**Chapter 36: The Completed Puzzle — Invincible Old Exodia!**
"Roar!" The roaring sound seemed to shake heaven and earth as the white Dragon was Revived from the Graveyard, returning to its master's side.
And unlike the other white Dragon trapped by the *Swords of Revealing Light*, this newly Revived *Blue-Eyes White Dragon*'s Attack was completely unrestricted by the *Swords of Revealing Light*.
"Crush that Reptile on the Field, *Burst Stream of Destruction*!" While he had been a bit restrained when he first started the Duel, the more it progressed, the more excited Kaiba became. His words grew increasingly uninhibited, and he even began excitedly shouting out his Monster's Attack declaration.
"Boom!"
Though *Gaia the Fierce Knight*'s 2300 Attack points were not low, they still couldn't compare to *Blue-Eyes*' terrifying 3000. Unable to put up any decent resistance, he was torn apart by the Attack.
Yugi: 750 Life Points → 50 Life Points
The simulated impact brought a hurricane, making Yugi's clothes flap wildly. Staring at his remaining 50 Life Points, his will became even more resolute than before.
"My Turn!"
Yugi Drew a Card. It was a Card named *Left Leg of the Forbidden One*. As he added this Card to the leftmost side of his Hand, Yugi realized he now had collected *Left Arm of the Forbidden One*, *Right Arm of the Forbidden One*, *Left Leg of the Forbidden One*, and *Right Leg of the Forbidden One* – a total of four Cards in his Hand.
"I Summon *Rough Ruler* in Defense Position. My Turn ends."
"What a waste of time." Kaiba watched Yugi simply playing defensively, snorted coldly, and Drew a Card.
"My Turn, Draw!"
Glancing at the Card, Kaiba paused for a moment, then burst into loud laughter. "Let me bestow upon you the ultimate despair, Yugi!"
"The third *Blue-Eyes White Dragon* now appears!"
He slammed the Card down with force. Accompanied by the light particles left behind as one of the three *Swords of Revealing Light* shattered, the third ultimate Dragon was Summoned!
"Roar!"
"Roar!!"
"Roar!!!"
Three *Blue-Eyes White Dragon* gathered on the Field. If they were allies, they would undoubtedly boost morale significantly, but as the Opponent, Yugi could only feel overwhelming pressure emanating from the three Dragons, surging towards him.
"The moment *Blue-Eyes White Dragon* entered my Hand, this Duel was already decided, Yugi!" Kaiba waved his hand, as if a military commander was ordering a charge. *Rough Ruler*'s 1600 DEF on Yugi's Field was utterly useless; it was instantly crushed by the advancing Dragons!
Yugi's Field was empty. Now he had to directly face the intimidation of the three Blue-Eyes. The Virtual Solid Vision System simulated it too perfectly; Yugi could even hear the heavy breathing of the three white Dragons and the immense pressure in their gazes.
"Strength!" One white Dragon spread its wings.
"Unleash!!" The trapped white Dragon slammed its head against the *Swords of Revealing Light*, seemingly eager to escape its cage.
"Strongest!!!" The last white Dragon raised its head and roared loudly at the sky.
Watching the white Dragons showcase their power, accompanied by Kaiba's enraged shouts, Yugi, after the initial fear, gradually closed his eyes instead. He took deep breaths to calm himself, one Hand resting on top of his Deck.
"Kaiba!"
"Hmph? Are you already closing your eyes in fear, wanting to beg for mercy from me?" With his arms crossed over his chest, Kaiba stared coldly at Yugi on the platform opposite. "Your Life Points are like a flickering candle in the wind. Blue-Eyes will tear apart all your resistance! Don't even think about escaping!"
"No, Kaiba, I don't intend to surrender. No Duelist can calmly accept their own defeat." Yugi shook his head, calmly flipping over his Hand to show Kaiba. "I'm telling you, I will defeat you, this Turn!"
"With that Hand of yours, more useless than a Fodder Monster and utterly meaningless? Don't make me laugh, Yugi!" Kaiba's face twisted into a bloodthirsty, ferocious grin, full of anticipation. "Hurry up and Draw your Card, then accept Blue-Eyes' Attack and embrace your complete defeat, hmwahahahaha!"
Grandpa, Joey, Téa, Tristan, Hayato, everyone is waiting for me...
Deck, if the Heart (of the Cards)'s power truly exists, please answer me!
"My Turn——"
"Hmph, finally reaching for the ultimate despair, are we?" Kaiba watched as Yugi was finally about to Draw a Card, an excited smile appearing on his face. But just as he was about to utter a few more taunting words, a voice from not far away rang out: "That's not it at all, Seto!"
"You're that, Hayato?" Because "Seto" (as Hayato had called him) had a pronunciation similar to his own name, Kaiba was annoyed that Hayato addressed him so directly by name. "We are not familiar enough to call each other by our first names! Furthermore, are you implying that Yugi still has a chance to defeat me?!"
"As long as there are Cards left in the Deck, as long as their Life Points haven't reached zero, then a Duelist has infinite possibilities. The way to defeat you is currently slumbering within Yugi's Deck, and it's about to Awaken!" Hayato looked at Yugi, who was about to Draw a Card, with extremely firm eyes. "Although there are still so many Cards in his Deck, and hope seems incredibly slim, for a true Duelist, everything is inevitable!"
"My Turn, Draw!"
The instant Yugi Drew the Card, a Pentagram Magic Circle suddenly appeared in the center of the Field. "Wh-What's happening!?"
Kaiba was utterly shocked. He was the main developer of the Virtual Solid Vision System and had overseen the design of countless Monsters, but in his memory, no Monster's appearance had ever been like this.
"The Card I Drew is *Exodia the Forbidden One*! Now I have gathered all five of its pieces in my Hand!"
"What?! It's *Exodia*?! That invincible Monster!" Kaiba never imagined that anyone in the world could gather all the pieces of *Exodia* and Summon it during a Duel!
As Yugi placed *Exodia*'s Cards one by one onto the Duel Stage, its chain-bound left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg gradually emerged from the Magic Circle, followed by its head. The originally towering *Blue-Eyes White Dragon* before *Exodia*'s terrifying height looked like three small lizards!
Yugi placed the Card representing the "Torso" from his Hand onto the Field. *Exodia* was completely unsealed, and in the stunned gazes of everyone, it simultaneously snapped all five Chains that bound it. "This is my rage, these are your Sins, Exodia Flame Attack!"
An endless flash of light passed by. The moment Hayato recovered from the dazzling light, he looked towards the Life Points calculator above the Duel Stage. Kaiba's Life Points, marked "KAIBA", had already dropped to zero. This meant that Yugi had achieved the final victory.
But Yugi's punishment for Kaiba wasn't over yet.
Seeing Kaiba's "I can't accept this" expression, Yugi extended a finger through the air and loudly declared, "Mind Crush!" Kaiba suddenly fell to his knees before the Duel Stage, looking utterly distraught. Even after Yugi was helped away by Hayato, he still hadn't snapped out of it for a long time.
Exodia's sole appearance concluded.
This battle also concluded. Overall, the protagonist has adapted to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World and is gradually beginning to accept "Duels solve everything."
(end of chapter)