Recaps

Yuki Tsukumo created a Black Hole with Star Rage, and Jie Jian stayed behind to test whether he could destroy it. After his Thunder Cannon failed to reach its core through the surrounding rubble, Jie Jian prepared to unleash a stronger technique using the thunderclouds above.

• Yuki Tsukumo applied Star Rage to her palm, tearing off Old Nine's arm and creating a Black Hole.
• Satoru Gojo teleported Yuki Tsukumo to the yacht but left Jie Jian on the island to test the Black Hole.
• The Black Hole pulled rocks into a massive sphere while everyone watched from the yacht.
• Jie Jian fired a Thunder Cannon at the Black Hole, but the rubble around it blocked the attack from reaching its core.
• Jie Jian noticed the thunderclouds overhead and raised both hands to use Technique Release.

Jie Jian transformed into a Thunder Beast and destroyed Yuki Tsukumo's Black Hole with a massive Thunder Breath. The sorcerers watched in awe, and Panda teased Yuta Okkotsu about challenging Jie Jian.

• A lightning strike triggered Jie Jian's Technique Release, transforming him into a giant Thunder Beast.
• The Thunder Beast gathered cursed energy and unleashed a powerful Thunder Breath at the Black Hole.
• Jie Jian's attack blasted apart the Black Hole, then shot through the clouds and sky, leaving the yacht's onlookers stunned.
• Panda reminded Yuta Okkotsu that he had wanted to challenge Jie Jian, and Okkotsu nervously denied intending to take advantage of him after his battle.

After defeating Yuki Tsukumo in their spar, Jie Jian returned to the System Space and learned that his Jujutsu Kaisen challenges were simulations until he submitted a final result. Unable to accept leaving without fighting Ten Shadows Sukuna, he sealed the current result and chose to challenge the world again.

• Jie Jian recovered after using Technique Release, and he and Yuki Tsukumo acknowledged the danger of her black hole during their spar.
• Jie Jian told Yuki Tsukumo and Satoru Gojo he planned to return home, then left the island with them.
• On the yacht, Yuji Itadori excitedly praised Jie Jian's Thunder Breath, while Yuta Okkotsu said he might fight Jie Jian another time.
• The system told Jie Jian that submitting his challenge would turn its simulation into a real world that would continue according to his result.
• Jie Jian decided not to submit the result and asked the system to seal the challenge so he could face Ten Shadows Sukuna.

Jie Jian received Vector Manipulation as a reward after his previous challenge, but learned that using it demanded exceptional calculation and cursed energy control. After reviewing his enhanced status, he began the fourteenth challenge.

• The system settled Jie Jian's previous challenge rewards, including stronger cursed energy and the Vector Manipulation technique obtained after defeating Satoru Gojo.
• Jie Jian learned that Vector Manipulation required extensive calculations and put considerable strain on the brain, and the system confirmed that the Six Eyes would help him use it.
• Jie Jian declined to have Vector Manipulation removed when the system offered no replacement technique.
• Jie Jian checked his personal panel and saw that his cursed energy had surpassed Sukuna's at his peak with twenty fingers.
• Jie Jian asked to start a new challenge, and the system began the fourteenth challenge.

Jie Jian tested his newly acquired Vector Manipulation in the Culling Game and learned how it could turn small objects into powerful projectiles. The technique worked, but its effectiveness depended on precise mental calculations, leaving him unsure how to overcome his limited processing speed.

• Jie Jian arrived at the stadium for his fourteenth Culling Game challenge and decided to test Vector Manipulation while waiting for Sukuna's revival.
• Jie Jian sensed energy in the ground and directed it downward, cracking and sinking the surface around him.
• Jie Jian launched a pebble into the stands with Vector Manipulation, blasting a crater into the concrete.
• Jie Jian's later attempts failed when he rushed his calculations, but a slower, careful attempt succeeded.
• Jie Jian realized that Vector Manipulation required precise calculations and worried that he lacked the Six Eyes' computational aid.

Jie Jian tested his newly acquired Vector Manipulation when an arrogant Ancient Sorcerer challenged him. He learned to redirect part of the man's attacks, leaving his opponent realizing he had been used as a sparring partner.

• Jie Jian decided to treat Vector Manipulation as a secondary technique and began practicing with pebbles.
• A trench-coated Ancient Sorcerer praised Jie Jian's abilities, then offered to make him a subordinate.
• Jie Jian rejected the offer and called the newcomer a loser, provoking him into attacking.
• Jie Jian dodged the man's cursed energy shockwaves while testing ways to control their trajectories.
• After repeated attempts, Jie Jian deflected an incoming shockwave with his palm, and the Ancient Sorcerer realized Jie Jian had used him for practice.

Jie Jian fought the man in the trench coat in the gymnasium until Angel, Hana Kurusu, killed him with a golden beam. Jie Jian asked Angel to help him leave the Barrier, and she agreed to take him along.

• The man in the trench coat intensified his cursed energy and used his speed to attack Jie Jian from behind, but Jie Jian dodged and broke his wrist with Vector Manipulation.
• The man in the trench coat unleashed cursed energy blasts, but Jie Jian retreated as lightning and the man realized Jie Jian had not been fighting seriously.
• The man in the trench coat fled toward the gymnasium exit, where Angel struck him with a golden pillar of light and left him motionless.
• Jie Jian recognized Angel as Hana Kurusu and asked her to help him leave the Barrier for Tokyo No. 1 Colony.
• Angel agreed to take Jie Jian with her, spread her wings, and told him to keep up.

After wandering Tokyo, Jie Jian entered Tokyo No. 1 Colony and found Hiromi Higuruma in a theater. He let Higuruma cast Deadly Sentencing on him, but Higuruma discovered that Jie Jian had no crimes.

• Jie Jian remembered that he had forgotten to turn Little Deer back to her original gender and hoped she would adapt to her new body.
• Jie Jian entered Tokyo No. 1 Colony, was randomly teleported near a theater, and guessed that Hiromi Higuruma might be inside.
• Jie Jian found Higuruma beside a body and agreed to fight him so he could experience Deadly Sentencing.
• Higuruma cast Deadly Sentencing, and Jie Jian allowed the Domain to transport him into its courtroom.
• Higuruma examined Jie Jian’s record and was shocked to find that his crimes were zero.

Jie Jian defeated Hiromi Higuruma when Deadly Sentencing found no crimes to charge him with, causing the domain to collapse. Higuruma accepted the loss and explained that he wanted to see what would happen if the Culling Game’s rules continued to operate.

• Deadly Sentencing’s document bag remained empty, leaving Hiromi Higuruma unable to charge Jie Jian or use the Executioner’s Sword.
• Hiromi Higuruma’s domain shattered, and he acknowledged that Jie Jian had won.
• Hiromi Higuruma offered his life, but Jie Jian asked about the Executioner’s Sword and learned it only appeared after a death sentence.
• Hiromi Higuruma said he planned to wait for another intruder and observe the possibilities of the Culling Game.

Jie Jian left Hiromi Higuruma and wandered Tokyo No. 1 Colony, where he unexpectedly met comedian Fumihiko Takaba. After Takaba's joke failed to amuse him, Takaba challenged Jie Jian to a comedy showdown.

• Jie Jian declined to counsel Hiromi Higuruma and left him to experiment with his cursed technique.
• Jie Jian wandered Tokyo No. 1 Colony, thinking about Sukuna taking over Megumi Fushiguro's body and lamenting the wait until mid-November.
• Jie Jian tried cooking at an empty restaurant, ruined the ingredients, and settled for instant noodles.
• Fumihiko Takaba entered the restaurant, and Jie Jian recognized him by his unusual outfit.
• Takaba performed a Wi-Fi joke, but Jie Jian criticized it and asked whether anyone had ever found his jokes funny.
• Takaba declared a comedy showdown and vowed to make Jie Jian laugh.

Fumihiko Takaba and Jie Jian held a comedy duel in an empty restaurant, and Jie Jian won twice by making Takaba laugh. As Takaba sank into despair and questioned becoming a comedian, someone struck him and reminded him of the vow he had made.

• Jie Jian claimed the first turn in the comedy duel because he had spoken first, then performed an air-sushi routine for Fumihiko Takaba.
• Fumihiko Takaba called out Jie Jian for not washing his hands, then laughed, giving Jie Jian the first win.
• Fumihiko Takaba proposed a funny-face contest, but Jie Jian distorted his face with Elementalization and made Takaba laugh again.
• Fumihiko Takaba accepted that Jie Jian had won and lamented that he should never have become a comedian.
• Someone punched Fumihiko Takaba through a wall and angrily reminded him of the vow he had made when he became a comedian.

Jie Jian forced Fumihiko Takaba to confront why he had become a comedian and the doubts that had driven him away from comedy. Takaba renewed his dream and asked Jie Jian to take him to the comedy competition stage.

• Jie Jian punched Takaba into his memories and challenged him to remember why he had chosen comedy.
• Takaba recalled his family’s opposition, his lonely struggle to become a comedian, and the partners and failures that had worn down his enthusiasm.
• Takaba recognized that he had pursued comedy to be seen and understood, and admitted that he had avoided listening to audiences and facing criticism.
• Jie Jian demanded that Takaba say whether he still wanted to become a comedian.
• Takaba tearfully declared that he wanted to become a comedian and asked Jie Jian to take him onto the comedy competition stage.
• Jie Jian joyfully called for them to go together.

Jie Jian and Fumihiko Takaba shared an illusory life as comedy partners, from college rehearsals to a successful performance at the National Comedians Competition. After the dream collapsed, Jie Jian’s cursed technique automatically reflected a beer, and he realized Fumihiko had modified his brain.

• Jie Jian entered a vision of college life with Fumihiko, and the two rehearsed for a school performance.
• Jie Jian encouraged Fumihiko through his doubts, and their comedy act won over the school audience.
• After graduation, the two joined an agency, built their careers together, and reached the National Comedians Competition.
• Fumihiko performed alongside Jie Jian but grieved that their dream was about to end, even as he knew the scene was illusory.
• The vision collapsed back into the restaurant, where Fumihiko praised Jie Jian’s robot act and tossed him a beer.
• Jie Jian’s cursed technique reflected the beer into Fumihiko, prompting Jie Jian to realize Fumihiko had modified his brain.

Jie Jian realized that Fumihiko Takaba’s technique had enhanced his brain, making Vector Manipulation effortless, and left the restaurant to see whether the effect would last. He rejected Takaba’s offer to become lifelong comedy partners, kept the enhancement, and planned to test his ability against another sorcerer the next day.

• Jie Jian recognized that Takaba’s technique had improved his brain’s processing ability and secretly tested Vector Manipulation, finding it far easier to control.
• Takaba thanked Jie Jian for reminding him why he wanted to become a comedian and asked him to form a comedy duo for life.
• Jie Jian refused Takaba’s invitation and left the restaurant, then confirmed that his enhanced brain and improved control of Vector Manipulation remained.
• Jie Jian considered Takaba’s technique’s potential, decided it was best to keep Takaba unaware of it, and planned to find another sorcerer to test his power after sunrise.

Jie Jian discovered that Takaba's brain enhancement had made his Vector Manipulation far more precise, and he went looking for a strong opponent to test it on. After Remi's surprise attack failed, he convinced her that he was an old friend of Reggie Star, and she agreed to lead him to Reggie's Apartment.

• Jie Jian tested his enhanced Vector Manipulation and found he could control it almost instinctively.
• Jie Jian decided to seek out Reggie Star but did not know where to find him.
• Remi attacked Jie Jian with her hair, but his Vector Manipulation deflected it.
• Jie Jian recognized Remi and asked her where Reggie Star was.
• Jie Jian claimed to be Reggie's old friend, and Remi offered to take him to the Apartment.

Jie Jian confronted Reggie Star at his apartment, where Reggie’s allies ambushed him and discovered his overwhelming power. After Jie Jian blocked Iori Hazenoki’s explosion, he revealed that he could control the direction of all energy.

• Remi led Jie Jian to Reggie Star’s apartment, but Reggie denied knowing him, and Remi realized Jie Jian had tricked her.
• Zhen Qianjun ambushed Jie Jian, but Jie Jian knocked him unconscious with a powerful blow.
• Iori Hazenoki attacked with an exploding eyeball, and Reggie escaped inside while Remi was left in the corridor.
• Jie Jian shielded Remi from the blast with a wall of air, leaving the corridor undamaged.
• Iori told Reggie what he had witnessed, and Jie Jian explained that he could control the direction of all energy.

Jie Jian demonstrated his ability to control energy by collapsing the Apartment with a tap and surviving Iori Hazenoki’s explosion unharmed. Reggie, still convinced Jie Jian relied on a shield, challenged him with Maximum Technique: Detached House.

• Jie Jian tapped the ground, causing the Apartment to collapse, and Reggie escaped with Remi using air cushions made from receipts.
• Jie Jian descended over the ruins, where Iori Hazenoki and Zhen Qianjun emerged alive, though Zhen Qianjun was badly injured.
• Iori Hazenoki attacked Jie Jian with an explosive palm, but Jie Jian remained unharmed after blocking the blast.
• Reggie drew a receipt and used Maximum Technique: Detached House against Jie Jian.

Jie Jian used Vector Manipulation to launch Reggie’s falling house into the sky, prompting Reggie and the others to flee. He then watched events in the Culling Game unfold much as before, until November 15 arrived and Megumi Fushiguro prepared to rescue Tsumiki.

• Reggie dropped a detached house onto Jie Jian, who stopped it with Vector Manipulation and hurled it into the sky.
• Reggie, Iori Hazenoki, and Zhen Qianjun fled, while Remi scrambled after Reggie and Jie Jian stayed behind.
• Jie Jian trained in seclusion as the Culling Game events proceeded, and he saw that Hiromi Higuruma had accumulated 102 points.
• Yuji Itadori persuaded Hiromi Higuruma to contribute his points and add a point-transfer rule to the Culling Game.
• On November 15, Megumi Fushiguro gathered enough points and prepared to rescue his older sister, Tsumiki.

Sukuna took over Megumi Fushiguro's body, wounded Yuji Itadori, and unleashed a powerful Nue before Hana Kurusu's Jacob's Ladder briefly weakened him. Sukuna tricked Hana and seized Angel, but Jie Jian intervened to save her and faced the King of Curses.

• Sukuna took control of Megumi Fushiguro's body and struck Yuji Itadori through a building, leaving him badly injured.
• Sukuna summoned a gigantic Nue and demonstrated the shikigami's immense power.
• Hana Kurusu attacked Sukuna with Jacob's Ladder, and Sukuna pretended to be Megumi Fushiguro to lure her closer.
• Sukuna captured Hana Kurusu, tore off Angel's wings, and prepared to slam her down.
• Jie Jian appeared, restrained Sukuna's hands, and forced him to release Hana Kurusu.
• Angel recognized Jie Jian, and she urged him to join her in fighting Sukuna.

Jie Jian withstood and repelled Sukuna’s Cleave, drawing Sukuna’s wary attention to his mysterious defensive technique. Maki Zenin and Yuji Itadori returned to the rooftop to confront Sukuna and save Fushiguro, while Jie Jian claimed he was only an ordinary sorcerer passing by.

• Sukuna attacked Jie Jian with Cleave, but Jie Jian’s invisible defense bounced the attack back and wounded Sukuna.
• Sukuna healed his arm and realized Jie Jian’s defense repelled attacks, while wondering how Jie Jian had approached without being detected.
• Maki Zenin appeared beside Sukuna, and Yuji Itadori returned to the rooftop and explained how Sukuna had taken over Fushiguro’s body.
• Maki asked Yuji who Jie Jian was, but Yuji admitted that he did not know him.
• Jie Jian called himself an ordinary sorcerer who had come to see the commotion, while Hana Kurusu recognized that his earlier help had been unnecessary.

Maki, Yuji, and Hana attacked Sukuna, but he turned on Hana until Jie Jian protected her by swallowing Nue’s lightning. Uraume arrived and helped Sukuna withdraw to prepare the Bath, leaving Jie Jian and the others unharmed on the rooftop.

• Maki and Yuji fought Sukuna in the street while the injured Hana fired Jacob's Ladder at him from the rooftop.
• Sukuna dodged most of Hana's attack, then used Nue to carry him toward her and strike with lightning.
• Jie Jian appeared before Hana and swallowed Nue's lightning without being hurt, startling Sukuna.
• Yuji and Maki reached the rooftop as Yuji's leap at Sukuna missed, and Uraume froze the building with Ice Formation: Frost Calm.
• Sukuna praised Uraume and decided to leave so he could fully take over the body, telling Uraume to prepare the Bath.
• Jie Jian and the others broke free of the iceberg unharmed as Sukuna flew away with Uraume.

Sukuna retreated with Uraume after taking Fushiguro, leaving Yuji devastated but determined to save him. Jie Jian reunited with Takaba on the rooftop, and Yuji asked Angel to lift the seal on Satoru Gojo.

• Yuji climbed back to the rooftop and shouted at Sukuna, but Sukuna chose to leave with Uraume and complete the Bath.
• Yuji mourned his failure to protect everyone and Fushiguro's capture until Jie Jian and Maki urged him not to give up.
• Maki questioned Jie Jian's identity, but Takaba climbed onto the rooftop and introduced him as his former comedy partner.
• Takaba's revelation that Jie Jian had performed comedy with him surprised Maki, Hana Kurusu, and Yuji.
• Yuji regained his resolve and bowed to Angel, asking her to lift the seal on Satoru Gojo.

Yuji and the gathered sorcerers used Angel’s Jacob's Ladder to unseal the Prison Realm, but Satoru Gojo did not appear. The chapter ended with Yuji demanding to know where his teacher was.

• Angel agreed to help unseal Satoru Gojo after Yuji explained that they had the Prison Realm: Back.
• Takaba and Jie Jian joined Yuji and the others, and Maki led the group to Jujutsu High.
• Yuji and the gathered sorcerers moved to Muroko Mine to unseal Satoru Gojo in an open area.
• Angel struck the Prison Realm with Jacob's Ladder, but it vanished without Satoru Gojo appearing.
• Yuji shouted at Angel and asked where his teacher was, and Angel said she did not know.

Satoru Gojo returned from the Prison Realm and reunited with the Jujutsu High group, then announced that he had arranged a duel with Sukuna on December 24th. The group prepared for the coming battle while Jie Jian remained unconcerned.

• Jie Jian explained that Satoru Gojo would return through the Prison Realm's front gate, and Gojo emerged from the Prison Realm at the bottom of the ocean.
• Satoru Gojo arrived at Jujutsu High, where Yuji Itadori and the others welcomed him back.
• Satoru Gojo noticed Jie Jian's immense cursed energy, and Yuta Okkotsu explained that Jie Jian had awakened as a sorcerer during the Culling Game.
• Yuji Itadori told Satoru Gojo that Sukuna had taken over Fushiguro's body, and Gojo revealed that he had already met Sukuna but had not defeated him.
• Satoru Gojo announced that he would fight Sukuna on December 24th, and Jie Jian took a Polaroid photo as Gojo promised to win.
• The Jujutsu High group began preparing for the duel while Jie Jian wondered why everyone was so nervous about Sukuna.

As Jujutsu High watched Sukuna arrive in Shinjuku for his battle with Satoru Gojo, Jie Jian unexpectedly appeared to challenge Sukuna first. Jie Jian declared Sukuna the challenger and demanded that he make the opening move.

• Jujutsu High members watched Shinjuku through Mei Mei's technique and reassured one another that Satoru Gojo would win.
• Yuta Okkotsu noticed Jie Jian was missing, but Mei Mei announced that Sukuna had arrived and the others focused on the footage.
• Sukuna sensed Satoru Gojo approaching and walked toward the pressure, eager to begin their fight.
• Jie Jian appeared on the Shinjuku street instead of Satoru Gojo, shocking the Jujutsu High group and angering Hajime Kashimo because Jie Jian had gone ahead of Gojo.
• Sukuna threatened to kill Jie Jian first, but Jie Jian called Sukuna the challenger and told him to make the first move.