Kinji Hakari began to run.
He ran while roaring like a delinquent from a hot-blooded high school. His voice grew louder, and as he roared, his strength rose endlessly. He entered his state almost instantly. His wild Cursed Energy scattered wantonly, resembling a rampant dragon flying close to the ground. The storm and dust stirred up by the immense pressure formed a sandstorm.
Kinji Hakari burst out of the sandstorm and leaped!
He soared upward, leaping nearly thirty meters high—so high that Yuki Tsukumo, who was preparing to receive a heavy blow, had to crane her neck to look up. But what she saw first was not Kinji Hakari's flying kick, but the giant dragon taking a deep breath.
The kitten-sized little dragon began to grow in the air, instantly transforming into a genuine giant dragon, a behemoth over thirty meters long. A thirty-meter flying creature should not exist in this world, but Yuki Tsukumo was witnessing it now. It looked exactly like a flying mountain, like a living fortress—and now, this living fortress had activated its main cannon, pointing directly at Yuki Tsukumo.
Dragon's Breath!
Yuki Tsukumo raised her hands in front of her face to block. The next moment, she was engulfed in the Dragon's Breath. Upon contact, she realized the essence of the Dragon's Breath: it wasn't a Cursed Technique at all. It was a high-concentration Cursed Energy blast! Even a Jujutsu Sorcerer without an Innate Technique could easily use it, but what made it different from an ordinary Cursed Energy blast was—the sheer volume was too immense!
It was like a cup of water: even if thrown, it cannot cause harm to a person, but when a tsunami arrives, even Mike Tyson would die under the pressure. Similarly, Dragon's Breath was a tsunami of Cursed Energy, boundless and seemingly capable of drowning the world.
Accompanied by a roar, Yuki Tsukumo was sent flying into the air like a ball kicked by a child. She felt her entire body burned by flames, yet she didn't even have time to use Reverse Cursed Technique, because immediately following the Dragon's Breath was Kinji Hakari's flying kick!
Kinji Hakari released astonishing Cursed Energy throughout his body, adopting the posture of a Rider Kick. He violently kicked down from the sky toward Yuki Tsukumo. Yuki Tsukumo maintained a defensive posture to receive the heavy blow, concentrating all her strength in her arms, using her crossed forearms to directly face Kinji Hakari's Rider Kick.
BANG—!
The instant the Rider Kick connected with her forearms, a massive sound erupted—it wasn't the sound of flesh meeting flesh, but the clash of giant rocks! The enormous noise generated a huge blast of air. The circular shockwave spread outward like a storm. Yuki Tsukumo's feet slammed into the ground, sinking almost into the earth, yet the instantaneous pressure still forced her nearly to her knees. She felt as if she hadn't received a Rider Kick, but a head-on impact from a tank weighing over a hundred tons.
The ground trembled. The school's great barrier alarm system was activated, as if a powerful enemy had invaded. Gojo Satoru lifted his blindfold, watching the battle with his Six Eyes, the fervor in his heart ignited without him realizing it.
Kinji Hakari—he really has gotten stronger!
The ground beneath Yuki Tsukumo's feet spread outward with spiderweb-like cracks, covering the entire plaza in just a few seconds. She was certain she had prepared sufficient Cursed Energy defenses, yet she still heard the sound of her forearm fracturing. In just a single exchange, she was injured.
"Very good, Hakari!" Yuki Tsukumo burst forth with Cursed Energy. "You truly surprise me!"
Technique Release—Star Rage!
Star Rage grants Yuki Tsukumo an imaginary mass far exceeding imagination. The higher the mass, the greater the resulting power. Her Cursed Technique provides her with the purest numerical amplification—ten times, a hundred times? That is underestimating this Cursed Technique. If she wills it, every punch she throws can shatter continents and rewrite the map of Earth!
Is there any creature in this world that can withstand a blow capable of destroying a continent? No!
In this world, no creature can do it!
(T/N: I read this part with Tengen's voice)
Yuki Tsukumo roared fiercely. She exerted force through her arms and, while still reeling from the impact, suddenly parried Kinji Hakari's Rider Kick! Kinji Hakari was delivering a downward Rider Kick from above, utilizing not just strength but also weight, leveraging every possible means to increase his attack power, but this attack power was instantly shattered.
The muscles in his calves tore, and his bones emitted a strange noise. Due to the counterforce of the collision, his entire body was sent flying backward through the air, like a baseball thrown by a mischievous child.
What terrifying power!
Kinji Hakari recalled the information Kenjaku had given him about Yuki Tsukumo: Yuki Tsukumo is an all-rounder Jujutsu Sorcerer, proficient in every aspect, whether it be physical techniques, Cursed Techniques, barrier techniques, or shikigami. If there were a standard for a Special Grade Sorcerer, Yuki Tsukumo would be it.
Among these, her greatest specialty is physical techniques—she possesses monstrous strength!
Yuki Tsukumo exerted force with her feet. The moment she stomped the ground, the earth violently shook, and clear cracks and pits appeared beneath her. Using this massive reactive force, she suddenly sprinted forward, her entire body burning with Cursed Energy as she flew ahead like a high-speed train roaring past.
Bang—
While flying, she actually caught up to Kinji Hakari, who was still soaring backward through the air. Kinji Hakari's pupils contracted. Instinctively, he used all his strength to reinforce his body. Yuki Tsukumo suddenly leaped, spinning her body mid-air as if performing a ballet dance in the sky. She straightened her leg rigidly, straining her jeans. Power gathered, like a wild leopard before a strike, and then she kicked out.
This was the most powerful and aesthetically pleasing kick: a mid-air turn, a spinning kick.
Kinji Hakari curled up his body defensively. The spinning kick violently struck him. His face contorted, his pupils widened, and he opened his mouth wide due to the suffocating pain, spitting out white gastric acid.
He shot backward like a cannonball—boom! He truly flew like a projectile for at least three hundred meters, crashing directly into the huge staircase. The huge staircase was made of hard granite, and it was protected by a barrier cast by Sorcerers, meant to prevent inexperienced Sorcerers from causing widespread destruction. But this barrier was easily shattered, along with the entire granite staircase.
It wasn't over yet! Yuki Tsukumo landed, and the moment her foot touched the ground, she took off again—bang! She leaped once more. She intended to pursue! She did not believe Kinji Hakari would be defeated so easily.
Before battling Kinji Hakari, Tengen had already shown her Kinji Hakari's past data. She knew how tough Kinji Hakari's body was. In terms of sheer power, she far surpassed him due to Star Rage, but regarding physical toughness, no one in the entire jujutsu world, including Gojo Satoru, could possibly be stronger than Kinji Hakari!
Even without using Infinite Cursed Energy, Kinji Hakari's physical durability was close to that of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. His defenses were excellent, and Yuki Tsukumo concluded that Kinji Hakari had only sustained minor injuries.
But before Yuki Tsukumo could pursue, a gigantic creature descended from above. The dragon dropped from the sky. It flew too low; the plaza ground began to crack from the immense wind pressure, rolling outward like waves. The dragon used its massive body to crash directly into Yuki Tsukumo.
The heaviest tank in the world is Germany's Maus tank, but the Maus tank is only about 10 meters long and weighs 150 tons. This dragon is about thirty meters long, weighing over 200 tons. Such a behemoth charged at her with absolute resolve. The sheer wind pressure alone was enough to destroy a human body.
If the dragon had used a breath attack from the sky, Yuki Tsukumo could have endured it with her body and continued the pursuit. But now, the dragon was using its entire self as a weapon, smashing down. She couldn't dodge it at all, because this was a thirty-meter-long cannonball that could even curve and track. She couldn't escape!
Yuki Tsukumo was forced to stop her pursuit. She planted herself in a horse stance, drawing her fists back to her waist. The Star Rage Cursed Technique vibrated from her Cursed Energy core throughout her limbs. She suddenly became quiet, with only burning Cursed Energy erupting around her.
Then, the collision!
Yuki Tsukumo let out a roar, and her drawn-back fist violently smashed into the head of the charging dragon—boom!
The colossal sound was like a cannonball hitting a fortress. In an instant, this aerial biological fortress was knocked askew by Yuki Tsukumo's single punch. A hurricane was born from the impact between the two. Half of the dragon's head was destroyed, half its face punched away. The behemoth spun several times in the air like a top before crashing heavily to the ground, making a tremendous noise, as if a skyscraper had collapsed on the spot.
A fist suddenly appeared from the smoke and dust. The shadow of the fist, along with the face behind it, was reflected in Yuki Tsukumo's pupils.
Kinji Hakari! He raced over from outside the huge staircase while Yuki Tsukumo was sending the dragon flying. He clenched his fist and slammed it toward Yuki Tsukumo's face.
Yuki Tsukumo did not hesitate for an instant. She immediately raised her fist and smashed it toward Kinji Hakari's face. A trade of blows!
Kinji Hakari's pupils contracted. He immediately pulled back his fist to dodge. The massive punch wind grazed his cheek, slicing past like knives. The wind pressure deformed his face, twisting his features. Correct judgment! If he had traded blows just now, that one strike would have been enough to make Kinji Hakari's head explode.
Yuki Tsukumo immediately raised her knee—a knee strike! Kinji Hakari retreated again. The knee strike almost hit his abdomen. If he had been struck by that, Kinji Hakari likely would have been severed in two instantly. Kinji Hakari imagined that future, and cold sweat unknowingly streamed down his forehead.
So strong! Truly too strong!
Kinji Hakari naturally knew the power of Special Grade Sorcerers. He had fought two of them: one was, of course, Gojo Satoru, but Gojo Satoru was too much; fighting him was like being kicked around like a ball, completely lacking any tangible feeling. The other Special Grade Sorcerer was his junior, Yuta Okkotsu, but while Yuta Okkotsu was a Special Grade Sorcerer, his abilities stemmed from his endless copying Cursed Techniques, making their fights battles of attrition.
Gojo Satoru gave him the feeling of being an exception—always outside the scope of discussion.
Yuta Okkotsu gave him the feeling of complexity, winning through the combination of various Cursed Techniques.
But now, Yuki Tsukumo gave Kinji Hakari a completely different feeling: so pure, so simple, so direct.
Strong! Kinji Hakari couldn't imagine another word besides strong. It was simply, simply—
"This is amazing!" Kinji Hakari's roar carried both fear and excitement. He suddenly dropped all his defenses, right in front of Yuki Tsukumo's fist! Yuki Tsukumo's pupils contracted. It was too late to pull back the force. The fist, carrying the Star Rage Cursed Technique, slammed violently into Kinji Hakari's chest—right at his heart.
Boom!
"Damn it. Are you crazy?!" Yuki Tsukumo roared.
Even though she had pulled back her force at the critical moment, the power generated by the punch was still fatal. Half of Kinji Hakari's body was instantly destroyed; his heart was blasted away, along with half his torso! Blood and flesh flew into the air, accompanied by the gush of blood resulting from his shattered heart.
Kinji Hakari opened his mouth and spoke his final words.
"Domain Expansion—" he said:
—Idle Death Gamble!
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