Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

Jonouchi and Honda were quite surprised and went up to greet him, praising Bakura for being a hidden talent with such a high level of dueling skill.

To avoid revealing his identity, Bakura, who was controlled by the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, smiled and complied, then came before the referee to verify his qualifications.

Not long after, another boy came over. His hair was a pale yellowish-gray, his skin was dark, and his muscles were strong.

As he drew closer, the crowd couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Wait! What's that?"

"Could it be a legendary artifact from a thousand years ago?!"

"Who...who exactly is he?!"

Yu Che looked up and immediately recognized the man as Malik Ishdar, the leader of the ghoul gang.

However, Malik was even more insane and evil than before. With a smug smile, he walked towards the crowd, holding the Millennium Staff.

Seeing this, You Che roughly understood the situation.

In the original story, due to his tragic childhood experiences, Malik harbors an extremely dark and evil personality within him.

This dark personality has never been able to completely take over this body, because no matter what pain Malik suffers, his brother and servant Rishid will always stay by his side, bringing Malik the only warmth and affection he has.

However, in the battle with Yu Che just now, Lishid, who had angered the gods, fell down as a result of divine punishment. Malik was filled with grief and remorse upon learning all this, and the negative emotions that were growing in his heart finally gave the dark personality an opportunity to take advantage of him!

Therefore, what appeared before everyone at this moment was an even more insane and terrifying Dark Malik!

"Hehehe..." Holding the Millennium Staff, Dark Malik chuckled smugly, "Look at me however you like~"

"What you've been through is nothing compared to what I've experienced."

"Soon, I'll let you taste what true despair and pain really are!"

"Hehehehehehehehehehehe!!!"

The crowd's expressions were solemn and angry.

The look that King Yu gave Dark Marik was that of an enemy.

Seto Kaiba's gaze remained fixed on Dark Marik's Duel Disk.

Is the real Winged Dragon of Ra in this guy's hands?

Seto Kaiba's lips curled into a slight smile.

If I collect all three God Cards, I can defeat everyone!

And I will become the strongest duelist!!

It was getting late, and even though only seven of the eight duelists had arrived, the butler, at Seto Kaiba's behest, still brought the actual finals venue to everyone's doorstep.

"Seven duelists, I have something to announce!" After making the call, the butler solemnly announced loudly, "You outstanding duelists have fought your way through the preliminaries and arrived here—the Domino Arena!"

"However, the actual location for the finals is not here!"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

He continued, "Soon, the real final stage will be right before our eyes!"

"What...?" Jonouchi muttered to himself, "Really? If we just wait here, will the final stage appear?"

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom ————————————"

Suddenly, a series of loud noises came from the sky.

The stadium lights were also shone directly above the crowd.

Everyone was startled at first, and then they all looked up.

Bathed in the lights, a massive white airship was slowly descending. And on the silvery-white exterior of the cabin, two letters gleamed—KC!

"Whoa!!" exclaimed someone inside the castle. "Such a huge thing!!"

As the airship drew closer to the group, the English word "DUEL" printed on it became increasingly clear.

"Alright, it's here!" the butler announced loudly, his voice still clear despite the extremely noisy environment of the airship. "This is our stage for the finals—the Duel Airship!!"

Everyone who saw this for the first time exclaimed in amazement.

"Amazing!!!" Honda couldn't help but exclaim.

"This can be considered a spaceship, right..." Kong Que Wu muttered to herself in surprise.

As the airship drew closer to the ground, several supports automatically deployed just before landing to assist in its descent.

"call----"

A cloud of dust billowed outwards, and the airship landed steadily on the ground.

At this moment, the lights of the Domino Stadium also focused on this behemoth!

Kaiba Keipei proudly declared, "Hahaha! Its name is 'Duel Boat'! And our final will be held on this! That means the actual venue for the final will be 10,000 meters above the ground!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dueling boat automatically opened its hatch and revealed the stairs to enter.

"Please board the ship!" The butler stood respectfully by the steps and said, "The airship will take off once the eighth duelist arrives!"

With the start time of the competition drawing ever closer, everyone boarded the boat without waiting any longer.

Although the rules stipulate that only participating duelists can enter the airship, with the help of KC Group's second son, Kaiba Keihei, Kyoko, Honda, Shizuka, Mika Ryuji, and other "unrelated people" also managed to get in.

Time passed slowly, and just as the airship was about to close its hatch and take off, the eighth mysterious duelist finally arrived and took out six chip cards.

With this, all eight finalists were finally present.

With Seto Kaiba's loud shout, the huge, silver-white airship soared into the sky.

"Duel Airship!! Launch!!!"

Chapter 128 First Battle! Katsuya Jonouchi!

"Ah! The night view of Tongshiye is breathtaking!"

On the dueling boat, everyone looked down with excitement.

It was nighttime, and all the buildings were lit up with colorful lights. Looking down from above, it was truly a breathtaking sight!

"I never thought we could have a Duel Monsters Card game on a flying ship! You're amazing, brother!" Shizuka said with a clingy smile, clinging to Jonouchi's arm.

"Hahahaha!!" Jonouchi couldn't help but burst into laughter. "That's right! I'm now a duelist who can fly through the sky!"

Just then, Seto Kaiba walked by and said mockingly, "Looks like your joy has reached its peak, you mediocre duelist!"

Upon hearing this, Shizuka's expression changed, and she frowned slightly as she looked at Seto Kaiba.

"How dare you call me mediocre?!" the city eavesdropper shouted.

"Hmph!" Seto Kaiba smirked. "What a mediocre and ignorant fool! If you were to experience the brutal battle that's about to begin, you'd probably be frozen senseless, wouldn't you?"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, not understanding what the seahorse meant.

Seto Kaiba sneered smugly, "You should enjoy the sightseeing atmosphere while you can! For someone like you, making it to the quarterfinals is already quite an achievement."

Watching Seto Kaiba's departing figure, Jonouchi was furious.

It's one thing to scold yourself occasionally!

Shizuka is right here, and this guy is still saying that!

We're both older brothers, can't you show some respect?

After the seahorse left, the broadcast continued inside the boat.

“We have prepared rooms for each of the eight duelists.”

"The ID cards in your hands are the keys to enter the room."

"Food and plenty of spare cards have been prepared in the room. Please help yourselves and don't feel uncomfortable."

"The knockout stage will begin in an hour."

"Furthermore, the pairings will be announced at the start of the tournament!"

Upon hearing this news, the contestants stopped lingering and headed to their respective rooms to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Swipe the ID card on the door, walk into the room, and sit down in front of the neatly organized spare cards.

At this moment, three Disruptive Spirits cautiously approached, holding up a card: "Lord Youche... we previously generated a new card."

"But then that thing happened, and I haven't dared to bother you since..."

"Now that Lord Yuche is preparing for battle, why not add this card to your deck!"

Youche was taken aback, only to see that it was another magic card from the Disruption series—Disruption Muscle.

[Disrupts muscles]

[Magic Cards]

[Effect: Target one face-up Disruption King on the field. Destroy all Disruption Monsters on the field except the targeted monster. For each Disruption King destroyed, the targeted monster gains 1000 ATK.]

Looking at the new card in his hand, Yu Che guessed that it was a card derived from the duel with Kamano Daigo, since the core element of this card is muscle, and the monsters used by Kamano Daigo are basically related to muscle.

"Okay, I understand." Youche smiled and patted the heads of the three Disruptors.

Soon, an hour had passed.

Yuche sat up from the sofa and inserted his deck into the Duel Disk.

Besides him, the other eight duelists are Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba, Katsuya Jonouchi, Ryo Bakura, Mai Kujaku, Yami Marik, and the last mysterious duelist.

Although the last duelist has yet to appear, Yu Che is certain that it must be Isis Ishdar.

With everyone well-prepared, they gathered in the hall, and the ultimate match of Duel City officially began!

In the center of the hall, a slot machine shaped like a blue-eyed white dragon sat there, possessing both the majesty of a dragon and the comicality of a cartoon character.

Once everyone had arrived, Seto Kaiba snapped his fingers to signal that they could begin.

The referee, who also served as the butler, dressed in a dark suit, explained the rules: "We will now begin the draw for the first match of the knockout stage!"

"We will randomly draw two numbers using a slot machine, and the players whose numbers are drawn will then have to duel!"

After each duelist received their assigned number, the referee pressed the button on the slot machine.

Eight ping-pong balls began to spin wildly in the machine, and the crisp "ping-pong" sounds continued...