Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Lightning tore through the air with unparalleled speed, mercilessly engulfing Li Shuwen's attack just as it was about to strike.

"[Iaido Narukami]"

"Mere thunder—!"

Struck by the terrifying lightning, Li Shuwen uttered extremely disdainful words. Under the golden lightning, Li Shuwen's movements only paused slightly before continuing to punch towards Emiya Shirou's neck with lightning speed.

He didn't take Thunder seriously at all.

only----

The punch, imbued with unparalleled force, missed its mark.

"Disappeared!?"

With these words in mind, Li Shuwen frowned slightly, and his mind was suddenly startled. He was right in front of him, but he suddenly disappeared.

However, before Li Shuwen could track down Emiya Shirou's location, a sharp voice came from beside him.

"【Raikiri】——！！！！！"

That is a super electromagnetic sword-drawing technique that uses electromagnetic force to force the sword out of its sheath in one go.

Under the influence of super-electromagnetic force, its speed is three times the speed of sound.

A whistling tearing sound erupted from around Li Shuwen at that moment.

Chapter 590 A Fierce Tiger Climbs the Mountain

A flash of light appeared.

"Sizzle—!"

It was like a crescent moon suddenly appearing in the clear sky, transforming into a bright flash of light, tearing everything apart, and sweeping out of space.

Three times the speed of sound is almost unattainable and unstoppable for normal people.

However, in most Servant battles, the speed of sound has been reached, or even far exceeds the speed of sound.

Of course, that doesn't mean the technique called "Raikiri" is easy to master.

Conversely, when faced with a sudden attack, only a small number of Servants with peak martial arts skills can react to a draw slash at such a distance.

Unfortunately, Li Shuwen was precisely the kind of person whose martial arts skills had reached their peak.

Chinese martial arts

Grade: A+++

The principles of Chinese culture. A numerical measure of the extent to which someone has mastered martial arts with the goal of unifying the universe.

The difficulty level for learning this skill is the highest. Unlike other skills, only A can be considered a level of "learned". Reaching A+++ means you are a master among masters.

Upon seeing the golden slash, Li Shuwen's pupils constricted sharply, and the surrounding air currents instantly changed.

As if in response to Shirou Emiya's space-tearing slash, Li Shuwen's fist suddenly paused, and a mountain-splitting aura swept out from it at that moment.

Like storms colliding, they clashed violently.

"clang!"

The clash between the slash and the punch produced a neat, metallic clang.

Li Shuwen used his top-notch skills to create a fierce clash with the steel. The bell-like sound of the impact transformed into a shockwave that reverberated between Emiya Shirou and Li Shuwen.

"Boom!"

In this graveyard-like center, violent lightning continuously erupted and swept outwards.

The ground was breached in an instant.

The rock was pulverized in the blink of an eye.

The sand and soil were instantly blasted apart.

The violent lightning continued to rage.

The massive skeleton was reduced to rubble in the raging torrent of thunder.

In an instant, the surrounding area was reduced to ruins.

"Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Tick-tock!"

Fresh blood seeped from Li Shuwen's entire body and dripped down.

Li Shuwen stopped his rant and raised his blood-dripping fist once more, aiming it at the thick fog in front of him.

He wasn't surprised to be injured; in fact, in a battle where life and death are at stake, it's almost impossible not to get hurt.

Moreover, the gravity acting on him and the bombardment of lightning also caused him some damage.

However, he was not satisfied with his current level of martial arts skills, because Li Shuwen could sense that if he were older, he could easily withstand an attack like Emiya Shirou's [Raikiri].

As a Heroic Spirit, he naturally possesses the memories of his entire life; it's just that the Servant present in the world is his younger self.

He wanted to fight the strong, partly to enjoy the intense battles, and partly to further refine his martial arts skills, just as he had pursued strength when he was alive.

Although he was at the peak of his physical strength at this time, his martial arts skills were not as good as they were in his old age, a fact he was deeply aware of.

If he were in his old age at the peak of his martial arts skills, even with the help of various ingenious and ingenious weapons, Shirou Emiya would be instantly killed the moment he got close.

Of course, even in his youth, he was at the pinnacle of martial arts; it's just that in his old age, he was at the pinnacle of the pinnacle.

“【2】”

Numbers appeared before Li Shuwen's eyes once again.

The entire second round of combat lasted only about twenty seconds, but it was full of thrills.

Not only for Emiya Shirou, but also for Li Shuwen, the slightest carelessness or relaxation of his mind could lead to his death.

"Roar!"

A roar that seemed to pierce the clouds echoed through this space.

"Buzz!"

Amidst the tremors of space, a tremendously powerful flame abruptly dispelled the thick fog that had billowed up around them.

It raged across the deathly silent graveyard, causing the entire ground to tremble violently.

That was the flame that erupted from the fantasy species at the pinnacle of the world, a flame capable of annihilating all living beings.

"【The Sinful Sword of the Fierce Dragon (Lae vateinn)】!!!!!!!!!"

Through countless forging attempts, Shirou Emiya's understanding of weapons deepened, and sometimes he was even able to make the weapons unleash greater power than they had in the hands of their original owners.

If Shirou Emiya could take another step forward, further improve his forging skills, and reach the pinnacle of his understanding of weapons, he might even be able to unleash the full power of his weapons with a single swing, enough to cause them to self-destruct.

Under the roar of this dragon.

The bedrock was destroyed with ease.

Stones and rubble were crushed within it.

The airflow seemed to be cut off, a mournful sound.

The sky seemed to be distorted and vibrating.

The entire cemetery had been destroyed beyond recognition; the ground had long since turned into countless stones and rubble, which were reduced to dust in the incredibly powerful flames.

If even the earth has fallen to such a state, let alone the fragile human body, it would probably have been completely devoured long ago, turning into dust dancing in the flames.

"Rumble--"

The ground trembled, and the earth groaned in despair.

Amidst the upheaval that could shatter even space itself, the airflow around Li Shuwen surged violently like boiling water.

The fighting spirit, the killing intent—everything had reached its peak.

A terrifying crimson magical power condensed on Li Shuwen's fist.

The accumulated power instilled fear in everything around it, making people tremble with dread.

"【A fierce tiger climbs the mountain】!!!!"

The moment Li Shuwen finished speaking, a powerful force erupted, tearing through the soil, shaking the earth, sending pebbles flying, and filling the air with dust.

One punch, two punches, three punches, four punches —

The mere swing of his fists, at that moment, shook the sky and the entire space.

The crimson flames relentlessly engulfed Li Shuwen, tearing apart the earth and unleashing terrifying turbulence and explosive bursts.

The seemingly ordinary punch extinguished the engulfing flames at that moment.

In this earth-shattering collision, the clouds were directly blown away, and the raging storm and flames mercilessly shook the sky, creating an extremely terrifying scene.

This is one of the secrets and profound principles of Bajiquan, and it is also the ultimate killing technique that Li Shuwen relied on throughout his life.

"No Second Strike" is ultimately only aimed at humans (a strike designed to stop a human's heart), while "Tiger Climbs the Mountain" is an attack focused on physical damage.

The fluid, continuous attacks, each strike powered by energy from the earth originating from "Li Shuwen."

Chapter 591 An Encounter in the City

The blinding sunlight fell from the sky, scattering golden fragments that illuminated the entire neighborhood.

After just two battles, the number of people participating in the Holy Grail War has decreased significantly.

Those who survive now are either extremely lucky and have been dealt a very favorable hand that others can only dream of.

Either they are like Rin Tohsaka, a well-known figure on the entire planet, whose strength is exceptionally outstanding.

It is a vast town, yet it exudes a silence so profound that you can hear your own heartbeat.

During the first battle, there was an arena with dozens of magicians inside.

Now, however, only silence remained in the entire arena.