The Ancient Sorcerer was in a daze and didn't recover for a while.
Red Reboot, known as "pull the level", was a divine weapon for OTK. However, this kind of card, which was full of future technology at first sight, was definitely impossible for ancient people to see.
No, the bunch of fancy superheroes that Yuei Vu played before were also products with future characteristics.
Although the duels in ancient times were not like the three-dimensional images played in modern times, and substantial damage would be caused during the duel, it didn't have to be fatal.
Just as everyone could have a friendly match instead of a death match, so could a duel. As long as you didn't deliberately start a Shadow Game at the deadly level, the defeated party would feel depleted of energy and feel that the body has been hollowed out, but that's all.
The gatekeeper was stunned for a while, and finally came back to his senses, and looked at Yuei Vu with admiration.
He has already realized that this was a real strong man!
Yuei Vu stepped forward: "No problem?"
"No problem, of course, no problem." The Ancient Sorcerer smiled and stepped aside, revealing the door behind him.
With a low roar, the two huge door panels opened slowly in front of Yuei Vu, giving way to an open and spacious avenue.
"follow me."
He led the way, and Yuei Vu followed him. The two heavy doors closed slowly behind them.
"You are truly strong, so you are naturally qualified to enter." He said, "With your strength, it may not be a problem to pass the first level… no, even the second level of trials.
I bet you will reach a new height that was never seen before. "
While speaking, they had already arrived at the interior of the trial ground.
This place was actually a rather empty space, with only one extremely simple and rudimentary small house. The circular open-air field was empty, with a few clouds drifting leisurely in the blue sky, and there was a black hole-like vortex in the empty field, in which light and dark intertwined, and from time to time there were electric snakes churning, like a deep sea. Unfathomable chaos.
There were also some other people around. Some of them looked like the gatekeeper's companions, who were also guarding the Land of Trials.
They still looked like normal humans…but that might be just for now.
At least, Yuei Vu discovered that the gatekeeper's image corresponded to the dueling monster spirit "Ancient Sorcerer". It may be that he was reincarnated as a spirit in his next life, or maybe something happened in the future that made him directly change from a human to a spirit.
Besides that, there were also some other people who came to the place of trial to challenge. There were people from the palace, and occasionally commoners.
Although it was much more difficult for commoners to practice spells and learn to summon monster spirits than royal families, it was not completely hopeless. Like Seto among the current Seven Priests—that was, the previous life of President Kaiba- he was the representative of the commoner-born priests.
It was said that he was born in poverty back then, and he developed his skills through hard self-study. After passing the examinations, he was recognized by the "Millennium Rod" and became one of the seven supreme priests in this country today.
"That's the entrance to the trial." The Ancient Sorcerer said, "Do you need to prepare first, or now…"
"You have to line up."
It was a young man who spoke. It was not difficult to see from his luxurious decoration style which was quite different from that of ordinary people, this should be someone from the royal palace.
"Priest Nadin." The Ancient Sorcerer nodded slightly, but he was polite, "Do you want to challenge again today?"
"That's natural." The young man still seemed a little arrogant, "I'm only a little away from success. I will definitely breakthrough before the return journey."
"Good luck to you then."
This young man was a trainee priest in the palace, the kind who has not yet become a full-time priest. But even so, his status in this country was already quite high, and he was a high-level person who would be respected by thousands of people when he walked on the streets.
Before entering, the young man called "Nadin" took another look at Yuei Vu. He didn't know whether he was surprised by his handsomeness or because he was dressed in a different style from others.
But he still didn't say much, just walked towards the vortex, and at the same time clenched his fists and made up his mind.
——As long as I can succeed this time, I will confess my love to that trainee priestess named Mana when I return to the palace!
…although she may not even remember who he was.
He stepped into the portal without looking back.
Yuei Vu caught a glimpse of a large stone slab standing next to it in the open space and walked up to it curiously, and found that it was densely engraved with words.
It's a pity he couldn't read these ancient hieroglyphs. As shown in the animation, the NPCs in the memory world seemed to have their own translators when they spoke, and Yugi's friends could communicate with them without barriers, but the written records are all pictographs.
But looking at the pattern in this record, he probably guessed it.
This was the record of the speed of the dungeon's clearing…
"The trainee priest Nadin is also a more talented fighter among the modern younger generation. In time, he might be able to surpass me." The gatekeeper introduced beside Yuei Vu.
Yuei Vu was taken aback: "Is he not as strong as you?"
Isn't it necessary to defeat the gatekeeper to enter the trial ground?
The Ancient Sorcerer showed a wry smile: "No, all warriors who need to prove their strength to me in the holy battle ceremony can enter.
But it's rare for someone like you to beat me in the ceremony—and it's only within two rounds. "
Yuei Vu: "…"
The gatekeeper coughed to ease the embarrassment: "However, he is the most talented person who has come to challenge in recent years. With his ability, the first level should be able to…
…oh, the results are in. "
A line of small, slender characters appeared on the slate again.
Yuei Vu couldn't understand, but the gatekeeper nodded slightly after seeing it: "It's really good. He passed the first trial within seven rounds, breaking through the best results in history!"
Within seven rounds…should it mean seven turns?
Yuei Vu couldn't help but wonder what kind of trial it was.
Yuei Vu asked: "Didn't the Pharaoh and the priests come here to challenge?"
The power of duelists in this era was limited by many factors. The average level of strength may be even lower than that of the DM period three thousand years later, but the pharaohs and priests should still be relatively strong, right?
"Yes, but their results of clearing the first trial will not be recorded on the slate." The gatekeeper said, "Priest Seto came here once before becoming an official priest, but he never passed the first trial within seven rounds.
For the status of official priest and above, only by passing every level of the trial can a record be left. "
Yuei Vu roughly understood.
Just like the sect trials in novels, it always had restrictions for participants, such as the age lower than a certain number or the realm below a certain level.
"Has anyone passed all the levels?"
"The whole trial? No." The Ancient Sorcerer shook his head.
"No one? Not even Pharaoh?"
"This generation of Pharaohs just ascended the throne a few days ago, so he hasn't tried it yet. But so far, no one has completed the entire trial.
Currently, the best performer in the entire trial was Priest Seto. He has been here before becoming an official priest, and he is still the holder of the best result. "
The gatekeeper paused and smiled: "Don't underestimate the trial. Although I really admire your strength, it is not so easy to complete the entire trial."
Yuei Vu nodded, expressing his understanding.
That is to say, Yami Yugi has not been here yet, is President Kaiba the best record holder?
As expected.
Among the duel monster cards in the future world, Yugi held the world-famous "Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning", which was called "the strongest warrior in the world of duel monsters" in GX, while Kaiba held the even more domineering "Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End".
These two cards were collectively called "Chaos Duo". In the DM period, they belonged to super killers with a completely different style from other monsters. For many years, they ruled the real card environment, making the Chaos deck dominant.
If as expected, Yugi and Kaiba's previous life may have obtained them through this "Land of Trials".
He remembered that in his previous life, he saw a popular post posted on the forum. In the background setting of the World Link Online game version, it was the young pharaoh who had just ascended the throne and was the first to pass the trial three thousand years ago and get the final reward.
While speaking, the young trainee priest had already come out of the portal. It was different from when he went in. Now he was full of excitement as if he was standing still.
"I did it!" he exclaimed excitedly.
Passing the trial within seven rounds, this ứa a result that is only lower than President Kaiba in the slate records!
He came out with a sword with a golden hilt in his hand, which he had not had when he went in.
"When you pass the trial, there is a certain chance to get a reward. Maybe it's a weapon, maybe it's a spell book, or maybe it's a spiritual weapon." The Ancient Sorcerer explained to Yuei Vu.
It was only after he said this that Yuei Vu recognized.
This sword… isn't it the Equip Spell "Legendary Sword" in his initial deck?
Legendary Sword: Equip only to a Warrior monster. It gains 300 ATK/DEF..
In the beginning, he used this sword to enhance Sparkman, completed the beheading of the magician Pandora, and won the novice gift package.
…Could this be the origin of this Equip Spell?
Apprentice priest Nadin now felt unprecedentedly prideful, and he seemed to be floating when he walked. Now he finally felt that he could muster up the courage to confess his love to the priestess he liked when he went back!
"Congratulations." The Ancient Sorcerer smiled, and then looked at Yuei Vu, "How about it, do you want to try it?"
"Well, let's try it."
Not to mention anything else, he still had some interest in breaking the highest record of President Kaiba…even though this president may not be the one he recognized.
Yuei Vu nodded and stepped into the portal.
He was also really curious about what kind of test this trial was.
There was a not-so-severe weightlessness, and he felt as if his body was floating in mid-air for a while, and then his feet soon fell back to the ground.
Yuei Vu came back to his senses, looked around, and found himself on an empty platform. There was a gauze-like black mist all around, and there was nothing in the boundless darkness.
Immediately, an illusory figure appeared in front of him. Its appearance was very abstract, and it was so dark that the posture could not be seen clearly, only the part of the man's arm that seemed to be wearing a prop in the shape of a Duel Disk could be vaguely seen.
Are we still going to fight?
Then it may be just like Yuei Vu's previous guess, the so-called "resolve the battle within seven rounds" mean winning within seven turns.
However, according to the perception of this game by real card players, if you wanted to pursue a quick battle, let alone seven turns, the game may be over within two turns.
Then maybe there was something special about the opponent in this trial?
While thinking about it, Yuei Vu opened the Duel Disk.
"...duel!"
[Yuei Vu, LP 4000]
[Trial Opponent, LP 16000]
Yuei Vu: "…"
Well, he figured it out.
As expected of a dungeon boss of an RPG game, the main feature was a long HP bar…