Chapter 128: Satan

The exploration team returned to the human world. Chang Zuo, though a complete outsider to dueling, was no particularly abstract villain—he would surely honor the promise he made to his younger brother.

Rather, upon regaining his senses and realizing the magnitude of the "life-or-death crisis" he had faced in the Spirit World, he felt a mix of relief and lingering dread.

The waters of the Duel Card World were still too deep; he couldn't quite grasp them.

But his brother had dared challenge his status during a live stream—he wouldn't pretend he hadn't heard it. He would make Wan Wan Zhangmu eagerly anticipate the day he regretted uttering such words.

As a result, Wan Wan Zhangmu Lightning became a hero who "saved the academy," instantly praised by countless classmates, and the previous criticisms faded dramatically.

For a time, Wan Wan Zhangmu became the most sought-after figure in the academy—a complete triumph in academics, cards, and reputation.

Yet under these circumstances, Wan Wan Zhangmu did not become overjoyed or arrogant; he quickly calmed down.

He had not forgotten that the most meaningful friend who had changed him and brought him to this point had shared intelligence: Wan Wan Zhangmu learned that countless alliance machines had been dismantled and modified, and he was furious.

He bitterly regretted that at the time he could only duel spirits under his brother's challenge—he would have acted alongside Tiancheng Guang if he could have!

After returning to school, he no longer followed Shi Dai around as he used to; he had his own goal: to become the leader of the Wan Wan Zhangmu Group, and for that, he needed extensive preparation.

Not just in dueling—after all, his two older brothers were complete outsiders to dueling. If he wanted fairness, he had to demonstrate talent in other areas, such as business; otherwise, it would be profoundly unfair.

Of course, he could guess that his brothers would surely recruit skilled duelists in the future to prepare for his "challenge."

As for Tiancheng Guang, who had returned to the human world…

He had many things to do.

First, he had acquired a large quantity of Dimension Gate materials from the Fusion Army's research lab. Although these were scientific-sector transmission materials, many of them overlapped with alchemical-sector Dimension Gate components, saving Tiancheng Guang immense time and making it far easier for him to construct the portal.

After using one Wan Wan Zhangmu Group version of the Dimension Gate, Tiancheng Guang couldn't claim a hundred percent certainty, but he had at least ninety percent confidence—now he only needed to build and test it.

Meanwhile…

"Ha ha, hehe… hahaha…"

Tierra floated beside Tiancheng Guang, chuckling softly as she gently rubbed her cheek against a card.

Several spirits around her fell silent, and distant spirits like Flame Swordsman, Black Flame Knight, and Bai Jing Captain—longtime staff—stared in disbelief, doubting their own eyes.

Could that strange, dangerous deity really look this happy?

A-Strike Core, a newly joined member who tended to be disciplined, hummed as he lifted two massive rocks onto the Dimension Gate's frame and sealed them with lasers. He turned back, puzzled, emitting curious beeps.

Isn't that… Midrash?

Is it really that shocking?

After reveling for a while, Tierra noticed the spirits still staring at her. She coughed twice and returned to her usual faint, elusive smile.

But the upward curve of her lips still betrayed her excitement.

Inside Tiancheng Guang's alchemical furnace, countless machines and computers were consumed. He wiped sweat from his brow, only grateful he had thoroughly stripped the research lab—otherwise, he never would have found so many computers and materials.

This alchemy went perfectly.

No, to be precise, it was impossible to fail.

Previously, when Tiancheng Guang tried crafting cards, he worried about failure or material waste. But this time, with Tierra's aid, the alchemy was essentially extracting her power, materializing it, then converting it into a card—what was lacking was merely a vessel.

Tierra extended her hand; white-gold metal began to coalesce. A mechanical lifeform formed on her palm—entirely metallic, with crimson eyes, goat horns, sharp claws, steel bat wings, and a white pipe on its back. It danced lightly as she moved.

It bore a name of immense authority—Satan!

Yes.

It was Tierra's power, Tierra's fragment—the Infernal Machine: Satan.

With its birth, Tierra's true revival in another form became possible. One day in the future, she might fully return as the "God of Duel Cards."

Tiancheng Guang knew this was extremely dangerous, but it was a promise long agreed upon with Tierra—he could not renege.

"How wonderful, Tiancheng Guang!" Tierra gently withdrew her hand, and the mechanical demon dissolved into white light.

She turned to him, her face radiant with excitement and satisfaction: "As my divine emissary, you've done well!"

Tiancheng Guang shrugged.

Tierra had often called him "divine favored" or "chosen one" before, but back then it seemed mostly just manipulation. This time was different—she actually sounded sincere.

It wasn't Tiancheng Guang's illusion.

For Tierra, she was indeed growing increasingly satisfied with Tiancheng Guang.

Though this period of companionship was but a moment in her long life, Tiancheng Guang had given her countless surprises—and this time, he had truly kept his word by crafting her a new card.

She had long noticed that Tiancheng Guang remained wary of her, always fearing this "god" might do something harmful to humans.

If someone familiar with DT planet history saw this, Tiancheng Guang's concern would be perfectly reasonable.

After all, Tierra's actions amounted to wiping out all life on the planet. Such a god would never be kind to humans.

But to Tierra, this was utterly meaningless—she cared only for the DT planet; other worlds held no interest for her!

What she wanted was to reset the DT planet's ecosystem—not those of other worlds.

Only that—and only that—was the god's pride!

Yet she could never explain her thoughts to a human.

In her mind, she had all the time in the world. As long as she stayed with Tiancheng Guang, even waiting would eventually lead to her revival.

Yet she never expected Tiancheng Guang to be so satisfying.

So now, she truly wished to claim Tiancheng Guang as her "divine favored."

"Hmm, can't let you work for free…" Tierra pondered a moment. "Hmm, how about this? I'll give you this."

She extended her hand, holding a blank card she had somehow acquired—covered in thick purple puppet threads. Soon, the card glowed with purple light.

"Hmm… seems this is the limit," she muttered. "Only one component. The power is still too weak."

"Anyway, you figure out how to complete this card yourself," Tierra said casually, delicately placing the card into Tiancheng Guang's palm with her small hand.

Tiancheng Guang blinked, looking at the card.

The card art was blurry, the text sparse—just like the first Midrash card he had ever received.

It was Divine Yingyi—

Divine Divine Yingyi!

Wind-attribute Divine Divine Yingyi: Wendigo!

Chapter One: Saw a main deck filled with a complete Tenpai Cup and an extra deck packed with fusion cards—how despicable, the Synchro Dimension invader ()

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