Chapter 284: Grave Guard Valley
Everything seemed to happen in just a moment.

There was an exaggerated vision of heaven and earth, and then the sun split into three and hung hot in the sky. The lonely ruins stood under the scorching sun, covered with years of dust and mottled moss.

When they came to their senses, they had already arrived at the center of the ruins and were surrounded by a large group of soldiers in ancient costumes who appeared from nowhere.

Daitokuji teacher took the lead and raised his hands and screamed: "What is going on, meow!?"

"Didn't you bring us here, teacher?" Maruto Shoya exclaimed, holding his head, "Shouldn't you explain the situation to us at this time?"

"I don't know either, meow!"

Of course, it was still an act. Daitokuji naturally knew that they had come to the spirit world, the royal family's sleeping place guarded by the duel monster spirits of the "tomb-guarding clan". And these uninvited outsiders were blasphemers who trespassed into the forbidden land, and their only fate was to be made into mummies and stay in this sleeping place forever.

Coming here was part of his plan.

However, according to his original script, it should be his cat that accidentally triggered the mechanism buried in the ruins, causing the dimension to distort and bring them to this land of elves. But he didn't expect that this opportunity was taken by You Xuan first.
Daitokuji pretended to be panic-stricken while stealing glances at Youxuan out of the corner of his eye.

From the very beginning, he felt something was wrong with this student. As they spent more time together, this feeling did not fade away, but seemed to become more obvious.

Sometimes he really felt that he couldn't see through this student.

It was obvious that he was the big boss behind the scenes, hiding a lot of secrets, but sometimes he inexplicably felt that this person knew as much as he did.

No, sometimes he even felt that this student was acting just like him. In fact, he was a bigger boss than himself.
Of course, he only thought about it occasionally. But once this thought came up, even Daitokuji himself felt it was too absurd and quickly put it aside.

"There we go again, the one who trespassed into the Wang family's forbidden area."

A group of soldiers holding spears surrounded the crowd, and the person who spoke was walking from behind the soldiers.

You Xuan recognized him at a glance. He was the leader of this cemetery, the Duel Monster Spirit "Chief Gravekeeper", and the one who duelled with Judai in the animation.

You Xuan's mouth corners slightly raised.

The target person has been found.

"What?" Judai frowned, "Uncle, you don't look like someone from the Duel Academy."

Marufuji Sho said with a sad face: "Brother, you can tell this kind of thing at a glance."

The head of the tomb looked at them coldly, and seemed not to want to say more. He just waved his hand and said, "Take them away and bury them as mummies."

"Eh!?" Maruto Sho was so scared that he almost peed himself. "Why is this happening?"

Daitokuji also tried his best to show his acting skills: "Help me, I don't want to die, meow!"

The chief of the grave-keeping tribe ordered his subordinates to deal with the matter, and turned to leave. But You Xuan interrupted him with a smile: "This is not a good idea. The chief of the grave-keeping tribe is fighting against the monster spirit 'chief of the grave-keeping tribe'."

The patriarch paused and looked back in surprise.

"You know where this is." He narrowed his eyes.

"That's right." You Xuan said, "It just seems that the clan leader doesn't remember it very well."

"Oh?"

"The glorious grave-keeping clan will never deny a warrior a chance to fight for them." You Xuan said, gesturing at the duel disk.

The chief gravekeeper showed a surprised expression: "Do you know the rules of the sacred ceremony?"

Anyone who strays into the tomb-guarding area will die, but there are exceptions. Over the years, countless people have entered here, including innocent strays, curious explorers, and thieves who want to make a profit with ill intentions.

Most of them were executed and buried in the royal burial place, with only one exception.

That is Tenjouin Fubuki, Asuka's brother. He defeated the chief of the graveyard in a duel and won the chance to escape from here.

"You want to fight for your life through a battle ritual?" The head of the graveyard said in a deep voice, "Oh, that's interesting. Among all the people who have broken into this place, you are the first one who dares to challenge me with a ritual."

"Then let's set the rules first, the stakes of the duel." You Xuan said. "Rules? Of course, if you can beat me, you can get out of here alive." The head of the graveyard said coldly, "If not, you will all rest here forever like everyone else who has been here."

"Really? But that sounds unfair, doesn't it?" You Xuan smiled, "According to this rule, doesn't it mean that the stakes in this duel are the lives of all of us who are with us?

The stakes you're putting forward don't sound very even."

"Are you questioning the rules of the Valley of Eternal Sleep?"

The head gravekeeper frowned. He took a step forward, as if he was about to take action, but in an instant he seemed to feel some kind of extraordinary pressure from the young man in front of him.

In a trance, he seemed to see the shadow of a warrior flashing past him from behind. A warrior of a higher level than himself, holding a cold sword, staring at him coldly from the other side of the void.

The chief gravekeeper's pupils shrank and he instinctively took another half step back.

"you?"

"I think the rules here are a bit overbearing." You Xuan continued, "We need to change them."

The head of the grave: "."

He wanted to say, your lives are in my hands, I only need to snap my fingers and the soldiers will rush forward to kill you. The battle ritual is the mercy of the Valley of the Kings that gives you a chance to fight, why are you bargaining with me?
But before he could finish his words, he saw the shadow and suddenly began to reflect that he might have spoken a little too loudly.

Not only that, he didn't pay any attention to it just now, but now when he looked at the people surrounded by the soldiers' spears, he suddenly felt that something seemed a little unusual.

The man with glasses who was holding a fat cat in his arms, constantly shouting "I'm dying, I'm dying" and looked so cowardly seemed to be a loser at first glance.

But now, after a closer look, I feel that there is also a special fluctuation in this person's body. Although it is not obvious, it may be intentionally restrained and suppressed, and it may not be easy to deal with.

Looking at the red jellyfish head next to him, he felt that he was also somewhat extraordinary. He looked ordinary at first glance, but he also had some untapped potential in his body. Once it erupted, they might not be able to suppress it.

The blonde girl in blue clothes beside him, although not as strong as these people, could also feel some fluctuations in power. As the head of the elf gravekeeper, he could feel that there must be some elf power in that deck.

Even looking at the fat koala-like guy, although he was very weak, he seemed to feel a faint aura of protection from the elves.
It was later discovered that Hayato in the anime also had an affinity for elves, and the "Death Koala" in the deck was also an elf. However, his affinity for elves was weaker, and he could not see elves, but could only hear the voices of elves.

It turns out that everyone in this team has special skills?
The head of the graveyard guards then looked at the people in front of him, and then moved his eyes cautiously to Marufuji Sho, looking him up and down.
Well, this one is just ordinary and seems to be a loser.

For a time, even the head tomb keeper felt a little strange.

All of your teammates are a little bit special. How did you get on this train?

"Okay, then tell me what you want to bet on." The head gravekeeper said in a deep voice, "If you think it's unfair, you can use my soul as the bet."

You Xuan shook his head: "That's not necessary, I'm not a bloodthirsty person, I don't take pleasure in taking other people's lives, and it doesn't benefit me in any way.

So, if I win, you will not only let me go, but we will also be friends from now on, and you will lend me your strength when I need it, is that ok?"

Each of the gravekeepers is tasked with guarding the King's Valley. To the elves, they may think it is better to die than to abandon this holy land and follow other masters.

So You Xuan didn't want this team of elves. All he wanted was the card deck of the gravekeeper clan.

If it was just a card, it would be like a clone for the elves. They would still stay here to protect the holy land, but lend their power to the duelists in the form of cards.

"It's interesting to make friends."

The chief gravekeeper chuckled.

"It depends on whether you can prove yourself worthy of this opportunity."

He turned and waved his hand for the soldiers to drop their spears.

"Follow me," said the chief of the graves, "to the sacred battlefield."

(End of this chapter)