Chapter 137

"Why?"

The arm retracted, taking Gilgamesh's heart with it.

But Gilgamesh did not collapse; he clutched the huge hole in his chest.

"Tch, a mere fatal wound!"

After uttering these words, Gilgamesh's head was also severed.

"You all deserve to die!"

[Emiya Kiritsugu] appeared beside Gilgamesh's fallen body, looked at Gilgamesh's corpse, and nodded in satisfaction.

225. Aizen is about to become the new Soul King

In just over ten minutes.

Li Yue has already defeated Rider, Lancer, and Archer. Including Caster, who was defeated by Archer, the Holy Grail War has now progressed to the point where only the three Riders remain.

Of the remaining four riders, Li Yue controls Berserker, Saber is in the hands of Kiritsugu Emiya, and Assassin remains hidden in the shadows.

However, after witnessing the entire battle, the Assassins are now completely too afraid to come out. They have only one thought now: to find the Master of the Emiya Kiritsugu and assassinate him. Does such a Servant really exist? This guy is simply impossible to defeat.

Lancer is one thing, but monsters like Rider and Archer were defeated. These are simply opponents they couldn't possibly fight!

The only thing they can do now is to find the other's master as soon as possible and then eliminate the other's existence at its root.

They couldn't think of any other way to win besides this method.

They also told Kirei Kotomine about the situation on the ground and their proposed way to win, Kirei Kotomine also felt that only such a plan could win the Holy Grail War.

With Tokiomi Tohsaka having lost his Archer, their hopes of winning the Holy Grail War now rest entirely on his Assassin.

However, to this day, they still haven't found any information about the master of [Emiya Kiritsugu].

All I can say is that the hope is extremely slim.

Kiritsugu Emiya also felt his hopes were slim.

After relaying the news that Emiya Kiritsugu had obtained the Greater Grail, he returned to the foot of Mount Enzou and secretly kept an eye on the direction of Ryuudou Temple. With his mastery of modern technology, he knew how to use modern technology for observation, such as cameras and telescopes.

Then, although he did not witness the entire battle, he learned that the three Servant were killed one after another by [Emiya Kiritsugu].

What kind of monster is this?

He didn't even send Berserker into battle; he killed all three Servants by himself, and even Archer, a monster with countless Noble Phantasm, was easily killed.

Can Saber really defeat such an enemy?

Unless Saber uses her Noble Phantasm to deliver a fatal blow from a distance without the other party's knowledge!

However, if the Noble Phantasm is used in that way, will Irisviel and Maiya Hisau be affected?

To summon the Holy Grail, Irisviel must be sacrificed. He was prepared for this from the beginning. Bringing Irisviel to Fuyuki was essentially sending Irisviel to her death. But Maiya Hisau?

Must we sacrifice even Maiya Hisau for our ultimate ideal, for the sake of obtaining the Holy Grail?

Looking at the Command Spells on the back of his hand that could force Saber to unleash her Noble Phantasm, Kiritsugu Emiya was caught in a dilemma.

While Kiritsugu Emiya struggling with his decision, Li Yue had already arrived deep within Mount Enzou.

"Godfather, how's the research going?"

At the location of the Greater Grail, Magic Power gathering point that resembles a volcano Aizen, dressed in a white robe from Las Noches, is bending over to study it.

Hearing Li Yue's voice behind him, Aizen turned his head to look.

"Li Yue-kun, is your game over?"

"Not yet, but four Servants have already been dealt with. The Holy Grail within Irisviel has accepted the souls of these four Servants. Next, she should gradually become unable to move because the Holy Grail within her has absorbed too many souls."

"Then you will separate the Lesser Holy Grail from her body, right?"

Aizen was trying to guess what Li Yue was going to do.

"That's right. I will bring the Lesser Holy Grail here and then summon the Greater Grail so that evil may descend upon this world."

Li Yue smiled and nodded.

"Godfather, you must be very interested in the evils of this world."

"Hmm, very interesting. It represents the concept of evil in the world. If there really is such a huge amount of evil, it would be excellent research material."

"But that's clearly impossible."

Li Yue shrugged.

"This kind of thing cannot be the evil of the whole world. If it were truly the evil of the whole world, it would have reached the level of a concept, and it would not have caused such a small amount of damage."

In the original storyline, Kiritsugu Emiya Saber use her Noble Phantasm to destroy the Holy Grail. As a result, the Lesser Holy Grail was indeed destroyed, but the black sludge inside the Holy Grail also came out.

The black mud, carrying the malice of the whole world, only burned a few blocks in Fuyuki City and that was it. Moreover, Kirei Kotomine did not die, and Gilgamesh even obtained a physical body.

All I can say is that the evil in this world is nothing more than this.

"That is indeed the case."

Aizen agreed with Li Yue's statement.

"But I still want to study it and see."

"Of course, this was originally prepared for you, Godfather."

Li Yue wouldn't do anything like trying to make black mud himself, but researching such things is Aizen's specialty, so he could do it!

"Besides that, I've also figured out the principles behind the Greater Grail."

"Oh? Has Godfather figured it out already?"

Li Yue's eyes lit up.

"That's right. This so-called Holy Grail that can grant wishes can be said to be using the rules of this world to some extent. Magic is a special phenomenon formed by deceiving the world, and what the Greater Grail wants to do is to use even greater power to deceive the world, thereby achieving the effect of changing the world on a large scale. This is what is called granting wishes. And one of its main abilities is to materialize the souls of the people in this world."

When the topic turned to the materialization of the soul, Aizen smiled.

"This so-called soul materialization is the connection between a person's soul and the essence of this world. Just as the Greater Grail provides Magic Power that allows Servants to exist in physical form, once a person's soul is connected to the world, it can directly use the world's power to materialize, which is equivalent to having unlimited energy."

"This reminds me of Minecraft. Everything in Minecraft is based on Reishi. If the Greater Grail ritual were used in Minecraft and modified into Reishi version, then I could directly connect with the world through this ritual. Li Yue-kun, do you know what this means?"

"If you can do that, in a sense, you will have already become the Soul King!"

Li Yue's eyes lit up as well.

"That's right, because I can draw Reishi from the world indefinitely. In my world, which is made up of Reishi, only Quincy can control the world's Reishi, but their control is also limited. As someone connected to the world, my ability to control Reishi will be limitless!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Aizen's face.

"When that time comes, I won't need to storm the Soul King Palace to deal with the sealed puppet; I will become a new Soul King!"

226. The Last to Arrive: Kiritsugu Emiya

By using the Greater Grail's techniques, one can connect to the world, thereby gaining unlimited access to its resources and ultimately becoming the Soul King.

Aizen's idea gave Li Yue some ideas as well.

What if this technique were applied to Teyvat continent, allowing Li Yue to connect to the Teyvat continent? For example, could it allow Li Yue to connect to the World Tree and directly gain access to it?

However, Li Yue quickly abandoned this idea. Once Li Yue truly integrated into the World Tree, he would become a local of Teyvat, which would not be an improvement but rather a deterioration.

Because once you become Teyvat native, you will be bound by various Teyvat rules, and Li Yue does not want to be bound by these rules. As a result, although he can use Elemental Power, he essentially consumes Reiatsu rather than Elemental Power. The Elemental Power he uses is just converted Elemental Power.

After chatting with Aizen for a while, Li Yue left the Greater Grail cave and returned to Ryuudou Temple.

Despite being bombarded by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon, the miraculously intact Ryuudou Temple remained unscathed, with not a single tremor in its floor tiles.

In this magical scene, Li Yue found Irisviel and Maiya Hisau who had returned.

Previously, because of the battle with the Servant, Li Yue had Irisviel and Maiya Hisau temporarily hide in the back mountain, and Li Yue ordered the Berserker to follow and protect them.

Although Berserker has gone mad, as a Knight of the Yangtze River, he retains his instinct to protect beautiful women even in his madness.

Now that the battle is over, Berserker has brought them back.

Even without Saber's presence, Berserker can still complete some simple tasks without any problems.

"Irisviel, how are you feeling now?"

"To be honest, Kiritsugu, I feel a bit heavy."

Irisviel was helped back to Ryuudou Temple by Maiya Hisau.

"Because the Lesser Holy Grail within you has begun to absorb the souls of Servants, the burden on your body will become increasingly heavy. It's already quite remarkable that you've managed to hold on until now. If it weren't for Saber's scabbard within you, you would have collapsed much faster."

Li Yue, now transformed into the Heroic Emiya Kiritsugu, spoke to Irisviel with concern.

"But don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you. I've come back this time to change this terrible history. I won't send you to your death!"

"Yes, Kiritsugu, I believe you."

Irisviel smiled happily.

"Mai, bring Irisviel with me. We need to remove the Lesser Holy Grail from Irisviel's body. Once the Lesser Holy Grail is removed, Irisviel will no longer have to worry about this issue."

"Good!"

Maiya Hisau also believed in the [Emiya Kiritsugu] before her.

The three of them entered the room that Emiya Kiritsugu had prepared for them at Ryuudou Temple.

The room looked very simple, with only a bed. Irisviel was helped to lie down on the bed by Maiya Hisau.

"Don't worry, it will be over soon, Irisviel, you won't even feel anything."

[Emiya Kiritsugu] gently comforted Irisviel, then drew his dagger and stabbed it directly into Irisviel's chest.

Although Irisviel still gritted her teeth in fear, she did not feel any pain.

Emiya Kiritsugu's dagger was clearly stuck in his own chest, but he acted as if nothing had happened.

The homunculi of the Einzbern family, or rather the homunculi used to participate in the Holy Grail War, are each carriers of the Lesser Holy Grail, responsible for receiving the souls of departing Servants. Once enough souls are collected, the sacrificial ritual can be initiated, and the Lesser Holy Grail will descend in its form. Behind the Lesser Holy Grail is the Greater Grail located Mount Enzou.

But in essence, the Greater Holy Grail can be summoned directly without the Lesser Greater Grail.

Therefore, Li Yue's approach was simple: he directly stripped the souls of the Servants from Irisviel's body, and then directly separated the Lesser Holy Grail spell from Irisviel's body.

This thing, once separated, can turn Irisviel into a normal android. In the Type-Moon world, it's not difficult for an android to live like a normal person, because as long as the android's body is fine, it can live like a normal person.

In the magic world of the Type-Moon world, androids are just as common as clones that can be created at age 18.

Li Yue easily separated the souls of those servants, along with the spell of the Lesser Holy Grail, from Irisviel's body.

After the separation, Irisviel immediately felt a sense of relief.

Those souls that were stripped away, having no Lesser Holy Grail to take them in, headed directly toward the Greater Grail.

Li Yue immediately opened a private chat to notify Aizen, who was at the Greater Grail.

[Meme Lord: Godfather, the souls of the four Servants have passed away, please intercept them.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: No problem, after all, I don't want any unnecessary trouble.]

If a Servant's soul enters the Greater Grail directly, the most likely outcome is that their soul will be corrupted by the evil within the Greater Grail, resulting in them appearing as a black-clad Alter Servant.

Although Li Yue could kill the Alter Servants even Servant, Li Yue didn't like repeating troublesome things, so he asked Aizen to help block the souls of those Servants.

Or rather, simply collecting the souls of those Servants temporarily would be a piece of cake for Aizen.

The Greater Grail doesn't need the souls of Servants to descend; it's the Lesser Holy Grail that needs them. But now that the Lesser Holy Grail is gone, the Greater Grail needs even less of those souls.

"Is it over? I suddenly feel so relieved."

Irisviel looked at Emiya Kiritsugu, who had put away his dagger, and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Yes, it's over. Irisviel, you no longer need to worry about dying because of the Lesser Holy Grail."

"Very good!"

Irisviel jumped out of bed with joy.

"That way, I can stay by Illya's side forever!"

"Alright, now it's the final moment."

[Emiya Kiritsugu] stepped out of the room and arrived at the mountain gate of Ryuudou Temple.

At the mountain gate, Kiritsugu Emiya had already brought Saber to the steps.

After some internal struggle, Kiritsugu Emiya did not choose to launch a sneak attack, but instead chose to engage in a direct battle with Saber!