Chapter 718

"Disappear, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

The Wicked God laughed. Kaiba clicked his tongue, gritted his teeth, and still picked up the Ultimate Dragon card from his Duel Disk, forced to send it to the Graveyard.

The massive darkness of Dreadroot erupted, instantly enveloping the Ultimate Dragon. The Ultimate Dragon roared in unwillingness, but even absolute resistance could not withstand the evolved Godly power, and it was helplessly dragged into the abyss, leaving no trace.

"Battle continues!" The Wicked God said, "Now your field is empty!

Dreadroot's direct attack!"

The Wicked God's own roar sounded like a shout and also like laughter. Bone-like armor covered his arm, which clenched into a fist and blasted down. The overwhelming fist force was like thunder, carrying a sonic boom and boundless darkness.

Boom—

The Wicked God lowered his arm, seemingly feeling the duel was over, and sneered: "As a pastime, this was actually quite good. But as an opponent to an evolved God, even you, Seto Kaiba, are ultimately..."

But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Hm?"

He saw the darkness dissipate, and in the center of that shockwave, Seto Kaiba stood swaying, breathing heavily, but still standing stubbornly. Black smoke was rising from his body, but his eyes were so determined.

The Wicked God was greatly surprised: "How can this be? You should have been hit directly..."

But as his gaze swept over, he immediately noticed the Trap card opened in Kaiba's backrow.

Trap Card - Nutrient Z.

It can be activated when you are about to take 2000 or more battle damage, immediately recovering 4000 Life Points; it is truly a super potion for physical enhancement.

The ATK of the evolved The Wicked Dreadroot was as high as 5000 points. Kaiba's Life Points had recovered to 6250 points the moment before taking the direct attack, which was how he withstood this strike.

【Kaiba, LP 1250】

Kaiba stood steady, caught his breath, and said proudly: "Is that it?"

The Wicked God's anger flared again: "This guy..."

But although annoyed, the Wicked God had to admit this person's resilience. Although he had recovered a large amount of Life Points to withstand the battle damage, one must know this was a full-power strike from an evolved Wicked God, and the impact itself had been borne by Kaiba himself.

The Wicked Dreadroot was originally benchmarked against Obelisk among the Egyptian Gods; now that it had gained a rank evolution, it had become the same level as the Winged Dragon of Ra.

Back in Battle City, Marik summoned the zero-ATK Winged Dragon of Ra, and under the Shadow Game, it performed a direct attack on Joey. Although from the rules of dueling, zero ATK could not cause any substantial damage, the burning of the Phoenix's flames still caused Joey to lose consciousness.

And now, Dreadroot, whose rank had been raised by God's Evolution, should be considered an attack equal to the Winged Dragon of Ra, and Dreadroot was not zero ATK, but a five-thousand-point strike in one go. Even if it didn't kill by the rules, it should at least be enough to destroy any human's spirit and will, turning them into a vegetable.

Yet Seto Kaiba only staggered two steps, and in a moment, he had recovered to standing straight, like an unyielding bamboo.

The Wicked God thought: "After all, he is the reincarnation of a priest; there really are some special aspects."

But it was nothing more than a bit of extra trouble, and he still didn't take Kaiba too much to heart.

"Finally, I activate the Spell Card 'Card of Sanctity of Heaven and Earth'. In the turn I performed a Tribute Summon, I draw two cards, but these two cards cannot be used, and if they can be Set, at least one must be Set." (Original card)

The Wicked God drew two cards.

"Set one card, turn end."

Kaiba said: "My turn, draw!

Activate Spell Card 'Card of Demise'! Draw cards from the deck until I have five cards in my hand, but I must discard my entire hand during the Standby Phase five turns later."

The Wicked God said: "No matter how many cards you have, it's meaningless; the evolved God is invincible!"

Kaiba ignored him: "Activate Spell Card 'Trade-In', discard a Level 8 monster from my hand to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from my deck!"

Kaiba showed another card in his hand.

"Discard 'Blue-Eyes Bai Long' from my hand, and draw two cards from my deck!"

He had used two Blue-Eyes during his previous Fusion, as well as one Alternative Bai Long to replace a Blue-Eyes. Therefore, this last Blue-Eyes Bai Long remained in his deck. "Next is the Spell Card 'Graceful Charity', draw three cards from the deck, and discard two cards from my hand."

Following this, Kaiba looked up and said.

"God's Evolution... it seems you haven't been completely standing still these ten years. But the evolution of me and my Blue-Eyes still surpasses that; even a God cannot stop it!

Activate Spell Card 'Monster Reborn'! Return from the Graveyard once again—

—Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

Once again, white light shot into the sky, like a scorching sun. That ball of light quickly bloomed, and once again, the three-headed God Dragon of light descended!

【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, ATK 4500】

The Wicked God didn't care at all, only laughing: "Welcome back, Ultimate Dragon... well, even if you come back now, it's already of no use."

At this time, his Dreadroot had evolved to 5000 ATK, a formidable combat power equivalent to Five-Headed Dragon. Although his intimidation effect was ineffective against the Ultimate Dragon, the Ultimate Dragon couldn't defeat him head-on either.

"Tribute Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba shouted.

The Wicked God: "!"

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The Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which possessed absolute resistance, should have already been the pinnacle of Blue-Eyes evolution. Such an Ultimate Dragon actually had to be used as an Offering?

"A summon from beyond the ultimate monster, the Dragon of Light that erases everything! Appear—

—Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!!!"

Kaiba's current final trump card of Blue-Eyes, the Dragon of Light that even surpassed the Ultimate Dragon. The Ultimate Dragon's body quickly solidified, motionless, like a crystal sculpture. Then, cracks quickly spread across the crystal, emitting a clattering, crisp sound.

The crystal shattered, and ten thousand rays of brilliance shot out from within. It was as if a soul that had transcended three thousand years of time flew into the high heavens from that broken shell, spreading its brilliant wings, shining like the white sun.

Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, summon!

【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, ATK 3000】

Looking up at the dazzling Dragon of Light in the sky, even the Wicked God couldn't help but change color.

"Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon? What is up with this monster?"

Even the Wicked God truly felt astonishing, unusual power from within this monster's body.

It even gave him the faint illusion that he was staring directly at another God!

Could the evolution of the spirit Blue-Eyes Bai Long really be comparable to a God?

"Battle!" Kaiba shouted sharply, "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, attack 'The Wicked Dreadroot'!"

The Wicked God was startled: "Attacking even though the ATK is lower..."

"ATK is lower?" Kaiba sneered, "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's monster effect. This card gains 300 ATK for each Dragon-type monster in my Graveyard!"

The thing my Shining Dragon lacks the least is ATK!

"Now there are eight Dragons in my Graveyard!" Kaiba shouted, "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's ATK increases by 2400!"

【Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, ATK 3000 -> ATK 5400】

The Wicked God: "It actually surpassed my evolved ATK...

But! In front of Dreadroot, all monsters' ATK is halved!

Dreadroot Intimidation!"

The formidable power of intimidation erupted again. Under Dreadroot's intimidation, theoretically, only an ATK exceeding ten thousand could defeat him head-on!

However...

"Muda!" Kaiba shouted, "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's effect! Any effect that involves influencing Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon can be freely chosen by the controller to be accepted or not accepted!

I choose not to accept the effect of The Wicked Dreadroot!"

The Wicked God: "!"

There's such a move?

(End of Chapter)