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

Upon hearing this, Judai gritted his teeth, "Was it specifically designed to complement the world's effects...?"

"That's right!"

The King of the West revealed a madman's smile and flicked his hand: "Chariot, attack Electro!"

At his command, the mechanical tentacles with gun muzzles on the lower body of the vehicle aimed at Electro and opened fire in an instant, unleashing countless bullets at the latter.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang...!

The Electro-Man, caught in the crossfire, was instantly blasted to pieces with a deafening roar.

[Yujo Jaden: LP5400→5300]

Then, Saiou revealed a very healthy smile: "Hiahiahiahia! Thanks to the effect of the [Barrier of Light], my life has been restored!"

[Zaiwang Takuma: LP1100→2700]

"And Electro, whose tank was destroyed, is Special Summoned to my field in Attack Position!"

hum!

A golden light flashed across Saiō's field, and Electro appeared on his field.

"Your monster has been taken away by me. How do you feel now?"

Jaden watched as his monster was taken away by the bull. Although he was a little upset, it did not make him lose his composure.

Ignoring the opponent's taunts, he pointed to his feet, and a face-down card on his left flipped open: "At this moment, activate the Trap Card [Hero Mark]!"

"Based on this card's effect, when a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Elemental HERO monster from your Deck."

"Come on, Shadow Mist Lady!"

Amidst the shimmering golden light, a woman clad in jet-black armor appeared in front of Jaden in a defensive stance.

[Elemental Hero: Shadow Mist Lady: Defense 1500]

"Hmph! Just a death throes. Use your monsters to shatter your defenses!"

King Zhai sneered and commanded, "Electric Man, attack Shadow Mist Lady! Lightning Strike!"

The next moment, Electro pushed forward with his right hand, and lightning shot out instantly, burning Mistress to ashes in the blink of an eye.

boom--! !

"My life points have been restored thanks to the destruction caused by your monster."

[Zaiwang Takuma: LP2700→3700]

Misawa Daichi: "This is bad. The life points that Judai managed to reduce have recovered."

Asuka: "It's okay, Jaden's fighting spirit hasn't disappeared yet. As long as he can hold on, he still has a chance."

"Let's hope so, otherwise the world might be..."

All we can do is pray for the next generation.

Just then, the smoke from the battle had completely dissipated.

Jaden said, "The moment Shadow Mist Lady is sent to the Graveyard, her monster effect activates, allowing you to add one [HERO] monster other than yourself from your Deck to your hand. This effect is activated in the Graveyard, so it cannot be negated by the effect of [Light Barrier]."

"Hmph! It's meaningless. In the face of the world, no matter what cards you get, it's too late to use them!"

"Is that so?" Jaden pursed his lips, not paying much attention, and then said, "Using the effect of the Shadow Mist Lady, I added [Destiny HERO Determiner] from my deck to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

"Determined One? Another Hero of Destiny I've never seen before!" Edward frowned, wondering where Jaden got so many hero cards that even he didn't recognize.

At this moment, Saiou looked at Judai's calm demeanor and sneered disdainfully: "Ha, putting on an act..."

"Use Zawarudo to directly attack Judai, surpassing all calamities!"

Without further ado, Saiou launched a direct attack. The gem above the World's head suddenly emitted a beam of energy, hurtling towards Judai.

boom--! !

"Ugh...!"

[Yujo Jaden: LP5300→2200]

"Tenth generation!!"

While everyone was filled with worry, the King's smile grew increasingly arrogant.

"Cover up one card..."

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 2→1]

"Now, it's time to end the turn. I send the Chariot and Electro to the Graveyard, activate the monster's effect, and skip one of my opponent's turns!"

Saiou, looking like DIO, shouted, "Zawarudo, stop time for me!!"

A strange fluctuation emanated from the world, and upon seeing this, Jaden quickly pressed the cover button, "Open the cover!"

Then the distortion expanded instantly, and everyone's vision blurred. For a moment, everyone seemed to be in a daze, as if time had just stopped.

"Hahahaha! You can't do anything against this power of time..."

"The listed Vadokana!"

"Nani?"

The self-satisfied Saiou paused for a moment before taking a closer look and discovering that there was an adorable creature on Judai's field.

Curry Curry~~

"Winged Kuriboh? What's going on? When did that weak monster appear...?"

"Have you forgotten? The moment you activated the effect of World, I activated this card, Quick-Play Spell [Next Generation]."

Jaden pointed to the opened magic card beside him and explained, "The effect of this card is that when your life points are less than your opponent's, you can add any one of the following monsters from your Deck or Graveyard with an ATK less than or equal to the difference between your life points: Elemental HERO, Kuriboh, or Neo Slider."

"And the monster I summoned was, of course, [Winged Kuriboh]."

Winged Kuriboh: Defense 200

Chapter 202 The Ruler of Light, Fusion of the New Universe

"During the turn that [Next Generation] is activated, I cannot activate the effects of the selected card or those cards with the same name. Unfortunately, I only need to use it in the next turn. During the turn that [Winged Kuriboh] is destroyed, I will not take any battle damage."

Upon hearing the explanation from the Judai, Saiou was furious. He hadn't expected that the Judai would escape so easily.

In the next round, no matter how many monsters Saiou summoned, he couldn't clear Judai's HP.

"Don't be too smug, Judai! You can't escape your fate; in the end, you will be purified by the light!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 1→2]

"The effect of the area spell [Light Barrier] depends on my preparation process, so it's still upright, of course!"

After perfunctorily shuffling the card around, Saiou played the card he had drawn without hesitation: "Heh heh heh! I activate the Spell Card [Secret Ritual Death Scythe] (not yet released as a physical card) from my hand!"

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 2→1]

"According to this card's effect, select one monster from your Deck whose name includes 'Arcane Power' and place it in your Graveyard. This turn, when you destroy an opponent's monster by battle, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK."

"So you're choosing effect damage because it can't cause combat damage...? But even if you destroy [Winged Kuriboh], the damage dealt is only 300 points, which is practically negligible..."

Judai frowned, guessing, "So, your purpose is elsewhere?"

"That's right!"

With a cold laugh, the King opened his deck, picked out one of the cards, and threw it into the graveyard.

"I sent the level 7 [Arcane Power 18 - Moon] to the graveyard, and then..."

He pointed to the two face-down cards at his feet, and two trap cards were activated. "Activate [Material Road] and [Spiritual Road], and when there is a Level 7 or higher [Arcane Power] monster in your Graveyard, activate [Heavenly Road] from your hand!"

[Saiō Takuma's hand card: 1→0]

As the three cards were opened, three beams of light—red, green, and blue—shot into the sky.

"I offer these three pillars of light as a sacrifice to invoke the Lord of Light!"

"Appear, [Arcane Power EX - Ruler of Light]!"

The three beams of light merged, suddenly bursting forth with dazzling white light, and a jet-black monster was born from the light.

It was a creature with a single eye on its head, wielding a huge mechanical claw, and two ferocious dragon heads extending from its back, making it look extremely eerie.

【Arcane Power EX - Ruler of Light: Attack Power 4000】

"A monster with an attack power of 4000...?!"

Everyone was shocked.

"It's finally here... one of the ultimate trump cards of the Ritual Power deck..." Jaden muttered to himself.

He had long guessed that Saiō would have this card, but he didn't expect that the summoning difficulty of this card would be so much greater than that of the physical card.

It's worth mentioning that this thing is neither a demon, nor a machine, nor a dragon, but an angel that seems to have no connection to anything, which is quite bizarre.

However, that's not the main issue. The real problem is its effect: every time an effect targeting it is activated, it reduces attack power by 1000 points to negate the effect.

As Jaden pondered, the cards floating above the dragon began to spin, but this time they only spun half a circle before stopping.

At this moment, the corners of the king's mouth were almost turned up to the sky. "Hehehehe, the Light Dominator has gained a reversed effect. When the Light Dominator becomes the target of the effect, its attack power is reduced by 1000 points. The effect of this card is negated and the card that was activated is destroyed. Then the opponent draws a card."

"As expected..." Judai gritted his teeth; this thing was getting a bit tricky.

"Battle has begun! The Lord of Light attacks Winged Kuriboh! End of Light!"

Immediately, the two dragon mouths of the Light Ruler opened wide, and a burst of white light filled with destructive power erupted, hurtling towards Jaden on the field.

"Stop it, Winged Kuriboh!"

'Curry, curry!'

After responding, the cute creature sacrificed itself to block Judai, only to be instantly annihilated by the light of destruction.

boom--! !

"Because of the effect of [Arcane Death Scythe], you will take 300 points of damage."

"..."

[Yujo Jaden: LP2200→1900]

"Conversely, thanks to the effect of [Light Barrier], my health has been restored... End of turn."

[Zaiwang Takuma: LP3700→4000]

"The King of the West's health has been restored to its initial state."

"But thankfully, the Jade Emperor has weathered the biggest crisis..."

"The next step is to figure out how to fight back."

Seeing that the King of the West had ended his turn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

Jaden calmly drew a card and suddenly said, "Thanks to you sending my Winged Kuriboh to the Graveyard, I had a chance to fight back."

"what?"

King Zhai was taken aback, unsure of what the other party meant.

At that moment, Jaden drew a card from his left hand and played it: "I'm going to activate the Spell Card [Philosopher's Stone - Sabashir] from my hand!"

"When there is a monster with 'Winged Kuriboh' in its name in your Graveyard, pay half of your Life Points and add one 'Fusion' Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

[Yujo Jaden: LP1900→950]

Upon hearing this, Manjōme Lightning asked in confusion, "Hmm? Isn't this effect a bit off?"

Asuka: "It seems the effect is different from the card that Daitokuji-sensei gave me."

Yes, because the original version was too over-the-top, Judai specially printed an O-version version to use.

"Using the effect of this card, I added [Neuro Fusion] to my hand from my deck."

After retrieving the card, Jaden didn't hesitate and immediately threw it out: "Activate the Spell Card [Neuro Fusion]!"