Chapter 767: Extreme Violence, Manifestation of the Cosmic Heavenly Deity
Behind Sousuke, golden ripples spread out in concentric rings. The sheer scale of his Concussive Pulse of the Spiritual Light caused Satoru Gojo, watching from a distance, to widen his eyes in shock.
His own Concussive Pulse of the Spiritual Light had an effective radius of about two hundred meters. The swordswoman from Azure Sky he had seen earlier had a range of roughly a thousand meters.
But right now, the golden ripples radiating from the so-called [King of Miracles] were expanding to cover the entire sky.
Satoru Gojo's expression turned serious. Even from this distance, he could feel the immense, surging will contained within those fluctuations.
The man's heart was surprisingly pure.
In other words, that seemingly hypocritical, nauseating, and arrogant goodwill wasn't fake.
This Guild Master of Azure Sky, one of the pinnacles among Reincarnators, genuinely harbored a desire to forgive and embrace everything.
He earnestly wanted to bridge the conflict between Reincarnators and plot characters, hoping Reincarnators could become a force for correction.
To correct the fates of those pitiful souls toyed with and desecrated by the "Creators," thereby making each world a better place and eliminating evil.
This was the so-called "Perfect Timeline."
Satoru Gojo even saw an illusion. It was his world, the world of Jujutsu Sorcerers. This King of Azure Sky wanted to change his fate and, at the same time, break the cycle of humans constantly giving birth to stronger Cursed Spirits out of fear.
He intended to reveal the existence of Jujutsu Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits, study Cursed Spirits scientifically to reduce fear, and use overwhelming power to forcefully mold a so-called "King of Cursed Spirits." He wanted the strongest Cursed Spirit and the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer to cooperate in maintaining the world's stability.
Artoria saw an illusion as well. The man had crossed paths with a version of her from a certain timeline. This King of Miracles led the Azure Sky members to destroy the Holy Grail War ritual and slay the long-corrupted head of the Matou family—
However...
A massive number of crimson Six Eyes appeared across Satoru Gojo's body, chains dangling behind him. He took a step forward, his voice turning demonic.
"Hey, Miss Knight, you're not the type to waver, are you?"
Artoria remained silent. She merely gripped her Holy Sword with her remaining hand and gave it a slight flick. The sound of the sword humming, accompanied by terrifying magical energy, began to spread.
Satoru Gojo watched helplessly as the King of Miracles, radiating an incredible spiritual light, slowly approached the agitated demonic dragon, while his own arrogant host vanished into thin air from the world.
The malice radiating from him became increasingly palpable.
"A Perfect Timeline... Heh, hahahaha... Who the hell would want something like that?!"
Satoru Gojo thrust a hand forward, and Azure and Red instantly merged.
He placed a [Binding Vow] upon himself. At the cost of being unable to use [Hollow] again in this Gift Game, he elevated the power of this strike to its absolute limit.
Jujutsu was inherently a highly subjective power system. A Binding Vow was a self-imposed restriction, trading disadvantageous conditions for more powerful effects.
Satoru Gojo originally disliked using such things. But for some reason, seeing the King of Miracles' open and righteous desire to save everything disgusted him to the point where he wanted to destroy it all recklessly.
Satoru Gojo knew that the Azure Sky members likely genuinely believed their worlds were terrible. They wanted to save everyone and give everyone a happy ending.
Perhaps, in that kind of timeline, his best friend Suguru Geto wouldn't fall into darkness, his junior Haibara wouldn't die a tragic death, and that young girl wouldn't have to bear the fate of the Star Plasma Vessel—
But...
In front of Satoru Gojo's palm, an unprecedentedly intense cursed energy, amplified to a horrifying degree by the Binding Vow, gathered.
Space, severely stretched, became extremely unstable. Around the purple light of cursed energy, pitch-black rifts constantly appeared.
Satoru Gojo couldn't describe his current disgust. So, in the eyes of these so-called [Reincarnators], they were the true, exalted humans, while guys like him and Miss Knight were ultimately just fabricated "plot characters."
The goodness of the Azure Sky members carried an indescribable sense of superiority.
Because they knew the destinies of all worlds, they passed judgment on the fates of plot characters like him.
Therefore, they believed his death was a tragedy; they believed Haibara's death was a tragedy; they believed Suguru Geto's corruption was a tragedy.
Therefore, they wanted to change it.
Satoru Gojo already harbored extreme disgust and killing intent towards the weak due to [All the World's Evil].
Now, sensing Sousuke's undisguised, pure heart, he realized that in the eyes of these people, "plot characters" like him were destined to be weaklings from the very beginning, from the moment of their existence.
The two sides simply weren't equal species.
That disparity filled Satoru Gojo with terrifying disgust and malice towards himself, Azure Sky, and Sousuke.
BOOM!
Satoru Gojo released his hand, and an unprecedentedly powerful [Hollow Technique: Purple] tore through the air.
Faster than him was a purplish-red sword beam sweeping across the ocean.
Artoria aimed at Roman's position and unleashed a slash. The sword beam swept through the pitch-black Sea of Magical Beasts, annihilating a massive number of monsters before slashing straight up into the sky.
Brynhild held her shield with both hands. The momentary lapse just now had nearly cost Roman her life. Reacting extremely fast this time, she directly countered Artoria's sword beam.
Izayoi Sakamaki watched the tens-of-thousands-of-meters-long sword beam flash back and forth between heaven and earth, cleaving the black sea, and his estimation of this group's power rose slightly.
But what caught his attention more were the two most unique individuals.
He reached out his hand, feeling the golden ripples pass through his body. Unconsciously, he also saw many illusions.
It felt as if he had known Sousuke for many years.
It was an almost defenseless transmission of one's thoughts to others.
But the next moment, Izayoi Sakamaki frowned slightly. This ability was almost impossible to resist, meaning others couldn't refuse to accept the sender's emotions and thoughts.
From this perspective, it was also an extremely disgusting ability.
In just an instant, Izayoi Sakamaki understood the anger of Satoru Gojo and the others.
The line between good and evil is often not that clear-cut.
Which is easier to accept—condescending goodness or in-your-face malice? That's highly debatable.
Sousuke felt the space-tearing power approaching. He sank into the pitch-black Sea of Life. Tiamat calmed down slightly under the influence of his Concussive Pulse of the Spiritual Light, giving him the chance to get up close to the Mother Goddess of Creation.
Sousuke only caught a glimpse of Satoru Gojo's position from the corner of his eye. This spirit, somehow brought out of that tragic world by Mercenary Tao, currently radiated extreme malice.
Moreover, his power was several times greater than the individual in the original timeline.
But Sousuke didn't have the mind to pay much attention to it. For him, at the very end of his life, what he should do had already been decided.
BOOM!
The terrifying attack tearing through space "coincidentally" grazed past Sousuke. As if knowing he wasn't the target of this strike, he didn't even attempt to dodge.
Hollow Technique: Purple passed by Sousuke, blasting straight toward the direction where Kaito Shirogane had disappeared.
Satoru Gojo believed Sousuke must have used some ability to distort space or create a new space to trap his host.
Therefore, his Purple was aimed at the space itself.
But the pitch-black rift tearing through space flew past that area without any obstruction, ultimately plunging into a corner of the Sea of Life, leaving magical beasts wailing everywhere.
Satoru Gojo frowned, but the massive magic array in the sky had already lit up.
The Azure Sky members were ready for a new round of combat.
Black Face flashed through the air, crossing ten thousand meters in a single step. He gripped the white tachi with both hands, raising it high above his head.
That stance made Mori-Summer's eyes change. The movement was remarkably similar to the sword strike she had just performed.
Kaito Shirogane frowned, standing on the ocean. Before him was an endless sky, and beneath his feet, the ocean churned with continuous waves.
But the surroundings were completely empty; nothing existed.
No matter which direction Kaito Shirogane moved, he would return to his original spot in the next instant.
He was trapped here.
Furthermore, this ability had no name, and the space's interface provided no prompt indicating he was under the influence of an ability. Naturally, there was no immunity check either.
Zzt~
Lightning flashed across Kaito Shirogane's skin, and his brain was already pushed to its limits.
After a moment's thought, he realized that Sousuke had directly twisted heaven and earth, enclosing him in a small world.
Here, the sky was still the sky, and the ocean was still the ocean.
But the surroundings were completely closed off. Judging by his movement and perception, it was probably less than a hundred meters in radius.
This ability acted entirely on the world itself, completely detached from him. It was akin to when he signed a contract with Vincent, and using environmental destruction to let sunlight kill Vincent didn't violate the contract.
Sousuke twisting the environment to trap him indeed avoided the ability acting directly upon him, thereby preventing it from being nullified by his currently overwhelmingly powerful [Ki].
This was Kaito Shirogane's first time witnessing such an ability. Combined with Sousuke's blatantly obvious [Astral Spirit] characteristics, he guessed this might not even be considered an ability or Authority.
This was likely a privilege, a privilege to manipulate the world.
But...
The Ki on the surface of Kaito Shirogane's body slowly retracted. The golden-red pillar of Ki shooting into the sky was forcefully compressed back into his body. The intensity and concentration of the Ki skyrocketed madly.
The demonic dragon Grendel practically wailed. The Dragon's Heart Furnace had already been pushed to its limits, but right now, the overly intense Ki accumulating within him caused this body to overload.
Kaito Shirogane's facial expression twisted slightly. The pain, as if his body would explode in the next second, combined with the joy of possessing overwhelming power, twisted his features.
But he was certain of one thing: even the King of Miracles found his current power troublesome.
Kaito Shirogane wasn't arrogant enough to think Sousuke couldn't kill him anymore.
But compared to killing him, it was easier for the other party to trap him this way.
Not using something to bind him, but twisting the world into a cage.
Kaito Shirogane looked at the ocean and sky ahead, the figures of the [Supreme Three Kings] gradually becoming clearer in his mind.
Compared to their once lofty and mysterious status, he had now begun to touch the tier of these guys.
Creak~ Pfft!
The muscles and blood vessels on Kaito Shirogane's body began to rupture, a thick blood mist enveloping his body.
Kaito Shirogane opened his mouth and gasped heavily for air.
He was very happy to be a problem for those guys.
Especially... Kaito Shirogane's lips curled up, revealing pure malice.
Especially since those guys seemed accustomed to being high and mighty, always wanting to arrange everything perfectly.
The more precise and beautiful a plan, the easier it is to destroy.
Kaito Shirogane disliked philosophical ponderings about what constituted true humanity or what a real world was.
He had absolutely no interest in determining who was righteous in the war between the Space and the Planes.
He even found the true history pursued by the big shots of the Little Garden world utterly boring.
He only cared about the simplest, most direct things.
After briefly gathering energy, Kaito Shirogane unleashed a booming shout the next moment.
"Hah!"
Kaito Shirogane's heart beat heavily once, and then his body expanded violently.
In an instant, he grew to over a hundred meters tall and continued to grow.
In the twisted world, Kaito Shirogane felt his body rapidly distorted by space as he ascended, but the extent of his growth far exceeded the limits of the space.
Intensely powerful Ki erupted from every inch of his body.
[Manifestation of the Cosmic Heavenly Deity], Open!
Accompanied by a terrifying cracking sound, the world was completely pushed open by an unimaginably horrifying body. Kaito Shirogane began to feel the limits of this small world.
Crack~
Izayoi Sakamaki turned his head. The other guy he found interesting was about to break out of his shell.
The next moment, a terrifying Ki shot into the sky once more. Not only that, a horrifying figure that seemed to prop up heaven and earth abruptly appeared.
The sheer size of that figure left even Izayoi Sakamaki momentarily stunned.
The demonic dragon Tiamat had fallen quiet at this moment, the golden Concussive Pulse of the Spiritual Light slowly merging into Her body.
She seemed to have seen the helplessness and sorrow of her offspring.
For the world to move forward, for other lives to survive, they had no choice but to turn their backs on Her, the mother who would continue to create various magical beasts.
Her love wasn't wrong, but the children of man wanting to continue surviving couldn't be called wrong either.
Tiamat's massive demonic dragon body began to shrink bit by bit, slowly revealing Her original maiden form.
Just as Sousuke was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a cracking sound. Something had shattered.
The next moment, he turned his head and saw a massive figure standing in the ocean between heaven and earth, its upper half already above the sea of clouds.
Just by standing there, he stepped right over the Sea of Life.
"Manifestation of the Cosmic Heavenly Deity..."
The next moment, the sky wailed. Terrifying air pressure instantly shattered the uppermost layer of the Sea of Life in the sky.
Countless magical beasts shattered and fell from the sky like rain. A massive fist, engulfed in flames from its descent from high altitude, crashed down like a world-ending meteor.
BOOM!
Tiamat, who had just begun to show an inclination towards mutual understanding with humanity, looked up blankly, and was subsequently crushed directly to the ground by the terrifying air pressure.
Sensing the prelude to the approaching terrifying immense force, Sousuke raised his hands, and the earth and ocean surged upwards together.
As long as he stood upon the world, a Child of the Stars could obtain the power of the world!
Kaito Shirogane looked down at Sousuke's actions from above the clouds. Experiencing once again the sensation of the entire world turning against him, he didn't feel anger, but joy.
Ignoring Grendel's wails, Kaito Shirogane's physical body instantly surpassed its limits.
A phantom appeared behind him.
The concept of [Invincibility] appeared, and in an instant, collapsed onto his fist.
[Serious Punch]!
If the world grants you power, then I will shatter the world along with you!
BOOM!
Boundless light and heat were generated in an instant, engulfing everything in a flash.