FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Oh?"

These words immediately piqued Osmandis's interest, while Zhang Hao and Sal, standing to the side, were even more astonished by Xia Yan's boldness.

What does he mean by that? Does he want Ottomandis to personally join the battle? That's incredibly arrogant!

"How dare you! Master Xia Yan, you dared not use the prefix 'great' when addressing the Sun King! This is utterly disrespectful!"

Nito also felt that Xia Yan had gone mad, daring to challenge Osmandis, and immediately used words of accusation against Xia Yan for being disrespectful in order to make Xia Yan take the initiative to back down.

"You didn't use any prefixes in your last sentence."

Xia Yan smiled and pointed out the flaws in Nito's words.

Nito blushed, inwardly cursing, "This guy's gone mad. I don't care anymore, even if Lord Osmandis hangs you outside the Great Temple, I won't speak up for you!"

"Hehehehehe. Interesting, very interesting. Yu Zhun agrees. This time, the right to set the rules of the game is yours. As for the reward..."

Osmandis took out the Holy Grail.

"If you can defeat me, this Holy Grail will be yours."

Xia Yan smiled upon hearing Osmandis's words.

He originally intended to complete the next side quest, but he didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.

Without a second thought, Xia Yan said directly, "My Cú Chulainn has also received the blessing of the Sun God and wishes to compete with the great Sun King. If he wins, I hope the Sun King will not mind."

"Hahaha. What arrogant words. If you can really beat me, I will certainly not go back on my word."

After saying this, Osmandis's magical power began to rise rapidly. After dripping the blood from his finger into the Holy Grail, Osmandis's spirit origin transformed into the demon god pillar Amon Ra.

Osmandis's voice came from the giant demon pillar.

"If you can defeat me, who has transformed into one of the true gods of the Great Temple, I will agree to ally with the False Crusaders and will give you the Holy Grail. If you can do it."

Xia Yan looked at Cú Chulainn beside him.

"You heard everything."

"Ah, I heard everything. I was wondering how to hit this guy with the same annoying laugh as that golden guy, but now it's easy. He's such a big target, it's hard to miss."

Watching Cú Chulainn walk away, Xia Yan still had a lot of confidence in him.

The reason Morgan wasn't sent was that after the clash with the Lion King's holy spear, Morgan himself and the magic in the jeweled sword hadn't fully recovered. At this time, Morgan's condition was actually not as good as Cú Chulainn's.

Besides, Musashi has already shown his skills in the previous battle, now it's Cú Chulainn's turn.

"Sun King, shall we call 'start'?"

Cú Chulainn twisted his neck, making a clicking sound.

"You can start anytime."

Osmandis's voice was very calm.

"Then I won't hold back. Noble Phantasm! Devouring Beast of Death Fangs!"

Cú Chulainn activated his Noble Phantasm, unleashing a storm of claw strikes that relentlessly bombarded the massive body of the Demon God Pillar.

"Ugh—!"

Osmandis clearly felt the pain, but his dignity as a king prevented him from crying out, so he could only let out a muffled groan.

"It's not over yet."

After wreaking havoc on the base of the Demon Pillar, Cú Chulainn began his ascent upwards.

"Don't push your luck!"

The demon pillar's eye-shaped parts began shooting lasers in all directions, attempting to knock Cú Chulainn down, but the cunning Cú Chulainn perfectly dodged all the attacks by using the gaps between the eyeballs.

Seeing that the laser was ineffective, the Demon Pillar launched a smoke attack with a high concentration of ether, enveloping its entire body.

Cú Chulainn had no way to avoid it now, so he kicked the Demon Pillar with all his might, using the reaction force to create distance between himself and the Demon Pillar.

"Noble Phantasm! The Lance That Pierces Through Death!"

After the thorn spear reappeared in Cú Chulainn's hands, he immediately unleashed his Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, which he had used when he was a Lancer.

The thorn spear was imbued with more magic than the original crimson spear, so its projectile power was naturally greater.

After transforming into a dark red meteor in mid-air, the thorn spear slammed solidly into the upper part of the Demon God Pillar.

boom!

The golden body of the Demon God Pillar was immediately dented, and the very center was even completely pierced through.

"This is nothing! I won't fall!"

A golden ball of magic began to gather atop the Demon Pillar's head, and then it shot out towards Cú Chulainn, who was still falling.

After being hit by two Noble Phantasms from Cú Chulainn, Osmandis, in order to save face, prioritized retaliating even if he didn't repair the Demon God Pillar's body.

boom!

The golden magic ball also hit Cú Chulainn squarely, blasting him directly into the desert.

Seeing that his attack had hit the opponent, Osmandis could no longer maintain the spirit origin of the Demon God Pillar and reverted to his Servant form.

"To be able to fight to a draw with the Demon Pillar I transformed into, Cú Chulainn, you deserve my praise. However, as the price for provoking me, you should return to the Throne of Heroes."

Osmandis was still trying his best to maintain the elegance of the Sun King, but unfortunately, Cú Chulainn's voice made his composure seem somewhat comical.

"Who wants to return to the Throne of Heroes? I'm not dead yet."

Cú Chulainn jumped out of the pit that had turned into quicksand.

Cú Chulainn was covered in blood, and much of his black armor was torn; with each step he took, fragments fell off.

Despite looking quite disheveled, judging from his still loud voice, Cú Chulainn should not be in any immediate danger.

"I command in the name of my Command Spell! Heal Cú Chulainn's injuries!"

Xia Yan's timing in using Command Seals was still very opportune.

"Are you alright?" Xia Yan asked with concern.

"It's alright. But that was really dangerous just now; that golden magic ball triggered my Battle Continuation."

The battle between Cú Chulainn and Osmandis should have ended in a draw, with both sides suffering heavy losses. However, because Cú Chulainn possessed the Battle Continuation A ability, which allowed him to survive as long as he did not suffer a fatal wound, the battle ended with Cú Chulainn winning.

"then."

Accepting his defeat but not wanting to say it aloud, Osmandis simply tossed the Holy Grail to Xia Yan and then walked back into the Great Temple without looking back.

A message box suddenly popped up in front of Xia Yan.

[Item Obtained: Holy Grail Fragment *1]

Nito, having been by Osmandis's side for a long time, knew the Sun King's temperament quite well.

"Master Xia Yan, as agreed, please come with us back to the Great Temple to discuss the details of the alliance. As for the other two Masters, I'm sorry, the Sun King has no intention of granting your requests. Please return."

This outcome was already predetermined when Musashi defeated Frankenstein and Okada Izo; Zhang Hao and Sal, no matter how much they couldn't accept it, had to accept it.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Zhang Hao was the first to turn and leave.

After hesitating for a moment, Sal also chose to turn around and leave.

"Salt, are you following me like this to decide the outcome of the battle?"

The two soon arrived at the edge of the desert. Zhang Hao, not wanting to keep guarding his back, decided to be frank with them.

No, you've misunderstood.

Sal's tone was unusually polite.

"I've been following you because I want to discuss a collaboration with you."