A duelist never gives up!

"Wow!!!"

The silver dragon flapped its huge wings and stood arrogantly in the air in a posture that defied physics.

"I activate the effect of the Beast of the Abyss, Hekai Dragon!"

"You can only activate this during your Main Phase. Select 1 "Brand" Continuous Spell or Continuous Trap Card from your deck and place it face-up on your side of the field!"

"I place the Trap Card - Branded Beast from my deck onto my field!"

This way, Aves will have two monsters and a backcourt player on the field.

Honestly, as a deck's finale, this scale isn't even comparable to Pearl Tears, but...

"I enter the End Phase!" Avis shouted, pointing to his graveyard. "I activate the effect of Ash Dragon, Fallen Dragon in my graveyard. This effect can only be activated during the End Phase of the turn this card was sent to the graveyard. Select 1 "Dogmatika" monster or "Albus's Fallen" from your deck and add it to your hand or Special Summon it!"

"I added Albus's Fallen from my deck to my hand!"

Avis hand card: 1→2

"Then, I activate the effect of the White Dragon, the branded dragon in the graveyard!"

"You can only activate this effect during the End Phase of the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard. Select 1 "Brand" Spell/Trap Card from your Deck, add it to your hand, or Set it on your side of the field!"

"I cast Separation Brand from my deck to cover my field!"

Yuan Qi looked at the extra cover card on Avis's field and nodded slightly. "Do you want to activate other effects?"

"No." Avis gently swapped the two cards in his hand and said, "I'm ending my turn like this. It's your turn."

"is it?"

Yuan Qi raised his lips slightly, placed his finger on top of his deck and said, "Then on my turn... draw a card!"

"brush!"

"Are there any chain reactions during the card drawing phase?"

"Of course!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Avis suddenly opened his face-down card: "I release the Ice Sword Dragon Phantom Ice Dragon on the field, targeting the Channeled Alub and Super Demon God Ego in the Death Prison in my exclusion zone, and activate the Trap Card - Separation Mark!"

"Those monsters are Special Summoned 1 each on each side of the field. I choose to Special Summon Alber, the Channeled Abyss of the Dead Prison, to my field, and to Special Summon Super Demon God I to your field!"

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a dull sound, a monster that looked like a dragon and a tiger with a fat belly landed in front of Yuan Qi, splashing up a lot of dust.

This is the Super Demon God's true self. As long as it exists on Yuan Qi's field, Yuan Qi cannot perform Normal Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon!

On the other hand, despite losing the Ice Sword Dragon and the Phantom Ice Dragon, Avis didn't show any regret on his face. After all, the effect of the Ice Sword Dragon and the Phantom Ice Dragon had already been used in the previous round, and...

"I activate the effect of Albur, the Channeled Arubel on my Death Prison, and add He's Brand from my deck to my hand!"

And you can also earn a card.

After adding the Mark of He to his hand, Avis turned his gaze to Yuan Qi: "Come on, God of Duel! Let me see what you have to do! As far as I know, your Pearl Tear deck doesn't have any cards that can counter Demon King Super I, right?"

Yuan Qi didn't answer Avis' question. Instead, he looked at the Super Demon God Idol on his own field and said with a curious expression, "This monster... is quite old, right?"

"Ah, indeed, it should be a monster from the early days of the duel. I remember that was when Synchro Summoning just appeared?" Ai held his chin and looked at the monster in front of him, nodding slightly.

"I see." Yuan Qi's lips curled up slightly. "I didn't expect such an old monster to be revitalized by a new card and appear in the Duel Arena again... Duels are really interesting."

"Of course, dueling is the most interesting game!" Ai, the god of dueling, made the bold statement without hesitation.

"That's right. Such an interesting game must not be tainted with sadness." Yuan Qi slowly pulled a card from his hand and said to Avis seriously, "Avis, you said you participated in the experiment for power, right?"

"Of course, I still don't regret my choice." Avis nodded as a matter of course.

"Then let me ask you, do you feel that you have become stronger?" Yuan Qi asked in a low voice.

"Of course." Avis opened his arms as if to reveal his body, and said confidently and proudly, "Look at this body of mine made of duel power! Compared to my previous self, I now not only possess several times more duel power, I can print any card I want, but more importantly, my control and perception of duel power has been improved to..."

"You don't seem to understand what I'm asking." Yuan Qi interrupted Avis coldly, "Let me ask you again, do you think you've become stronger?"

Facing Yuan Qi's questioning, Avis frowned and said impatiently: "Of course I have become stronger!"

"Wrong! You haven't gotten stronger at all!"

Yuan Qi pointed at Avis and shouted, "Not only have you not become stronger, you've become weaker than before!"

Avis's face darkened: "Why do you say that?!"

"Of course I have my reasons for saying that." Yuan Qi held up three fingers, his black eyes radiating a sharp look. "Listen, the so-called increase in dueling power and the ability to print powerful cards are just external things! There are only three factors that truly determine whether a duelist is strong!"

"That's construction! Operation! And will!"

"And now you've actually forgotten even this basic thing. Isn't this a step backward?!"

"I..." Avis opened his mouth to refute, but his throat was stuck and he couldn't utter a word, or rather... he found that he couldn't refute at all!

"Do you understand? The moment you pin your hopes of becoming stronger on external forces like this, your heart has already become weak!" Yuan Qi pointed at Avis and said, "Didn't you ask me how to deal with my Demon King ego on the field?"

"The answer is simple!"

Yuan Qi inserted the card in his hand into the duel disk and said:

"I activate the Quick Attack Spell Card—Book of the Moon!"

"This card's effect targets 1 face-up monster on the field! That monster changes to face-down Defense Position!"

"I target the Super Demon God Idol on my side of the field! I change the Super Demon God Idol to face-down Defense Position!"

Chapter 26: It's that simple.

The deep blue Book of the Moon floated above the Super Demon God Self. In the Super Demon God Self's dazed look, it slowly opened its cover. Then a soft light projected from the pages of the Book of the Moon, enveloping the Super Demon God Self. The next second, the Super Demon God Self on the original seven fields turned into a pitch-black cover card.

"Book of the Moon?!" Avis froze in place as if struck by lightning. "How could my Super Demon God self be so easily unlocked?!"

"It's that simple." Yuan Qi said calmly.

"Wait... this... isn't right. Why did you put Book of the Moon in your deck?" Avis suddenly raised his head and looked at Yuan Qidao in shock. "Did you just watch the duel between me and that little girl and secretly put three Book of the Moon in your deck?!"

"Well... I was actually planning to do that," Yuan Qi explained slowly, "but then I suddenly remembered that I had Book of the Moon in my other deck, so to save time I just switched decks."

"You just switched decks to save trouble?" Avis clenched his fists and asked, "You mean... you can beat me without Pearl Tears?"

"Of course," Yuan Qi replied. "If I don't do this, you'll probably blame the loss on me using such a powerful deck like Pearl Tear Lament, right?"

"In that case, I'll use a weaker deck." Yuan Qi looked at Avis with a serious face and said, "I want you to understand that my victory in the duel is definitely not just because I used Pearl Tears Lament!"

"Really? If that's the case, then prove it to me!" Avis narrowed his eyes and looked at the cards in his hand - a proliferating G, an Albus, and a Mark of He. He also had a trap card with a destructive effect on the field. Even if Yuan Qi solved the Super Demon God's Self, he might not be able to break through his remaining two resistances!

Want to use a deck other than Pearl Tears to defeat me?

If you can do it, show me!

Avis clenched the proliferating G in his hand, his silver eyes fixed on Yuan Qi motionlessly, as if he didn't intend to miss any move of his opponent.

"Then I'll move on to the main stage."

Hara Nana first declared the Main Phase, then sent the two cards in his hand to the Graveyard and said, "I activate the effects of Miao and Kasumi's Spring Essence!"

"You can activate this effect by discarding this card and 1 monster or 1 "Spring Spirit" card from your hand. Add 1 Angel-Type EARTH monster from your deck, except "Spring Spirit of Miao and Kasumi", to your hand. Afterwards, you can Special Summon 1 EARTH monster from your Graveyard. During this turn, you cannot activate the effects of monsters other than EARTH!"

"I'll discard Dino Wrestler from my hand! From my deck..."

"chain!"

Avis sent a card in his hand to the graveyard and said, "I activate the multiplication card in my hand..."

wrong!

Can't start!

Avis' heart trembled violently, and his entire right arm tensed up instantly.

Since the opponent has the earth attribute effect of self-restraint, I should wait until the effect is processed before launching the proliferation of g, so as to avoid being chained by Hui Liuli!

Although my hand card information has been exposed, if it hasn't been sent to the graveyard yet...

Avis subconsciously pulled his arm away, thinking that if the card had not been sent to the graveyard, he might be able to get it back, but he didn't expect his right hand to not bounce back, and the card fell onto the duel disk, and then... was sucked into the graveyard.

"I...activate the effect of G of Proliferation, sending this card to the Graveyard. Every time the opponent successfully Special Summon a monster, I draw 1 card from my deck." Avis said numbly.

Honestly, Yuan Qi might not have the Gray Flowing Beauty in his hands, so his worries might be unnecessary. But what made him even more upset was that he didn't react immediately and couldn't activate the proliferation g. Could it be...

Have you really become weak in your heart?

"You're a beat slow to react." Yuan Qi looked at Avis's face, which looked as if he had smelled a durian, with pity. He shook his head slightly and sent a card in his hand to the graveyard.

"I chain activate the effect of Gray Flowing Beauty in my hand, sending this card to the Graveyard and negating the effect of your multiplication!"

As Yuan Qi finished speaking, Hui Liuli, who had been a professional cockroach killer for a hundred years, came into Avis's cemetery with insecticide in her hand. After a burst of chaotic noises, Hui Liuli walked out of Avis's cemetery with her head held high and returned to Yuan Qi's cemetery.

As for cockroaches?

It has long turned into a dead cockroach.

"Then I'll deal with Miao and Kasumi's Spring Essence," Hara Nana said, extending her hand. "Add Magical Dessert Jelly Angel from your deck to your hand."

"Magic Dessert Jelly Angel?" Nona, who was sitting next to him, was slightly stunned. She seemed to have not expected Yuan Qi to use this deck.

"But the Jelly Angel is indeed an earth-attributed angel. If it is paired with the Spring Spirit... it is indeed a good match." Nona nodded slightly. Although the Magic Puppet Dessert is not as strong as the Pearl Tears, the Magic Puppet Dessert also has its own advantages. If nothing unexpected happens (if the postman doesn't get it right)... this duel will be over soon.

"After that, I can Special Summon an Earth-Attribute monster from the Graveyard—I Special Summon Dino Wrestler Pancrassinceratops from the Graveyard!"

The muscular dinosaur wrestler Pankrasinceratops appeared in front of Yuan Qi, posing as if he was starting a wrestling match, as if he was ready to start a fierce wrestling match with a monster on the field at any time!

"In that case, then go wrestle with it." Yuan Qi pointed at the abyss beast Hejielong on the Avis field.

"Roar! (Good)" Pankrasinceratops let out an excited roar, and then stretched out its strong legs to run towards the "Silver Beauty" of the Abyss Beast Hejielong!

"I activate the effect of Dino Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops! I release the Pankrasin Ceratops on my side of the field and target the Abyssal Beast Hekkai Dragon on your side of the field to destroy it!"

Following Yuan Qi's order, the dinosaur wrestler Pankrasinceratops began to wrestle with the abyss beast Hekailong. After a fierce wrestling match, the two monsters disappeared from the duel arena.

"The trap card, Branded Beast, can only be activated when there's a Beast of the Abyss on the field. And you have two cards in your hand that were revealed after searching. This means... you have no resistance now."

Yuan Qi said, slowly slapping a card in his hand on the duel board and said, "Let this card sound the horn of victory!"

"I Normal Summon Golem Dessert Jelly Angel!"

Chapter 27: The Real King

A jelly angel in white appeared on Yuan Qi's field, with a bright smile on her cute little face. Rather than calling her an angel in mythology, it might be more appropriate to describe her as a princess in a fairy tale.

"I activate the effect of Jelly Angel!" Hara Nana sent the Jelly Angel on the Duel Board to the Graveyard. "Once per turn, I release this card and Special Summon a Golem Dessert Monster from my Deck!"

"Come out! Magical Dessert Pudding Princess!"

The jelly angel, who already knew his fate, waved his slender little hand to everyone, said goodbye in the dazzling white light, and then dissipated into the air.

Destruction is always followed by rebirth. Not long after the jelly angel disappeared, the pudding princess in a cute dress appeared with her neat teeth showing and a smile on her face. You know, she is an essential part of the dessert, the core of the core, but Yuan Qi didn't let her appear for such a long time, which made her very frustrated.

"I activate the effect of Pudding Princess Sister!"

Hara Nana pointed at the Pudding Princess on his field and said, "This card can only be Special Summoned if it is successfully summoned. Special Summon 1 "Puppet Dessert" monster from your hand or deck, other than "Puppet Dessert - Pudding Princess". Lower that monster's Level by 1!"

"I Special Summon the Magic Dessert Pudding Princess from my deck!"

The blonde Pudding Princess appeared on Yuan Qi's field, holding up her long dress, with a reserved smile. Although she was also very excited, as the older sister of the princess and the eldest daughter, she could not show any disrespectful behavior.

"Magic dessert?"

Avis looked at the monsters that appeared on Yuan Qi's field and couldn't help but ponder secretly. Honestly, ever since Yuan Qi used the Pearl Tear Lament deck in that game against Hong Zhong, Yuan Qi's dueling circle would subconsciously think of the powerful and beautiful Pearl Tear Lament. As for Yuan Qi's initial deck, Golem Dessert, no one discussed it. Although he had specifically looked up Yuan Qi's information, his impression of Golem Dessert was only...

I don't want to take the impression that the powerful monster that clears the board of target 2 is Crown Tiramisu.

And now, two of the monsters on the original seven fields are four-star. Is this coming? Crown Tiramisu?!

However, under Avis's overly focused eyes, Hara Shichi drew a card from his Extra Deck and held it high, saying, "Then, I will stack the Golem Dessert Pudding Princess and Golem Dessert Pudding Princess on the field! A Gyro Network formed by these two monsters, Gyro Summoned!!"

"Come out! Magical Pastry Teacher - Glasses Soufflé!!"

Following Yuan Qi's shout, Soufflé, wearing a turquoise dress and transparent glasses, holding a long pointer, walked out from the excessive network with a gentle face.

"What? Not the Crown Tiramisu?!"

Avis looked at the soufflé that appeared before him and spoke subconsciously.

"Idiot, of course it's not Crown Tiramisu. It's inconvenient to kill Crown Tiramisu at this time." Nona, who was leaning against the wall, couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard Avis' words. "Since this is an important opponent, you should understand all of his tactics... Aren't you too lame?"

Yuan Qi naturally heard Avis's surprised voice, but he didn't intend to answer him. Instead, he stretched out his hand and once again commanded the monsters on his field, saying, "I activate the effect of the soufflé!"