Elsewhere, Don Thousand gazed calmly at Tetsuhiro. Though he had lost the battle and the Numeron Code, he was still a Barian god who had lived for a thousand years, with genuine strength and unparalleled experience.
He saw more than the others did.
The man before him had likely already grasped the true authority of a supreme god, a terrifying power far beyond the Numeron Code!
Only that could explain how he could travel through time and space and know both the past and the future.
Or perhaps his opponent was hiding some other, even more inconceivable divine power.
"Heh... there was no shame in this defeat. I concede wholeheartedly."
Once he understood everything, Don Thousand suddenly found peace. What he had pursued so desperately was merely a fraction of what beings from a higher dimension possessed...
"You win. As promised, this is yours."
He took a stack of cards from his Duel Disk and tossed it over.
"Mm..." With his back to Don Thousand, Tetsuhiro casually caught it.
He was a little surprised that his opponent had kept his word. Just as he was about to turn around-
A surge of energy came from behind him.
"Your Majesty, watch out!" Exodia sprang up and swung his staff.
As Tetsuhiro turned, he saw that Exodia had already teleported in front of him. The Dark Energy gathered in his staff collided with the overwhelming power shooting toward them.
"Hahaha! Though I have failed, the curse is not over! Chaos is the source of life! Chaos is infinite!!!"
"Become those fellows' enemy." Don Thousand shouted from across the way, seemingly venting the obsession in his heart.
Then he increased his output, and his body gradually began to fade.
Exodia was immediately forced back, inch by inch.
"I refuse to believe this!"
"#&@$&..."