#89Chapter 89 Black Flash, Mastering the Power of Spells (3K Second Update)AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Bai Cangshu pushed the door open, and the stench of death assailed his nostrils.
These corpses, whose time of death was unknown, were all hidden in this warehouse. Kenjaku had placed a technique on the warehouse so that no one would notice anything unusual, and all curses and negative energy were confined within it.
Kenjaku naturally wasn't doing this to protect the people nearby. He had Yuji Itadori collect these corpses to cultivate Cursed Spirits.
After Bai Cangshu entered the warehouse, his eyes quickly adjusted to the environment inside. Cursed Spirits are not afraid of light, and the skylight on the warehouse roof was not sealed.
The corpses lay on the ground, but a few Cursed Spirits with long hair completely covering their faces were squatting in the corner.
"Woo… woo woo…"
These few Cursed Spirits turned around, didn't speak, just let out whimpering sounds, and then pounced towards Bai Cangshu.
Kenjaku actually misunderstood one thing, which was the instinct of ordinary people to feel fear when facing Cursed Spirits, especially Cursed Spirits that are very close to ghosts and monsters.
Fear is also a negative emotion, an emotion that can act as a catalyst for Cursed Energy.
But Bai Cangshu wouldn't feel fear.
Bai Cangshu lowered his eyelids, walked towards the Cursed Spirits, and then extended his hand.
Boom!
He threw a punch, and a transparent shockwave visible to the naked eye flew out through the air.
Bang!
The Cursed Spirit was instantly sent flying, crashing against the wall.
Cursed Spirits are actually different from the usual definition of "ghosts". Cursed Spirits are special life forms with physical bodies. They can touch and kill humans, and can also be touched back by humans.
It's just that attacks without Cursed Energy cannot cause effective damage to Cursed Spirits.
Bai Cangshu frowned. This punch had no effect. In other words, he hadn't grasped the flow of that so-called Cursed Energy.
He hadn't mastered the power that allowed his negative emotions to surge.
Bai Cangshu clicked his tongue inwardly and continued walking towards the Cursed Spirits on foot.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Terrifying crashing sounds kept echoing, but Bai Cangshu still couldn't grasp the feeling of the so-called Cursed Energy.
This was not an infusion of ability obtained through the Space's recognition; this was the way Bai Cangshu insisted on touching Cursed Energy himself.
It is worth mentioning that contacting Cursed Spirits did not allow Bai Cangshu to complete the [Spirit Touch] achievement. Clearly, in the Space's judgment, Cursed Spirits and spirits are two different existences.
Bai Cangshu continuously bombarded the bodies of the Cursed Spirits. These newly born Cursed Spirits were incredibly weak, and their attacks were not strange. Attacks through physical limbs were very easy for Bai Cangshu to dodge.
So the scene turned into Bai Cangshu unilaterally beating a few Cursed Spirits.
Bai Cangshu suddenly had a thought. There are many negative emotions, not just fear, hatred, and resentment.
He wore a fervent expression, the corner of his mouth curving up.
"To be honest, your feel is not bad."
"And… you won't be broken."
Bai Cangshu suddenly became interested. He usually trained his limbs and Martial Arts Specialization against sandbags and iron sand, which lacked interaction.
Now, facing these living sandbags that wouldn't be broken, his desire for destruction rapidly grew.
It was an uncontrollable impulse for someone accustomed to fighting and physical violence.
It's like you have the power to smash a wall with one punch, and when you see a fragile body, you sometimes can't help but have the urge to punch it.
This wasn't because Bai Cangshu himself was perverted or anything; this was the innate human desire for destruction and attack.
Children like to drop and smash things when they see them, and like to step on flowers when they see them.
Nothing else, destruction itself is an instinct rooted in human bones.
Bai Cangshu's right palm twisted and suddenly struck out.
[Fox Shadow Style · Rakshasa Palm]!
Boom!
The Cursed Spirit's body instantly curled up, as if it were about to shatter, and it flew backward.
Bai Cangshu no longer cared about exploring how to exert Cursed Energy. He began to treat this kind of attack as a form of training.
Constantly unleashing terrifying physical violence.
...
In Yuji Itadori's house, Yuji Itadori was cleaning the house, while Kenjaku, sitting by the window, frowned as he felt the constant booming sounds coming from the warehouse.
Could it be that he misjudged? This "Mr. Tao Bai Bai" was ultimately just a monkey who couldn't master Cursed Energy.
It was certainly not impossible to defeat these low-level Cursed Spirits purely by brute force, but this kind of so-called victory was a boring display that only a monkey would show off.
Kenjaku shifted his thoughts and began to consider what other arrangements he could make if this chess piece was not useful.
The identity of that red-robed person had always puzzled Kenjaku. For thousands of years, he had never heard of the existence of such a sorcerer.
Could it be a family of sorcery from that ancient empire next door?
Although Japan's Onmyodo and Jujutsu originated very early, no one could guarantee that in that ancient empire with a long history, there didn't exist a more ancient and systematic system of techniques.
As for Xia Youjie, who was currently leading the official Jujutsu world forces in Kyoto.
Kenjaku didn't care. He wanted Xia Youjie's technique, but it wasn't time yet…
There had to be someone like Xia Youjie standing in the open for people like him to continue hiding in the shadows.
This was Kenjaku's philosophy of life.
Many of the connections and power were actually deliberately arranged by him for Xia Youjie, nothing else, just for a target that could make that red-robed person act again.
Only when the other party acted again would Kenjaku have a chance to capture a trace of them.
In contrast, things like the nuclear explosion were just Xia Youjie's boring resistance.
You want an incredibly terrifying Cursed Spirit born from a nuclear explosion? Fine, take it. As long as you can stop the Cursed Spirit formed by the Six Eyes sorcerer, what's wrong with being the peak Jujutsu sorcerer for a few years or even decades?
He wanted Xia Youjie, this genius Jujutsu sorcerer who fell from great good to great evil, to become the so-called Savior, to become the target that people aimed at.
As Kenjaku was thinking this, suddenly, a terrifying roar abruptly sounded from the warehouse.
Roar!
A Black Flash of light instantly lit up and pierced through the barrier outside the warehouse.
Kenjaku slowly turned his head and looked back at the warehouse.
The corners of his mouth curved up, revealing a smile that almost tore the skin of this decaying body.
"It's really… undisguised destructive intent."
"Mr. Tao Bai Bai, is this what you meant by… purity…"
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[You have completed the Hidden Faction Mission · Trial of the Thousand-Year Sorcerer]
[You have mastered the special energy · Cursed Energy]
[Using Cursed Energy will consume both Mental and energy simultaneously. When Mental and energy are too low, Cursed Energy cannot be used]
Bai Cangshu looked at the Cursed Spirit with its head shattered, purple blood flowing all over the ground, unable to stand up again.
He showed a look of loss.
He clenched his fists, and truly felt that energy that was completely different from [Ripple Breathing].
If the energy produced by [Ripple Breathing] was energy flowing within blood vessels, flesh, and bones, Cursed Energy was an energy flowing in a special layer between flesh and soul, that cold tingling sensation that could not be controlled by your muscles.
Or rather, the control of Cursed Energy cannot be called "control".
Instead, Jujutsu sorcerers are "wielding" Cursed Energy. Jujutsu sorcerers are using their will and emotions to generate a strong intention to achieve a certain goal.
Cursed Energy operates in this way.
Ripple Breathing is positive, tangible, and a truly existing power that can be controlled by oneself;
Cursed Energy, however, is a negative, difficult to perceive, and completely subjective power.
[Milestone · Black Flash (Rare) progress updated, current: 1/3]
Bai Cangshu's powerful and unrestrained punch, the desire for destruction mobilized the Cursed Energy in his body, which was completely consistent with the frequency of the thrown punch, creating an explosive attack.
The so-called [Black Flash] is a special phenomenon that occurs when Cursed Energy is discharged out of the body through physical techniques.
Because Cursed Energy itself cannot be completely "controlled", when Jujutsu sorcerers unleash Cursed Energy, they cannot completely synchronize the timing of the Cursed Energy impact with the physical strike.
This leads to two special attack methods.
One is [Divergent Fist], which occurs when the physical strength is too high and the punching speed is too fast, causing the Cursed Energy impact to be noticeably slower by a beat. This results in the punch hitting the target first, followed by the Cursed Energy impact causing more severe secondary damage.
The other is when the interval between the physical strike and the Cursed Energy impact is within 0.000001 seconds. At this time, the strong Cursed Energy will be completely synchronized with the physical body, achieving unity of spirit and flesh, causing an extremely terrifying attack that slightly distorts Space, and the Cursed Energy will also turn black.
The power unleashed in this instant far exceeds the sum of the Jujutsu sorcerer's physical strength and Cursed Energy, reaching a power of 2.5 times.
It is one of the most advanced attack methods among the Jujutsu sorcerer community.
And because the conditions are extremely strict, there are almost no Jujutsu sorcerers in the world who can actively use [Black Flash] (before Yuji Itadori).
As Bai Cangshu savored the feeling, he punched again, but there was no sign of Black Flash.
But the power of that punch made Bai Cangshu feel incredibly exhilarated.
He looked at the other Cursed Spirits in the warehouse, his eyes filled with greed.
Knock, knock, knock!
The warehouse door was knocked, and Yuji Itadori's voice sounded from outside.
"Mr. Tao Bai Bai, Grandpa said he needs to see you."
Bang! Bang!
A series of striking sounds rang out, and Bai Cangshu then pushed the door open and came out. His expression was normal. Yuji Itadori looked into the warehouse and saw the patients he had brought back lying around in disarray.
"Ah, Mr. Tao Bai Bai, what on earth did you do?"
"Don't be afraid, everyone, I'll come and save you right away."
Hearing Yuji Itadori's voice, Bai Cangshu paused his steps. He turned back to look at this young man who was supposed to be the child of the world, but was being used like a fool at this moment.
With a curved smile, Bai Cangshu came before Kenjaku again. His temperament and expression were completely different.
Bai Cangshu leaned his head back slightly, his expression unrestrained. This was not intentional; Cursed Energy was simply that kind of energy.
Strong emotions will give rise to strong Cursed Energy.
Conversely, strong Cursed Energy will also give rise to uncontrollable emotions.
It was Bai Cangshu's instinct at this moment showing Kenjaku – this is my true appearance, I will not be driven by you at will, and…
I am very strong, it is not impossible for me to kill you.
"You've awakened, congratulations, Mr. Tao Bai Bai. Now, you are no longer a monkey."