Gojo Satoru felt a massive threat spreading from Mahito's body. A violent storm of Cursed Energy rose out of nowhere. Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes clearly saw a massive dragon head slowly emerging from Mahito's body.
This dragon head opened its eyes and glanced at Gojo Satoru, then slowly coiled around Mahito's body like a snake. Five claws merged with Mahito's five fingers, dragon scales fit one by one onto the surface of Mahito's body, dragon horns grew from Mahito's skull, and a dragon tail grew from his tailbone and dragged on the ground.
Having heard Gojo Satoru's application of the Reverse Cursed Technique, Mahito finally understood what was going on with the original Mahito's Idle Transfiguration: Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing. Clearly, the current Mahito had already used the Maximum Technique and Domain Expansion of Idle Transfiguration, but why was he unable to use the Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing until now?
The meaning of "Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing" is actually quite literal; it is a skill that overlays the destructive desires and predatory instincts inherent within the nature of a Curse onto Idle Transfiguration. This is not a simple matter of Cursed Technique control, but rather a combination of a Curse's psychology with Idle Transfiguration.
It is a skill of the "heart," operating on the same principle as Black Flash.
Aside from the surface explanation of the dual resonance between Cursed Energy and physical force, Black Flash is also closely related to the Jujutsu Sorcerer's own state of mind. Except for Itadori Yuji, who is favored by Black Flash, even Gojo Satoru and Ryomen Sukuna are no exception; they must maintain a heightened emotional state to use it.
The Mahito in the original work must have completely refined this Curse instinct from his body, just as Gojo Satoru temporarily stores positive energy in his heart, stomach, and spine. In the original work, Mahito stored the Curse instinct in the pathways throughout his entire body and then let it explode.
This is the truth behind Idle Transfiguration: Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing!
The Mahito from the original work could do it, but the current Mahito could not do it no matter what. Since his birth in the sewers, he had determined to strip away his Curse instincts, and as he grew to his current state, the influence of those Curse instincts on him had become negligible.
Not just him, but even Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon, under the influence of Mahito and the adjustments of Idle Transfiguration, would no longer produce predatory instincts. Of course, the desire to kill arising from habit or grudges is another matter; that is purely a matter of Jogo's own personality rather than Curse instinct.
Without Curse instinct, it is naturally impossible to use Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing. But isn't there another living example right in front of Mahito?
Positive energy and negative energy do not simply cancel each other out; they can fuse together. Hollow Technique: Purple!
Mahito discarded his Curse instinct and simply filled the interior of his body with negative and positive energy for circulation. Because his body is a semi-spirit, he has an extremely high adaptability to both negative and positive energy, and thus he achieved it quite easily.
What followed was simple: use this positive and negative energy to completely cover his entire body, just like Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing!
Soul Creation is the creation of a Soul. Idle Transfiguration is the modification of a Soul.
Applying these two diametrically opposite Cursed Techniques simultaneously, just like Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing—this is [Hollow Technique: Soul Creation Dragon Spirit Body].
Due to the infinite circulation of positive and negative energy, Mahito's physical performance was elevated to another dimension at this moment. Simultaneously, the circulation of Cursed Energy became smoother and never-ending, and the use of Cursed Techniques became more fluid, almost like his own limbs, with no interval between technique activations.
The Cursed Technique was completely integrated into his instinct, Cursed Energy was produced continuously without pause, and his physical performance leaped to another dimension. At this moment, he could no longer be called "him," for Mahito had now surpassed the world's limit and ascended to the empty throne in the sky.
He should be called "Him." Divine!
Bang!
A sound like a massive rock violently smashing into the ground suddenly exploded, and a wave of air surged outward from within Mahito. Gojo Satoru used his Limitless to repel the airwave and looked at the great creature standing steadily in place amidst the turbulence.
His body was encased in a suit of white armor, a piece of equipment possessing strong draconic characteristics. The visor covering Mahito's entire face closely resembled a divine dragon's head, with a pair of antlers rising from above the mask. His entire body was covered in layers of fish scales, two dragon claws climbed his shoulders, and a clean cloak hung from his shoulders.
If the Fusion Knight: Crimson Lotus Demon God still carried a heavy local general style, then this armor had completely shed that local style. The armor boldly presented overlapping metallic fish scales, as if thousands of scales were tightly fastened to his body. His antlers grew wildly like a king's crown, his fingers were encased in white gauntlets, a set of tassets was attached to his waist and abdomen, and he wore white metallic boots with dragon claw prints on the toes.
A pair of gold and blue heterochromia eyes lit up on the dragon mask, the pupils emitting a faint glow like stars twinkling in the night.
The Special Grade dragon-shaped imaginary vengeful Curse constructed by Idle Transfiguration: Descent fused with Mahito as a form of cladding. Now, Mahito was like a dragon-shaped imaginary vengeful Curse compressed into human form, while also being able to use Soul Creation and physical performance that transcended common sense.
The current him is the Dragon God.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Satoru." The Dragon God's voice became grand and deep, like a cello being slowly played in a Venetian theater, filled with a long echo. "This battle has gone on long enough. Let us begin the final round."
Gojo Satoru's shocked expression calmed down, and a smile curled at the corners of his mouth. "I see. So, this is the ability to 'lead the body with the Soul.' I understand now. Positive and negative energy are circulating inside your body at every moment. Originally, these two energies could only cancel each other out. I can use the Hollow Technique because of Limitless's absolute spatial dominance; you are similar to me, using absolute physical dominance to forcibly merge the two energies."
"It really is my Hollow Technique," Gojo Satoru praised. "With just a little bit of theory and seeing me perform a complete Hollow Technique once, you were able to immediately create your own unique Hollow Technique on the spot during the awakened state of Black Flash... Mahito, you are truly terrifying."
"I'm flattered, but I don't deserve such praise." The Dragon God reached out and gripped the hilt of kirigiri. After a momentary pause, he picked up kirigiri as if it were nothing.
Gojo Satoru glanced at kirigiri. The blade, which was originally like moonlight, now had a pure white line appearing on its pattern, giving this ancient blade an unusual majesty.
"Your sword doesn't seem to have adapted to your hand yet." Gojo Satoru saw through the hidden trouble beneath this majesty.
Just as Gojo Satoru said, the Dragon God keenly perceived kirigiri's trembling when he gripped it. The Dragon God's mental world was too powerful, already pressuring kirigiri's mental world as if it were a physical substance.
If it were an ordinary Tsukumogami, this would naturally not matter, but kirigiri was a special Tsukumogami capable of manifesting living characteristics in the mental world. When one mental world pressures another, significant hidden dangers are bound to arise.
Ever since Mahito obtained this kirigiri, he had always been the one unable to use her well. To that end, Mahito had consulted Ashiya Magon to learn swordsmanship and requested Tsumiki Fushiguro to repair her, but now, kirigiri finally could not keep up with Mahito.
"She just needs a little time to adapt," the Dragon God said indifferently. "Perhaps, by killing you, she will be able to complete a new evolution."
Gojo Satoru reached out in an inviting gesture. "Then what are you waiting for?"
Thump.
The Dragon God stepped forward.
A sword tip appeared before Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes without any warning. At this moment, Gojo Satoru was already at full power and in the awakened state of Black Flash, yet his Six Eyes only saw a silver line connecting to his eyes. The speed was incomparable to before.
Gojo Satoru used the Limitless without hesitation and vanished from the spot in an instant. He utilized the spatial contraction phenomenon of the Limitless to teleport a hundred meters away. Only at this distance did he feel he could calmly readjust to the Dragon God's speed; he considered this distance relatively safe.
But just as he stopped, the tip of kirigiri appeared before his Six Eyes again.
"—!"
Even an exclamation felt too slow. Gojo Satoru performed an Iron Bridge Pose; the sword tip swept past his Six Eyes, piercing his bangs. Tiny fragments of hair flew past his Six Eyes, but in the next instant, a violent hurricane completely pulverized the hair ends.
It was like a massive meteorite landing beside Gojo Satoru. If not for the Six Eyes, Gojo Satoru would certainly be blind now. This was because the wind pressure generated when that immense mass leaped past his face could easily erase his vision, and even erase his entire being.
However, Limitless erased all the aftershocks carried by kirigiri. Taking this chance, Gojo Satoru immediately turned and stood up again. He still thought of counterattacking, but before he could even raise his fist, a hand appeared before his face. A white gauntlet encased the Dragon God's fingers, and the Dragon God's palm covered Gojo Satoru's face.
—So fast! Too fast!
Gojo Satoru could not have imagined before this that someone could keep up with the spatial contraction phenomenon of his Limitless purely through their own physical performance without using any technique. Under Gojo Satoru's development, the activation speed of the Limitless could rival the instinct of his own limbs, yet the Dragon God could keep up directly just with his footsteps.
At this moment, Gojo Satoru finally confirmed: this King of Curses might be stronger than the Ryomen Sukuna of a thousand years ago!
This was not a wild guess by Gojo Satoru. Before this, he had fought a one-fingered Ryomen Sukuna and played him like a monkey then. That was only one finger, but the Six Eyes gave Gojo Satoru incredibly startling powers of observation and judgment; Gojo Satoru had once envisioned a battle against a peak Ryomen Sukuna with twenty fingers.
At that time, he had smilingly said that famous line: [I would win].
And now, Gojo Satoru made his judgment again: the Dragon God was already capable of reaching or even surpassing the twenty-fingered Ryomen Sukuna...!
The Dragon God used his palm rather than kirigiri's blade. Theoretically, it was impossible to break through Gojo Satoru's Limitless, but Gojo Satoru didn't even bother to verify that possibility and directly teleported away again using Limitless.
Gojo Satoru's judgment was correct. Just now, the Dragon God had wanted to use Simple Domain to catch Gojo Satoru off guard. Although Gojo Satoru didn't know that the palm was wrapped in a Simple Domain, he had truly been tricked by Mahito so much that he had developed post-traumatic stress; he would not take risks with any unexpected actions.
In the next instant, the Dragon God's palm swung through empty air.
Bang!
The wind pressure generated by the missed swing instantly caused a massive explosion, just like a hundred-ton aircraft making an emergency landing on a beach. The entire terrain spread outward, the hard earth undulating like sea waves, and waves of powerful shockwaves spread endlessly in all directions.
Even if he used Simple Domain and could not use the Star Rage technique, based purely on physical performance, if Gojo Satoru were hit by the Dragon God's palm, this single blow would be enough to pulverize him!
Gojo Satoru appeared in mid-air. He looked down, but he couldn't see the Dragon God?!
Without thinking, he teleported again.
Boom!
Like an airburst bomb exploding, a roar of wild wind erupted from the empty air where Gojo Satoru had just been.
Gojo Satoru looked back at that spot. The Dragon God had appeared there at some unknown point and was currently swinging his sword. The single swing produced a massive sonic boom, creating a vacuum explosion.
"Wonderful, Mahito!" Gojo Satoru laughed wildly. "This is the first time since I was born...!"
To feel what is called blood-boiling!
A silver light shone into his Six Eyes. The tip of kirigiri appeared before his eyes at some unknown moment. This time, Gojo Satoru was fearless: his Limitless operated beyond normal limits, and in the instant before his Six Eyes were about to be pierced, he threw a hook punch.
Naturally—Black Flash!
Thud!
Gojo Satoru's fist struck the side of kirigiri. Zenin Naobito had once used the same method to hit the side of kirigiri's blade, causing cracks to be engraved upon it. The power of Gojo Satoru's Limitless-enhanced punch was more than a hundred times greater than Zenin Naobito's; this single blow should have been enough to snap kirigiri.
...It didn't!
kirigiri's blade was filled with a protective layer of Cursed Energy reinforcement. At this moment, kirigiri and the Dragon God were of one mind and their Cursed Energy was fused; how could it be compared to the battle with Zenin Naobito? Gojo Satoru's Black Flash had indeed landed, and kirigiri indeed let out a metallic ringing, and cracks indeed covered the entire blade, but she held on.
She held on!
The Dragon God lunged forward with a powerful kick, but Gojo Satoru used Limitless to distance himself once more. The Dragon God lightly brushed his fingers over the blade of kirigiri; the blade, which had originally been covered in cracks, became as good as new after his touch—Construction Technique! In the past, Mahito could never have achieved this, but the current Mahito could.
Now, he could push any Cursed Technique beyond its limits, naturally including the Construction Technique. Whatever Tsumiki Fushiguro could do, he could now do as well!
Gojo Satoru and the Dragon God fought from the heavens to the earth, then leaped from the earth back into the sky. Both sides battled across the sky and land of this ruined valley. At this moment, they were truly giving it their all. The world had never seen such an intense battle; accompanied by storms and earthquakes, the vibrations in the atmosphere could be felt over a hundred kilometers away.
They tore at each other, collided, and finally crashed together.
The Dragon God's physical capabilities were undoubtedly far superior to Gojo Satoru's. He clung to Gojo like a hunting dog, yet Gojo Satoru's mobility was truly terrifying. Even though the Dragon God's current physical performance had surpassed the extreme values of this world, he could still only barely keep up with Gojo Satoru's mobility. But the real trouble lay in Gojo Satoru's consecutive Black Flashes.
Continuous Black Flashes allowed Gojo Satoru's Limitless to operate beyond its limits, making his movements sharper and swifter. Simultaneously, as the number of Black Flashes he used increased, his battle instincts, Cursed Energy rotation, and Cursed Energy output became increasingly fearsome.
Gojo Satoru had never felt such fervor in his heart. He remembered a time during high school when he felt like this; back then, he had first grasped the Reverse Cursed Technique and returned to life from the brink of death. There was neither anger nor hatred in his heart; the Six Eyes could only see the beauty of the world.
In that state, he uttered those words of arrogance from the bottom of his heart: "Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the honored one."
Facing the Dragon God, who had already transcended a dimension, Gojo Satoru now had only one thought:
—How could I let Mahito wait alone on this lonely peak for even a moment? Transcending limits happens right here, right now!
The Dragon God suddenly stopped his pursuit. He used his ultra-high mobility to get close to Gojo Satoru, but instead of swinging his blade, he formed a hand seal. In an instant, Gojo Satoru understood the Dragon God's intention. While staying close to the Dragon God, he also formed a hand seal.
Both spoke in unison:
"Domain Expansion—" x2
A massive amount of Cursed Energy spread to the ends of the world in the blink of an eye. Both expanded their Domains simultaneously for the final Domain battle.
"—Dharma Realm Reincarnation Nirvana Realm! Unlimited Void!"
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