You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"Was I a little too forceful? It's all your fault for suddenly jumping out and startling me."

Iori frowned, crouched down to examine the King whose features were all scrunched up: "Are you alright?"

"You...who are you?"

"Don't you remember? Aizen Iori."

"No, no, that's not what I meant..."

Although he didn't use his Noble Phantasm just now, he could still sweep away top-tier or even god-level Servants with his physical strength, skill level, and mastery. But compared to Aizen Iori, he was indeed insignificant.

"If it were a one-on-one fight, I would undoubtedly lose."

But Aizen, I am different from you—I came prepared!

O beast of mercy, though the empty throne holds no trace of its inhabitants, the embers of its flames still burn!

With a crisp metallic scraping sound, the gloves were removed, and a gleaming ring shone brightly on Goetia's ring finger.

"Do you have the doctor's last ring?"

Iori wasn't worried at all about the rapidly increasing magical energy reaction; instead, she asked with interest.

“I think I’ve already said it, the name of Solomon can no longer bind me! I have undoubtedly surpassed that king who is all show and no substance!”

Although Goetia underwent a spiritual transformation, she still hated Solomon.

"This Chaldea is not just an observatory; it's like a hub that brings together all world lines. As long as I can connect to a world where the 'Humanity Burning' hasn't ended and gain control over Noble Phantasms, I can still use the Spirit Origin of the 'Beast,' and even surpass it!"

"That's quite interesting."

Iori said calmly, "But... is that all there is to it?"

Are you pretending to be calm?

—The Crown of Ten!

Energy surged from the Human King's body, and a torrent of destructive aurora shot out without warning, aiming to completely obliterate the defenseless Iori.

Iori's expression turned solemn, and she gestured with her right hand—

"Zheng!"

The broken platinum blade flew out from the spatial rift and landed in Iori's hand, from which she then slashed.

hum! ! !

The platinum blade shone brightly, its flowing sword light extending infinitely, silently severing the oncoming torrent and splitting the vast earth into a bottomless crack, causing the entire stratum to churn up.

"How can this be!"

Goetia exclaimed in disbelief, "Where did you get your magic from?!"

—Before Iori made his move, he was completely unaware of such an outrageous magical reaction.

"Huh? You still don't understand?"

Iori pointed her sword at the halo of light that had appeared out of nowhere and stretched across the sky: "You borrowed a treasure from someone else in some unknown world, and I have a similar ability, just a little stronger."

"...A little stronger?"

"In the continuous flow of time, past and future, each segment of me can add power to the 'present' moment. The only difference is how large a 'time period' to gather."

"This is different from me!"

Goetia nearly lost control, exclaiming, "I don't have the ability to cheat like that!"

"...Hearing you say that makes me feel rather complicated."

Iori pouted.

"You have burned the power gained throughout human history, which has indeed made this Noble Phantasm unprecedentedly powerful. There should be no existence on Earth that surpasses it—unfortunately, I am an outsider."

"No, there must be limits! Your abilities cannot be unlimited!"

Goetia opened her arms, and the band of light behind her began to rotate, with millions of beams of light converging once again.

"Even after becoming the King of Men, you're still as impulsive as ever, Goetia."

Iori sighed softly: "Perhaps you are right, my abilities have some limitations—although I haven't discovered them yet."

But even now, don't you understand? The facts are right before your eyes… well, I'll show you with my actions.”

The next instant, Iori's eyes narrowed slightly:

hum!

The azure sky, the shattered earth... everything was instantly shrouded in shadow. A colossal circular mandala array appeared in the sky above the golden world, and then divine artifacts emerged from the squares.

"The fact is—"

I just forgot to deactivate the power enhancement. Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated; the power of just 'myself' is enough.

Divine Blade!

All the gods' weapons are here, each possessing unique special effects and sufficient physical destructive power!

"Fall!"

With a loud shout from Iori, thousands of golden divine weapons rained down on every corner of the space like a meteor shower. Each weapon could pierce through the earth and create a violent explosion like a small earthquake!

Every substance that makes up this space is suffering devastating blows, even inanimate objects like rocks.

In an instant, the entire Chaldea was violently shaken, seemingly on the verge of collapse!

—The primary target was not Goetia himself.

"stop!"

The king was anxious.

[Beasts] all possess a certain degree of "domain," some of which can even create a small universe. His Time Grand Temple had already "descended" into the surrounding environment, but at this moment it was smashed to pieces by Iori with the most ruthless violence.

"Next up is this!"

Iori said indifferently, then raised the platinum divine sword high.

The giant halo in the sky suddenly slowed down, and the indescribably vast amount of magic power seemed to be pulled by gravity, and began to flow to other places.

It's a world-saving divine sword!

Although it is not pure earth essence and the enhancement effect is not optimal, the quantity is enough to make up for its shortcomings.

The platinum sun that appeared in the sky, as huge as a celestial body, is the best proof!

"My power is draining away... Damn it!!"

Goetia transformed the converged beam into the same pitch-black aurora as before, unleashing a devastating attack that had once burned through the entire surface of the earth.

"The time for birth has come—"

"die!"

A clash that was a foregone conclusion.

The platinum sun wheel fell down, crushing the dark pillar of light with unstoppable force, even swallowing up space itself, and "slicing" away half of the temple!

Goetia struggled to his feet amidst the ruins, then raised his head and glared fiercely at Iori.

"But I will not admit defeat!"

Even if I am stripped of my existence, I will not give up; even if I lose all my power, I will fight to the very last moment.

"Insignificant humans, you will never make me submit!"

With the final burst of magic, a thunderous flash enveloped Goetia, and the Human King strode forward, charging towards Iori across the shattered earth.

At the same time, he also released the last bit of authority, and the entire light wheel came to a standstill, like a precision machine stuck in gears, unable to continue operating.

This also means that he has to concentrate all the power of this light band!

The frail body belonging to Dr. Roman began to disintegrate, and dazzling flames enveloped the entire body. The King of Men revealed his naked but powerful physique, and his physical strength reached its peak.

"I will never let you go to that person's side... Aizen Iori! I will defeat you!"

……

"Looks like... I... didn't manage to satisfy you..."

The King of Men lay on the ground, staring blankly at the sky, then suddenly laughed: "I'm so sorry I'm so weak..."

Chapter 560 Aren't you supposed to be a comedic character?

"Hmph...I admit your strength..."

Goetia knelt on one knee, golden light emanating from the hollow in his chest. His voice, though still proud, carried a hint of weakness and resentment.

"But don't think that's the end of it... Among Ritsuka's guardians, I'm just the weakest one..."

"Is he the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings?"

Iori raised an eyebrow, casually put the Platinum Divine Blade back into the void, and couldn't help but complain, "I've seen this kind of setting a lot."

Goetia's expression twisted instantly: "You!"

"just kidding."

Iori waved her hand. "Let's get down to business. I'm not here to stop your plans. To be honest, I'm conflicted about it. From a standpoint of opinion, I should be aligned with Ritsuka, but this is her own choice."

"……what?"

Goetia froze, even the rate at which his spiritual energy dissipated halted. He slowly raised his head, a flicker of surprise crossing his crimson pupils: "You didn't come to stop her?"

"At least not in the way you imagine."

Iori shrugged. "So strictly speaking, this battle could have been completely avoided."

"You've wasted your time," that's how Goetia heard Iori's words.

The original Demon King's expression immediately became interesting. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he only let out a cold snort with a livid face.

But can you blame him?

Based on the consistent pattern of the FGO worldview, and also their experience in handling affairs, people who come to challenge in this situation are 100% there to save someone!

"...Foolish! If that's the case, why don't you just state your purpose directly?"

"You unleashed your ultimate move right from the start, how could I have time to explain?"

Iori helplessly spread her hands, "I really didn't mean to."

"truth?"

"Okay, actually I just wanted to beat you up."

Iori tried to act serious, but couldn't help but smile: "It's just something I did on the side anyway."

"—!"

"Don't be angry yet. You gave me a good 'welcome' at the Temple of Time last time we met. I haven't forgotten it yet."

Iori narrowed her eyes.

Goetia was speechless. He had fought Iori when Chaldea fell last time, but at that time he was on the side of the "stronger one" and had plenty of room to maneuver. He also put on a very high attitude. He never thought that there would be such a day when fortunes would change so drastically!

"A narrow-minded man... what am I doing all this for...?"

"But there's no point in talking about that now. Let's get down to business—before you're deported."

Since you're not Ritsuka's strongest protector, then who's the truly troublesome one?

Iori was still very curious when he mentioned this. In his memory, Goetia was already the ceiling of villains in the main story. After all, he was an adult [Beast], which was stronger than the others who were in their infancy or under some kind of restriction.

—By the way, it seems that the [beast] is somewhat dominated by females, with female figures appearing far more overwhelmingly.

Although there are background figures like Chaos the Mecha, Goetia's prestige remains unshaken.

Upon hearing Iori's question, Getia remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

"That heroic spirit... even a beast cannot easily break through her defenses."

In fact, several Servants who wanted to stop Ritsuka—including Grand Servants—had tried, but without exception, they were all stopped.

There were also those in the "Beasts" who stood against us, but the outcome was no different.

"Oh?"