After Shirou made his move, he didn't even draw his sword, and instantly killed three North Kings.
The impact of this scene on everyone was so great that they even thought everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
After all, Shirou's speed was too fast. Most people couldn't even see what he did, and just watched helplessly as several North Kings were completely defeated.
Only a few people at the scene saw Shirou's movements clearly, namely the Water God Reida and the North Emperor Aubel.
Only two beings at the Emperor level or above saw exactly what Shirou had done.
And precisely because they saw Shirou's movements clearly, Reida and Aubel's expressions both changed slightly, realizing Shirou's strength.
"Damn it!"
Among the three North Kings who fell to the ground, Vita was hit head-on by Shirou. The glass-like armor on his body was shattered on the spot by Shirou's fist, so he had completely lost consciousness and was lying on the ground.
The North King Isis's injuries were much lighter than Vita's, but he had already realized from the previous battle that Shirou's strength should not be underestimated and that he was definitely not someone a mere North King like him could fight. So even though he still had fighting ability, he took no action.
The only person at the scene who chose to take action was the North King Nakuljad.
He had a deep hatred for Shirou and couldn't accept the fact that he couldn't avenge his brother. So even though he had taken a full-force blow from Shirou earlier, and several bones in his body were broken, he now ignored everything and rushed towards Shirou with all his might.
"Die! Ahhhhh!"
Faced with Nakuljad's frantic actions, Shirou didn't even turn his head. He just calmly grabbed Nakuljad's wrist with one hand and then threw him away with a shoulder throw.
Even so, Nakuljad still didn't give up. He used North God Style techniques to forcibly change direction in the air and desperately thrust his sword at Shirou.
"..."
Faced with that terrifying killing spirit, Shirou finally couldn't ignore it and chose to draw the long sword at his waist, preparing to send the other party on their way for good.
"Splat!"
The clash of swords was fleeting.
Shirou turned his head, looked at the blood splattered on the ground, and frowned slightly, discovering that Nakuljad was indeed not dead yet.
Shirou's sword was originally aimed at the other party's heart, but the result was just cutting off one of their arms.
Now Nakuljad, like his brother, had his sword-wielding hand cut off by Shirou. For a Swordsman, this was no different from death.
But this wasn't Shirou showing mercy. He no longer had any kindness now.
Or rather, he believed that only by killing Nakuljad could he be considered truly free.
The reason Shirou wasn't able to kill Nakuljad just now wasn't Nakuljad's own strength, but North Emperor Aubel intervened, pulling him out of the realm of death.
"Sigh, I told you a long time ago, my poor disciple, don't live for revenge."
Aubel looked at Nakuljad, who had lost his arm and his Swordsman's career, with regret. "As a Swordsman, revenge will only dull your sword. If you want to truly embrace the sword, master the sword, you must live for the firm beliefs in your heart. In fact, I think your brother wouldn't want to see you trapped in revenge, unable to break free."
"Master Aubel..."
Nakuljad fell into deep silence upon hearing Aubel's words.
He definitely couldn't easily escape the vortex of revenge for a while, but Aubel's words at least opened a window for him, giving him the possibility of breaking free.
While the master and disciple were talking, Shirou silently looked at Aubel.
As the North Emperor, the other party's strength should not be underestimated. The sword he had just swung at Nakuljad had held nothing back, and would have completely ended the opponent's life.
But Aubel was actually able to forcibly redirect his sword, causing the sword that was originally meant to hit the heart to deviate and only cut off Nakuljad's hand in the end.
From this, it could be seen how powerful Aubel was.
But he wasn't afraid of this. The moment he came to Asura Kingdom and stepped onto this battlefield, Shirou had already abandoned all the confusion in his heart and strengthened his conviction to definitely defeat all enemies and save everything he wanted to save.
Whether it was the North Emperor or the Water God, he would cut them all down without hesitation!
"Your name is Shirou, right?"
Aubel had just heard Shirou's conversation with Eris. "Although I might be mistaken, the name in seventh place on the newly updated list of the Seven Great Powers changed from North God Third to Shirou. Could that person be you?"
"..."
Not expecting Aubel to bring up this matter, Shirou didn't hide anything and generously admitted, "That's right, it's me. My name is Shirou Greyrat."
"I see, so you defeated North God Third and gained the Stone Tablet's approval?"
"Something like that."
Shirou didn't want to publicize the matter of defeating North God Third too much.
Because he wasn't the only one who made a move at the time. Rudeus, Roxy, and even Paul all participated in that battle.
Shirou relied on everyone's combined effort to defeat North God Third.
And although Shirou himself thought so, everyone else was obviously shocked by this.
The people of the Darius faction were all dumbfounded, never expecting that such a powerful helper, one of the Seven Great Powers, would appear on the opponent's side!
You must know that even Asura Kingdom's strongest, the Water God Reida, wasn't listed on the Seven Great Powers list.
Although this was because the Water God herself didn't like to fight with others and didn't have many substantial achievements, so she wasn't recognized by the power rankings that ranked based on achievements, in the eyes of outsiders, it was simply that the Water God wasn't on the power rankings, while Shirou was a strong person listed on the power rankings. Even if he was only in last place, he was still a terrifying existence that shouldn't be underestimated!
For a time, many people in the Darius faction began to feel uneasy.
They all began to doubt the stability of the Darius faction's ship, and some even had the idea of jumping ship.
Darius was undoubtedly the least accepting of his subordinates' thoughts.
Of course, he also knew what the Seven Great Powers meant, but for him, there was no turning back in the current situation. He had to push Gravel to the throne so that he could have a way out!
"Aubel, kill him! I'll pay you ten times the reward!"
Darius shouted desperately, filled with hostility and hatred towards Shirou.
"Ten times the reward to kill a power-level strongman? Most people definitely wouldn't take this, but for me, this is a really good opportunity."
Aubel walked forward slowly with a smile. "As the founder of the Kiba School, I've always wanted to prove that the Kiba School isn't weaker than the true North God Style created by North God Kalman. It's a pity that I haven't been able to find North God Third's traces all these years, making it difficult to fight him and prove my abilities. The current situation is just right. Shirou-dono, you defeated North God Third, which means that as long as I defeat you, I can prove that the Kiba School is above the traditional North God Style! Let me use you as a stepping stone to make the Kiba School famous!"
"..."
Shirou didn't respond to Aubel's attitude.
Or rather, from the beginning, Shirou already made a response, which was that he had drawn the long sword at his waist, ready to fight the North Emperor.
The distance between the two sides was far, but in reality, for the Sword King and the North Emperor, this distance could be crossed in an instant.
Aubel was the first to move. He moved like a beast.
That completely illogical movement, like jumping around in the air, was more like a monster in the jungle than a Swordsman.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be at a loss the moment they saw Aubel's movements, but Shirou had countless experiences hunting monsters to date, so no matter how strange Aubel's movements were, he remained unmoved, patiently waiting for the opportunity to strike.
And the arrival of this opportunity wasn't far off, it soon came!
"Woo-hoo!"
Aubel twisted and turned in the air, and at the moment of reaching a certain limit, he suddenly changed his movements and rushed straight towards Shirou.
All of his movements were essentially to speed up and, at the moment when the kinetic energy reached its limit, move at unimaginable speed and rush towards Shirou.
It could be said that, at this moment, Aubel's speed was comparable to the Sword God Style's Longsword of Light, no, it was even faster than the Longsword of Light.
Just like the technique called Light Return that Shirou once comprehended in the Holy Land of Swords, Aubel's movement was one of the few techniques in the North God Style that surpassed the Longsword of Light in speed!
Not to mention ordinary people, even Shirou couldn't keep up with Aubel's movements for a while, and his eyes simply couldn't capture the other party's actions.
However, not being able to keep up with his eyes didn't mean that Shirou couldn't respond.
Faced with Aubel's divine speed, he simply didn't use his eyes to look. He closed his eyes directly and, at the moment when Aubel's sword was about to touch him, he raised his hand and blocked the other party's attack with an almost instinctive movement.
At the same time, Shirou counterattacked at an even faster speed. Clearly, it was an ordinary sword technique, but it just happened to block Aubel's retreat, forcing the other party to retreat.
"Good kid, there's something wrong with you!"
Aubel barely dodged Shirou's sword and immediately realized something. He quickly distanced himself from Shirou and frowned, "You're not Sword God Style, but North God Style? No, your previous movements could only be used by someone from the Sword God Style... Could it be that you practice both? You have mastered the arts of both the Sword God Style and the North God Style?"
"..."
Shirou didn't hide the fact that Aubel realized so quickly that he didn't only know the Sword God Style, and said, "You're right, I'm not only the Sword King, but also a North King."
"Heh, there really are people like that. North God Second once said about an extreme North God Style that he envisioned, which was to master all techniques and martial arts. Could it be referring to someone like you?"
"North God Second did have some expectations of me."
"Hahaha, it's getting more and more interesting!"
Aubel showed an excited expression. "Not only do you represent North God Third, but you also represent North God Second? If I can defeat you, then the Kiba School will truly be above the traditional North God Style and can call itself the strongest North God Style!"
Aubel became excited as he spoke to himself. He no longer held back at all, and the aura of his entire person expanded at an extremely fast speed.
Darius, who was in the distance, instinctively showed nervousness when he saw this scene. He panicked and said, "Aubel, can you win?"
"Heh, is there even a need to say that?"
Aubel said without turning his head, his attitude confident and calm.
Not to mention that Shirou was both the Sword King and a North King, even the name of the Seven Great Powers couldn't scare him. He completely showed the demeanor of the North Emperor.
Immediately afterward, he rushed towards Shirou without hiding anything. At the same time as raising the long sword in his right hand, he took out a strange bottle in his left hand.
"North God Style... Crimson Ink!"
As he spoke, Aubel threw the bottle out. Along with a loud breaking sound, many liquids flowed onto the ground.
Shirou then discovered that his feet were completely stuck to the ground and he couldn't move at all.
This was undoubtedly Aubel's trick. The other party used a special adhesive to fix Shirou's legs, and then he drew the two swords at his waist with lightning-fast movements.
"North God Style, Twenty Slashes!"
Clearly, it was Twenty Slashes, but Aubel's movements were dual-wielding.
The dual Twenty Slashes movements were as fast as lightning, and it was impossible for ordinary people to dodge this attack.
Even Shirou, because his feet were fixed to the ground, couldn't take more actions and could only watch as the two swords stabbed towards him.
But Aubel's actions were actually still just a smokescreen.
The so-called dual-wielding Twenty Slashes simply didn't exist. The other party's technique was a more insidious and narrow technique.
"North God Style Secrets... Oboro Cross."
Aubel threw the swords away in the air, tilted his upper body backward, and stretched his hand towards the third sword inserted in his waist.
Yes, Aubel always carried three swords with him, and this last sword wasn't an ordinary sword, but a magic tool.
Its effect was to ignore any defense and forcibly create wounds on the opponent.
This meant that even if the opponent tried to use any means to block it, they would be directly heavily injured by this sword. It was an attack that was absolutely impossible to block.
Under normal circumstances, Shirou definitely wouldn't be able to block this attack either.
But Shirou had come to participate in the Asura Kingdom's civil war, knowing how terrible the danger here was, so how could he be unprepared?
At the moment when Aubel's attack stabbed towards him, he suddenly reached out and drew a two-handed greatsword from behind.
That was the weapon that Shirou had projected in advance to deal with this battle - the Dragon King Sword of North God Third!
"Gravity Field!"
The moment Shirou held the greatsword with both hands, the gravity magic within the Dragon King Sword was suddenly activated. Terrifying gravity was created out of thin air around him, causing Aubel, who had already been confident and sure of his victory, to suddenly change his expression. Under the pull of gravity, he couldn't stab Shirou and was instead dragged and thrown towards the ground.
"Gravity magic? That could it be the Dragon King Sword?"
Aubel recognized the weapon in Shirou's hand. He was first surprised that the Dragon King Sword was in the other party's hands. The next second, he had already begun to resist as much as possible.
Even in this desperate situation, Aubel still didn't give up. He tried his best to get rid of the shackles of gravity magic and jumped backward as much as possible.
But how could Shirou give him a chance to escape.
"Clang!"
The two-handed greatsword released Longsword of Light.
Shirou's full-force strike slashed directly at Aubel.
"!"
Aubel held his sword horizontally, using the thickest part of the blade to block Shirou's attack, successfully blocking this sword, blocking Longsword of Light.
But although the technique was blocked, the gap between the weapons was still visible to the naked eye.
The Dragon King Sword directly shattered the weapon in Aubel's hand, and the blade completely broke through Aubel's defense, slashing towards Aubel.
Aubel tried his best to block with his arm, but it was still useless.
The power of the Dragon King Sword plus Longsword of Light simply couldn't be blocked by anything, directly piercing Aubel's arm along with his chest!
"... Wonderful, as expected of a newly promoted power."
Although Aubel was defeated, even to the point of death, he gave Shirou a sincere compliment.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly fell to the ground and died miserably in a pool of blood.
Faced with Aubel's death, everyone at the execution ground was dumbfounded, as if they hadn't reacted until this moment that a North Emperor had fallen!