Zenin Takeshi tried to retreat while dodging the incoming attack. When he looked up, the sight before him made his scalp tingle with dread.
Toji Fushiguro rushed forward while gripping the Inverted Spear of Heaven, moving like a feral beast. The ferocious grin on his face resembled that of a demon ready to claim a life.
"Rabbit Escape!"
Zenin Takeshi quickly formed hand seals. In an instant, a dense swarm of rabbits flooded the battlefield like a tidal wave, rushing toward Toji and blocking his path.
Using that brief moment, Zenin Takeshi hurriedly retreated, desperately trying to create distance between himself and Toji.
"Nue!"
He leapt onto Nue's back and commanded the Shikigami to rise into the sky.
Originally, Zenin Takeshi had believed Toji Fushiguro, a man without Cursed Energy, would be easy to handle. Because of that, he had not bothered to secure the aerial advantage from the start.
Reality had proven him wrong.
With a single strike, Toji had already killed both Divine Dogs and the Great Serpent.
"Heavenly Restriction... can it really reach this level?"
Zenin Takeshi stared from the air at Toji, who stood surrounded by the swarm of Rabbit Escape. His expression turned grim.
It was not as if he had never seen someone with Heavenly Restriction before. However, those people were usually only exceptional in a single aspect, rarely surpassing the level of a First Grade Sorcerer.
To reach the level of Toji Fushiguro was something he had never witnessed before.
At that moment, facing the countless rabbits charging at him, Toji suddenly stomped down.
Boom!
The terrifying force shattered the concrete beneath his feet. Chunks of rubble were sent flying into the air.
Toji then stabbed the Inverted Spear of Heaven into the ground. With both hands free, he flicked the airborne pebbles with his fingers.
The stones shot out like bullets.
Every rabbit struck by them exploded instantly.
Swish, swish, swish.
Toji moved at an unbelievable speed. The pebbles fired outward in every direction with no blind spots, like a machine gun spraying bullets in a full circle.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Rabbit Escape swarm was wiped out.
"Tch."
Zenin Takeshi clicked his tongue in irritation and formed another hand seal.
"Max Elephant!"
A gigantic pink elephant descended from the sky, crashing down toward Toji with overwhelming force.
Boom!
The impact was like a meteor striking the earth. Cracks spread across the entire street, and the shockwave shattered every window in the surrounding buildings.
Zenin Takeshi's smile had not even fully formed yet.
He suddenly saw that Toji had already stepped onto a nearby wall. With a powerful kick, the rebound launched him behind Max Elephant almost instantly.
It was as if he had teleported.
Slash!
The Inverted Spear of Heaven pierced into Max Elephant.
Gripping the weapon with both hands, Toji sprinted across the Shikigami's massive body. The spear carved a long, brutal gash along its length as he ran.
Bang!
Max Elephant collapsed heavily before dissolving into shadows.
Zenin Takeshi's eye twitched.
What kind of monster was this?
In less than thirty seconds of fighting, he had already lost five major Shikigami.
"But fortunately, as a mere mortal, you cannot fly. With that alone, I already stand on invincible ground."
Zenin Takeshi forced a confident smile as he formed another hand seal.
"Toad!"
"Moo!"
The ground floor of a nearby building suddenly burst open as a massive bull Shikigami charged toward Toji with unstoppable momentum.
Toad possessed the purest form of physical attack. Its method was simple, a straightforward charge.
Yet its speed and power surpassed even Mahoraga in raw force.
The longer the distance it sprinted, the stronger the impact when it struck its target.
In the blink of an eye, Toad had already reached Toji.
At that moment, Toji felt as if a high speed train were rushing toward him.
With Toad's speed, he could dodge it if he chose to risk injury.
But instead, Toji suddenly grinned.
He clenched the Inverted Spear of Heaven between his teeth and grabbed Toad's horns with both hands.
Boom!
The violent force cracked the ground beneath his feet. The entire street trembled as if struck by an earthquake.
The earth rose and fell like waves in the ocean.
"Moo!"
Toad continued to push forward, driving its full weight against Toji's body.
Toji gritted his teeth and stared directly at the Shikigami. The muscles in his arms bulged as he refused to give even a single step.
His legs sank deep into the ground, carving two long trenches across the street.
Yet his body remained upright.
This was a pure contest of strength.
Zenin Takeshi watched in disbelief.
What shocked him even more was that Toad's charging speed was slowing down.
Eventually, the Shikigami came to a complete stop.
Its hooves scraped the ground repeatedly, clearly trying to continue its charge. But the man before it stood like an immovable wall.
"Up you go!"
Toji roared and exerted all his strength.
He lifted the massive Shikigami and hurled it aside.
Bang!
As Toad dissipated into shadows, Zenin Takeshi nearly lost his sanity.
Is this even human?
Kenjaku had once told him that in this era, Toji Fushiguro was only someone barely capable of fighting. Above him were five Special Grade Sorcerers.
Was this really the Jujutsu world three hundred years later?
Kenjaku.
What kind of monster filled era had you brought me into?
"Since that's the case…"
Zenin Takeshi looked down at Toji and prepared to summon the strongest Shikigami he could control.
The Chimera Beast Agito, a fusion of Nue and the Black and White Divine Dogs.
Even though the Divine Dogs had been destroyed, their power could still be inherited by other Shikigami.
Just as Zenin Takeshi began forming the hand seal, Toji suddenly moved.
He pulled the *Heavenly Rope* from the mouth of a cursed spirit, attaching it to one end of the Inverted Spear of Heaven. Then he slammed the weapon deep into the ground.
Next, he stomped down hard.
The earth split open.
Toji bent down and lifted a gigantic slab of concrete mixed with steel reinforcement bars.
The Inverted Spear of Heaven remained firmly embedded inside it.
"Flying in the sky doesn't always mean you're safe."
Toji smirked.
Then he hurled the massive chunk of concrete straight toward Nue in the sky.
The giant rock soared upward, carrying the spear with it.
At the same time, Toji grabbed the Heavenly Rope and shot into the air alongside it.
"What?!"
Zenin Takeshi panicked and quickly ordered Nue to dodge.
As Nue veered away from the rock's trajectory, Toji suddenly jumped onto the flying slab.
He pulled the Inverted Spear of Heaven free, used the rock as a stepping platform, and launched himself forward like a missile.
Even Newton would have turned in his grave watching that scene.
Zenin Takeshi's eyelids twitched violently.
Is this really a human being?
Toji swung the spear down toward him.
Terrified, Zenin Takeshi abandoned Nue immediately.
Slash!
Nue was split cleanly in half.
Both figures fell from the sky.
Zenin Takeshi quickly formed a seal.
"Toad!"
A giant human sized Toad appeared and swallowed him whole, cushioning his fall.
The Shikigami dissolved into shadows as Zenin Takeshi stumbled back onto his feet in a disheveled state.
Toji, on the other hand, slammed the Inverted Spear of Heaven into a nearby building.
Using the friction between the blade and the wall, he slid downward safely like something straight out of an action movie.
Sparks and flashes of light trailed behind him as he landed.
Zenin Takeshi stared at the muscular man slowly approaching him with a calm smile.
For the first time, he truly felt fear.
The only Shikigami he could still summon was Round Deer.
But Round Deer was not meant for combat. Its greatest ability was healing through Reverse Cursed Technique.
His entire body trembled.
Gritting his teeth, Zenin Takeshi shouted in fury.
"Damn it! You forced my hand!"
"I'll show you the strongest Shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique!"
He formed the final hand seal while laughing like a madman.
"Back then, I lost to that bitch. But this thing allowed me to drag her down with me!"
"Furube Yurayura!"
"Eight Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General!"
"Mahoraga!"
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