God-Slaying Origin

Seeing no sign of Shirou continuing the fight, Souren Araya merged into the wall. Shirou felt far too dangerous to him; even though this was his territory, he lacked the confidence to win a battle against him. Shirou's current lack of intent to fight was perfect for her.

Seeing Souren Araya leave just like that, Mikiya became a bit agitated. After all, in his eyes, these two had the ability to defeat Souren Araya.

"Hey, Shirou, Miss Touko, how can you two just let that guy leave? Shiki is still in his hands!"

It was only when Shiki was involved that Mikiya seemed to transform into a different person. Shirou waved his hand at Mikiya and said, "Don't worry, Mikiya. Have some faith in Shiki. She's Ryougi Shiki, the God-Slaying Origin! Besides, you shouldn't be this nervous."

"Hey, where did you come up with such a cringeworthy title?" Touko retorted.

"Shiki herself said, 'As long as it's alive, I'll kill it for you.' So, if we just add a bit of flair to that sentence and change it to, 'As long as it's alive, I'll kill even gods for you,' combined with her physique that reaches directly to the Root, wouldn't that make her the God-Slaying Origin?" Shirou earnestly spouted nonsense from an old internet meme.

As soon as Shirou finished speaking, the Ogawa Apartment immediately experienced a situation: the walls began to crack, and the entire building started to shake, as if it were an earthquake.

"Is it starting? Enjou is quite reliable when it comes to getting things done!" Shirou had no intention of resting yet. He placed his hand directly on the ground and used reinforcement magic.

The scattered circuits created a feeling akin to the masked man summoning the Nine-Tails.

The reinforced circuits quickly spread throughout the entire apartment. Although reinforcement magic was a common skill among magi, with the addition of Shirou's massive magical power, it truly became a case of brute force achieving miracles.

The reinforcement held the Ogawa Apartment in place as securely as glue.

"Done!" Shirou stood up, patted away the non-existent dust from his hands, and said.

Touko's mouth twitched. As a Grand Magus, she naturally knew how much mana it took to achieve such an effect with reinforcement magic. If her total mana was taken as one unit, "Touko," then completing this reinforcement magic would have cost approximately 40 to 50 "Toukos." Seeing Shirou's nonchalant demeanor…

Thinking this, Touko looked at Shirou with a strange gaze. "Seriously, are you a monster?"

In the corridor on a high floor of the Ogawa Apartment, Souren Araya emerged from the wall. This tall figure, who hardly looked Japanese, was now walking unsteadily, clutching his abdomen with his right hand. His biggest mistake was right here.

He had overlooked Kanetsune, a Mystic Code that was like a bane to barriers, simply because Enjou Tomoe, a person whose Origin was "worthless," had brought it.

The strength of Kanetsune was undeniable. It could be seen from how Shirou had easily destroyed other magi's barriers with projected fakes in previous encounters; just placing it somewhere could cause a barrier to break.

Now, with the real Kanetsune placed inside the barrier, this barrier would undoubtedly be cut through by Kanetsune as easily as a hot knife through butter.

For Souren Araya, this wasn't even the worst of it. The worst part was that this barrier and Souren Araya were linked together.

Although doing so allowed him to gain absolute dominance within the barrier, conversely, once the barrier was damaged, Souren Araya himself would also suffer corresponding damage.

Now that the barrier was ruined, Souren Araya had naturally been severely wounded. However, for the sake of his ideal, Souren Araya had persisted for over two hundred years. Although he was now in a semi-crippled state, this person was clearly not someone who would give up easily.

"No, I haven't lost yet. As long as…" Souren Araya thought, constantly motivating himself to move forward. As long as he could obtain Shiki's body that could reach the Root, his plan might still succeed.

Unfortunately, reality was destined to disappoint him. The elevator door slowly opened, and Shiki slowly walked out.

"No! Why! How can this body still move? How can you wake up after taking such damage? Why don't you stay unconscious a little longer? Why, answer me, Ryougi!"

Souren Araya roared. The barrier was ruined, he was severely injured, he wasn't killed, and now even Shiki had escaped. Souren Araya's plan had basically completely collapsed.

"Of course, I woke up on my own!" Shiki, holding Kanetsune, staggered towards Souren Araya. After all, her bones had been broken before; even if she didn't feel pain, she still had to give Mr. Newton some face.

"Why is it that even though I can fight you to a draw, I can't smile? I finally understand, Souren Araya. I don't want to kill you; I simply can't stand your existence!"

Shiki, dragging a body that should have been sent to orthopedics immediately, staggered towards Souren Araya, then drew her sword and activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception simultaneously. It was incredibly cool.

Facing Shiki's assault, Souren Araya raised his hand.

"Suppress!"

Souren Araya still held some illusion about Shiki's body that could reach the Root. His first move was still the gravitational suppression of "Suppress." However, he had overlooked one thing: the blade in Shiki's hand, Kuji Kanetsune, was the bane of all barriers, and he himself was a Barrier Master…

Under the effect of that pressure, Shiki's short hair fluttered as if in a strong wind, but this was not the special effect Shiki wanted.

With a swing of her sword, all the pressure vanished without a trace. This was the power possessed by Kanetsune. Whether it was a grand temple or an ordinary barrier, it was still a barrier! As long as it was a barrier, it was just a matter of one sword strike.

The Six Realms Boundary, which had already been repaired, opened as Shiki approached, responding to Souren Araya's control and initiating capture towards Shiki. However, this was still a barrier; it would only take one sword strike to finish you.

Does this remind you of "One-Sword" from Fairy Tail?

How should I put it? Hmm, it's too cruel!

Kanetsune destroyed the barrier, revealing a brief opening for Souren Araya. Seizing this opportunity, Shiki directly initiated a charge and severed Souren Araya's right hand with a single strike.

Souren Araya did not have accelerated regeneration, but even if he did, it would be useless. Under the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, that arm had already been "killed." No matter what method was used, there was no possibility of restoration.

"Damn it! You didn't have this much combat power when you fought Shiramizu Rio, could it be—" Seeing the long sword in Shiki's hand, Souren Araya somehow thought of his old friend Aozaki Touko, who could use glasses to alter her vision, thereby implying the switching of personalities.

"Implying different combat powers by using different weapons? So, you weren't fighting at full strength before?"

If Shirou were here, he would definitely tell Souren Araya: You're overthinking it. It's just that the Shiki using a dagger was a four-star Assassin class, while the Shiki using a long sword was a five-star Sword class. It's normal for their attributes to be different!

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