Want to play cards? I have a great deck!

It seemed like this was not the first time I had come here, but I had only come here in a dream before, so my impression of it was very vague.

And with You Xi's entry, some kind of chemical reaction seemed to occur.

Just like what happened to Maleficent last time, the eyes of the monsters engraved on the many colored stone slabs on the wall suddenly lit up.

then……

Many duel monsters have "come to life".

Volume 96: Chapter God's Trial! Who is the opponent?

As soon as Youxi entered the spiritual room, the many stone slabs on the wall suddenly came alive.

This strangeness certainly could not be hidden from You Xi's eyes and ears, and when he looked around, he found that most of the stone slabs that were dyed with colors and "came to life" were monsters that he had used in duels before.

This is exactly the same as what Maleficent said.

Unfortunately, as I said before, Maleficent is unwilling to come in again. So we won't hear her yelling, "See, I was right, there are a lot of elves in your soul room!"

However, You Xi currently has no time to care about the Black Witch's affairs.

His mind was attracted by the scene before him.

As light appeared in the eyes of the monster in the stone slab, this solemn and dignified "temple" suddenly became extremely noisy and lively.

"Black Magician", "Cursed Dragon", "Gaia", "Devil Summoning", "Rock Giant Soldier", "Magnet Warrior", "Poker Knight", "Elf Swordsman", "Swordsman of Destruction"... many monsters emerged from the stone slabs.

The cute brown furry ball led its "Chestnut Ball" brothers and came to Youxi's side, calling "Krikrikrik". Some fell into his arms, while others rubbed his cheeks, behaving intimately and dependently.

The giant dragon danced in the sky, occupying higher ground with other monsters with the ability to fly.

Magicians and warriors stand together, machines and rocks stand side by side, demons and angels stand together, it looks like a "dance of demons".

Just like the many exhibits that came to life in "Night at the Museum", the monsters living in these stone slabs transformed from dead objects into real living creatures in the blink of an eye.

This is no longer a projection summoned by You Xi using stereoscopic imaging technology, but a being that is identical to the Black Witch and has its own life and will.

An inexplicable feeling of emotion welled up in You Xi's heart.

The feeling was similar to the first time I had a 3D duel, but it was even stronger.

No card player can refuse a 3D duel, and similarly, no card player can refuse to have his own duel elf.

And, there are still so many.

"Welcome to your own soul room!"

Surrounded by many elves, Youxi, who was holding the chestnut ball, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, a black magic hat fell from the sky and landed in front of him.

As a lollipop-shaped magic wand lifted up the magic hat, it changed into a blue tricorn hat and was put on the girl's head.

Under her long golden hair was a pretty face, and her fluttering magician's robe revealed her identity.

She laughed happily in a lively and cheerful voice: "This should be our first official meeting, Master!"

"Dark Magic Girl..."

Of course, there was no way You Xi couldn't recognize who the girl in front of him was. She was the recognized national wife of Yu-Gi-Oh.

It is also one of his favorite sister cards.

"Master, you can just call me Mana. I have the same name as the "Black Witch Girl" in the anime."

The black magic girl - Mana put her palm on the brim of her hat, closed one eye, and saluted Youxi in a funny and playful way.

"To be honest, we didn't expect to meet the master so soon. We thought we'd have to wait a while. Now it seems that the thief is still useful."

"So, it is indeed the second possibility that Miss Xingye guessed."

Seeing the presence of so many elves and their attitude towards him, Youxi understood.

If I wish, these duel elves will definitely not be unwilling to communicate with me.

The only reason I didn't do it was because I wanted to do it but couldn't.

"Yes, just as Xingye-chan guessed."

Mana addressed the human girl with the same hair color as her in a very intimate and familiar way. She answered on behalf of all the elves here: "We are all elves born from the depths of your heart, but because of this, we are also subject to certain restrictions - before the master fully understands and masters Feel, we cannot move freely outside. This is the first lock of this heart room."

"The first lock?"

The Angel Church has done a lot of research on elves. Youxi had listened to Xing Yewu’s popular science lecture on the way here, so it’s not that he couldn’t understand what Mana meant.

Feel is a very general concept, and in a sense it can be simply understood as the power of elves, which is necessary for the existence and activities of duel elves.

It is said that in ancient times, humans first mastered the power of Feel from the elves through interbreeding and learning with them.

The Black Magician Girl and others are elves born from the depths of Youxi's heart. They share the same fate as Youxi, and the source of their power is naturally Youxi.

Therefore, up to this point, nothing had come as a surprise to You Xi.

But the sentence Mana added later made him feel a little puzzled.

"Master, do you see that wall over there?"

The black magic girl moved closer to Youxi, raised her white hand and pointed in a certain direction.

You Xi nodded: "Of course I saw it."

How could this be ignored?

Not to mention that she remembered some things from her dream, Maleficent also mentioned it when describing her experience of being "bullied".

At that time, You Xi had already noticed the special existence among them.

On that wall, there were three extremely magnificent stone slabs carved.

There are different monsters living on the stone slabs, each of which is extremely sacred and majestic, exuding an extremely strong sense of presence.

Unlike the duel spirits surrounding Yuxi, none of the three slates had awakened. Even Yuxi's arrival did not cause them to react.

These three monsters were so special that no one could ignore their existence. You Xi recognized them at first sight.

——Three mythical gods.

This card plays a crucial role in the plot for DM, and is also known as the strongest card in the history of Duel Monsters.

Well, this is still questionable in the face of the OCG card pool with tens of thousands of cards, but their special significance to Yu-Gi-Oh is unquestionable.

And obviously, they seem to have special meaning here as well.

"This is the second lock, master."

Mana said: "The Three Phantom Gods suppress your spiritual room and are the ultimate power that protects this place. Unlike ordinary elves like us, we can gradually wake up just by following your continuous duels, but the Three Phantom Gods must meet some special conditions."

"Only by gaining the power of the Three Phantom Gods can our shackles be completely freed and used by you, my master."

"What I mean is... when I get all three mythical god cards and master the Feel, I won't have to print the cards one by one like I do now, and you can also move freely in the outside world, right?" You Xi analyzed.

"That's it."

"Then tell me what you think, Mana."

Yuki asked the black magic girl, "What are those conditions? Is there anything I can possibly accomplish right now?"

It doesn't mean that he has to get the thousand-year-old artifact.

Where in this world can he find the thousand-year-old artifact?

"There is one."

Fortunately, Mana did not give such an embarrassing answer to Youxi, but said; "Master, you just used the Trial Card once before to abduct the thieving cat from the trial, right? Then the next thing you need to do is the Trial of God."

"God's Trial?"

Without bothering to complain about the black magic girl's calling him a "stealing cat", You Xi's attention was immediately drawn to the special words in Mana's words.

Combined with his experience in the Snake Eye Temple, he immediately understood what he should do.

"In other words, as long as I can win the trial duel, I can obtain the power of the three mythical gods."

"It's no problem to get at least one of them."

The black witch girl confirmed Youxi's guess and reminded him, "But that is not an easy thing, Master. The opponent you are going to face will not be that weak thieving cat, but the strongest duelist in your knowledge."

"We must defeat him to gain the approval of the Phantom God."

The strongest duelist in my knowledge... Could it be...?

You Xi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he came up with a guess that made him nervous and excited.

Volume 97: Chapter The strongest duelist in memory, Atum!

The strongest duelist in my opinion...

If he were a native of this world, he would probably be a world champion or a legendary duelist in history.

But with You Xi, there is no need to think about it or ask, there is only one answer.

If this is true...

"Mana, can this trial of God be carried out now?"

You Xi asked about the Black Magician Girl's spirit, his tone mixed with a bit of excitement and impatience.

"Now you can."

The black magic girl replied, "Originally, this trial can only officially begin after the master can enter here, so we thought we needed to wait a little longer. But since the master came in early, of course we can start early. It's just that if you start the challenge now, it will be difficult to defeat your opponent."

The duel elves here are basically born from the depths of Yuxi's soul, and naturally possess some of Yuxi's memories, the majority of which are related to the Yu-Gi-Oh animation.

Therefore, Mana certainly understands how powerful the opponent Yuxi is facing is.

No matter how much confidence one has in You Xi, it is difficult to be optimistic about the outcome of this duel.

"it does not matter."

After hearing this "good news", You Xi had long forgotten about the desire for victory or defeat.

and……

"You can't challenge this God's Trial only once, right, Mana? Then you shouldn't be afraid of failure. Rather than failure, you should seize every opportunity to challenge and understand your opponent. This will increase your chances of winning the next time."

You Xi said this so seriously that the black magic girl was stunned by his profound truth.

She chuckled and said, "As expected of you, Master. What you said makes a lot of sense. We were mistaken. Let's not delay any further and start the Trial of God right now. Master, Mana would like to wish you good luck in fighting!"

"Well, I'll do my best."

Responding earnestly to the blessing of the Black Magic Girl Elf, under the guidance of Mana, Youxi took a step towards the Three Mythical Gods Slate.

The many elves surrounding him seemed to have received some signal, including the chestnut ball held in Youxi's arms, and all the elves returned to their respective stone slabs.

Peace returned to this temple-like spiritual room, with You Xi being the only one standing in the center of the hall.

As the elves returned to the stone slab, the Eye of Horus in the center of the Three Mythical Gods Slab in front of him lit up. As the light shone on Youxi, a figure gradually solidified in front of him.

The light blue Japanese school uniform is worn like a cape, with the hem automatically rising even without wind.

The thousand-year-old building block hanging on her chest swayed gently, her hair was as bright as stars, and her lavender eyes were filled with immense confidence.

Except for the appearance that was converted from 2D to 3D, all the features were perfectly consistent with the person in Youxi's impression.

"Yugi Muto... No, it should be Atum."

It actually appeared.

"Yes, that's me."

Even the voice is exactly the same as Shunsuke Kazama.

The young man with the starfish hair who appeared in front of Youxi laughed softly and said, "To be more precise, I am the Atum in your memory, not the real Pharaoh. But for you here, it probably doesn't make much difference - be careful, Youxi. From now on, I will be your trial officer. I don't need to say more about the relevant trial content, right?"

As he spoke, Wang Yang - that is, Atum raised his arm, and the next-generation DM-style duel disk worn on his arm made a mechanical collision sound and changed to an activated state.

"Of course, I'm looking forward to this duel, Mr. Atum!"

Yu Xi also copied the action, and a duel disk named [Atom X3000] along with the card deck appeared out of thin air on his arm.

Then, Atum, who was manifested by the Trial of God, opened his mouth at the same time――

"Duel!" x2

【Youxi LP: 8000】

[Atum LP: 8000]