"Domains shattered... simultaneously?!"
In the viewing room, the shock on everyone's faces was difficult to hide.
In the previous domain clash, it was clear that Satoru had been at a disadvantage. As such, most of them could not understand why he had chosen to clash head-on with Sukuna in another domain battle. After all, if something had already happened once, there was no reason to expect a different result.
Yet what was happening before them had completely exceeded their understanding.
"Look at Sukuna's chest. It seems that at the exact moment Unlimited Void shattered, Gojo inflicted enough damage on him to prevent him from maintaining his domain." Mei Mei lightly brushed the long hair from her forehead as her clear eyes remained fixed on the screen.
"Right now, the one at a disadvantage is actually Gojo."
While the students were celebrating, Higuruma suddenly spoke up.
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On the battlefield, Sukuna was crouching while clutching his chest. Blood covered his entire mouth and chin. His eyes remained sharp, but the pain caused by Satoru's attack was impossible to hide, along with the huge impact it had on him.
This had been a risky move by Satoru, but it was also an unexpected strategy.
He had quickly realized that Unlimited Void was about to be broken by Malevolent Shrine, so he changed his strategy during that extremely short window. He reduced the output focused on the domain clash and instead shifted to maximizing his use of Cursed Technique Reversal.
That allowed him to take advantage of the opening created by Sukuna's attack and launch an unexpected counterattack within the shortest possible time.
Meanwhile, he had already prepared himself to withstand Malevolent Shrine's slashes with Reverse Cursed Technique and Falling Blossom Emotion. This was to prevent himself from immediately falling into a disadvantageous position if the plan failed.
The result was exactly what Satoru had expected.
However, another problem had only just begun.
Both of them had already fallen into technique burnout, but Sukuna still had Yuta's Copy, as well as Rika, who was already capable of attacking Satoru.
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"But don't forget, Gojo-sensei can use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal his burned-out technique. As long as he can expand his domain again, he wins!"
Compared with Higuruma and the others, Yuji remained highly optimistic. He slightly raised both hands and showed complete trust in Satoru. After all, their teacher had always been someone who could surprise people.
"You are the one who shouldn't forget that using Reverse Cursed Technique to heal technique burnout is not something unique to Gojo."
On Hana's face, Angel, who had remained silent for a long time, expressed a different opinion from Yuji's.
"If we're only talking about Reverse Cursed Technique, I can do it too. But using it to heal technique burnout is far beyond the basic application of the technique..."
Yuki stretched out her hand. A positive force that was the opposite of cursed energy radiated from it. Before today, she had never imagined that Reverse Cursed Technique could be used in such a way.
Even if she had thought of it, would anyone really be willing to risk their life just to try it?
Satoru had the Six Eyes, and he had also been constantly using Reverse Cursed Technique on his brain. Because of that, he had the means to attempt something like this.
"Unlike you, that person is Sukuna."
Angel's answer was simple and clear.
Because he's the King of Curses.
"This can't be possible... Could it be that Sukuna already knew how to do this a thousand years ago? Then why have we never heard about it?"
The shock on Kusakabe's face had barely faded since Satoru and Sukuna first appeared on the screen. He hurriedly looked toward Hana, his eyes fixed on the small mouth on her cheek.
Truthfully, he also hoped Yuji's idea would come true. However, the entire premise depended on Sukuna being unable to fight Satoru in another domain clash. If Sukuna could also use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal his burned-out innate technique, then all of Satoru's chances of winning would drop another level.
"A thousand years ago, I never saw Sukuna use Reverse Cursed Technique this way. But the problem is that he has seen Gojo use it with his own eyes."
Clearly, Angel was only making a guess.
That guess came from her understanding of Sukuna.
A genius.
Even those two words were far from enough to describe the Sukuna of that era.
"Once. He only saw Kenjaku help him turn his soul into a cursed object and divide it into twenty fingers once. Yet from that single experience, he taught himself how to create cursed objects."
It was easy enough to show everyone just how talented Sukuna was and how quickly he could learn. Angel chose the most convincing example.
After all, taking over Yuta's body relied on this very ability.
Even in this era, there were still very few sorcerers who knew how to create cursed objects.
"This... Is that really true...?"
Sukuna's learning ability was far beyond what they had imagined.
A heavy sense of unease began to spread throughout the viewing room.
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"What? Aren't you going to continue?"
On the battlefield, the wound on Sukuna's chest was rapidly healing under Reverse Cursed Technique. He pointed toward the area around his temple and spoke to his opponent with a teasing tone.
"We could make things a little more interesting, couldn't we?"
Satoru still wore that cocky smile, but he did not move yet.
It was not that he had no intention of healing himself. The best moment had simply not arrived.
"Suit yourself. Just don't regret it when you die." Sukuna spoke as he stretched out a hand toward the Queen of Curses beside him.
"Take it yourself."
Rika opened her outer shell as if opening a loose coat. Inside was a dense collection of cursed tools, each carrying a different technique.
'He's going to start using Yuta's external techniques? So it really is true that only two copied techniques can be stored in the body at one time...'
Among the techniques Yuta had stored so far, there was a lack of anything with greater destructive power. Aside from Sky Manipulation, Satoru did not believe there was anything else that could have a greater practical effect against him.
"Let's use this one." Sukuna considered for a bit and reached out to pull out one of the cursed tools.
But how could Satoru possibly let him have his way?
Even if it posed no direct threat, he would never stand by and watch his opponent use a weapon that clearly gave him an advantage.
Without the help of Limitless, Satoru's speed was already among the fastest in the jujutsu world through nothing more than physical ability and basic cursed energy reinforcement.
Taking advantage of the moment before Sukuna could obtain the external technique, he casually tore an indicator light from a nearby traffic signal. After reinforcing it with cursed energy, he threw it toward Sukuna while simultaneously rushing in the same direction at full speed.
Woo~
Sukuna did not dodge. Instead, he reached out and pulled at the space in front of him.
The indicator light that had been heading straight for his face was carried away toward the rear side by the distorted plane. At the same time, Satoru's fist was already about to slam into him.
"Don't!"
Rika reacted even faster than Sukuna. Seeing Satoru's fist coming toward her, she did not care that Sukuna had yet to obtain the cursed tool containing the technique. She swung her massive fist forward and prepared to meet his attack head-on.
'Having a mind of her own really is troublesome...'
Sukuna frowned at that moment.
Although the binding between him and Rika stated that she had to follow his commands, she was not a shikigami. She could not completely act according to his wishes.
"That's exactly what I was waiting for!"
The situation suddenly reversed.
Satoru sidestepped Rika's attack and redirected his fist. From the very beginning, his target had been Rika.
'This guy!'
Just then, Sukuna also sensed the astonishing surge of cursed energy.
He also noticed the hand sign for Taishakuten that Satoru had already formed with his other hand.
Boom!
The moment he sent Rika flying, the surge of cursed energy around Satoru reached its absolute peak.
"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"
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