Chapter 752: Blade of Space-Breaking

Inside a large underground parking lot, Su Xiao and the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh, stared at each other from tens of meters apart.

"Don't spout that meaningless nonsense. You came here for nothing other than to fight me."

Su Xiao slowly drew the Checking Zhan Long Shan from his waist.

"You overestimate yourself, this King..."

"Gilgamesh."

Su Xiao interrupted the King of Heroes.

"If you were truly determined to pursue the Holy Grail, you wouldn't have appeared here. The best choice would be to quickly find a Master who has already lost their Heroic Spirit, such as Kayneth of the Lancer faction; that would be a decent choice. At the very least, continuing to participate in the Holy Grail War wouldn't be a problem."

"Heh~ that kind of mongrel."

The King of Heroes laughed, his laughter carrying a hint of disdain.

"When it comes down to it, you're just unwilling because I severed one of your arms, aren't you? So unwilling that you'd rather give up the Holy Grail just to kill me."

Su Xiao walked slowly toward the King of Heroes.

"And what if I am?"

Golden spatial ripples appeared behind the King of Heroes; this was his primary combat ability now, the Gate of Babylon.

"If that's the case, then that's perfect."

It was rare for Su Xiao to converse with an enemy for so long before a battle, and a smile appeared on his face.

"If you have the ability, kill me. Otherwise, I will definitely sever your head this time."

Boom.

Stone debris splashed beneath Su Xiao's feet. Holding his long blade, he charged rapidly toward the King of Heroes.

Whoosh~

Su Xiao used an improved version of Soru, and his figure vanished from the King of Heroes' perception.

The King of Heroes had already suffered a loss once, so he would not repeat the same mistake. He simply watched as hundreds of golden spatial ripples emerged above his head, with Noble Phantasms shooting out from within each one.

Boom, boom, boom...

Noble Phantasms fell like rain around the King of Heroes. The area within ten meters of him became a forbidden zone for the living; Noble Phantasms pierced into the ground one after another, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

Ding, ding, ding...

Sparks flew, and a dense, crisp sound rang out. Su Xiao appeared five meters behind the King of Heroes, with dozens of Counter Shields forming a large shield, blocking directly above his head.

Several Noble Phantasms flew in from the front, and Su Xiao, having no other choice, could only temporarily retreat.

The King of Heroes' strategy was very effective. Since he couldn't track Su Xiao's trajectory, he would use himself as bait and suppress Su Xiao with large-area attacks.

The falling Noble Phantasms stopped from above. The Counter Shields, now covered in fine cracks, disassembled back into dozens of pieces and floated around Su Xiao.

The King of Heroes had become serious; even without using Ea, he would be difficult to deal with.

Su Xiao glanced at the Noble Phantasms on the ground. The quality of those Noble Phantasms was not low; the worst among them were B-rank Noble Phantasms.

The King of Heroes was of the Archer class, the Knight of the Bow. Although the Archer class in every Holy Grail War had been surprisingly strong in melee combat—to the point where it left people speechless—the King of Heroes was the exception among them.

In a situation where he didn't use Ea, the King of Heroes' melee ability was quite average. If Su Xiao got close to him, he would be hacked into eight pieces in an instant.

What Su Xiao had to consider now was how to get close to the King of Heroes. Those spatial ripples above the opponent's head were very targeted; as soon as he approached the King of Heroes, Noble Phantasms would shoot out from those ripples, and the attack density was essentially carpet-bombing.

Moreover, there were too many Noble Phantasms within the Gate of Babylon; describing them as countless would not be an exaggeration.

"Berserker, state your name."

The King of Heroes stood in place with his arms crossed, his chin slightly raised, the spatial ripples behind him shimmering with golden light.

Su Xiao's brow furrowed. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke: "Bai Ye."

"Bai Ye..."

The spatial ripples beside the King of Heroes suddenly vanished. Su Xiao was stunned; had the opponent given up?

"This King does not have much time, so..."

A spatial ripple appeared beside the King of Heroes' hand, and a hilt slowly emerged from within the ripple; it was the hilt of Ea.

Ea appeared in the world: a golden hilt, a cylindrical blade, and the blade was covered in red patterns.

The cylindrical blade was clearly not meant for hacking or slashing; it was meant to "cut open the world." This claim was clearly a bit exaggerated, but cutting through space was certainly not a problem.

The King of Heroes held Ea high. He currently had no Master to provide mana, so a war of attrition was not a wise move.

"Mortal, tremble under this King's majesty and welcome your fate."

Ea released waves of red sword wind, and the entire underground parking lot began to shake.

Crack, crack.

Cracks appeared on the ceiling of the underground parking lot. The load-bearing structure above was destroyed, and shattered concrete mixed with soil poured down.

Boom!

The red sword wind spread to the surroundings. When the concrete fragments touched the red sword wind, they vanished silently, as if they had never existed.

With the King of Heroes as the center, the red sword wind spread rapidly to the surroundings. Whether it was concrete or metal, as long as it touched the red sword wind, it would vanish.

The red sword wind surged toward Su Xiao. Given the speed of the red sword wind, retreating at this moment was clearly not a wise choice.

Su Xiao sheathed the Checking Zhan Long Shan. He gripped the hilt with his right hand and the scabbard with his left, holding the sheathed Checking Zhan Long Shan horizontally in front of him.

Watching the red sword wind rushing toward him, Su Xiao let out a long breath. He converted 300 points of mana into Blade of the Demon energy, and this Blade of the Demon energy wrapped around the sheathed Checking Zhan Long Shan.

The long blade slowly left its sheath, and a blue light emerged. This blue light possessed extremely strong cutting power, and Su Xiao's aura became increasingly sharp.

Slash.

Fine cutting marks appeared on the ground beneath Su Xiao's feet. At the same time, the Counter Shields beside him, which had been covered in cracks, vanished, and dozens of brand-new Counter Shields appeared.

These Counter Shields came in various shapes, not the hexagonal ones from before. If one were to assemble these Counter Shields, they would discover that this was actually a full-body armor—a translucent armor composed of energy shields.

One by one, the Counter Shields flew toward Su Xiao. In an instant, dozens of Counter Shields assembled into a full-body armor on Su Xiao, protecting even his head.

"Space-Breaking."

The muscles in Su Xiao's legs bulged slightly. With a whoosh, he charged into the red sword wind and vanished.

Clang!

A blue light flashed across the underground parking lot. This light formed a straight line, passing directly through the red sword wind and the King of Heroes within it.

The King of Heroes only felt a chill in his arm, and an arm clutching Ea fell from in front of him.

Ea hit the ground, and the red sword wind vanished. A hole over ten meters in diameter appeared above the underground parking lot, and sunlight shone into the underground parking lot.

Veins bulged on the King of Heroes' forehead; he had been severed of another arm.

With a thud, Su Xiao collapsed not far behind the King of Heroes, and blood began to spread beneath him.

"Attempting to resist Ea with a flesh-and-blood body, you ignorant mongrel."

The King of Heroes turned his head to look at Su Xiao, who had already fallen, and he laughed heartily.

Su Xiao's body was covered in dense, countless wounds, and the arm that had been holding the blade was gone. The Checking Zhan Long Shan was stuck in the ground not far away.

"Cough, cough, cough~"

Su Xiao coughed up several large mouthfuls of blood. He used his one remaining arm to prop up his body and looked up at the King of Heroes.

"I hope you're still this arrogant in a few seconds."

"A powerless threat..."

The King of Heroes' expression changed, and his eyes widened abruptly.

"What... is this thing?!" ===== CHAPTER 753 =====