In a corner of the Tokyo Jujutsu High battlefield untouched by the fighting, a large mass of withered tree roots burst from the ground, revealing Hanami and Kidomaru wrapped within them.
Hanami gently placed Kidomaru on the ground, then planted a light red flower.
After the flower bloomed, it emitted soft Cursed Energy, and the pain on Kidomaru's face lessened significantly.
After doing all this, Hanami placed her hand on the ground, and a giant flower bud instantly appeared and began to grow rapidly.
The golden flower bud swelled like a balloon, seemingly about to burst at any second.
Hanami controlled the flower bud, aimed it at the sky, and then slapped it forcefully.
Bang!
A roar like a cannon firing came from the golden flower, which was as tall as a person, beside Hanami.
What followed was a massive explosion visible throughout the entirety of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
After the explosion, countless pollen scattered across all of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"That's Hanami."
Next to the Tokyo Jujutsu High forest, Jogo, who had been chased and attacked by Toji through half of Tokyo Jujutsu High, immediately detected Hanami's signal.
It was a signal for mission complete, retreat immediately.
Thinking of this, Jogo stopped running and suddenly turned around, a large sea of fire covering Toji's position.
Toji flung open the Fire Rat Fur wrapped around his left hand, holding it in front of him like a shield.
"Are you finally going to surrender? Although I don't think much of you, old man, that squinty-eyed guy with the strange bangs should like you very much."
Toji rolled his left hand, and the Fire Rat Fur was once again in his grasp.
"You bastard, don't be so arrogant! If it weren't for that cursed tool, do you think you could beat me?"
Upon hearing Toji's words, Jogo was instantly enraged.
If one were to simply look at their theoretical strength, Toji was indeed weaker than Jogo.
Without using cursed tools, a barehanded Toji's strength would be comparable to Naobito.
And Naobito's strength was weaker than Dagon's.
Dagon, in turn, was weaker than Jogo.
So, Toji, only using his usual cursed tools, might not actually be a match for Jogo.
After all, Jogo's speed was also very fast.
So fast that even Nanami found it difficult to react, and Naobito could be seen through and predicted by him.
Therefore, Toji's advantage in speed was not significant.
At the same time, Jogo had developed his Cursed Technique to a high degree, possessing methods for large-scale attacks, small-scale attacks, traps, and automatic tracking.
So, even with a fully equipped Toji, the outcome would be hard to predict.
However, the current Toji was not only fully equipped but also had an information buff.
A pre-prepared Fire Rat Fur, which could nullify fire-attribute Jujutsu, rendered most of Jogo's methods useless.
Attacks that were too weak or had too small a range would be directly blocked by the Fire Rat Fur. Attacks with a large range and strong offensive power required charging up.
Toji would not just stand there and watch him charge.
This was the fundamental reason why Jogo was being chased and attacked by Toji.
Currently, Jogo had only one way to win.
Domain Expansion.
Using the enhancement of Cursed Technique power and range from Domain Expansion to launch continuous attacks.
This would push the Special Grade cursed tool, Fire Rat Fur, to its immunity limit, thereby breaking through it with sheer force.
But during this time, Toji would not stand still and let himself be burned.
The likelihood of both sides suffering heavy losses was very high.
But Jogo could not do that because he had other tasks.
"Burn to ashes, Fivefold Blazing Bombs!"
Five giant fireballs flew toward Toji from all directions.
Toji's gaze quickly scanned the surrounding fireballs.
With the Split Soul Katana and Fire Rat Fur in hand, he deflected all the attacks like a warrior with a sword and shield.
"Explode!"
As Toji used the Split Soul Katana to disperse the third Blazing Bomb and then swung the Fire Rat Fur to block the scattering flames, Jogo suddenly detonated the fourth Blazing Bomb.
The impact from the Blazing Bomb's explosion blew the Fire Rat Fur in Toji's hand askew, failing to completely block the flames.
The fifth Blazing Bomb suddenly accelerated, instantly arriving in front of Toji.
Boom!
"Heh heh, serves him right."
Looking at Toji enveloped in a sea of fire, Jogo grinned.
Although he really wanted to enjoy the sight of Toji slowly roasting, Jogo had more important things to do at the moment.
Jogo leaped toward the top of the tallest building nearby, his hands beginning to form seals.
Suddenly, an unexpected voice appeared by his ear.
"Hey, what's the rush to leave?"
Steam generated from burns rose from Toji's body, and his left arm had a large area of burns.
But this level of injury was not severe for someone with a peak human physique like him.
"What?"
Flames ignited in Jogo's right hand, but before the attack could land, Toji punched him in the face.
Bang!
Boom!
"It didn't explode. Don't volcanoes usually explode on contact?"
Toji flipped and landed, picked up the Split Soul Katana that had just been blown away, and charged at Jogo at full speed.
Several previous attacks had been blocked by Jogo's pre-arranged volcanic positions, and Toji did not want to give Jogo time to recover from his injuries or set up new positions.
Rumble!
A scene like a volcanic eruption appeared, and terrifying temperatures were carried in all directions by the constantly spreading air currents.
The surrounding wooden buildings had already begun to burn.
Toji shielded his eyes with his hand, preventing his delicate eyes from being injured by the high temperature.
Soon, the air currents began to weaken, and Toji looked up, discovering that Jogo was actually flying high into the sky, spewing fire from both hands.
"How troublesome."
Toji spat out Ogama, locking one end of the Chain of a Thousand Miles to the Split Soul Katana and leaving the other end in Ogama's stomach.
The cursed tool Chain of a Thousand Miles was very peculiar. As long as one end of the chain was not seen by anyone, it could extend infinitely.
Toji quickly swung the Split Soul Katana, then flung it toward Jogo in the air.
Toji had been practicing this unique chain-blade Cursed Technique for over a decade, and he had already mastered it.
The reason he did not use the Inverted Spear of Heaven was because he knew the Inverted Spear of Heaven was Jogo's target.
If the opponent, even at the cost of severe injury, managed to snatch the Inverted Spear of Heaven, it would not be fun.
"This bastard!"
Jogo angrily dodged the flying blade in the sky, continuing to fly toward his target.
"Gravel Insects!"
Dozens of Gravel Insects flew out from Jogo's somewhat skewed volcanic head, and countless explosions blew away the Split Soul Katana that was still chasing him even though he was flying in the sky.
"This area should be enough."
Jogo, flying high in the sky, narrowed his eyes and looked at the surrounding battlefield.
People were fighting in all directions, but only the building not far in front of Jogo was protected by a barrier, and there was little fighting around it.
"Maximum Technique: Meteor!"
A giant meteor appeared out of thin air and then rapidly descended from the sky.
Its terrifying power startled both sides on the field.
"Heh heh, turn into ruins under my ultimate Cursed Technique, Tokyo Jujutsu High."
Jogo laughed triumphantly, looking at Tokyo Jujutsu High's headquarters covered by the meteor.
Masamichi, who was in charge of command, a large number of ordinary staff members who were not good at fighting, Shoko, and many injured Jujutsu Sorcerers all looked at the meteor plummeting from the sky with various expressions.
(To be continued.)