Black Luster Soldier, summon!
The warrior in blue armor stepped lightly onto the ground, his cold expression akin to iron, with a chaotic cyclone swirling around him.
"You even brought out the legendary warrior?" Saiou frowned but merely huffed, "Indeed, a powerful swordsman, but meaningless in front of the mighty Light Dominator."
"'Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight,' activate effect." Youyu said, "When this card is used as a tribute, you can add a 'Black Luster Soldier' monster from your Deck to your hand."
Another card popped out from the Deck.
"I add 'Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning' from the Deck to my hand."
Once the dominant force of the environment, the warrior known as the "Great Envoy" was added to the hand, Youyu swiftly glanced over the two Set Cards in the opponent's back row.
If guessed correctly, one of those cards should still be the "Hierophant's Staff," the card Saiou returned to his hand last round through the effect of the "Light Dominator," which offers resistance that protects all cards on his field from destruction for one turn.
But it is limited merely to "destruction."
"Black Luster Soldier summoned using 'Scion Knight' as ritual material can gain a new effect." Youyu said, "Once per turn, you can banish one monster on the field from the game!"
He swept his hand, directly pointing at the huge beast on Saiou's field.
"I banish 'Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler' from the game!"
The Black Luster Soldier raised his sword, as the chaotic cyclone seemed to be drawn towards it, spiraling around the sword held high, sword qi pierced the sky, and as the sword light descended, even space distorted!
Dimensional Slash!
"Predictable!" Saiou clenched his right fist, "Activate Set Card! Trap Card - Reversal of Fate! This card swaps the effects of one of your 'Arcana Force' monsters' upright and reverse positions!
According to this effect, I swap the upright and reverse position effects of 'Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler', acquiring the reverse position effect!"
Saiou's tone instantly elevated several degrees.
"'Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler', reverse position effect!" he shouted, "When a Spell, Trap, or Monster effect targets 'The Light Ruler', you can negate and destroy that effect!"
The Light Ruler roared! The two dragon heads proudly lifted in unison, and a blazing pillar of light pierced the sky, tearing apart the dimensional slash's sword qi. The savage light overwhelmed and counterattacked, shredding the Black Luster Soldier to pieces.
Normally, most Arcana Force series have beneficial effects in upright positions and adverse effects in reverse positions, but The Light Ruler is an exception.
As the ultimate Arcana Force labeled "EX," The Light Ruler possesses strong positive effects in both upright and reverse positions.
"Saiou-sama is not to be underestimated!" Immediately, another subordinate praised.
"The life point comparison is stark, Saiou-sama's Light Ruler is also flawless! Even the Duel King is ultimately just a mortal, incapable of shaking fate!"
[Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler, attack strength 4000 → attack strength 3000]
"The Light Ruler must decrease attack strength by 1000 points each time it negates a card's effect." Saiou huffed, "Yet, even with a decrease in attack strength, it's equivalent to the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon. More than sufficient..."
Youyu unceremoniously interrupted before Saiou could finish, "I banish the Light Attribute 'Scion Knight' and Dark Attribute 'Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon' from the graveyard from the game, special summon from my hand.
The world opens! Sacrificing the soul of light and darkness within the chaos field! The legendary strongest warrior—
—Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning!"
The figures of the knight and the black dragon separately emerged, fleetingly vanished from the field. The chaos field spun rapidly, energy bursting forth as if the world was opening, the envoy swordsman stepping out from beyond the void!
[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, attack strength 3000]
"Scion Knight, activate effect!" Youyu said, "When this card is banished from the game from the graveyard, you can add one Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand.
I add the Ritual Monster 'Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier' to my hand."
Youyu pulled out the automatically retrieved card from the Deck, swiftly launching another attack.
"Envoy of the Beginning, activate effect!" Youyu said, "Once per turn, banish one monster on the opponent's field from the game! Banish 'Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler' from the game!"
The envoy swordsman lifted his sword, and for the second time, the distorted space sword light fell!
"Heh, no matter how many times, it's the same! The Light Ruler activates effect, negates!"
Blocked once more! The twisted dimensional sword light shattered, The Light Ruler fully erupted, and the re-configured Black Luster Soldier was again shredded to pieces!
"But 'The Light Ruler' must further decrease attack strength." Youyu said.
[Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler, attack strength 3000 → attack strength 2000]
"Additionally, the Field Magic 'Gateway to Chaos' adds a Spell Counter each time a card from either hand or field is sent to the graveyard." Youyu said, "I remove three Spell Counters placed on 'Gateway to Chaos', activate effect!
Once per turn, you can add one Ritual Magic Card from your Deck to your hand.