A duelist never gives up!

"Someone is knocking on the door." Yuan Qi reminded.

"I didn't hear it." Ino blinked.

"Dong dong dong."

The knock on the door sounded again, and this time it was accompanied by a crisp female voice: "Master Ino, Master Ivan asks Master Yuan Qi and you to go to the White Dragon Palace as soon as possible. There is something important to discuss with you."

After that, there was a sound of brisk footsteps outside the door.

"Tsk." Ino lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice, "Are you in such a hurry to come and ask for someone? I just got married yesterday."

"Ino?" Yuan Qi looked at Ino's ugly face and couldn't help but worry.

"It's okay." Ino's expression changed, and he smiled as brightly as a sunflower. "Get up, I'll change your clothes for you."

Chapter 22: I am absolutely sure that you are weak.

The White Dragon Palace, whose full name is the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Palace, has the same status in the Blue-Eyes White Dragon tribe as the ancient imperial palace, except that the White Dragon Palace is only a place for governance and does not have the function of a bedroom.

"I'll wait for you outside." Yinuo stood at the door of the White Dragon Palace and suddenly stopped and said, "Anyway, he must have something to talk to you about. I'm just dropping by."

"That won't do." Yuan Qi held Ino's hand and said, "If you're not by my side, I won't be able to feel at ease."

Yinuo blushed, glanced at the guards behind him, and gently punched Yuan Qi on the back with her little pink fist: "Idiot, don't say such cheesy things in front of outsiders!"

"So, let's go in together?" Yuan Qi asked softly.

"Hmm..." Ino felt the warmth from Yuan Qi's palm and nodded slightly.

The maid in charge of the meeting stood at the gate of the White Dragon Palace and bowed to the two men and said, "My lords, please follow me in. I will take you to see Master Ivan."

"Um... why are you looking for us so urgently? Is there something wrong?" Yuan Qi asked as he followed the maid into the White Dragon Palace.

The maid lowered her head and said softly, "If Master Yuan Qi wants to know, you can ask Master Ivan in person later. I am just a maid."

"At this critical moment, what else could there be besides the festival?" Ino sneered. "I'm just anxious for you to express your stance and contribute to the tribe. Even I and you are just trying to tie you up..."

"Okay." Yuan Qi gently covered Ino's mouth and said, "Don't talk about yourself like that."

"That's what they think anyway." Ino said unhappily, looking at the bricks under his feet. "Before, they wouldn't let me set foot here. Now I'm escorted by guards and greeted by maids. I'm just a wife who relies on her husband for status."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell us what the festival is?" Yuan Qi asked in a low voice. Although he had guessed something, he was still a little unsure.

"You don't know?" Yinuo frowned and looked at Yuan Qi with a puzzled look, then he was relieved. "That's right, your tribe definitely doesn't even have the qualifications to participate, so it's normal that you don't know."

"So what is it?" Yuan Qi pursed his lips and asked again.

"The festival is that each tribe sends out a certain number of duelists to duel in front of the God of Duels until only eight people are left." Ino yawned.

"Eight people? Isn't it just one person?" Yuan Qi was slightly stunned and said with some surprise.

"There are eight spots, so of course we just need to fight until there are eight people left," Ino explained. "The eight spots here refer to the eight duelist spots that the Dueling God gives out to humans every year. Tribes compete to share these eight spots. Last year, three people from our Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tribe made it to the final eight, so our tribe won three spots. Then, our tribe selected three outstanding young men and put them together with people from other tribes that had spots, and asked the Dueling God to grant them the power of duelists."

"Then isn't my situation... very abnormal?" Yuan Qi pointed at himself and said.

"No, apart from the festival, the God of Duel will occasionally grant the power of duel to some humans she approves of. You are probably one of them." Ino looked at Yuan Qi and said, "Anyway, do you understand why they want to see you?"

"I understand." Yuan Qi nodded.

Maybe they wanted me to participate in the festival and help the tribe get a spot as a duelist. Well, since I'm a member of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon tribe now, it wouldn't hurt for me to help out.

"Oh right." Ino suddenly thought of something and turned his head to Yuan Qi and said, "Since you don't even know about the festival, then you definitely don't know this sentence either."

"What?" Yuan Qi asked in confusion.

"Remember this, you might need it." Ino pursed his lips and said solemnly, "The God of Duel once issued an oracle."

"A duelist can only be defeated by a duel."

"..."

"Since Mr. Yuan Qi is already a member of our Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tribe, I hope that Mr. Yuan Qi can represent the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tribe in this festival. What do you think?"

In the bright room, Ivan and a group of middle-aged men sat opposite Yuan Qi, saying sentences that seemed like requests but were actually orders.

"Sure." Yuan Qi agreed without hesitation, "Is this the only reason you called me here?"

"Of course not." Ivan smiled and said with the air of an elder, "It's like this. Our Blue-Eyes White Dragon tribe is a very united tribe."

"Um...so what?" Yuan Qi looked at Ivan in confusion, not understanding what he wanted to say. Ino, who was sitting next to Yuan Qi, frowned, and a trace of disgust and worry flashed in his eyes.

"We have a total of 30 Duelists in our tribe. Each Duelist's deck is centrally managed and distributed by the tribe to ensure maximum utilization of resources. For example, if a Duelist needs to use the tribe's most powerful monster, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then if they agree to the rules, we will also give them the right to use the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Of course, the duration of this right will also depend on..."

"Wait a minute." Yuan Qi interrupted Ivan, staring at him coldly with a pair of black eyes, "You don't mean to ask me to hand over my deck, do you?"

"No, it's placed in the tribe's card library and managed uniformly like everyone else." Ivan shook his head. "Don't worry, with your ability, as long as you follow the application process, you can get any card you want."

Yuan Qi glanced at Ivan, then looked at Yinuo and said, "He is your father?"

"If we go by blood relationship," Ino said indifferently.

"Although it's a bit rude, but..." Yuan Qi sighed deeply and said, "Is your mother's eyesight a little bad?"

Ino pursed his lips and chuckled, "Everyone always has one or two shortcomings."

Ivan's expression darkened visibly, and he said in a hoarse voice, "So you're unwilling?"

"You took my deck under the guise of unified management, then rented it to me under the guise of distribution... That's not how you get something for nothing," Yuan Qi said calmly. "Can I take it that you're insulting me?"

"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Ivan said in a deep voice. "If you hand over the deck to us for safekeeping, you can still use it and enjoy the fame, money, and women. If you don't... do you think you can leave the White Dragon Palace?"

As soon as Ivan finished speaking, the wooden door of the room was pushed open, and guards wearing iron armor and holding spears surrounded Yuan Qi and Ino.

Yuan Qi laughed, and laughed very loudly.

"You know your father well." Yuan Qi said to Ino.

"It's a good thing I told you, otherwise you might have been scared." Ino breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yino, what did you tell him?!" Ivan's face turned cold and he shouted.

"She told me what I should know." Yuan Qi took out his deck from his waist and said, "A duelist can only be defeated by a duel."

"Tsk, you troublesome brat." Ivan frowned. "You're so arrogant just because you beat Laurel. Do you think you're so strong?"

"I don't think I'm very strong." Yuan Qi shook his head, "But I'm absolutely sure that you're weak."

Chapter 21: All crows in the world are black.

"Hey, did you hear? That new guy wants to duel with the clan leader!"

"Who's the new guy?"

"That's the duelist who married Princess Ino yesterday. I think his name was Hara something?"

"That black-haired guy? Is he crazy? The clan leader has three Blue-Eyes White Dragons in his deck!"

"Who knows? It seems they've already gone to the martial arts arena. If it weren't for work, I'd really like to go and see them."

"Who wouldn't want to go and see it? If you're lucky, you might even see the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

The martial arts training ground is located directly behind the White Dragon Palace. It has flat and soft brown soil. It is where young warriors in the tribe train and is also an excellent place for duels.

Ivan took the lead and stood in the direction of the sun. He stretched out his left hand, and a white duel disk slowly appeared on his arm.

"Come on, you ignorant young man, let me, as your elder, teach you a lesson today." Ivan raised his head arrogantly and looked down at Yuan Qidao.

"Don't be impatient." Yuan Qi said slowly, "Let's make it clear before the duel. What if I lose? What if I win?"

"How disrespectful! The clan leader personally came out to duel with you to give you a chance to learn. A third-rate duelist like you will never be able to defeat the clan leader in your lifetime!" Before Ivan could speak, a young guard beside him suddenly shouted.

"That's fine, just explain it clearly." Ivan waved his hand and said indifferently, "If you lose, you will hand over your deck to the tribe for management and serve me wholeheartedly. If I lose..."

At this point, Ivan smiled disdainfully: "Our tribe has always respected the strong. If you can defeat me, I will give you the position of the tribe leader!"

"Chief?! Is this..." A middle-aged man behind Ivan couldn't help but speak out.

"Do you think I will lose?" Ivan said lightly.

"No, I simply feel that the other party is not worth such a big bet." The middle-aged man said with his head lowered.

"It doesn't matter, I'm going to win!"

Ivan waved his hand, inserted his deck into the duel disk and said, "Come on! Duel!"

Yuan Qi shrugged and said, "Although I'm not very interested in the position of clan leader, but since you said so... then I might as well give it a try."

As he spoke, Yuan Qi's expression turned serious, and he inserted his deck into the duel board and said:

"duel!"

"drop!"

With a slight sound, Yuan Qi gained the right to take the first move.

"I choose to take the initiative." Yuan Qi said lightly.

"Third-rate means third-rate. He actually chose to take the initiative when he can't attack. How stupid!" The guard from before mocked again.

Yuan Qi glanced at the man impatiently and was about to speak when Yinuo behind him spoke first, "Tian Lan, you'd better stop dreaming. Do you think that if you just yell at the patriarch like a dog, he'll give you the chance to become a duelist? Let me tell you, the quota is always given priority to direct descendants within three generations of the Yi family and other families. Even if they are out of the queue, there are still collateral branches. The internal supply cannot meet the demand, so how can it be your turn?"

"You might as well hope that my... my husband wins, then you might have a chance to become a duelist." Ino pursed her lips and looked at the man in front of her with pride.

The guard named Tianlan opened his mouth, then froze in his place as if speechless. Because what Ino said was right, most of the people who became duelists in the tribe in recent years seemed to have the surname Yi...

"I've always been generous in giving opportunities to outstanding young people," Ivan said noncommittally. "It's just that the young people in our Yi family are just better than the average person."

As he spoke, Ivan patted his personal guard's shoulder in a feigned intimacy: "Don't worry, I've seen your performance, and I will give you a chance, but whether you can seize it depends on you."

"Yes!" Tianlan's eyes suddenly became clear. He looked at Yinuo coldly and said, "Princess Yinuo, the clan leader is a very open-minded person. I advise you to surrender now. Maybe you can avoid punishment."

Yinuo pulled the corner of his mouth, couldn't help but hold his forehead and said: "This person is hopeless."

"There are always idiots who buy into their boss's promises, and there's no stopping them." Yuan Qi, looking unimpressed, drew a card from his deck and said, "My turn, draw a card!"

Yuan Qi added the drawn card to his left hand and felt a sense of pleasure - what could be happier than drawing an extra card for no reason?

"I enter the Main Phase." Hara Nana slapped a card in his hand onto the Duel Board and said, "Normal Summon Golem Dessert Jelly Angel!"

The cute jelly angel appeared on Yuan Qi's field wearing a light white dress, with an innocent smile like a child.

However, in the eyes of others, this appearance is a symbol of weakness.

"Attack power is only 1000."

"It doesn't look like a monster at all."

"Can this look like a Duel Monster?"

Compared to the contemptuous remarks of others, Iven himself smiled lightly.

He had already learned from Laurel that although the puppet dessert monsters in Yuan Qi's deck had low attack power, they were all effect monsters, which was why he wanted Yuan Qi to hand over the deck.

His intuition told him that the deck in Yuan Qi's hand had great potential to be tapped. As long as he got it, he would definitely be able to gain powerful power!

Just as Ivan was imagining the scene after his victory, Yuan Qi began his story.

"I use the effect of Golem Dessert Jelly Angel to Tribute this card and Special Summon a Golem Dessert monster from the deck!" Hara Nana said, sending the Jelly Angel on the Duel Board to the Graveyard. "I Special Summon Golem Dessert Pancake Owl in Defense Position from the deck!"

The next second, the jelly angel turned into a white light and disappeared from the spot, and was replaced by an owl wearing glasses and appeared in front of Yuan Qi.

"He actually possesses an effect monster. No wonder he dared to duel with the clan leader." The middle-aged man who had spoken earlier couldn't help but murmur at this scene, "But the monster he summoned... doesn't seem to be very strong."

"I'll continue to activate the effect of Pancake Owl!" Hara Shichi said as he reached into the graveyard. "I'll banish Jelly Angel from my deck and Special Summon a Golem Dessert Monster from my deck!"

"What? Owl is also an effect monster?!" The middle-aged man's face became serious, and the guards who had mocked him before also held their breath.

As Ivan said, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tribe respects the strong. Yuan Qi has now demonstrated two effect monsters, which is enough to shut them up.

"I Special Summon the Golem Dessert: Jelly Ice Postman in Defense Position!"

The handsome postman appeared in the duel arena with a grin on his face, giving people a clean, refreshing and comfortable feeling. For a moment, everyone present even felt that he was not a duel monster, but a living young man.

"I activate the Postman's effect!"

"You can only activate this effect when this card is successfully Special Summoned. Add 1 "Golem Sweets" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. This effect can only be activated and resolved if you have a Beast-Type "Golem Sweets" monster on your field!"

"I added Night of the Magical Doll from my deck to my hand!"