Chapter 314: I

Beneath a vast clear sky, the sound of rolling waves reached Tsumaru Toshinori's ears.

She stared at the tense scene before her and couldn't help swallowing hard.

Of the seven Servants summoned this time, some were old acquaintances, others she had never even seen.

But from Mr. Li Ang's tone, it seemed all seven were Crown Servants like 【King Hassan】.

As Tsumaru Toshinori was thinking this, Merlin appeared beside her: "It feels like ages since we last met, Toshinori-chan."

"But now isn't the time for catching up—I'll take you somewhere safe first."

Before he could finish, a massive black figure roared and lunged toward the figure in the sky.

A golden great axe materialized in his hand, screaming as it slashed downward with terrible force.

Yet in the next instant, an unstoppable, titanic force erupted, driving the mindless giant straight down into the ocean floor.

Boom—!

Amid the deafening roar, the previously calm sea instantly surged outward under the force of a terrifying repulsion.

Towering waves drenched Tsumaru Toshinori and Mash's clothing.

This was the first time they had witnessed the 【Dragon from Beyond】 in action.

Before either could react, Merlin continued: "Staying here is too dangerous."

"Besides, we may not be able to defeat that being."

As he spoke, he lightly waved his staff.

Amid blooming flowers, the two vanished.

Li Ang paid no attention to the whereabouts of the Chaldea pair; he merely looked down at the Servants and asked: "Why aren't you moving?"

In response, 【Star Swordbearer】 Arthur, whose demeanor differed entirely from the gluttonous Saber of the 【Alchemical Kingdom】, sighed: "Apologies."

After uttering those two words, he raised his longsword.

For a knight, fighting outnumbered was a great disgrace.

At that moment, Heracles, who had been crushed beneath the sea by Li Ang's absolute power, burst back to the surface.

But this time, the mad demigod did not charge in close—he instead drew a golden longbow.

But Li Ang was no punching bag; he wouldn't stand idly while his enemy prepared an attack.

As the black Qiu Dao Jade transformed into a cyan-red ring, a furious gale erupted.

This was the first time since his battle with Lord Duonuo that Li Ang had unleashed the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion at full power.

A storm, like a sky collapsing, swept across hundreds of miles of ocean.

Salty seawater was sucked skyward, then fell as torrential rain.

The wind was the world's cry of anguish.

The ocean floor was torn into fragments by the raging hurricane, turning the sea into murky chaos.

At this moment, in global satellites, an extremely terrifying meteorological phenomenon occurred in the center of the Pacific.

A natural disaster?

No—it was the power of the 【Dragon from Beyond】.

Everyone had assumed his display outside London had been his limit, but no one imagined it had merely been a game.

Soon, all coastal nations issued storm warnings; some had already begun preparing for the incoming tsunami.

As the instigator, Li Ang now stood beneath the storm clouds, expressionless as he gazed at his enemies.

Unlike the earlier slaughter, though the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion had indeed troubled the seven Crown Servants, it had not reduced their numbers.

But Li Ang would not give them a moment to breathe.

As he clasped his hands together, a colossal Buddha statue erupted from the ocean floor, towering to the heavens.

Six Paths: True Thousand Hands!

The instant the giant Buddha appeared, its entire body was encased in cyan-red armor.

Seeing this sight, Merlin scratched his head in frustration: "This is going to be troublesome."

The opponent reminded him of the Demon King Gerya—equally formidable.

But this time, there was no King Solomon acting as an inside agent.

Though he said that, he still tapped his staff lightly, and a vast sea of flowers bloomed beneath the Servants' feet.

Noble Phantasm: 【Eternal Isolated Ideal Land】.

The next instant, the Buddha glared, and countless hands behind it descended like rain, crushing everything before them with terrifying force.

Boom boom boom boom—!

Water exploded into the air, and a devastating shockwave spread outward from the ocean floor.

Fortunately, the battle took place in the center of the Pacific; otherwise, even the residual waves might have overwhelmed small nations.

As the True Thousand Hands continued slamming down, black light suddenly swallowed everything.

It was

A black sun.

Its name: 【First Solar Era】.

Beneath the obsidian-black sun, the laws of physical reality were effortlessly rewritten.

The Underworld, from Aztec mythology, reappeared upon the earth's surface.

Death slowly spread outward.

This was the power of 【First Sun】 Tezcatlipoca—the Aztec deity unleashed his Noble Phantasm, successfully turning the True Thousand Hands to rot.

Unfortunately,

His ability had little effect on Li Ang.

This was a pure difference in magnitude, nothing else.

However, those present were not only Teschcatlipoca alone.

Under the blessing of 【Ever-Severed Ideal Land】 and 【First Sun Era】, an arrow that seemed to pierce through the stars flashed past, arriving before Li Ang in the blink of an eye.

Zizz—

The killing strike from the Grand Archer class and the jet-black shield formed by the Tailed Bead were locked dead against each other, terrifying energy scattering in all directions.

Although the arrow did not produce exaggerated, earth-shaking commotion, this instead reflected the attacker's superb archery.

【Superman】 Orion, the greatest hunter from Greece, had revealed his fangs to Li Ang.

Looking at the arrow right before his eyes, Li Ang's expression did not change, and a pale purple rune immediately surfaced at his fingertip.

Primordial Lu En Rune · Strengthen, the target was the Tailed Bead.

The next moment, the arrow shot by Orion deflected, flying off toward the distant sky.

Primordial Lu En Rune · All-Attribute Boost.

Primordial Lu En Rune · Defense.

Primordial Lu En Rune · Information Acquisition.

Dense clusters of purple runes continuously drifted out from Li Ang's fingertips.

What just now was merely a probe; the real battle only begins now.

Accompanied by a massive alchemical matrix unfurling beneath Li Ang's feet, countless pieces of metal appeared out of thin air, and were immediately smelted into a gigantic metal throne.

Li Ang used the Portable Alchemical Workshop, triggering the 【Defensive Position】 effect!

He sat upright atop the metal throne, his gorgeous eyes tinged with a faint gold.

Under the stacking of countless traits and skills, Li Ang had now become a well-rounded build in the truest sense.

Numbers? He's got them. Mechanics? He's got those too!

Looking down at the seven solemn-faced Grand Servants, he spoke lightly:

"Second round — let me see what this so-called Grand rank"

"is actually capable of."