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Chapter 109: Power of the Phoenix
Chapter 109: Power of the Phoenix
"I summon the Phoenix God of Nephthys!"
Even Yu Xuan could sense that the summoned Phoenix God possessed a certain amount of power, but it was mostly due to the energy Xie Er had just absorbed from the statue. The card still lacked a spirit dwelling within it.
However, in this world, all genuine Duel Monster cards, be they light or shadow, possessed a degree of extraordinary attributes.
In a way, the monsters summoned by duelists through their cards were like projections of the spirits, and could be considered extensions of their essence.
At times, when a duelist poured their heart and soul into a particular card, they might naturally attract the attention of a spirit, leading to it taking residence within the card.
Thus, it was possible for an ordinary card to transform into a spirit card.
"As long as 'Orichalcos Barrier' remains on the field, the attack of all my monsters increases by 500 points," Xie Er explained. "Consequently, the attack of the 'Phoenix God of Nephthys' rises."
【Phoenix God of Nephthys, Attack: 2400 → Attack: 2900】
Judai fixed his gaze on the Phoenix God, a green light imprint glowing on its forehead, his brows furrowed in concern. He couldn't help but ask, "Can't you hear the cries of your monster?"
"What difference does it make whether I hear it or not?" Xie Er replied coldly. "All a duelist needs to consider is victory. The outcome of placing trust is often betrayal, and in the end, a duelist can only rely on themselves."
"No, that's not right..."
Judai wanted to argue further, but Seto cut him off. "You should worry about winning first. I activate the magic card, 'Nephthys' Hope'! Select one 'Nephthys' card on my field and one card on my opponent's field to destroy.
I choose to destroy 'Phoenix God of Nephthys' and your 'Elemental Hero Clayman'!"
The Phoenix God burst into flames, transforming into a fiery bird that rushed towards Clayman. In the blazing inferno, both their bodies turned to ashes.
The aftermath of the flames swept towards Judai, and he raised his arms to protect his face. "Whoa, you didn't hesitate to sacrifice your own monster!"
"I set a card and end my turn," Xie Er declared.
Yu Xuan: "My turn, draw. Due to the effect of 'Thunder Dragon' in my hand, I discard this card and add up to two 'Thunder Dragons' from my deck to my hand."
With two new cards in his hand, he immediately played another card from his hand.
"I activate the magic card, 'Hand Destruction'! Both players discard their entire hands and then draw the same number of cards from their decks."
As their hands were refreshed, the graveyard filled with a substantial amount of light and dark resources.
"Then, I remove from play 'Apprentice Magician' of the dark attribute and 'Thunder Dragon' of the light attribute from my graveyard! A wizard who controls the power of light and darkness now descends—
—Chaos Sorcerer, I summon you!"
Beams of light and darkness shot into the sky, intertwining as they plunged into a vortex. The chaotic energy exploded, and from the surging magic, a human-shaped figure began to take form—the Chaos Sorcerer made his entrance.
【Chaos Sorcerer, Attack: 2300】
"It's the power of chaos," Xie Er remarked coldly. "The students of the Duel Academy sure possess some extraordinary cards. I activate my face-down trap card, 'Torrential Tribute'!
When a monster is summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!"
The trap card flipped, and a azure torrent surged forth. The Chaos Sorcerer, who had just made his appearance, shattered into specks of light amidst the raging flood.
Judai: "Ah, Yu Xuan's Chaos Sorcerer was destroyed just like that..."
"It doesn't matter," Yu Xuan said calmly. "Then I use the effect of 'Trick Magician' in my hand, allowing me to special summon this card directly by discarding one card from my hand."
He sent a card from his hand to the graveyard, and a summoning spell unfolded as a magician with a question mark on his head appeared on the field.
【Trick Magician, Attack: 2000】
"The magic card I discarded to the graveyard earlier was 'Magical Blast Silent Swordsman'," Yu Xuan explained as he retrieved the very same magic card from the graveyard.
"By removing 'Magical Blast Silent Swordsman' from play, I can add 'Silent Magician LV7' from my deck to my hand," Yu Xuan continued. "I can special summon 'Silent Magician LV7' by tributing a Spellcaster-Type monster on the field.
I tribute 'Trick Magician' on the field!
With wings of silence, bearing hopes and light, a magician now appears—
—'Silent Magician LV7', I summon you!"
The Trick Magician's figure dissolved within the spell, and a white-robed magician descended, swirling amidst a spiral of light with a staff gracefully spinning in their hand.
【Silent Magician LV7, Attack: 1000】
"The attack of 'Silent Magician LV7' increases by 500 points for each card in my hand," Yu Xuan explained. "I have three cards in my hand, so its attack increases by 1500 points!"
【Silent Magician LV7, Attack: 1000 → Attack: 2500】
【Xie Er, LP 8000 → LP 5500】
Judai clenched his fist. "Great! A significant amount of damage!"
"Not bad," Xie Er acknowledged, rolling his neck.
Yu Xuan drew three more cards. "I'll set three more cards and end my turn."
"It seems you two are no ordinary students either," Xie Er narrowed his eyes. "In that case, I'll have to get a little more serious. My turn, draw. As I enter the preparation phase, I first activate the effect of the 'Nephthys Phoenix God' that was destroyed last turn. When this card is destroyed by an effect and sent to the graveyard, it will be Special Summoned during my next preparation phase."
Xie Er raised his arm. "The phoenix will be reborn from its ashes and burn everything to ashes with its scorching flames—Nephthys Phoenix God, rise again!"
A swirling pillar of fire rose into the sky, and the golden, shimmering wings of the Nephthys Phoenix God unfolded.
【Nephthys Phoenix God, ATK 2400 → ATK 2900】
"And at the moment of its rebirth, the Phoenix God's subsequent effect is also activated!" Xie Er shouted. "When the Phoenix God is Special Summoned by its own effect, destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the field!"
The phoenix god let out a sharp cry as it spread its wings, unleashing a storm of fiery dances that turned into a burning tornado, sweeping across the entire field instantly!
"To possess such formidable power," Judai commented. "But in doing so, you'll also have to destroy your own field."
"The effect of 'Orichalcos Barrier' cannot be negated, and once activated, it cannot leave the field in any form," Xie Er said coldly. "The endpoint of this battle is when one of us has offered all their soul tokens as a sacrifice. Therefore, only your set cards will be destroyed."
He waved his arm, sweeping over the four set cards on Yu Xuan and Judai's field.
"So, your set cards will all be destroyed by my Phoenix's flames!"
The phoenix's blaze swept across Yu Xuan and Judai's entire field, blowing away all four of their set cards. Among them, he spotted two "Sacred Shield - Mirror Force"!
"Hmm?" Yu Xuan and Judai exchanged glances.
Obviously, one of them was set by Yu Xuan, and the other by Judai.
"Hehehe, sometimes our choices of cards can be quite similar." Judai scratched his head.
In the original story, Judai also used Sacred Shield. Moreover, in an early duel against Titan, it was revealed that Judai had drawn two Sacred Shields in his opening hand of six cards, a feat unseen throughout the entire history of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
"It's a shame our traps didn't get a chance to shine." Judai sighed.
"Not necessarily," Yu Xuan smiled.
As the flames swept over the field, three of the set cards spun in the air for a few moments before resettling.
"What?" Xie Er frowned. "Why weren't they destroyed by the Phoenix God's effect?"
"Because one of the cards I set was the Trap Card 'Fake Trap.'"
Yu Xuan pointed to the Trap Card that was now spinning in the air. "When an effect is activated that would destroy Trap Cards in my field, I can destroy this card instead, and all other Traps remain unaffected."
In a real-life duel, the opponent could flip over and verify the cards that were reset. However, in this world of dueling, Xie Er could only rely on the brief glimpse he caught during the animation's dramatic flourish to realize that his opponents now had two Sacred Shields in their back row.
"As expected of Duel Academy's Trap Master, Yu Xuan. You anticipated the field wipe, didn't you?" Judai laughed.
"Two Sacred Shields, that's indeed an ironclad defense." Xie Er remarked. "However, I still have effects to resolve during my preparation phase. The card that was destroyed by 'Nephthys Guardian' last turn was 'Nephthys Narrator'. When this card is sent to the graveyard by an effect, during my next preparation phase, I can add one 'Nephthys' card from my graveyard to my hand."
A card popped out from the graveyard, and Xie Er drew it into his hand.
"I'll return the Magic Card 'Nephthys' Hope' to my hand."
Judai: "Ah, that troublesome Magic Card again."
"I activate the Magic Card 'Nephthys' Hope'," Xie Er announced, playing the recycled Magic Card. An image of the card appeared before him, bursting with dazzling fire. "Destroy one 'Nephthys' card on my field and one card on my opponent's field!"
(End of Chapter)
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