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A sudden crash erupted beside him like thunder out of a clear sky. Somehow, the cursed spirit had appeared behind him like a ghost and hurled a blow at his head.

Fortunately, Yuanfang reacted fast enough to block it with his fist!

All three of them were stunned. That speed was far beyond anything they could manage!

"Get going! Don't forget, I've fought Sukuna before!"

"Move!"

Hearing Yuanfang's words, Megumi Fushiguro stopped hesitating and immediately sprinted back the way they had come.

Itadori and Kugisaki hesitated for a few seconds. Seeing Yuanfang and the cursed spirit turn into lightning-fast afterimages as they traded blows, they reluctantly turned and followed Megumi Fushiguro.

"Please be all right, senpai!"

Kugisaki shouted to Yuanfang just before leaving.

"I will!"

Yuanfang answered Kugisaki gently, then launched into a fierce battle with the cursed spirit.

Hearing Yuanfang's answer, Kugisaki no longer hesitated. She picked up her pace and left with Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro.

As they went, they found themselves in an awkward situation: they were lost and had no idea where the exit was.

"Megumi, summon your shikigami again!"

Itadori was anxious. He wanted to get outside and call Satoru Gojo for backup as soon as possible.

"Yeah, hurry!"

Kugisaki urged him on as well, deeply worried about Yuanfang's safety.

"I can't summon a shikigami that's died!"

Once his shikigami died, it disappeared, and its power was inherited by his other shikigami.

"But don't worry. I can summon another shikigami to find the exit!"

Seeing them grow even more worried, Megumi Fushiguro explained his solution.

He began forming a hand sign, but just then, exactly as before, a terrifying presence appeared beside them like a demon.

It was a cursed spirit that looked almost identical to the previous one. The only difference was its reddish-brown skin!

The three of them stared, their faces filled with disbelief.

Meanwhile, once the cursed spirit had fully taken shape, it plunged into a fight to the death with Yuanfang. Horrifying wounds appeared on both their bodies.

The cursed spirit instantly healed itself with cursed energy. Not to be outdone, Yuanfang swiftly repaired his wounds with Reverse Cursed Technique.

Seeing this, the cursed spirit changed tactics and prepared to attack with its cursed technique. Unfortunately, the technique vanished the instant it activated.

It couldn't understand why. It kept trying, but not a single attempt succeeded.

Yuanfang was in no hurry to attack. He simply watched its performance in silence.

After all, every time it activated its cursed technique, Yuanfang absorbed a huge surge of cursed energy.

"Roar!"

Seeing this smiling human watch it like a clown, the cursed spirit could no longer bear it. It roared furiously, preparing to unleash all its cursed energy and kill him.

Unfortunately, just as cursed energy surged over its body and it prepared to turn into a Saiyan, Yuanfang sucked it all away in one gulp!

"As expected of a cursed spirit with Sukuna's Finger. That feels amazing!"

Yuanfang could hardly wait to get his hands on this "power bank."

Before his words had even faded, he became a blur, and his fists rained down on the cursed spirit.

This time, the cursed spirit was instantly battered into a wreck, and Yuanfang absorbed wave after wave of cursed energy.

After this continued for a while, Yuanfang finally drained the cursed spirit of all its cursed energy, and it vanished completely!

Only a Finger remained, lying quietly on the ground.

"Hard work pays off. Effort always brings rewards!"

Every time he tucked a Finger into his trouser pocket, Yuanfang's mood became as bright and cheerful as sunshine.

After this battle, his body had become as tough as steel. The next time he faced a special grade cursed spirit, he could practically get through it without a scratch.

"Huh? What's going on? Didn't I tell them to leave? Why is Sukuna out again?"

Suddenly, Yuanfang sensed Sukuna's terrifying cursed energy in the distance, filling him with confusion!

He remembered that, in the original story, there had been other cursed spirits besides this special grade cursed spirit, but none should have been enough to force Sukuna out.

Without dwelling on it further, he raced toward that location like an arrow loosed from a bow, still puzzled!

He soon reached the plaza, where he saw Sukuna, occupying Itadori's body, slicing a cursed spirit into countless pieces with vicious slashes.

"Hmph!"

Sukuna spotted Yuanfang and gave a thoroughly displeased snort.

He pulled a Finger from the cursed spirit's body, swallowed it whole, and said:

"It's over!"

Sukuna fell silent for two seconds. When nothing changed, his anger erupted like a volcano, and he roared again:

"Don't piss me off! If you're coming out, hurry up!"

Yuanfang watched silently from the side, his mind racing as he tried to work out why there had been another special grade cursed spirit.

A moment later, he understood.

It was probably that scheming bastard Kenjaku. Because of Yuanfang's appearance, he must have created more than the single cursed spirit from the original story!

"Ha ha..."

Just then, Sukuna suddenly burst into wild laughter. It was deafening, as though it would tear the entire world apart.

His crimson eyes slowly turned toward Yuanfang, like a demon descending upon the world.

"He seems to have run into a little trouble and can't switch me out. Still, it's only a matter of time!"

With that, he tore off his shirt again and continued with a smug smile:

"So I was wondering, what can I do right now?"

Then he raised his hand, plunged it into his chest like a blade, and ripped out his heart, tossing it aside.

"Brat, you're awfully calm! You should know that losing this won't kill me, but this brat is a different story!

If he switches me out, he's dead!"

"Looks like the only way to save my dear junior is to beat you half to death and force you to use Reverse Cursed Technique!"

A faint smile hung on Yuanfang's lips. He didn't seem the least bit troubled by the predicament before him.

"Looks like facing one Finger last time made you arrogant!"

Before he had even finished speaking, Sukuna attacked Yuanfang with lightning speed.

With the Finger from Satoru Gojo and the one he had just swallowed bringing him to three Fingers in total, he refused to believe he still couldn't deal with this little brat Yuanfang.

Yuanfang knew perfectly well that Sukuna was stronger now than before, so he focused completely, not daring to let his guard slip.

"Bang... boom!"

The two figures instantly clashed. The ground around them cracked apart as though it were being torn to pieces, and even the leaves on distant trees rustled in the blast!

"What a strange brat!"

Sukuna was completely overpowering Yuanfang now. Yuanfang could only struggle to hold on, constantly raising his arms to block.

Unfortunately, Sukuna's strength was overwhelming. Even when Yuanfang blocked an attack with his arms, the tremendous force still sent him flying!

Yet Sukuna couldn't feel the slightest satisfaction, because the cursed energy leaking from the hole where his heart had been kept disappearing!

Despite being on the back foot the entire time, Yuanfang was in a rather good mood.

After all, he could continuously absorb the cursed energy here. This was the King of Curses' cursed energy. How thrilling.