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

　But logically, this is impossible. "Is there something that can turn the impossible into the possible?" or "Or is this inference itself flawed?"

　My thoughts are too complicated.

　Even with his brain racing at its fastest speed, Dark was still motionless for several seconds. He looked up at the person opposite him, and his eyes behind the mask snapped open, now tinged with gold.

　At this moment, he no longer had any intention of hiding his identity, and the "Eye of Truth" was instantly activated.

　However, in the vision of the "Eye of Truth," Jax's body seemed to be shrouded in black mist, making him difficult to see clearly. One could only vaguely sense that he was extremely valuable and mysterious.

　Even if he's not the Demon King, he's better than the Demon King!

　"interesting."

　Dark's eyes flashed as he raised his hand and placed it on the Duel Disk, immediately drawing a card. "In the name of Dark, I summon—'The Eternally Shining Golden Hell'!"

　As immense magical power continued to pour in, the magic card shone with an incomparably dazzling golden light.

　The radiance illuminated the field, blocking the black tide and fiercely clashing with the field card "Undead 0 Demon King Castle".

　Jax sat atop the castle, with Aldington, the Demon General, standing before him, like a true demon king.

　The witnesses and lantern bearers outside the venue sank into darkness, and the magic flowed silently, as if they had become one with the ritual.

　Jax looked at the golden light shining from Dark's mask, showing no surprise whatsoever.

　It was as if he already knew his true identity beforehand. But he was about to defeat him at the end of the ritual, thus elevating himself to the highest point.

　Amidst an eerie atmosphere, golden light dispelled the darkness, and the silhouette of a golden city rose from the earth to the surface, joining the Demon King's castle to illuminate the entire scene.

　The rabbit worker of the Yellow Tenth Division of the Lower Division

　The earth is cut in two.

　[Demon General Aldington] suddenly disappeared, appearing in a flash of blood light at the junction of gold and darkness.

　"boom!"

　[Demon General Aldington] suddenly drew his weapon and blocked the knight's sword of the "Golden Country Cavalry".

　This time, its appearance was completely seamless, clearly no longer a display of high speed, but a true teleportation!

　[Demon General Aldington] can instantly teleport within the area of ​​the "Undying Demon King's Castle"!

　Dark immediately began to estimate the conditions and limitations for using this teleportation ability. And at this moment...

　The "Eternally Shining Golden Land" has finally taken shape. The microcosm of the "Golden Kingdom" has fully emerged.

　The pyramids stand in the center, towering like castles.

　But it is like a mirage, seemingly close at hand, yet unattainable.

　Dark stood in the "Golden Land," with the "Guardians of the Golden Country" in front of him, facing Jax from afar.

　Jax's mask was still on, but he suddenly gave the impression of being smiling.

　Then, before the gates of the Demon King's castle, a black tide formed a vortex, with pillars of black light, from which one demon species after another rushed out.

　These demons have rough skin, pointed horns, sharp teeth and claws, and bat wings on their backs. They float in the air, arranged in two rows like an army.

　It was none other than a legion-type magic card—"Little Devil Legion"!

　All of these little devils are three-star, except for the first one which is a six-star "Little Devil Captain", making a total of thirteen.

　As soon as they were summoned, they were enveloped in black mist, and their auras surged. Clearly, the "Undying Demon King's Castle" provided attribute bonuses to all demons within its effective range.

　In contrast, Dark's "Eternal Shining Golden Land" does not have this kind of simple enhancement effect.

　It's not even a venue card, but a ritual card.

　Dark used this arcane card to conjure the illusion of the Golden City, simply to stop the "Undying Demon King's Castle" from spreading further.

　However, once the effect of this arcane card is triggered, the Golden Kingdom Phantom will disappear.

　He needs to summon the "Golden King" before that happens!

　In a brief moment of thought, Jax's "little devil army" suddenly vanished from in front of the castle and appeared at the border between gold and darkness.

　Then the "Little Demon Beast Captain" suddenly raised his spear high, and all the little demons charged at Dark together with him.

　They spread their wings and flew incredibly fast, though they lost their attribute bonuses the moment they left the "Demon King's Castle" area. However, Dark only had one six-star magical spirit guarding him.

　The shield of the [Life Card] offers no defense. Although 16000 HP seems like a lot, a single barrage from thirteen Impmon is enough to wear it down.

　—If you can effectively hit your opponent, the Legion-type Magic Spirit Card is indeed the best way to quickly reduce their health.

　In the blink of an eye, the "Little Devil Legion" was already close to Dakra. They stopped in mid-air, condensed dark power into guns in their hands, aimed, and threw them instantly!

　In an instant, thirteen dark spears shot out simultaneously. But Dark merely glanced up at them and then ignored them.

　The thirteen dark spears struck him as if they were hitting an invisible film, creating ripples in the air before they vanished.

　—Unbreakable defense!

　Even the Dark Spear unleashed by the six-star "Little Demon Beast Captain" failed to break through the room.

　Dark didn't even actively activate the "Golden Guardian" of the "Golden Land Guardian" to enhance its defense.

　This is the drawback of Legion-type Magic Cards.

　—A single magical spirit is relatively weak.

　Once they leave the Demon King's Castle's territory, they become no threat without the castle's protection.

　Dark draws out a magic card and continues summoning.

　This time, however, it is summoning an unofficial member of the Golden Kingdom—the six-star undead ghost-type "Golden Country Dancer"!

　The "Golden Land Dancer" does not possess the "Alchemy Ritual," but she does have the ultimate move "Ghost Dance." Under normal circumstances, the "Golden Land Dancer" can dance like a ghost, appearing before people and being summoned directly.

　Otherwise, Dark can only offer "Guardian of the Golden Land" directly as a sacrifice, or first summon "Gravedigger of the Golden Land", then trigger its ultimate skill "Golden Sacrifice", treating it as a second-tier six-star sacrifice, and then offering it as a sacrifice to summon it.

　Fortunately, contract workers are still workers, and "Golden Country Dancers" can be summoned directly.

　The round quietly switched, and both players gained two more cards.

　Dark successfully summoned the "Golden Country Dancer" and ordered her to immediately unleash her ultimate move, "Funeral Dance".

　The "Golden Land Dancer" moved lightly, performing a "funeral dance" behind him, with faint phantom images of souls appearing around him.

　"Funeral Dance" has two effects.

　Dark chooses its second effect: select one "Undead" from its hand or deck and send it to the "Graveyard"!

　Meanwhile, atop the Demon King's castle, Jax was already chanting a mysterious incantation.

　The Sacrifice Summoning spell has a standard incantation, but it may need to be adjusted depending on the target of the sacrifice.

　Jax's sacrifice this time seems to have summoned that very person.

　Moreover, his summoning seemed unskilled, as he failed to compress the sacrificial summoning time to the maximum of three seconds.

　However, with the "Undying Demon King's Castle" guarding the area, the "Demon General Aldington" providing defense, and the "Little Demon Beast Legion" interfering with the opponent, he still managed to complete the summoning successfully.

　The offerings he chose to sacrifice were none other than [Demon General Aldington] and one of the "Little Demon Beasts"!

　That "little devil legion" can be treated as a sacrifice individually without needing to be "disbanded"!

　Is this a special effect of the magic card itself, or is it influenced by external factors?

　Dark pondered for a moment, unaffected by the situation, and decisively selected the Spell Card from his deck—[Golden King, Golden Kingdom Alchemist]—and sent it to the Graveyard!

　In the starting round, he drew "Golden Gravedigger", "Golden Guardian", "Golden Rider", "Eternal Shining Gold", and "Golden Dancer". He now only has one "Golden Gravedigger" left unused.

　He glanced up at the "Devimon" in the air, and instead of continuing to summon the "Gravedigger of the Golden Land", he ordered the "Golden Land Dancer" to immediately unleash her ultimate move - "Dance of the Sands"!

　The "Golden Land Dancer" has very low base attack, but her "Dance of the Sands" is extremely powerful, capable of instantly killing all lesser demons except for the "Lesser Demon Captain".

　Keeping these little devil beasts around is a potential problem; it's better to make the most of the "Golden Land Dancer".

　As the lesser demons screamed and vanished in the sandstorm, Dark activated the second effect of the "Eternal Shining Golden Land" arcane spell.

　Offer the "Golden Country Dancer" as a sacrifice, and Special Summon the "Golden King, Golden Country Alchemist" from your own graveyard!

Chapter 1584 Awaken, Great Demon God!

　(In the Duel Arena, by sacrificing one of your "Golden Kingdom" Spellbinders on your field, you can activate "Eternal Shining Golden Kingdom," which allows you to Special Summon one "Undead" Spellbinder from your Graveyard.)

　The star rating of the "Undead" magical spirit must not be higher than that of the "Golden Kingdom" magical spirit used as a sacrifice.

　However, if the "undying" magical spirit also belongs to the "Golden Kingdom", there is no star limit!

　Even so, Dark's special summon is the king of the Golden Kingdom—"Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom"!

　Earlier than the summoning of "Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" and even earlier than the release of "Dance of the Sands", Jax had already completed the preliminary steps for the Sacrifice Summon.

　As "Demon General Aldington" and one of the "Little Demons" vanished in a burst of black light, an exceptionally large sacrificial summoning circle suddenly radiated outwards from the magic card in Jax's hand.

　Suddenly, an extremely pure dark divinity burst forth from it, stirring the elements and divine cause within the "Dark Crystal Cave" to surge like a tide.

　Jax sat enthroned, his magic card raised high in his hand, and the dark divinity abruptly contracted, coalescing into a massive demonic shadow that had just materialized.

　That was none other than the card of the Twelve Star Gods—"The Great Demon King of the Other Shore"! The Other Shore refers to the shore of the River Styx.

　This "Great Demon King of the Other Shore" is also known as the "Great Demon King of the Styx." His body exudes divinity, and there is also an aura of the underworld surging within him.

　Dark sensed it only slightly, yet he was certain that it possessed a special ability to connect with the underworld. This ability, when applied to magical duels, was to connect with (the graveyard).

　He has basically confirmed that Jax, even if he is not "Demon King No. 3", is closely related to him.

　Therefore, his connection to the underworld is not surprising.

　The "Great Demon King of the Styx" had two horns on its head, a withered face, and a dragon's head on each shoulder. The dragon's spine extending from behind the head transformed into a "long serpent's tail," which wrapped around its massive body.

　It floats in the air, without wings, but its body seems to be surrounded by a river of dark power that flows slowly.

　That was a phantom of the River Styx; the surface of the river was calm, yet it seemed to conceal evil and filth deep within.

　It is different from the "God Cards" summoned by the Fallen Ones... and even most of the other "God Cards" that Dark had ever seen.

　Upon seeing this "Great Demon King of the Styx", one will naturally feel a sense of awe, thinking, "This is a god."

　This is absolutely a genuine "God Card," and its power is extremely high, definitely not inferior to the insectoid demons that Charles fused in the third round of the qualifiers. Dark's vigilance was raised to the limit, and he immediately commanded the "Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" that had just materialized to summon the "Golden City" to descend!

　"The Eternally Shining Golden City" has been activated, and its golden city phantom has disappeared. If the "Golden City" is not deployed immediately, this area will be quickly invaded and occupied by the "Undying Demon King's Castle".

　The "Golden King," wielding the "Golden Sword," stood before Geng and Gongfeng. Although it was only a fifth-tier magical spirit card, its imposing figure, holding the holy sword high, was in no way inferior to that of the "Great Demon King of the Styx."

　It raised the "Golden Sword" to its highest point, and a burst of golden light immediately shone from the tip of the sword.

　As the light spread and covered the entire area, the mirage of the golden city that had just disappeared reappeared, and suddenly solidified, no longer a mirage.

　The real Golden City is larger than the Demon King's Castle. A pyramid stands in the center of the city, and the surrounding walls are gleaming with gold and are indestructible.

　The "Golden King" stood atop the city wall, his power overwhelming, reaching the realm of a true god.

　Unfortunately, it did not truly achieve that.

　There was no spiritual bond between Dark and the "Golden King," so he could not truly elevate Dark's status through the power of "Bliss."

　In this duel, it can only rely on its true strength to fight its enemy. So, what is the true strength of the "Golden King"?

　Its three main attributes, enhanced by passive abilities and auras, and further amplified by the "Golden Sword" holy sword, have reached an exceptionally high level of 10500/12600/9500.

　If we add to this the Holy Sword's ability to restrain demons and the dark attribute... as an undead race, one is not corrupted by darkness, and wielding the Holy Sword to restrain the dark demons.

　"Golden King? Alchemist of the Golden Kingdom" is the absolute nemesis of dark-type demons!

　But this is not enough.

　"...

　Dak did not hesitate.

　After deploying "Golden City", he immediately activates the effect ① of "Golden City" and Special Summons the magical spirit of the Golden Country - "Golden Country Gravedigger" from his hand!

　This summoning relies on the field effect and does not depend on Dark itself, so it can be performed immediately.

　With the walls of "Golden City" providing protection, the "Golden Village Grave Diggers" have a relatively safe environment.

　In the "Golden City", for every additional magical spirit from the "Golden Kingdom", the Golden King's three stats will all increase by 100.

　When the "Golden Land Gravedigger" was summoned, there were three magical spirits from the "Golden Kingdom" besides the "Golden King".

　Unfortunately, the "Golden Land Dancer's" special move has a cooldown. Even if she is revived, she cannot activate "Funeral Dance" again, so Dark has not yet used the effect that can only be used once.

　The "Golden Country Cavalry" were the first to launch an offensive.