Chapter 440: Battle of the Gods

"The second form of the Winged Dragon is unlocked!" Fujiki You Xuan shouted. "God Phoenix!"

The surging fire, but not ordinary mortal fire. The firelight jumped and twisted, spreading rapidly along the body of the huge divine bird.

First, the golden wings were ignited, turning into burning wings of fire. Then the flames quickly covered the divine bird's whole body, completely wrapping it in a sea of fire. The outline was blurred and mysterious in the dancing flames, and the true body could no longer be captured by the naked eye.

The air was boiled by the fire of the scorching sun, and even the wind became hot and suffocating. The burning Phoenix seemed to have turned into the only center of heaven and earth.

And then the Phoenix spread its wings and dived!

God Phoenix can destroy all monsters on the opponent's field by paying 1000 Life Points. In the anime, there has never been a clear and complete description of the god's effects, and it can only be restored by players based on various actual combat performances. Marik's use of this effect in the DM was always during the opponent's turn, so it is indisputable that this is a Spell Speed 2 effect.

Spell Speed 2 field clearing, anyone who has played cards should understand the gold content of this terrifying effect.

However, during the DM final battle, when Atem's three Egyptian Gods were blown up by Yugi's "Trap Monster", theoretically, using the Winged Dragon's Spell Speed 2 field clearing effect should have been able to resolve Yugi's formation. But he didn't do that.

In addition, during the Battle City back then, the "Thunder Blast" released by Atem's Slifer was ineffective against Marik's Winged Dragon, but during the Battle Ritual, the Winged Dragon was pitted to death by "Thunder Blast", which also had discrepancies.

But the only difference is that Marik's Winged Dragon at that time was Special Summoned, while the one in the Battle Ritual was summoned by three regular Tributes. So the most reasonable explanation is that only the Winged Dragon that is Special Summoned can transform into the "God Phoenix" state.

Phoenix is immune to any damage and effects that the Winged Dragon cannot be immune to under normal conditions, and is unaffected by any card effects only in the turn it is Special Summoned. And at that time, Marik's Attack Position Phoenix was unscathed after eating Slifer's "Thunder Blast" and "Ultra-Conductive Waves", so it is inferred that Phoenix cannot even be destroyed by battle, and the battle damage caused to the player is also 0.

Combining these performances, there are also many inferred effects that the Winged Dragon's "pay Life Points to destroy opponent's monsters" effect can only be activated when Special Summoned. This inference seems to have no loopholes just looking at the DM original work, and conforms to the performance of the god every time it appears and the operator's operation.

But combining the guest appearance of the Winged Dragon in GX, it became a bug again. When Franz used the Winged Dragon to duel Judai in GX, he used the "pay 1000 Life Points to clear the field" effect during his Main Phase, clearly showing that the Winged Dragon summoned by regular Tributes should also be able to activate the field clearing effect.

But relatively, he didn't use Spell Speed 2 field clearing to interfere with Judai's operations during Judai's turn at all—even though he could have easily won if he had done so.

So if this game is also counted, then the most reasonable effect inference for the anime Winged Dragon should be that regardless of whether it is summoned by regular Tributes or Special Summoned, the Winged Dragon has the field clearing effect.

But only the Winged Dragon that is Special Summoned can enter the completely invincible "God Phoenix" state, and the Spell Speed of the field clearing effect is increased to 2, which can also be activated during the opponent's turn.

And the Winged Dragon Fujiki You Xuan is controlling now is the invincible Phoenix form.

Carrying the Arbiter's curse on the Pharaoh, the immortal firebird spread its wings and dived. The divine fire erupted into a frenzy that destroyed everything, the strongest material was like waste paper under the divine power of the scorching sun, and no matter how strong the defense was, it lost its meaning.

The majestic green god puppet was vulnerable in front of the power of the god, and the so-called invincible spear and shield were like a thin layer of paper in front of the Phoenix. The boundless flames easily burned all three of the Arbiter's monsters into ashes, not even leaving fragments.

The Arbiter raised his arm to block the flames that were too hot for him, and then stood up with a gloomy face.

"As expected of the strongest Egyptian God, it is indeed a powerful force. But this attack will also plunge you into the deepest abyss!"

Green light flashed in the Arbiter's eyes, and the Orichalcos Barrier also shone unprecedentedly, as if it were vibrating.

"The so-called Egyptian God, and my power, let's decide which one is stronger through this duel!"

"When 'Orichalcos Shunoros' leaves the field, pay at least 10,000 Life Points, and discard all remaining cards in hand to activate!"

A card popped out of his deck, actually landing on the Duel Disk as if it had spirituality. At the same time, a terrifying dark vortex was opened, in which there was endless deep darkness, and even the light of the Sun God could not shine into it.

The outline appeared and disappeared in the twisted light and shadow, and ancient and evil power squirmed in it.

When that thing appeared, everyone saw clearly that it was a terrifying Serpent God.

This huge body, the scales flashing with ominous deep light, like the darkest stars in the night sky, and like dark currents surging in the abyss. Those eyes were like burning nether fire piercing through the darkness, its tongue danced in the air, making a "hissing" sound, as if the world was trembling under that shadow.

Although the world is big, seeing the divine power of this monster, it seems that only the Winged Dragon in front of him can fight it.

The Winged Dragon let out a sharp hiss, and the giant snake was not to be outdone, and also let out a strange cry as a demonstration.

【Serpent God Ge, ATK ∞】

"Infinite ATK!?"

The audience off the field were all stunned.

This was the first time in their lives they had seen infinite ATK, which is equivalent to exceeding the upper limit of the duel rules, possessing an incarnation of infinite power that can no longer be measured by values!

Even Kaiba couldn't help but move.

Although he had fought Dartz back then, he had never seen this terrifying divine beast with his own eyes. Because before Dartz used this final means, he had already fallen in front of Shunoros. And when Atem defeated Dartz and awakened his soul and others, Serpent God Ge had already been destroyed by Atem.

So the only person in history who has ever defeated this giant snake is the Pharaoh alone.

"Wait, look at his Life Points!" Mokuba said.

【Arbiter, LP10000→LP0】

Everyone was stunned.

This monster and this series of effects have completely exceeded common sense, and everyone felt it was difficult to understand for a while.

Life Points have already returned to zero, how can he still stand and continue to play cards? Shouldn't he be dead?

"The first effect of Serpent God Ge is that after it appears, the victory condition of our side changes."

The Arbiter sneered.

"As long as Serpent God Ge exists on the field, whether my Life Points return to zero or the deck is drawn out, it will not be treated as a defeat."

"If you want to defeat me, there is only one last way left—"

"—Defeat this Serpent God Ge that possesses infinite power!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 441 =====