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

　After his armed transformation, he became a demon warrior clad in black armor and wielding a demonic sword.

　The duel disk on his left arm was covered by a suit of armor, and the color was uniform.

　A dark aura emanated from him, inspiring fear. But Dark simply smiled at his appearance.

　Stilwell's power comes from the outside; he has not opened his chakras, so he has no aura or power, only strength, and is not worth fearing.

　Dark moved forward rapidly, the ground deforming as a volcano erupted from the center, obscuring their vision. Suddenly, he shifted his position, moving in the exact opposite direction from Stilwell, thus isolating him from the crater and placing him on the other side forever.

　He then immediately activated the special effect of "Demon Volcano" to summon a lava demon from the back of his hand—"Magma Demon".

　The "Magma Demon" also belongs to the Lava Demon category, but its star rating is only six.

　However, within the "Demon Volcano" arena, the "Magma Demon" can exhibit its elemental characteristics, merging into the volcanic magma to gain significant enhancements, and can quickly move using the magma's flowing channels.

　Just as Stilwell turned to the side of the volcano, he saw lava suddenly shoot out from the ravine beneath his feet, spraying straight towards his face!

　He abruptly turned his head away, but parts of the black armor mask covering his face were still stuck to the lava. The intense heat and toxic corrosion caused the mask to break, revealing an ordinary mask underneath.

　The "Magma Demon's" "Poisonous Magma" is incredibly effective at breaking through armor and shields.

　Stilwell's 16000 health points were also reduced.

　Dark did not underestimate his opponent and also used the fourth-tier "Life Card" with 16000 points in this duel.

　He continued to complete the summoning, but was a step slow because he summoned "Magma Demon" midway, allowing Stilwell to summon the magical spirit "Dark Blade Demon" earlier.

　"Dark Blade Demon" is a Dark/Fighting type Demon-type Pokémon. Its body seems to be a condensation of darkness. It wields a Dark Demon Greatsword, which is enchanted and has a penetrating property, allowing it to penetrate part of the opponent's defense. It is a six-star Magical Spirit that can be Special Summoned in Dark-type environments.

　The "Dark Demon Blade" also has a special finishing move called "Shadow Steps," which allows it to move almost instantly in a dark environment.

　Dark felt a flash of black light before his eyes, and the Dark Demon wielding the Demon Blade appeared from the opposite side in an instant.

　He reacted extremely quickly, dodging the first blow by sidestepping.

　The summoning was completed the instant the blade swept across the mask, and the six-star magical spirit "Dark Fire Lizard" materialized beside him.

　However, the "Dark Demon Blade" was extremely fast. After sheathing the blade, it swung it again and instantly unleashed a second strike.

　Dark had nowhere to dodge, but the "Dark Salamander" suddenly appeared between him and the blade, blocking the rapid second strike.

　The next second, its body was engulfed in black flames, and before it could accelerate, it crashed violently into the "Dark Demon Blade".

　The "Dark Fire Lizard" was injured, but the "Dark Demon Blade" was also knocked away.

　Dark's mind raced, and he had already circled around to the other side of the volcano, where he was facing Stilwell again.

　Then he drew his next magic card—[Volcanic Eruption]!

　"Volcanic Eruption" is a spell card that can be activated even in the absence of a volcano. However, it can only spew out a pillar of fire from the ground.

　If a volcano exists, its power can be used to make it appear as if it is erupting, spewing out even more terrifying columns of lava and fire!

　Darke summoned the summons while retreating.

　The "Magma Demon" is launching a sustained offensive against Stilwell under his command.

　"Dark Fire Lizard" then faces off against "Dark Demon Blade".

　However, the "Dark Salamander" isn't actually very strong in combat. After using its two signature moves, fireball and charge, if the opponent isn't down, it's the salamander's turn to fall.

　The three "black fire lizards" that split off after its death are even more vulnerable. Once targeted by an opponent, they will be killed in an instant.

　However, the "Black Salamander" is crucial for sacrificing to summon high-level magical spirits, so it must be preserved.

　Seconds later, Dark completed the summoning and activated "Volcanic Eruption"!

　The "Devil Volcano" was instantly detonated, causing the temperature of the site to rise sharply. Thick smoke spewed from the crater, and the sound of violent rolling could be heard continuously.

　"Boom!"

　The volcano erupted!

　A massive pillar of fire, carrying magma, shot into the sky and then crashed down on the opposite side under Dark's control.

　At this moment, the "Dark Fire Lizard" was indeed killed by the "Dark Demon Blade".

　Then, in an instant, a mysterious aura erupted from the opposite field.

　Dark immediately sensed that it was Stilwell who had activated the secret technique!

　It is obvious that this is a ritual triggered on the condition of killing one of the opponent's magical spirits.

　Dark was suddenly startled and realized that control of the "Magma Demon" had been taken away.

　—The effect of this ritual is that by killing one of the opponent's magical spirits, it intimidates the opponent and then subdues the other magical spirit. Even though this effect doesn't last long.

　However, during the duration of the effect, it can be used as a sacrifice to oneself. Stilwell is about to summon the Twelve Star Magical Spirits!

　No wonder he's a player who made it to the third round of the qualifiers; even when he lost his rationality, he could still perform to this extent.

　Dark sighed inwardly and commanded the three "black fire lizards" to take advantage of the volcanic eruption and hide in the lava ravines.

　He then patiently waited for the turn to end and drew two new Spell Cards. He immediately Special Summoned the Level 6 Spell Spirit "Dark Elemental Fire Monster".

　"Dark Elemental Fire Monster" is inferior to "Dark Fire Lizard". Although it can be Special Summoned directly, its only active special moves are "Dark Fireball" and "Self-Destruct".

　Moreover, the power of that "self-destruction" was not very high.

　After Dark summoned it, he immediately prepared to sacrifice it. But on the other side, Stilwell had already completed the sacrifice summon! The magma pillars spewed by "Volcanic Eruption" interfered with Stilwell's summoning and greatly reduced his life shield.

　However, "Dark Blade Demon" and "Magma Demon" escaped unscathed. After enduring the fire pillar, he launched a sacrificial summoning, thus getting ahead of Dark.

　However, less than three seconds had passed between them. The twelve-star "God Cards" were still descending, displaying their dark, demonic power. It wasn't the "Demon of the Blade," but the "Evil Eye Demon General"!

　"Evil Eye Demon General" wields the "Evil Eye Demon Sword" and can restrict opponents with his own evil eye and the evil eye within the sword. Once struck by both evil eyes simultaneously, the opponent will be controlled by them, unable to move, and left to be slaughtered. Stilwell's deck lacks control-type finishing moves, and [Blade Demon] is a demon that pushes attack to the extreme, completely devoid of control methods.

　"Evil Eye Demon General" can just fill the gap.

　But control does not mean that sacrifices are impossible.

　Before "Evil Eye Demon General" could draw his sword, Dark successfully completed the sacrifice. The Twelve Star God Card "Dark Demon" materialized behind him. "Dark Demon" is a demon of the Dark and Psychic types. Its form is like a phantom, ethereal and untouchable, making it vastly different from the other "God Cards" present.

　Its attack and defense are both 0, and it can only be summoned by sacrifice. Its magic power is also only a mediocre 7,000 points.

　However, it is immune to physical attacks and magical attacks other than those targeting the soul or spirit.

　It has only two ultimate moves, one passive and one active. The active ultimate move is "Illusion Demon Art", which is an area-of-effect superpower ultimate move that targets the mind, will, soul, and spirit. It can capture the opponent's mind and make them submit to fear and illusion.

　In other words, this is a group Tauren skill.

　This skill is of extremely high rank; it can capture everything except for sixth-tier God cards.

　But what's the use if you can't control the "Cards of God"?

　It is useful in the "Illusionary Demon Technique" and Dark's abilities, and they are exceptionally compatible!

　Dark's eyes were fixed on the "Evil Eye Demon General" in the sky, whose demonic energy was surging. He smiled and activated the "Illusion Demon Technique"!

Chapter 1581 The Final Battle - The True God (4k)

　The ceiling of the Dark Crystal Cave was silently shrouded in shadow. Behind Dark, the ethereal "Dark Demon" spread its arms, its claw shadows enlarging, and suddenly lunged forward, skimming the ground.

　Dark shadows overhead and claw marks on the ground plunged the entire area into darkness in the blink of an eye.

　The remaining flames from the volcanic eruption seemed to vanish in an instant, replaced by darkness.

　There was no light left in the area.

　Stilwell sensed danger and almost instinctively slashed forward with his demonic sword. A demonic shadow emerged from the sword and roared through the void.

　The evil eye between the eyebrows and the evil shadow in the sword of the "Evil Eye Demon General" glowed simultaneously, and under its control, it frantically searched for its target.

　But the light disappeared, and nothing could be found.

　In that instant, the "mind" of the "Evil Eye Demon General," which existed only in concept, was breached.

　It froze in mid-air for a moment, then suddenly turned around, its dark eyes overflowing with black energy, and the evil eye between its brows emitting an evil light. The gaze of the evil eye in the sword materialized and suddenly stabbed towards Stilwell.

　Stilwell's attention was far ahead, and he never even considered that his "God Card" could be taken away from him.

　By the time he realized what was happening, his body was already illuminated by two evil eyes, rendering him unable to move.

　The "Evil Eye Demon General" grinned, and countless demonic swords formed from dark power emerged from the void on either side of him, then shot out in an instant, breaking through Stilwell's last life shield and piercing through his strong body.

　"boom!"

　Stilwell fell backward and showed no signs of life.

　When Stilwell rose from the graveyard, all he could hear were gasps of shock.

　There were no cheers, only screams, in the "Dark Crystal Cave".

　No one expected that control over the "God Cards" could be taken away. If it were just those useless people who had no ability to control their own "God Cards," that would be one thing, but Stilwell clearly demonstrated extremely strong abilities and was very skilled in controlling the "God Cards."

　In the end, they still lost control of the country!

　In a duel centered around the "God Cards," if even the "God Cards" can be taken away, what will the opponent use to fight?

　In that instant, everyone, including the red-faced man, focused their attention on Dark.

　Dark simply put the "Dark Demon" back into his magic card and strode toward Stilwell.

　The battle is over, and it's time to choose a magic card from the opponent's deck. Stilwell's other magic cards also have many merits. But at this point, choosing another magic card instead of the "God Card" would seem like he's not fitting in.

　Dark casually picked out a "God Card" from his hand that was neither "Evil Eye Demon General" nor "Ninja Demon".

　These "God Cards" are all false gods. Dark had a premonition that they would eventually become nothing, so he didn't care about them.

　Only the "Dark Demon" attracted attention because it resonated so well with his mental power.

　Moreover, through this duel, he has verified his own idea that the combination of "Dark Demon" and mental power can raise the level of the ultimate move "Illusion Demon Technique" by half a level, making it effective against the "God Card" of the sixth tier.

　Moreover, this is all without any spiritual resonance.

　If the "Dark Demon" in his possession is a God Card that resonates with his bond, it should elevate his rank by an entire level, affecting the vast majority of sixth-tier "God Cards".

　Therefore, after leaving the field, he poured his magic into the "Dark Demon" magic card and continued to analyze it in depth.

　These magic cards do not belong to him, but they are not guarded against him.

　Through detailed analysis, it might be possible to recreate it.

　Similarly, he also studied other "God Cards" in order to master more of the methods of creating "God Cards".

　We have already made some progress.

　While analyzing the magic cards, Dark also noticed that the red-faced man and many other lantern bearers were paying attention to him.

　The Fallen Ones are unaware of the true face of the "God," but the "God" cannot possibly be unaware of the Fallen Ones' identities.

　He knew very well that a mask alone could not prevent the "God" from confirming their identities.

　His current identity is Thompson, and given Thompson's background and past, it would be impossible for him to display such abilities now.

　It's understandable that people like the red-faced man would have doubts about him.

　But the ceremony has already been completed. If the red-masked man were to reveal that he is not Thompson at this point and expel him, it would be tantamount to forcibly interrupting the ceremony, which would be unbearable for them.

　Furthermore, he does indeed possess a "black eyeball" and can use the magic cards bestowed by the "god," so even if it weren't Thompson, it wouldn't affect the continuation of the ritual.

　Therefore, the red-faced man had no choice but to submit.

　What he needs to do now is to cover his face with a layer of magic so that his true identity will not be immediately discovered.

　The winners' bracket will advance from four to two.

　Following Dark, the second winner was quickly decided. Then came the losers' bracket's "four-in-two".

　Stilwell, knocked out of the loser's bracket, lost his composure once more and became even more mad. But his duel would be postponed slightly.

　The original four losers began their duel.

　Dujul and another player named Jax each won and advanced to the next round, joining Stilwell, who had fallen from the winners' bracket, and another player to form a new four-person team for head-to-head duels.

　Another round of "four to two". Jax vs. Stilwell. Dujul vs. another player. Dujul wins again.

　However, Stilwell, also a professional duelist and who had reached the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, was defeated in a duel with Jax.

　At the moment the battle ended, Stilwell's mind nearly collapsed. "Blade Demon" seized the opportunity to invade his mind, and he completely lost his rationality, standing aside like a puppet.

　His fate should have been terrifying and chaotic, but the rest of the fallen had no such thoughts and completely ignored him.

　The ceremony has now reached a point where it cannot be interrupted unless forcibly broken.

　Time seemed to stand still in the Dark Crystal Cave. No one seemed to notice that it was almost midnight, April 17th was about to pass, and April 18th was about to arrive.