Chapter 125: Just Fool Yourself

Chapter 125: Just Fool Yourself

In the sea of flowers, a miniature version of Renzhen sat on Huayu's shoulder, while Rimei, unable to hide her excitement, stood beside them. Floating before them was a cursed spirit with an enormous mouth and ears.

Renzhen coughed up a mouthful of blood, doubling over in pain.

"What's wrong, Renzhen?"

Huayu asked with concern.

"My clone was destroyed," Renzhen wiped the blood from his mouth. "Not just the clone, all the modified humans were killed, and the Nine Elephant Curse Embryo failed to activate before it was destroyed. The curse masters we were working with were all killed as well."

"Who did this?"

"Fujiwara Luk, with just one strike."

At that moment, even Rimei, who had been boasting about Sukuna's invincibility, fell silent.

"I see, no wonder we could only seal him."

Feeling the immense power gap, Huayu abandoned any thoughts of revenge.

"When will we unseal Lord Sukuna?" Rimei asked, lips pursed.

"Wait for Enzo's signal. If we don't seal Luk, he can destroy us with a single long-range attack."

So now, they could only hide within Huayu's Life Domain, concealing their presence.

After about fifteen minutes, Enzo's voice came from the floating cursed spirit.

"Renzhen."

...

In the darkness of the seventh floor, Enzo felt an overwhelming fear when he saw Luk destroy all the targets with a single strike. Even though he had long since put his life on the line, this fear was different. It was the helplessness all living beings feel in the face of an unstoppable disaster, a deep-seated fear of death etched into their genes. Both emotionally and rationally, he came to the same conclusion.

Stay away from him, or submit to him.

"It's been a long time since I felt this way."

Having lived for over a thousand years, Enzo had long forgotten the last time he experienced such a feeling. Even Satoru Gojo only made him feel that direct confrontation was impossible.

Indeed, choosing to seal Luk was the right decision!

Enzo's body trembled with excitement. Facing such an enemy was like dancing on the edge of a blade, hovering at the brink of death, but it was precisely this that heightened his emotions.

At this moment, successfully sealing Luk had become more appealing to Enzo than the cursed spirits ruling the new world.

At 7:12, Luk returned to the office building.

The building was still the same, with its immaculately clean, reflective tile floors, a few vending machines, card access doors, and a yawning security guard.

"Long time no see, you're back?"

The security guard greeted Luk. Though they weren't close, two years had made his face familiar.

"Yeah, I'm back to handle some paperwork," Luk glanced at the security guard, confirming he was normal, then nodded slightly. "Nothing unusual in the building today, right?"

"Nothing unusual," the security guard smiled, pulling out his phone. "Just the real-time news outside is a bit crazy. I checked my phone just now and saw something about monsters attacking humans. It's Halloween, not April Fool's Day."

Luk didn't explain, pressing the button for the seventh floor and stepping into the elevator. As the doors closed, he spoke calmly.

"Get off work early today."

The elevator door closed, and the number slowly rose to the seventh floor.

Luk entered the company, where darkness enveloped the space, influenced by some cursed spirit.

"Come here."

With a light wave of his hand, the "Nine Immortal Techniques" activated, and the command to summon and control spirits forced the hidden cursed spirit to scream and be compressed into a ball in Luk's hand.

At the same time, the cursed spirit's information appeared in Luk's mind.

Quasi-Special Cursed Spirit — Dark Cursed Spirit, born from human fear of darkness.

This was a more powerful and promising cursed spirit than a disaster cursed spirit, but it had never been able to fully develop due to its immense power. Even Satoru Gojo's birth didn't change that. It only began to develop when Luk once again pushed the limits of the world.

If everything went as planned, the fully developed Dark Cursed Spirit would be a Special Cursed Spirit of the highest tier, perhaps even on par with Sukuna. Its current weakness was clearly due to some unexpected event.

"It takes too long to fully develop, so I interrupted its incubation process and forced it to leave the curse embryo state."

The fluorescent lights flickered a few times and then restored their brightness.

The familiar office was empty, and a figure in a loose robe emerged, sighing as he looked at the dark spirit in Luk's hand.

"Why do you possess the Spirit Manipulation Technique?"

He was genuinely confused. Could it be that Luk, like himself or Sukuna, was a powerful entity that had taken over someone else's body and possessed two techniques?

However, it was still within the expected range of fluctuations.

Luk weighed the ball in his hand and spoke calmly, "This isn't some low-level technique like the Spirit Manipulation Technique, which can only forcibly subdue spirits two levels below you."

The Summon and Control technique could easily subdue spirits even stronger than himself.

"Where is Seiko Hoshino?"

Luk, not bothering with small talk, got straight to the point, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Oh my, compared to the last time we met, you are truly formidable," Enzo seemed taken aback by Luk's strong attitude, his cheeks flushing and legs rubbing together. "I really want to try having a child with you and see what kind of fruit it would bear."

Luk: "..."

Hearing such words from someone disguised as Natsuki Yagami, he was genuinely disgusted.

Boom—

Without any warning, the curse Jusoh appeared in front of Luk. Luk raised his fist and punched Jusoh, shattering him into pieces. The force was so powerful that Jusoh's entire body disintegrated, scattering into specks of light in the air.

Footsteps echoed from the break room. Luk raised his fist again, but paused when he saw the figure approaching.

It was a young woman, barely recognizable as human. Her once beautiful black hair was almost completely gone, her face was a decaying gray, and her body oozed blood, staining her company uniform. Her neck still bore her employee badge, which read:

Design Department, Seiko Hoshino.

"Senpai, I brought the cake."

Despite her grotesque transformation, Seiko Hoshino held a porcelain plate with a clean, soft, and sweet cake on it.

"Our promise..."

Her rotting eyes rolled, and two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks. "You showed me the photos, and I bought the fruit cake for you."

Honestly, Luk was a bit moved. Although Seiko had only been his junior for less than a month, seeing the cheerful and lively girl he knew turn into this was heart-wrenching. He felt a rare surge of anger.

Seiko Hoshino took a step closer to Luk, stopping when they were less than a meter apart. She extended the plate toward him.

"No, you can eat it yourself."

Luk refused the cake and glanced at her. There was an inexplicable curse force intertwined with Seiko's body, deeply connected. Judging by her appearance, it seemed impossible to save her just by looking at her.

Thud!

Seiko, dejected by his refusal, let the plate fall to the ground. Then, a look of resentment appeared on her face, and she lunged forward to grab Luk. Simultaneously, the cracks in her body opened, revealing countless spinning eyeballs!

"If you dodge, she will die."

A clear, youthful voice sounded, causing Luk, who was about to dodge, to hesitate for a moment. But he quickly realized it was a lie.

With Luk's reflexes, even a moment of hesitation wouldn't have prevented him from dodging. However, at that moment, he felt his body stiffen, immobilizing him.

Then, his body suddenly became incredibly heavy, as if his weight had increased tenfold.

"I knew this would be your weakness the moment you chose to come here instead of using long-range attacks to avoid hurting innocent people."

"You may say you don't care, but at the very least, you have a respect for life. You might not take responsibility for others' deaths, but you are unwilling to harm innocent lives."

Yotaro Inugami, a handsome young man, appeared where he had been. This top-tier curse technician, who had promised to arrive soon but had been absent, suddenly materialized. He had a visible scar on his forehead.

"Breaking a vow will result in punishment."

A flash of realization crossed Luk's face. He was both surprised by Yotaro's sacrifice and understood the previous confusion.

No wonder the transformation ritual for Jusoh had completed. Jusoh had changed his body from Natsuki Yagai to Yotaro Inugami, which meant Yagai was considered defeated by him.

At that moment, Jusoh was using his gravity technique, combined with the broken vow, to restrict Luk for a second.

Clearly, their verbal agreement was not a heavy vow, and it wouldn't have had any effect without Jusoh's manipulation to restrict him for a second.

The prison gate technique needed a full minute to immobilize someone, so a mere second was insignificant.

"Your idea is good, but you have a wrong estimation of me."

Luk spoke calmly. This level of gravity constraint had no real effect on him, and he could easily break free.

Ryoko Inugami appeared behind Yotaro and swallowed a strand of silver-white hair.

"In the concept of curse technicians, hair is also considered a part of the body."

Nail Rose's words echoed in his mind.

Then, Luk felt his attempts to break free being infinitely extended. What should have been a simple struggle to escape now seemed like an impossible task, as if he could never reach the end.

It was the boundless technique of Satoru Gojo, not used for defense but to keep the distance between Luk and Seiko constant!

Two seconds, three seconds.

Luk didn't have time to question why Yotaro, who lacked the Six Eyes, could still use the boundless technique. He sensed something was off and activated his domain extension and technique.

But at that moment, Yotaro Inugami formed a hand seal.

"Domain Expansion—True Counterfeit Love!"

The surroundings transformed into a desolate wilderness, with countless swords embedded in the ground, creating a somber and deadly atmosphere. Jusoh, now in Yotaro's form, unsheathed a sword without hesitation.

The strength of the boundless technique increased dramatically. Jusoh gripped the sword, and fresh red blood covered the entire blade.

"I am a male, just like Satoru Gojo. I have Sugawara no Michizane's blood, just like Satoru Gojo. I can use the boundless technique, just like Satoru Gojo."

It sounded like he was talking to himself or trying to hypnotize himself. After saying this, Jusoh bent his middle finger to the second joint of his index finger.

"Limitless Void!"

(End of Chapter)

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