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

"Iron Knight is Joey's card, and Unicorn Horn is one of my signature cards in Duel Kingdom."

"I never expected you to be able to create such a combo with just these two cards in this duel!!"

"As long as you rely on the synergy of these two cards, your deck will never be completely emptied!!"

"I suppose that tribal jewelry was created for the same purpose?"

"You Che, you foresaw that our duel would end up like this, with both sides exhausted."

"But how do you plan to win?"

"This tactic isn't very effective."

You Che didn't answer, but just smiled faintly and ended the round.

In that instant, the lightsaber that sealed the pride and soul of the dragon vanished, and the powerful dragon card returned to Youche's hand!

"What?!" The audience was horrified. "The Sword of Light's Seal had only been sealed for two rounds! How could it have been unsealed?!"

Youche's voice echoed through the arena, answering everyone's questions: "The game, my true purpose, is to await the return of this ace!"

"Logically, the Sword of Light should seal cards for three turns, but because you previously activated the Time Goddess's prank, one turn was counted as two turns!!"

"When your turn comes, this card will also return to my hand!!"

"That's fantastic!" Wang Yang laughed heartily. "Would you like to use this card to settle this once and for all?"

"But the devil's iron bars can also become your own shackles!!"

"I have two more rounds to prepare for your attack!!"

"Round one, draw cards!!!"

Chapter 289 Unity, Bonds, Pride, Soul

"Whoosh——————————————————"

The moment Yoshihiro drew his card, the countdown to the duel began.

This countdown isn't just about when Yugi will summon Pride and Soul Dragon, but also about the number of cards remaining in Yugi's deck.

After this draw, he only had four cards left in his deck, three of which were monster cards recovered through Pot of Greed.

"I'm so nervous..." Jonouchi gripped the railing tightly, his voice trembling slightly. "There should be three monsters and one card I don't know what it is left in the deck... Is there really a card that can defeat Pride and Soul Dragon with just monster cards?!"

“Not only that,” Mai continued, “we’ve already used cards like Monster Resurrection, so it will be very difficult to revive monsters in the graveyard now.”

Seto Kaiba may appear cold and composed on the surface, but his inner turmoil is no less intense than that of others.

"My turn!!" King Yu glanced at the card he had just drawn, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Defense Position Summon—Giant Shield Guardian!! End of turn!!"

"clang--------------------"

The heavy shield fell, and the heavily armored warrior with amazing defensive capabilities stood in front of the king. With its high defense, even the Iron Knight, with the bonus of the unity of the race, could not break through.

Giant Shield Guardian

【Four stars】

[Earth Attribute/Warrior Race]

[Attack/Defense: 100/2600]

"Are you offering a sacrifice to summon a monster?" Yu Che chuckled. "But according to my calculations, you only have one Trap Card or Spell Card at most. With the attack power of Pride and Soul Dragon, I'm afraid you'll have a very hard time defeating it."

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"Equip the Unicorn Horn on Iron Knight Gia Freed!!"

"The effects of two cards triggered consecutively, and finally, the Unicorn Horn will return to the top of my deck!!"

"My turn is over, it's your turn, game!!"

Due to the effect of Demon's Iron Barrier, Youche himself is also unable to launch an attack this round.

Therefore, he did not rashly summon his final trump card—the Dragon of Pride and Soul.

"Then it's my turn!" King Yu announced. "Summon a monster in Defense Position! End turn!!"

Like the calm before a storm, neither of them made any complicated moves.

But when Wang Yang's round ended, the iron fence that imprisoned both sides shattered with a crash. At that moment, it was as if the horn of attack had been sounded, and the audience, who had been holding their breath, widened their eyes and stared intently at the big screen in the arena.

"My turn! Draw!" Youche shouted. "First, activate Unicorn Horn, and use Iron Knight's effect to return it to the top of the deck!!"

"Next, Special Summon from my hand—Pride and Soul Dragon!!"

"roar------------------"

The starlight shone brightly once more, and the giant dragon, gleaming with silvery-white light, reappeared with a roar. The intense pressure descended with a thunderous thud as it landed, and everyone looked at the monster with grim expressions.

【The Dragon of Pride and Soul】

[Eight Stars]

[Light Attribute/Dragon Race]

[Attack/Defense: 2500/2500]

"The effect of Pride and Soul Dragon!!" You Che announced loudly, "Increases attack and defense by 2500!!"

"Activate the effect of Reincarnation Decree, transforming all monsters in both players' graveyards into Warrior-type monsters!!"

"Due to the unity effect of the race, Iron Knight Gia Fried's attack power has increased by 800!!"

"Entering battle phase!!"

"Iron Knight Kia Fried!!"

"Attack the Greatshield Guardian!!"

"And then, the pride and the soul of the dragon!!"

"Attack the Greatshield Guardian again!!!"

Everyone: ? ? !!

Youche's attacking style stunned the audience.

But soon, some duelists understood his intention!

"What are they doing?"

"Wouldn't it be better to go and destroy the other monster?"

"Wait!! The Giant Shield Guardian has switched to an attack stance?!"

Under the astonished gazes of countless people, the Giant Shield Guardian was attacked by the Iron Knight. Since the attack and defense of the two monsters were equal, neither side suffered any damage from this attack. However, very quickly, the Giant Shield Guardian, which had been in a defense position, switched to an attack position!

With only 100 attack power, it will face damage of up to 5,000 attack power!

"What happened?! How could this be?!" Honda exclaimed in surprise. "Yusho clearly didn't activate any Spell/Trap Cards!"

"That's the effect of the Great Shield Guardian itself!" This was the first time Otogi Ryuji had seen this situation. "When the Great Shield Guardian in defense position is attacked, it will switch to attack position!"

"The purpose of 'Yao Che' is to inflict massive combat damage on the game through this method!!"

"Thus ending this duel!!!"

"boom--------------------"

A silvery-white dragon's breath swept across the battlefield, and in the powerful storm it stirred up, the earth rapidly cracked open!

A deafening roar rang out, and a burst of fire erupted in front of Wang Yang, sending a pillar of flame soaring into the sky!

The thick smoke billowed into a mushroom cloud, but it was quickly dispersed by the strong winds...

"Activate the effect of Kuriboh!!" Yugi announced, "Discard this card to reduce one instance of damage dealt by the opponent to zero!!"

The dark brown plush monster neutralized Yuche's attack, and since Yuche could not perform any other actions, his turn was forced to end.

When it was Yugi's turn, he uncovered the monster that had been covering the field and announced:

"Reverse Summoning - Holy Magician!!"

"Add a Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand!!"

A divine light descended from the sky, followed by beams of moonlight. A magic card that had been sleeping in the graveyard slowly rose and landed in Yugi's hand.

【The Holy Magician】

One star

[Light Attribute/Mage Race]

[Attack/Defense: 300/400]

The moment Youche saw the monster, he knew he had lost.

A large number of spell cards lie dormant in Yugi's graveyard. If you find any card that allows your opponent to draw cards, you will lose because your deck will be emptied.

But Yu Che was quite calm. He smiled with relief and said to Wang Yang, "It seems that the duel is about to end here."

"Yes, Yuzuriha." Yuzuriha smiled genuinely as well. "I haven't been this happy in a long time. A duel without any burden is the real enjoyment~"

Youche nodded, already prepared to lose the gacha draw.

But the card that Wang Yang played surprised him. It was not an awakening from the coffin, nor a card that caused him to run out of cards, but a card that had already been reborn from the dead.

By discarding a card from his hand, Yugi added the Magister of Unity and Bonds from the graveyard to his hand, and then resummoned it.

A dragon with an attack power of 5,000 and a mage apprentice with an attack power of 5,000 reappeared on the battlefield.

Standing beneath those beams of light, Wang Yang smiled and said, "The cards 'Wandering Magician,' 'Unity and Bonds,' and 'Pride and Soul Dragon' were all obtained from this tournament."

"And don't you think that unity, bond, pride, soul... are precisely the beliefs that countless duelists pursue?"

Youche vaguely understood what Wang Yang meant.

"Whoosh————————————————"

Amidst the light and the gust of wind, King Yu swung his arm, issuing the attack command, and laughed:

"Let these two monsters remain on the field to end this duel."

"May all duelists in the world pursue those meanings!"