Domain Expansion, Evolution!

"Human! You're strong! But you're still no match for me!"

The Cursed Spirit roared, its wounds healing continuously.

At the same time, thunder rumbled between its scales. "Die!"

Wielding its thunder sword, a thunder dragon surged from the clouds, descending like divine punishment to strike Shinsuke Zenin.

The power of the falling lightning was not to be underestimated. Shinsuke Zenin dodged continuously. Even if he took these lightning strikes head-on, his body's resilience meant they wouldn't cause fundamental damage, but there was no need for that.

Watching the arrogant Cursed Spirit, he pondered how to deliver a killing blow in one strike.

This Cursed Spirit was no weaker than the Four Calamities, and its talent was comparable to Mahito's, coupled with its mastery of lightning.

If it were allowed to continue growing, it might one day reach Sukuna's level.

After all, Cursed Spirits that were solely focused on becoming stronger were rare.

"This is troublesome."

Shinsuke Zenin was growing impatient. Normally, he might have played with this Cursed Spirit for a while.

But now, Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo could arrive here at any moment.

And then, the opportunity to snatch lives would be gone.

Glancing at Play Cloud in his hand, Shinsuke Zenin felt a pang of regret, wishing he had extorted a few more Cursed Tools from Toji.

Play Cloud's power was indeed off the charts, but facing a foe with high defense, speed, and recovery, he needed the Soul Liberation Blade to finish it off instantly.

"Hahahahaha! Human! Do you know how powerful I am now!"

"A mere Sorcerer is just a tool for my growth! And you, who can't even use a Cursed Technique, can't even provide me with the slightest help! Just die peacefully!"

The Cursed Spirit didn't want to be entangled with the man before it.

"Domain Expansion!"

"Calamitous God Thunder Hall!"

Using the surrounding buildings as its medium, the Cursed Spirit activated its domain, enveloping Shinsuke Zenin.

Endless lightning raged within the domain. Something resembling a heavenly gate appeared, and the Cursed Spirit stood beneath it, summoning countless roaring bolts of lightning.

"Using the floors as the domain barrier, that's not too stupid."

Shinsuke Zenin watched the sky full of lightning, showing no tension at all.

In fact, if he wanted to, he could immediately exit the floor and leave the opponent's domain.

Although the domain was powerful, it couldn't contain him, and its sure-hit effect was useless against him.

If it weren't for the opponent using the floors as its shell, its domain wouldn't have been able to pull him in.

"I know you're special, so I will kill you before you can escape."

The entire domain was filled with lightning. If the opponent took even one step, they would be consumed by the lightning, unless they endured the lightning's damage to escape.

Seeing the Cursed Spirit that seemed to have victory in its grasp, Shinsuke Zenin revealed a slight smile. "Saying you're not too stupid doesn't mean you're not stupid."

He could simply jump out of the domain, wait for the opponent's domain to end, enter the Cursed Technique burnout state, and then deal with it slowly.

Without a Cursed Technique, did the opponent intend to defeat him purely through physical combat?

"You can keep up with my speed thanks to this Cursed Technique that uses lightning, right?"

"Let me give you a heads-up, actually, besides speed, your physical combat is no different from a newborn baby in front of me."

As soon as the words fell, Shinsuke Zenin's figure appeared before the Cursed Spirit, trailing crackling lightning.

"How is this possible?!"

The Cursed Spirit's pupils constricted. The opponent dared to tank its lightning!

Gripping Play Cloud tightly, Shinsuke Zenin grinned wickedly, "I forgot to tell you, my body has quite good resistance to Cursed Techniques."

"Boom--!!"

Play Cloud swung, sending the Cursed Spirit flying.

The surrounding lightning surged towards him like a tide, but most of it was blocked by the swinging Play Cloud, with only a small portion hitting him.

The formidable resistance brought by the Heavenly Restriction made him feel nothing.

It was just that his clothes were ripped to shreds by the lightning, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"Being beaten within your own domain, you're probably the first one."

Shinsuke Zenin attacked again, beating the opponent down.

The opponent was gradually unable to keep up with his speed and could only focus on dodging.

The speed of his body's recovery was starting to fall behind the speed at which he was getting injured.

"Crack, crack."

Outside.

Kusakabe held his long sword, slashing at the barrier.

The moment the Cursed Spirit activated its domain, he took action.

The inside of the domain was sturdy, but the outside was much more fragile.

"Teacher Shinsuke! Hold on! I'll get you out right away!"

"Bang--!"

Kusakabe's final blow shattered the domain barrier. "Teacher Shinsuke! Damn it!"

The instant the barrier opened, a three-meter-tall figure flew towards him, and he quickly dodged.

"Rumble--!!"

The Cursed Spirit's figure was blasted into another building, causing the floors to tilt and threatening to collapse.

"It's Teacher Kusakabe, thank you for opening its domain."

Shinsuke Zenin walked out of the building, carrying Play Cloud, his upper body bare, and expressed his gratitude.

If the other party hadn't opened the domain from the outside, he might have already killed this Cursed Spirit.

However, since the other party meant well, Shinsuke Zenin didn't mind.

"Gulp... Teacher Shinsuke, do you need my... help?"

Kusakabe's eyes twitched slightly. It didn't seem like he was needed in this situation.

"It's fine, leave it to me. You just wait a moment."

"Swish swish."

The Cursed Spirit got up again. In this short time, its injuries had mostly recovered, like an unkillable cockroach.

"Human!!"

The Cursed Spirit stared at Shinsuke Zenin, its expression excited. Through the constant beatings, it had felt the direction of its evolution.

It had a clue. It lacked neither Cursed Technique nor Cursed Energy; what it lacked now was a perfect, supremely powerful body.

If it possessed the other party's physical strength, combined with the use of various Cursed Techniques, it should be able to become the strongest!

Thinking this, the Cursed Spirit felt more Cursed Spirits surge within its body. Six wings, like cicada wings, suddenly grew from its back, with golden lightning patterns at the tips, emitting wisps of electricity.

The armor on its body contracted, and its physique seemed to shrink slightly, its muscles becoming more toned.

Now, it was stronger!

"Boom--!"

The six wings on its back trembled, and the Cursed Spirit, trailing lightning, lunged at Shinsuke Zenin with a clenched fist.

Although it couldn't use its Cursed Technique, its Cursed Energy had largely recovered. Coupled with its evolution to a new stage, its speed and strength had both increased.

"Clang!!"

The fist violently collided with Play Cloud, erupting in black and red lightning.

Shinsuke Zenin's brow furrowed slightly, and he was pushed back several meters.

Looking at the broken Play Cloud, Shinsuke Zenin felt a pang of heartache. This was a Cursed Tool worth five hundred million.

"Hahahahahaha! This power! It's wonderful!"

Seeing that it had finally repelled the other party, the Cursed Spirit let out a manic laugh.

It had originally thought this human couldn't help it become stronger, but it seemed it was mistaken. As long as it could feel pressure, it could become stronger!

"How is this possible!?"

Kusakabe, who had already run back to Utahime and the others, was shocked. "How can a Cursed Spirit unleash a Black Flash??"

This was too monstrous.

"What do we do now? Why hasn't that guy Gojo arrived yet!"

Utahime became nervous again.

"It seems I've arrived just in time."

Geto Suguru's figure appeared on the other side. Seeing the Cursed Spirit's current form, he was overjoyed. "It's gotten stronger again! I was right about you. My grand plan depends on you!"

Geto Suguru had a feeling that if he could absorb this Cursed Spirit, his plan would be more than halfway to success.