"You... how did you get here?"
Gojo Satoru looked at the suddenly appearing Tengen and asked a very innocent question, but it was precisely this innocent question that made Tengen's mouth twitch uncontrollably.
Originally, she was living peacefully in her Tomb Chamber when this guy's Older Sister suddenly appeared before her. Without even exchanging many words, Sister Chinatsu struck her unconscious with a hand chop and stuffed her into a sack.
When she woke up, she was tied up in a secret room of the Gojo Family, filled with various barriers and seals.
The dim secret room, the confinement of the barriers.
Even if Tengen tried her best to break through the barriers and seals in the secret room, she barely managed to escape and saw a glimmer of light, like an illusion, only to find several Gojo Family guards appearing in her line of sight.
If she hadn't coincidentally met Yuta Okkotsu and Shoko Ieiri, who were on their way, and used her utmost persuasive power, she would still be lying in the Gojo Family's secret room.
Of course, Tengen understood that Chinatsu was detaining her for her protection. At first, Tengen also thought of just staying in the secret room until Chinatsu came to pick her up.
However, as time passed minute by minute, under Tengen's keen perception of Cursed Energy, the dangerous situation across the country, which seemed to have slightly decreased, was actually becoming more perilous. Tengen could not remain calm and composed in the rear no matter what.
It's just that the scene before her made her, who had intended to come and help, seem so small and powerless, even trembling just standing in a corner of this battlefield.
"Unlike my own forced evolution due to my Immortal Cursed Technique, Chinatsu's current state is less about self-evolution and more about self-alteration. Her will is being twisted. If this continues..."
Drops of cold sweat involuntarily trickled down Tengen's cheeks, and the words she spoke cast another heavy, dark shroud over the already oppressive atmosphere.
At the same time, Yuta Okkotsu, who had landed in front, was contending with the berserk Chinatsu. However, it was less a contention and more a desperate struggle. Even with a hit-and-run tactic, he found it difficult to last long.
"Sister Chinatsu! Sister Chinatsu! It's Yuta! Wake up, wake..."
Before Yuta Okkotsu's persuasion could last much longer, Chinatsu's storm-like assault sent Yuta Okkotsu flying. If not for the flying Cursed Spirit prepared by Geto Suguru intercepting her in mid-air, it was unclear how far she would have flown.
Yuta Okkotsu, sent to the rear of the battle line by the Cursed Spirit, immediately received treatment from Shoko Ieiri. As someone who had specialized in Reverse Cursed Technique since childhood, although she couldn't compare to the Gojo siblings, she was still more efficient than Okkotsu.
Yuta Okkotsu endured the burning pain on his body and spoke. Everyone around him initially thought Okkotsu's words would lower the atmosphere like Tengen's, but to their surprise, they offered a glimmer of hope instead.
"It... it shouldn't be my imagination. When Sister Chinatsu fought me, she intentionally or unintentionally reduced her Cursed Energy output. There was even one strike that I personally felt was dangerous, but in the end, it was far less impactful than I expected."
As Yuta Okkotsu's words fell, Shoko Ieiri, who was treating him, also nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, when I examined and treated the injuries, I found that many of Okkotsu's wounds were in critical areas, but the blunt force trauma was comparatively less severe than in other places."
Listening to their words, everyone's spirits lifted as they looked towards Chinatsu in front. They saw that Chinatsu, who had sent Yuta Okkotsu flying, did not continue to charge at them. Instead, she stopped in place, seemingly struggling.
Chinatsu's will was resisting!
Seeing this, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru instantly clenched their fists, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts. Tengen, nearby, was also the same and even proposed a plan, but this plan poured a bucket of cold water on their newly kindled hope.
"Perhaps we can consider a sealing tactic. The Jujutsu World has a supreme treasure called the [Prison Realm]. As long as the conditions are met, it can seal any target.
Although I don't know where this treasure is, if given time, I am confident I can find it. Before that, let's retreat, and once it's found, then..."
"No!!!"
Tengen's words were ruthlessly interrupted, and not just by one person. Everyone present, besides her, unanimously chose to object.
Although the sealing Tengen spoke of was the most optimistic decision at the moment, even if other methods only had a 1% chance of saving Chinatsu, no one present wanted to choose sealing.
Moreover, putting aside personal feelings for the public good, if they were to retreat from here now, the berserk Chinatsu might completely lose control. A hero who saved the nation from chaos would instead incite a new era of chaos, potentially leading to countless lives being lost.
Such an outcome would be too cruel for them, the populace, and even Chinatsu herself.
This must never happen!
Just as everyone was making the resolute decision in their hearts that they must stop Chinatsu here no matter what, Chinatsu, as if freed from her struggle, revealed a crazed expression and raised her hands.
"Damn it, it's a Domain!"
Everyone instantly understood what Chinatsu in front of them intended to do. Normal combat was already very disadvantageous; if they were dragged into Chinatsu's abnormal Domain, their hope would approach zero.
At this moment, everyone's brains were working frantically, and their hands were decisively raised, beginning their own Domain Expansion hand seals.
Gojo Satoru's pinky fingers and ring fingers interlaced inwards, his index fingers and thumbs stood upright, their tips touching, his middle fingers wrapped around his index fingers, and he pressed them into five points on his body. This was the Eight-Bat Wheel, the Marici Heavenly Fundamental Seal.
"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"
Yuta Okkotsu clenched his left hand into a fist, while his other palm was joined and extended straight, palm inward, back of the hand outward, forming the Dakini Ten Seal.
"Domain Expansion: Dark Mind Mirror!"
Geto Suguru spread his hands, separating and interlacing his left and right thumbs and index fingers, while the rest of his fingers clenched downwards into fists. Then, his two middle fingers stood upright, certifying the Jizo Fundamental Seal.
"Domain Expansion: Jambudvipa Sentient Beings!"
The three great Domains instantly expanded, and their Domain energy was concentrated as much as possible to the front, focusing precision to collide with Chinatsu's Domain.
Both hands spread outwards, both thumbs stood upright, and both index fingers stood up slightly curved like lotus leaves, forming the Samaya-in of Vajra-Jewel Bodhisattva.
"Domain Expansion: Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"