Chapter 518: The Demise of Dark Demon in the Netherworld (15k)
In just a blink of an eye, that ice mist transformed into a massive drill, piercing deeply into the purple smoke!
Although “Nightmare Space” was not dispersed, the “Remote Frost Sprite” successfully invaded it.
Angus Jeffrey’s expression slightly eased as a result.
Dark, on the other hand, showed a look of concern.
The control over the “field” between the two magic golems was clearly uneven.
“Nightmare Space” was too profound; even the “Mana Nightmare Demon” was still in the phase of adapting to the field, rather than controlling it.
However, the “Remote Frost Sprite” had an impeccable control over the ice mist.
When it performed the “Decapitation in the Mist” at Jeffrey’s request, its ability to manipulate the ice mist reached its peak.
The massive ice mist drill suddenly burst upon entering “Nightmare Space,” then turned into a ghostly blue ice mist within the purple smoke.
By merging with the “Mist Body,” the “Remote Frost Sprite” moved like a fish through the mist, evading the “Mana Nightmare Demon” which could not track its movements.
As the “Mana Nightmare Demon” hastily turned its head to search for the “Remote Frost Sprite,” the ice mist that drifted behind it…
Suddenly solidified into a sharp ice blade, cutting through its neck with a cold aura.
The “Mana Nightmare Demon’s” head and body were separated in that instant.
Yet, when Angus Jeffrey’s eyes revealed surprise, the “Mana Nightmare Demon’s” body suddenly fogged up—it was an illusion!
To hit the “Mana Nightmare Demon” in “Nightmare Space”?
One would need the ability of “True Dragon’s Eye” to see through the illusion.
The ice blade formed by the ice mist instantly melted, and the “Remote Frost Sprite” retreated back into the ice mist.
Its original speed was incredibly fast, making it unable to move normally in “Nightmare Space.” Only by turning entirely into ice mist could it escape the constraints of “Nightmare Space.”
After failing to execute its initial move, it started looking for an opportunity.
And during this gap, Angus Jeffrey successfully activated the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” field card!
“Combining the ‘Remote Frost Sprite’s’ field spell with this field card will surely dispel the illusionary field! And once the field is dispelled, Dark’s magic golem will lose its hiding place.”
Angus Jeffrey raised the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” card high, releasing blue light that pierced through the thick ice mist, directly shining onto the ground.
Then, the layer of ice already present on the ground thickened under the influence of “Frozen Land of Li Yuan,” spreading from the Blue Side summoning area towards the Red Side.
“Frozen Land of Li Yuan” and “Remote Frost Sprite” complemented each other well, enhancing their effects when combined.
The chilling frost wind howled, rapidly lowering the temperature on the battlefield.
The Blue Side zone became an ice element’s stronghold.
Meanwhile, the purple smoke in the Red Side zone was gradually pushed back by the freezing air and ice mist, retreating towards the Red Side summoning area.
But in reality, the smoke was merely an external effect of “Nightmare Space”; it did not retreat at all.
However, “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” and “Remote Frost Sprite” indeed caused erosion to “Nightmare Space.”
Under the enhancement of “Frozen Land of Li Yuan,” the “Remote Frost Sprite’s” attributes improved overall.
It moved through the mist, quickly searching for the real coordinates of the “Mana Nightmare Demon.”
…
The countdown for the second stage decreased every second.
Angus Jeffrey summoned another magic card—”Crystal Guardian”—surrounding the area containing the Blue Side magic golem with hexagonal crystal shields.
This hindered the movement of the magic golem but also provided necessary protection.
At the same instant, he issued a command: “Decapitation in the Mist, target—Red Side magic golem!”
The front end of the ice mist instantly solidified into a sharp ice blade, silently striking the magic golem in the Red Side summoning area!
This sudden attack was extremely lethal.
Dark could no longer release mana to push away the magic golem in time.
But to everyone’s surprise, the ice blade passed through the magic golem’s body, and then the Red Side magic golem turned into an illusionary fragment just like the “Mana Nightmare Demon”!
Angus Jeffrey’s expression froze!
He suddenly realized that before completely dispersing “Nightmare Space” or capturing and eliminating the “Mana Nightmare Demon,” he would find it extremely difficult to locate the Red Side magic golem.
Such level of illusionary changes were effortless for the “Mana Nightmare Demon.”
The essence of “disrupting tactics” was to create illusions and false realities, confusing the opponent so they couldn’t act.
…
The ice surface created by “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” had already invaded most of the Red Side territory, with ghostly blue ice mist stirring within “Nightmare Space.”
But none of this was effective.
Angus Jeffrey urgently thought of a countermeasure, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.
Dark, meanwhile, took this time to completely calm the pain in his chest, then calmly reached for his deck, ready to draw cards as soon as the round restarted!
[Magical Beast: Ditto]
[Piplup]
“Ditto and Piplup?”
“Ditto can transform into a humanoid form to meet the dress code of the ‘Light Emissary.'”
“Piplup contains the ‘Bliss’ factor and can use ‘Soul of the Moon Goddess I’ to evolve into ‘Moon Goddess.'”
“The former is hard to use due to Ditto’s low mana value of only 100 points.”
“But the latter is enough to break the deadlock!”
Dark’s mind raced.
He originally planned to evolve the Imp Beast into Black Diarumon and then arm-evolve it.
But now, with Piplup in hand, he no longer needed it.
Without hesitation, Dark began to summon!
“Mana Nightmare Demon!”
“Miyao—”
Just a reminder, the “Mana Nightmare Demon” responded to Dark’s request as if reading his mind.
Three seconds later, the summoning light released from Piplup’s card fell into “Nightmare Space.”
Suddenly, several streams of ice mist attacked from all directions, surrounding the summoning point.
But nothing appeared there!
Piplup’s actual summoning coordinates were higher up and were already covered by the illusion.
The “Mana Nightmare Demon” held Piplup in its arms, freely flying in “Nightmare Space,” dragging the Red Side magic golem with a tentacle, much like a mother pushing a baby carriage.
Seeing Piplup safe, Dark immediately started the summoning of “Soul of the Moon Goddess I” after the cooldown ended.
In the Blue Side summoning area, a new summoning array appeared.
After drawing two new magic cards, Angus Jeffrey’s face brightened as he summoned a four-star magic golem—”Remote Frost Sprite”!
On the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan,” any “Remote” ice-type magic golem not exceeding the second tier could be normally summoned.
Moreover, “Remote Frost Sprite” possessed the ultimate skill “Heart of Ice Element.”
Upon appearing in the Blue Side summoning area, it absorbed dense ice elements into its body.
Originally resembling a mere snowflake, “Remote Frost Sprite” rapidly grew, sprouting countless ice thorns from its core, intertwining into a giant ice ball.
Its mana value, starting from 1000, steadily increased.
In just ten seconds, it could reach a maximum of 3000 mana points.
Its size would also expand to a diameter of three meters!
Dark was deeply impressed by this purely magical-burst type magic golem. Whether it was “Blizzard,” “Frost Bramble Array,” or “Freezing Ray,” all were range-based ultimate skills of the ice attribute.
Though the “Mana Nightmare Demon” concealed itself in “Nightmare Space,” its physical form still existed and could be affected by range-based ultimate skills.
Creating illusions usually consumed a lot of mana.
Angus Jeffrey must have judged that the “Mana Nightmare Demon’s” mana was nearly depleted, intending to use a large-scale magical burst to eliminate it!
Once the “Mana Nightmare Demon” left any traces in “Nightmare Space,” the “Remote Frost Sprite’s” “Decapitation in the Mist” would swiftly follow.
After summoning “Remote Frost Sprite,” Angus Jeffrey didn’t stop.
Activating another magic card, he erected a towering ice tower in the Blue Side summoning area!
The tower stood five to six meters tall, with its tip reaching the height of the competitors’ platform.
For a moment, it was unclear whether it was a magic golem, a prop, or a spell.
Dark’s knowledge base lacked information about this ice tower, making it difficult to assess.
But his summoning was complete.
“Gathered prayers become the new silver moonlight, shine brightly, armed evolution—Moon Goddess!”
The virtual image of the “Soul of the Moon Goddess” appeared behind Piplup, embracing it with open arms.
The “Mana Nightmare Demon” quietly withdrew.
The illusion cast on Piplup was instantly shattered by the intense power of the “Soul of the Moon Goddess.”
Piplup’s true form appeared before everyone for the first time.
But in just an instant, a huge silver mirror appeared behind the virtual image of the “Soul of the Moon Goddess,” releasing intense light that immediately enveloped Piplup, continuously penetrating it and granting it temporary evolutionary power.
In the silver moonlight, Piplup’s life form underwent drastic changes.
Gradually stretching from a small sealion into a slender human form.
With a clear gender, it presented a near-female appearance after evolving.
Outline.
From beneath the purple mask, lips and chin revealed were sensuous yet delicate.
As each piece of silver armor emerged around its body, it immediately spread its arms, beginning to wear the armor.
The silver armor tightly adhered along the graceful curves, perfectly presenting the lines of its torso.
The helmet on its head and the cylindrical sensors on both ears formed a V-shaped structure; the silver mirror flew to its chest, shrinking into a heart-protecting mirror engraved with mysterious runes.
“Mo!”
“Piplup” let out an excited cry.
Although it was not the first time it had undergone an armed evolution, every attempt brought it a new feeling.
The exhilarating sense of comprehensive evolution could never be fully experienced no matter how many times it happened.
This form of evolution could slightly compensate for its long-standing regret of not being able to evolve into a Western Sea Nymph.
Of course, at this moment, it wasn’t the right time to think about these things.
Its slender eyes suddenly focused.
At this moment, “Piplup” had completely evolved into “Moon Goddess”!
…
The powerful aura of the six-star golem rapidly spread out.
Under the passive skill “Divine Rank Armed,” “Moon Goddess” not only gained an elevation in rank.
It also became immune to most targeted transformation-type ultimate skills, with its magical attack and defense increasing by a full 1000 points each.
This made the magical attack and defense of this six-star golem reach a terrifying value of 4000 points!
This was clearly the three stats possessed by a perfect eight-star golem.
It relied on its built-in floating ability to hover in the air, with its slender limbs emitting a faint silvery glow like moonlight.
Its gaze swept over the ice fog spreading below, as if overlooking the world.
Just like the physical entity of “Mana Nightmare Demon” hadn’t vanished, even though “Remote Frost Sprite” had merged into the ice fog, its body still existed within the fog and would be affected by area-of-effect ultimate skills.
“Mana Nightmare Demon” also possessed area-of-effect ultimate skills.
However, although the “Moonlight” summoned by “Moon Eclipse” was thick, unless twelve beams of “Moonlight” were summoned simultaneously, the range would still be insufficient.
Therefore, it needed to lure out “Remote Frost Sprite.”
…
But while “Moon Goddess” was pondering this, Dark pointed out another path: “Attack the Mana Guidance Ball!”
Since “Remote Frost Sprite” was hidden in the ice fog and difficult to capture, and “Remote Frost Sprite” was rapidly growing by absorbing ice elements, attacking the Mana Guidance Ball was the key to gaining control of the situation.
Unlike the Red Side’s Mana Guidance Ball being concealed by illusions, the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball was merely protected by a layer of “Crystal Guard.”
No matter what kind of magic it was, it couldn’t stop “Moon Goddess’s” assault.
What needed attention was that mysterious obelisk!
…
The third round passed in an instant.
“Moon Goddess” lightly touched the ground, causing ripples to spread like water waves.
Then it rose upward, leaving the range of the “Nightmare Space.”
Once out of the “Nightmare Space,” that sluggish feeling like walking through mud instantly disappeared.
Its body was light and agile, filled with concentrated power.
Without any gap, “Moon Goddess” instantly charged toward the Blue Side’s half of the field.
Its figure almost turned into a beam of silver light.
“Remote Frost Sprite” was charging up to cast “Blizzard.”
Suddenly hearing Angus Jeffrey’s shout, it immediately switched to casting “Freeze Ray.”
Its body slightly rotated, and the icy blue light shot upward, forming an arc in its movement to block the sky.
But its start speed was still one beat slower.
“Moon Goddess” had already appeared behind it.
Without using any ultimate skills.
“Moon Goddess” clasped its fingers together, turning them into a knife hand. As it turned, it slashed out.
A sound of “whoosh” echoed.
“Remote Frost Sprite’s” body was instantly split.
Then it emitted a sharp, prolonged cry.
Countless ice mists suddenly surged up, rolling back towards the Blue Side’s half.
The “Remote Frost Sprite” hiding within the ice mist returned to the Blue Side’s half, then exposed itself and accelerated desperately.
But at this moment, “Moon Goddess” had already struck “Remote Frost Sprite” with the second slash.
Cross-shaped marks sliced “Remote Frost Sprite” into four pieces.
Its body then exploded into magical starlight.
However, instead of dispersing, those starlights were absorbed by the obelisk.
“Moon Goddess” glanced sideways.
Then it ignored the desperately returning “Remote Frost Sprite.”
Only to see its right hand rise, and a beam of moonlight shot straight up to the sky.
Suddenly, a silver glow illuminated the sky.
Immediately afterward, a clear beam of moonlight plummeted down, crashing onto the “Crystal Guard” with a thunderous force!
“Boom!”
An explosion rang out.
Completely covering the “tick-tock” sound of the turn change.
The “Crystal Guard” actually cracked.
Then a second beam of moonlight plunged down.
Under “Moon Goddess’s” control, after slightly condensing, the moonlight, which was as thick as a bucket, struck the crystal shield again.
“Boom!”
The crystal shield shattered, and the fragmented magic power was also sucked into the obelisk.
“Get up!”
Angus Jeffrey from the Blue Side’s competitor platform suddenly shouted loudly.
With the fourth round’s two new cards not yet obtained, he focused entirely on the output and manipulation of mana.
The Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball instantly moved, moving horizontally to dodge the third beam of moonlight.
“Moon Goddess” instantly narrowed its eyes, shooting out with just a touch of its foot, its right hand slashing like a blade toward the Mana Guidance Ball.
In the sky, the remaining nine beams of moonlight, losing their continuous control, fell like meteors, continuously striking the Blue Side’s half of the field.
Countless ice mists were scattered, and the ice surface formed by “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” on the ground also cracked layer by layer.
The effects of the field were thus affected.
The urgently returning “Remote Frost Sprite” received a heavy blow from the descending “Moonlight.” Its fragile defense of only 1000 points couldn’t withstand the impact of the “Moonlight.”
Despite relying on its “Mist Body” to merge into the ice mist at the critical moment, it still couldn’t escape the damage from the “Moonlight.”
Within seconds, it was truly “blasted to bits!” And “Moon Goddess” didn’t even look at it.
Following that, the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball, under the pressure of “Moon Goddess,” ultimately couldn’t dodge the “Moonlight’s” impact.
A huge beam of light suddenly struck down, scattering the magic power bestowed by Angus Jeffrey.
“Ah!”
The massive damage it endured caused Angus Jeffrey to let out a loud scream.
But the gray flame on his forehead suddenly shot up, making him extend his hand toward his deck in the midst of trembling.
With two new Mana Guidance Cards in hand, he began summoning in an extremely strange state.
A burst of magic power suddenly erupted from the ground, drilling into the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball.
The life barrier on the brink of breaking was repaired.
Life values that had fallen below half were restored to above half.
But the subsequent attack from “Moon Goddess” shattered the life barrier once more.
“Aah!”
Angus Jeffrey let out another intense scream.
His face twisted violently.
The excruciating pain from these consecutive attacks on the Mana Guidance Ball made his entire body tremble.
How could the son of Count, who had never experienced physical pain since birth, withstand such bone-chilling agony?
In extreme pain, his gaze turned to the Red Side’s competitor platform.
At this moment, Dark had already drawn two new Mana Guidance Cards. Holding one in his hand, he rapidly moved his lips, and soon after, a new summoning light appeared in the Red Side’s summoning area.
Appearing in the summoning circle was the enormous dragon egg that had brought nightmares to Angus Jeffrey!
“In the name of Angus Jeffrey, Mana Summoning!”
The situation had drastically changed.
But this was the charm of Mana Duels.
Victory and defeat could turn in an instant.
When Angus Jeffrey’s face contorted from intense pain, he managed to complete two operations simultaneously: remotely controlling the Mana Guidance Ball and concentrating on summoning Mana Guidance Cards.
This was something he had always struggled to break through, but now it happened unconsciously.
When the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball, dragging its fragmented life barrier, escaped “Moon Goddess’s” attack again, a second obelisk sprang up between the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball and “Moon Goddess,” blocking “Moon Goddess’s” pursuit!
At this moment on the arena.
“Nightmare Space” occupied the Red Side’s half, with “Mana Nightmare Demon” hiding within it with the Red Side’s Mana Guidance Ball.
The enormous dragon egg materialized in the Red Side’s summoning area, swaying slightly.
While inside the Blue Side’s half, only cracked ice surfaces and lingering ice mist that had yet to dissipate represented the incomplete disappearance of the field effect.
And Angus Jeffrey had no Mana Guidance Golems left.
Only two obelisks stood at different positions.
The first obelisk summoned took a hit from a beam of “Moonlight,” and cracks appeared on its wall.
The black light that had risen due to absorbing the magic power of the dead Mana Guidance Golem had already faded, suggesting that this obelisk had repaired the Blue Side’s Mana Guidance Ball’s nearly shattered life barrier at the last moment.
After repairing the life barrier once, there was obviously still some magic power left inside, but not much.
Dark did not believe that the effect of such an obelisk was merely to repair the Mana Guidance Ball’s life barrier, so he remained vigilant.
The second obelisk that sprang up had subtle differences in design compared to the first.
But both obelisks emitted a foul and evil aura.
“Ho, ha, ha…”
Angus Jeffrey slightly relaxed.
The intense moment came, and his suffering appearance was concealed under the guise of the “Duel Field,” not revealing itself externally.
The arrogant demeanor he had maintained with his nose turned up completely crumbled, his bloodshot eyes filled with ferocity and hatred.
Dark did not know why this person hated him so much, attributing it solely to the influence of that gray flame.
Regardless, after revealing a fierce gaze, Angus Jeffrey slowly spat out four words from his mouth: “Netherworld Shackles!”
Then, from those two obelisks, gray flames suddenly erupted!
The gray flames at the edge of the field seemed to resonate with them, suddenly burning fiercely.
Chaos of flames illuminated the field, causing shadows to crisscross.
The gray flames emerging from the two obelisks quickly condensed into chains at an extremely fast speed.
“Selene,” caught between the two obelisks, sensed a strong binding force before the chains could shoot out, making her movement sluggish.
“Whoosh!”
In that instant, the chains formed by gray flames shot out from the two obelisks like snakes, winding around Selene’s hands and spiraling upward, then wrapping around her body!
Then, the two gray chains suddenly tightened, binding the slender Selene in mid-air.
Angus Jeffrey stared intently at the bound Selene, only bursting into a deranged laugh when he confirmed she couldn’t escape her struggles.
“Crack!”
A massive dragon egg in the red side’s summoning zone suddenly cracked open, and a baby blue-eyed dragon emerged.
Angus Jeffrey’s expression abruptly froze.
But at the edge of his vision, he suddenly noticed the figure of the “Mana Nightmare Demon” appearing at the edge of the “Nightmare Space.”
Then, this ghost-like five-star golem flew out of the “Nightmare Space,” heading straight for the blue side’s mana guidance ball.
The “Mana Nightmare Demon” floated neither too fast nor too slow, but it was more than enough to catch up with the mana guidance ball.
Angus Jeffrey quickly injected mana, maneuvering the mana guidance ball around the two obelisks.
The mana inside Selene flowed through the two gray chains into the two obelisks.
The black light within the obelisks shone again.
When the “Mana Nightmare Demon” pursued, a black light ball gathered on top of the second obelisk.
That light ball instantly transformed into a dark beam, hitting the unprepared “Mana Nightmare Demon.”
“Mew!”
The “Mana Nightmare Demon” let out a sharp scream, instinctively retreating backward and returning to the “Nightmare Space.”
Its mana was instantly depleted by that attack!
Dark’s eyes showed surprise.
He carefully observed the structure of the two obelisks. When the black light ball gathered, black light seemed to spread onto Selene.
Clearly, the power of the black light originated from Selene!
“Being able to absorb the residual mana of a fallen golem, generating chains to bind opponents, and drawing mana from them for attacks and healing…”
“What exactly are the origins of these two obelisks?”
Dark’s thoughts sank as he issued the command for the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” to release the “Light Hall.”
The “Light Hall” and “Nightmare Space” were not in conflict; as field spells cast by the same magus, they wouldn’t cause rejection.
However, the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” would be expelled by the “Light Hall.”
Two field spells were enough to suppress it.
“Roar!”
The baby blue-eyed dragon raised its head, and the sacred white light bursting from its suddenly spread wings converged above into a blazing sphere like the sun.
Snow-like light feathers rained down from the sky, rapidly melting the ice covering the red side’s half of the field.
Then, the white light aggressively invaded the blue side’s territory, quickly melting the already fractured frozen land.
Seeing the effect of the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” about to vanish, Angus Jeffrey’s pupils contracted as he performed a new summoning spell while continuing to control the mana guidance ball.
Another magic card in his hand glowed.
The “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon,” which could be specially summoned on the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan,” once again stepped onto the duel stage!
This five-star golem, standing four meters tall with snow-white fur and blood-red eyes like a giant ape, possessed strength no less than the “Mana Nightmare Demon.”
Its three ultimate skills were all effective.
Especially “Necromancer’s Curse,” which could weaken, paralyze, and move the opponent as slowly as a zombie, effectively rendering the golem useless.
In the previous duel, Dark dispelled the effects of “Necromancer’s Curse” using the “Dragon Egg Conversion” of the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon.”
This time, he could use the same strategy!
The only thing to note was whether the obelisk could release a second black ray?
Given that it was still absorbing Selene’s mana, this was highly likely.
Dark’s mind raced.
Although the “Mana Nightmare Demon” had depleted mana, this was actually a good state for it.
However, there was no opponent in Angus Jeffrey’s field worth sharing life with amicably.
And after releasing the “Light Hall,” the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” didn’t need to worry.
Even if the obelisk could release a second black ray, it would be useless.
Therefore, after careful thought, he immediately ordered the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” to attack the obelisk, aiming to destroy it!
The cracks on the first obelisk showed that both obelisks could be destroyed.
And the ability to bind Selene clearly required both obelisks to exist simultaneously.
As long as the first damaged obelisk was shattered, Selene could break free.
These were the most basic considerations.
Although the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” did not fully understand Dark’s command, it still took a step forward.
It approached the obelisk cautiously from the edge of the field, then launched a charge at it.
The “Mana Nightmare Demon” had purposely cleared a path for it.
But when it charged toward the first obelisk, the “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon,” under Angus Jeffrey’s command, roared and charged at it!
But at this moment, the effect of the “Frozen Land of Li Yuan” had completely vanished.
With just 2500 points of attack, the “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon” couldn’t break through the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s” scales.
On the contrary, with 3000 points of attack, the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” sent the “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon,” with only 1200 points of defense, flying away in an instant.
The “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon’s” body slammed against the first obelisk, but it immediately stood up, releasing “Eternal Sleep Frost” towards the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon.”
Frost with a hypnotic effect spewed out.
Despite being hit once, the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” charged forward and was hit by the “Eternal Sleep Frost.”
But before being hypnotized, it activated “Dragon’s Inverted Scale” with an angry emotion, dispelling the drowsiness.
This scene was a replay of the previous duel.
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s” attack power increased significantly, but its mind fell into a chaotic state after the berserk rage.
It unhesitantly attacked the nearest target—the “Li Yuan Gigantic Demon” was smashed into powder again.
And果然, “Necromancer’s Curse” was triggered, a pitch-black mana carrying a ghostly wail drilled into the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s” face, instantly stiffening its body and turning it pale from inside out, as if it had become a zombie.
Dark picked up his “Arrogance II.”
This was another magic card he drew in this round.
Using a low-level “Capital Sin Card” to allow the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” to regain clarity and immediately perform “Dragon Egg Conversion,” this was a strategy Dark had previously employed.
The “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” smoothly reverted back to a dragon egg.
However, this time, Dark did not have the “Arrogance III,” so it couldn’t hatch into the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon? Sin.”
But the thirty-second countdown for the fourth round had ended, allowing both players to draw two more magic cards.
Just as the round switched, a black light ball reformed on top of the second obelisk and then shot out a dark beam.
The immobile “Primordial Dragon Egg” was immediately hit.
A mere three-star dragon egg couldn’t withstand this attack; it was instantly shattered!
Angus Jeffrey’s laughter followed.
“Do you think I can be fooled by the same trick twice?”
His voice sounded hoarse due to continuous pain, but his得意 tone couldn’t be hidden.
However, the expected angry response did not come.
Dark Dimon continued to calmly draw cards.
During this process, the “Primordial Dragon Egg” that should have been converted into mana and absorbed by the obelisk did not disappear.
The white light illuminating the blue side emitted a faint warmth.
The body of the “Primordial Dragon Egg” reappeared—though slightly transparent, it seemed intact.
[Light Hall: The Baby Blue-Eye Dragon offers prayers, summoning the Light Hall. Light attribute golems reborn in the Light Hall take on an ethereal form.
The duration of the Light Hall is three minutes. The lifespan of the ethereal form is also three minutes and is unaffected by the disappearance of the Light Hall.]
Since there were no light attribute golems that died in the “Light Hall” during the last duel, Angus Jeffrey was still unaware of this field effect.
By the time he finally realized the problem, the situation was on the brink of desperation.
Once the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” transformed into this ethereal form
The dragon egg hatched within, and that obelisk before it would not withstand the full force of the baby dragon’s attack.
And if this obelisk shattered, then “Moon Goddess” would break free as Darke had anticipated.
By then, he would have no power left to reverse the situation.
Unless…
The grey flames on his forehead burned more fiercely.
Angus Jeffrey drew two Mana Guidance Cards from his deck into his hand.
He then flipped them open with a sudden surge!
[Ice Emperor]
[Ice Scepter]
A look of joy appeared at the corner of Angus Jeffrey’s eyebrows, and his lips moved almost immediately.
His mana was mobilized at an unprecedented speed and stability.
When the elementalized “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” hatched from the dragon egg, half a second later, Angus Jeffrey’s Sacrificial Summoning Spell was successfully completed!
In the field.
The grey flames on the two obelisks suddenly leapt violently.
The obelisks, which were originally not ignitable by grey flames, started burning from the bottom, and the flames shot up rapidly, turning the entire arena red.
The nobles on the circular corridor instinctively wanted to retreat, but after the flames reflected on their faces, they felt no heat.
“It’s cold flame!”
Amidst shock and curiosity, the audience couldn’t help holding their breaths, staring intently at the field, as if afraid of missing any moment.
Mixed in the red flames, the grey flames wildly jumped, and the obelisks turned into powder before their eyes.
Grey light emerged from both towers simultaneously, intersecting with the white light released by “Ice Emperor” in Angus Jeffrey’s hand, forming a sacrificial summoning array of burning grey flames.
With the simultaneous sacrifice of the two obelisks, the two chains made of grey flames also became ineffective.
“Moon Goddess,” who was bound in mid-air, suddenly broke free from the chains. Despite having very little mana left, she was still alive.
If she wished, she could summon “Moon Palace Gala” at this moment and immediately restore one-third of her mana.
But such indiscriminate healing skills always brought variables.
After a brief consideration, she abandoned the summoning and slowly fell to the ground from the sky.
She was extremely tired and weak.
Then, a huge black shadow descended from the sky.
Jumping out of the sacrificial summoning array was a colossal emperor penguin, as big as a small mountain!
It dived down from the sky, its massive body bearing terrifying weight, carrying the aura of crushing everything in its path.
“Disperse!”
As Darke warned, “Blue-side” “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” and “Moon Goddess” quickly retreated.
“Boom!”
“Ice Emperor” heavily stepped on the ground, causing the entire arena to shake.
[Card Name: Ice Emperor]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ????????]
[Race: Avian-beast Kin]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Mana: 4000]
[Attack: 3500]
[Defense: 4000]
[Ultimate Skills: Emperor Fat, Frost Throne, Imperial Hibernation]
Although it wasn’t a gold card, this eight-star “Ice Emperor” was the most得意 (proud) Mana Golem Angus Jeffrey had painstakingly crafted!
Whether in the past or present, once he summoned this Mana Golem, he had never failed.
The higher the star rating of a Mana Golem, the lower the probability of achieving top-tier stats for all three attributes.
However, this “Ice Emperor” reached perfect levels in both mana and defense, and its 3500 attack was far from low.
Just with these terrifying stats, it could easily dominate against other eight-star Mana Golems.
Moreover, its three ultimate skills were incredibly powerful.
The most core ultimate skill was “Emperor Fat,” capable of reducing damage received in combat, similar to how “Fat Cat’s” “Fur Coat” halves the damage taken.
While “Fat Cat’s” “Fur Coat” reduces damage by half, “Ice Emperor’s” “Emperor Fat” only lowers damage by 30%.
Yet, combined with its formidable 4000 defense, even a 5700 attack cannot penetrate its thick fat.
If further amplified by the “Ice Scepter,” which boosts ice-type ultimate skills by 50%…
This “Ice Emperor” would be invincible!
Even if its defense were somehow breached, its other ultimate skill, “Imperial Hibernation,” could swiftly put it into a “hibernation state,” restoring mana quickly during sleep.
The effect of “Imperial Hibernation” was similar to “Cubone’s” “Sleep,” dispelling all abnormal states instantly and recovering 20% mana every ten seconds, lasting for 60 seconds.
This means its total recovery would be 120%.
Though during this “hibernation state,” it can only passively take hits, swallowing the Mana Guidance Ball ensures it won’t worry about the ball being destroyed.
As for the last ultimate skill, “Frost Throne,” it’s a summoning skill that creates an ice mountain to annihilate enemies.
A massive ice mountain like a throne descends from the sky, annihilating all incoming enemies!
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After successfully summoning “Ice Emperor,” Angus Jeffrey’s entire demeanor changed.
He spread his arms wide and mocked, “Though the process was bumpy, the final result remains unchanged. The strong remain strong, and the weak remain weak. No matter what era, duels require strong individuals like me, not weaklings like you who lack even basic respect.”
Darke patiently listened to him and then said suddenly, “Is your era’s duel fought hand-to-hand and blade-to-blade?”
“How could it be, that’s the act of a brute…” Angus Jeffrey’s tone faltered, revealing an unexpected shock on his face.
Darke roared, “Moon Goddess!”
“Moon Goddess,” who had just exited the range of “Ice Emperor’s” fall, adjusted her posture instantly, transformed into moonlight, and slashed at “Ice Emperor” with her palm.
But as soon as her palm struck, her expression changed, feeling a soft force enveloping her palm, preventing her from continuing the strike.
Her attack failed, and “Moon Goddess” withdrew immediately.
Darke now had a clearer understanding of the eight-star Mana Golem’s defense.
He glanced at his newly acquired Mana Guidance Cards and decisively summoned.
But Angus Jeffrey suddenly erupted in rage, “Ice Emperor, summon the throne!”
The enormous penguin immediately opened its sharp beak and let out a long cry towards the sky.
“Beep—”
At that moment, it revealed a mouthful of sharp teeth, accompanied by a bright red mouth, instilling fear.
Above the sky, a massive vortex formed as countless cold winds converged.
From the ice vortex, a giant ice mountain over ten meters in diameter slowly descended, emitting a chilling aura.
The audience in the circular corridor erupted in surprise, some already retreating urgently.
When the giant ice mountain fully appeared, even the judges and commentators on the platform couldn’t help but shrink back.
Then “Ice Emperor” emitted another piercing cry, and the giant ice mountain slightly adjusted its direction, smashing down hard onto the Red Side zone!
“Yomimi—”
“Mana Nightmare Demon,” even in a state of low mana, showed no panic, dragging the Red Side Mana Guidance Ball toward the edge of the field.
“Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” and “Moon Goddess” stepped out of “Nightmare Space,” racing to either side of the field to dodge.
“BOOM!”
A thunderous sound echoed, shaking the earth.
The giant ice mountain landed, followed by an even more terrifying explosion.
Ice fragments from the impact, controlled by “Ice Emperor,” burst out in all directions, nearly covering the entire “Nightmare Space.”
“Mana Nightmare Demon’s” body twisted, entering ghost state, and several ice shards passed through its body, leaving frost effects that couldn’t penetrate its defense.
Suddenly, it noticed an ice shard aimed directly at the Mana Guidance Ball and instinctively solidified, blocking the direct hit.
Its mana value dropped to its lowest point.
“Beep—”
Before the noise from the ice mountain subsided, the bulky emperor penguin began charging towards the Red Side zone.
Though its steps didn’t seem fast, its stride was large enough that its movement speed wasn’t slow.
Each step caused the ground to tremble.
As it approached “Nightmare Space,” it suddenly lowered itself, its right wing sweeping across “Nightmare Space” like a giant blade!
But the wing swept through empty space.
“Meow, looks like not too smart…”
Summoned in the Red Side summoning area, “Meow” observed the meaty mountain.
It clearly understood why its owner had summoned it and felt a hint of excitement.
“Remove the “Nightmare Space”.”
Darke’s calm voice echoed from above.
Now, “Nightmare Space” had become an obstacle for the Red Side; once “Ice Emperor” entered, it might gain speed.
But it seemed Angus Jeffrey had never realized the true nature of “Nightmare Space,” treating it merely as an illusionary ground slowing down people.
“Ice Emperor” had only tested around the perimeter.
Suddenly, blue light flashed on the Blue Side platform, and an ice-blue scepter fell like a meteor.
“Ice Emperor” extended its wings, catching the “Ice Scepter” within, causing blue waves to spread wildly.
With the “Ice Scepter,” “Ice Emperor” not only gains increased effects and strength of ice-type ultimate skills but can also refresh one of its ultimate skills’ cooldown.
It wrapped the scepter around its body, ready for the next move.
The tiny-looking staff, raised to release another “Ice Throne” into the “Nightmare Space.”
But suddenly, it heard a cry, and noticed that the purple smoke was dissipating on its own. The red side no longer had any barriers.
Then, a small gray cat charged straight towards it.
Faced with such a tiny creature, it paid no attention and quickly turned its sharp eyes toward the “Mana Nightmare Demon” and the golem ball behind it.
But the “Mana Nightmare Demon” widened its eyes at this moment, and the three gemstones on its chest emitted an exceptionally glaring red light.
A beam of energy shot out from its body, piercing through the thick fat of the “Ice King,” connecting its life to that of the “Ice King.”
Then, the kind and gentle “Mana Nightmare Demon” shared the pain with the “Ice King” amicably.
—The remaining life force (mana) of both were evenly divided.
As mana flowed unilaterally into it, the “Mana Nightmare Demon” let out a joyful roar.
The “Ice King,” after a moment of stunned silence, roared in anger.
No matter how furious it was, it could not stop the loss of life.
The mana that had been consumed by casting the “Ice Throne” was reduced to less than 2000 after being evenly divided with the “Mana Nightmare Demon.”
An unprecedented sense of emptiness filled its heart.
Angus Jeffrey, who was always watching the “Ice King” mana card, furrowed his brows at this moment.
However, Dark Demon had never allowed the “Mana Nightmare Demon” to use this ultimate skill “Sharing Pain” in public.
Therefore, no matter how hard he thought, he could not figure out the mystery within such a short time.
Instead…
After a few seconds of contemplation, he suddenly turned his gaze and saw the “Ice Throne Staff” in the “Ice King’s” hand vanish into thin air!
The shock of that moment filled his heart with panic.
A beam of white light suddenly descended.
“Miaow,” the one who stole the “Ice Throne Staff” grabbed the staff with its right hand and caught the white light with its left.
A spear-shaped “Drive Unit” materialized in its left hand.
Angus Jeffrey slammed his hand on the table almost instantly upon seeing this scene, roaring, “Ice King, crush it!”
“Miaow!”
The moment “Miaow” grasped the “Drive Unit,” it retreated swiftly.
Meanwhile, the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon,” hearing the command, rushed past it and fiercely collided with the giant penguin.
“Boom!”
The collision of the “Baby Blue-Eye Dragon” was fiercely repelled by the “Ice King’s” fat.
It sat down dizzily but successfully blocked the “Ice King’s” pursuit of “Miaow.”
“Miaow,” which had gained some distance, injected mana into the “Drive Unit” without hesitation.
As mana poured in, a bright light condensed above the “Drive Unit,” forming a light badge engraved with a six-pointed star.
Then, it excitedly pressed the trigger toward the empty space ahead.
“Bang!”
The light badge shot out instantaneously, rolling rapidly on the ground and drawing a massive six-pointed star magic circle.
The “Drive Unit” then transformed into light and vanished.
A huge, red robot like a burning flame emerged from the six-pointed star magic circle!
…
“What is that?”
Whether it was the commentators on the platform, the audience on the circular corridor, or Angus Jeffrey on the competitors’ platform, they all looked bewildered at the six-meter-tall giant robot.
“An ancient construct?”
Someone couldn’t help but speculate, quickly gaining support.
But immediately afterward, they saw “Miaow,” who had casually thrown the “Ice Throne Staff” to the “Mana Nightmare Demon,” run excitedly toward the “ancient construct.”
Until “Miaow” climbed up effortlessly and entered the giant robot through its protective mirror, someone couldn’t help but change color.
“Miaow,” who successfully entered the cockpit of the “Light Emissary,” felt his entire body merging with the “Light Emissary” as soon as his feet touched the six-pointed star spell circle.
Then, his mana began to drain rapidly, losing a portion every second.
Realizing that his time was limited, “Miaow” did not hesitate to control the “Light Emissary” to charge toward the “Ice King.”
Although the “Light Emissary” was already tall enough, it still fell short of the “Ice King.”
Yet, the duelist never missed the mark. Angus Jeffrey sensed the threat and immediately shouted, “Ice King, dodge… No, Winter Sleep!”
Angus Jeffrey released his mana abruptly, remotely controlling the blue-side mana ball into the “Ice King’s” mouth.
Given that the “Ice Throne Staff” had been taken away, he decisively abandoned the idea of ending the fight with the “Ice King” and chose to “hold the line” instead.
As long as he maintained an unbeaten status, he could ultimately win with a stronger deck, which is the principle of “the strong get stronger.”
After swallowing the blue-side mana ball, the “Ice King” did not hesitate to execute the ultimate skill—”Winter Sleep.”
It stood still and closed its eyes to sleep.
Its remaining mana, which was less than 2000, jumped to over 2600 the moment “Winter Sleep” took effect.
However, after the sleep, the “Ice King” became a sitting duck!
Angus Jeffrey did not believe that Dark’s “Mana Nightmare Demon” could make the remaining half of its mana disappear again in such a strange manner. As long as it wasn’t such a bizarre method, the “Ice King” would remain standing, at least able to easily withstand two rounds.
During these two rounds, he could fully accumulate cards and wait for the “Ice King” to awaken, then counterattack.
But when the “Light Emissary,” controlled by “Miaow,” quickly approached and pulled out a huge crimson sword from the ground, his confidence wavered.
Dark Demon’s “Holy Sword” was breathtaking, making him instinctively feel that the sword drawn by “Miaow” must be extraordinary.
And, to be honest, his suspicion was very accurate.
“Miaow!”
(Release the如意神剑!)
The “Light Emissary” grabbed the “Ruyi Divine Sword” forcefully and raised it abruptly.
With “Miaow’s” mana draining rapidly, intense golden light burst forth from the giant sword, transforming it into a light sword.
The attack power of the “Light Emissary” increased from 2500 points to 3000 points.
“Miaow’s” face flushed oddly, but the nearly depleted mana reminded it not to enjoy the excitement of holding the sword too much.
Thus, it controlled the “Light Emissary” to lift the “Ruyi Divine Sword” without delay and slashed it forcefully at the “Ice King.”
“Miaow!”
(One cut in two, Ruyi Divine Sword!)
At the edge of the light sword, intense mana burst forth like flames.
“Miaow” stepped forward as it slashed, and the “Ruyi Divine Sword,” towering over the “Ice King,” descended sharply.
“Boom!”
The blazing blade felt no resistance at all.
The “Ice King’s” “Imperial Fat” seemed to have never existed.
The emperor penguin’s massive body was effortlessly split in two under the gleaming swordlight like gears.
Angus Jeffrey’s eyes suddenly filled with blood vessels.
“It’s impossible!”
Along with the scream of disbelief, came a terrifying pain like a bone-chilling drill.
The blue-side mana ball swallowed by the “Ice King” was extremely unlucky to collide with the blade when the “Ice King” was split in two.
The fragmented life barrier could not withstand the power of the “Ruyi Divine Sword.”
Not only did the life barrier shatter completely, but even the sturdy mana ball was sliced in half!
As the “Ice King’s” massive body collapsed into countless sparkling mana stars, the split mana ball was revealed to everyone.
The judge, who reacted late, showed fear and hastily blew the whistle.
The nobles in the circular corridor also erupted in a great outcry at that moment.
Even the dignified noble ladies were shaken.
Cheers and discussions filled the entire center of the arena.
Those concerned about Dark also smiled in relief.
But in the “Mana Duel Area” surrounded by gray flames, danger truly began.
Dark Demon did not relax his vigilance because of this duel’s victory.
He didn’t even put the golem back into the mana card, but kept his eyes fixed on Angus Jeffrey on the opposite competitor platform.
Since the life barrier of the blue-side mana ball shattered, Angus Jeffrey had been screaming in agony.
Dark originally thought he would gradually stop after screaming.
But his cries grew more agonizing, even sending chills down people’s spines.
Recalling the terrified appearance of the duelist who had lost to Angus Jeffrey in their previous duel, Dark subconsciously tightened his brows.
“Could it be that the initiator of the ‘Mana Duel Area’ suffers greater pain and backlash after losing?”
He did not act rashly, merely pulling the remaining cards from the slots and placing them all in his hand.
At that moment, the gray fire on Angus Jeffrey’s forehead flared wildly, dancing like a demonic flame in the wind.
Angus Jeffrey clutched his head in agony, and the gray flames spread downward, covering his entire body in an instant, burning ferociously around him!
The flames surrounding the area danced in resonance.
An indescribable “madness” atmosphere rose in the “Mana Duel Area.”
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