Its "Steel Jungle"

"Of all the Jujutsu Sorcerers who have come and gone, you are the youngest, and the most clear-headed. But you can only remain here." The Purple Cursed Spirit smiled, but with its mouth sewn shut, the expression looked utterly horrifying.

"Heh, I'm not like those other Jujutsu Sorcerers who came through here. If you think so, then you're underestimating me." Although Lin Ran could not defeat a Special Grade Cursed Spirit right now, it was not as though he had no chance at all. He also wanted to know just how wide the gap between himself and a Special Grade Cursed Spirit was.

"You may be young, but you sure talk big. Humans only speak the truth when death is upon them." The Purple Cursed Spirit vanished from where it stood.

"So fast!" Lin Ran's expression changed as he instantly activated Cursed Energy Armor. A layer of blue cursed energy wrapped around his entire body, identical to the armor worn by ancient soldiers.

Facing a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Lin Ran did not dare be careless. If he did not activate Cursed Energy Armor immediately, he might never get another chance to do so.

"Bang!"

In the next instant, the Purple Cursed Spirit blasted Lin Ran away, sending him crashing through several office desks.

"Even with Cursed Energy Armor, that still hurt a little." Lin Ran climbed to his feet. Though the Cursed Energy Armor had absorbed part of the impact from the Purple Cursed Spirit, the blow had still affected his actual body.

The Purple Cursed Spirit was somewhat surprised. An ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerer would have been killed by that attack, yet this young sorcerer had actually blocked it.

Meanwhile, the employees working overtime acted as though they could not see Lin Ran fighting the Cursed Spirit at all, continuing to work without pause.

Lin Ran had no time to worry about that phenomenon. The Purple Cursed Spirit charged at him again, its speed already beyond the limits of human reaction.

"If we're just talking physical strength, I'm not afraid of you." Lin Ran reacted in time and threw a punch straight at it.

Blue-Black Flash!

"Bang!"

His solid punch collided with the Purple Cursed Spirit's fist, and the latter's wrist snapped with a crack.

"Hm?" The Purple Cursed Spirit wore an incredulous expression. This human had actually broken its wrist.

Lin Ran pressed his advantage, lifting his leg and kicking the Purple Cursed Spirit in the stomach. Blue-Black Flash erupted again.

The Purple Cursed Spirit was kicked away, smashing through several panes of glass before landing on a sofa and crushing it beneath its weight.

Yet it stood back up only moments later. Though the Purple Cursed Spirit had been injured, it was nowhere near enough to bring it down. Lin Ran had not expected to kill a Special Grade Cursed Spirit with just two Black Flashes, but seeing that it appeared completely unharmed still made his heart sink.

As expected of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. Lin Ran suddenly thought of something and asked the Purple Cursed Spirit, "Did you eat a Special Grade Cursed Object—one of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers?"

"Who told you that Ryomen Sukuna's fingers are the only Special Grade Cursed Objects?" The Purple Cursed Spirit stood up. It had gained some understanding of the boy before it. He was different from the Jujutsu Sorcerers who had come before, but not all that much stronger.

"Then it must have come from some other source. Makes sense. You've been here for so long, feeding on resentment and vitality—there's no way you wouldn't grow stronger. Which means I absolutely can't let you continue to exist." Lin Ran was deeply wary of this Purple Cursed Spirit. If he did not get rid of it here, it would become an enormous problem in the future.

"Young Jujutsu Sorcerer, you have experienced too little. Fundamentally, you are no different from these office workers. They would rather trade away their lives for that meager income than enjoy a truly healthy life. Just like you—you had a bright future ahead of you, yet you insist on burying your life here."

The Purple Cursed Spirit suddenly raised both hands and said, "Domain Expansion!"

"This is bad!"

Lin Ran's expression changed. In the next moment, he charged straight toward the building's glass window, not caring what floor they were on as he rushed outside.

But he was still one step too late. The Purple Cursed Spirit's domain instantly enveloped Lin Ran, trapping him within its domain space.

"Steel Jungle."

Beneath Lin Ran's feet was a hard metal floor, its surface pitted and uneven. Around him stood towering skyscrapers made of steel rebar, while above was endless darkness. The entire domain was filled with steel and metal, looking incomparably solid.

Lin Ran had never expected this Special Grade Cursed Spirit to know Domain Expansion as well. Had he known, he never would have come. A Special Grade Cursed Spirit with a domain was an entirely different matter from one without one.

I might really die here today... Though Lin Ran possessed an overwhelming amount of cursed energy, that did not mean he could fully control all of it. Most of the limitations still came from himself.

There was simply too little Lin Ran could use right now. Aside from Blue-Black Flash and Cursed Energy Armor, he had no other techniques. He did not even know any cursed techniques.

Originally, Lin Ran had planned to see whether he could get his hands on some powerful cursed techniques to learn after arriving in Tokyo. He believed that, with his special ability, learning cursed techniques should not be a problem.

But this had happened before he even reached Tokyo. Honestly, he had been too overconfident. He had thought he could deal with any Cursed Spirit below Special Grade with ease.

In truth, the moment he encountered this Special Grade Cursed Spirit, he should have left rather than only discovering after fighting it that it could use a domain.

"It is twelve o'clock now. No one here can save you. Like countless office workers, you will die in a workplace like a steel jungle." With a wave of the Purple Cursed Spirit's hand, steel rebars split off from the towering buildings and shot toward Lin Ran.

Lin Ran dodged rapidly. The endurance training he had done in the past finally showed its full value at this moment, but he soon discovered that no matter how he dodged, he would still be hit.

"So this is what they mean by a guaranteed hit?" Lin Ran's expression darkened. Wasn't it only a guaranteed hit when a cursed technique was used? Or did being inside its domain itself count as a guaranteed hit?

After absorbing some of the cursed energy the Purple Cursed Spirit used to control the rebars, the Cursed Energy Armor became slightly sturdier. But the damage Lin Ran was taking was immense, and he was already beginning to struggle.

"I have to get close to it." Lin Ran had already identified the problem. Within this Cursed Spirit's domain, it could effortlessly manipulate the rebars here to attack him, and those attacks would always connect. That meant he could only leave by defeating its true body.

Though he knew it would be difficult, Lin Ran could not think of any other way. If he did not defeat this thing quickly, then he would be the one to die.

Cursed energy surged rapidly through every part of his body as Lin Ran charged toward the Purple Cursed Spirit. At such a short distance, his speed reached its absolute limit, and within seconds, he had arrived before it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, rows of rebar walls rose from the metal floor, cutting off Lin Ran's path and separating him from the Cursed Spirit.

"Even if you're invincible inside your domain, I'll still punch through it!" Lin Ran gritted his teeth, gathered strength in his right hand, and threw a punch at the rebar wall before him.

Blue-Black Flash!

Boom!

A huge hole was blasted into the rebar wall, but in the next moment, another rebar wall rose up, like a bottomless pit that could never be punched through.