Jobless Reincarnation: Emiya the Great Hero Must Show His True Skills

"This...you mean?"

"Go and build your aerial gardens with all your might! I will rightfully destroy the fortresses that you human mages are so proud of in battle, and show you the difference between a false garden and a true fortress!"

Percius, the Ankylosaurus King, spoke calmly, his eyes brimming with the confidence of a king, "You shall try your best to surpass me. After all, if you cannot even surpass me, you will not have the slightest chance of winning against the real opponent, the Dragon God Orsteed!"

"..."

Rudeus was stunned by Ankylosaurus's words and remained silent for a moment before his face instinctively showed excitement.

He didn't care why the other party was willing to give him a chance; the only thing that mattered to him was that Ankylosaurus had given them the opportunity to have the possibility of a direct confrontation!

Just knowing this made Rudius feel genuinely excited and joyful!

……

Holy Land of Swords.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

The clash of swords produced a crisp sound.

Shirou's special training with the Water God has lasted for nearly a month. During this month, he has been constantly fighting with the Water God, learning from the battles and mastering the true essence of the Water God Style.

Finally, after his body was torn apart by the Sword Realm for the first time, leaving him almost completely ripped open, Shirou grasped the essence of the Sword of Deprivation and, in the instant he faced the Water God's attack, launched a counterattack—

"boom!"

It was clearly the water goddess Leda who swung the sword, but as the old woman's movement came down, the sword turned around and tore her own body apart.

This scene startled all the swordsmen present.

The Water God himself, however, showed a sigh of emotion and said quietly, "Well, you've finally mastered the true art of stripping away swordsmanship, Shirou."

Chapter 379 Shirou learns the Absolute Slash of the Northern God Style! He's willing to burn his soul to the bone!

After undergoing special training with the water goddess Reda, Shirou completely mastered the strongest secret technique of the Water God School—the Sword of Deprivation!

This profound technique is the sixth sword technique developed by the water goddess Leda herself. It combines the three sword techniques of still water, breaking the void, and cutting rain, and the final result is a sword technique that can ignore space and distance, forcibly restrict the opponent's movements, and even deprive the opponent of their ability to move.

The Ultimate Deprivation Sword, when mastered to its highest level, can instantly strip everyone within the barrier's range of movement, rendering opponents completely immobile.

However, this move also has a huge problem: if the opponent's defense is high enough, the Deprivation Sword cannot forcibly deprive the opponent of their actions.

Because the essence of the Water God style is still biased towards defensive moves, even though the Water God himself is very offensive, he cannot reverse the fundamental nature of the style.

However, this is not a problem for Shirou. For him, the first thing to improve is not his offensive capabilities, but his sufficient defensive capabilities.

Only by achieving a defense as strong as that of the Dragon God can one be qualified to fight against the opponent.

If you can't even withstand a single blow from the Dragon God, then you can't even talk about fighting your opponent.

In short, after learning the Water God's Sword of Deprivation, Shirou continued to study it for a long time, gaining a deeper understanding of the essence of this swordsmanship. Only after he was able to fully apply the Sword of Deprivation in actual combat did he finally end his special training with the Water God, Reda.

This means that he has completely mastered the Water God Flow technique to the Emperor level, becoming the Water Emperor, and can now move on to the next stage of training.

After the water god, the north god appeared before Shirou.

Shode, the second son of the Northern God, silently approached Shirou and said with a carefree expression, "Since Lord Water God taught you the strongest secret technique, the Sword of Deprivation, then I should also teach you the strongest secret technique of the Northern God Style. However, the teaching method of the Northern God Style is different from that of the Water God Style. You cannot master the strongest technique of the Northern God Style by simply fighting."

"What...how do we do that?"

Shirou raised a question.

The Second King of the North Gods didn't say anything more, but slowly drew a huge two-handed sword from behind him that Shirou was very familiar with.

"Wang Long Sword?"

The moment Shirou saw the weapon, he recognized its true nature: it was the weapon of Alexander the Great III, the god of the North, whom he had once fought.

The Second King of the North nodded and said frankly, "That's right, this is the Dragon King Sword that I gave to Alex before. After hearing about what happened on the continent of Becarit, I went to find this sword and retrieved it. That's how I confirmed that kid Alex is still alive..."

"I see. Wait, didn't you stop using the King Dragon Sword in battle, Shandel?"

"Yes, I no longer rely on the power of weapons, so naturally I will not depend on the Wanglong Sword. The purpose of taking out this sword now is to complete the special training that follows."

"Using the Wanglong Sword for special training? What exactly is this?"

"Hehe, some things are hard to describe with words, so let me express them with actions."

The Second King of the North smiled and spoke. In the next instant, he gripped the astonishing greatsword tightly with both hands and plunged it into the ground at an extremely fast speed.

"Boom!"

In an instant, an exaggerated gravity barrier enveloped the scene, and the gravity field, which was almost crushing people, directly covered Shirou.

Faced with this exaggerated gravitational field, Shirou almost instinctively wanted to resist, otherwise he could clearly feel his body being squeezed little by little, and even being crushed.

But the Second King of the North Gods shook his head and said, "Don't run away, Shirou. This gravity field is my test for you."

"Gravity...is it part of the test?"

Shirou stared in disbelief. Just standing there, he felt an immense burden pressing down on him, and he had to fight with all his might to avoid being crushed by gravity.

It's hard to imagine how an assessment could be conducted in such an environment.

"Well, it's actually not that difficult."

The Second Northern God smiled. "The strongest secret technique of the Northern God style is the Absolute Slash created by my father, the First Northern God, Kalman Rebek. The so-called Absolute Slash is not a slash with absolute destructive power in the literal sense. Of course, its final form may simply be an attack with destructive power."

"The Absolute Slash... I've seen that move before."

Shirou silently reminisced.

He has witnessed his opponents use the ultimate strike twice so far. Once was against the immortal demon king Atofi, who unleashed the ultimate strike with all his might at the last moment. The other time was against Alexander the Great, the third god of the North, who also unleashed the same strike.

Although Shirou won both battles, it was mainly due to the power of his weapons.

If he hadn't wielded King Arthur's holy sword and used absolute destructive power to fight back, the Demon King and the Northern God III's Absolute Strike Northern God Flow would have been an attack he would have been unable to withstand.

"Since you've seen it, I can reduce the amount of explanation I need to give."

The Second Prince of the Northern Gods nodded. “The Northern God Style of Absolute Slash that you’ve seen should just be a slash with an extremely exaggerated explosive force, right? On the surface, Absolute Slash is indeed just a strike with absolute destructive power, but the essence of this move is not its external form, but more about its internal principle, that is, how Absolute Slash is released.”

How is the Absolute Slash unleashed?

“That’s right. Only by understanding this point can one truly complete the strongest Northern God Style and comprehend the true concept of the Northern God Style created by my father, Kalman I!”

Kitagawa II looked at Shirou silently, gazing at him calmly. “To help you understand this, special training under the influence of gravity magic is necessary. During this process, you cannot use fighting spirit or magic, let alone your unique magic. All moves and techniques are prohibited.”

"Then what do I do?"

After listening to Kitakami II's description, Shirou has gradually come to understand the other party's thoughts, but he is still not quite clear about the specific actions to take.

The Second King of the North Gods didn't keep him in suspense and went straight to the point: "To be specific, just swing your sword. Swing it continuously under the enhancement of gravity magic until I'm satisfied!"

"Swing a sword? Is that all?"

"Yes."

"..."

Unexpectedly, all the other party wanted him to do was swing his sword within the realm of gravity magic. Shirou quickly picked up the wooden sword beside him and began to swing it in the air again and again in the standard posture.

But Shirou soon realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

At first, he could easily repeat the empty swings over and over again due to his physical strength, but when he did this for a day, two days, or even longer...

Shirou's physical strength gradually began to approach its limit, and he could no longer perform the movements smoothly.

Normally, when one's physical strength is about to reach its limit, one should choose to rest and resume training only after the strength has recovered.

But the Second King of the North Gods forced Shirou not to stop, even though he could clearly see that Shirou's face was not right and his physical strength was about to reach its limit.

Shirou kept swinging his battling ball in the air, from morning till night, and from night till morning.

It wasn't until the very end, when even the second King of the North was almost out of magic power to maintain the gravity magic that held back the King Dragon Sword, that Shirou completely lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

Seeing him collapsed on the ground, Beishen couldn't help but sigh, "You actually lasted for three whole days and three nights. You're practically inhuman, Shirou. But only someone like you could muster the will to fight against the Dragon God Orsteed. In that case, you might grasp the true meaning of the ultimate strike at an incredibly fast pace..."

As Kitakami II was reflecting on this, Shirou had already fallen into a coma, and in his dream, he found himself in that familiar white space.

"Wow, it went even more smoothly than I expected."

The moment the god and man met, the god spoke to Shirou with a cheeky, smug expression.

Shirou was not angered by this, but simply said quietly, "I will make all the preparations for challenging the Dragon God Orsteed, so you don't need to worry that I will break my promise."

"Hehe, of course I know that. I've been observing you for so long, and I know exactly how reliable you are as a man."

The god said with a regretful expression, "Really, we had the chance to become companions, but it's all your fault for not listening to us."

"I'm not interested in hearing your lame jokes."

Shirou now has absolutely no goodwill towards the god. If he didn't know he couldn't do anything to him, he would have already pointed his sword at the god's neck.

The god-man was also aware of this, and he maintained the same attitude as before, speaking casually:

"Yes, yes, let's get down to business. The Ankylosaurus already knows that Aisha is the Demon God Laplace."

"what?"

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly revealed such important information, and Shirou's eyes widened. He even suspected that the other party had told the news to Ankylosaurus.

"Don't distrust me like that, okay? I would never do something so immoral."

The god spoke slowly, using words that no one would believe, "The feud between Ankylosaurus and the demon god Laplace has lasted for four hundred years. Over the years, he must have created many devices to monitor Laplace's resurrection. As soon as Laplace's aura appears, he will receive the news immediately."

"..."

Shirou didn't care whether the words of the gods and men were true or not.

The more important thing now is how to handle this.

After all, Shirou is still in special training to prepare for the fight against Orsteed. If Ankylosaurus suddenly attacks, the rest of the Grellard family will definitely not be able to fight against that god-level magician.

Even more terrifying is that if Ankylosaurus had leaked the information to Alsteed beforehand, Shirou would have to confront Alsteed directly right now.

Then the odds of winning would be almost zero!

"Don't worry, King Ankylosaurus won't leak the information."

The god seemed to have seen through Shirou's thoughts. "That guy is arrogant and cares more about Laplace's existence than anyone else. For Ankylosaurus, what he wants is to fight Laplace to the death on the perfect stage and then completely destroy the resurrected demon with his own hands. For this reason, he cannot let anyone else interfere in this duel, let alone ask for help from Orsteed, whom he already hates."

"The Ankylosaurus hates Orsteed? Why? Aren't they both dragons?"

"That's because Alsteid is an evil bastard. Who in this world wouldn't hate Alsteid?"

"..."

Shirou didn't bother to pursue the matter given the obvious attempt by the god to change the subject.

He didn't care about the relationship between Ankylosaurus and Alsteed; it would be a good thing for him if the other party didn't join forces with Alsteed.

Furthermore, according to Rudeus's future account, Ankylosaurus did not attack the Grellat family with Orsteed, indicating that the intelligence was correct.

"Even without the Dragon God's involvement, the Ankylosaurus alone is a huge threat. I must hurry to the Magic City to help!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shirou, upon learning that his family might be in danger, was willing to give up his special training and resolutely went to help.

But the god shook his head and said, "That's why I'm here to tell you this, to put your mind at ease. Your brother Rudeus has already taken care of the Ankylosaurus's matter."

"Rudy? He defeated King Ankylosaurus?"

"No, how could that be? He only made a deal with Ankylosaurus to fight him one-on-one after your Sky Garden is completed."

"Did Ankylosaurus agree?"

"He is a person who values ​​beliefs. As long as the other party is willing to show a belief that he approves of, he will give that belief the corresponding respect."

"..."

Upon hearing the words of the god, Shirou roughly understood the situation and realized that his family members were also fighting for their lives.

He took a deep breath, slowly stood up from the ground, and turned to leave the dream.

"What are you doing? If you don't rest properly, your body will break down."

The gods were surprised by Shirou's actions.

Shirou showed no reaction, coldly stating, "If defeating the Dragon God is merely a matter of physical collapse, then it's far too easy. I will fight, even if it costs me my life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shirou broke free from the dream world and got up from the ground by sheer willpower.

The Second Prince of the Northern Gods was startled by his sudden awakening and quickly asked, "Why did you wake up so soon? It's normal to sleep for two or three days."

"There's no time for that."