The ultimate three-headed White Dragon on Kaiba's field suddenly stopped moving.
It was as if time had frozen, or like the scene had been captured by a camera, the Ultimate Dragon's motion came to a halt, stiff and statue-like.
Cracks visible to the naked eye began to crawl over the statue, with countless fragments falling off with a "crack" sound. The dragon's indestructible shell shattered, akin to an insect shedding its skin. But from the breaking gaps, divine beams burst forth that felt like blasphemy to merely gaze upon.
The White Dragon's shell broke apart; a form surpassing the Ultimate Dragon descended upon the field!
It was a white Shining Dragon clad as if in steel armor. Its body seemed forged from alloy, its sturdy wings like they were coated with armor, perfectly blending the dragon's majesty with an aura of modern technology within its form.
A gentle and restrained blue glow emanated from it, yet it subtly carried an edge that was not to be trifled with. Though not easily revealed, it seemed to hold the divine power capable of destroying everything.
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, Attack Power 3000]
"The Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's attack power increases by 300 times the number of Dragon-Type monsters in my graveyard!" Kaiba announced, "Right now, there are three 'Blue-Eyes White Dragons', a 'White Spirit Dragon', and a 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' in my graveyard.
Therefore, the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's attack power increases by 1500!"
[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, Attack Power 3000 → Attack Power 4500]
Though after all this effort, it looks like the attack power remains at the same 4500 as the Ultimate Dragon, Youyu knew it was fundamentally different.
Because of the animation effects, the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon possessed what was known at the time as the "strongest resistance", an immunity that even the Three Egyptian Gods couldn't claim.
Any effects involving "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon" from magic, traps, or monster effects can be freely chosen by its controller to be accepted or not.
It can accept all effects that provide positive gains and reject all negative effects.
Theoretically, it could even accept the positive effects from the same card while rejecting the side effects.
Even at this level, it surpasses the Three Egyptian Gods!
No wonder in the original Pegasus referred to it as the ultimate monster surpassing the Three Egyptian Gods.
In the conclusion of the movie, Yugi's grandfather Muto Sugoroku had also mentioned that this dragon was rumored to have once guarded Ancient Egypt as a god.
"Battle!" Kaiba shouted, "Take this hit, You↑yu↓! The true power of Blue-Eyes is unleashed here! Shining Neutron Blast!!!"
The Shining Dragon opened its mechanical jaws, unleashing a vast light flare! The dazzling light condensed to a high concentration, transforming into a thundering impact aimed at "Masked Hero Dian"!
Perhaps considering that attacking "Absolute Zero" would not be able to destroy it, and instead trigger Absolute Zero's effect to wipe out his own monsters—even though "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon" could ignore this effect, Kaiba's other monsters could not—so Kaiba prioritized attacking "Masked Hero Dian" as the first target.
Even though Dian was one of the strongest and toughest forms among the Masked Heroes, it still couldn't withstand the Shining Dragon's strike.
The shining light blast easily pierced through the Masked Hero's armor, lifting it into the air, and with a boom, it exploded mid-air like brilliant fireworks.
"Activate the Set Card, Trap Card - Damage Diet." Youyu waved his hand to activate the Set Card, "All damage taken by us this turn is halved."
[Youyu, LP 2100 → LP 1250]
Even though it should have been purely a virtual impact of holographic imagery, Youyu still felt a peculiar oppressive force. He couldn't help but take a half step back, as the blue shockwave swept past him, he felt as if his breath was choked back.
Truly a god-like pressure.
"Hahahaha! Do you see? This is my latest power, the absolutely invincible 'Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon'!"
Kaiba laughed in a three-stage manner once again.
The president seemed in a great mood: "Being able to push the duel to this point, you have already proven your strength, and indeed you have made unprecedented progress!
However! I am even stronger!"
Now, he thinks that even that annoying Yu↑gi↓ can be defeated!
No need to say more, as soon as this duel is over, immediately catch Yu↑gi↓ to face him in a duel!
Youyu: "..."
He feels like the president... is getting a bit carried away again...
"Set a card face-down, end my turn!" Kaiba folded his arms, snorted coldly, "Come on! If you can conquer my strongest White Dragon, then by all means, give it a try! But the ending is already determined, and that is my victory!
Hahahahaha...!"
Even Mokuba was full of admiration.
"As expected of big brother, to completely turn the tables from such a situation!"
Indeed, all of the Masked Heroes that Youyu had filled the field with have fallen one by one, leaving only the Absolute Zero Hero holding the fort.
But clearly, even one as strong as the Absolute Zero Hero seems unable to turn the tide.
Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon possesses a resistance that rejects any effect, so even using the "Absolute Zero" skill cannot conquer it.
"My turn, draw." Youyu drew a card and flipped it over, "Magic Card - Pot of Greed allows me to draw two more cards."
"Hm, increasing your chances, huh?" Kaiba folded his arms, confidently chuckling, "But it won't have any significance."
Youyu glanced down at his own Deck.
Indeed, Kaiba is incredibly strong now, and "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon" is one of the strongest monsters in the entire DM format.
But winning a duel doesn't necessarily mean defeating a monster.
"Draw!"
Youyu drew a card, and for a moment, he felt a surge of power, a delicate agitation from the card he drew.
Perhaps this is what the original Duelists often said, the feeling that "the Deck has responded".
The corners of Youyu's mouth curved slightly.
YaDaZe (Success)!
The components for victory have been assembled!
Kaiba noticed the change in his expression, slightly shifting his gaze.
What's this guy... up to again?
"Magic Card - Terraforming. Add one Field Magic from the Deck to hand."
Terraforming?
Kaiba sneered: "I see. Planning to choose the Field Magic 'Skyscraper' to try and stack enough attack power to tackle 'Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon'?"
"No." Youyu stated calmly, "The Field Magic I want to add to hand is 'Fusion Gate'."
Seeing Youyu add "Fusion Gate" to his hand, Kaiba slightly frowned: "Then you're planning to activate 'Fusion Gate', use 'Absolute Zero' as a material to fuse into 'Absolute Zero' again, destroying all my monsters?"
At this thought, Kaiba couldn't help but feel more assured.
Because his Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon has absolute resistance, this little trick is useless!
Instead, having thought he saw through all of Youyu's tactics, he now felt inexplicably smug.
Go ahead, use all your mental efforts and struggle hard!
But all your efforts are futile in front of my undefeated Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!
But soon, the president will realize just how absurdly wrong he is now.
At this moment, President Kaiba is completely unaware of the severity of the situation...