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A golden Holy Grail appeared in the center of the crater.
"The Holy Grail!!"
Chapter 203 The End of the Holy Grail War
Upon seeing the Holy Grail appear, a strong sense of greed arose in everyone's hearts once again.
The monster was destroyed, does that mean the distorted Holy Grail was destroyed, and only the pure Holy Grail remains?
Waver wanted to resurrect Rider, who had told him he wanted to have a physical body and then conquer the world again.
Kiritsugu Emiya wanted world peace, to end wars in the world.
The desire of Tokichi to reach the source is the lifelong pursuit of countless magicians.
Saber hesitated. She bore an inescapable responsibility for the destruction of Great Britain. As the King of Knights, even if she was rejected by Rider and by future generations, she still wanted to change the fate of Great Britain.
While everyone was still thinking about these things.
"Snap!"
A crack appeared on the Holy Grail, and then the crack began to spread rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the entire Holy Grail was covered with cracks.
Bang!
The Holy Grail shattered and scattered on the ground, then began to slowly dissipate as light.
"No----!!"
Seeing the Holy Grail dissipate, everyone couldn't help but let out a mournful cry.
What shattered was not just the Holy Grail, but also their wishes and dreams.
Blue and white lightning converged, and Lu Li's figure appeared before everyone.
Lu Li looked at Tohsaka Tokiomi and said, "Tohsaka Tokiomi, I originally planned to shatter your magic circuits and turn you into a mortal, but considering your final performance and Rin's sake, I will spare you this time."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu Li. I have a question about the Holy Grail?"
Yuanban Shichen still seemed somewhat unwilling.
"As you can see, the Holy Grail is destroyed. If the Holy Grail had not summoned its true form, the next Holy Grail War could have been started again in sixty years. But the fact that it summoned its true form means that the Holy Grail War has come to an end, and there will never be another Holy Grail War."
After speaking, Lu Li looked at Waver and Kiritsugu Emiya.
He had promised Rider he wouldn't bother Waver anymore, so he wouldn't. Kiritsugu Emiya had even lost his wife, yet he could only face this situation. Lu Li naturally didn't bother to pursue it further.
"The time is far off, Saber, the rest is up to you. Let's go."
Lu Li left with Saber.
Not long after, Lu Li brought Saber back to the Fairy Tail world.
He has accomplished all his goals for this trip to the Holy Grail World.
First, Saber must be completely separated from the Holy Grail. If Saber is still connected to the Holy Grail, she will disappear along with it when the Holy Grail disappears.
Having been summoned again, Saber is now a Heroic Spirit who belongs to her alone.
This also made Saber completely give up on the Holy Grail; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to persuade a Saber who was determined to return to the past.
Now that Saber knows the true nature of the Holy Grail, she should give up her desire to return to the past so that she can continue to live well in this era.
"Master, was I wrong? I just wanted to go back to the past, to change the fate of Great Britain that was destroyed because of me, and to change the tragic fate of my subordinates who suffered because of me..."
Lu Li patted Saber's head and said, "You did nothing wrong. Everyone has their own way of doing things. There's no rule that says who is right and who is wrong."
"But, just as I said, you want to go back to the past, choose not to pull the sword out of the stone, and just become an ordinary knight."
Are you sure Great Britain will avert its fate of destruction?
"It was you who pulled the sword out of the stone, and that is why you led the people to victory time and time again."
"If you lose the sword in the stone, can your country still achieve victory because of it?"
"If a new king is born, but the country faces a crisis of imminent destruction, and you choose to pull the sword from the stone again to save the country, have you thought about what the consequences would be?"
As Lu Li finished speaking, Saber's face turned pale. Indeed, the Sword in the Stone had played a crucial role in her ability to lead Great Britain to victory after victory. Without that sword, it would have been difficult for her to achieve victory time and time again.
Without the sword in the stone, could her country have truly won the war? She wasn't sure; no, the possibility of defeat was very high.
If he were to pull the sword from the stone again now that there is a new king, the country would fall into civil war, and Great Britain might perish even sooner.
"Most importantly, if you really went back in time, would that country really be your country?"
"What do you mean?"
"Time is not a single line, but countless parallel lines. These countless parallel lines form the river of time. What happens on a timeline is already a given fact. What can be changed is the future."
"The past is gone. Even if you go back, you won't be returning to your own past, but to the past on another parallel line, 270."
"In other words, when you go back in time, the people and things you encounter are just the same people and things as those in your memory."
Saber wasn't stupid; she immediately understood what Lu Li meant.
"So... I was wrong from the very beginning?"
Saber said blankly.
Lu Li patted Saber's head and comforted her, "You did nothing wrong. You did very well. Some things are beyond our control and cannot be changed by hard work. That is the human heart."
"Humans have a kind side, and naturally they also have an evil side. You can be strict with yourself, but you can't be strict with others."
"You saved Great Britain. If you hadn't pulled the sword out of the stone, Great Britain might have perished long ago. Your appearance changed the fate of many people."
"Although the country eventually perished, some things were still passed down."
"So you don't need to regret it at all, and no one has the right to blame you."
"All you need to do now is live well and live a happy life. That's the greatest wish of your followers."
Chapter 204 The Third Magic - Heaven's Cup
suddenly!
"Waaaaaah!!"
Saber burst into tears, her face streaked with tears, which made Lu Li momentarily panic.
Saber leaned against Lu Li's chest, clutching his clothes, tears streaming down her face.
Saber was always filled with regret: regretting pulling the sword from the stone, regretting marrying the queen, regretting the fall of her kingdom. Despite her seemingly glorious life, she lived in constant regret.
Saber was taught from a young age how to become a queen. Despite being just a girl looked down upon by men, she bore an unbearable burden.
She only had three hours of rest each day. After pulling the sword from the stone, she naturally became the Queen of Great Britain.
She always strictly adhered to the king's code of conduct, without the slightest slackening.
However, the country was still plagued by constant wars and the people suffered greatly under her rule; even the Twelve Knights of the Round Table fell apart.
However, she had done her best, dedicating everything to the country and leaving herself no luxury for herself.
Rider admitted his mistake, saying he hadn't properly guided his subordinates and the people.
Although she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't deny it in her heart.
It has been said that King Arthur did not understand human nature.
She truly doesn't understand; it's not that she doesn't want to understand, but that she doesn't have the opportunity to.
Because he received the king's education from a young age, he was taught a set of standard rules on how the king should act. He only needed to follow these rules and not break them.
In addition, she couldn't reveal her true identity as a woman.
In terms of human nature, all those years from her birth to her death were less than a few months spent in Fairy Tail.
Lu Li patted Saber's head, and after crying for a while, Saber quietly fell asleep.
Lu Li carried Saber back to her room.
Then we began to examine the goods received this time.
The main purpose of this Holy Grail journey is to remove Saber from the Holy Grail system.
Otherwise, if the Holy Grail is destroyed, he might not be able to summon Saber again.
After all, it was the result of sixty years of tireless work on a ley line connected to an endless source of magic.
No matter how arrogant Lu Li was, he didn't think he had that much magic power.
The human body's magic power is limited and cannot be absorbed and increased indefinitely. Its magic power capacity is constantly compressed and expanded in order to slowly increase its upper limit little by little.
He was also unsure whether he could summon Saber's Heroic Spirit directly from outside the world.
Maybe, but that would definitely consume a lot of magic power, and he didn't want to exhaust himself.
So he directly snatched Saber back from the Lesser Grail, which was held by Irisviel.
When the Command Seals in his hand disappeared, his connection with the Holy Grail was severed. When he summoned Saber again, Saber had no further connection with the Holy Grail.
Secondly, there is the third magic – Heaven's Cup.
Lu Li infiltrated the location of the Greater Grail and, with his extraordinary comprehension, mastered the Third Magic.
The third magic, specifically, is the 'materialization of the soul,' a magic that can achieve true immortality and eternal life.
It feels somewhat like Zeref's 'Ankhseram's Curse', but compared to Zeref's ability to plunder lives to prolong his own, the Third Magic is the right path.
Since even the brilliant and talented Zeref couldn't understand the 'Curse of Ankhseram', Lu Li didn't want to touch that thing at all.
You should know that Zeref was even able to research magic like time travel. This magic alone is enough to rank him among, no, even surpass the five great magics of the Holy Grail.
Lu Li began to attempt to activate the third magic.
This requires extremely terrifying magical power to activate. Lu Li tried it and was able to activate it, which means he possesses such magical power. Others might not be able to activate it.
Lu Li had consumed a large amount of magic power, and his body emitted a white light.
About three hours later, Lu Li stopped and looked completely bewildered.
"Ten years...々"
He had just activated the third magic, and it went very smoothly. The third magic system was very complete, unlike Zeref, whose immortality was not due to the side effects of the law.
Although he knew that it would take some time to complete the third spell, he did not expect it to take so long.
He just did a calculation based on his own progress.
ten years.
It takes at least ten years to completely materialize one's soul.
Moreover, it seems that as his soul gradually becomes stronger, this time will be extended, though he himself is unsure of exactly how much.
This is only because he possesses almost uninterrupted magical power; it's questionable whether someone else could even perform it.
Even if they could cast it, the speed at which they could recover their magic would be far slower than their own, which would mean it would take much longer.
Lu Li's lips twitched involuntarily.
This third spell is a bit of a trap!
No, it's not just a little bit of a rip-off, it's a total rip-off! A complete disaster!
No wonder such magic has been lost to time; it's not that people are incompetent, but that the magic itself is just too damn unreliable.
But it's not too bad for him. It's only been a little over ten years. He's still young and can afford to wait.
It just looks like I'll be busy again from now on.
(Zhao's)
The Dragon God Transformation Magic is a huge drain on mana, but it can enhance one's physical attributes in every way, transforming one's human body into a dragon's body.
The Dragon God Transformation not only enhances physical attributes but also increases magical power, making it a fundamental technique.
The third magic can materialize the soul, achieving immortality and eternal life.
The two can be considered to complement each other.
Moreover, the materialization of the soul is clearly not just about immortality; in the Fairy Tail world, magic itself is closely related to the soul.
The materialization of the soul would certainly greatly enhance the power of magic.
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