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I'll be going now.

Above Rika, Lu Ziyun, who had suffered consecutive setbacks, saw the two the Strongest Hajime Kashimo shake the ground with the Long Staff in her hand.

Before this battle began, Sukuna and Satoru Gojo had communicated with the Jujutsu High about who should step in if they were caught in a close battle and someone needed to break the deadlock.

Hajime Kashimo and Kinji Hakari took on the task. The two fearless guys, who became friends after their fight, played Miwa rock-paper-scissors. Hajime Kashimo won the first opportunity to appear with his amazing reaction speed.

To break the deadlock...

Hajime Kashimo deep breath, reflecting on the past month of training and the final battle technique Sukuna had taught her.

On the battlefield, Xuan's figure suddenly stirred up a sea of shadows, the black Shadow Sea surging and crashing towards Satoru Gojo and Sukuna, while Xuan's figure immediately disappeared into the surging black shadows.

"Untie!"

Sukuna raised her hand and unleashed a Grid Dismantle attack. The surging waves of shadows scattered under the woven net of Cursed Energy, but Xuan's figure remained unseen.

"Phase, Twilight, Eyes of Wisdom!"

Satoru Gojo chanted the incantation again, and the azure Cursed Energy compressed at his fingertips into black sand—which was then violently shot out.

In an instant, Cang stirred up the countless shadows. Amidst the spinning black shadows, Satoru Gojo's Six Eyes caught sight of Xuan—but Xuan seemed to exist in every single shadow at that moment.

In the Six Eyes ' vision, Xuan was moving at almost the speed of light. Although his figure could be seen everywhere, he could not be caught.

Then.

"Film!"

The moment the black shadow appeared, Satoru Gojo and Sukuna immediately attacked simultaneously. The black shadow sphere that shot out was absorbed by Ao the instant it was cut open.

"Life Return, Three Realms Eye, Heavenly Thought of Scarlet!"

Then, from within the shattered shadow sphere, accompanied by the chanting of incantations, Xuan's figure suddenly flew out—

The explosive Cursed Energy illuminated their faces—Xuan accelerated in an instant, entering the realm of light speed. At the same time, Xuan raised his hand and used Chaos on himself, stomping down with a force he could withstand.

Boom!!!

The crows circling nearby were completely destroyed by this attack, while the crows in the distance could witness this shocking scene. The burst of Cursed Energy pierced through the ground of Shinjuku in an instant, and the ground evaporated completely along with the rising pillar of light. As for the two people nearby, their fate was unknown.

The moment he stepped down, Xuan also activated the Mahoraga's Wheel. The golden magic ring appeared above his head, protecting him from the effects of Chaos and preserving his entire body from such a terrifying attack.

Under the shockwave of the explosion— Gojo, who was exerting all his strength and operating Limitless, and Sukuna, whom he was protecting, were instantly blasted away, their Cursed Energy almost completely depleted by this attack.

Snap!

Satoru Gojo and Satoru Gojo, whom Sukuna was protecting, slammed violently onto the ground—under the illumination of the enormous pillar of light that rose up, Satoru Gojo and Sukuna gasped for breath.

Whew~

As the two were breathing heavily, Ui Ui appeared beside them.

"Ah... so it seems we're in danger, right?"

Sukuna slowly rose, supporting himself—the golden Dharma Wheel above his head also spun once.

"... Although it was just a backup plan, I never expected it would actually come in handy."

At this moment, Satoru Gojo could only gasp for breath—in order to defend against this earth-shattering attack, his Cursed Energy was instantly depleted, and he was slowly recovering amidst the surge of negative emotions.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield not far away—accompanied by azure lightning, Hajime Kashimo, who had easily leaped from the studio, arrived in front of Xuan, who was stretching.

Whoosh--rustling--

The Long Staff was slammed into the floor by Hajime Kashimo —and lightning began to flicker on Hajime Kashimo's face.

"Oh, they're dead—no, given the strength they displayed, they shouldn't be dead, right?"

Zenin Xuan straightened up and stretched his limbs. That last attack had consumed nearly a third of his Cursed Energy. Although his Cursed Energy was being replenished, it would take 30 minutes to return to his original state while he was possessed by the Mahoraga.

However, without using the Mahoraga, it would take 6 minutes.

"Who knows? Either way is possible."

Looking at the Zenin Xuan before her, Hajime Kashimo smiled.

"Phantom Beast! Amber!!!"

With the surge of Cursed Energy, azure lightning instantly spread across Hajime Kashimo's entire body, turning into pinkish-purple lightning and continuing to change—until the deep purple Cursed Energy spread to every part of her body, leaving no part of her flesh unharmed.

Under the scanning of his third eye, Hajime Kashimo immediately saw that Zenin Xuan was recovering at an astonishing speed, and his goal was to prevent Zenin Xuan from recovering—or even...

Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!!!!

This thought quickly spread through Hajime Kashimo's mind, but he did not lose his mind because of it. Instead, he opened his arms generously.

"I am Hajime Kashimo — Jujutsu Sorcerer from four hundred years ago—and according to those who fought me, I am the ' The Strongest '!"

Um?

Although he didn't know how many people Hajime Kashimo had fought, Zenin Xuan had to admit his courage just for daring to fly in front of him after Satoru Gojo and Sukuna had left the stage.

"Tsk tsk... Thanks a lot to Satoru Gojo and Sukuna for their help, Zenin Xuan!!"

Hajime Kashimo suddenly raised both hands.

"Were you born the Strongest, or did you become the Strongest through hard work?"

"I was born to be the Strongest."

How do you get along with people? How do you live among ordinary people who could be crushed into dust with a flick of the wrist?

"I live in seclusion in the mountains, only venturing out occasionally to find food."

"Ha! Won't you get tired of it?"

"Yeah, it gets boring after a while."

Hajime Kashimo's mouth rattled off these questions like a machine gun—with the help of his third eye, he also sensed that Zen-in-the -Zenin Xuan was recovering his power at an astonishing speed.

"My Cursed Technique, Mythical Beast Amber, can completely transform my entire body into a more powerful form—a body of my imagination. Once the Cursed Technique is activated, my life force will serve as fuel for battle—and then..."

Hajime Kashimo stomped her foot hard on the ground, and bursts of electricity instantly spread out—like an octagonal cage, separating Xuan from herself from this world.

"Based on this, I die when the Cursed Technique ends, the Cursed Technique is stripped away after the Cursed Technique ends, I cannot become Incarnated Vessel again after the Cursed Technique ends, and I cannot use the Reverse Cursed Technique as a price during the Cursed Technique."

"Oh?"

"This resulted in the Mythical Beast Amber performing at 800% of its potential!!!"

The exploding arcs of electricity instantly swept across the battlefield, and the remaining face was covered by the explosive current, making Hajime Kashimo's face unrecognizable. At this moment, Hajime Kashimo gained Cursed Energy comparable to Sukuna.

"You've made me look forward to it, Hajime Kashimo."

"Don't rush, wait until something truly worth looking forward to happens before you share your expectations!"

Tread!

Tread!

Dust billowed up as the two attacked! Xuan then canceled the Mahoraga and partially revealed his current Piercing Ox Niu Hun.

Having inherited the power of Divine Dog Hun, Nue Hun, and Tiger Funeral, Piercing Ox Hun's stats in all aspects had reached an astonishing level. Dragging lightning, Xuan unleashed Hajime Kashimo, who appeared before him. The latter dodged with lightning speed, then his arm flashed into a claw, striking down...

The deep purple body was violently repelled by the deep green Lightning of the Nue— Hajime Kashimo's body also underwent a backflip in mid-air along with the repulsion—the mouth on her face was transformed during the rotation, and when it reappeared on Hajime Kashimo's face, the mouth had changed from sharp teeth to cannon muzzle.

Pon!

The deep green Lightning entangled Hajime Kashimo's dark purple body the moment it struck. As Hajime Kashimo turned in mid-air, Hajime Kashimo immediately used Cursed Technique to expel the toxins from his body.

The expelled toxins transformed into light green Lightning balls in mid-air. Xuan immediately raised his hand—a dense grid of slashes not only shattered the Lightning balls spat out by Hajime Kashimo, but also cut towards Hajime Kashimo's body.

As the overwhelming slashes carrying the speed-enhancing Cursed Technique of Piercing Ox approached, Hajime Kashimo's figure shifted, dodging between the slashes, and then she closed in on Xuan once more.

The enhanced reflexes and vision brought by her third eye made Hajime Kashimo realize that she couldn't give Zenin Xuan Zenin Xuan breathing time, not even a little, or he would have enough time to recover and kill her.

His own combat time is 13 minutes.

If he doesn't quickly rouse Zenin Xuan in these 13 minutes, then Satoru Gojo and Sukuna's departure will be in vain—moreover, his goal is to defeat Zenin Xuan.

We have to hurry!

With that in mind, Hajime Kashimo started to speed up.

Accompanied by a deafening roar of Lightning, Hajime Kashimo's figure suddenly appeared in front of Xuan.

Boom!

At the same moment they appeared—Xuan had already raised his hands, withstanding Hajime Kashimo's blows— Hajime Kashimo immediately abandoned his falling hands, which instantly transformed into a lock formed of electricity, firmly gripping Xuan's arms.

Call out!

Hajime Kashimo a moment. She immediately swung her newly generated arm and smashed it hard towards Xuan's face. Xuan, however, exerted force with both hands, and the electric lock wrapped around his hands exploded. Xuan then raised his hand—at the moment Hajime Kashimo smashed her head, Xuan's right hand also suddenly transformed into a claw made of green lightning.

Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

Hajime Kashimo's body traversed dozens of kilometers in an instant, crashing into the city—while Xuan's body appeared behind him.

"Looks like I've gotten really far off!"

As the sound appeared, Hajime Kashimo felt a tremendous force lash his back—the lightning on Hajime Kashimo's back suddenly jolted him up, and if he still had a spine, it would surely be broken into thousands of pieces—at the same time, thousands of deep purple Lightning burst forth from Hajime Kashimo's body.

With the amplification of her third eye and the amber of her Mythical Beast Amber, Hajime Kashimo could barely keep up with Xuan's figure. Xuan's body moved constantly through the air, and in each flash, Hajime Kashimo spotted the source of the attack—

"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars."

"!?"

The analytical abilities granted by his third eye allowed Hajime Kashimo to immediately understand the nature of the attack—his body erupted with a large amount of electricity, forcefully propelling Hajime Kashimo —the spatial-severing slash landed in the city, and then pieces of the city flew up and turned into dust. Hajime Kashimo felt a wave of fear.

Click.

Seeing Hajime Kashimo giving it her all, Xuan smiled, and then the Dharma Wheel above his head spun once.

"You worked really hard... I have to give you a compliment."

"Finally, you've decided to unleash the Mahoraga? The Strongest."

"I originally planned to rely solely on the Shikigami's Cursed Technique to defeat you, which would give me more time to recover."

Hajime Kashimo was momentarily stunned; lightning crackled around him, and he gasped for breath as he opened his mouth.

He has now almost entirely transformed into Mythical Beast Amber —but retains all his vital organs, which can be recreated using the Mythical Beast Amber. However, he still needs oxygen.

"Let's end this childish game here, Hajime Kashimo."

"Let's get serious, it's just you and me—"

"Domain Expansion" / "Domain Expansion"

"Dark and Obscure Yama" / "A Fleeting Glimpse of the Blue-Epiphyllum"

Xuan did not use Open Domain —instead, he chose to use a closed domain. He wanted to block the Jujutsu High from obtaining his "intelligence" and focus entirely on killing Hajime Kashimo.

Meanwhile, Hajime Kashimo, without fear, unleashed her domain—the surging azure lightning forcefully pushed the spider web back within the domain—severing both of their sure-hit Cursed Technique. And the moment the domain was fully completed, Xuan and Hajime Kashimo's figures vanished simultaneously.

Piercing Ox Hun!

Xuan surpassed the speed of sound the moment he started, while Hajime Kashimo arrived in front of him the instant he started moving. Deep purple lightning surrounded his fist—at the moment he smashed it, black lightning instantly enveloped the deep purple Lightning, and Hajime Kashimo had already anticipated this and called out his name.

"Black!"

"Flash!"

Boom!

As the barrier shook, Xuan noticed the change in his arm—blue Lightning instantly poured into his arm, transforming it into the shape of the Mythical Beast Amber.

Click.

As the Dharma Wheel wheel spun, Xuan raised his leg and kicked Hajime Kashimo away— Hajime Kashimo's figure crashed into the edge of the barrier the moment she was hit, and amidst the smoke and dust of the Cursed Energy, Xuan also looked at his arm.

Is it about using one's own Cursed Technique on the person being hit?

Xuan Yi clenched his fist, the lightning on his hand dissipated, and white light surged from the wound, transforming Xuan's arm back to normal.

It can be fixed with Reverse Cursed Technique... not too difficult.

At this moment, Hajime Kashimo stretched out a tongue made of cyan lightning and licked the corner of her mouth.

"Zenin Xuan! Give it your all!"