"!!!"
The moment Shirou finished his move, the water god saw something unbelievable reflected in her eyes.
The sword shadows came from three directions at the same time. They looked like three different shadows, and most people would think that two of them were just fake illusions.
But at the water god's level, she could clearly see that none of the three sword shadows were fake. Each one was a real strike!
This was definitely an unbelievable thing.
No matter how fast a sword is, it can't launch attacks from three different directions at the same time.
Or rather, if you want to make a sword strike in three different places at the same time, it is impossible without magic.
However, this impossible thing was actually happening now.
The sharp aura from the blades coming from three directions made even the great water god feel an unspeakable pressure.
Because of this, she had to become serious for the first time, unleashing all her fighting spirit and instantly amplifying her power to its peak.
Just by spreading out her fighting spirit, the water god's pressure reached a state that was hard to look at directly.
A god-level expert, how terrifying.
However, even facing such a strong enemy, Shirou did not waver at all. Or rather, he really didn't have time to waver.
At this moment, he had focused all his attention on releasing the treasure in his hand.
Tsubame Gaeshi, originally developed by Sasaki Kojiro to cut down swallows in the air.
It was a "multi-dimensional bending phenomenon" that surpassed speed, skill, and feints.
In the world of Type-Moon, this could be said to have achieved another level of the Second Magic, reaching the level of space magic.
Sasaki Kojiro only aimed for the height of swordsmanship during his life. He did nothing else but swing his sword, dedicating himself to training his body into swordsmanship itself every day.
Then, after a long time, his swordsmanship finally reached a certain level.
Tsubame Gaeshi was the peak of his life's skill accumulation, the strongest in pure skill, and could be called the limit of a mortal genius.
And because it was the limit of a mortal genius, this sword technique could still be effective even when facing enemies much stronger than himself.
No matter what kind of enemy he faced, he could seriously injure them!
However, Tsubame Gaeshi also had its only weakness…
The former Sasaki Kojiro lost to Artoria because of the existence of that weakness.
Shirou's current projection skill, when facing the great water god, still could not hide that only weakness.
"Crack!"
As Shirou's Tsubame Gaeshi was completely unleashed, it was as if a storm was formed instantaneously and stopped just as quickly.
His sword did touch the water god.
But it only touched her.
When the sword tip was about to touch the water god's body, cutting the old woman in half, the sword blade had already begun to shatter inch by inch, turning into dust on the ground.
"..."
Seeing this, Shirou showed a helpless expression.
He realized that he had underestimated the great water god after all.
As someone who had reached the peak of her field, she was naturally not ordinary. She would not be affected by the terrifying power in front of her, and could see through the essence and flaws of the sword technique.
The biggest flaw of Tsubame Gaeshi is the weapon itself.
Because Sasaki Kojiro's weapon was not a special weapon, but just an ordinary long sword that he had specially made for his swordsmanship.
As a result, the blade could be easily destroyed by the opponent in actual combat.
And once the weapon itself was destroyed, no matter how exquisite Tsubame Gaeshi was, or how skilled the technique was, it would not be able to perform effectively.
Of course, that was only if Sasaki Kojiro himself came…
In fact, Shirou suddenly realized a possibility the moment he unleashed Tsubame Gaeshi.
The reason why Sasaki Kojiro couldn't unleash a truly unsolvable Tsubame Gaeshi was because he focused too much on the form of the sword technique and ignored its essence.
At the same time, Shirou also recalled what Ghislaine had once told him, that if he wanted to become a true swordsman, he had to figure out what the essence of the sword really was.
And what exactly is a sword?
In the long battle, Shirou had actually already obtained his own answer in his heart.
With the body as the sword, with the blood as the bone!
This body is made of swords!
Since this body is a sword, then the form of the sword is no longer limited to the weapon in the hand, and even less to the framework of pure swordsmanship.
If other people's sword techniques have flaws, they can be modified and repaired.
Since the flaw of Tsubame Gaeshi itself is that it is difficult to exert more power after the weapon is destroyed.
Then he would try to create a sword technique that would not be limited by weapons, a sword that could still achieve destruction even after it shattered!
"Snap!"
Water God Reida's pupils shrank slightly.
She had already felt very shocked when she saw Shirou unleash Tsubame Gaeshi.
She never expected that such a young man could bring pure swordsmanship to such an extent, even giving her the feeling of facing a sword god.
Although the quality of his fighting spirit and the speed of his sword energy were far inferior to those of a sword god, the skill of the swordsmanship itself made up for too much.
Unfortunately, the opponent he was facing was the water god.
As the current water god, Reida Reia would not be timid in the slightest even when facing the sword god himself, let alone Shirou, who was far inferior to the sword god himself.
She saw through the flaws of Tsubame Gaeshi at a glance and quickly responded, easily shattering the weapon projected by Shirou with the power of her bedrock fighting spirit.
She then showed a hint of appreciation.
Although Shirou's sword could not touch her, the man in front of her was still an unimaginably good seed for the water god.
If he was willing to learn the Water God Style, he might surpass her, even surpass the past water gods, and even the first water god, becoming the strongest water god in history and leading the Water God Style to victory over the Sword God Style.
The water god felt a desire to cherish talent, which even made her consider letting Shirou go.
As long as he was willing to join the Water God Style.
However, the water god still underestimated Shirou after all.
She didn't expect that even if the weapon was shattered, Tsubame Gaeshi had not ended its eruption!
Under Shirou's sudden inspiration, he suddenly realized that even if the sword itself was broken, why could it be said that the sword technique could not be used?
He also completely understood Ghislaine's meaning.
A sword is a sword.
Not a weapon bound by form.
But a pure crystallization of will and thought.
As long as it is a technique that a person has tempered with his own will, even if its form is not a sword, it can still be called a sword technique.
In simple terms, even if the form of the sword itself is broken, as long as the skill of the sword still exists, it can still unleash an invisible sword.
This seems like an unimaginable scene under normal circumstances.
But Shirou suddenly recalled the amazing sword energy that Ghislaine had once shown him, which seemed to exist, but did not exist!
"Tsubame Gaeshi! Shadow Die Twice!"
Shirou clearly didn't have a weapon in his hand, but at this moment he still unleashed a strike towards the water god!
It was not a sword strike created by a tangible sword, but an invisible sword, a strike of sword intent purely relying on the spread of fighting spirit!
In this confrontation with the water god, Shirou finally completely understood what Ghislaine had once said to him, the question she asked him.
What is a sword?
Shirou's answer was, with the body as the sword!
"Crack!"
In the water god's slightly surprised gaze, the amazing fighting spirit storm turned into a vortex.
The weapon of Tsubame Gaeshi had clearly shattered, but Shirou's empty hand still unleashed a Tsubame Gaeshi close to its original form!
Three torrent-like strikes converged from three directions to attack the water god.
Under such circumstances, the water god undoubtedly had nowhere to hide!
"Such a talented genius…"
However, the water god still did not panic at all.
It was just that the way she looked at Shirou now became quite warm, as if she was looking at a rather amazing junior, revealing endless admiration.
At the same time, the golden sword in her hand suddenly raised—
An indescribable, completely unclear action appeared in the next second!
"Crack!"
Suddenly, all the wind, all the torrents, all everything stopped.
Space seemed to freeze.
As if the crazy raging waves were stopped abruptly in an instant.
The earth fell into absolute silence at this moment!
"..."
Shirou stared blankly at everything in front of him.
He had finally witnessed the true strength of the water god.
At the same time, he also realized how exaggerated the realm of a god-level figure was.
The water god's sword not only directly destroyed his Second Tsubame Gaeshi, but also erased the surrounding space, things, and concepts.
If the world is a painting, then the water god's swordsmanship is simply like directly peeling off the picture on the painting!
Everything was taken away by her.
The Sword of Deprivation.
The sixth secret art that does not exist in the Water God Style, personally created by the current water god Reida Reia, also established her name as the strongest water god.
When this ability erupts, everything will be taken away.
Whether it is pure skill or terrible violence, the moment its formation is peeled away, no matter how strong the power is, it cannot be maintained and will completely shatter.
However, Shirou did not give up.
Tsubame Gaeshi was not his real trump card. You must know that at this moment, he was still carrying the golden sword of certain victory that he had forged back then.
To ensure that nothing went wrong, he even brought out the Sword in the Stone that he had forged himself during this assassination, just to solve this deadly situation!
Although the price would be that the Sword in the Stone would be completely shattered, he didn't care so much. He had to completely release the magic power in that sword in order to seek a chance of survival!
However, to Shirou's surprise, before he tried to pull out the Sword in the Stone, the water god Reida did not have any follow-up actions.
Not only that, but she even put away the golden sword in her hand and looked at Shirou in a rather friendly manner, saying something that the latter never expected.
"Boy, are you interested in being the next water god?"
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