墓地选1张【融合】加入手卡。这个效果特殊召唤的怪兽是【元素英雄 新宇侠】的场合，那个攻击力上升1000。

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 5]

"I send [NeoSpacian Flame Beetle] from my hand and [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady] from my deck to the graveyard, add [Fusion] from my deck to my hand, and Special Summon [Elemental HERO Neos] from my deck."

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and Ultraman was instantly projected next to Jaden.

"Based on the effect of [EN-New Universe Combat], Neocosm's attack power increases by 1000 points."

[Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 2500 → 3500]

Upon seeing the unfamiliar hero before him, Edward was taken aback. "Elemental Hero... Neo-Universe Hero!? How is this possible? I've never seen an elemental hero like this before, even though I also use heroes...!"

"Isn't that obvious? After all, you only recently obtained Neo-Universe and Neo-Space Hero through a fortuitous encounter, so it's normal that you don't know about them."

Upon hearing this, Edward gritted his teeth and said, "While I'm making progress, have you made another step forward, Judai?"

“That’s right!” Jaden nodded, then said loudly, “At this moment, the effect of the Shadow Mist Lady, which was sent to the graveyard, is activated, adding one [Hero] monster from the deck to the hand.”

"I add [Elemental HERO Skywalker] to my hand and Normal Summon it."

hum!

Amidst a flash of light on the field, Sky Warrior was also projected out.

【Elemental Hero Sky Warrior: Attack Power 1800】

"At that moment, due to the effect of Skyman's appearance, I added Liquidman to my hand from my deck."

"Liquid Man..." Edward clenched his fist. "Is he going to summon Absolute Zero again!?"

It had appeared in all the previous duels, so it must have left a deep impression on him.

"That's right..."

As Jaden spoke, he threw out the card along with the Fusion in his hand: "I'm fusing Liquid Man from my hand with Sky Man from the field!"

"Show yourself, Absolute Zero!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liquid Man appeared beside Sky Man, and the next second a vortex of distorted space appeared between them, instantly engulfing them and radiating a brilliant light.

Then the pure white warrior pierced through the light, descending onto the field with a chilling aura.

【Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero Warrior: Attack Power 2500】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

After summoning another ace, Jaden continued, "Since Liquid Man was sent to the graveyard as fusion material, I can draw two cards from the top of my deck and then discard one card from my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

He then swung his arm and roared, "Take this! Absolute Zero Hero vs. Charge Man Attack!"

At his command, Absolute Zero Man raised his hand and unleashed a blast of absolute zero wind, attempting to freeze the sprinter into an ice sculpture.

"Have you forgotten about the Deathbringer on my field, Jaden?" Edward hurriedly threw his hand into the graveyard and shouted, "The Deathbringer effect activates. Discard the [Destiny HERO Tenacious] from your hand and the [Destiny HERO Discman] from your deck. All [Destiny HERO] cards on the field gain 200 ATK for each [Destiny HERO] card in the graveyard this turn."

[Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Attack Power 2000 → 2600]

[Destiny Hero Sprinter: Attack Power 2100 → 2700]

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 1 → 0

"Charge back, charge men!"

Upon receiving the command, the sprinter pedaled rapidly, cutting through the icy wind and kicking Absolute Zero.

boom--! !

Absolute Zero was instantly blown to pieces.

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→3800]

"And don't forget Absolute Zero's effect, Ed! When this card leaves the field, all monsters on your field are destroyed!"

Bang bang bang!

The three monsters on the field exploded into countless fragments in an instant.

“Of course I understand…” Edward then swung his hand again and shouted, “Activate the Trap Card [Fate Illusion] at this moment!”

"According to the effect of this card, when a 'Destin HERO' monster on your field is destroyed by an opponent's effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon all 'Destin HERO' monsters destroyed this turn to your field."

"Rise, you desperate men! You sprinters!"

Buzz!

After two flashes of white light appeared on the field, the Deadly One and the Sprinter, who had just disappeared from the field, reappeared.

[Destiny Hero: Fatalist - Defense 2600]

[Destiny Hero Dash: Attack Power 2100]

Upon seeing this, Judai raised an eyebrow. "So that's how it is...!? No wonder you dared to destroy Absolute Zero."

"It's not over yet! When the [Hero] monster is destroyed, I can activate the Trap Card [Illusion]!"

Another face-down card at Edward's feet was also opened. "Based on the effect of this card, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower [Phantom Hero] from my Deck."

"Come on, Gravity Man!"

After another flash of light, a warrior clad in bronze armor and equipped with a large shield was projected onto the scene.

【Phantom Hero Gravity Man: Defense 2000】

"Then, due to the effect of [Illusion], the original attack and defense of one of your monsters are halved."

[Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 3500 → 2250]

"And the moment Gravity Man appears, I add one of the banished [Hero] monsters to my hand, and the card that returns to my hand is of course Almighty Man."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 0 → 1

Chapter 165 Hero's Halo

After its attack power is reduced to 2250 points, the new Universe Knight has lower defense than the Death Knight. Even if it destroys the Sprinter, the damage it causes is pitiful. It will also trigger the effect of the Incremental Knight. It seems that it can only attack the Gravity Knight.

However, Jaden calmly played another spell card, "Quick-Play Spell [End of the World] activated. When the opponent successfully Special Summons a monster, I can activate this spell by selecting one Field Spell from my Deck!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

"Field magic [Neocene] activated!"

Swish!