Someone in the Multiverse, Transformed into Fu Hua at the Start Chapter 50

She couldn't be bothered to use Quantization against these two—after all, ending a fight too easily would not only let them die painlessly but also bore her to death. Since they were beings she loathed, she naturally intended to torment them thoroughly.

"To toy with an ant, nothing is more direct than beating it to a pulp with bare fists."

By the time they registered it, the girl's words had already reached Jogo and Hanami's ears.

The two cursed spirits recoiled in terror to either side, staring in shock at the girl who had somehow appeared between them.

Claws wreathed in Cursed Energy lashed out left and right at the two spirits the next instant, slamming them together at breakneck speed. The force ground them against each other, enough to pulverize bone, and purple blood spurted from both Hanami and Jogo's mouths.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Jogo's eyes bulged as he thrust a hand toward Black Amber, whose expression was mocking, ready to spew flames—only for Black Amber to smash him into the ground with even greater force, violently interrupting his gathered Cursed Energy.

Cursed spirits do feel pain.

Though they are condensations of Cursed Energy, unlike humans who must be healed by the positive energy of Reverse Cursed Technique, spirits—being collections of negative energy—can repair their bodies with Cursed Energy directly. But that doesn't mean they're immune to pain.

After two consecutive attacks strong enough to crush their bodies, even for a cursed spirit, the agony reached the marrow.

Hanami repaired her body in an instant and raised a hand, sending several sharp wooden spikes shooting up from beneath Black Amber's feet. Compared to Jogo, who had to use himself as the epicenter for his techniques, her cursed technique was far more flexible.

However, its power was also far inferior.

Black Amber didn't even bother to look, simply swiping a claw to snap all the wood apart.

"Run, Hanami!"

Jogo hadn't expected her to be this strong. Shock and fury warred in his mind.

He was an extremely rare and powerful cursed spirit, yet recently he'd suffered setback after setback. Geto Suguru matched him evenly through sheer skill, that self-proclaimed Herrscher of Reason—a Heavenly Curse Spirit—had beaten him into the ground, and now some random Special Grade had appeared, displaying terrifying strength.

Hanami was reluctant to abandon her companion and flee, so she summoned a massive wooden log covered in countless hollows, each containing sprouting buds with mouths and sharp teeth. Under her control, they shot rapidly toward Black Amber.

These were seeds that grew by absorbing Cursed Energy. If one used Cursed Energy to defend, they would parasitize the target; continued use of Cursed Energy would drain it dry as the seeds sprouted, eventually sucking the host completely dry.

But for Black Amber, they posed no threat. She simply blocked with her claw, brute force overriding all technique.

Hanami had expected the seeds to pierce through the Cursed Energy-formed claw and parasitize her opponent, only to find them all solidly stopped.

"Aren't those claws made of Cursed Energy!?" Hanami couldn't believe it.

"Of course they are," Black Amber replied, happy to shock her further. "But don't think you're the only geniuses at manipulating techniques... Oh, sorry, you're hardly geniuses—you're just cursed spirits with an innate instinct for it."

Both of Hanami's attacks had failed, and Jogo no longer dared let her stay. "This isn't a battlefield where you can remain! Forget about me—go kill those humans!"

He knew it would be hard to convince Hanami to abandon him, so he used another excuse to make her leave, while he himself deployed his Domain right there.

"Domain Expansion—Coffin Circle Mountain!"

Seeing the Domain that excluded her, Hanami understood Jogo's intent. Though reluctant, she turned her gaze toward Amber, who was reviving the dead.

Black Amber wasn't in a hurry either. She'd had her plans, but sending an experience gift to Amber was also a good choice. Besides... in a space with only two people, it was even better, because she didn't have to worry about her methods scaring that coward.

There was no need for words. Black Amber activated Domain Extension directly, and under Jogo's stunned gaze, she withstood his full-force attack before appearing right in front of him.

"As a proud New Human, why would you collude with Old Humanity!?" Jogo roared, slapping a palm toward the girl's face.

His attack was, of course, dodged effortlessly.

The girl's claws tore through Jogo's attacking arm in an instant, and amid his screams, she snapped his left leg.

"How... is this possible!?" Jogo's body trembled from the pain. "This is my Domain!"

"You call yourself a New Human, but you seem no different from the Old Humanity you despise." Black Amber didn't mind piling on the torment. "Weak, pathetic, sacrificing yourself for companions, clinging to unrealistic dreams—so pitiful, it makes me want to thoroughly crush you."

As she spoke, a black-red scythe appeared in her hand. With a single motion, it effortlessly severed his freshly regenerated arm. Deciding that wasn't enough, she gave the other arm the same treatment.

"Gyaaah...!!"

Cursed spirits don't sweat. If they did, Jogo would have been drenched. He panted heavily, growling, "Just a curse groveling before humans, and you dare to lecture me?"

He knew that as the loser, everything he said was just bluster, but he refused to let her have the satisfaction.

He frantically channeled Cursed Energy to repair his wounds, suppressing the pain, and sneered with a twisted face. "You care about your host, don't you? Don't worry—Hanami will kill her soon. Until then, I won't let you leave!"

"Hahaha."

The girl laughed as if she'd heard a wonderful joke, her demeanor unsettling Jogo to his core.

"You don't actually think this Domain can hold me, do you?"

Jogo's heart lurched. His smile remained, but it was clearly strained. "Isn't that the case...? Otherwise, you'd have rushed out to save that human first, wouldn't you?"

"What a huge misunderstanding~"

Black Amber slowly bent down, her shadow covering Jogo's upper body. Her sudden closeness made her seem dark and immense. "I'm just curious... about the expression on his face when he thinks he's avenging you, only to find himself in a death trap—and your expression right now..."

"When you realize you've pushed your companion into another hell."

Chapter 41: Hanami's Death

The power of Creation was extremely formidable. If before, using the Fu Hua Character Card had felt like overwhelming all techniques with pure force, then now Amber had transformed into an ultimate mechanism monster—not only could she keep someone hanging by a thread, but even if they died, she could directly revive them. Yet without seeing the people lying on the ground regain their vitality with her own eyes, Amber still felt somewhat anxious.

The corpses that had been lying on the ground had already returned to their original forms. One of them was a bastard son of the Kamo Clan, who had been elevated to heir status after awakening the Kamo Clan's strongest technique, Blood Manipulation. The other was Toge Inumaki, who used Cursed Speech and had been with them all these days. The clothes on both of them had been completely burned to charcoal by the flames, clinging to their flesh. Although Creation could fully repair a person's body, unlike Reverse Cursed Technique which could even restore clothing, the two were still completely naked. Fortunately, Itadori and Fushiguro immediately draped their school uniform jackets over the two.

"Heartbeat has returned, breathing is steady... They're really alive...?" Fushiguro Megumi carefully checked the physical condition of the three, disbelief still on his face.

"After all, they're Special Grade." Todo Aoi's response was simple. Though equally stunned, it didn't stop him from quickly accepting the impact of a Special Grade.

"Sister Shier...! Kugisaki and the others are fine, right?" Tears had already welled up in Itadori's eyes. Here was someone who could risk his life in a crisis, yet seeing his companions return from death, he showed such a vulnerable expression. But this was normal—accepting one's own death didn't mean accepting the death of friends and family, and the tears now were clearly from excitement over their revival. His intense agitation and anxiety, his urgent need for reassurance, made Amber, who had also been uncertain, force herself to pull herself together.

"It's fine. We just need to wait for them to slowly wake up," Amber said. Her mind was working faster than ever before, already planning what she would do if they didn't wake up. In the Shinjuku Incident, there was a Curse User with the technique Spirit Summoning. Using her cursed technique, combined with the original bodies Amber had restored for Nobara and the others, she should be able to achieve a revival effect... No, that Spirit Summoning seemed to require the sorcerer's own Cursed Energy to activate... But there should be a way to solve it, right? If she opened the system shop, were there any useful items? Amber was thinking about so many things for the first time, but her thoughts were quickly interrupted by the Cursed Energy suddenly rising from beneath the ground.

Wooden spikes suddenly erupted from underfoot, attacking not only Amber but also the three she had just revived. Hanami's figure rapidly approached, completely disregarding anyone other than Amber as obstacles or opponents. He had to carry on Jogo's will and kill this girl, who might drastically change the future landscape, right here. However, Amber was faster than the wooden spikes. She dodged from her spot in an instant and was about to help the three on the ground reposition when she heard a crisp clap. Instantly, the three lying on the ground swapped positions with Todo, Itadori, and Fushiguro. The three who had been swapped were already prepared and easily dodged the wooden spikes rising from the ground.

"What an annoying technique!" Hanami was somewhat disgusted. Even if he couldn't kill the girl, he could at least kill the three who had been revived. This time, he wouldn't even leave them intact. Previously, he hadn't witnessed it firsthand, and facing his companion's situation had brought more grief and confusion than anger. But now, Hanami's actions completely ignited Amber's fury. She had no concept of holding back. She appeared before Hanami in Quantization, and the scythe that materialized in her hand slashed down horizontally without mercy, cutting through his robust body as smoothly as slicing through butter.

Hanami was shocked by the girl's displayed strength. Xia Youjie had clearly said she only reached Special Grade through the curse within her, and was actually only a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer. But her movements now were nothing like what a Grade 1 could show! "I can't take her down quickly...! I need to retreat first, observe from the shadows. If Jogo defeats that cursed spirit, I'll come back to help. If not... I'll have to withdraw." For a cursed spirit, being cut in half wasn't too serious an injury. As long as they had Cursed Energy, they could regenerate quickly. Hanami mobilized his Cursed Energy, intending to repair his body and flee, but then discovered with shock that his body showed no signs of healing. Not only that, it was even being continuously eroded by some unknown force!?

Although various scenarios had been considered, in reality, these thoughts passed in less than a second. The three only saw Amber suddenly appear before that Special Grade Cursed Spirit, and then, with a single attack, exorcise it.

"So easily..." Fushiguro Megumi's eyes widened. Although he knew that Special Grade and below were worlds apart, seeing the cursed spirit that had pushed them to the brink exorcised so effortlessly still felt surreal.

"Special Grade Cursed Spirits have unimaginable regenerative abilities. Even ordinary Special Grades are like this, so this special one probably has even greater recovery power," Todo Aoi said with some amazement. Among humans, he only knew three Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers. A year ago, he had personally exorcised a Special Grade Cursed Spirit during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, so he was the most knowledgeable about Special Grades among the three. "It's not just about powerful attacks. Being able to easily break through a Special Grade Cursed Spirit's Cursed Energy defense is indeed impressive, but to kill it directly after breaking through, mere attack power isn't enough." Seeing Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuji turn their attention to him, Todo Aoi, who had a good impression of Itadori, didn't mind broadening their horizons and understanding. After all, vision and knowledge were things that could raise a person's ceiling. "That should be another use of the unprecedented technique, Creation Withering. Instead of subverting common sense by using negative energy to repair flesh, it maximizes the nature of negative energy, using extremely powerful destructive force to completely sever the enemy's life force." Todo Aoi smiled. "No matter how many times I see it, this offensive-defensive technique makes one sigh. It's truly monstrous."

If Gojo Satoru was T0, Okkotsu Yuta was T0.5, and other Special Grades were T1, then in his view, the girl now was a new tier between Gojo Satoru and Okkotsu Yuta—stronger than Okkotsu Yuta, but probably not as strong as Gojo Satoru. However, this was only considering techniques and combat power. If other functions were included, Creation Withering should be the most versatile technique.

On the other side, Amber, who had killed Hanami, let out a heavy breath. She felt it wasn't as satisfying as she had imagined. There was a stifling feeling stuck in her chest, giving her no sense of relief. Just as she was thinking this, a cracking sound came from the domain not far away. As the cracks expanded, the entire domain finally shattered completely. Black Amber tossed a head, still wearing a dazed and pained expression, in front of Amber. "Too weak a toy isn't fun to play with. I'll leave how to deal with him to you, Shier."

The girl in the black-and-red lolita dress wore a contemptuous expression, waiting for her host's decision.

Chapter Forty-Two: Gojo Satoru: This One Is Terrifying Beyond Measure.

Looking at the head tossed before her, Amber wanted to say they should just exorcise him outright, but thinking of how the situation had diverged unrecognizably from the original plot, she swallowed the words.

"Could I ask Teacher Gojo to interrogate him?"

Amber said.

"I don't mind."

In that short span of time, Black Amber had thoroughly tormented Jogo—dismemberment, iron maiden. If she hadn't been worried about delaying things and making Amber anxious, she had plenty more curious tortures she wanted to try one by one.

"Since you already have a lead, I'll leave it to you. Don't make a habit of asking me to handle small fry like this."

Out of the corner of her eye, Black Amber noticed the humans' gazes—curious but unafraid. It irritated her. She thought about pulling some stunt to scare them, but remembering Amber was in a bad mood, she ultimately gave up.

Leaving only a dissatisfied remark, she vanished on the spot.

Even so, that brief manifestation made the three of them exchange glances, forming a rough impression of the curse dwelling inside the girl, its true nature unknown.

How to put it... far stronger than imagined, but also far more harmless... it didn't seem like a curse at all. Sure, her methods were a bit cruel, but for jujutsu sorcerers, how you treated a cursed spirit wasn't even worth mentioning.

After all, cursed spirits couldn't feel pain (not).

In their eyes, Black Amber's brief appearance was just that of a strong, somewhat arrogant girl.

Except for Fushiguro Megumi.

Even though Fushiguro felt sorry for his earlier suspicions, he would keep being suspicious. After all, she was a cursed spirit—a mass of negative energy. Someone had to stay wary of her.

If everyone else trusted her, then he had no choice but to walk the path of distrust.

At that moment, the black curtain in the sky slowly faded. Gojo Satoru was already standing midair, looking down at the scene below, while beside him, Nobara—who had been treated first—let out a muffled groan.