Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultimate Duelist

Lin Hao laughed heartily and continued, "Becoming my disciple doesn't conflict with defeating me. Haven't you heard that a disciple surpasses his master? You see, with a powerful master guiding you, you will progress faster, and the possibility of surpassing me in the future will be greater."

Shidai thought for a while and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Lin Hao.

"And your master, I'm not a stingy person," Lin Hao said generously. He then took a card from his duel disk, waved it in front of Time, and continued, "And if you become my disciple, I'll give you this card too."

Shidai's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he said in surprise, "Really? You're really going to give me a card as powerful as [Elemental Hero Golden Blade]? This card is really powerful!"

Lin Hao nodded and said, "Of course, you think I would lie to you. This card is a gift for you, and it is also a recognition of your strength."

After a pause, Lin Hao continued: "Of course, you can also get this card of mine and call me Master again."

When Shidai heard this, he grabbed Lin Hao with joy without hesitation and shouted, "Master, Master."

Lin Hao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yeah, that's very good."

At this time, Shidai said: "Then this card, shouldn't it be given to me?"

Seeing the hand extended by Time, Lin Hao directly put the [Elemental Hero Golden Blade Man] in his pocket and said with a smile, "Not yet, Time. I'll give it to you tonight."

Shidai heard this and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Why wait until tonight? Wouldn't it be the same if you gave it to me now? I already called you Master."

Before Lin Hao could say anything, a loud voice came: "Haha, of course it's because of the agreement between Lin Hao and me."

Tang Xingye stood behind Lin Hao at some point and said with a smile.

Lin Hao nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Tang and I have an agreement, so I have to wait until tonight to give it to you. Don't worry, good things are always worth waiting for."

Shidai then smiled and said, "That's fine. It's only an afternoon. I can wait."

At this time, Lin Hao turned to Tang Xingye and said, "Uncle Tang, why are you here?"

Tang Xingye smiled and said, "It's time for lunch now. Come over and call you guys to eat together."

Lin Hao was stunned when he heard this and said in surprise: "Ah, it's noon so soon? I didn't even notice."

Tang Xingye smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, you don't have to be so dedicated. You still need to rest when you need to. Your health is the capital of revolution."

Lin Hao smiled and said, "It's mainly because I really like dueling, so once I start dueling, I can't stop."

At this time, Tang Shengzhi said, "Let's go. We can talk later if we have anything to say. I'm starving."

Lin Hao said to Shidai: "Shidai, let's go together."

Shidai shook his head and said, "You guys go ahead. I have to go home. My mother is waiting for me to come back for dinner. If I don't go back, she will be worried."

Lin Hao nodded and said, "Okay, you go back first, but you must come over in the evening. See you there."

Shidai smiled and said, "See you there. Master, you must give me [Elemental Hero Golden Blade]."

Then, he took off the duel disk in his hand and handed it to Tang Shengzhi reluctantly.

Lin Hao and the others watched Shidai leave. Tang Shengzhi said in confusion, "Lin Hao, you seem quite interested in this kid called Shidai?"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "I think he is a very powerful duelist and has the potential to become a duel king."

Tang Shengzhi exclaimed: "What! He actually has the potential to become a Duel King? This is too exaggerated."

Tang Xingye patted Tang Shengzhi on the head and said, "Why are you making such a fuss? This kid, estimated to be twelve or thirteen years old, was able to fight Xiaolin like that, which already proves his strength. You just don't have a long-term vision."

Tang Shengzhi muttered quietly to the side, "Why do I feel that the elemental hero deck is powerful?"

Tang Xingye glared at him and said, "The deck is certainly important, but a truly powerful duelist is one who can fully utilize the deck's advantages and make the right decisions at critical moments. This kid, Shidai, clearly has such potential."

Lin Hao nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. The potential of the times lies not only in his luck, but also in his wisdom and courage."

……

At noon, standing in the deserted square, Tang Shengzhi asked incredulously, "Are you sure someone would challenge you to a duel in the sun on such a hot day?"

Lin Hao's mouth twitched, but in order to complete the task, he nodded and said, "Yes, you go and rest first. I'll see if anyone wants to duel here."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Lin Hao, Tang Shengzhi could only say, "Okay, call me if you have any questions."

Afterwards, Lin Hao walked under the green tree on the side of the road and continued to watch whether there were any duelists coming.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Hao finally saw a duelist passing by. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, let's have a relaxing and enjoyable duel."

The young man was walking when Lin Hao suddenly jumped out from the side, which obviously scared him.

He shook his head and said, "No, thanks. I have to rush to work."

Seeing this, Lin Hao couldn't stop the other party anymore and could only let him leave.

During the afternoon, many duelists came one after another, but because the weather was too hot, no one was willing to duel with Lin Hao.

Finally, at five o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was not so hot, Lin Hao finally welcomed a challenger.

A thin young man with blue-gray hair agreed to duel with Lin Hao.

……

"The duel begins! I'll attack first." The other party spoke first.

"It's my turn, draw a card." With the slight sound of a card being drawn from the deck, an imperceptible light flashed in the opponent's eyes.

Then, he made a quick decision: "I summon a monster in face-down Defense Position on the field, covering three cards. This ends the turn."

"It's my turn, draw a card." Lin Hao said expressionlessly.

At that moment, the opponent's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile: "Activate the Trap Card [Eternal Fire]. Its effect is: discard up to 2 cards from your hand, and send the discarded number of cards with [Eternal Fire] in their names from your deck to the Graveyard."

As he spoke, he showed the two cards in his hand - [Eternal Fire Dwarf] and [Eternal Fire Loader], and then decisively discarded them into the graveyard.