Although an open Domain is a miraculous technique, a Domain like that has no outer shell to stop enemies from leaving.
Therefore, Sukuna, who had prepared in advance, rushed out of the Throne of Heroes' range despite his injuries after Malevolent Shrine collapsed.
Eichi also canceled Heracles' Heroic Spirit possession and continued his battle with Sukuna.
The Throne of Heroes vanished from its original spot.
Sukuna was completely suppressed by Eichi, and the battle intent and madness in his heart were fully ignited.
A pitch-black flash erupted from Sukuna's hand.
Black Flash!
Eichi was repelled by the sudden strengthened attack, but Sukuna, with a crazed expression, did not stop to recover. Instead, he relentlessly pursued him.
Black Flash!
Black Flash! x2
Struck by Sukuna's Black Flash, the intense pain and the madness from Heracles that had not fully dissipated drove Eichi into a similar frenzy.
Black Flash collided fiercely with Black Flash, and the skin, joints, and bones of both sides disintegrated under the immense force.
The next second, the vanished flesh and bones were healed by Reverse Cursed Technique, and fists shining with pitch-black flashes slammed into each other once again.
"Ora Ora Ora."
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Eichi subconsciously let out the most impactful and intimidating roar he could remember.
Sukuna also planted both feet firmly and attacked with full force.
Countless wounds appeared and vanished. The terrifying impact caused the surrounding air to scatter with each blow, and the earth continuously crumbled.
"Over there!"
Megumi and Nobara arrived at the edge of the battlefield.
The two swallowed hard as they looked at the battlefield, which seemed to have been bombed.
"Kugisaki, stay back and wait for your chance."
After Megumi finished speaking, he prepared to summon Mahoraga, but found that he could not get a response from his Shikigami.
"Why aren't the Shikigami responding to my summons?"
A look of disbelief appeared on Megumi's face, but no matter how many times he tried, he could not get a response from his Shikigami.
"It's okay, Fushiguro."
Nobara placed her hand on Megumi's shoulder and comforted him.
"Trust me."
Nobara also panicked for a moment after realizing Megumi could not summon Mahoraga.
After all, the only reason they dared to come to Sukuna's battlefield was Megumi's confidence in Mahoraga.
But even if the situation had changed, Nobara had no intention of backing down.
On one hand, it was because Eichi, whom they deeply trusted, was still fighting fiercely with Sukuna up ahead. On the other, it was because of their bond with Yuji.
They could not bring themselves to give up on saving Yuji.
So Nobara's objective was clear, seize the opportunity when Sukuna showed an opening and use her Straw Doll Technique to strike a heavy blow against his soul.
Their goal was simple, awaken Yuji and create an opportunity for him to regain his body.
The bloody battle in the arena gradually subsided, and the two combatants, noticing the intruders at the edge of the battlefield, separated with a tacit understanding.
"Megumi and Nobara?"
The madness in Eichi's eyes began to recede, and reason started to return.
Just then, Eichi received a message from Medusa.
The battle outside the Kyoto barrier had already begun, and the situation was unfavorable.
Suguru, who had arrived earlier, gathered forces to try and break into the barrier after learning that Satoru was trapped inside.
However, the battle was not going well. The barrier's toughness far exceeded everyone's expectations, and it also had an effect that countered Cursed Spirits.
Unable to break through the barrier in time, everyone was now surrounded by millions of Cursed Spirits and caught in a bitter struggle.
After learning about the situation in Kyoto, Eichi looked at the two in the distance.
"What are you two doing here?"
Eichi asked.
His terrifying injuries also began to recover at a visible speed.
"We're here to take Yuji back."
Megumi's gaze was firm.
"Is that so?"
Eichi smiled after seeing the look in Megumi and Nobara's eyes.
He seemed to see reflections of himself, Suguru, and Satoru in the three of them.
'Best friends, huh.'
Eichi sighed in his heart.
"Then Yuji is in your hands."
"Bastard, are you looking down on me?"
Sukuna was enraged upon hearing Eichi's words.
To let two snot-nosed brats deal with him? Just how much was he looking down on him?
"Domain Expansion: Throne of Heroes."
"What!"
Sukuna felt a bad premonition when he saw the throne rising from the ground.
His Cursed Technique Burnout had not recovered yet, but Eichi's had already been restored?
What Sukuna did not know was that the one releasing the open Domain, Throne of Heroes, was the Holy Grail, not Eichi.
Therefore, Eichi himself would not be affected by Cursed Technique Burnout. The burden of using Domain Expansion was borne by the Holy Grail.
And for the Holy Grail, the burden of using Domain Expansion once was nothing.
Sukuna immediately began to retreat and focused all his efforts on recovering from Cursed Technique Burnout.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Countless chains, grappling hooks, chain blades, and other weapons flew in from every direction, binding Sukuna's body.
Hassan of the Hundred Faces surrounded Sukuna.
"Annoying!"
Sukuna's muscles bulged, and with immense strength, he flung away each Hassan.
Splat, splat.
The sounds of tiny blades cutting into flesh rang out.
Throwing knives, chain blades, and other small, sharp weapons precisely severed Sukuna's hand tendons, Achilles tendons, and joints.
This was Hassan of the Hundred Faces' fighting style.
"Damn it!"
Just as Sukuna was about to unleash a massacre, a chill shot from his tailbone straight to his head.
"Puh-ha."
A crimson spear once again pierced Sukuna's heart.
Following closely behind it was a purple figure holding a dagger.
Rule Breaker plunged into Sukuna's lower back, and under the effect of the Noble Phantasm, several toes were spat out by Sukuna.
Upon seeing this, Eichi no longer focused on Sukuna. Instead, after possessing Artoria, he began to charge his Noble Phantasm toward the sky.
"Ex..."
Four figures appeared out of thin air in the sky.
"...calibur!"
A golden torrent erupted from the Holy Sword in Eichi's hand.
Emperor Sutoku and Taira no Masakado were completely exorcised before they even understood what was happening.
At the same time, Eichi lifted the blockade on the Ten Shadows Technique array.
Megumi discovered that Mahoraga was beginning to respond to him.
"Buru-bu, Yura Yura, Sword of Yatagarasu, Divergent Sila Divine General, Mahoraga!"
A sacred yet somewhat terrifying figure appeared behind Megumi.
On the other side, Sukuna finally completed the repair of his Cursed Technique Burnout, and a storm composed of Dismantle and Cleave completely enveloped his surroundings.
The temporary Heroic Spirits around him, Hassan of the Hundred Faces, Medea, and Cú Chulainn, were instantly swept into the slashing storm.
Cú Chulainn, covered in blood, landed beside Eichi, holding eight of Sukuna's toes in his hand.
Eichi handed them to Nobara, whose eyes were twitching.
"The rest is up to you."
With that, Eichi turned and left.
Megumi and Nobara would bring back their lifelong best friend.
It was also time for Eichi to save his own lifelong best friend.
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