#588Chapter 588 and Chapter 587: Soul-stealing, the End of Kotomine KireiAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 588: Chapter 587: Soul Extraction, Kirei Kotomine's End
Since achieving his Orochi transformation with the help of the Black Pearl in the previous instance, Cheng Tian's connection with the Black Pearl had grown increasingly intimate.
Even in non-main story instances, he could directly summon and utilize the Black Pearl.
In principle, using the Black Pearl required the permission of the Pale Moon Goddess and the Red Moon Goddess, but due to the effects of the "Sun and Moon in Harmony" contract, Cheng Tian, as the "Sun," always held the dominant position.
As a divine artifact, the Black Pearl's method of use was comparable to the "Origin of Psionic Battle Techniques," meaning it was relatively free and unconstrained by rules. Especially after Cheng Tian broke through his mental limit, the "Humanity's Evils Containment" effect, which he had already applied twice, was now second nature to him.
Having had enough fun, Qiuqiu almost decisively reverted all the power it could mobilize back into its most primitive black mud, including but not limited to all black mud constructs, stored Command Spells, Servant contracts, etc., and poured them all into the Black Pearl.
And with the forceful infusion of the black mud, a pattern highly similar to the Holy Grail emerged on the Black Pearl's smooth and shining obsidian-like surface.
A ominous premonition immediately arose in the hearts of the other people present.
The Holy Grail! Is it about to descend!?
However, this was an extremely evil object filled with curses and black mud; it absolutely could not be allowed to take form!
Realizing this situation, Red A was the first to act.
A massive number of replicated swords, existing as a Sword Graveyard, crashed down like an overwhelming torrent towards Cheng Tian's position!
Red A knew he was buying time for the mutated, now mature Arthur below.
Facing this situation, golden radiance, symbolizing the activation of the Gate of Babylon, also directly emerged behind Cheng Tian.
Numerous cannon barrels extended from the Golden City treasury, firing with full force to meet the replicas.
The sounds of metal clashing and cannon fire exploding immediately echoed one after another in the skies above the Demon Castle.
Looking at the Gate of Babylon on the opposite side, Red A couldn't help but frown. Although the number of cannon barrels on the other side was small, the density of the concentrated barrage was even higher than his Unlimited Blade Works. Almost ninety percent of the swords were intercepted in mid-air.
And even those that were fortunate enough to break through the opposing crossfire network could only collide with the protective barrier that appeared on Cheng Tian's body, unable to penetrate it with a single blow.
Theoretically, Red A possessed the ability to project and use Holy Swords comparable to genuine ones, but the cost was very high.
Moreover, given the current situation where he didn't know how long Cheng Tian's artillery output could last, it was Red A himself who was now indirectly trapped.
Since the Demon Castle was still intact, no matter how much the challengers roared and shouted, they had to obediently follow the linear progression, passing through subsequent checkpoint areas step by step to reach the Throne Room where Cheng Tian currently was.
This meant that Berserker, who had lost his strongest long-range attack capability after going berserk, could only yell while dutifully hopping through the squares.
He couldn't possibly transform into a four-wheel drive, self-propelled "Bersercar" at that moment under one of Illya's Command Spells, could he?
So everyone present could only watch as the Holy Grail pattern on the Black Pearl took shape, and a snake with eight bodies and heads coiled around the cup—
Under Cheng Tian's manipulation, the components of the Black Holy Grail and the Yamata no Orochi fused to a certain extent.
If one focused their mind on the Black Grail, they could see the following descriptions appear on these eight heads:
Flames of Fate = Saber
Raging Thunder = Lancer
Blowing Storm = Archer
Barren Earth = Rider
Chaotic Erosion = Caster
Shadow Beast's Roar = Assassin
Steel-Rending Fangs = Berserker
Crushing Prison Grip = EX (Unknown)
Among them, the five heads corresponding to Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Avenger were all in a highlighted state.
Clearly, these highlighted heads corresponded to the five Servant souls: Cú Chulainn, Medusa, Medea, Sasaki, and Angra Mainyu.
As for Gilgamesh's soul, it was likely completely devoured.
Most Servant souls had the potential to be corrupted and fall due to the black mud, but Gilgamesh alone would not; his pride would not allow him to stoop to such a level, even if his soul completely dissipated he would not compromise.
As the five heads lit up, a series of spatial prompts also appeared before Cheng Tian.
You have reconciled with "Qiu Huo"; Qiu Huo has poured all the Holy Grail authority and All the World's Evils it currently bears into the "Divine Artifact Black Pearl."
Detected residual "Orochi" components within the Black Pearl—
Detected that the number of Servant souls you have currently recovered is greater than 3—
"Divine Artifact Black Pearl" gained an incomplete effect— "Black Holy Grail Yamata (Rider) Summon."
You need to recover the remaining three Servant souls from the Fifth Holy Grail War to complete this function.
In the Hammond Laboratory, inside the nutrient capsule, Qiuqiu opened her eyes.
And at the same time, the bio-mechanical doll 2.0, having lost all its power, completely reverted to its original blank doll appearance.
Qiuqiu had actively stuffed everything into the Black Pearl, thereby emptying the doll.
However, Cheng Tian pondered for a moment, then, while holding the Black Pearl, summoned the Ogre's Gauntlet. With the high-speed rotation of the Ogre's Eye, a soul was specifically filtered out from within the Black Pearl and very roughly shoved directly into the damaged blank doll by Cheng Tian.
Then, the doll visibly underwent rapid morphological changes, gradually transforming into the appearance of a man in a long robe.
"...What is this?"
A visibly bewildered feeling filled the changer's face, and a very magnetic male voice emerged—
Kirei Kotomine.
Strictly speaking, Kirei Kotomine, who was devoured by Qiuqiu, had not truly died, because there was no prompt at the time.
Or, from the perspective of ten years ago, Kirei Kotomine, whose heart was already filled with black mud, was already a walking corpse.
And Cheng Tian separating him from the Black Pearl was not for any other reason, but merely to truly kill him again.
"Kirei Kotomine, you are a trustworthy but not reliable existence."
With the exchange of cannon fire and blade works around him serving as background noise, Cheng Tian said to Kirei Kotomine, who was somewhat bewildered but quickly returned to fanaticism.
Speaking of which, Kirei Kotomine's actual job was not bad; for the past ten years, he had been very dedicated and diligent in his duties as a priest, and he had almost exclusively officiated all new church weddings in Fuyuki City, earning him universal praise.
It was only the beginning of the Holy Grail War that led him, whose nature was extremely twisted and who viewed chaos as beauty, to take a series of actions.
"However, I still have to thank you. If not for you, Bazett would not have had the chance to appear before me."
"It's time to end everything."
Cheng Tian's hand, wearing the Ogre's Gauntlet, mercilessly plunged into Kirei Kotomine's chest and pulled hard.
The poor doll once again reverted to a blank state, slumping softly to the ground, while in Cheng Tian's palm, he held Kirei Kotomine's soul.
"Fragile life ~"
Cheng Tian, letting out a heartfelt sigh, crushed the soul in his hand.
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