Part 1 / ???
Almost three hours later, You Ye finally finished going through the inventory sheet.
A satisfied smile emerged on his face—
Zeng Jie really let the gold droplets burst this time. Very comfortable.
The Thunder Dragon archetype itself didn't matter much,
but inside the Zeng Family's card vault, he had found seven cards he wanted—
Unfortunately, he could only take three.
After a moment of simple consideration, You Ye chose:
Reasoning
Blue-Eyes Jet
Jet Synchron
Yes—far beyond his expectations, the Zeng Family actually owned a copy of Blue-Eyes Jet, a card that had been double-banned in his previous life.
This haul truly surprised even him.
No need to say more—
With these cards, he could finally test-run his ultra-minimalist Tearlaments build!
After picking the three cards, You Ye rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
If Chen Honglei was able to activate a Dark Duel through some method… then I should be able to do it too.
Hehehe…
Imagining this, You Ye's smile gradually turned wicked.
When he left later, he planned to contact that black-robed man—
Maybe he could acquire several Dark Duel Scrolls from him.
The Zeng Family had already treated him like this—
So, taking a few Dark Duel scrolls to go casually wipe out the Zeng Family…
wouldn't be excessive, right?
"You're You Ye?
Why does your smile look even more evil than ours, the Dark Duelists?"
A strange voice suddenly came from inside the room.
Hearing the unfamiliar voice, You Ye turned toward the source.
A middle-aged man appeared:
His left face was engraved with strange symbols,
dark-skinned, bald,
wearing robes reminiscent of ancient Egyptian elders.
The man ignored You Ye's stare.
He casually closed and locked the duel room door, then finally looked at him and began to introduce himself.
"Hello, You Ye."
"I am Bill Tomb, Earth-Rank Duelist,
a duelist of the Horus archetype.
I've come to invite you to join the Dark Duelist Organization."
"You were sent by the Zeng Family?"
You Ye asked, thinking of Chen Honglei's earlier Dark Duel attempt.
Bill Tomb smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"You're a smart man.
Do you think a worm crawling on the earth can command a dragon flying in the sky?"
"I see."
You Ye instantly understood.
It made sense—the Zeng Family was at best influential in Hang City and Zhejiang Province.
But the Dark Duelist Organization operated worldwide.
There was no way the Zeng Family could "command" them.
"So, what do you say?
If you join us, our Sea City branch master said—
You will immediately receive a status and resources normally reserved for Heaven-Rank Duelists.
The Duelist Association can't offer you anything close to this."
Bill Tomb extended the invitation enthusiastically.
"Oh? Last time someone tried to scam me with empty promises.
This time, you're directly giving me Heaven-Rank treatment?"
You Ye raised an eyebrow.
"The few people in Hang City have too small a vision.
They can't understand your value.
But in Sea City, we have several Heaven-Rank duelists,
and our branch leader is a duelist already walking the King's Road.
Their vision is on a completely different level."
As he spoke, Bill Tomb deliberately glanced at the duel room's surveillance camera—provocatively.
He said this because he had received orders from above.
This was the Dark Duelist Organization announcing boldly that they were not afraid of trouble,
and that if You Ye joined them, it would show the powerful support behind him.
In the observation room, Wang Cheng and the others fell into silence.
The King's Road.
A path only the strongest Heaven-Rank duelists could enter.
In Hang City, none of their Heaven-Rank duelists had ever stepped onto it.
"Huh? Is the King's Road strong?"
You asked honestly.
After all, the strongest duelists he had met so far were Earth-Rank.
He hadn't met any Heaven-Rank duelists and had no idea what the King's Road represented.
"When you play your Master Duel ranked, do you ever run into someone in the Top 300 King Rank?
Didn't you feel powerless against them?"
Bill Tomb laughed.
"Top 300 is… that level?"
You Ye frowned, thinking.
"More or less.
King-Rank duelists don't care about Master Duel rewards.
Only a few log in when bored or for certain events.
So usually, starting from the top 300, those are all people who've stepped onto the King's Road."
Thinking that You Ye was being swayed, Bill Tomb elaborated.
You Ye thought of his experience in Master Duel,
and his expression became a little strange.
Top 300?
Top 10?
He honestly felt nothing.
In the past year, whenever he set up his combo board with a field spell,
His opponents simply surrendered.
He never felt "powerless" at all.
"Hahaha!
So? Want to join us?"
Bill Tomb asked, mistaking You Ye's expression for awe.
"Next time. Definitely."
You Ye replied bluntly.
"…Since you refuse, then I have no choice."
Bill Tomb shrugged.
"But let me be honest—
If you know you can't beat me, just surrender early.
I don't want to become enemies.
In fact, I want your help modifying my deck."
"That's a shame," You Ye smiled.
"You're probably not going to get the chance to modify anything."
"That's not certain."
Bill Tomb replied confidently.
He wasn't underestimating You Ye—
He had prepared counter cards
and trusted his own strength.
He wasn't like the failure Chen Honglei.
Though outdated, he was still a genuine powerhouse among Earth-Rank duelists.
As his words fell, the black mist spread again, enveloping the entire duel room—
even thicker, even darker than before.
"Wait."
Just as the Dark Duel was about to begin, You Ye interrupted.
"What is it?"
Bill Tomb asked, puzzled.
He wasn't stupid—
He knew You Ye wasn't afraid of the Dark Duel.
There had to be another reason.
"Do you have the Dark Duel Scrolls that trigger the duel?"
You asked.
He had originally planned to look for the black-robed man—
But this was even better.
This was a stronger Dark Duelist standing in front of him.
Why waste the opportunity?
"We gave the scrolls to the Zeng Family as part of the Dark Duel Contract."
Bill Tomb answered instantly—
and instantly understood what You Ye wanted.
His eyes narrowed.
"You want them?"
"Yes.
I'll take however many you have."
You Ye said casually.
"???"
Bill Tomb's eyes went blank.
To get revenge on the Zeng Family,
wasn't it enough to challenge their top Earth-Rank or Heaven-Rank duelists?
What did he mean by "however many"?
As he wondered—
You Ye's smile grew wider.
Then he said something that made Bill Tomb's heart lurch.
"I don't like leaving loose ends."
HISSSSS—
Bill Tomb felt a chill crawl up his spine.
The smile on You Ye's face—
For the first time,
he felt he was looking not at a human… but at death incarnate.
This was genocide-level intent.
Even Dark Duelists weren't usually this ruthless.
They targeted only Earth-Rank and stronger duelists, not entire families.
But You Ye—
This man was bold enough to wipe out a whole clan.
"You have them?"
You Ye asked again.
"I… I have three. Take them."
Bill Tomb immediately waved his hand.
From across the room, three black scrolls floated to hover in front of You Ye.
In his mind, this duel was effectively a formality.
Afterward, You Ye would be a Dark Duelist like them—
So giving a teammate scrolls was normal.
And, frankly—
He didn't want to risk You Ye killing him and keeping everything.
He remembered the Dark Insect and Chen Honglei's loot:
Only archetype cards, basic cards, and maybe some knowledge.
They didn't drop scrolls at all.
So if he didn't hand them over now,
he might never be alive to hand them over later.
In the observation room, Bai Lingtian, Mo Wang, and Sun Ce felt their scalps go numb.
As clans with Heaven-Rank ancestors,
they knew exactly what King-Rank Master Duel players represented in the real world.
And they understood exactly what it meant
for someone like You Ye
to mark a family for destruction.
They were grateful—
deeply, sincerely grateful
that they had chosen to befriend him
instead of opposing him.
If they had targeted him…
They would now be thinking only one thing:
How do we kill him before he wipes our family off the map?
Only Mu Ning stared at You Ye with fascination.
To her, this wasn't too ruthless at all.
In the spirit world,
If someone provoked her like this,
She would've already stormed over with Hu Ji
and beaten those spirits into dust—
until not a single one remained.
Her only regret…
Was that You Ye clearly wasn't planning to keep using Runick long-term.
His heart was still occupied by one group—
the mermaids.
"It's starting.
Watch how Senior handles this Earth-Rank Horus duelist,"
Bai Lingtian said as the duel began.
Mo Wang and Sun Ce nodded, staring intently.
"The rules let me choose.
I choose to go first!"
"I activate the Continuous Spell Prohibition!
I declare a card name.
As long as Prohibition remains face-up,
The declared card cannot appear on the field.
cannot be activated,
and its effects cannot apply!"
Bill Tomb grinned widely.
"And of course,
I declare—
Runick Fountain!"
"…"
You Ye looked at him strangely.
Because after drawing the three strengthening cards earlier,
He wasn't using Runick this time.
He was using—
Tearlaments Wheelchair Turbo.
Meaning Bill Tomb's Prohibition
was completely wasted.
"Hahaha!
Don't blame me—I had to do this to make you join us!"
Bill Tomb said smugly.
"Let me continue my setup.
I activate the Spell Trade-In from my hand!
I discard a Level 8 monster to draw two cards.
I discard Horus the Black Flame Deity to draw two!"
"Next, I activate the effect of Horus's Glory – Imsety in my hand!
I can send this card and one other card from my hand to the GY
to add King's Sarcophagus from my Deck to my hand,
then draw 1."
"I send Imsety and Servant of Horus to the GY,
Add King's Sarcophagus,
Then draw one!"
"Now I activate King's Sarcophagus!
Its effect lets me send 1 card from my hand to the GY,
Then send a Horus monster from my Deck to the GY.
This effect can be used up to four times per turn!"
"I send Horus's Blessing – Qebehsenuef from my hand
and Horus's Herald – Hapy from my Deck to the GY!"
"Then I send Dragon Zombie – Despair, Dragon of Death, from my hand
and Horus's Blessing – Duamutef from my Deck!"
After sending four Horus "jar" monsters to the grave,
Bill Tomb's face grew excited.
"Let me tell you, You Ye—
Every one of these Level 8 Horus monsters I just sent
possesses a terrifying effect—"
In the GY,
They can all Special Summon themselves
with NO timing restriction!
Come forth My four Horus monsters!!