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

"When 'Ivaldi' is Special Summoned, 'Polar Star Treasure' cards from your deck are added to your hand. 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight' is strong, but it alone probably won't be enough to help you win in this situation, Yuuki."

"But you can't perform Synchro Summoning either."

Yu Xi reminded Sigurd, "If this continues, you will not be able to summon the third Extreme God."

"It might not be necessary to summon it again."

Sigurd chuckled and gestured again to Yuki about the monsters on his field.

“My Continuous Trap: ‘Horn of Galar’ banishes all monsters on my field at once. And that doesn’t just include Celestial. As you can see, the combined ATK of the three lower-level ‘Polarstar’ monsters is 2600, and with two Celestials, that’s 9100, far exceeding your Life Points. There’s no need for a Synchro Summon.”

That's right, that's the real problem.

The trap that Yushi used to temporarily deal with "Galar's Horn" has already been used up. Unless he can pull out another Wind card, it will be difficult to solve this problem.

"I could summon the 'Messenger of the Illusionary Wax Pavilion,' and then use it to connect with the 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight' to summon the 'Phantom Phoenix,' but that would mean facing the onslaught of the Extreme God again."

Izayoi Yuki knew that Yuki had some useful extras from the villains in the [Doomsday Bell] incident, and occasionally used his Illusionary Collapse Fist combo to leave people completely bewildered during private training.

That kind of move can't be used here now.

As the person involved, You Xi should be all too aware of this.

"It's hard to say."

To Sigurd's surprise, Yuxi's expression was unexpectedly calm.

"Until the outcome is decided, no one knows what the final result will be, and it might surprise you, Mr. Sigurd."

"For example, this—activating the effect of the trap card in the graveyard: 'Resurrected Sky God'!"

"Pull this card out of the game, and return 'Monster Reborn' from your Graveyard to the top of your Deck. Since 'Sky Dragon of Osiris' is sleeping in the Graveyard, draw 1 card."

"Then activate 'Monster Resurrection' and Special Summon 1 monster from both players' Graveyards. Come to my side—'Odin, the Supreme Holy Emperor'!!"

"what?"

The holy light of resurrection shone down, and a magnificent god descended.

This time, however, it no longer appeared behind Sigurd, but under Yushi's banner.

In reality, the millennium-old building blocks on You Xi's chest shimmer with a faint light, and even the power of other gods must submit to it.

"They actually revived my God Card?!"

Rune's Eye trembled in surprise; Siegfried had never expected Yuxi to make such a move.

They actually stole his ultimate god...

"Unlike the Divine Phantom, the Supreme God can remain on the field after being revived by a Spell Card effect. This reduces the number of Divine Cards you have. I then activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed,' returning the 5 monsters in my Graveyard to the Deck and shuffling them, drawing 2 cards. After setting 3 cards, the turn ends."

By returning "King Knight" to the deck and retrieving "Ace Straight", Yuki announced the change of turns.

Sigurd waved his arm, instantly triggering a thunderstorm.

"During the End Phase, the effect of 'Emperor Thor' activates, and this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard!"

A deafening roar of thunder erupted as Thor, wielding a giant hammer, smashed through the spatial barrier and appeared, guiding lightning to strike down on Yu Xi.

"When 'God Emperor' is Special Summoned from the Graveyard using its own effect, it deals 800 damage to the opponent."

[Yu Xi's LP: 6000 → 5200]

"Now it's my turn, draw a card!"

As the turns changed, Sigurd drew a card from his deck and said, "Although you startled me, the final result hasn't changed, Yushi. The combined ATK of 'Thor' and the other monsters has already exceeded your Life Points. Just banish them to activate the effect of 'Galar's Horn.'"

"Before that, please gather enough attack power, Mr. Sigurd."

Yuki lightly touched the Duel Disk with his finger, and the face-down card stood up—

"Quick-Play Spell: Illusion Eye activated! If you control a Fantasy Demon or Spellcaster monster, you gain control of 1 face-up monster during your opponent's turn until the end of the turn—I'm choosing 'Emperor Thor'!"

Sigurd: "?"

282: The Pinnacle of Attack and Defense Surrounding God (4k8)!

Sometimes when a question mark pops into a person's head, it's not because they think there's something wrong with themselves, but because they think there's something wrong with the other person.

This is exactly how Sigurd felt at that moment.

A surge of emotion welled up inside him, impossible to spit out.

—No way, you stole one of my Extreme Gods, and now you're going to take the other one too?! That's going too far.

But no matter what Sigurd thinks, the facts will not change.

The golden Eye of Horus shines from the card, unleashing the magic to bewitch monsters. Even the noblest of gods cannot be immune to this power.

Enveloped in rings of magical light, "Emperor Thor" put down his opposing hammer and turned to appear on Yuxi's field.

The situation has reversed, and now Sigurd is facing the overwhelming power of two powerful gods.

Oh, and there's a red dad too.

Sigurd never imagined that he would one day encounter a situation where his own ace would be working against him.

"Now that 'Emperor Thor' is on my field, Mr. Sigurd, the combined ATK of your monsters is only 2600. Although the effect of 'Illusion Eye' only lasts for one turn, and 'Thor' must be returned to you at the end of the turn, the effect of 'Galar' is guaranteed to activate. As long as both sides continue to forgo priority, your card effect will inevitably be dealt with first."

Yu Xi learned this trick from a duel video from a previous life. In that video, a character forced his opponent to deal with the card effects that should be dealt with first by constantly giving up priority, thus ultimately turning the tide of the battle.

That content creator has always been incredibly skilled at handling the details of these duel rules; it's a level that Youxi can only dream of.

Well, normally you wouldn't need this kind of little-known fact, but that's the case now.

"By seizing my god to curb the power of 'Galar's Horn,' as expected of you, Yuuki. This idea, if not groundbreaking, is certainly imaginative enough."

Recovering from the shock, Sigurd said, "But even at this level, I still have a way to break the deadlock."

"Activate the effect of 'King's Curse Vara' in the Graveyard! Send 1 'King's Battle' card from your hand to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card from the Graveyard."

"Chain activation of 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight' effect. Discard 'Ace Straight' to negate its effect."

If "Vara" is successfully revived, Sigurd can then revive "King Kaio vs. King Hal" to counter Red Daddy.

Therefore, it cannot be allowed to succeed.

As soon as Yu Xi finished speaking, the mage in the Crimson Eyes Armor raised his blade and casually swung it, the spreading crimson flames pressing the red hat that had just appeared back down.

Unfortunately, because he failed to destroy the monster, Red Dad's attack power remained at exactly 4000.

Sigurd was not surprised by this scene.

"I knew you'd do that. Now you've used up the effect of 'Red-Eyes Dragon Knight.' Moving on to the next move, 'Polarstar Beast Tangoester' changes from Defense Position to Attack Position, and uses its effect to Special Summon 'Polarstar Beast Gulfakshi' from my Deck!"

"Polarstar Beast Gulfakshi, Level 4/Light/Beast/Tuner" "ATK: 1600/DEF: 1000"

The black goat let out a long, drawn-out cry, and a golden-maned steed galloped out.

Then, what appeared before everyone's eyes was a dazzling nebula vortex effect.

"The 'Synchro Panic' only prohibits Synchro Summoning; Xyz Summoning is unrestricted. The 4-star 'Ivaldi' and 'Gulfaxi' form a Light Network, Xyz Summoning! 'Tornado Dragon'!"

"Tornado Dragon, Rank 4/Wind/Phantom Dragon/Xyz" "ATK: 2100/DEF: 2000"

A whirlwind surged from the vortex, raging around it; it was a giant dragon constructed entirely of wind elements.

"The effect of 'Tornado Dragon' activates! Once per turn, detach 1 Xyz Material and destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field. It's going to destroy my own 'Synchro Panic' in the backrow!"

The storm blew, the cards tore apart, and the shackles binding both sides' Synchro Summoning were broken after only one turn.

Sigurd can now be Synchro Summoned.

And of course, the necessary synchronization materials will not be lacking.

"Activate the effect of 'Grinburst' to add 'Polar Star Ivaldi,' which was removed as material, to your hand. If you control a 'Polar Star' monster, Special Summon it from your hand and search for 'Polar Star Treasure' cards. And then, the real action begins!"

"Is it finally going to appear?"

As Sigurd waved his large hand, Yuki and the girls immediately sensed the change in atmosphere and looked up.

"The 3-star 'Grinburst' is used to adjust the star level of the 4-star 'Ivaldi' and the 3-star 'Tangojost'!"

3★ + 4★ + 3★ = 10★!

"A capricious god born from the astral plane, displaying absolute power to us, mocking the world! Synchro Summon, descend! 'Loki, the Supreme God Emperor'!"

"Loki, the Supreme God Emperor, Level 10 / God / Mythical Beast" "ATK: 3300 / DEF: 3000"

As the synchronized light shone forth and a fierce wind swept through, a bone-chilling cold swept across the girls' skin, and the third supreme god descended.

Its attire resembled that of a clown from a dark fairy tale, with a perpetually mocking and contemptuous smile on its face.

He stands alone against the Norse god King and Thor, embodying the qualities of a single god.

...Speaking of which, in Norse mythology, Loki and Odin have always seemed to be at odds. This situation is a kind of reenactment of the myth.

"That means all three of the Triads have made an appearance. Mr. Sigurd, you're really obsessed with the Triads."

Yu Xi had to admit that, disregarding combat power, the Three Gods were undeniably cool and had an impressive presence. Furthermore, the card strength in the anime version was barely acceptable. However…

A duel is more than just about looking cool.

"Loki, the Supreme God, only has an attack power of 3300, yet he can't even beat Thor."

Yuki knew that Sigurd had used the effect of "Polar Star Craft" to retrieve a "Polar Star Potropnir" Equip Spell Card, which was exclusive to "Polar God". That card could increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 800, which was indeed greater than all the monsters on Yuki's field.

However, the "Supreme Holy Emperor" granted all members of his race resistance to magic traps.

Since Odin is currently in the Yushi Field, it means that Loki will not receive Sigurd's magical effects.

"This kind of thing can be overturned with this card."

Sigurd inserted a card from his hand into the Duel Disk—

"Spell Card: 'Handbook Annihilation' activated! Both players discard all cards from their hands, then draw cards equal to the number discarded."

The cards in the handbook were changed, and both sides were changed at the same time.

What does this mean? In the "Kings of War" series, it only means one thing.

"At this very moment, because you added a card from your deck to your hand, the Field Spell: 'Stage of the Royal Battle' activates its effect!"

Sigurd proclaimed loudly, and behind him, a noble figure emerged from one of the World Tree-shaped emblems.

"Show yourself from your deck, 'King of the Dead vs. Queen Hel'!"