Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

"However, two rounds have already passed! The effect of [Ruler of Color] is no longer effective!"

I activate the Trap Card, [Xyz Weight]! This card can be activated when your opponent declares a direct attack with an Xyz Monster. Until the end of this turn, that monster's ATK is reduced by 800 of the Xyz Materials it holds!

Now, [Hope Royal Hope] has two Xyz Materials, so its Attack Power will drop to 900!

With the activation of this Trap Card, the two Xyz Materials next to [Hope Royal Hope] instantly transformed into chains, binding [Hope Royal Hope] and reducing its ATK to 900.

This attack ultimately failed to deplete Yuma's LP completely, but it brought his LP to a precarious 900 points and sent him flying.

But just as Yuma struggled to his feet, the spirit's voice rang out once more:

"Hmph! You blocked it? But how are you going to deal with this one!? The direct attack of the [Rumble Stone Golem]!"

Seeing the [Rumble Stone Man] charging towards him, swinging its fists, Yuma didn't hesitate to flip over another face-down card:

"Trap Card [Strategic Move] activated! Discard 1 monster from your hand, then target 1 face-up monster on the field and reduce its ATK by the value of the discarded monster!"

I sent the [Rage Warrior] from my hand to the graveyard! The [Rumble Golem]'s attack power decreased by 2300 points!

However, the [Rumble Stone Golem]'s total attack power was only 1800 points. In the end, the [Rumble Stone Golem], whose attack power dropped to 0 points, hit Yuma, but its fist stopped at Yuma's head and couldn't penetrate even a little bit.

Yuma's LP remained fixed at 900 points after this battle.

Chapter 310 The Echoing Heart

"Wow! Did they survive this turn thanks to trap cards?"

Despite failing to defeat Yuma this turn, Jing wasn't flustered at all. He believed that with three monsters on the field, he could easily take down Yuma next turn.

However, before that, he wanted to have some insurance, so he immediately took out the card he had drawn this round and pasted it onto the D panel:

"Then, I activate my Continuous Spell Card, [Dance of Mourning]! Neither player can Special Summon monsters from their Graveyard! Now you're helpless, aren't you? Hahahaha!"

Amidst his maniacal laughter, Jing pointed to the empty space in front of Yuma and began to attack him.

"Right now your field is empty, while mine has several powerful monsters! By the next turn, you and your friend will be doomed! Hahahaha!"

That's how I end this round!

"Damn it! Everyone..."

Faced with the merciless mockery of the spirit, Yuma instantly let out an angry roar, while the astral body, looking at its body that had become indistinct due to Yuma's sudden drop in LP, could only sigh:

"It seems that this is the only way to end it."

However, just as Yuma's fingers touched the deck, Sei suddenly extended her long-fingered fingers and said, as if "kindly":

"However, if you want to rescue your partner, do you have another way?"

"Ok?"

Seeing Yuma's puzzled look, Seiya continued:

"Give up the duel and surrender to me! If you admit defeat and hand over all your [No.] cards, I might be able to save your friend's life."

As he spoke, a white light flashed in the spirit's eyes again, just as it had when it had lured the little bird, and it began to lure Yuma.

"Accept it, it's a good deal. You can save all your friends with just your life, isn't that a good deal? Hehehe..."

If this matter only concerned his own life, Yuma might really not hesitate to exchange his own life for the lives of Kotori and the others.

However, there are still astral beings here. After spending the past few days with the astral beings, Yuma knows that if he gives up all of his [No.] cards, it is equivalent to giving up the astral beings' lives.

He absolutely could not do it; he would trade one friend's life for the lives of other friends.

So even when the astral object floated in front of him and said, "Give up, our chances of winning are now almost zero. Didn't you come here to rescue your friends? Then hand over the [No.] card... and me, and we can rescue them." Yuma still let out a resolute roar:

"Do not make jokes!"

With a roar, Yuma's fingers firmly landed on the deck once more.

"Astral body! I want to save the little birds, because they are my important partners! But I won't abandon your life either! Because you are also my important partner!"

"A horse..."

Upon hearing Yuma's words, Astral Body froze on the spot, an indescribable emotion sprouting in his heart at that moment. At the same time, a strange energy began to gestate between him and Yuma.

"This kind of breath..."

On the opposite side of the screen in Orbit 7, behind Soreva, [Hopleth] suddenly appeared, staring intently at the prancing horse and the astral body it could see on the screen, holding [CNo. 39 Hope] which it had taken from Soreva, lost in thought:

"It is indeed very similar, but I still can't feel it clearly through this thing. I need to see it with my own eyes to better learn how I should integrate that power with my own."

Without hesitation, [Hopleth] separated from Soreva's body and headed towards the duel below. However…

Almost with a swift grab, Soreva seized [Hopleth] from his card and asked with a "kind" expression:

Where are you planning to go, [Hoples]?

"Ah...this..."

After some hesitation, [Hopleth] told the truth, which made Soreva nod:

"I see, you want to go see the scene? Well, that's not impossible..."

As he spoke, Soreva turned to Kaito and said...

"Then, Kaito, may I go down and take a look first?"

"Okay, I'll go too."

With that, Kaito picked up the tablet in his hand and stood up.

"After all, this duel should be over, and we can finish things up as well."

........................

The scene shifts back to Yuma, who is once again rambling on and on about how "You're not planning to surrender? Fine, Lord Kaito is just looking forward to seeing your soul stolen! Hahahaha!" Just as Yuma is about to say something, a cold voice suddenly comes from behind him:

"Hmm, but I'm also quite looking forward to seeing what it's like when your soul is taken away."

"This voice!"

Turning his head, Yuma saw Soleva and Kaito appear from the steps they had just come from, with Soleva even waving to him.

"Yo, Yuma."

"Uncle! And Kaito too! What brings you here?"

Kaito didn't answer Yuma's question, but Soleva chuckled and said:

"Well, this duel is almost over, so we came over to take a look and wrap things up."

Upon hearing Soleva say, "This duel is almost over," Yuma's face instantly fell, while Sei appeared even more smug.

"Hmph, anyone with eyes can see that victory is mine! No matter how much you struggle in your death throes, it's useless! You'd better surrender quickly and offer your soul to Lord Kaito!"

But soon, he heard Soreva shout:

Did I give you permission to speak?!

Then, Soreva turned his gaze to the deck on Yuma's wrist, calmed his tone slightly, and spoke again.

"Yuma, draw some cards. Don't forget what the old man from Duel Hall taught you: a deck is a reflection of your heart as a duelist."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing Soleva's words, Yuma nodded emphatically, finally placing his fingers on the deck for the last time in this chapter.

"My turn, draw a card!"

After seeing the card clearly, Yuma immediately slapped it onto the D panel:

"I activate the Spell Card, [Return]! This card can reclaim control of a monster that has been taken from me! Come back, [Hope of the Rising Sun]!"

As a golden light burst forth from the materialized card, washing away the purple light from [Hope the Emperor], [Hope the Emperor] flew back to Yuma's field.

Now that [Giant Eye] has run out of Xyz Material and has completely lost its ability to steal monsters, seeing [Hope King Hope] being taken back by Yuma and the others, it finally shouted in a fit of rage:

"Don't be too smug! Your [Hope] is still just a monster with 2500 attack power! Sooner or later, [Giant Eye] will break through [Hope] and then take your soul!"

However, at this moment, Yuma didn't hear Sei's barking, defeated words at all, because he only heard the voice of his ally, Astral:

"Yuma, let's finish him off this round!"

Chapter 311 Chaos Number, Hope for Evolution Emperor

"Astral body, do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing the voice from the astral entity, Yuma immediately turned to look at it, only to see the astral entity clutching its slightly glowing chest and speaking:

“Yuma, perhaps as he said, the current [Hope of the Rising Sun] cannot defeat him. But, just like just now, your deck resonated with your heart as a duelist, and I also want to respond to you, to this feeling of wanting to protect my comrades!”

As he spoke, Astral released his grip, revealing his glowing chest to Yuma. At that moment, the Imperial Key hanging on Yuma's chest slowly floated up, shooting out a dazzling white light that pierced straight into Astral's chest.

The convergence of two beams of light and power caused the astral body to slowly float up in Yuma's eyes, and a brand new card was born on his chest.

The moment the card was fully formed, it flew into Yuma's Extra Deck, where it shone with a bright golden light.

The astral body, having regained its consciousness, nodded to Yuma as it slowly descended and said:

"Yuma, use that card. This is the miracle created by the convergence of our hearts and emotions, a messenger of hope that transforms chaos into light!"

As Yuma took out the card, the white light that had been covering it slowly dissipated, allowing Yuma to see the figure of the warrior clad in black armor on the card.

On this card, the originally alien characters quickly transformed into characters familiar to Yuma, causing him and Astral to simultaneously pronounce its name:

"[CNo.39 Hope of Royal Hope]!"

The two exchanged a glance, and then the starlight continued speaking to Yuma:

"Go, Yuma, use the power of this card!"

"Ok!"

Yuma nodded emphatically and presented the card to the celestial being, who, despite not holding a card, made the same gesture. Their voices rang out in unison.

"This card allows [Hope the Great] to merge with Xyz Material and evolve on its own! Chaos Xyz Transformation! Now appear, [CNo. 39 Hope the Great]!"

Amidst their shouts, [Hope of the Ages] on the racecourse instantly transformed back into its original form—a statue of a longsword wrapped in pure white wings—and slowly sank into the dark passage beneath it, symbolizing the Xyz Summon.

Amidst the burst of dazzling light, a sculpture of a greatsword with a golden hilt, framed by black wings outlined in gold, slowly emerged, just as [Hope Emperor] had been summoned.

Then, the black wings opened, revealing its golden wing membrane. The originally high-rising white-gold shoulder armor of [Hope Emperor] turned into a gray-gold color that fell downwards, adding a sense of weight to this huge warrior whose body was mainly gray and black with gold accents.