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

[Judai Yujo & Ed Phoenix: LP4500→3500]

"Nayuta attacks Eide directly, with the karmic fire of past wishes!"

"It's me again!?"

Upon hearing that he was being attacked directly again, Edward was filled with utter rage.

The shikigami Nayuta waved her hands, and two flames shot towards Edna.

"Ughh ...

[Judai Yujo & Ed Phoenix: LP3500→900]

Finally, their health points were reduced to almost zero first.

However, Edward quickly recovered from the battle and immediately drew a card from his deck.

"My turn!"

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 1 → 2

Before even checking the card in his hand, Edward said, "During this Standby Phase, the effect of Destroyer sent to the Graveyard last turn is activated! When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, it will activate during your next Standby Phase. Special Summon one other 'Destiny HERO' from your Graveyard."

"Awaken, Disc People!"

A beam of white light shot out from the entrance of his tomb, and the disc-shaped figure once again leaped out of the light.

[Destiny Heroes Discman: Defense 300]

They have 900 health points left, so there's no point in bringing out the Divine Being to fight anymore; they might as well replenish their hand.

"Activate the Disk Man's Monster Effect once again, and draw two cards from your deck."

Ed Phoenix's hand cards: 2 → 4

After scanning his hand, Edward's lips curled into a slight smile as he looked at the Phantom Hero in his hand, preparing to unleash a powerful attack.

However, at that moment, Misuzu (right) suddenly made her move, "Don't forget I'm here! Activate the Continuous Trap [Soul Barrier]. As long as I have a monster on my field, my opponent cannot deal any battle damage to me!"

"How could that be? They even saw through my next plan?!"

After all, the fact that the God of Darkness cannot be destroyed in battle does not mean that Misuzu will not be harmed. Edward's plan to unleash damage through the Trinity also failed, and he became disappointed.

"Are we going to lose here?"

Jaden, standing to the side, remained relatively optimistic, saying, "This duel isn't over yet, it's not time to give up, Edward!"

“Judai?” Edward looked up abruptly upon hearing this, then gave a helpless look. “Heh~, that’s so typical of you.”

"That's the end of my turn."

"The rest is up to you. Whether it can bring them back to life depends on you, Judai."

"Oh! Please teach me!"

Watching the interaction between the two, Misuzu (right) calmly said, "At this point, no matter how much you struggle, you cannot escape your fate of defeat!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saiō Mijuchi (right)'s hand cards: 1→2]

After drawing the card, she immediately issued the command, "DarkGod derivatives attack the Disc Man, Absolute Darkness!"

Another beam of black light shot out, blasting the disc-shaped figure into dust.

[Judai Yujo & Ed Phoenix: LP900→200]

The two now have a pitiful 200 health points left and are completely cornered.

At this moment, Misuzu (right) flips over another face-down card at her feet, "I activate the Continuous Trap [Shikigami Return] again. During the end phase of the turn in which the opponent does not summon any monsters, I Special Summon [Shikigami Token] to the opponent's field in Defense Position."

"At this point, you have absolutely no chance of winning. Round over."

Now Jaden and Edward are truly in dire straits.

"They're so strong. If I don't do anything in the next round, I'm going to lose."

Jaden was sweating profusely; he had been forced into a desperate situation where he had no choice but to draw a powerful card.

"But that's what makes it interesting..."

"call--!"

After taking a deep breath, Jaden's expression became very serious.

"Let's go, it's my turn!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

"Here it comes!" Judai's eyes lit up when he saw the Death Sue in his hand: "This time it's my turn to borrow your card, Edward!"

"My card?"

"That's right, the ultimate hero of destiny will be born from my hands!" (Inka)

Chapter 176 Destroying the Phoenix!

"The ultimate hero of destiny!? What do you want to do, Jaden?"

Judging from what Jaden said, there seems to be a Fate Hero that even Edward doesn't know about.

"Just watch from the sidelines, Ed! I will awaken the power of that mighty hero of destiny!"

Jaden immediately slammed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk, "I summon Winged Man in Attack Position."

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and the Winged Warrior was instantly projected.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

Then he pressed the button to set the card, "Activate the Trap Card [Sage Alchemist], banish the four [HERO] monsters on the field: Winged Man, Explosive Lady, Forest Man, and Neos Man from the Graveyard, and revive [Elemental HERO Phoenix] from the Graveyard, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

You mean the Phoenix People?!

Ed was stunned for a moment, and then a golden light flew out of the graveyard entrance and quickly landed on the field of the Tenth Generation, and quickly became visible.

[Elemental Hero Phoenix: Attack Power 2100]

Immediately afterwards, Jaden played a spell card, "Activate [Monster Reborn], Special Summon [Destin HERO Discman] from the Graveyard."

A golden light flew out from Edward's grave again, and the Disc Man appeared on Jaden's field.

[Destiny Heroes Disc Man: Attack Power 300]

"Based on the effect of the Disc Man, I draw two cards from my deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

"Now all preparations are complete..."

Hearing this, Edward subconsciously swallowed, 'What will come out?'

At this moment, Jaden picked up the fusion magic in his hand and concentrated on trying to draw out a large amount of dark power to imprint the monster he imagined.

He quickly played the card in his hand, "Activate the Spell Card [Fusion], fuse [Destiny HERO] and a Level 6 or higher [HERO] monster on the field!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

Dark red flames suddenly erupted from the Phoenix Man's body, engulfing the Disc Man beside him, and its form began to change accordingly.

Phoenix: Just watch, my transformation!

"This, the Phoenix people are evolving...?" Ed stared at the scene before him, speechless.

After watching the Phoenix Man quickly transform into the monster Jaden had imagined, he finally called out its name.

"Born, the strongest hero of destiny, the destroyer of the Phoenix!"

Before long, the flames of destruction finally subsided, and the Phoenix reappeared before Edward in a frenzied state.

'roar--!!'

[Destiny Hero: Destroyer Phoenix: Attack Power 2500]

"This is... the strongest Hero of Destiny?"

Seeing the once pristine white wings now stained a dark green with the crimson of the Destiny Hero, he froze, exclaiming, "How is this possible? I didn't even know there was such a Destiny Hero...!"

But without a doubt, the powerful aura emanating from the Phoenix Destroyer far surpassed that of all the heroes of destiny, or even all the heroes, so Ed couldn't help but reveal a look of infatuation in his eyes.

Misutomo, sitting opposite her, also felt a chill run down her spine.

Misuzu (left) said in a trembling voice, "I can feel... that power that transcends all destiny...!"

Misutomo (right) closed her eyes: "Yuki Judai's fate was indeed beyond my control..."

At this moment, Jaden pointed to the Phoenix Man beside him and explained, "The effect of destroying the Phoenix Man is that for every [Hero] card in your Graveyard, the ATK of the monsters on your opponent's field decreases by 200 points."

"There are four [Heroes] in the graveyard, therefore all monsters on your field lose 800 ATK."

[DarkGod: Attack power 3000 → 2200]

[DarkGod Derivative: Attack Power 3000 → 2200] ×8

【Mirror Shikigami - Nayuta: Attack Power 2600 → 1800】

"Go! Destroy the Phoenix! Attack Nayuta! Destroy the Phoenix!"

The flames of destruction instantly climbed up the Phoenix Man's body, transforming into an immortal firebird. It then swooped down, turning Mijuchi's field into a sea of ​​fire in an instant. Nayuta, the weakest among them, was instantly burned to ashes.

【Saiō Mijuchi x2: LP6300→5600】

"Then the effect of destroying the Phoenix will activate!"

You can activate this effect during your or your opponent's turn. Destroy 1 card on your field and 1 other card on the field.

"What did you say!?"

"I have destroyed the God of Darkness!!"

Bang bang bang bang...!

As the God of Darkness was instantly destroyed, the other derivatives were burned one by one like firecrackers, without even a scream.

"Mizuchi's monsters were all wiped out in one fell swoop!?"

Upon witnessing this horrifying scene, Edward gasped.

At this moment, Misuzu (right) explained: "The effect of the Field Spell [Mirror of Infinity] is that when [DarkGod] is destroyed, it destroys all [DarkGod Tokens] Special Summoned through the effect of Mirror of Infinity."

Miyu (left): "But in that case, you will also lose any monsters on your field."

"The listed Vadokana!"

""What?""

Jaden clenched his fist and shouted, "The Phoenix Destroyer is immortal! It has another powerful ability!"

This effect can only be activated if this card is destroyed by battle or card effect. During your next Standby Phase, Special Summon 1 Destiny HERO monster from your Graveyard.

"This effect can also directly revive itself."

After hearing Jaden's description, Edward was stunned. "What a powerful effect...! Not only can it destroy one of the opponent's cards every turn, but it can also revive continuously. It truly deserves to be called the strongest Destiny Hero."

Moreover, these two effects are not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Since the effect of Resurrection allows the card to revive the next turn after it has been destroyed, it is completely immune to destruction by battle or effect. The effect of Destroying a Card is non-targeting, it's a second-speed effect, and it can completely evade removal methods other than destruction, making it very difficult to deal with.

If it cannot be dealt with, the opponent will be dragged into battle and gradually worn down by it.

This is why it's another powerful Fusion Monster in the real-world card game, known as "Phoenix Chick" (Phoenix Daddy) after "Sleeping Dragon," capable of being added to any deck and causing massive disruption to the Duel environment, just like the former. (Of course, this involves a certain Plant-type Link Monster, but I won't go into details.)

Having figured all this out, Miyuki readily surrendered.

【Saiō Mijuchi x2: LP5600→0】

Chapter 177 The School Trip Ends, Resolving the Society of Light

Judai and Aide were surprised by Misuzu's calm choice to surrender.

Normally, if she wants to meet her brother's expectations, shouldn't she fight with all her might? Why does she look so relieved?

Seeing their surprised expressions, Miyu explained to them, now back in her original body, "It seems you've realized that I deliberately fell into your hands."

A bitter smile appeared on her face, and she pleaded, "Edward, Judai, please use your power to save my brother, Saiou Takuma."

Jaden and Edward were stunned when they heard this.