[{"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-109":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},2248958,4388,"Chapter 109: Power of the Phoenix","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-109",109,"\u003Cp>\"Nephthys, the Phoenix God, summon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even You Xuan could sense that although the summoned Phoenix God possessed a certain fluctuation of power, most of it stemmed from the energy Xie Er had just absorbed from the statue; that card still had no spirit dwelling within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in this world, any Duel Monster card that was neither a pirated copy nor a knockoff possessed certain supernatural attributes, even without a dwelling spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through each card, the monsters summoned by duelists and the spirits were roughly equivalent to the relationship between a projection and the true self; to some extent, they could be viewed as avatars of the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when a duelist poured great emotion into a specific card, they might naturally attract a true spirit to dwell within that held card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it was entirely possible for an originally ordinary card to suddenly become a spirit card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as 'The Seal of Orichalcos' exists on the field, all my monsters gain 500 attack points,\" Xie Er said. \"Thus, 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' gains attack power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nephthys, the Phoenix God: ATK 2400 → ATK 2900]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judai stared at the Phoenix God, upon whose forehead a green light emblem had appeared, frowning deeply for a long moment before he couldn't help but say, \"Can't you feel that your monster is screaming in agony?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does it matter if I hear it or not?\" Xie Er said coldly. \"All a duelist needs to consider is victory. The result of giving trust is nothing but betrayal; in the end, the only one a duelist can believe in is themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judai wanted to argue further, but Xie Er cut him off: \"Talk only after you've managed to defeat me. Next, I activate the Spell Card 'Hope of Nephthys'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Select one 'Nephthys' card on your field and one card on your opponent's field, and destroy them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I destroy 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' and 'Elemental HERO Clayman' on your field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix God erupted in flames, transforming into a firebird that pounced upon Clayman; amidst the burning blaze, it turned to ash together with the sturdy-bodied Elemental HERO.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aftermath of the flames swept over; Judai raised his arm to shield his face. \"Urgh, going so far as to sacrifice your own monster for a mutual destruction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I set one card and end my turn,\" Xie Er said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it's my turn. Draw,\" You Xuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the effect of 'Thunder Dragon' in my hand, I discard this card from my hand to add up to two 'Thunder Dragon' cards from my Deck to my hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two cards added to his hand, he immediately played another card from his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spell Card 'Card Destruction': both players discard all cards in their hands, then draw the same number of cards from their Decks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the hand refresh completed, a large amount of Light and Dark resources had now accumulated in the Graveyard all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, I banish the Dark-attribute 'Apprentice Magician' and the Light-attribute 'Thunder Dragon' from my Graveyard! A wizard who rides the powers of Light and Darkness descends now—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Chaos Sorcerer, summon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beams of light and darkness flew into the sky, intersecting as they plunged into the vortex. Chaotic energy erupted, and surging magical power gradually materialized into a human form as the Chaos Sorcerer spun and descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chaos Sorcerer: ATK 2300]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it is the power of Chaos. The students of Duel Academy truly possess some remarkable cards,\" Xie Er said coldly. \"Then I activate my set card: Trap Card—Torrential Tribute!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When a monster is summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trap Card flipped over, and a azure flood surged forth. The Chaos Sorcerer, having just appeared, shattered into particles of light within the rushing torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, You Xuan's Chaos Sorcerer was taken out in one go...\" Judai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter,\" You Xuan said. \"Then I use the effect of 'Trickster' in my hand; by discarding one card from my hand, I can Special Summon this card directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent one card from his hand to the Graveyard; a summoning circle opened, and a mage with a question mark drawn on his head appeared on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trickster: ATK 2000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the card I just discarded to the Graveyard was the Quick-Play Spell 'Silent Magiblast'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan drew out this Spell Card that had exited from the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By banishing 'Silent Magiblast' from play, I can add one 'Silent Magician LV8' from my Deck to my hand,\" You Xuan said. \"True Silent can be Special Summoned by tributing one Spellcaster-type monster on the field.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tribute the Spellcaster-type 'Trickster' on my field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wings of silence that carry hope, Magician of Light, appear now—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Silent Magician LV8, summon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trickster's form dissolved within the magic circle, and a white-robed mage appeared, stepping onto a circle of light as his staff spun lightly in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Silent Magician LV8: ATK 1000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silent Magician's attack power increases by 500 times the number of cards in my hand,\" You Xuan said. \"I have three cards in hand, so its attack power increases by 1500!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Silent Magician LV8: ATK 1000 → ATK 2500]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silent Magician, direct attack! Silent Magiblast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vortex of light gathered at the tip of the staff, materializing into a sphere of magical power that exploded squarely in Xie Er's face. The Doma swordsman's figure swayed, and he stepped back half a pace, yet he remained standing firm under that substantial impact of light-based magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Xie Er: LP 8000 → LP 5500]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judai pumped his fist. \"Great! He dealt massive damage in one blow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Er cracked the joints in his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan drew three more cards into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I set three more cards on the field and end my turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you two are not ordinary students either. In that case, I suppose I must get a little serious too,\" Xie Er said, narrowing his eyes. \"My turn, draw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment I enter the Standby Phase, I first activate the effect of 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' that was destroyed last turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When this card is destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, during the next Standby Phase of its owner, it can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Er raised his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The phoenix shall be reborn from the ashes and burn everything to cinders with its scorching flames—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Phoenix God Nephthys, resurrect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spinning pillar of fire shot skyward, and golden, glittering wings spread wide. Nephthys, the Phoenix God, was reborn from the ashes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nephthys, the Phoenix God: ATK 2400 → ATK 2900]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the moment it was reborn, the Phoenix God's subsequent effect also activated,\" Xie Er shouted. \"When the Phoenix God is Special Summoned by its own effect, destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix God let out a sharp cry; it spread its wings and unleashed a storm of dancing fire, transforming into a burning tornado that instantly swept across the entire field!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To possess such a powerful ability...\" Judai said. \"But, if so, your own field will also be destroyed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The effect of 'The Seal of Orichalcos' cannot be negated, and once activated, it cannot leave the field in any form,\" Xie Er said icily. \"The endpoint of this battle is that the souls of one side among us must all become sacrifices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, only your set cards will be destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his arm, sweeping over the four set cards on the fields of You Xuan and Judai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, all of your set cards shall be destroyed for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phoenix's flames swept across the entire fields of You Xuan and Judai, and all four set cards were blown upward. At a glance, he saw that among them were clearly two copies of \"Sakuretsu Armor\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" You Xuan and Judai exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, one belonged to You Xuan, and the other to Judai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, sometimes everyone's card choices are quite similar,\" Judai said, scratching his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original work, Judai had also used Sakuretsu Armor. Moreover, not only that, but in his early duel against Titan, one could see that Judai drew two Sakuretsu Armors in his opening six-card hand; throughout the entire history of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, he was the only one to do so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pity our Traps didn't get a chance to activate...\" Judai said regretfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily,\" You Xuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flames swept past, three of the set cards spun several times in the air before actually settling back down in set position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Xie Er frowned. \"Why were they not destroyed by the Phoenix God's effect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because one of the cards I set was the Trap Card 'Fake Trap'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan pointed to a Trap Card spinning in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When an effect that would destroy Trap Cards on your own field is activated, you can destroy this card instead, and none of the other Trap Cards on the field are destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a real-life card game, the opponent could flip the cards to confirm which ones had been reset, but in a duel in this world, you couldn't walk up to the opponent's face and pull out their backrow to take a look. Xie Er could only rely on that fleeting glimpse from the animation effect just now to see that there were two Sakuretsu Armors in the opponent's current backrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, as expected of the Academy's Trap Master; did You Xuan calculate the backrow cleanup this early?\" Judai laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two copies of Sakuretsu Armor; truly an iron-wall formation,\" Xie Er said. \"Then, during the Standby Phase, I still have an effect to resolve. The card in my hand that was destroyed by 'Nephthys Guardian' last turn was 'Nephthys Shrouder'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Shrouder is destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, during the next Standby Phase of its owner, you can add one 'Nephthys' card from the Graveyard to your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A card popped out of the Graveyard and was drawn into Xie Er's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I return the Spell Card 'Hope of Nephthys' to my hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, that troublesome Spell again,\" Judai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I activate the Spell Card 'Hope of Nephthys'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Er played the Spell Card he had just recovered to his hand once more; the image of the Spell Card appeared before him, bursting forth with dazzling firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destroy one 'Nephthys' card on your own field and one card on your opponent's field!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1750,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","48b71af10306b3e354387a8057925251a7c372ec45ed72c8042b4142b09f3754","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-110","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-108",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]