Chapter 129: Thank You, Nature, for Your Gifts

Chapter 129: Thank You, Nature, for Your Gifts

"Unleash the Domain—Demon Subduing Chef!"

The haunting shrine descended, and among the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Sukuna formed the seals with his hands. A massive domain with a radius of two hundred meters expanded, raining down countless sharp and deadly slashes.

Mukuro's body was continuously sliced apart, but it healed rapidly, and the healing speed only increased. The wounds from the slashes became increasingly smaller.

On the other side, Satoru Gojo bent his middle finger to the second joint of his index finger. The optimal solution in a domain battle was always to counter the opponent's domain with one of his own.

"Unleash the Domain—Limitless Void!"

The inner boundary of the domain bloomed in an instant, but it shattered within a few breaths under Gojo's surprised gaze. He instantly understood.

Typically, closed domains were extremely hard internally but relatively fragile externally, as their purpose was to trap enemies in a disadvantageous terrain.

However, Sukuna's open domain expanded its range by allowing anyone to enter and exit, making it resilient internally. While the Limitless Void could hold its own in an internal clash, the larger domain enveloped it, shattering it from the outside.

After unleashing the domain, the technique entered a cooldown period, and Gojo could only use a simplified domain to counter Sukuna's. However, there was a significant difference between a simplified domain and a fully unleashed one, and even Gojo couldn't hold out for long.

Countless blood blossoms erupted around Gojo, and innumerable slashes cut into his body. The reversal technique operated at full power, continuously healing his wounds, which was the only reason he survived.

...

"Wow, you look terrible, Kakashi."

"Yuzu" pulled out her phone and started taking photos of Gojo, whose clothes and pants were shredded to pieces.

"Um... Teacher Luk."

"It's Yuzu!"

"Alright, Yuzu, what are you doing?"

"Taking Kakashi's embarrassing pictures. Don't misunderstand, I'm doing this for Fushiguro. Last time, he took pictures of Fushiguro, so this time, Fushiguro needs to get his revenge."

Toge: "..."

Why are you still in the mood to do this when Teacher Gojo is in such danger!

"Shouldn't we go help Kugisaki Yuki?" Toge looked at Yuki, who was fighting with Rimi, and asked with concern.

"That woman is at least a Special Grade. She's just playing around with Rimi."

Toge: "..."

Get to work, Special Grade Sorcerers!

...

"Unleash the Domain—Limitless Void!"

After a few breaths, Gojo suddenly, against all logic, unleashed the Limitless Void again. This time, he made some adjustments, and the Limitless Void withstood the Demon Subduing Chef's assault.

The black domain sphere didn't choose to clash head-on with the Demon Subduing Chef. Instead, it acted as a super-large simplified domain for defense, making the situation inside impossible to detect.

"Position, Twilight, Eye of Wisdom, Technique Flow—Azure!"

Gojo focused his mind and began forming the seals, reciting the incantations.

"Final Position, Pineapple, Pillar of Light, Technique Reverse—Crimson!"

The full-power flow technique "Azure" and the reverse technique "Crimson" rapidly overlapped, and the Void Technique—Azure condensed at the tip of Gojo's fingers.

"Ninth Principle, Polarization, Crow and Sound, Between Inside and Outside."

Unwilling to let his opponent prepare inside the domain, Sukuna rushed to the edge of the Limitless Void. Ignoring Mukuro's now insignificant attacks, he unleashed the liberation technique "Hachi" at full power, slicing through the domain.

Then he saw Gojo, close enough to touch, and the terrifying energy contained in the imaginary substance in his hand.

"Release!"

Without the time to gather more cursed energy, Sukuna could only use his hasty strongest attack. Flames more powerful than a Special Grade disaster's gourd appeared and clashed with the finger-clicking strike.

"Void Technique—Azure!"

The vast wave of cursed energy bloomed again, and the light of the Void Technique—Azure enveloped everything. The flames were extinguished in this light, and everything the Azure touched, including the buildings and the ground, turned to nothingness. Sukuna and Mukuro also lost their forms in this light.

As the energy waves dissipated, Gojo exhaled, and his Six Eyes didn't stop scanning.

Two figures slowly emerged.

Sukuna and Mukuro reappeared, seemingly unaffected by the Void Technique. However, the opposite was true; both had died and been reborn.

The curse king's physical form, now a dual-faced, four-armed entity, looked grim. The Buddha of Flesh had shielded him from excessive damage, bringing him closer to his thousand-year form, though his cursed energy was somewhat depleted, his strength remained intact.

Mukuro, who had been destroyed by the Void Technique, had completed its subjugation and was now fully summoned as his familiar, already adapting to Gojo's Limitless Void and Void Techniques.

In summary, the curse king was now stronger than before, but he still felt humiliated.

To think he almost died at the hands of a mere modern sorcerer!

"Satoru Gojo, I will remember your name."

"On the contrary, I'm almost forgetting yours."

"Unleash the Domain—Limitless Void!"

The third domain unleashing!

"Unleash the Domain—Demon Subduing Chef!"

Sukuna also unleashed his domain again. Mukuro charged forward, the ring on his head beginning to spin, a sign of adaptation. However, the power of the Void Technique was immense, and a single hit could still destroy him if he wasn't fully adapted.

The battle between the two entered a fever pitch.

Gojo's speed continuously increased, desperate to destroy Mukuro before it fully adapted to the Void Technique. He continuously released "Azure," each one a massive ball of cursed energy with a powerful suction.

Sukuna, using slashes and flames, destroyed every "Azure" Gojo released. He needed only to delay for a bit to secure victory, so he chose a more cautious approach.

Mukuro's ring spun faster, and by the fifth rotation, Gojo's attacks became increasingly frantic, almost losing his composure, with the attack frequency skyrocketing.

Sukuna's lips curled into a smile. When the Magic Void's disc spun again, he would have fully adapted to the Unrestricted and Void forms.

Just then, the ground silently cracked open, and the weakened Kuro attached itself to Magic Void, having already adapted to 80%. The already weakened suction was hidden during the intense battle.

This was the essence of Gojo Satoru's feigned mad attacks!

"Last Position, Pineapple, Pillar of Light, Technique Reversal·Hei!"

Gojo Satoru raised his hand and fired a "Hei" without a second thought. Sukuna, not taking it seriously, chose to have Magic Void take the hit.

The normally weak Kuro couldn't deliver a one-hit kill, but the Technique Reversal·Hei could maximize the curse power, making it the strongest killing move outside of the Void form. It still had the potential to kill Magic Void, and the curse power of this attack was exactly what Magic Void could withstand.

Taking this opportunity to adapt to "Hei," Gojo Satoru would have no chance to turn the tables.

"Position, Twilight, Eye of Wisdom, Technique Normal·Kuro!"

The weakened Kuro on Magic Void instantly regained its full strength as Gojo Satoru chanted the incantation.

Sukuna's expression changed, but Gojo Satoru abandoned the Void form incantation to save time, leaving him no chance to stop it.

Boom—

After another Void form attack, Magic Void was utterly destroyed.

The smoke cleared, and Gojo Satoru stood as the victor, looking down at Sukuna, who was trying to repair his damaged body.

At that moment, a slash appeared that was even more severe, sharper, and faster than any before, as if it could cut through the world, aiming to split him in two.

Gojo Satoru immediately tried to disengage. Though it was close, he could avoid it!

He remembered Lu Ke's warning to never let his guard down until the very end, so the Six Eyes had remained active.

But suddenly, his expression changed, revealing disbelief.

"Gojo,"

"Once, you were a good friend."

Jugemu, who had been watching from a distance, finally moved. Tears streamed down his face, but his hands didn't stop.

"Now, you are a good teacher."

He placed Yuuji Itadori's body in front of him. The handsome face was still contorted in pain, the skin sunken and drained of nutrients, with the scars of stitches still visible on his head.

The Six Eyes, running at full capacity, revealed the multitude of details about the body. The student before him had been killed, parasitized, and degraded to this state. The sight successfully distracted Gojo Satoru.

There was no chance to dodge.

The world-cutting slash split Gojo Satoru in two, the upper half falling to the ground with a clean cut.

Such a wound would be beyond even Narukami Shoko's ability to heal.

Gojo Satoru thought bitterly, his mind flashing back to his high school days, with Kento Nanami sitting in a chair in the classroom, raising his hand.

"Hey, Gojo, long time no see."

Gojo Satoru opened his mouth and smiled with acceptance, "Yeah, long time no see, Nanami."

"Having a good time?"

"Terrible, only getting three hours of sleep a day, the students are a handful, and there are traitors in the higher-ups. Sometimes I really want to kill them all!"

"Is it frustrating to be defeated by Sukuna, feeling sorry for not letting him use his full strength?"

Gojo Satoru looked at Kento Nanami strangely, "I'd have to be crazy to think that."

"Then get your ass up!"

Suddenly, a sharp pain hit his face, as if he had been slapped twice. The illusion shattered, and the Six Eyes regained its brilliance.

Gojo Satoru stood up, staring at the beautiful sea view and the gathered Nanami and Aoi, as well as the two dogs with their tongues out, his mind a bit dazed.

"What... is going on?"

Nanami and Aoi looked at the clear handprints on Gojo Satoru's face and remained silent.

...

Watching Gojo Satoru's body split in two and disappear, Sukuna frowned and looked at the small boy still sitting leisurely on the battlefield.

"Rimi hasn't dealt with that spatial technique caster yet?"

"It doesn't matter."

Jugemu was finally at ease, having outwitted two monsters. The sense of satisfaction was indescribable, and he felt almost lightheaded.

Without Lu Ke and Gojo Satoru, the curse world was a flickering flame, lacking any interest. Everything was as expected, except for the minor regret that the real person had escaped early.

"Let the era of Heian-kyo begin."

Jugemu placed his hand on the ground, and a massive, complex curse array appeared. Countless demons emerged from the otherworld, greedily sniffing the air for freedom.

These were the countless curse spirits he had diligently signed contracts with over a thousand years, their numbers exceeding ten million. Even though the contracts were invalidated by his body change, it didn't matter.

What mattered was the grandeur of Heian-kyo, with demons roaming freely, a scene of unparalleled beauty.

"So many people will die!"

Jugemu smiled with satisfaction, fully opening the spatial gate containing the curse spirits.

The moment he opened the gate, a boy with aqua hair flashed in front of Jugemu, giving him a shy smile.

"Thank you for the grand welcome!"

He had been waiting for this moment for so long!

Damn, I forgot to write the title. I'll ask the editor to add it.

(End of Chapter)

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