Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"Chain effect of 'Forbidden Codex' and 'Silent Magician' activated! Once per turn, negate the activation of a Spell Card."

Azure magic shattered the cards of the "Holy Scripture," and the book that could reverse the balance of power vanished before it could even be opened.

[Superconducting Wave - Lightning Cannon] With no further obstruction, it slammed into the "Black Feather Bird Tamer" in one go, completely engulfing it in a torrent of lightning.

"Yay! Xiaoxi won!"

Hoshino Mai cheered excitedly, but Izayoi Yuki suddenly frowned: "No, the duel isn't over yet!"

Yes, it's not over yet.

If you ask why... Izayoi Yuki didn't hear Logan's screams—under such a powerful attack, even the toughest Logan couldn't possibly remain completely unaffected.

Sure enough, when the astonishing lightning dissipated and Logan's figure was revealed, Logan was completely unharmed.

Logan LP: 4100

"what happened?"

Xingyewu asked in surprise, "Why didn't Uncle Logan's LP decrease?"

They all saw "Black Feather Bird Trainer" get hit.

"Haha, that's because I activated this trap card: 'Blackwing - Power Anchor'."

Beside Logan, a card stood up casually.

He wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said, "This card allows me to Tribute one 'Blackwing' monster, granting other 'Blackwing' Synchro Monsters on the field their ATK. So I just Tributed 'Blackwing Bird Tamer,' boosting 'God-Standing Onimaru's ATK by 2600. That was a close call! Without this Trap Card, I would have lost."

The monster's disappearance during the injury assessment phase renders the entire battle process invalid.

In other words, by using the effect of the trap card, Logan successfully escaped from God's attack.

"Osiris's attack power is probably only around 6000. Next round, I can defeat it with 'Tears of the Thousand Birds Blade'."

"—No, there won't be a next round!"

Despite the god's attack missing its mark, Yuki's expression remained confident, showing no sign of gloom. She declared, "Osiris's attack isn't over yet! Open the face-down card, activate the quick-attack spell! 'Armed Regeneration'!!"

"Ah! That's my card!"

Xingyewu exclaimed in surprise, just as Logan could use his last face-down card to dodge God's attack. Xingyewu also had her last face-down card saved up in the last round.

This is the possibility of connecting the next divine strike.

"Target 1 Equip Spell Card in either player's Graveyard, Set that card in my Backrow, or Equip it to 1 monster on my field that meets the conditions. My choice is 'Twin Blades of Light - Thunderclap' from my Graveyard! Equip it to 'Sky Dragon of Osiris'."

The cards in the girl's graveyard flew out, turning into a beam of light that fell into the body of the phantom god, causing the electric arcs on its body to surge and explode once again.

"The Spell Card has a one-turn effect on 'Osiris,' and the effect of 'Twin Blades of Light - Thunderclap' reduces the equipped monster's ATK by 500. It can declare two attacks during a Battle Phase."

"Osiris the Sky Dragon, ATK: 6000 → 5500"

"The second attack of the Sky Dragon of Osiris, [Superconducting Wave Lightning Cannon]!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

A torrent of golden lightning poured down once more, annihilating the monsters on Logan's field.

The "Heavy Armored Winged Raven" was completely destroyed as its body disintegrated in the lightning.

Logan LP: 4100 → 1600

"But even so, the God Cards aren't enough to defeat me, Yuuki."

To everyone's surprise, Yuki was able to grant the God Card the power to attack a second time at this moment. However, Logan remained calm.

"Heavy Armored Raven" is indeed somewhat damaged, but not to the point of being crippled.

The scales of victory are still tipping in Logan's favor.

Subsequently, Yu Xi completely overturned this.

“Indeed, the God Card alone is not enough to defeat you, Uncle Logan. So… I’m going to add this card as well.”

Yu Xi played one card from her hand.

"Quick-attack spell: 'Rebellion Drama' activated!"

[Rebellion (Quick-Play Spell): During either player's Battle Phase, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls. You gain control of that monster until the end of the Battle Phase. This turn, your monsters other than the targeted monster cannot attack.]

"Brainwashing" can only be activated and applied during the battle phase. Once activated, it can only be used by monsters that have been "brainwashed." It has many limitations, but it is sufficient for Yuuki's current situation.

All he needed to control was that one monster.

"The one I choose to control is 'Strike Blackwing - God-Standing Onimaru Sword Bird'!"

"not good!"

Logan's expression changed immediately upon hearing this.

But it's too late.

The highest-star "Strike Blackwing" that Logan had painstakingly summoned instantly betrayed him, came to Yuki's territory, and raised its rebellious blade against its former master.

Because it received the effect of "Black Feather - Anchor" and the control was changed, the "Pain of the Strong" effect was removed, and the attack power of "God-Standing Onimaru Blade Bird" suddenly reached 5600. If its own effect is also taken into account, the actual damage is 8600.

Even with the addition of two "Black Feathers" to the graveyard, the attack power of "Tears of the Thousand Birds Blade Bird" is only 6600.

"It's over, Uncle Logan! This is the real final blow! 'God-Standing Onimaru Sword Bird' attacks 'Tears of Rain Chidori Sword Bird,' [Rebellious Demon Thunder]!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Logan LP: 1600 → 0

The lightning blade struck down, but what ultimately defeated Logan was not divine power, but the betrayal of a traitor.

Chapter 140 The Power of God Not Yet Fully Mastered

"Great! Xiaoxi! We won!"

"Hahaha! I'm really defeated by you guys."

With the blonde girl's cheers once again, the final curtain call, "A magnificent rebellion against our King," brought this 2vs1 duel to a close.

Logan's hair seemed to stand on end slightly from the electric arc, and his smile was casual with a hint of self-deprecation.

He stroked his unshaven chin and said, "Oh dear, I never thought I'd lose to my own monster in the end. How should I put it... it's the first time in a sense."

The biggest threat was initially thought to be the "Sky Dragon of Osiris" summoned by Yuki, but who could have predicted that what should have been his strongest shield would turn out to be the most deadly poison? There was simply no way to defend against it.

"In that case, we can be considered to have graduated from your tutelage, Uncle Logan."

Having finally managed to break free from Xingye Wu's extremely excited embrace, Youxi asked Logan.

Logan nodded.

"Ah, you've graduated. After fighting like this, it wouldn't be convincing for me to say you're not good enough—but through this duel, I've also noticed one of your final problems. Mainly, it's you, Yuki."

"Is it mine?"

"Yes."

Logan said to Yu Xi, "You still can't control your God Card properly for now, right? You'll need to strengthen your training in this area until you have complete mastery."

It is precisely because it cannot be properly controlled that excess Feel fluctuations still dissipate when the Phantom God descends.

Of course, as Yu Xi said, those who aren't there can't know the specifics from a distance; at most, they can only know that some powerful monster has been summoned. But it's still quite eye-catching.

Cards that cannot be properly controlled will also bring additional burdens to the user and make it difficult to use their power perfectly.

"That 'Sky Dragon of Osiris' must possess other powers, right? It seems to have more than what you've shown so far."

"Yes, there are some, but I haven't been able to find them yet."

Yu Xi was slightly surprised by Logan's keen intuition, but he did not hide it and told him honestly.

In addition to the "Sky Dragon of Osiris" card itself, there are also Spell & Trap cards that come with "Osiris". Only by using all of these cards can the power of the God Card be fully unleashed.

When Yuki finally mastered the power of "Osiris", he felt that the next God Card might not be far away.

"That's what I thought."

Logan, as expected, said, "Well, there's nothing I can teach you in this regard. You'll have to work on connecting with the cards yourself."

"But now I'm relieved. With an ace like this, I don't think we'll have any problems participating in the Star Cup. Who knows... you might actually be able to win this championship."

"Of course, we were aiming for the championship."

Izayoi Yuki responded to Logan with a natural and firm tone that drew attention.

It seems that even knowing that various unexpected events might occur in this Star Cup, the girl's original intention to participate in the competition remained unchanged.

That's for sure too.

The prize money for winning the Star Cup is related to the possibility of my father's complete recovery. How could we give up just because of a little change in circumstances?

But Logan shook his head.

"That's hard to say. Your strength is indeed very strong. But the Star Cup is never short of dark horses, so we still need to be careful."

"If that's the case, then we're the biggest dark horse, aren't we?"

Xingyewu said with a light smile, "After all, we have Xiaoxi here. There can't be another Xiaoxi in other school teams, right?"

Izayoi Yuki: "Come on then, we're prepared for anything. No matter what kind of enemy we are, they can't stop us."

"Yes, Xue is right."

Yu Xi nodded, supporting the girl with her voice and actions.

"We will definitely win the Star Cup!"

You Xi has not forgotten why she initially wanted to participate in the Star Cup.

Helping Izayoi Yuki is also helping himself.

Of course, having the God Card might give him a backup plan in the worst-case scenario, but that doesn't mean he'll let his guard down in this Star Cup competition.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of this that he must go all out.

"Hehe, not bad fighting spirit. Looks like I don't need to cheer you on anymore."

Logan shrugged and said, "Then I'll wish you all the best in advance. At least you need to get through the preliminaries first."