Furnace: Open

The white blade sliced through Sukuna's body in one strike— Sukuna's domain shattered the instant of the attack. Sukuna gritted his teeth, immediately destroyed his own brain, and used Reverse Cursed Technique to repair it.

"Domain Expansion!"

"The Malevolent Shrine!!"

"It's useless now! Mahoraga has adapted to your domain— Sukuna!"

Another slash cut through Sukuna's body— the Malevolent Shrine's slash dissipated before it could collide with Gen's domain, and Sukuna's face contorted in pain.

"Zenin Xuan!!!!"

I already said it's phase two.

"Domain Expansion!!!"

Sukuna made the gesture of the Malevolent Shrine once again—but this time, he set up the Shrine of the Malevolent Shrine far away from the two of them—the slash could still collide with Xuan's domain, but only at the location where Sukuna was standing.

"Saying it is useless, and that's that!!!"

Xuan raised his hand, aimed it at the distant Shrine, and began chanting incantations.

"Dragon Scales! Recoil - Paired Shooting Stars!"

As Xuan chanted the incantation, Sukuna lunged forward, trying to block Xuan's slash—but the slash was just like before, without any trajectory, and landed directly on the Shrine.

As the Shrine split in two, Sukuna's domain crumbled once more.

"Lord Sukuna! If this continues!"

"Uraume! It's time!!"

"Yes!"

Xuan waved his hand, and several shadow orbs of Cursed Technique Lapse, shot out.

"Come, Sukuna."

Sukuna formed hand seals and charged towards Xuan Meng, while simultaneously releasing "Jie" and "Ba" with her other two hands, destroying the incoming shadow orbs one by one.

"Domain Expansion-- "

At the same time, Sukuna's seal changed from the original seal of the Malevolent Shrine to another seal.

"Eightfold Cold Ice Prison."

Although Xuan dodged, Sukuna's body still collided with Xuan's body instantly, and the Shrine that transformed into a cold wind also crashed into the Shrine of Eight Fixed Waters.

Buzz--

"Not bad, Sukuna, but—"

Immediately following the buzzing sound of the Shrine colliding, Sukuna's domain and Xuan's domain shattered simultaneously.

"Buryūbu Yura Yura."

"Varied?"

The moment Sukuna's body touched Xuan's, Xuan immediately opened his mouth and, with the last remaining time, uttered a spell. A jade-white hand emerged from the depths of the shadows behind him and grabbed Sukuna's two left arms.

Bass!

The white sword light emitted only one sword cry, yet flashed twice, Sword of Extermination instantly severed his arm completely—the sound of the Dharma Wheel spinning rang out, and Mahoraga clenched his jade-white fist and smashed it into Sukuna's chest.

"Eight-Handled Sword, Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General — Little Mo!"

With a sonic boom, Sukuna's body was once again sent flying, like a bursting balloon, being pushed towards the black edge of the barrier.

tread.

Mahoraga's legs were firmly planted on the ground, and her "eyes" looked at Xuan in front of her.

"Nue, are you saying bad things about me?"

"You know that?"

"I can hear you."

Haha--Did you say anything?

"If it happens again, I'll make it into spicy roasted chicken."

"Add more spice."

"Yes, sir."

Sukuna had once again used the Reverse Cursed Technique to repair the Burnout Cursed Technique, was staring in Xuan's direction.

The tall, thin figure beside him—completely white with a golden wheel on his head—was easily recognizable as Mahoraga.

However, it should be the Mahoraga after adaptation—the opponent's Mahoraga is completely different from the Mahoraga he faced before, it must be targeting some unknown Cursed Technique.

I've already gotten used to my own slashing attacks and Uraume's ice-condensing spell—but I should...

Step, step.

Xuan and Mahoraga walked up to Sukuna, and only then did Sukuna see Mahoraga's full appearance.

"Out of ideas, huh? I was actually looking forward to seeing your expression of impotent rage."

"Your Mahoraga... what have you adapted to?"

"Oh, the Mahito from that era, I'm not sure if they had this name in every era, but that guy was disguised as a human and was seen through by Mahoraga. Before being killed with a single blow, he activated his domain, and after that, Mahoraga has maintained his human form ever since."

"This form offers the Strongest protection for the soul."

Mahoraga spoke without any emotion, then raised his hand, only to gently lower it again.

"Having repeatedly crossed the master's red lines—in principle, one should be sentenced to death. However, according to the three major rules and the 12th additional rule of the 132 minor rules of the Xuan and Eight-Handled Sword Swordsman's Otherworldly Little Mo Deity General Little Demon, I must wait for the master to finish speaking with you first."

"You and your Mahoraga... are truly unique."

Sukuna was panting—continuously using the Reverse Cursed Technique to repair his own damaged brain was a considerable burden for him—and it must have been a considerable burden for Uraume's body as well.

The opponent clearly knew what his original form looked like—meaning that move was effective.

"Shouldn't we end our chat now?"

"Yes, yes... Oh, wait, let me think."

Xuan placed one hand in front of Sukuna.

Be proud! You're strong!

Sukuna was taken aback by these words, then he laughed in exasperation.

"You brat!!!! Next! I'm going to send you and your Shikigami to hell!!!"

"Little Mo!"

As Sukuna charged forward, Xuan immediately retreated—while Mahoraga raised his Sword of Extermination —and struck down fiercely at Sukuna!

Sukuna was slammed into the ground with a powerful blow, and with that force, Sukuna instantly arrived beneath Sendai.

"Field--"

Boom!

Mahoraga appeared at the bottom of the cave like Superhero, chasing after Sukuna —before Sukuna could finish speaking, Mahoraga 'Mahoraga fist had already slammed into Sukuna's mouth, followed by a Sukuna into the earth. The punch unleashed hundreds or even thousands of fist shadows in an instant, and Sukuna could only maintain the hand seals of his domain while recovering his body—finally, just as he felt he had reached the center of the domain.

"Domain Expansion!"

"The Malevolent Shrine!!"

At the cost of this body no longer being able to expand its domain—the domain's range is increased, and the force of the slashes is amplified.

The slashes that covered the entire Sendai Colony spread out instantly—the slashes annihilated Mahoraga in an instant, but Mahoraga regenerated without panic, and in the next moment, it struck Sukuna — the Sword of Extermination pierced Sukuna's body, and the domain shattered in an instant.

Smack

Xuan Luo was instantly annihilated, leaving only a layer of Sendai beneath the platform. He walked forward, his head bearing the Mahoraga's Wheel, and looked at Sukuna, who was pinned to the ground by Mahoraga's sword.

"I... have been waiting for this moment."

Just then— Sukuna raised both hands, the condensed flames aimed at Xuan's chest.

"Kitchen."

Realizing something was wrong, Xuan instantly withdrew the Mahoraga —the Flame of Ten Thousand Deaths appeared before Xuan's eyes, and then— Sukuna began to mutter incoherently.

"Take this!! Zenin Xuan!!!!"

This is the moment he has been waiting for: to completely shatter the entire "object" of the Sendai Colony with his relentless slashes. Now, everything is ready.

"At the cost of my life, my Cursed Technique, and all the Cursed Energy of this body!!! 300% activation!!!!"

The moment the Flame of Ten Thousand Deaths appeared, the entire Sendai Colony was already engulfed in flames.

The surging flames engulfed Xuan and Sukuna in an instant.

Through continuous concealment of his moves, Sukuna can still restart his original body—while Xuan, as the Incarnated Vessel controlled by Kenjaku, certainly doesn't know how to restart his body.

In other words, Sukuna won.