Chapter 297: The Root of the Enemy

Passing through the mist of illusion, the road ahead became increasingly open. But the air remained heavy as if solidified, and the faint light barely passed through the cracks in the cave roof, casting mottled light and shadows.

From time to time, gusts of gloomy wind blew from all directions, blowing the water droplets and vines on the four walls, making a subtle rustling sound.

Even more bizarrely, as they moved forward, ghosts seemed to flash in the cave from time to time.

Flickering, drifting, looking like white transparent spirits, but the outlines were not very clear, just like fog condensed together, emitting a faint cold light.

However, most of them just floated on the side, standing quietly, watching Fujiki You Xuan pass through this long and narrow passage, without the intention of blocking.

Occasionally, a few of them would suddenly rush forward, coldly rushing in front of him. But Fujiki You Xuan continued to move forward calmly, without any reaction or movement. Those spirits would often stop with a sudden brake when they reached him, staring at him for a while, and then retreat to the side.

As he passed through this passage, the souls behind him often dissipated, and soon disappeared.

Fujiki You Xuan was a bit curious. He didn't know if it was only when he entered that it was so unobstructed, or if it was the same when others came.

Or was it because he had certain qualities that were recognized by these ghosts, deciding to let him pass?

It couldn't be that his subtle sinister temperament made the ghosts, who were also sinister existences, judge him as one of their own...

But in short, he passed through with almost no obstacles.

Continuing deeper, the ghosts didn't know when they had dissipated. Darkness and silence intertwined in the deepest part of the cave, as if at the end of time.

And in the deepest part of this pitch-black darkness, there was suddenly light.

As if it were a spotlight on a stage, gathering in the core part of this entire sealing land, an ancient altar stood quietly.

An altar built of giant stones, with complex totems and symbols carved all around, emitting a mysterious and ancient charm. And in the center of the altar was that golden inverted triangular pendant, as if made of pure gold, shining with dazzling brilliance under the gathered light. The emblem of the Eye of Horus was like a living eye, as if that pendant was coldly sizing up the visitors from the outside world.

Good guy, is it really the Millennium Puzzle?

Fujiki You Xuan walked up close, and after seeing it clearly, he found that although it looked very similar, it didn't seem to be.

First of all, he could now be considered an entry-level Shadow Duelist, and had a perception of powerful dark props. But this prop that looked like the Millennium Puzzle couldn't feel the divine power of the Millennium Items, the world-destroying props.

Secondly, it was too small.

Although the appearance looked very similar, the size was a circle smaller than the original Millennium Puzzle, like a very exquisite and restored miniature replica.

Fujiki You Xuan walked onto the altar and reached out to touch the Eye of Horus on this small puzzle lightly.

At that moment, ten thousand rays of golden light bloomed from that eye.

The light that almost wanted to swallow him whole bloomed boundlessly. Following that were images, as if his consciousness had been dragged into it, like watching a movie in person.

He saw an apocalypse.

The sky was covered by thick haze, sunlight was devoured by thick clouds, and faint gray light struggled between the clouds. The wind whistled through the ruins, rolling up bursts of dust. Lightning pierced the firmament, lava surged into the sky, tsunamis roared towards the land, and a whole world was crumbling.

With the shrill lightning, the firmament was torn apart. Huge shadows emerged from the clouds, gradually becoming clear.

That was a huge snake god.

The body meandered like a mountain range, the scales shining with a cold, metallic luster, and the eyes shining with eerie red light. It slowly descended from the sky, its body twisting and spiraling, bringing bursts of vibration, and every twist made the earth tremble.

This is... the future?

Does it mean the apocalypse caused by the descent of the Orichalcos snake god?

But Fujiki You Xuan soon realized that it was not the future, but the past.

This was something that had happened before.

Because he soon saw that in the direction of the snake god's roar, a temple seemed to emerge. At the end of the temple stood the throne of the king, and a king with a blurred face and majesty that one dared not look directly at sat on the throne, slowly raising his arm towards this direction.

He spread his five fingers and made a gesture.

As if saying, sit down.

In an instant, endless golden light bloomed from the pendant on the king's chest. The snake god let out an unwilling roar, but its body soon seemed to twist with space, like a piece of rag stirred into a washing machine.

After a long string of unwilling shouts, the snake god that covered the sky and sun was shrunk to be as small as a tadpole, until it turned into a black dot and disappeared into a container like a cup.

The sky returned to blue and bright, the earth stopped roaring, and the ocean returned to calm. Everything returned to the right track.

Fujiki You Xuan seemed to start to understand.

Eight years ago, the God of Orichalcos was sealed by the Pharaoh's "vessel of the heart". But Atem already knew its true body at that time, and also knew that the God of Orichalcos would definitely return.

Even if the old God of Orichalcos couldn't break the seal, as long as the darkness in people's hearts remained, it would always be able to breed new forms and new shapes from it. And if another person like Dartz, who had power and ulterior motives, appeared to guide and use it, this process might be accelerated without limit.

And at that time, Atem, as a deceased person, must have returned to the Underworld and might not be able to come to stop it again.

So he left a backup plan.

The key he used to seal the evil god, the "vessel of the heart", was an extension of the power of the Millennium Puzzle, similar to a "Millennium Puzzle derivative".

He believed that although he was gone, there would definitely be reliable duelists who would stand up in later generations. People in later generations could borrow the power of the Millennium Puzzle to a certain extent with the help of this "puzzle derivative" and obtain the power to rival the snake god.

At the end of the image, the apocalypse scene, the snake god, all the pictures disappeared. In a piece of darkness, the remaining golden light burned like fire, and a person's shadow appeared vaguely in the fire.

Fujiki You Xuan vaguely saw from the impression of his memory that it might be Pharaoh Atem who was no longer there.

He seemed to smile at his direction and nodded.

But soon the figure dissipated with the flickering firelight.

Fujiki You Xuan: "..."

The Pharaoh in the image had the posture of "I can rest assured now that I leave it to the juniors", and the pose of looking back was handsome, but Fujiki You Xuan only wanted to say, don't, Wang Yang (Pharaoh).

Honestly, even if you give me an artifact, I don't know if I can beat this snake god, it's better for you to come personally...

Just as he was thinking about this, he felt a sudden tremor under his feet, and the entire valley seemed to be collapsing.

He could feel an invisible pressure, making it hard to breathe, as if an invisible divine power had descended on this entire dimension.

Something was coming.

Silent Magician and Black Luster Soldier both floated out, their expressions looking like they were facing a great enemy.

"What's the situation?" Fujiki You Xuan asked in a deep voice.

"It might be that the 'Sealing Vessel' was activated and sensed." Black Luster Soldier said in a deep voice, " 'It' has personally descended into this dimension and is already on the way."

"'It'?" Fujiki You Xuan frowned.

Black Luster Soldier nodded, his expression solemn.

"... The root of the enemy."

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 298 =====