At the moment Water God Reida's words fell, she slowly raised the golden sword in her hand, making a pose as if she were striking a pose, holding the sword straight and upright in front of her chest.
It can be said that the Water God's posture was incredibly standard. Even the top master of ceremonies might not be able to hold the sword as straight as she did.
However, Water God Reida's reason for doing so was obviously not simply for ritual.
The moment she held the sword in front of her chest, the entire environment of the execution ground suddenly fell into a state of deathly silence. The howling wind stopped abruptly, and the scene was so quiet that even a pin could be heard clearly, entering a state of extreme strangeness.
Compared to most of the people at the scene who were confused, Shirou was not very surprised by the scene before him, because he had seen a similar scene before.
A long time ago, when he transformed into Servant Emiya to attack Darius, when he was forced to fight Water God Reida, the Water God had used the Water God Style secret technique to directly cut the air and atmosphere of the scene into a state of silence.
At that time, what was cut off by the Water God was not only the flowing wind, but even the Tsubame Gaeshi that Shirou swung with all his strength was easily blocked by the Water God.
It can be said that Shirou was already aware of the horror of the Water God Style secret technique at that time.
But even after seeing it once, Shirou still couldn't understand how the Water God did such a thing, and what the upper limit of her power was.
The reason why she was able to withstand the full attack of his fake spiral sword and the indestructible ultimate spear just now was probably because of that Water God Style secret technique.
"..."
As Shirou's mind fell into thought, the Water God had already made a new move.
She just casually swung her sword.
That sword, whether in terms of speed or power, was definitely not a special skill. Even ordinary people like Princess Ariel could clearly see the trajectory of the Water God's sword.
And it was this ordinary sword, almost without any characteristics, that cut off the pillar next to Shirou out of nowhere.
"Crack!"
As the pillar of the execution ground was cut in two, it collapsed with a bang after it could not support itself.
Shirou quickly dodged backwards, avoiding being crushed under the pillar.
Seeing this scene, everyone at the scene showed a blank look. Eris and Ghislaine, the two Sword Kings, rubbed their eyes, wondering if everything they had just seen was real.
Yes, even the two Sword Kings did not see the Water God's movements clearly.
The other party's exaggerated sword looked like it had nothing special about it, but the result was like magic, directly cutting off a pillar nearly a hundred meters away.
You must know that the pillar is not thin. Even the Sword Saint of the Sword God Style would need to swing the Longsword of Light with all his strength to cut it in half with one blow.
But what did the Water God just do?
She just swung the sword in a very ordinary way, and from a very long distance, she swung the sword with the most plain movements, but the result was that she directly cut off such a thick pillar. Ordinary people simply could not understand how this was done!
Compared to the confusion of the onlookers, Shirou undoubtedly experienced it more clearly.
And he realized more clearly than the people around him that the Water God's sword was actually aimed at him, not the pillar.
At the moment when the Water God swung the sword, Shirou's Mind's Eye issued an unprecedented warning. The range of that warning had only appeared when facing the Dragon God.
Because Shirou 100% believed in the judgment of the Mind's Eye, even though the Water God's movements looked plain on the surface, he subconsciously made a dodging action. Because of this, the Water God's sword did not fall on Shirou, but instead struck the pillar next to Shirou.
When he saw such a huge pillar being easily cut off and falling to the ground, his heart was filled with unspeakable shock, and he was amazed by the Water God's true strength.
The only one at the scene who was not surprised by this result, apart from the Water God herself, was probably Water God Reida's disciple, Water King Isolte.
As Water God Reida's successor, Isolte knew more than anyone else how powerful the Water God herself was.
Water God Style has five secret techniques, which are the strongest secret techniques comprehended by the first Water God. Among the five, as long as one can use three, they can be called a Water God. Although many Water Gods in the past have learned four secret techniques, only the first Water God has mastered all five.
This generation of Water God, Reida Reia, is not particularly outstanding. Compared to the Water Gods of the past, she has only mastered the three most basic secret techniques.
Despite this, she successfully obtained the name of Water God and became the guardian of the Asura Kingdom.
Generally speaking, such a Water God would soon be eliminated, either because a stronger up-and-comer appeared and defeated Reida Reia in a head-on battle to seize the name of Water God, or because Reida herself was getting older and eventually gradually lost her qualifications as a Water God.
In the eyes of normal people, Water God Reida was destined to not be a Water God for many years.
But since this voice appeared, more than ten years have passed, and the position of Water God has not changed. The current Water God is still Reida Reia herself.
Why does she still hold the title of Water God to this day?
Why has no one ended her title of Water God?
Many people who do not understand Water God Style may have such confusion.
In fact, only people in Water God Style themselves know that the only reason why Reida Reia is still the Water God and has not been eliminated is:
That is because she is strong enough.
As the current Water God, Reida Reia's strength is recognized as the strongest within Water God Style.
In the current Water God Style, there are still several Water Emperors who have mastered three Water God Style secret techniques.
But these Water Emperors have no intention of replacing Reida as the Water God, and are content with the status of Water Emperor.
Even though the current Reida Reia is very old, and the decline in her physical strength and energy is enough to cause any strong person to decline, even becoming inferior to those young people with less skilled swordsmanship, Water God Reida is still the Water God even with such a huge debuff.
The reason for this is not because of the Water Emperors' respect for Reida, but simply because they know that their strength is far inferior to Reida Reia. The Water Emperors know that even if they both master three Water God Style secret techniques, there are still huge differences between the secret techniques.
Among the three secret techniques mastered by the current Water God Reida, there are two that are recognized as the most difficult, and due to Water God Reida's exaggerated talent, she has further sublimated the originally difficult secret techniques, making her use of the secret techniques far surpass the strength of ordinary Water God Style practitioners.
At the same time, Water God Reida also reorganized the secret techniques she had mastered and created a sixth Water God Style secret technique that can be called a dream technique.
Because of this, Reida Reia is equivalent to mastering four Water God Style secret techniques, and is of a strength far exceeding ordinary Water God Style, so she can still hold the position of Water God even at such an old age.
Now, what Water God Reida is showing to Shirou is the Water God Style secret technique she has mastered - Void Sever.
That is a rare active attack secret technique in Water God Style that can cut the enemy in one blow from a distance, as if by magic.
In Water God Style, which is mostly passive defense and counterattack, the power of this move is almost comparable to the Sword God Style's Longsword of Light and the North God Style's Twenty Cuts.
Of course, the Void Sever sword of an ordinary Water God Style swordsman would never be able to unleash such exaggerated power from such a long distance.
The reason why Water God Reida can do such a thing is simply because she is the Water God, so she possesses such unreasonable power.
"I'm getting old, and the speed of my sword is not as fast as when I was young."
Water God Reida looked at the slash she had made and showed a regretful expression, "If it were me when I was young, that sword just now would have definitely cut off your arm..."
"..."
Regarding the Water God's words, Shirou was convinced that her words were not bluffs.
Because he was indeed at his limit just now, and even a little slower would have resulted in him being hit by the Water God's slash.
Even if Shirou was wearing the Dragon Blood Armor, he would not have been directly cut off his entire arm, but he would definitely not have escaped the fate of being injured.
For a time, Shirou dared not have any reservations, and faced with the dignified Water God Reida, he had to use all his strength to fight her!
"Projection, start!"
Shirou quickly unfolded the projection, creating a pair of Kanshou and Bakuya to appear in his hands.
"What kind of skill is this?"
Seeing Shirou's movements, Water God Reida's expression suddenly froze. Her eyes were suspicious at first, but then she immediately became certain.
The old woman then said with a sigh, "So that's it, so it's you. So everything is fate, going around and around, and finally returning here."
"What are you talking about?"
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the Emiya who fought me back then."
"..."
Hearing Water God Reida's words, Shirou fell silent.
He did not expect that the other party would judge his identity with just one action, so he no longer concealed anything and nodded silently, "It is indeed me."
"I wanted you to inherit Water God Style back then, but you refused. Today is a good opportunity, so let me teach you what the true Water God Style secret technique is."
After Reida finished speaking, she directly swung her sword again.
Just like before, her movements were very simple. The ordinary sword was like a sword that someone who didn't know any swordsmanship skills swung casually.
However, Shirou felt an unspeakable pressure head-on.
Without any hesitation, he directly raised the Kanshou and Bakuya in his hand and made a defensive move towards the ethereal space.
"Bang!"
A violent collision broke out, and the Kanshou and Bakuya in Shirou's hand suddenly shattered. As the price, he blocked the Water God's attack and decisively rushed forward.
After knowing that the Water God had this method of launching attacks from a super long distance, Shirou could no longer allow the other party to be very far away from him.
That meant that the other party could attack him without any scruples.
And the Water God's sword speed was too fast, and even if Shirou drew his bow and shot arrows, he would definitely not be able to catch up to her. The only way was to close the distance and fight at close range.
That way, he would have a chance to win!
"Want to get close to me?"
Water God Reida saw Shirou's movements and smiled, "Doing so comes at a price!"
At the moment Reida's voice fell, she showed a serious expression and swung dozens of swords towards Shirou from a distance!
In that instant, many invisible flashes of light appeared out of thin air around Shirou, and each sword had a pressure comparable to Longsword of Light, or even far exceeding Longsword of Light!
"!!!"
In such a desperate situation, Shirou did not hesitate and directly opened his right hand to unfold the projection.
"Full process projection preparation!"
"Trace, On!"
In that instant, Shirou did not choose to take the Water God's attack head-on, but instead activated his best projection skill, directly creating dozens of weapon projections.
When the projection was completed, dense swords had already appeared around Shirou, and each sword was aimed at Water God Reida's slash, to block it!
"Clang,"
"Clang," "Clang," "Clang,"
As continuous collisions of swords occurred.
Shirou successfully crossed the realm of the Void Sever barrier and broke through the blockade of many slashes without any injuries, arriving in front of Water God Reida.
The distance between the two was only a few steps away.
For swordsmen of their level, this was almost a distance that could be crossed in an instant.
Therefore, neither Shirou nor the Water God could relax at this time, and they both used all their strength in the first moment!
"Projection, Excalibur!"
The first to attack was Shirou.
He directly projected the strongest weapon he could project at the moment - Excalibur.
As early as when he launched the charge, Shirou had already been preparing to project Excalibur. At the moment when the distance was closed, the golden King's Holy Sword had already appeared in his hand, and along with Shirou's fully burst Longsword of Light, it instantly approached Water God Reida.
And the Water God undoubtedly noticed the terrifying pressure of Shirou's attack, but she did not generate the idea of dodging because of it. Instead, she actively wielded the golden sword in her hand and directly met Shirou's slash.
"Boom!"
The collision of swords quickly swept through the entire execution ground.
This collision, whether in terms of power or the pressure it exuded, was far beyond imagination. Ordinary Saint level people had no ability to witness the battle happen here, and had to retreat outside the execution ground.
Ariel herself, under the protection of the two Sword Kings, Eris and Ghislaine, was barely able to maintain, but she also knew that continuing to stay here would only waste the energy of the two Sword Kings.
So, while silently praying for Shirou's victory in her heart, she silently withdrew from the execution ground and came to the outside of the execution ground with most of the nobles, waiting for this battle that would determine the fate of the Asura Kingdom to usher in a final result!