An Unstoppable Outburst / Several Reversals ...

The Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao did not dodge. It gathered Dark-type energy in its claws and charged forward. When it collided with the Dark Energy Ball, it paused slightly, then broke through with unstoppable momentum, hitting the Chaos Magician who was still in a dazed state with one claw and knocking him away.

"You're not injured! Your Pokémon evolved into Dark-type?"

Palmer knew that Divergent Lizard Yihao was Fighting-type / Steel-type. Seeing that the opponent's physique only became stronger after evolving and there were no other changes, it made a misjudgment and thought that the opponent's type had not changed, which led to it suffering a loss in this battle.

Fortunately, the Chaos Magician's defense is not weak, and since there was no type advantage, it was not seriously injured. After regrouping, it immediately launched a counterattack, abandoning Psychic- type moves and using Grass-type Energy Ball and Fighting-type Aura Sphere, especially the latter, which is effective against Dark-type.

These were all the Chaos Magician's own judgments, without any instructions from Palmer, which shows that he, like the Silent Magician, is an elf with a tactical mind.

The two elves then engaged in a fierce battle, and without any unexpected information, the Chaos Magician gradually turned the tide, since he had a skill that countered the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao, while the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao had no skill that countered him.

You Zhi was also powerless to do anything about it; he could devise tactical traps, but he was not good at specific combat command.

If the battle continues, the two elves may very well perish together; the outcome hangs in the balance.

This outcome was within Palmer's expectations. To be on the safe side, he activated Spell Card to enhance the elf's attack power.

[Equip Spell: Magical Formula]

[Effect: This card can only be equipped to "Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl". The equipped monster gains 700 ATK. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you gain 1000 Life Points.]

A magic book with a keyhole appeared in the air. When opened, it released powerful spiritual energy, which poured into the body of the Chaos Magician.

"It's time to end this game! Spell Card has been used. The Chaos Magician's ability has been activated. Destroy one Spirit or one Spell Card on the field!"

The Chaos Magician gathered a large amount of spiritual power as he used his signature skill before, but this time he didn't fire Dark Energy Ball; instead, he launched Chaos Death Ray that was a mixture of black and white.

"It's time to end this. I'm activating the 'Compulsory Evacuation Device'."

You Zhi decisively activated the Spell Card he had already laid in wait, deflecting the Giant Divergent Lizard Yihao back into the Pokémon Card.

Just when everyone thought he was going to change his Pokémon, You Zhi, without pausing, held up the Pokémon Card and began summoning again.

With a flash of light, Yihao returned to the arena, but not in his Giant Divergent Lizard Form; instead, he had degenerated into the Demon Lizard Yihao.

The audience was puzzled, but Palmer on the field was on high alert. However, before he could give any instructions, You Zhi activated another Spell Card that had already been covered.

Dimensional Prison!

A spatial rift suddenly appeared in front of the Chaos Magician. Because the Demon Lizard Yihao was present, the concealment effect was triggered, generating a powerful suction force that tried to pull the Chaos Magician into it.

Palmer hurriedly said, "Quickly use Teleport to dodge!"

You Zhi clenched his fist and said, "It's too late!"

As soon as the Demon Lizard Yihao appeared, he rushed forward headlong, crashing head-on into the Chaos Magician. He grabbed the Magician and charged straight into the spatial rift, where he never made a sound again.

Chapter 170 An Unstoppable Outbreak

The spacetime rift closed, and the two elves vanished into another dimension.

After his initial surprise, Palmer glanced at You Zhi with interest, suspecting that the other party had chosen a suicidal tactic to prevent the Chaos Dark Magician from triggering its summoning ability.

When his health reaches zero, the Chaos Dark Magician will reappear in the form of the Black Chaos Magician.

However, the new form of the spirit summoned in this way will inherit the original injury, and since the Black Chaos Magician is a blank spirit, the situation may not be favorable. At this time, the second effect of the "Magical Formula Book" is needed. When it loses its equipped target and enters the cooldown state, it will restore 1000 health points to one spirit on the field.

This was a sustain tactic tailored by Palmer for the Chaos Dark Magician, but right now the elf has been banished to another dimension and cannot trigger the summoning trait. Even if the second effect of the Magical Formula Book is triggered, there is no target on the field that needs to have its life restored. You can't exactly heal the opponent's elf, can you?

Of course, it was just a suspicion. After all, the previous situation was that the Chaos Dark Magician had a slight advantage, and the result of mutual destruction was beneficial to You Zhi. From a tactical point of view, there was nothing wrong with it. It was just that his intuition made Palmer think that the opponent's intentions were not so simple.

With things having come to this point, there was no point in thinking about it anymore. The experienced Palmer quickly adjusted his mindset, drew his second Pokémon Card, and with a flash of light and a deafening dragon roar, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, one of the starter Pokémon, appeared.

That wasn't all. He stretched out his palm towards the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, as if to transfer invisible energy to it, and said in a deep voice, "Break the shackles of your soul, shatter everything with invincible power, Ritual Evolution, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon!"

Unlike the Dark Magician, which requires a ritual card to evolve, this Blue-Eyes White Dragon has already gained the ability to evolve autonomously. Amidst the surging and flashing purple lightning, a magnificent armor inlaid with gems appeared out of thin air and automatically attached itself to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body. As the light wings attached to its wings unfolded, its dreamlike and powerful figure elicited cheers from the audience.

This time, instead of adapting to the situation, Palmer chose to evolve his Pokémon right from the start.

Theoretically, he could directly summon the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon. The reason for adding an extra evolution step is not to show off in front of the audience, but to trigger the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's second trait:

After performing Ritual Evolution with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, it can intimidate opponents upon contact, reducing their Attack and Defense to 0, making them unable to move, and granting all their attacks piercing damage.

If you directly summon Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, or evolve it with another Pokémon, you will not gain this trait— Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, Blue-Eyes Solid Dragon, and White Spirit Dragon all have a chance to evolve into Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon.

"Still so handsome, both strong and dashing."

Admiring the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon up close, You Zhi was so envious he was practically drooling. Its appearance perfectly matched his taste, and in some ways even surpassed that of the Illusionary Phantom Emperor, whose appearance could only be described as ferocious, not handsome.

No matter how much you admire them, they are ultimately enemies, not friends. In addition to their powerful offensive capabilities, they also possess resistance to being destroyed by effects and to not becoming the target of effects, demonstrating their well-rounded offensive and defensive capabilities.

You Zhi took a deep breath, knowing that the real test was about to begin. He took out the Pokémon Card from the void and summoned the Silent Magician to the field.

The enormous dragon and the beautiful woman, with their vastly different sizes, create a strong visual impact.

"Delay the time and avoid contact with the other party."

You Zhi lowered his voice and gave a simple instruction. The Silent Magician nodded and entered the arena.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of attacking, Palmer didn't stand on ceremony and immediately said, "Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, use Dragon Pulse!"

The Cianwood armored dragon gathered its Dragon Breath power and opened its mouth to unleash a heavy shockwave. However, the Silent Magician swayed and split into several clones, allowing the shockwave to carry away half of them and thus evading the attack.

"Charge forward and use Volt Tackle!"

The Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon spread its wings, unleashing even more particles of light. Its entire body was enveloped in lightning, and it swooped down with a crackling roar, annihilating all of the Silent Magician's clones, but failing to hit the main body.

"Teleport?"

Palmer was taken aback when he saw the Silent Magician appear at the other end of the arena. Although Teleport is not a rare skill and many Psychic- type Pokémon can learn it, this move requires a clear charging action before it is used and will enter a brief state of stiffness after the teleportation. However, the opponent used it more skillfully than the Dark Magician, and there was no trace of charging before it was used, making it difficult to distinguish between the main body and the clone.

In the ensuing battle, whenever Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon used ranged skills, Silent Magician would use Double Team to dodge; if Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon attempted to get close, Silent Magician would use Teleport to create distance.

After this was repeated three times, Palmer immediately realized You Zhi's intention. Looking up, he saw that Youzhi was concentrating on creating Spell Card. He understood that Youzhi must be pinning his hopes for victory on the next Spell Card.

--In the end, they were still too young and didn't know how to hide their thoughts.

Seeing this, Palmer did not change his tactics, continuing to let the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon and the Silent Magician play Yugi of chase, while he discarded the Spell Card that were half-finished and replaced them with others.

A moment later, You Zhi finally crafted the A-rank Spell Card "Silent Magician Blast". He looked up and noticed that Palmer also had an extra Spell Card in his hand. So he decided to casually craft an E-rank Spell Card to make up the difference, since the prerequisite for activating "Silent Magician Blast" is having more cards in hand than the opponent.

However, before he could even begin to refine it, Palmer covered the field with the Spell Card in his hand, saving him some effort and giving him an extra chance for a random spell.

"I activate 'Silent Magician Blast'. While Silent Magician is on the field, both players automatically forge Spell Card until they have six cards in their hand."

Without hesitation, You Zhi decisively activated the Spell Card in his hand.

In an instant, a phantom identical to the Silent Magician appeared on the field, arms outstretched, radiating intense holy light.

"It was indeed Instant-Activation Spell Card, I guessed it right," Palmer shook his head and pointed out, "Your intention was too obvious. I activated 'Magic Drain' to negate the opponent's Instant-Activation Spell Card, but the opponent can discard an Instant-Activation Spell Card to exempt this effect."

You Zhi only had one Spell Card, "Silent Magician Blast," in his hand, so he couldn't meet the conditions for a save pass and could only watch helplessly as "Silent Magician Blast" was negated... But it didn't happen!

The two of them each forged five Spell Cards from their rich spiritual energy, and at the same time, the Silent Magician's attack power surged by 2500!

What's going on?

Palmer looked on in astonishment as the "Magic Drain" effect on the field vanished with the wind.

You Zhi explained, "The second effect of Silent Magician Blast is that the activation and effect of this card cannot be negated."

Chapter 171 Several Reversals

"Spell Card that cannot be negated!"

Palmer was taken aback. This was the first time he had encountered such Spell Card. Didn't this mean that "Silent Magician Blast" would definitely succeed as long as it was activated?

You Zhi said, "In this way, the balance of power has been reversed, and now is the time to counterattack!"

After acquiring five Spell Cards, the level 34 Silent Magician's attack power soared to 3850, surpassing the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon in ability.

Undeniably, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon possesses strong characteristics, but its weaknesses are also quite obvious. After evolving, its attack and defense stats do not increase but decrease. Its attack power remains the same as before, but its defense power drops to 0.

Since it's difficult to inflict damage using spells, let's revert to the most basic dueling method and decide the winner through the battle of the spirits.

While Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon possesses the ability to reduce an opponent's attack and defense stats to 0, this ability can only be activated in close-range combat. In the case of ranged attacks, it only has a piercing effect. In contrast, since its defense is only 0, it effectively grants the opponent the piercing ability.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Silent Magician immediately launched an attack, waving his staff and unleashing "Psychic." The violent Confusion wave pushed forward against the Thunderbolt released by the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, using its superior attack power to send it flying.

Pressing his advantage relentlessly, the Silent Magician conjured orbs of light around him, which shot out like homing missiles, striking his opponent and triggering a series of explosions. The Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's armor was blasted to shreds, leaving it in a sorry state.

"Don't retreat, use Draco Meteor!"

Palmer knew that he could not back down at this moment. Given the vast difference in offensive and defensive capabilities between the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, the correct and only correct approach was to attack with offense. If he thought of avoiding the opponent's sharp edge first and then looking for an opportunity to counterattack, he would only suffer a crushing defeat and would not even have the chance to counterattack.

The Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon roared to the sky, gathering terrifying energy in its throat. Just as it was about to spew it into the sky and fall like a meteor, suddenly, a powerful wave of mental Confusion surged from all around, pressing in like a tide, forcibly interrupting its energy accumulation and severely damaging it.

"This is Future Sight!"

Palmer recognized it at a glance. This Psychic- type move doesn't activate immediately; it takes effect after a while. What's even more peculiar is that the move's power isn't based on the Pokémon's attack power at the time of use, but rather on the attack power at the time of activation.

In other words, this Silent Magician had anticipated the current situation and prepared for a counterattack in advance!

Palmer's mind quickly flashed through the previous battle, and he realized that You Zhi had not given any instructions; it was clearly a strategy that the elf had come up with on its own.

This Silent Magician possesses extraordinary tactical wisdom!

The audience outside the arena was equally in an uproar. Although they were not as perceptive as Palmer in understanding the details, the Silent Magician had been hiding and avoiding the fight, but now he suddenly launched an offensive, pressing down on the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon and unleashing a fierce attack. The difference between then and now was so huge that even the most oblivious person would realize that this was a deliberate tactic.

Having withstood these three waves of attacks, the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, with a defense of 0, was severely injured and on the verge of death, with very little life force left.

"What a brilliant counterattack! If your 'Silent Magician Blast' only granted the user Spell Card, I'd probably surrender by now. But unfortunately, I, as the opponent, received the same treatment, so there's still a chance."

Palmer played one of the Spell Card, saying, "I activate 'Gospel of Revival.' This card only works on Seven-Star- or eight-star Dragon-Type Spirits and can restore a large amount of life points."

[Normal Magic: Gospel of Revival]

[Effect: ① You can target 1 Level 7 or 8 Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster; ② If a Dragon-Type monster you control is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish this card from your Graveyard instead.]

You Zhi's expression remained unchanged as he said, "The Silent Magician trait is activated, negating and destroying the effects of the opponent's Instant-Activation Spell Card!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Silent Magician raised his staff and shot out a beam of rainbow light, striking "The Gospel of Revival" and destroying it.

The blast from the Palmer Spell Card made his trench coat flutter loudly, but there was no sign of frustration on his face. As he placed a Spell Card face down on the field, he calmly said, "As expected, but the Silent Magician's ability has a cooldown period, so it can't be activated continuously. I'll activate 'Position Shift' from my hand next."

[Perpetual Magic: Position Shift]

[Effect: You can Position Shift 1 monster you control to an adjacent unused monster card zone. This effect can only be used once per turn.]

In an instant, the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon appeared before the Silent Magician and struck with its Dragon Claw attack.

The grab was rather hasty and didn't cause much damage, but You Zhi's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly checked the Spell Card in his hand but couldn't find a way to save himself.

At the same time, the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon showed no mercy, following its Wing Attack with its Dragon Claw, leaving the Silent Magician dizzy and disoriented. It then followed up with a Dragon Tail attack, slamming the Silent Magician away.

The Silent Magician wasn't unwilling to dodge, but upon close contact, the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon's second ability was triggered, putting her in a state of confusion. Her attack and defense stats were reduced to 0, leaving her powerless to resist—precisely the situation You Zhi had been trying so hard to avoid.

"Deliver the final blow with the Electromagnetic Cannon!"

The Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon gathered a large amount of electricity in its mouth, compressed it into a ball of lightning, and then shot it out, hitting the Silent Magician was in a frozen state. With a loud bang, a huge explosion occurred, directly destroying him.

One moment they were firmly in the lead, the next they were swept away in one fell swoop, the sudden turn of events leaving even the audience unable to react.

Once the gears in their minds started turning and they accepted this reality, before they could even cheer, the Silent Magician emerged from the smoke and dust of the explosion, his figure seemingly even more curvaceous than before.

After True Silent Magician is destroyed, it will reappear in the form of Silent Magician LV8, and its ability will change to be unaffected by the opponent's magical effects.

Before the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon could react, the Silent Magician, now in its strongest form, unleashed the skill "Silent Magician Blast," unleashing a violent wave of Confusion that spread indiscriminately.

Palmer smiled and said, "It's still within expectations. I sacrificed the 'Gospel of Revival' which was on cooldown, granting the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon the ability to negate one instance of damage."

A shimmering, luminous dragon appeared out of thin air, shielding the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon from the Confusion wave before shattering itself.

You Zhi frowned and said, "Continue the attack; the opponent's life force is already as weak as a candle in the wind."

Without pausing for breath, the Silent Magician decisively launched a second wave of attacks, unleashing even stronger mental fluctuations than before.

"You're too impatient. As long as the spirit has even a sliver of life, there are endless possibilities. I'll activate the Charge Spell 'Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!' to make the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon invincible, immune to all damage, while simultaneously destroying the spirits fighting it!"

Chapter 172 An Even Stronger Evolutionary Form

[Common Trap: Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!]

[Effect: ① You can target 1 "Blue-Eyes" monster you control; this turn, that face-up monster is unaffected by other card effects, cannot be destroyed by battle, and the monster that battled that monster is destroyed at the end of the Damage Step; ② (omitted)]

Palmer paid a large amount of spiritual energy to forcibly activate the Spell Card that had not yet fully charged its spiritual energy. A phantom of the Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon appeared on the body of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, blocking all the Confusion waves. Then, the three dragon heads of the phantom simultaneously spewed out Destructive White Light, which swept towards the Silent Magician.