Chapter 157: Super Thunder Dragon Card!

"Wow! We actually won!"

"That was amazing!"

With the duel over, whether the spirits involved in the duel or those watching from the sidelines, all temporarily lowered their hostile gazes. A large group of tiny spirits crowded around Tiancheng Guang and Tian Tian Shangyuan Dark Chui Xue, squeezing them into a tight bundle, roaming and celebrating atop the body of Lei Lei Zhenlong.

Jaden Yuki enjoyed a hero's welcome; thanks to this duel, even Gearfried and Tierra were warmly greeted by the spirits.

Yet Tierra had no interest in these tiny "mortal beings." The instant they approached, she dissolved into a phantom shadow and vanished from the world, leaving only the demon behind to guard Tiancheng Guang and prevent him from falling.

In contrast to Tiancheng Guang's reserved nature, Tian Tian Shangyuan Dark Chui Xue paid no heed at all—he acted like a children's leader, taking the spirits through all sorts of extreme activities, delighting them with his handsome appearance, superb singing voice, and exceptional playing skill.

Humans and spirits played until sunset, at which point Tiancheng Guang finally collapsed onto the body of Lei Lei Zhenlong, tilted his head back, and rummaged through his deck.

Super Thunder Dragon—Lei Long!

This is a remarkably powerful card!

Not only is its summoning method simple and straightforward, but its stats and effects are also truly impressive!

With 2600 ATK, it outclasses main-character cards like Bai Jing's Captain, Dark Magician, Elemental Hero Neos, Stardust Dragon, and Hope Emperor Hope. Moreover, if this card is destroyed by battle or effect, it can banish a Thunder-type monster from the graveyard to replace its own destruction!

These are merely "free" effects. Its most powerful and celebrated effect is this: as long as this card remains on the monster zone, the opponent cannot add cards from their deck to their hand except by drawing!

This is an effect that makes many decks frown. If combined with the "Divine Shadow-I Midrash" that Tiancheng Guang had painstakingly obtained earlier, even in his pre-transmigration environment, this combo could still hold its own.

Many decks playing second would likely curse their opponent upon seeing these two cards on the field.

One seals off special summons, the other restricts searching. Just having these two cards on the field—even against decks packed with removal like Tenpai Dragon—could make even luckier opponents shake their heads.

But—

That was in Tiancheng Guang's pre-transmigration world.

No matter how strong a card is, before evaluating its power, you must first consider the "environment."

In Tiancheng Guang's old world, these two cards' effects were utterly "annoying." But in this world, they're merely "quite strong."

Just as in TCG environments, many OCG cards that could dominate simply don't exist—not because they're weak, but because certain cards are "nonexistent" in TCG, such as "Prohibition G."

While the OCG was still releasing bizarre birds to split Prohibition G's "six roots," the TCG had already given a clear answer—ban it outright!

Similarly, precisely because Prohibition G doesn't exist in the TCG, the components of Burst decks are severely restricted, resulting in completely different strategies and mindsets compared to the OCG.

For example, Tiancheng Guang's favorite Dragon Fist deck: in the OCG environment, the common tactic is to coordinate the left and right wings—Guardian Dragon and Hammer Dragon—to build a larger field. In the TCG, however, they often directly use low-level monsters to Link Summon Guardian Pesti to the Extra Monster Zone and begin beating down.

Different environments give cards different values. In a world filled with Greedy Vessel and Angel's Gift, where players rely entirely on drawing rather than searching, Super Thunder Dragon's lockdown effect might not be as useful.

Likewise, Midrash's powerful lockdown effect sees very few applications in this world. Many see this 2200 ATK monster and immediately think of destroying it by battle, never bothering to summon monsters multiple times via special summoning.

But—

Unlike Midrash,

Super Thunder Dragon not only has high ATK but also excellent resistance. Even if its lockdown effect isn't as potent, for Tiancheng Guang, this is still incredibly good news!

Because it is a truly powerful, versatile fusion endgame monster. In the future, as long as he acquires a few more Thunder-type monsters, he can easily special summon it from the Extra Deck whenever needed—even if he only has Lei Long in hand, he can still find ways to summon it. It's extremely practical!

As he pondered this, Tiancheng Guang suddenly heard a crackling sound from the card in his hand. Then, the image on the card began to flicker.

Startled, he sat up and turned to look. He saw Super Thunder Dragon, who had been active all day, curled up tightly, its electric aura retracting, gradually forming a lightning orb.

"Don't be alarmed, human warrior," a solemn voice entered Tiancheng Guang's ears. He looked up and noticed Lei Lei Zhenlong communicating with him through thunder, "Little Yuan developed an interest in fusion, and under your power's catalyst, transformed into a new Lei Long. Yet even the one closest to evolution needs time to fully become a new spirit."

"Its evolved, petite form is proof enough."

Tiancheng Guang nodded gently.

"Human, you are… an alchemist, aren't you?" it mused, then asked.

Tiancheng Guang nodded again: "I am merely an alchemist in training."

"Indeed. Your potent alchemy influenced Little Yuan, causing its spirit to resonate with yours, evolving into a new Lei Long."

It gazed at the sleeping Super Thunder Dragon, then slowly withdrew its gaze: "Then, human. Little Yuan—no, Super Thunder Dragon—I entrust to you."

As it spoke, it gently lifted its dragon head, emitting a faint electric glow, transforming Super Thunder Dragon back into a card and placing it into Tiancheng Guang's hand. It then slowly retracted its head. As it moved, the very heavens and earth seemed to tremble violently—it was about to 【rise】!

"It still makes some sense," Tierra suddenly reappeared beside Tiancheng Guang, controlling the demon as she glanced at the card in his hand. "Dueling generates intense energy. This energy may dissipate into the world, manifest as real power, or even transform into emotion, becoming someone's emotional anchor."

"This spirit was deeply curious. At just the right moment, it was drawn to your passionate fusion spirit, and under your alchemy's influence, developed a new impulse—this may be your first spirit, truly obtained through your own will, not reliant on any card. It holds great symbolic meaning."

Indeed!

After hearing her summary, Tiancheng Guang carefully wiped the dust off the card.

A pure new friend, met and fused through his own passion and strength as a duelist!

Riding the demon, he once again felt the wind of the sky. Glancing sideways, he saw a small armored bird fluttering beside Tian Tian Shangyuan Dark Chui Xue, playfully frolicking with him, and he couldn't help but smile.

He carefully tucked away the Super Thunder Dragon card.

Though it is a tiny, newly directioned spirit, it symbolizes the future of fusion.

Gathering more companions and strength, resonating with more people's hearts and ideals—this is his new understanding of fusion.

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