The King of Curses

Zenin Xuan.

The most ferocious and fearsome Curse User since the King of Curses Sukuna a thousand years ago.

He started out in the wild, and with his amazing Ten Shadows Technique, he defeated Curse User and exorcised Cursed Spirit in large numbers in the countryside.

Xuan, whose reputation was gradually growing, lived in seclusion in a certain mountain forest. Those who came to challenge him had to first navigate through the maze-like barrier set up by Xuan before they could formally challenge Xuan himself.

... During that period, he had a strong aversion to the surname "Zenin".

Slashes, Lightning, venom, acceleration, clones... one by Cursed Technique, people fell to Xuan's hands, yet he had never killed a single person at that time.

After hearing about Xuan's invincible record, the Strongest group of people took the initiative to stop those who came looking for Zenin Xuan.

Fifty years later, as time passed, Xuan changed his residence. In the midst of his boring life, Xuan constantly pondered why he lived, what he was born for, and what he would die for.

During this time, he destroyed the Zenin Clan once, killing a large number of Cursed Spirit and Curse User, and then disappeared without a trace—perhaps he died?

And so, time slowly moved forward, and Zenin Xuan reappeared in the rebuilt Zenin Clan.

The murderer who destroyed the Zenin Clan tried to change the Zenin Clan, and therefore devoted himself to the reconstruction of the Zenin Clan, those clansmen who had been scattered, those children, and those people.

Amidst the hatred formed by the children of yesteryear, Xuan's goodwill was repeatedly rejected and trampled underfoot—his position as head of the family seemed to offer no added combat power in the eyes of those who had regained power.

Therefore, Xuan was completely disappointed with the Zenin Clan.

Once again, the Zenin Clan was "exterminated" in historical records.

In reality, leaving behind the children of his enemies was merely Xuan's last line of defense, and what stripped away even this last shred of defense was not some accident.

With the help of Mahoraga, Xuan, whose hair had turned white, completed the sublimation of the Cursed Technique. He used a cloth engraved with Mahoraga seal to isolate himself from aging and focused on studying the reversal and external release of the Round Deer.

As long as the Cursed Energy is not exhausted, Xuan's body will not die from aging, nor will it develop any diseases.

Under these circumstances, Xuan believed he was now allowed to exist in the world.

He was wrapped in black bandages, with only his eyes showing. He first glanced at the Zenin Clan in the distance—the family that had flourished under the Cursed Tool and teachings he had left behind, but which had now once again become what it was six hundred years ago.

Xuan suddenly realized that everything he had done might be meaningless to this world. For Xuan, walking among humans again was the worst day he had ever experienced.

As the sun set that day, Zenin Xuan stood by the river and slowly unwrapped the bandages from his face. On the mirror-like surface of the water, Gen saw his own reflection.

He was old, his hair was white, his skin was wrinkled and matted, and his golden eyes were squeezed out of shape. From his reflection in the water, a Cursed Spirit resembling him emerged. Seeing the Cursed Spirit appear on the water, Xuan understood—

He's long since become a monster.

Bang!!!

As the golden Dharma Wheel shattered in his hand, Satoru Gojo immediately swung his fist and smashed it into Gen's chest. With a deafening roar, Gen's body swayed, but the latter's attack was completely unaffected by the roar.

Blue: Dismantle and Red: Cleave kept slashing at the body of Zenin Xuan- in-gen, but they couldn't break through the physical defense of the Mythical Beast Chimera. Instead, they managed to land a powerful punch on Satoru Gojo's abdomen.

Boom!!!

The three layers of Inviolability on Satoru Gojo's body were directly disrupted by such violent Cursed Energy —and the Inviolability created by the Ten Shadows was completely powerless against the Mythical Beast Chimera of the same origin.

Click.

The Dharma Wheel, stained with shadows above his head, spun once, and Xuan immediately grabbed Dharma Wheel, forcing Dharma Wheel to spin again.

"As for the adaptation of Mahoraga, I've never even considered such a thing."

Xuan kicked out fiercely, and a black shadow appeared at the point where Xuan's foot landed. The Sword of Extermination naturally emerged from the shadow and suddenly shot out at Xuan's foot. The sword, filled with reverse energy, pierced through Satoru Gojo's body, which was paralyzed by black Lightning wrapped around the Chimera.

Despite the influence of Blue: Dismantle and Red: Cleave, the sword remained firmly embedded in Satoru Gojo's abdomen.

"Haha!! That's a bullseye!"

Xuan accelerated the moment the sword flew out, and he himself arrived in front of Satoru Gojo in the next moment. Satoru Gojo naturally could not let the sword penetrate his abdomen like that, and his four hands had already firmly grasped the sword. However, the sword, which was trapped in the core of the Cursed Energy, made it impossible for Satoru Gojo to use Cursed Technique.

Click.

As Xuan continued to bathe Jie and Ba's bodies, his adaptation to the fusion domain was finally complete at this moment. Wrapped in Satoru Gojo, he kicked the Sword of Extermination that Satoru Gojo's four eyes staring intently at him.

Sizzle!

With the added speed from the Piercing Ox, Satoru Gojo's body was propelled by the kick and crashed into the Shrine behind him.

The moment the sword pierced Satoru Gojo's body, Blue: Dismantle and Red: Cleave were released along with the release of the Malevolent Shrine's part, which naturally surprised Satoru Gojo.

From the moment we arrived until now, Xuandu has been bathed in the effect of "Unlimited Void".

With He's continued efforts, Satoru Gojo finally stopped his Sword of Extermination beneath the black hole hanging high in the sky, but stopping did not mean the end.

Smack

Amidst the smiles of Satoru Gojo and Sukuna, Gen's eyes suddenly widened in surprise.

Behind Satoru Gojo Mahoraga clapped his hands.

"Haha... Even if you adapt to Mahoraga's adaptation... the derivatives of the Cursed Technique won't be adapted to."

As Sukuna spoke, the one whose abdomen had been pierced was none other than Gen himself—and the magic ring above Satoru Gojo's head reappeared once more.

"Now... you can't stop us anymore, can you?"

"Ha... hahahahahaha!!"

Xuan felt unable to exert any force due to the power emanating from the Sword of Extermination that had struck his abdomen, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Sukuna!!! You're not yourself from this world, are you!"

?!

Hearing Xuan's words, Sukuna and Satoru Gojo completely ignored them. Their four hands began to work together, pulling back the purple flames of Cursed Energy from the upper left and lower right, and as they drew their bows and shot arrows, red and blue energies merged together in an instant.

At the cost of never being able to merge Zi and Furnace: Open again, the fusion of Zi and Furnace: Open is completed at this moment.

Hissing sounds.

Despite the dissipation of energy, a happy smile appeared on Xuan's face.

The stove, powerful enough to wipe out everything, with an astonishingly powerful explosive effect.

At this moment, the two the Strongest combination techniques merged together, and the booming Cursed Energy testified to this extraordinary event—but what awaited it was no one else.

Instead--

The King of Curses.