Simultaneously traversing from Type-Moon

Du Can applied a series of buffs to Hundred-Faced Hassan, causing Hundred-Faced Hassan's aura to surge, and his spirit origin strength instantly far surpassed that of ordinary Servants.

Adding anything to Hassan the Hundred Faces' spirit origin is not feasible for now, but giving him a few temporary buffs is possible.

Soul Masters in Douluo Continent are quite adept at this aspect, applying a series of buffs during battles, with both small and large increases, making it almost like a game.

The buffs Du Can gave him all came from the spirit rings provided by the spiritual herbs growing in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and the benefits were significant.

With this level of strength, it wouldn't be difficult for him to block three opponents at the same time.

Of course, this is only temporary; it will return to normal when the time is up or the buff count is used up.

"Alright, now you go and stop those Servants and their Masters."

"Yes, Master!"

Hassan the Hundred Faces felt the powerful aura emanating from him and realized that he could now fight the First Hokage and easily stop those other Servants.

Bai Mao Hassan left the large cavern at the foot of Yuanzang Mountain with full confidence.

Du Can turned around and looked at the Holy Grail ritual that was overflowing with magical energy.

He knew how much commotion he had caused, which would definitely attract all those Servants, and that was exactly what he wanted.

We'll deliver to everyone's door, saving us the trouble of notifying each person individually.

"Next, let me take a look at the specific structure of the Holy Grail that can grant wishes."

The Holy Grail War is not over yet, and so far only one Servant has died, namely Gilles de Rais of the Caster class.

Since the number of Servant souls accumulated in the Lesser Grail did not meet the specified standard, the Greater Grail system was naturally closed and could not be accessed.

But it doesn't matter. He just wants to check the structure of the corrupted Grail and see if it can be repaired. As for whether he wants to use it to fulfill his wish? He'll think about that after it's repaired.

Du Can closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were shining with a light bright enough to blind a person.

That wasn't some kind of demonic eye; it was simply proof that one's mental power was so strong that it had solidified into a tangible form.

That is the "God of the Void Realm" achieved after going through the stages of "Refining Essence into Qi", "Refining Qi into Spirit", and "Refining Spirit into Emptiness" in the world of Nine Cauldrons. This God is able to "merge with Heaven and Earth" and observe the mysteries of all existence and all laws in the world.

That was after he had passed through the five levels of spiritual power in the Douluo Continent world: [Overview], [Microscopic], [Mustard Seed], [Sumeru], and [Vastness]. His spiritual power was as vast and boundless as the ocean, allowing him to see things as small as a mustard seed and to investigate all movements in both the microscopic and macroscopic realms.

At this moment, the world holds no secrets for him; it will reveal all the information it contains to him without reservation.

Although his eyes were not the Demon Eyes at this moment, they were no less powerful than those of high-level Demon Eyes. His strong mental power was enough to see through the entire Great Grail System inside and out.

"Let me observe it carefully."

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the other side.

Artoria drove her sports car, rapidly approaching Mount Enzo like a blue shooting star.

They are getting closer and closer to their goal.

At that moment, Artoria seemed to see a dark shadow suddenly appear in front of the car. It was moving too fast for Artoria to react, and then she suddenly heard a voice say, "Please stop the car!"

then……

boom!

Artoria is now desperately trying to increase the car's speed. At such a high speed, even she herself cannot accurately control the car to slow down or even stop it quickly.

So the dark figure was used as a speed bump and crashed into it.

Irisviel heard a loud crash and saw a dark figure being thrown away by the car.

"Saber! Did we bump into someone?"

Irisviel was a little nervous.

Although magicians are generally devoid of humanity, Irisviel, though a magician, is not human, and therefore possesses humanity.

(Are androids even human?)

"Don't worry, Alice, that can't be a person. A person can't run that fast to cosplay as the speed bump of this super-fast sports car. It's probably some Servant trying to intercept us. We can just run over it."

Artoria made a seemingly subjective statement, but she wasn't wrong. After all, even she could only see a fleeting afterimage; could it be a human? It could only be a Servant.

Artoria drove her super-fast sports car like a blue meteor to the foot of Mount Enzo, then quickly stopped.

It's not that I don't want to continue at this speed, it's just that there's no way to drive ahead.

What appeared before Artoria and Irisviel was a huge rift running east to west, dividing the entire mountain in two.

According to Alice, the Greater Grail is located in a large cavity within Mount Enzo, and it's easy to find by following the crack, but it's clear that you can't drive into the crack.

Although the crack is more than ten meters wide and theoretically passable by vehicles, it is full of jagged rocks and the road conditions are extremely bad. Even if a sports car is temporarily converted into an off-road vehicle, it is impossible to advance more than five meters on this road that has been carved out by force.

"Alice, find a place to hide around here. I'll go in and check the situation."

Artoria wanted to exclude Irisviel from any potential battle scenarios that might occur next.

After all, the power of that mountain-splitting strike made even her expression turn grave, and she felt it would be difficult to deal with, let alone Irisviel, who was just an ordinary magician.

"No, Saber, I have to keep going. If they really are here to destroy the Greater Grail, I have ways to interfere with them and stop them from destroying the Greater Grail."

Artoria remembered the other party's title as one of the three starter families in the Holy Grail War. After thinking about it, she still cared a lot about the Holy Grail, so she could only grit her teeth and say, "Alright, Alice, from now on you must stick close to me and absolutely cannot leave me without permission."

"no problem!"

Then, Artoria scouted ahead, with Irisviel close behind.

They entered the Great Rift and began their journey toward the Holy Grail.

Chapter 73 Artoria encounters Hassan with a Hundred Faces

Artoria moved swiftly through the narrow crevice, with Irisviel following closely behind.

This crack is truly peculiar.

Sunlight descended from the sky, illuminating a corner of the crack and revealing part of the scenery within it to them.

Artoria and Irisviel saw that the rock walls on both sides of the crack had a smooth, water-like quality.

It's as smooth as marble cut with a high-pressure water jet.

"It seems that the enormous crescent-shaped blade used by that mysterious person is extremely sharp. Saber, you must be careful when facing it, and remember not to be attacked by it."

Irisviel looked at the smooth mountain walls on both sides, her expression becoming more serious as she gave Artoria this warning.

Artoria nodded. She had a much deeper understanding of the other party's strength than Irisviel did, so she naturally wouldn't underestimate him.

However, although the mountain wall is extremely smooth, the path in the crevices is covered with countless fallen rocks. For ordinary people, the rocks of all sizes can completely block their way, making it difficult for them to take even a few more steps.

But neither Artoria nor Irisviel were ordinary people, so even when faced with countless falling rocks blocking the road, they were able to move forward quickly.

At first it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, but after walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

"stop!"

A dark figure stopped the two from continuing their exploration.

Artoria and Irisviel immediately looked at the person who had suddenly appeared with suspicion.

Completely black with a skull mask on his face, judging from his features, he is the Assassin who was supposedly killed by Archer, but was later confirmed by Kiritsugu Emiya to be alive.

It is said that the fire that occurred at the Church a few days ago was related to it. This was observed by Kiritsugu Emiya, who deployed unmanned familiars near the Church. After all, it is an important location and must be carefully observed.

Unfortunately, the most important fight and arson were not observed, since it took place inside the Church of Christ, and Kiritsugu Emiya could not set up his familiar there.

Kiritsugu Emiya only discovered afterward that Kirei Kotomine was dead and that Assassin was suspected of disappearing, and then the entire city of Fuyuki began to spread various information about the assassin.

Although Kiritsugu Emiya disliked Artoria very much, he still shared some important information with her. After seeing this information, Artoria was full of questions.

A strange feeling.

Now, she saw the long-lost Assassin reappear before her.

"Assassin! You're stopping me, do you want to fight me?"

Artoria asked seriously.

In a direct confrontation, Artoria felt she could absolutely crush the Dark Assassin.

However, Assassin is known for his sneak attacks and assassinations. The fact that the other party has so openly blocked his way suggests that there might be some conspiracy or some underhanded trick they intend to use against Irisviel, who is standing right next to him.

With that in mind, Artoria immediately looked around warily, while also keeping Irisviel firmly behind her.

"Saber! I told you to stop the car, and you didn't stop, fine, but why did you have to run me over?"

Upon hearing Assassin's words, Artoria paused for a moment, then immediately said, "So the dark figure that suddenly appeared earlier was you. I thought it was a speed bump."

Artoria felt not the slightest bit of remorse for running over Assassin with her car.

After all, they are Servants, not living people. If they could really be hit by a car and die, then they would just die, and in a particularly shameful way.

"Tsk..." Hassan clicked his tongue, but instead of attacking rashly, he began to talk about serious matters.

“Saber, I have come to tell you something on my Master’s orders. The Greater Grail has been corrupted and can no longer grant human wishes. My Master is trying to find a way to fix it.”

What?! The Holy Grail has been corrupted?!

Artoria's eyes widened immediately.

She came to participate in the Holy Grail War to obtain the Holy Grail and fulfill her wish. The Holy Grail has been corrupted, so what will she eat?

Then she immediately realized that this was just Assassin's opinion and its veracity could not be confirmed.

"Assassin, do you think I'd believe your nonsense? You're just trying to make me lose my motivation. I'm not going to fall for that."

"Believe it or not. But I can remind you that Master once said that the corruption of the Greater Grail might be the work of the Einzbern family in the last Holy Grail War. You can ask the homunculus from the Einzbern family behind you what their family summoned in the last Holy Grail War."

Upon hearing this, Artoria paused for a moment and looked behind her. Irisviel was also momentarily stunned.

"Could it be him? That shouldn't be the case. His power is too weak. If it's not the real one, theoretically he shouldn't have the ability to corrupt the Holy Grail at all..."

Irisviel seemed to have thought of something at that moment, and began to mutter a few words to herself.

Artoria immediately realized that the Einzbern family might have indeed done something she didn't know about during the Third Holy Grail War, and Assassin was at least not lying about that part.

She wanted to talk to Alice about it, but it was clearly not the right time now, and she would have to wait until later.

The only thing to do now is to break through Assassin's blockade as soon as possible and see the condition of the Greater Grail with my own eyes.

Perhaps the Greater Grail is indeed having some problems and cannot fulfill wishes normally, but perhaps it is not having any problems at all, and this is just a bluff by the Assassins to prevent them from seeing the current state of the Greater Grail.