The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Dark quickly drew five cards from his hand, glanced at them, and placed them into the Duel Disk. He then rested his finger on the back of the Magic Cards, ready to summon them at any moment.

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　Gabumon

　[Black-eared Beast]

　Gabumon

　【Death's Coffin】

　"Paradise? Misty Ground" 4

　Facing Dulles, he decisively used his most commonly used deck. Dulles's magic deck has a very narrow range, with races limited to Undead and Fiend, and attributes limited to Dark and Ghost.

　In addition, he mainly used Ghost-type Undead cards during the preliminary rounds.

　Therefore, it is highly likely that he will use the Demon race in the qualifiers.

　Faced with this situation, Dark could use his Light-type Angels to fight back. However, his Angels were lacking in both quantity and quality, far inferior to "Going Along with the Crowd".

　Light and Dark types share many similarities. However, many of the negative effects of Magic Cards do not affect Magical Spirits of the same type, even if they are the opponent's Magical Spirits.

　Therefore, when judging that the opponent is cunning and deceitful, choosing to "go along with them" is a good strategy.

　But Dark doesn't actually have that many demon species.

　He possesses more of the dark element.

　However, it's a dark-themed deck with "Paradise" as its central theme. "A very pure hand."

　He thought for a moment, then looked across at the other side.

　But then Dulles suddenly tilted his head back, a slight smile playing on his lips. He then joined two fingers together and twirled them in the air, drawing a circle. That invisible circle seemed to open a passage.

　In an instant, a dark aura surged forth from it, and it grew larger and larger at an incredible speed.

　In the blink of an eye, a thick layer of darkness filled the space. But these were changes that were imperceptible to the naked eye.

　What is directly presented to the audience is the enormous change in its dueling arena.

　The dueling area that Dulles had set up was originally unremarkable. But in that instant, it suddenly changed. The lines around the edge of the area turned into blood lines engraved with strange runes, and black smoke, like that of ghosts and spirits, rose from it, accompanied by the howls of monsters.

　Within that black mist, there were even mountains of white bones, piled up layer upon layer, exuding a sinister aura.

　These phantom auras do not affect the duel, but they can create a terrifying atmosphere.

　Upon seeing this change, Dark immediately realized that Dulles must have drawn the Arcane Card "Birth of Terror".

　"Birth of Terror" is a secret ritual that can only be activated in a terrifying environment.

　He had considered how Dulles would use this arcane card on the dueling stage. He never expected Dulles would directly alter the "appearance" of the dueling arena!

　The "appearance" of the dueling arena is influenced by the duelists and manifests in various different forms.

　But this is the first time Dak has seen someone like Dulles actively trying to change it!

　"How did you do that?"

　"Since this can alter the elemental concentration within the area, wouldn't it ensure the special summoning of elemental species?"

　Darke's eyes flickered.

　Dulles surprised him like this even before the duel had entered the fighting phase.

　The dueling arena itself can be seen as a type of "arena". It would be strange if it didn't have "arena effects".

　If this method becomes widespread, then "Field Cards" will become redundant, and duelists will be able to change the field the moment they begin a duel, essentially starting with a "Field Card" from the start!

　Moreover, judging from Dulles's situation, it seems that the effects of the dueling arena can still be "customized" by oneself.

　Within seconds, Dark had already figured out how to use "Great Sin" to give the duel field an effect.

　But it was absolutely impossible for him to develop and apply it on the spot right now. Therefore, when there were only three seconds left in the countdown of "Preparation Phase 2", he decisively cut off his "thought process".

　[Battle Phase]

　[The duel officially begins in 30 seconds!]

　Dark's finger twitched, and he immediately began the summoning: "In the name of Darkdemon, magical summoning—'Gabumon'!"

　His deck contains three Gabumon, three Devimon, and three Agumon.

　Therefore, it's not surprising to draw two "Gabumon" cards at the start. The three-star "Gabumon" possesses the special move "Garurumon's Legacy," which increases attack and defense by 300 each, bringing its attack and defense to 1600 points respectively, making it a dominant force among three-star magical creatures.

　But in a duel at the level of the World Cup qualifiers, a three-star magical spirit, unless it possesses extremely special abilities, is only fit to be a sacrificial lamb.

　Some players are even more extreme, with no three-star Magician Spirits in their decks at all.

　The six-star magical spirits they put in their decks basically all have the ability to be Special Summoned directly.

　But Darko is different.

　His "Evolution" decks always revolve around three-star Magical Spirits. "Gabumon, are you ready?"

　"Of course, Dark!"

　Even though Dulles had turned this dueling arena into a terrifying graveyard at night, Gabumon showed no fear whatsoever.

　Dark chose to start with a magic card that carries Gabumon's consciousness. As for the other "Gabumon" magic card...

　Gabumon's consciousness can permeate all the magic cards it has possessed. As long as its consciousness is used as a medium, it can also evolve into its ultimate form through "Elysium Bond Evolution"!

　This is a challenge he has only just overcome.

　However, the evolution obtained in this way is essentially two separate entities belonging to the same individual, and there is currently no possibility of them merging and evolving together.

　Without hesitation, Dark poured the power of his mind and bliss into the Gabumon's magic card, connecting with it, resonating with its spirit, and causing it to evolve!

　Gabumon felt a tremendous force being poured into it, and its eyes instantly sharpened.

　It suddenly took half a step forward, without any special effects, and its body suddenly changed while glowing.

　In less than a second, Gabumon had evolved from its Rookie form to its Ultimate form—Astarmon!

　Dark felt that he still had plenty of mental strength left, so he couldn't help but smile.

　Thank you to the hardworking "Cosmic Brain Monster". Thank you to the audience who came from all over the world to support us.

　He immediately drew the next "Gabumon" card, and summoned it as soon as the Normal Summoning spell's cooldown was over.

　He never spoke with

　Two identical Ultimate-level Digimon were summoned and evolved during a duel.

　And today is the first time.

　Dark's summons came quickly, but Dulles's summons came just as fast.

　As expected, he activated "Birth of Terror" and used this arcane card to temporarily create a ghost-type magical spirit with the same name, "Terror Demon".

　Although this "Fearful Ghost" doesn't seem as powerful as the previous one, it still clearly exudes the aura of a nine-star being.

　It was only about half a person's height, but it floated in the air, covered from head to toe by a white cloth with tattered edges and an opening in the middle, revealing scarlet eyes.

　From either side of the white cloth, two more long horns emerged. One resembled a cow's horn, while the other was curled like a sheep's horn.

　This "fearful ghost" has very obvious characteristics.

　It is the "Cow and Sheep Ghost" that often appears in ghost stories in this world. The "Cow and Sheep Ghost" is a ghost born from the mating of a cow and a sheep. It has the strength of a cow and the agility of a sheep, as well as the endurance of the combination of the two, and can work for 24 hours a day without getting tired.

　The farmer who acquired the "Cow-Sheep Demon" was overjoyed and sold it to the local lord.

　The local lord immediately ordered him to grind grain—not for production, but for entertainment.

　He summoned many local gentry and nobles to place bets on how long the "ox and sheep ghost" could keep pulling the millstone before collapsing.

　As a result, day after day, the "cow and sheep demon" went through forty-nine days before finally dying from exhaustion.

　The nobles who won their bets waved their banknotes and cheered loudly, while the nobles who lost their bets beat their chests and wept bitterly.

　No one noticed that in the latter half of those forty-nine days, the nobles had neither eaten nor drunk anything, and each of them had become so enraged that they had long since died and turned into evil spirits.

　The story ends when the nobles are transformed into evil spirits and driven by the cow and sheep demons to endlessly grind grain with whips.

　Dulles's "Demon" possesses extremely high attack, defense, and movement speed, as well as powerful "immortality" and the curse ability to turn people into demons to be whipped and driven by it.

　Dulles was overjoyed the moment he realized the power of the "Terror Demon". He left and ordered the "Terror Demon" to use its ultimate move, "Cow and Sheep Curse", on the newly evolved "Astaroth".

　The "Cow and Sheep Curse" can transform a non-Ghost-type, non-Undead Magic Spirit into a Ghost-type Undead "Cow and Sheep," driven by "Terror."

　Astamon had just completed its evolution when it was targeted by Terror. Suddenly, a dark phantom, resembling both a cow and a sheep, appeared above its head and pounced down. This curse was inescapable.

　"Astarmon" was immediately affected, its race and attributes changed, and its two horns on its head also twisted and changed, turning into bull horns and ram horns.

　Despite being a "Demon Lord", "Astaroth" does not have the [Rank +1] trait and is not immune to the Nine Star Curse.

　Its eyes glowed red, and its body remained motionless, clearly under the control of the "Curse of the Cattle and Sheep"!

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　Can a demon lord who is no longer of the demon race still retain the title of "Demon Lord"?

　"Fearful spirit, command your cattle and sheep to attack!"

　The moment Dulles confirmed that "Astaroth" was under control, he immediately issued the next command to its magical spirit.

　The "fearful ghost" opened its arms amidst a howl, and with a soft thud, pierced through the white cloth, revealing two black hooves.

　One of its hooves was wrapped with a translucent, scarlet whip. It grabbed the whip and swung it hard, causing a burst of blood to erupt.

　As if receiving a command, the "Astaroth" suddenly turned its body and glared at its master, looking extremely fierce and ready to devour anyone it could.

　In the absence of clear instructions, a magical spirit whose control has been taken away will generally not release its ultimate attack on its own initiative.

　Even with just a basic attack, Astaroth's normal attack deals a whopping 5300 damage. It only takes two full-force attacks to completely shatter a shield with 8000 HP.

　Dark Dimon found himself in a precarious situation the instant the duel began!

　"It is indeed a good ability, but unfortunately, this type of finishing move is ineffective against me."

　Dark continued relentlessly pressing his finger onto the next "Gabumon" card.

　He didn't even move an inch because of it.

　Astarmon's eyes glowed red, and its entire body was enveloped in red light.

　But the moment its body turned to face Dak, it stopped moving. It lowered its head and growled, its arms trembling, resisting the control of the "fearful spirit." (Cattle and sheep)

　Standing here is the ruler of the demon legion. A noble young master of the Dark Territory, though only at the Complete level, he possesses power surpassing even the Ultimate level!

　"Roar--"

　Suddenly, it let out a terrifying howl like a wolf.

　"Astaroth" spread its arms wide, howled like a wolf, and exuded a terrifying black aura. It actually shattered the red light that enveloped its body and instantly broke free from the control of "Terror Beast"!

　"impossible!"

　"How did they do that?!"

　Dulles's expression darkened, and he immediately ordered "Terror Ghost" to unleash its next ultimate attack—"Cattle and Sheep Fission"!

　Meanwhile, he himself was preparing to summon the next magic card.

　The necromancer Zoe, residing within the ring, exclaimed in astonishment, "Could it be that the Magical Spirit Card imprisons the soul of a being?"

　The "Curse of the Sheep" from the "Terror Demon" did indeed work. But in the end, it was broken free by the will of the "Astaroth Beast".

　This phenomenon, which could absolutely not appear on a non-"God Card" Magical Spirit Card, can only be explained by one thing.

　That is, that magic card, like the "God Card," also possesses a "soul"!

　The saying goes, "Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise."

　Zoe, after all, started as a necromancer, not a mage, and knew nothing about "psychic magic," which led her to this conclusion.

　Based on this conclusion, it immediately thought, "It must be Steven's doing! That guy actually developed a technique to sew souls into magic cards, it's insane! It's so evil! I love it!"

　"Shut up!"

　Dulles felt a buzzing in his head and subconsciously said...

　"Ugh, you're telling me to shut up," Zoe said.

　“No, teacher, it’s mine.” Dulles realized and quickly said, “I need a quiet environment to think.”