Chapter 398: Challenge to the Champion
"Elemental hero?"

Xiang Hongye was also surprised, but quickly narrowed her eyes.

“I’ve really been underestimated.”

They actually deliberately chose the elemental hero that he was best at to fight against him. Hongye felt that his dignity as a champion was challenged.

"Let's fight." The Judge said, "Elemental Hero Phoenix Boy, attack 'Elemental Hero Skyman'."

Phoenix boy flapped his wings, rushed forward, and threw a punch that was like a flame. The high-temperature punch wrapped in flames pierced through Skyman's chest, and the burst of flames instantly burned Skyman to ashes.

[Red Leaves, LP 4000 → LP 3700]

Hongye protected himself with his arms and staggered backwards under the damage of the aftermath of the fire.

"This pain." He gritted his teeth.

As expected, it was another dark duel.

It was similar to what happened to him that night.
He glanced at the audience inadvertently from the corner of his eye, and only saw his sister's worried look.

So Xiang Hongye stood up straight, smiled at her, and made a gesture that everything was fine.

"Activate the cover card, trap card 'Hero Mark'!"

Xiang Hongye waved his hand and opened the backcourt.

"When an Elemental Hero on your field is destroyed by battle, Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Elemental Hero' from your hand or deck."

He pulled out the deck, unfolded it, and quickly pulled out one of the cards.

"Come on, Elemental Hero, Forest Man!"

The burly hero with a green body but dressed like a primitive man came to the field following the guidance of the mark projection, half-crouched in front of Hongye, and blocked in front of him with his thick arms like wooden stakes.

[Elemental Hero: Forest Man, Defense Power 2000]

"Very good, two thousand defenses can at least hold off subsequent attacks!" said Judai.

"Then the battle is over." The Judge slowly raised his hand, "The effect of 'Guardian Sphinx', once per turn, this card can be actively changed back to face-down Defense Position.

I covered the inside of the Guardian Sphinx."

The Sphinx Guardian lurked back into the covered card and placed it on the Judge's field, as if waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"Then you cover a card and the turn ends."

Hibiki Momiji frowned.

He remembered the effect of this card. Guardian Sphinx, a very powerful effect that can flip all monsters on the opponent's field back to the hand if a Flip Summon is successful.

If he doesn't deal with this tricky monster first, he will fall into a very passive and unfavorable situation.

"Draw a card on my turn!" said Hongye. "During the standby phase, the effect of 'Elemental Hero: Sylvanian' on the field. Once per turn, during your standby phase, you can add a magic card 'Fusion' from your deck or graveyard to your hand."

Momiji draws the searched card from the deck.

"Then activate the magic card 'Fusion'!" Hongye directly played the retrieved card, "Fuse the 'Elemental Hero: Ocean Man' in your hand with the 'Elemental Hero: Forest Man' on the field!"

"The ocean plus the forest." The Judge said calmly, "Is it coming?"

The forest and the ocean merged into a vortex, becoming the incarnation of the third planet. The white giant stood tall, stirring up a cloud of dust when his feet touched the ground.

[Elemental Hero Earthman, attack power 2500]

"Planet Series, Earth."

The Judge looked up at the white giant and smiled with interest.

"Heh, that's interesting."

Hibiki Momiji said: "Then activate the magic card 'Hero's Legacy'. When there are two or more heroes with level 4 or higher in your graveyard, draw three cards from your deck." (Original card)
Hongye drew three more cards. "Earthman, attack the face-down Guardian Sphinx!" Hibiki Hongye shouted, "Earth Shock!"

As he finished speaking, an unprecedentedly powerful gravitational force erupted from Earthman, and the monsters on the Judge's field and the surrounding air seemed to be pulled towards the earth, as if they were bound by invisible chains and slowly dragged towards it.

Earthman took a step, and his figure shot out like a white cannonball. With a momentum that seemed to be enough to shake the stars, Earthman thrust his fists forward and blasted straight at the covered Sphinx.

But just before he was about to hit, a shadow suddenly flashed out and blocked the trajectory of his punch.

Elemental Hero Phoenix Boy!

"What!?" Xiang Hongye was shocked.

Why would Phoenix Boy!?
"The Trap Card 'Temptation of the Earthbound Spirit' can change the opponent's attack target." said the Judge.

Sure enough, the trap card had flipped in his backcourt without him noticing. The ghosts surrounding the field somehow changed the trajectory of Earthman's attack, and a powerful punch hit Phoenix Boy.

[Elemental Hero Phoenix Boy, Attack Power 2100]

"Then there is the effect of 'Elemental Hero Phoenix Boy', but I think that as a hero expert, Hibiki Momiji would know about it." said the Arbiter.

Hibiki Momiji: "Phoenix boy won't be destroyed by fighting but you still have to accept the damage."

[Arbiter, LP 4000 → LP 3600]

It was also a true impact on the soul, but the whirlwind only lifted his hair and clothes. The Judge didn't even blink, as if he couldn't feel this level of damage at all.

Hongye took a deep breath.

Even his trump card Earth attack was ineffective. The opponent successfully retained the Guardian Sphinx, which put a risk of a reversal in the next round.

but
Hibiki Momiji glanced at the cards in her hand.

There is a way.

"Three cards in the backcourt, the round is over." Xiang Hongye said.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card."

The judge waved his hand casually.

"'Guardian Sphinx' Reverse Summon."

The sphinx-like giant once again emerged from under the covered card, towering across the field. A powerful energy burst out from its huge body.

"When Sphinx is successfully reverse summoned, all monsters on the opponent's field are bounced back to the owner's hand." The Judge said, "Earth Man is out of the game."

Sure enough, it came.

Hibiki Hongye said solemnly: "Then activate the cover card and counter the trap 'Horn of Ascension'!
Tribute a monster on your field to negate the Summon, Special Summon, or Flip Summon of your opponent's monster and destroy it."

He pointed to his field.

"Use 'Elemental Hero Earthman' as a sacrifice to invalidate the Sphinx's Reverse Summon and destroy it!"

The sacrificed Earthman transformed into a burning soul, and rushed out wrapped in golden flames! He hugged the Sphinx like a suicide bomb, his body burning with unprecedented brilliance, and blew the Sphinx and himself into pieces.

"We finally got rid of that troublesome human-faced figure." Judai said worriedly, "But we have to sacrifice Earthman. Now Mr. Hongye will be left with nothing on the field."

The judge also smiled softly.

"I see. As the champion, Hibiki Momiji is determined to do whatever it takes. Haha, it's a pity that a duel, like most things in the world, cannot change the outcome just by determination.

Now"

His expression also became a little more gloomy.

"I'll let you realize the meaning of this sentence more deeply."

(End of this chapter)