[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-107":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2248956,4388,"Chapter 107: Phoenix God Ruins","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>“We won! What a joyful duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida looked utterly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it seems we should head back soon,” Jida said, reluctantly packing up his dueling mat, “The sky will be light soon. If anyone finds out we went into the abandoned dorm’s restricted zone, it’ll be trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Jida had ever played cards with spirits so enjoyably—he still felt a lingering desire to keep going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, about that, I think it’s already irrelevant,” You Xuan reminded him. “Only the two of us were transported to the Spirit Realm. So think—what would the others do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida froze, then finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right—S Sunren  and the others would definitely report this to the school. That means we didn’t even need to wait until dawn; they probably knew the moment we arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida thought for a moment. Breaking into a restricted zone could lead to expulsion—it was serious. But even so, doing anything now seemed far too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jida thought again, and reopened his dueling mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it, let’s just have one more good duel before we go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, since it’s come to this—let’s duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirits, already knocked sprawling: “.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this hero made of cards? Why doesn’t he ever get tired?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough cough, let’s leave dueling for next time. Before we go back, we have another place to visit,” You Xuan interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida: “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place You Xuan wanted to go was naturally the Phoenix God’s ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they entered this dimension from the abandoned dorm was unknown, and You Xuan didn’t know if he’d ever get another chance to return after leaving. Since they were already here, they couldn’t possibly miss such a massive ruin—they had to at least take a look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forgotten tribe lay lifeless amid dense, tangled forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan and Jida walked one after the other through the thick woods, arriving near the village. Crumbling walls and overgrown courtyards exuded desolation; patches of sunlight pierced through the treetops, casting long shadows over the decaying buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This looks amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida gazed upward at the ancient, massive statue of the Phoenix God at the village’s center, momentarily lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue, weathered by countless storms, had long lost its luster; weeds and wildflowers swayed around it in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It feels like it wants to say something...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida slowly stepped forward and reached out toward the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan watched silently beside him, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm—he felt nothing, heard nothing. To him, this was just an abandoned ruin and a broken statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing Jida along really was a good idea. Jida possesses an overpowered “Spirit Affinity” talent—he’s likely to sense even the faintest trace of spirit consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan stayed silent, offering only silent encouragement in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on—use your invincible tyrant power to summon a “Nephthys’s Phoenix God” card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you could bring back the whole deck plus a Phoenix God spirit, that’d be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jida neared the statue, a sudden explosion erupted above the stone steps before him—a blinding flash of light accompanied by a gale, hurling Jida backward into a fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kurikuri!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winged Chestnut Ball asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, partner... What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida rose, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden disturbance—figures in black hooded robes descended like Superman, landing atop the statue’s altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from their person, they drew a card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent Magician and Chaos Warrior both appeared instantly, guarding You Xuan’s sides. The black-clad man raised the card in his hand; at this distance, You Xuan couldn’t make out its details, but from the blurred image and his memory, he barely recognized what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That card was Nephthys’s Phoenix God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop him!” You Xuan ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both spirits launched forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then a green light surged skyward—a brilliant emerald pillar pierced the heavens, its overwhelming energy forcing the spirits to retreat temporarily. As if the sky had been pierced, a six-pointed star mark appeared beneath the man’s feet, channeling into the card in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Orichalcum power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the ancient Phoenix God statue glowed golden, as if clad in armor of molten gold. Burning golden light erupted from the massive statue, as if the card in the man’s hand were a bottomless black hole, irresistibly drawing in the golden radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the golden light vanished into his card. The Phoenix God statue grew noticeably dimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green light faded. The black-clad man lowered his arm, gazing at the Phoenix God card in his hand, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a trace of residual power,” the man muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard!” Jida leapt up. “What did you do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man glanced at him, his eyes sweeping over their red-and-yellow school uniforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard there were duelists from the real world. So you’re students from Dueling Academy?” the man said. “I did nothing—just searching for Nephthys’s spirit. But apparently, it’s not here. Even this village only holds a faint afterglow of the Phoenix God’s former power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan guessed roughly. The man held a “Nephthys’s Phoenix God” card brought from outside the realm—without a spirit residing in it. He was seeking the Phoenix God’s spirit, intending to use the card as a vessel and harness Orichalcum power to capture and seal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even without activating the card “Orichalcum’s Barrier,” the energy this man had just unleashed was stronger than the aura released by the thief Kise when he used the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even without activating the card \"Orichalcos Barrier\" in the duel, this man’s recent surge of energy had already surpassed the aura emitted when the thief Keith used the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duel Monsters should be companions to duelists!” Jida snapped. “Duelists and cards must trust and support each other—not enslave them with force!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duel Monsters should be the duelist’s companions!” Jida was angry. “The duelist and the cards must be bound by mutual trust and support—not domination through force!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sized him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see. There are indeed many naive kids like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jida frowned. “What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duelists trust their monsters as companions—but the monsters don’t necessarily return that sentiment,” the man said coolly. “In the end, winning the duel is all that matters. A commander needs absolute authority—there’s no reason to treat servants as brothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t accept that,” Jida said. “Then let’s settle it with a duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine by me. That was my intention all along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had already unveiled his dueling mat, coldly stating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two can go first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uniquely styled Domah dueling mat unfurled with a clatter, its indicator lights flickering on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You who have intruded into the realm of the gods—I could never let you leave. Let me, Xie Er of the New Domar Three Swordsmen, see you on your way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow: at least ten thousand characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, attack together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1135,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a5a4ed5cf86c758c2032680685c6e418ebfad36fbc9d93c875b87f373b61d7bb","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-108","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-106",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]