[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-997":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249846,4388,"Chapter 997: The Companion of Zone","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-997",997,"\u003Cp>\"Come to think of it, we haven’t heard the god’s decree in a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qi said suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, they were the Three Emperors of Taiyi, leaders of the Taiyi organization. Taiyi was the primary operational unit under Zone, and most tasks were coordinated and arranged by them, making them absolute core figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, how long had it been since they received any divine oracle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed, perhaps, roughly since that annoying new emperor appeared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange silence filled the space, the atmosphere growing stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke first, but all three now harbored the same doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they been abandoned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t entirely unreasonable to think so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had failed in their missions, and their strength was utterly crushed by this new emperor. It was natural for the god to entrust more work to those with greater ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best proof was this: the god had already developed new power for the Emperor Dragon series, yet he gave it not to them—the original Emperor Dragon bearers—but to this new Taiyi emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stronger proof could there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid this eerie silence, cracks appeared in the space, and someone who had just finished training the Norse Triad strolled in with casual steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you three doing standing around idle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan stepped in and looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath their feet, atop the void like a cosmic curtain, tens of thousands of light veins sprouted from nothingness, like neural pathways drawn by an invisible hand. These light paths alternated between straight as swords and winding as serpents, weaving into a breathing, three-dimensional network in absolute darkness. Each light path was composed of flowing stardust, with rainbow-colored data sparks bursting at every intersection, turning the entire space into a shattered mirror labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three spiral main trunks intertwined, branching into countless fractal offshoots, each of which further divided into finer sub-circuits. The entire system expanded as if alive, occasionally dimming in one region before relighting in a new geometric form, like a universe repeatedly calculating some ultimate formula with a brush of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the circuit Zone was drawing to summon the \"Arc Cradle.\" WRGP was held for this very purpose; every duelist fought with all their might, their released energy feeding the circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? So many have surfaced all at once today,\" You Xuan smiled. \"Because of the recent duel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Dragon vs. the Three Cosmic Poles—truly a heavyweight clash. Few matches in all of WRGP could match its level. The circuit generated by this single duel surpassed the total number of circuits generated since the tournament began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" He Sai said gravely. \"Your intervention has been highly effective—the circuit’s progress has accelerated dramatically. The Divine Residence should descend soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Residence was what they, as subordinates, called the Arc Cradle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qi crossed his arms and sneered: \"Well then, we’re even less needed now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan glanced at him oddly. \"Less needed? Who said that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Lu Qi pouted: \"What else? Emperor Dragon Trisceleia—there’s something like that? I’ve never even heard of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puxi, who had been silent, grunted: \"Perhaps even the god thinks your pitiful power is insufficient to control such a beast. Emperor Dragon is clearly a higher existence beyond each of our Emperor Dragons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan seemed to understand. He chuckled: \"Oh? You think your god abandoned you, which is why he gave the new Emperor Dragon power to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three said nothing. \"Then you’ve misunderstood him,\" You Xuan smiled. \"I believe, when they saw Emperor Dragon today, your god was no less surprised than you three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three looked up, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Sai said: \"Emperor Dragon... isn’t that a card the god gave you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. This card was only completed yesterday. I supervised the entire process myself,\" You Xuan said casually. \"I developed it—or at least, I came up with the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zone didn’t know about this monster’s development.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three’s expressions instantly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reassuring part: perhaps they hadn’t been abandoned after all. Emperor Dragon wasn’t a divine gift—it was this man’s own creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this also warned them of something else: not only was this man better at dueling than they were, he could also conduct his own research and development. In barely any time since taking over Taiyi, he’d created Emperor Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t that mean their gap with him had widened even further?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The plan hasn’t changed. The three of you will continue as the 'New World Team,' participating in WRGP to defeat Bu Dong You Xing and his 5Ds team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have your tasks. I have mine. The god has his reasons—you’ve always believed that, haven’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe you are far more to him than mere tools to achieve a goal. You are not disposable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are his irreplaceable companions—or at least, the continuation of his companions. If anything, I am merely the most useful tool at this stage, replaceable the moment I lose utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, I am merely a partner aligned by interest. But you? You are his companions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio’s expressions grew complex as they exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never imagined that this Wuteng You Xuan—the man who replaced them, who had been so detestable since taking office—would say such things to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, maybe\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t as unpleasant as he seemed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, by the way,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan tilted his head, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should probably feel a bit more urgency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Sai: \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bu Dong You Xing has recently received some insight—he’s researching the secret of 'Accelerated Synchro.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack Atlas, too. He went searching for the ruins of the legendary Earthbound Immortal Red Demon just two days ago—he’s likely made some discoveries by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dragon Seal bearers are all evolving. Be careful when you face them in WRGP.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. Let them evolve all they want. Come at me then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puxi regained his usual pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then these stupid vermin will be crushed beneath the power of my divine intellect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-19T08:58:37.480Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","849647b9459357ffd863a6fd840fdb95b0886561095941176dd4182036892205","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-998","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-996",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]