Chapter 58: Evolution Omen?

"I can't take this anymore."

Tiancheng Guang let out a little heat from his hands, then carefully put the cards away again.

Several spirits exchanged glances and fell silent together, not asking Tiancheng Guang a single question.

Although they still didn't know what this mysterious card was, they had seen Tiancheng Guang use it during his alchemy attempts.

Back then, though they could sense the terrifying power hidden within the card, they had no idea how far its limits extended—only assuming it was some card imbued with immense dark power, which Tiancheng Guang hid away for fear it might harm himself or his friends.

Now it seemed they'd been far too conservative in their assumptions!

What the hell is this thing?!

"Master," Wan Rong, the professional alchemist, remained calm; after Tiancheng Guang put the card away, he appeared beside him and said, "I used to think it was just some kind of catalyst card, but now I realize I vastly underestimated it."

"On the other hand, that makes it even harder to control."

Wan Rong pointed his magic staff at the one-eyed duelist beside them—it was now unconscious, and scattered around it were several cards: "This time, in the Dark Game, because the opponent severely violated the sacred Dueling Rite, all the main power came from the opponent."

"Next time, you mustn't use this card so lightly."

"Even conservatively speaking… you'll need your spirit affinity to reach 10 stars before you can truly wield it freely!"

Tiancheng Guang listened and nodded slightly: "Hmm, I understand."

Wan Rong analyzed from a professional standpoint; Tiancheng Guang analyzed from the information he already possessed.

"I finally realize today's experience was more exciting than anything in the past decade," Guochuan Guochuan Qingren remarked beside him.

Tiancheng Guang turned back and smiled at him: "Then make sure to remember this, Guochuan Qingren—this world has never been truly peaceful."

"Now I finally understand why the higher-ups in our world have always opposed Dimensional Exchange. Even this kind of competition is only superficial—they don't want to go too deep," Guochuan Guochuan Qingren shook his head, as if in awe. "If we had to live like this every day, our world's residents would go insane."

Playing cards with Duel Monsters?

Lose the duel and die?

If you don't want to die, you still have to control monsters to keep attacking?

This is just chaotic and terrifying.

"Your world isn't necessarily safe either—if you ever encounter something like this, be extremely careful," Tiancheng Guang didn't know what kind of world Guochuan Guochuan Qingren came from, but since his own world was a mix of GX and A5, Guochuan Guochuan Qingren's world might be similar.

That means 【No.】 monsters might exist there too.

That's not safe at all.

Guochuan Guochuan Qingren thought for a long time, then nodded, indicating he understood.

After everything ended, the one-eyed duelist slowly woke up.

Its first reaction upon waking was a roar, followed by a massive backward leap, claws digging into the ground, cautiously and fearfully scanning its surroundings.

When it finally recognized Tiancheng Guang and the spirits around it, it slowly relaxed, then, shamelessly, began to cry, whimpering softly.

It had clearly suffered greatly.

Tiancheng Guang took a moment to collect the cards scattered near it.

"Huh——————"

Tiancheng Guang glanced at the text and artwork on the card, tilting his head.

Where's Parasitic Fusion Worm?

Why did it change appearance?

Hmm, well, I guess it's fine.

Looking at the card's image, Tiancheng Guang shrugged—he didn't mind.

Honestly, Parasitic Fusion Worm is still quite useful in this era, since it has the effect "can substitute as one Fusion Monster material listed in the card name," similar to the effect of "Swamp Miraculous King."

It's actually a pretty strong effect—at least in this world, it's quite powerful.

But…

Aside from duelists who enjoy causing chaos, hardly anyone uses this card.

People say card players don't care about appearances as long as the card is strong, but even card players have some cards they absolutely refuse to use—like Parasitic Fusion Worm, or Song of the Ice Princess.

Though it turned into a bunch of other monsters, it's still not bad—after all, he now had an extra "Lei Long Fusion," and even an additional normal monster, "Gem Knight." Plus, many of these monster cards are quite expensive in the GX world.

But among them, the one that caught his attention most was the Fusion Monster "Superfusion Beast Laputinos."

Wow—

Tiancheng Guang stared at the Fusion Monster, his eyes gleaming with gold light.

As long as this card is on the field, all Double Monsters on the field are treated as having been summoned once again.

This is a super-classic card capable of creating an "infinite loop," and more importantly, its Fusion materials are extremely flexible—just two "Double" monsters!

And he actually had Double Monsters: "Ancient Mechanical Knight."

As an 8-star Fusion Monster, it was perfect for sudden mutations, allowing "Super Magical Warrior—Chaos Master" to appear!

Even "Digital Twin Dragon" could be summoned directly.

Relying on others to accidentally destroy the grass and scare the snake was too wishful thinking—it's best to have your own method!

As an extra card, its value is quite high!

"They… seem… to be my companions," the one-eyed duelist shuffled over, rubbing the back of its head, looking both fearful and excited. "Fellow companions… captured together…"

"Oh?"

Tiancheng Guang asked curiously what had happened, and learned that someone had been specifically capturing spirits for spirit-body experiments. Though the one-eyed duelist's memories were hazy, he still vaguely remembered these cards.

"I see… no wonder this was so easy… so your companions must have contributed their power too."

Tiancheng Guang understood.

It seemed that when he used Superfusion, behind the scenes, those spirits had also contributed their power, which Superfusion absorbed, transformed, and fused into these cards.

No wonder Parasitic Fusion Worm turned into these cards.

But more importantly—

Tiancheng Guang reached into his pocket.

Perfect!

Midrash was down to only a quarter left!

He'd probably be able to gather the rest after one more Dark Duel—or after playing cards with Guochuan Guochuan Qingren for ten days straight.

"Um… could I follow you?" the one-eyed duelist nervously rubbed its paws. "I'm deeply grateful, but I have nothing to offer in return…"

"And… if I get the chance… I want… to seek revenge…" it lowered its head, speaking timidly.

"Of course!" Tiancheng Guang perked up. "Of course you can!"

This was great.

Now he had a clear direction for the Gladiator Beast cards!

Everyone wins!

Just as Tiancheng Guang was about to tidy up and head back to the dorm, the Flame Swordsman beside him suddenly asked the Black Flame with a thoughtful look: "Black Flame, why does your armor look like it's glowing?"

"Now that you mention it, isn't your sword wider?"

They were close friends and constant companions, so intimately familiar with each other that they were the first to notice any anomalies.

?!?!

Tiancheng Guang quickly looked over.

It really was!

The Flame Swordsman's longsword had grown slightly wider; Black Flame Knight's armor now shimmered with golden light.

Could it be!?

Tiancheng Guang immediately pulled out his deck and checked—sure enough, the artwork on both cards had undergone subtle changes—

Were they evolving into "Ultimate Flame Swordsman" and "Phantom Swordsman"??

Could Superfusion even cause them to evolve?!

Though the changes were extremely subtle—if you didn't squint carefully, you wouldn't notice them—they were definitely there!

Tiancheng Guang suddenly felt like laughing.

But the one-eyed duelist beside him was still so downcast—he felt he couldn't possibly laugh—

No more delays—I'll apply for a new Fusion Department at the academy right away!

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