Chapter 276: Means

"Everything is as fate foretold."

Lord Lord Zhai Wang Zhuomo sat inside a fortune-telling shop, flipping through cards one by one, studying the images on them as he pondered in his mind.

The incident involving Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang sparked a wave of terrifying discussions across the world.

Some debated how foolish he was, others claimed that if they were him, they would never act so recklessly; some argued that dueling should have been the method, while others completely refuted these views, insisting that peaceful contact with the dimensional realm was the right path, and still others wished to volunteer for travel to the X Dimension.

But no matter what, they could not deny one thing.

Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang was the first to do such a thing—but that did not mean he was the last.

In fact, even without Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang, there had surely long been those in the world who coveted other dimensions and sought to claim them for themselves.

Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang's reckless actions made these individuals see the situation clearly and temporarily suppress their inner desires.

Yet before that—even before the Professor Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang incident—Lord Lord Zhai Wang already knew that "smugglers" and "bandits" had long existed between different dimensions.

His eyes could see the trajectories of fate.

Someone would always do such things; it was merely a matter of who struck first.

The desire for destruction filled the depths of every heart.

Lord Lord Zhai Wang Zhuomo picked up a Tarot card.

The Death Card.

It was a death card, sealed away by the Northern Academy of the Duel Academy, capable of stealing the soul of any duelist; whoever held it could draw any card they wished, making it the strongest card-drawing aid imaginable.

Now, that Death Card had been recovered by members of his Light Society and delivered to the being he deemed most suitable.

Destroying all dimensions is not a simple task.

Quite the opposite.

It is a delusion.

Even he lacked such confidence.

If he merely wished to destroy Earth, he had long since possessed the means, for he knew a small nation on Earth possessed a celestial weapon capable of obliterating the entire surface.

But for one who had already seen other dimensions and could sense their "fate," such an act was far too trivial.

He picked up another card.

【The Sun】.

Tenjo Hikari.

He had originally believed his fate would be tightly bound to Yu Cheng Judai and Ed Phoenix.

But as exploration of the dimensional realms unfolded, he gradually realized that the fate of mere Earth was far too insignificant.

And this man who appeared before Ed, the man who stirred new thoughts within Ed, possessed a will and fighting spirit surpassing ordinary humans and even ordinary duelists.

His duels were filled with absolute trust in fusion, absolute understanding of fusion.

And his own fate was "The Sun."

Upright: hope, warmth.

Reversed: overcoming hardship, attaining hope.

Most importantly, he had already successfully glimpsed the source of Tenjo Hikari's power.

It was not the conventional sun that nurtures all things, but an ultimate darkness that absorbs every single existence around it.

Not good or evil.

But absolute absorption.

He… lacked the method to destroy all dimensions.

But he could feel that if he could make Tenjo Hikari his "blade," then that method would be within his grasp.

Just as he had originally planned to defeat Prince Au Jin and obtain the celestial satellite key capable of destroying Earth.

Tenjo Hikari conceals some ultimate "existence" capable of causing the destruction of all dimensions!

His eyes slowly glowed with purple light; he opened his mouth, warm breath escaping as he stared at the card as if gazing upon a weapon.

Is it that?

Shadow-Entity Midrash.

Although he had used it only a few times, Lord Lord Zhai Wang Zhuomo could tell it was merely a disguise of its "true form."

That card contained an incomprehensibly vast darkness.

But—

No matter its true nature.

If Lord Lord Zhai Wang could obtain that "existence," he could amplify it under the power of Light's Wave, applying that force to all dimensions.

Then, "destroying all dimensions" would no longer be a delusion.

GX Tournament.

What an excellent opportunity.

He smiled.

Tenjo Hikari will inevitably obtain eight Recognitions, so he will inevitably have one chance to duel Tenjo Hikari.

If, during this time, he gathers intelligence, observes Tenjo Hikari, and influences Tenjo Hikari through the fates of others, then in that duel, he will have the chance to obtain the power capable of destroying all dimensions.

And as for himself, he need not worry about Seals at all.

Guided by fate, he will defeat a prince who holds eight Recognitions, and naturally, he will qualify for the final match.

How eagerly I await it…

Hehehehehe.

Now, turning to another matter.

On Tenjo Hikari's side, after all three had received their Seals from Gaia, Serena and Sanze Daichi watched a thrilling horse race in the arena that stirred their blood.

Since defeating the Light Emperor, Gaia had changed the rules of the entire region; now, the primary competition in this "Glory Knight Zone" was horse racing, with knights undergoing trials aiming for first place.

Spirits capable of dueling were rare among spirits; using this method to strengthen themselves and earn Recognition of the Duel Rite was something spirits willingly did.

More importantly, knights were always combative; in Gaia's view, allowing them to release their passion through horse racing rather than direct combat was the best solution he could conceive.

Too bad dueling was forbidden.

Beyond that, with Tenjo Hikari's support, Gaia also taught ordinary spirits dueling and even fusion outside their daily routines, so the spirits of this region held high acceptance toward Tenjo Hikari, dueling, and fusion.

Far from the crowds, Serena interacted with these pure spirits without being troubled by human distrust, and her mood improved considerably.

As for Sanze Daichi, these past two days he had indulged his "teacher's itch," giving basic dueling lessons to ordinary spirits and receiving unanimous praise.

Compared to Serena, his situation, though equally serious, had not been outright ruined, so he recovered quickly.

Several days later, seeing everyone in good spirits and thoroughly enjoying themselves, Tenjo Hikari voluntarily interrupted their fun and informed them it was time to travel on.

As leader, captain, and master, Tenjo Hikari still had to manage the itinerary.

Though reluctant, Serena bid farewell to the spirits, received a foal from Gaia, and followed Tenjo Hikari toward their originally planned "forest."

Although it had cost a few extra days, since other students mostly traveled on foot across different regions, while Tenjo Hikari's group rode spirit horses, they easily made up for lost time, so none of them truly cared about the delay.

Besides, no matter how fast you were, if you lost the duel on-site and failed to earn Recognition, wasn't it all wasted time?

In the end, it all came down to the duel!

Forest Zone.

According to Gaia, this region was also called the "Sacred Healing Zone."

Upon reaching the forest's boundary, they saw scattered wild spirit beasts lounging casually, causing entering racehorse spirits to tread carefully, avoiding heavy steps as they walked through the woods.

It seemed far more peaceful than the previous knight zone.

After walking further, the three finally arrived at the location marked on Sea Horse Company's map.

And upon arrival, Tenjo Hikari saw a large group of students lying on the ground, moaning as if dead.

"Whoa—" Before Tenjo Hikari could speak, a gentleman covered in numbers was thrown out from deep within the forest, landing with a thud on the ground.

"He's a professional duelist, a Ph. D. in mathematics." Sanze Daichi recognized the man. "Even he was thrown out?"

Although Tenjo Hikari had defeated two professional duelists before, professional duelists remained an insurmountable mountain for ordinary students.

And to be casually tossed out like this meant the opponent had utterly crushed the math doctor!

"If your strength is only this level, warriors, return to where you belong. This is no place for you to approach." A holy voice echoed from behind a curtain of vines, reverberating above everyone's heads. "Aiming too high is not the quality of a true warrior."

"Whoa…" At the same time, Serena noticed a sign before the curtain.

Six stars!

Indeed, this was not a level ordinary students should challenge right away.

Chapter One

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