Charging straight into a field protected by multiple layers…
If he dared say that out loud, You Ye would only give him two words: "Brave fool."
At this moment, You Ye continued calmly with his plays.
You Ye's Turn Continues
"I activate the Normal Spell Synchro Overture.
Once per turn: target 1 Tuner monster in your GY and Special Summon it in Defense Position.
I target the Tuner Camellia in my GY and Special Summon it in Defense Position."
"Next, the effect of King's Sarcophagus.
I send Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring from my hand and Horus's Protection – Qeb-Senef from my Deck to the GY, then Special Summon Qeb-Senef from the GY."
"I Synchro Summon using Camellia and Qeb-Senef—my second Red Dragon.
I set two cards. Turn end."
Yu Huo Reacts
"Another Red Dragon?
Planning to make another Cosmic Blazar Dragon on my turn?"
Yu Huo muttered.
But he didn't think too deeply about it, because the idea made sense.
Cosmic Blazar Dragon isn't "once per turn."
Two Blazars on board would mean double triple-negates.
Plus, Horus provides full protection.
Even using Forbidden Droplet would require him to discard a monster plus multiple other cards, or else Blazar would simply dodge and leave the field.
A grin crept onto Yu Huo's face.
Because—ironically—You Ye's very correct line of play…
was also the exact line he planned to kill.
And those two facedown cards? One was clearly a Naturia Quick-Play; the other, he didn't know, but he wasn't afraid.
The advantage was HIS.
Yu Huo Speaks
"You Ye, you really are incredible.
Naturia Horus—compared to pure Naturia or pure Horus—has its strength raised by several tiers."
"If your opponent were anyone but me, then facing one full-immunity Horus, two triple-negates, plus the hidden double monster-effect negates from Naturia—four interruptions in total—they would absolutely collapse."
After confirming his lines, Yu Huo looked at You Ye with genuine admiration.
You Ye's Smile
"Oh? 'If not me? '
Knowing Yu Huo had misread everything, You Ye didn't expose him.
He only smiled with amusement.
Yu Huo Declares
"Yes.
When facing someone like me—whose entire style is going second—your field… unfortunately, is just a toy."
He spoke with utter confidence.
You Ye:
"Oh? Your turn then. I'll be watching."
The Backrow Crusher Speaks
"Then I'll show you the true power of a going-second duelist!"
Yu Huo laughed and drew.
Yu Huo:
"Hahaha—You Ye, you have no chance!"
"I drew Lava Golem!"
His eyes lit up with wild excitement.
You Ye (calmly):
"Oh? Before that, any objections if I activate Red Dragon's effect?"
Yu Huo:
"None.
Go ahead—activate it. You're about to witness real despair!"
He was so convinced he had already won that You Ye's actions didn't matter to him.
You Ye Activates Red Dragon
"Red Dragon effect:
Targeting Cosmic Buster Dragon—return it to the Extra Deck.
Then, from the Extra Deck, I Special Summon a Level 12 DARK Dragon Synchro monster as if it were Synchro Summoned."
"Heed me—
O absolute sovereign of annihilation!
Descend from the divine realm to herald the end!"
"Synchro Summon—
Flame Demon Dragon King Red Lotus Demon – Calamity!"
A roar split the entire duel dimension.
A towering black dragon with four arms and massive bat wings descended, staring at Yu Huo with pure disdain—like a king eyeing a clown.
Yu Huo Realizes Something Is Wrong
This… was no Cosmic Blazar.
This card didn't exist in the "known card pool."
His duelist instincts screamed—
He was about to lose.
But he refused to believe it.
He still had Droplet.
He still had Lava Golem.
He still had Change of Heart.
How could he lose!?
Calamity's Effect
"Feel the oppressive force of the Forbidden & Limited List itself.
Red Lotus Demon – Calamity, Effect 1:
When this card is Synchro Summoned—
This turn, your opponent cannot activate effects of cards that are on the field."
You Ye declared coldly.
Yu Huo Panics
"No… no way!
I'll chain Forbidden Droplet— Why can't I chain!?"
His hands trembled.
His Droplet wasn't responding.
The timing was simply gone.
Impossible!
You Ye Explains with a Smile
"It's simple.
Calamity's effect states:
Your opponent cannot respond to this activation with effects of cards on the field."
Yu Huo Falls Silent
He understood.
He missed his one window:
Negating Red Dragon's effect BEFORE Calamity hit the field.
Now?
Droplet, Change of Heart—
all bricked.
He wanted to vomit.
His great "going-second OTK line"…
had turned into a joke.
A hopeless joke.
Meanwhile, Bai Lingtian and Tianwei Dragon Fist Are Shocked
They knew this card.
This was the special card You Ye obtained during his Profound-Rank certification—awarded alongside the Spear King.
They finally understood:
This card was custom-made by the Duel Rules specifically to fit Naturia Horus.
A guaranteed turn-one lock unless you are a pure trap deck.
Ridiculous beyond belief.
You, Ye, Presses On
"I activate my set card: Naturia Spring Breeze.
Special Summon Camellia from the GY.
Camellia sends Sunflower from Deck to GY."
Yu Huo Attempts to Salvage Pride
"Don't think you've won yet!
You can't activate on-field effects—
But I can still activate effects from hand!"
He inhaled sharply, regaining a shred of confidence.
He still had Lava Golem.
You Ye (smiling):
"Please. Go ahead."
Yu Huo Makes His Move
"Main Phase!
I activate Lava Golem!
I tribute your Final Sigma and Cosmic Blazar Dragon and Special Summon Lava Golem to YOUR field!"
A hulking demon of molten rock appeared—
But stopped abruptly when Calamity glared at it.
It shrank back, meekly staying in the corner.
Even Lava Golem knew better than to provoke Calamity.
You, Ye, Triggers Camellia
"Camellia effect:
When your opponent Special Summons a monster—
Special Summon a Naturia monster from the GY."
Yu Huo Is Confused
"What!?
I Special Summoned it to YOUR field, not mine!"
You Ye, explained gently:
"Lava Golem is Special Summoned by you, not me.
The condition is 'when the opponent Special Summonses,'
So Camellia triggers."
Yu Huo Sets a Bluff
"Fine. One extra Sunflower doesn't matter.
I set one card. Turn end."
He still believed Droplet would save him in You Ye's turn.
You Ye, Read His Mind
"You're thinking:
'Even if I can't activate Droplet in my own turn, I can use it during You Ye's turn to cut his ATK in half so he can't OTK.'"
Yu Huo:
"...Yes."
No point denying it.
You, Ye, Smiles Coldly
"My review is:
Nice idea.
Reality is cruel."
Draw Phase
"My turn. Draw."
He drew the card—and grinned.
"In the Draw Phase, I activate my set Quick-Play Spell:
Called by the Grave.
Declare a card name and banish it from the Deck.
Until the end of the turn, that card and all cards with the same original name have their effects negated."
"I declare: Forbidden Droplet."
Yu Huo Freezes
"In the… DRAW PHASE!?"
"You SET Called by the Grave!?"
Cold sweat poured down his back.
He realized—
You Ye had prepared for Droplet from the very beginning.
If he had chained Droplet earlier…
He would have discarded monsters for NOTHING.
He would've been NEGATED anyway.
And now—
If he used it, You Ye would just link off his monsters into Verte Anaconda, revive three Horus monsters, and summon Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon for the kill.
If he didn't use it—
4000 + 3000 + 1400 = lethal.
Either way—
Game over.
He accepted defeat.
You Ye Ends It Quickly
Seeing that Yu Huo had surrendered internally, You Ye didn't torture him.
He entered Battle Phase and ended the duel cleanly.
Wager Settled
"I admit defeat.
Here—Transaction Rollback."
Yu Huo handed the card over without argument.
You Ye took it, then looked toward the Bai family trio.
You Ye:
"Don't worry.
I'm not someone who gossips needlessly.
I won't reveal anything about what happened between you and them."
Yu Huo Repays the Favor
"In that case, once you reach Heaven-Rank,
I'll tell you the location of the person who uses the Primal Digit archetype in Master Duel."
His voice held deep respect—almost religious excitement.
Everyone Else Is Shocked
The Primal Digit duelist—
the one who held the #1 ranking in Master Duel for ten consecutive years,
whose identity even the Duelist Association couldn't discover—
You Ye, knew their whereabouts!?
That implied…
You Ye, had ties to a King-Rank Duelist.
Everyone's hearts pounded.
White Jade, White Plume, and White Rain were thrilled.
Even Yu Huo was ecstatic—finally, a lead to his idol.
You Ye:
"Deal."
Yu Huo Leaves Immediately
"No time to waste!
I'm going to complete my promotion task.
See you at Heaven-Rank!"
He said—and vanished in seconds.
You Ye Looks at the Bai Family
"You're excited too? Why?"
They Reply Politely
"No, no, not excited.
Just impressed that you—even you—know where that person is."
They carefully avoided mentioning the "King-Rank" misunderstanding.
You Ye Is Confused
"Many people are looking for him?"
White Plume explains:
"He was sought after during his first year or two of reaching #1.
Later, the Duelist Association stopped looking.
No one would risk offending a King-Rank Duelist."
You Ye:
"King-Rank?
When did he become King-Rank?
Why don't I know that?"
Everyone: "???"
The Misunderstanding Grows
They adjust their guess:
"Then… is he perhaps a peak Throne-Rank duelist, close to Heaven-Rank?"
You Ye:
"No."
And he says nothing more.
The Bai trio wisely stops asking.
Dragon Fist's Time Is Limited
"You can't remain in the human world long, right?" You, Ye, asked.
Dragon Fist bowed respectfully.
"No. At most two more days."
You, Ye, nodded.
"Then pass your archetype to Yun'er first.
Let her complete the main Tianwei Swordmaster engine.
She needs to experience real dueling."
Dragon Fist agreed immediately.
Three Days Pass
You Ye stayed in his shop, doing only two things:
Receiving Inspectors and Duelist Association visitors—optimizing the decks of the duelists they brought.
Teaching Ouyang Yanyan, rapidly advancing her dueling knowledge so she could run the store when he was away.
The Inspectors and Association sent mostly non-meta decks, so You Ye could only tune them up to between Earth-Rank and Sky-Rank.
Reaching King's Path was nearly impossible with those engines.
Ouyang Yanyan, however, progressed explosively—especially her Snake-Eye deck, which was nearly complete.
On the Fourth Day
Near noon, You Ye arrived at the shop.
After lunch with Ouyang Yanyan and Mu Ning, he planned to spar with her, but—
His phone rang.
Ye Lingling called.
Promoting to Heaven-Rank Begins
She had reached Earth-Rank and asked if she could come to Hang City.
You Ye replied:
"No need.
I'm going to Hai City tonight."
Because he had just received his second Rule Mission:
Become the strongest duelist below Heaven-Rank in the entire Eastern Region.
There were exactly three strongest Earth-Rank duelists.
Yu Huo was one of them—already defeated.
The other two were both located in Hai City.
Perfect.
Ye Lingling Volunteers
She excitedly offered to host You Ye and act as a guide.
You Ye agreed—
Saving time was saving effort.
He did not know that this sudden change in plan caused the local Inspectors and Duelist Association—waiting at the airport—to completely miss him.
Evening – Hai City, Ye Family Residence
The Ye family gathered in full force—
Earth-Rank elites, plus their Sky-Rank Patriarch Ye Bufan—
all waiting at the gates.
A blue mechanical dragon descended from the sky.
You Ye, Mu Ning, and Ye Lingling dismounted.
Ye Bufan stepped forward, hand on chest, bowing.
Ye Bufan:
"Welcome, Senior You Ye, to the Ye Family.
I am Ye Bufan, patriarch of the Ye clan.
On behalf of the entire Ye family, I welcome your honorable presence."
You Ye:
"Patriarch Ye is too polite.
I may need to trouble your family for a few days."
Ye Bufan:
"You honor us simply by coming.
Regarding your objective, Lingling informed me.
We have already arranged everything.
Quan Lin has been contacted, and the other target… well, his special status makes him harder to approach."
This was no surprise—one of the duelists had a Dark Duelist identity.
If the Ye family could easily find him, that would be more suspicious.
You Ye Cuts to the Chase
If you have something to ask, just say it.
I don't like beating around the bush.
Since you're helping me, I will return the favor—modifying decks, advice, whatever you need.
Everyone here was smart.
Such hospitality always came with a purpose.
If the Ye family didn't benefit, why host him so grandly?