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Chapter 445: A Cornered Beast's Fightback
Chapter 445: A Cornered Beast's Fightback
Victory. You Xuan had won.
The outcome of the duel seemed clear. The green light vortex began to shrink, and the triple barrier seemed to collapse one after the other. The light converged towards the spot where the adjudicator stood, seemingly signaling the end of the match.
Yet, even at this moment, everyone was still stunned, their expressions dazed as if they couldn't quite comprehend what had just transpired.
Had You Xuan just devoured the invincible Serpent God with his Tama Goose?
From a traditional perspective, it was utterly absurd, and yet it perfectly fit You Xuan's character. Especially after his semifinal match against Kaiba, the scene felt oddly familiar.
"Brother, did You Xuan win?"
Kepura looked up at Kaiba in a daze. He saw that his brother still maintained his nonchalant demeanor, his arms crossed, but a smile was tugging at the corners of his mouth.
Seto Kaiba was not one to easily reveal his thoughts. Despite his arrogance and dramatic tendencies, always spouting cryptic lines and bursting into triplicate laughter, he rarely let others see through him.
But as his closest kin, Kepura could read his brother's face at this moment—he was genuinely happy.
It had been many years since Kepura had seen his brother this genuinely joyful. It seemed that even the gloom from his semifinal loss had been swept away.
As he watched the Lava Golem devour the Serpent God, he couldn't help but feel a sense of balance restored.
The CEO of Kaiba Corp. could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but the Serpent God player's mindset had crumbled.
His Serpent God, with its infinite attack power and a host of immunity effects, was one of the twelve evil gods!
And it had just been eaten. Who could believe it?
Moreover, his victory condition was entirely dependent on the special effect of the Serpent God, so the Lava Golem devouring it directly led to his defeat.
To be devoured by the opponent was unprecedented, even for the Lava Golem. And to be consumed as such exquisite nourishment in a duel to decide the world's fate, the final blow was, without a doubt, landed by the Iron Oaf once again.
And this was despite the presence of heavyweights like the Winged Dragon of Ra. After lying low for so many years, its grand return to the dueling world had not gone as expected—it had failed to secure the spotlight, overshadowed yet again by the Iron Oaf's MVP performance.
As the duel concluded, the projection on the field didn't disappear immediately. The Lava Golem, having delivered the finishing blow, stood tall on the opponent's field, rubbing its belly. Its abstract face seemed to wear an expression of satisfaction, as if it was saying, "Evil gods truly are nutritious. This is the first time I've devoured such high-quality prey—the taste is exquisite!"
"Awesome!"
Yugi leaped onto the stage, eager to congratulate You Xuan.
"You Xuan, you're a god! Is there anything you can't do? You're ridiculously strong!"
Kaiba remained silent but couldn't help letting out a soft chuckle, as if to say that this was more like it—his man was showing the kingly aura befitting a victor.
"So, that evil god is finished, right?" Kepura looked towards the opponent's side.
You Xuan, however, didn't put down his Duel Disk. His eyes remained alert, fixed on the adjudicator.
In the Orichalcos Barrier, the loser would have their soul extracted—this was a fundamental rule of duels initiated with the barrier. Usually, that was the case.
But this time, the opponent was special.
The adjudicator was the embodiment of the Serpent God itself. Logically, the souls lost within the barrier would ultimately be absorbed by the Serpent God, becoming nourishment, and this included Dazzi, who had once served as its spokesperson.
However, the current duel involved the Serpent God itself. If the barrier extracted its soul, wouldn't it be a case of "eating oneself"?
Breaking free from the constraints of a mortal vessel, the pitch-black fissure in the air resembled a startling scar. The darkness rent space asunder, and from it emerged not mere light and shadow, but chaos that threatened to engulf the world.
The colossal Serpent God, entwined with lightning and infernal flames, had scales that flickered with an ominous, eerie light. Its eyes were like two massive black holes, filled with rage and hatred, surveying the world that was about to become its hunting ground.
The God of Orichalcos had arrived!
It seemed that when dueling failed, the Serpent God decided to resort to brute force.
However, even though the soul-absorbing effect of the Orichalcos Barrier had no impact on the true Serpent God, the real damage inflicted during the duel could not be ignored.
You Xuan had anticipated the possibility that the Orichalcos Barrier might not be effective, so during this duel, he had also unleashed his full power of darkness.
Although the Serpent God, in its half-resurrected state, had not been directly defeated through dueling like a typical duelist, it had still sustained severe injuries during the match.
Its forceful revelation of its true form was a desperate move, a last-ditch effort.
Even in its weakened state, the Serpent God exuded a terrifying aura. Its arrival felt like that of a harbinger of doom, and its colossal, writhing serpentine body struck fear into the hearts of all who beheld it.
Kaiba was the quickest to react, immediately activating his Duel Disk.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!!"
Without further ado, the CEO played his strongest trump card. The strongest dragon of light, revered as a god in ancient Egypt, rose like a blue sun. Its metallic body unfolded, its sacred azure radiance striving to counter the darkness of the Serpent God.
The God of Orichalcos let out a sharp, angry roar.
"A mere white dragon dares to stand against the darkness of this era?"
As the Blue-Eyes White Dragon ascended, it fired a beam of light from its mouth, aimed directly at the Serpent God. However, the Serpent God showed no intention of evading. Its eyes turned crimson, and the beam of light collided with an invisible barrier just a dozen meters in front of it, creating a rippling explosion.
The Serpent God roared and lunged forward, baring its sharp fangs like blades, aiming for the neck of the dragon of light.
It moved with incredible speed. But just as it reached the halfway point, it sensed a disturbance in the air to its side. It turned its head and saw that Chaos Soldier had unsheathed its sword, and a sword energy capable of cleaving dimensions was slicing towards its serpentine body.
"You insignificant swordsman!"
The God of Orichalcos bellowed, its lengthy body suddenly coiling and twisting. A wave of black energy burst forth from its tail, colliding with the chaotic sword energy in midair. The sword energy was instantly shredded, and the residual wave of darkness continued unabated, surging back towards Chaos Soldier.
Chaos Soldier hastily raised his shield to block. The overwhelming force slammed into his shield, causing him to grunt and stumble backward, nearly losing his grip on the shield. Even he was startled by the sheer power.
In its half-resurrected state, the Serpent God, empowered by its blood skin, could unleash such terrifying strength with a casual counterstrike. One could only imagine the devastation it would wreak if it were at full strength.
At that moment, a beam of golden light shot towards the sky. You Xuan retrieved the Illusion God card, freshly fused during the duel, from his Graveyard and slammed it onto his Duel Disk.
In the instant that the card touched the Duel Disk, an endless surge of electricity erupted from it, visible to the naked eye.
From within the black clouds, a blinding golden light erupted, reaching thousands of feet into the sky!
(End of Chapter)
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