Changing Decks Mid-Match / I Said You're Not Allowed to Activate It

In the original story, he possessed the soul of the protagonist's companion in the Mirror Knight, thus making the protagonist hesitant to act, but this trick obviously had no effect on You Zhi.

The Prism Crystal has zero defense. Even though two Mirror Knight used their bodies as shields to block some damage, it couldn't hold out for long and was about to be destroyed.

"I activate 'Infinite Impermanence' to nullify your True Silent Magician trait!"

Dartz immediately activated the Spell Card that would break the deadlock.

Suddenly, a spirit resembling Cyber Dragon appeared out of thin air, struggling in agony and unleashing a torrent of electricity. This was Spirit-Accumulating Spell Card, immune to effect counters. The Silent Magician, struck by the electric current, instantly lost its special ability.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity to activate the Seal of Orichalcos.

The Secret Village of the Spellcasters only prevents the opponent from using Instant-Activation Spell Card when you have Spellcaster Spirit on your side. Once the opponent also has Spellcaster Spirit on their field, this restriction effect is lost. Although the appearance of Mirror Knight Calling is a prism pillar, it is indeed Spellcaster.

But Dartz found the card particularly offensive. Once Mirror Knight Calling was destroyed, it would reactivate, still hindering him from activating the second and third layers of barriers. So he sneered and simultaneously played two Spell Cards from his hand.

One is naturally the Seal of Orichalcos, and the other is the general-purpose spell destruction card "Mystical Space Typhoon".

You Zhi naturally wouldn't agree. Although his forging speed wasn't as fast as his opponent's, he still successfully forged the key card.

"I'm activating the 'Set Rotation'!"

"No matter what you do, it's useless. Once the Seal of Orichalcos is successfully activated, it won't disappear!"

Amid Dartz's triumphant laughter, a fierce Mystical Space Typhoon swept through, shattering the Secret Village of the Spellcasters. At the same time, a six-pointed star appeared on the ground, but it vanished as soon as it took shape.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

A face-down Spell Card replaced the Seal of Orichalcos, turning both sides' fields pitch black, as if sealed away.

Meeting the opponent's astonished gaze, You Zhi generously explained, "'Set Rotation' has the effect of selecting two Field Spell Cards and placing them face-down on both the opponent's and your own fields. As long as one of these two cards is face-down, neither player can activate a new Field Spell Card."

The Seal of Orichalcos cannot be destroyed, banished, or nullified, but there is one way to remove it: by casting or overwriting a new field spell on the opponent's field to replace it. This is not an effect, but rather part of the duel rules.

Generally speaking, a trainer's field spells can only affect their own field, but "Set Rotation" can force the opponent to play a spell, even if the opponent may not want it.

Dartz's face instantly darkened. He didn't care at all that the Mirror Knight Calling had been shattered and that he had suffered a backlash. Now he was certain that the opponent's tactics were all designed around the Seal of Orichalcos.

Chapter 220 Changing Deck Halfway Through the Game

If she could, Dartz would love to take matters into her own hands and defeat You Zhi using physical means, but judging from his previous performance, he seems to be very skilled in combat, and she might not be able to win if she really fought him.

Could this be the reason Marik chose this person?

Knowing that this tactic would easily provoke the opponent, did they deliberately choose a strong one?

While Dartz was inwardly grumbling, he fell into deep thought. If he couldn't activate the Seal of Orichalcos, none of his usual tactics would work. The current predicament wasn't difficult to resolve, but the opponent's preparations were certainly more extensive than this. If he insisted on activating the barrier, he would fall into the opponent's trap and might be slowly worn down...

While Dartz was thinking, Silent Magician and Lunalight Cat Dancer easily defeated the Mirror Knight who had lost its reinforcements. You Zhi didn't hold back and immediately ordered the Pokémon to attack the trainer directly.

An invisible Psychic Shock and dazzling lightning bolts rushed towards him. Dartz snorted coldly, and his powerful divine power erupted, annihilating the attack and knocking both elves back.

You Zhi didn't miss the chance to trash talk. "Losing focus during a duel is not a good habit. It's a sign of losing confidence in your deck. When a duelist loses courage, the outcome is already decided."

"... I must admit, your tactical preparations were very thorough, successfully blocking my core card and preventing the appearance of the Egyptian Gods. But to think that my power is only this much would be too naive."

Even now, Dartz doesn't believe that You Zhi is targeting his deck with a block; he only thinks that the opponent is deliberately targeting him because of the Egyptian Gods.

He felt a little regretful. He should have known better than to summon the Obelisk the Tormentor. Not only did he fail to keep the enemy, but he also lost a divine card and leaked information. Fortunately, as a chosen one, changing his deck at the last minute was not a difficult task for him.

Dartz reached into the void and pulled out a Pokémon Card that exuded a powerful aura. It didn't have the terrifying spiritual pressure of a god card; it was simply pure strength.

"Open your eyes wide and see clearly, what is this ultimate spirit that surpasses even the gods!"

Like the first rays of dawn at the beginning of time, valiant Black Luster Soldier rode their mighty three-headed white dragons as they emerged from the void.

[Dragon Master Knight (12-star) Light]

[Lineage: Dragon, Fighting-type]

[Level: 60]

[Attack Power: 5000 (5000)]

[Defense Strength: 5000 (5000)]

[Dragon-Type, Description: This card gains 500 ATK for each Dragon-Type monster you control other than this card.]

Although the Dragon Master Knight's special abilities are practically nonexistent, its stats alone are enough to intimidate all rivals. It truly surpasses the Obelisk the Tormentor, and the aura of power emanating from it makes the Silent Magician and Moonlight Dancer hesitant to make any rash moves.

In Card Duel, You Zhi could easily destroy Dragon Master Knight with a single Hammer Shot, but in a Spell Card Spirit Duel, even if he threw out three Destruction Spells, his opponent might still be alive and kicking.

Why do you have this spirit?

After the initial shock, You Zhi quickly regained his composure.

Dragon Master Knight is incompatible with Dartz's deck system. Even if Dartz foresaw today's predicament and intended to train a reserve Pokémon, why choose this one? It's not easy to train a level 60 ultimate evolution form like this. The opponent may not care about the resources spent, but time is fair to everyone.

"During the ten thousand years that were sealed away, my consciousness detached from my body and wandered the world. With the help of the God of Orichalcos, I traveled to other worlds. By chance, I encountered myself in a parallel universe."

Dartz was happy to stall for time, recounting his past while secretly crafting Spell Card: "In that timeline, I had the same experiences and the same goals. Unfortunately, in the final duel, I was defeated by a boy with a strange hairstyle, and the God of Orichalcos was also defeated by the Three Egyptian Gods. Although the dueling methods differed, the Pokémon summoned in that world were the same as those in our world. So I Absorb the lessons of that timeline."

You Zhi suddenly realized. "So you captured the Three Egyptian Gods ahead of time and also trained the spirits of the enemy from the parallel universe. Did you learn the lesson of 'if you can't beat them, join them'?"

"Say what you will, Dragon Master Knight, destroy that annoying magician."

The three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, their mouths brimming with terrifying energy, unleashed a devastating beam of light at the Silent Magician.

The Silent Magician immediately used Teleport to dodge, but as soon as he reappeared, a sharp sword aura slashed towards him. It was the Black Luster Soldier riding on the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon who had anticipated his location and was sniping at him.

Once it hits, the 4000-point difference in attack and defense stats between the two sides is enough to empty the Silent Magician's health bar.

At the critical moment, Lunalight Cat Dancer appeared in front of the Silent Magician, crossed her arms, and Absolute Protection Barrier appeared around her, blocking the sword energy.

"Their indestructible nature in combat, coupled with the True Silent Magician's ability to Teleport, makes them a bit tricky."

Despite saying it was tricky, Dartz still had a confident expression on his face.

You Zhi didn't respond, silently placing two Spirit-Accumulating Spell Card face down on the field. This duel was different from the past; he had to conserve his spiritual power.

Dartz glanced at the face-down Spell Card, then reached into the void again to draw out Pokémon Card. A flash of light, and a Dark Magician appeared on the field, followed by a malicious smile, "We've tested each other enough. It's time for this duel to reach its climax. Sacrifice 1000 life points of Dragon Master Knight, and I activate 'Skill Drain.' All spirit abilities on the field are nullified!"

A demonic elf with two horns appeared on the field, and as it let out a painful howl, a red light enveloped the entire arena.

In an instant, the Silent Magician lost its ability to prevent the activation of Instant-Activation Spell Card, and the Lunalight Cat Dancer lost its ability to be destroyed in battle, greatly weakening the two spirits.

In contrast, Dartz's Pokémon are almost unaffected; the characteristics of Dragon Master Knight are essentially nonexistent, and Dark Magician is simply a blank Pokémon.

You Zhi originally planned to summon the Fairy-type Celestial Gold Knight to deal with the Dragon Master Knight, but now he had to change his choice because once the ability was nullified, the Celestial Gold Knight would become a Pokémon with zero attack power, posing no threat whatsoever.

"Disappear!"

Under Dartz's command, the Dark Magician used his Psychic to Bind the Silent Magician, and then the Dragon Master Knight unleashed a powerful, Fissure light wave.

Lunalight Cat Dancer unleashes a 100,000 -Volt Tackle the Dark Magician, attempting to relieve the siege by attacking Wei. However, Dartz is determined to eliminate the Silent Magician and orders the Dark Magician to take the heavy blow head-on.

Amidst the destructive light that caused the entire palace to shake violently, the Silent Magician vanished.

But You Zhi did not suffer any backlash because the Silent Magician had not truly left the stage.

"Silent Magician trait activated..."

Dartz immediately said, "The Skill Drain from the field, so the Pokémon's ability cannot be activated."

"Skill Drain can only negate Pokémon on the field, but Silent Magician has been destroyed and is unaffected by Skill Drain. Its ability activates normally. Silence reigns, listen to the breath of magic, all things are silent, nurturing an explosion of inspiration. Reborn, Silent Magician LV8!"

Chapter 221 It was already said not to activate.

With the convergence of spiritual energy, the Silent Magician reappears in his LV8 form.

Due to the Skill Drain effect, her characteristic was nullified. However, unlike the previous form where her attack power increased based on the number of cards in her hand, she now has a fixed attack power value of 3500, thus greatly increasing her combat power.

Dartz said, "You've narrowly escaped death, but it's only delayed your demise. Dragon Master Knight, use Ultimate Burst Stream!"

The three Blue-Eyes White Dragon heads simultaneously emitted beams of light, which converged to form a larger, more terrifying pillar of light that swept across the sky with an aura of destruction.

This attack was impossible to block with any skill. Just as the Silent Magician was about to use Teleport to dodge, the Dark Magician on the other side used his Psychic to Bind again.

Having learned his lesson, You Zhi was determined not to repeat the same mistake and promptly instructed Lunalight Cat Dancer to use Wild Charge to ram into the Dark Magician.

In a flash of lightning, the Black Luster Soldier on the dragon's back unleashed a sword aura to obstruct the attack. Lunalight Cat Dancer did not dodge, taking the heavy blow from the sword aura and crashing straight into the Dark Magician. An electric current erupted, injuring her opponent and stopping the Bind.

The Silent Magician successfully Teleport to dodge the Ultimate Burst Stream, and immediately launched Psychic at the Dragon Master Knight. Relying on the type advantage, he made up for the difference in attack and defense stats, successfully inflicting damage and forcing the opponent to fall to the ground.

However, the damage caused was very limited, and the opponent quickly took to the air again.

You Zhi frowned and said, "Cavalry-type spirits are really despicable. They clearly have two individuals, but they treat them as one spirit, which gives them a huge advantage in battle."

Dartz smiled and said, "If you're envious, you can raise one too."

"No need, I have something better."

You Zhi drew his third Pokémon Card from the void. With a flash of light, four green-skinned goblins appeared, the Goblin Attack Force, which had not appeared in the main competition for a long time.

These four Goblin were either incredibly bold or incredibly thick-skinned, completely unaffected by the Dragon Master Knight's imposing aura, and continued to frolick on their own.

Dartz never expected that his opponent would dare to summon such a lowly spirit in a duel that would decide the fate of the world. His lips twitched, and he said, "I have to admit that you do have the advantage in numbers, but to dare to summon such a lowly spirit against Dragon Master Knight, should I praise your courage or ridicule your recklessness?"

"Knowing it's an extremely important duel, your opponent still dares to summon someone insignificant. There's no doubt there's a trap involved. If you can't even understand this basic logic, I think you can keep your ridicule to yourself—I'm activating the 'Ballista Squad'!"

While retorting, You Zhi played Spell Card he had created to buy time, and four catapults immediately appeared on the field.

In order to trigger the exclusive effect, he specifically chose Goblin Attack Force instead of the Elite Force and Knightmare, two stronger forms.

Four Goblin each jumped onto a catapult, one aimed at Skill Drain, and the other three at Dragon Master Knight —the effect damage ignores defense, making it more cost-effective to fight Dragon Master Knight than Dark Magician.

Dartz hurriedly said, "Quickly, eliminate those Goblin!"

The Dark Magician was entangled by Lunalight Cat Dancer and could not break free. The Dragon Master Knight, with its many heads, fired three Hyper Beam and sword energy at the four Goblin.

You Zhi immediately activated one of the two Spell Card face down on the field, "Gagaga Shield," which can only be equipped by Spellcaster Elves and has the effect of blocking two destructions in one turn.

The Silent Magician first used a Psychic to block the Black Luster Soldier's sword energy, while simultaneously using his Gagaga Shield to block a Hyper Beam. He couldn't stop the remaining two Hyper Beam, and the two Goblin, along with the catapult, disappeared in the explosion.

The two surviving Goblin successfully launched; one hit "Skill Drain" and destroyed it, while the other collided with Dragon Master Knight, causing a violent explosion.

Due to the death of the spirit, You Zhi was immediately affected by the backlash of spiritual energy.

Fortunately, the last Goblin was killed by the Ballista Squad, so he only suffered the backlash of the Goblin's own spiritual power. If he had died at the Dragon Master Knight, his physique might not have been able to withstand it.

With the Skill Drain disrupted, all the Pokémon's abilities on the field were restored. Dragon Master Knight was unable to move because it had used Hyper Beam. You Zhi knew this was a golden opportunity and immediately ordered two Pokémon to launch a strong attack on Dragon Master Knight.

Dartz remained calm upon seeing this, issuing no further instructions and focusing solely on crafting the Spell Card in his hand, seemingly intending for the Dragon Master Knight to withstand the attack with his physique.

You Zhi immediately became vigilant, because the opponent had been working on the card ever since it was revived from the Silent Magician LV8, and it was still not finished, which showed that this card was definitely not simple!

The Silent Magician and Lunalight Cat Dancer unleashed a barrage of attacks, the former benefiting from the lineage advantage and the latter from true damage, quickly reducing the Dragon Master Knight's health to one-third.

At this moment, Dartz finally finished the Spell Card in his hand.

"I activate 'Card of Sanctity,' and both trainers gain random Spell Card until they have 6 cards in their hand."

Referee, someone's cheating!

You Zhi's lips twitched slightly. The "Card of Sanctity" in the original story might be a matter of luck for others, but for a duelist of Dartz's caliber, it was probably already at the level of "everything is inevitable for a true duelist".

Since the Pokémon Card are also considered part of the hand, Dartz instantly gained 4 Spell Card —which is why he hesitated to summon his third Spirit—while You Zhi already had one in his hand, so he only gained 3.

Dartz glanced at his hand, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. He then played one of the cards, saying, "I activate 'Dust Storm,' sacrificing one turn of my Spirit's ability to attack to destroy two Spell Cards on the field—the targets are obvious, aren't they?"

Two violent tornadoes shattered the Field Spell Card covering both players' fields.

"I activate the Evolution Spell Card 'Dark Magic Ritual' once more. Born from the Polymerization of light and darkness, the ruler of chaos, the most supreme and sublime being, the magician among magicians, transform, Chaos Dark Magician!"

As Dartz played another Spell Card, the forces of light and darkness intertwined on the Dark Magician, forming a circular magic circle, and his mage robes transformed into a tighter leather suit.

[Chaos Dark Magician (8-star) Dark]

[Genealogy: Psychic, Evil]

[Level: 40]

[Attack Power: 2800 (2800)]

[Defense Strength: 2600 (2600)]

[Spellcaster, effect: omitted]