White Zetsu knew he couldn't use his overwhelming soul aura to terrify Kenjaku the way he had broken Mahito.
Although Kenjaku's original body was just a brain with a mouth, that was merely the physical manifestation of his innate Cursed Technique. Like Master Tengen, Kenjaku was a human Sorcerer who had lived for over a thousand years using a parasitic possession technique.
A human soul was fundamentally different from a Cursed Spirit's soul. Zetsu couldn't crush him with mere presence.
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"Well then..."
Kenjaku smiled, his eyes glinting with malice. "Let's see if there's another way we can test our alliance."
Before Mirai could even make a move, Kenjaku rushed toward the group of Sorcerers on the other side of the battlefield!
Cursed Energy surged. Kenjaku casually unleashed a concentrated, explosive spell toward the crowd of Kyoto students—a move intended to force Mirai to either save them or watch them die.
BOOM!
The casually thrown attack caused a terrifying explosion! Countless rocks collapsed!
Kusakabe frantically deployed a Simple Domain, raising his sword to block the shockwave and protect Utahime, Nishimiya, and the others.
But before the dust could even settle...
CLANG!
A long tear was cut into the wide sleeves of Kenjaku's kasaya. Drops of blood oozed from a shallow cut on his waist.
'Even a minor scratch is enough to make someone furious,' Kenjaku thought, his eyes narrowing.
Sheathe the sword. Extend the leg.
The attacker's movements were swift and decisive, like a sudden, violent storm.
Kenjaku raised his forearm to block a terrifyingly heavy kick. He looked at the figure that could barely be tracked by the naked eye. His expression cleared.
'There's no need to test it anymore,' Kenjaku muttered internally. 'Zenin Mirai is truly just like me. He is a creature not swayed by emotions.'
The girl standing before him, her Naginata poised to strike, was Maki Zenin.
But her state at this moment was entirely different. She possessed zero Cursed Energy.
She was exactly like Toji Fushiguro.
The Heavenly Tyrant had awakened.
In the Jujutsu world, twins are considered an ominous sign, a bad omen. They are clearly two separate individuals, yet the laws of Cursed Energy treat them as a single entity. The power cannot be easily changed or transferred.
The younger sister, Mai, possessed the Construction technique. Because of Maki, Mai's Cursed Energy was incomplete, allowing her to produce only one bullet a day. She would never have the chance to touch the true core of Jujutsu.
As for the older sister, Maki, she was born with a Heavenly Restriction. However, due to the presence of Mai's Cursed Energy, the restriction was impure. Maki still retained civilian-level Cursed Energy.
Only when one of them died could the other become whole.
It was a cruel rule established by the heavens.
Maki's sudden, explosive awakening signified one absolute truth to Kenjaku.
'Mai Zenin's connection to this world... has been completely cut off.'
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The boundless Kamui Dimension.
Upon opening her eyes, Mai saw the ancient, dark brown tree that reached the sky. The white ribbons that had previously bound Maki, Nobara, and Megumi lay discarded on the ground; White Zetsu had already released them back to the outside world to join the fight.
Mai subconsciously touched the sharp pain in her chest. Her expression was slightly dazed.
Only her school uniform was torn. The flesh on her chest had already been perfectly restored. There wasn't even a scar.
Not only that, she could clearly sense a massive pool of Cursed Energy coursing through her body—an amount that far exceeded anything she had ever felt before.
Her memory was still stuck on the moment the massive wooden root pierced her body. Mai was utterly confused.
"You're awake, niece."
Mai suddenly turned her head. There was no sign of Mirai. Only White Zetsu.
And standing beside Zetsu was a gigantic Shikigami... a massive deer with antlers that were faintly glowing with positive energy.
"Stupid deer!" Zetsu barked, kicking the beast. "Don't keep releasing Reverse Cursed Energy! That stuff is harmful to Master Zetsu, understand?!"
Zetsu glanced disdainfully at the Round Deer (from the Ten Shadows) and took a few steps toward Mai.
"White Zetsu... what exactly happened?" Mai stood up, asking blankly.
"Hmph~" Zetsu raised an eyebrow and grinned, his face full of arrogance. "Who do you think Master Zetsu is?"
"I helped you two sisters level up, and while I was at it, I made a fool out of that brain-in-a-jar idiot outside."
"A piece of cake." Zetsu pointed to his head and said confidently, "My IQ is six million, and that's not just talk."
'Who said that? You yourself?' Mai shook her head speechlessly, sensing the sheer foolishness radiating from the Curse.
It was a loophole.
Mirai had used his Rinnegan to manipulate the rules of the world. By violently piercing Mai with the Gedo Mazo's root and dragging her near-dead body into the isolated Kamui dimension, the will of the Jujutsu world registered her as "dead" and severed her karmic connection to Maki.
This fully unleashed Maki's Heavenly Restriction in reality.
Meanwhile, inside the dimension, Mirai used the Round Deer to instantly heal Mai. By severing the twin connection, Mai was finally freed from Maki's lack of talent, allowing her Construction technique to access vast Cursed Energy.
He had kept Maki and the others locked up just long enough, then released them to join the fight at this exact, crucial moment. He had helped the two sisters level up, casually fooled Kenjaku, and kept the plot moving. Everything was perfectly under control.
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Back in reality.
Maki's unpredictable, blinding speed, combined with Aoi Todo's timely Boogie Woogie interventions, put intense pressure on Kenjaku.
Utahime chanted her technique, enhancing the Cursed Energy ofi Kamo, who was firing blood arrows from afar.
It wasn't exactly difficult for Kenjaku to defend against them, but it was incredibly annoying.
SWISH!
"Piercing Blood!"
A highly compressed beam of blood, empowered by immense Cursed Energy, shot out from the dark subway entrance at supersonic speed.
The timing was perfect! It caught Kenjaku directly in his blind spot!
The eldest brother of the Death Painting Wombs had arrived.
Choso stepped onto the battlefield, his face contorted in absolute rage. He glared at the man with the stitched forehead—the man who had created him, tortured his mother, and ruined his brothers' lives.
"NORITOSHI KAMO!!!" Choso roared.
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