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

'唳——! ! ! '

The Illusion Demon Emperor and the Winged Dragon God roared at each other as if they had encountered their natural enemies. Their majestic divine power and overwhelming demonic power clashed, causing the earth to tremble even more violently.

"What's that?"

"What a terrifying monster!"

"..."

The ordinary students who were watching from a distance had never seen such a grand scene before, and they were all terrified by the two terrifying gods and demons.

Franz, who was now directly facing the Demon Emperor, felt a chill run down his spine. "How could this be!? That monster's attack power reached 4000 points, and its aura was in no way inferior to the Phantom God...!"

"This isn't a monster! It's a phantom demon!"

"Phantom?"

Jaden clenched his fist and chuckled, "That's right. Like the God of Illusions, this card is not affected by the effects of Trap Cards, nor by the effects of Spell Cards that are not activated this turn."

"And because of the effect of [Binding God's Tomb], Illusion Demons cannot be the target of the effect, nor can they be destroyed by the effect."

Pegasus behind him exclaimed in realization, "So that's it! If it's not affected by the effect, even the Phoenix God's power can't defeat Judai Boy's Phantom Demon!"

Franz had essentially shot himself in the foot, so his expression became increasingly distorted, and he appeared extremely agitated.

At that moment, Jaden immediately launched an attack without hesitation, "Take this! [Phantom Emperor Rabiel] attacks [Winged Dragon of the Sun God], Heavenly Crushing Fist!"

Upon receiving the command, the Demon Emperor pushed forward with his giant claw, slamming it down on the bound Sun God in the sky in the blink of an eye.

boom--! !

The sun god, under attack, was instantly shattered into pieces, temporarily freed from the constraints of the field.

"Well......!"

Franz: LP4000 → 3300

That wasn't the end of it. As the Winged Dragon of Ra departed, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck Franz from the sky.

"Ughh ...

Franz: LP3300 → 2300

"Mr. Franz took 1000 points of damage? Why?"

Hearing Pegasus's question, Franz clicked his tongue inwardly, then explained, "Another effect of the Field Spell [Binding Tomb] is that when a Level 10 or higher monster destroys a monster in battle and sends it to the Graveyard, the controller of the destroyed monster takes 1000 damage."

Jaden nodded, picking up where the other person left off, "My card can also use this effect, so I guess I only have myself to blame."

After that, Judai had nothing more to do, so he simply announced the end of the turn, and the control of the game returned to Franz.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Franz's hand card: 1→2

Franz glanced at his hand, then pointed to the face-down card at his feet and shouted, "Open the face-down card! Trap card [Side Effect?]!"

Your opponent draws 1 to 3 cards from their deck. After that, you recover this effect and multiply the number of cards your opponent drew by 2000 Life Points.

"A card that restores health... well, I'll draw one card from my deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

Franz wasn't surprised at all by Judai's choice. "Tsk, then according to the effect of the [side effect?], my health points will recover by 2000."

Franz: LP2300 → 4300

"This time it's my turn to burn your monster to ashes, brat!"

Chapter 189 Beyond Saving

Franz then threw out the cards he had drawn that turn, saying, "I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards from my deck."

After glancing at his two cards, he revealed one without hesitation, "Activate the quick-play spell [Whirlwind] to destroy your [Super Flame Wave]!"

As the card's effect took effect, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept across the field, and the trap card next to Jaden was instantly torn to pieces with a bang.

"That way you can no longer revive that Phantom Demon!"

Franz said, putting down the card he had drawn, then picking up another card from his hand and playing it: "Next, I'll activate the spell card [Monster Resurrection]!"

"Awaken, [Winged Dragon of the Sun God]!"

boom--! !

A raging inferno shot into the sky, and the golden dragon, which blotted out the sun, descended once more, hovering above Franz's head and being bound by the Tomb of the Gods once more.

[Winged Dragon of the Sun God: Attack Power 0]

Franz's hand card: 2→1

"At this moment, the special effect of [Phantom Lord Rabiel] activates: when a monster appears on your opponent's field, Special Summon that number of [Phantom Tokens] to your field!"

A smaller version of the phantom appeared in front of Judai.

[Phantom Derivative: Defense 1000]

"Hmph! No matter what you've done, your Illusionary Demon will never be able to defeat my Sun God this time!"

Franz's face was contorted with bulging veins as he grinned and shouted, "I'm activating the Sun God's special ability! I'm reducing my life points to a mere 1, and converting it into the Sun God's attack power!"

Perhaps because it was a copy card, Franz activated the effect without chanting a spell, and his body rose into the air and arrived above the head of the Winged Dragon of Ra.

His lower body had sunk into His head, and finally merged with Him!

Franz: LP4300 → 1

[Winged Dragon of the Sun God: Attack Power 0 → 4299]

"In this instant, I became the strongest god! Before me, everything is powerless!"

Franz's face grew increasingly ferocious and distorted as he chuckled, "Attack from the [Winged Dragon of the Sun], Divine Flame Cannon!"

The dragon opened its mouth, and holy flames shot out once more, hurtling towards the Demon Emperor.

boom--! ! !

'roar--!!'

In an instant, Rabiel was burned to ashes with a roar, and then the flames carrying the power of the Bound God Tomb scorched Jaden's body.

"Ughh ...

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→2701]

As expected of a Phantom God, it inflicted considerable damage on Jaden. Fortunately, he recovered quickly. "That attack was truly effective, but a god resurrected through [Monster Resurrection] can only last for one turn. Your life points are down to 1. If I attack with a monster next turn, I win!"

"Would you be allowed to do that?!"

Franz revealed his last spell card and shouted, "I activate a Quick-Play Spell from my hand: [Fusion Dispel]!"

Franz's hand card: 1→0

Boom! !

His body instantly transformed into a beam of light and fell back to the ground, while the powerless sun god also plummeted to the ground, collapsing helplessly.

[Winged Dragon of the Sun God: Attack Power 4299 → 0]

Franz: LP1 → 4300

"See that, President Pegasus? My talents can be manipulated even by gods at will. I have already obtained power surpassing that of gods!"

Hearing Franz's words, Bekas shook his head, "Mr. Franz, No..."

"Damn it, they don't approve of the cards I made no matter what?" Franz gritted his teeth, his fingers digging into the flesh of his palms, his face becoming increasingly distorted.

"What a hopeless man!" The one who said this was Judai.

“What could a brat like you know?!” Franz said fiercely.

Judai shook his head and replied, "Mr. Pegasus has already told me about your situation. Isn't it because your design proposals were repeatedly rejected that you became dissatisfied and wanted to prove yourself?"

"However, you shouldn't have resorted to such a despicable method as theft; that card doesn't belong to you!"

Upon hearing Judai's words, Franz's face turned purplish-red with shame and indignation. He shouted angrily, "Shut up! Only God can highlight my talent!"

"Your talent refers to creating a card that can be paired with the gods?"

"That's right, so what?"

"You really have no talent."

"What did you say?!"

Jaden couldn't help but chuckle. "Tell me, besides the three Egyptian God cards, how many monster cards can that 'Bound God Tomb' synergize with?"

"this......"

Upon hearing this, Franz unconsciously loosened his grip, and his face gradually changed from purplish-red to deathly pale. Judai's words completely shattered his psychological defenses.

In this era, monster cards of level 10 or higher are extremely rare and difficult to summon, such as [Guardian of the Gate], [Water Dragon - Cluster], [Armed Dragon LV10], etc. Not only are they precious and rare, but their summoning conditions are also extremely demanding. [Bound God's Tomb] is often a useless card that clogs your hand, and may even help your opponent.

In comparison, the summoning conditions for the three Egyptian God cards or the three Egyptian Demon cards are slightly more lenient; however, these cards are basically unique!

This also means that in this era, Franz's design for "The Tomb of the Bound Gods" is practically meaningless and has extremely low value for distribution.

"Admit it, you have no talent at all. You've been blinded by power and vanity. It's time to wake up!"

"Shut up! I don't believe that kind of thing!"

Franz was being ridiculed to the point of questioning his existence, but he remained stubborn.

"Then let the duel continue. During your end phase, the [Winged Dragon of the Sun God] that was resurrected this turn will once again fall back to sleep in the graveyard."

Jaden forcibly ended the opponent's turn, and as the turn ended, Winged Rathalos completely broke free of its chains and disappeared from the field as the mist dissipated.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

Jaden glanced at his hand and then threw it out without thinking: "I activate the Spell Card [Purple Flame Interloper] from my hand. During this turn, I transfer control of one of my monsters to my opponent."

"The card I'm giving you is the [Chaos Core]!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

In the blink of an eye, the Chaos Core on the field of the Tenth Generation floated to Franz's front.

Franz stared at the back of the Chaos Core and suddenly had a bad feeling. "W-what are you going to do...?"

Chapter 190 Heavenly Realm Crushing Fist, the Changed Marufu Ryo

"I'll finish you off this round..."

As he spoke, Judai drew a card from his hand and placed it on the Duel Disk.

"I offer up the [Phantom Tokens] on the field as a sacrifice to summon the [Puppet Master Who Manipulates the Undead] in Attack Position!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the small-sized Phantom Demon disappeared from the field in a burst of light, and then a humanoid demon dressed in a clown costume, manipulating threads with both hands, appeared.

[Puppeteer who manipulates the undead: Attack power 0]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 3]

"Another weak monster with zero attack power...?!"

Hearing Franz's uninformed words, Jaden felt sorry for him: "You really don't understand dueling. No wonder Mr. Pegasus is not satisfied with the cards you designed."

"What do you mean?"

"Many monsters with zero attack power are monsters, especially those high-level monsters!"

Jaden then pointed at the demon in front of him and shouted, "The special effect of [Puppet Master Who Manipulates the Dead] is activated!"

"When this card is successfully Summoned by Tribute, pay 2000 Life Points to Special Summon 2 Fiend-Type monsters from your Graveyard."

[Yujo Jaden: LP2701→701]

Seeing Judai's HP plummeting, Franz gasped, "Hiss! He's losing so much HP in one go!?"

"But isn't it worth it?"

Judai, his expression unchanged, sneered, "Based on this effect..."

"Awaken, [Phantom Gunner], [Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel]!"