Domain Showdown, Unlimited Void!

"So, what should you do if you get pulled into someone else's domain?"

Itadori scratched his head, looking utterly confused. "Even if you put it that way, sensei, I still have no idea."

Satoru Gojo continued explaining, "Inside a domain, not only does your opponent hold the advantageous terrain, but their cursed technique is guaranteed to hit. Fighting head-on is nothing but a dead end."

"Running away is an option, but breaking through a domain's boundary isn't easy. The most efficient way is to use a domain against a domain!"

With that, Satoru Gojo lightly lifted his blindfold, and his brilliant Six Eyes shone with dazzling starlight.

Satoru Gojo crossed his index and middle fingers, his voice calm yet incredibly reassuring.

"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void."

In an instant, even space and time seemed to come to a halt. Jogo's domain could not hold on for even a moment before shattering with a thunderous crash.

In its place spread an endless, magnificent river of stars!

As the target of the technique, Jogo had boundless information pouring ceaselessly into his brain.

The birth and evolution of life, the creation and destruction of galaxies, the beginning and end of the universe...

The infinite torrent of information left Jogo's brain utterly incapable of making judgments or taking any action!

Before long, the overwhelming amount of information would burst his brain apart.

Satoru Gojo slowly walked forward. "I was planning to kill you outright, but since you probably have some useful information, I'd better not go too far."

Satoru Gojo placed one hand on Jogo's head and slowly exerted force. With a wet squelch, he tore the head clean off.

It looked like a fatal wound, but for a special-grade cursed spirit, it could still cling to life with only a head. Given enough time, it could even recover completely.

Satoru Gojo walked over to Jogo's head, which had rolled onto the ground, stepped on it, and began interrogating him.

"Talk. Who sent you? Those old men from the higher-ups?"

After several consecutive attacks against Satoru Gojo and his students over the past few days, it was hard not to suspect those stubborn higher-ups.

But Lin Mu knew that Jogo had no connection to those higher-ups. This was entirely Jogo's own decision.

And he also knew that Hanami would soon come to rescue Jogo.

Still, Lin Mu decided not to warn them. If Satoru Gojo took out two special-grade cursed spirits here, then the cursed spirits' side could declare defeat immediately.

Many things afterward would also be greatly affected as a result.

It was foreseeable that cursed spirits would become far less active, and Lin Mu's rate of growing stronger would drop sharply because of it.

Letting Jogo and Hanami escape was also for the sake of longer-term considerations.

As Satoru Gojo interrogated him, flowers suddenly bloomed across the surrounding grassland, covering the mountains and fields.

For a brief moment, the dreamlike scene dulled Satoru Gojo's battle instincts.

At that very instant, Hanami appeared, picked up Jogo's head, and swiftly left the scene.

Having anticipated Jogo's defeat in advance, Brain had made thorough preparations for escape, leaving even Satoru Gojo unable to detect Hanami's presence as he fled.

A special-grade cursed spirit had escaped right under his nose, but Satoru Gojo merely smiled. "Another special-grade cursed spirit, huh?"

"I have a feeling something big is about to happen."

Satoru Gojo looked at Itadori, then inconspicuously glanced at Lin Mu.

"Let's head back."

The next day, Lin Mu slowly opened his eyes after completing his final round of chakra refinement.

The crimson Mangekyo Sharingan gradually faded away.

The higher his inheritance progress became, the less sleep Lin Mu needed.

He could even go several days without closing his eyes and feel no fatigue.

In order to master Susanoo more quickly and reduce its chakra consumption, Lin Mu had repeatedly activated and dismissed Susanoo throughout the night.

Fortunately, Lin Mu could currently only manifest its skeletal form, so it did not cause much of a disturbance. Otherwise, repeatedly activating a full-sized Susanoo would likely have caused unnecessary trouble.

The night of practice had not yielded much, but it was still far better than when he had first unlocked it.

After yesterday's battle with Jogo, Lin Mu's inheritance progress had also broken through to 21%, allowing him to unlock a new ability.

Slightly excited, Lin Mu entered the space within his mind.

Upon the towering Divine Tree, the fourth fruit shone with dazzling light.

At a thought from Lin Mu, the fruit gradually dimmed, while a streak of light flowed into his body.

The expected intense pain arrived. His physique was constantly being improved and strengthened, and Lin Mu had a feeling that within the next few evolutions, his physique would undergo a qualitative transformation!

The pain gradually faded. As Lin Mu's physique grew stronger, he adapted increasingly quickly to the agony of physical transformation.

Feeling the newly unlocked ability and the changes to his existing abilities, Lin Mu's lips could not help but curl upward.

The basic effects of all the skills he had learned before had improved to a certain extent.

The Clone Technique—Lin Mu had only used it once, and even then, only as cannon fodder to distract Sukuna.

He could originally create only four clones with 10% of his main body's strength, but after Lin Mu broke through 20%, the clones' strength had increased to 20%.

They were much stronger than the clones that had shattered at the slightest touch before.

The Mangekyo Sharingan's effect had also improved, with its 100% boost to ninjutsu and taijutsu increasing to 150%.

But what made Lin Mu happiest was the new thing he had unlocked this time.

"Uchiha Fan!"

A divine weapon made from the branches of the God Tree, a symbol of the Uchiha Clan, and a supreme weapon capable of reflecting all physical attacks!

It could also use Wind Release to control Fire Release, greatly increasing the damage and range of Lin Mu's Majestic Destroyer Flame.

Used properly, it could even precisely control the direction of the flames, allowing for endless variations on the battlefield.

The fan was perfect for Lin Mu, who happened to lack a weapon.

With a thought, a fan nearly as large as Lin Mu himself landed in his hand.

The fan made from the God Tree was countless times more powerful than any cursed tool in this world!

Unfortunately, the Uchiha Fan was not in its complete form either, and its reflection effect was tied to Lin Mu's own strength.

In other words, it could not mindlessly reflect everything, but as long as his opponent was not vastly stronger than Lin Mu, it could still reflect all physical attacks.

After playing with the fan for a while, Lin Mu stored it in the God Tree space.

Though the fan was powerful, he could not use it freely in front of others.

If he suddenly pulled out a weapon ten or even a hundred times stronger than any special-grade cursed tool, his identity would definitely come under suspicion again.

He could hardly claim that he had picked up such a powerful weapon off the road, could he?

His identity as a transmigrator and the existence of the system might even be exposed.

So he still had to be cautious when using the Uchiha Fan. Once his strength rose, though, he would not have so many concerns.

After composing himself, Lin Mu left his room. Outside stood Itadori, who had also stayed awake all night.

Because of Lin Mu's appearance, Itadori had become even more eager to grow stronger.

There was not much he could do right now. He could only control his cursed energy output by watching movies.

But even if this was all he could practice for now, Itadori intended to master it!

"Lin Mu, you're awake. Teacher Gojo said he's taking us to meet someone today."