"Is there anything else you need, sir?"
"No. All I need right now is a good night's sleep."
Washington, United States.
Xuan had come here for more than just Kenjaku—he had other objectives as well.
If Satoru Gojo were unsealed, he would inevitably launch an attack on Kenjaku. And once he did, the barriers of the Culling Game would certainly be among Gojo's targets.
That would be quite troublesome.
Xuan had roughly compared his strength to Gojo's—
In terms of speed, without using Blue, Gojo was absolutely slower than him. Even if Gojo used Blue for instantaneous movement, Xuan could keep up.
In terms of power, Gojo was more proficient at controlling cursed energy. Combined with the Six Eyes, his cursed energy reinforcement was certainly stronger than Xuan's. Looking solely at the use of cursed energy reinforcement, it was probably Gojo > Xuan ≥ Sukuna.
But Sukuna's cursed energy was stronger than his, right? If Sukuna had four arms and two mouths, he would hold an absolute advantage in power.
As for cursed energy itself?
With his shikigami cheat, Xuan could barely catch up to Sukuna's cursed energy. Gojo's cursed energy was far below Yuta's. Xuan did not know how his cursed energy control compared, but according to the original work, "cursed energy leakage" was extremely minimal.
Xuan pressed his fist against the top of his head—there was no way for the Double Serpent Staff to break through Gojo's Limitless either. Expanding his Domain? Though his Domains had never suffered a setback so far, his opponent was Satoru Gojo. He definitely needed to leave himself a backup plan.
Speaking of backup plans... Xuan really did have one.
But that thing came at too great a cost. Unless it was truly a fight to the death, Xuan would not use it.