The atmosphere on the battlefield froze at that moment.
Sukuna's raised hand stopped in midair. His gaze shifted away from Satoru Gojo and landed on the figure who had suddenly stepped between them.
Satoru Gojo, on the other hand, was quite pleased.
His cursed technique had just entered Cursed Technique Burnout, and his brain was rapidly repairing the damaged areas with Reverse Cursed Technique.
Under such circumstances, every second of delay was invaluable.
Jie Jian's sudden intervention was undoubtedly buying him time.
"What... are you doing?" Sukuna asked, his expression stiff as he looked at Jie Jian.
Jie Jian froze for a moment, glanced between Sukuna and Satoru Gojo, then said hesitantly,
"Uh... isn't it one life per person? Once Satoru Gojo 'dies,' won't it be my turn?"
The moment he finished speaking, Satoru Gojo's anxious voice came from behind him.
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm not dead yet?!"
"Your domain got shattered, so how are you not 'dead'?! Old Gojo, don't play dirty! If you keep this up, I'm never fighting Sukuna with you again."
"I don't recall inviting you to fight Sukuna with me in the first place?"
"Wow! Old Gojo, that really hurts. Aren't we bros?"
As the two argued, Sukuna's deep voice came from ahead.
"What do you take me for? A game?!"
At that moment, even someone completely incapable of reading the room could tell that Sukuna was furious!
Jie Jian scratched his head at that, looking innocently at Sukuna.
"Brother Sukuna, that's not right. Aren't we taking you very seriously?"
"Look, Old Gojo didn't even run after getting chopped into minced meat by you just to fight you. Doesn't that show how seriously he takes you?"
"...Can you stop bringing that up?" The veins on Satoru Gojo's forehead bulged.
"Fine, fine, fine, my mistake. I'll