Chapter 1231: Lightning Emperor!

Thunder and lightning swirled around the vortex of the Xyz transformation. Endless flashes converged at this moment, freezing in the void to construct the characters "SNO. 39".

A brand-new form of Hope that never appeared in the anime timeline, manifesting due to the shifting of the world line. It was also a top-tier attacker that once took the physical card environment by storm as a universal tech card.

SNO. 39 Utopia - Lightning Emperor!

【SNO. 39 Utopia - Lightning Emperor, ATK 2500】

"Light-Lightning Emperor?" The Jellyfish Monster already began to feel danger in its heart.

What is going on? This is different from what we agreed upon.

What is the Lightning Emperor? Why has no one ever told me that Tsukumo Yuma had this kind of card in his hand?

No, there is nothing to panic about. Even if he transforms into a flashy new form, it only has 2500 ATK after all. It can be dealt with completely.

That's right, there is nothing to fear. My Invisible Jellyfish can split and regenerate whether destroyed by battle or effect; it is immortal. If there is any contingency, I still have the invincible defensive Trap "Sakuretsu Armor" set in the back row. Regardless of whether it's a Chaos Number or a Shining Number Utopia, just blowing them all up will be the end of it.

The Jellyfish Monster's mouth twitched, suppressing that bit of unease, and a look of confidence flashed in its eyes once again.

Of course, this confidence probably only lasted for about three to five seconds.

"My bond with Astral, a brand-new power, watch closely!" Yuma shouted, "SNO. 39 Utopia - Lightning Emperor, attack 'No. 4 Stealth Kragen'!"

"It's useless, have you forgotten?" The Jellyfish Monster laughed loudly, "My Invisible Jellyfish is immortal! No matter how many times it is destroyed, it can Special Summon a larva, and then when the larva is destroyed, it can Special Summon the main body again, endless and boundless..."

"But even if the monster is immortal, a duelist's life has its limits!" Astral interrupted him, "Yuma, monster effect!"

"Right!"

Yuma punched the air confidently.

"When Lightning Emperor battles, by detaching two Xyz Materials, its own ATK becomes 5000 only during damage calculation!"

"Fi-Five thousand!?"

The Jellyfish Monster lost its composure instantly.

【Jellyfish Monster, LP 2800】

Its remaining Life Points were 2800. If it were struck by this blow from the Lightning Emperor, it would be an astonishing 3100 points of output instantly, resulting in an on-the-spot kill.

Astral was right. Even if the Invisible Jellyfish is immortal, he, as a duelist, has limits. Taking this blow would be the end.

"Activate set card, Trap card 'Sakuretsu Armor'! This card can destroy the opponent's attacking monster when they declare an attack!"

The Jellyfish Monster shouted at the top of its lungs, laughing wildly.

"What a pity! Revealing the Lightning Emperor's monster effect to me during the attack declaration phase was your blunder! If you had waited until the damage calculation step to activate the Lightning Emperor's effect, my 'Sakuretsu Armor' would have been unable to activate due to missing the timing."

But Astral's mouth curled up slightly: "Is that really so?"

"Nani?"

The Jellyfish Monster was stunned, only then noticing something was wrong: "Wait, wait, wait! Why didn't my Trap activate!?"

Yuma and Astral said in unison: "When SNO. 39 Utopia - Lightning Emperor battles, the opponent cannot activate any Spell, Trap, or monster effects until the end of the damage calculation step!"

A 5000 ATK strike, with all effects sealed during battle—this was the prestige of Utopia in the Xyz era, the big brother of brawling with the highest appearance rate in the physical card game.

He only strikes once, but this strike decides the outcome!

"Five thousand ATK, and effect prohibition," the Jellyfish Monster shrieked, "Too cheap! Lord Be... Vector! Save me, ahhh—"

The lightning-entwined blade descended, carrying the radiance of hope and churning electric snakes, sealing the victory!

【Jellyfish Monster, LP 2800 → LP 0】

"Won!"

Yuma was excited, holding the shining Lightning Emperor high above his head.

"This is the incarnation of the bond between me and Astral, the new power, Utopia - Lightning Emperor!"

In the midst of laughter, he printed another new costume.

From this, it can be seen that for Duel Monster spirits, following the right master is also a very important thing.

Take Utopia, for example. Ever since it started following Yuma and Astral, it has been living the high life every day, printing new costumes as if they were free, having a small power-up every three days and a major card-printing every five, with more costumes than can be counted.

Of course, the price is having to work overtime without regard for its life...

Astral reached out silently, absorbing the "No. 4 Stealth Kragen" from the body of the fallen Jellyfish Monster.

"As expected, it's not a real No.," Astral thought to himself, "Is it just a fake card?"

But this was within expectations, so Astral didn't feel regret.

"Yuma, what are you still dawdling for?"

Not far away, Kaito was already carrying Orbital 7 on his back. His loyal robot Orbital 7 had now transformed into a jetpack form, strapped to Kaito's back, and the propulsion flames carried Kaito into the air.

"There are two fusion pillars of light left!" Kaito shouted, "Heartland and the last guy seem to have run away; there is no one left to guard these two pillars of light.

I just had Orbital 7 scan the remaining pillars. It seems that as long as we give them a sufficiently strong blow with the power of 'No.', we can stop the Barian World's invasion of our world. Let's go together, Yuma!"

Yuma came back to his senses: "Oh, oh, okay!"

Saying this, he hurriedly slapped Utopia, who had just finished work and clocked out, back onto his Duel Disk.

"Then I'll have to trouble you again, Utopia!"

Utopia: "..."

Well, although the number of No. cards Yuma and Astral have collected so far is not small, possessing various ranks, various levels of ATK, and various effect abilities, he seems to have selective amnesia and never remembers other No. cards, calling on Utopia for all the dirty work, heavy lifting, and life-risking jobs.

Perhaps this is the fate of being the boss's most favored employee.

Barian World.

Vector, the only designated villain among the Seven Emperors, was sitting on his throne at this moment, tilting his head, monitoring the battle situation on the other side from afar, his expression already beginning to show impatience.

"One by one, none of them are useful. As expected, humans are trash... No, that being said, it's not just humans; that guy Girag is also a loser."

Saying this, he shook his head repeatedly.

But he wasn't too surprised by this.

Anyway, the fact that Girag was useless was no secret among the Seven Emperors. Ever since it was exposed that he had been slacking off, watching anime, and cheering for beautiful girls ever since he went to the human dimension, he had become the recognized bottom-feeder among the Seven Emperors.

"As expected, that saying is still correct: if you want to get something done well, you have to do it yourself."

Vector said, increasing the pressure on his right foot, looking down at Durbe, who was struggling in pain under his feet, and sneered.

"... Don't you think so, Durbe?" ===== CHAPTER 1232 =====