Uraume gently blew out a breath.
A wisp of icy wind grew larger with that breath, eventually forming a grand blizzard that extended infinitely forward. The icy wind slammed into Yuta Okkotsu's body, and frost crawled all over him. The ground beneath his feet froze into icy earth, and a crisp sound rang out—it was the sound of the mixed mud walls cracking from the cold.
Uraume's Ice Formation is an extremely excellent Cursed Technique.
In the original work, she used Ice Formation to almost wipe out the main protagonist group with ease. If the Special Grade Sorcerer Yuki Tsukumo hadn't arrived at the critical moment, Uraume alone could have directly triggered a "Bad Ending."
She was undoubtedly a Special Grade Sorcerer, and now, she was unreservedly exerting her full strength, just as she had said:
She would use this ice, capable of freezing all of creation, to make Yuta Okkotsu suffer unspeakably until he finally became hers and obeyed her commands!
She was like this a thousand years ago, and she is still like this today.
To this, Yuta Okkotsu's response was:
"Melt."
—Technique Release.
—Copy Technique: Cursed Speech!
As soon as he finished speaking, the snow and ice turned into water droplets. The frost capable of freezing all creation transformed into liquid under an unknown power, as if a sudden rainstorm had begun.
Yuta Okkotsu walked forward, allowing the raindrops to strike his body.
Uraume's pupils trembled slightly.
She naturally knew what the so-called Cursed Speech Technique was all about.
The Cursed Speech Technique is indeed a very convenient and versatile technique, but it can only be used freely against those of the same level or lower. Once one tries to cross levels, it causes great damage to the throat. In severe cases, it can even shatter the throat, leading to death by suffocation.
Uraume was a genuine Special Grade Sorcerer, so using Cursed Speech to control her directly would be extremely difficult. However, if the target wasn't her, but rather the Ice Formation she blew out, that was a different story!
Yuta Okkotsu skillfully utilized this point to easily break her offensive.
This move alone made Uraume realize that this guy, Yuta Okkotsu, must have extremely rich combat experience.
Uraume's judgment was accurate.
In the original work, Yuta Okkotsu had fought a death match with Geto Suguru. At that time, he judged that using Cursed Speech would have no effect on Geto Suguru himself, so he never used it directly against him. Instead, when Geto Suguru released weak Cursed Spirits, he unhesitatingly used Cursed Speech to clean them up all at once.
Now was just like then; Yuta Okkotsu was applying his past experience fighting Special Grade Sorcerers!
"Very good," Uraume laughed.
"This is... interesting!"
Both sides started moving at the same time, running and colliding!
The logic was simple: since long-range Technique Release could be easily broken by Yuta Okkotsu's Cursed Speech, then they would settle it with close-quarters combat!
Just seeing Yuta Okkotsu draw his sword showed he was confident in his melee combat, but unfortunately for him, Uraume was even more confident.
Taste the techniques from a thousand years ago, modern human!
Bang, bang, bang!
Palms wrapped in Ice Formation struck the blade of the sword in Yuta Okkotsu's hand. The impact actually produced the sound of metal colliding.
Uraume raised her wide monk's robes, and a cold wind blew out from the wide sleeves.
Yuta Okkotsu used Cursed Energy reinforcement to negate the cold wind's Cursed Energy, engaging in close combat with Uraume just like that.
Theoretically, Uraume was wearing wide monk's robes unsuitable for close combat, but she moved without feeling hindered by them at all.
Her offense and defense were perfect.
Although she used her bare palms, she was not at a disadvantage against Yuta Okkotsu's sword.
Quite the opposite—she pressed forward step by step, constantly squeezing Yuta Okkotsu's defensive space like a tsunami.
She even had the leisure to use verbal attacks:
"What's wrong, Special Grade Okkotsu? You're the one who took the initiative to engage in close combat with me, but now you're the one scurrying around like a mouse!"
Bang!
Yuta Okkotsu's sword collided again with Uraume's palm wrapped in Ice Formation.
The Cursed Energy residue exploded like dynamite in an instant.
The cold wind, mixed with Cursed Energy, spread outward like a shockwave.
The massive force even affected the glass of the shopping mall. The glass shattered and collapsed, and the shards made a fine sound in the cold wind, like a banshee's wail.
Yuta Okkotsu began to retreat, directly crashing through the glass doors of the mall with his back.
Amid the crisp sound of the explosion, Uraume and Yuta Okkotsu simultaneously entered the interior of the massive shopping mall.
Yuta Okkotsu suddenly roared loudly:
"Rika!"
Boom!
A giant fist appeared abruptly at Uraume's side.
Uraume's eyes turned toward the fist.
It was a massive Cursed Spirit with a terrifying face that had no eyes. A white mask was fixed to its face, and only its horrific mouth was split open, revealing jagged sharp teeth.
That immense Cursed Energy slammed into Uraume's face almost instantly.
Special Grade Imaginary Vengeful Cursed Spirit:
Queen of Curses, Rika Orimoto.
Uraume immediately realized that this bastard Yuta Okkotsu had lured her here on purpose!
Bang!
Before the Queen of Curses' fist hit the side of Uraume's face, an ice shield blocked the fist at the critical moment.
But the block lasted less than 0.2 seconds.
The ice shield shattered, and the fist slammed into the side of Uraume's face.
The crisp sound of facial bones cracking rang out, and she was sent flying sideways like a cannonball, smashing through the walls of the mall.
Rika is the external technique and Cursed Energy storage left behind by Yuta Okkotsu after Rika Orimoto passed on.
Only during the period of being linked with Rika through the ring can the use of techniques be realized.
The full manifestation of Rika provides a supply of Cursed Energy from Rika.
The duration of the link is five minutes.
"Very good, Rika."
Yuta Okkotsu reached out a hand and gently stroked the head of the Queen of Curses.
The Queen of Curses let out a joyful cry.
"Well done, Yuta Okkotsu."
Uraume pushed aside the broken rocks covering her and slowly stood up from the smoke.
She touched the half of her face that had been smashed.
In that instant, her face began to recover.
By the time the smoke settled, her face had returned to its original state.
"First, using the Cursed Speech Technique to neutralize my Ice Formation, leading me to believe I couldn't use long-range Ice Formation to deal with you, forcing me into close-quarters combat."
"After that, luring me step by step into this mall building, and finally, when I was certain you were completely inferior to me in close combat, suddenly calling your hidden shikigami to attack..."
"Is this chain of offensives the tactic that modern Jujutsu Sorcerers are so proud of?"
"I thought that strike just now would settle the match," Yuta Okkotsu sighed.
"You are stronger than I imagined."
Yuta Okkotsu wasn't bluffing; he truly thought so.
His Rika was called the Queen of Curses and had even received acknowledgment from Ryomen Sukuna in the original work.
In that final battle, when Yuta Okkotsu called out Rika, Ryomen Sukuna showed a smile that was either mocking or expectant and thought to himself:
"Have you come out? Queen of Curses."
This was enough to prove Rika's strength.
And Uraume just now, while completely unaware, had only performed the most basic and instinctive defense and was hit directly by Rika.
Just this one hit would have killed an ordinary Sorcerer.
Even for a traditional Special Grade Sorcerer who wasn't good at defense, this one blow would be enough to cause severe injuries.
Well, that Special Grade Sorcerer who wasn't good at defense referred to Yuki Tsukumo.
The Queen of Curses had aimed for Uraume's head.
That blow should have turned even her brain into paste through the shock.
But despite this, Uraume...
...could actually use Reverse Cursed Technique to recover in that situation.
This only showed that Uraume was exactly the kind of Special Grade Sorcerer who excelled at defense.
Uraume touched the side of her face with the back of her hand, revealing a chillingly cold smile.
"I did indeed almost die just now."
"Yuta Okkotsu, I must apologize for my arrogance when I first met you..."
"You are worthy of my full effort!"
Whew.
Uraume placed her hand on the collar of her monk's robes and suddenly pulled with great force.
The entire monk's robe was torn apart by her.
She breathed slowly as the torn robe fell, revealing skin that was strikingly white.
Her skin was like congealed fat, and her clean body showed no trace of excess fat or scars.
This was a beautiful body, with lines and curves like slightly protruding distant mountains, and her mermaid line traced a waist of amazing charm.
A layer of white bandages covered her chest.
She smirked and said:
"Lord Ryomen Sukuna's personal chef... Uraume."
"Please guide me!"
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