The Meteor That Saved the World / Farewell and Setting Out Again

[Cosmic Blazar Dragon (12 Stars) Wind]

[Lineage: Dragon, Psychic]

[Level: 60]

[Attack Power: 4000 (4000)]

[Defense Strength: 4000 (4000)]

[Dragon-Type, Effect: Omitted]

The Mechanical Angel said, "Now do you understand why you could never evolve the Shooting Star Dragon? Because this is humanity's choice. They don't need you to save them; sinking into the abyss of desire is humanity's shared Wish!"

Huan Xing stared blankly at the Cosmic Blazar Dragon hovering above the Mechanical Angel's head. At this moment, he truly wavered, questioning whether the beliefs he had always held were correct.

In the legend of Yusei Fudo, the Stardust Dragon symbolizes the bonds between people, the ties that connect hearts. Now, under the control of an enemy attempting to destroy the world, it has evolved into Cosmic Blazar Dragon. If this is humanity's choice, then what is the meaning of our efforts and struggles?

The Mechanical Angel noticed Huan Xing's confusion and decided to deliver the final blow, completely shattering her will. Only then could she concentrate on dealing with the man beside her.

After all, in His observation, You Zhi's soul was in a state of chaos, without any firm beliefs, and he acted only for the sake of interest. Such a person could only be physically destroyed, and could not be defeated on a spiritual level. Unfortunately, the opponent had a powerful Demon God -level spirit like the Chaos Phantasm, making it difficult to win in a fair duel.

However, by utilizing the rules of the Dark Duel, after defeating Huan Xing, the Mechanical Angel can openly send two spirits to deal with one of You Zhi's, thus greatly increasing their chances of winning.

"Even Yusei Fudo couldn't save this world, so what can you, a mere imitation, do? Your appearance, your thoughts, your dueling techniques are all copied from Yusei Fudo. There's not a single thing of your own. Is what you call perseverance, what you call unity, what you call connecting people's hearts, truly from your own will?"

"... A counterfeit?"

As if she had triggered some mechanism, Huan Xing trembled, raised her head, and the confusion in her eyes quickly disappeared, replaced by determination.

The Mechanical Angel's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong. But after careful recollection, she couldn't find anything amiss with what she had just said. She could only continue her psychological attack, "Even your personality is a copy. What can you possibly save with this kind of hypocrisy? Recognize yourself; you're nothing but a complete imposter!"

"You're right, I'm just a fake, an illusion chasing after Yusei Fudo. I can't connect with people's hearts like Yusei Fudo, and the slogans I shout may just be hypocrisy. Even so, I have my own resolve! Even if my fake identity is exposed, even if my path is denied, even if my ace Pokémon is taken away, I will never give up!"

Amidst his furious roars, Huan Xing asked himself, what was his true desire?

It's not about uniting humanity, connecting hearts, or seeing smiles on people's faces—it's not some grand and righteous wish.

He abandoned his past, forgot his name, and even covered his "self" with the personalities of others—all for the sake of saving the world he loved!

Saving the world was his deepest desire.

Even if he receives no response from others, even if the world wants to sink into the abyss, he will still forcefully pull everyone toward a bright future!

"You self-proclaimed Evil God of destruction, open your eyes wide and see the consequences of being a counterfeit!"

With an exaggerated card-drawing motion, Huan Xing drew a spirit from the void, and accompanied by starlight, a spirit resembling Stardust Dragon appeared on the field.

This is a 7-star Pokémon called "Shooting Riser Dragon." Its attack and defense stats are inferior to Stardust Dragon, and it is also smaller in size. It was a Pokémon that Huan Xing had before he transformed himself into Yusei Fudo. After the transformation, in order to better appease everyone, he only used Yusei Fudo had used in the records.

The Mechanical Angel said, "At this point, what's the use of summoning such lowly spirits?"

Ignoring him, the Huan Xing Phantom's eyes gleamed with divine light as it chanted, "The gathered starlight will illuminate new miracles, becoming a radiant path! Synchro Evolution, come forth, Majestic Star Dragon!"

Several halos appeared around Shooting Riser Dragon, and two small dragons could be vaguely seen circling around it. Amidst the dazzling starlight, a dragon with four wings, a body like transparent ice crystal, and an aura of holiness slowly descended, radiating a light of hope.

[Majestic Star Dragon (10 stars) Wind]

[Lineage: Dragon, Water]

[Level: 50]

[Attack Power: 3800 (3800)]

[Defense Strength: 3000 (3000)]

[Dragon-Type, Effect: Omitted]

The Mechanical Angel coldly said, "Is this your trump card, the one you've placed your faith in? A futile struggle. Let me extinguish your last hope as well. Cosmic Blazar Dragon ability activated. When the opponent undergoes Special Evolution, I will exclude myself, nullifying and destroying its evolution!"

The Cosmic Blazar Dragon's body suddenly expanded into a nebula, enveloping the Majestic Star Dragon.

"My evolution is not over yet!"

With a wave of his hand, Huan Xing's body turned golden, just like the other's, and even his eyes turned golden, as his strong will to save the world resonated with the elf.

The aura of Synchro Evolution reappeared around the Majestic Star Dragon's body, allowing it to evolve while avoiding the effects of the Cosmic Blazar Dragon.

"You've actually mastered the Limit Clear Mind too!"

From the moment she began attacking the other party as a fake, the situation spiraled out of her control time and time again, and the Mechanical Angel's emotions became visibly turbulent.

"Wrong, it is Beyond Limit Clear Mind! Gathered thoughts, awaken a radiant miracle, respond to the will to save the world, descend in the light of hope, Shooting Majestic Star Dragon!"

Chapter 246 The Savior Meteor

[Shooting Majestic Star Dragon (11 Stars) Wind]

[Lineage: Dragon, Water]

[Level: 50]

[Attack Power: 4000 (3818)]

[Defense Strength: 3300 (3150)]

[Dragon-Type, Effect: Omitted]

Against the backdrop of falling stars, the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon descends slowly, its appearance resembling a combination of the Shooting Star Dragon and the Majestic Star Dragon, possessing both sharp claws and spikes, as well as a crystal-like body.

"Two evolutions in a row? That shouldn't happen statistically."

The Mechanical Angel clearly found this hard to accept.

"Spirits are companions, not tools. They respond to the duelist's will and bring about miracles. Trying to calculate it with probability is the most ridiculous thing to do," Huan Xing said without a trace of confusion.

At this point, the Cosmic Blazar Dragon, having failed to achieve its intended effect, exited its nebula state and reverted to its original form.

As a spirit, the Cosmic Blazar Dragon is undoubtedly stronger than its card counterpart. In Card Duel, even if its effect fails, it can only return after the turn ends. However, in Spirit Duel, it can return immediately, since its ability has no one-time limit and no cooldown.

However, they ultimately missed the opportunity to stop the evolution of the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon; otherwise, they could have forcibly interrupted it.

"The first ability of the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon is activated, once per turn, nullifying the ability of one of the opponent's Pokémon on the field!"

Following Huan Xing's instructions, the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon pushed forward with its claws, sending glittering meteors flying towards the Cosmic Blazar Dragon.

The Mechanical Angel, naturally, wouldn't sit idly by and immediately responded, "Cosmic Blazar Dragon ability activated! I'll banish myself, negating and destroying the opponent's effect!"

The Cosmic Blazar Dragon transformed into a nebula once more, dodging the meteors containing nullifying power as it enveloped the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon.

Huan Xing was not to be outdone. "The third characteristic of the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon is activated, banishing itself and negating and banishing the opponent's effects!"

Originating from the same source, the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon also transformed into a nebula, enveloping its opponent.

The two nebulae collided, generating intense spiritual energy fluctuations. They devoured and impacted each other, and the phantoms of the Cosmic Blazar Dragon and the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon could be vaguely seen fighting fiercely.

In Card Duel, according to the principle of "second to act first, "the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon will negate and banish the effect of the Cosmic Blazar Dragon. However, in Spirit Duel, there are variables, and it depends on whose ability is stronger.

If the Cosmic Blazar Dragon wins, it will severely damage the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon; if the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon wins, it will eliminate the opponent directly.

As the two sides devoured and impacted each other, the higher-star and higher-level Cosmic Blazar Dragon gained a slight advantage, which relieved the Mechanical Angel.

"By the way, have you guys forgotten about me?"

Suddenly, You Zhi spoke up, "Although I deliberately concealed my aura, intending to wait until the situation was clear before taking targeted measures, it's really going too far to just ignore me like this."

As he spoke, he drew Pokémon Card from the void. With a flash of light, the Crimson and Celestial Gold Knight appeared on the field.

At this moment, You Zhi had 12 Spell Card in his hand, 6 of which were derived from the effects of Fallen Paradise, and the remaining 6 were E-rank Spell Card that he had secretly crafted while the Mechanical Angel and the Huan Xing were talking.

The attack power of the Celestial Gold Knight is determined by the number of cards in both players' hands. Although the Mechanical Angel has used up all its Spell Card, it also includes its Pokémon Card, so the attack power of the Celestial Gold Knight soars to 7500!

"Contradiction Dragon, stop her!"

After reviving the Shooting Star Dragon, and not receiving any new instructions, the Contradiction Dragon, which had been staying by the side, shook its wings, let out a long roar with high morale, and charged towards the Celestial Gold Knight.

Without hesitation, the Celestial Gold Knight activated his special ability, expending his life force to unleash a massive sword aura.

"Don't be afraid, face it head-on, this attack won't kill you."

The Mechanical Angel was worried that the sword energy would affect the Cosmic Blazar Dragon, so it ordered the Contradiction Dragon to withstand the attack.

Left with no other option, the Contradiction Dragon could only unleash its Dragon Pulse head-on.

However, to its surprise, the sword energy seemed to pass right past the Contradiction Dragon's body like a phantom. Before it could figure it out, it heard two consecutive explosions.

The Malefic Territory and the Malefic World were destroyed simultaneously.

The Celestial Gold Knight's ability, besides destroying spirits, can also be used to destroy Spell Card. While Malefic Territory can protect Field Spell Card from being targeted by effects, it cannot protect Field Spell Card from being destroyed, and it is powerless against field-wide destruction effects.

Having lost the environment of the Malefic World, the Contradiction Dragon let out a mournful cry, and powerful dark energy surged uncontrollably from its body, causing it to disintegrate on the spot!

The spirit was destroyed, Mechanical Angel immediately suffered a backlash of spiritual energy. Because the Contradiction Dragon died from its own characteristics rather than being destroyed by its opponent, the intensity of the backlash was reduced.

Even so, He still suffered a severe blow, after all, He had already suffered considerable damage before. The mosaic that originally only existed on His shoulder quickly spread to half of His body.

"Now! I'm activating the 'Savior Mirage'!"

Huan Xing played the Spell Card he had just created. This Spell Card had suddenly appeared in his mind when his domain Beyond Limit Clear Mind.

"The effect of Savior Mirage is that when Synchro Form Pokémon associated with Stardust Dragon leaves the field due to the activation of its ability, you can choose to halve the damage dealt by your opponent, remove one of your opponent's Pokémon, or have the ability activated again."

He chose the last option without hesitation.

Then, another nebula descended onto the field, possessing the same power as the nebula that was the incarnation of the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon, and joined forces to besiege the Cosmic Blazar Dragon.

In a two-on-one battle, the Cosmic Blazar Dragon was ultimately no match for the nebula. The nebula shattered, forcing it to revert to its original form. Then, two nebulae enveloped it, forcibly banishing it to another dimension.

In Dark Duel, when a Pokémon is banished, the Trainer will not suffer from a backlash of spiritual energy, but will be punished by attacks from Destroyers.

"Creation Strike of Heaven and Earth - Salvation Explosion!"

Energy blasts resembling Dark Hole appeared on the wings of the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon. With a flap of its wings, four energy blasts were fired simultaneously, which transformed into a rapidly spinning vortex after hitting the Mechanical Angel. Immediately afterward, a beam of light that seemed to cleave the heavens and earth appeared at the center of the vortex.

"Why did it have to turn out like this? It shouldn't have ended like this! A mere copy changed the fate of the world, this is unacceptable!!!"

Realizing that failure was irreversible, the Mechanical Angel finally lost her composure; her body was completely turned into a mosaic and quickly dissipated.

Huan Xing said, "What has happened is what has happened. Acknowledging the past and moving towards the future is the path humanity should choose. Just as I have accepted the fact that I am a copy, you, who cannot understand this, are destined to fail!"

"Useless, useless, useless! Like the Pharaoh and the Supreme King Judai, you only escaped this fate of destruction. I will return again next time. The fate of humankind's destruction is unchangeable!"

Huan Xing smiled calmly and said, "That's alright. I've fulfilled my responsibility. After all, I'm just a shooting star streaking across the sky, not a stationary star. I can't ask for more."

"Damn it--"

Chapter 247 Farewell and New Beginning

The ease and relief that Huan Xing seemed to have let go of everything made the Mechanical Angel even more indignant, but the strong emotions could not turn the tide. No matter how unwilling it was, it eventually vanished without a trace under the punishment of the Dark Duel.

The Duel Barrier dissipated, and Wataru successfully broke free from the Mind Control, though his expression was somewhat bewildered. After all, he hadn't been subjected to forced Brain Control, but rather a kind of conscious guidance. If it were You Zhi, Huan Xing, or Antinomy, even without the Clear Mind, they wouldn't have been controlled, since they had never had the idea of annihilating humanity.

"It's finally over. Mr. Watari is so strong!"

Antinomy plopped down on the ground. Even though Lorelei was the main force and he was only responsible for supporting her, he was under immense pressure. If the battle continued, it was hard to say who would win or lose, since Lorelei only had two powerful Pokémon at her disposal.

You Zhi recalled the Celestial Gold Knight and asked Huan Xing, "Is it still able to move?"

"No problem, I can hold on for a while longer."

Huan Xing dragged his injured body to the control panel of the Perpetual Motion Machine. After quickly understanding the icons, he performed a series of complex operations that outsiders couldn't comprehend. The energy conversion device, which was rotating at an ultra-high speed, came to a stop, and the subtle vibrations that everyone had previously felt disappeared.

"That's good. Within 12 hours, the Perpetual Motion Machine around the world will stop operating one after another. Let's just hope there are no accidents during the process."

You Zhi said, "Don't worry, there won't be any surprises."

Just as Huan Xing was about to ask where the other party got their confidence, she turned her head and noticed that You Zhi's body was fading, and Lorelei and Lance were in the same situation. She immediately had a guess in her mind.

"As you can see, our mission is complete, and we're about to return to our own world."

"Can't we stay a few more days? I haven't had a chance to properly thank the three of you yet."

"No need. Save your energy for subduing the elves outside. The biggest crisis has been resolved, but your world is far from being at peace. You still have a long way to go."

Although the Perpetual Motion Machine has been stopped and will no longer generate a continuous stream of negative energy, the spirits that have already been born have not disappeared. If we want to lead the surviving humans to a peaceful life, we don't necessarily have to eliminate all of these spirits, but at least drive them out of the living areas.

Of course, this is not difficult for Huan Xing now. In addition to the Shooting Majestic Star Dragon, he also obtained the Cosmic Blazar Dragon, possessing two top-tier spirits. He has the power to fight against the Three Egyptian Gods. Although the Cosmic Blazar Dragon evolved through the hands of his enemies, the abilities he has already acquired will not disappear with the enemies.

Huan Xing understood this as well, so she bowed to the three of them to express her gratitude. Antinomy quickly followed suit, as the two of them represented humanity in this world at that moment.