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

　"Boom!"

　An explosion even more terrifying than the Tengu of the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast occurred between the two sides.

　The intense heat and white light from the explosion obscured the entire field of vision. The audience strained their eyes to see the explosion engulf the entire venue!

　The missile, constructed of flesh and blood, traced a crooked arc in the air, seemingly about to strike the ancient mechanical giant in the next second.

　The super nuclear energy cannon was just about to be unleashed.

　The instantly expanding white beam of light blocked the Zero cruise missile's path, causing it to explode suddenly in mid-air!

　The entire venue fell into a deathly silence amidst the terrifying explosion.

　—The explosion stopped.

　"Roar!"

　The dueling platform shook violently again, just like the earthquake.

　While Darkimon, the red player, stood very steadily on the platform, Elsie Kevin, the blue player, had to reach out and grab onto something, his face pale.

　Commentator Jessica Gardner's scream was swallowed up in an instant.

　This incredible idea suddenly popped into the minds of the audience.

　Jessica Gardner, who was on the commentary stand, also quickly leaned over to look at the field.

　But amidst the smoke and dust in the middle of the arena, the enormous figure of the ancient mechanical giant had indeed vanished—no, wait!

　As the Zombie Tyrannosaurus Rex roared with its head raised, its dark and terrifying aura broke through the billowing dust and was fully revealed.

　The ancient mechanical giant located at the center of the explosion had completely vanished without a trace!

　"Got killed instantly?"

　The brief silence in the stands was instantly shattered by this information.

　The audience supporting Elsie Kevin immediately erupted in excited cheers. Even though many of them didn't know what an "electronic furnace" was or where it was.

　Meanwhile, on the blue team's platform, Elsie Kebbin was already sweating profusely.

　"They haven't fallen yet!"

　Jessica Gardner suddenly shouted!

　"Elsie Kevin has activated the secret technique; the body of the ancient mechanical giant is being rapidly repaired within the electronic furnace!"

　Despite being impacted by the aftershocks, the Zombiemon remained resilient.

　If he hadn't performed the ritual on the blue team's side beforehand, they would have lost completely by now!

　"Thank goodness!"

　He never imagined that a seven-star magical spirit could unleash such a terrifying ultimate attack.

　Even though the Zero cruise missile was partially neutralized by the super nuclear energy cannon—in fact, the energy of the super nuclear energy cannon was also reflected back by the explosion of the Zero cruise missile—it almost instantly vaporized its ancient mechanical giant!

　Meanwhile, the ancient mechanical component, which was also located at the center of the explosion, was truly vaporized!

　He had already suspected something when Elsie Kevin was setting up the ritual. But he still didn't expect it to be a "resurrection of the dead" type of ritual!

　The chrysanthemums covering the blue team's field had curled into balls.

　Although it was not visible, the ancient mechanical giant was clearly encased in this enormous, chrysanthemum-shaped furnace.

　As the smoke cleared, the electronic furnace that Jack had mentioned—the ancient mechanical furnace—was finally revealed to the audience.

　On the red team's platform, Dark couldn't help but watch with curiosity.

　"If you're so capable, try being reborn again!"

　He didn't even use the Netherworld Soul Ring; he simply drew two magic cards from the top of his deck at the end of the turn and then continued to watch.

　Elsie Kevin also drew two cards.

　When this furnace blooms, the ancient mechanical giant may be reborn in a completely new form!

　Once a mage successfully creates this type of magic card, they will definitely include it in their deck.

　Dark couldn't help but feel envious, but he wasn't worried at all.

　"puff!"

　The outer shell of the ancient mechanical furnace suddenly burst open, and a viscous liquid gushed out from inside. The ancient mechanical giant, soaking wet, slowly opened its eyes.

　Its aura became purer after its rebirth, and its three ultimate skills were also reset.

　Although he had already staked everything on the Ancient Mechanical Giant, if he could draw one or two more Ancient Mechanical Components, he could further enhance the Ancient Mechanical Giant's combat power!

　However, this time, the two new magic cards he pulled out did nothing to help the current situation.

　He glared at the ancient mechanical furnace on the field and exclaimed urgently, "Ancient mechanical giants, return to the battlefield!"

　"That bone dragon couldn't possibly have launched two missiles in a row!"

　Elsie Kevin made his judgment based on common sense.

　He then immediately gave the ancient mechanical giant the order: "One more shot, super nuclear energy cannon!"

　The white line shooting from its eyes connects with the ancient mechanical component: Fly, raising its attack and defense by 300 points.

　But such a small amount of offense and defense is just a drop in the ocean.

　"But such a terrifying ultimate move can't possibly be without a cooldown period."

　The Zombie Tyrannosaurus Beast then lowered its body again, and the remaining flesh and blood on its spine wriggled wildly, from which a second organic missile was born!

　Upon seeing the missile, Elsie Kevin's face contorted in pain.

　—Darkdemon's Bone Dragon defies all logic!

　The ancient mechanical giant's eyes flickered, and the chest armor of the Android mechanical core spun outward, beginning to gather energy once again!

　But at the same time, Darkimon, the player on the red team's platform, also said in a deep voice: "Next shot, Annihilation Bird!"

　"Roar--"

　Annihilation Bird vs. Super Nuclear Energy Cannon!

　The terrifying missile made of flesh and blood was finally fired from the spine of the Zombiemon.

　The ancient mechanical giant also fired a super nuclear energy cannon from its chest!

　But in reality, the Annihilation Bird Hunting Missile was not the Zero cruise missile—it was faster and more powerful than the Zero cruise missile, and it also had added tracking capabilities and a wider blast radius!

　As if history were repeating itself, Zombiemon and Ancient Mechanical Giant unleashed their "strongest" ultimate attacks once again!

　Even if the ancient mechanical giant tried to dodge, the Annihilation Bird's range was so wide that it was instantly engulfed by the flames of the explosion!

　No one could have imagined it.

　The ultimate move of the Seven-Star Magical Spirit was able to crush the strongest ultimate move of the Eight-Star Magical Spirit.

　The flesh-and-blood missile and the energy beam cannon collided this time, with the Zombiemon seemingly on the side of the Zombiemon.

　But the final result will not change!

　The shockwave from the explosion surged headlong towards the ancient mechanical giant.

　The scorching wind blew towards the blue team's field, but was blocked by the barrier of the players' platform.

　Elsie Kevin stared at the horrific explosion, his face deathly pale.

　As the master of the ancient mechanical giant, he already knew the outcome.

　Faced with such a terrifying difference in ultimate skills, slight differences in stats are completely meaningless.

　"Boom!"

　The sound of the explosion reverberated throughout the entire venue, completely drowning out the shouts of thousands of spectators.

　Elsie Kevin suddenly realized that the ultimate move is the soul of the magical spirit!

　Simply accumulating numerical values ​​is so pale and weak in the face of truly powerful finishing moves.

　He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing.

　The miracle—did not happen!

　After several rounds of fierce fighting, the ancient mechanical giant finally fell.

　Without any defensive special moves, the ancient mechanical giant's physique alone wouldn't be able to withstand those two missiles.

　Instead, they quietly stacked their cards together before the smoke from the explosion cleared.

　Then we slowly wait for the dust to settle.

　He has given his all in this duel so far.

　There are no more excuses.

　He didn't become hysterical like he had when he was first defeated by Dark.

　However, as you move forward, your opponents are also moving forward.

　Darkdemon has clearly progressed much faster and more than him!

　Luck plays a significant role in magical duels.

　But sometimes, even the best luck can't make up for the gap in hard power.

　Elsie Kevin originally thought that his strength had improved far beyond what a normal third-year student could achieve after obtaining the mechanical core.

　"It is impossible for the ancient mechanical giant to survive such a terrifying explosion. Elsie Kevin's defeat is inevitable."

　"Let's congratulate Darkdemon in advance for defeating the third-year student with absolute dominance in the first duel of the Golden Cup!"

　"(′?)ノpapapapapa!"

　"The smoke and dust had not yet dissipated, but the athletes with both hands had already stopped moving."

　Commentator Jessica Gardner's voice slowly rose after the explosions ceased.

　"As a professional commentator, I have never hesitated to make bold judgments."

　The grotesque body, now just a pale skeleton, stood upright like a demon god.

　The colossal body of the ancient mechanical giant has turned to dust.

　It has no rivals!

　Amidst the cheers of the audience, the Zombie Tyrannosaurus Rex gradually revealed itself, standing tall in the center of the arena.

　The eerie green flames within his eye sockets flickered wildly.

　Even without receiving instructions from the Archmage, the ancient mechanical components could only be toyed with by the Dream Demon.

　The life barrier with a magic value of 8000 points was slowly crushed by the little dream demon!

　Then, with a playful laugh, it picked up the blue magic ball and flew towards the contestant's platform where Dark was.

　Almost at the same time.

　The blue team's Magic Ball's life barrier was completely shattered by the Dream Demon!

　Elsie Kevin was completely focused on the battle between the Zombiemon and the Ancient Mechanical Giant, and had no time to pay attention to the magic sphere high in the sky.

　"Hmm, why is it still the same?"

　The referee murmured after making the announcement.

　Only then did the audience, having finally confirmed the result of the match, offer an even more thunderous round of applause than before!

　After regaining his senses, the referee finally announced the result of the duel.

　"The battle is over!"

　"The victor is still Darkdemon, a second-year student!"

　And on the field.

　On the blue team's stage, Elsie Kevin reached out and collected the last remaining ancient mechanical component into his magic card, then said to his opponent with a wry smile, "I really didn't expect that."

　The spontaneously assembled Darkimon support group waved colorful flags vigorously in the audience, their faces flushed with excitement.

　In the front row of the Royal Capital Duel Hall area, Alvit excitedly pinched Galileo's chubby cheeks, while the eldest prince Charles next to her whispered something to the chief archbishop beside him.

　Those spectators who were paying attention to the simulated duel were whispering among themselves about the second-year student who had won on stage. More and more people knew that he was the designer of the simulated duel and the Valkyrie's most precious only son!