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

Yes, only those at the Grandmaster level can reach that! But after repeatedly confirming, she knew that You Ye's rank was only Platinum, and she remembered You Ye's identity information perfectly well.

So here's the question: how did he, a Platinum player, gain special privileges under the rules? Why was he so confident that he wouldn't play against me in the predetermined order, but would win by drawing blindly? And why did he use the Heavenly Might Sword technique, which I'd never heard of before?

"What's wrong? If you're not feeling well, you can wait a bit. I'm not in a hurry."

At this moment, You Ye noticed the unusual appearance on Sheng Ning's face and began to show concern.

He didn't want to win when someone wasn't in good physical condition, and of course, most importantly, he didn't want Sheng Ning to have an excuse if he lost later.

"It's alright, let's begin."

Sheng Ning took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down as much as possible. He would find out whether You Ye was a mule or a horse in the duel.

"Alright, you go first."

Yu Ye nodded, letting him go first. In his previous life, when he wasn't using the Heavenly Cup Dragon, he definitely wouldn't have let him go first; in a game where both players are at the same level, Yu-Gi-Oh! is a game where going second is basically impossible.

In this world, so what if we give them the first move? Can they beat us? With those two comical old guys from ancient times?

Youye (8000LP) vs. Shengning (8000LP)

Sheng Ning goes first. Both sides draw five cards each. The duel begins!

Looking at the familiar cards in his hand, Sheng Ning's initially heavy mood gradually eased.

The ancient mechanical field, a field unique to their Inspectorate, is specifically designed for duelists who cheat in Master Duels. With its powerful attack and strong battle-level blocking, it can kill anyone below the Diamond rank, and is specifically designed to catch duelists who fake their ranks.

In contrast to her relaxed demeanor, Bai Yun'er quietly watched You Ye, eagerly anticipating how he would fight back.

"I usually summon [Ancient Gear Dragon], and then activate its effect to add other Ancient Gear cards besides this card to my hand. I choose to add [Ancient Gear Giant] to my hand, thus entering a card lockout state where I cannot set cards!"

"I activate the card 'Ancient Gear Fusion' in my hand, fusing the three monsters in my hand: 'Ancient Gear Giant,' 'Ancient Gear Thermonuclear Dragon,' and 'Ancient Gear Dragon'!"

"Fusion Summoning, Level 10, [Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan]!"

With the appearance of the Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan, Sheng Ning felt completely relieved of the pressure. This was the confidence that the Ancient Mechanical Terminal gave him!

Bai Yun'er was shocked. [Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant] is one of the few revealed super-powerful endgame cards. With an extremely high ATK of 4400, the Battle-rank armor penetration and Battle-rank spell/trap lockout directly maximize its strength. It's impossible to survive. Even if it is removed, there is a chance to summon [Ancient Gear Giant] with its last words. This card is also comparable to an endgame card!

It is an opponent that her strongest monster in the Swordsman deck, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, can never surpass!

Just as she was in shock, Yu Ye's voice came through with disdain and dissatisfaction: "Wait? That's it? You summoned the Ancient Machine Ultimate Titan first? Did you summon the wrong thing? You still have Ancient Machine on the field, why did you summon this thing? Although the result is the same, this kind of slack is making me a little uncomfortable. I'll give you another chance to fuse!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yun'er's brain seemed to explode. In her eyes, You Ye's best hand was Cheng Ying, and without the Abyss Beast's banishment trigger, he couldn't banish the [Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Giant] in front of him. Why did he immediately ask five soul-searching questions, looking down on the super-powerful terminal in front of him so much? And even made Sheng Ning redo it?

Sheng Ning, who had relaxed, became serious again. She could sense that You Ye genuinely looked down on the [Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan] before him, and wasn't being arrogant or trying to show off.

Then there's Yu Ye, who clearly knows about the other super-powerful terminal of the ancient machines, an extremely powerful card that's practically unbeatable!

So she answered seriously.

"That card is sealed away. Only the successive directors of the Inspectorate can know the card's information and make a replica!"

Nighttime stroll:

He once again gave the world the middle finger; is it really necessary to seal off such a terminal?

"Alright, is your turn over?"

"ended."

Sheng Ning answered slowly, looking at You Ye.

She wasn't stupid. From the moment she introduced herself until now, You Ye had remained as calm as ever, without the slightest bit of impatience. His privileges before the duel, and his ability to tell her who to summon during the duel, all revealed that You Ye was no ordinary person.

But it's really strange! Why is someone like this only Platinum rank, and doesn't even have a proper deck?!

"Alright, it's my turn to draw cards!"

You Ye drew a card, glanced at it, and said to Bai Yun'er behind him, "Watch closely, the sword techniques that follow will cost extra!"

"Ok!"

Bai Yun'er stared intently at You Ye's screen. Because it was You Ye's perspective, she could clearly see the effect of You Ye's hand card.

"If I have the effect of the card 【Heavenly Dragon - True Knowledge Coiled Dragon】 in my hand, and I have no effect monsters on my field, I Special Summon this card from my hand. Then I set a Link Arrow on it and Link Summon Link 1 【Heavenly Fist Monk】!"

"I activate the effect of the card [Xiangjian Strategist - Longyuan] in my hand, discard the Spell Card [Dalingfeng Xiangjianmen] in my hand to Special Summon it, and Special Summon a Token (Phantom Dragon, Tuner, WATER, Level 4, ATK/DEF: 0) in Defense Position."

Having done this, You Ye paused slightly and turned to look at Bai Yun'er: "Actually, the duel would have ended here with a certain ten-star Bai, but it's the most common synchronization terminal and costs extra. This time, we'll use our own family's Cheng Ying, which is more in line with this duel."

Sheng Ning: ? ? ?

Baek Yoon-ah: !!!

The two women were stunned. You Ye had only taken four steps, seemingly doing nothing, and then declared the duel over? But, listening to You Ye's words, which were so incredible this time, the two women couldn't help but believe him.

On the contrary, women's intuition tells them that Youye can do it!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 7 What Blue-Eyes White Dragon? Sorry, I don't know it!

"I'll adjust the star level of my level 6 [Strategist - Longyuan] and level 4 Synchro Token on the field, and Synchro Summon [Grand Duke - Chengying], level 10!"

"Dragon's Abyss's effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, deal 1200 LP damage to your opponent!"

Sheng Ning LP: 8000 → 6800

With Cheng Ying's appearance, Sheng Ning's attention was no longer on the reduced 1200LP; she stared intently at Cheng Ying.

The Ten-Star White, a terminal monster with the Xiangjian field, dared to attack her, an ancient mechanical terminal with an attack power of 4500, with only 3000 attack power. She didn't believe it didn't have some special effect.

Just as she was wondering what effect Cheng Ying would have, Bai Yun'er, who was standing next to her, was speechless with shock.

"Senior, I never knew that Dragon Abyss had this hidden effect."

Bai Yun'er opened her mouth and used the hidden effect of Longyuan, instantly silencing You Ye.

A deck that primarily focuses on Synchro Summoning is being used as a Tribute Summon. The most easily triggered effect of Dragon's Abyss is being touted as a hidden effect, which is somewhat absurd.

Then she said something surprising.

"However, senior, it's useless for you to play Cheng Ying. You don't have Abyss Beast in your hand, so you can't actively banish cards to trigger Cheng Ying's banishment effect. You can't deal with the opponent's big brother this turn. Cheng Ying's effect is effect destruction, so it can't block battle destruction."

"Hey, Xiaobai, if you use the Xiangjian like that, the spirits of the Xiangjian will really cry."

Upon hearing this, You Ye sighed softly.

You say you're not familiar with the Heavenly Might Axis, and I understand. But seriously, how unfamiliar do you have with your own deck to not know the effects of your own cards? Are you really only thinking about how to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon all day?

Sheng Ning silently noted down the information Bai Yun'er had given, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Except for trigger-based ones, which are not invalidated, this can be easily solved for her using ancient mechanical fields!

"You watch it!"

After giving Bai Yun'er a reminder, You Ye continued with the performance.

"I activate my Normal Spell Card [Dragon Sword Appears], and through its effect, I can add 1 monster with the [Sword Appearance] field from my Deck to my hand. I won't go into the details of this effect later, because the monster I added to my hand is [Sword Appearance Master - Taia]!"

"I Normal Summon Tai'a, activate his effect, banish a card from my Graveyard or a Dragon-type card to activate it, Special Summon a Sword Token. I choose to banish Dragon's Abyss from my Graveyard to Special Summon a Sword Token."

"Because I banished a card, the effect of Cheng Ying activated. It banishes one card each from your opponent's field and graveyard without targeting. I banished 'Ancient Gear Giant' from your graveyard and 'Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant' from your field. Since it was banished, Ultimate Giant's Destruction Will cannot be activated. Also, due to Cheng Ying's effect, three cards were banished. Cheng Ying's ATK and DEF increase by 300, and the monsters on your field decrease by 300!"

Sheng Ning:

She was so confident she thought she had won, but then her big brother on the field was gone?

Not only that, You Ye clearly still had a show to put on, but he also disposed of her terminal in the process, to the point that it couldn't even trigger her last words!

This was the first time she had ever seen anything like this since joining the Inspectorate!

Bai Yun'er: ? ? ?

The Xiangjian Sword is that powerful? How come she didn't know? Just this one move, I wouldn't dare say it's for Earth-level, but it's a piece of cake for Profound-level, okay?

Looks like I'll have to have a good talk with the spirits of Xiangjian when I get back. I have to get my hands on Chengying no matter what!

What Blue-Eyes White Dragon? Sorry, I, Bai Yun'er, don't recognize it from now on!

When we get back—no, when the senior's duel is over—we'll immediately remove the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the deck.

A mere mortal monster is not even worth a single hair of my own sword-wielding family's terminal, Cheng Ying!

"I'll upgrade the level 4 Tai'a and the level 4 Synchro Summoning Sword Master - Crimson Sky!"

"The effect of Crimson Sky activates, allowing you to search for or banish one card with the Swordsmanship trait, and then use C2 to chain Tai'a as Synchro Material to send it to the Graveyard. This allows you to send either a Swordsmanship trait card or a Phantom Dragon monster from your Deck to the Graveyard!"

"Following the principle of 'late to the party,' I use the effect of c2 Tai'a to send Dark Heavenly Might [Heavenly Might Dragon - Great Harmony Coiled Dragon] to the graveyard, and the effect of c1 Chixiao adds [Great Spirit Peak Xiangjian Gate] from the deck to my hand."

"We could actually take a different approach here, but since the kill threshold is already high enough, we won't waste time building more boards."

You Ye glanced at the venue and then smiled.

"Senior, something's not right! Sister Sheng has a monster with 1300 points, and your attack power is only 7200. You can't defeat Sister Sheng's 6800 HP!"

After taking a look around the venue, Bai Yun'er asked You Ye a question.

Sheng Ning was equally puzzled, wondering what You Ye was up to and why he had said such a thing.

"It's very simple. When I make my next move, the monsters on its field will be gone, which will also give Tianwei Axis more of a sense of involvement."

Youye gave a reply and then continued operating the system.

"Dark Might of the Graveyard effect: If you control a face-up monster other than an Effect Monster, banish this card from your Graveyard, and target 'Ancient Gear Dragon' on her field. Return that card to its owner's hand!"