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Chapter 873: The Golden King's Unfortunate Friction
Chapter 873: The Golden King's Unfortunate Friction
Gilgamesh, who had taken physical form due to 'This World's Evil', not only avoided corruption but also gained an almost infinite supply of mana from the evil entity.
However, having an unlimited supply of mana was one thing, but the upper limit of his mana was another matter. A rapid mana recovery rate only allowed him to excel in prolonged battles, but it was his mana cap that determined his maximum output.
The previous Gilgamesh had been quite satisfied with his mana, after all, having obtained a physical body, he was no longer the same as those Heroic Spirits summoned through conventional means.
Limited by their existence as Heroic Spirits, their abilities had been fixed, but Gilgamesh was different. With his physical body, he was a Heroic Spirit in name only, and he could improve himself through cultivation.
Take, for example, the martial arts he had cultivated over the past decade and the increase in his mana.
Don't underestimate the power of a decade. Those summoned Heroic Spirits, when they were still human, also had lifetimes of only a short hundred years, and most of them died in their twenties or thirties during their prime.
With their potential as Heroic Spirits, they were already exceptional among humans, and in ten years, Gilgamesh, now in a physical body, had significantly improved.
However, what Gilgamesh didn't expect was that he, the oldest king among humans, had humbled himself and secretly cultivated for ten years to defeat Night City. Yet, upon their reunion, the gap between them remained as vast as ever.
The current situation was akin to what Night City had said earlier—with mana far surpassing Gilgamesh's, he was a true technical player, while Gilgamesh was merely a pay-to-win player relying on high-level Noble Phantasms.
Although this was indeed the case, Gilgamesh couldn't help but feel extremely dissatisfied.
As the oldest king among humans, he had always believed that even in terms of talent, he stood at the pinnacle of humanity.
A character like Night City, if he hadn't trained seriously before, it would be understandable to lose to him. But now, after all his hard work and determination, Gilgamesh still found himself looking up to his opponent.
"Alright, the five-fold Kingdom Punch should be the strongest I can manage while easily withstanding its side effects.
As for whether you've truly changed as you claim, we'll find out soon enough..."
As Night City's words echoed, the ground beneath him shattered, and his figure, which had been standing still, vanished into thin air in an instant.
Almost simultaneously, Gilgamesh, who had been standing over a dozen meters away from Night City, suddenly felt an intense sense of impending death.
"Clang—!"
A sound reminiscent of a massive bell reverberated through the air. Gilgamesh, holding his sword with both hands, blocked Night City's sudden heavy punch with the black blade of the Parting Sword. He immediately felt an indescribable force in his arms, and in the next second, his body flew backward.
Gilgamesh's body, like a cannonball, smashed through several walls of the Einzbern family's mansion and flew out into the street beyond, plowing a deep trench nearly a hundred meters long into the ground.
With great effort, Gilgamesh lifted his head against the powerful wind pressure and stabilized his body. Just as he was about to retaliate, another voice suddenly interrupted him.
"To be able to react and block my initial attack, you've indeed become much stronger since the Fourth Holy Grail War.
But there's one thing you seem to have misunderstood. My 'Kingdom Punch' doesn't just multiply my mana; it enhances much more than that."
No matter if it's speed, strength, or the power of his techniques, with the use of the Kingdom Punch, they will all be amplified!"
Hearing Ye Cheng's voice, Jilgarmeishu turned around in shock, but soon his handsome face received another punch, this time without the protection of the Parting Sword, and he was directly sent flying hundreds of meters away.
As Jilgarmeishu flew at high speed, Ye Cheng's body kept flashing, and soon he caught up with him in the air, grabbing his ankle and swinging him around like a windmill before violently throwing him into a remote area on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.
Jilgarmeishu didn't pose much of a threat to himself, but it was different for Li Xia and the others. To prevent them from becoming desperate and reckless, Ye Cheng forcefully changed the battlefield, intending to use the Estray Sword Ea to destroy everything.
Claiming to be able to cut through the world was a bit far-fetched, but with the power of the Ex-rank Noble Phantasm and Jilgarmeishu's current mana, a few consecutive swings of the sword would be enough to destroy Fuyuki City without issue.
Jilgarmeishu, who had been violently thrown by Ye Cheng, crashed directly through a mountain on the outskirts, and as Ye Cheng arrived at the scene and activated 'Aura Perception' to search for Jilgarmeishu's aura, countless chains suddenly emerged from all around, tightly binding Ye Cheng's body.
The Celestial Lock was also an A-rank Noble Phantasm, but unfortunately, it had little effect on those without divinity, and just as it had failed to bind Ye Cheng before, it did so again.
However, just as Ye Cheng was about to break free from the Celestial Lock, Jilgarmeishu burst out of the ruins, raising both hands and holding Ea, and slashed down at Ye Cheng.
"Heaven and Earth Opening Star (Enuma Elish)!"
The so-called sword capable of cutting through the world slashed down, and the massive slash of light instantly tore through the surrounding space, enveloping Ye Cheng.
And as the light pillar of the Parting Sword was about to fall, Ye Cheng broke free from the Celestial Lock.
Seeing the Parting Sword's release, far superior to its state during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Ye Cheng acknowledged that Jilgarmeishu indeed had something special. He confirmed that even the same Noble Phantasm, in different hands, could unleash varying levels of power, and thus, they couldn't be generalized.
"High-Grade Prop Creation——!"
Ye Cheng first used the magic of the Bone King's World to replicate the state of the Afterlife Initial Resolution of the Death God World, creating a pair of Zanpakuto, one long and one short.
Then, accompanied by electric currents flowing along the blades, these two pseudo-Zanpakuto were further enhanced by Enhanced Magic.
After confirming that the pair of pseudo-Zanpakuto could withstand five times his mana, Ye Cheng madly infused mana into the blades and compressed it.
"Cross Moon Heaven Thrust——!"
With Ye Cheng's dual-wielding slash and chop, two giant crescent moons instantly formed an "X" shape and shot forward.
If Jilgarmeishu's Noble Phantasm was the Estray Sword Ea, then Ye Cheng's Noble Phantasm at this moment was the technique itself, empowered by his massive mana.
Just as Sasuke Kozuma's Yanfan could become a Noble Phantasm, Ye Cheng's Cross Moon Heaven Thrust, in terms of both power and grandeur, was no less impressive than the so-called Ea Noble Phantasm.
The massive "X" slash collided with the Parting Sword's light pillar, causing the ground to shake violently within a hundred li radius, and the surrounding space to collapse extensively.
(End of Chapter)
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