Even Xiao Shan had to show an unprecedented look of admiration at this moment.
"Chen Mo's strength is indeed extremely formidable. He is absolutely the most outstanding genius duelist to emerge from No. 1 High School in recent years. Whether it's academic scores, real combat duel skills, or psychological pressure control during matches, all of them are top-tier."
"It seems that this year, the four major universities have one more monster-level candidate they'll have to fight over."
Xiao Shan flipped through Chen Mo's detailed information file. The evaluation written inside was almost exaggerated—a once-in-a-century dueling genius. Every metric was outstanding, leaving little room for doubt. No wonder Chen Mo had been the championship favorite since the very beginning of the college league and consistently ranked first in online popularity votes.
However, after You Chen's appearance, the predicted win rate had slowly begun to tilt.
Even so, Chen Mo still firmly occupied the top position.
Principal Chen naturally had full confidence in Chen Mo's strength. Just looking at their shared surname was enough to tell that their relationship was far from ordinary.
With a powerful family background and systematic cultivation since childhood, Chen Mo possessed advantages that ordinary students could not even dream of.
Yet these advantages alone were meaningless without Chen Mo's own relentless effort.
Otherwise, talent and background would never be converted into real strength.
That said, Principal Chen had already been slapped in the face more than once before. This time, before the duel ended, he did not dare to speak recklessly again.
With the eruption of [Fire King High Avatar Garunix]—
The battlefield situation instantly escalated!
The divine beast of the Fire Kings, powerful enough to scorch the heavens themselves, descended with overwhelming dominance.
As Garunix spread its blazing wings, scorching flames swept across the entire field. In an instant, all other monsters on Chen Mo's field were reduced to ashes by the sky-burning firestorm unleashed by [Fire King High Avatar Garunix]!
"Boom—Boom—!"
Chen Mo spoke calmly, his tone steady.
"The effect of this card activates when it is Special Summoned."
"All other monsters on the field are destroyed."
He then added indifferently, his gaze sharp.
"You should be thankful you didn't go first."
"Otherwise, even your monsters would have been wiped out."
"No matter how many monsters there are, they can't stand before [Fire King High Avatar Garunix]."
"But destruction itself is only the beginning."
"The effect of [Fire King Beast Yaksha] activates when this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard."
"Destroy one card in my hand or on my field."
"I choose to destroy [Phoenix of Nephthys] from my hand!"
Chen Mo snapped the card forward like a blade and sent it directly to the Graveyard.
A mournful phoenix cry echoed once more.
You Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, his expression shifting.
Good grief—he even slotted in [Phoenix of Nephthys].
No wonder this guy was so confident.
[Phoenix of Nephthys] handled back-row removal, while [Fire King High Avatar Garunix] annihilated the front line.
Within the scope of the college league, this Fire King configuration was more than enough to instantly suppress the vast majority of duelists.
There was a reason Chen Mo dominated.
Very strong.
Even You Chen felt undeniable pressure.
Judging solely from the card artwork, even without knowing the deeper lore, it was obvious that this archetype was deeply tied to South Asian mythology. The visual elements, attire, and divine imagery all pointed clearly in that direction.
As for how such a Deck ended up in the hands of Chen Mo, a duelist from Longguo—
That was impossible to know.
In the previous world, card nationality meant nothing.
But in this world, cards carried power born from spirits. Even cards without visible elves were still created by elves and held inherent resonance.
Normally, a duelist could not forcibly wield cards lacking compatibility without suffering backlash.
This only made You Chen even more curious about Chen Mo's background.
Of course, it wasn't possible to simply assume everything followed anime logic. Otherwise, every card would originate from ancient Egypt, and other countries wouldn't even be able to duel.
Clearly, card artwork and spirit alignment carried meaning, but they weren't absolute.
Regardless—
Right now, the duel itself mattered most.
"Is that all?" You Chen asked calmly.
Chen Mo's gaze sharpened.
He admitted it.
He had underestimated You Chen.
Facing a double board wipe, this guy's expression hadn't changed at all.
Did he already have a counter prepared?
Or was his confidence simply that deep?
Or perhaps—
Chen Mo still couldn't see the full extent of You Chen's hidden setup.
"You may continue," Chen Mo replied coldly.
Hearing this, You Chen smiled.
"Do you know the story of the Minotaur?"
As soon as those words left his mouth—
Chen Mo frowned.
What was that supposed to mean?
"First, I Normal Summon a monster!"
"Come forth—[Amoeba]!"
You Chen held the card between two fingers, a faint smile curling at his lips.
His current Deck was a hybrid of Minotaur concepts and generic life-point reduction.
A pure Minotaur Deck alone couldn't even reach forty cards, let alone maintain sufficient strength.
But when paired with powerful generic disruption and survival traps—
It became complete.
The card was slammed onto the Duel Disk.
A mass of translucent, slime-like water creatures emerged onto the field.
[Amoeba]
WATER Attribute ★1
Aqua
ATK 300 / DEF 250
The moment it appeared, the entire audience was flooded with question marks.
"What is this supposed to mean?"
"Isn't that a trash card?"
"Is You Chen experimenting again?"
"Is he really using something like this instead of his Silent Magician Deck?"
The crowd was stunned.
If they hadn't already witnessed You Chen's Silent Magician Deck earlier, they might have thought he had no choice.
But now—
He was intentionally choosing these so-called useless cards.
Chen Mo fell completely silent.
He genuinely could not see where this was going.
"I know you're anxious," You Chen said lightly.
"But don't worry."
"I activate the Spell Card [Creature Swap]!"
"Each player chooses one monster they control, then they exchange control of those monsters."
"During this turn, those monsters cannot change their battle positions."
"Well, thanks to your Garunix just now, both of us only have one monster."
"So it looks like there's no choice at all."
"Ah—speaking of which, you really helped me."
"Thank you very much."
"The Minotaur Project—initiate!"
"I'll gift you [Amoeba]."
"You're welcome."
The moment control switched—
Chen Mo's LP plummeted!
—2000 LP!
"Whoa!!"
Chen Mo let out an involuntary cry as he was forced to take 2000 points of effect damage.
His blood pressure instantly spiked.
+1566 Emotional Value gained!
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