Chapter 665: Tombkeeper

A palace.

A magnificent palace, every inch of space seemed to be plated with a layer of golden light. In the center of the main hall, under the towering dome stood majestic statues, in various forms, some holding scepters, some closing their eyes in contemplation. The surrounding walls and thick pillars were carved with intricate ancient murals and mysterious characters that were difficult to recognize.

A pitch-black jackal sculpture lay quietly in the center of the main hall, its eyes as if alive, as if traveling through the void, sizing up every soul approaching this forbidden realm.

You Xuan strode into the palace and stood in the center of this forbidden realm.

A moment later, a figure appeared in front.

"Welcome." The man said, "The new King of the modern era, Fujiki You Xuan."

The man wore black clothes and a black robe, with a hood on his head, and most of his face was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his appearance.

But when he walked up and slowly took off the hood on his head, a smooth, round head was immediately revealed, only the skin was dark, and under the not-so-bright light, it looked like a freshly taken marinated egg.

There were quite striking imprints on the man's face, which seemed to be tattoos. There were abstract pictures like murals, and ancient characters and symbols. Although the meaning was unknown, just looking at this ferocious face from afar, one could imagine what kind of inhuman pain he must have endured when carving these tattoos, and what kind of willpower he must have had to persist in completing this work.

With such striking features, You Xuan naturally recognized this person's identity at a glance.

He was Odion.

Odion from the Tombkeeper clan, the confidant Marik Ishtar trusted most in the world.

Odion was not originally a member of the Tombkeeper clan, but was adopted and ordered to serve Marik since childhood. He was Marik's servant and also his most important friend.

Because of the cruel rules of the Tombkeeper clan, Marik had to have a full set of tattoos related to the Pharaoh's memory carved on his body. Because the process was accompanied by great pain, the hatred in the young Marik's heart gave birth to a dark personality, which was the six-year-old Dark Marik who drove the Winged Dragon of Ra to run wild in Duel City later.

At that time, Odion, to share Marik's pain, actually took the initiative to carve the same tattoos on his own body, and even his face, and said that although he could not reduce Marik's pain, he was at least willing to bear it with him.

Such loyalty moved Marik greatly, and thus with Odion's power, he suppressed the six-year-old, which allowed the dark personality to be suppressed for many years without acting up.

But at this time, Odion, as a servant of the Tombkeeper clan, appeared in front of You Xuan, but it was unknown why.

"Sorry for the abrupt disturbance."

Odion said.

"I represent the Tombkeeper clan that has guarded the Pharaoh's secrets for generations. If it is not necessary, our Tombkeeper clan would never want to disturb the King's life."

You Xuan said: "Sounds like that, is there something?"

"Exactly. However, I am just a small servant, just ordered to invite you to the Tombkeeper clan for a chat. The successor of the Tombkeeper clan will explain to you specifically."

The successor of the Tombkeeper clan, You Xuan knew in his heart, knowing that it should refer to the Marik siblings.

"However, before that, I also have another mission. Of course, this is not mandatory, but..."

Odion raised the Duel Disk on his hand.

You Xuan had noticed the Duel Disk he was wearing early on, and said: "A duel, huh?"

Odion nodded.

"Of course, if you don't want to, you don't have to. It's just that I have always hoped to have the opportunity to ask you for advice, so..."

"Sure."

You Xuan smiled.

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with it for him.

And You Xuan had actually thought about visiting the Tombkeeper clan when he had the chance before, but the Marik siblings were far away in Egypt, and transportation was inconvenient, so he never had the chance.

Not only because many cards You Xuan loved to use—including his Tamashii Lava Golem—came from the Mr. Ma of the Tombkeeper clan; in a sense, Mr. Ma was the founder of all the underworld people in the modern era.

Also because, in the hands of the Tombkeeper clan, there was also a super killer weapon, "Exchange of the Spirit".

This card once left a legendary FTK (First Turn Kill) deck in the reality of Yu-Gi-Oh! history, which was the legendary Exchange of the Spirit that people still talk about today.

And who would have thought that such a card would be released as a new series of decks themed around "Exchange of the Spirit" in later generations. And that series of decks, because of its first-class compatibility with a certain beautiful, immortal, and powerful existence, caught the express train of that adult, and together formed the deck that went down in history, "Tearlaments", which is what card players often call Tear, and it is still recognized as the strongest deck in Yu-Gi-Oh! history to this day. So the owner of Exchange of the Spirit, Sister Ishizu, was quite worth visiting.

"Then come on, stop at the point."

You Xuan unfolded the Duel Disk.

After all, everyone was a duelist with dark power, including the territory they were in at this time, which You Xuan recognized as the scene materialized by the magic card "Temple of the Kings" under the blessing of dark power.

It was just a sparring duel, it wouldn't be good if someone got hurt.

Odion nodded.

"Duel!" x2

【You Xuan, LP 4000】

【Odion, LP 4000】

"I'll go first, draw card."

Odion had the first move.

(No content lost!)

He drew a card, looked at the cards in his hand for a moment, and soon selected two from them.

"I set two cards on the field," Odion said loudly, "Turn end!"

Only face-down cards, no monster summoned. If an ordinary person faced this formation on the field, they would mutter a few words in their heart, feeling strange.

But You Xuan was fine.

This was not just because You Xuan himself sometimes liked to start like this to give the opponent psychological pressure—when there were only face-down cards in the back row and no defense line in the front row, it was as if he was clearly telling the opponent that there were traps here, welcome to step on them.

And this move was originally created by Odion himself.

Odion was probably the first person in Yu-Gi-Oh! history to play a "pure trap deck". In the duel against Joey in the animation, his tactics were basically "five face-down cards in the back row, please advise", pitting Joey so badly that he deeply felt the dangers of the duel world.

That's why it was said that the Tombkeeper clan in DM was really sunny.

Sunny boy Marik went without saying, as the owner of Lava Golem, he was the founder of the underworld world. His sister Ishizu's Exchange of the Spirit was even more heavyweight. Odion simply played an all-red-trap deck, basically a red-trap pillar...

Well, but precisely because he knew Odion's deck style, You Xuan could choose this deck to be his opponent without hesitation.

"Then my turn, draw card."

You Xuan directly revealed the magic card in his hand.

"Activate magic card 'Cosmic Law'."

"The opponent can choose a trap card from their hand or deck and set it in the magic/trap zone."

Odion was stunned.

What?

No conditions, arbitrary trap searched from the deck... giving it to me for free?

Is there such a good thing?

He couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

What kind of routine is this? Coming up and giving the opponent such a huge benefit for free?

Especially for Odion, who was a trap specialist, this opportunity was even more precious.

Is this the so-called King's confidence?

But before he had time to search, You Xuan laughed again.

"Of course, as an exchange, if the opponent chooses to set a trap, then I can special summon an 'Jinzo - Lord of the Traps' directly from the deck."

Odion: "!!!"

You summon... what the hell?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 666 =====