Chapter 648 “Request for Subscription” Bride of the White Dragon [4k]
Despite neither side showcasing particularly outstanding tactics in this first round, their summoning techniques and the strength of their mana spirit cards were already awe-inspiring!
Especially notable were Pandora Dragon’s “Merciful Dragon” and Noah Sharp’s “Dark Night Dragon Magus.” These two three-star mana spirits possessed attributes akin to four-star ones and had extremely rare and practical ultimate skills!
If one were to cover up their star ratings, no one would believe they were merely three-star.
As Dake watched the duel, he quickly pondered.
Under normal circumstances, it was extremely difficult for a magus to refine such powerful three-star mana spirits, but high-level duelists’ mana spirits generally reached this level of strength.
“Is it the result of secondary refinement?”
He couldn’t help but think.
By deconstructing existing mana spirit cards, adding new materials, and refining them again without causing damage, this process was commonly known as “secondary refinement.”
Magi used this method to compensate for the deficiencies in mana spirit cards or to further enhance them.
However, the application of “secondary refinement” was very advanced, requiring a professional understanding beyond the ordinary to have any chance of success.
Moreover, if the refinement failed, the mana spirit card would be completely destroyed, posing a significant risk that most magi could not afford.
Considering the high cost and difficulty of re-refining high-star mana spirits, magi usually limited secondary refinement to the first tier and those with “Directed Conjure Formula.”
Of course, there were also magi who were very adventurous, deeply studying “all-or-nothing” scenarios and would engage in irrational behaviors.
Dake certainly wouldn’t do that.
However, the overpowered nature of “Merciful Dragon” and “Dark Night Dragon Magus” further solidified his determination to research secondary refinement.
But he didn’t plan to perform secondary refinement on his current mana spirit cards; the risks were too great!
His current strategy was to create new mana spirit cards using non-“Capital Sin Fruit” materials, and then conduct research from there.
—The mana spirits refined this way wouldn’t possess initial sentience.
Unless he mastered a special method to extract and preserve the sentience of mana spirits, he would never take those sentient mana spirits on such adventures!
“Moreover, the general materials obtained from dungeon adventures and masquerade balls can also be utilized.”
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When Dake was lost in thought, Pandora Dragon and Noah Sharp’s duel had reached its peak!
He gradually emptied his mind and focused entirely on watching the duel.
From the first round, both sides’ attacks and defenses were incredibly intense, so dense that it left no room for breathing.
Powerful spells, exquisite props, and unpredictable secret rituals!
With the assistance of various mana spirit cards, the intensity of the battle surged.
“Pure White Dragon Princess” was successfully bound by “Shadow Dragon” with the “Shadow Curse.”
However, even unable to move, “Pure White Dragon Princess” still used her dragon spear to slay “Shadow Dragon.”
Then, at the beginning of the second round,
Noah Sharp activated the “Black Dragon Sacrifice” secret ritual card, relying on the two black dragons in the field—“Dark Night Dragon” and “Shadow Dragon”—to complete a special summoning ceremony!
These two mana spirits, totaling nine stars, awakened the dark dragon known as “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” through this unconventional sacrifice method!
This was Yoah Sharp’s absolute trump card, aside from “Red Spine Black Dragon!”
It was easier to summon than “Red Spine Black Dragon,” though slightly weaker initially, but its ultimate skill—”Nine Shadows Lantern”—gave it a natural advantage on the battlefield.
Once “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” was summoned, every dark dragon that died around it would turn into lantern fuel, transforming “Lantern” from an inanimate object to a living one!
The living “Lantern” would inherit the star rating of the dead dark dragon, with its stats rising in sync with the star rating. Its sole ultimate skill—”Nine Shadows Fire”—would also increase in power accordingly.
There were nine such “Lanterns.”
Each time a “Lantern” was lit, it would grant “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” a total of X100 points in attributes based on the star rating.
These X100 points in attributes would be selectively distributed among mana, attack, or defense based on the star rating’s bias.
Once all nine “Lanterns” were lit, “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” would reach an unimaginably powerful state!
Under normal circumstances, when Noah Sharp summoned “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon,” the outcome of the duel was essentially sealed.
—But he faced Pandora Dragon, a user of the White Dragon!
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With “Merciful Dragon” still present, Pandora activated a newly acquired mana spirit card in the second round:
“Bride of the White Dragon,” which special-summoned a same-star male white dragon from her deck.
This was the three-star light attribute dragon species known as “White Feather Light Dragon.”
With snow-white wings floating like halos above its head, “White Feather Light Dragon” gained the “Bride of the White Dragon” and “Groom of the White Dragon” synergy bonuses upon being special-summoned alongside “Merciful Dragon.”
In the presence of two different-sex dragons, “Bride of the White Dragon” and “Groom of the White Dragon” would place their full trust in each other!
Specifically, they formed a special unified entity, with their star ratings, mana, attack, and defense stacking.
This made the two three-star light attribute white dragons leap to six-star strength!
Though their ultimate skills remained unchanged, the boost from the attribute change was already terrifying.
“Bride of the White Dragon” was still immature, effective only on first-tier three-star mana spirits, capable of creating two six-star mana spirits out of thin air.
Although these six-star mana spirits were mere hollow shells, they could serve as sacrificial offerings.
And if she could advance further, refining a “Bride of the White Dragon” effective on second-tier mana spirits…
Two six-star light attribute dragons would be able to create twelve-star mana spirits out of thin air!
Even if just hollow shells, two twelve-star shells…
Furthermore, if Pandora could someday refine a true twelve-star mana spirit, she could use those twelve-star shells as sacrificial offerings to summon a truly twelve-star mana spirit!
Unfortunately, the difficulty of refining “Bride of the White Dragon” was already exceedingly high, and advancing further seemed impossible.
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After special-summoning “White Feather Light Dragon,” Pandora immediately had it unleash the ultimate skill exclusive to light attribute angel species—”Prayer of the Light Angel!”
A pure light attribute mana spirit with the same star rating as it—six stars—was special-summoned from her deck.
That was the true six-star white dragon—”Heavenly Barrier White Dragon!”
“Barrier White Dragon” harbored transcendent power across tiers, a genius among white dragons with extraordinary talent.
When “Barrier White Dragon” was used as a sacrifice, it could summon third-tier mana spirits without needing any additional sacrifices, and there were no extra requirements for race or attribute!
Even if not in a white dragon deck, “Barrier White Dragon” was still very useful.
After utilizing its remaining potential, Pandora offered it as a sacrifice, instantly summoning her ace, the nine-star light attribute dragon—”Skybound White Dragon!”
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Both sides’ field-setting methods were dazzling.
When the nine-star “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” and “Skybound White Dragon” were brought onto the field in the second round, the entire venue erupted!
However, the appearance of these two nine-star mana spirits was just the beginning.
Immediately afterward, both sides continued to deploy “Magic Spell Cards,” “Item Cards,” “Field Cards,” and “Secret Rite Cards” around these nine-star mana spirits, engaging in rapid attacks and defenses.
The intensity of the battle began to rise sharply.
Apart from these two nine-star dragons, other mana spirits continuously appeared and disappeared, intensifying the battle.
Spectators held their breath, closely watching the duel, barely daring to miss any detail, even reducing their cheers and shouts.
When the battle reached the ninth round,
“Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” had already strengthened its stats to an incredible degree.
In terms of raw stats alone, it surpassed “Skybound White Dragon,” which had the passive ultimate skill—”Heavenly Dragon!”
“Heavenly Dragon” had almost the same passive effect as “Divine Rank Armed,” not only increasing the “Skybound White Dragon’s” rank by +1 but also making it immune to most change-type ultimate skills targeting it, while also boosting its mana, attack, and defense by +1000!
It felt as if two “Behemoths” were battling on the field.
A mere 120 meters long and 80 meters wide, the dueling arena was far too small for them.
They had long since soared into the sky, fiercely battling.
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Yet amidst this intense atmosphere, both players maintained a considerable degree of calmness, constantly drawing cards, summoning, deploying, and occasionally launching sudden attacks against each other’s mana spirits.
Almost every time, they defused these attacks using remote control techniques.
Simultaneously releasing mana to manipulate the ball and invoking mana to summon mana spirit cards.
This high-level multitasking was as simple for them as drinking water or eating.
Under these conditions, the effectiveness of surprise attacks was greatly reduced, but they could still distract opponents.
In such high-intensity duels, the mental consumption of magi was staggering. As these small accumulations formed a heavy burden, they could lead to vulnerabilities for the magi!
The duel reached the thirteenth round.
Noah Sharp finally summoned his ace, another nine-star dark attribute dragon—”Red Spine Black Dragon,” besides “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon”!
The appearance of “Red Spine Black Dragon” caused Noah Sharp’s supporters to let out enthusiastic roars.
Those shouts, as if they could shake the entire venue, stirred everyone’s blood.
Under the combined assault of “Nine Shadows Lantern Dragon” and “Red Spine Black Dragon,” Pandora’s “Skybound White Dragon” finally fell into a disadvantage.
The red side’s mana ball’s life barrier was also attacked during this short period.
But Pandora Dragon remained composed.
She even revealed a cold yet intriguing smile.
Afterward, she raised her mana spirit card, special-summoning a second nine-star mana spirit with the effect of another mana spirit card.
—That was none other than the second “Skybound White Dragon”!
The moment the second “Skybound White Dragon” appeared, the whole venue erupted!
The sudden surge in audience calls even overwhelmed Noah Sharp’s supporters.
Noah Sharp on the blue side platform couldn’t help but widen his eyes, displaying an extremely shocked expression.
No one could have imagined that “Silver Dragon Lady” had refined a second “Skybound White Dragon.”
Except for her mother Hephaestus and Dake Diemont watching the duel from the ring.
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“Indeed.” Dake revealed a knowing expression, not showing much surprise.
As early as when Pandora Senior summoned the first “Skybound White Dragon” in the second round, he had noticed some things.
Because the first “Skybound White Dragon” lacked the wisdom of a living being in its eyes.
This second “Skybound White Dragon” summoned was the one whose wisdom he had truly awakened!
As for why Pandora only asked him to awaken the wisdom of one “Skybound White Dragon” despite having two,
Dake guessed it within moments.
Since the game referenced “Yu-Gi-Oh!” in its gameplay design, the “Skybound White Dragon” was likely based on the “Blue-Eyed White Dragon.”
Therefore,
the “Skybound White Dragon” might be one of the fusion materials.
Three “Blue-Eyed White Dragons” could fuse into “Blue-Eyed Ultimate Dragon.”
So, three “Skybound White Dragons” should be able to fuse into a three-headed “Skybound Ultimate Dragon” like the three “Blue-Eyed White Dragons”!
Three heads were different from one.
If all three “Skybound White Dragons” had wisdom, distributing it among three heads would cause coordination issues.
Thus, it would be better to awaken the wisdom of just one “Skybound White Dragon.”
However, Dake speculated that Pandora Senior hadn’t yet refined a third “Skybound White Dragon”!
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On the field,
the appearance of the second “Skybound White Dragon” shifted the balance once more.
“Red Spine Black Dragon” was actually less formidable than “Skybound White Dragon.”
The scales of victory gradually tipped towards Pandora’s side.
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[Good morning, despite my best efforts, things did not go as planned.]
[At midnight, the broadband suddenly went out for two hours. I tried to use my phone’s hotspot to get online, but after searching for the external wireless network adapter for a long time, I couldn’t connect for some reason… Fortunately, the network fixed itself at two o’clock.]
[At 3:40 AM, the monitor’s power suddenly failed… Fortunately, I had a backup power supply, otherwise, I would have been completely down!]
