Kagemaru set two cards face-down and then ended the turn, temporarily halting the Phantasm's chain of attacks.
The effect of the Continuous Trap "Hyper Blaze" only lasts for one turn, and now its effect has ended, so Uria, Lord of Searing Flames' attack power temporarily drops to six thousand.
[Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, ATK 6000]
But without a doubt, as long as Uria is attacked again, the effect of "Hyper Blaze" will trigger once more. Kagemaru can send another Trap card from his Deck to the Graveyard in addition to "Hyper Blaze" itself, raising Uria's attack power to eight thousand—all this even after being weakened by a Thunderbolt.
With the protection of that Continuous Trap, no matter how many times you defeat Uria, it can resurrect and return to the field, growing stronger with each battle.
However, this aggressive move by the Phantasm offered a new opportunity to Youyu.
Youyu stood up straight, took a deep breath, and slowly raised his hand.
Life Points remaining: eight hundred.
The time is almost right.
Youyu raised his arm high, and the particles drifting in the air swirled, visible light blue energy converging into his palm, radiating a ghostly and sacred glow.
Skill: Divine Wrath, activate!
When Life Points are below 1000, instead of drawing a card, add one "Obelisk the Tormentor" from outside the Deck to your hand!
"Draw!"
A blue arc of Divine Power spread across the shattered ground,
like a stone dropping into a calm lake, causing ripples of unease.
Kagemaru instinctively sensed trouble.
"The effect of 'Vision Hero Faris' in my hand," Youyu said calmly, "by discarding a 'Hero' Monster from my hand, Faris can be Special Summoned directly.
Come, Vision Hero Faris!"
[Vision Hero Faris, ATK 1600]
"Faris' effect!" Youyu began the Vision Heroes' DNA-engraved sequence, "Upon Summon, place one 'Vision Hero' from the Deck into the Trap Zone.
I place 'Vision Hero Increase'!"
The phantom figure of a Hero appeared out of thin air, floating like a specter in Youyu's backfield.
"Increase's effect! Tribute the 'Vision Hero Faris' on your field to Special Summon it from the Trap Zone..."
Kagemaru had already discerned his goal: "Trying to gather sacrifices for the Summoning of the next Egyptian God... not gonna happen!
Activate Set Card! Trap 'Dust Tornado'! Destroy one Spell or Trap card on the field!"
He paused and chuckled coldly: "'Vision Hero Increase' counts as a Trap Card when in the Trap Zone, so 'Dust Tornado' can destroy it.
Disappear, Increase!"
A storm rose, scattering leaves all around; before the Vision Hero could materialize, it was swept away by the howling wind, vanishing into smoke.
Youyu raised an eyebrow slightly.
Oh, pretty good, you actually interrupted the incantation?
The Vision Heroes' sequence is indeed powerful, with its search and card-gaining abilities unquestionable, but it has a fatal weakness: it fears the wind.
Just like the Crystal Beasts, the Heroes in the backfield are considered Trap Cards before they are formally Summoned as Monsters. So any wind that blows them away directly interrupts a long sequence of play.
"And since the Trap Card 'Dust Tornado' entered the Graveyard, Uria's attack power further increases!" Kagemaru said.
[Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, ATK 6000 → ATK 7000]
Uria arrogantly raised its head and roared dominantly, the transparent sound waves spreading with scorching flames, as if there was no one in the world it couldn't defeat now.
Moreover, although Increase couldn't be Special Summoned, the effect condition of "Vision Hero Faris" was already met by the tribute. Thus, Youyu's field became empty, a significant loss.
...But it doesn't matter.
What's not working on one path can be solved with another.
"Magic Card 'A Hero Lives'!" Youyu declared, "When there are no face-up Monsters on your field, pay half your Life Points to Special Summon a level 4 or lower Elemental Hero from your Deck.
I Special Summon 'Elemental Hero Blazeman'!"
[Youyu, LP 800 → LP 400]
[Elemental Hero Blazeman, ATK 1200]
"Blazeman's effect, when Special Summoned, adds one 'Fusion' from Deck to hand."
Youyu displayed the drawn card, quickly inserting it into the Duel Disc.
"Magic Card 'Fusion' activate! Fusion 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' on the field with water-attribute 'Elemental Hero Liquidman' in my hand!
The fusion condition is a Hero plus any water-attribute Monster! Fusion Summon!
Born from the depths of extreme cold, armed with absolute ice and snow power to freeze all—
——Elemental Hero Absolute Zero!"
The union of water and fire erupted into a fierce evaporation reaction within the fusion vortex. The pillar of combined energy crashed down from the sky to the earth, icy air scattering, ice crystals flying, the pure white Hero landing with a holy white glow!
[Elemental Hero Absolute Zero, ATK 2500]
"Liquidman's effect, when used as Fusion Material for a Hero, draws two cards from the Deck and then discards one card from your hand."
Kagemaru's eyes flickered: "Absolute Zero's effect is..."
"Quick-Play Magic 'Fusion Dispel'!" Youyu declared, "Dispel the Fusion of 'Elemental Hero Absolute Zero'! Special Summon 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' and 'Elemental Hero Liquidman' from the Graveyard that were used as Fusion Material!"
The just-debuted Absolute Zero immediately separated again, splitting into elements of fire and water, landing nimbly on the ground.
[Elemental Hero Blazeman, ATK 1200]
[Elemental Hero Liquidman, ATK 1400]
"At this moment, Absolute Zero's effect activates!" Youyu declared, "When Absolute Zero leaves the field, all opposing Monsters are destroyed!
Absolute Zero (Absolute Zero)!"
The cold snap surged over with the supreme cold from the polar abyss, nothing visible to the eye could escape the ice!
In the animation, President Kagemaru himself stated, "Traps are ineffective against the Phantasms, and only Spells activated in the same turn are effective," a resistance similar to Egyptian God, but unlike them, they lack resistance to Monster Effects.
So in the animation, Judai used "Elemental Hero Neo Bubbleman" to blow the powerful Phantasms to smithereens...
Elemental Hero Neo Bubbleman, destroys the Monster it battled with.
Thus, the two powerful Phantasms naturally could not resist "Absolute Zero's" power. Seeing the invincible Phantasms about to be double-killed by Absolute Zero, Kagemaru gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Quick-Play Magic 'My Body as a Shield'!
Pay 1500 Life Points to negate the effect of 'destroy all Monsters on the field' and destroy it!"
[Kagemaru, LP 1800 → LP 300]
The ice-seal stopped instantly, the power of Absolute Zero sealed. The Phantasms were preserved from the freeze, and "Absolute Zero" was directly blown away into the Graveyard by "My Body as a Shield" from the Deck's effect process.
Kagemaru snorted softly: "Looks like you have to keep trying, Duel King."
Youyu remained expressionless: "The effect of 'Destiny Hero Malicious', discarded to the Graveyard by 'Vision Hero Faris', activates.
Banish the 'Malicious' in the Graveyard to Special Summon a second 'Destiny Hero Malicious' from the Deck."
[Destiny Hero Malicious, ATK 800]
Seeing another Hero enter the field, Kagemaru's eyes flickered.
He suddenly realized a problem—up until now, with all of Youyu's frequent actions this turn, shuffling Heroes back and forth... he seemed not to have used a Normal Summon yet.
Could it be...
"'Elemental Hero Blazeman', 'Elemental Hero Liquidman', 'Destiny Hero Malicious', three Monsters as Tributes."
Youyu slowly drew another card and raised it above his head.
"The scorching gales sweep across the earth, subduing all with absolute Divine Power! Descend—
——Obelisk the Tormentor!"