Uraume's expression darkened.
He knew Jie Jian was right.
There was obviously no way he could take back Sukuna's finger on his own now.
He took two angry deep breaths and shouted into the distance.
"Kenjaku, how much longer are you going to stand there watching?! Without Lord Sukuna, how are you supposed to carry out the Culling Game?!"
Following Uraume's gaze, everyone looked toward the distant corner.
Kenjaku, wearing Suguru Geto's monk robes, walked out from the corner with a smile.
"Hey, hey, hey, Uraume, you really know how to order people around. I came out, didn't I?"
The moment Kenjaku appeared, Yuji's heart tightened.
He looked at Kenjaku. "Kenjaku, have you been to the Tombs of the Star Corridor?"
The Tombs of the Star Corridor was where Tengen lived.
Before Yuji entered the Culling Game, he had gone there with a group to find Tengen.
To obtain information about the Culling Game, Choso and Yuki Tsukumo had stayed behind in the Tombs of the Star Corridor to protect Tengen.
If Kenjaku was here, was Tengen in the Tombs of the Star Corridor still safe?
Kenjaku shook his head regretfully.
"You don't need to be afraid. I haven't had the chance yet."
After answering, Kenjaku smiled at Yuji.
"Yuji, since I answered your question, could you give Sukuna's finger to me?"
"I'll give you...!"
Jie Jian's words caught in his throat, and he hastily swallowed the word "mom."
It seemed he couldn't say "I'll give you your mom." Wasn't Kenjaku Yuji's mom?
Kenjaku gave Jie Jian a strange look. For some reason, he felt that Jie Jian's gaze at him was oddly unsettling.
He turned back to Yuji, hoping Yuji would willingly hand over the finger that housed Sukuna's soul.
But clearly, Yuji would not hand over the finger.
"But I refuse!"
Yuji's resolute voice rang out. Kenjaku was not surprised by this.
He sighed helplessly.
"Ah, if that's the case, then we can only take it by force."
Kenjaku's words instantly made the atmosphere grave. Yuji immediately entered a fighting stance, Panda activated Gorilla Mode again, and even Megumi Fushiguro was ready to call out "Buru Bu."
However, at that moment, an arrogant voice rang out.
"Quit talking big! Can you even beat him?!"
Jie Jian had somehow appeared behind Yuji. He patted Yuji on the shoulder and shouted at Kenjaku.
"This is Jujutsu High's Tiger Heavenly Emperor! So what if you're an ancient sorcerer? You still can't beat an ancient sorcerer!"
"Keep talking big. All you can do is watch your Tiger Heavenly Emperor walk away with the finger. That's called strength, get it? Kana! Hahaha!"
Jie Jian's unrestrained laughter echoed above the hospital.
But Yuji, the person involved, was nowhere near as confident.
He scratched his head awkwardly and laughed softly.
"Um... Brother Jie, don't drag me into your bragging! Since when did I become the Tiger Heavenly Emperor?"
"Don't worry about the details." Jie Jian waved a hand. "It'll happen sooner or later!"
He looked at Kenjaku and shouted carelessly.
"So what if there's one more of you? There are only two of you, while we have four!
The battle is four against two. The advantage is still ours!"
"Oh, really?"
Kenjaku's sinister voice came from ahead.
The next moment, Kenjaku raised a hand slightly, and a massive number of cursed spirits poured from his palm!
Before long, the entire sky above the hospital was packed with cursed spirits.
Jie Jian could even sense several cursed spirits among them with exceptionally powerful cursed energy.
These cursed spirits were none other than those controlled by Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Kenjaku smiled at Jie Jian.
"Now, who has more people on their side?"
"Despicable! You only know how to gang up on fewer people. If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one!"
Kenjaku took a deep breath. He realized he was having trouble keeping up with Jie Jian's train of thought.
"Hey, hey, hey, weren't you the one who wanted to outnumber us just now? Why is it 'despicable' when I do it?"
"So what?" Jie Jian waved a hand indifferently. "How can I be the same as you? Ours is a righteous beatdown. Yours is evil bullying the weak with numbers. It's different."
Jie Jian and Kenjaku continued chatting, but someone had clearly run out of patience!
Uraume flashed forward and charged toward Yuji.
He had no time to listen to Jie Jian's trash talk. He needed to immediately reclaim the finger housing Lord Sukuna's soul!
The instant Uraume moved, Fushiguro moved as well.
He formed the shape of a dog with his hands and shouted.
"Divine Dogs: Totality!"
The next moment, a black-bodied dog with white paws burst directly from Megumi's shadow, its target Uraume.
But Kenjaku clearly would not let Divine Dogs: Totality pass so easily.
With one palm strike, he knocked Divine Dogs: Totality back, then smiled at Fushiguro.
"Don't interrupt them. I'll fight the two of you."
In Kenjaku's eyes, all he needed to do was hold Fushiguro and Panda back.
The remaining two were Yuji, who had entered the Jujutsu Society less than half a year ago, and an unknown passerby who had only become a sorcerer after the Culling Game began.
Meanwhile, Uraume was at least an ancient sorcerer revived through incarnation.
At his level, he should be able to handle them. There was no need for Kenjaku to help.
However, in just an instant, a figure came flying backward.
It was none other than Uraume, who had just charged forward!
Kenjaku looked down at Uraume, who had slid to his feet.
"Master Uraume, are you all right?"
Uraume glared at Kenjaku, immediately got up, and stubbornly said,
"I'm fine! The ground is just really slippery!"
The smile at the corner of Kenjaku's eyes vanished as he looked seriously at Jie Jian in the distance for the first time.
Only after sensing the cursed energy Jie Jian had released when he repelled Uraume did Kenjaku notice that Jie Jian seemed to possess an astonishing amount of cursed energy!
He had only seen cursed energy reserves of this level on Sukuna.
Who is this guy? His cursed energy reserves are almost on Sukuna's level. Could he have a shikigami like Rika too?
Rika Orimoto was a Special Grade Vengeful Spirit cursed into existence by Yuta Okkotsu.
She possessed nearly limitless cursed energy, and as Rika's owner, Yuta could indirectly wield cursed energy of that level as well.
For now, Kenjaku did not know whether Jie Jian's cursed energy was naturally this immense or the result of some external assistance.
He waved toward Fushiguro, then walked toward Jie Jian.
The meaning was obvious: Uraume would deal with Fushiguro and Panda while he tested Jie Jian's strength.
Uraume did not resist.
In terms of strength, Kenjaku was stronger than he was.
Having Kenjaku go would make it easier to reclaim the finger.
Before leaving, however, Uraume looked at Kenjaku and offered a "friendly" reminder.
"Master Kenjaku, the ground is very slippery!"
The battle quickly began again.
The two sides immediately clashed!
Fushiguro and Panda fought Uraume, while Yuji and Jie Jian fought Kenjaku.
The moment they exchanged blows, Kenjaku felt that Jie Jian's strength was off!
No matter how he looked at it, Jie Jian did not seem like a newcomer who had only recently become a sorcerer.
Boosted by his speed, Jie Jian flashed to Kenjaku's side and kicked him flying.
Kenjaku rolled several times across the ground. After standing, he twisted his body, which had gone somewhat numb from the lightning attack, and looked warily at Jie Jian.
"Have you really only been a sorcerer for a little over ten days? You don't look like it."
"Genuine, no fake." Jie Jian nodded and pondered. "Maybe it's because I'm a genius? Hahaha."
Kenjaku did not refute him.
If what Jie Jian said was true, then he really was a genius.
And not just any genius. His talent no longer merely rivaled Satoru Gojo's—it had already surpassed Satoru Gojo's!
Nearby, Uraume's expression became grave as he watched Kenjaku fall into a disadvantage.
Could it be that Kenjaku was no match for that brat either?
Then how were they supposed to take Sukuna's finger back?
Unlike Uraume's distress, Yuji and the others were extremely excited.
They even began to imagine whether they could take down Kenjaku, the mastermind behind the Culling Game, in one go!
At that moment, Jie Jian was also overjoyed.
As expected of me. My moves are just too good! Even Kenjaku isn't my match?
He waved at Yuji.
"Yuji, stand back. Watch me take this little punk Kenjaku one-on-one!"
Kenjaku was so angry that he laughed.
After living for so many years, this was the first time someone had looked down on him like this!
He had to show Jie Jian what a real schemer was!
"Kid, you're that confident? I'm a Special Grade Sorcerer, you know?"
Jie Jian waved dismissively. "So what if you're a Special Grade Sorcerer? It's not like I'm not one too."
Kenjaku narrowed his eyes at Jie Jian.
"Oh? You think you're a Special Grade Sorcerer?"
"I think I am."
"Whether you are or not isn't for you to decide." Kenjaku's icy voice came from ahead.
He fixed his eyes on Jie Jian. "Let me test your level."
The next moment, he slowly raised his hands and formed a gesture with the backs of his hands pressed together.
"Domain Expansion: Womb Profusion!"
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