Slash—
Blood suddenly sprayed from Cao Ye's chest.
A long wound tore across his body, stretching from his shoulder all the way down to his thigh.
[Mana Release—]
[Black Mud Envelopment—]
The "All the World's Evils" surged violently.
The black mud wrapped around Cao Ye's body, forming a protective layer.
At the same time, forbidden curse patterns appeared across his skin, enhancing his physical abilities.
Whoosh—
The terrifying wound inflicted by Sukuna rapidly healed itself.
The Reverse Cursed Technique truly lived up to its reputation.
"Starting with a slash right away?"
"Ryomen Sukuna, you know… I'm technically the one who saved you."
Cao Ye stared at Sukuna standing just a few steps away.
Especially that demonic posture—it made him feel the situation was extremely troublesome.
Even though this was only 1/20 of Sukuna's full strength, the power he possessed after being incarnated with Black Mud had clearly grown.
"My savior?"
"Hahaha…"
Sukuna laughed wildly.
"Yes, indeed."
"Thank you for bringing me into this world… and even giving me a body."
"As repayment—"
"I'll kill you with my own hands."
Whistle—whistle—
Invisible slashes tore through the air.
This time, Cao Ye's enhanced body successfully blocked the attack.
Compared to many villains from other stories, Sukuna's power was actually quite simple.
His technique was simply—
Slashing.
Simple.
But extremely deadly.
"What's wrong?"
"Aren't you going to fight back?"
Bang!
After blocking another attack, Sukuna mocked him.
Pfft—
But the moment he finished speaking—
A sword suddenly shot through the air.
It struck Sukuna's arm directly.
Since the attack itself didn't seem particularly powerful, Sukuna showed a look of disdain.
BOOM!
In the next instant—
His arm exploded.
The severed limb fell to the ground.
Even Sukuna was momentarily surprised.
His arm… had been cut off?
Whoosh—
Cursed energy surged.
In the blink of an eye, Sukuna's arm regenerated completely.
For cursed spirits, restoring their bodies was not difficult.
Their bodies were made of cursed energy to begin with.
And as the King of Curses, Sukuna possessed an extremely powerful Reverse Cursed Technique as well.
Trying to defeat Sukuna by exhausting him was basically impossible.
The only way to win was to overwhelm him directly.
"In that moment earlier…"
"I clearly blocked your attack."
"But a strange cursed energy still invaded my body and destroyed my arm."
"That's your technique?"
Sukuna looked at Cao Ye with curiosity.
"Ten-Line Curse Technique."
"It divides the target into a 7:3 ratio."
"That creates a forced weak point."
"Even against stronger enemies, striking that point deals massive damage."
"Oh?"
"You're revealing your technique?"
"Are you planning to risk everything against me?"
Sukuna smirked.
Cao Ye felt the magic power within his body rise slightly.
However, the increase wasn't dramatic.
Since his cursed energy had fused with magic power, it was no longer pure cursed energy.
That fusion had affected many of its properties.
Even Sukuna noticed something unusual.
The body he had incarnated into wasn't an ordinary body.
It contained terrifying evil energy.
Even Sukuna himself could feel its influence.
Whoosh—
"Ten-Line Curse Technique: Break!"
BOOM!
The Cursed Tool of Evil appeared in Cao Ye's hand.
It released a terrifying aura as he slashed down at Sukuna.
Indeed.
Sukuna was incredibly powerful.
During the Shibuya Incident, his battle with Jogo had devastated entire city blocks.
That battle demonstrated just how terrifying a Special Grade Curse truly was.
The classification "Special Grade" meant a threat capable of destroying a nation.
But—
The Sukuna standing here now was only one finger's worth of power.
And Cao Ye himself was far from an ordinary fighter.
He wasn't playing the game normally.
He was practically a cheating player.
CRASH!
Just like before—
Sukuna's arm was severed again.
Sukuna frowned slightly.
At his peak, he had stood at the very top of the jujutsu world.
A monster known as Sukuna.
But that was in the past.
Right now, he was merely one fragment of himself.
"Tch."
Sukuna clicked his tongue.
His body regenerated once more.
But he was clearly dissatisfied with his current strength.
Unfortunately, he had no way to retrieve the other fingers here.
Against Amanonuhoko, Sukuna's body seemed almost fragile.
After all—
This was the Special Grade Cursed Tool that had once nearly killed Gojo Satoru.
BOOM!
After being blasted backward once more, Sukuna's expression turned dark.
He stared at Cao Ye.
Then slowly raised both hands.
His fingers formed a hand sign.
"Domain Expansion…"
"Malevolent Shrine."
In an instant—
A gigantic shrine manifested behind him.
And the next moment—
Countless terrifying slashes descended.
Unlike most domains, Sukuna's domain didn't rely on a barrier to seal off space.
Instead, it materialized directly into reality.
It was like painting in the air without a canvas.
His domain didn't require a barrier—
It simply turned the surrounding space itself into the domain.
In exchange, its attack range became enormous.
The domain could reach a maximum radius of 200 meters.
Anyone within that range would be subjected to endless slashes.
There were two types of slashes:
Dismantle — standard cutting attacksCleave — attacks that automatically adjust to the target's cursed energy and guarantee a fatal cut
Once the domain activated, Sukuna allowed people to freely enter and exit.
That restriction increased the guaranteed hit radius dramatically.
Everything within the domain—
Whether living beings or objects—
Would be cut to pieces.
Whistle—whistle—whistle—
Countless slashes filled the air.
Cao Ye didn't dare take this lightly.
This was Domain Expansion—the ultimate technique in Jujutsu Kaisen.
Slash—slash—slash—
Numerous wounds appeared across Cao Ye's body.
Blood flowed everywhere.
But despite the barrage—
His body was not sliced apart.
There were two main reasons.
First—
Cao Ye himself was extremely strong, and the Black Mud of All the World's Evils protected him.
Second—
Sukuna was far from his full power.
His current strength was limited.
And the body he incarnated into was made of Black Mud, which wasn't perfectly compatible with cursed energy.
Unlike Cao Ye—
Sukuna couldn't fully fuse the two forces together.
"So this is…"
"The pinnacle of jujutsu."
"Domain Expansion."
Experiencing the power of a domain firsthand—
Cao Ye couldn't help but feel envious.
Because this kind of power…
Was truly terrifying.
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