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

After he placed a magic card on the field, the Duel Disk quickly read the card's information, and the surrounding scene instantly transformed into a strange space radiating colorful light.

"Due to the effect of [Neocene], Neos and the fusion monsters made from Neos have their attack power increased by 500 points."

[Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 2250 → 2750]

"What?! In that case, you're going to continue attacking the Dead Man?" Edward frowned slightly upon seeing this.

This monster is mainly his means of building up his tomb and launching powerful attacks, so he least wants it to be destroyed.

At this moment, Jaden no longer hesitated and gave the order: "Go! Neo-Universe Warrior, attack the Deathly Man! Neo-Universe Spiral!"

Upon receiving his command, Xinyuxia immediately leaped forward and delivered a chop to Juedingren.

boom--! !

"The Deadly One...!" Edward clicked his tongue in annoyance. "What a troublesome fellow..."

Finally, Jaden sets two face-down cards in his backrow, then sets two more face-down cards to end the turn.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 2]

"My turn, draw a card!"

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 1 → 2

After looking at the cards he had drawn, Edward calmly played the card in his hand: "Activate the spell card [Pot of Desire] to return the Incremental Man and the Bionic Man from the graveyard to the deck."

After retrieving the two monsters, he placed the cards in his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"I offer the Gravity Man on the field as a sacrifice, and once again summon the Alone Good Man with an attack!"

Gravity Man vanished from the field in an instant, and then Almighty Man reappeared on the field.

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 2 → 0

There's not much to say after that. Edward repeated his actions from the first round, summoning the newly added units and androids from the deck one by one.

"At this moment, the android effect is activated once again, sending [Destiny HERO Dark Angel] from the deck to the graveyard."

"Then, by banishing [Phantom Hero Gravity] from the graveyard, add another [Fusion] from the deck to your hand and activate it."

As he used Fusion again, the figures of the androids and the augmented humans on the field overlapped, and the fusion vortex of distorted space instantly swallowed them up and merged them into one.

"Appear, [Phantom Hero Worshipper]!"

In the distorted space, the pitch-black warrior leaped out.

[Phantom Hero Admirer: Attack Power 2800]

"Next, since I have zero cards in my hand, I can activate the effect of the Divine Man in the graveyard, banishing this card and the Demonic Man from the graveyard, and then I draw two more cards."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 0 → 2

After glancing at the two cards, Edward immediately threw one of them out: "I will activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand and Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard."

"Come on, Disc Man!"

A beam of golden light suddenly shot out from the entrance of his tomb.

'drink--!'

The warrior with the disc attached to his body leaped out of the light.

[Destiny Heroes Discman: Defense 300]

"When the Discman is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, you can draw two cards from your Deck."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 2 → 3

Asuka, standing nearby, widened her eyes in astonishment. "Three cards were added to the hand in one go! [Destiny Hero] is indeed an extremely powerful Hero series!"

Jaden couldn't help but praise, "To have mastered the power of two heroes so easily... As expected of you, you are indeed very strong, Edward!"

"Heh~, I'll accept your answer without hesitation!"

Then Edward pointed to the dashing monster beside him and shouted, "The dashing monster's monster effect is activated. Once per turn, it can sacrifice one of its monsters and gain 1000 ATK for that turn."

The next second, the disc-shaped figure on the field disappeared from the field amidst a burst of light, transforming into pure power that flowed into the body of the sprinter.

[Destiny Hero Sprinter: Attack Power 2100 → 3100]

"It's not over yet. The effect of worshipping people is activated. The attack power of your Neosman on the field is reduced to the current attack power value of the hero monster, Rushman."

[Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 2750 → 0]

Asuka frowned and said worriedly, "This is bad! The two monsters on Ed Phoenix's field have a combined attack power of 5900 points, which is far more than Jaden's life points!"

"Let's battle!" Facing Jaden's two face-down cards, Edward didn't hesitate at all and immediately entered the battle phase.

However, at that moment, Jaden hurriedly shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Hero Aura] at this instant!"

"Based on this card's effect, equip this card as an Equip Card to a Warrior-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK. Your opponent cannot attack the equipped monster with a monster with 1900 or more ATK."

Ed frowned upon hearing this. "What!?"

At the same time, a dark red shield was placed on Xinyuxia's arm.

"Neuromancer's attack power was reduced to zero this turn by Worshipper, therefore your monster cannot attack!"

"Tch! All you do is try to be clever!"

As a result, Edward missed his chance to defeat Jaden. He had no choice but to abandon the battle for now.

He had anticipated playing against Judai, who would be a very tough opponent, but seeing that he couldn't hurt him still made him feel very frustrated.

"Finally, I'll place two more cards in ambush, and then the turn ends."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 3 → 1

With two face-down cards displayed in the back row, Edward's second round came to an end.

"At this moment, due to the arrival of the end phase, the attack power of my dashman and your Neo-Universe has returned to normal."

[Destiny Hero Sprinter: Attack Power 3100 → 2100]

[Elemental Hero Neos: Attack Power 0 → 2750]

"At the same time, because the attack power of the new hero was restored, the attack power no longer met the equipment requirements of the [Hero Aura], so the [Hero Aura] was sent to the graveyard."

No sooner had Edward finished speaking than the shield on Neo-Universe's arm shattered into pieces with a 'bang'.

Chapter 166 Flame Neos, Double Hero Attack

"Finally, it's my turn to fight back..."

As he spoke, Judai quickly drew a card from the deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

After glancing at his hand, he placed it directly in his left hand, then drew another card and revealed it.

"I activate the monster effect of [Cross Watchman] from my hand!"

You can activate this effect by sending this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 Elemental HERO monster or 1 Neo Skull Monster from your hand or Graveyard. Negate the effects of monsters Special Summoned from the Graveyard.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

"With this effect, I Special Summon [Neo Squadron Flame Beetle] from the Graveyard."

As Jaden placed the monster card onto the Duel Disk, a raging fire suddenly erupted on the field, and a black beetle-man emerged from the flames.

【New Space Warrior - Flame Beetle: Attack Power 500】

"It's the new Spaceman?! I've never even heard of that kind of hero...!"

Ed felt a little uneasy as he looked at the strange monster that had appeared before him again.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Jaden chuckled and explained, "Of course, Neo Spaceman, like Neo Spaceman, is a special hero born from receiving cosmic fluctuations. It is a series with the same origin as Neo Spaceman."

"A series with the same origin!? Could it be...!"

Ed seemed to have suddenly realized something.

"Since they are heroes of the same origin, they can certainly combine with each other!"

Then Jaden raised his hand and said sternly, "【Elemental HERO Neos】and 【Neo Spaceman - Flame Beetle】contact fusion ※转⌒#:9∝另，。 ▲捌寺二玖潾俉合！"

You're talking about contact and integration?!

"The fusion of Neospeccary Monster and Neospacian Monster does not require a Fusion Card. Simply return the materials on the field to the Deck to summon the corresponding Fusion Monster!"

Neocosmic Knight and Flame Beetle then leaped high into the new universe, their figures overlapping and colliding, unleashing a dazzling light mixed with rainbow rays.

"This light...it seems..."

The light was so dazzling that Edward instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes, and a familiar feeling welled up inside him.

"By the way, I've always been excited whenever my father created a new hero."

"Is this your new hero, Jaden!"

The light gradually faded, and the black and orange Neo-Universe Warrior, which combined beetle features, slowly descended, with a pair of mandibles resembling horns on its head.

【Elemental Heroes: Fire Neos - Attack Power 2500】

"That's right, this is the new Neo-Universe, a combination of the Flame Beetle and the Flame Neo-Universe!"

"Flame Neos... Is that its name...?" Edward softly repeated the monster's name, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes. 'I see. So, the hero Father created ultimately chose Jaden...'

(In the original work, Edward's father may have designed this card, because the monster appeared in his memories.)

Looking at it, Edward seemed unaware that he was genuinely smiling.

At the same time, Jaden went on to explain: "Flame Neos' attack power is determined by the number of Spell and Trap Cards on the field, with 400 attack power for each card."

"Both sides have a total of four cards on the field. Adding the effect of [Neocosmos], the attack power of Flame Neocosmos is..."

[Elemental Heroes: Fire Neos - Attack Power 2500 → 4600]

"Attack 4600?!"

“It’s not over yet…” Jaden raised his left arm and said, “When Flame Neos appears, I will activate another effect of Cross Guardian from the graveyard.”

If this card is in your Graveyard and you successfully Special Summon an Elemental HERO Fusion Monster, you can banish this card to activate this effect. Draw 2 cards from your Deck, then select 1 card from your hand and return it to the bottom of your Deck.

"Degeneration!!"

After confirming the two cards in his hand, he selected one card and inserted it into the bottom of his deck.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

Immediately afterwards, Jaden threw out another card from his hand, "I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Double Hero Attack] from my hand!"

If you control a Fusion Monster that requires Elemental HERO Neos as Fusion Material, you can target 1 HERO Fusion Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster regardless of its Summoning conditions.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

"It's a Special Summon that ignores the summoning conditions!? Could it be...!?"

"That's it!" Judai shouted, waving his hand. "Awaken, Absolute Zero!"

A beam of light shot into the sky ahead, and Absolute Zero reappeared.

【Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero Warrior: Attack Power 2500】

"Destroy Edward's monster once again! Absolute Zero attacks his worshippers!"

At Judai's command, Absolute Zero immediately launched a suicidal charge towards his admirer.

The latter reacted immediately, dodging and rushing in front of the enemy, smashing him to pieces with a single punch.

boom--! !

[Yujo Jaden: LP3800→3500]

"At this moment, Absolute Zero's effect activates. When this card leaves the field, all monsters on your opponent's field are destroyed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lingering chill from where Brother Zero had disappeared instantly erupted, freezing the worshipper and the sprinter into ice sculptures.

"Oh no!!" Edward sensed something was wrong.

The next second, the two ice sculptures shattered into ice shards with a loud crash.