Yu-Gi-Oh!: The mainstream has returned, and the locals are crying.

"Hmm, you know what kind of card I need, right?" Bai Lingtian said with a smile, watching Zeng Wang's departing figure.

Zeng Wang paused slightly, pulling Zeng Bufan along, then left without saying a word.

"We helped him get two more original cards. We hope this investment is the right one. This is the last hope for the Bai family."

After seeing Zeng Wang leave, Bai Lingtian glanced at the dueling room not far away, but did not go in. He muttered something and slowly left.

After Zeng Wang left, the other six family members who remained in the duel room not only did not leave, but also chatted and talked with You Ye, trying to build a good relationship with him, both openly and secretly.

You Ye was naturally delighted with this. He had no idea what the middle and upper levels of this world were like, so he was happy to learn about them for free.

They also learned that Ye Lingling was not from a family in Zhejiang Province, but was the eldest daughter of a large family in Shanghai. Because of her good relationship with Bai Yun'er, she was invited by Bai Yun'er to come alone. Because of this, she did not come with Zeng Bufan and the others.

Bai family, afternoon.

With the departure of the six family members and Ye Lingling, You Yebai, Yun'er, and Mu Ning, along with an elf, were having afternoon tea in a high-rise building of the Bai family.

"So, in Hangzhou, well, in the whole of Zhejiang Province, the Zeng family is the one with the most designs on me?" You Ye took a sip of tea and asked Bai Yun'er.

Just now, Bai Yun'er informed him that he had recently begun or was preparing to win over his family or forces, among which the Zeng family in Hangzhou was the most representative.

“Yes. And at least one of your opponents in the semi-finals and finals in Hangzhou is from the Zeng family. He was planted there to target you.” Bai Yun’er nodded.

"It doesn't matter." You Ye waved his hand dismissively. The level of the self-made monument and sticker monument in his hand was on a completely different level from this group of people. The mainstream beauty was something that the primitive people of this world would not understand.

"I know you are very strong, but as far as I know, your opponent in the finals will be a Di-level duelist, not a Xuan-level duelist." Bai Yun'er paused for a moment before reminding him again.

She wasn't worried about the Xuan-level skill. With You Ye's strength, even a duelist like Ye Lingling, who was only one step away from the Di-level, was defeated so miserably. The Xuan-level skills of others would definitely be useless.

But the Earth-level is different. Summoning spirits and physical abilities are just the most basic abilities of the Earth-level. After reaching the Earth-level, their bond with the deck will be greatly enhanced. Not only will they easily draw the cards they want, but the spirits summoned by the duelists will become more and more realistic. It is not surprising to get injured in duels with Earth-level duelists. Injuries, especially mental ones, can easily lead to misjudging the situation and losing the duel.

"Just Earth-level?" Youye and Muning exchanged a smile, their faces showing regret. He naturally knew about the special nature of Earth-level, as Muning had already told him about it and even simulated it for him using the power of the elves.

At first, he thought it would be as crazy as in the anime from his previous life, and could directly cause serious injuries.

As it turned out, there was indeed pressure, but it was much worse than he had imagined.

The so-called "bond" effect simply means getting a better hand. You'll likely get one of the cards you want out of every five you draw. It's impossible to achieve the kind of godlike draws you get in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime from my previous life.

The idea of ​​printing cards is utter nonsense. Card printing doesn't exist in this world. Even if you happen to get a new card during a match, you can't use it in the current game. It's just a best-of-three duel, and there's a next round, so you can use it then.

In other words, in his eyes, a Tier 1 duelist is simply someone who uses a low-tier, destined-to-draw card in their deck. Does that make any sense? Can it change the gap between decks and meta decks? Think again!

Seeing that You Ye didn't care about this, Bai Yun'er looked up at the sky, paused for a moment, and said with full of apprehension, "The problem now is not just Hangzhou or Zhejiang Province. According to the information I received from my father, the Jue Xie and the Inspectorate, which are not local forces in Zhejiang Province, have already made their eyes on you. They are just taking a wait-and-see attitude for now."

"Their attitude is mostly due to their status, but other family forces don't have the same influence. For example, if the people from the Hangzhou branch of the Dark Duelists report this, they are very likely to send a stronger Dark Duelist to find you and force you to join."

"Huh? There's such a good thing!" Upon hearing this news, You Ye's smile widened.

The Dark Insect had already reaped a huge reward from the natural field it dropped. If other Dark Duelists dropped gold coins on him and then dropped another field, and that field was still useful, how awesome would that be?

The Zeng family? What Zeng family? We can't reveal their background to them. Are they as effective as the Dark Duelists?

"Good news???" Bai Yun'er couldn't hold back for a moment, and was a little doubtful about life. Those were the Dark Duelists that everyone feared, so why did You Ye act like they were good people?

“Yes, I don’t even look forward to the Zeng family anymore. They’re just a family of clowns. I only care whether the Dark Duelists come or not, and what kind of duelists they have. Can they choose a Dark Duelist with the skill I need as their opponent?” You Ye nodded and began to look forward to it.

Bai Yun'er: Numb

Munin covered her mouth and laughed, without saying anything more.

Meanwhile, in an underground base of a dark duelist in the city of Mirage.

Twenty powerful dark duelists were having a meeting. They had naturally learned about You Ye's situation from Hangzhou. Such a talented duelist, especially one who was still a wild one, was not someone they could let go of.

After gathering information over the past two or three days, they have reached a conclusion and even decided who will go to find You Ye.

"Achoo!" A sneeze rang out.

The many figures in black robes looked at the person who was sneezing, their eyes full of doubt. Earth-level duelists don't get sick, so why would they sneeze?

"Are you in a condition to duel?" The black-robed figure in the main seat looked at the figure who was sneezing.

"Of course, this is just a causal resonance caused by someone being afraid of me talking behind my back. And even if I'm feeling a little unwell, it's fine. The goal this time is just to obtain a Yellow-rank duelist with a Natural Axis and a Red Knight. Apart from the Master Duel, he's nothing." The figure replied.

"Are you sure? Judging from the information, You Ye is not an opponent that can be easily defeated."

"It would be a bit difficult if he summoned the flowers and the red mage first."

"Would I lose in this situation?"

"I will win! I am a Tier 1 duelist, a Horus-level powerhouse, and a Grandmaster in the Master Duel rank for many years. I am not a piece of trash like Dark Bug!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 53: The Dark Magician's Field Appears!

Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

These past two days, Youye has gained some more. The Bai family apologized to him and asked the Zeng family for two original cards for him: one is [Swamp Mud Dragon King] and the other is [Twin Wings]. As long as he gets Super Polymerization, these two cards can be immediately added to the wheelchair mainstream for breakthrough purposes.

In addition, the Bai family also gave the Fire Spirit Envoy and the [Bestowed Flame Princess] as a separate apology gift.

Furthermore, the city duel competition in Hangzhou this month is nearing its end. The top four, excluding him, have already been determined. The semi-finals will be held this morning, and the finals this afternoon.

The parties involved, You Ye and Mu Ning, were personally picked up by Chang Xingge early in the morning and taken to the Hangzhou Duel Arena to wait for the start of the duel in the rest area of ​​the arena.

Not long after Youye arrived, a man with tanned skin, punk hair, thick eyebrows, and big eyes appeared in the rest area.

As soon as the man arrived at the rest area, he looked around and noticed him before walking towards him. When he was about a meter away, the man stopped and said respectfully, "You must be Senior You Ye? My name is Li Quanming, and I am your opponent in the semi-finals."

"Oh? A duelist from the Dark Magician category?" Yu Ye smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with him. With the information Bai Yun'er gave him, he knew who it was as soon as the other party said the word 'opponent'.

"So you knew all along. I'm relieved." Li Quanming's smile widened as he heard You Ye mention his name.

"What do you mean? Is there anything you're worried about in the competition?" You Ye asked, somewhat curious.

“After the quarterfinals yesterday, the Zeng family contacted me, saying that you broke the rules and learned about my field card information and playing style through a family. Then they gave me your field card information and even lent me an original card that was designed to counter you,” Li Quanming explained, without any intention of hiding anything.

"So that's how it is. Didn't the Zeng family promise you some conditions so you could find a way to kill me and get something in return?" You Ye released his grip and asked with interest.

He couldn't believe that Li Quanming, who had made it to the final four in the city duel, was as simple and straightforward as he thought.

“Yes, I did. But I didn’t agree. I accepted the Duel Association’s offer the day I entered the top 32, and I will officially join the Duel Association after today’s competition. I only used the information and cards they gave me with the association’s permission.” Li Quanming said with a hint of disdain.

Is the Zeng family strong? Yes! They are the undisputed number one power in Hangzhou. However, the Duel Association is the strongest organization in the world. Even the strongest member of their branch is only a Earth-level duelist. But if any conflict arises between the two sides, even if the Zeng family has a Heaven-level duelist, they will still back down in the face of the Duel Association.

But when he looked at You Ye, the disdain on his lips disappeared, replaced by respect and curiosity. Because the Zeng family had just contacted him yesterday, he didn't want to be used as a pawn by the Zeng family, so he naturally didn't intend to use the information and cards provided by the Zeng family.

However, Chang Xingge, the deputy minister of the Jue Xie, somehow got the news and contacted him personally, saying that if he didn't want to lose too badly, he could use it, but he should remember to make it clear so as not to offend You Ye.

Chang Xingge's act of showing such great kindness to You Ye could be described as licking his boots, to put it bluntly.

For a vice minister of the Decision-Making Association to fawn over someone, how outrageous must that person's identity be? How incredibly powerful must they be?

If he could use everything, as a duelist, Li Quanming naturally didn't want to lose too badly. After studying You Ye's Divine Stele and communicating with the targeted card through the information provided by the Zeng family, he went to the competition's official website to learn about You Ye's information. As a result, apart from the fact that You Ye was recommended by the Inspectorate, there was no other publicly available information; it was all blank.

All these factors combined, and he wasn't an idiot, he knew that You Ye must be extraordinary. So, as soon as he confirmed that it was You Ye, he started chatting with him, hoping to gain You Ye's favor and also wanting to know what kind of person You Ye was.

After he mentioned that he was a member of the Association of Finals, You Ye patted him on the shoulder and smiled slightly: "Since you're a member of the Association of Finals, let me remind you, keep up the good work with the Black Magician field. I know it better than you do."

"Oh? Then I must learn from your skills during the competition later." Li Quanming was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and nodded seriously.

The Zeng family's message subtly hinted at the information about You Ye's Black Magician card and the usage of each field. Coupled with the mention of Chang Xingge, who wasn't stupid, he naturally understood that You Ye was very strong.

But he wasn't afraid. Only by dueling with duelists who understood dark magic could he understand his own problems and reach a higher level.

Afterwards, You Ye chatted with him for a bit more, mainly to understand the format of the competition.

A moment later, two staff members came over. One led You Ye and Li Quanming to the duel venue, while the other took Mu Ning to the viewing platform.

In less than three minutes, You Ye and Li Quanming arrived at the special duel room for the competition.

According to the staff, this is a 20*20*20m enclosed duel room. During the duel, the duel room will be completely sealed and the door will not be opened until the duel ends, preventing interference from outside people or Pokémon.

In addition, there are no referees in the duels, because it is impossible for anyone to break the rules of the duel. There are only people responsible for recording and people watching. Once the duel begins, all that is needed is to record the win or loss.

After the staff introduced the venue, they began to explain the competition rules. The competition is BO.1 (one game to determine the winner). The order of attack is automatically determined by the duel rules. The cards used must be cards recognized by the duel rules. If a card is not recognized, that is, a card that cannot be used, the player will be disqualified and judged to have lost by the duel rules.

The duel will begin ten minutes after the staff leaves. During these ten minutes, the two players can adjust their decks. After ten minutes, regardless of whether the adjustments are complete, the duel rules will force them to duel.

If both of them agree, the duel can begin earlier, without having to wait ten minutes. After saying this, the staff led You Ye and Li Quanming to the duel location and then left quietly.

When Muning arrived at the observation area, there were already seven people in the room. Muning recognized three of them: Wang Cheng, the director of the Inspectorate; Luo Hao, the Minister of the Decision-Making Committee; and Chang Xingge, the deputy minister.

Besides these three, another one of the other four people resembled Zeng Wang. This person was Zeng Jie, the current head of the Zeng family, and also the only Heaven-level duelist present!

"Patriarch Zeng Jie, I heard that your Zeng family is now even extending its reach into our Duel Association?" At this moment, Luo Hao looked at Zeng Jie with an unfriendly expression, showing no fear of his status as a Heaven-level duelist.

“Of course not. Our Zeng family didn’t know beforehand that Li Quanming had been recruited by the Minister. If we had known, we would never have tried to steal him from the Jury Association.” Zeng Jie denied it directly, then glanced at Bai Lingtian beside him and said slowly, “Our Zeng family just couldn’t stand some families revealing the contestants’ field information to others, allowing Li Quanming to be taken advantage of due to the information gap.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Lingtian glanced at Zeng Jie with apprehension, then said sarcastically, "Don't talk nonsense. We're not as shameless as some families who not only give out most of other people's card information but also lend them targeted cards. We only gave them one field."

"A duelist at the King rank, knowing the field isn't enough?" Zeng Jie stared at Bai Lingtian and asked. Bai Lingtian's expression turned serious when Zeng Jie stared at him, and he was about to say something when...

“Whether you give it to him or not, it won’t make a difference. Night’s deck hasn’t changed at all. Even if your Zeng family gave him all of Night’s card information, and then gave him ten or forty counter cards, it wouldn’t matter. He still couldn’t win against Night.” It was Muning who spoke.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Jie's eyes flickered, but he did not continue speaking.

Before the card was fully countered, like everyone else, he didn't think Li Quanming could win. Li Quanming was just an experiment, an attempt to counter the card. The final match would be the real game-changer.

On the other side, as the door closed, You Ye and Li Quanming, fifty meters apart, looked at each other and smiled. Then You Ye slowly said, "Shall we begin the duel?"

"Okay!" Li Quanming nodded.

Yu Ye (8000LP) vs. Li Quanming (8000LP)