Chapter Summaries

The disclosure of jujutsu stirred global speculation and prompted White Eagle Nation to pressure Japan and restart its abandoned research. At a meeting of Jujutsu Higher-Ups, Shen Yuanyi proposed expanding and reforming Jujutsu High as student numbers grew, and the chapter ended as he introduced the cabinet’s protest.

• Countries reacted differently to the disclosure of jujutsu, while White Eagle Nation pressured Japan after its demands were rejected and began reviving abandoned projects.
• Shen Yuanyi told the Jujutsu Higher-Ups that Jujutsu High would need more teachers or a reformed teaching model to handle the expected increase in students.
• Shen Yuanyi proposed separate practical and theory instructors, allowing Assistant Supervisors to teach theory without requiring sorcerer strength.
• The Kamo Family proposed that jujutsu families send sorcerers to teach at Jujutsu High, and Shen Yuanyi agreed to consider it.
• The Zenin Family also offered to send teachers, and Shen Yuanyi moved the meeting on to the cabinet’s protest.

Kamiyama Ena took the Jujutsu School entrance interview and discovered she could see the changing Cursed Spirit in the cage, earning a place among the candidates who passed. As interviews continued across Japan, Shen Yuanyi’s plans for jujutsu’s spread faced the dangers of curses, Curse Users, and possible outside interference.

• Kamiyama Ena registered for the Jujutsu School entrance examination, and her agency approved her decision to pursue jujutsu.
• Mei Mei gathered the candidates in an examination room and explained that they would be tested on what they could see inside a covered cage.
• Uraume uncovered the empty-looking cage, and Mei Mei questioned candidates about the Cursed Spirit inside it.
• Kamiyama Ena realized that the Cursed Spirit changed its shape and understood that candidates had to see it to pass.
• Mei Mei accepted Kamiyama Ena after she described what she saw, and Ena registered with Uraume.
• Jujutsu School interviews took place across Japan as Shen Yuanyi sought to find promising sorcerers before new dangers arose.

As Jujutsu Sorcerers and reformed Assistant Supervisors struggled to contain the growing number of curses, Kenjaku manipulated resurrected Followers of the God into believing that Shen Yuanyi was not fully the deity they once worshipped. He persuaded them to recreate the past in hopes of awakening the God’s former essence, leaving them ready to attempt his plan.

• Jujutsu Schools admitted a small number of students while curses spread, prompting Jujutsu Sorcerers and teams of Assistant Supervisors with combat-type Cursed Corpses to respond across the country.
• Kenjaku faced impatient sorcerers from past eras who had entered binding vows with him and were devoted Followers of the God.
• Kenjaku explained that Shen Yuanyi was both their God and, in another sense, a separate individual from the deity they remembered, and he warned that approaching him would mean destruction.
• When a Follower insisted that they should awaken their lord, Kenjaku proposed recreating the past so Shen Yuanyi might look back through time and restore the God’s former essence.
• The Followers accepted that even a small chance of success was worth pursuing, hoping to bring their God back to his divine throne.

Kamiyama Ena attended Tokyo Jujutsu High’s freshman ceremony, where Shen Yuanyi and Geto Suguru welcomed the new students. Elsewhere, Gojo Satoru encountered Kenjaku, who promised to reveal a truth about him and Yuanyi.

• Kamiyama Ena and her friends entered the renovated school auditorium with the new students and saw the previous students waiting for them.
• Geto Suguru used the Snow Woman to silence the crowd, and Shen Yuanyi delivered the freshman address alongside him.
• Gojo Satoru patrolled and exorcised a Cursed Spirit in the wilderness using Red and Blue.
• Kenjaku approached Gojo Satoru, who recognized him and searched for signs of an ambush.
• Kenjaku told Gojo Satoru he had come to reveal why an existence like Yuanyi could break every rule.

Kenjaku told Gojo Satoru that Shen Yuanyi had lived during the Heian Period, then recounted how he witnessed Shen Yuanyi devastate the Fujiwara Clan. Shen Yuanyi faced the clan’s elite alone, and the story left him under attack as the sorcerers charged to their deaths.

• Kenjaku stopped Gojo Satoru from leaving by warning that the world could fall into an abyss of curses, then said Shen Yuanyi had been a sorcerer in the Heian Period.
• Kenjaku explained that he had infiltrated the Fujiwara Clan and was seeking a way to access its secret cursed techniques.
• An alarm sounded, and Kenjaku saw Shen Yuanyi floating above the Fujiwara Clan compound as its sorcerers gathered to confront him.
• Shen Yuanyi expanded his Domain, erasing the sorcerers and everything else within its range.
• Shen Yuanyi declared that those who knelt could live, but the Five Void Generals and other Fujiwara sorcerers charged at him.

Shen Yuanyi annihilated the Fujiwara Clan’s forces in Heian-kyō, then resurrected the dead and offered mercy only to those who knelt. The survivors submitted to him, and he declared himself ruler of them and the era.

• The Five Void Generals and the Fujiwara Clan sorcerers attacked Shen Yuanyi, but he evaded their techniques and instantly killed the first wave.
• A sorcerer trapped Shen Yuanyi in a Domain Expansion, but Shen Yuanyi dispelled it and used Thought Birth and Death to destroy everyone’s hearts and prevent their healing.
• The Fujiwara forces died across the battlefield, then awoke unharmed and struggled to understand how they had been resurrected.
• Shen Yuanyi demanded that the resurrected sorcerers kneel if they wanted to live, and most of them submitted.
• Shen Yuanyi killed those who tried to flee, while Kenjaku knelt nearby.
• Shen Yuanyi declared that he would rule over them and the era, and gave his name as Shen Yuanyi.

Shen Yuanyi watched the Fujiwara Clan and its allies fight and kill the sorcerers who had submitted to him, then revealed his power by resurrecting the faithful dead. The chapter ended with the revived sorcerers praising him while Fujiwara Hirokazu faced the reality of his miracle.

• The Fujiwara Clan summoned reinforcements, and the returning sorcerers found former Fujiwara subordinates kneeling before Shen Yuanyi and fighting for him.
• The Gen Clan, Hei Clan, Kamo Clan, and other factions joined the battle, and Fujiwara Hirokazu ordered the Fujiwara Clan Shadow Sorcerers to help destroy the rebels.
• The allied forces killed most of the rebels, including a Five Void General, while some of the surviving sorcerers refused to call for Shen Yuanyi.
• After the battle, Shen Yuanyi emerged and said he pardoned the rebels' deaths, causing the slain sorcerers to return to life.
• The resurrected sorcerers praised Shen Yuanyi, while the frightened Fujiwara Hirokazu realized the dead had truly been revived.

After the mysterious lord revived the fallen sorcerers, Fujiwara Hirokazu tried to regain control of the battle, but the lord erased the domains and annihilated the rear guard with overwhelming power. Fujiwara Hirokazu fled as his forces collapsed, while the revived sorcerers praised their lord and Kenjaku wondered whether the figure's power was still jujutsu.

• The revived sorcerers charged back into battle, forcing Fujiwara Hirokazu to order his side to fight and then retreat.
• Fujiwara Hirokazu's forces and the traitors expanded domains, and the traitors were soon close to defeat.
• The mysterious lord entered the clash, dismissed the domains, and revived the dead once more.
• The lord expanded a domain resembling a black sun, annihilating everything within its range and terrifying Fujiwara Hirokazu.
• Fujiwara Hirokazu's subordinates carried him away as the revived sorcerers praised their lord.
• Kenjaku watched the lord and wondered whether such power could still be called jujutsu.

Shen Yuanyi shattered Heian-kyō’s barrier and led a force of sorcerers to seize the Kyoto Imperial Palace, overwhelming its defenders and killing the Emperor. As the palace trembled around a force awakening beneath it, Shen Yuanyi declared that his path needed no followers beyond those who obeyed him.

• Shen Yuanyi destroyed Heian-kyō’s barrier, and his sorcerers advanced on the Kyoto Imperial Palace as rumors of the crisis spread through the city.
• Fujiwara Hoto weighed fighting the rebels against surrendering while the Gen Clan and Hei Clan leaders watched the battle unfold.
• A scout reported that Shen Yuanyi had annihilated the imperial, Buddhist, and Shinto reinforcements with his domain, leaving the palace mostly in ruins.
• Shen Yuanyi entered the palace and ordered the Emperor’s defenders to kneel; his gaze and Cursed Blade killed those who resisted.
• Kenjaku warned Shen Yuanyi that the imperial bloodline suppressed something beneath the palace, but Shen Yuanyi killed the Emperor and said his path needed no large following.
• The earth shook and the palace buildings trembled as something beneath the Kyoto Imperial Palace began to awaken.

Shen Yuanyi destroyed the imperial Demon God and erased the Imperial Palace with his Domain Expansion, forcing Fujiwara Hoto and the clans to submit. He ordered them to purge all sorcerers who refused, beginning a new era ruled by a god rather than a sovereign.

• Fujiwara Hoto and the clan heads sensed the imperial Demon God emerge after the sovereign fell, while Heian-kyō’s people fled as its Cursed Energy filled the city.
• The Demon God appeared as a colossal creature made from the faces of dead imperial rulers and sorcerers, and Shen Yuanyi moved through the frozen scene to sever its body.
• Shen Yuanyi expanded Final Void, annihilating the Demon God and the Imperial Palace grounds in a vast spherical void.
• Fujiwara Hoto led the clans in declaring the former Emperor and Demon God false gods and welcoming the Divine Lord’s descent.
• Shen Yuanyi ordered Fujiwara Hoto to purge every sorcerer in Heian-kyō who refused to submit, and the old imperial order collapsed.

Kenjaku revealed to Gojo Satoru that a long-lived sorcerer had ruled Japan for centuries, causing the decline of the Heian Period and leaving a hidden history of bloodshed. Gojo refused to turn against Genichi, but Kenjaku warned that the past could make ordinary people and newly awakened sorcerers see him as a tyrant and spark a devastating war.

• Gojo Satoru learned from Kenjaku and the stone pillars that a powerful sorcerer had ruled Japan for centuries and caused the fall of two eras.
• Gojo recognized that the lost history explained the disappearance of imperial records and the decline of Shintoism and native Buddhism.
• Gojo rejected Kenjaku’s attempt to drive a wedge between him and Genichi, saying Genichi’s past did not change what he was doing now.
• Kenjaku argued that new sorcerers and ordinary people might view Genichi as a blood-soaked god or tyrant once his history became known.
• Gojo considered that fear of Genichi could provoke war between jujutsu sorcerers and ordinary people, potentially leading to nuclear conflict.

Gojo Satoru understood that Kenjaku’s open scheme was meant to force Shen Yuanyi to leave the world or fight against it, and Kenjaku departed after telling Gojo to choose quickly. At Jujutsu High, Shen Yuanyi revealed that he had foreseen the situation, leaving Gojo to realize that Shen Yuanyi had allowed Kenjaku’s plan to unfold.

• Gojo Satoru realized Kenjaku intended to make Shen Yuanyi leave the world or provoke a conflict that could destroy Japan.
• Kenjaku left Gojo Satoru alone after saying his work was nearly complete and warning that time was running out.
• Shen Yuanyi dismissed his students at Jujutsu High, where they discussed their teachers and his strictness.
• Shen Yuanyi invited Gojo Satoru to his office, where Gojo confirmed that Kenjaku had told him everything.
• Shen Yuanyi said he could see the future and reminded Gojo that he was only a passerby who would eventually return to his own world.
• Gojo Satoru realized Shen Yuanyi had foreseen and permitted Kenjaku’s scheme.

Shen Yuanyi decided to become the final villain, drawing the world’s hostility toward himself so humanity and the Jujutsu World would unite against a common enemy. After accepting that he could not change Shen Yuanyi’s choice, Gojo Satoru asked what their counterparts in other timelines had been like.

• Gojo Satoru argued that Shen Yuanyi would become a target of suspicion and attacks if Kenjaku exposed his past.
• Shen Yuanyi said that becoming the common enemy was the smoothest future he had seen and could help prevent greater threats.
• Gojo Satoru realized Shen Yuanyi was uniquely suited to play the villain because of his power, reputation, and eventual departure from the world.
• Shen Yuanyi resolved to use his villain role to kill dangerous ancient sorcerers and confront future war maniacs and hostile nations.
• Gojo Satoru stopped trying to change Shen Yuanyi’s decision and asked about their counterparts in other timelines.

The White Eagle Nation sought access to jujutsu while using propaganda to stir fear, and Japan struggled to manage the resulting divisions in public opinion. The fall of Tsushima City forced Japan’s officials and the Jujutsu Higher-Ups to plan a response to the Curse Users who had seized it.

• The White Eagle Nation pursued jujutsu research and cooperation while publicizing claims that jujutsu posed a threat and hinting that rival powers used it for sabotage.
• The Eastern Nation publicly denied jujutsu’s existence, while Japanese public opinion split between people who defended sorcerers and those influenced by fear and propaganda.
• Curse Users seized Tsushima City, and Japan’s officials suppressed news of the island’s fall as they sought professional help.
• A sorcerer sent by the Jujutsu Higher-Ups told Japanese officials that multiple Special Grade Sorcerers would be dispatched and began discussing a joint response plan.

Shen Yuanyi met Uro Sakurako and other ancient sorcerers reborn through Flesh Receptacle, and learned how Uro had become his devoted servant and sword in the past. Uro offered her life to him, was restored by his manipulation of time, and volunteered to deal with people occupying an island who opposed the ruling class.

• Uro Sakurako and the other sorcerers pledged their loyalty to Shen Yuanyi, whom they regarded as their god across all timelines.
• Uro Sakurako tore out her heart and presented it to Shen Yuanyi, who reversed time and restored her life.
• Uro Sakurako recounted how Shen Yuanyi had named her, given her strength, and made her his sword in the Heian Period.
• Shen Yuanyi learned that Kenjaku had arranged for some ancient sorcerers to undergo Flesh Receptacle and hide until they could meet him.
• Uro Sakurako told Shen Yuanyi that other sorcerers occupied an island and offered to eliminate them for opposing him.

After Shen Yuanyi handed Tokyo Jujutsu High’s principal position to Gojo Satoru, he disappeared just as the sorcerers prepared to respond to the crisis in Tsushima City. While Gojo led a team toward the occupied city, coordinated attacks killed Japan’s top military and government figures, setting the stage for a national crisis.

• Yaga Masamichi became a Special Grade Sorcerer as Cursed Corpse technology spread among jujutsu forces.
• Gojo Satoru took over as Tokyo Jujutsu High’s principal, and Shen Yuanyi vanished after the handover.
• Geto Suguru questioned Shen Yuanyi’s absence as the crisis in Tsushima City grew, and Gojo said he would lead Okkotsu and Kinji Hakari there while Geto waited outside.
• Gojo admitted to himself that he was carrying out a plan Shen Yuanyi had decided on and wondered what its consequences would be.
• Coordinated attacks killed Japan’s powerful military and government leaders, and Geto Suguru and the others outside Tsushima City were asked to respond.

News about an immortal sorcerer who supposedly ruled Japan for centuries drew worldwide attention as Gojo Satoru and Okkotsu Yuta arrived in Tsushima City to confront the ancient Curse Users holding it. They entered together to divert the enemy while the others prepared to rescue civilians, leaving Gojo ready to face the lingering sorcerers of the past.

• Reports claimed that a Jujutsu Sorcerer had lived for over a thousand years and ruled Japan for centuries, stirring global speculation about the country's buried history.
• Okkotsu Yuta wondered whether Kenjaku was the ancient ruler, while Gojo Satoru remained focused on the crisis in Tsushima City.
• Gojo Satoru assigned the others nearby and chose to infiltrate Tsushima City with Okkotsu Yuta, hoping to draw the ancient Curse Users away from the civilians.
• Gojo Satoru asked whether Okkotsu Yuta could reverse copied cursed techniques, and Okkotsu explained that he could only reverse Shen Yuanyi's technique for a few seconds before its construction collapsed.
• Gojo Satoru accepted Okkotsu's limited ability and prepared to confront the ancient Curse Users.

Shen Yuanyi and Uro Sakurako descended on Tokyo Imperial Palace after declaring themselves enemies of the world, and Shen Yuanyi unleashed an immense blast of Cursed Energy. The palace barrier melted beneath the attack as the earth began to upheave.

• Shen Yuanyi stopped Uro Sakurako from attacking a passing plane and asked if she would follow him even if it meant eternal death; she pledged her loyalty.
• Shen Yuanyi and Uro Sakurako plunged from the sky toward Tokyo, choosing the Imperial Palace as the opening target of their plan to reshape Japan and preserve jujutsu.
• Shen Yuanyi used Wheel of Time: Spin to accelerate the generation of Cursed Energy within his body and compress it into a nearly solid black sphere.
• Shen Yuanyi released the compressed Cursed Energy, sending a colossal pillar of light crashing into the Imperial Palace and melting its barrier.
• The earth dragon rose beneath the palace, overturning heaven and earth.

Shen Yuanyi and Uro Sakurako invaded the Imperial Palace, where Uro trapped and killed the sorcerers defending it. Ancient sorcerers then pledged themselves to Shen Yuanyi, who ordered them to spare his people and announce a new era by striking at those in power.

• Shen Yuanyi unleashed a vast burst of Cursed Energy that destroyed the Imperial Palace barrier, the artificial lake, and the surrounding grounds.
• Uro Sakurako rebuked a sorcerer for disrespecting Shen Yuanyi and trapped the gathered defenders inside her spatial technique, Kaleidoscope.
• Uro Sakurako combined Kaleidoscope with Uro's Bullet: Rain, killing or incapacitating the sorcerers around them.
• Ancient sorcerers arrived, knelt before Shen Yuanyi, and asked for his orders.
• Shen Yuanyi told his followers not to harm his people, then ordered them to announce their arrival and use the blood of the land's rulers to establish new rules.

Yaga Masamichi told Jujutsu High’s gathered leaders that Shen Yuanyi had been identified as the ancient sorcerer behind the Imperial Palace raid, while the attackers vowed to restore his Divine Kingdom. As political tensions mounted, Kenjaku arrived at the school and asked to meet them.

• Yaga Masamichi informed Nanami Kento, Ieiri Shoko, and the others that Shen Yuanyi had led the Imperial Palace raid and was likely the legendary sorcerer who had ruled for centuries.
• The gathered sorcerers questioned whether Shen Yuanyi was truly their former principal and worried that they might soon have to face him as enemies.
• Yaga Masamichi reported that Gojo had returned to the Gojo Family and that the attackers had declared their intent to destroy the Land of False Gods and rebuild their Divine Kingdom.
• Yaga Masamichi told the group that the Cabinet and foreign powers were pressuring Japan as the crisis threatened to escalate.
• Ijichi Kiyotaka announced that Kenjaku had come to meet Jujutsu High, and Yaga Masamichi led the group to meet him outside the barrier.