Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

The once-gentle Qin Shi Huang now exuded an overwhelming, lofty authority.

With a single word, he determined the fate of all.

In his eyes, so-called freedom, culture—none of it mattered.

Only eternal peace. Only eternal stability. Only the everlasting empire.

The Qin Shi Huang who had once joined forces with Nameless to command a million Qin soldiers, vowing to defy the gods, had unwittingly become a deity who ruled over all.

The dragon-slayer had become the dragon!

Qin Shi Huang's majestic voice resounded in all directions—

"Great Qin's Ultimate War Machine, Xiang Yu, heed our new decree—annihilate Chaldea without leaving a single survivor!"

"And slaughter all those who have been infected!"

"Great Qin shall be forever rid of this source of calamity!"

Like a god proclaiming divine edicts, his words dripped with supreme authority.

This command—

Not only demanded the death of Chaldea's members.

Even the villagers rescued by Chaldea were deemed contaminants, marked for total extermination!

An endless tide of spiritual pressure crashed down upon everyone present.

Earlier, Xiang Yu had not fought at full strength, merely testing the capabilities of Chaldea's forces.

And Qin Shi Huang had wanted to see if he could recruit Chaldea's members into his service.

But after his exchange with Nameless, Qin Shi Huang abandoned that thought entirely.

The two had walked onto utterly divergent paths.

Those who walk different paths cannot work together!

"Just wait. I will fight my way to Xianyang and stand before you!" Nameless drew his sword and pointed it at the heavens.

Just as before, when he had raised his blade to challenge the gods on behalf of all living things.

Only this time—

His target was no longer those lofty evil gods.

It was Qin Shi Huang.

The battle erupted once more.

The ultimate war weapon forged by Qin Shi Huang over 2,200 years finally revealed its true edge at this moment.

Terrifying magical energy surged from its body as it launched a devastating attack.

[Strength to Uproot Mountains, Aura to Overwhelm the World!]

BOOM!

Xiang Yu swung his blade, transforming it into a terrifying slash capable of splitting the earth.

Heracles roared, "Don't even think about it!"

He swung his massive axe-sword, attempting to block the attack directly.

Yet, something bizarre happened.

The slash somehow slipped through the gaps in his defense, nearly cleaving him in half!

It was as if Heracles had deliberately placed himself in the path of the blade!

Future Prediction!

Da Vinci gasped in shock, "The magical energy in his core rivals that of the Holy Grail! How is this even possible?"

The near-infinite magical energy granted him the terrifying destructive power to uproot mountains.

In essence, he alone was equivalent to an entire army, capable of tearing through any resistance head-on.

With his full combat potential unleashed, Xiang Yu had erupted with power on par with that of a true deity.

No—not just any ordinary deity.

The boundless, inexhaustible magical energy granted him the terrifying might to wage interstellar warfare, engaging in battles directly in outer space.

That blade of his could now be called—

A Ship-Slaying Sword!

"He seems capable of calculating our attacks in advance—almost like a clairvoyant who can see the future!" Jing Ke exclaimed in disbelief.

Mordred refused to believe it, "No way! Even Father's Instinct isn't this overpowered!"

"Hahaha! This is the deduction ability bestowed upon me by His Majesty—I can directly simulate the future!"

Xiang Yu laughed heartily.

Holding back during the earlier battles had left him deeply frustrated.

As the ultimate war weapon, his sole purpose was to annihilate all enemies.

To end all wars!

The Great Qin would be protected by him—eternal peace ensured!

Anyone who dared disrupt it would be mercilessly devoured!

Not only were those present shocked, but even the spectators were stunned—

-[Holy shit, Xiang Yu has clairvoyance-level deduction abilities? How the hell are we supposed to fight that?!]

-[What kind of monster did Qin Shi Huang even create?!]

-[So, can this guy actually kill the Council of Gods? Can he slash apart a starship with one strike?]

-[Damn, Qin Shi Huang is just too ridiculous—he gave him magical energy comparable to the Holy Grail!]

-[Even Goetia's Holy Grail was only given to the most terrifying gods, yet Qin Shi Huang didn't even bother using it!]

...

Fuyuki Grand Hotel.

Artoria's ahoge twitched slightly as she calmly remarked, "My Instinct also possesses partial clairvoyant effects—it's no weaker than his."

This brat actually dared to publicly claim she was inferior? Unacceptable.

"Uh, if you had clairvoyance on par with seeing the future, how come you still haven't found Nameless?" Mordred scoffed, firing back without hesitation.

They had been in Fuyuki for nearly a month, yet Nameless remained unfound.

Did she really plan to just live here indefinitely?

Thankfully, the Round Table Knights were holding down the fort in Britain, with Bedivere working tirelessly to keep things from falling apart.

But how long could this go on?

"You're not me—how do you know I haven't found him?"

Artoria countered with a composed question.

Not only had she found him—she even dropped by for meals regularly.

If it weren't for another brat constantly complaining she ate too much, she would've considered going there for all three meals a day.

Leaving Mordred alone in an empty house, like some left-behind child.

"Tch, I think you should hurry back to Britain—that's your kingdom!" Mordred curled her lips, not believing a single word.

"That's your Britain now. The throne has been passed to you."

Artoria glanced at the crown placed to the side.

The British throne meant nothing to her now.

It couldn't even compare to a single meal at Souma's place!

Mordred scoffed in disdain: "Hah, you just want to ditch me so you can have your little lovey-dovey time with Nameless? Well, I won't let you have your way!"

The British throne, second only to China and the United States in power, was completely ignored by both of them.

Gawain, watching from the side, sighed deeply in his heart.

Britain is doomed!

Oh, you ask why he doesn't go back to help manage Britain?

Are you kidding? As the glorious and magnificent Sun Knight, isn't slacking off wonderful?

Isn't watching the drama delightful?

Getting paid while slacking off and enjoying the show—isn't that just perfect?

Only a fool would go back to work overtime like crazy!

What, do you think I'm some workaholic like Zhuge Liang or Gilgamesh?

Gawain munched on watermelon, happily continuing to watch the video.

On the screen.

Xiang Yu glared murderously at the crowd: "Give up. In my calculations, your defeat is inevitable!"

"Oh? If you can calculate the future, have you calculated your own?" Nameless stepped forward, gesturing for the others to retreat.

"Of course I have. I foresaw suffering and trials in my future, but I'll overcome them with ease."

Xiang Yu was supremely confident.

As the Great Qin Empire's ultimate war machine, he was truly invincible—second only to Qin Shi Huang himself!

"Then let me give you a taste of defeat."

Runes suddenly flared to life on Nameless's hands.

The ground beneath them erupted in raging flames, engulfing both instantly.

A familiar chant rang out—

[I am the bone of my sword]

"Blood like steel, a heart like glass."

"Undefeated across countless battlefields."

"Yet never once tasted defeat."

"Nor ever once claimed victory."

"This man stands forever alone."

"Forging blades upon a hill of swords."

"Thus, this life holds no meaning."

"This body shall be forged of infinite blades."

The space before the two shifted abruptly, transporting them to a vast wilderness.

Every inch of the land was embedded with swords.

This was the world that belonged to—

The realm of blades!

Nameless pulled a sword from the ground. "Welcome to Unlimited Blade Works!"

"Useless, useless! Everything you do is utterly useless!" Xiang Yu replied with overwhelming dominance.

No matter how many tricks you employ, I shall crush them with sheer force!

Before absolute power, all your so-called techniques are meaningless.

"Then let me show you what true battle is!"

Nameless pointed his sword at his opponent. "I am the master of ten thousand blades! With this body, I shall forge them all!"

"Blades—come forth!"

Hummm—

Behind him, an endless sea of swords materialized, instantly transforming into an ocean of steel.

Countless projected blades fused into one, forming an ancient, unadorned longsword.

"If you represent the pinnacle of war machines, then I shall represent the pinnacle of the sword!"

Nameless' eyes suddenly shifted into black and white. "The path I seek is one that severs fate, severs karma, severs destiny itself!"

Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!

In an instant, he saw the countless lines and points of death covering his opponent's body.

The crown-ranked assassination arts learned from King Hassan, combined with endless combat experience—

All merged into a single strike, descending upon Xiang Yu with devastating force.

"You… can actually reach this level?" Xiang Yu frowned, staring at his foe.

For the first time, he found himself unable to predict the outcome.

It was as if a blade had descended from infinite time and space, from countless possible futures, rendering his calculations utterly useless!

Unfathomable!

In that moment, Xiang Yu felt as though he was facing Qin Shi Huang himself.

Not a single chance of resistance remained!

"I am the Great Qin's ultimate weapon of war!" Xiang Yu roared in fury.

Not a trace of fear remained—only an all-out assault.

Yet no matter how fiercely he attacked with his four arms, resistance was futile.

The sword flashed, severing the limbs he raised in defense!

Two arms fell to the ground.

The radiant blade light erupted, cleaving through the centaur-like lower half of his body in a single stroke!

Nameless sighed softly. "You are the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, not merely a weapon of war. Now, I return you to your human form. Go in peace."

This strike was not merely a defeat—

It was liberation.

The form of a war machine, meticulously crafted by Qin Shi Huang, was undone, reverting to the body of a true man.

A return from godhood to humanity.

"So… this was my future—a future as a human."

Xiang Yu lifted his gaze to the boundless starry sky, then glanced back at Nameless. "Thank you."

In the final moments of his death, he finally remembered—

He had once been human.

The version of him in this Great Qin was nothing more than a weapon, reforged time and again by Qin Shi Huang, never truly alive.

Boom—

His form dissolved into countless motes of light, vanishing without a trace.

The Great Qin's ultimate weapon of war had been defeated!

The barrage of comments erupted into celebration—

-[NAMELESS IS INSANE (SCREAMS)!]

-[Xiang Yu is truly formidable, forcing Nameless to deploy "Unlimited Blade Works" against him—divine-tier combat power!]

-[Chopping elbows…two elbows at that—the King of Heroes gives you a thumbs-up!]

-[Even Xiang Yu of Kuaiji Zero was defeated. It seems the Great Qin Lostbelt might be easier than expected!]

-[What are you thinking? The Lishan Hero Vault is like a miniature Throne of Heroes, sealing away hundreds of heroic spirits—Xiang Yu is just one of them!]