Swarm Killing Curse Spirits, Inheritance Progress Surges

Fushiguro hesitated slightly, but there was no other option now.

If Lin Mu returned to fight, he might be teleported away by that cursed spirit again. If the stalemate continued, the cursed spirit would kill them sooner or later.

To fight for even a sliver of survival, they could only let Itadori release Sukuna from within him!

What Fushiguro needed to do now was quickly find the separated Lin Mu and Kugisaki, then give the signal outside the juvenile detention center so Itadori could switch with Sukuna.

Fushiguro formed a hand sign with both hands. Amid surging lightning, a massive bird-shaped shikigami appeared behind him.

Using Nue's ability to fly, Fushiguro rapidly navigated the juvenile detention center's complex terrain.

On Lin Mu's side, after casually exorcising several suicidal cursed spirits, he frowned at the bizarre cursed spirits filling the sky.

At this critical moment, quickly exorcising all these cursed spirits would consume a massive amount of chakra.

But he still had to fight Sukuna afterward, so preserving as much chakra as possible was crucial.

Once they got out, Lin Mu had no intention of leaving with Kugisaki. Instead, he planned to remain outside with Fushiguro and wait for Itadori to emerge.

However, Lin Mu knew that the one who came out would not be Itadori, but Sukuna.

Sukuna, now possessing the power of three fingers, would definitely require his full strength.

Lin Mu knew how powerful Sukuna was, yet he still chose to do this because he wanted to improve his own strength more quickly.

When Sukuna first appeared, the terrifying pressure he exuded had greatly advanced Lin Mu's inheritance progress.

That made Lin Mu suspect that his inheritance progress would also increase while fighting powerful opponents who possessed domains.

And the increase would be substantial!

That was why Lin Mu chose to stay behind and face Sukuna alongside Fushiguro.

As his thoughts raced, Lin Mu came up with the best solution for dealing with these cursed spirits.

His Sharingan lit up. Lin Mu pushed his speed to the limit and rapidly weaved through the horde of cursed spirits.

Every cursed spirit in the area was drawn to Lin Mu and charged toward him.

Seeing that he had attracted them all, Lin Mu smiled faintly. However, it was not yet the best time to strike. Using his Sharingan, he began searching for Kugisaki's location.

The three tomoe slowly rotated, and Kugisaki's location gradually came into focus. She was not far from where Lin Mu was.

Lin Mu continued accelerating, leading the massive swarm of cursed spirits behind him toward Kugisaki.

After passing through several narrow drainage pipes, Lin Mu arrived at the space where Kugisaki was.

This place was likewise packed with cursed spirits. Hollow-faced cursed spirits drifted through the air, letting out chilling, eerie laughter.

Just as Lin Mu had expected, Kugisaki had used up every nail in her pouch. Unable to fight back, she had already been surrounded by a mass of cursed spirits.

Just as the cursed spirits were about to devour Kugisaki, a heavy thud sounded.

Lin Mu landed smoothly from a drainage pipe dozens of meters above. A flash of red light, and he appeared before Kugisaki as the faces surrounding her turned to ash.

Seeing Lin Mu make an entrance like a hero saving a damsel in distress, Kugisaki's eyes lit up. "Lin Mu! I knew there was still someone reliable on our team."

"Not like Itadori and Fushiguro. They can actually argue at a time like this."

However, a strange noise interrupted Kugisaki.

"What was that?" Kugisaki looked doubtfully toward the drainage pipe Lin Mu had jumped down from.

Within the pitch-black pipe, the source of the strange sound gradually came into view.

Cursed spirits—swarms upon swarms of cursed spirits!

There were more than twice as many as the face-like cursed spirits on her side!

"What?! Lin Mu, don't tell me you led all these cursed spirits over here?" Kugisaki's expression shifted from excitement to terror.

After receiving Lin Mu's tacit confirmation, Kugisaki helplessly rubbed her forehead. "I thought I was saved. Looks like death is still unavoidable."

"Lin Mu, I take back what I said about praising you."

"Is there anyone normal on this team...?"

Lin Mu did not argue. Turning around, he scooped the injured Kugisaki into his arms.

The sudden gesture left Kugisaki flustered. "H-Hey! What are you doing? Put me down!"

"They're just attacks from a few low-level cursed spirits. I can still move!"

"Relax. Leave it to me!"

Red light burst from Lin Mu's eyes as chakra rapidly gathered in his calves.

"Boom—"

Lin Mu shot forward with Kugisaki in his arms, his explosive launch stamping a deep crater into the ground.

Kugisaki felt as though she were riding a plunging roller coaster, with the scenery around her blurring into colorful streaks.

You've got to be kidding me. What kind of physical ability is this? He can still move this fast while carrying me!

Kugisaki was overwhelmed with shock, but then another thought took over her mind.

"Haha, looks like I'm still pretty light. I can put off my weight-loss plan for a while."

Although Lin Mu was carrying Kugisaki, the speed he unleashed was still far beyond what these low-grade Grade Three and Grade Four cursed spirits could keep up with.

Just like before, Lin Mu weaved through the swarm of cursed spirits without any intention of attacking.

"Lin Mu, what are you doing?" Kugisaki noticed that Lin Mu's behavior was rather strange.

Faced with so many cursed spirits, he neither fled nor exorcised them. Instead, he seemed to be drawing all of their attention, as if he were farming favorability.

It's over, it's over. Now every cursed spirit has its eyes on us. Kugisaki grew increasingly desperate.

Kugisaki knew that Lin Mu was strong, perhaps as strong as a Grade One sorcerer. But there were simply too many cursed spirits here. Even a Grade One sorcerer would find it difficult to deal with them, wouldn't they?

Lin Mu said nothing. Once he had confirmed that all the cursed spirits had been drawn in, he ran toward a slightly larger drainage pipe.

Before they had gone far, the path ahead abruptly vanished, and they somehow ended up in a dead end!

"Sigh, looks like we're done for." Kugisaki's face was full of dejection.

The way ahead was blocked, while behind them was a swarm of cursed spirits crammed throughout the entire drainpipe. It was a complete dead end.

"Put me down already. Even if we're going to die, we should at least die fighting."

Kugisaki jumped out of Lin Mu's arms, raised her heart-engraved hammer, and stared fearlessly at the approaching cursed spirits.

"Since you came to save me, I won't turn into a curse and haunt you after I die."

Kugisaki smiled faintly and raised her hammer, ready to fight the cursed spirits to the death.

"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees."

Lin Mu gave her no such chance. Forming hand seals with both hands, he caused several branches to extend from the pipe walls. Under his control, they crossed over one another and stabbed into the opposite wall, forming a wooden net.

The cursed spirits at the front had no time to slow down and crashed into the wooden net. As more cursed spirits continued to surge in from behind, an ever-growing mass piled up before it.

Kugisaki watched the scene and asked in confusion, "What's the point of this? You're just buying time."

Just as Kugisaki said, as the number of cursed spirits continued to pile up, the wooden net gradually became unable to hold.

The branches Lin Mu had summoned began to crack apart. The wooden net could not stop a horde of cursed spirits.

"Release the technique. You might as well save your cursed energy and exorcise a few more cursed spirits before we die."

Kugisaki knew that rescue was practically impossible now. Even if Fushiguro found their location, how was he supposed to cut his way through that swarm of cursed spirits?

"I heard you have two cursed techniques, right? You'd better give me a good look at your other one later."

"Crash—"

Unable to withstand the impact of so many cursed spirits, the wooden net finally shattered. The cursed spirits surged forward like starving wolves.

"Here I go!" Kugisaki was about to charge out, but Lin Mu stopped her.

Under Kugisaki's stunned gaze, Lin Mu's chest swelled slightly.

"Fire Release: Majestic Flame Destroyer!"

Lin Mu formed hand seals and held them before his mouth. Violent flames erupted forth, and the air in the entire sewer seemed to boil.

Though the narrow sewer restricted the range of Fire Release: Majestic Flame Destroyer, it concentrated the flames' searing reach, greatly increasing its power.

The tongues of fire shot forward at tremendous speed, crashing back and forth along the pipe. Any cursed spirit touched by them turned to ash in an instant!

Whether low-grade or relatively high-grade, none of them could last even a second within the range of Fire Release: Majestic Flame Destroyer!

"Boom—"

After raging through the pipe, the scorching flames poured out through the exit. Because Lin Mu had used the wooden net to block the cursed spirits ahead for a while, all of them had entered the pipe.

Only then was Lin Mu able to exorcise them all in a single strike!

With nearly seventy or eighty cursed spirits between Grade Four and Grade Two exorcised, Lin Mu's inheritance progress surged dramatically!