A Clash of Physical Prowess at Its Peak

"Construction Technique: Black Tide!"

Yorozu gave a low shout. Countless streams of liquid metal appeared out of thin air, then stabbed toward Toji like they had grown tentacles.

With Yorozu's Construction Technique, she could recreate and control any substance she had ever seen, except for special Cursed Tools.

What's more, substances transformed from Cursed Energy could exist permanently.

At that moment, Yorozu controlled a surging tide of liquid metal, unleashing a relentless barrage against Toji as he darted around.

But Toji was absurdly fast. He ricocheted all over the space like a bouncy ball hurled with tremendous force, even creating terrifying sonic booms.

"What kind of monster is this?!"

Yorozu had never encountered an opponent like him before.

He had not a trace of Cursed Energy, yet his body was impossibly powerful, every inch of muscle brimming with explosive strength.

Her momentary lapse gave Toji the opening he needed. He seized it in an instant and rushed in, Soul Liberation Blade in hand.

He swung. Only then did Yorozu react, raising a metal shield to block the strike.

But the frightening part was that Toji's fierce blow sent a shock through the shield and into Yorozu's body.

BAM!!!

A muffled thud rang out as Yorozu flew backward and crashed hard into the stone wall.

Toji was about to move in and finish her off when Yorozu's furious roar rang out.

"That's enough, you wild monkey! I'll show you what a real Cursed Technique can do!"

Yorozu swept both hands outward. The liquid metal began to cling to her body as if it were alive.

It gradually formed a suit of Insect Armor.

A locust's head, a wasp's wings, a cricket's hind legs, a mantis's forelegs...

Insects could lift things a hundred times their own weight and leap a hundred times their height. Their endurance was terrifying, and their flying and running speeds were simply astounding.

If insects were scaled up to human size, they would be a swarm of superhuman monsters.

Yorozu's Insect Armor had been inspired by just that.

Seeing her in this form, Toji recalled the information Gojo Sawa had provided.

Insect Armor granted its wearer a body with the proportional strength of an insect, instantly turning an ordinary person into a superhuman!

Toji grinned fiercely, a glint of battle lust in his eyes. "Interesting! I wonder which of us is stronger!"

"Die!"

Yorozu roared. Her powerful hind legs compressed and released like springs, sending her forward so fast she became a blur.

Toji didn't dodge at all. Instead, he charged straight at her with his blade. The two figures collided like cannonballs, sparks flying before they quickly sprang apart.

Then, with two explosive stomps against the walls, they shot back at each other and collided once more.

Insect Armor, fusing the bodies of insects, against the ultimate physique granted by Heavenly Restriction—this was a clash of physical prowess!

Megumi watched their battle from a distance, momentarily stunned.

He couldn't see them! He couldn't see either of them!

Without the sparks that occasionally flew and the deafening sound of their collisions, he would have thought there was no one there.

"So... Dad really is this strong?!"

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The battle grew ever more intense, and the entire space began to collapse.

The place where the two fought had become a meat grinder. A few heedless Cursed Spirits wandered in, only to be sliced into scraps the next instant.

Megumi hurriedly rode Divine Dog out of the collapsing area, returning to beneath Yasohachi Bridge.

Boom!

Two figures burst through the ground.

Toji Fushiguro was in a sorry state, steam rising from his body, but his eyes were even more excited.

It had been so long since he'd had such a thrilling fight!

On the other side, Yorozu's Insect Armor had already been shattered to pieces, leaving half her face exposed.

Beneath the armor, Yorozu panted heavily and stared at Toji as if he were a monster.

This guy had actually beaten armor that gave her a human-sized insect's physique with nothing but his own body!

And the longer they fought, the greater Toji's advantage became.

Insect Armor was powerful, but Yorozu's body remained beneath it, meaning she still had to endure some of the acceleration during the fight.

She could manage for a short time, but she couldn't hold out much longer.

Toji was different. He wore no armor, but his entire body—including his organs and bones—was naturally powerful.

A physique artificially enhanced could never compare to a pure body one was born with!

And after nearly a thousand years without practice, Yorozu's combat skills were as helpless as a baby's in Toji's eyes.

Whoosh!

Toji's figure flashed past Yorozu, leaving a long gash across her chest.

"Damn it!"

Yorozu gritted her teeth. Then her gaze sharpened. "Looks like I have no choice but to use that!"

She slowly brought her hands together. Surging Cursed Energy gradually formed the shell of a black sphere.

"Domain Expansion: Triple Agony!"

The enormous sphere instantly engulfed Yorozu and Toji.

Outside the Domain, Megumi saw what was happening and hurriedly summoned every Shikigami he had tamed so far.

The black-and-white Divine Dogs, Toad, Nue, and Great Serpent.

He had seen Gojo Satoru use this black spherical shell before.

This wasn't the trash Domain of that Special Grade Cursed Spirit from earlier. This was a true Domain Expansion!

Once someone was pulled inside, the sure-hit effect left them almost no chance of survival!

But Gojo Satoru had once told him that a Domain's interior was extremely sturdy and couldn't be broken from within, while its exterior was comparatively fragile.

Now, all Megumi could do was bring out every Shikigami he had and see if they could break the Domain from the outside.

But before he could act—

Bam!!!

The sound of shattering glass rang out. A crack appeared in the black sphere's shell and quickly widened.

At last, the entire Domain fell apart!

Megumi stood frozen in place, unable to fathom how the Domain had shattered after lasting only a second.

Toji Fushiguro sauntered out and calmly looked at Yorozu, who stood there stunned.

"Wh-what did you do?"

Toji smiled and raised the Inverted Spear of Heaven in his hand. "A Cursed Tool that forcibly cancels all Cursed Techniques. Domains count as Cursed Techniques, too."

Yorozu stared at the Inverted Spear of Heaven in Toji's hand, unwilling to accept it. "You had that and didn't use it sooner?"

"I wanted to see how strong your Construction Technique was."

"You..."

"I've seen enough. Now you can die!"

As he spoke, Toji appeared right in front of Yorozu, Soul Liberation Blade raised high in his hand.

Yorozu tried to dodge, but after using Domain Expansion, her Cursed Technique had burned out. She couldn't use Construction Technique at all.

She hadn't been able to beat him even in Insect Armor. She stood no chance now, bare as she was.

Yorozu tried to run, but she couldn't keep up with Toji's speed. All she could do was watch as Soul Liberation Blade came down.

Her body was cleaved in two, and she fell to the ground like a broken doll.

In the instant before she vanished, Yorozu looked at Toji with bitterness, but then the figure of that godlike demon appeared in her eyes.

"Ah, sorry. I can't keep loving you anymore. From now on, you'll be alone again!"

"Heh."

Toji Fushiguro gave a derisive laugh.

"Alone? Have you got something wrong? How could someone like him ever be lonely?"

"The King of Curses, the wicked demon god Ryomen Sukuna, seeks absolute freedom and the right to do whatever he pleases. The love you talk about is nothing but your own wishful thinking."

Yorozu's face twisted into a demonic grimace.

"You wild monkey! What are you talking about? As long as I prove my love to Lord Sukuna, I'll be able to stay by his side! You piece of trash, you don't understand..."

Toji coldly watched Yorozu rave until her head finally vanished.

"What a pathetic fool."