Evil Dragon Star – Yazhi?
When Yazhi appeared, Dragonfist of Tenyi showed clear surprise on his face—surprise mixed with excitement.
Bai Yun'er, on the other hand, looked stunned. She never expected this method at all.
They also had this card in their own deck, so they naturally knew Yazhi's effect.
But because they knew—they realized the duel was already over.
Bai Lingtian and the elder beside him were slower to understand, but once the two who knew Bai Yun'er's deck grasped what was happening, their faces filled with joy.
Tenyi–Swordsoul actually still had this kind of sword technique.
The four from the Inspection Bureau and Duel Association were also shocked—not because You Ye could kill the opponent, but because Tenyi Swordsoul could still move after eating three interruptions.
For an Earth-Level or Heaven-Level duelist, that resilience was far beyond standard.
You Ye merely smiled lightly.
"Since you've realized it, I'll end the duel here."
"Yazhi's second effect, once per turn: I target one Yang Zing monster I control and one card you control—then destroy them. I choose Yazhi and the Adamancipator Risen – Dragite on your field to destroy!"
"When Yazhi is destroyed by effect and sent to the GY, its third effect activates—once per turn, special summon one Wyrm from the Deck in Defense Position. I special summon Swordsoul of Mo Ye!"
"When Mo Ye is Normal or Special Summoned, I reveal the Dark Tenyi I retrieved earlier—Special Summon a Swordsoul Token."
"I tune Level 4 Swordsoul Token with Level 4 Mo Ye—Synchro Summon!
Level 8 Dracossack of the Tenyi Gods, and Mo Ye's effect draws one."
"I enter Battle Phase. My three monsters attack you directly."
2800 + 3000 + 1000!
Tenyi Dragonfist LP: 6800 → 0
The duel ended.
Dragonfist of Tenyi immediately stood up, walked to You Ye, and respectfully half-knelt.
"This is your swordsmanship, my lord. I submit.
The brothers and sisters of the Swordsoul field weren't wrong—
You deserve our allegiance. No—please accept us."
"If you are willing, on behalf of the entire Tenyi field, I offer our spirits as your retainers."
"Alright." You, Ye, nodded. Swordsoul was already under him—having Tenyi too was fine.
This would give him a Tenyi Swordsoul deck to choose for future duels.
And it would let the people of this world experience what a Dragon-Country Sword truly was.
"Thank you, my lord. From now on, the Tenyi field will obey your words absolutely."
The respect in Dragonfist's eyes turned to genuine loyalty.
The surrounding people looked with envy—You Ye had just accepted an entire field as a retainer.
Even among the three Heaven-Level duelists present, none had achieved that.
But alongside envy, the eyes of the four officials grew wary.
If a duelist forms a deep enough bond with a field—or gains one as a retainer—it means something else:
This duelist is capable of founding a new family or faction.
Because the core foundation of any family is its field—if its members can access that field, the family will never lack strong duelists.
And if You Ye founded a family, neither the Inspection Bureau nor the Duel Association could openly support him anymore.
They only support individuals—not factions. A faction would create conflicts of interest.
Yang Xuequn and Cheng Ting exchanged a glance—clearly thinking the same.
Cheng stepped forward, smiling politely:
"Since you now command the Tenyi field, senior… might you be interested in creating a family? If so, the Inspection Bureau will fully assist."
The Bai family members also looked at You Ye.
If he built a family, the Zeng family would fall, and Hang City would gain the far more powerful You family.
This could be good or bad for the Bai family.
"You said, 'gained the Tenyi field as retainers'… field, huh?"
You Ye, narrowed his eyes slightly.
He immediately understood that Tian Nan never informed them that he already possessed the Mathmech field, too.
He smiled.
"No interest."
"I won't create a family or a faction. I don't have the patience.
By the time I reach King-Level—maybe after Heaven-Level—I'll probably let Ouyang Yanyan manage this shop, and I'll live long-term in the Spirit Realm."
Hearing that, Cheng Ting and Yang Xuequn visibly relaxed.
If they had to cut ties with You Ye, they would be the ones losing, not him.
"Senior… if you reach Heaven-Level, long-term residence in the Spirit Realm won't be possible."
Yang Xuequn warned gently, and the King and the old man nodded.
"Oh? Why?"
"There are Heaven-Level missions that must be completed in the human world.
Your goal must be King-Level, right? Then you can't retreat to the Spirit Realm too early."
"I see." You, Ye, nodded.
"Since you're now the master of Tenyi Dragonfist, our supervision isn't necessary. We have duties to attend to—until next time."
Cheng Ting tactfully glanced at the waiting Bai family and left.
"We'll take our leave as well."
Yang Xuequn followed.
After they left, the elder beside Bai Lingtian stepped forward and bowed.
"Senior, my name is Bai Yu. Thank you for helping the Bai family again and again.
Without your guidance, Yun'er's Swordsoul field would not have developed, and our family might have declined into obscurity."
"It's nothing—mostly because she trusted me," You Ye said calmly.
"And helping your Bai family was simply because you stood on my side against the Zeng family. A small favor is no issue."
"As a suggestion, your Blue-Eyes field will struggle in the changing environment. In the future, you should switch to Tenyi Swordsoul.
Its endurance is weak, but among King-path fields it's average—and very strong at Earth- and Heaven-Level."
"Thank you, senior! From today onward, you are the true master of the Bai family. Whatever you say is law!"
Bai Lingtian and Bai Yu pulled Bai Yun'er down to kneel.
The suggestion wasn't just advice—since You Ye commanded both the Swordsoul and Tenyi fields, the spirits of those fields would obey him without question.
They realized You Ye was giving them a chance to survive.
For a moment, the two men even considered offering Bai Yun'er to You Ye…
But they quickly dismissed the idea—if You Ye wanted women, the Bureau and Association would have delivered dozens.
There must be a reason they hadn't.
"No need. I'm not interested in forming a family," You Ye said plainly.
Seeing their disappointment, he added with a faint smile:
"But when I need information, give me everything you know without holding back."
Yes—You Ye invested in the Bai family not only because they supported him, but because they had information.
Unlike the Bureau and Association—which were loose organizations with individual agendas—a family like the Bai clan possessed deep, long-term intelligence.
"Of course, my lord. We will not hide anything," Bai Yu promised.
At that moment, a teasing male voice came from the doorway.
"Huh~? I walk in and witness a thousand-year-old family swearing loyalty.
Did I come at a bad time?"
A young man in his early twenties stepped inside.
He stared at the Bai family with amusement, not fear.
Seeing You Ye's puzzled look, he bowed slightly.
"My name is Yu Huo.
Before you appeared, I was publicly acknowledged as the strongest genius duelist in the entire East."
"And I'm here for one reason—
To challenge you and prove I am still number one."
You Ye, raised a brow with interest.
Bai Lingtian recognized the newcomer and whispered:
"My lord, Yu Huo is a duelist of the Infernoid field.
He reached Earth-Level last year, relying on powerful interruption-breakers and Infernoid's high kill power.
Rumor says he's close to breaking into Heaven-Level."
"Infernoid?
So you're a back-row and board-breaking OTK deck?" You Ye, understood instantly.
Before Spright existed, Infernoid was a strong OTK deck.
Later, Spright took over that slot.
Yu Huo nodded proudly.
"Yes. Because break-board OTK is the correct way to duel."
"Might not know this, but in Master Duel, the #1 rank for ten years straight is held by a single person."
"This man—rumored to defeat even King-Level duelists—uses a going-second deck!"
"I used my family's intelligence networks to study his deckbuilding philosophy.
I intend to follow his path—and someday become his most loyal follower."
You Ye: "…"
Mu Ning: "???"
You Ye's mouth twitched.
So… he was literally a fanboy standing in front of the person he admired.
If he said this anywhere else, You Ye wouldn't react.
Saying it directly to his face… was complicated.
"You don't believe me?"
Yu Huo smirked.
"Break-board OTK Infernoid is strong, yes," You Ye replied.
He paused, then smiled playfully.
"But board-breakers aren't omnipotent.
For example, your Infernoids can't even break my Naturia Horus board."
"You really underestimate me." Yu Huo frowned.
"I have Lava Golem, Forbidden Droplet, Triple Tactics Thrust, Change of Heart, Lightning Storm—
Even with low bond levels, the quantity is enough.
Two of these, and I break any board."
"If this were Master Duel and you made some crazy board, with my low bond, I might fail. But your Naturia Horus board?
Eat a Droplet, and it collapses instantly."
You, Ye, stared at him silently.
This poor man had no idea how terrifying FTK and true lock boards were in a world without a banlist.
"You want me to show you for free?" You Ye smirked.
Teaching a future "little brother" was no issue.
"No need for free handouts."
Yu Huo pulled out Roll of Fate, the original card version.
"This is my private property—unrelated to my family.
If you win, you get it."
"And if you win?" You, Ye, asked.
"If you lose, you must help the #1 Master Duel player with one favor, no conditions."
You Ye: "…"
…so I help myself once?
Not a problem.
"Fine."
"Then let's duel!" Yu Huo shouted confidently.
"Before we start, you don't want to adjust your deck?
This time I'm using Synchro, not Xyz." You Ye, reminded.
"Doesn't matter."
Yu Huo dismissed it with a wave.
"Xyz or Synchro—both crumble before my Infernoid OTK."
"…Alright then."
Duel Start!
You Ye (8000 LP)
vs
Yu Huo (8000 LP)
Yu Huo chose to go second.
"You want to redo the opening hand?"
You, Ye, asked.
His hand was insane—double Level 12 plus Accel End setup, AND a top-tier protection trap.
"No need. Good hands aren't exclusive to you."
Yu Huo smirked.
He had Droplet, Change of Heart, AND Grass Looks Greener.
No matter what board You Ye built, it would fall.
"…Alright then." You Ye decided to stop being nice.
"My turn."
"I activate the effect of Horus the Black Flame Dragon, Glory of Imsety, sending it and the Continuous Trap Sunvine Shrine to the GY—
I search King's Sarcophagus and draw one."
"Sunvine Shrine in the GY searches Naturia Spring Breeze.
I activate King's Sarcophagus."
"I send Maxx 'C' to the GY, then send Horus the Black Flame Dragon, Harbi—Harbi Special Summons itself from the GY."
"I Normal Summon Naturia Mole Cricket.
Mole Cricket tributes to Special Summon Camellia.
Camellia sends Shrine, Shrine searches Spring Breeze."
"I tune Level 4 Camellia with Level 8 Harbi—Synchro Summon!"
"Level 12 — Mathmech Final Sigma!"
Yu Huo's expression shifted slightly.
Final Sigma didn't care about Droplet or Change of Heart.
But—
"End Sigma? So you want its full immunity?
Too bad—I've already figured out how to break this through," Yu Huo sneered.
"You're right," You Ye smiled.
"A 3000 ATK full-immunity monster can't protect my board."
He leaned forward.
"But did you think I was finished?"
"Go ahead," Yu Huo scoffed.
"You still can't escape my Droplet."
"We'll see."
You Ye, narrowed his eyes.
"Imsety revives itself.
Spring Breeze revives Camellia.
I tune Level 4 Camellia with Level 8 Imsety!"
"Cold flame and black wind merge into eternal life.
Reveal your hidden light—
Synchro Summon! Level 12 — Red Dragon!"
A crimson dragon with insect-like wings descended.
"Red Dragon?" Yu Huo frowned.
A Level 12 monster with 0 ATK and 0 DEF?
Dangerous.
"Red Dragon's effect—
I search Resonance Synchro."
"And its second effect—return itself to the Extra Deck and target a Level 7+ Synchro."
"I target Final Sigma."
"So I Special Summon a Level 12 Dragon Synchro with the same level."
"The heart as clear as still water—
The stars converge—
Accel evolution!"
"Accel Synchro! Cosmic Blazar Dragon!!!"
A blinding white dragon descended, wings flaring, ATK 4000.
Yu Huo's confidence wavered.
Cosmic Blazar Dragon was terrifying—
triple omni-negate, banishes itself when responding, impossible to counter normally.
But he calmed down.
(As long as I have Droplet.)
He just needed Blazar to negate something—then Droplet would resolve.
And Red Dragon already used both effects.
You Ye, had one more Synchro at most—another Level 12.
Which would give Yu Huo a perfect target for Change of Heart.
His negate-break OTK plan was ready.