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Many crest worms with Zouken Tohsaka's consciousness attempted to escape the basement through secret passages. However, this "deity" unexpectedly sealed off all entrances tightly. Thick spiritual barriers blocked the crest worms inside, and countless thoughts flashed through Zouken Tohsaka's mind.

"A soul so filthy, yet remarkably aged~"

The "deity" spoke, and Zouken Tohsaka held his breath. As long as this being didn't unleash a thunderous attack, there might still be room for resolution.

"Cough, I'm just clinging to life for a short while. Compared to you, it's insignificant."

Zouken Tohsaka saw complex patterns swirling in the eyes of the "deity." At this moment, he realized that he had nowhere to hide, even if he transformed into a thousand crest worms. Zouken Tohsaka felt like all his secrets were effortlessly laid bare!

'Is this the power of a deity?'

In shock, the old worm was now solely focused on how to survive. As for that pure life force from earlier? Let that thing go to hell!

Having witnessed three Holy Grail Wars, Zouken Tohsaka had never encountered such a monstrous Heroic Spirit! Who in the world was she?!

So powerful and pure, she would definitely not be an unknown figure in history! A Heroic Spirit like her could be speculated to be someone like Joan of Arc from France? No, no, her achievements were far from reaching this level. The Heroic Spirit before him, comparable to a deity, must only exist in ancient myths. Damn it! Who is she?!

Zouken Tohsaka felt uneasy, and every surviving crest worm was observing, hoping to glean some information from the opponent.

However, even that tiny bit of magic, not to mention the thin layer of divine radiance surrounding her, was impenetrable. In fact, heroes with "achievements" would be absorbed into the Throne of Heroes after their death, to be summoned in special situations as Heroic Spirits. In general, the strength of a Heroic Spirit in their summoned state would be discounted compared to their peak in life. However, with the support of Command Spells and the Holy Grail, they could sometimes unleash unimaginable power.

Kyouka Suigetsu didn't care about these details. The main god had reached a consensus with Gaia and Alaya, and as long as she didn't recklessly attack ordinary beings, her strength wouldn't be suppressed in the slightest.

If the physical constants were the same as in Marvel, a mere "Dream" would give these Heroic Spirits a headache!

"Makiri Zolgen."

Zouken was stunned; he vaguely heard this name before. Who was that?

"I'm curious. Why did you, one of the creators of the Holy Grail, someone capable of making a contract with the Throne of Heroes, and a figure passed down in history as a Heroic Spirit, end up like this?"

"Makiri Zolgen? That was my original name? Why did I end up like this?"

Kyouka Suigetsu's words carried a hint of fascination, and the old worm fell into an endless loop of questioning himself, endlessly tormenting his own mind!

This state, for an artificial life form, was called a 'logic lock.' If one couldn't break through it, the artificial life form would burn all its circuits and ultimately face death. However, in most cases, artificial life forms had contingency plans to forcefully awaken themselves from the 'logic lock.'

Similarly, for a practitioner of the mind-affirming path, this was akin to a 'heart demon.' One could easily become mentally confused and make no progress for the rest of their life; it wasn't just talk.

Smiling at the split consciousness of the old worm, Kyouka Suigetsu thought that since she couldn't kill him temporarily, causing severe mental damage shouldn't hurt much, right?

Sakura seemed uncomfortable with this scene. She closed her eyes, burying herself in Kyouka Suigetsu's embrace. Her body was cold, perhaps due to residual sweat absorbing the heat.

Many crest worms trembled as Zouken Tohsaka's voice echoed in the basement, becoming increasingly hoarse, incessantly questioning himself as if going mad!

"Ssh, ssh, ssh~"

Thousands of crest worms crawled out from various tiny passages, gradually forming an old man with a bald head.

Muscles twitched on the face, and many crest worms died, leaving the bald old man with an incomplete body.

Just as Sakura was about to lift her head, Kyouka Suigetsu pressed her down. This thing looked... way more disgusting than anything in anime!

It was comparable to childhood trauma!

"Ptuh!~"

Zouken Tohsaka spat out a stream of black blood from his mouth, hitting the bricks with a "sizzling" sound.

Clearly, Zouken Tohsaka's "blood" had strong corrosive properties.

The "Eye of Breaking Laws" was still in operation, continuously consuming spiritual energy. In Kyouka Suigetsu's eyes, Zouken Tohsaka was like a mass of black monsters attached to countless crest worms!

Disgusting to the extreme!

But how did that black blood come out?

"You... You demon! I... I am Makiri... No, I am Zouken Tohsaka! I... I am the head of the Zouken family! I want to live... to survive!"

Kyouka Suigetsu silently watched the old worm pretending there, apparently, he had freed himself from the "heart demon," and four or five little worms had already run out of the Tohsaka residence.

"Nice acting."

The old worm was still wailing, completely ignoring Kyouka Suigetsu, while Kyouka Suigetsu herself carried Sakura and left the place.

Half a minute later, the old worm gradually stopped howling, and the murky yellow pupils constantly scanned the surroundings.

"Gone? What a terrifying Heroic Spirit!"

"Cough, cough!"

The old worm sprayed out several black worms from his mouth, and with the nauseating saliva, there was also some white substance...

The already small eyes contracted to the extreme!

"Boom~"

The milky flames ignited!

High temperatures instantly engulfed everything!

Crackling sounds, burning the insect bodies into ashes! Then burning the ashes into nothingness!

This time, the old worm's howls... were finally not just an act.

At the same time, outside the Tohsaka residence, several crest worms that had just wanted to return immediately turned around and fled the scene!

...

Inside a hotel, Kyouka Suigetsu looked at herself in the mirror without saying a word. Even though the beautiful figure had no expression, she exuded a sense of pity for the world.

The Red Queen flew around, having already recorded several terabytes of video data of her own master from various angles.

Because a master like her... looked really amazing!

"Master~ You don't need to worry. It must be the seed of divine power adapting to the new plane, so some changes occurred."

"Simply put, UU看书 ｗwｗ.uukanshu.neｔ mutated."

Kyouka Suigetsu frowned, "Is there any way to return to normal? It looks... very uncomfortable."

"Well..." The Red Queen rubbed her chin in mid-air, glancing at the slender young girl lying on the bed.

"Try stopping the flow of spiritual energy."

In the Fate/Zero universe, the density of free energy was similar to that of Marvel, and the spiritual vortex had always been running at a small amplitude.

Now, what Kyouka Suigetsu needed to do was to stop the self-motion of spiritual energy.

If some unfortunate practitioners found out about this, they would probably want to strangle the Red Queen!

Self-cultivation was one thing, but now she was even picky about this!

Is there still any justice in the world!

The spiritual vortex gradually stopped moving, and the holy white hair slowly changed to the color of the night.