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Shirou gritted his teeth, ignoring the agonizing cries of his body, and said in a deep voice, "Even if it costs me everything, I will continue to fight. I absolutely cannot stop here!"
"you……"
Seeing the will Shirou displayed, Kitakami II's eyes widened, and his face showed worry.
But he said nothing in the end, and silently poured magic into the King Dragon Sword, opening the gravity field again.
Shirou's special training has begun again. Even though his body may collapse at any moment, he no longer cares about anything. He is determined to master the technique to fight against the Dragon God, even if it means burning everything away!
Chapter 380 The Sky Garden Soars into the Sky! Shirou Becomes the Northern Emperor!
About a month passed after returning to the Magic University from the Ankylosaurus's aerial fortress.
During this month, the construction of the Void Garden went very smoothly. Since the Ankylosaurus did not cause any trouble, the Seven Stars were once again able to get the help of all the magicians in the Magic University. At the same time, since they no longer had to worry about the Ankylosaurus sending people to interfere, everyone's work became much more secure than before.
Nevertheless, Alice continued to patrol with the utmost caution, just as before, doing her best to protect the members of the Grellard family when Shirou was away.
This shows how much she values Shirou's instructions; she would never betray Shirou's trust in her, even at the cost of her life.
The Grellat family naturally wouldn't overlook Alice's efforts.
Initially, they kept their distance from Alice, who was still relatively unfamiliar with them, but as time went on, everyone in the Grellard family accepted Alice's existence. They even started gossiping about her and Shirou in private and discussing the progress of their relationship.
Of course, Alice didn't know any of this.
It's worth mentioning that Noren and Alice have a very good relationship.
Because Norren showed enthusiasm for swordsmanship, she insisted on practicing every day. Although her progress was not particularly remarkable and she did not inherit any special talents, she was just like Shirou back then, relying purely on hard work to achieve results little by little.
In this situation, she would ask Alice for swordsmanship advice almost every day, and Alice never found it troublesome, and very seriously taught Noren her understanding of swordsmanship.
Gradually, Norren even came to regard Alice as his older sister and greatly admired her.
With such harmonious family relations, the construction of the sky garden progressed rapidly. Soon the foundation was completed, and the overall construction of the garden could begin.
According to Shirou's projection notes, the Seven Stars have already planned the construction process of the garden. All that is needed is for the magicians to act like worker bees in a hive, making the stone slabs and walls for each stage in sequence, and then assembling the finished parts to complete the final construction.
Of course, this is a simple matter to talk about, but the actual difficulty is beyond imagination. Not only is the amount of materials required astronomical, but the magic circles to be carved on each wall and the special magic-guiding materials are also extremely difficult problems to describe.
Such an enormous amount of work was something that would be difficult to accomplish easily in a world that was still in the Middle Ages; it would likely take several years to complete.
If things really turn out that way, not to mention whether the Ankylosaurus would be willing to wait for them to finish building, the Dragon God Orsteed would probably have already found out that Aisha is the Demon God Laplace and come to kill them.
Just when Qi Xing and the others were in a dilemma, not knowing how to solve the problem, unexpected reinforcements arrived.
First, there's Princess Ariel of the Kingdom of Asura—no, now we should say Queen Ariel.
After taking office, she quickly reorganized the domestic situation and firmly grasped the power of the entire country in her own hands, to the point that even the prestige of the Ankylosaurus King could not be easily shaken.
After completing all this, she immediately thought of supporting the Grerat family, sending a large number of people from the Kingdom of Asra and providing a great deal of manpower and resources. Members of the Boreas family also participated.
With the assistance of the Kingdom of Asura, the strongest nation in the world, the construction of the Sky Garden was naturally accelerated. At least many scarce materials did not need to be searched for; they could be directly provided by the Kingdom of Asura.
However, even though the Kingdom of Asura could provide manpower and material support, it was not a country primarily based on magic. On the contrary, the main body of the Kingdom of Asura consisted of knights and swordsmen.
Therefore, Ariel was unable to provide further assistance in the truly crucial creation of the magic circle.
So the Seven Stars and the others had to find a way to deal with the problem on their own. But unexpectedly, when they were in trouble, someone came to help them. That person was the Holy Kingdom of Milis.
As a country on another continent, the Holy Kingdom of Milis would not normally have been involved in the conflict between the Grellat family and the Ankylosaurus King. However, Shirou had already foreseen the current situation when he realized he was going to create the Sky Garden. Therefore, before leaving the royal capital, he wrote a letter to Pope Milis, seeking help from the Pope in the name of the blacksmith Muramasa.
Upon learning of Muramasa's predicament, Pope Milis naturally did not hesitate to send people to his aid.
Of course, this matter was ultimately a personal favor for Pope Milis, so the number of people sent to provide support would not be too large. However, since Milis is a religious country, most of its people are priests and clergy, so almost everyone sent by the Pope was an expert in magic arrays.
Even more unexpectedly, Shirou's letter, which was originally intended for the Holy Kingdom of Milis, was accidentally delivered to the Mining Tribe, who lived next to the Holy Kingdom of Milis, because it was written by Muramasa.
When the miners learned that the village chief was in trouble, they actually came to offer their help.
This was undoubtedly the most unexpected thing.
Because in the eyes of the world, the relationship between the Miners and Muramasa was not only irreconcilable, but at least extremely hostile. They were very hostile to Muramasa, who was also a blacksmith, but whose skills were so superb that they were almost abnormal. Their daily slogan was to defeat Muramasa and that the Miners' blacksmithing was the best in the world.
However, few people know that although the Miners outwardly claim to dislike and hate Muramasa, they actually respect and worship him more than anyone else.
The apparent aversion is merely a matter of pride; in reality, almost every member of the mining community today is an extreme fanatic of Muramasa.
When this group of people learned that Idol Village was in trouble, they rushed to help without hesitation.
If the God of Mines didn't have to oversee his tribe, he probably would have come personally to offer assistance.
In short, it was precisely because of the arrival of this group of people that the construction progress of the Sky Garden was accelerated almost immediately.
The production progress, which was originally stuck at 10% or 20%, has been accelerated by about 100%.
The overall framework of the courtyard, which Qixing originally estimated would take six months to complete, was finished in just about four months.
Under the personal supervision of Qixing, the main framework of the Sky Garden was finally largely completed, and the main parts were assembled on the largest open space in the Magic University.
What was ultimately revealed was a giant building nearly 100 meters high, with an exaggerated outer shell resembling a city wall, like a mobile city-state fortress.
The overall size of the courtyard is even larger than Shirou's projection notes. This is because after designing it, Shichisei discovered that the technology in this world could not shrink the courtyard to the specified size. Making it larger would reduce the technical limitations and also make it more robust.
Seven Stars also cleverly divided the Sky Garden into detachable parts, so that if the garden is violently damaged, it will not be completely abandoned, but only a part of it will be abandoned, and the rest of the area can continue to operate.
"The next step is to make the Sky Garden fly."
On the day of the test flight, Qixing spoke somewhat nervously.
Although it was only the first attempt at flight, it was, after all, the most important power plant. If it couldn't even support this crude sky garden to fly, then the subsequent construction would be out of the question.
"I have already tried my best in this regard."
Rudius rubbed his dark circles as he spoke.
Because the key power component requires gravity magic, which uses anti-gravity spells to float the entire courtyard into the air, this special magic is something that ordinary people simply cannot master. Only a genius like Rudeus could design it.
However, no matter how extraordinary Rudeus's talent is, he cannot immediately learn gravity magic, which has the highest difficulty level.
He was able to create the gravity magic circle thanks to old Rudeus's notes.
The elderly Rudeus seemed to have thought about the possibility that the Grellat family might need a sky garden after he traveled back in time, so he meticulously recorded the specific methods of using gravity magic in his notebook, down to the smallest detail, teaching his past self how to use gravity magic step by step.
Even so, it took Rudeus several months of research before he finally mastered the basic application of gravity magic.
With only one month left to complete the project, he worked day and night, spending every day on the creation of the gravity magic circle. He finally managed to roughly complete the gravity barrier that would allow the Sky Garden to float.
As a result, his dark circles have become so severe that he looks like he could die suddenly at any moment.
"Rudy, you've tried your best. If you still can't make this fortress fly, then it can only be said that God doesn't want our Grerat family to have an easy time."
Paul tried to speak in a joking tone. As the head of the family, even though he knew the situation was difficult, he forced himself to show a firm will and faced everyone with an optimistic attitude.
Everyone present took a deep breath, demonstrating their firm resolve.
"Then, let's get started."
Seeing that everyone was ready, Qixing slowly walked to the front of the sky garden and slowly turned on a master switch connected to a magic circle.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the earth began to tremble slightly.
The tremors, like an earthquake, continued to resound, gradually intensifying until the ground in all directions began to shake noticeably.
When they came to their senses, everyone was surprised to find that the scenery around them was no longer that of the magic university, but a vast space.
That was blue sky, white clouds, and an endless world!
The Sky Garden successfully took flight, floating in mid-air, completing its most important test flight!
"It actually succeeded?!"
Loki was dumbfounded. Although she knew from the beginning that the final product would be a flying fortress, she was still very shocked when she actually saw it. After all, because the Ankylosaurus King hated the demon race, she had never been able to board the Ankylosaurus King's aerial fortress.
"This is the result of everyone's joint efforts!"
Rudius took a deep breath and expressed his deep emotion.
"But it's not really finished yet, this rooftop garden."
Seven Stars was the most composed, saying, "To truly contend with the Ankylosaurus's aerial fortress, we need to further refine the details of this courtyard. The most important thing is anti-aircraft firepower and defensive barriers. Without those, no matter how magnificent the courtyard is, it's just an empty shell that can only passively take hits."
"indeed."
Qi Xing's words were accepted by everyone.
Everyone put aside their excitement over the successful first test flight of the Sky Garden, and focused their expressions on the more practical work ahead.
Only when they truly complete this courtyard floating in the air will they be able to truly relax.
……
Holy Land of Swords.
Shirou was unaware of the successful first test flight of the Sky Garden, and even if he had, he probably wouldn't have been too excited.
Shirou knew very well that neither the Ankylosaurus nor the Sky Fortress was a true opponent.
His only opponent from beginning to end was the Dragon God, Orsteed!
"Aha!!"
After countless missed swings, Shirou's body was pushed to its absolute limit by the influence of gravity magic. His physical strength, mental strength, endurance, and even lifespan were all on the verge of collapse under this extreme self-squeezing.
However, it was at this moment that Shirou vaguely realized the reason why Kitakami II made him keep swinging his sword in the air under the influence of the gravity barrier.
The Second King of the North Gods once said that the key to the technique of the North God Style of Absolute Slash is not the destructive power of the absolute slash, but the reason why the absolute slash can be unleashed.
At the time, Shirou couldn't understand what the other person was saying, but now he completely understands what Kitakami II meant.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"
Only when the energy of all life activities, such as physical strength, mental strength, and endurance, reaches its limit can a person truly discover the most essential power inherent in their being.
It was like a fire, constantly burning beneath the skin of my body.
Most people simply rely on this fire to survive, never thinking of borrowing power from it.
But only by truly reaching the limit, by burning away everything that is life itself, can an individual grasp the most essential power from the deepest part of the body!
That is the fluctuation of the soul!
"This is the ultimate strike!"
Shirou swung the same motion as before, but this time, the wooden sword he swung seemed to be burning with raging flames. The flames were burning from his body and finally turned into actual destructive power, which suddenly surged out and eventually formed a violent storm that rushed out!
"boom!"
It was just an ordinary sword strike, but obvious cracks appeared on the ground in front of Shirou. The cracks instantly spread for hundreds of meters, reaching all the way to the distant iceberg in the Holy Land of Swords, tearing a corner of the mountain before finally stopping!
Witnessing this scene from afar, the Second Northern God spoke with a shocked expression: "Congratulations, Shirou, you have mastered the true Absolute Slash Northern God Style, and are now a genuine Northern Emperor. In fact, if you wish, I can pass on the title of Northern God to you right now, making you the Fourth Northern God!"
Chapter 381 Shirou VS Sword God!
With the exclamation of the Second Hokami, Shirou's strength had been completely recognized by the other party, reaching the limit of the Hokami-ryu style.
He has now completely mastered the Northern Divine Stream's ultimate strike and can now call himself the Northern Emperor.
It was only at this moment that Shirou realized what the so-called "Absolute Slash" was.
Just as the Second Prince of the North said, the Absolute Slash is not just a simple slash. Its essence is not so much the extremely destructive slash itself, but rather the way in which this slash is released.
Specifically, the Absolute Slash is a method of forcibly squeezing out the body's potential, burning the very essence of the soul, and transforming it into power.
Entering the ultimate attack state, the user will instantly unleash dozens of times more power and speed, and will also be able to use the most essential energy of the human body for combat.
Not to mention defeating a powerful enemy under excessive strain, even when exerting all one's strength, one could unleash a strike that directly collides with the holy sword, just like Alexander did back then.
This is the truth behind the so-called strongest secret technique of the Northern God Style—[Absolute Slash].
Now that Shirou has mastered the Absolute Slash, it's equivalent to mastering the strongest technique of the Northern God. Even if he wants to become the next Northern God, there won't be any problem.
Of course, Shirou would never become the Fourth King of the North Gods as the Second King of the North Gods had said.
He silently declined, saying, "The title is not important to me. I only hope that the skills you taught me, Northern God, will come in handy in the battle against the Dragon God, Orsteed."
"Don't worry, it will definitely come in handy, because the Dragon God doesn't know this Northern God Style's ultimate slash."
"Can't the Dragon God use the ultimate move?"
Upon hearing Kitakami II's words, Shirou clearly showed a surprised expression.
He had assumed that since the Dragon God had mastered the divine levels of the Sword God Style, the Northern God Style, and the Water God Style, he should have reached the pinnacle of all three styles of martial arts.
But the Second Northern God shook his head and denied it, saying, "It's not what you think, Shirou. The Dragon God Orsteed has indeed mastered most of the technology in this world, but I don't know if it's because he is a dragon or for some other reason, but the skills he has mastered are only the most basic moves. He has not learned those highly personalized skills, such as the Water God's Deprivation Sword World and the Northern God's Absolute Slash. He can't use them."
"Is that so?"