Meanwhile...
Don Thousand, who had gathered billions of Barian souls, began to rise slowly into the air.
He spoke without expression. "Now only you remain. Once I absorb you as well, I shall become the supreme true god of the Three Realms!"
With that, he began shedding the golden light covering his body, revealing even more imposing black skin, red markings, and his mismatched red and blue eyes.
"Hahaha..."
A hearty laugh shattered the tense, murderous atmosphere.
"What are you laughing at?" Don Thousand lowered his gaze, his brows furrowing. Faced with his cold expression, everyone immediately felt immense pressure.
Only Tetsuhiro continued laughing freely.
At the question, he barely managed to suppress his laughter. "You really haven't played a single card? Don't make me laugh."
"Little Black, have you found that thing?"
Everyone turned their eyes toward him, wondering what this mysterious man who had suddenly appeared was planning. Was he finally going to act?
"Almost, any second now... Just follow the light... Found it!" As another unfamiliar electronic voice rang out, Little Black leaped out of the bracelet, spread his arms, and declared proudly, "Ta-da! Now it's time to witness a miracle!"
As he finished speaking, the empty ground in the center opened automatically, revealing a core like a black sun, with Numeron Code constantly flowing around it.
"What is that?"
"Could this be... the Numeron Network?" Astral ventured uncertainly.
"Correct. This is the Numeron Network," Don Thousand said confidently. "Once per turn, when there are no cards on my field, I can activate a card imbued with Numeron Force from my deck. Despair, and bow before this power!"
"Tch." Tetsuhiro rolled his eyes. "It's just Numeron Force. This supposedly miraculous card rewriting is nothing more than a superficial trick."
"So that's how it works."
"I thought he