Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

The rules for dimensional summoning are very similar to the current dueling rules, but there are also some differences.

The summoning of monsters is not affected by star level, but the stats that each monster can perform are related to the spirit that the duelist puts into summoning it.

Hyoga translated it himself: It means that the duelist must consume a considerable number of souls for the monster to reach the maximum value recorded on its card.

This is similar to the dueling rules Hyoga used to have in the Underworld.

Additionally, when a monster is destroyed, the duelist will not take damage based on the difference in attack value, but rather on the numerical value of the destroyed monster at the time of its destruction.

This applies even to defensive positions.

Of course, a direct attack is much simpler; you can just calculate the amount directly.

However, Hyoga was not satisfied with the fact that in Shadi's Dimensional Summoning rules, Ritual Summoning and Fusion Summoning could still be summoned directly without physical cards.

The power of the expert rules established by the glacier emanated from his body.

He wants to change the rules of this duel in this respect.

I can't just accept whatever rules you dictate.

Previously, Hyoga was powerless against Pegasus.

But Hyoga is different now. Shadi's sneak attack cannot force Hyoga to submit directly based on strength.

However, Xia Di directly approved this rule change.

Shadi probably doesn't have Ritual or Fusion Monsters in his deck, so he doesn't care.

Hyoga knew nothing about Shadi's deck.

Whether in the anime or the manga, Shadi has never played cards before, and even before this sneak attack, it was necessary to confirm whether he was a duelist.

Therefore, there is absolutely no information about Hyoga's deck.

But even if it's unknown, Hyoga isn't afraid at all now.

Because he is already powerful enough.

Once the rules were set, Hyoga's brain worked furiously, and a large number of cards spun around his body.

Finally, the last forty-odd cards fell into Hyoga's palm, forming the deck he would use for this duel.

"Since you've made your demands, then I'll make mine. If you lose, get out of here and go reincarnate! Stop causing trouble in this dimension!"

Xia Di did not refuse!

Even if he had won, he would have left this material dimension and gone to the underworld.

The reason he is now trying to banish Hyoga from the dimension is because Shadi has certified that Hyoga's soul is evil.

The seven Millennium Items require the assistance of three good souls and three evil souls to help the Pharaoh's soul travel to the Underworld and completely liberate the dimension.

Shadi had already calculated that the three evil souls were Pegasus with the Millennium Eye, Malik with the Millennium Scepter, and Bakura with the Millennium Wisdom Wheel.

Hyoga was the chosen guardian of the Millennium Key, and Shadi originally believed him to be a kind soul.

However, Hyoga's earlier withdrawal of the Millennium Key's blessing prevented him from entrusting the most crucial information to Blue God and the others, leading Shadi to conclude that Hyoga's soul was evil.

Four evil souls, and the balance is broken!

Therefore, Xia Di decided that even if it cost him the last bit of his soul power, he would still defeat Hyoga.

Unfortunately, Hyoga did not accept the eighth Millennium Item he created—the Millennium Cube—and Shadi was unable to take the opportunity to pull him out of the dimension.

But Shadi never expected that Ecuzodia, whom he met outside the dimension, would be willing to help him with this favor... without even needing to sign a contract.

Moreover, Ekuzodia not only helped Shadi replenish his lost soul, but also directly forced an even more powerful force upon him.

Xia Di couldn't help but wonder how that otherworldly soul warrior had managed to anger this demon to such an extent!

That's incredibly reckless!

However, at that moment, a stable force field completely enveloped Shadi and Hyoga.

The rules are set! The dueling ceremony begins!

"Duel!" x2

[Glacier, LP8000]

[Shadi, LP8000]

Oh, I forgot to mention that the initial health is 8000 points.

This really does increase the margin for error.

"My first move: draw a card!"

Shadi randomly drew a card and placed a monster face-down on the field. "I'm setting a monster face-down on my back!"

As he said this, Xia Di poured a large amount of his soul power into the monster, increasing its defense.

Although the fact that it was on the inside of the defense position prevented Hyoga from directly confirming the values, the intense consumption of soul power on Shadi led Hyoga to guess that this monster's defense was no less than 2500 points.

"I'll set three more cards face down to end this turn!"

Looking at the "T" formation that Xia Di had set up on the other side, Hyoga felt that it was somewhat familiar.

Having consumed soul power, it shouldn't be one of those "Cube World" monsters from Blue God that have 0 attack and 0 defense and exploit bugs in the dimensional duel rules.

"It's my turn, draw a card!" Hyoga looked at his hand and found it quite amusing.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Angel's Charity,' drawing three cards from my Deck and then placing two more into my Graveyard!"

With a clean and efficient maneuver, Hyoga played a monster on his field.

"My attack signal: Summon the Millennium Primal Man!"

The power of the soul was not held back at all, directly bringing the attack power of the millennium primitive man to 100%.

[Millennial Primal Man, Attack 2750]

Although they didn't draw the Blue-Eyes White Dragon directly, the Millennium Primal's attack power was enough to make a test.

"Millennial Primal Man Attack, Millennial Meteor Hammer!"

The ancient man first danced on the spot, then took out a meteor hammer from behind him and struck directly at the covered card.

Xia Di didn't expect that Binghe would ignore his card and attack directly.

Are we underestimating him? Or is he truly brave but reckless?

"Open the face-down card! Trap Card 'Traveler's Trial' activated!" Shadi opened a card, and a Sphinx emerged from the card art, coiling around Shadi's body.

"The effect of 'Traveler's Trial': Each time an opponent's monster declares an attack, I have one chance to activate it. You must randomly select 1 card from my hand and guess whether that card is a monster, spell, or trap. If you guess incorrectly, the monster that declared the attack is returned to your hand."

Hyoga was slightly taken aback upon seeing this... It was actually a deck that could be used to discard cards?

This is truly unexpected.

Furthermore, [Traveler's Trial] is a continuous trap card, so you have to guess when Glacier declares each attack.

trouble!

This deck has a feeling of non-violent non-cooperation.

Huh? He does resemble Xia Di's image somewhat!

Looking at Xia Di's remaining two cards, Hyoga now needed to test how good his "luck" was at 7 stars.

"The one on the left, a monster card!"

Xia Di checked it and then turned the card over to show Hyoga.

"You guessed right!"

It is indeed a monster card, [Stone Golem]!

This is also a monster that can bounce off the opponent's monsters.

Glacier was startled.

So, what monster is Shadi currently playing against...?

The attack from the Millennium Primal Man finally landed successfully, flipping over the covered cards.

But then the ancient humans were swatted back by the paw of a feline!

[Royal Guardian Sphinx, Defense 3000]

The Sphinx, with its body and human face, is of course represented by the claws of a feline.

The attack failed to penetrate the enemy's defenses, and the Millennium Primal was naturally driven back.

[Glacier, LP8000→7750]

Sphinx...

Hyoga seemed to have thought of something, smiled, then face down three cards and adopted the same T-shaped formation. "Alright, my turn is over!"

It's time for the other side to play Yu-Gi-Oh! again!