I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"If you were placed in the OCG world, you'd definitely be a grandmaster of the [Divine Stele]..."

As Yufeng uttered a helpless complaint, the black mist that had been swirling around his feet, signifying the dark power of a dark duel, immediately began to coil and rise, reaching all the way up to his waist.

...

"...The treatment Yuuka received was even more torturous than what Jonouchi-kun had experienced before..."

Upon seeing this scene, Yugi Muto's purplish-red eyes trembled slightly, and the worry on his face intensified.

At the same time, both Mai Kongque and Kyoko Masaki turned their gazes to Katsuya Jonouchi, the "blonde-haired boy" whose expression had returned to normal.

The latter, after a slight pause, also nodded with a serious expression:

"Hmm~"

"At least I was able to execute some of my own plays smoothly, and then he slowly chipped away at my health, causing me to lose the match..."

"Malik's actions right from the start are really despicable..."

Soon, seeing that Yuufu seemed to be completely at a disadvantage, the very demanding "yellow-haired boy" Katsuya Jonouchi immediately displayed his "fine tradition" and raised his fist:

"What? This kind of despicable and shameless duel method is not fair at all—Malik, don't you even have the courage to face me head-on?!"

"Birth, oh birth!"

...

But at this very moment, atop the dueling platform high in the sky, the white-haired, dark-skinned Malik, holding the Millennium Staff in one hand, immediately mimicked Jonouchi's earlier gesture, waving his other hand at Jonouchi with a look of "disdain":

"Go away, go away~ Don't bark like a stray dog..."

Jonouchi: You son of a bitch...

Kaiba Seto: ...

At that very moment, Yufeng, who had entered his turn, immediately reached for his Duel Disk. After the preparation phase following the burning of health, he directly entered the card draw phase.

"My turn, draw a card!"

With a resolute voice, Youfeng immediately reached for his duel disk.

However, although he possessed the two divine artifacts, the Black Hand and the Millennium Jewelry, he had already accepted the rules of the Dark Duel. When he was in the midst of a defeat in the Dark Duel, Yu Feng was still being corrupted by the dark power, and his ability to move was severely restricted.

In the instant before he even made a card-drawing motion, Youfeng's brows furrowed slightly, but soon, a rapid current of electricity surged through his body.

A sense of relief washed over me, and my stiff nerves gradually relaxed.

"Hmm...you really are more reliable, old friend~"

Soon, after a slight smile and a sigh, Youfeng took a deep breath and began this round of card drawing:

"Well then, it's my turn. Draw a card!"

Soon, a familiar monster card appeared in Youfeng's hand!

"Very good, let's go to—the next-generation planet!"

The instant he played the monster card, Yu Feng immediately began to manage the resources in his hand:

"At this moment, I will use the face-up defense to normally summon a brand new version of [Cyber ​​Dragon] - Next Star!"

In an instant, the card depicting the new machine representing the [Cyber ​​Dragon] series also appeared on the field:

【Electronic Dragon - Next Generation Star】

[Star rating: 1]

[Attribute: light]

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attack power: 200]

[Defense: 200]

Immediately afterward, Youfeng activated the card's entry effect:

"Then, if this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you may Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster from your Graveyard with 2100 ATK or DEF."

"Rise again, my love!"

Soon, accompanied by Youfeng's powerful voice, the [Electronic Dragon] in his graveyard responded to Youfeng's call and came to the field!

...

"Rise...rise again, my love?!"

"Yufeng, the bond between you and your deck has reached this level? You call your Cyber ​​Dragon your lover."

In the instant that the expressions of the duelists in the arena changed, Seto Kaiba, dressed in a stylish white trench coat, also crossed his arms and watched with interest the charismatic Cyber ​​Dragon in the arena, a slight smile appearing on his face.

"Hmm...like the [Cyber ​​Dragon]...the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], it seems, could also be called my lover..."

As the seahorse's faint voice rang out, everyone immediately looked at their decks with smiles on their faces.

"Hmm... my [Divine Eagle Sisters]? You could call them wives too~"

Amidst the excited voice of Mai Kongjaku raising her eyebrows slightly, Jonouchi also instantly looked at his deck. In the end, seeing one strange monster card after another, this "yellow-haired boy" gradually lost confidence.

...

At that moment, having successfully revived the [Cyber ​​Dragon], Youfeng immediately entered the battle phase:

"Come on, Malik, let me show you what it feels like to be swallowed by darkness!"

"Electronic Dragon, give him a good punch!"

Accompanied by Youfeng's powerful declaration of attack, in an instant, the powerful electronic dragon, composed entirely of metal, also surged with power and spewed out a huge beam of light.

But in that instant, Malik grinned mischievously and flipped over the red ball in his own backcourt:

"Not yet~"

In an instant, accompanied by a flash of light, the monster that was lying to its older brother was also forced to change its form of expression.

Youfeng took a deep breath, feeling utterly suffocated, and ended his turn.

...

"My turn, draw a card~"

Soon, amidst Malik's triumphant voice, a classic card with magical power, "Pot of Greed," appeared in his hand, and Malik instantly played it, drawing two copies in a row.

Although this card became a perennial banned card due to its extremely high and stable acquisition rate in subsequent environments...

However, in the current Yu-Gi-Oh! DM timeline, due to the large amount of investment involved, the crowd did not show any significant change in expression when they saw Malik opening the pot.

But the next two monster cards, imbued with the power of endless gods, also instantly entered his hand, and Malik immediately nodded in satisfaction:

"It seems this indirectly proves my strength—the [God Cards] have been fully selected, haven't they?"

"So—Youfeng, I'll just give you another egg!"

...

The moment Ai saw a dragon egg made entirely of gold enter his territory, Youfeng's brow twitched instantly:

"Ah~~~~~"

"You're here again?! Are you never going to stop?!"

54. Dragon egg? Let's roll a tire and ascend mechanically together!

Soon, in the instant that the enormous "Howling Glory" was revealed, Youfeng also saw his own arena being instantly eroded by a spherical monster made entirely of gold.

It also emitted a "whistling" sound in an instant:

"what--"

"You can't be serious, Malik... You just don't want me to unfold this at all, is that it?!"

Accompanied by a furious and extremely unwilling voice from Youfeng, Malik, as the one controlling the turn, quickly and lightly nodded:

"Youfeng...this is the tragic consequence of going against me! Heh heh heh heh~"

As the mocking laughter rang out, the Lava Demon summoned by Malik, which was originally in Yufeng's field, as well as the two Cyber ​​Dragon-type monsters that Yufeng had summoned in the previous turn, were instantly sent to the Graveyard as tributes.

Instead, a massive sphere of golden power rose up.

【Winged Dragon of Ra - Spherical】

[Race: Abyss]

[Attribute: God]

[Star rating: 10]

[Attack power:?]

[Defense:?]

"What, what is this thing?!"

"Malik actually gave up on the Underworld? Although he did manage to remove the [Cyber ​​Dragon] from the Wind Field... but—"

"They actually removed the blood-burning [Lava Demon]..."

"This is not normal, this is extremely abnormal!"

Soon, with the "yellow-haired boy" Jōnouchi Katsuya's expression that seemed to say "this is definitely a conspiracy," everyone's expressions instantly became complicated.

“JIO Noki is right... He burned half of Yufeng’s LP in one go, so Malik won’t stop so quickly... This monster card has the name of that [God Card] in its name... Its power should not be weak.”

Soon, amidst the solemn tone of Mai Kongque's voice, Yugi Muto also nodded abruptly:

"...Hmm...that card...like the [Winged Dragon of Ra - Phoenix] that burned...uh, burned Jonouchi-kun unconscious, it's one of the three forms of [Winged Dragon of Ra]..."

"Two turns after this card is played, the sphere will eventually transform into the strongest [God Card]—[Winged Dragon of Ra]!"

"..."

As Yugi Yoshihiro's deep voice rang out, everyone's expressions became quite complex after they learned just how terrifying the power contained in this card truly was.

And right beside everyone, the company president, Seto Kaiba, immediately remarked with great interest in a hoarse voice: