Chapter 433: World War
Kulibo!
The loyal and brave Kuri Ball jumped out onto the field at the critical moment. His small body quickly expanded and became huge like an indestructible shield, blocking all the vines shot by Yubel.

"Very good!" Keipi couldn't help cheering, "Even Yubel's attacks were blocked! Yugen's duel was really flawless, no wonder even my brother..."

He turned his head quickly to look at Kaiba, and sure enough, he saw that Kaiba was smiling and showing some approval a second ago, but when he said this, his smile disappeared and his face became stern again.

"Did you defend against Yubel's attack?" The Judge said coldly, "Then the battle phase is over. But if you think you've made it through, you're being too optimistic."

He showed another card in his hand.

"Activate Magic Card - Lightning Strike!"

Keiping was shocked: "Lightning strike. That's a tournament ban card!"

Lightning Strike is one of the few cards that is explicitly banned in the anime, just like Chaos Emperor Dragon. However, the Lightning Strike ban was mentioned during the DM period, and at that time, cards that "can directly inflict damage to duelists at no cost" were also banned. From this, we can see that although there are not no banned cards in the anime, the ban and restriction standards in reality are different even at the same time.

However, the "inflict damage" cards have been proven to be mediocre in actual combat, and have been unbanned in the GX era. This is why the violent table-shattering type of cards such as Lightning Strike have not been released.

Logically speaking, using a banned card to participate in the competition should result in disqualification, and in this duel city, the referee should have declared the loss.

But everyone knew that this was no longer a simple matter of winning or losing a game. This duel was a gamble on the fate of the world. There was no prohibition or restriction on gambling with life cards.

The thick, lead-gray clouds were like a harbinger of the gods’ wrath. The dark clouds rolled with lightning and thunder, like thousands of lightning snakes dancing wildly in the clouds, interweaving into an impenetrable electric grid.

Thunder ripped through the sky, like a whip of the gods, and fell to the earth with destructive force. Dazzling light illuminated the world, and thunder followed one after another, tearing through the air like a sharp sword.

Lightning strikes, destroying all monsters on the opponent's field. Simple and crude, but with extreme power, it sweeps across the field in an instant. Chaos Warriors and Dragon Warriors are both annihilated in the lightning.

"Hey, using a banned card is really despicable!" Keipi couldn't help but yell, "You are disqualified from the competition!"

The judge looked calm and composed. He obviously didn't care whether he was competing or not. After all, for a demon who wanted to destroy the world, empty reputation was meaningless. In a dark duel, the only thing that needed to be followed was the rules of the duel itself, and that was all.

"It's okay." You Xuan was calm. "This duel involves the future of the world. It's only natural for both sides to use all means."

"Oh? You can still be so calm. Does that mean you can still maintain your composure to win even in this situation?"

You Xuan did not comment.

The judge hesitated for two seconds.

"You know, we don't have to fight." He narrowed his eyes and looked at You Xuan. "Although I can't see clearly where you come from, I think the human world nowadays should not have much to do with you, right?"

You Xuan: “.”

The scoundrel probably thought that this man was too sinister to be a serious duelist, and that he was probably some evil demon or dark being living inside the boy. They might not necessarily have a reason to be hostile, and there might be a chance to win him over.

You Xuan was speechless for a moment.

No, you expelled me from the membership with just a few words?

This is simply slander. There is no other duelist in the world as upright as me.

"Darkness has been spreading since the moment humans gained wisdom." The Judge said calmly, "I have existed for countless years, and what I have seen is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Because of this, I was able to witness this with my own eyes.

The once powerful Atlantis Empire collapsed, and a new civilization was born, which has continued to develop to this day.
Over the endless years, there have been many different groups of people, from different regions, tribes, cultures and roots. But all of these human beings, without exception, have always repeated the cycle of war, hatred and plunder, constantly hurting each other.

What I bring is the darkness they created by themselves, and it is destined. Even if you stop me, new manifestations of darkness will appear, and this chain of hatred will continue endlessly. "

"Is it the same hatred as those Doma swordsmen?" You Xuan said lightly.

The judge frowned slightly.

You Xuan didn't elaborate, but his meaning was clear.

No matter in the past or now, the Doma swordsmen regard loyalty to the organization as the ultimate meaning of life, and it is the endless hatred that drives them to fight.

But the irony is that their hatred was sown by the organization they were loyal to. The tragedy they experienced and the darkness in their hearts were all caused by Olihagang behind the scenes.

If the life of a swordsman is like this, who can tell how much hatred and darkness in history was created by this person?

"Indeed, sometimes I am not just a bystander in human history." The judge admitted frankly, "Sometimes I also participate in it, but the role I play is nothing more than just a gentle push from behind.

If humans did not have darkness and evil thoughts in their hearts, they would not have evolved to the point they are today."

"If you say it is, then it is it." You Xuan chuckled.

Referring to the unexpected events in the lives of the Three Musketeers of Doma, you would call that a "gentle push", right?
Okay, you are invincible, whatever you say is right.

"Well, it's a pity that we can't reach an agreement." The arbitrator said solemnly, "At least as a duelist you do have extraordinary strength, maybe we don't need to stand on opposite sides.

But since you insist on making this choice, don't think that I'm afraid of you."

He waved his hand.

"Then add another card to the backcourt."

As he spoke, a golden light burst out from behind him and a strange shadow rose from the ground, like a lotus blooming from the abyss.

"When 'Continuous Magic' was activated, I discarded 'Sacrificial Lotus' from my hand." The Judge said coldly, "When the Sacrificial Lotus is in the Graveyard during the End Phase of your turn, you can Special Summon it to the field in Attack Position." (Original effect)

In the anime, this card is a golden pair with Yubel. But after the card was made into a real card, the restriction of "this effect can only be activated when there is no magic trap in your backfield" was added, which makes it far less useful than the original version.

Of course, no one could have imagined that although this card was castrated when it was made into a real card, K-Company actually released a new card for this flower 20 years later, and it is a Yubel exclusive auxiliary card, which instantly became more powerful than the original card by more than one dimension.
"Then there's the effect of Yubel. If Yubel doesn't sacrifice a monster at the end of its turn, it must be destroyed.

Therefore, the 'Lotus of Sacrifice' was offered as a sacrifice to keep Yubel on the field."

The Sacrifice Lotus disintegrated and dissipated in the golden light, and energy poured into Yubel's body, allowing him to remain in the field.

"The round is over."

(End of this chapter)