Chapter Summaries

Sukuna and Jogo challenged Lin Mu to a contest of flames, but Lin Mu overwhelmed them with his Dragon Flame Song and exorcised Jogo. In a white space with Hanami and Dagon, Jogo questioned whether cursed spirits deserved to exist and wondered whether Lin Mu intended to destroy them.

• Sukuna appeared with Furnace Open, and Jogo joined him in preparing to fight Lin Mu.
• Sukuna threatened Jogo for speaking to him as an equal, while Lin Mu invited them both to attack together.
• Sukuna and Jogo unleashed streams of fire, but Lin Mu countered with Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu.
• Lin Mu's four fire dragons overwhelmed the flames and engulfed Jogo, exorcising him.
• Jogo awoke in a white space with Hanami and Dagon, questioned their beliefs about cursed spirits, and wondered whether Lin Mu would destroy them.

Lin Mu suppressed Sukuna’s rampage, reassured Itadori, and reunited with the massively grown Nine-Tails after it cleared out cursed spirits across Shibuya. With his Wood Clones guarding Fushiguro, Nanami, and the others, Lin Mu believed they were safe and turned to the last remaining threat.

• Lin Mu melted Jogo’s meteor with Dragon Flame Song, then watched until Itadori regained control and assured him that nobody had been hurt.
• Itadori resolved to save Gojo-sensei and traveled with Lin Mu, while Lin Mu noted that his inheritance progress had reached 66% and Shibuya’s cursed spirits were nearly gone.
• The house-sized Nine-Tails returned after exorcising thousands of cursed spirits, and Lin Mu dismissed it when it eagerly asked to clock out.
• Itadori asked about Fushiguro’s group, and Lin Mu explained that his Wood Clones were protecting them from threats like Dagon, Jogo, and Mahito.
• Lin Mu concluded that Fushiguro, Nanami, and the others were unharmed and said that only Itadori remained.

Kenjaku sealed Satoru Gojo in the Prison Realm and escaped, while Gojo wondered whether Lin Mu had known about the sealing in advance. Outside the subway station, Mahito learned that Jogo and the others were dead as Lin Mu and the surviving sorcerers approached.

• Kenjaku worried that Lin Mu might be responsible for the violent tremors and sensed that events were slipping beyond his control.
• The Prison Realm finished adapting to Satoru Gojo, and Kenjaku picked it up and left the subway station.
• Inside the Prison Realm, Satoru Gojo suspected Lin Mu had known he would be sealed but decided to ask him about it after escaping.
• Mahito emerged from the subway station and found the surrounding buildings reduced to rubble.
• Kenjaku appeared beside Mahito and said Jogo and the others were dead as Lin Mu, Nanami, Naobito Zenin, Todo, Mei Mei, and Kugisaki approached.

Lin Mu returned to the battlefield and stunned both sides by overwhelming Mahito with a single kick. As Kenjaku reached toward the badly injured Mahito, the fight remained poised to continue.

• Mahito and Kenjaku were shocked to see Lin Mu alive, while Jujutsu High's sorcerers prepared to capture Kenjaku in Suguru Geto's body.
• Uraume arrived and attacked Jujutsu High with ice spikes, but Lin Mu remained unaffected as Kenjaku urged his allies to break through.
• Choso emerged from the subway station and attacked Kenjaku over what had happened to his brothers.
• Lin Mu ignored Uraume's attack and charged at Mahito, prompting Kusakabe and the other sorcerers to move against Uraume.
• Lin Mu knocked Mahito down with one kick, leaving him badly injured and begging Kenjaku for help.
• Kenjaku smiled and reached toward Mahito's chest instead of taking his hand.

Kenjaku absorbed the defeated Mahito with Cursed Spirit Manipulation, completing the step needed to begin the Culling Game. Jujutsu High tried to capture Kenjaku and recover Satoru Gojo, but Kusakabe’s first attack was effortlessly repelled.

• Jujutsu High members were stunned by Lin Mu’s strength and speculated that the Lin Mu who had defeated Toji Zenin had been a clone.
• Kenjaku offered to help the badly injured Mahito, then absorbed him with Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
• Lin Mu revealed that he had deliberately kicked Mahito toward Kenjaku so Kenjaku could absorb him and begin the Culling Game.
• Kusakabe led Jujutsu High in an attempt to surround Kenjaku and take back Satoru Gojo.
• Kenjaku summoned a cursed spirit that blasted Kusakabe a hundred meters away, leaving him despondent on the ground.

Kenjaku used Idle Transfiguration after absorbing Mahito, triggering the Culling Game across Japan and unleashing thousands of cursed spirits. Yuki Tsukumo joined the battlefield too late to stop him, while Lin Mu decided to enter the game and oppose his plans.

• Utahime warned the sorcerers that Suguru Geto could command an enormous army of cursed spirits, and Kenjaku activated Idle Transfiguration beneath the battlefield.
• Yuki Tsukumo arrived and learned that Kenjaku had absorbed Mahito, then explained that he planned to alter ordinary people and reincarnate ancient sorcerers for a deadly battle royale.
• Purple markings appeared on unconscious people across Japan, and Kenjaku and Uraume escaped as the Culling Game began and cursed spirits poured from the ground.
• Yuki Tsukumo praised Lin Mu for protecting Jujutsu High's sorcerers, and Lin Mu said he would enter the game to stop Kenjaku.
• Yuki Tsukumo departed after mentioning that another of Satoru Gojo's students would arrive, while a massive barrier expanded over more than half of Japan.

After Japan was devastated by the Culling Game, Lin Mu entered a barrier to battle its cursed spirits, while Divine Xia dispatched Jian Yi to investigate the crisis. The chapter left Lin Mu facing a vast swarm of cursed spirits and Jian Yi preparing to travel to Japan.

• The Culling Game devastated Japan, and Jujutsu High branded Suguru Geto's associates as traitors, condemned Satoru Gojo, and changed Itadori's suspended death sentence to immediate execution.
• Jujutsu High offered Lin Mu a chance to clear his suspicion by working for them, but he ignored them and entered a barrier to join Kenjaku's battle royale.
• Lin Mu clapped on a bridge, drawing hundreds upon thousands of cursed spirits from the water, and smiled as they attacked him.
• Jian Yi told his teacher that Divine Xia had sent him to investigate Japan and that it might intervene if the situation proved dire.
• Jian Yi's teacher warned him to be cautious, and Jian Yi transformed into an ink-wash painting and disappeared.

Lin Mu rescued a little girl from a special-grade cursed spirit while patrolling the Shibuya barrier, then left Yuji Itadori and Choso to face Naoya Zenin. Yuta Okkotsu arrived to carry out Yuji’s death sentence, ending the chapter with his introduction.

• Lin Mu killed a special-grade cursed spirit that had lured a little girl out of a supermarket and sent a Wood Clone to escort her out of the barrier.
• Lin Mu recalled the events after Shibuya and decided not to interfere with Yuji Itadori and Choso’s encounter with Naoya Zenin.
• Naoya asked Yuji where Megumi Fushiguro was and said he wanted to ask him to die, prompting Yuji to attack.
• Yuta Okkotsu landed beneath the overpass and introduced himself as the sorcerer responsible for carrying out Yuji’s death sentence.

Yuta Okkotsu hunted down Itadori, restrained him with Rika, and stabbed him through the heart while Choso fought Naoya Zenin. After Okkotsu arranged for Naoya to report Itadori’s death to Jujutsu High, Jian Yi entered Japan’s barrier and effortlessly destroyed the cursed spirits in his path.

• Itadori fled from Yuta Okkotsu while Choso stayed behind to fight Naoya Zenin.
• Okkotsu pursued Itadori through the city, broke his cursed-tool dagger, and explained his cursed energy reserves as he attacked.
• Rika immobilized Itadori, and Okkotsu stabbed him through the heart.
• Choso struck Naoya Zenin with Supernova, but Okkotsu knocked Choso unconscious and asked Naoya to report Itadori’s death to Jujutsu High.
• Jian Yi entered Japan’s barrier and killed the cursed spirits surrounding him with a single spoken slash.

Yuta Okkotsu revived Itadori after fulfilling his binding vow, and Fushiguro urged Itadori to return to Jujutsu High. Jian Yi, a powerful visitor from Divine Xia, arrived and asked about Japan’s crisis before letting the group go without him.

• Okkotsu explained that he had fulfilled his vow by killing Itadori and then restoring his heart with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Fushiguro found Itadori and urged him to return to Jujutsu High, but Itadori argued that he could not go back.
• Okkotsu attacked the approaching Jian Yi, who froze Okkotsu and the others before clarifying that he meant no harm.
• Jian Yi asked about Japan’s situation and learned that Satoru Gojo had been sealed, then gave Okkotsu a paper charm to summon him when they had answers.
• Okkotsu left for Jujutsu High with Itadori and Fushiguro, while Jian Yi assessed Okkotsu’s strength and disappeared into the darkness.

Lin Mu considered joining the Culling Game to gain inheritance progress but chose to meet Itadori and the others first. At Jujutsu High, the group prepared to find Tengen, and Choso offered a way to locate the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

• Fushiguro, Itadori, and Okkotsu discussed Jian Yi’s strength as they headed toward Jujutsu High.
• Lin Mu reached 67% inheritance progress after fighting many cursed spirits and considered entering the Culling Game for stronger opponents.
• Lin Mu rejected the risks of joining the Culling Game and decided to meet Itadori’s group before seeking Tengen.
• Lin Mu arrived at Jujutsu High, where Yuki Tsukumo explained that only one of the barriers’ many doors led to the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
• Choso raised his hand and said he had a way to find Tengen.

The group reached Tengen in the Tombs of the Star Corridor and learned that Tengen had sealed the entrance because it suspected Yuki Tsukumo might be working with Kenjaku. Tengen offered to explain Kenjaku’s purpose and how to unseal the Prison Realm, but first demanded that the group meet a condition.

• Choso explained that his blood connection to his younger brothers could help the group find a way into the Tombs of the Star Corridor, and Itadori introduced Choso as his older brother.
• Maki told Itadori and Kugisaki that Naobito’s condition was poor and that the Zenin Family was disputing Fushiguro’s expected appointment as its head.
• Yuki Tsukumo led the group through Jujutsu High, where they encountered Tengen after initially finding the way blocked.
• Tengen named the group members and revealed that it had sealed the Tombs because it suspected Yuki Tsukumo of colluding with Kenjaku.
• Fushiguro asked about Kenjaku’s purpose and how to unseal the Prison Realm, and Tengen said it would answer after the group fulfilled a condition.

Tengen explained Kenjaku’s plan and the Culling Game’s rules, then asked Yuki Tsukumo, Choso, Yuta Okkotsu, and Lin Mu to guard him. Yuki and Choso agreed to stay, and Lin Mu sent a clone to join them while planning to protect Yuki and let Kenjaku take Tengen.

• Tengen revealed that Kenjaku aimed to evolve all humans into sorcerers and explained why he could not fight Kenjaku himself.
• Tengen laid out the Culling Game’s seven rules and suggested earning 100 points to add a rule that would let players leave the game.
• Yuki Tsukumo and Choso chose to remain behind and guard Tengen.
• Lin Mu decided to protect Yuki while allowing Kenjaku to take Tengen’s true body.
• Lin Mu produced a wooden clone that transformed into an identical copy of him.

Tengen assigned Lin Mu’s clone, Choso, and Yuki Tsukumo to guard the Tombs of the Star Corridor and revealed that a powerful figure from Divine Xia had arrived. At Jujutsu High, Okkotsu told the others to recruit suspended senior Kinji Hakari before they entered the Culling Game.

• Tengen said a person from Divine Xia was strong enough to destroy Japan alone, leaving Lin Mu unsettled about his own origins and the country’s power.
• Tengen ordered Lin Mu’s clone, Choso, and Yuki Tsukumo to remain in the Tombs of the Star Corridor and protect it from Kenjaku.
• At Jujutsu High, Kugisaki and Itadori teased Fushiguro about becoming head of the Zenin Family after Maki left to retrieve his family’s cursed tools.
• Okkotsu urged the group to gather strength before entering the Culling Game and named Kinji Hakari as their next recruit.
• Okkotsu explained that Hakari could become stronger than him, and Fushiguro urged everyone to go find him so they could save his sister.

Lin Mu entered Kinji Hakari’s underground boxing arena and fought Panda to attract Hakari’s attention. Panda revealed that the higher-ups had taken Principal Yaga and asked Lin Mu to help rescue him, and Lin Mu agreed.

• Lin Mu removed his Jujutsu High uniform and entered the underground arena alone while Itadori and Fushiguro were turned away.
• Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi watched Lin Mu on the surveillance monitors as he was matched against Panda.
• Panda told Lin Mu that the higher-ups had taken Principal Yaga to force him to reveal how to create autonomous cursed corpses.
• Lin Mu easily caught Panda’s full-power punch, drawing Hakari’s interest.
• Panda asked Lin Mu to help rescue Principal Yaga, and Lin Mu agreed before punching Panda into a support pillar.

Lin Mu met Kinji Hakari to ask for help after Satoru Gojo was sealed, but Hakari refused to believe him and attacked. Fushiguro and the others arrived, and Hakari opened his Domain Expansion against Lin Mu.

• Lin Mu defeated Panda with one punch, then followed Kirara Hoshi to meet Kinji Hakari.
• Lin Mu told Hakari that Satoru Gojo had been sealed and asked for his help, but Hakari dismissed the claim and became angry when he realized Lin Mu was from Jujutsu High.
• Hakari attacked Lin Mu, whose Susanoo blocked Hakari’s punches and lifted him clear of a train door conjured beneath him.
• Kirara Hoshi spotted Fushiguro and the others approaching the meeting room and prevented them from getting closer.
• Fushiguro told Kirara that Gojo had been sealed and that they had come for help, but Hakari sent Lin Mu out of the room and continued attacking him.
• Hakari, furious that Lin Mu showed no passion, declared Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble.

Kinji Hakari unleashed his domain against Lin Mu, but Lin Mu survived and revealed that he was a special-grade sorcerer. After hearing that Satoru Gojo had been sealed and learning about the disasters in the jujutsu world, Hakari agreed to help.

• Kirara Hoshi feared that Kinji Hakari's domain would kill Lin Mu, while Itadori and the others calmly explained that Lin Mu was a special grade.
• Kugisaki learned Kirara Hoshi had been out of touch with the jujutsu world for about a year, and told him Lin Mu had long since become a special-grade sorcerer.
• Lin Mu and Kinji Hakari clashed inside the domain until the barrier shattered, then Hakari recognized Lin Mu's strength and stopped fighting.
• Lin Mu told Kinji Hakari that Satoru Gojo had been sealed, and Itadori and the others confirmed that they needed Hakari's help.
• Kinji Hakari listened as Itadori and the others recounted the Shibuya battle, Gojo's sealing, and the start of the Culling Game, then thanked Lin Mu.

Kinji Hakari explained why the jujutsu higher-ups had suspended him, and the group learned that the Culling Game now revealed player information. After identifying Hajime Kashimo and Hiromi Higuruma as potential allies with enough points to change the rules, Lin Mu divided the group and set out for Tokyo No. 1 Colony.

• Kinji Hakari explained that conservative jujutsu higher-ups had opposed his complex cursed technique and caused his suspension.
• A new Culling Game rule allowed players to view other players' names, scores, added rules, and colonies, and the group found that Hajime Kashimo had added it.
• Fushiguro proposed negotiating with Hajime Kashimo and Hiromi Higuruma, while Lin Mu suggested rules for transferring points and leaving the game.
• Lin Mu assigned Panda and Kinji Hakari to Tokyo No. 2 Colony to find Hajime Kashimo and Angel, and took Itadori, Fushiguro, and Kugisaki to Tokyo No. 1 Colony to meet Hiromi Higuruma.
• Lin Mu left Kirara Hoshi outside to provide support, then headed toward Tokyo No. 1 Colony.

Jian Yi entered Tokyo No. 2 Colony and effortlessly killed two sorcerers who tried to ambush him. He then turned his attention to the other hostile sorcerers hiding nearby and unleashed One Strike, All Severed.

• Jian Yi entered Tokyo No. 2 Colony and fell from the sky as sorcerers gathered below to hunt him for points.
• A rooftop sorcerer fired a silver needle of cursed energy at Jian Yi, but it turned to ink before reaching him, and Jian Yi vanished from the sky.
• Jian Yi appeared behind the rooftop sorcerers and killed the attacker by making ink-black branches burst from his body.
• The attacker's companion exploded cursed energy at Jian Yi and tried to escape, but Jian Yi spoke the word Rise and impaled him with an ink-black mountain.
• Jian Yi emerged unharmed from the explosion, sensed the hostility of the sorcerers hiding nearby, and used One Strike, All Severed.

Lin Mu entered Tokyo No. 1 Colony, killed a powerful sorcerer who attacked him, and learned that a Divine Xia native named Jian Yi had taken the top spot in the rankings. After finding out where Hiromi Higuruma was, Lin Mu headed north to meet him and amend the rules.

• Lin Mu entered Tokyo No. 1 Colony and cut apart a car thrown at him by a tank-top sorcerer.
• Lin Mu killed the tank-top sorcerer in an instant and gained 5 points.
• Lin Mu saw that Jian Yi had risen to first place with 155 points in Tokyo No. 2 Colony and wondered if they could help each other.
• Lin Mu questioned a hiding sorcerer, learned that Hiromi Higuruma was two kilometers north, and left for the indicated building.
• The sorcerers who had been waiting to ambush newcomers scattered after witnessing Lin Mu's strength.