Chapter 337: Peak of the Sword, Proud of the World, With Me Su

Countless tentacles emerged from the earth. The surroundings were an ocean of stars, and a giant eyeball peered through a keyhole at that "human."

Noble Phantasm: 【The Flowing Light Shell of the Void Tree】

A sliver of a gateway opened by the Humanoid Silver Key linking to "Yog-Sothoth."

At the moment his rationality was about to evaporate, a faint white halo emerged from Emiya Emiya Shirou's body; the blessing of the God of Light was activated.

Emiya Emiya Shirou's own cultivation was insufficient. That power of a higher rank bypassed the White Jade Shield. No... it would be better to say Emiya Emiya Shirou's divine power was not enough to unleash the White Jade Shield's effect.

"Loading, complete."

A long spear of gold and black appeared in his hand. Senior Zhongli's martial arts were temporarily loaded into his own body.

In this spiritual chaos that almost lacked the concept of time, the moment the long spear thrust out, the surrounding darkness shattered.

No words were needed. The God-Beating Whip in his hand stirred up a distortion in the void, smashing those tentacles made of ether along with their master into pieces.

The shadow of a Heroic Spirit's spirit foundation is weaker than the original body. They are basically temporary existences and lack the function of verbal communication.

Emiya Emiya Shirou nodded. As his spiritual energy and divine sense touched the white and seven-colored jade tablet within his body, it seemed as if nothing was triggered, yet some illusory lines spread toward the void.

The firmament was complete. Countless stars emerged from beneath the gloomy night sky, and then fell.

The weapons that Emiya Emiya Shirou could produce far exceeded the level of an ordinary Heroic Spirit. This foul-play jade weapon caused mountain-shattering and city-destroying attacks with the slightest movement. The only reason the venue outside was not destroyed on a large scale was because the opponent had deployed other defensive forces.

Emiya Emiya Shirou let go of Avalon's hand, watching as her black boots stepped into the void, sparking ripples of magical energy, walking step by step toward the solemn and magnificent Greater Grail.

"Don't worry, Tohsaka."

As he walked forward, the small amount of spiritual energy within his body flowed into the white and black intertwined jade tablet.

"The Gate of the Root has already closed," Emiya Emiya Shirou said. "Avalon's Third Magic is also complete, but... it seems it still needs a little time to convert..."

"From where?" Saber tilted her head to look at Emiya Emiya Shirou beside her, placed her left hand on her chest, and smiled: "The spirit foundation is my scabbard, right, Emiya?"

Around Gilgamesh of Fuyuki, who held the Ea, a golden ripple abruptly appeared. An axe swung straight toward his left hand holding the Ea.

This was the strongest defensive Noble Phantasm belonging to this planet, the Distant Utopia—【Avalon】.

"Truly exaggerated." Emiya Emiya Shirou recalled the Four Divine Weapons from the outside world and simultaneously took out medicinal pills to replenish his consumption. "Does this kind of treatment mean they already consider me an Alien God? In a sense, it's somewhat of an honor."

"Your body, is it alright?" Emiya Emiya Shirou shook his head, his eyes filled with worry.

How should one answer such a question?

According to the plan, the other Masters had already been drawn toward the direction where Mash was located. Even when destroying the Greater Grail later, they could be protected through Mash's Noble Phantasm.

The moment space was torn apart, the Ea was retrieved from the Gate of Babylon. Held high above the King's head, the spacetime turbulence that severed space piled up rapidly, destroying the arrays deployed on the inner walls of the Great Hollow along with it.

On Fujimaru Ritsuka's side, she lost her will to fight. She looked blankly at the Hero King who had turned his back, words stuck in her throat. Finally, she said:

"So, Emiya-kun, are you really sure?" Tohsaka Rin put away her smile, turned to face the main subject, and asked seriously: "I don't want to sacrifice Sakura and my life here."

"Are you not going to continue the attack?" Emiya Emiya Shirou asked.

Without further words, Emiya Emiya Shirou handed Avalon to her. Having lost the near-infinite magical energy supply of the Grail, the manufacturing speed of those swords had clearly slowed down.

Dragon scales glowed with fire, thunder whipped through the air. Thunderbolts like heavenly tribulations fell one after another, striking the layer of jade barrier shield on Emiya Emiya Shirou's body.

The instant the Heroic Spirit returned to the Throne, that metallic construct seemed to lose all weight, drifting toward the Great Gate leading to the Root.

"Master, if I survive this time, can you give me some magic instruction?" Tohsaka Rin said with a smile: "I've always wanted to witness the prowess of an Age of Gods magus."

To give an analogy, it is like having a USB drive on a computer; you can back up the data on the computer to another place for use.

The hole of the Greater Grail had not yet closed. Emiya Emiya Shirou was waiting for that snow-white girl to return from within.

In the distant future, the death of Earth declared the extinction of all life inhabiting it. The Seventh Imaginary Element (True Ether), capable of poisoning any creature of the old era, instantly permeated the entire planet.

"Emiya..." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Gilgamesh of Fuyuki, her pupils trembling: "What he said... is it true?"

Emiya Emiya Shirou shook his head with a strange expression, his face twitching a few times. "It's fine, Sakura. Staying here will be fine. Trust me."

Why is no one in the group speaking...

Emiya Emiya Shirou felt terrible the moment he saw the message Su Lin sent.

The armor on Gilgamesh of Fuyuki shattered. He looked toward the Greater Grail with trembling pupils.

"Peak of the sword, proud of the world, with me Emiya, there is heaven!!!"

"Compared to a bunch of strangers from other worlds and a Goddess who borrowed someone's body and wore revealing clothes, Emiya-kun and I are at least schoolmates."

"If the Counter Force wants to discard this world, then everyone on this world line will be affected! Have you other Masters and Servants gone mad too?!"

"What exactly is that shield, Emiya? How can it keep refreshing?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression was not very good.

A terrifying aura was unleashed without any concealment, coming from the Noble Phantasm, and even from places beyond the Noble Phantasm.

"Are you inciting me to kill all of you, Gilgamesh of Fuyuki?" Emiya Emiya Shirou frowned, scanning the situation. He broke free from the entanglement of Taigong Wang's Gilgamesh shadow, and the sword rain formed a temporary blockade.

Tohsaka Rin sighed. Her reinforced body began to absorb magical energy from parallel worlds using the near-broken Gem Sword. Crystal walls reflecting other parallel worlds appeared faintly beside her.

Emiya Emiya Shirou used the God-Beating Whip to shatter Abigail's Gilgamesh shadow. He had originally wanted to use the characteristics of Abigail's Noble Phantasm to create a gap and confuse the opponent, then cooperate with Taigong Wang, who also possessed extremely high attainments in immortal arts, to control the opponent. But the speed at which they broke free from mental control was too fast.

【Faker, no matter what you want to do, go touch the Root, hahahahaha! Present a grand carnival for this King! If you can make this King enjoy himself, I will bestow the Ea upon you!!!】

Of course, he was not the only one feeling bad right now.

That said, if they were true enemies, she would fight with all her might. But the Greater Grail had been destroyed, and Emiya Emiya Shirou's goal had been achieved. She had no idea what to do next on this world line.

The next second, Emiya Emiya Shirou disappeared from where he stood, reappearing ten thousand meters in the air as if by space transfer. Holding a long sword in his hand, he was about to swing it out. Subconsciously, he used an amplification spell he didn't actually know, and declared loudly:

Regarding the fact that the child continued to exist after surpassing her own death, Gaia felt absolute fear. Therefore, it issued a final request to the entire solar system: "Please exterminate all primates that continue to live on my corpse after I die."

The target is...

"Whether it is the Human Order you have saved, or the world line I am in, this is the end of everything," Emiya Emiya Shirou turned to look at the location of the Greater Grail, then said: "The dead end of the Counter Forces."

Facing the diverse expressions of the Chaldean Servants, Emiya Emiya Shirou appeared very calm. When the brilliance of the Grail cut through the sky and earth like a sharp blade, pure ether carried boundless light and heat, devouring the surrounding matter, and then...

"Hahahahahahaha." The identical figure held the Ea and laughed loudly: "Compared to a mere Holy Grail War, it is more interesting to see the Counter Force acting like a dead fish jumping off the deck!!!"

What he didn't know was that because of that sentence, Chaldea was now plunged into extreme silence, especially the Knights of the Round Table; it was almost deathly quiet.

"Fuyuki!?" At the moment of Fujimaru Ritsuka's astonishment, Mash released the Noble Phantasm, and other Chaldean Servants also released their Noble Phantasms, forming a vacuum zone in the center of the battlefield.

The Lostbelt—a history of 'false prosperity' that cannot derive new possibilities, but will erode normal history, even the history of parallel worlds.

The holder will not age, wounds will heal rapidly, and the holder is protected from all interference. It ignores all spells, physical interference, and interference from all parallel worlds. It is the strongest protection known in this world, capable of forming an absolute defense that even the Five Great Magics cannot touch.

Emiya Emiya Shirou placed his left hand on his right chest, preparing to use 【Asking the Dao: Tracing the Origin】.

"Noble Phantasm!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other Servants felt that Emiya Emiya Shirou before them had changed, but they couldn't say exactly where the change occurred.

"As expected of you."

"This whole thing isn't the work of Kotomine, it was actually this King's own scheme!" Gilgamesh of Fuyuki coughed up a mouthful of blood, looking at that figure in disbelief:

If the future were that kind of ending, then the King of Uruk, who possessed the Clairvoyance to see everything in the future, must have seen it long ago.

The projected screen gradually blurred, as if the signal had been interrupted.

Emiya Emiya Shirou: "..."

"Then it must be me!"

The God-Beating Whip in his hand pressed the attack, but was blocked by a long whip that was equally pitch-black but slightly different in shape. Taigong Wang's Gilgamesh shadow pinched a spell, and the five elements appeared in chaos around them, with electric sparks flashing from time to time.

"Sister..." Matou Sakura sighed: "Being honest is actually quite good."

She was staring longingly at the sphere in Su Lin's hand. That was the control core, and it was displaying the loading progress.

Emiya Emiya Shirou said:

"What are you talking about, Senior?" Matou Sakura asked worriedly.

Dark red light reflected the ferocious grin on his face. When he pointed his left hand at Emiya Emiya Shirou, thousands of Gate of Babylon ripples surged with golden light.

Gilgamesh of Fuyuki raised the Ea and summoned wind pressure that severed space. On this vast field of light, the Ea in his hand was instead devouring that holy and beautiful brilliance, like a bonfire that didn't fit in, about to bring disaster and destruction.

"My scabbard!?" Artoria of Chaldea looked at her parallel-world self in shock: "Where did you..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka is not a saint, nor is she a hero harboring grand ideals. From the very beginning, she fought for survival, for the future within reach.

"Are you trying to drag all of humanity in the world into the water!? For your own ideals!"

"That is the ending chosen by the planet. Because humanity's endless consumption and extraction of resources caused Earth to lose its vitality and enter death, that also represents the extinction of the planet's consciousness."

A crimson streak shot toward the firmament, crisscrossed with various intense lights, rushing from the earth to the universe. A moment later, when the light dissipated, the top of the Great Hollow could already see lava flowing, and the shattered barriers and arrays fell like crystal chips.

"It doesn't matter," Avalon said, her eyes devoid of any luster. "This is the fate of the Einzbern family."

When the Grail's finishing work was completed, the moment the Heroic Spirits returned to their original "Throne," the hole that had been slightly opened was fixed by the power of the Greater Grail, and then human bodies were used to open the path to the Root that could not be reached.

"Correct, Fujimaru." Gilgamesh of Fuyuki narrowed his eyes, looking at Emiya Emiya Shirou's back, while Saber and other Servants summoned by the Noble Phantasm Grail blocked the front: "It truly surprises this King that this guy actually learned of such things."

And precisely because of this, he also had reservations about those familiar faces among the Chaldean Servants. No, or rather, he had not yet truly treated Chaldea as an object to be eliminated.

Servants summoned by the Counter Force.

Kuzuki Soichiro wiped the blood from his hands, accepting treatment from Caster.

"I am also not fighting alone."

"That said, we are not fighting for any noble reason either." Tohsaka Rin shook the Gem Sword in her hand. Compared to the inferior product Emiya Emiya Shirou projected in the novel text, this was already perfectly close to the original:

"If it is truly for the future of this world, it is best to return to Chaldea," Emiya Emiya Shirou looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the Chaldean Servants, and said: "Do you know about the Steel Land?"

It rumbled like the sound of drums, surging like the ocean. The fragile atmosphere seemed to be carried by those stars and fell into the earth.

"And our side has almost all betrayed, so let's see what you plan to do first..."

He looked at Gilgamesh of Fuyuki, who was releasing the full state of the Ea in the sky. Unlike the Hero King whose magical energy was restricted by the Noble Phantasm, this Servant of Chaldea could achieve perfect release comparable to the Age of Gods under a massive magical energy supply.

"So the biggest threat here is not these Servants, but you, who can summon all kinds of Servants that transcend the norm." Emiya Emiya Shirou panted. Fortunately, he had also participated in training for resistance to looking directly at Mythical Beasts.

"Please move aside from there!" Fujimaru Ritsuka stepped forward and said: "For the sake of this world not being a pruned future."

Setting aside those Servants who were slacking off, even if the Masters of the Fourth Holy Grail War received various enhancements, they still couldn't change the fact that Emiya Emiya Shirou was the greatest combat power on the Noble Phantasm side. But Chaldea had dozens of riders, even including Servants possessed by gods.

Absorbing the infinite magical energy brought by the Third Magic, and being in a state of returning to the Throne of Heroes, the output of the Ea at this moment reached an unprecedented posture.

In terms of the situation, if someone wanted to approach the Root, Alaya would eliminate the hidden danger invisibly. It was very likely that a small matter in life, a casual choice by a human, would eventually lead to...

"Steel Land? What is that?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked.

【The Seventh Calamity Simulation Device (1.0) version is being implanted into the world origin. Please do not shut down, please do not let the World Will discover it, please prepare to escape...】

If not for the magical energy provided by Avalon, neither the divine power nor spiritual power in his body could support such large-scale consumption. Being able to fight for so long now was purely because he had been granted various buffing spells and spiritual medicines to stack up.

【Current loading progress 5%... 6%...】

Furthermore, a Heroic Spirit granted the Grand title descending in this era would surely erase him, this unstable factor, even if it meant dragging all the planet's life on this timeline into it.

And at that moment, they knew the current situation. It was a summoning that transcended time and space. The other party was borrowing their power.

Behind him, Saber stood in place, her hands on the Excalibur that had returned to its scabbard.

【Emiya Shi: This stance, it's simply trying to pull over all the Servants that can be summoned.. Fujimaru.. what do we do...】

There was no need to hide it anymore. At this moment, the entire world had its eyes on this coastal city. Those huge explosions and the countless figures appearing in the sky, and even the sea of swords, could no longer be covered up by gas explosions and mass hallucinations.

【Emiya Shi: Servant count detected at 30,000... the count continues to increase...】

When Emiya Emiya Shirou opened his eyes again, watching those Servants carrying the brilliance released by the Noble Phantasm falling from the sky, numerous different, complex, and obscure knowledge and powers emerged in his mind.

Under the gaze of everyone, the magnificent torrent of light erupted. The brilliant light released by the infinite soul power overwhelmed the boiling lava. Above the Noble Phantasm, a deep blue and pure vortex appeared, and meteors representing the beautiful wishes of living beings flew into it.

"Witch?! Little girl..." Caster was about to flare up when she heard Tohsaka continue to speak.

Despite this, using it was not a problem.

According to analysis, Emiya Emiya Shirou's own power was not considered strong. The key lay in his foul-play projection and reinforcement magic. It was not just the weapon itself; he could even replicate the stats and skills of the weapon's former users.

"Hmm?" Emiya Emiya Shirou felt his vision blur for a moment, seeing a collection of light the size of a small planet.

Although his heart was anxious, the other party had promised him, so he just needed to wait.

Emiya Emiya Shirou just watched him quietly, so calm that there were almost no ripples, as if the disaster the other party spoke of was not worth mentioning. And at this time, the other Chaldean Servants were also ready.

Was that Gilgamesh of Fuyuki summoned by the Noble Phantasm Grail system!?

"I refuse."

"Deliver this to the Root for me." Emiya Emiya Shirou handed the main body of the 'Seventh Calamity Simulation Device' to the other party: "You must return. I will wait for you here."

【PS: It will force-load when the loading reaches over 50%, so don't worry about wasting the item by vomiting. But can this kind of thing really be sold? It would be better to improve it. What if I make it strawberry-flavored vomit? No... this isn't vomit...】

She felt that Emiya Emiya Shirou was a bit too calm, as if he had some way to solve the current situation, so she could only passively accept it.

And all over the Earth, in those ancient buildings and places where legends remained, countless Heroic Spirits who had left behind their achievements and legends descended upon the world once again.

【Emiya Shi: Fujimaru, the Grand Servant reaction hasn't disappeared, it's still strengthening. The number of Servants in this world is increasing crazily. It looks like the Counter Force has increased its investment. Return to Chal... dea... first...】

"Wha..?! "

Avalon, wearing the Dress of Heaven, appeared beside Emiya Emiya Shirou at some point, holding his hand, and emitted an ethereal voice: "The gate leading to the Root can already be opened. Noble Phantasm, are you going in?"

"Do it!!!" Just destroy the Greater Grail and let Emiya Emiya Shirou leave this world quickly.

Without any accidents, those black and white twin blades were shattered by the jade sword like glass.

"What a mess of a scene."

Having given birth to a child (humanity), only to be killed by humanity, and walking toward extinction together with humanity, Gaia viewed this as reasonable and accepted it without any regret.

【Telling of the origin, heaven and earth separated...】

The azure figure was as agile as the wind under the reinforcement of Command Spells and Age of Gods magic. Leaping from the tunnel above the Great Hollow, Leysritt jumped down from high altitude with the Dress of Heaven.

However, humanity seemed to have anticipated this day long ago. For the sake of their own survival and continuation, they developed extremely terrifying technology, artificially creating 'New Humans' who could adapt to the complete ether space.

Flesh and blood separated, and along with the Ea in his hand, he was dragged into the gate by the Chains of Heaven.

"Is your brain soaked stupid by the black mud!!!!"

Possessing the blessing of multiple divine powers, if it hadn't been for temporarily breaking the shield on his body and weakening his state just now, it would have been hard to find an opportunity.

Meng Qi's eyes lit up and he was about to speak, but Su Lin pushed him aside:

Just now, she was only using Caster to relax her suppressed mood. Having a certain understanding of the relevant settings, she understood exactly what Emiya Emiya Shirou was facing now.

"Is this King Arthur with a scabbard in this Holy Grail War?!" Mash held up her shield. Bearing the aftermath of multiple Noble Phantasms at such a close distance was not pleasant. "Senior... that kind of defense... we have no way to break through..."

Like a black hole, the original hell descended.

"..." Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent for a few seconds, "But that has nothing to do with what the other party is doing now, does it?"

【Warm reminder: Please be sure to prepare a thousand ways to escape in advance, lest the World Will or Heavenly Dao that eats the "vomit" reacts too intensely.】

"How could... cough..."

Gilgamesh of Fuyuki froze and cursed: "You mongrel!"

Clearly, he only participated in the Holy Grail War, but a few days passed, and this reckless rookie magus evolved into an enemy of the world.

"Master!!?" Caster stammered: "Cough.. your magic... hmm... is a successor of the Second Magic, has some aptitude, can teach you some basics..."

The crowd, who had already packed their bags and were eager to try, were ready to go.

"Enuma Elish, Star of Creation!!!"

"In the name of the Command Spell! Destroy the Grail with all your might!"

Responding to him was the slash descending from above by Gilgamesh of Fuyuki. The compressed wind pressure became a pseudo-spacetime fault, shattering everything.

【Emiya Shi: Fujimaru! Detected a super-scale Servant reaction! It's a Grand-level Servant descending!】

"And no matter how you look at it, investing here has a higher return rate, right? What do you say, Sakura."

【Sion: The Lostbelt is accelerating its formation. I didn't expect to be able to record the entire process...】

Gilgamesh of Fuyuki, with his bare upper body, floated unsteadily. The moment before returning to the Throne, he swung the Ea.

"......"

"What?!"

"Are you mad!!!!" Gilgamesh of Fuyuki looked ferociously at the Greater Grail. Above it was a figure with a bare upper body, revealing red tattoo-like original mythical attire.

"Who's going?" Ye Fan asked: "I'm at the Four Extremes, I'm not going to my death."

"Do you not even care about your own Master's life??" Emiya Emiya Shirou said elegantly: "Clairvoyance can be gouged out and donated to those in need."

【Emiya Shi: The spacetime storm is gradually forming... Fujimaru... the signal here might be affected...】

"Hypocrite, since you want to do evil, show some resolve. This pathetic look is even more ridiculous than a circus clown."

【Disclaimer: Whether it is a multiverse, ordinary universe, chaotic universe, artificial universe, or cave-heaven universe, whether there is Heavenly Dao or not, all bad factors such as world destruction, world invasion, world collapse, and being hunted by Heavenly Dao or the Creator are borne by the user.】

"Use the Noble Phantasm directly! The target is the Greater Grail!"

Indeed, the Gem Sword could share and use the infinite magical energy of parallel worlds, but her maximum output was limited. She couldn't reach the level of Zelretch fighting the King of the Moon.

And yet, she and Sakura were obsessed enough to stand on his side.

Chaldea had come this far, sacrificing too many partners...

"Emiya Emiya Shirou!" Red A of Chaldea broke free from another version of himself who was clearly slacking off, and threw out the black and white Kanshou and Bakuya twin blades.

This was the power summoned by Fujimaru Ritsuka. Through the 'bond' between herself and the Servants, she summoned the Servants recorded in Chaldea from the Throne, without suffering any restrictions.

Illusory paths like ribbons appeared. A single thought was enough to respond to the other party, causing the replication of their own abilities to descend. Depending on the difference in the "bond" between herself and the other party, the size of those paths also differed, but they all pointed to Emiya Emiya Shirou himself.

"Teacher Kuzuki, do you have nothing to say?" Tohsaka Rin glanced at the two people walking over: "Forget it, even if the world were to be destroyed, you would choose to be with that witch, right."

Holding the scabbard Avalon, King Arthur was dragged by Gilgamesh of Fuyuki alone. No matter how strong Avalon was, it couldn't stop other Servants from attacking the Greater Grail. Although by this time, Servants like Sitonai had chosen to go out to fight the Heroic Spirits summoned by the Counter Force, adding the Gilgamesh shadows, it was still not an advantage for Chaldea.

But at that moment, the Chains of Heaven shot out from the Greater Grail behind Emiya Emiya Shirou, grazing Emiya Emiya Shirou's body.

"I'm almost at my limit. If so many Servants descend plus a Grand, and they still can't win, it seems it has nothing to do with us in Chaldea," Fujimaru Ritsuka waved her hand and smiled:

"And that kind of distant future has nothing to do with me!"

But suddenly, their vision blurred, and they felt the pull and summoning of something. A red-haired youth appeared before their eyes simultaneously.

Furthermore, that God-Beating Whip was a natural enemy to Servants. A body in spirit form had no special Noble Phantasm protection; suffering one hit meant a serious injury.

Gilgamesh of Fuyuki stood with his hands on his hips, looking down at the situation from the sky, sneering: ===== CHAPTER 338 =====