Even the King of Heroes' treasury did not possess it. The son of the sun god Surya from Indian mythology, the demigod Karna, created this god-slaying weapon by disassembling his indestructible golden armor. It was the ultimate spear of light, beyond the reach of even the King of Gods.
A spear of light capable of felling gods with a single strike, an EX-rank Anti-Divine noble phantasm:
—O' Sun, Obey Death!
Its conceptual description is to destroy all existence as a "single entity." Living beings, non-living beings, and even any object, including demonic beasts, phantasmal beasts, divine beasts, humans, shields, armies, cities, barriers, gods, etc., can all be burned and dissolved as a "single unit" of existence. However, only "the world" can resist it; in other words, a defense conceptualized as "the world" cannot be inevitably pierced.
For Gilgamesh, who had now recovered his highest divinity, this was the strongest offensive method Rin could conceive of. And the known "world"-type shield capable of resisting this noble phantasm, "The Miniature World Encompassing the Azure Sky," had already been broken, making this noble phantasm's attack utterly unstoppable!
This supreme noble phantasm, transcending all limits, would unleash its ultimate brilliance here!!
The extreme light of the sun, shot from the spear tip, contained the overbearing concept of "certain destruction" and blasted down towards the sea below. The scorching energy, capable of incinerating mountains and boiling oceans, threatened to evaporate this boundless ocean!
"First Sword!"
Opposing the god-slaying spear's fiercely unparalleled solar aurora, a red energy shockwave of equal scale pierced through the vast sea mist and contended with the light of the sun.
Unlike the concept of god-slaying and certain destruction contained within the fiery-golden god-slaying light, the red energy shockwave encompassed the law of world collapse. The two incomparably overbearing destructive energies collided in the air, and even the world itself, which bore all existence, began to collapse under the strain!
Space melted, and the world shattered! A silent wail came from the infinitely distant void, as if the world was in pain.
Rin, standing in the sky like a sun goddess, gritted her silver teeth and once again increased her Mana output.
"Ugh—Ah!!!"
The erupting divine solar fire unfurled a pair of giant divine fire wings behind Rin. Her paint black knight armor also ignited with golden solar divine flames, and the god-slaying golden light intensified by another factor of two!
Compared to the fully unleashed god-slaying spear, the world-collapsing red energy seemed to have reserves but couldn't utilize them. It was instantly overwhelmed by the fully released solar beam, and the scorching light, burning through space-time boundaries, shone into the sea—
Boom—!!!
Instantly, millions of cubic kilometers of seawater in the entire sea area were completely boiled and evaporated! The exposed seabed beneath the oceanic abyss, where the water had steamed away, was scorched into molten lava. The collapsing seawater unleashed a hundred-meter-high tidal wave from below, and the surging oceanic catastrophe lingered for a long time.
Rin's floating pathway remained, and she still stood in the sky like a sun goddess, clad in golden flame divine armor, with solar fire wings spread. Rin sacrificed another command spell to counteract the world's correction, keeping the god-slaying spear in her hand in this world.
He's not dead!
Rin frowned, sensing that this all-consuming, world-destroying strike still hadn't killed Gilgamesh. That vast divine aura still existed in the world.
"Bang!"
At this moment, Rin noticed that, at some unknown point, a mythical flying ship, an amalgamation of gold and emerald, had appeared a thousand meters above her head.
vimana, the throne of the King that soars through the sky. Driven by solar energy generated by a mercury-fueled solar crystal, it can achieve high-speed flight, ignoring physical laws. It is a radiant vessel made of gold and emerald that can soar through the heavens, simultaneously possessing powerful offensive capabilities, equipped with various noble phantasm systems, and even ancient nuclear warheads. It appeared as a flying tool recorded in the two great ancient Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
In Rin's clairvoyant vision, Gilgamesh's current state was not good. The EX-rank Anti-Divine noble phantasm had undoubtedly shown its maximum power against him. Even without a direct hit, the full-power strike of this strongest god-slaying weapon had significantly wounded Gilgamesh.
At this moment, Gilgamesh, standing on the vimana, appeared somewhat listless. Several large patches of charred skin appeared on his exposed upper body, which was still emitting scorching smoke, and he was gasping for air.
"To think there exists a treasure in the world that rivals EA, one not even present in this King's treasury, a spear filled with the highest killing intent against gods, to fall into your hands, hmph hmph hmph, ah hahahaha...!"
Standing on the vimana, Gilgamesh was neither surprised nor angry at the appearance of the weapon that posed the greatest threat to him. Instead, he burst into loud laughter. It wasn't strange, really; although Gilgamesh possessed the highest divinity due to his lineage, he himself harbored an extreme hatred for gods. For the god-slaying weapon in Rin's hand, which could rival his strongest treasure, he had instantly fallen in love with it.
"Gilgamesh, what do you consider a god to be?"
Rin, paving her way with Mana, leaped and bounded through the air. After a few steps, she soared above the clouds, level with Gilgamesh, and asked him calmly.
Gilgamesh scoffed at Rin's question. Even severely wounded, he still stood tall and arrogant, saying:
"So-called deities are nothing but empty shells, devoid of human faith, utterly hollow!"
"Then what are humans?"
"Humans are merely beasts who do not understand how to extol life without sacrifice."
"Including you and me?"
"Of course! This is the essence of life in this world! Therefore, those who dare not face it and deny it are not even considered life, just a bunch of irrelevant bastards! But to dare to confront this essence is the arrogance of a strong person!"
Gilgamesh's gaze towards Tohsaka Rin sparkled with a light of desire even more dazzling than before.
"The dream you harbor is too fervent; in the end, it will consume you. Although this King greatly appreciates the light you radiate by burning yourself, this King ultimately does not wish for such beauty to perish. Even if it is tainted with flaws, this King wishes to keep this beauty by his side forever. So, put down your sword and become this King's queen!"
Tohsaka Rin closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the cold air from above the clouds, then raised her spear tip towards Gilgamesh.
"To be acknowledged by humanity's first and oldest hero, I am sincerely delighted. However, I must refuse. It's not just a matter of my aesthetic preference for girls, but because Tohsaka Rin's life has only two outcomes: either she forges ahead and reaches the pinnacle, or she burns herself out on this path of ascent. My life does not allow for any regrettable stains; it doesn't matter how far my life goes, but this path must be one that proceeds entirely from my own will. King of Heroes Gilgamesh, with all due respect, allow me to drag you down to earth!"
"Ahahahahaha…! Compared to mundane wisdom, such rare foolishness is all the more precious. Though born human, you harbor ideals so grand that they are unattainable by human strength, yet you dare to challenge them without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, even when you know it's impossible! This light of a fool, who willingly burns their very ashes into nothingness, this King can never tire of seeing it, no matter how many times! Show this King your light!"
Gilgamesh burst into unprecedented laughter, acknowledging Tohsaka Rin's will. He personally took out two golden blades from his Gate of Babylon, identical to the one he had wielded before. The hilts of the two golden blades joined together to form a bow shape, and a non-existent bowstring appeared, connecting the two ends of the bow limbs. A pure golden arrow appeared in Gilgamesh's hand.
For the first time, Gilgamesh drew the bowstring like a true Archer. Tohsaka Rin's pupils instantly dilated the moment she saw this.
"This is…!"
"The conflagration falls from the azure sky!
The raging waves of Nabishtim arrive!"
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