They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

"The weather this year is indeed very different from previous years." Uesugi Yue sighed slightly, and he thought of something. "I hope it won't turn out to be the worst."

Gennochi thought that Uesugi Yue was worried about the Holy Grail War and the matter of "God".

"Since last night, I have sent family members to investigate and search as best as they can, but gods are not human, so it's hard to say whether we can find any useful clues."

He said helplessly, "We don't know their plans, nor do we know how they'll act... Our family has long insisted on sealing the God away, but in the end, the God escaped, and we're left with no way to track His whereabouts... We've known nothing about Him from the beginning to the end."

"No, I can probably guess what 'God' is up to..."

Emiya recalled what happened in the sewer last night. The eerie black shadow mentioned the coming of the myth as soon as it appeared.

"The coming of myth?" Yuan Zhisheng heard this suddenly, and could only recall the ancient times recorded in his family's ancient history, when humans crawled on the ground and knelt to welcome the almighty gods (dragons).

Emiya explained, "Yes, when it comes to the myth of Izanami, we have to mention that she was trapped in the Land of the Underworld and declared to Izanagi, 'Kill a thousand people a day and exterminate humanity.' If she were to escape, she would bring only death to mankind."

"Yes!" Yuan Zhisheng suddenly understood. The god they worshipped, the White King, had once bestowed dragon blood only to let humans keep these huge genes for her. On the day of revival in the future, the White King would devour these descendants to recover the dragon blood, thus returning to its heyday.

In other words, God took away Eri's bloodline in advance for the sake of "Word Spirit Judgment"! This word spirit ability can collectively harvest the lives of all living things on a large scale!

"Okay, I'll have my family focus on these 'unnatural deaths' cases and accidents right away!"

Yuan Zhisheng acted in a hurry, the corners of his black windbreaker fluttering in the rain. He immediately went back with an umbrella to arrange family affairs.

"Hey! Son, don't forget your training!"

Uesugi Yue shouted loudly as he looked at Minamoto no Chisei's receding back.

"Training?" Emiya was puzzled. What are you and your son doing secretly behind my back?

"Oh, it's swordsmanship training. Hey, I haven't been back to visit the family for many years. Last night I discovered that Zhisheng's swordsmanship level is actually not as good as his brother's. As the head of the family, how can I tolerate this? And the situation of the Holy Grail War is getting worse and worse, so of course I have to train him well."

When Uesugi Yue smiled, he showed two rows of neat white teeth, a devilish coach's smile. "Although I haven't used it for many years, I have accumulated more experience and my level is a little higher than my sons."

The old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the universe with his fingertips.

The corner of Emiya's mouth twitched as he watched, "Swordsmanship, so you're an expert with a sword. By the way, what style is Mr. Yue good at? I'm a little curious."

"Oh? Me?" Uesugi Yue's tone became noticeably proud and high-spirited when he mentioned this. "I know a little bit about all styles, but if I had to say my best, it would probably be Niten Ichiryu!"

"What a coincidence?" Emiya also laughed. "Master Yue, I've also recently become interested in Niten Ichiryu. Since there aren't many people here, how about we have a fight here?"

Emiya has recently been trying to further learn the skills of the Heroic Spirits through "Projection Filling", a derivative of "Noble Phantasm Projection".

He found that he always tended to become stiff and gasp for breath after releasing his Noble Phantasm. If he fought alone without the help of his teammates, he would easily reveal a huge flaw.

He thought that by relying on skills similar to Muramasa's "Sword Trial", he could exert the effect of "melee version of Fantasy Crash" on the spot, but when the real battle came, Emiya found that the Sword Trial required a high degree of concentration in order to control the direction of the powerful explosion.

In this regard, his control accuracy is far from enough and cannot reach the level of being able to perform on the battlefield.

Therefore, Emiya believes that what he needs is not just a Noble Phantasm, nor just the Infinite Sword System.

There must also be more powerful and versatile technical means that can be quickly released without consuming a lot of magic power, such as the partial liberation of the Dragon-Breaking Platform, which can release fire, ice, or sword wind.

Because this involves control skills, only by mastering more control skills and honing one's accuracy can one finally reach the complete sword test - the realm of releasing the maximum power of the Noble Phantasm with a single strike.

At this point, he believes that Miyamoto Musashi's treasure "Six Paths and Five Wheels: Kurikalā" is also a good target for development.

This Noble Phantasm is different from Ushiwakamaru's "Zana-o Ryuritan", a special Noble Phantasm that is completely sublimated from its own legend.

The Five Great Slashes of Myōō Hosō, the Musashi Noble Phantasm, are essentially a combination of all the techniques she has learned throughout her life, from her masterpiece "The Book of Five Rings", using a Niten-Ichi stance to launch a sword pressure attack of "earth, water, fire, wind, and space".

So, referring to some of the ways to release the Dragon-Breaking Platform, can Emiya also break down the techniques in it to form separate postures and skills that are different from all the "five wheels" and divided into different attributes of "earth, water, fire, wind, and space"?

Thinking of this, Emiya became eager to try it out.

And Uesugi Yue was also eager to try.

"Ermiya, you are so eager to improve your swordsmanship. Your ambition in this area is many times stronger than that of Chisei! You deserve praise... Oh, it's just that I didn't bring my sword today. It's a pity that I had to travel so far." Uesugi Yue shook his head.

Damn, he was actually a little tempted. Uesugi Yue still remembered the incident of him witnessing Emiya kidnapping his daughter Eri. Since he was asking Niten Ichiryu for advice, couldn't he just teach this kid a lesson under the guise of "teaching"?

He had to let Emiya know that he, Uesugi Yue, also had a temper! He finally had a son and a daughter when he was old enough, but in the blink of an eye, his daughter fell into a man's love trap. How could this old father bear it?

"You didn't bring a knife? No problem! I can lend you mine."

Emiya was amused. He still needed to carry a sword these days? He never did, he just projected and made his own!

As soon as he finished speaking, Emiya whispered "Projection start" and in a blink of an eye he took out several swords from behind him.

"...Where did you get the knife?"

Uesugi Yue felt dizzy. Although he was old, his eyesight was still good. There was clearly no package behind Emiya that could hold the long sword. How could he be performing magic?

He had heard that in ancient times, his family had passed down the tradition of skilled craftsmen who made alchemical ancient knives such as the Spider Cut, but he had never heard of anyone taking out a knife out of thin air... Could it be a lost technique from the Age of Gods?

"Just some humble magic trick."

Emiya met Uesugi Koshi's surprised look with a simple explanation, and handed him a pair of projected creations. "Take a look, the knifework is quite good. It's a brand new replica of a famous historical sword, made by Hoki Yasutsuna and Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kanesada."

"...the famous sword of the sword saint Miyamoto Musashi." When Uesugi Yue took the weapon, he clamped the hilt of the sword accurately with his calloused palm, and swung the sword into a flower, and the answer almost came out of his mouth.

His rough fingers stroked the delicate blades, which were as bright and clean as new. The blades reflected a cold light in the rain. These two swords should have been placed in the family sword museum as collections after enduring the erosion of time, living out the rest of their dark and gloomy lives.

But at this moment, Emiya took out the same famous sword with his bare hands. It looked like it was reborn, as if the accumulation of time had not only not caused the sword itself to sink, but instead made its aura and foundation even stronger.

As a master who is proficient in various schools of ancient swordsmanship, Uesugi Yue can clearly confirm that a samurai who is accomplished in kendo will be like a tiger with wings when holding these two weapons, and the techniques will be used smoothly and easily.

Good, good! With a weapon like this, I'll be more comfortable training later, hehe! Uesugi Yue stroked the blade and was delighted to see the prey, revealing a lewd expression as if he had seen a busty beauty in an AV film.

“Master Yue, Master Yue…are you still going to fight?”

Emiya warned from a distance.

He wielded the same Miyamoto Musashi sword in both hands. Since they were training with Niten Ichiryu, it was only natural that they would both use the sword of the founder of Niten Ichiryu. Furthermore, Emiya had imposed a restriction on himself this time: he would not use his Noble Phantasm during training, but would instead focus on exploring techniques and honing his control.

He slowly recalled the mysteries of the "Five Wheels" contained in "Six Paths and Five Wheels: The Heavenly Phenomenon of Kurikalā" and began to try to release a single one of these mysteries with his sword-swinging stance...

So, Uesugi Yue, standing across from him, couldn't help but laugh as he watched Emiya strike a stance never before seen among the Niten Ichiryu, his two swords hanging to the ground, leaving him wide open and full of flaws. "Emiya, aren't you a complete amateur?"

"Yes!"

Emiya himself was also trying to figure out how to come up with a new sword move. Until he figured it out, wouldn't he be a layman?

The sound of the rain surged, gradually merging with the sound of the endless tide rushing onto the sea. Abundant water vapor swept over the ground, soaking the clothes covered with raindrops with rain water and soaking them with a damp and cold breath.

Got it, the water type!

Emiya's eyes lit up, and with a flick of his arm, the blade began to rise and dance like an extension of his body.

Once he started swinging the sword, his posture changed. He went from a novice who only half understood the sword stance to a master who was proficient in both static and dynamic moves.

So, under Uesugi Yue's almost jaw-dropping gaze, Emiya swung his sword in a circle, and his body drove the sharp blade to quickly draw a dazzling arc of light, and began to sweep up the water elements that filled the space between heaven and earth. As the blade slashed rapidly, it created a huge wave of water out of thin air.

"The Book of Five Rings… Water Form: Two Rivers White Path!"

Once Emiya caught the inspiration, he swung the two swords in his hands faster and faster.

The elemental waves became more and more violent. The two swords came down at the same time, as if with a flip of the wrist, two silver waterfalls were swung out with endless momentum. The water surged, the waves flew into the sky, the waves crashed against the shore, and thousands of snowdrifts were rolled up.

Uesugoshi:?

You call this the second best?

Chapter 213 Death is coming

The rain curtain hit my body head-on, as if my warm body was wrapped in a layer of salty and damp water mixed with sweat, and the coldness was invading everywhere.

Uesugi Yue's nerves were tense. His two swords swung like the wind, slashing furiously with his hands like windmills. He drifted with the current, struggling forward, as if advancing on a vast battlefield amidst galloping swords and cavalry.

In the old man's impression, Niten Ichiryu, this double-sword style was originally developed for use on the battlefield.

The two-handed Itto-ryu style, no matter how well it has mastered other technical theories, suffers from a major flaw: the wrists can become stuck at certain angles, preventing the blade from rotating. Niten-Ichi-ryu, on the other hand, uses two hands, each holding the blade in one hand, allowing for unimpeded slashing.

The only limitation is that unless the user is a warrior as strong as an ox, he will not be able to gain more advantages against the one-sword style that uses two hands to hold the sword.

But Uesugi Yue is the true Shadow Emperor. He is a super hybrid whose bloodline even surpasses that of Genjisei and Genjijo. He never lacks strength.

However, even such a man found himself in a terrifying situation where he could not advance or retreat in front of the mighty water released by Emiya's sword. The rolling water was like a vast army sweeping over. The invisible sword light was hidden within the murderous tide of the army, and it collided with the two swords in his hands, making a sharp clanging sound of metal hitting metal.

Damn! Emiya, what kind of Niten Ichiryu is that? How can you say you're a swordsman who can fire water cannons like a turret?

Before Uesugi Yue had time to use the Word Spirit Black Sun, he had to concentrate and devote all his body and mind to maximize the performance of this pair of famous swords.

Two days of first-class service and two days of sunbathing!

The slightly sluggish skills that had not been used for many years were now shed of dust and blossoming with new brilliance in the hands of the old man. With the blessing of the famous sword lent to him by Emiya, this move was like a fierce slash like two suns in the sky. He did not retreat in the face of the violent army filled with the atmosphere of a battlefield. No matter how many came, he would kill them all with his two swords!

But this was just the first attack that Emiya launched temporarily.

Emiya discovered that although the frequency of slashing was high, the power released by "Water Form: Two Rivers White Path" was too dispersed, and it was more suitable to be used as an AOE skill for clearing a large area at medium and long distances. In a one-on-one situation, the advantage of this attack method was its wide coverage, making it difficult to dodge. The disadvantage was that its lethality was reduced and it was more likely to be defended.

He only dared to demonstrate in such an environment and release it for a long time after seeing that old man Uesugi Yue could handle it.

"Mr. Yue, you have to take this next move!" Emiya shouted.

The subtext is, if you can't handle it, don't force it.

"I may be older, but my sword is still as good as ever!"

Uesugi Yue's wrist turned rapidly, and the tip of the blade kept stirring up rain curtains in the air, looking like he was determined to fight back.

"Five-wheeled Blade, Fire Form! Niten Ichiryu, Karma Fire Cross!"

A blazing flame suddenly rose from the dense rain curtain. Emiya crossed his two swords, and the fire element roared and surged. He raised his hands and instantly cut out an X-shaped flame path. The water along the way evaporated rapidly, producing a large amount of high-temperature steam. The high temperature of the flames even carved charred gullies on the surface of the ground.

Since Emiya called out the name of the move in advance like a character in a middle school cartoon, Uesugi Yue easily concluded that Emiya was holding back, allowing him to be aware of the attack trajectory in advance.

He even had some time to analyze and assess the threats and sources of such attacks.

The old man then jumped away for a distance to avoid being caught in the high-temperature flame trajectory. He raised the tip of his knife and aimed it at the flank of the "Karma Fire Cross" whose power had become unbalanced due to its expansion. The flames then exploded, and the reefs were instantly shattered, splashing randomly in the white mist rising from the heavy rain.

Uesugi Yue was caught off guard and suddenly had his face covered in debris. He looked at the scorched hem of his clothes and thought to himself in frustration:

The "five rings" Emiya mentioned...should they be referring to the "Book of Five Rings", a work by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi?

Anyone who has practiced Niten Ichiryu should know this, but among the Five Rings Book, only the "Water Volume" talks about the specific techniques of Niten Ichiryu.

"The Book of Earth" talks about basic concepts, "The Book of Fire" discusses strategies and tactics, "The Book of Wind" criticizes other schools of thought, and "The Book of Sky" has a bit of an empty philosophical flavor.

It turns out that there are specific moves hidden in this five-wheeled book?

Considering Emiya's previous methods and the Holy Grail War that he had never heard of before, Uesugi Yue began to doubt his life. Could it be that his family had already lost too many technologies from the Age of Gods, and that what he learned was also fake Niten Ichiryu?

"Wind Style: Yachiryū!"

Damn, why are you still here!

Uesugi Yue was astonished to see Emiya's two swords spinning and swinging, forming a "tornado structure" that he had never learned before -

The Tornado Structure was named by Uesugi Yue according to his own understanding, because he saw that as Emiya rolled, countless air currents wrapped around his body and began to rotate, dancing like a "blade storm"!

In fact, this move was what Emiya suddenly remembered from Ushiwakamaru's "Zana-o Ryuuritan - The Fifth Scene Side Story: Kimi Castle - Icicle Slash".

Since such a blade storm can be created by wielding a single blade of Bo Lu, what about using Er Tian Yi Liu's double swords?

The answer is what Uesugi Yue witnessed.

The storm formed by the sword blades accumulated layer by layer, from bottom to top, forming a towering and violent sword hurricane that seemed to reach the sky.

The rain curtain was easily blown away, and the wind swept away the remaining flames and the rolling heat of the "Fire Type".

The wind aided the power of the fire, and combined tightly with the heavy rain, they were twisted together by the invisible sword of wind, forming a high-pressure, high-temperature white steam waterfall that shot out in all directions, and the black tornado composed of countless sword energies followed closely behind, crushing the ground all the way, causing the thick reefs and embankments to shatter.

...I can't take it anymore.

Uesugi's expression grew increasingly grim, and he began to chant the Dragon Scripture—

Word Spirit·Black Sun, open it for me!

Turn the tide of battle!

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"The situation cannot be reversed... Everything is over..."

As the rain rolled down, dark red blood oozed from Kitajima Shino's nostrils. "You have no idea how terrifying that thing is. That's the truth you'll never understand, because it's simply... divine punishment!"

Kitajima Shinogami, with his limbs tied up in a cylinder, gave his testimony in a mumbling and desperate tone, but this testimony did not sound like a statement of fact but rather a warning to the interrogators.

"Haha, Crow, did you hear that? He still has the leisure to warn us! How dishonest! Hurry up and add some more ingredients!" The burly Yaksha stepped hard on Kitajima Shino's face with a size 45 foot.

"Bah! You? You're just a human trafficker using smuggling boats, and you're trying to talk to us about all sorts of supernatural things! Do you deserve it?"

Kitajima Shino's cervical vertebrae groaned from being kicked by this stinky foot, and his nose bled like a colorful silk shop, with red and black blood gushing out.

"Oh hell, why should I be sent here to suffer with this useless bastard?"