The Nizhejing of Today Is No Longer What It Was / A New Evolutionary Form

In other words, without considering other factors, it can negate at least 5 effect activations, including Elf traits and Spell Card.

While leveling up other Pokémon only increases their attack, defense, and health, this Pokémon can also increase the number of times its special ability can be activated. Naturally, A-Tsuru would focus on training it, and it eventually became the highest-level Pokémon in her team.

In addition, the Light and Darkness Dragon has the effect of reviving a Spirit when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, but the cost is destroying all cards on your field, which is negligible compared to the previous feature.

This You Zhi no longer needed to pretend to be unaware, because the Light and Darkness Dragon were A-Tsuru's ace spirits, renowned for their abilities. It was normal for him to know the details of their characteristics. However, he glanced at the three Spell Cards in his hand, frowned slightly, and quickly began to refine the Spell Card.

The Light and Darkness Dragon's ability is a guaranteed effect, meaning that even if the opponent activates a useless E-rank Spell Card, it will automatically activate its ability to negate it.

Furthermore, it can even nullify its own Spell Card and spirit traits, which is its biggest weakness, making it a double-edged sword.

Of course, A-Tsuru doesn't have a single Spell Card in hand right now, Red-Eyes Black Dragon is basically a blank spirit, so it's impossible for it to hurt him.

"It seems you've gathered intelligence and know the characteristics of the Light and Darkness Dragon, but that might not be a good thing. The Red-Eyes Black Dragon uses Black Flare, Light and Darkness Dragon use the Earth Power!"

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon opened its mouth, and Flame energy gathered, transforming into a huge fireball that shot towards the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao. The Light and Darkness Dragon swung its tail and slammed it into the ground, instantly creating a churning dust wave that stretched towards Rose Diamond. When it reached its feet, it suddenly erupted, sending sand flying and several mud slabs tumbling over.

You Zhi's two Pokémon quickly used their special move "Dodge!" to avoid the attack and immediately launched a counterattack.

Rose Diamond is more aggressive. As Rock-type / Fairy-type dual-type, she has a lineage advantage against any dragon. She used Rock Slide to summon a bunch of rocks to smash Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and used Play Rough Rumble to pounce on the Light and Darkness Dragon. Fairy-type power was gathered on the blade of her sword.

Furthermore, since Dragon-type moves are ineffective against Fairy-type, Rose Diamond sometimes uses herself as a shield to actively block attacks from both Dragons, forcing her opponent to refrain from using Dragon-type moves.

Even so, she and the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao were unable to gain the upper hand in the battle, because the two dragons on the other side had excellent teamwork, which negated her lineage advantage.

After a fierce battle, both sides sustained injuries.

If the battle continues in this manner, the outcome is uncertain. This is not necessarily a bad thing for You Zhi, who still has one Pokémon slot available. However, the fact that his opponent's Red-Eyes Black Dragon has not evolved for a long time is worrying him. He feels that he must put pressure on his opponent to force him to act.

So, after he had crafted two Spell Cards, he did not hesitate and activated the five low-level Spell Card in his hand one by one.

"I activate 'White Hole,' 'Humble Sentry,' 'Pincer Attack,' 'Goblin Thief,' and 'Spell Removal!'"

Every time You Zhi activates a Spell Card, a beam of light shoots out from the Light and Darkness Dragon, dispersing all the spiritual power on the Spell Card and preventing it from being activated.

Once all five Spell Cards were used, the Light and Darkness Dragon's defense dropped to 380, no longer meeting the conditions for activating its ability. Furthermore, due to the decrease in its attack and defense stats, its strength plummeted.

"Annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop!"

You Zhi immediately commanded the two Pokémon to focus their attacks on the Light and Darkness Dragon. Once they defeated it, the Dark Dragon would activate its Graveyard ability to destroy the Red-Eyes Black Dragon as well.

This is an inevitable effect; the trainer has no choice.

"You're too impatient!"

A-Tsuru suddenly shouted, "You shouldn't have used up all the invalid uses of Light and Darkness Dragon! If you had kept just one, you could have turned the tables on me. Now you've freed us! Now, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, evolve!"

In an instant, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon emitted a scarlet light, and its size changed.

Just as You Zhi was about to order the spirit to interrupt, the opponent's evolution speed was much faster than expected. Its size suddenly shrank, transforming into a sharp blade that fell into the hands of the Light and Darkness Dragon.

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword (7-Star) Dark]

[Genealogy: Steel]

[Level: 42]

[Attack Power: 2400 (2640)]

[Defense Strength: 2000 (2200)]

[Dragon-Type, Effect: Omitted]

"When the Black Dragon Sword's effect is activated and it undergoes a special evolution, it can be equipped on one Pokémon, increasing its Attack by 1000 and further increasing its Attack and Defense by 500 times the number of Dragon-Type Pokémon that have already appeared!"

The Light and Darkness Dragon roared to the sky, its momentum surging, its attack power instantly increasing by 3500 and its defense power by 2500. With a single strike of its Dragon Tail, it sent the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao flying, and then used its Metal Claw in conjunction with the Black Dragon Sword to slash at Rose Diamond.

Rose Diamond hurriedly swung her sword to defend, but it was four times weak to Steel-type and its attack power was also crushed. The moment they made contact, a crisp sound was heard, the rapier broke, and she was severely injured and sent flying!

Chapter 264 The Neon Stone Sprite Who Is No Longer the Same

To be honest, You Zhi is tempted to summon the Phantom Emperor.

The Light and Darkness Dragon were completely sealed off, so I'll just not activate any effects and crush you with my overwhelming combat power.

While the Light and Darkness Dragon equipped with the Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword certainly have high attack and defense stats, they are still inferior to the Phantom Emperor. Not to mention that God-level spirits possess inherent mental pressure, and spirits with insufficient star ratings will have their combat power reduced when facing them.

However, this idea only lingered in You Zhi's mind and was not put into action.

Because he dislikes the Pokémon anime, putting himself in their shoes, he never uses legendary Pokémon in formal duels, and naturally he wouldn't break the rules today just because of a little difficulty, even if it's just a self-imposed restriction.

Moreover, the current situation is not so dire that it requires summoning the Three Sacred Beasts to resolve.

"Come back, Rose Diamond."

You Zhi retrieved the heavily injured Rose Diamond into his Pokémon Card. This method of retrieving her without using Spell Card would put Rose Diamond into a spirit repair state, meaning she would lose her eligibility to participate in this duel, which is more thorough than being defeated.

If it is defeated, it can be revived using its effect; if forcibly recalled, it will never reappear.

"Last spirit, I beg you, Sea God who inherits the will of the Icejade and governs the cradle of maidens, let the emerald aria echo across the sea! Icejade Aegirine, Neon Stone Sprite, Sea God!"

Suddenly, the lake surface froze, and ice spikes rose up, transforming into dazzling ice chrysanthemums. Transparent Icejade Aegirine shone through them, and the surrounding temperature dropped dramatically in an instant.

A-Tsuru's expression shifted slightly. "An elf I've never seen before, not a god-level being, but possessing a powerful aura comparable to a god-level being."

The Light and Darkness Dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a Fire Blast. Icejade Aegirine expressionlessly flicked its icy sleeve, which struck the lake surface with a "splash," creating a huge curtain of water.

The large, Flame crashed into the water curtain, instantly causing a violent explosion that produced a large amount of water vapor. Amidst the misty fog, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out, and ice spikes shot out from within.

Ice-type attacks are effective against both Light and Darkness Dragon, and it hastily swung its Black Dragon Sword in an attempt to block them.

As a dragon, the Light and Darkness Dragon's swordsmanship was rather mediocre, even somewhat clumsy. Fortunately, the Black Dragon Sword was an elf rather than Spell Card, possessing self-awareness and agility far surpassing ordinary swords, shattering all the incoming ice spikes.

You Zhi then said, "The Icejade Aegirine ability is activated, granting your Pokémon resistance to being destroyed by effects."

A vibrant green light emanated from Icejade Aegirine's body and surged towards the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao. Undoubtedly, this triggered the characteristics of the Light and Darkness Dragon, and a chaotic beam of light shone down, dispelling the green light completely.

You Zhi showed no sign of discouragement, because this was precisely his goal.

The Icejade Aegirine ability, aside from being limited to once per turn, requires no cost. However, the Light and Light and Darkness Dragons' ability is guaranteed to activate, leaving no choice. Therefore, as long as five turns are dragged out, the Light and Darkness Dragon will be powerless.

However, having learned from his previous experience, You Zhi wouldn't actually exhaust his opponent's ability activation count; he could completely predict his opponent's next tactical arrangements.

Once Light and Darkness Dragon runs out of uses, use a recycling Spell Card to bounce Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword back to your hand, then resummon Red-Eyes Black Dragon, evolve it into Black Dragon Sword, and equip it. Thus Light and Darkness Dragon regains powerful attack and defense stats and five more chances to negate.

In Card Duel, the Black Dragon Sword, when transformed into an Equip Card, is treated as Spell Card and placed in the Spell & Trap Zone. However, in Spirit Duel, the Black Dragon Sword still belongs to the Spirit; it has simply changed form.

You Zhi only planned to activate the Icejade Aegirine ability twice, reducing the attack and defense of the Light and Darkness Dragon by 1000 each, and then command his Pokémon to defeat the opponent in a fair and square battle.

If A-Tsuru wants to retrieve the Black Dragon Sword ahead of schedule, she would have to activate three Spell Cards to deplete the negation effect of the Light and Darkness Dragon, which is not worthwhile, but she has no other choice.

In the ensuing battle, Icejade Aegirine, with her superior lineage, did not rush to attack. Instead, she floated on the lake surface, occasionally launching ice spikes and Ice Beam to snipe at the enemy. If the enemy tried to get close, she would unleash a wide-range Ice-type skill like Blizzard to force them back.

In reality, Blizzard are overwhelming and almost impossible to avoid, unlike in Pokémon Yugi where the hit rate is only 70%, and you wouldn't dare use it without snow weather.

In addition, the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao, having received instructions, also began to paddle in the water, constantly harassing the enemy. If the enemy focused its main attack on it, it would immediately tear through the ice and jump into the lake to escape—although not Water-type, it was indeed a swimming water lizard.

The Light and Darkness Dragon were helpless; they had chosen the battlefield themselves, yet their opponents had exploited it.

Seeing that You Zhi was delaying the activation of Icejade Aegirine's ability for the third time, A-Tsuru instantly understood his plan. She wasn't too surprised, as this was indeed the best tactic to deal with the Light and Darkness Dragon. Even without her previous reminder, You Zhi would have been able to figure this out given his tactical wisdom.

Anyway, she didn't intend to win with this combination.

A-Tsuru glanced at the Spell Card in her hand, made up her mind, and gave a stern command, "Rather than be slowly worn down, let's fight with all our might! Go! Light and Darkness Dragon, use Dragon Rush!"

The Light and Darkness Dragon raised the Black Dragon Sword, first soaring into the air, then plummeting down like a meteorite, its Dragon-type energy forming an arrow-shaped shield on its surface.

Icejade Aegirine immediately launched a full-scale counterattack, with ice pillars rising from the lake surface like crossbow bolts and shooting into the sky. Each pillar shattered upon impact with the air shield, slowing down the opponent's speed.

Suffering damage from Ice-type attacks, the Light and Darkness Dragon's health plummeted. But this time, it was determined to fight to the death, showing no signs of slowing down. Instead, it accelerated further by taking advantage of Gravity, while the Black Dragon Sword spewed out high-temperature flames to help reduce the damage.

The Icejade Aegirine of today is no longer the cowardly and timid Neon Stone Sprite of the past. Having experienced life-and-death situations, she knows what the courage to take responsibility is. Seeing this, she showed no fear and did not create Ice Wall for defense. Instead, she calmly unleashed ice pillars, attacking head-on without giving an inch.

Just as the two sides were about to collide, at the critical moment, the ice broke, Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao emerged from the bottom of the lake, raising its claws high overhead and spinning rapidly, fiercely drilling towards the Light and Darkness Dragon from the side.

The two sides separated immediately upon contact. The Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao was sent flying by the energy backlash from the Dragon Rush, but the Light and Darkness Dragon also deviated from their original trajectories upon impact, narrowly missing Icejade Aegirine.

"I believe in... trainers, and I believe in... my teammates."

Icejade Aegirine spoke somewhat awkwardly, then pushed forward with all its might. The north wind howled, a cold current swept in, and the violent ice energy froze the missed Light and Darkness Dragon into crystal-clear ice sculptures.

The next moment, the ice sculpture shattered, Light and Darkness Dragon exploded into particles of spiritual energy. At the same time, its negative effects activated, destroying the still-living Black Dragon Sword as well.

Chapter 265 New Evolutionary Form

As the negative effects of the Light and Darkness Dragon were activated, completely wiping out A-Tsuru's field, You Zhi's tense nerves couldn't help but relax. Although the opponent still had a revival effect, it was too late.

In Spirit Duel, a Pokémon is revived from its state before being destroyed by the final blow. If a Pokémon is at full health and is destroyed by an opponent's effect, it will revive at full health. However, if the Pokémon was killed by the opponent's claw attack, it will revive with only the health it had when it was killed by the claw attack.

Of the spirits that A-Tsuru has summoned, the Buster Blader and the Berserk Dragon were banished to another dimension, the Light and Darkness Dragon have the restriction that they can only be summoned directly, and the Black Dragon Sword, as an equipment-type spirit, has no single combat ability. The only remaining options are the Starry Night Dragon and the Primordial Dragon.

Neither of these two could match Icejade Aegirine or Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao.

Just as You Zhi thinking this, he saw A-Tsuru on the other side play the Spell Card she had just created.

"It's not over yet! This is the final struggle. I activate 'Red-Eyes Burn'! When Red-Eyes Pokémon is destroyed, all Pokémon on the field will take damage equal to that Pokémon's Attack stat!"

A Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared out of thin air, beams of light shot out from its body, cracks appeared on its body, and finally it exploded with a bang, turning into a fierce wave of fire that swept across the entire field.

The Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao was injured in the previous battle, and now it almost exploded on the spot, barely surviving with a sliver of health.

Icejade Aegirine also suffered serious injuries from the attack of the scorching waves. Its ice sleeves melted, and all the ice spikes floating around its body disappeared. However, it was still much better off than the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao.

After seeing Icejade Aegirine's condition, A-Tsuru closed her eyes and sighed deeply. She also withdrew from the tense state of battle, and her shoulders visibly relaxed.

She also realized that no matter which spirit she revived, it would be no match for the opponent, especially since this small Crystal Sprite's star rating was higher than expected. It had taken 2400 real damage but still retained enough combat power, suggesting that its health had only decreased by half.

However, surrendering and abandoning the battle was not her style; even if there was no hope of victory, she would fight to the last moment.

"... I choose to resurrect the Ancestor Dragon Gulong."

According to A-Tsuru's original plan, she should have revived the Holy Starry Night Dragon at this point, used its special ability to destroy the opponent's Pokémon with more HP, and then fought a final battle with the remaining Pokémon.

Starry Night Dragon was destroyed by the counter-damage effect of "My Body as a Shield", so it was able to retain a lot of health after reviving. In One for One battle, both sides were at low health, and the outcome was still uncertain. As long as the trainer commanded properly, it might not be impossible to turn the tide.

However, You Zhi had already revealed that the ability of Icejade Aegirine is to grant the user's Pokémon resistance to being destroyed by effects, so summoning Starry Night Dragon would be pointless, and this is why A-Tsuru lost confidence in winning.

In the intermingling black and white light, the Ancestor Dragon Gulong, covered in wounds, slowly emerged. It had not lost its fighting spirit and roared angrily at the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao that had defeated it earlier, filled with a desire for revenge.

Icejade Aegirine was unable to harm the Protodras, so the rest of the battle was handed over to the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao.

Both the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao and the Proto-Dragon were at low health. In this situation, lineage advantage was meaningless, as either of them would die from a single hit. Therefore, both were very cautious, observing carefully and not rushing to attack, instead carefully searching for each other's weaknesses.

Seeing that her Pokémon had not given up the battle, especially since the opponent was the most disobedient one, A-Tsuru seemed to be moved. A trace of shame first appeared on her face, then her body gradually tensed up, and her eyes became sharp.

She was about to offer words of encouragement when You Zhi spoke first, "Yihao, what are you hesitating for! Don't overthink it. You're not the type to think things through, so there's no need to force yourself to do things you're not good at. Just follow your instincts. Don't be afraid of that dark force. If you lose control, I'll naturally step in to stop you. All that sweat, hardship, and beatings I've endured in the past weren't for you to hesitate! Trust me, trust your companions, and most importantly, trust yourself!"

These words seemed to possess a special magic, instilling great courage in the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao. It roared softly, no longer suppressing the evil within its body. In an instant, dark power erupted, enveloping its entire body, and it charged forward.

The proto-dragon hesitated for a moment, then roared as if enraged, unleashing its Head Smash with a wild and untamed aura as it charged forward.

The two figures collided, seemingly about to perish together. But at the very moment of impact, the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao suddenly slammed its tail against the frozen lake surface, sending up a spray of ice shards that flew towards the Proto-Dragon's eyes. At the same time, it ducked low, using the cover of dark power to dodge its opponent's headbutt. Taking advantage of the moment, it slipped under the Proto-Dragon's side, thrusting its sharp claws upwards into its abdomen. Using the momentum of both figures' forward charge, it slashed all the way to the bottom!

The figures passed each other, and the Primordial Dragon let out a miserable cry as it crashed down, sliding dozens of meters along the ice surface before its body gradually turned into particles of spiritual energy and dissipated.

Although it was the expected result, A-Tsuru couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If only she hadn't given up...

At this moment, the victorious Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao stood still, absorbing the spiritual energy particles while his dark power surged and his aura continued to rise, seemingly about to lose control and go berserk again.

Just as You Zhi was about to step forward to give him special training, suddenly, a holy light burst forth from the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao, piercing away the swirling black mist, and at the same time, three phantom figures appeared around it.

The three different forms of the Demon Lizard Yihao, the Divergent Lizard Demon Lizard Yihao, and the Wattgiraffe revolved around it, eventually merging into one, along with the holy light and dark power.

"This is evolution?" A-Tsuru looked astonished. "How is this possible! A Megaloceros, a Pokémon with no special characteristics, can have an evolutionary form?"

You Zhi! was also surprised. Wasn't Blue-Eyes White Dragon the pinnacle of Normal Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh!- Oh!? The Giant Lizard's base Attack stat already reached 2950; wouldn't it surpass Blue-Eyes White Dragon if it evolved further?

Regardless of others' astonishment, the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao continued its evolution, and amidst the mingling of sacred and evil auras, a warrior who transcended the heart of evil was born.