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

"The barrier will remain as it is..." Judai gritted his teeth, somewhat displeased with Saiou's shameless behavior.

"Hmph! I've said it before, my destiny is already in my own hands!"

With a cold laugh, Saiou slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I offer the Empress on the field as a tribute to summon [Arcane Power 8 - Power] (not yet released as a physical card) in Attack Position!"

The Empress vanished from the scene in the blink of an eye amidst a burst of light, followed by the appearance of a gray mechanical giant suspended in the air.

【Arcane Power 8 - Strength: Attack Power 1800】

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 3→2]

"Haha, when the power is upright, it can seize control of one monster on your opponent's field. When it's upside down, all your other monsters are transferred to your opponent. But because of the effect of [Light Barrier], the result will of course be upright!"

The image of the card above Power's head spun around and returned to its upright position.

He then pointed at Neos on the field in the Tenth Generation: "I want to take control of it!"

"How despicable!"

Even the usually good-tempered Daichi Misawa couldn't help but curse.

"Don't worry, these little tricks won't work on me!" Jaden chuckled and quickly pressed the button to face down a card: "Activate Trap Card, [Bitter Melody]!"

You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 monster you control. Select and Tribute 1 monster from your Deck or Graveyard and add it to your hand if it has a different original name but the same original Type, Attribute, and Level.

"I'm freeing Neo-Universe..."

The next second, Ultraman next to Jaden disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Tch, you dodged it, huh...?"

Ignoring the opponent's gritted teeth, Jaden continued, "Based on the effect of [Bitter Melody], I added the Level 7 LIGHT Warrior-Type monster [Elemental HERO True Neos] to my hand from my deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

Chapter 200 Smashing Varudo

"Then let's fight! Attack Judai directly!"

Following Saiou's instructions, the power manipulated the massive machine to rush in front of Judai and smash it down at his feet.

boom--! !

"Well......!"

[Yujo Jaden: LP5400→3600]

"Hahaha, how about that? This is the price of defying fate!"

"End of round."

Seeing that Saiō had ended the round directly, Judai grinned.

Seeing his expression, Prince Zhai's smile faded. "What's so funny?"

Faced with Saiou's questioning, Judai calmly wiped the dust off his face before speaking, "The field spell 'Light Barrier' sealed my monster, which is indeed quite troublesome for me..."

"Right? All your monsters have lost their power. You can't beat me!"

"The listed Vadokana!"

"Nani?"

"It's too easy to circumvent the barrier and use the monster's abilities..."

As Judai spoke, he grabbed a card from the top of his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

After drawing the cards, Jaden didn't rush to use his hand. Instead, he took two cards from the graveyard.

"First, I activate the effect of the Spell Card [EN Switch] from my Graveyard."

You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard. Choose 1 Elemental HERO monster and 1 Neo Skull Monster from your Graveyard and return them to your Deck. Then, draw 1 card from your Deck.

"I return Neos from the graveyard to my deck, and then draw a card from the top of my deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

After dealing with this effect, Jaden immediately placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "Then I summon Elemental HERO Electro in Attack Position."

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, accompanied by electric current, and a blue-gold hero with a strong sense of technology appeared on the field.

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Attack Power 1600]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

Everyone was curious about what Judai would do next.

However, to everyone's surprise, Jaden chose to go straight into battle.

"Go! [Elemental Hero Electro], attack [Arcane Power 8 - Strength]!"

Under his command, Electro raised his right hand, and a large amount of lightning power gathered in his hand.

"Hahahaha, choosing to self-destruct? Using a monster with even lower attack power to launch an attack!"

"Of course it's not just that..."

Just then, Jaden quickly revealed another monster card.

"At this moment, I activate the monster effect of [Elemental HERO True Neos] from my hand!"

"Oh! As long as [Light Barrier] exists on the field, the effects of monsters on the field will be negated, so you can't do whatever you want..."

However, before Saiou could finish speaking, Judai quickly interrupted him: "You yourself said it's a monster on the field. You negated the monsters on the field, what does that have to do with the monsters in my hand?"

"Could it be...!?"

"That's it!" Jaden confirmed the other's guess and continued, "The effect of True Neos can be activated during the opponent's turn. By discarding this card from your hand, one monster on the field with 'Hero' in its name gains 2500 points for one turn."

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Attack Power 1600 → 4100]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 3]

“Attack power 4100...!?” Upon seeing this, the Prince’s pupils suddenly contracted.

At the same time, Judai waved his hand and roared, "Go, Lightning Strike!"

With his command, Electro instantly unleashed the electricity in his hand.

Zizzi——!

The electric current struck the mechanical giant in an instant, causing a violent explosion.

boom--! !

"Ugh... Ah...!"

[Zaiwang Takuma: LP3400→1100]

In just a short while, the King of the Zhai Kingdom's health points had already reached zero.

"Thanks to the effect of the [Barrier of Light], my health has been restored."

[Yujo Jaden: LP3600→5400]

"Great! Now the situation is in Judai's favor!"

"To actually think of using a monster from a hand card to avoid the effects of a field spell, that guy is truly something else."

However, Edward, a professional duelist, shook his head. "No, the situation is not optimistic. As long as the [Barrier of Light] is still in the field, Jaden will still be unable to make any progress. This counterattack is only temporary."

Judai was certainly well aware of this as well.

"Put one more card in the pit, then end the turn."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

As the round ended, Electro's attack power returned to normal.

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Attack Power 4100 → 1600]

"Hehehe, having reduced my life points to this level, I'll give you a little praise, Judai!"

Judai: “…”

"However, you cannot transcend my wheel of fate, so use your body to understand this well!"

The king's twisted face laughed maniacally, licked his lips, and immediately pulled out a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 2→3]

After he drew his card, the [Light Barrier] card floating on the field spun again, symbolically turning a few times before finally stopping in an upright position.

"Because the [Light Barrier] is still upright, its effect will continue."

Then he played the card in his hand: "Then, I activated the spell card [Holy Grail A] from my hand, upright of course!"

A magic card depicting a golden cup appeared beside him, quickly spun around, and came to rest upright.

"Due to the effect of Upright, draw two cards from your deck."

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 3→4]

No matter how many times they watched it, everyone felt that this kind of gambling, which was carried out exactly as the king of the mountains had planned, was too outrageous.

At that moment, after confirming the two cards in his hand, the king's lips curled into a wild smile, and he threw one of the cards away.

"Then I activate the spell card [Angel's Charity], draw three cards from my deck, and then discard two of them from my hand."

After exchanging two cards in his hand, he played a magic card.

"It's not over yet. I activate the Spell Card [Monster Resurrection] from my hand and Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard. I chose the card that was just sent to the Graveyard by [Angel's Charity]."

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 4→3]

"Summon the power of the arcane 21, smash Valudo (the world)!"

A dazzling light shot into the sky, and a majestic, pitch-black steel giant, with only its upper body visible, descended into this space.

[Arcane Power 21 - World: Attack Power 3100]

Chapter 201 Time, Stop!

"Attack power of 3100... Is that Saiou's trump card monster?"

Everyone felt a powerful sense of oppression emanating from the newly appeared monster.

At the same time, the card above World's head spun around rapidly.

"Zawarudo gains an upright effect, allowing you to send two of your monsters to the Graveyard during your End Phase, skipping one of your opponent's turns."

"What!?"

"Oops!"

"What kind of terrifying ability is this?!"

Upon hearing the description of the effects by the King of Abstinence, everyone was shocked, their hearts leaping into their throats.

Even Jaden felt a lot of pressure. Although he already knew about the effects of the world, he still found it difficult to deal with.

"Hmph! I haven't Normal Summoned any monsters this turn, therefore..."

As he spoke, the King of the West placed another card onto the duel board.

"I summon [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] in an attack gesture."

hum!

A flash of light effects appeared on the field, and a strange life form with many mechanical tentacles was projected.

【Arcane Power 7 - Chariot: Attack Power 1700】

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 3→2]

"Due to the effect of [Light Barrier], the Chariot gains the effect of being upright. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can Special Summon that monster to your field."