Nobody thought that this Sword Saint test would end up like this.
Shirou's original opponent was Nina, who was at the Sword Saint level, but the Sword God suddenly stepped in and changed his opponent to Ghislaine, who was at the Sword King level.
Everyone thought Shirou would lose to Ghislaine instantly, but he managed to block her attacks. He even used special skills and Water God Style moves to make it so Ghislaine couldn't defeat him or break through his defense.
Now, the Sword Saint test has completely gone off course, heading towards an outcome that nobody could have imagined.
"..."
Ghislaine's expression became serious after realizing that Shirou hadn't learned the Dragon God's Dragon Saint energy, but he had skills similar to it.
She didn't think it was unfair for Shirou to win using techniques besides swordsmanship.
After all, her, a Sword King, fighting Shirou was already a huge unfair advantage. It didn't matter if he used some unexpected tactics.
Most of the Swordsman there thought the same way. They didn't look down on Shirou at this point.
The skills Shirou showed proved that even if he wasn't a master of Sword God Style, he was definitely a strong opponent to be reckoned with.
However, even with Shirou's skills, most Swordsman still didn't think he could beat Ghislaine.
If Shirou was fighting a normal Sword King, he might have a chance to win by using his special moves and Water God Style techniques.
But he was facing Ghislaine, the Black Wolf Sword King, who was one of the strongest Sword Kings.
As the Sword God's direct student, Ghislaine's Sword God Style skills were far greater than those of ordinary King-level fighters.
When Ghislaine first started out with the Sword God, she could easily defeat all the Swordsman of her level in the Holy Land of Swords. Her terrifying fighting style scared the Swordsman of her time.
Even the Water God Style school couldn't match her swordsmanship. In the end, the Water God himself had to step in to stop her.
Ghislaine was truly talented in swordsmanship.
Even though her swordsmanship had stagnated in recent years because she lost her goal, her knowledge and experience never disappeared. Instead, they grew deeper over time.
Now, calling her a near-Emperor level Swordsman wouldn't be an overstatement.
Therefore, a normal Sword King would probably not find a way to break through Shirou's flawless defense. But for Ghislaine, even if Shirou used the Evil Dragon Blood Armor and Water God Style techniques together, she still had moves to break through.
"Huff..."
Without realizing it, Ghislaine was in a sword-swinging pose, but she remained still.
Everyone could see Ghislaine's movements, but they couldn't understand what she was doing.
Only Shirou could clearly feel a terrifying pressure coming towards him.
Even though Ghislaine hadn't moved, Shirou could feel that a slash that could tear anything was building up within her.
He can't let that slash be unleashed!
Shirou made the decision instantly.
He learned from his fight with the Dragon God that you should never let your opponent prepare fully before fighting them.
The Dragon God's abilities were so extreme that Shirou didn't even have time to prepare his Unlimited Blade Works chant. He was defeated before he could even use it.
Even if Shirou had used Unlimited Blade Works then, he probably wouldn't have been able to beat the Dragon God.
But Shirou learned a lot from the Dragon God's fighting style, which didn't give his opponent any chance.
Of course, he later learned from Hitogami that the Dragon God didn't give his opponents any chances because his magic recovery speed was extremely slow. That's why he tried to leave no room for error in his fights, not wanting his opponent to have any opportunity to make him waste magic and fighting energy.
Shirou didn't care about the Dragon God's reasons. He just admired his attitude of not giving his opponent any chances.
So now, seeing Ghislaine clearly charging up some kind of ability, Shirou didn't give her any chance either. He immediately reached for a bow and arrow and aimed.
"Trace, On! Fake Spiral Sword!"
Without relaxing at all, Shirou immediately projected his strongest archery technique.
Knowing that Ghislaine might be preparing some kind of incredible ability, he couldn't give her any chance. He directly projected the weapon.
"Is that North God Style swordsmanship?"
The Swordsman there thought Shirou was using North God Style techniques because of his bow and arrow stance.
Most Swordsman still thought Shirou was also a Swordsman.
Even though this Swordsman's swordsmanship was strange, like he knew everything, and they couldn't understand his Sword God Style techniques, he should still be a swordsman.
Seeing Shirou draw his bow, they naturally assumed he was using North God Style skills again.
In that world, only North God Style considered anything a weapon, not just swords, but also spears, knives, axes, and bows.
The strange branch of North God Style was even more unbelievable, making people wonder what kind of Swordsman these guys with ink and explosives in their pockets were.
With such crazy and ruthless people before him, nobody paid much attention to Shirou using a bow and arrow in a sword fight.
However, the people there underestimated Shirou's archery skills.
"Snap!"
After the fake spiral sword was fired from his hand, Shirou activated the Broken Phantasm skill just as it was about to reach Ghislaine!
He used the fake spiral sword as a sacrifice, unleashing a terrifying explosion that swept everything away.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion echoed.
The people around the arena were shocked. They never thought Shirou would have such a ridiculous move. It was completely beyond their understanding of Swordsman.
However, Shirou's attitude didn't relax at all.
He watched Ghislaine being engulfed in the smoke from the explosion. His mind's eye never stopped working, and soon, it gave him an amazing premonition.
His body moved almost instinctively!
"Crack!"
An amazing sword energy was released from the smoke!
That sword energy was extremely sharp, cutting through the air like a knife cutting through cake. It even tore through people's vision, leaving an unforgettable white mark.
At the same time, this sword was incredibly fast. Most people couldn't even follow its movements with their eyes. They could only vaguely see a shadow cutting through space, heading straight towards Shirou.
In that moment when the mind couldn't keep up with the movement, nobody thought Shirou could block this sword.
Including Ghislaine, who had swung the sword.
This sword was her life's understanding of sword energy, the ultimate refinement of swordsmanship. It had not only extreme speed, but also extreme destructive power!
Even if real Dragon Saint energy appeared before her, Ghislaine was confident that she could use this sword to tear a gap in that absolute defense.
Shirou was really surprised by Ghislaine's exaggerated swordsmanship.
He knew Ghislaine's swordsmanship wouldn't be simple, but he didn't expect her to be able to unleash such an extremely destructive sword.
This was truly what a strong Sword God Style fighter should be able to do.
Only those who had truly reached the peak of Sword God Style could unleash such a flawless sword.
Shirou became even more aware of the gap between himself and such a talented person.
But he didn't lose hope. He had already realized his weakness in the fights against the Dragon God and the Sword God.
His talent was nothing compared to the Dragon God, the Sword God, or even geniuses like Ghislaine and Eris. He was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
He didn't have real talent. He was an ordinary person.
However, Shirou was not truly ordinary either. He had something that even geniuses didn't have:
"Projection, begin!"
Although he was only starting the projection now, it had actually started earlier!
The weapon he was projecting was none other than the Forever Faraway Golden Sword, which he had forged in the Holy Country of Millis!
As Shirou's first self-made divine weapon, the Forever Faraway Golden Sword was nearly identical to the Excalibur.
It was like he had strengthened the originally fragile Sword of Promised Victory, giving it a quality comparable to Excalibur.
Shirou usually couldn't project weapons of that level.
He didn't have the ability to project divine weapons.
This was something Shirou had realized a long time ago.
But even though this was true, it didn't mean it couldn't be changed.
The reason Shirou couldn't project divine weapons in the past was that his eyes couldn't understand their structure. Like Gilgamesh's Ea sword, just looking at it would cause a sharp pain in his eyes, making it impossible to imitate or even understand its construction, preventing him from completing the projection.
But the Forever Faraway Golden Sword was a divine weapon that Shirou had forged himself. Every detail of its construction was in Shirou's mind.
Therefore, Shirou could completely project the Forever Faraway Golden Sword, perfectly replicating the first divine weapon he had forged himself!
"Snap!"
As the essence of magic solidified in his hand, the long sword surrounded by golden light appeared in Shirou's hand!
At the same time as projecting the weapon, Shirou also loaded the projection with skills.
Since the Forever Faraway Golden Sword was essentially a strengthened version of the Sword of Promised Victory, its core was still the weapon that King Arthur used when she was young.
Therefore, Shirou could use projection loading to directly master the swordsmanship of Saber Artoria, and even her strongest ability: mana burst!
"Boom!"
After completing all the preparations, Shirou didn't have time to think.
He knew that all he had to do now was to use his strongest sword to fight against Ghislaine's swordsmanship!
Win or lose, this was the best he could do!
"Holy Sword, release!"
"Its name is, the Forever Faraway Golden Sword!"
The weapon in Shirou's hand was swung. Countless particles formed naturally beside the blade, and as the blade cut through the air, they turned into an extreme wave of light that pierced everything!
Before anyone could react.
A blazing and wild wave of light bloomed from Shirou's hand, sweeping the entire training ground of the Holy Land of Swords into a vortex with amazing pressure!
The people there couldn't even see what had happened in that instant.
By the time they came to their senses, everything before them was engulfed in endless showers of light.
The arena of the training ground was torn apart by an extremely exaggerated wave. Among the scorched ruins, the battle had undoubtedly come to an end!
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