Chapter 112: New Strongest Form

The fusion beast Carbon Crab has a transparent golden crab-like appearance, its right claw colored gray to symbolize carbon, and within its body, chemical bonds can be seen floating suspended.

Fusion Beast Carbon Crab, Level 2, Fire Attribute, Fish Family, Defense 1400.

"What kind of card is that?"

"This duel today was totally worth it—we saw Chaos Warrior, and now a card I've never seen before."

"Fusion Beast—does this seem like something Sanzawa prefers, a chemical-themed monster?"

The students murmured among themselves; Tenjo and the others also exchanged thoughts, but none of them had ever seen these monsters before.

And the person who usually explained cards and their effects to them was now standing on stage dueling someone.

"The Fusion Beast—is it a Double Monster?" Tenjo Hikari stared at the crab on the field, straining to recall.

He vaguely remembered this was the first "series" of Double Monsters, but the monsters in this series hadn't left a deep impression on him; seeing Sanzawa use them, he could only recall the word "Double."

From a personal standpoint, Tenjo Hikari believed Double Monsters were the most awkwardly designed type in Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters, because when first summoned, they have no effect and are treated as Normal Monsters; to activate their effect, you need a "second summon," which takes two turns—by then, your opponent has probably already drawn their sword, and you haven't even activated your effect yet.

Still, Sanzawa Daichi seemed to suit this series well.

"I activate Blood Compensation's effect: pay 500 Life Points to perform another Normal Summon. I Double Summon the Carbon Crab on the field!"

Sanzawa Daichi LP: 4000 → 3500.

"At this moment, Carbon Crab's effect activates! Send one Double Monster from your deck to the graveyard. I send Hydrogen Hawk from my deck to the graveyard. Then, I can add one Double Monster from my deck to my hand!"

"I add Oxygen Bull to my hand!"

Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"I activate Blood Compensation again: Summon Oxygen Bull in Defense Position, then pay another 500 Life Points to change it to Double Summon status!"

Oxygen Bull is a transparent green bull, its two horns burning with flame, symbolizing the relationship between oxygen and combustion.

Fusion Beast Oxygen Bull, Level 2, Wind Attribute, Beast Family, Defense 2100.

Sanzawa Daichi LP: 3500 → 2500.

"What the hell is Sanzawa Daichi doing? He hasn't damaged Tenjo Hikari yet, but his own Life Points are already halved."

"Double Monsters? I thought only Phoenix Sword Saint existed."

"I activate Oxygen Bull's monster effect: Once per turn, Special Summon one Double Monster from your hand. Until the end of this turn, all Double Summoned monsters on your field become the same Level as the monster Special Summoned by this effect!"

"Wait—" Tenjo Hikari, seeing this, immediately flipped his face-down card: "Quick-Play Spell, Contact with the God's False Body!"

Tenjo Hikari revealed the face-down card.

"So it's that one."

"Here it comes—the monster that negates Special Summons!"

Tenjo Hikari pointed at the monster on the field and the card in his hand: "Fusion requirement: an Imagee monster and a Dark Attribute monster.

I fuse the Seal Beast on the field with my hand's Imagee Falcon!"

"Hear the voice of the god!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"Imagee God—Midrash!"

Tenjo Hikari unleashed the Fusion without hesitation; under a mass of purple puppet strings, the purple mage with green hair appeared on the field like a mechanical doll.

Imagee God—Midrash, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Family, Attack 2200.

"Ha, As expected, Aku, you always try to Special Summon Midrash when your opponent Special Summons, to lock down their Special Summons.

But unfortunately, Aku, this time I specialize in Normal Summons!"

Tenjo Hikari shrugged, unfazed.

Chain reversal—Sanzawa Daichi began his Special Summon.

"Special Summon: Advanced Fusion Beast Dioxy Genie!"

There it appeared!

The man who called himself a Genie—Dioxy Genie!

Since this was a serious duel, Tenjo Hikari didn't joke with Sanzawa Daichi, but he chuckled inwardly.

He'd just call him Genie from now on.

Oxygen Bull, Carbon Crab: Level 2 → 8.

Dioxy Genie bore all physical traits of the other three Fusion Beasts, as if they had been "fused" together.

"When my Imagee Falcon is sent to the graveyard by its effect, it is also Special Summoned to my field in face-down Defense Position." Tenjo Hikari took a card from his graveyard and placed it face-down on his monster zone.

Then he looked at Sanzawa Daichi and couldn't help sighing: "Your deck has truly evolved into something else."

"Chemical reactions—different elements combining to form new chemical formulas—is science, not your alchemy. This is my new path." Sanzawa Daichi then shook his head with a smile, "No—I should've stuck to this all along."

Advanced Fusion Beast Dioxy Genie, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Demon Family, Attack 2800.

"A monster with 2800 Attack is already extremely powerful!"

"But his opponent has a Super Magical Warrior with attack power equal to Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"Yeah, that's the monster fused from Chaos Warrior!"

Sanzawa Daichi chuckled softly, "Ha, Dioxy Genie is also a Double Monster, so it can be Summoned again!

I pay another 500 Life Points to Double Summon Dioxy Genie!"

Sanzawa Daichi raised his hand; the chemical formulas within Dioxy Genie's body began flashing wildly, and as if the air had been instantly vacuumed, everyone felt a moment of suffocation.

"At this moment, as long as Dioxy Genie remains on your field, Double Summoning cannot be negated.

Furthermore, once per turn, Dioxy Genie can banish one Double Monster from your graveyard to target one card on your opponent's field and destroy it!"

"So that's it—attack power doesn't matter anymore!"

"Brilliant, Sanzawa!"

"After all, no matter how high the attack, if you destroy the card, it's gone!"

Sanzawa Daichi nodded without delay, banished the Hawk from his graveyard, and activated Dioxy Genie's Special Effect; its body erupted in fierce flames and charged toward the Super Magical Warrior.

The Super Magical Warrior was struck by the flames, flew backward, and vanished into nothingness.

Yet just as Sanzawa Daichi thought the battle was won, Tenjo Hikari suddenly spoke: "At this moment, the Super Magical Warrior's effect also activates."

"?"

Still has an effect?

"When a Super Magical Warrior summoned by Fusion is destroyed by battle or effect, you can target one Spell Card in your graveyard and add it to your hand."

Tenjo Hikari's graveyard opened automatically; a Spell Card glowed: "I add Fusion to my hand."

"That monster still has an effect?" Sanzawa Daichi frowned. "I only knew it could banish monsters—I never realized a Fusion Summoned one would be this troublesome."

At least he's gone now.

With Chaos Warrior eliminated, Sanzawa Daichi finally exhaled—heavy pressure came from monsters with such legendary reputations.

"Attack! Use Dioxy Genie to attack Midrash!"

Dioxy Genie, having just destroyed the Super Magical Warrior, saw another mage beside it, ignited fiercely, and obliterated her.

Tenjo Hikari LP: 4000 → 3400.

"Even though I'm not controlling it, I'm still a little unhappy." Ye La appeared beside Tenjo Hikari, seemingly out of nowhere.

"Well, Aku, this is my evolved deck—using only Normal Summons, no Special Summons!" Sanzawa Daichi declared confidently, "This deck doesn't fear your Midrash at all!"

"Hmm…" Tenjo Hikari shrugged and nodded.

Indeed, that was true.

Midrash wasn't a Summoning limiter or a meteor—it couldn't interfere with Normal Summons.

"But at this moment, Midrash's effect also activates."

"Still more?"

"Midrash has another effect?!"

The students around gasped.

"Hahaha, interesting—of course, Midrash has a hidden effect I never saw before!" Sanzawa Daichi wasn't surprised.

"Correct." Tenjo Hikari pointed to the graveyard. "When Midrash is sent to the graveyard, you can activate its effect: target one 【Imagee】 Spell or Trap Card in your graveyard, and add it to your hand.

I return Contact with the God's False Body to my hand."

"So it's true—alchemy's destruction and recreation, Aku. This card is just like you."

"From an ordinary card into a powerful monster—just like you now."

"Chemistry and alchemy…" In the audience, Wan Wan Zhangmu crossed his arms, leaned back, and rested one foot on the table, murmuring, "Sanzawa's chemical synthesis versus Tenjo Hikari's destruction and recreation—who will prevail?"

"I cover one card and end my turn!"

Sanzawa Daichi covered one card.

"At this moment, the effect of Fusion Regeneration Mechanism activates!"

"Add to your hand one Fusion Seal Beast—Dark used as Fusion material this turn!"

He added another card to his hand again!

Sanzawa Daichi frowned.

When he opened the booster pack, he saw Serena draw this card for Tenjo Hikari—he thought it suited Tenjo Hikari, but never imagined facing it himself would be this painful.

More painful than hearing that Super Magical Warrior and Midrash could return cards to hand.

Across from him, Tenjo Hikari admitted that the current Sanzawa Daichi, in terms of presence, was far more imposing than the sidelined, background version from the late story arc.

But unfortunately.

His luck today was terrible.

Because he's now facing Tenjo Hikari's new strongest form—the Tenjo Hikari who never lacks materials!

He drew a card.

He didn't know when this Fusion Curse Seal creature might suddenly turn into some Fusion Monster card, but since there was a chance to use it now, Seeing Tiancheng Guang would definitely make good and thorough use of it.

Third update

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