Tomie looked with satisfaction at Eichi, who stood before her, his face struggling, his gaze wanting to move away but always returning to her.
The former Tomie was fixated on her own existence, believing herself to be the most beautiful.
She always insisted on using her own image to dominate everything.
This is actually not difficult to understand.
It's like many Young Masters and Young Misses from Jujutsu Sorcerer Families who, in the Early Stage of engaging in combat, can't let go of their inhibitions and etiquette.
They would take a detour to avoid a dirty mud pit, giving Cursed Spirits more time to recover.
They would make unnecessary evasive maneuvers to avoid getting the Cursed Spirit's dirty blood or dismembered limbs on themselves, which would then give the struggling Cursed Spirit a chance to breathe, and in turn, put themselves in danger.
At this point, the bodyguards would need to step in, as in traditional, decaying Jujutsu Families, the lives of these Young Masters and Young Misses are far more important than those of their bodyguards.
This is also one of the reasons why the Zenin Clan, despite looking down on non-Jujutsu Sorcerers, would establish the Kuguru Squad.
Tomie once had this kind of 'inhibition' too.
But now, after repeated setbacks at the hands of Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers and growing once again in a perilous environment, Tomie has shed this inhibition.
Now, she is the Incarnation of desire, and desire inherently has more than one face.
Therefore, Tomie no longer clung to her own appearance but instead submitted to Eichi's desires, transforming into the person deepest within Eichi's heart.
"Come, come to me, I will fulfill all your desires."
Tomie extended her hand towards Eichi.
Eichi's gaze was completely drawn to that hand.
At the same time, countless images related to 'desire' surfaced in Eichi's mind.
Just as Unlimited Void stuffs a large amount of junk information into an enemy's brain, overloading it.
At this moment, Eichi's mind was also filled with countless pieces of information related to desire, making it difficult for him to think of a way to break free.
'If this continues... it's no good... her Cursed Technique... has evolved... I must summon... Mahoraga...'
Thoughts that would normally take only an instant to complete now felt incredibly long.
Eichi clenched his fists and raised them, intending to summon Mahoraga.
Ultimate Art: Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel had been dispelled during the previous attack due to heavy damage.
Now, Eichi could only summon using the original method of the Ten Shadows Technique.
Similarly, since the Holy Grail was Eichi's external Cursed Technique and not an innate Cursed Technique carved into his body at birth, the shattering of the Domain did not cause Cursed Technique Burnout for the Ten Shadows Technique.
So Eichi could still use the Ten Shadows Technique.
Seeing Eichi's actions, Tomie frowned in displeasure.
Then she stepped forward, grabbed Eichi by the neck, and slammed him to the ground.
Her blood-stained right hand slowly unbuttoned Eichi's clothes, her fingers slowly tracing over Eichi's body, leaving behind a painting made with Eichi's blood.
"Let's start here."
Tomie's fingers continuously moved over Eichi's internal organs, and after choosing her desired target, she began to extract it.
Tomie wanted to bring Eichi closer and closer to death, gradually eroding Eichi's will and bringing him under her control.
After gaining control of Eichi, the next would be Gojo Satoru and Sukuna.
Thinking of this, Tomie grinned, revealing a smile of assured victory.
"Nue."
A name was softly uttered by Eichi.
The next moment, countless bolts of lightning erupted from Eichi's body.
"Ah ah ah!"
Lightning continuously exploded on Tomie's body.
Tomie's body was blackened by the lightning.
The intense pain forced Tomie to temporarily move away from Eichi.
"You are not... her."
Eichi, enveloped in lightning, slowly rose, looking at Tomie as if she were a dead person.
Then, the lightning on Eichi's body spread outwards, forming a net of lightning that protected Eichi.
Eichi's scorched body also rapidly recovered under Reverse Cursed Technique.
There are two conditions for summoning a Shikigami using the Ten Shadows Technique.
One is to form a hand sign, and the other is to call out its name.
Both steps have their own significance.
Forming a hand sign is to project the hand shadow, giving the Shikigami the correct form.
Calling out the name is to imbue the Shikigami with the corresponding consciousness.
For example, Jade Hounds; if you form the Jade Hounds' hand sign and then call out Jade Hounds, the Shikigami Jade Hounds will be successfully summoned.
But if your hand sign is for Jade Hounds, and the name you call out is Nue, the shadow body you condense for the Shikigami with Cursed Energy will be unable to move due to a software and hardware mismatch.
This also gives rise to two usages.
One is to only condense the body without calling the name; this will summon a shadow with a form, but not a complete Shikigami, and thus it is not afraid of being completely destroyed.
However, because this shadow has no intelligence, you need to continuously command it.
The second usage is to only call out the name.
The Shikigami's consciousness is activated, but it cannot find a body to inhabit.
What happens then?
The answer is possession.
After failing to find a matching body, the Shikigami whose name was called will attach itself to the summoner's shadow, allowing the summoner to use the abilities of the Ten Shadows Technique Shikigami.
Just now, Eichi only called out Nue but did not form a hand sign, directly loading Nue's abilities onto himself.
Eichi closed his eyes, suppressing the constantly expanding desires in his mind as much as possible, and with his remaining consciousness, initiated the summoning of Mahoraga.
"Mahoraga, adapt... then... eliminate her..."
Summoning Mahoraga through the normal method after a long time, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Eichi's heart, but this nostalgia was quickly swallowed by the expanding desires.
Mahoraga's mouthless maw revealed a chilling smile, then it directly rushed out of the lightning cage that protected Eichi.
What followed was a race against time.
Would Tomie dominate Eichi with desire first, or would Mahoraga find a way for Eichi to use to break free from Tomie's control first, or would Tomie be killed by Mahoraga first?
Eichi did not know the answer, because he was now wholeheartedly maintaining his last shred of consciousness.
Maintaining that small boat, which could capsize at any moment on a turbulent sea.
Crack.
While Eichi was in a bitter struggle.
Unlimited Void and Malevolent Shrine, not far away, shattered once again.
"You're quite something, Gojo Satoru."
Ryomen Sukuna grinned, looking at Gojo Satoru, at this opponent who made him feel incredibly troublesome.
"Likewise."
Gojo Satoru also looked arrogantly at Ryomen Sukuna.
"But it seems we're winning."
Ryomen Sukuna smiled, looking at another battlefield where a bitter struggle was ongoing; he would not miss this opportunity, this chance that could shake Gojo Satoru.
In reality, Gojo Satoru, with his Six Eyes, saw far more clearly than Sukuna.
The Cursed Energy within Eichi was incredibly chaotic, with only the last small area of Cursed Energy in his brain remaining normal.
On the other side, Mahoraga was constantly pursuing Tomie, but with Kenjaku's interference, it was difficult to succeed quickly.
"Daijobu."
Gojo Satoru waved his hand, as if completely unconcerned.
"As long as I deal with you first, and then deal with that bad woman who has repeatedly seduced my best friend, it'll be fine."
"Bastard!"
Sukuna looked displeased at Gojo Satoru, who was even more arrogant than him.
The next moment, their fists collided fiercely.
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