Gojo Satoru maintained his hand seal and said calmly, "Because I looked down on you. No matter how much others praised you, I felt nothing. The reason I trained so seriously was only because of the expectations of those around me. Tengen gave me special training, and I can clearly feel that I am much stronger than before. I wanted to try killing you without using Domain Expansion."
"Has Gojo Satoru changed his mind now?"
"Yes, I must admit I didn't understand you enough and was overly confident," Gojo Satoru said frankly. "I rarely say such things because no amount of targeting means anything to me. I've been invincible for so long that I've forgotten what a threat feels like. Until I met you."
"Your sword, your armor, your Cursed Technique, your Domain Expansion—everything about you seems to be targeted at me as a person. I even suspect that even if I use Domain Expansion now, it will be ineffective against you."
"But you're still going to use it."
The Crimson Lotus Demon God sheathed kirigiri at his waist and slowly crouched down. Those heterochromatic eyes gradually dimmed as he fell into contemplation in the standard Iaido stance.
Gojo Satoru smiled, those Six Eyes that looked like the distant sky emitting a light like divine might.
"Isn't that obvious?" Gojo Satoru said. "How could I possibly harbor fear?!"
A Jujutsu battle is an information war, yet Gojo Satoru has never hidden his own information. Everything about him is openly displayed to everyone, yet he has lived perfectly fine until now, and he is confident he will live even better in the future.
That being the case, how could he possibly shrink back from a potential Domain Battle?
He could hardly even imagine the possibility of losing a Domain Battle. Just as now, he had finished testing the Soul Fusion Knight's skills, and the weapon in its hand had been identified as a Tsukumogami capable of breaking through Limitless.
So, what would he encounter in a Domain Battle?
Gojo Satoru had no fear of this; instead, he was filled with expectation. Because no matter what happened, he was confident he could turn the tables at the critical moment. This strong self-confidence didn't stem purely from arrogance, but from the fact that he had done so many times before. Thus, this was the confidence of one who is peerless under heaven.
"Domain Expansion—"
Gojo Satoru declared in a low voice:
"—Unlimited Void."
In an instant, the entire world fell into the depths of a cosmic void. This was a place of nothingness and blankness. The manifestation of Unlimited Void seemed to declare that everything in this world had no meaning. The void Domain swallowed all reality and truth completely.
The key to a Domain Battle lies in the mutual neutralization and suppression of Cursed Techniques, demanding an extremely high level of Domain control from the Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Since both Domains possess a guaranteed-hit effect, one must simultaneously deploy their Domain's effect to attack the opponent while also defending, using their own technique to offset the opponent's.
Standing within their respective expanded Domains, both parties must engage in fierce offensive and defensive maneuvers at every moment.
Even the slightest opening will allow the other's technique to strike instantly.
It is as if both are exposed to a violent storm; only the one who defends better will emerge victorious.
And now, at this very moment, the true Domain Battle begins... or does it?
kirigiri sliced through the air without a sound, its tip grazing Gojo Satoru's forehead.
kirigiri's target remained Gojo Satoru's brain—the seat of his Innate Technique.
Gojo Satoru evaded with an iron bridge posture, but no matter how fast his reflexes, while expanding his Domain, he couldn't completely dodge kirigiri's blade.
Because the Crimson Lotus Demon God wasn't defending against Unlimited Void at all!
A horizontal gash appeared on his forehead, deep enough to reveal bone!
"Impossible!" Gojo Satoru exclaimed instinctively.
But what he faced next was a storm of blades.
Unlimited Void resides within the Limitless, a mental assault where "perception" and "transmission" are forced to execute the act of "living" countless times, manifested as infinite information forcibly flooding the brain.
It places the opponent in a state of "endlessly surging information," making them feel they can see everything yet do nothing, slowly awaiting death.
This is the ultimate Domain Expansion against intelligent life, for any being capable of thought possesses cognitive redundancy.
Unlimited Void amplifies this cognitive redundancy limitlessly, ultimately occupying and freezing their thinking capacity, leaving them to slowly die in blank thought.
Unlimited Void had indeed struck the Crimson Lotus Demon God, but not a single iota of his movements changed.
He continued swinging with force as he advanced; this straight-bladed greatsword over two meters long finally exhibited its melee combat advantage.
Gojo Satoru simply couldn't land a counterattack on the Crimson Lotus Demon God!
Satoru Gojo faced an unending storm of guaranteed-hit fiery currents, yet the Crimson Lotus Demon God made no attempt to defend against Unlimited Void.
Infinite waves of cognitive redundancy information flooded into the Crimson Lotus Demon God's brain. By all logic, his actions should have ceased, his brain dead.
But they didn't!
The Crimson Lotus Demon God finally spoke:
"Gojo Satoru, thank you for your expectations."
He spoke with a dual-toned voice, echoing within the expanded Domains of Unlimited Void and Coffin of the Iron Mountain.
Though the ambient temperature was enough to distort the atmosphere and nearly burn away all oxygen, his voice carried a heat surpassing even that furnace-like intensity.
His voice was like scorching flames, like the blazing sun:
"Unlimited Void, I have been awaiting you for a long time!"
Facing Gojo Satoru necessitates considering his Domain Expansion. Even within the annals of Jujutsu history, Gojo Satoru's Unlimited Void stands as the ultimate countermeasure against intelligent life, its excellence far surpassing others' imaginations.
How to defend against it?
The answer is surprisingly simple—
—since Unlimited Void is the ultimate mental assault against thinking, intelligent beings, one simply needs to become an unthinking inorganic entity, right?
Remember the Soul structure of the Soul Fusion Knight?
Mahito is the yolk, Idle Transfiguration maintains the egg white outside him, and Jogo is the eggshell.
All of Unlimited Void's mental assaults were absorbed into Jogo's mental Domain—a mind that could no longer think, having entirely surrendered body and Soul to the yolk, Mahito.
Even though their Souls were fused, these were indeed two distinct Souls!
In the original work's margins, one thing was explained: Since Hanami's plant growth ability doesn't require seeds and can generate plants from nothing, why not directly generate plants inside a target's body to burst them apart?
The author's response was: [Because the human body is also a type of Domain. ]
Therefore, the only way to invade such a natural Domain is through direct Cursed Energy contact and infusion.
This is why Hanami's seed attacks only cause plants to grow within a target's body after truly striking them.
The human body's Domain possesses innate protective functions—an extremely complex Domain structure.
And what envelops Mahito is precisely such a complex natural Domain—the "human body Domain" formed by integrating Jogo's body, mind, and Soul.
Physical impacts could indeed harm Mahito, for due to the Soul Fusion, his and Jogo's bodies were perfectly merged in a practical sense.
But the unconventional structure of the Soul could generate a natural defense against Unlimited Void.
Unlimited Void is ineffective against the Soul Fusion Knight!
The other functions of the Soul Fusion Knight were essentially supplementary; only this one was deliberately crafted.
Gojo Satoru's speculation was correct—this was a move specifically designed to counter his Domain Expansion.
And now, this move was proving truly effective.
Just as the Crimson Lotus Demon God had said—
—Unlimited Void, he had been waiting for it for a long time!
Scorching heat splattered, incinerating all things! The Crimson Lotus Demon God felt as if the entire world had turned into a feast of flames! Never before had his heart burned so fiercely; it was hotter than the Coffin of the Iron Mountain, its fire even more intense.
He felt it intensely—in this battle against Gojo Satoru, the one with the advantage was him!
The strongest man in the world was currently maneuvering in a disadvantaged position. This was only natural; the kirigiri in his hand was the world's strongest blade, capable of cutting through the Limitless. The armor he wore allowed his physical capabilities to reach another dimension, and his specially constructed Domain Expansion limited Gojo Satoru's mobility to the maximum extent.
Furthermore, in a Domain battle, he only needed to attack and not defend, whereas Gojo Satoru had to continuously face a storm-like Fire Technique.
Of course he should have the advantage; everything about him was for the sake of fighting Gojo Satoru, and all his techniques existed for this very moment.
It was only natural and reasonable for him to hold the advantage.
But he simply couldn't stop the excitement in his heart. Because of his overwhelming excitement, his cursed energy core also began to burn. Streams of fire flowed into his four limbs and hundred bones, and the single eye on the chest of his Tosei Gusoku released a massive blaze of light.
Because his opponent was Gojo Satoru! The strongest of the modern era! The strongest man in the world!
To be able to fight such a man and gain a significant advantage—shouldn't he feel excited?
He truly understood now why, in the original work, after Jogo died at the hands of Ryomen Sukuna and entered the revolving lantern space to meet Ryomen Sukuna, Ryomen Sukuna simply said, "You're pretty strong," and Jogo suddenly burst into tears and couldn't control himself.
He felt that way right now.
Facing the world's strongest and holding the advantage, shouldn't he be moved?
He was truly moved, so much so that his killing intent was boiling at an unprecedented speed, more intense than ever before.
He was like an e-sports player encountering the strongest Great Demon Lord among professional players. His respect was genuine and heartfelt, and his killing intent was also real, his heart burning more fiercely than ever!
Unparalleled!
Kill Gojo Satoru! Right here, right now!
He had the ability to do it!
Any ideas of a probing attack, any preparations for retreat, any thoughts that failure didn't matter—all those messy escape routes had been completely abandoned by him!
Now, he felt strongly that thinking about those things would only make him less pure.
In this instant, he made his decision—
—to go all out, without considering a way back!
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