Watching Yusei's stance, Youyu could roughly guess what was about to happen.
Although the show didn't detail it, based on the animation, Youyu had roughly imagined the effect of Yusei's "skill"——
——Light of Salvation, which can be triggered when Life Points drop below 1000 (and the atmosphere is suitably tense). As a substitute for the usual draw, a "Majestic Dragon" can be added to the hand from outside the deck.
...That's right, "from outside the Card Deck," Yusei does this in the animation...
"Activate the effect of 'Stardust Xiaolong' in the graveyard!" Yusei waved his arm. "'Stardust Xiaolong' can revive from the graveyard when 'Stardust Dragon' is present on your field!" (Animation effect)
A card popped out from the Duel Disk Grave Zone, and Yusei slapped it onto his Duel Disc with a backhand.
"Come on, Stardust Xiaolong!"
[Stardust Xiaolong, Attack Power 100]
"Stardust Xiaolong? When..." Paradox realized, "Right! During Yusei's previous turn, when he used 'Tuning,' he discarded the top card of the deck..."
Paradox gritted his teeth.
These damned Duel Kings can stack the graveyard so precisely by randomly discarding cards...
"Next, I will normally summon this monster from my hand!" Yusei revealed the card he had drawn using the "skill" this turn, "This card transcends time and connects the bonds between me and my companions, once called upon to tear the darkness with miracles!
Appear! Majestic Dragon!!!"
What appeared on the field was a small red dragon, ethereal and transparent like a dream. It had a tadpole-like body and golden eyes. Although it had no attack power and lacked the awe-inspiring presence of the Dragon-Type kings on the field, it inexplicably offered a sense of comfort.
[Majestic Dragon, Attack Power 0]
This is the legendary divine spirit "Red Dragon" attached to Yusei, an embodiment where the Red Dragon lends part of its power to Yusei through the Dragon Mark.
"Level one Majestic Dragon, plus level one Stardust Xiaolong, plus level eight Stardust Dragon... Tuning!"
As Yusei's voice rose, the mark of the Red Dragon behind him emitted an unprecedented dazzling red brilliance.
The three monsters on the field rose into the air. Majestic Dragon flapped its wings and, like an inflatable balloon, rapidly expanded to encase both Stardust Dragon and Stardust Xiaolong.
The pale red Majestic Dragon transformed into a bright star, circling Stardust Dragon half a loop, forming a green halo. Stardust Dragon and Stardust Xiaolong also transformed into shining stars. A total of ten stars linked together, forming a resplendent starry pathway reaching into the sky, seemingly connecting directly to a bright future.
[1+1+8=10]
"Gathered starlight shall illuminate new miracles, becoming a radiant pathway!
Synchro Summon! Descend——
——Majestic Star Dragon!!!"
Light illuminated the Malefic space.
Almost no one could remain calm under that sacred, warm, god-like brilliant starlight.
The Yusei Particles in the space were incomparably dense, countless particles seeming like innumerable joyful spirits, dancing in the enclosed field.
Yusei Particles are particles capable of communicating with human hearts, and thus the monster summoned amidst them exudes a divine presence that strikes the heart, far beyond ordinary three-dimensional projections.
Pure white holy light tore through the darkness, revealing a pure white, extremely splendid dragon on the field. Its form wrapped in starlight seemed ethereal, as if a single distraction could cause it to vanish like a dream.
[Majestic Star Dragon, Attack Power 3800]
Even Paradox was involuntarily influenced by the power of the Yusei Particles connecting to the heart. Merging into the head of Truth Dragon, he felt a wall within him seemingly loosened at the core.
For a fleeting moment, he recalled something long forgotten from the endless, despairing apocalyptic world.
Though it was but a fleeting thought, at this moment, he truly felt this.
Perhaps... could there really be hope ahead for humanity?
But it was just that moment.
Paradox quickly regained his senses, trying to maintain a menacing appearance to look more like a villain: "Is this the power of salvation that defeated the 'Dark Signer' and closed the Gate of the Underworld?"
"But that won't help! Majestic Star Dragon's attack power is inferior to any of the Malefic Monsters on my field..."
"Activate Equip Magic card - Megamorph from my hand!" Yusei said, "Equip it to 'Majestic Star Dragon'! When your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, the equipped monster's attack power doubles!"
[Majestic Star Dragon, Attack Power 3800 → Attack Power 7600]
"Seven thousand... six hundred attack points!?" Paradox showed astonishment on his face.
"Majestic Star Dragon's effect, until the end of the turn, negates the effect of one monster on the opponent's field! I negate Malefic Truth Dragon's effect, so it cannot substitute destruction with a monster in the graveyard!"
Paradox gritted his teeth: "Tch..."
Yusei pointed straight at Paradox and the golden Dragon-Type King beneath him: "If that dragon is your symbol of despair, a reality reached after experiencing numerous contradictions of the future, then let me shatter that reality!"
Majestic Star Dragon, attack Malefic Truth Dragon!
Shooting Sonic Boom!!!"
The white dragon soared high into the air, spread its wings, and as it dashed, it created silver-white rings resembling sonic booms behind it, trailing a long and radiant meteor light from the sky like a precision missile locked onto the position of Truth Dragon.
With 7600 attack power, whether attacking Malefic Cyber End Dragon or Malefic Rainbow Dragon, it should inflict 3600 points of battle damage, which could directly be lethal.
But Yusei didn't do that.
Because to him, a duel is more than just a tool to decide victory or defeat. Through this duel, he learned about the past and the sorrow of the man in front of him, thus having something he wanted to convey to the opponent.
If the obstacle of Malefic Truth Dragon isn't directly broken in the duel, their voices wouldn't reach Paradox.
However, no matter which monster he attacks, the result wouldn't vary much.
The colossal body of the golden dragon was pierced by the light of salvation, and the supersonic white dragon penetrated the seemingly indestructible golden shell, shattering the huge dragon from the inside, the blast impact and flames wrapped up Paradox fused on its head.
When the dazzling starlight vanished and the smoke cleared, the massive body of Malefic Truth Dragon still remained on the field, not defeated by this attack.
Paradox appeared in a sorry state, panting heavily, but still remained on Truth Dragon's head without falling.
[Paradox, LP 2700 → LP 1100]
"At that moment, I activated the Trap Card - Impenetrable Attack, choosing one of the two effects." he said, "Choose one of your monsters on the field, it won't be destroyed by battle or effects this turn; or make my side's battle damage this turn become 0.
I chose the first effect, so Malefic Truth Dragon can't be destroyed in any form."
Yusei gritted his teeth.
It seems that no matter which monster he attacks, the result would be the same. Attacking Rainbow Dragon or Cyber End Dragon, the opponent would use the second effect of 'Impenetrable Attack' to make battle damage become 0.
"I... set a card face-down, ending the turn." Yusei said helplessly, "Majestic Star Dragon will automatically return to the extra deck at the end phase, Special Summoning 'Stardust Dragon' from the graveyard."
After all, it's just a portion of power temporarily borrowed from the Red Dragon, the capacity contained within Majestic Star Dragon is limited. Maintaining existence for one turn was already the limit, the silver-white dragon faded from its sacred radiance and color, reverting back to its pre-transformation form, returning to the field on Yusei's side as Stardust Dragon.
[Stardust Dragon, Attack Power 2500]
"Ha, such grand words, yet in the end, didn't achieve anything."
Paradox tried to cover his inner disturbance with mocking words.
"So-called hope, in the end, is like the transient glory of the dragon you summoned, ultimately achieving nothing."
"No!" Yusei waved his hand, "Perhaps this attempt failed, but it is by no means meaningless! Human growth should be like this, shouldn't it?
Constantly trying, repeatedly falling, yet always getting up and trying again relentlessly. As long as continuous efforts persist, one of those countless attempts will succeed!"
"Do you expect me to believe in such baseless imagination? Don't be ridiculous!" Paradox gritted his teeth, "No matter what, I have no choice left!
My turn, draw!"
This turn, he didn't activate Malefic World's effect to substitute normal drawing, possibly feeling that the strong Malefic monsters on his field were sufficient, no longer needing random searches.
"In my future, there's no room left for repeated efforts. Come feel this with the attack, Fudo Yusei, the deep despair that erases all hope.
Malefic Truth Dragon, crush Stardust for me!"