I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

Li Shuwen's Noble Phantasm "Unparalleled Strike" is not explicitly a Noble Phantasm, but rather the essence of martial arts. Li Shuwen was a master, and his strength was undoubtedly excellent, but more importantly, he practiced "swallowing his opponent with his qi".

The so-called "Qi Swallowing" technique, as a technique, does not have a fixed name, but its concept is somewhat similar to the "Empty Circulation" in the cultivation of immortality.

Zhou Tianxing is a training method that allows Qi (energy) to circulate around the body and mind, thereby activating the whole body and cultivating Qi through resonance and amplification. One of its goals is to fill the whole body with Qi, and then to fill the surrounding space with one's own Qi.

Li Shuwen uses this method to "swallow up" his opponents, that is, to create a space filled with his own energy, thereby creating a domain that is entirely his own.

Part of the senses of the "swallowed person" will be dizzy and enter a state of tension. If a direct impact is delivered to the other person's nerves in this state, the heart will stop beating due to the vagus nerve reflex.

This confirms the historical legend that Li Shuwen did not defeat his opponents solely through the destructive power of his fists. Almost all the people he killed did not suffer from internal organ rupture, but rather from what we now call shock death.

However, the "No Second Strike" is ultimately only for humans (a strike used to stop a human's heart).

【Tiger Climbs the Mountain】 is an attack that focuses on physical damage. It is a smooth, continuous attack released from a state of unity with heaven and earth, that is, the eight extremes. Each strike is an energy from the earth with "Li Shuwen" as the output point.

Therefore, when he joined forces with Li Shuwen to deal with Achilles and Vlad III, Gengo's subconscious restraint and feints disrupted the attack rhythm of Bajiquan, and the power of "Tiger Climbing the Mountain" was reduced as a result. As for "No Two Strikes" against people, Gengo lowered his head in shame, because he still had not grasped the true meaning of the technique "Qi Swallowing".

"You don't need to blame yourself too much, nor do you need to feel sorry for my teachers."

Li Shuwen patted Yuanxiang's smooth helmet and said with a smile:

"In just three days, you've already mastered the basics of 'Circle Realm' and 'Tiger Climbing the Mountain,' which is quite impressive. If my disciples knew about this, they would probably be shocked. Don't worry, martial arts are something that is accumulated over time. I don't need to tell you the basic principle that haste makes waste, do I?"

"Of course not, thank you, Mr. Li."

"Hahaha...Alright, no need to be so polite with me. Come on, we're just killing time anyway, let's just have a simple exchange of moves like this."

With each move by Gensou and Li Shuwen, Uruk City was already close at hand. After arriving at the temple, Siduri led the two directly to Gilgamesh. Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash, as well as the projected doctor on her wrist, were also there. Merlin, the court magician whom she had met once before, was also standing there. Everyone present looked rather grim.

"Gengo, you should know what the Demon Pillars use to cultivate their enemies, right?"

Gilgamesh rubbed his temples and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Alright, I already know the answer from your expression. Ha... This is really a headache. I didn't expect the root to be in this kind of place. Merlin, repeat what you know to Yuanxiang and Li Shuwen again."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Merlin waved his wand, projecting the images he had recorded using magic. The first thing that appeared was a vast ocean. Then, Merlin said with a smile:

“Mr. Gensho, have you ever heard of the Mother Goddess Tiamat?”

"I know, one of the creator gods in Mesopotamian mythology."

Yuanxiang thought for a moment and replied:

"All the gods were born of Tiamat. Afterwards, the gods, who were her children, gained dominion over the world. But after Tiamat gently tolerated the children's behavior, the gods even began to rebel against Tiamat, who was their mother. So, in her lamentation and madness, the creator goddess gave birth to eleven monsters as her new children. They fought against the gods. In the end, Tiamat and the eleven monsters were defeated, and the gods split her body in two to create the heavens and the earth."

"Haha, Mr. Gensho, you are truly learned, but there are always some differences between reality and mythology. Let me elaborate a bit for you."

Merlin smiled and continued:

"In the beginning, Tiamat was used as the soil that nurtured life. However, once the Earth's environment stabilized and the ecosystem was established, it was deemed useless and exiled to the 'Mother Sea' of the Imaginary World. After all, since the ecosystem was already established, Tiamat, who could randomly design life, was no longer of any use. In the process of life forms acquiring intelligence that matched this planet, she was simply an obstacle. And so, Tiamat has been waiting in the Imaginary World for the opportunity to return to its original Earth."

"The ocean of imaginary numbers..."

Because it involved Sakura Tohsaka's 'imaginary number' magic attribute, Genji also used the 'Earth Library' to learn about related knowledge. Therefore, he understood that the so-called sea of ​​imaginary numbers was the "nothingness" and chaos before things were born. There was no concept of time and space, and therefore it contained infinite possibilities. It was not a parallel world, but an imaginary space located inside the world where no life existed.

Therefore, it is truly pitiful that she, who created all living beings, was ultimately banished to such a place by her children.

"It seems you know about the existence of the Imaginary Sea. That's wonderful! No, no, no, please don't misunderstand."

After seeing Gensou's surprised look, Merlin waved his hands repeatedly, pointing at Wang and Yang in the magic trick and saying:

"This sea is the ocean south of Mesopotamia. It is not a fictitious sea, but the mother goddess Tiamat did indeed awaken from there. Moreover, that mother goddess is the ocean itself that gave birth to life. She can make this ocean infinitely supply magic power by circulating the true ether of the creation of the earth. Therefore, the Demon Pillars chose to awaken it and use the magic power in the sea to continuously create the monsters they need."

"Infinite magic power, that's truly terrifying."

Gensho couldn't help but smack his lips, then looked at Merlin and said:

"Do you know about Achilles and Vlad III? They seem to have become puppets of the enemy, and they seem to be able to keep coming back to life."

"That's because when we were killing the Goddess of Monsters, the two of them accidentally entered the 'Black Mud' while intercepting the monster tide outside."

Gilgamesh rested his chin on his hand and tapped it gently as he spoke:

"This is something I didn't expect. I didn't expect that the Beast Goddess, with the help of the Demon God Pillar, had already established a preliminary contract with the Mother Goddess Tiamat. That's why the spirit origins of Achilles and Vlad III were contaminated by the black mud. Those imprisoned in the black mud and trapped in the sea are randomly given skills such as self-modification, ecological change, ecological fusion, and individual proliferation. When they emerge from the ocean onto the land, they must complete a cellular-level contract with Tiamat, which is the aminogeass contract, and automatically become enemies of humanity. So if you see them again in the future, don't hold back. If possible, let Miyamoto Musashi use her Buddha Sword to peel their spirit origins out of the black mud."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will pass on this message to Miss Miyamoto."

Merlin smiled and agreed, then looked at Gensou and said:

"Based on my observations over this period of time, I have confirmed that after the Holy Grail was lost at the Demon Pillars, the power they used to maintain the stability of this singularity was the same attack you used to hunt them down. It seems that Goetia anticipated that you would not give up so easily, so they left this contingency plan. And, please take a look."

At this point, Merlin's wand swayed slightly, and an image appeared from the tip of the wand. The image was quite blurry, but after dealing with the Blood Sphere Monster, Genji could recognize at a glance that the figure in the blurry image was the monster modeled after himself.

"The Demon Pillar has stolen your power and is creating terrifying enemies based on you. Mr. Gengo, as you just said, the Mother Goddess Tiamat gave birth to eleven demonic beasts in order to destroy the gods. Now the Demon Pillar is trying to change this fact. The Demon Pillar wants the Mother Goddess Tiamat to give birth to 'you' from the Sea of ​​Life."

"A mass-produced Kamen Rider Joker?"

Gensou couldn't help but bite his lip. He didn't doubt that Merlin's investigation had made a mistake. After all, he had already witnessed the results of the Demon Pillar's research on 'himself'. Once mass production was successful, this singularity would face a terrifying despair!

"Mr. Merlin, can you tell me why I cannot regain my power?"

As Gengo spoke, he threw out the 'Joker' memory. Everyone saw the memory hit a stone pillar next to him, bounce off, and then hit the stone slab in Siduri's hand before flying straight back towards Gengo's location. Gengo still held the throwing gesture, and the memory was now back in his hand.

Is it the pull of fate?

Merlin murmured in surprise, and after a moment's thought, replied softly:

"It should still be because of the Mother Goddess Tiamat. The existence of that Mother Goddess is a power that can overturn the entire world's ecosystem. Although your fate is closely linked to her and cannot be severed, it is not impossible for her to obstruct it slightly. After all, there are still the Demon God Pillars causing trouble over there. Heaven knows how much of your power has already been taken away."

"Tsk... I should have gritted my teeth and kept chasing him back then."

Gensho's face darkened, and he said, as if sulking:

“I wasn’t at my wit’s end back then; it was my fault.”

"shut up!"

At this moment, Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, slammed his hand on the stone slab, and said:

“I am aware of your achievements, which are absolutely worthy of being etched in human history. You have eradicated the root cause of the Burning of Humanity, leaving only a few remnants. Therefore, even you yourself cannot be allowed to utter any arrogant words about it. You did nothing wrong in destroying Goetia! Alright, let’s not waste any more time on this boring topic. Let’s think about what to do next!”

"Your Majesty, is there really no way to summon Heroic Spirits anymore?"

At this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke up and asked:

"Chaldea is ready for the docking, and I believe it will definitely come in handy."

"Hmph, don't I want a few more assistants?"

Gilgamesh tapped his forehead in exasperation and said:

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, if you dare to shut down the communication that has been maintained with Chaldea until now, I guarantee that you will not be able to contact it again until this singularity is repaired. The Demon Pillars are obviously planning to make my Uruk your graveyard. They have already used the power of the Mother Goddess Tiamat to counter the Heroic Spirit Summoning. I don't want to be summoned by Servants who are mortal enemies of humanity after I complete the summoning. But it's fine, if I use the power of these two Holy Grails on the existing Servants, they should be able to exert considerable combat power."

"Your Majesty, there is something I need to remind you of."

At this moment, Merlin coughed and said softly:

"The Mother Goddess Tiamat possesses rather troublesome powers, one of which can be described as a skill against humans, Heroic Spirits, and Gods. In any case, she can exert special attack capabilities against any being born from the 'womb.' Furthermore, she possesses the power of 'negagenesis,' which can overturn existing concepts and barriers such as evolutionary theory and the prophecy of the creation of the Earth. Thanks to this potential, the Mother Goddess Tiamat has extremely strong patience against Servant Treasures born from all correct human history."

"In that case, I'll take the lead."

Upon hearing this, Yuanxiang raised his hand and said:

"Now I think I understand why my friend wanted to come and help. I am not a part of the correct human history here, and, to be precise, I was not born from the 'womb'. In your world, I have always been a Servant manifested from the 'seat' from the very beginning. Haha, I was originally thinking of changing into a real body to continue fighting here, but it seems there is no need for that now."

"Yes, indeed, it seems that Mr. Gensou is the best choice right now."

Merlin leaned on his wand and said with a smile:

"However, there is one thing we may need to pay attention to: I don't think it's a coincidence that the monster that imitates you appeared on the monster defense line today."

"You mean you came here specifically for me?"

Gensho raised an eyebrow in surprise, while Merlin nodded and said seriously:

“I’ve been observing for a long time. If I’m not mistaken, the Demon God Pillar has been researching this matter since it arrived at this singularity. And I think the ultimate result that the Demon God Pillar wants to achieve is definitely not something that can be mass-produced at will. After all, now that you, the original body, have arrived, those pillars without a master must have something they can keep hidden away as a guarantee for completing the Human Order Incineration Plan.”

"Mr. Merlin, do you mean the Demon Pillar wants to drag Mr. Genji down with it?"

Upon hearing this, Mashu couldn't help but ask a question, but as soon as she spoke, Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and said softly:

"It shouldn't be. If the Demon God Pillars' target is Genshin Impact, then they shouldn't be revealing their achievements to us now. Wouldn't it be more convenient to quietly throw Genshin Impact into the Black Mud or the Sea of ​​Life when we start our counterattack?"

"why?"

After thinking for a moment, Genji felt that Fujimaru Ritsuka's words made sense. He blinked, unable to figure it out, and could only ask aloud. At this moment, Gilgamesh tapped the armrest and said with narrowed eyes:

"Could it be that they're thinking of enhancing the authenticity of the replica by contacting the real thing? Hmph, that's a foolish but somewhat interesting method."

"That's quite interesting."

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but retort:

"If that's the case, what should we do next? The road to Yuanxiang is blocked. Are we really just going to bite the bullet and fight?"

"Yes, we really went ahead and fought, even if it was tough."

At this moment, Gensho took over and said:

"It's like playing Yu-Gi-Oh! You can't just stop attacking because your opponent has set a Trap Card, right? You still have to step into the traps you're supposed to step into, and that's it. It's just that we don't have any cards that can destroy traps."

"What if the opposing team has a field full of face-down players...?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka said softly:

"If you step into this pit, you'll be half dead."

"Alright, alright, there's no need to continue arguing here."

Gilgamesh slammed his hand on the table, interrupting the two, and then looked at Siduri and said:

"Pass on my order: mobilize everyone, prepare yourselves, and be ready to meet the onslaught of the monsters at any time."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Siduri bowed respectfully and hurriedly ran out of the temple. With Gilgamesh's command, the entire city of Uruk sprang into action like a war machine. Then, Gilgamesh looked at Genji and said:

“Yuanxiang, I remember you also contacted the god of the underworld, Ereshkigal, right? Go, go and find her quickly. I need her answer now. Whether she is willing to assist us or not, give me an answer immediately and do not delay our operation.”

"The underworld is indeed a good place to deal with the mother goddess Tiamat."

Just as Genji was wondering why Gilgamesh valued Ereshkigal so much, Merlin gently shook his wand and explained to Genji with a smile:

“The mother goddess Tiamat is unaware of death in the world of life, so if she begins to awaken and marches toward Uruk, then let her fall into the world of no life. In the underworld, Tiamat will become the only living being, and that will create the possibility of defeating her.”

"Um... is this battle absolutely necessary?"