Anomaly

After drawing the attention of the two girls, Golden Phantom Spirit slowly extended her left hand.

Her fingers were slender, like orchids just beginning to bloom, inexplicably reminiscent of the fingertips of Xuan Nü depicted in temple murals;

Her fair skin faintly shimmered with golden light under the sun, adding a touch of sacredness that could not be profaned.

Even if the two girls weren't hand enthusiasts, they found it hard to look away at that moment.

It was like a Kira Yoshikage Machine…

And just as the two girls were mesmerized, specks of light quietly appeared from her palm. At first, they were just stardust-like fragments, but in an instant, they transformed into leaping golden flames.

That wasn't all. With a gentle sweep of her slender fingers, the flame light actually condensed into a soaring eagle with outstretched wings.

The feathers outlined by the golden flames were distinct, and when the eagle's beak parted slightly, one could even hear its clear cry.

The spirit formed from the flames circled her three times before finally landing gently on her left fingertip, scattering into stardust.

"Whoa! That's so awesome and cool! Is that some kind of magic?"

"Impossible, that's unscientific!"

The two girls exclaimed in unison.

"This should be the 'golden finger' we crossed over with, inheriting the power of the Three Phantom Gods."

"If my guess is correct, you should also have corresponding divine powers sleeping within you. Try to conjure yourselves some clothes. Even though there's no one else around, it's still undignified to be naked all the time."

"?!" *2

The air froze for a moment.

"Ahhh, why didn't you mention this sooner!"

The two girls immediately snapped out of their daze from the divine miracle Golden Phantom Spirit had just displayed. Only then did they realize they were still in a state that couldn't pass censorship. Red Phantom Spirit, in particular, was so shy she didn't know where to cover herself.

2000 TEARS LATER…

"Haa… haa… H-how could this be? It's impossible!" the red-haired girl lay sprawled on the sandy ground.

"I've tried forty-eight different divine dances, recited the 'Heart Sutra' and 'Tao Te Ching,' and even danced to 'Gokuraku Jodo' three times…"

She suddenly flipped over and punched the ground, "Is this damn divine power deaf?!"

The blue-haired girl beside her sat on the ground, hugging her knees, gazing up at the sky, muttering to herself:

"Assuming divine power follows the quantum mechanical observation principle, perhaps specific trigger conditions are required…"

Around her were dense mathematical and physical symbols, along with a dazzling array of equations and inequalities that were exceptionally effective for inducing sleep…

[Hmm? That shouldn't be right.]

Golden Phantom Spirit, who had been watching, was also somewhat surprised that the two girls couldn't use their powers.

She could clearly sense the surging energy within them; violent lightning and destructive gales coursed through their bloodlines, but it was like a beast behind frosted glass—possessing might but unable to be controlled.

[Could there have been a problem with their souls during separation? If so, that would be quite troublesome.]

Thinking about how long it had taken them to wake up before, Golden Phantom Spirit couldn't help but consider this worst-case scenario.

However, her expression remained unchanged. Speculation was just speculation. Now, she wanted to see if she could help them awaken their powers through external intervention.

Silently mobilizing the divine power within her, Golden Phantom Spirit slowly walked towards the two girls, her cool palm pressing against their foreheads.

Golden divine power seeped in like a trickle, and in an instant, the three powers intertwined in the void, forming an ancient and sacred divine spirit phantom.

"Wait, this feeling, could it be—"

"It's coming, it's coming!"

Before the words were even finished, the crimson lightning and azure winds exploded violently!

The airwaves blew away the entire sandy ground, and the two figures were sent flying backward like kites with broken strings, leaving only Golden Phantom Spirit standing in the eye of the storm.

She raised her hand to brush away her messy hair, gazing at the two drag marks on the scorched earth with a thoughtful expression, "No problem with their souls, but control… approaching zero, perhaps."

When she had helped guide their powers just now, through the dual contact of their bodies and energies, Golden Phantom Spirit had clearly felt that the souls of the two opposite her were normal and without any disharmony.

The inability to use the power within them was simply due to insufficient control.

However, if the two of them were fine, then the problem lay with…

The two girls were blasted far away. It took Golden Phantom Spirit some time to retrieve the two dusty figures separately.

After confirming that they were not seriously injured, she brushed the dirt off them.

Then, golden flames enveloped them, and in the blink of an eye, they were once again wearing identical plain white long dresses.

Seeing the two girls who wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Golden Phantom Spirit simply placed them side by side and sat down next to them, hugging her knees, watching over them in case any strange creatures carried them off.

The golden figure sat there quietly, her crimson eyes gazing at the distant blue sea, while in her heart, she began to ponder the events of just now.

[Compared to the other two, my own body seems to be able to use and control power more at will, but in terms of sensibility…]

With two other individuals as a comparison, the Golden Phantom Spirit was almost certain that there was a problem with her own body.

She began to ask herself internally:

[Why do I remember the scene of soul separation and wake up first, why can I use my powers freely, why is my emotional capacity lacking...]

[Golden Phantom Spirit]

Shaking her head, she cast away the strange images that began to form in her mind and once again ignited golden flames in her palm.

Quietly holding the flames, the Golden Phantom Spirit slowly closed her eyes, determined to follow this divine fire straight into the depths of her soul to find the answer.

Time passed second by second. This process was more prolonged than she had imagined, and it seemed that this attempt was also very difficult for her.

Butterflies with burning wings flapped their wings, moving forward against the pitch-black river, seeking its source...

After an unknown amount of time, her crimson eyes finally opened again. She had returned from her soul's deep dive.

The violent flames in her palm had also changed the moment she reopened her eyes, slowly transforming into a soft radiance that spilled from between her fingers.

[Light, pure light... Heliopolis. So, it was Its doing.]

The Creator God of Light, Heliopolis, was the highest-ranking deity to appear in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and also one of the few cards that could win a duel directly by ignoring the rules.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, it was the unification of the morning, noon, and evening sun, considered another form of Ra.

[So this is the true essence of this body's power... inheriting the Divine Spark of the Creator God, yet wielding the power of a lesser sun god. No wonder it's so effortless.]

It was like the KGB investigating MI6 – a piece of cake!

[And the lack of emotional capacity is also because the divine rank is too high, thus affecting the human nature?]

To be honest, if she hadn't clearly seen in her soul dive just now that the "human" part of her soul still held the dominant position, she would have suspected that she had been possessed by a "god."

Although Heliopolis was on the side of justice and kindness in the anime, the light it symbolized was essentially devoid of good and evil alignment or emotional preferences. After all, the sun doesn't rise in the east and set in the west because of human will.

This inclination towards neutral power was reflected in the Golden Phantom Spirit as a significant weakening of her human emotional capacity.

Whether you call it arrogance or indifference, she often found herself viewing things from a condescending or detached perspective.

From a rational standpoint, there was nothing wrong with this. On the contrary, not being swayed by emotions and maintaining objectivity and calmness at all times was something many people strove for their entire lives without achieving.

But she didn't like it. The human part of her soul told her so.

Having understood the fundamental reason for her "abnormality," although she couldn't resolve it immediately, she still felt a slight sense of relief.

[But Teacher Takahashi once said that Heliopolis also symbolizes the radiance of life and motherhood...] The Golden Phantom Spirit lowered her head slightly, looking at the two small figures nestled together.

[I hope this isn't some kind of foreshadowing.]

Having finally figured out the answer to her own problems, the Golden Phantom Spirit began to sort through her memories.

The elements that appeared before her transmigration, such as the Three Phantom Gods and the Creator God, had now all manifested. So, what remained was