Yu-Gi-Oh!: Starting with an Underworld Deck, Bringing Despair to the World
However, unlike Camula's [Gate of the Sacred Beasts Door], it doesn't have the huge side effect of requiring the soul to be handed over to the Sacred Beasts after using and losing.
The only limitation is that only those with extremely strong alchemical powers can use it.
That is, someone like Jaden Yuki, a hot-blooded idiot, who is skilled in using Polymerization with 733 and also has a similar power dormant within him.
However, the effect of this Spell Card [Philosopher's Stone] is also quite powerful. Each time you pay half of your life points, you choose one card from your deck and add it to your hand, up to three times.
Furthermore, after being used three times, the [Philosopher's Stone] gains a second effect, becoming an Equip Spell Card that increases the ATK of the equipped monster by a multiplier equal to the number of monsters on the opponent's field! The only downside is that, as Spell Card, it can be easily Null and Void...
Therefore, Jiang He's assessment was that, for him, it was not as useful as his Top-Tier Clear Mind.
"Then I accept this Shadow Duel!" Jaden Yuki clenched his fist and spoke intently to Banner.
Seeing the Shadow Duel begin over there, Jiang He, who already knew the outcome, didn't pay much attention.
Instead, he leaned against a large tree nearby, a toothpick dangling from his mouth.
Cha (bafc) squinted at his system panel. Now that the key to the Gate of the Shadow Riders was in the other party's hands, the breaking of the seal on the Sacred Beasts was practically inevitable.
After that, the mastermind behind the Shadow Riders Dark Forces, that old man who chairs the Duel Academy, will definitely show up here soon. It's a good time for him to take this opportunity to see what new underworld decks he can use to bring joy to the Sacred Beasts that the "old man" will inevitably use!
[Name: Jiang He]
[Skills: Duel Spirit Sight Ability, Top-Tier Clear Mind, Mark of the Crimson Dragon - Dragon Head Mark / Dragon Heart Mark / Dragon Tail Mark / Dragon Hand Mark (The power of true vision of the Crimson Dragon to see through the target's true nature of good and evil)]
[Currently owned decks: One-Turn Kill Exodia the Forbidden One Deck, Lava Golem Deck, Dark HERO Deck... Gravekeeper Deck,]
Iaido Draw Deck, Melodious Amazoness Deck, Barrier Timelord Deck.
[Emotion Points: 6000]
"I already have 6000 Emotion Points...?" After exchanging for the Mark of the Crimson Dragon, Dragon Hand Mark, and the Barrier Timelord Deck, Jiang He remembered that he should only have 2500 Emotion Points left.
And now he has a full 6000. Clearly, last night's Shadow Duel with that unlucky old man, Titan, provided him with a full 3500 Emotion Points!
Upon realizing this, Jiang He's face immediately broke into a satisfied smile.
He regained his confidence as a "big spender".
I then looked at the System Shop's redemption options, which had just been refreshed today.
[System Shop (refreshes every two days)]
Today's options:
[Deck: Alchemic Beast Deck (Banner Version)] 500 points.
Group number: 763480157
[Deck: Phantasm Spiral Deck (Double Imprisonment in the Underworld)] 1000 points.
[Deck: Relinquished Deck (Underworld Minotaur Flow)] 1500 points.
[Skill: Balance (Once per duel, starting hand of five cards plus the card drawn in the first turn, for a total of six cards, guaranteed to include two monsters, two traps, and two Spell Card)]
2000 points.
"Tsk, another useless skill." Jiang He clicked his tongue in disappointment and pursed his lips.
After all, he already possesses the Duel Spirit Sight Ability, allowing him to summon Duel Disk monsters from his deck and achieve a relatively better card order.
This skill is completely unnecessary and is suitable for novice duelists who frequently draw bad cards and have clunky hands. Even in this dueling world, duelists with any skill and a strong bond with their decks basically never need this skill.
Jiang He glanced at them and looked directly at the three card deck exchange options above.
When he saw the Alchemic Beast Deck, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling a strong urge to make a sarcastic remark.
Good heavens, that squinty-eyed Professor Banner is right over there, and he just pulled out this opponent's deck.
Unfortunately, without sufficient synergy, this Alchemic Beast Deck can't unleash much of its power.
Jiang He naturally didn't have the time to specifically cultivate bonds with this Alchemic Beast Deck.
He decisively looked at the other two genuine underworld decks.
This Phantasm Spiral Deck is clearly a double-jail-in-the-dark type where both the user and the opponent are imprisoned, relying on a unique Field Spell combined with other trap effects to slowly grind down the opponent.
The Relinquished Deck, on the other hand, is clearly a dark, NTR deck specifically designed to steal the opponent's monsters and use them for its own purposes...
Upon seeing the type of this Relinquished Deck, Jiang He knew he had to choose it!
Jiang He stated that it wasn't that he, Jiang Daishanren, liked being a minotaur; he mainly wanted to experience what it felt like to control another monster.
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After thinking it over, Jiang He decisively redeemed the Relinquished Deck from the system.
There's even a "huge sum" of 4500 Emotion Points points left!
However, considering that after dealing with these Shadow Riders Dark Duelists, there might be a short period of time when I might not be able to accumulate much Emotion Points.
Jiang He immediately dismissed the idea of a "huge sum of money".
After all, there aren't many people in the Duel Academy who would dare to duel with Jiang Daishanren now.
If, at that time, the system happens to give me the remaining two Mark of the Crimson Dragon skills that I want to exchange for, or the ability to materialize Duel Monsters Spirit.
His remaining 4500 Emotion Points points are probably far from enough.
This made Jiang He make a decision.
Sure enough, if the situation is right, I'll have to squeeze as much wool as possible out of that elder behind the Shadow Riders Dark Force and earn as many Emotion Points as possible!
Thinking of this, Jiang He continued to lean against the tree, opening his lazy, half-closed eyes a little wider to look at the duel between the squinty-eyed Professor Banner and that hot-blooded idiot Jaden Yuki.
The result, however, was the discovery.
As he considered which new underworld deck to exchange for, and tallied up his loot from the previous night.
The duel between the two was also drawing to a close.
The squinty-eyed Professor Banner's last [1500LP] life points were instantly wiped out by the effect of [Elemental HERO Electrum], a monster Fusion Summon Jaden Yuki using the fusion of Avian, Burstinatrix, Clayman, and Bubbleman. This effect returned all of the opponent's banished cards to the deck, and the green, bald-headed [Elemental HERO Electrum], with its massive 3200 ATK, destroyed the monster on the field—a monster whose ATK increased by the number of banished cards—completely reducing it to zero!
"Jaden, you passed the final exam for alchemy class beautifully. It seems you've grasped the true meaning of alchemy."
Banner slumped to the ground, clutching his chest, and nodded weakly at Jaden Yuki, indicating some approval.
At this moment, faint powder, like pebbles, began to peel off his alchemically created body! "Professor Banner's body really is, just as you said, created by alchemy...!" Alexis Rhodes and her close friend Jasmine exclaimed in astonishment, covering their mouths. Even their colleague, Nurse Fontaine, and Jiang He, who had just won his Jaden Yuki, along with his Jaden Syrus Truesdale and Chumley, were equally shocked as they watched this scene!
Despite their self-deprecation, they already believed what Jiang He said.
But witnessing such an unbelievable scene firsthand still left me somewhat shocked.
"The true meaning of alchemy is to Change of Heart something purer and nobler, right?" Jiang He raised an eyebrow, stood up from leaning against the tree, and casually said to the squinty-eyed Professor Banner, "Is that right?"
As for how he knew...
"Of course, I just blurted out what the squinty-eyed Professor Banner was supposed to say in the original timeline!" "Uh... I didn't expect Jiang He to know so much about alchemy?" Banner looked at Jiang He in surprise and said.
"It seems I miscalculated by only considering giving that Spell Card to Jaden." If Jiang He were also very knowledgeable about alchemy, then perhaps he could also use the power of that Spell Card [Philosopher's Stone], which contains the power of the strongest alchemist.
Giving that card to Jiang He, who had defeated Jaden Yuki, might have been a good choice.
"Ahem. I think it's fine for the Jaden to use it; I don't like relying on external forces!" Jiang He coughed lightly, quickly finding a legitimate reason to say... (Requesting flowers...)
He knows nothing about alchemy...
What if, by some unforeseen circumstances, that squinty-eyed Professor Banner and that hot-blooded idiot Jaden actually hand over the [Philosopher's Stone] Spell Card, which contains the power of the strongest alchemist, to him?
Then he won't be able to be of any use...
In particular, this thing itself didn't hold much appeal for him, given his Top-Tier Clear Mind.
"Is that so? That's a real pity, but it seems you already possess the noble heart required of the strongest alchemist," Banner said with a sly smile.
Jiang He was almost embarrassed by the excessive praise.
Meanwhile, Alexis Rhodes, Judai Jaden Yuki Syrus Truesdale all wore strange expressions.
Looking at the squinty-eyed Professor Banner with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you sure this guy doesn't possess the Heart of the Underworld?!"
However, Banner paid no attention to any of this at the moment, and continued to talk to himself, taking advantage of the little time that the body could still hold on after its defeat in the Shadow Duel.
"In comparison, the person who originally supported my research has gradually become corrupted as he acquires dark tools and powers." "Jiang He, and Jaden, I've placed all my hopes on you. You must stop him." "So why are you talking so sadly... even though your soul can't die." Jiang He couldn't help but interrupt Professor Banner's deathbed speech with a sarcastic remark.
"..." For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent.
Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale, who had initially looked somewhat sad, were all stunned.
He stared speechlessly at the collapsing body of Professor Banner.
So even Professor Banner didn't die?!
He was so sentimental just now...!
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"Hahaha." Banner's plan to play the victim was directly exposed by Jiang He, and he chuckled awkwardly twice. Then he quickly performed a "death escape" by collapsing his body into sand and disappearing, turning into a ball of soul light and hiding inside the belly of his fat cat, Pharaoh, to cover up his embarrassment.
Only one last sound remained in the air.
"Then the rest is in your hands, meow."
"..." Jiang He, Alexis Rhodes, Jaden Yuki and the others couldn't help but be speechless.
Besides that blond, mushroom-headed professor, Professor Crowler, what dueling teacher could be more unreliable than this? Whoosh!
Almost at the same moment that squinty-eyed Professor Banner left "733," the last Spirit Keys that Jiang He had given him earlier also vanished in a wisp of light. "Rumble!!"
The next second, the ground around the forest began to shake violently, and beams of light shot up from the ground in the distance, a total of seven!
The number corresponds exactly to the number of Spirit Keys.
Soon, seven huge, sharp stone pillars slowly emerged from within.
Like a magic circle, it encircled an irregular circular area around this huge forest!
"What's going on?!" Alexis Rhodes and the others were startled, looking around in bewilderment. "Coo-coo-coo!"
The Sphere Kuriboh suddenly appeared and called out to Jiang He as a reminder.
Its little finger pointed forward to the open space not far ahead, where the Chazz Princeton -eyed Professor Banner, that goofy Manjoume, and Jaden Yuki had just fought.
"There seems to be something extremely dangerous coming out from below!" The Gravekeeper Assailant's voice immediately rang in Jiang He's ears, serving as a warning.
"It seems to be the card of the Sacred Beasts." Jiang He nodded knowingly, having guessed what was going on. Now that all the keys to the Gate of the Shadow Riders are sealed, the seal on the Gate of the Shadow Riders is obviously beginning to break.
In other words, the cards residing within the Sacred Beasts Demons are about to be released!
"Boom!!"
Before they could hear what Jiang He said and ask him for details, Alexis Rhodes and the others saw another violent tremor coming from the open ground not far ahead!
As the sand and dust swirled, a small, polygonal stone platform slowly rose from it, trembling.
Three beams of light instantly lit up above, quickly transforming into an energy orb from which three cards appeared out of thin air, enveloped within the energy orb!
Even from a distance, Jiang He could easily sense the immense energy contained within those three cards!
Compared to Ishizu, the [Gravekeeper's Assailant] he currently possesses, who can temporarily materialize...