Chapter 417 Imaginary Number_2
But this time was different from before, as the presence of Matou Sakura was also felt.
Several huge black shadows erupted from the ground, instantly devouring and tearing apart a massive amount of vines!
In terms of combat prowess, they significantly surpassed the earlier situation where only shadows were used to assist in capturing the Heroic Spirits.
As time passed, she seemed to be getting stronger continuously, always evolving towards assimilation with the Holy Grail!
Those pitch-black Titans could easily tear apart Tree World Descent released by Hashirama Senju, boasting an extraordinary might that was no less inferior to the Heroic Spirits.
It could even be said to surpass the majority of Heroic Spirits!
Tao Yu himself, without using extraordinary attacks and relying only on simple slashing, would absolutely be unable to do this.
Even Uncle B, whose attributes were stronger than Tao Yu's, couldn't achieve it!
"Thank you for the gift from Golden Sparkle..."
Numerous spatial ripples appeared behind Tao Yu, followed by chains sharp as spear tips bursting forth with a swish, heading straight for one of the black Titans!
The chains pierced through the distorted, grotesque giant black figure, protruding out the other side and pinning it in the void.
Having bound his soul with the treasure, sensing that communion of hearts, Tao Yu could feel an extremely corrupting force, somewhat similar to the encroaching corruption from statues of the Evil God, spreading towards the Chains of Heaven.
If Gilgamesh were controlling the Chains of Heaven, he would probably have been corrupted and fallen.
However, when that dense corruption surged into the Chains of Heaven, trying to erode its core for reverse control,
it clashed with the soul of Tao Yu, who was bound to it, and in an instant, it dissipated like smoke and clouds!
Then the binding nature of the Chains of Heaven itself emerged, along with the Sealing Technique that spread along the chains!
With the enhancement from the Chains of Heaven, tadpole-like script spread over this Titan-sized evil and bizarre black shadow.
The enormous black shadow actually stiffened on the spot.
But Tao Yu also felt a horrific energy consumption pouring out; this thing was way too huge!
While frantically absorbing the surrounding Qi of Heaven and Earth to compensate, Tao Yu, who couldn't spare his hands, shouted to Treya beside him,
"Feed me a life potion! An inferior one will do, hurry!"
From his current sensation of their size, just one of these, and trying to sustain the Sealing with Yuan Force for all six would have left him vomiting blood.
It seemed like Matou Sakura had an endless supply of magical power to squander!
"Even Hashirama's massiveness can't withstand their plundering, where did I get this confidence from?"
Tao Yu's face turned bitter, and then he saw Treya pouring a bottle of potion into his mouth beside him.
At least she too was born in the Floating City, so she was a sort of young and wealthy lady.
Without further hesitation, Tao Yu saw the tip of the Chains of Heaven sparkle, completely ignoring the corrosion of those huge black shadows, and nailed all six of the giant eerie and bizarre black shadows in the void!
"To think it could reach this extent..."
Matou Sakura seemed not to expect that the vast magical power she had gathered would be sealed off in such a short time, as her movements slowed to a complete stiffening so rapidly!
And even the power of the Black Holy Grail was unable to contaminate these chains; what was this?
"Mr. Men..."
Feeling the ongoing drain like a floodgate opened, Tao Yu knew he couldn't keep this up and then caught his breath, entering the state of Inherent Time Control.
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Mr. Men, understanding the situation instantly, still retained the shock in his eyes from witnessing the Chains of Heaven's immunity to corruption, seemingly exhilarated,
"Ha ha, let me lend you a helping hand!"
Placing his hand on Tao Yu's shoulder, Mr. Men appeared alongside Tao Yu beside Matou Sakura.
Whish~
The Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Thunder blew away without a moment's hesitation the black viscous flames that had suddenly ignited on Matou Sakura's body, the dazzling aurora devoured it as if swallowing her whole.
Is it done?
A slight joy welled up in Tao Yu's heart.
But in the next moment, from the spot where her body had disappeared, an endless surge of magical power welled up out of thin air, with distorted and aberrant flesh proliferating ceaselessly as if spontaneously generated!
Like an unkillable monster!
Unkillable?
While Tao Yu was still in shock,
the next instant, the bloated and twisted monster became directly frozen, fully locked in space like amber, encased within it.
It was none other than Mr. Men, who claimed to only have auxiliary abilities!
"I can't maintain this long, seize the opportunity! You can't kill her by force, use your chains."
"Right!"
Tao Yu immediately understood Mr. Men's meaning, being an experienced Caster, she saw through the essence of the problem at once.
Matou Sakura was now merely a vessel linked to the Black Holy Grail; unkillable, even if killing her could be completed, she would reappear as black mud, as the current changes were the best example!
The Chains of Heaven that originally pierced those vast black shadows vanished in an instant, then shot out from behind Tao Yu once more, wrapping continually around the bloated form of Matou Sakura.
Symbols from the Sealing Skill also spread upon her!
The second-stage Deification of the Sealing Technique, Chains of Heaven, combined with Tao Yu's simultaneous use of the Yin-Yang Five Elements for sealing.
After Mr. Men desperately controlled Matou Sakura for a brief moment, it too densely covered her entire body.
Her formerly bloated body quickly returned to normal, revealing the unspeakably pristine.
The patterns of the Black Holy Grail that had previously spread over her body also began to retract, collapsing under the glyphs of the Sealing Skill at her chest.
Mr. Men directly pointed at it, and with a "pfft" sound, a peculiar fragment popped out from her back.
"The source should be this thing."
Following the appearance of the fragment, Tao Yu felt that the evil aura associated with Matou Sakura had disappeared.
After a moment's hesitation, she threw Sakura towards the direction of Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka.
"See if there's still a chance to save her."
It was already over, and she would lend a hand if it was convenient.
Then Tao Yu grabbed the fallen fragment herself.
[Damaged Heart of a Corrupted World Fragment - Imaginary Number]: Can be absorbed to upgrade existing talents; or with a probability, gain new talents; or obtain the magical property Imaginary Number and corresponding magical circuits.
Jackpot?
Is there even a need to question it? With the Holy Grail backing up the talents, this mere fragment of a vessel is merely a drizzle; undoubtedly, selecting the magical property Imaginary Number that aligns with her Shadow Force!
Having already learned the basics of magic from Rin Tohsaka, Tao Yu knew that the use of magic largely depended on one's mental state.
It could be said to be a basic skill leaning towards the aspect of mental ability!
[Spirit] - she possessed strong physicality and Gang Qi activated by Qi-Blood; [Qi] - she had robust True Yuan and the ability to breathe in the Qi of Heaven and Earth; but actually, in terms of [Will], she had always employed a rather pure use of spirit. Now, this seemed like segregating a separate system for [Will], further expanding her 'Hexagon' attributes...
"I originally thought that mental power would be unified through the Dao Heart Demon Seed; now, perhaps, I can proceed earlier..."
Looking at the Imaginary Number which required fifteen thousand Yuan Force for the first stage of Deification, Tao Yu felt somewhat excited.
Though she lacked enough money for a second-stage Deification, there were dividends on the way, plus she was about to pick up her underling, and she could also borrow some from Treya in advance — the kind that would definitely be repaid...