“Very spirited!”

Deng Yougang smiled and nodded, then put his hands in his pockets and chuckled, "Come on!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Saber instantly cracked the floor and turned into a shadow and rushed towards Deng Yougang.

Deng Yougang was wearing casual sportswear, standing with his hands in his pockets, looking at Saber with a smile in his eyes.

When Saber approached Deng Yougang, endless blue Qi light burst out from his body and transformed into a long sword with a bright blue light. Behind the hilt was a faint blue Qi belt, and it met the invisible sword that was whistling towards him.

“Clang! Clang! Clang—”

Swords were flashing and countless sounds of metal clashing were heard, like thunder caused by the friction of clouds, echoing across the venue.

Saber gritted her teeth, suppressed the shock in her heart, and fought against the blue lightsaber floating in front of her.

Behind the lightsaber, Deng Yougang just stood there, not dodging or avoiding, looking at him with a smile on his face.

In Saber's eyes, that humble and calm demeanor was even more arrogant than Lu Bu's outward arrogance.

“…Is the gap so big?”

Saber gritted her teeth, and finally after a collision, she seized the opportunity to activate the 'Wind King Barrier' wrapped around the sword.

In an instant, countless air currents that had been compressed to the extreme were released, and the wind pressure suddenly shot out from the tip of the sword, creating a trajectory of absolute vacuum in the direction of the sword tip.

“Puff——”

The blue Qi light was shattered by the extremely compressed wind pressure, and even the sportswear on Deng Yougang's shoulder was torn into a gap.

Deng Yougang tilted his head and looked at the golden holy sword in Saber's hand with some surprise.

"So this barrier that hides the sword is also a treasure... Is it the scabbard?"

“…”

Saber did not answer, but swung the sword forward, aiming at Deng Yougang's neck.

“clang!”

A sound similar to the collision of metal was heard.

Saber's pupils shrank, and she looked at Deng Yougang in disbelief as he easily blocked the sword with just one finger.

Deng Yougang smiled and said, "Although it is only a spiritual body, with the quality of my soul, if it is transformed into matter, it will be harder than all the materials on earth..."

Saber shouted, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands and pushed hard towards Deng Yougang.

"it's useless……"

Deng Yougang sighed, then raised another finger and flicked it on the blade.

“Buzz!!”

The famous Sword of Victory Oath began to vibrate violently.

An indescribable terrifying force exploded, sending the sword that was blocking Deng Yougang's neck flying backwards, drawing an arc, and then slashing heavily on Saber's side.

"boom!!"

The floor tiles cracked, dirt flew, and the sword blade was deeply embedded in the floor.

Saber held the holy sword diagonally with both hands, pulled the blade out of the ground, and pointed it at Deng Yougang again.

"I understand." Saber looked at Deng Yougang calmly, "In terms of physical fitness, you are better, so the next battle will not be a warm-up!"

"very good!"

A smile appeared on Deng Yougang's face.

Saber's eyes instantly became firm, and he suddenly stepped on the ground and rushed towards Deng Yougang.

At the same time, the dazzling golden sword was raised high by her hands, and infinite magic power transformed into dazzling light and gathered on the light blade, which instantly exploded into a golden beam of light that pierced the sky and the earth.

"Ex——calibur!!"

Accompanied by the girl's solemn roar, the dazzling pillar of light that reached the sky suddenly collapsed, like a rushing river of light, pouring down towards the tiny humans below...

"In that case, let's decide the outcome with one strike!"

A smile appeared on Deng Yougang's face, and then he suddenly spread his legs, took his hands out of his pockets, pinched the seal, held them in front of his chest, lifted his right foot slightly from the ground, and then - stepped down hard!

"boom!!!"

Endless golden-red fiery aura spread out from his body and instantly collided with the toppling sky-high light column.

The extremely focused beam of light instantly submerged Deng Yougang's body, crushing the ground beneath his feet.

Instantly, the entire arena was torn in half by the beam of light, and it seemed that only the dazzling golden light was left between heaven and earth.

At the end of the golden beam of light, Saber held the golden sword in both hands and stood there gasping for breath.

Although she had Lin Zhongtian as a magic power provider, it was still the first time... no, the second time she used her full strength like she did now.

The last time she unleashed the power of the holy sword like this, she had cut the Holy Grail in two... What about now?

Saber looked solemnly at the place ahead that was crushed by the golden light.

Reason told her that Deng Yougang could not possibly block this sword, but her intuition made her realize that the threat from Deng Yougang still remained in the area engulfed by the golden light.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a rumbling tremor came from the place where the golden light was buried.

The next moment, a black stream of light rushed out from the golden light column in an extremely violent manner, and then instantly arrived in front of her at a terrifying speed that exceeded the speed of sound.

Saber's pupils shrank, and her vision was instantly filled with a weird face.

There was a flamboyant smile on that handsome face, his cheeks were covered with fine black scales, his pupils were erect like dragons and snakes, and he looked at her in the air with a smile on his face.

"boom!"

Deng Yougang, who had entered his strongest state, threw a punch with a movement that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, slamming it into Saber's chest.

Saber didn't even feel the pain before she was knocked flying by the terrifying force that exploded. She immediately turned into a silver stream of light, carrying layers of sonic boom clouds and slamming into the wall of the arena.

"boom!"

A deafening roar followed shortly afterwards.

The solid wall collapsed instantly, forming an extremely deep human-shaped pit. The cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, covering most of the walls of the arena in an instant.

But this is not the end. Deng Yougang came to the pit again at a speed comparable to teleportation and kicked Saber in the human-shaped pit.

"boom!"

The ground in the audience seats shook again, causing Tong Shen, Toosaka Rin, Emiya Shirou and others to stagger.

Shirou Emiya looked anxious. After grabbing the railing to steady himself, he couldn't help but look at Deng Yougang below.

I saw the other party standing in front of the pit, waving his fists and feet in an extremely violent manner.

For a moment, Deng Yougang seemed to have grown countless arms, and was ruthlessly beating the figure in the wall.

Every time a punch or a kick was thrown, the entire arena would tremble, and even the translucent silver barrier would ripple.

Such a scene was so unbearable for everyone in the audience, including Tong Shen, to watch.

“How cruel…”

"He's a popular character after all, give him some respect!"

Tong Shen complained in his heart, but at the same time he was extremely shocked by Deng Yougang's overwhelming strength.

Not long after, the smoke and dust stirred up in the arena gradually dissipated.

The tall black figure finally appeared in front of everyone in its entirety.

I saw his height suddenly grow to about two meters, his muscles were bulging and firm, and the sportswear he was originally wearing had long been obliterated by the golden light, replaced by black scales covering his entire body.

There was a calm expression on that dragon-like face, his right arm was raised high, and he clamped the girl's neck with one hand, lifting her into the air. He looked like the classic demon villain in the story of a brave man.

In comparison, Saber, who looked like a brave hero, looked extremely embarrassed.

Most of her silver skirt armor was torn into pieces, and her entire body was covered in blood, so it was impossible to even tell where the wounds were.

The only thing on her body was her beautiful eyes with blood-stained eyelashes, which remained as firm and stubborn as before.

"I underestimated you..."

Deng Yougang used his free left hand to touch the sword scar on his chest where the black scales were cut, and said seriously: "Your Sword of Victory Oath is worthy of my using its strongest form!"

“…”

Saber forced a smile on her face, but then her eyes gradually dimmed.

Shirou Emiya's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but yell, "Saber!"

"Don't be nervous." Lin Zhongtian glanced at him and said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you that all the dead Heroic Servants have only returned to the Seat of Heroes, not really died. Is there any need to make such a fuss?"

“…”

After hearing Lin Zhongtian's words, Shirou Emiya's expression eased a little, but there was still some sadness in his eyes.

Toosaka Rin beside him sighed and said, "Your Excellency the Judge, you are an existence that I cannot understand. It is natural that you have a worldview and a life view that transcends the mundane. But I am just a mortal. For us, death is death."

"Even if there is a clear place to return to, it still belongs to death in the popular sense..."

Lin Zhongtian looked at Toosaka Rin with some surprise, then nodded and said, "Your realm is higher than his."

At this moment, Deng Yougang on the field was already watching Saber's body turn into a point of light and dissipate into the air.

He raised his head and looked at the red-clad heroic spirit in the audience with his dragon-like eyes.

"Come on, Archer, let me see your Unlimited Blade Works!"

“…”

Hong A twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Lin Zhongtian and said, "I surrender."

Toosaka Rin: “……?”

Hong A spread his hands and said, "I am not a knight like Saber. Before I became a Heroic Spirit, I was a magician. As a magician, there is no need to fight a battle that has no hope."

Deng Yougang was speechless: "So... I won?"

Red A nodded, then looked up at Lin Zhongtian and said calmly, "According to your rules, the ownership of the Holy Grail has been decided. I want to know what you plan to do with it."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Tong Shen who was lying victorious.

Tong Shen's expression changed. He knew the truth about the Holy Grail, so his reason told him that he should destroy the Holy Grail. But at the same time, he also needed the Holy Grail to save Matou Kariya...

What should we do?

Just as Tong Shen was struggling and hesitating, Deng Yougang leaped into the audience and whispered something in his ear.

"……real?!"

Tong Shen suddenly looked up and looked at Deng Yougang with surprise.

Seeing Deng Yougang nod with a smile, Tong Shen finally made a decision.

"Then destroy it!"

"……What?!"

Toosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou both looked shocked.

The former couldn't help but say, "That's the Holy Grail, the almighty wish-granting machine that can fulfill any of your wishes. With such a powerful force, you actually want to destroy it - why?!"

"Because the Holy Grail is no longer the Holy Grail it once was."

Tong Shen said calmly, and then looked up at Lin Zhongtian: "There is no point in saying more, Your Excellency the Judge, let the Holy Grail descend first. Once you see the true face of the Holy Grail, everything will be clear..."

"As you wish..."

Lin Zhongtian smiled and raised his hand, taking Illya, who had been in a trance since the death of Hercules, into his palm.

The petite girl fell into the clutches of the man in the sky, causing Shirou Emiya and Rin Toosaka to stare with their eyes wide open.

"stop!"

"What are you doing?!"

"Summon the Holy Grail." Lin Zhongtian looked at the silent silver-haired girl in front of him and said softly, "The magic circle under Liudong Temple is the Great Holy Grail. It needs the Small Holy Grail that has recovered the magic power of the Heroic Spirit as a fire to activate it."

"And she, Illyasviel von Einzbern, is this Holy Grail, a creation born from a human and an android. Her mother, Irisviel, is the Lesser Holy Grail of the previous Holy Grail, and the former Master of Saber in the Fourth Holy Grail War."

"In other words, Illya herself is the vessel that recycles heroic spirits and magic power..."