It was now September 2018, and a month had passed since the last battle with Mahito.
During this month, Gojo Satoru hadn't wasted a single moment, dedicating himself entirely to self-improvement. Despite this, he knew clearly that his rate of improvement was definitely not as fast as Mahito's.
Because Mahito now also possessed the same Six Eyes and Limitless as him!
Gojo Satoru knew all too well how terrifying this combination was. Therefore, no matter how much he improved, his logic told him that he could no longer keep up with Mahito's rate of improvement. Unless he stretched the timeline to over ten years, waiting until Mahito hit a bottleneck again, only then could he hope to catch up.
But ten years was far too long!
He couldn't wait for ten years.
Thus, he resorted to an unconventional path.
Utahime Iori's [Solo Restriction Zone] could greatly enhance all aspects of a Jujutsu Sorcerer's state, whether it was Cursed Energy flow, Cursed Energy volume, Cursed Energy reinforcement, or achieving a closer resonance with the Cursed Energy core. It was a comprehensive enhancement in the truest sense.
Could this kind of enhancement become a permanent state?
Before this, Gojo Satoru had never considered whether it was possible, because his normal state was already strong enough. He had no need to pursue greater strength.
The logic was simple: someone who is already invincible under heaven would not seek more power. For an invincible person, their power is already excessive, and there is no need to do so.
In the past, Gojo Satoru was like Kujo Jotaro after his trip to Egypt; as long as his power was sufficient, it was enough. There was no need for higher pursuits. The difference was that Gojo Satoru wasn't as reckless as Kujo Jotaro and still slowly grew stronger over time.
But things were different now.
No matter how small the improvement, Gojo Satoru was willing to pursue it!
Moreover, if [Solo Restriction Zone] could be made permanent, it would by no means be a small improvement. It would be a massive leap!
Then, quite easily, it succeeded.
Even Gojo Satoru himself hadn't expected it to be so easy.
The theory was actually quite simple.
[Solo Restriction Zone] merely provided a comprehensive enhancement to a Jujutsu Sorcerer's state, and Gojo Satoru, who possessed the Six Eyes, was the most sensitive person to such subtle changes. Through the Six Eyes, he could deeply record every single bit of the enhancement effect. Then, he could consciously reinforce himself using that same efficiency.
This was equivalent to him not needing to search for a direction to become stronger; he only needed to constantly feel the reinforcement granted by [Solo Restriction Zone] and then work in that direction!
Even Gojo Satoru was shocked by this "stepping on one's left foot with the right foot" or "running the meter backward" method of cultivation.
It was only at this moment that Gojo Satoru deeply understood the meaning of what Tengen had said to him in the car that day:
[The Six Eyes are the eyes of gods and Buddhas; you are a contemporary Living God, the genuine article. ]
At this moment, their training location was the Star Corridor, with the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier provided by Tengen himself for their training.
Because it was a Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier, it didn't matter how hard they fought. In the original work, the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier set by Tengen could even withstand a black hole. Even if Gojo Satoru could flatten the civilizations of Earth, it would be difficult for him to penetrate the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier.
Here, Gojo Satoru could train and fight to his heart's content.
There were three people accompanying Gojo Satoru in his training:
Yuta Okkotsu, Yuki Tsukumo, and Utahime Iori.
Needless to say, Yuta Okkotsu and Yuki Tsukumo were sparring partners.
Yuki Tsukumo was mainly there to test Gojo Satoru's new Hollow Technique, while her Star Rage was perfect for testing his defensive power.
As for Yuta Okkotsu, because he had successfully engraved the Immortal Technique through his Copy Technique, he couldn't die no matter how hard he was hit, so he was used to test Gojo Satoru's offensive power.
Utahime Iori was constantly providing Gojo Satoru with the enhancement of [Solo Restriction Zone]. Every time Gojo Satoru felt the reinforcement of [Solo Restriction Zone], he would record his state. Once he could autonomously make the previous [Solo Restriction Zone] reinforcement permanent, he would have Utahime Iori use it again.
By "stepping on his left foot with his right foot" like this, he grew rapidly during this month.
Yuki Tsukumo put away Garuda and asked,
"How are your preparations going?"
"Has Mahito made a move?" Gojo Satoru asked.
"It's precisely because Mahito has been too quiet this past month that I'm feeling uneasy," Yuki Tsukumo sighed. "Just by looking at Mahito's skill set, one can tell he has been growing with you as his target. Now that he has finally touched your level and even has your Six Eyes and Limitless, it's certain that he is doing his best to digest that battle. When he appears next, it will surely be with the force of a thunderbolt to truly settle the score with you."
Gojo Satoru understood Yuki Tsukumo's concern.
Mahito was growing every moment, and his growth rate was incredibly astonishing. Especially now that Mahito had obtained Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes, he would only get closer to the true limits of the world.
Even Gojo Satoru himself couldn't imagine what kind of chemical reaction the combination of the Six Eyes and the Limitless Cursed Technique would produce.
Even though Mahito now had the qualifications to fight Gojo Satoru, he still hadn't come out into the open. He remained hidden in the shadows, eyeing the Jujutsu World greedily.
What exactly was his next move?
Everyone couldn't help but have this question in their hearts.
Suddenly, a voice interrupted Gojo Satoru and Yuki Tsukumo's conversation.
"The King of Cursed Spirits' next step will surely be to assault the Star Corridor."
A corner of the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier shattered, and Tengen slowly approached from the breach, landing on the ground.
Gojo Satoru greeted Tengen.
"Yo, is it time for dinner?"
Utahime Iori reached her limit.
"Satoru! Be respectful to Lord Tengen!"
"See, your Lord Tengen doesn't mind himself," Gojo Satoru laughed.
"I told you to be respectful, don't you understand?!" Utahime roared.
Yuki Tsukumo laughed heartily.
"Alright, alright, that's just Satoru's personality. It's fine, Utahime, I don't think Tengen minds."
"It's not a matter of whether he minds or not," Utahime Iori covered her forehead and lamented. "This is Lord Tengen, who has protected the Jujutsu World for a thousand years."
...To actually treat Lord Tengen as a doorman and a food delivery person.
Can't this guy Satoru have a basic sense of hierarchy?
Well, even though it's closed-door training, they still head out occasionally. With Tengen personally opening the gates for them, it can be said that Gojo Satoru is currently enjoying the most indisputable, top-tier training resources in the Jujutsu World.
The reason for the closed-door training is that Gojo Satoru's destructive power would be too immense if he trained with full effort; at the same time, it would highly likely expose information to spies.
Thus, Tengen simply created a Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier for Gojo Satoru to train in, where intelligence would never be leaked and there was no worry about excessive output.
Tengen glanced at the three people arguing and shifted his gaze to Yuta Okkotsu.
After about ten seconds, Yuta Okkotsu finally stood up sluggishly.
Just this motion caused his face to contort in pain; his legs were as soft as eggplants, and he had to lean against the blank wall of the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier just to barely stand.
Tengen praised,
"The spirituality of your 'Six Degrees East Crossing' has improved again. This is good. Although it's not quite at the level of the Mirokuji Kirigiri held by the Lord of Curses, at least you don't have to worry about it being easily severed now."
"It's still too early."
Gojo Satoru raised the khakkhara, "Six Degrees East Crossing," and said helplessly,
"Should I say it's expected of the Great Master's genuine article? This fellow is very Zen-like. Although I can barely perceive its emotions through the Six Eyes, I'm completely unable to make it cooperate with me... Never mind getting it to cooperate with me, I can't even cooperate with it! This fellow is far too willful."
Gojo Satoru referred to "Six Degrees East Crossing" as a personified "him." This was a powerful form of psychological suggestion: that it was indeed a living creature. This suggestibility is very powerful; Mahito used this same method when nurturing Mirokuji Kirigiri.
The difference was that the Mirokuji Kirigiri Mahito imagined was a quiet, beautiful young girl, while Gojo Satoru imagined Six Degrees East Crossing as a solemn and dignified monk.
"This is only normal."
Tengen was completely unfazed, instead advising,
"You don't have the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique, so you fundamentally cannot understand the thoughts of the Divine Tool in your hand."
"As for its thoughts, you can only rely on the precise Cursed Energy observation of the Six Eyes to grope for the shallow meanings of 'Six Degrees East Crossing.' To be able to do this in such a short time..."
"...to reach your level can already be called a miracle."
Gojo Satoru sighed, knowing Tengen was right.
He didn't have the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique after all; being able to reach this point was already impressive. He shouldn't be impatient.
Even Mahito took a week to nurture Mirokuji Kirigiri, didn't he? And Mahito actually possesses the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique.
Gojo Satoru doesn't even have that; he has to rely solely on the extreme Cursed Energy perception of the Six Eyes to judge the emotions and nurturing methods of Six Degrees East Crossing.
A month's time was already a miraculous speed.
"Besides 'Six Degrees East Crossing,' how are you doing in other areas?" Tengen asked.
Gojo Satoru pondered.
"The new Hollow Technique can be considered ready for actual combat, but the problem remains—it cannot become a regular combat asset and can only be used for bursts. Even with my Six Eyes, I can't maintain it for long. After all, I don't have absolute control over my physical body; indirect operations through the Six Eyes are always slightly inferior."
"The new mechanism for Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void is also ready. Yuta Okkotsu tested it personally, and it's very domineering. I'm now quite confident in clashing once more with Mahito's 'Dharmadhatu Transmigration Nirvana Realm.' This should give Mahito a surprise."
"Other miscellaneous improvements are all basic Cursed Energy operations, including Cursed Energy circulation, enhancement, and efficiency. Utahime Iori has been a great help to me in this regard."
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