This Hextech Duel Master is a pro at getting targets.

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!!

Then, Seto Kaiba's gaze fell on Yu Shuo.

“You Shuo…”

"My blue eye..."

"And the Sky Dragon of Osiris in your hand..."

I want them all!

It was getting late, and even including Seto Kaiba, only seven of the eight duelists had arrived. However, at Seto Kaiba's instruction, the butler still brought the actual final match venue to everyone's attention.

"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—"

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 the castle lord, "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, and other "unrelated people" also managed to get in.

Oh right, Shizuka, Katsuya's younger sister, is also here.

Although Jonouchi Katsuya didn't win the prize money during the last Duel Kingdom tournament, he became somewhat famous after the competition and participated in more than a dozen commercial performances. The pay for each performance wasn't much, but he was diligent and managed to scrape together the money for the surgery.

After her eyes were treated, Shizuka rushed over to watch her brother's match.

They met Shizuka when they arrived at the duel arena.

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.

That person was none other than Isis Ishdar, whom You Shuo had met not long ago.

Thinking of the scenes she had witnessed within the Millennium Artifact, Isis Ishtar's heart raced, but she remained calm and composed as she boarded the dueling ship.

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 150 Quarterfinals! First Match!

"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.

You Shuo swiped his ID card on the door, entered the room, and sat down in front of the neatly organized spare cards.

Soon, an hour had passed.

You Shuo 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, You Shuo 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...

Finally, the two balls were spat out one after the other from the mouth of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The referee held up a ping-pong ball with his white-gloved hand and showed the number on it to the crowd: "After a random draw, the first player drawn is - Katsuya Jonouchi!"

Upon hearing this, different expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

"Huh?! I'm the first one?!" Jonouchi was somewhat surprised, but also very excited.

Honda laughed and said, "That's great! As the weakest player, Jonouchi won't feel any pressure playing the first match."

"What?! What are you talking about?!" Jonouchi protested, "How am I the weakest one! Bakura hasn't even been learning dueling as long as I have, maybe we're about the same strength~"

Hearing this, the white-haired demon king felt a hint of disdain, but he still pretended to be innocent and naive, scratching his head and smiling, "Yes, yes, Jonouchi is very strong now, maybe I'm the weakest one..."

"Ahem!" The referee raised the second ping-pong ball and announced, "And the duelist who will soon face Jonouchi is—Yu Shuo!!"

"What?! You Shuo!" Cheng Nei was immediately stunned.

Although he didn't participate in the competition with the goal of winning the championship, he did have some expectations for his ranking.

Furthermore, he made a promise with Yugi Muto that they would have a duel when Jonouchi was ready.

But now...

The person the city is about to face is actually You Shuo?!

He didn't actually have much confidence, after all, You Shuo was the strongest top duelist - the Duel King!

Upon hearing the result, Wang Yang, who had already appeared, was somewhat taken aback. He had actually hoped to face Yu Shuo and Jonouchi separately in the Duel City arena, but now it seemed that this idea would definitely not come true.

A few minutes later, the group arrived at the actual arena of the competition—the top deck of the duel boat!

This is an open-air duel arena! Thousands of meters in the air, a frigid air current constantly assaults everyone!

The biting wind alone was enough to make it hard to stand, let alone having to fight in such a place later.

At this moment, everyone finally understood what Seto Kaiba meant by "frozen stupid".

On the higher stands, Seto Kaiba's lips curled into a slight smile as he let his silver-white robes flutter violently.

hum~

Is You Shuo going to fight a mediocre person right from the start?

Although fighting someone of this level wouldn't be of much reference value to me~

However, it would be nice as an appetizer before a main meal.

After all, our duel should be saved for last!

Hehehe!

At that moment, another fierce gust of wind suddenly swept in, causing almost everyone to instinctively try to steady themselves.

A biting, icy wind howled incessantly. Jonouchi, who had just stepped onto the platform, clutched his clothes tightly and couldn't help but complain, "An open-air duel on top of a duel boat! This kind of environment is really hard to comprehend!"

"Hmph~ An excuse for mediocrity!" Seto Kaiba stood high above, facing the fierce wind. "A powerful duelist must overcome all obstacles!"

"Only those who have undergone physical and mental trials and tribulations, and who emerge victorious in duels, can be considered true dueling kings!"

"Stop arguing! Time's up!"

"Let the duel begin!!"

Jonouchi snorted and had no choice but to unfold the Duel Disk against the cold wind.

You Shuo deftly displayed the duel board.

"Duel!!!"

A chorus of shouts echoed through the sky above Domino City, reaching tens of thousands of meters above the ground. Those watching the battle were not only the people on the Duel Boat, but also dueling enthusiasts around the world watching the live stream.

Seeing that both duelists were ready, the referee pressed the button on the side and announced the start of the duel.

A silver-white coin was generated by a virtual projection and kept flipping in mid-air.

The moment it falls is the moment the duel begins!

Chapter 151 The Scheme Within the Castle