Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"You just discovered it now..."

Shinji raised his left hand towards the God of War. At this time, it was completely covered with black mud, and an uncomfortable feeling arose spontaneously.

This wasn't just aimed at Artosh. Gilgamesh and the others also felt uncomfortable after seeing this scene... They didn't know that there was a part of the plan...

"...Such strong malice...Who are you?"

"Me? I'm just an ordinary person, but maybe I have multiple personalities!"

The black mud continued to crawl towards Shinji's neck, and the familiar feeling became stronger and stronger... Altria looked at Shinji with a serious expression. She clearly felt that his existence as a human being was becoming increasingly weak...

It was apparently fine just now.

At the same time, in the [Elf Corridor] at the core of the planet, a pitch-black lens gradually changed from translucent to solid...

[Deity Species] is essentially a species that does not exist objectively.

Theoretically, they are the earliest life forms in the world and the only life forms born directly from the [Elf Corridor].

But at that time, they were still in the gap between [existence] and [non-existence], and those with weak power could hardly interfere with the real world.

But later, with the birth of the original life, especially the emergence of humans, faith gradually emerged in the repeated interactions and frictions. The power of faith they provided made the [concept] become [essence] concrete:

For example, some people believe in nature, so the [Forest God] Cainas was born; some people believe in forging, so Okan can appear in the name of the [God of Forging].

Only those gods who possess the [divine essence] are the powerful gods we know today...

…So what’s the point of knowing these things? Can you still defeat the god in front of you with this information?

sure…

Gods cannot be killed because they have no concept of death.

However, the [divine essence] does exist objectively. Once the [divine essence] is destroyed, those powerful divine species will fall into a dormant state of suspended animation...

At the same time, although the [God of War] Artosh's [strongest] [essence] brought him the concept of being the strongest in the world, this concept could not offset the fact that the [essence] could be destroyed...

The above is Shinji’s explanation to the Heroic Spirits.

A continued stalemate will only make the enemy stronger and stronger, and fighting like that will be fruitless, so we must do our best to defeat them in one fell swoop within a short period of time!

As for how to destroy the [essence], Shinji took charge of it.

but…

[It is impossible for humans to destroy the essence of the God of War]

This was what Hubie had specifically told him.

It's not that the strength is not enough, but that it has not reached that level... just like humans who cannot control the [elves] cannot use magic.

So they are doomed to fail in this duel...

Hey! At this moment, Shinji, who was still driving his Susanobi on his way, suddenly had an idea!

The essential power of the existence of the Old Gods is nothing more than the [Divine Essence], and the birth of the [Divine Essence] has two conditions:

The first is that it must be a concept that is pure to the extreme, and the second is the enormous power of faith.

As for other natural factors, they are secondary. As long as these two main factors are present, there is a probability that the [divine essence] will be born in the [Elf Corridor] of the planet.

At this time, Shinji suddenly remembered that there was a bug in him...

"The purest evil... the evil of all human beings in that world..."

"The strongest cannot be defeated. The only thing that can rival it is a power that is also at the bug level..."

Shinji was shaking with excitement, and subconsciously an extremely evil and morbid smile appeared on his face.

The malice that was so strong that it was tangible made him feel like he had been hit hard... He was not completely immune to negative emotions, but he was able to absorb it as strength after controlling the black mud.

But he is going to do something unprecedented, so it is time to face it, this thing carries the malice of the whole world...

[Are you crazy!? ]

"?"

"Hey... why is it you?"

[What do you mean by yours and mine? I think you are really crazy. You actually dared to let the black mud corrode your consciousness. Do you think you can just blind one eye like you did before and be done with it? ]

"What's the matter?"

Shinji's consciousness came into darkness, and in front of him was the familiar barefoot "Illya", who was staring at him with a look that looked like a mentally retarded person... This was not a good look...

Shinji glared back at him unwillingly, and the other party couldn't help but explain:

[Listen carefully, before, you only used the law of cause and effect to find the one success among countless failures, and this is how you were able to tame the black mud.]

[But that's just a symbiotic state between you and it, which means you're still a human being. Even if the black mud can carry a lot of malice, it doesn't mean you can do it.]

[And you, a fool, actually dared to release that evil intention directly. I think you are really... wuwu? ]

Shinji pinched the little girl in front of him who was threatening him, and with his other hand, he pinched his brow and fell into deep thought...

It seemed like he had not really thought of this. He originally thought that he could experience the feeling of being a god, but now it seems that being a god is not that easy.

"You mean... even if I already have the black mud this time, I will still be swallowed by the malice and can't even use Izanami?"

[Ugh… Bah! That’s only natural. Back then it was an invasion from the outside world. You might have been able to resist then, but this time it’s your own problem.]

[It's like you release your extremely strong malice all at once, so that you can reach a level that is strong enough to carry that essence.]

[But such a situation is more likely to drive you crazy, which is...]

“…Is he a Berserker?”

Outside, Jin Shanshan covered his face speechlessly, looking at the boy who was completely buried in the black fog and kept making uncomfortable laughter.

I was holding back a big move and ended up hurting myself, so screw you...

Jin Shanshan looked around through his fingers speechlessly. Although the [God of War] did not take the opportunity to attack them at this time, this situation would not last long.

And Berserker had been hiding in the corner chanting, ready to focus fire on the God of War at any time, but it was useless now...

That's great... Now there are only him and Saber who can provide combat power, and there is also a new difficult enemy.

"Roar!"

The black fog around Shinji exploded instantly, and then the uncomfortable laughter stopped. The whole person suddenly became unusually calm, but the pupils with a fierce light through the black fog did not look like he had found himself again.

"..."

…Okay, let me add that there is a new Old God enemy.

...What the hell is this!

"Hey, Saber... I can't think of any plans now. It seems that you and I must use our last trump cards at the same time... Either we wake that brat up, or we die here together..."

“…Yeah, I understand!”

Altria looked at Shinji who had lost his mind, and an unprecedented serious expression appeared on her face. It seemed that they were the only ones who could deal with the serious situation now.

Then he did not hold back any more, and pointed the holy spear in his hand straight down, with golden beams of light gathering towards it...

"Holy Lance... pull up the anchor!"