"Going straight to the Battle Phase?" Chen Honglei was even more confused. Nibiru, the Primal Being wasn't activating its effect either—though activating it would have been pointless—but what was the point of entering the Battle Phase?
Even so, he did not use his Quick Effect Pop, allowing Youye to enter the Battle Phase.
"I use Nibiru, the Primal Being to declare an attack on your Defense Position Thunder Dragon Titan!"
After entering the Battle Phase, Youye made his declaration.
"It's useless. Not to mention Thunder Dragon Titan has a destruction replacement effect, even without it, your Nibiru only has 1200 ATK and can't overcome Thunder Dragon Titan's 2400 DEF. Strike back, Thunder Dragon Titan!"
Chen Honglei immediately declared. As he spoke, Thunder Dragon Titan on his field burst with lightning, firing a pillar of thunder at Nibiru while arcs of electricity raced toward Youye.
At that moment, the gray soul that had appeared during the previous Dark Duel appeared again. It blocked the lightning for Youye, leaving him completely unharmed.
Youye LP: 8000 → 6800
Logically, lightning should have countered souls, yet when it struck this soul, it failed to leave even the slightest wound.
"Is it her?" Unlike last time, when Youye had been almost entirely shrouded in darkness and could not sense the soul's existence, the lightning now made her impossible to hide. Looking at the soul, Youye was distracted for the first time in a duel.
He quickly came back to himself. Everyone had their own spirit watching over them. That act was perfectly timed!
"I'm entering Main Phase 2!" Youye said. Then, looking at the still-confused Chen Honglei, he slowly added, "Stop thinking about it. You can no longer stop me from summoning a board-breaking card. You already missed your chance."
"???" Chen Honglei grew even