Jie Jian's emergency response was faster than anyone had imagined.
The instant Toji's palm grasped the other end of Playful Cloud, Jie Jian did not try to wrench it away by force.
He shoved hard in the direction Toji was exerting force while swiftly kicking at Toji's knee with his right foot.
Toji's eyes shifted slightly.
Under Jie Jian's assault, he was forced to release Playful Cloud and leap backward.
Toji's body flew back several meters, carving two shallow tracks into the subway station floor.
"Hmm?"
Toji tilted his head down to look at his palm, then raised his gaze toward the "Maki" before him, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.
Although Jie Jian had caught him off guard just now, Toji had been the "Heavenly Tyrant" for so many years. This was still the first time he had failed to gain the upper hand in a contest of strength!
A smile curled across Toji's lips, and the fighting spirit in his eyes instantly ignited.
As someone revived through the "Séance Technique," Toji should have disappeared along with his cursed energy once it ran out.
Thanks to the Heavenly Tyrant's unique physique, the revived Toji possessed no cursed energy at all!
And without cursed energy, there was naturally no question of exhausting it. Toji's body remained behind in a downright bug-like manner.
But since Toji had ultimately been revived through the "Séance Technique," his mind was not entirely whole at the moment.
Toji's soul had become entangled with the soul originally belonging to this body, leaving him completely unable to control himself. He could only keep fighting on instinct.
Jie Jian's presence directly awakened Toji's thirst for slaughter. He grinned and explosively pushed off the ground.
With a boom, the ground beneath Toji's feet instantly cracked, and his