Chapter 351

Vampire Empire.

One of the first few coordinates of other dimensions that Tenjou Hikari obtained. Back then, during the Seven Stars period, Professor Daitokuji sent out the "Seven Stars" duelists he controlled to duel Tenjou Hikari and the others.

At that time, as one of the Seven Stars, "Vampire Lady" had a duel against Tenjou Hikari and Marufuji Ryo in a tag duel.

Although Tenjou Hikari and the others won that duel, in reality, the process was quite difficult. If it had been a one-on-one duel, it is unlikely that Tenjou Hikari or Marufuji Ryo could have defeated Vampire Lady so easily at that time.

However, a win is a win. The Seven Stars duel was ultimately won by them, the students, so the vampires had no way to refute them at the time.

In the end, Tenjou Hikari obtained the powerful "Kuriboh" Vampire Lady, who had helped and "saved" him many times.

Regardless, Vampire Lady and Vampire Sorcerer, combined with the tactics of Fusion Dragon or Underworld Dragon, have achieved good results for Tenjou Hikari. Especially Vampire Lady, who has been a life-saving measure in many duels.

Although Tenjou Hikari now has "Arcana Force XIV - Temperance," which has a wider range of protection, it does not mean that Vampire Lady has no value. After all, who knows when he might suddenly need her?

Just in case, who knows.

But regardless, the number of "Undead" monsters in Tenjou Hikari's hand is still relatively small. If possible, he quite likes letting the Underworld Dragon come out for a stroll. Tenjou Hikari can feel that those spirits brought from the S-dimension basically enjoy the feeling of being summoned.

It is not because they are bellicose, but purely because they want to get some air.

Tenjou Hikari stood before the city gate, looking at the dim high tower, and knocked on the door gently.

It seemed there were no guards.

It is also possible that at this hour, the spirits of this dimension are basically not around?

Tenjou Hikari did not know.

After knocking on the city gate, Tenjou Hikari stood to the side, thinking about his previous experiences.

After Vampire Lady lost to Tenjou Hikari and the others, she handed over her "true body" card to them. But because she is the current administrator of the Vampire Empire and must continue to guard the empire, she did not follow Tenjou Hikari.

At that time, the vampires had mentioned one thing.

The matter of the Spirit Dimension shattering.

Before Professor Daitokuji told Tenjou Hikari and the others about this, the vampires had actually already issued a warning.

For some reason, a certain existence shattered the Spirit Dimension. No one knows or has discovered the reason or purpose behind the mastermind's actions.

But regardless, because of that incident, some "high-ranking" spirits in the Spirit Dimension began to launch relevant investigations.

Some were preparing to become stronger and accumulate power for revenge, while others were seeking the root cause because they were truly worried that this existence threatened their lives.

The true ruler of the Vampire Empire, the "Dragon Blood Duke" whom the vampire spirits called the "Grand Duke," went missing under these circumstances.

At that time, the vampires warned Tenjou Hikari and the others that dimensional travel is a very dangerous thing, that humans were not prepared at all, and that one day they would pay the price for it.

A year has passed. Although Tenjou Hikari has not felt any "price," he has increasingly felt that the human world he is in is becoming more and more different from the "GX" he remembers.

It is not just because this world is mixed with "Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V," but more so because of some things rooted in the "foundation" of this world.

That is, the Spirit Dimension.

It is as if both spirits and humans have tacitly accepted that dimensional travel will inevitably bring a "price."

All top-tier spirits and top-tier human duelists seem to know that some kind of existence has torn apart the spirit world and is eyeing all "life," attempting to annihilate everything.

But what exactly is it?

No one knows.

Even the Three Sages, even Professor Daitokuji, are investigating and searching for traces.

They do not even know what that so-called mastermind is.

Is it a single existence?

Or is it some terrifying force?

Unknown.

And according to Vampire Lady, the true ruler of the Vampire Empire, that "Dragon Blood Duke," was one of the spirits who left their world to find the answer.

But clearly—

The Dragon Blood Duke has had no news to this day and is basically completely missing.

The city gate slowly opened, and some bats flew out from the gate, circling in the air a few times, then came to Tenjou Hikari and circled him a few times. After a period of hovering, these bats landed in the center of the gate, and in a short while, a group of "people" gradually revealed their forms.

Some wearing wizard hats, some wearing noble formal attire, and others holding blood-red scepters—a large group of vampire spirits appeared before Tenjou Hikari, scrutinizing him as if to see right through him.

Vampire Sorcerer, Vampire Duke, and Vampire Red Baron—quite a few have come.

And after these vampires landed, finally, a figure familiar to Tenjou Hikari slowly appeared and scanned Tenjou Hikari a few times.

"It's you, little purple cutie—wait, why did you change into a blue uniform?" The last bat turned into a lazy noblewoman, looking like some sheltered young lady.

Camula.

The last vampire of their human world who acted together with Vampire Lady.

Tenjou Hikari shook his head: "Long time no see, Miss Camula.

I have been promoted from the Yellow Academy to the Blue Academy. To prove my identity, I usually wear the Academy Chief uniform."

"Eh—"

She sized up Tenjou Hikari's clothes; it was indeed the uniform of the other blue-haired handsome guy from when they dueled the Princess.

The few spirits on the side, seeing that Camula recognized Tenjou Hikari, no longer treated him seriously, but turned into shadows and hid in the four corners, silently observing Tenjou Hikari.

Camula led the way for Tenjou Hikari, and they walked toward the castle together.

Inside the Vampire Empire, everything was deathly silent. There were no spirits to be seen on the road; only the occasional flash of red light reminded Tenjou Hikari that in those dark places, there were many, many vampires secretly peeping at him.

Tenjou Hikari followed Camula to a huge castle. The castle was not much different from the one seen during the Seven Stars duel, but it was even more massive.

It was not a projection, but the real castle of the Vampire Empire, looking full of classical and artistic atmosphere.

Tenjou Hikari walked into the castle, and countless bats flew in from all directions. On the second floor, a huge coffin suddenly moved without wind, making a clattering sound, and then the coffin lid slowly rose.

A dark golden girl with her hands crossed over her chest slowly stood upright. Then, under the moonlight, she gradually opened her eyes, revealing blood-colored eyes.

"Ah-ugh-oh——————"

After the girl got up, she floated in the air. After the initial "majesty," she couldn't help but stretch fiercely and then yawned.

Then, she slowly spread her wings and lifted her hand slightly. Inside the castle, a parasol quickly flew out automatically and landed in her hand.

Yawning, she came to the window and gently pulled the curtain. Accompanied by her gentle movements, countless bats flew to the curtain to help her pull it up, blocking the moonlight.

"Wuhu—slept so happily." She yawned and said happily.

Tenjou Hikari was silent for a moment.

Then, Vampire Lady looked at Tenjou Hikari and said: "Long time no see, human duelist, Hikari."

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

Vampire Lady gently flapped her wings, beckoning the maids to have the bats bring over a square table and black tea, inviting Tenjou Hikari to sit down and rest for a while.

In short, there is no rush.

Vampire Lady was not surprised by Tenjou Hikari's arrival.

After she handed her true body card to Tenjou Hikari, she fell into a deep sleep. Unless there was a special task, she would sleep in the castle as the "defeated" party until Tenjou Hikari came looking for her, at which point she would fully awaken.

Originally, according to her expectations, she should have slept for several more years and enjoyed her sleep properly.

Unexpectedly, in just one year, Tenjou Hikari had already come.

She was quite surprised.

Didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Is... is that so?" Tenjou Hikari responded awkwardly.

He actually had many opportunities and time to come to the Vampire Empire to visit Vampire Lady, but because of this or that reason, he had forgotten about it.

Unexpectedly, Vampire Lady was worthy of being a vampire-type spirit; she didn't care about a year or two at all. In fact, listening to her tone, she even felt a bit regretful about it because she really wanted to enjoy a longer sleep?

Vampire Lady gently picked up a cup of black tea, took a small sip, and then asked: "So, Hikari, is there something you need by coming to us?

Although I am also very interested in adventures and duels, unfortunately, I cannot leave this dimension before the Grand Duke returns. If you want to conduct a monster trial, I can help you try; there are still many subjects and nobles in the empire who want to go out and see the world."

Although she usually just sleeps, she is still the temporary administrator of this dimension and cannot leave at will; she must sit in command here.

Tenjou Hikari had no objections to this.

He already had many spirits cooperating with him, and in terms of spirit power assistance, there was also Tierra, so he was not particularly in dire need of spirit help.

He was more curious about where the Dragon Blood Duke had gone.

Was there any clue about that "red light"?

"..." The hand holding the teacup gently set it down, and she sized up Tenjou Hikari slightly. "It seems, Lord Hikari, you have investigated and grown a lot in the year I was asleep.

But—I regret to tell you that, in fact, I did not... see the shattering of the dimension with my own eyes, or rather, it was far from as clear as the Grand Duke's."

She tilted her head, seemingly recalling: "In fact, until now, the shattering of the Spirit Dimension has been so magical and eerie to me. The only clue I can provide you is... that power is definitely not something a [Spirit] could do."

Definitely not a spirit?

Tenjou Hikari frowned and nodded.

Then, the Lady brought up another matter: "As for the Grand Duke... I can tell you which dimension he went to. If you are truly interested and not afraid of danger, you can try to go and see."

The Lady shook her hand gently, and a bat holding a card placed it in front of Tenjou Hikari.

Tenjou Hikari nodded and accepted the coordinates.

With new clues, Tenjou Hikari felt quite good. Looking back, Tenjou Hikari remembered another question: since he was already here, he couldn't come for nothing.

So, he asked the Lady if there were any spirits of the "Fusion Path" or spirits willing to acknowledge "Fusion." He really wanted to conduct trials and duels with such spirits.

The Lady and the others had also dueled Tenjou Hikari once and knew his dueling and beliefs, so they were not too surprised.

Camula shook her head on the side, saying that their vampires generally relied on their own wisdom and strength, and there were not many spirits interested in Fusion.

But on the other hand, the Lady gently tapped her head with her umbrella and then said: "You shouldn't have forgotten, after the Spirit Dimension collapsed, countless spirit forces relied on their own strength to either build temporary dimensions or actively isolate their own dimensions to maintain the stability of their worlds."

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

"But in fact, this cutting is not [perfect]. It's not that if you want to cut, you can accurately cut all forces into one dimension. Sometimes, in many dimensions, there are actually some extra existences."

"You mean, in your dimension, there is still a group of such spirits?" Tenjou Hikari's eyes lit up, and he asked.

The Lady nodded gently: "Yes, Lord Hikari..."

She deliberated and conceived her words: "When the dimension shattered, there were also some spirits affected at the edge of our empire who became our neighbors. During this period, we have always lived in peace."

"But the collapsed dimension is slowly shrinking. Without the Grand Duke, our dimension is actually slowly shrinking.

Although the speed of this shrinking is not fast, perhaps it will take hundreds of years to produce a significant further collapse phenomenon, but..."

The subtext was still very clear.

If possible, she certainly hoped that her neighbors, who had always minded their own business, could live in a more stable place.

"I see—then may I ask how to visit them?"

Vampire Lady couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her mouth and said: "You don't need to do that. As the human warrior who defeated me, coming to visit our dimension for the first time, of course, I will help you prepare everything...

You rest in the castle for a while first; I will write a letter for you immediately to contact the Duke and the Princess."

The Duke and the Princess?

"Could it be... the Undead?" Tenjou Hikari guessed a possibility.

"You actually know?" The Lady was surprised for a moment, then said, "That's right, it is...

The Necro Duke and the Spirit Princess Youli."