Chapter Summaries

Maki Zenin learned that Okkotsu had killed Kenjaku, while the jujutsu sorcerers gathered enough points to suspend the Culling Game and free Satoru Gojo. Gojo was reunited with the truth of Suguru Geto’s death and asked Shoko Ieiri to arrange his funeral.

• Maki Zenin credited Okkotsu and the others for defeating Kenjaku and warned the Zenin Family that the Culling Game was still ongoing.
• Jujutsu High’s plan at the Tombs of the Star Corridor ended with Kenjaku’s death, and Okkotsu used the collected points to add a rule suspending the Culling Game.
• Fushiguro found Hana Kurusu, who agreed to help break the Prison Realm’s seal.
• On November 12, 2018, Hana Kurusu’s Jacob’s Ladder freed Satoru Gojo after twelve days of imprisonment.
• Gojo spoke with Shoko Ieiri beside Suguru Geto’s body and asked her to arrange Geto’s funeral.

With the Culling Game nearly resolved, Uraume attacked Yuji Itadori in Sendai to bring him back to Sukuna. Satoru Gojo intervened, but Sukuna took control of Yuji’s body and proposed a deal to Gojo.

• Jie Jian regretted that Sukuna seemed unable to escape Yuji Itadori and considered seeking a fight with Satoru Gojo instead.
• Uraume attacked Yuji Itadori at a Sendai cemetery and nearly froze him to death.
• Satoru Gojo arrived and overwhelmed Uraume, preparing to finish him with his Hollow Technique.
• Yuji Itadori said “Enchain,” allowing Sukuna to take control of his body for one minute under their pact.
• Sukuna greeted Satoru Gojo and proposed a trade.

Sukuna bargained with Satoru Gojo to spare Uraume, then relinquished control of Yuji Itadori. At Jujutsu High, ancient sorcerers demanded their promised fights with Sukuna, and Gojo proposed letting Yuji lend Sukuna his body for a match.

• Sukuna offered to trade his own life for Uraume and persuaded Satoru Gojo to promise to let Uraume leave as long as Sukuna did not harm Yuji Itadori's body.
• Sukuna withdrew from Yuji Itadori, who collapsed and then recovered; Gojo reassured him and let Uraume follow them.
• Gojo announced that Uraume would stay at Jujutsu High as a teacher, while Uraume remained devoted to following Yuji Itadori.
• Hajime Kashimo, Angel, and Ryu Ishigori protested that they had been promised a fight with Sukuna, and Okkotsu and Fushiguro tried to calm them.
• Gojo proposed that Yuji Itadori lend Sukuna his body so Sukuna could fight the ancient sorcerers.

Satoru Gojo called Sukuna out through Yuji Itadori to ask about his proposal, but Hajime Kashimo interrupted to demand a fight. A second soul appeared in Maki and drew Satoru Gojo's fascinated attention, while Sukuna and Hajime Kashimo's confrontation remained unresolved.

• Sukuna appeared on Yuji Itadori's face and challenged Satoru Gojo for ordering him around.
• Satoru Gojo asked Sukuna what he thought of the proposal, but Hajime Kashimo demanded that Sukuna fight him.
• A second voice from Maki made Sukuna and Hajime Kashimo stop arguing, then encouraged them to have a match.
• Uraume and Hajime Kashimo resumed arguing while Satoru Gojo examined Maki with his Six Eyes.
• Satoru Gojo told Maki that her soul had changed, but she shoved him away and refused to explain what was inside her.

Satoru Gojo arranged for Sukuna to fight the ancient sorcerers in exchange for daily freedom, and Sukuna demanded a duel with Gojo afterward. Sukuna overwhelmed Hajime Kashimo at Jujutsu High, but Kashimo rose again, thrilled to have found the opponent he had sought.

• Maki urged Satoru Gojo to handle Hajime Kashimo and the others, and Gojo offered Sukuna an hour of freedom each day for a month if he fought them.
• Sukuna agreed on the condition that Satoru Gojo fight him afterward, and Yuji deliberately yielded control of his body.
• Satoru Gojo moved the fight to Jujutsu High’s training grounds and had Okkotsu oversee the barrier while Shoko stood by.
• Hajime Kashimo charged Sukuna, but Sukuna caught his wrist and slashed him, also cutting through a distant building.
• Hajime Kashimo got back up, bleeding but grinning as he declared Sukuna the opponent he had been searching for.

Sukuna killed Hajime Kashimo after Kashimo unleashed Mythical Beast Amber, then faced Ryu Ishigori, who challenged him and survived Sukuna’s powerful counterattack. Ryu struggled back to his feet as Sukuna acknowledged his strength.

• Hajime Kashimo activated Mythical Beast Amber, reconstructing his body with lightning to fight Sukuna.
• Sukuna expanded Malevolent Shrine and killed Kashimo inside the domain.
• Okkotsu suppressed his cursed energy, while Satoru Gojo reacted to Kashimo’s death before Ryu Ishigori stepped forward to challenge Sukuna.
• Ryu fired a Cursed Energy Cannon and punched Sukuna, but Sukuna dodged his next attack and struck him in the chest with a surge of cursed energy.
• Ryu crashed into the barrier, coughed up blood, and struggled to his feet as Sukuna said he was stronger than expected.

Sukuna defeated Ryu Ishigori and prepared to face Satoru Gojo, but Jie Jian took control of Maki and entered the fight instead. Maki dodged Sukuna’s slash, and Sukuna recognized her Heavenly Tyrant physique before taunting her.

• Sukuna used a point-blank Hachi slash to badly wound Ryu Ishigori, and Okkotsu carried him away for treatment.
• Sukuna turned his attention to Satoru Gojo, but Jie Jian made Maki leap into the arena and challenge him.
• Maki argued with Jie Jian, while Satoru Gojo noticed that two souls were switching control of her body.
• Sukuna attacked Maki with a slash, but she dodged it without being wounded.
• Jie Jian bragged about Maki’s Heavenly Tyrant physique, and Sukuna recognized it before mocking her and promising to carve her up.

Maki fought Sukuna in a fierce close-quarters battle, demonstrating the extraordinary physical strength and speed of the Heavenly Tyrant. As Satoru Gojo and Shoko watched, Gojo observed that Maki was becoming more natural in the fight.

• Maki drew her waist sword and agreed to fight Sukuna, while Sukuna chose to test her strength.
• Maki launched a rapid assault, forcing Sukuna to block and retreat before he countered with a powerful kick that sent her flying.
• Maki and Sukuna traded close-range attacks, and Sukuna praised her hand-to-hand combat skills as the strongest he had faced.
• Maki shouted at Satoru Gojo for challenging Sukuna's claim, then resumed fighting and drew blood with a shoulder wound.
• Satoru Gojo and Shoko watched as Maki continued pressing Sukuna, and Gojo noted that she was growing more comfortable in the battle.

Maki adapted to Sukuna’s attacks and fought him fiercely, but Sukuna landed a Black Flash that sent her crashing into the grove. Maki stood back up and insisted she could still fight, while Sukuna declared that she had already lost.

• Maki adapted to Sukuna’s blocks and dodges, forcing him to take the fight seriously.
• Sukuna increased his speed and cursed energy output, and Maki abandoned her sword to fight him hand to hand.
• Maki drove Sukuna into the barrier wall and nearly struck him with a rebounding punch.
• Sukuna landed a Black Flash that hurled Maki into the grove, where Yuta Okkotsu rushed to check on her.
• Maki stood despite her injuries and said she could still fight, but Sukuna told her she had already lost.

After Maki was defeated by Sukuna, Jie Jian took control of her body and challenged him, while Maki argued with him over who would fight. Jie Jian then claimed he had a Cursed Technique of his own, leaving Sukuna and the sorcerers stunned.

• After Sukuna's Black Flash badly injured Maki, a surge of power let Jie Jian take control of her body.
• Jie Jian and Maki argued over who should fight Sukuna, prompting Sukuna to attack while they were distracted.
• Jie Jian dodged Sukuna's slashes but struggled with Maki's injured body, and Maki eventually let him take full control.
• Jie Jian told Sukuna that everyone present was trash, angering Sukuna and alarming Maki.
• Jie Jian said he would not rely on Maki's Heavenly Tyrant physique because a soul could carry Cursed Technique circuits.

Jie Jian revealed that his soul contained a Cursed Technique and restored the faint Cursed Energy in Maki’s body by reactivating her bond with Mai. He then put on Thunder Scale Armor and called for Little Deer to give him all its Cursed Energy.

• Jie Jian told the assembled sorcerers that his soul contained a Cursed Technique, drawing questions from Sukuna and Satoru Gojo.
• Jie Jian explained that Maki still had a tiny trace of Cursed Energy because her bond with Mai had not been severed.
• Jie Jian used Maki’s soul to restore her connection with Mai, causing the oppressive aura around him to vanish as faint Cursed Energy appeared.
• Jie Jian told Maki he was the strongest lightning-type sorcerer in history and retrieved Thunder Scale Armor.
• Jie Jian put on Thunder Scale Armor and shouted for Little Deer to give him all its Cursed Energy.

Jie Jian used the cursed energy stored in the Thunder Scale Armor to fight Sukuna while controlling Maki’s body, surprising him with powerful lightning attacks. The battle remained unresolved, but Gojo and Okkotsu realized Jie Jian’s technique was rapidly draining the gauntlet’s reserves.

• Jie Jian channeled the Thunder Scale Armor’s stored cursed energy into Maki’s body, surrounding her with lightning and boosting his power.
• Jie Jian fired a homing lightning cannon that struck Sukuna, who healed the resulting wounds with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Sukuna attacked with Dismantle and closed in, but Jie Jian dodged and countered with lightning blasts and a shock wave.
• Gojo assessed Jie Jian’s lightning technique, while Okkotsu warned that its immense energy consumption could leave him unable to continue.
• Gojo observed that nearly half the cursed energy in the gauntlet had already been spent, putting Jie Jian at risk of losing the fight.

Jie Jian used the mark from his Undying Thunder technique to drain Sukuna’s cursed energy, then revealed that his Thunder Field made his lightning attacks home in on enemies. Sukuna was struck and staggered as Jie Jian replenished his energy, leaving the battle’s momentum shifting toward him.

• Jie Jian revealed that the lightning mark on Sukuna absorbed cursed energy and fed it back to him, while Sukuna realized it had been draining him during their close combat.
• Sukuna tried to keep Jie Jian at a distance by firing repeated slashes, but Jie Jian dodged them as his armor’s electricity weakened.
• Jie Jian called out “Curses, come! Curses, come!” and launched a lightning attack that curved after Sukuna until it struck his calf.
• Satoru Gojo identified a special Thunder Field around Jie Jian that let his attacks pursue enemies within range.
• The lightning hit Sukuna and transferred more of his cursed energy to Jie Jian, who joked that his homing attacks were like basic attacks from Honor of Kings.

Jie Jian’s Thunder Field let him siphon Sukuna’s cursed energy, but Sukuna countered with Furnace and disrupted the field with intense heat. Though Sukuna believed the advantage had shifted to him, Jie Jian remained calm and hinted that he had expected the counter.

• Jie Jian siphoned cursed energy from Sukuna with his attacks, restoring his own reserves while draining Sukuna’s.
• Okkotsu asked Satoru Gojo whether Maki could win, and Satoru admitted she might.
• Sukuna revealed Furnace and sent waves of flames at Jie Jian, who dodged and attacked with Lightning Cannon.
• Okkotsu noticed Jie Jian’s electricity had stopped tracking Sukuna, and Satoru explained that Furnace’s heat disrupted the Thunder Field.
• Sukuna asked why Jie Jian was not afraid after losing his field, and Jie Jian said he had expected Sukuna to destroy it and would find a fight won by the field boring.

Jie Jian appeared to run out of cursed energy during his fight with Sukuna, but a lightning bolt he had summoned restored his strength and intensified his power. The two resumed their battle with renewed excitement, and neither showed signs of backing down.

• Sukuna pressed his advantage as Jie Jian's Thunder Field faded and his cursed energy dwindled.
• Jie Jian spent the bracer's remaining energy to break away, then refused Sukuna's offer to surrender.
• After Jie Jian's preparations summoned a storm, a bolt of lightning pierced the barrier and struck him.
• Jie Jian revealed that his cursed technique converted lightning into cursed energy and could call lightning from the sky.
• Replenished with power, Jie Jian clashed with Sukuna, and their renewed fight forced Sukuna back.

Jie Jian and Sukuna’s fight intensified as lightning continued to strengthen Jie Jian, prompting Sukuna to challenge him to a Domain Expansion clash. After Jie Jian pretended he could not use a domain and provoked Maki and Okkotsu, Sukuna opened Malevolent Shrine, shocking the spectators because it had no boundary.

• Jie Jian and Sukuna exchanged rapid attacks, while lightning strikes from the growing storm steadily increased Jie Jian’s cursed energy.
• Sukuna realized Jie Jian’s power was rising and proposed a Domain Expansion clash, hoping to surprise him with his open domain.
• Jie Jian claimed he could not use Domain Expansion, then joked about protecting Maki’s body and teased Okkotsu, provoking Maki and embarrassing Okkotsu.
• Sukuna dismissed Jie Jian’s claims as nonsense and opened Malevolent Shrine.
• The spectators recognized that Sukuna’s domain had no boundary and reacted with shock.

Sukuna opened Malevolent Shrine against Jie Jian, and the spectators fled beyond its range. Sukuna’s slashes severed Jie Jian’s arm, but his Undying Thunder technique turned his body into lightning and restored it, leaving Gojo to warn that Sukuna could still use flames.

• Satoru Gojo recognized Sukuna’s boundaryless domain and wondered whether he could create an open version of Infinite Void.
• Kusakabe explained to Kasumi Miwa that an open domain could not be dispelled by breaking an outer barrier, while Okkotsu noted that it could attack even objects without cursed energy.
• The spectators escaped beyond Malevolent Shrine’s range as Sukuna waited for Jie Jian to open his own domain, then activated his slashes when Jie Jian refused.
• Sukuna’s slash severed Jie Jian’s arm, but blue-white lightning filled the wound and reattached the limb without leaving a scar.
• Jie Jian revealed that his cursed technique, Undying Thunder, let him turn his body into lightning and recover from physical attacks.
• Satoru Gojo warned that maintaining the technique likely consumed substantial cursed energy and that Sukuna could attack with flames as well as slashes.

Jie Jian used thunderstorm lightning to replenish his cursed energy against Sukuna’s Malevolent Shrine, but Sukuna’s flames disrupted his Elementalization. Jie Jian then released the ultimate secret of his cursed technique, transforming into a gigantic bear-shaped lightning beast and leaving the watching sorcerers stunned.

• Sukuna intensified Malevolent Shrine’s slashes, and Jie Jian repeatedly reassembled from the damage while his lightning gradually dimmed.
• Jie Jian revealed that he had summoned the storm clouds and used a bolt of heavenly thunder to restore his cursed energy.
• Sukuna spread Furnace’s flames through the domain, disrupting Jie Jian’s Elementalization and slowing his reassembly.
• Jie Jian announced his technique’s ultimate secret and transformed into a nearly hundred-meter-tall bear-shaped beast made of lightning.
• Sukuna’s slashes failed to leave a mark on the lightning beast, while Kusakabe, Kasumi Miwa, and Yuta Okkotsu watched in shock.

Jie Jian transformed into a Thunder Giant Bear and overwhelmed Sukuna, whose slashes and flames barely hurt him. As the fight continued to destroy Jujutsu High, Principal Masamichi Yaga ordered Satoru Gojo to pay for the repairs, while Jie Jian tried to shift the bill to Maki and Mai rejected the idea.

• Okkotsu asked Gojo about Jie Jian’s transformation, and Gojo admitted he had never seen a technique like it but believed Maki was safe inside the bear.
• Sukuna’s slashes and Furnace did little damage to the Thunder Giant Bear, while Jie Jian’s lightning-charged attacks forced Sukuna to dodge and sent him crashing through a building.
• Masamichi Yaga confronted Gojo over the ruined campus and ordered him to cover the full repair costs from his salary.
• Gojo protested and called to Jie Jian for help paying, but Jie Jian claimed he had no money and suggested Maki pay instead.
• Mai refused to let Jie Jian involve the Zenin Family in the repair bill.

Jie Jian’s Thunder Giant Bear overwhelmed Sukuna, whose attacks could not break through its defenses and whose cursed energy was dwindling. Just as the bear prepared a potentially decisive blow, Sukuna transformed into his true four-armed form, revealing that he had been fighting in an incomplete body.

• Uraume struggled to accept Sukuna’s apparent defeat, but Kinji Hakari argued that Sukuna had already used his strongest attacks and stopped her from entering the barrier.
• The Thunder Giant Bear battered Sukuna, while Yuji Itadori briefly reclaimed control to complain about feeling the pain before yielding his body again.
• Sukuna suffered severe injuries and saw the bear raise a lightning-charged attack that threatened to knock him out of the fight.
• Sukuna shouted, “Original Form! Activate!” and transformed, growing two additional arms and a mouth at his waist as his injuries healed.
• Kusakabe, Ryu Ishigori, Yuta Okkotsu, and Satoru Gojo reacted to Sukuna’s transformation, and Gojo identified it as Sukuna’s true appearance.