Chapter 768: Source of All Evil

Archangel Christia, destroyed!

Having fought to this point, the Archangel finally retreated; seeing this hellish thing vanish, Paradox finally felt a sigh of relief, his burden noticeably lighter.

【Fujiki You Xuan, lp13700→lp12500】

When the True Dragon destroys a monster in battle, it can also destroy all monsters on the opponent's field, dealing 800 damage to the opponent for each. It's a fairly powerful field-clearing effect, though it's currently nullified by "Skill Drain" and cannot be applied.

Skill Drain is a double-edged sword: while it nullifies the opponent's effects, it also restricts your own. But for Sin, who leans heavily on attack suppression, the advantages far outweigh the drawbacks.

The True Dragon's base attack power is five thousand—equivalent to the power of the Five Emperor Dragons—reaching the upper limit in Yu-Gi-Oh! rules. To exceed five thousand attack points, you must rely on card effects.

Therefore, under the restriction of Skill Drain, surpassing this attack panel is indeed extremely difficult.

"My turn ends. At the end phase, the 'Stardust Dragon' that was released by my effect returns to the field.

This time, I'll place it in defense position."

【Stardust Dragon, DEF 2000】

Paradox said grimly.

"I won't lose. Not here. Especially not to someone like you!"

Fujiki You Xuan raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with someone like me?"

"It's because of people like you that Duel Monsters—and the future of this world—"

Paradox realized he'd lost control of his emotions, fell silent immediately, shook his head, and grunted.

"It doesn't matter. You don't need to know anything. But for the sake of a better world, duelists like you are unnecessary!"

"Is that really so?"

Fujiki You Xuan smiled and said.

"You just said that in the future you know, I don't exist—but still, the future was destroyed, wasn't it?"

Paradox paused, frowned, and said grimly.

"That is indeed a mystery. I'll figure it out later. But your existence as a duelist is undoubtedly a tumor to this world—that much is certain."

"Is that so?" Fujiki You Xuan said coolly. "In my era, there were also duelists like Yugi Jou. He always maintained passion for dueling and for the future.

If you claim my existence causes the future's destruction, then why didn't his influence guide future generations onto the right path?

After all, as far as I know, your recorded history contains no trace of me—but surely it always included Yugi Jou's active presence, correct?"

Paradox was momentarily speechless.

"The truth is, you're just trying to evade responsibility, blaming all your failures on us predecessors."

Fujiki You Xuan shook his head and said.

"But you may not know that ten thousand years ago, a deceitful serpent already foretold this: as long as human greed, envy, hatred, and other darknesses persist, the world will eventually be swallowed by this darkness.

Even without the perpetual motion machine, other means will arise. So even if you blame this on us old-timers, it's useless—the future will always be destroyed."

Paradox was even more startled upon hearing this.

It wasn't because he believed the man had hit the nail on the head, or that such simple words had convinced him of Fujiki You Xuan's claims—but from these few sentences, he realized this man's knowledge of their future was unnaturally deep.

How could a relic from the past possibly know so much? Who exactly is he?

But he also knew well that in a duel, momentum must never be crushed by the opponent. He gritted his teeth and forced calm: "More words are useless. You must first defeat me in a duel."

Fujiki You Xuan laughed.

"What's so hard about that?"

Paradox: "!"

My True Dragon is already on the field, and Skill Drain is suppressing everything. How could you possibly one-shot me?

"My turn, draw."

Fujiki You Xuan glanced at his hand and said calmly.

"I didn't plan to use these guys' power so soon—they're still unstable.

But you are, after all, the most formidable boss in history. You deserve this level of spectacle. Consider it a special reward."

Paradox clenched his teeth.

What nonsense is the opponent talking about now? Why can't I understand him?

"Activate the spell card 'Soul Release'! Revive the card I discarded to the graveyard earlier—'Angel's Gift'."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled faintly.

"The god of annihilation, who devours heaven and earth, erases all things, returning everything to nothingness—

—Evil God, Annihilator, descend!

Paradox: "!!!"

Evil… Evil God!?

Dark clouds gathered in the sky; a jet-black lightning bolt condensed into a twisted form, descending as if from the depths of hell!

【Evil God, Annihilator, ATK?】

After appearing, Annihilator lazily stretched its body and squinted at Fujiki You Xuan.

"You're bold, kid," it said coldly. "Daring to command gods so carelessly."

"A little exercise is good for you old-timers."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled and said.

"If you wish to corrupt me, feel free to try. But before you succeed, do me a favor." Annihilator grunted and fell silent, as if accepting its situation.

"Evil God Annihilator's attack power is determined by the number of cards on the opponent's field," Fujiki You Xuan said. "You currently have Stardust Dragon, Paradox Dragon, Skill Drain, and Sin World—four cards.

Therefore, Annihilator's attack power becomes four thousand.

And gods are unaffected by trap card effects. Skill Drain has no effect on Annihilator."

【Evil God, Annihilator, ATK 4000】

"You controlling an Evil God is astonishing. Your secrets keep multiplying," Paradox said. "But even so, this Evil God isn't a match for True Dragon."

Fortunately, he had changed Stardust Dragon to defense position when it returned—now it proved a wise move. Otherwise, Annihilator would have destroyed Stardust Dragon in attack position, reducing his life points to zero immediately.

Fujiki You Xuan continued: "Now, activate the equip spell 'Sacrificial Offering'—equip it to 'Guardian Angel Joan'.

When the equipped monster is used as a tribute for an upper-level summon, this equip card can also be treated as one tribute." (Original card)

Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand.

"Therefore, I tribute these three cards: 'Evil God Annihilator', 'Guardian Angel Joan', and 'Sacrificial Offering'—treated as a tribute!"

"The shadows open! The gathering of all sins in the world—the ultimate evil god—

!

—Evil God, Divine Avatar!!!"

Paradox's pupils contracted.

Ultimate Evil God

A black sphere, like a black sun, hung high above, radiating endless oppression and dread merely by its presence.

"At this moment, Annihilator's effect activates," Fujiki You Xuan said. "When Annihilator is sent to the graveyard, all other cards on the field are sent to the graveyard.

This effect is 'sent to the graveyard,' not destruction—so Stardust's effect cannot activate.

Even if it could, it would be useless. Gods cannot be destroyed by effects of normal monsters."

Annihilator's mire opened and instantly swallowed everything. Stardust Dragon, True Dragon, the entire Sin World, and even Skill Drain vanished completely.

The entire field was instantly cleared—nothing remained.

Except for that black sphere.

Divine Avatar cannot be sent to the graveyard by effects of lower-tier gods like Annihilator.

"Quick-Play Spell 'Quick Summon'—normally summon a monster from your hand." Fujiki You Xuan said. "Summon 'Chaos Phantom' from my hand."

【Chaos Phantom, ATK 0】

"Chaos Phantom can once per turn copy the effect and attack power of one effect monster in my graveyard, and treat itself as that card's name.

But Chaos Phantom cannot inflict battle damage to the opponent.

The card I'll take from the graveyard is this one."

Fujiki You Xuan snapped his fingers.

"Force Incarnate—Mars!"

Chaos Phantom's shadow twisted and transformed into the image of the angel holding a massive hammer from the graveyard.

"You haven't forgotten this card's effect, have you?" Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

Paradox gritted his teeth: "The difference in life points becomes attack power."

"Correct."

【Fujiki You Xuan, lp12500】

【Paradox, lp1250】

【Chaos Phantom (Force Incarnate - Mars), ATK 11250】

Paradox gritted his teeth: "But even so, this card cannot inflict battle damage!"

"Yes."

Fujiki You Xuan pointed at the black sphere in the sky.

"But it can."

"Evil God Divine Avatar's attack power becomes the highest attack power on the field plus one point."

As he spoke, the sphere shifted. The black sun twisted like dark mist, replicating the form of the Force Incarnate copied by Chaos Phantom.

【Evil God Divine Avatar, ATK 11250→ATK 11251】

Paradox froze instantly.

Is this the end?

"Fight," Fujiki You Xuan said. "The Evil God's direct attack—the Divine Avatar."

The Evil God's transformed Agent of Force raised a finger toward the sky; the massive hammer forged from black mist rose automatically into the air, spinning as it descended with the force of ten thousand thunderclaps.

Paradox stared at the hammer, feeling the trembling pressure of the Evil God, his gaze beginning to blur.

"I'm sorry, Z-one."

"I'm sorry, everyone."

"I think I'll go ahead of you."

【Paradox, LP1250→LP0】

(End of Chapter)