Youyu knew The Supreme King wasn't arrogant; as the big brother of Elemental Heroes, "Absolute Zero Guy" had the main ability of "total monster annihilation".
However, unfortunately, Evil Hero Malicious Bane had absolute destroy resistance, no matter how many times Absolute Zero Brother jumped back and forth, it could never settle it.
"...Then it's my turn. Draw a card."
"At this moment." The word on the electronic display of the Duel Disc switched to "Standby Phase", and The Supreme King raised his hand to interrupt, "The effect of 'D.D. Crow' from the hand activates.
Discard 'D.D. Crow' from the hand, and banish a card in the opponent's graveyard from the game.
And this effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
The card was placed into the graveyard, and the black crow had already flown out. It flapped its wings and rushed into the dark vortex on the ground, emerging with a red trap card in its beak.
"Trap card 'Magician Navigation'." The Supreme King said dryly, "When this card is in the graveyard, it can negate the effect of any magic or trap, right?
It's indeed a very powerful interference effect, so just in case, let me eliminate it in advance."
"It's my card again." Youyu shrugged.
He truly felt that Judai, a well-behaved sunny boy, was corrupted by him, leading to becoming darkened into The Supreme King with a deviating style, putting in a load of painful hand pits that only actual card guys would stuff...
But it also indirectly verified that his teaching was indeed successful.
Recall that in the original story, after The Supreme King awakened, he basically replaced Judai's entire deck. All the Ultraman Neo Space series were kicked out, related magic and trap cards were all swapped for The Supreme King's special edition.
The minor Elemental Hero monsters were still used, but the fusion monsters were replaced with "Evil Heroes", essentially making it an entirely new deck unrelated to past Judai.
But now Youyu deeply suspected that when The Supreme King's soul awoke and received Judai's deck, seeing all the various hand pits, grave pits, and the hellish red pits represented by "Karma Cut", this Otherworldly King possibly pondered for a long time and ultimately concluded that hellish cards were truly enticing...
"You actually preemptively dealt with my Navigation... You've really grown, Judai." Youyu scrutinized his icy golden pupils.
The Supreme King still had a death-like expression, seemingly untouched by anything besides victory and defeat.
"But I also said, don't underestimate your teacher."
Youyu's gaze chilled, as if his sight and the invisible blades shot from The Supreme King's golden pupils sparked sparks.
"Magic Card 'Akashic Records', draw two cards from the deck; if there's a card used up to this duel so far, it must be banished from the game." (Animation Card)
"Activate the magic 'Monster Reborn' from the hand." Youyu said, "Special summon the monster sleeping in the graveyard. The card I want to revive is this one."
A card was drawn out from Youyu's graveyard.
"Revive 'Magician of Dark Illusion' from the graveyard."
The array unfurled, and a black-robed mage flew out, performing a magnificent somersault before landing softly, the bottom of the magic robe pitch black, hidden eyes flashing like ghostly flames.
[Magician of Dark Illusion, Attack Power 2100]
The Supreme King recalled something: "That magician..."
"That's right," Youyu said. "Magician of Dark Illusion, when present on the field, can be used as 'Dark Magician'.
Then at this moment, the effect of 'Dark Magical Circle' triggers again! When a Dark Magician is successfully summoned or special summoned on the field, banish a card on the opponent's field from the game."
Youyu raised his hand: "Banish 'Evil Hero Malicious Bane' from the game!"
The magical circle activated again, demonstrating a top-level removal spell from the lineage of Black Magic. Coupled with Dark Magician, it possessed the powerful ability to banish cards in both one's own and the opponent's turn, capable of use each turn as a Continuous Magic.
"Is that the ploy?" The Supreme King remained undisturbed, "But it won't work. Activate the set card, trap card 'Dust Tornado'. Destroy magic and trap cards on the field.
Destroy 'Dark Magical Circle'!"
A storm of leaves arose, the airflow like a long whip sweeping the Continuous Magic into the air.
Dark Magical Circle, despite being a top spell of Black Magic and strong, shared the weakness of Continuous Magic. When it's destroyed, its effect cannot continue to process, and the effect of banishing cards naturally won't continue.
But Youyu had a countermeasure: "At this moment, I banish the Water attribute 'Elemental Hero Absolute Zero' from the game, Continuous Trap 'Sea Stealth Attack' activates!
Banish the Water attribute monster on the field from the game, and until the end of the turn, magic and trap cards on my side face-up on the field won't be destroyed by card effects!"
The words fell, and the trap had already triggered. Absolute Zero Guy disappeared once again into the whirlpool, turning into a light blue protective layer covering all face-up magics and traps on Youyu's field.
Of course, it included "Dark Magical Circle".
Utilizing the coordination of 'Sea Stealth Attack' to shield the operation of the magical circle!" Ed exclaimed excitedly.
Manjome also noticed the cleverness within: "Dark Magical Circle, as the strongest spear of Black Magic's super magic, has the greatest weakness of being easily destroyed by various wind effects as a Continuous Magic.
But centering on 'Absolute Zero Guy', the 'Sea Stealth Attack' strategy not only possesses unlimited board-clearing destructive power but also provides protection to the backfield...
In other words, under such deployment, whether during the opponent's or his own turn, Youyu Sensei can use 'Absolute Zero' power to sweep the field each turn, continuously banishing any card through 'Dark Magical Circle' effect.
Not only that, but the effect of 'Sea Stealth Attack' can simultaneously protect the magical circle and itself from destruction..."
Ed clenched his fist.
It's practically an invincible formation!
"That was expected; I was waiting for this effect."
The Supreme King spoke calmly, as another card flipped in an instant amid flashing lights.
"Quick-play magic 'Malice Dispersion'!" The Supreme King sent a card to the graveyard, coldly said, "Discard a card from the hand, destroy all face-up Continuous traps on the field!"
"Oh?" Youyu raised his eyebrows.
The two observers instantly understood.
"It's Malice... Could it be that this guy was deliberately waiting for Principal Youyu to use the effect of 'Sea Stealth Attack'?"
The effect processing sequence of Yu-Gi-Oh cards always prioritizes the later activated effects, so if The Supreme King directly played "Malice Dispersion" in hand, Youyu would chain the effect to use "Sea Stealth Attack" to protect himself.
But if other methods prompted Youyu to first use 'Sea Stealth Attack', then chain with 'Malice Dispersion', 'Sea Stealth Attack' would be destroyed before it could take effect.
Moreover, 'Sea Stealth Attack', being a Continuous Trap, shares the same weakness as a Continuous Magic like 'Dark Magical Circle'. Continuous Magic and Continuous Trap, if already off the field during effect processing, cannot activate their effects.
In other words, 'Sea Stealth Attack' protection for 'Dark Magical Circle' fails.
The formation was breached.
Magic and trap were struck, and simultaneously from Youyu's field, they were hit into the air, shattered into golden powder.
"Additionally, the discarded card was 'Card of Compensation'." The Supreme King said indifferently, "When discarded from the hand, draw two cards."
"This formation was cracked too..." Ed felt a bit defeated.
It made him seemingly recall that deep sense of helplessness felt when faced The Supreme King, like gazing at a towering mountain.
Yet, Youyu seemed quite calm.
"So, you did have wind in the backfield... but this way, your backfield set cards only have the last one left." Youyu said, "That one shouldn't be wind, right?"
The Supreme King: "..."
Ed had a feeling.
Could it be even that sturdy formation was just Youyu Sensei probing?
"Activate Continuous Magic 'Card of Safe Return' from the hand!"
Another green card glowed before Youyu.
"When a monster from the graveyard resurrects to the field, draw three cards from the deck."
The Supreme King's remaining backfield stayed silent.
It appeared that card wasn't wind indeed.
"And at this moment, 'Magician of Dark Illusion' effect activates on the field!" Youyu said, "Magician of Dark Illusion, face-up on the field, when I activate a magic trap, 'Dark Magician' can be revived from the graveyard.
Return to the field, Dark Magician!"