I really didn't want to burn it.

Gilgamesh, feeling slighted, was filled with rage, his handsome face contorted in anger.

The red pillar-like sword began to spin, and spatial rifts even appeared around the sword, devouring everything.

Gilgamesh raised his hand holding the sword, turned his body to the side, and the red blade spun at its maximum speed before forcefully swinging it towards Leon.

"At the time of judgment, I will tear the world apart with my sword of Ea—behold this! Enuma Elish! (The Star of Ea, the Creator of Heaven and Earth!)"

Faults race through space.

A blinding flash of light, an ear-splitting storm, and a red vortex that symbolizes destruction.

A red beam of light, composed of spatial rifts, surged toward Li Ang.

Seeing that Li Ang was still defenseless, Gilgamesh revealed a cruel smile.

The sword she wielded could split the world apart; almost nothing in this world could withstand EA's attacks, not even defensive Noble Phantasms.

Because this is a completely different dimension attack, a dimensional reduction attack launched from a higher level of space.

Li Ang looked at the red light cannon rushing towards him, his face still showing a calm expression, showing no concern for the enemy's powerful attack.

He took something out of his pocket and gently touched it.

"Sure enough, it was the right decision to borrow this from Lao Zheng before we set off. ...Although, it was originally intended for General Gai."

Li Ang clenched his fist and called out the name of the object in his hand.

"The jade seal of the country."

Li Ang tossed a jade seal into the sky, and a golden light collided with the red object.

"If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life."

Gold and red collided.

Strangely, the anticipated battle of light cannons or violent explosions did not occur.

When the two beams of light collided, everything vanished without a trace.

The blinding flash, the intense wind pressure, and the space shattered by EA all vanished.

After they disappeared, Leon threw a punch at Gilgamesh.

Unable to believe that his attack would be neutralized like this, Gilgamesh stared blankly at the fist getting closer and closer to him.

Snapped.

Leon's fist struck Gilgamesh's handsome face squarely.

"Wow!"

Gilgamesh let out a scream and was sent flying.

The rune-enhanced fist knocked one of Gilgamesh's front teeth out.

Just as Li Ang was preparing to press his advantage, Arch, who was watching the show, shot an arrow that forced Li Ang to retreat from his advance.

At this moment, Gilgamesh finally came to his senses, and there was no longer any pride or arrogance in his eyes.

He even whispered a thank you to Arch next to him.

"why?"

Gilgamesh looked at Li Ang and questioned him.

"Why? Even if they are Noble Phantasms of the same level, they shouldn't be like this! I have never heard of any Noble Phantasm that can have such an effect."

Without anger or resentment, Gilgamesh's tone no longer carried his usual contempt and disdain, and he didn't utter any more insults.

Gilgamesh spoke to Leon in a very calm tone, seemingly just wanting to know the reason.

Looking at Gilgamesh's calm gaze, Li Ang touched the seal in his hand again.

"Of course you haven't heard of it. This is the Imperial Seal of the Qin Dynasty. It's much later than the era you live in."

Li Ang said with a smile.

"It is a symbol of supreme imperial power, possessing the ability to calm the four directions and protect the fate of the nation. It is an essential treasure for home and travel, ensuring the safety of people."

Chapter 167 Gilgamesh, the King of Prodigals

"That seal... could it be... a denial of everything?"

Gilgamesh listened to Li Ang's description and his own understanding, deducing the power of the Imperial Seal in Li Ang's possession.

"No... If that were the case, that bastard's (Arch) attack should have been ineffective... In that case... this Noble Phantasm is the suppression of chaos itself."

Gilgamesh, having roughly guessed the power of the Imperial Seal, breathed a sigh of relief, but the solemnity on his face did not lessen, and his eyes were fixed on Li Ang.

With this jade seal in hand, Gilgamesh felt that his Ea would probably be hard to use.

Compared to Gilgamesh's solemn expression, Li Ang's feelings were much more complicated.

The Imperial Seal of the State sounds very prestigious, but its actual use is quite impractical.

As a symbol of the Qin Dynasty's imperial power, the jade seal was used, in simple terms, to suppress the empire.

Judging from its effects alone, this is likely to be one of the most disappointing legendary treasures in the history of the Celestial Empire, almost unworthy of its lofty status.

Despite the numerous stories surrounding the Imperial Seal and its reputation as a national treasure, there is only one truly compelling narrative about it. That story is from when the First Emperor was crossing Dongting Lake, a sudden storm arose, and he threw the Imperial Seal into the lake, praying to the gods to calm the waves.

In reality, the Imperial Seal did inherit this ability after its Noble Phantasm transformation, but that was all it had.

Of course, this is also very likely related to the fact that the historical legends of the Celestial Empire began to become more realistic after the Qin Dynasty, and the mythological elements gradually faded. The legend of the Imperial Seal served more as a foil and representative in the stories of the succession of imperial power, rather than as the true protagonist of the story.

From the perspective of suppression, Li Ang actually preferred the Nine Cauldrons rather than the Imperial Seal.

Unfortunately, although the Nine Tripods were moved to Xianyang after King Zhaoxiang of Qin destroyed the Zhou dynasty, they had already disappeared before Ying Zheng ascended the throne.

After becoming the Grand Preceptor, Li Ang tried to search for the Nine Tripods throughout the country, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

Li Ang also asked Ying Zheng about it back then, but unfortunately, even the old Zheng himself couldn't figure it out.

After all, the Nine Tripods had been lost before he returned to Qin, and all those who had seen them were dead.

By the time he took control of the Qin state, no one could explain the specifics of the Nine Tripods.

Many people even believe that Jiuding is actually the name of a cauldron, rather than the fact that there are actually nine cauldrons.

Although this claim has gained some support, there is still no consensus on the specific circumstances and whereabouts of the Nine Tripods.

It seems that the Nine Tripods only exist in stories passed down by word of mouth.

All I can say is that history can be quite a strange thing sometimes.

Fortunately, the Imperial Seal is in a much better situation than the Nine Tripods; at least it is a real entity rather than something ethereal and unreal.

Even though the imperial seal was lost in the wars and dynastic changes that followed, it was still preserved in the Qin palace, at least in Li Ang's Qin Dynasty.

In fact, the true power of the Imperial Seal after its transformation into a Noble Phantasm should be the pacification of disasters, eliminating all calamities without a trace.

This is why Li Ang chose to bring the Imperial Seal when entering the Temple of Time.

Humanity's incineration, singularities, demon pillars... these are essentially a catastrophe for human civilization.

Although the Jade Seal's power was insufficient to avert the catastrophe of the burning of humanity, it was sufficient to ensure that Li Ang emerged unharmed from the Temple of Time.

The same principle applies to Ea, who previously dealt with Gilgamesh. The spacetime storm unleashed by Ea was, to some extent, a concrete manifestation of a disaster, and naturally fell within the range of the Jade Seal's elimination.

Gilgamesh's other Noble Phantasms are different, especially some of those with purely physical attack effects. If Li Ang really dared to use the Imperial Seal to counter them, then the Golden Jade would probably have appeared hundreds of years earlier.

If that were to happen, Li Guoshi estimated that he would most likely be hung up in the vegetable market on the streets of Xianyang by the old Qin emperor and publicly spanked.

"This guy seems difficult to deal with. What are you planning to do?"

Arch asked in a low voice.

"If neither the Gate of Babylon nor the EA can have any effect on Leon, then this is the only way."

Gilgamesh snapped his fingers in exasperation, and then a spatial ripple, far larger than any sword or blade, appeared behind him.

The gold light slowly emerged from the undulating ripples of space, and a huge warship entirely cast in gold appeared in this dark cave.

Its golden light dyed the surrounding world a blinding gold.

This is an ark, forged from gold and emeralds, gleaming with dazzling light.

In any situation, if someone takes the boat on stage, he will definitely be the coolest guy there.

Ferraris, Rolls-Royces, Cadillacs, and the like are utterly pathetic compared to this ship!

Even Li Ang thought Gilgamesh was a spendthrift after seeing the ship.

"If we dismantled this warship and converted the gold into gold, we could accomplish so much for national development..."

The righteous and outspoken National Preceptor Li stated that he was absolutely not being sour, nor was he envious or jealous; he simply felt it was a bit of a waste.

"Hahahaha, Li Ang! This is my proudest warship, a throne that only I am qualified to command."

Gilgamesh announced triumphantly to Leon.

"Idiot, you took this highly mobile thing out of the cave, were you planning to use it as a target?"

Gilgamesh answered triumphantly in response to Li Ang's questioning.

"This space is enough. My Vimana can fly at high speeds, ignoring the laws of physics!"

Gilgamesh regained his former arrogance, boarded his spaceship, and took to the air, and then...

An attack was launched on Euryale in front of the black hole.

"Damn it! Gilgamesh, you bastard, how dare you do this!"

Leon quickly used runes to block Gilgamesh's attack.

This madman actually dared to attack Euryale, who was being used as the Lesser Grail, before the Grail descent ritual was even complete... What's the difference between this and shooting an RPG at a running nuclear reactor?!

Although Leon's goal was to destroy the Holy Grail, Gilgamesh's unorthodox methods would only cause the black mud inside the Grail to overflow prematurely and flood the entire city of Fuyuki.

Therefore, Leon, who was originally standing guard and letting Gilgamesh attack him, had no choice but to stand in front of the King of Heroes' attack route.

And just like that, the two guys who should have been locked in a static duel began a dynamic chase.

On the ground, Arch did not put down his crossbow, but continued to vigilantly observe his surroundings.

However, while keeping an eye on Li Ang, he also kept glancing at the golden warship soaring through the cave, and secretly glancing at Gilgamesh, his eyes filled with the image of a spendthrift and someone trying to rob the rich to help the poor...

Chapter 168 The Emiya Family's Father-Son Scheme

Halfway up Yuanzang Mountain.

To conceal the existence of the Great Hole, Mount Enzo was planted with tall trees in most places except for Ryudo-ji Temple at the summit and the trail leading up the mountain.

But now, the trees on the mountainside have been almost completely burned, leaving only traces of tree roots.

Of course, if someone had witnessed what just happened, they would understand that these seemingly charred trees were actually annihilated by a torrent of black magic.

At this moment, on the open ground halfway up Yuanzang Mountain, a girl in black armor and a child stood together. Opposite them were a couple, a man in a black trench coat and a woman with long silver hair.

The two were watching each other warily. The silver-haired woman had threads of magic floating in her hand, which shone brightly in the darkness.

"Sab, why are you still so persistent? Now that you know the true nature of the Holy Grail, why are you still doing this?! And why did you have to involve Shirou in this?"

"Irisviel questioned."

“I have lost interest in the Holy Grail; it cannot fulfill my wishes. But my hatred for Kiritsugu is a completely different matter.”

Sab.Alt said with a cold laugh.

"As for my Master... his wish was to become like his father, and I simply fulfilled his wish by making him my Master."

Sab.Alt said in a gentle tone.

But beneath that gentle tone lay a chilling murderous intent.

"Master, please give me power!"

Sab.Alt raises her corrupted knight's sword high, assuming a ready-to-attack stance.

"Ok."