Chapter 229: The Passing Legend
Chapter 229: The Passing Legend
The duel was swiftly concluded. The Orichalcos' barrier began to contract, the hexagram seal spinning in reverse until it shrank beneath the burly man's feet.
The soul of the sprite was drawn out through the green light, absorbed, and vanished without a trace.
Kneeling on the ground, the envoy remained shocked and full of deep regret—
—Regret that he should have turned and run when he first encountered this monster.
If given another chance, he would never duel such a monster again, not even for his life.
"A decent deck, but your skills need improvement."
You Xuan approached. The large man's body, now devoid of its soul, soon glowed with a golden light, disintegrating into specks of light that scattered away.
You Xuan bent down to pick up the deck.
Although his opponent's deck was strong, he could sense that their level of destiny power was not up to par. Even with the barrier's support, they were still a notch below You Xuan's current strength. So, while the deck he held was considered a top-tier one from the same period, it wasn't particularly challenging to deal with.
Or perhaps, with his consistent training and the empowerment of the sprites, You Xuan's destiny power was now only a notch below the experts in the original story, and in the entire dueling world, even without considering deck construction, his pure power already placed him among the experts.
So, to him, this deck was somewhat wasted in the envoy's hands.
But that didn't matter.
From now on, it would find its way into the right hands and realize its true value.
If the envoy knew that his deck would achieve even greater glory in the future, he would surely rest in peace, wouldn't he? You Xuan pocketed the deck, quite satisfied with his latest acquisition.
In truth, his current body was virtual, merely a projection of his consciousness into the Sprite World. Once he logged off, his body might just vanish into thin air in the Sprite World, so any decks he collected here couldn't be taken away directly.
But that was alright. Even if he couldn't take them with him, he could entrust his sprites to bring them back to the real world.
Additionally, while the envoy's deck was close to the upper-tier construct of the Green Baboon, it was mainly specialized with the "Green Baboon as its core." Its strength was derived primarily from the high power of the individual Green Baboon cards. However, the envoy's deck was still somewhat different from the upper-tier constructs.
You Xuan felt that there was room for optimization and adjustment when he returned. With some refinement, this deck should become quite powerful.
Apart from the deck, he had also picked up some small items.
For example, the fragments of Orichalcos, which he now recognized as a form of identification for those with a certain status within the Orichalcos sect.
But he had also found a blank card, which surprised him.
Blank cards weren't unheard of in the original anime. Often, they were incredibly overpowered. The earliest appearance might have been in the Orichalcos saga of the DM era, the blank card that Pegasus printed.
As everyone knew, the biggest advantage of blank cards was that they could become whatever you needed in a duel, as long as you had the imagination and creativity to fill in the blank with the desired effect and text.
However, not just anyone could print cards. Usually, you had to be a sea-urchin head and also a member of the Yu family, and even then, the atmosphere had to be just right.
You Xuan thought that while his destiny power had improved, he might still be a bit premature in trying to print cards. Having a blank card felt like a waste as he couldn't make full use of it yet.
But Da Hong soon dispelled that notion.
"That's a mission card," the Chaos Warrior explained.
"A mission card?"
"Yes, we've heard about these from captive minions of the Evil God in the past, but this is the first time I've seen one myself," Chaos Warrior continued, "Simply put, it's a tool used by the Evil God to assign missions to his minions. When summoned by the Evil God, the originally blank mission card will display an image, and the text below will provide simple mission instructions."
"I see," You Xuan said thoughtfully.
So, if instructions appeared on this mission card later, did that mean they would have some opportunity to learn about New Doma's actions in the Sprite World? If they were lucky, they might even be able to get involved.
If that were the case, then unknowingly, they would be one step closer to infiltrating the enemy's inner circle.
Of course, You Xuan hadn't made any detailed plans in that direction yet. Everything was left to fate. This included the mysterious incident in the fortress, where he was recognized as an envoy and even more bizarrely ended up as the deputy warden. None of this was his intention.
As the saying goes, plans often fail to keep up with changes, and no amount of planning can beat a stroke of good fortune. Perhaps this was also a form of "destiny power" at play.
In any case, today's daily mission was coming to an end, and it was about time to call it a day.
You Xuan picked up his equipment and stood up, leaving the building through the front door. All the demons along the way looked at him as if they had seen a ghost, doing their best to avoid him. They seemed more terrified than if they had encountered Satan himself.
No wonder.
The duel had indeed been quite loud. The Orichalcos barrier at the start had attracted the attention of a large area. Those who could possess a barrier here were considered high-ranking members of the religious sect, superior beings in the eyes of the ordinary citizens in the city.
Many of them then witnessed that high-ranking religious figure being pressed down and dominated within his own barrier. Eventually, a terrifying existence with infinite attack power appeared.
This wasn't the real world, and the duel wasn't just a virtual projection. A creature empowered with infinite attack power in a duel exerted a soul-level pressure on the onlookers. Just a glance was enough to turn them into stone.
Especially when they saw the scene of the envoy being turned into a mosaic by Glous' Insect, it would take at least a week for them to sleep peacefully again.
As You Xuan exited, a female demon boldly ran up to him and handed him a large stack of tickets.
"Sir, you forgot something."
"Hmm?"
You Xuan paused.
Weren't these the tickets he had paid to enter?
Since it was the Deputy Warden's money, he didn't mind leaving it behind. Besides, the demonic currency couldn't be spent outside, and he had plenty more. So, You Xuan waved his hand generously, "It's fine, you keep it."
The demoness forced a smile, "Please, you keep it. Honestly, we're not sure we can even accept it from you."
You Xuan didn't waste any more time with her and took the tickets before leaving.
From that day on, no one in Fantasy City ever saw that dueler again.
But it was also on that day that a legend was born in Fantasy City—a legend of a mysterious "passing dueler" whose true identity remained unknown.
(End of Chapter)
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