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

The descending Blue-Eyes White Dragon, its power amplified by the soul power infused by the glacier, had already reached the 10-star "momentum" level and was now even more surging.

The entire spatial force field formed by the dueling ceremony experienced violent fluctuations.

But Xia Di looked at the blue-eyed white dragon without any change in his expression.

Hyoga looked at the three face-down cards behind him but still didn't react, and shook his head speechlessly... What cards did he face down?

Hyoga then continued, "Unfortunately, the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' summoned using the effect of 'White Dragon Paladin' cannot attack this turn! So my turn is over!"

The turn ends directly from the battle level.

Hyoga is now empty-handed, with three monsters on the field and only one face-down card left.

Shadi only had one card left in his hand, but it was an open card, [Soldier Stone Golem]. Although there were no monsters on the field, he still had three face-down cards.

I have a feeling that I'll be manipulated in various ways.

But since Blue-Eyes White Dragon has already entered the field, even if it is bounced back into the hand, according to the rules of Dimensional Duel, summoning it directly would be enough to destroy all of Shadi's monsters.

Shadi doesn't have a god, so how could he possibly print a card and kill me instantly?

Oh, it seems like black holes can do that.

Hyoga felt he couldn't be that unlucky.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Shadi did not draw the Black Hole, but when the card was drawn, the soul power surging from Shadi was even more intense than when Hyoga summoned the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

So he drew his Tamashii?

But shouldn't that [Royal Guardian Sphinx] be his Tamashi?

Even Hyoga thought that Shadi was the spirit of that card!

"I activate the Trap Card 'Cry of the Living Dead' to Special Summon 'Royal Guardian Sphinx'!"

As Shadi called out, a gate connecting to the underworld opened, and the sphinx, which was not small in size, was about to return to the mortal world.

A Sphinx with 3000 defense points is too troublesome!

Furthermore, Hyoga was very confused when he saw that Shadi had only Special Summoned this monster during his turn.

Because if you Special Summon Sphinx before the end of Hyoga's turn, then Shadi can use Sphinx's effect during his own turn to set it face down and then unseal it, bouncing all of Hyoga's monsters back into his hand...

However, he can't use this combo when he uses a Special Summon during his own turn!

The glacier is confused!

When the sphinx successfully jumped out, Glacier was even more confused.

[Royal Guardian Sphinx, Attack Power 0]

Xia Di not only made it attack the surface, but also didn't add even a trace of soul power to it...

What's going on?

Then Shadi did something very simple, which really turned Hyoga's confusion into shock!

"I offer the 'Royal Guardian Sphinx' as a sacrifice to Special Summon the absolute guardian of this ancient kingdom..."

"Guardian Deity Ekuzodo!"

A huge circular pattern appeared on the ground and lit up with golden light, and a huge humanoid guardian deity with a golden body was summoned from underground.

[Guardian Deity - Ekuzodo, Defense 4000]

Eku...Zado?

Damn, if this has nothing to do with Exodia, then Hyoga should have eaten the Duel Disk!

"No wonder!" Hyoga's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, then he immediately shouted, "I said you clearly saw Isis hand the God Card to me, so why did you still dare to duel me? Good heavens, is this some kind of guardian deity in disguise?"

"Lord Eczodia, isn't this a bit much? You won't give such a powerful card to me, your contractor, but instead let an outsider use it against me? I'm going to be heartbroken!"

Shadi did not respond to Hyoga's meaning, but Ekuzodia's big head couldn't help but pop out!

"Pah! Don't disgust me! You're a liar who doesn't honor any contract, and you dare call yourself my contractor? Kid, kill him right now!"

Ecuzodia's second half of his sentence was addressed to Shadi.

Shadi will not be commanded by Ekuzodia, but defeating Hyoga was originally his idea.

However, Guardian Deity Ecuzodo is not an "overweight" monster and will not attack while in defense mode.

But it has another effect.

"Eczado's effect: Each time an EARTH monster is successfully flipped, inflict 1000 damage to the opponent!"

Upon hearing this effect, Hyoga scratched his head... "You don't have any Earth-type monsters covering the inside anymore, do you?"

Masaka!

Xia Di proved with facts that he was indeed the Masaka that Binghe had in mind.

"Scan the card, 'The Dead Resurrected'! Return, Sphinx!"

A cross representing the resurrection of the dead appeared in the sky, and the royal guardian Sphinx was resurrected once more!

It has a similar effect to using the "Cry of the Living Dead," but the way it's presented is quite different: one is done openly and honestly, while the other is done stealthily.

Just like Shadi, who was resurrected openly with the power of the Millennium Key, but now he is doing it secretly.

[Royal Guardian Sphinx, Attack Power 2300]

It's even a summoning gesture that indicates an attack.

This Sphinx, which will soon switch to defense, is something even the Blue-Eyes White Dragon cannot defeat.

So if the Sphinx keeps covering the inside with its own effect and then reverses the summon, even if Glacier still has 5000 LP, it will be wiped out very quickly.

"But it doesn't matter!" Hyoga said with a laugh, "You can only Flip Summon next turn. And I still have three monsters on the field. If I draw Titanic next turn, let's see how you win!"

Glacier's words stopped Shadi, who was about to activate the Sphinx effect.

Indeed! In such a desperate situation, Hyoga, who has already been certified by the God Card, could really pull out the Titan with a single blow.

But what if he can't gather three offerings?

Xia Di's eyes turned to Wan Shou Shen.

The strangely shaped Thousand-Handed God seemed to sense the pressure from Xia Di's gaze and couldn't help but take a step back.

"Sphinx, attack the God of a Thousand Hands!"

The Sphinx, which rarely attacks, seemed somewhat surprised, but after looking at Shadi to confirm that it was indeed the right person, it immediately revealed its ferocious nature and pounced on the terrified strange angel with a single claw.

[Glacier, LP5000→3600]

This would prevent Glacier from summoning the Colossus.

However, instead of being discouraged, Hyoga's eyes lit up when he saw this.

"Thank you so much!" Hyoga waved his hand. "I activate the face-down card 'Level Remnant Wall'! When one of your monsters is destroyed by battle or by an opponent's card effect, you can summon several monsters from your Deck whose Levels are equal to the destroyed monster's Level."

"The destroyed Thousand-Handed God was a Level 4, so I Special Summoned a Level 1 and a Level 3 from my Deck respectively..."

"The sealed person's left hand..."

"And the sealed Exozodia!"

Nani? ? ?

Ekuzodia, who was just laughing with a "cough cough", is now actually coughing!