Chapter 985: Absorb the Supreme God

"Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞!"

As You Xuan finished speaking, the monster had not even appeared yet, but this scene, broadcast live on television, sent shockwaves through various factions.

For instance, at the location of the first three Emperors of Taiyi, Pulaxi immediately leapt to his feet, staring in disbelief at the live broadcast image.

Lu Qi was stunned: "This guy actually... Pulaxi, he has your card!"

"I know," Pulaxi’s face darkened as if dripping with water.

This treacherous, infuriating bastard—who had inexplicably been parachuted above him as a superior—now had even stolen his signature monster.

He Sai also said: "The God actually gave him this kind of power..."

But upon further reflection, it didn’t seem so strange.

Their God had entrusted this man with the critical position of a Taiyi Emperor—how much less could a mere Machine Emperor matter?

The 5Ds team was equally stunned. Although You Xuan had refused to join their team, they still watched every one of his matches.

"Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞!?"

When You Xuan summoned Divine Intellect, You Xing was profoundly shaken.

He had already encountered Divine Intellect before. You Xing had previously tracked down the mysterious duelist ghost who attacked D-Riders, and that ghost had shown him, for the first time, this type of tuner killer known as Machine Emperor—and he had barely survived the battle.

He had always assumed Machine Emperor represented the power of some unknown future enemy. So why did You Xuan have one too?

Cro said: "Could it be that You Xuan and the previous user of Machine Emperor were allies?"

You Xing said nothing, but his blue eyes remained fixed on You Xuan in the live broadcast.

You Xuan, how many secrets are you still hiding?

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At this moment, blinding white light tore through space, accompanied by the roar of interlocking gears, as a towering pure-white silhouette slowly descended.

Its entire body, clad in snow-white armor, reflected a cold metallic sheen; on its black faceplate, crimson patterns pulsed like veins, emitting ominous red radiance. Its left arm extended a semi-transparent energy shield, its surface swirling with blue data-stream patterns; its right arm extended a sharp white blade, humming as if it could slice through space itself.

【Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞, ATK 2500】

Of course, You Xuan used the single-card version of Machine Emperor after physical card transformation, not the original anime version composed of five parts.

The three Taiyi Emperors all preferred the five-part fused version, because they believed the five-component Machine Emperor could swap parts to adapt to different situations, possessed more monster effects, and could more easily stack higher ATK by replacing components.

But You Xuan found the pile of Machine Emperor parts bulky and impractical—if he didn’t draw the Machine Emperor core or a card to make it self-destruct, he couldn’t summon it at all. It wasted a card slot and was useless—he personally disliked it.

In any case, whenever he needed Machine Emperor, he only cared about its "absorb tuner monster" tuner-killer ability. For that ability alone, the physical card version was no different from the anime version.

The thunderous power of Supreme God Thor clashed with the mechanical energy of Machine Emperor Divine Intellect; the lightning swirling around Thor suddenly became chaotic, as if suppressed by some higher-dimensional force.

"Machine Emperor?"

The Gods’ Twilight team had clearly never seen Machine Emperor before; Dragun stared at it, utterly baffled.

"So that’s it—the opossum’s self-destruct wasn’t just for the green baboon—it was also for this monster. Both have the effect 'special summon when a monster on the field is destroyed.' So this deck is built around such an upper-level monster."

But this thing still isn’t a match for a god?" You Xuan said calmly.

"Now, activate the spell card 'Double Gate': exclude a card with the same name from my graveyard, then draw two cards." (Original card)

Another Double Gate popped up from his graveyard.

"Last turn, I discarded a card to activate 'Rainbow Life'—that was my first Double Gate. So I draw two more cards."

He drew consecutively, completing his preparations.

Now came the final stage.

You Xuan casually raised his hand.

"Activate the effect of Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞: once per turn, I can choose one tuner monster on my opponent’s field and absorb it as an equip card!"

Dragun froze for two seconds after hearing this.

Then, in the next instant, his expression changed drastically.

What did you say!?

Even though it's a god, even though it's a Phantom Beast Clan, Supreme God Thor is still a Tuner monster, right?

You Xuan grinned, his smile bright and cheerful.

"Any tuner monster falls under Machine Emperor’s jurisdiction—that’s called professional alignment. Sorry."

"Divine Intellect, absorb 'Supreme God Thor'."

The infinite-loop-shaped energy core at Machine Emperor Divine Intellect’s chest began spinning rapidly, emitting blinding blue-white light. Dozens of data-stream energy ropes shot out from the core, writhing like living things as they wrapped around Thor’s divine body.

Thor roared in fury, trying to shatter the bindings with his Hammer of Thunder. But each strike against the energy ropes only sparked bursts of digital data—the ropes only tightened further. Worse still, Thor’s body began transforming from solid form into pure energy; his muscles and armor dissolved into flowing golden particles.

With a final, furious roar, Thor was fully converted into an energy torrent, forcibly dragged into the core at Machine Emperor Divine Intellect’s chest. The core spun at maximum speed, its protective layers sealing shut one by one, eternally imprisoning the full power of this Norse thunder god within a mechanical cage.

"Impossible!"

Even Braver, outside the arena, slammed his fist onto the table in disbelief.

"The god—the god was absorbed!?"

Harald was equally incredulous.

Machine Emperor? What the hell is that?

Is there really something in this world that counters gods?

In fact, during the original 5Ds anime broadcast, many viewers believed that Gods’ Twilight lost the WRGP semifinals not because they were weak—but because they were lucky. Had they won, they would have faced the New World team—the Taiyi Three Emperors—in the finals.

Judging by the anime’s portrayal, Gods’ Twilight and their three Supreme Gods were utterly crushed by Machine Emperor—completely outclassed.

Just like now.

"Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞ gains the ATK of absorbed monsters," You Xuan said. "Supreme God Thor’s ATK is 3500, so Divine Intellect’s ATK increases by 3500!"

【Machine Emperor·Divine Intellect ∞, ATK 2500 → ATK 6000】

(End of Chapter)