Yu-Gi-Oh!: The journey of the Duel King from scratch!

Regarding the latest duel rules, first of all, battle rewinds have been officially incorporated into the duel rules. Simply put, the flexible and changeable fusion tactics are no longer applicable to the normal combat rhythm of monsters.

Therefore, in addition to the effects of Trap Cards and Quick-Play Magic Cards that increase monster attack power, whenever a new monster appears on the opponent's field during the battle phase, the battle rewind function will be triggered.

Secondly, active damage magic cards were completely kicked out of the duel rules and listed as banned cards, because it is very easy to use the effects of magic cards to achieve infinite loop damage. Therefore, in order to target this type of magic card, the Kaiba Group stipulated that, except for monster effects and continuous magic cards, all magic cards that can cause direct damage to the opponent's players are included in the banned card list.

Finally, for most of the cards that are already circulating on the market, Illusion has officially proposed to modify their effects. For example, the neutralization of the Quick Attack Magic Card's attack has officially become a Counterattack Trap Card, and the Future Fusion of the Equipment Magic Card has also been modified to a Perpetual Magic Card!

Of course, card modifications like these are very broad in scope, so I won't explain them in detail here.

Duel Academy.

"Everyone, this is what's going on. In three days, our academy will be the main venue for the GX Duel Tournament. Because of the nature and scale of this tournament, I hope that all students who are confident in their abilities will actively participate in this tournament!"

As the principal of the Duel Academy, Chronos naturally hopes that one of his students can be recognized by the Duel King Li Youfeng and obtain the title of the second generation Duel King.

"I want to emphasize here that due to the requirements of the Kaiba Group, the maximum age for participating in the GX Duel Tournament is limited to 25 years old. This rule is definitely a godsend for you!"

"Yujo Judai, Manjo's eyes are on you. You two are the new superstars of our Duel Academy. Therefore, I am very optimistic about you. As third-year students, you don't have much time left to study in the Duel Academy. Therefore, in order to not leave any regrets in your student life, I hope that you two can prepare well for this duel!"

"The title of the Second Generation Duel King is not only an honor for the academy, but also the glory that a duelist pursues all his life! Come on, Noone, no matter which of you gets the title, you will both be the pride of the teacher!"

"Wow, I never thought that Kaiba Group would actually hold such a competition. Is it because Master has been in seclusion for too long?"

After class, Lavender Game Shop once again became the gathering place for Judai and others. Although the number of members in the activities club decreased due to the graduation of Ed and Tenjouin Fubuki, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the existing "members".

"The teacher must have his own considerations for making such a decision!" Also sitting on the sofa in the game hall on the first floor of the game store, Wanzhang Muzhun was building his own card deck with a very serious expression.

"Besides, this world cannot do without the existence of Duel Kings. But in fact, we all know that defeating the tenth generation master is basically an impossible task for people like us. So, in order to have more fresh blood flowing into the duel world, the rule that participants are limited to 25 years old is very reasonable to me!"

"Manjomu is right. As far as I know, Mr. Li Youfeng, the Duel King, was only sixteen years old when he got this title. So, this Duel Contest is also an opportunity for us to prove ourselves!"

Following Wanzhangmuzhun's words, Misawa Daichi laughed with full of fighting spirit.

"Besides, in addition to winning the championship, what's more important is to get the recognition of Mr. Li Youfeng. Although the conditions for becoming the second-generation Duel King have been relaxed, in my opinion, being recognized by the Triple Crown Duel King is a very remarkable thing in itself!"

Rolling her eyes, Asuka Tenjouzuki sighed and said, "Tsk! It's easy for you to say it. Four Sky, who among us sitting here, except Judai and Manjome, do you think can survive three rounds with Mr. You Feng? It's already difficult to get his approval!"

"I can do it!" Suddenly thinking of something, Maruto Sho raised his hand happily and said, "I last fought Mr. You Feng for five rounds. So, my strength is pretty good!"

"Ha, do you have the nerve to say that?" Jianshan opened his mouth in surprise and said with disdain, "Mr. You Feng used a card-cutting deck in that duel. You lost a total of 40 cards in five rounds. How dare you bring this up?"

"Then I lasted five rounds too!"

"Yes, yes, you are awesome! You are awesome! You are invincible! Is this okay?"

"Jianshan, you are deliberately picking a fight with me, right?"

"These two guys~!" Seeing Kenzan and Maruto Sho bickering again, Asuka Tenjouin smiled awkwardly and suddenly thought of something, "By the way, Judai, do you think Senior Ed will also come to participate in this duel event?"

Recalling the complicated expression on Ed's face when he graduated, Yusuke Judai said happily: "Humph, is there any need to say that? He will definitely come back. After all, this is a great opportunity to win the title of the second-generation Duel King. As the world champion, Ed has no reason to give up. Moreover, the grudge between the two of us will probably be settled in this Duel Tournament!"

"Tsk~! Are we going to have more troublesome people?" Having lost to Ed before, Wanzhangmuzhun naturally knew how terrifying the former's duel level was. "I lost to Senior Ed once in the second grade. I will definitely not lose again this time. The title of the second generation Duel King must belong to me!"

Previously, because of the incident caused by the Pathetic Demon, Ed was injured and failed to win against Judai. Now, Ed has obtained a new deck and received new training and has returned again. It can be seen how intense this GX Duel Tournament will be.

"Hey, everyone is here? Hiss~! What's going on? Why do I feel like I'm being stared at by so many eyes?"

"Oh, it's John, O'Brien and Jim. Why are you three here too?"

While everyone was talking and laughing, the three transfer students also walked into the Lavender Game Shop. As an elf user, John suddenly felt several powerful elf powers when he just stepped into the game shop, so that he unconsciously cast his eyes on Li Youfeng who was sitting behind the counter holding a comic book.

"This store manager uncle seems to be no ordinary person!"

With colorful lights flashing across his eyes, John immediately sensed the horror of Li Youfeng. Of course, such a sharp intuition could not escape Li Youfeng's perception. After realizing that he seemed to have been seen through, Li Youfeng took the initiative to smile and nodded at John.

"Oh, Judai, Manjome, hello. I heard that you seem to have set up a lavender activity club. In fact, O'Brien, Jim and I have not participated in club activities, so I wanted to join you!"

Knowing that the store manager had no ill will towards him, John quickly adjusted his mindset and returned to his original lazy self. He even brought O'Brien and Jim to join the circle of Shidai and others.

"Oh, great! Our club is growing again, and you're all welcome to join!"

As Li Youfeng's apprentice, Youcheng Judai naturally regarded himself as the owner of the Lavender Game Shop. After warmly inviting John and the other two to sit down, he took the initiative to introduce the various club activities of the Lavender Activity Department.

As a spontaneous club that is not recognized by the Duel Academy and has no activity funds, the Lavender Activity Club has been equated with the word "slacking off". Although it is a bit speechless why these top students of the Duel Academy would take the initiative to join a slacking off club, John was immediately relieved after learning that the "store manager" would give him guidance on dueling skills from time to time.

Although it is still unknown what the store manager's true identity is the Duel King Li Youfeng, for John, who can sense the power of elves, he knows very well what an opportunity it is to receive guidance from this powerful man.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and on the night when the GX Duel Tournament was about to begin, duelists from all over the world gathered on the small island of the Duel Academy.

Although many duelists are not eligible to enter the Duel Island due to the age limit for contestants and the strict review of entry qualifications, this does not affect the enthusiasm of the duelists at all!

At the same time, because the conditions for obtaining the title of the second-generation Duel King were relaxed, those well-known duelists under the age of 25 came to the Duel Academy with great confidence. In a short period of time, the reputation of the Duel Academy increased significantly worldwide. As the principal, Chronos was so happy that he became a little carried away.

Of course, the invasion of darkness will not stop just because of the GX Duel Tournament. In the eyes of darkness, this Duel Tournament is actually a great opportunity to catch all the duelists in the duel world!

Therefore, darkness, who had decided to take the initiative, sent out his puppets and secretly mixed in with the participants of the duel competition.

The next day, the weather was sunny and the sky was clear!

Thanks to the good weather, the GX Duel Competition officially started.

As a special guest, Li Youfeng once again took the podium and delivered a speech at the invitation of Haima Group representative and head Haima Keiping.

As a casual player, Li Youfeng, who had already announced his retirement, did not originally want to participate in such an event. After all, the scene in which he made a fool of himself in public during his last speech was still vivid in his mind. If it were not for the fact that the Seahorse Group was involved with his actual interests at the time, Li Youfeng would not have done something that he thought was quite troublesome.

As a symbol of invincibility in the duel world, Li Youfeng finally fulfilled his duty at the request of Kaiba Keipi. Although the speech itself was actually just a simple explanation of the rules of the duel tournament and emphasized some topics such as the Duel Academy's educational philosophy and spirit, his appearance undoubtedly once again aroused the duelists' expectations for this GX Duel Tournament.

In fact, such a speech is not much different from the chatter of your principal at the opening ceremony. Although he talks for a long time and says a lot of big truths, in fact, not many of his words are actually heard.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that most of these speeches are full of bragging and nonsense. I have to say, this is really true!

Under the arrangement of the official staff of Haima Group, each contestant was distributed with a badge printed with "GX". These badges served as proof of participation and also counted as points for the contestants.

The duel rules are simple and crude. Players can choose their opponents at will. If they win the duel, they can win the badge from their opponents.

Of course, in order to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, the Kaiba Group has undertaken the rights to the live broadcast of the entire XG Duel Tournament. At the same time, in order to increase the viewing value of the Duel Tournament, the eight duelists who obtain the most badges before sunset will have the right to compete for the GX Duel Tournament championship!

Obviously, although this rule is old-fashioned, as a traditional competition method in the duel world (such as the Battle City Competition), it is still recognized by the majority of duelists!

Just as Li Youfeng knew, to play cards in the duel world you not only need skills but also a very good body, because participating in this kind of duel competition requires the duelist to be strong enough and have enough liver!

After all, there is only so much time in the qualifiers. If you want to eliminate others, you must first defeat more opponents than others.

As Li Youfeng's passionate and inspiring speech came to an end, the much-anticipated GX Duel Tournament finally kicked off - it will decide the new generation of Duel King!

At this moment, the many duelists who had been gathered under the podium seemed to have been released from some mysterious seal and began to reveal their truest sides.

There is no so-called brotherly love or sibling affection here; there are no enviable loving couples or sweet partners; and there is no heartwarming scene of loving father and filial son ~ Well, the last "loving father and filial son" is indeed a bit exaggerated.

But all in all, from the moment you step onto this duel island, everything becomes fair and just.

No matter your status, no matter how close your relationship is, as long as you find your opponent and show your duel disk, the only thing you need to think about and do is to use all your skills and try your best to kill the opponent in front of you!

(Note: A true portrayal of store tournament players!)