Chapter 54: When the Egg Thinks, Ah Guang Laughs

Tiancheng Guang thought Guochuan Guochuan Qingren was playing too casually.

Or rather, he was entirely relying on the convenience and strength of Xyz.

For example, a duelist like Marufuji Ryo, upon seeing an opponent's face-down card, would first consider how to break through their blockade, weighing whether the opponent was trying to lure him into an attack. Otherwise, he'd act as he did when dueling with Tiancheng Guang—activating a restriction release himself to absorb the trap for Tiancheng Guang, making it easier for him to operate. So when Marufuji Ryo saw his younger brother Marufuji Xiang preparing to use "Power Bond," he would immediately stop him, telling him not to use it lightly.

In the original story, he only activated Power Bond without preparation after being emotionally shattered by Ed's attack.

Perhaps it wasn't particularly impressive, but during battle, he had already prepared himself.

But Guochuan was different.

Logically, the effect of Long Wang could have been used later—no, Long Wang shouldn't have been Xyz-summoned in the first turn at all.

After all, he had summoned Rescue Rabbit and also special-summoned two Level 4 monsters, meaning he certainly had other monsters available for Xyz summoning.

If that's the case, why summon Long Wang at the start? Isn't that just pure stupidity?

The only reason Tiancheng Guang could think of was this—he considered it his trump card, so it had to be revealed.

It was essentially a performance mindset.

Even though GX duelists generally have some awareness of falling into traps, Guochuan showed no reaction at all… one can only say that Xyz monsters are truly powerful.

"Hmm… doesn't matter. Even so, my Attack Points are far higher than yours—Battle!"

Guochuan shook his head, looking at Flame Swordsmen and Doppler Derivatives: "Use the Golden Giant Elephant to attack Flame Swordsman—let yourself truly feel the power of your own monster!"

"... I activate the trap card, Chain-Linked Dragon Flame." Tiancheng Guang shrugged. "This card can be equipped to a Fire-attribute monster, increasing its Attack by 700 points. Additionally, I can choose one monster on the field to cover—I'll cover Long Wang Bahamut as well."

The dragon curled its body and slowly lowered itself.

Meanwhile, the demonic elephant also lost control and crashed into Flame Swordsman.

"Ah—"

Guochuan LP: 2050 → 1750.

At the same time, the spectral afterimage of the necromancer shattered abruptly after losing its equipment.

"Damn…" Guochuan's face turned slightly pale.

The remaining cards in his hand were all Normal Monsters.

And he had already used his Normal Summon.

One must admit—although both Tiancheng and Guochuan had their own understandings of summoning methods, clearly, the Normal Summon was the most scarce.

Under normal circumstances, everyone only gets one Normal Summon per turn, and now he had already summoned Rescue Rabbit.

He took a deep breath, then sighed: "Now I'll surely be laughed at by my friends back home."

At the End Phase, one of the two monsters he special-summoned would be destroyed, and although the other had 1800 Defense, it would still struggle to survive. After all, Bahamut's Defense was only 1350…

Helplessly, he ended his turn, hoping to cling to some last chance—perhaps Tiancheng Guang would have no monsters next turn? But Tiancheng Guang revealed the Gem Knight, shattering all his hopes.

"Fusion Summon, huh…" After his Life Points reached zero, Guochuan sighed. "Looks like my learning still isn't enough."

He was also someone who could accept defeat gracefully.

After all, dueling is inherently about winning and losing; in their world, losing never meant losing everything—it was more of an entertainment performance.

He merely regretted that, in this physically real world-class duel, his performance had been truly pathetic—wondering whether it might affect Professor Xinyuan's new show's viewership—

He didn't know that many duelists from his world were cheering for Tiancheng Guang right now.

Always Xyz, Xyz—it's getting boring!

This kid's pretty good at dueling!

"Wuhu, we won!!!"

In contrast, the Duel Academy was truly cheering.

Judai even jumped onto the table, pulling his injured arm.

"So cool, Ah Guang!"

This was their academy's representative duel for the world. Although it was merely a friendly match with no reward, both teachers and students knew clearly: if they performed well, Kaiba Corporation would surely grant them more resources—better cards and improved educational environments!

"Light Brother is awesome!"

"Fusion!"

"Look, that's our Fusion Department's elite, our representative!"

"It's the academy's representative!"

"Yes yes yes, academy representative, hahaha!"

Rarely, the entire hall held no accusations, insults, or disdain between factions—only cheers.

Even some senior students from the Fusion Department couldn't help but feel excited.

The Fusion Department was founded because its students feared and didn't understand other summoning methods, and sought greater power. So when these veteran members saw Tiancheng Guang defeat someone from another world, they naturally felt exhilarated.

And even more exciting was the fact that Professor Ma Chima Chima Lingwang himself, who was watching, was clapping!

Professor Ma Chima Chima Lingwang clapped gently.

A faint smile curled his lips—he seemed genuinely pleased, which surprised the three third-year students from Blue Academy who always followed him.

Didn't Professor Ma Chima Chima Lingwang always dislike Tiancheng Guang?

In fact, what pleased Ma Chima Chima Lingwang wasn't this at all.

He knew far better than those around him the average level of Xyz Dimension duelists. He didn't believe many peers could easily defeat or overwhelm Tiancheng Guang.

He tricked that old fool into organizing this exchange tournament—not out of loyalty, but for his own purpose!

High-level duelists were roughly equal, only clearly weaker than the terrifying Kaiba Lai Ren. But before this, Ma Chima Chima Lingwang had no idea about the level of young people in the X Dimension.

Now it seemed that although Xyz-summoned monsters were clearly very strong and convenient, they weren't unstoppable in this world—in fact, because people from that world generally had bold minds and pursued "add Attack, add Attack, add Attack!" combat thinking, they appeared straightforward and crude.

Although people in this world were mostly similar, they had been influenced by Wu Teng Youxi, so they at least had some awareness of traps and counters.

In his view, if X Dimension students could defeat Tiancheng Guang and lower his reputation, that would be ideal. But if X Dimension people couldn't match Tiancheng Guang—even as easily defeated as now—that was even better! It meant the X Dimension was indeed a perfect world for invasion!

Perfect for achieving his goal!

He revealed a sinister smile and gently clasped his hands.

Letting that old fool organize this dimensional exchange was indeed correct. He had gained even more useful intelligence.

Now that he'd seen the level of X Dimension students, he had won again and again!

Kuronos, you never imagined this was my idea, did you!?

Now, only one final step remains.

Eliminate Kuronos, Tiancheng Guang, and Marufuji Ryo—those three master-apprentice trio!

At least keep them from returning too soon!

After the livestream ended, he returned to his office and contacted his subordinate, a scientist with a bizarre appearance.

"It's time. Let that guy move."

"Yes!" The scientist saluted, then chuckled wickedly. Beside him stood a sealed giant "can," inside which lurked a terrifying, twisted entity oozing black energy.

The scientist frantically pressed every button, pulled every lever, and unleashed the monster.

Professor Ma Chima Chima Lingwang couldn't help but burst into loud laughter.

Duel Academy may be your territory, but in the Other Dimension, this is my domain!

On the other side…

In his dormitory, Tiancheng Guang routinely checked his deck for changes, then suddenly trembled as he touched a card.

The card's image, once resembling a simple sketch, had become clearer, and its purple glow had grown brighter.

Shadow Imprint·Midrash!

"... Xiao Mi is clearer!"

After his duel with Darkness, due to Darkness's terrifying power, Xiao Mi's completion level had jumped a whole tier—she had looked nearly half-complete. Now, Midrash's original form was clearly visible!

Could dueling against DT-series cards also increase Xiao Mi's fusion level?

Is it not necessary to have Dark-system power?

No, no, don't rush to leave—this can't be rushed!

He must stay for these twenty days—he must duel Guochuan Guochuan Qingren every single day!

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