Chapter 183: Chapter 171 – Well Done 4000
A shrine appeared unexpectedly behind the black-haired girl.
The crystal-clear sea water turned crimson red in an instant; it had become a blood-red ocean. “Three-Five!”
“What?!”
“What is going on!?”
A strong sense of oppression suddenly erupted beside them, and the three of them turned their heads back, their pupils filled with shock.
“Is he unfolding his domain at this moment…?” Ugayuuta’s mouth grew wide, disbelief evident in his eyes. “What kind of monster is this?”
The straightforward Ugayuuta uttered what everyone was thinking.
“But now…”
However, now wasn’t the time to marvel. Shijimi Naipu suddenly realized something, turning his head again, tightly fixating on the red figure standing on the sea nearby.
A hideous piranha suddenly appeared in front of him. At his subconscious defensive posture, an invisible strike sliced the puppet spirit into pieces.
Vanished spirits re-emerged before everyone’s eyes, but even more shocking was that a vast array of spirits were continuously breaking up into chunks, with unseen strikes repeatedly targeting all spirits.
A purple rain of blood and shredded flesh showered from the Crimson Sky.
“This!?” Tobori gradually shook off the shock from the sudden appearance of Sukuna’s presence, staring at the scene in awe for some time before uttering a single word.
He glanced over at the black-haired girl, her hands forming seals as she focused on unfolding her domain.
Swoop. It wasn’t long before blood trickled from her nostrils after only a brief moment of domain unfolding.
“That woman can’t sustain her domain for too much longer. Once we wait for her domain to expire and reclaim the inevitable effect, we can kill everyone here!”
“Tobori, I’ll handle these spirits. Everyone, please, quickly defeat the enemy…” While sustaining her domain, Snow Yamato spoke with difficulty, “I can’t hold out much longer!”
Consuming so much!
It felt like her brain was about to burn up, and her curse energy was spilling over wildly. Her domain would crumble within two minutes, entering a state where the technique would overload.
“Two minutes.” Shijimi grinned, his figure disappearing from the surrounding group’s sight, “That’s enough time!”
“To defeat a Special Grade Cursed Spirit within two minutes is truly a matter of life and death,” Yuno said with a carefree laugh from under the masked bandit’s hood, “If we survive, I should be qualified to rise to a first-rate Jujutsu Sorcerer.”
“Visitation Divine Beast Number Three: Kirin!”
This was the only visitation he could use simultaneously with other divine beasts, boosting his physical state temporarily by closing off pain and maintaining combat effectiveness under fatigue.
When the effect ended, he would drop dead.
“Visitation Divine Beast Number Two: Lingui!”
Summoning the Lingui spirit within him, Yuno followed right behind Shijimi straight into battle.
Shijimi flashed several times, already in front of Tobori.
Tobori’s eyes narrowed sharply, summoning two streams of water in front of him for defense, but Shijimi circled around his back and placed his hand on its back.
Frozen for one second.
A kick sent a clear, shattering sound as Tobori’s body bounced several times on the blood red sea surface, soaring towards Yuno.
Curse-energized fists struck its abdomen, halting its flight abruptly. A gush of blood surged from Tobori’s mouth.
Shijimi appeared on its right, smashing a fist onto its face, followed by Yuno’s uppercut.
Tobori, like a ball, was pummeled back and forth between the two, ending back on the beach.
Without its spirits’ sure-hit effect, Tobori, much slower than Shijimi, was like a toy falling victim to his rhythm.
How can I… die at the hands of these people!
A moment’s distraction, Tobori finally seized an opening in their relentless assault, retreating to the sea from the beach. But it submerged, sinking into the water.
Ultimately, that woman’s domain just served as a relay through my own domain’s barrier, fundamentally different from usual domain confrontation.
She could only temporarily nullify the domains’ inherent sure-hit effect, doing little else.
Withhold for a bit, and I will win!
“Click.” Shijimi’s face was grim.
“Ah! The guy actually dived underwater! Now there’s no way for us to stop it!” Yuno fretted.
If Tobori hid underwater and didn’t come out, they truly had no way.
“Let me!” Hagiakari Nobara stepped forward, confronting Snow Yamato, who struggled to maintain her domain’s barrier, “Snow, let me have a couple of spirits.”
Hearing this, Snow nodded and complied.
One spirit avoided the strikes and charged towards the black-haired girl, but Nobara grabbed it and pinned it to the sand with two nails instantly.
“Chant of the Puppetry Spell!”
As a hammer hammered down, causing an explosion of curse energy that also wounded Tobori beneath the waves, not only physically, but spiritually.
“Gah!” Tobori immediately felt a splitting headache but showed no signs of surfacing. “Endure! Endure and it’s my victory!”
Nobara’s arms weakened from incessantly pounding with the hammer, yet Tobori refused to emerge from the depths.
“Aaah! It’s no good, this thing isn’t an octopus but a goddamn turtle trying to hide its head!”
Clearly defeated.
And it was obvious, Snow couldn’t endure any further.
With a crisp sound, Fumomai Okushi shattered, skies and oceans returning to pristine blue. Deadly spirits re-emerged from the depths as if vanishing from sight during their flight toward the group.
A massive column surged skyward, revealing a red figure.
Tobori, battered and bloodied, emerged again before four eyes, chuckling triumphantly despite the condition. “Even with your tricks, my victory stands!”
“Clck… So frustrating, show some guts and stop hiding away!” Nobara rolled her eyes sarcastically.
Shijimi silently adopted a defensive stance, reminiscent of fallen blossoms.
While Yuno stood beside him, affected by the aftereffects of summoning Kirin. He’d removed his bandit mask, lying lifelessly on the beach like a ragdoll.
…
The black-haired girl slumped to the sand, depleted by the ferocious battle.
Only after adrenaline subsided did she realize how severe her injuries were.
All options exhausted…
Even with an incomplete domain unfolding, I still can’t compare to a Special Grade.
I am still too weak…
Red figure appearing in front of Snow, Tobori spoke sternly, “Understanding domain deployment during battle is unacceptable if you live. You could become the next Gojo Satoru.”
He raised his hand.
In that instant, the red octopus head detached from his neck.
“Hey there, you’ve done well.” A familiar, warm voice whispered nearby, drawing shocked wide-eyed Snow.
Before her filled with a gentle smile, “You’ve tried your best.”
…
Diving deep into Riki Lin’s memories of two-faced Sukuna, it didn’t take long to find memories tied to the white-haired girl.
“Oh, it’s Lime.”
Realization lighting up Lin Qi’s face, she was astonished to see Sukuna’s maid had mistaken her for her master.
“How convenient.”
“Yes, Master.”
Sensing the presence of items carrying the scent of Sukuna, Lin Qi smirked sly, “So you came with fingers?”
“Yes, Sir. I gathered two fingers for Lord Sukuna. Please accept them.” Lime pulled out encased fingers, now waxy and sealed, bowing and holding them out.
“I’m collaborating with a man named Juansi. This battlefield is just a smokescreen; Juansi seeks six fingers kept in the High Special Class, and the Jujutsu Artefact known as Nine Phases Chart. We might have succeeded by now.”
“Adding together, with Juasi and the original four fingers, ten.”
Before Lin Qi could pry, the loyal subordinate had freely divulged plans, making his boss a relief.
Taking the fingers, tucking them away, Lin Qi discerned directions, lifting Lime to carry her away from the rooftop.
A moment later, Lime found herself in an underground commercial space, mostly occupied by a barrier.
From the spell power and aura, Lin Qi deduced someone was operating within this domain.
Other Jujutsu Sorcerers were present.
“You stay here.”
Casually letting her go, Lin Qi crossed his arms and approached Itadori and companions, who anxiously battered the domain’s barrier, trying to break it from outside.
Lime nodded understanding.
These Jujutsu users were unfortunate, facing Lord Sukuna personally.
But to die directly by his hand was an honor beyond measure for them.
The black-haired young man made his presence clear, footsteps echoing distinctly among them.
They turned toward a cautious look, without needing sound. His presence alone compelled wary looks.
A brief moment later, caution turned to awe.
“Teacher Riki!” Itadori exclaimed joyfully, more excitedly than his visibly bloodied, nearly fainting peer.
Seeing the familiar face instantly snapped Hikigaya awake, standing and waving fiercely, showing deep wounds, urging an urgent healing session.
Otherwise, his beloved student might fall unconscious from blood loss!
But in his haste, reopened wounds flared in pain.
“Enough now, waving like that’s unnecessary, I can see just fine.”
Riki sighed, placing his palm on Hikigaya’s shoulder. Instantly, the wounds vanished as if never there.
Taken aback, Lime remained speechless.
“Thank you profoundly, I’m saved.”
Hikigaya heaved a sigh of relief, then remembered, warning urgently, “The Minister, Snow Yamato, was captured within a domain controlled by that monster with a head like an octopus.”
“I know,”
It had been only a Jujutsu Foetus that he sensed earlier; hence, his confusion made sense.
“Teacher Riki, we must save them. This boundary is indestructible; our attacks are futile!” Itadori pleaded anxiously.
“No rush, the domain’s resistance means the fight isn’t done.” Stepping close to the boundary, Riki asked, “For how long has this domain been active?”
“Hikigaya paused, contemplating, then answered, “About ten minutes.”
“Ten minutes, not bad.”
He nodded, assuming Snow might have achieved domain unfolding, feeling a resonance from residual trace of his own curse energy.
“Ten minutes… That sounds about right.”
He slightly pressed against the dark barrier, and in less than a second, a gust of wind swept past, swaying garments.
By the time they lowered their hands from covering from the wind, the domain barrier collapsed, gone before they comprehended its end.
In mere instants, the barrier’s surface fragmented with countless strikes.
Kagen Hito’s eyes widened in horror; even the burst of curse energy at that moment confirmed the man before had strength akin to Gojo Satoru.
Once the domain broke, those trapped inside returned to the subterranean space. Not waiting for clarity, Riki appeared behind Tougi and effortlessly slit its head apart.
Warmly glancing at the bewildered girl, he softly assured,
“Hard work pays off, you’ve done well.”
…
After school, then become a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
