Of course he'd start with Mahoraga!
Fushiguro Megumi knew exactly how troublesome the Heavenly Restriction was.
During his special training, he had been beaten plenty by Zenin Maki.
Besides the body that had no Cursed Energy and was thus invisible to Cursed Energy perception, the troublesome part of the Heavenly Restriction was its nonsensical hand-to-hand combat ability.
Ordinary Cursed Techniques couldn't even damage that body because the physical body of the Heavenly Restriction also possessed innate resistance to Cursed Energy.
Fushiguro Megumi didn't even plan to use Domain Expansion.
This was because when he fought Zenin Maki, no matter how he used Domain Expansion, it was just a waste of his own Cursed Energy.
This was truly because a body without Cursed Energy cannot be targeted by Cursed Energy locking, making the guaranteed-hit nullification—a passive characteristic of the Heavenly Restriction—too much of a counter to Domain Expansion.
Especially since Fushiguro Megumi was a Shikigami user, the guaranteed-hit and guaranteed-kill effects of his Domain Expansion were highly dependent on his Shikigami.
Yet, the Heavenly Restriction could quickly kill the Shikigami and couldn't be locked onto...
What difference was there from not expanding a Domain at all?!
Mahoraga's fist collided with Fushiguro Toji's fist.
Fushiguro Toji only felt as if he had hammered against a metal wall.
Before he could even apply force, he retracted his arm and immediately prepared for the impact.
In the next instant, Mahoraga sent Fushiguro Toji flying with a single punch, smashing him into the high-rise building.
But that wasn't the end of it.
The massive impact force caused Fushiguro Toji to smash through the reinforced concrete walls without stopping.
He flew out of this building, struck a second one, and in less than an instant, he pierced through that building as well, crashing into a third high-rise.
A series of booming sounds like thunder in broad daylight echoed as one high-rise after another slowly collapsed.
Amidst the collapsing floors, Fushiguro Toji spat out a mouthful of blood and raised his fist.
He felt his finger bones aching faintly, as if they were fractured.
He pushed aside the rubble, his bones making cracking sounds.
His body seemed like a stuttering gear that was only now slowly awakening.
He stood up and looked into the distance through the rising dust.
Fushiguro Megumi, atop the Owl Shikigami, was looking at him with a grin.
Amidst the dust, the entire world looked blurry, as if he had stepped into a Secret Realm from a fairy tale.
In the next instant, Mahoraga descended from the sky.
Fushiguro Toji immediately left the spot.
When Mahoraga landed on the ground, it felt as if the entire world shook.
Its weight clearly wasn't that heavy, yet when it landed, it was like a million-ton block of iron falling.
In the destruction of the floors, it even hit the foundation, as if the hand of a god had pressed down on the entire world, displaying the divine might of heaven and earth.
Mahoraga flashed out from the shattered foundation and rising dust, throwing another punch.
Fushiguro Toji lightly touched Mahoraga's hand while retreating, using skillful force to deflect it.
Mahoraga's fist grazed past Toji's ear with a sound like the atmosphere being torn apart, and a huge gust of wind struck Toji's face.
Even though it wasn't a direct hit, he felt as if he had been injured.
But in the next instant, Fushiguro Toji's other fist struck Mahoraga's abdomen.
A massive impact slammed into Mahoraga's abdomen.
The Heavenly Restriction's fists could even easily blow through steel.
Even a Special Grade Cursed Spirit would be severely injured or even die instantly if hit by this blow.
The Heavenly Restriction's fighting style is melee combat, and in the field of melee combat, they are almost invincible in the world—
Almost.
Thud.
Fushiguro Toji's fist struck Mahoraga's abdomen, but Mahoraga didn't even waver.
Toji even thought his fist had hit some ancient city wall or a high mountain rather than a Shikigami.
Fushiguro Toji's pupils contracted, and in the next instant, he left the spot again.
Mahoraga raised its leg and kicked the air, but even though it missed, the airwave generated by its immense power shattered the foundation of the high-rise.
Cracks extended outward endlessly, eventually climbing up the main structural pillars.
Crrack.
The pillars shattered, and the foundation collapsed amidst the shaking, as if a hollow pit were devouring everything.
Fushiguro Toji and Mahoraga were swallowed by the cavern at the same time.
But before two seconds could pass, the entire cavern roared.
Massive rubble smashed upward, piercing through the entire high-rise.
This high-rise finally couldn't withstand the battle between the Heavenly Restriction and Mahoraga and began to warp.
Like collapsing building blocks, rubble constantly fell from the high-rise, smashing in other directions like a rainstorm.
The neighboring high-rise was also hit and began to collapse in a chain reaction.
Fushiguro Toji jumped high into the air, covered in dust from head to toe.
He shook his head and looked at his hand.
The knuckles of that hand were red and swollen.
This Heavenly Restriction had actually fallen into a disadvantage in close-quarters combat.
Why?
Fushiguro Toji laughed.
"I see. Your Mahoraga has been specially trained for strike resistance, hasn't it?!"
Correct answer.
Since it has this ability, it should naturally be given the best environment to adapt.
Fushiguro Toji is a Heavenly Restriction, and Zenin Maki is too!
The fighting styles of the two Heavenly Restrictions are very similar.
The difference is likely just a matter of style, but ultimately, the battle boils down to various forms of close-quarters combat.
Fushiguro Toji focuses more on information gathering, while Zenin Maki focuses more on adaptability.
That's probably the only difference.
Targeting this point, Zenin Maki had specifically engaged in limited combat with Mahoraga beforehand, including but not limited to strike attacks, slashing attacks, internal destruction, and other fighting techniques and melee combat.
Current Mahoraga, other things aside, has at least outstanding resistance in areas such as blunt strikes, slashing attacks, and one-inch punches.
This was originally intended to deal with Ryomen Sukuna.
At least in history, the Cursed Technique used by Ryomen Sukuna was also simple and unadorned.
But no one expected that plans couldn't keep up with changes.
The appearance of the Dream Walk Migration completely broke the fighting style recorded in history books for Ryomen Sukuna.
Other things aside, Mahoraga would find it very difficult to adapt to the generation of the Limitless Cursed Technique caused by the Copy Technique.
Bang!
In the next instant, Mahoraga charged out from underground, pouncing toward Fushiguro Toji in the sky like a rabid dog.
Toji's eyes glanced toward Fushiguro Megumi, who was riding the Owl Shikigami, and he marveled inwardly.
This is the true fighting style of a Shikigami Jujutsu Sorcerer.
A so-called Shikigami Jujutsu Sorcerer shouldn't put himself in danger by fighting enemies at close range, even if the Shikigami user has very strong close-combat techniques.
As it is now, with Fushiguro Megumi choosing to watch from a distance while Mahoraga pursues relentlessly, this is the essence of a Shikigami Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Likely having been taught enough lessons over these two months, Fushiguro Megumi, who originally loved fighting alongside his Shikigami, finally learned this essence and became like a traditional Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"Well then, I should also show a bit of my real strength," Fushiguro Toji whispered.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fushiguro Toji and Mahoraga exchanged blows continuously, falling from the sky to the ground.
Mahoraga's fighting style was straightforward.
It wouldn't dodge any attacks, but its powerful fists caused the air to vibrate with every strike.
Toji utilized this, constantly deflecting these direct attacks through martial arts.
He casually grabbed a piece of rubble, grinding it into a stone blade while fighting Mahoraga, and slashed at Mahoraga.
The stone blade shattered.
Mahoraga rampaged like a violent beast.
Fushiguro Toji touched it lightly with his hand while smiling, and then an indirect impact crashed into Mahoraga's internal organs.
Martial arts that act directly on internal organs without damaging the skin are passed down all over the world.
The most famous example is Across-the-Mountain Strike from the neighboring country to the west, which Fushiguro Toji was now using.
But it was still useless!
Mahoraga didn't even pause in its steps.
Its fist almost touched Fushiguro Toji's forehead.
At the last moment, Toji performed an Iron Bridge stance.
The wind from the punch grazed his forehead, and a bloodstain was sliced into his skin by the wind.
A drop of blood fell onto Mahoraga's fist and shattered in the next instant.
Fushiguro Toji retreated significantly, then suddenly stomped his foot.
A huge crack appeared under both their feet, and Mahoraga's body suddenly tilted.
In the next instant, Toji's thigh whipped into its face.
This was a high kick of immense power.
The place where they collided actually triggered a shockwave, and a ring of air radiated outward like an angel's halo.
Mahoraga suddenly reached out to grab Fushiguro Toji's thigh, but Toji had already retracted his leg before then.
Crash!
The two clashed again, but this time Fushiguro Toji took the initiative to retreat.
He faced Mahoraga head-on while his feet moved backward rapidly in a moonwalk like Michael Jackson's.
He didn't need to look behind him at all.
His feet and body naturally completed the actions needed to avoid obstacles.
Rumble.
Another high-rise collapsed.
Fushiguro Toji flew backward, with Mahoraga following closely behind.
This is troublesome, Toji thought.
In terms of combat technique, Fushiguro Toji was overwhelmingly superior to Mahoraga.
Although Mahoraga was powerful, its behavioral patterns followed the most basic beast-like logic.
It wouldn't dodge or retreat.
It only attacked, attacked, and attacked.
If it were anyone else, they would have been killed by Fushiguro Toji long ago.
This method of attack had too many openings for Toji, and he could dismantle it at will.
But Mahoraga's powerful adaptability and regeneration meant it was completely unafraid of Toji's methods.
Fushiguro Toji was confident he could continue clashing like this.
Although Mahoraga was powerful, it didn't possess any special attack methods after all.
Mahoraga's strength lay in its adaptability rather than its attack power.
Knowing this, Toji could say he could wear it down for ten days.
Mahoraga wouldn't be able to touch him at all until his stamina ran out.
Maintaining Mahoraga also requires energy.
Even for a Jujutsu Sorcerer as excellent as Fushiguro Megumi, it was likely impossible to maintain Mahoraga for ten days.
In his calm mind, Fushiguro Toji said to himself:
Just keep wearing him down, and the final victory will be yours.
Then, his emotions said:
To hell with it.
Why the hell should I stay calm while teaching my son a lesson?!
Thud.
Fushiguro Toji landed on the ground, slowly exhaled, and looked up.
Mahoraga's massive body was right in front of him.
It moved with great strides, its arms spread as if to pull Fushiguro Toji into an embrace.
Behind it, Fushiguro Megumi rode the owl and looked at Toji coldly.
What a merciless scene.
Fushiguro Toji smiled.
"Really, enough is enough."
Then, he formed a hand seal.
Due to the Binding Vow of the Heavenly Restriction, the Cursed Energy inside Toji's body is zero.
This allows a Heavenly Restriction to be completely invisible to all Cursed Energy perception.
Even the Six Eyes cannot confirm a Heavenly Restriction's position through any Cursed Energy perception method other than direct sight.
Combined with the Heavenly Restriction's beyond-common-sense physical fitness, this makes the Heavenly Restriction the most famous Jujutsu Sorcerer killer, and its reputation is well deserved.
So, is there an existence with a similar hidden ability to a Heavenly Restriction and immense physical qualities?
Yes.
The manifestation of humanity's fear of forests—
Hanami.
Although she is an intelligent Special Grade Cursed Spirit, she possesses a very special elemental attribute that allows Hanami to easily blend into the natural environment.
Similarly, although she doesn't have a body with zero Cursed Energy, because she completely blends into nature, Hanami can also remain invisible to Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes.
And while Hanami's physical fitness is far inferior to a Heavenly Restriction, her defensive power is also extremely outstanding.
Gege Akutami once personally stated that if Jogo were hit by a Black Flash, he would be severely injured, but Hanami's defense is so outstanding that she could endure consecutive Black Flashes and still retreat safely.
This refers to the battle between Hanami and the protagonist group—Itadori Yuji and Todo Aoi—during the Goodwill Event.
At that time, Hanami was hit by Black Flashes from Itadori Yuji and Todo Aoi, yet she still survived.
From this perspective, Hanami's Cursed Technique is a perfect match for a Heavenly Restriction.
But this is impossible.
Because even if a Heavenly Restriction had an Innate Technique, they couldn't activate it with Cursed Energy or perform Technique Release since they have no Cursed Energy in their bodies.
—But this is the Dream Walk Migration, and Fushiguro Toji is in Mahito's core circle.
Mahoraga was right before his eyes, but Fushiguro Toji murmured with a smile:
"Let me think."
"I feel like it should be like this."
—Technique Release.
—Forest's Grace.
Boom! Boom boom boom boom!
Massive tree roots suddenly emerged from underground.
These roots bound Mahoraga like pythons.
Mahoraga tore the roots away in the next instant, but the roots were endless and continued to bind Mahoraga.
Mahoraga let out a sharp roar, continuously destroying the roots, but these endless roots eventually enveloped it.
Then, while Mahoraga was still tearing at the roots, flowers suddenly bloomed on them.
These were the flowers that even Gojo Satoru had fallen for in the original work.
These flowers have no attack power, but they can neutralize a person's hostility—even that of a Shikigami.
In the distance, Fushiguro Megumi, riding the Owl Shikigami, had a drastic change in expression.
Finally—
Under these flowers, sharp branches suddenly grew.
"Mahoraga... it needs a sure-kill strike, right?" Toji Fushiguro smiled.
In the next instant, Mahoraga was pierced by countless sharp branches.
Only at this moment did Toji Fushiguro's Cursed Energy finally erupt. A massive amount of Cursed Energy quietly burned around his body. From a distance, he looked like a man engulfed in flames.
He pointed a finger at Fushiguro Megumi.
"Come, round two."
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