Shikigami

"Although Xuan can resist the power of the Unlimited Void, it is clear that he will also be weakened after being hit by the Unlimited Void."

"When we were in the Tokyo barrier, compared to Zenin Xuan and Satoru Gojo, we probably had the upper hand."

Kenjaku's words echoed in his ears, and the moment he successfully bypassed Xuan, Sukuna immediately activated the full power of the Reverse Cursed Technique the next second after the barrier shattered. The Reverse Cursed Technique repaired the Cursed Technique's Burnout in an instant—he only consumed 0.03 seconds of Unlimited Void to complete the summoning of Mahoraga —and at the same time that Mahoraga's Wheel appeared above Sukuna's head, Zenin Xuan, who was between him and Satoru Gojo, picked at his ear as if nothing had happened.

"Ugh... so many spam messages! Let me deal with them!"

"Dragon Scales, Recoil-- "

Boom!

The moment Sukuna realized that Xuan was alright, he immediately turned around—but Megumi Fushiguro had only chanted the incantation for half a moment before Xuan's swinging fist sent Sukuna flying.

The amplification brought by the Gyuki was far greater than that of the Ox-Bird-Tiger. The moment Sukuna was hit, he felt like a small truck that had been hit by a fully loaded truck—completely powerless to resist, he was violently thrown away by the black shadow on his body.

Recovery from Cursed Technique Burnout?!

Just one glance and...?

Click.

As Sukuna's body flew out, Satoru Gojo's face naturally showed a "shocked" expression.

Although he had Six Eyes and could clearly see the extraordinary qualities of the mysterious figure before him, he still didn't understand them at this moment.

The Zenin Xuan before them, Xuanmingming, had consumed ten times the Unlimited Void, yet remained completely unharmed...

Click.

"Wow, Zenin Xuan is amazing!"

I bet you're wondering why I'm safe and sound, right?

"Hmph, just like when you saw me take over Chaos unscathed, you'll naturally figure it out."

Click.

Xuan pinched his chin with his fingers, revealing a smile, his golden eyes and azure eyes meeting each other.

"I think we both understand, right?"

"Ah... yes..."

Click.

"Little Mo! Divine Dog Hun--"

The instant Xuan raised his hand, a giant dog, as large as a small mountain, suddenly flew out. Satoru Gojo immediately activated his Azure aura, pulling himself out of the dog's attack range—accompanied by a whistling, cutting-like Cursed Energy —the giant Divine Dog's mouth suddenly bit down on the Shrine in the open, Unlimited Void.

The tengu swallows the moon.

Before Satoru Gojo's eyes, this word was "in progress".

The figure of Mahoraga possessed the entire body of Divine Dog —the latter had the ability to destroy domains after adapting to them, and its sharp fangs tore apart the Shrine of its own domain in an instant, while also shattering the Shrine itself—at the same time.

The Divine Dog's eyes were already fixed on him.

It seems this is the only way.

In an instant, Satoru Gojo used the same method as Sukuna —destroying the part of his brain inscribed with the Cursed Technique the moment the domain collapsed, and then repairing it with Reverse Cursed Technique.

In this way, the Cursed Technique can be completed during the Burnout period.

"Little Hun! Don't keep me waiting too long."

Zenin Xuan shouted with a smile, his hands clasped in front of his chest—while the Divine Dog pounced fiercely towards the area where Satoru Gojo was—seeing the Cursed Energy gathering on its fangs, Satoru Gojo immediately raised his hand.

"Untie!"

bass--

The World-Cutting Slash severed half of the Divine Dog's head in an instant, forcibly stopping the Divine Dog's attack. Then, Satoru Gojo immediately followed up, slamming Red Fist into the severed part of the Divine Dog's face, and then kicked the mountain-like Jade Dog towards the location of Zenin Xuan.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, the Cursed Energy smoke and dust erupted.

Katz!

Click!

With two distinct tearing sounds, several slashing blades of Cursed Energy burst forth from in front of the Divine Dog, violently dispersing the dust and revealing the full form of the Divine Dog Hun, which carried the Mahoraga Wheel.

Seeing the incoming Cursed Energy slash, Sukuna raised his hand and casually dealt with it. Next, the two of them had to step over the giant Divine Dog before they could launch an attack on Zenin Xuan.

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop... Are you scared, or are you preparing for an even stronger combination attack?"

"That dog... why does it have the Mahoraga's wheel?"

Sukuna looked at the enormous Divine Dog, which was as big as a small mountain—the Divine Dog Shikigami could never have withstood the World-Cutting Slash that had just severed its head—neither the World-Cutting Slash nor the subsequent Red Fist Divine Dog could have withstood it—it should have died instantly.

And these things became clear after seeing the golden Dharma Wheel hanging above the Divine Dog's head.

I'm so pissed off, it's Mahoraga again!

When arguing with Satoru Gojo online, Sukuna had transformed from a gentle and refined ancient man into a modern keyboard warrior, especially towards Mahoraga, where he could unleash his fury without any restraint.

"You mean this? Little Mo has adapted to quite a few things... When exactly did it start being able to possess me, and then develop techniques for possessing Shikigami? I've forgotten."

"Mahoraga?"

Satoru Gojo moved closer to Sukuna —and Gen was happy to give the two "strategists" a chance to talk.

After all, this battle isn't even a warm-up yet.

"If it really is Mahoraga Demon, we need to kill him with a single blow."

Satoru Gojo stared intently at the Divine Dog in mid-air, while Sukuna nodded.

"Satoru Gojo —I'll hold off the Divine Dog, you move forward—"

What are you saying!

Xuan shouted, and the Divine Dog barked. Then, black and white intertwined Cursed Energy surged through the Divine Dog's body—and with the help of Mahoraga, the Divine Dog immediately grew two heads.

"If we're going to fight the boss, how can we back down!"

The Divine Dog opened its massive jaws, unleashing a whirlwind-like slash. As Xuan's figure vanished, his voice echoed from the Divine Dog's gaping maw.

The black Divine Dog gripped the Sword of Extermination tightly in its mouth, its four long legs stomping the ground fiercely, rushing towards the two people below like a black and white streak of light.

"Untie!"

Bass!

The transparent blade was shattered by the sword in the mouth of the Divine Dog with a flick of its wrist— Satoru Gojo watched the jade Divine Dog pounce on Sukuna, and as he raised his hand, he activated his Cursed Energy.

"Cang!"

The trajectory of the Sword of Extermination was twisted and altered by the blue Ryomen Sukuna from being harmed by the Sword of Extermination's strike.

As the Divine Dog was affected by Cang, the Dharma Wheel above its head turned.

"Awoo!"

As he managed to deflect the attack from the Divine Dog, something appeared before Satoru Gojo's eyes—

"Kaci"

The slash burst forth from the white head's mouth in an instant, striking Satoru Gojo in a flash. Having witnessed the World-Cutting Slash slash during his battle with Sukuna, Satoru Gojo immediately used Ao's short-range teleportation in mid-air to dodge the slash.

"Hey! Do you expect me to defeat ten Shikigami you're manually controlling before you can even fight a boss?!"

"I didn't manipulate it manually—I just provided a little Cursed Energy."

The black head swung its longsword, while the white head only showed a human-like expression for a moment—before it finished speaking, it transformed back into an angry white dog.

"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars!"

Click!

"Untie!"

As the World-Cutting Slash was activated, a slash also suddenly burst forth from the Divine Dog's mouth.

The World-Cutting Slash severed half of the Divine Dog's body in an instant—the slender cut merged the moment it appeared, while the Divine Dog's slash severed Sukuna's right arm.

Tiger Funeral! Nue! Divine Dog! Solution!

Sukuna's right arm reformed in an instant, and in that instant, Sukuna immediately grabbed the arm. The physical body is the best conductor for the Expansion Cursed Technique, and as he grasped the flying arm, the Cursed Energy was also activated.

The principle behind that fabric should be— Binding Vow.

When it comes to the skill of Binding Vow, Sukuna believes that no one in the world can surpass him—the inscription of Cursed Technique is actually a lower level than the inscription of domains; it is a combination of Barrier Technique, Cursed Technique, and Binding Vow techniques.

The inscription of the Cursed Technique instantly appeared on Sukuna's flying right arm—and that right arm, infused with Cursed Energy and the Cursed Technique, was violently thrown by Sukuna towards the location of the Divine Dog.

With the enhancement of Tiger Funeral, his right arm was instantly strengthened to the point where it could accommodate two Cursed Technique, and the slashing Sukuna, whose nature was altered by the Cursed Energy, had already been experienced in the original world!

"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars!"

As Megumi Fushiguro's incantation flew towards the Divine Dog, Sukuna raised her arm.

"Untie!"

The Divine Dog brandished its Sword of Extermination, unleashing World-Cutting Slash that was instantly neutralized by the Sword of Extermination. The incoming arm was then bitten off by the Divine Dog.

As the Divine Dog's sharp teeth tightened in an instant, Sukuna's arm was sliced open by the Cursed Energy- enhanced slash, and the explosive Cursed Energy activated the inscription of the Cursed Technique in a split second.

Whoosh! Swoosh!

The slash exploded instantly, blasting the Divine Dog's head until only its jaws remained. As the Dharma Wheel spun, Satoru Gojo had already raised his hand—

"Nine Ropes, Polarized Light, Crow and Shomyo, Between Front and Back"

As the incantation was chanted, a purple light instantly formed between Satoru Gojo's fingers. Under the light, the Divine Dog's figure appeared exceptionally small, but at the same time, the Divine Dog also returned to its original form with a rotation of the Dharma Wheel.

"Water chestnut!"

The purple orb of light struck the Divine Dog in an instant, and the massive energy explosion swallowed the Divine Dog's body whole. Under the burst of Cursed Energy, the Dharma Wheel above the Divine Dog's head even briefly stopped spinning—this incomprehensible hypothetical Cursed Technique that emerged from the incomprehensible Cursed Technique "Limitless" was also a challenge for Mahoraga to adapt to.

As the light faded, the Divine Dog's mangled body appeared before the two— the Dharma Wheel above its head slowly rotated, but the "click" sound remained elusive.

"Sukuna!!!"

"Oh!"

At this moment, there was no time to hold back— Sukuna stomped her foot hard on the ground, and with a loud bang and a burst of Cursed Energy, Sukuna's palm landed on the broken body of the Divine Dog.

"Eight!"

The meticulous slashes suddenly unfolded on the already shattered body of the Divine Dog. The continuous damage suppressed the Mahoraga's Dharma Wheel, which was not yet fully adapted, and in just a moment, the remaining body of the Divine Dog was shredded and chopped up.

The abilities granted by some manifested Shikigami are 30% of their original power. However, according to Kenjaku, Zenin Xuan's body can manifest a portion of the Mahoraga Cursed Energy while simultaneously producing Cursed Energy...

In other words, while being immune to 90% of the damage, using the "Cursed Technique" learned from the moves that Mahoraga has already adapted to, Zenin Xuan's Cursed Energy cycle can still support the recovery of his Cursed Energy.

If Zenin Xuan's body hadn't changed, the other party certainly wouldn't have used this "warm-up" phase to enhance the effects of the Cursed Technique on the two of them.

As the Divine Dog's flesh splattered, Satoru Gojo raised his hand.

"Phase, Twilight, Eyes of Wisdom."

Click.

Just as Cang's violent Cursed Energy surged, about to tear the Divine Dog apart...

"Round Deer."

The Divine Dog's body suddenly recovered—and then...

Click!

With the explosion of the slash, Cang, who was pulling at pieces of flesh, was completely destroyed by the Divine Dog's attack.

Click.

At this moment, the Divine Dog also began to adapt to the vastness.

"Hey! Didn't we agree not to do it manually?!"

Have you ever fought a Pokémon? Satoru Gojo?

"Ha?"

"In a championship battle, if you almost defeat the champion's Pokémon but fail to KO it in one hit, what will the champion do?"

"I will use full-recovery medication."

Sukuna, who had just stopped in mid-air after being swung away by the Jade Divine Dog 'Sword of Extermination -Slaying Sword, continued Xuan's voice with a few words.

Bingo! Sukuna, I didn't know you'd played this game before?

"Hmph... Both that brat and this brat have played this game; I've only picked it up through exposure."

Satoru Gojo revealed a smug smile.

"Hahaha! What are you doing! How dare you heal yourself!"

"That's just how it is—this happens whenever the boss heals."

The Divine Dog's body hovered in mid-air, and the three of them made eye contact.

"The Zenin Xuan!"

Sukuna suddenly spoke.

"Ah, Sukuna, I'm listening. It's halftime now, so say whatever you want!"

Sukuna swallowed hard—recalling the words those people had spoken to Xuan during the battles he had observed—if he wanted to defeat Xuan before him...

Perhaps we can win people's hearts.

"Were you born to be the Strongest, or did you become the Strongest later?"

"What kind of question is that? Of course I'm born to be the Strongest!"

"..."

Things are different now...

Looking at the angle of the Divine Dog's mouth, Sukuna gritted his teeth. In the original world, after hearing Hajime Kashimo's question, Zenin Xuan's answer was completely different from that in China, and the difference at this moment... perhaps meant that the two people's state of mind and inner selves were completely different.

but--

There's enough time.

Seeing Gojo Satoru Gojo's signal, Sukuna immediately stomped his feet on the ground, while Gen also immediately withdrew from the linked form with the Divine Dog, leaving the Divine Dog to deal with the attack freely.

"Dragon Scales!"

"Recoil!"

"Paired Shooting Stars!"

After a brief internal communication, Sukuna suppressed Satoru Gojo's incantation with her voice, while the Divine Dog decisively swung its Sword of Extermination, attempting to block the World-Cutting Slash—

"Maximum Technique!"