"I cover two cards in my backfield!"

Glancing at the card he had just covered, the Skeleton Knight laughed in his heart, "The two cards I covered are a Trap Card Breakthrough Skill and a Counter Trap Card Attack Disabled. The Breakthrough Skill has a special effect of negating one of the opponent's monsters. As for the attack power disablement, when the opponent's monster declares an attack, I target that attacking monster, negate that attack, and forcibly end the battle phase."

"Plus, the Underworld Candle Dragon itself cannot be destroyed by battle, so next round, as long as I negate the exclusion effect of Duke Xiangjian, victory will be in my pocket!"

"Haha~!" The Skeleton Knight sneered at Li Youfeng and finally gave up the attack. "I'll end it like this..."

"So that's what you're planning? Unfortunately, you're still one step behind!" Without waiting for the Skeleton Knight to finish his words, Li Youfeng smiled and showed a card in his hand.

"The special effect of the wandering shadow is activated!"

"This monster can also be Special Summoned during the opponent's Main Phase by banishing two Fish-Type monsters from the hand or graveyard. Now, I will banish the Deaththorn of the Swimming and the Spirit of the Swimming from my hand to Special Summon it!"

"At the same time, the special effect of Duke Xiangjian's Shadow is activated. Once per turn, when a card is banished, I can choose one card on the opponent's field and one card in the graveyard to banish."

"Based on this effect, I will eliminate the Underworld Turbid Dragon Long Tan and the Evil Eye of the Dead King in your cemetery!"

Skeleton Knight: “!!!”

"This..." Seeing that his last ace monster couldn't even stand on its feet, and was blown away on the spot like a leaf in the wind, the Skeleton Knight's heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

Purple will-o'-the-wisp flickered in the empty eye sockets, and the Skeleton Knight seemed to be frozen in place.

You know, the Turbid Dragon of the Underworld? Long Tan is his last trump card. He originally thought that this monster could successfully punish Li Youfeng and bring him victory, but the fact is that this monster is so vulnerable.

Faced with this unexpected accident, an uncontrollable anger and despair surged in the Skeleton Knight's heart. His evaluation of Li Youfeng also changed drastically at this moment, from the initial contempt and disdain to the current helplessness and annoyance.

"Except, except again, human, you are really a saint!" The Skeleton Knight gritted his teeth and squeezed out the two words, his voice full of resentment and curses towards Li Youfeng.

"Oh? Thanks for the compliment!"

As we all know, the opponent's contempt and abuse are the best affirmation and praise for the people in the underworld. Therefore, Li Youfeng also gladly accepted the evaluation of the Skeleton Knight.

"But, joking aside, it seems that you have no means to resist my attack now!"

"Gu~! Damn it, but I'm not without a chance of winning!" Looking up at the finish line of the track that was about to be reached, the Skeleton Knight could only hope to finish the track first and win the duel.

Seizing the huge weakness of Li Youfeng, whose driving skills were inferior to his own, the Skeleton Knight whipped his mount hard with the whip and overtook Li Youfeng from the other side of the wall with an extremely exaggerated jump.

"You bastard, you're thinking of using tricks when you can't beat me in a duel?"

The automatic driving function is always inferior to that of a skilled rider. Li Youfeng saw through the Skeleton Knight's thoughts at a glance and ended the former's round without any hesitation.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Holding the card he had just drawn in his hand, Li Youfeng raised his hand and pointed at the Skeleton Knight without any hesitation.

"Duke Xiangjian, attack the other player directly!"

"Split mountains and seas!"

"drink!"

He knew clearly that if his attack missed, the Skeleton Knight would win the victory of the Dark Riding by reaching the finish line first. As the spirit of Li Youfeng's heart, Grand Duke Xiangjian would definitely not allow such a thing to happen.

Holding a huge sword, he rushed towards the Skeleton Knight at an extremely fast speed. Just when the Duke of Xiangjian was about to swing his sword down fiercely, the Skeleton Knight laughed and opened the cover card on his backfield.

"Activate Counter Trap Card, neutralize the attack!"

"This card's effect is to negate a monster's attack and forcibly end the Battle Phase."

A black vortex instantly appeared behind the Skeleton Knight as the Trap Card activated its effect. Seeing that the Duke Xiangjian was under control and had no way to swing his greatsword, the Skeleton Knight burst into laughter.

"Haha, human, what a pity! Counter Trap Cards cannot be chained with Normal Trap Cards. You simply cannot defeat me in this round. Although your dueling skills are indeed commendable, it's a pity that your driving skills are just too bad!"

Facing the Skeleton Knight's ridicule, Li Youfeng just smiled and slapped a card on the duel disk: "Humph, it seems that you are happy a little too early!"

"Counter Trap Card activated, red light restarted!"

"You can activate this card from your hand by paying half your Life Points. Its effect is that it can only be activated when your opponent activates a Trap Card. That activation is negated and the card is directly set. After that, your opponent can select a Trap Card from their Deck and set it in their Magic & Trap Zone. After activating this card, your opponent cannot activate Trap Cards until the end of the turn."

"Now, I will pay half my life points to activate this card's effect, and reverse the attack of the Trap Card and set it back on the ground!"

Li Youfeng LP2000>1000

Skeleton Knight: “!!!”

"No! Impossible!!!"

Wow!

Along with the sound of breaking glass, the black attack absorption vortex slowly dissipated in front of Grand Duke Xiangjian like a punctured balloon. At this moment, the Skeleton Knight, who had lost the protection of the black vortex, was like a prey exposed in broad daylight and completely lost his ability to defend himself.

Upon seeing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Grand Duke Xiangjian's eyes. He tightly grasped the Chengying Sword in his hand and chopped down at the back of the Skeleton Knight without hesitation!

In an instant, the sword flashed, and the Chengying Sword rushed past like lightning, slashing fiercely on the back of the skeleton knight with a sharp sword energy.

"Guwawa!!!" Along with a heart-wrenching howl, the Skeleton Knight's body was hit by the giant sword and was instantly knocked flying.

It was like a cannonball, being blown straight off the back of the undead warhorse, and then fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Skull Knight LP1400＞0

The Skeleton Knight's health points were reduced to zero, and he fell from his mount, which directly led to his loss in the Dark Ride Duel.

Zhizhi~!

Gradually slowing down his speed, Li Youfeng steadily stopped the D-wheeler in front of the Skeleton Knight.

Li Youfeng stepped off the frame of the D-wheeler, walked up to the Skeleton Knight and said with a smile: "I admit that my driving skills are indeed not as good as yours, but if it comes to dueling skills, I'm afraid you are not my opponent! Tell me about the matter between you and Rex Godwin. If I'm not mistaken, he should have asked you to stop me."

"Gu~! It seems like you know something." The whole person collapsed to the ground, and the Skeleton Knight struggled to sit up. "Yes, Rex Godwin is my younger brother, and my name is Rudgar Godwin."

As if he was lost in some distant memory, the Skeleton Knight slowly spoke, "Five thousand years ago, my brother and I were both poor people. Of course, in that era, we had to do our best to survive, so having a name or not was completely irrelevant to us!"

"In the days when we couldn't get any short-term jobs, my brother and I could only make a living by robbing and stealing. But life was always precarious. One day, we failed. My brother and I were caught in a theft and were about to be sent to prison. It was that man who showed up and saved us!"

"Even after five thousand years, I still remember every day I spent with her. Her appearance is as beautiful as a blooming camellia, and her personality is as warm as the winter sun. Her appearance gave my brother and I the meaning to continue living!"

"Her name is Ishu Chick Godwin, and she is the strongest duel priestess in the history of the Star Clan!"

"Not only did he help us pay the fine for the theft, he also adopted us. From that day on, my brother and I both got the last name Godwin!"

"Because I wanted to follow in Ixiu's footsteps, my brother and I have always used her as an example to hone our dueling skills. However, what my brother and I didn't expect was that on the day Ixiu officially became a dueling priestess, tragedy struck!"

"Ishu, who was chosen as the duel priestess, did not return home after the Yin-Yang Festival. When my brother and I found the priests at that time to inquire about the situation, we learned that she had become a sacrifice dedicated to the Ultimate God of Darkness."

"I couldn't accept this fact at all, so my brother and I protested to the priests. Unfortunately, because we were insignificant, those beasts in human form didn't take us seriously at all."

"We couldn't accept the fact that Yixiu had left. Just when my brother and I were in despair, I suddenly remembered that Yixiu had said that if we won the Yin-Yang Festival, we could ask God for a wish and have it come true!"

"Let Yixiu come back to us!!!"

"Yes! It was this wish that supported me and my brother. Since then, through the efforts of my brother and I, we have become the Great Priest of the North Sky and the Great Priest of the South Sky at the same time!"

The male on the left is the previous life of the light priest Yusei, and the female on the left is the previous life of the duel priestess Izayoi Akira.

"Unfortunately, we were not aware of the intentions of the priests at that time, so when we heard that the Yin Yang Festival would be held once a year, we were even complacent about it. Just when we were planning to win the Yin Yang Festival and take back Yixiu, an accident happened again!"

"In order to complete our ritual, we need to make the duel priestess at that time lose in the dark ride. As for that duel priestess, she is the previous life of Izayoi Akira!"

"When I arrived at Tiandingtai, Ixiu and Rex, who had been contaminated by the Dark Ultimate Divine Miasma, had become machines that only knew how to kill. In order to protect Ixiu, she and I died at the hands of Rex at the same time."

“Greed may be human nature!”

"It was only after I died that I learned that the altar was the prison where the Ultimate Dark God was imprisoned. As for those stupid priests, they changed the Yin-Yang Festival from once every five thousand years to once a year in order to gain the power of the Ultimate Dark God. Unfortunately, these idiots still underestimated the power of the Ultimate Dark God, which ultimately led to the destruction of the Star Clan!"

"The temple I opened is not only the medium for launching Dark Ride, but also the burial place of Yixiu. Her body is stored at the top of the altar. In order to fulfill Yixiu's wish, I became her guardian knight and began to look for a warrior who can defeat me in Dark Ride!!!"

After saying this, the Skeleton Knight looked up at Li Youfeng and said, "Human warrior, can you tell me your name?"

"My name is Li Youfeng."

After listening to Rudgar's story, Li Youfeng could actually understand the efforts he made for the person he loved. He knew very well that if it were him, he might not do better than Rudgar. Li Youfeng then smiled and said his name.

"Li Youfeng? Haha, you seem to have the same name as the strongest first-generation Duel King in the human world. What a pity! When I went to ask for help from the first-generation Duel King, I found that he had disappeared inexplicably. It has been sixty years so far. If nothing unexpected happens, the strongest Duel King is probably no longer alive. Otherwise, I believe he can definitely stop Rex's plan."

(Li Youfeng: "I really can't accept what you said!")

Looking up at the altar in the center of Star Island, the Skeleton Knight ignored Li Youfeng's frown and continued, "The Dark Markers appeared because of the power of the Ultimate Dark God, and those Earthbound Gods are part of the power of the Ultimate Dark God!"

"Please, Li Youfeng, in addition to those Dark Markers, you must defeat the culprit, the Ultimate Dark God. Only by destroying this Dark God can mankind put an end to the tragedy that has been repeated for five thousand years!"

"I admit that my request seems a little reluctant, but if you give up now, then this world will perish due to the awakening of the Ultimate God of Darkness!"

"Now, in the name of the Great Priest of Beitian, I acknowledge that you are the Overlord of Tianding, Li Youfeng. You are now qualified to fight the Ultimate God of Darkness. Take the last wishes of me and Yixiu and go and protect this world well!"

Rumble!

Just as the Skeleton Knight finished his last words, the huge altar that appeared because of the Dark Game began to shake violently due to the loss of power.

"My obsession has dissipated. This place is about to collapse. Goodbye, Li Youfeng. After five thousand years, I finally found the warrior I was waiting for. Yi Xiu, I have entrusted your wish to a trustworthy warrior. In the days to come, I can be with you forever..."