Chapter 150: Duel Against the Mountain

A colossal dragon, large enough to overshadow several towering mountains, glared fiercely at Tiancheng Guang and Dark Chui Xue; Dark Chui Xue awkwardly coughed twice, trying to speak, but was struck again by the thunder of Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong, letting out a startled cry as his body swayed wildly in midair, forcing his spirit to immediately shield him with its wings.

Seeing this, Tiancheng Guang shouted urgently at Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong: "Dragon! Please calm your anger! We did not come here to disturb the young spirits!"

Upon hearing Tiancheng Guang's voice, Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong gently lowered its massive head—far larger than Tiancheng Guang and his demon combined—imposing immense psychological pressure on him; additionally, strong electric currents flowed near its head, causing physical pain and a suffocating sensation that made lying utterly impossible.

"Human, state your purpose!"

Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong was not entirely unreasonable; after punishing Dark Chui Xue for a while, it ceased its attacks and turned to question Tiancheng Guang.

Tiancheng Guang exhaled a quiet sigh of relief inside his mind.

He did not know what rank Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong was, but its enormous size meant it had certainly reached an extremely advanced level of cultivation; under non-essential circumstances, avoiding conflict with it aligned perfectly with Tiancheng Guang's thinking.

Tiancheng Guang briefly explained their purpose.

"Humans seeking cards and rituals…?"

Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong automatically translated Tiancheng Guang's talk about students, duels, and searching for spirits into terms spirits could more easily understand.

"Then, human warriors, you have clearly come to the wrong place."

It spoke.

"This is where spirits train and grow."

As it spoke, a bird-beast spirit, roughly the size of Gearfried, and another dragon spirit flew over; both bowed respectfully to Thunder Dragon before landing before Jaden Yuki and Alexis, and began speaking of the 【Mountain】.

Long ago, the spirit world was simple and pure—mountains, seas, wildlands, grasslands; as spirits evolved and more cards awakened, the Spirit Realm expanded, gradually carving out exclusive territories for different factions—places like Skyscraper and the Village of the Magic Clan.

This was not inherently problematic; ancient spirits, nostalgic for their origins, remained in those primal places, living peacefully—until one day, the Spirit Realm erupted with violent fluctuations, cracking and splitting apart; countless factions searched for the cause but found no answers, ultimately leading to the fragmentation of the spirit world into countless tiny dimensions.

To prevent further deterioration, to protect the young, and to minimize internal casualties during the investigation, the Dragon, Thunder, and Bird-Beast clans united, using several of their own dimensions to "encase" the 【Mountain】 dimension, leaving only the newly awakening young spirits and fledglings, along with rotating guards and watchers; all adult spirits and warriors who mastered the Duel Ritual gradually departed to seek answers.

This year, Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong serves as the rotating guardian of the 【Mountain】.

Therefore, any spirit here capable of performing the Duel Ritual are eternal guardians who will never leave this world—they could never abandon their duty to protect the young and venture into other dimensions.

Unless next year's rotation comes—yet even then, they will no longer be inside the 【Mountain】.

That was awkward.

Tiancheng Guang couldn't help scratching his head.

So they'd come all this way for nothing?

"Hahaha, Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong! But there's another possibility!" After the two guards finished explaining, and Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong stopped zapping him, Dark Chui Xue felt revived again and laughed loudly.

"Another possibility?" It turned to Dark Chui Xue.

Another possibility… surely not, Senior Dark Chui Xue.

Tiancheng Guang guessed what Tian Tian Shangyuan Dark Chui Xue was about to say.

"It's entirely possible! Guardians! Let us duel you, and let your young spirits watch and observe! If any spirit here becomes interested—or even wishes to leave with us to see the human world, to see other dimensions—then they can come with us!"

Tiancheng Guang covered his face.

Even the little ones aren't spared!

Dark Chui Xue extended a thumb, grinning broadly, his teeth glinting as if posing for an advertisement: "Besides, I don't need particularly powerful spirits—I only need dazzling ones!"

Then he pointed at Tiancheng Guang: "And my companion here is even more extraordinary!"

"Because he is a Fusion Duelist pursuing ultimate fusion! For him, what he truly desires is spirit support that shares his pursuit of fusion!"

"I believe, within this great mountain, there must be—there must be spirits full of hope or anticipation for the future!"

I have to say.

Tian Tian Shangyuan Dark Chui Xue.

Really knew how to speak beautifully!

Even Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong paused to consider his words.

"Don't judge me by my appearance—I occasionally perform at kindergartens—ah, kindergarten is the human world's equivalent of a 【Mountain】-like training institution for the young," Dark Chui Xue added. "Nurturing children's interests from an early age must be important too!"

The lightning seemed to diminish.

Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong was genuinely thinking.

Honestly—

Tiancheng Guang nodded vigorously beside him.

Coming to this dimension with Dark Chui Xue really was the right choice.

If they'd come with Judai, Tiancheng Guang and Judai would probably have just rushed back to the human world after expending minimal effort, planning to visit another dimension next.

"Fascinating—Human, your proposal is quite excellent," Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong said after a long pause, its voice softening. "Go summon the children."

As it spoke, it slowly lowered its massive body; countless guardians flew from all directions, either announcing the news or lifting the young spirits.

Seeing this, Tiancheng Guang and Dark Chui Xue also descended slowly, soon landing not far from the mountain's base.

At this moment, Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong's entire body had fully settled upon the "ground," its colossal form coiling around mountain after mountain, shrouded in mist, dreamlike and illusory; in that instant, the entire mountain seemed to flatten, countless young spirits landing upon its body—some ran and flew wildly, others huddled together to sleep, and a few bold ones crept up to its dragon head, daringly tugging at its whiskers—yet it showed no anger, instead wearing a clear, affectionate smile.

"Kak, kakakaka—"

Dark Chui Xue frantically snapped photos.

"Whoa…," he stared at the images appearing on his screen, "Whoa… I think I could win a photography award."

Meanwhile, two large, muscular spirit warriors—one dragon, one bird—flew over and landed before Tiancheng Guang and Dark Chui Xue.

Simultaneously, Tian Lei Lei Zhenlong's voice echoed again through the thunder.

"The rules of the Duel Ritual: standard 2v2, both sides share their own field, graveyard, and banished zone; attacks permitted from the second turn."

"Guardians of the 【Mountain】, you are elite warriors of the three clans. Human warriors, let our children witness your warrior spirits."

With that, the two guardians activated their spirit-style dueling plates.

"Duel!"

Guardian of the 【Mountain】, LP: 8000.

Duel Academy student, LP: 8000.

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