How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

Despite being a body made of black mud, which theoretically shouldn't have normal human functions, Angolan Manuel's voice was noticeably hoarse.

But he seemed oblivious, continuing to shout loudly.

"Fusion Summon! His vicious claws will tear you to shreds! Come and witness this monstrous demon that crawled out of hell!"

"Level 8! [Evil Hero: Demon Blade]!"

[The Evil Hero Blades the Devil]

【8 stars】

[Demon/Fusion/Fire]

[Attack power: 3500]

[Defense: 2100]

Chapter Fifty-Five: God. New Universe Knight

The appearance of the evil blade demon is similar to that of a typical demon in mythology.

His helmet was shaped like an open hand, with sharp, finger-like horns extending behind his head, covering half his face. His entire body was covered in black, spiked armor, and his gauntlets protruded with claws made of gleaming blades as weapons.

With a slender figure and a pair of enormous fleshy wings that are longer than his entire body, it looks like an enlarged version of the wings of the Hellish Little Demon. However, unlike the Hellish Little Demon, the edges of the Evil Blade Demon's fleshy wings are sharp blades.

With only one card left in his hand, Angolan Mainyu looked at the [Masked Hero Acid] on the field, a cruel emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Battle begins! Change my [Elemental HERO Winged Knight] to Attack Position, and [Evil HERO Evilblade] attacks your [Masked HERO Acid]! Blade Storm!"

The evil blade demon spun in place, instantly stirring up the surrounding air currents to form a powerful tornado. Countless sharp blades were contained within it, and the combined sharp aura could cause knife-like wounds to anyone who got even slightly close.

"At this very moment! I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Duel Fusion] from my hand! It increases the attack power of Evil Blade Demon by the attack power of [Masked Hero Acid] until the end of the Damage Step!"

Angra Mainyu pointed at the Masked Hero Acid on the field, and immediately blue mist flew out from the opponent's body and was absorbed by the evil blade demon on his field.

[The Evil Hero Blades the Devil]

[Attack power: 3500→6100]

"Go ahead and take this massive 3500 points of damage!!"

The blade storm instantly destroyed Yuto's [Masked Hero Acid] on the field, and the remaining ripples, along with the blade fragments, swept over Yuto.

"Well!"

You Du raised his arm to block the flying blade fragments, letting out a muffled groan.

[Yoto LP: 4000 → 500]

"Hahahaha, how are you feeling now, Yuu?! I still have two monsters on my field that haven't attacked yet!"

Angolan Mainyu's laughter was full of amusement. Now that he felt victory was in his grasp, he wasn't in a hurry to have the Winged Warrior attack Youdu directly. Instead, he continued to taunt him:

"Tell me, what can you do against Winged Warrior's direct attack with a total of 1000 attack power, with no monsters on the field to act as a shield, and only 500 life points left, like a candle flickering in the wind?!"

"...Is your turn over?"

Lowering the arm blocking his view, You Du ignored Angolan Manuel's shouts and calmly asked a question.

Seeing that he still looked calm and collected, Angolan Manuel's high spirits immediately cooled down, and he stared coldly at You Du with his malicious eyes.

"You bastard, are you so eager to die? Fine, then I'll grant your wish! Go! [Elemental Hero Winged Warrior]! Tear him to shreds!"

Faced with the Winged Warrior's claws aimed straight for his throat, Yuto's eyes narrowed, and he quickly placed his last card into the monster zone.

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Elemental HERO Neos Elf] from my hand! Special Summon this card in Defense Position! Furthermore, the Neos Elf Special Summoned by this effect cannot be destroyed by battle this turn!"

【Elemental Heroes: Neo-Elf】

[Defense: 2000]

"Tsk, so it summoned a monster to act as a shield?"

Seeing the new cosmic spirit that appeared on the battle field and could not be destroyed by battle, Angra Mainyu knew that he could not finish off the Yudo in this round as he had thought. He clicked his tongue in displeasure and did not let the Winged Warrior continue to attack after the attack was pulled back.

But he didn't move; Youdu, on the other hand, had to keep moving.

"Activate the monster effect of [Elemental HERO Neos Elf]: When this card is Special Summoned, you can add one Spell/Trap Card or [Fusion] card with the name of an 'Elemental HERO' monster to your hand!"

"I choose to add [Fusion] to my hand!"

"Hmph! A pointless struggle! I'll end this round here!"

Ownership of the rounds has come to Yuto.

"My turn, draw a card!"

He glanced at the card he had drawn, his pupils contracting for a moment in surprise, but he quickly regained his composure.

That was a [Hyperfusion] image.

You Du remembered the dream he had before.

So that's how it is. Is this the time now?

"I open my face-down card and activate the Trap Card [Neo Sector Expansion]! Special Summon [Neo Sector Warrior Flame Beetle] from my Graveyard in Defense Position!"

【New Space Hero Flame Beetle】

[Defense: 500]

"Tsk, it's pointless to summon more of these weak monsters!"

Looking at the Flame Beetle that had been resurrected from the graveyard onto the field, Angra Mainyu frowned, not understanding the point of wasting a Trap Card just to revive such a weak monster.

"Meaningless? No, every card in my deck is meaningful. I'll send one card from my hand to the graveyard as the price!"

Shaking his head, Yudo rejected Angra Mainyu's assessment of the Flame Beetle. After sending the [Fusion] card from his hand to the graveyard, he slowly raised the card he had just drawn this turn and said calmly.

"Let me show you this symbol of the strongest power born from the darkness within!"

The moment Youdu's voice rang out, both inside the 'hole' where Angra Mainyu was and outside the 'hole' where Youdu was were seemed to be connected.

At the same time, large amounts of dark clouds gathered in the sky on both sides, with thunder and lightning surging within the area between Youdu and Angolan Manuel.

"Absolutely invincible! Unleash the ultimate power!"

"Quick-attack magic! [Super Fusion] activated!"

boom--!

A deafening clap of thunder resounded throughout the world at that moment. The ocean of black mud inside the 'hole' surged with waves, and the dark clouds gathering in the sky began to swirl, forming a vortex with constantly churning bright lightning.

"That is--"

Rin Tohsaka and her companions, who were far away at the foot of Mount Enzo, also noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky.

Rin Tohsaka looked up and took in the swirling clouds in the sky. The familiar scene immediately stirred up the lingering fear in her mind.

Her eyes widened, her voice trembled, and she spoke slowly and deliberately, as if desperately suppressing the turmoil in her heart.

"Super...fusion..."

The occasional flashes of lightning illuminated You Du's expressionless face.

"I will fuse five monsters: Elemental HERO Wingman, Evil HERO Evilblade, and my Neosoceratal Flame Beetle, Elemental HERO Skyman, and Elemental HERO Neospore!"

"what?!"

Under Angra Mainyu's shocked gaze, all the monsters on the field turned into orbs of light of different colors and flew into the vortex in the sky.

At this moment, Angolan Manuel didn't even care about the terrifying aura emanating from the vortex; he just stared blankly at Youdu.

No, you're using my monster as fusion material for your monster?!

However, Yudou ignored him and continued to shout loudly.

"The fusion condition is a total of 5 monsters, each containing at least one of the following characters: 'Neuro,' 'New Space,' or 'Hero'!"

"Fusion Summon! Level 12!"

"When all the power is combined, the stairway to godhood will appear! Behold it! This is the power of the Neo-Universe Warrior, who has undergone a complete evolution! Ultimate Contact Fusion!"

"Descend, [Elemental Hero God: Neo-Universe]!"

Golden light shone through the clouds, turning the surrounding dark clouds golden as well. A huge, handsome figure, like an ancient Greek sculpture, clad in golden robes, descended to earth amidst the holy light.

【Elemental Heroes: God of War - Neo-Universe】

【12 stars】

[Warrior/Fusion/Light]

[Attack power: 2500]

[Defense: 2500]

"How did you do that?!"

Having already used up all his cards, and with Yuto having fused the monsters on the field into God. Neosman Angra Mainyu gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot as he glared fiercely at Yuto.

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Super Polymerization]: This is a Fusion Spell Card that allows you to discard one card from your hand and use monsters on your opponent's field and monsters on your own field as Fusion Materials to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster!"

Faced with Angolan Manuel's questioning, Yuuto explained the effects of [Hyperfusion] to him in a straightforward manner, but all he got in return was Angolan Manuel's even stronger malice and hostility.

"Heh, so what if you can use the monsters on my field as fusion materials?!"

Angolan Manuel could no longer pretend to be the dark side of You Du. He let out a soft breath, as if he had regained his composure, and the wicked smile returned to his lips.

"A mere 2500 points of attack power isn't enough to deplete my health. Just wait until the next round—"

"Sigh, that's why you people always like to have wild fantasies."

With a sigh, You Du spoke as if stating a given fact.

"You have no next turn! God Neos's monster effect activated!"

"Once per turn, banish 1 monster from my Graveyard whose name contains the words 'Neo-Space Knight', 'Neo-Spatial Knight', or 'Hero'; this card gains 500 ATK and gains the same effect as that monster until the End Phase!"

Yuto takes out the card of Shinshin Uchiha from the graveyard.

"I have removed the [Elemental Hero: True Neos] from the graveyard from the game, and grant it 500 attack power as a Divine Neos!"

The phantom of the Sincere New Universe Knight flashed across the body of the God. New Universe Knight.

【Elemental Heroes: God of War - Neo-Universe】

[Attack power: 2500→3000]

Angolan Manuel: "!"

"Alright, let's fight! [Elemental Hero God: Neo-Universe]'s direct attack! Legend of Strike!"

Earth, water, fire, wind, light, darkness...

The six elements of the world condensed in the hands of God.New Universe Knight into six orbs of light of different colors. Like clay, they were kneaded and shaped by God.New Universe Knight, and finally completely mixed into a ball of constantly changing color, which floated in front of God.New Universe Knight.

Shen Xinyuxia let out a soft shout, clenched his right hand, which had been retracted to his waist, into a fist, and slammed it into the surface of the light sphere. The large amount of energy contained within it immediately surged out from the sphere, transforming into a beam of light like a breath that completely engulfed the figure of Angolan Manuel on the other side.

"Ugh—!"

[Angola Mainyu LP: 2800 → 0]

[Yudou: Win!]

A white light carrying an aura of destruction pierced through the 'hole' from within, eliminating the black mud that had overflowed onto Mount Yuanzang without harming a single person.

The rules of the duel gathered all the black mud in the hole, condensed, purified... and finally formed a large mud ball with a diameter of about 3-5 meters, which floated in front of Youdu.

This is his spoils of war, the contents of the Holy Grail after Angra Mainyu was erased, the corrupted colorless magic.

All the evil in this world.

"Okay, another thing that's hard to carry around. Let me think about how to use it..."

Yudou landed on the open ground of Ryudong Temple, which had been swallowed by black mud, and looked at the spheres formed by the black mud floating around him.

[All the evil in this world: S]

[This being is a collection of all the evil desires of humanity, mixed with the full magical power of the corrupted Holy Grail, and possesses an extremely corrosive effect on any Servant who comes into contact with it.]

He glanced at the super-fusion vortex in the sky that was slowly dissipating.

"Perfect, let you make the most of your last bit of value!"

As he spoke, You Du took out the materials he had previously kept on his person.

[The Heart of the Primal: A+]