The pinnacle of jujutsu lies in the pinnacle of subtraction. A Jujutsu Sorcerer's ability is determined by how much they can omit from the incantations, hand seals, and other steps required to construct or activate a Cursed Technique.
But at this moment, the Dragon God and the Buddha made no omissions.
Both began chanting Cursed Words in unison.
"Piercing the Mortal Dust," the Dragon God exhaled.
"Nine Principles," the Buddha spoke in sync.
"Overlooking the Void."
The Dragon God's hand gently grasped mirokuji kirigiri's hilt. The Comedian Technique and Idle Transfiguration operated simultaneously, and a manga-like future appeared in the Dragon God's eyes.
"Polarization."
The black light in the Buddha's hand merged with the black light of six degrees east crossing. Accompanied by endless death information, countless depictions of Hell appeared beneath the Buddha's seat under the sacred golden radiance.
"Azure Rift."
The Dragon God slowly uttered the Cursed Words in a heavy voice.
"Crow and Declaration."
The Buddha recited the words with a voice from the deepest abyss of the sea.
"Immeasurable, Unobstructed, Boundless."
The Dragon God stomped heavily.
"Between Inside and Out."
The Buddha cast aside the tattered raiment.
The final—
Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes suddenly widened.
In his eyes, all connections and all things in this world were within reach.
The Six Eyes originally could see through the flow of Cursed Energy in this world, but now, supported by his divine body, the Six Eyes could truly perceive the world's composition.
Countless streams of information surged through Gojo Satoru's consciousness like a waterfall, and as this knowledge and skill were fully mastered, his pupils saw through all of Mahito's movements.
Now…
He was a genuine Buddha.
The Three Thousand Worlds unfolded, and all possibilities converged into a single solution—the theorem established by the Buddha.
All Laws expanded upon the foundation of Limitless would carry the Buddha's will.
And now, six degrees east crossing and his will truly merged.
All deaths were gathered by his Domain Expansion, [Six Realms Are Naught, Unlimited Void].
Transcendence was absorbed into the Fusion Black Flash.
Within this ultimate imagination of death naturally existed the Buddha's ultimate understanding of death.
That was the realm of the Buddha, transcending death and realizing death.
That was—
[Fusion Black Flash: Six Roots Purified].
The Buddha delivered the final strike.
—Right?
The six degrees east crossing raised by the Buddha paused before his eyes.
The Three Thousand Worlds draped around him also froze, as though time itself had stopped.
Countless phantoms trailed behind the Buddha. These continuous space-time entities were clearly hidden within the deepest layers of the created space, each displaying different actions—
Yet now, they all performed the exact same movement in unison.
The Dragon God and the Buddha passed each other.
Piercing the Mortal Dust, Overlooking the Void, Azure Rift, Immeasurable, Unobstructed, Boundless—
These were the principles that attested to Divine Might, a karmic retribution transcending common sense.
A faint radiance gathered by severing Karma rather than gods.
Its meaning was Divine Might.
"Unlimited Void Consciousness: Divine Might Slash."
Before the Buddha could deliver his final blow, as time reversed, the Divine Might Slash had already cut through the Buddha's body.
This strike, Piercing the Mortal Dust, covered the entire Three Thousand Worlds prepared by the Buddha.
Yet it was not a grand destruction.
Instead, it was as gentle as a breeze passing through autumn leaves.
The invisible radiance quietly swept across every one of the Buddha's space-time continuums.
Based upon the Divine Sword, Idle Transfiguration completely understood Gojo Satoru's Soul.
Through the Soul's connection, all damage to the space-time continuums was shared through the Resonance Technique.
Then, the causal reversal imagined by The Comedian Technique completed the strike before it was even launched.
The engraved line of mirokuji kirigiri was imprinted upon every attack trajectory.
To prevent Gojo Satoru from using a Binding Vow at the critical moment, the Divine Might Eye prohibited the Buddha's positive and negative energy cycle.
This slash reversed time, severed space-time, and inverted Karma.
Divine Sword.
Idle Transfiguration.
Cutting Line.
Resonance Technique.
Comedian.
Divine Might Eye.
This was—
[Unlimited Void Consciousness: Divine Sword Strike].
The Buddha's armor slowly shattered.
[Domain Expansion: Six Realms Are Naught, Unlimited Void] peeled away like fragments of shattered glass.
The sky no longer revealed a black gaze.
Instead, it returned to the white desert—the original Dharma Realm Reincarnation Nirvana Realm.
A white dragon flew across the sky, guarding the white sun like a serpent circling its treasure.
He became himself once again.
Gojo Satoru gently lowered six degrees east crossing.
This broken Divine Tool fell into the white sand with a soft metallic clink, kicking up a small cloud of dust.
The Dragon God's armor also slowly disappeared, revealing Mahito's fair face.
The legendary King of Curses was now wearing a haori and kimono, like a swordsman stepping out of a period drama.
Gojo Satoru bore no new wounds upon his body.
This was because the Divine Might Slash had not cut a tangible physical object, but the intangible Karma of a person.
Gojo Satoru had already died before the slash landed.
His current state was merely the lingering remnant of death.
At this moment, Gojo Satoru could only say one final sentence.
The reason he had not yet fallen was because the Divine Might Slash, which reversed Karma, had granted him one final burst of life.
Gojo Satoru thought:
I want to say something cool.
To his students.
To his teachers.
To his closest friends.
Or perhaps to deliver one final warning to the victor standing before him.
He hoped this final sentence would give everyone one last moment of clarity.
Should he talk about what comes after death?
Should he entrust the world to Mahito?
Should he speak about the difficulties yet to come?
There were so many things to say.
Yet when he truly thought about it, all of them merged into a single sentence.
His final duty as Gojo Satoru.
As the Strongest of the Modern Era.
As the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer.
As a teacher at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Gojo Satoru spoke his final words.
He said:
"...What a blast."
Mahito nodded.
"What killed me wasn't time or illness, but someone stronger than me."
Gojo Satoru smiled faintly.
"I think that's great."
Thud.
Gojo Satoru fell to his knees, his head lowered onto the white sand.
Mahito looked down at him and couldn't help but smile.
"You transcended death, transcended yourself, and grew to stand before me."
"How delightful, Satoru."
Gojo Satoru was dead.