"I have a question. Why didn't you use any other kind of summon? Like a Synchro Summon or Link Summon? Have you never tried?"
After a while, he glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon before looking at Bai Yun'er in front of him.
There was no helping it—seeing the noble Tribute Summon appear in a Swordsoul Deck was simply too shocking!
"Because of the Synchro Self-Restriction, and because I don't have suitable monsters."
Bai Yun'er answered without the slightest hesitation, as though that were simply the correct answer.
"What about your own archetype? Is it possible that Swordsoul has an Extra Deck Boss Monster? Look, the Token your monster just summoned is a Tuner Monster. It can absolutely be used for a Synchro Summon."
Youye's mouth twitched slightly as he pressed on.
This was the first time he had heard that Swordsoul did not have suitable Extra Deck monsters.
Chixiao, Chengying, dog—had you all been kicked out of the Swordsoul Archetype in this world?
"One look tells me you don't understand Swordsoul. That Thirteen Swords thing you mentioned earlier was made up too, wasn't it?"
"My Swordsoul Archetype comes with a Level 8 Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous and a Level 9 Swordsoul Supreme Sovereign - Chengying as boss monsters. There are also two Level 6 mid-level monsters. One is the Longyuan you just saw, and the other is called Swordsoul of Mo Ye!"
Seeing that Youye had gone silent, Bai Yun'er began introducing the cards to him on her own.
".Fine. Tell me when you're done."
Youye no longer knew where to begin criticizing.
This was the first time he had heard that Swordsoul Strategist and Swordsoul Dragon were the Swordsoul Archetype's boss monsters, and that Swordsoul did not need Extra Deck Boss Monsters. If someone had said that in front of card players in his previous life, who knew how long they would have laughed?
"I set one card and end my turn!"
Bai Yun'er felt somewhat disappointed and helpless when she heard Youye say that.
She understood that this Earth-level Duelist senior before her had no way to solve the problems of the Swordsoul Archetype. Otherwise, he would not have worn such an expression, like he wanted to speak but held himself back.
"My turn. Do you have anything during the Draw Phase or Standby Phase?"
After glancing at the card he had drawn and quickly formulating a plan in his mind, Youye asked Bai Yun'er.
"No. My Backrow is an Attack Declaration Trap, Magic Cylinder. Please go ahead, Senior."
Bai Yun'er hurriedly shook her head. Her eyes were full of bewilderment as she watched Youye. Youye was clearly only mid-tier among Earth-level Duelists, so why did he seem so professional?
"...All right!"
She had voluntarily revealed her Backrow. Youye no longer knew what to say.
What was most important to a Duelist? Information advantage!
The more information advantage you had, the better you knew how to respond and how to beat your opponent. Once all your information was known, the opponent could predict your moves and make the most appropriate interruption.
Since she was about to become his client, Youye decided he would remind her after the duel. Otherwise, this girl was so inexperienced it was almost painful to watch.
"I activate the Spell Card Chaos Zone. With its effect, I send the DARK Attribute Bystial - Magnamhut from my hand to the Graveyard, then add the LIGHT Attribute Level 8 Bystial - Druiswurm from my Deck to my hand!"
"The Bystial Archetype? Senior, why have I never heard of this archetype?"
Bai Yun'er curiously looked at the two monsters in the operation log. However, due to the Dueling Rules, she could not see their effects unless they applied to her. She could only see the two Bystials' ATK and Levels.
Even so, she was greatly surprised!
First, she ignored Druiswurm. A Level 8 monster with 2500 ATK was simply too pathetic—not even worth a scale from Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
In comparison, Magnamhut was Level 6 with a full 2500 ATK, one hundred points higher than her own Swordsoul of Mo Ye. It was comparable to Dark Magician and Elemental HERO Neos!
The key was that it was only Level 6. It only needed one Tribute to Summon such a powerful monster!
"It's fine. You'll know after today's duel."
Youye smiled without explaining.
The strength of the Bystial Archetype had been perfectly demonstrated by Konami's Forbidden & Limited List in his previous life: Magna Dracon limited to one, Bystial Druiswurm limited to one, Bystial Baldrake limited to one, Druiswurm limited to one. What a miserable sight!
"Magnamhut's effect when sent to the Graveyard sends the Continuous Spell Branded Retribution from my Deck to the Graveyard. Then I activate the effect of Druiswurm in my hand, sending it to the Graveyard to add a Bystial Archetype monster other than Druiswurm from my Deck to my hand. I choose Bystial - Magna Dracon!"
"I activate Magna Dracon's effect, targeting Magnamhut in my Graveyard. I banish it, then Special Summon Magna Dracon. Next, I activate Magna Dracon's effect upon being Summoned. At the End Phase, I add a Dragon-Type monster other than Magna Dracon from my Deck to my hand!"
As he spoke, a dark crimson dragon appeared on Youye's field, standing on two legs with its hands and arms covered in metal.
"So strong! It Special Summoned a 2500 ATK high-level monster so easily. It only has 500 less ATK than Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!"
Bai Yun'er did not bother hiding the surprise in her eyes at the sight before her.
In her heart, the strongest monster that could Special Summon itself from the hand with its own effect was Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon. It had 3000 ATK and an effect that destroyed a monster once per turn. It was simply invincible!
Unfortunately, she had not obtained the Blue-Eyes Archetype. Getting Blue-Eyes White Dragon had already been her limit; she had not obtained Alternative White Dragon.
"Senior, can every Bystial Special Summon itself like that? Sorry, Senior, I misspoke!"
Just then, she realized another issue. Aside from Magna Dracon, the Bystials also included Magnamhut and Bystial Lubellion. If they all had such Special Summon effects, then Blue-Eyes White Dragon or even stronger high-level monsters could be summoned whenever one wanted. That was simply too terrifying!
So she instinctively asked, but before she could finish, she remembered that most Duelists—especially high-level Duelists—would not reveal card information. A single piece of information advantage could sometimes determine the outcome of a duel, so she immediately corrected herself and apologized.
"It's fine. Consider this part of your tuition. The four Level 6 Bystials each have a once-per-turn effect that lets them banish a LIGHT or DARK Attribute Special Summoned monster from either field to Special Summon themselves. If the opponent has a monster on the field, they can even Special Summon themselves during the opponent's turn."
Youye answered with a smile.
Forget revealing their Special Summon information—even telling her all their effects was fine. He did not have the physical cards anyway, so leaked information would not affect him. More importantly, as far as he knew, no one had obtained this archetype in physical cards yet.
What? Would it affect him in Master Duel?
His Deck was Bystial Dragon Link. Although he had modified it into a beginner-crushing version, even if someone knew every effect in the entire Deck, he could still massacre them.
This was no longer something information advantage could make up for. The overall strength of the Deck simply could not be compared to this primitive world's Decks. Not to mention, he had never even used his Tearlaments Archetype in Master Duel.
If anyone in Master Duel truly enraged him, he would not mind letting the people of this world know what real strength, real beauty, and true immortality looked like!
Hearing Youye's words, Bai Yun'er stared at him in utter disbelief.
2500 ATK, and it could Special Summon itself during the opponent's turn. That meant it could block attacks during the Battle Phase. Its strength was absolutely maxed out, wasn't it?
"Senior, the Bystial Archetype is so strong. Could it be that it lacks powerful boss monsters, which is why you can't reach a higher rank?"
Bai Yun'er looked at Youye curiously.
The Bystials were already this strong, so why was Youye only Platinum III? That rank did not quite match the Bystial Archetype's strength.
"Bystial boss monsters? There are two. One is barely used, and the other often gets hired out elsewhere. Mainly, no one uses the Bystial engine as the main engine of an entire Deck. Generally, it's used as a small engine."
Youye answered without hesitation.
Youye's words shocked Bai Yun'er so much that she stood up.
"Such a powerful archetype is only a small engine? Then how strong would the main engine have to be?"
"Calm down. Sit first. I'm not finished yet."
Youye extended a hand, signaling for her to calm down as he continued operating the device.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Quick Launch from my hand. It can Special Summon one Rokket monster from my Deck. However, a monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack and is destroyed during the End Phase."
"I choose to Special Summon the Level 4 Rokket Tuner Monster, Rokket Tracer. Then I tune it with the Level 6 Magna Dracon on my field. Six plus four, so I can Summon a Level 10 Synchro Monster that meets the requirements!"
"The ancient sword aura gathers here. With a last stand, it intimidates the enemy's wild clamor, and with extreme cold, it opens the path before me!"
"Synchro Summon! Level 10!"
"Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao!"
Swordsoul Grandmaster - Chixiao Wyrm-Type/Synchro/Effect Attribute: WATER Level: 10 ATK: 3100 (Original 3000) DEF: 3100 (Original 3000)
Bai Yun'er: ???
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