Anime Crossover: Unparalleled Comprehension, Shocking the Star God

"boom!"

Having run out of gems, Rin Tohsaka began casting fireballs, seemingly intending to burn him to death.

"it's useless!"

Zouken Matou suddenly revealed a twisted and ferocious smile.

The smile didn't last two seconds before it was interrupted by Su Mo's words.

"What's in front of us is just an insect clone."

"what?"

Rin was stunned for a moment, then began to get anxious.

If this is a clone, then the original body...

"Hehehehe~"

Seeing his greatest reliance exposed, Zouken Matou let out a low laugh.

"It's too late. My main body has already left Fuyuki City. You can't catch me now."

He was an expert at saving his life and escaping.

To his surprise, Rin Tohsaka did not show much anxiety upon hearing this.

Instead, she withdrew her hand and looked at Su Mo with longing and trust in her eyes.

"Since Lord Su Mo says so, does he intend to make a move?"

No matter how many life-saving measures the opponent has, they can't possibly be stronger than a god. Therefore, Rin doesn't think this will be an obstacle; on the contrary, she thinks it's a good thing.

If she were to kill them herself, she was genuinely worried that she wouldn't be able to kill them all.

Faced with Rin's question, Su Mo shook his head with a light laugh.

"No, they already made their move."

Before Zouken Matou, whose expression suddenly changed, and Rin Tohsaka, whose face was full of doubt, Su Mo shifted his gaze to the center of the insect warehouse not far away and directly solved the mystery.

"The main effect of the Ugly Hour Worship Ritual is not simulation, but curse."

"And a good curse often goes straight to the soul."

Like the traditional witchcraft of stabbing effigies, this is a spell that can take effect regardless of distance or location.

Having lived in this island nation for many years, Zouken Matou had naturally heard of this technique, and thinking about its effects, his soul trembled completely.

At that very moment, the scarecrow in the insect chamber glowed faintly, and its form transformed into a steaming piece of living flesh.

The insects in the entire insect chamber were aroused and immediately swarmed into the scarecrow, relentlessly gnawing at its blood vessels and muscles, and tearing out tunnel after tunnel inside, with thousands of insects rushing about.

Meanwhile, dozens of kilometers away, in the forests of Fuyuki City.

"Hah~ Uh-huh!"

A huge, scarlet-glowing natal insect suddenly collapsed to the ground, its dozens of legs began to twitch violently, and its body began to twist and roll at angles that were not allowed by physical properties, as if it had suffered some unbearable pain.

Meanwhile, at the Matou residence, Su Mo had already led the two little girls away from the basement.

The manipulator of insects is destined to be devoured by countless insects; this is the only fitting end.

But the scene of countless insects devouring the heart is still too early for children of their age.

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A few minutes later, in the Matou family's library.

"Lord Su Mo, I've found information related to summoning Heroic Spirits!"

Rin, who had been searching through the books for a while, suddenly cheered and then handed over a well-preserved papyrus book with both hands.

"I...I found some too."

Following closely behind was Sakura, who seemed somewhat insecure.

“But this doesn’t seem to be from the Matou family’s records. The crest on it looks like it belongs to the Einzbern family.”

"Thank you, you can leave it here."

Su Mo put down the development materials about Command Seals in his hand and glanced at the results of the two people's search.

“No problem. The summoning of Heroic Spirits is a ritual that the three founding families researched together, and the information on the Einzbern family is also very important.”

Hearing Su Mo say that, Ying's eyes lit up slightly.

Fortunately, it was helpful.

Lin, however, paid no attention to such a trivial matter. She looked curiously at the information that Su Mo had organized and asked a question.

"What does Lord Su Mo need these materials for? Do you also want to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

050 Butterfly Magic, Third Spell, Servant Summoning

"Why so surprised?"

Sensing Rin Tohsaka's surprised tone, Su Mo asked a question in return.

"I have a feeling that something like the Holy Grail War is useless to you. Even if you have a wish, the Holy Grail can't grant it if you can't do it yourself, right?"

Scratching her head, Rin shared her thoughts.

"Even if you were to come into contact with the root of the problem, it wouldn't make any sense to you!"

If Su Mo were to participate in the Holy Grail War, the outcome would be a foregone conclusion. With his strength, he could easily end the war in ten minutes, and most of that time would be spent searching for people and traveling.

As for the rewards brought by the Holy Grail War, whether it's the wishing opportunity that others might covet or the Root that magicians pursue, they shouldn't mean much to Su Mo.

When Rin was receiving her magic training from the Tohsaka family, she heard her father say that the desire for the Root that magicians now flock to is something that the magicians of the Age of Gods and the gods disdain, because the gods' powers are inherently linked to the Root, and the magicians of the Age of Gods can indirectly link to the Root through their powers, so there is no need for them to pursue it.

If that's the case, what need is there for Su Mo to participate in the Holy Grail War?

"There's nothing wrong with your idea of ​​making a wish."

Faced with Rin's question, Su Mo gave a casual explanation.

The so-called Greater Grail, which has accumulated magical power through the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City for sixty years, is seen as infinite by humans, but is just ordinary to Godslayers. The cursed power of Godslayers generally surpasses that of the dragon veins.

Su Mo's magical power capacity is stronger than that of ordinary god-slayers, and naturally surpasses that of the Greater Grail.

The desire for the Holy Grail held no real meaning for him.

"However, it seems that Tokiomi Tohsaka hasn't explained much about the purpose of the Holy Grail War to you yet."

The so-called wish-granting machine is just a gimmick to attract heroic spirits and outsiders.

"The true purpose of the Holy Grail War, the opportunity to obtain the Third Law, the Heaven's Grail, is the most precious reward, and its importance even surpasses that of the gods."

The perpetual motion machine with infinite magic is secondary; that's just the most rudimentary application of the Third Law. The materialization of the soul is the true core of this principle.

Whether it is the manifestation of heroic spirits or the existence of deities, they are all closely related to the theory of the materialization of the soul.

If he could fully grasp this principle, Su Mo's strength might even leap forward by two or more levels.

"Not to mention, while the power of magic may vary in levels, the quality of information does not."

"Even the spells accumulated by a mere ordinary magician may contain quite valuable inspiration."

"For example, like this now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mo pulled out a book of insect magic he had read and then activated the improved spell.

"Squeaky-"

A massive swarm of insects leaped out from every corner of the Matou residence, as if receiving a command from some being, and all flew into the air, enveloping the entire Matou residence like dark clouds.

"Alas!"

Seeing at least a million insects converging from all directions, Rin Tohsaka got goosebumps.

Sakura also looked a little uneasy and stepped forward to hide behind Su Mo.

The cacophony quickly subsided completely. The massive number of insects, which even Zouken Matou himself couldn't control, burst out of the ground under Su Mo's command and fell into the courtyard at the same time, forming snow-white cocoons.

Half a minute later, these snow-white cocoons began to tremble and were eventually torn apart by the creatures inside.

"Wow! It's... a butterfly?"

Rin Tohsaka stared in disbelief.

The originally hideous and ugly insects, after hatching anew, transformed into incredibly beautiful butterflies. A vast number of butterflies began to fly around the Matou residence, like a beautiful ribbon.

Seeing this incredibly beautiful scene, even Sakura let go of her fear.

"How can such disgusting insect magic be transformed into something so beautiful?"

Rin was once again impressed by Su Mo's comprehension. As expected of Lord Su Mo, he could make anything into something amazing.

"Strictly speaking, butterflies also belong to the class Insecta. This is not a modification, but an extension."

Su Mo shook his head and reached out to stop Rin, who wanted to catch one to take a look.

"Furthermore, don't be fooled by their dazzling appearance; they are still the same pests that grew by devouring human flesh and blood, and they have no value in surviving!"

As Su Mo spoke, flames suddenly ignited on the wings of a scarlet butterfly.

It was a crimson flame.

The flames quickly enlarged, forming a crimson fire tornado along with the flying butterflies.

A massive fire tornado engulfed the entire Matou residence, reducing the insect nest, buildings, courtyard, and all life within its vicinity to ashes.

The sacred flames purified everything, including Zouken Matou, who was suffering from the torment of countless insects gnawing at his heart.

In the jungle outside the border of Fuyuki City, the natal insect that was struggling violently was burned to ashes along with the scarecrow by the crimson flames.

The magician Zouken Matou, or Machiri Zorgen, has officially ended his dark and twisted life, leaving not even a trace of his soul behind.

Meanwhile, at the location of the Greater Grail magic circle below Ryudouji Temple on Mount Enzo, Rin Tohsaka gazed at the gradually disappearing grand flames of the Matou residence, and suddenly patted her head as if she remembered something.

"Oh no, I should have used a barrier to hide it. Now the whole city can see it. How am I going to explain this?!"