They Ran, Brother
"Fully charged! Sukuna!"
Xuan leaped backward, dodging the fan-shaped slash, his eyes fixed on Sukuna, whose body had completely changed shape.
Although there were four hands before, the size and feel were completely wrong -- now that I think about it, it was probably Kenjaku who did it.
Having lived for so long, who knows how many Cursed Technique he's accumulated? He can really pin everything on that guy.
"Kid... I'm really unhappy right now, I hope you can make me happy."
"That's what you say, but do your current attack methods still have any chance of hurting me, Sukuna?"
The Dharma Wheel, the Sword of Extermination, and the equipment that had just been scattered returned to his hands, while Xuan looked at Sukuna in front of him with amusement.
Even if you reappeared, you'd just be jumping around in front of me a couple more times, wouldn't you?
"Ha... Do I currently possess any means to harm you?"
Sukuna raised his hand.
"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars"
Two mouths quickly chanted the incantation—Xuan had a premonition that this slash was just an ordinary slash. He simply held the sword horizontally, and the Sword of Extermination easily dissolved the slash.
Then, with a sonic boom, Xuan Meng took a step forward, and Sukuna's body flew outward.
Sukuna remained completely calm, creating a thick ice wall in mid-air with his hands. Then, he stomped his feet, and Sukuna's two right fists slammed towards Xuan's face.
"Piercing Ox."
As he dodged the punch to the side, he accelerated and slammed a powerful shoulder strike into Sukuna's chest—at the bottom of the Sendai Great Cave, about 70 meters deep, the two were enjoying the battle using only a few Cursed Technique.
In Xuan's hands, shadows continuously coalesced and took shape.
The Cursed Technique Lapse sequence—a black Hand Axe smashed towards Sukuna, but Sukuna raised his hand to block it, and the icy wind from the fist froze Xuan's left arm.
Xuan didn't care at all. The shadow of his right hand condensed into a cone and struck Sukuna in the left chest.
Sukuna kicked out, using the force to lean backward—with this effort, he expelled the mysterious Cursed Energy remaining in his lungs, and the Reverse Cursed Technique immediately took effect.
bass--
Immediately following a flash of light, Sukuna's left shoulder was shattered by a sword strike—at the same time, the shadow in Xuan's hand twisted again, transforming into the shape of a rapier.
Don't get distracted.
Xuan slammed his legs into the ground, the black rapier blade hurtling towards Sukuna. Sukuna gripped the blade—another barrage of slashes erupted from his body, resisting Xuan's weapon attack—
Xuan immediately retreated—raising his hand.
"Life Return, Three Realms Eye, Heavenly Thought of Scarlet."
"Cursed Technique Reversal, Light."
Um?!
The moment Sukuna heard the incantation, he instinctively tried to dodge, but the speed of light was too fast— Sukuna had no way to dodge. But in the next moment, Xuan's attack had already landed on Sukuna.
In his vision, Xuan's figure rushed to the left the instant the light struck. Only then did Sukuna fully understand Xuan's speed—but his mind did keep up, only his body's reaction was far slower than his mind's.
Boom!
Xuan delivered a hook punch to the abdomen, sending Sukuna flying.
Sukuna's abdomen suddenly opened—and the Eight Cold Crystal Prison hand gesture reappeared in Sukuna's lower hand.
Should we expand our domain at this time?
"Domain Expansion!!!"
Xuan Gang was about to give chase when he discovered that the barrier had enveloped him almost instantly.
"This domain is one that has lost its offensive and guaranteed hit properties, and this time, the user cannot appear within it, thus strengthening the barrier's power."
"Your Mahoraga! You haven't adapted to the Eight Cold Crystal Prisons yet!!!"
Sukuna, who was flying out of the Sendai Colony, laughed heartily.
"You've fallen for my trap!! Zenin Xuan!! This is my escape route!!!!"
"Ya ge!!! Sukuna!!"
Before the barriers merged, Xuan's Lightning and Piercing Water attacks were unleashed instantly, leaving dozens of wounds on Sukuna's body. However, Sukuna only used Xuan's attacks to accelerate again, and by the time the barriers merged, Sukuna's figure had already disappeared.
Xuan's Sword of Extermination struck the barrier, barely creating a crack. Then, he tore the entire barrier apart from the crack, unleashing a vast amount of Cursed Energy. However, with the shattering of the Sendai Colony, Xuan was unable to pinpoint Sukuna's location amidst the debris and Cursed Residue of the Furnace: Open filled the air.
"Not a buddy? Where is he?"
Xuan frowned— Sukuna might not be running away, but perhaps he was luring him to another place, but he had to catch up with him.
The barrier that had been erected didn't pose much of a hindrance to Xuan. He inhaled the scent of "Sukuna" in the air while remaining hesitant.
Gen pondered, and based on his deductions, Sukuna probably still had a lot of trump cards up her sleeve. In the original world, everyone was speculating about Sukuna's techniques, such as Cursed Technique Lapse, Cursed Technique Reversal, and Hollow Technique. Satoru Gojo certainly wouldn't be without things like Sukuna's techniques.
Furthermore, even the Maximum Technique wasn't Sukuna's Maximum Technique, so that last attack definitely wasn't Sukuna's limit either.
Could it be that... Sukuna's other techniques require specific locations?
But in reality, Sukuna had run out of tricks.
The slashing attack has been adapted to, the ice attack has been adapted to, and both domains have been adapted to. It's unlikely that I'll be able to break Furnace: Open. However, even for Uraume's sake, I must defeat Zenin Xuan.
The scent of "Sukuna" in the air was very faint—perhaps the stench emanating from the scorched earth around him made it almost impossible for Xuan to discern the location of Sukuna, but—although it was a bit difficult, Xuan still found it.
This was the most disheveled he had ever been. The Ryomen Sukuna had never been so disheveled. He hadn't even had time to use the Reverse Cursed Technique to repair the wounds all over his body. His injuries looked particularly dazzling under the setting sun that appeared out of nowhere.
Ryomen Sukuna dared not stop. Behind him might be the relentless pursuer, Gen, but this would certainly not be the place where Sukuna would fall. As the scene before him gradually changed, Sukuna's steps slowed.
He saw a person, a pervert wearing a tight-fitting half-body suit.
Hey! You over there!
Ryomen Sukuna dared not stop. He ran straight past Takaba, only to run into Takaba again at the next street.
"Hey! I'm talking to you! You over there!"
Sukuna ran past Takaba again, but soon, Sukuna ran into Takaba again on the next street.
"You idiot! Can't you stop and listen to the rules of the game?!"
"Dragon Scales, Recoil, Paired Shooting Stars."
In an instant, Jie passed over Takaba's body. Takaba jumped, knocking open the hidden block above his head and landing on the ground. To Sukuna's astonishment, Takaba's body split in two—then his upper body grew larger because he ate a mushroom.
Snap!
Seeing the obviously taller upper body pressed against Takaba's lower body, Sukuna's lips twisted slightly.