Rumble—!!!
Rain-like bursts of light formed from cursed energy imbued with the power of creation crashed into the ground, triggering a chain of dense explosions. Though each streak of light looked small, every single one carried enough power to instantly annihilate a special-grade cursed spirit.
Facing this overwhelming barrage, Ryomen Sukuna raised his hand and unleashed hundreds of slashes, colliding head-on with the pure white cursed energy. All four of his eyes locked tightly onto Seele in the sky.
In response, Seele swung the scythe in her hand. Rarely, she did not use quantum teleportation—instead, she descended directly, cleaving down toward Sukuna.
Highly condensed, pure white cursed energy gathered along the scythe's blade. At that instant, Sukuna's instincts screamed in frantic warning.
I cannot be hit by that attack—if I am, I will die!
With that thought, Sukuna retreated at full speed while hurling two immensely powerful slashes toward Seele.
Slash!
The two slashes shattered the instant they touched the scythe, followed by a blinding flash of white.
BOOOOM—!!!
The sorcerers stationed some distance from the battlefield felt the earth quake violently. The ground shook as countless buildings collapsed in an instant. Brilliant white light mixed with shockwaves and gale-force winds surged outward, kicking up massive clouds of dust.
When the dust finally settled and everyone slowly raised their heads, what appeared before them was—
A sea of pure white flowers.
Countless blossoms burst forth from the ground, blooming with intoxicating fragrance. Petals drifted through the air like a dreamlike painting, so full of vitality that one could almost forget they were still on a battlefield.
Of course—
That illusion only held if one ignored the abyss at the very center of the flower sea: a chasm stretching over a hundred meters wide, bottomless and pitch-black.
"Damn brat…!"
Although he had dodged in time, Sukuna was still grazed by the aftermath of the strike.
Now, as he repaired his wounds, he stared with extreme seriousness at the girl standing in the heart of the battlefield.
Despite unleashing an attack of such terrifying power, Seele's expression as she walked through the flower sea remained unchanged—almost as if that strike had cost her nothing at all.
But Seele soon noticed the jujutsu sorcerers who hadn't managed to retreat in time, standing not far from the battlefield.
Concerned that the fight might spill over and harm them—or that Sukuna might target them—Seele hesitated briefly, then closed her eyes and called inwardly.
"Please… the other me."
"Yes, yes—so even something this small needs me now?"
In stark contrast to the life-filled white cursed energy, black-and-crimson cursed energy—cold and deathly still—slowly surfaced beside Seele.
The blooming flower sea withered instantly. Falling petals turned to dust the moment they were touched by the black-red energy.
A pair of blood-red eyes opened.
Dark Seele curled her lips into a malicious, chilling smile as she looked toward Sukuna.
"Well, well. Isn't this the loser I defeated not long ago? Looks like you've gotten a little stronger?"
"Heh… arrogant curse. You actually dare show yourself again," Sukuna sneered, though his expression darkened.
"This time, I'll slice you—and that little girl beside you—into pieces, bit by bit!"
Though he spoke defiantly, Sukuna acknowledged her strength. Even if she was merely a curse tamed by a human, her power was undeniable.
Seele alone already posed a mortal threat to him. If he also had to face the curse dwelling within her—
Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not occur.
After Dark Seele appeared, the girl herself turned and flew off in another direction.
What Sukuna failed to notice was that, the moment he finished speaking, a visible surge of killing intent flared in Dark Seele's crimson eyes.
Boom!
A black-red tentacle erupted from the ground and slammed toward Sukuna.
However, at his current level of power, Sukuna dodged such an attack with ease.
"I've already reclaimed my peak strength! Attacks like this are useless against me!"
"Is that so?"
A black-red claw manifested directly in front of Sukuna and slammed him straight into the ground.
What shocked Sukuna was that this attack did not carry that terrifying, death-incarnate cursed energy from their previous battle.
Why?
If that power had been used, even at his current strength, escaping would have required paying a heavy price—instead of merely suffering physical damage like this.
Could it be… she can't freely use that ability anymore?
Before he could think further, the black-red claw hauled him up again and slowly tightened.
Crack—crack—crack…
The nauseating sound of bones shattering echoed from Sukuna's body. Even the Curse King couldn't stop his face from twitching in pain.
Yet Sukuna paid it no mind. He stared intently at Dark Seele, whose body was still wreathed in black-red cursed energy, and suddenly unleashed more than a dozen slashes.
Slash—slash—slash!
The dense slashes closed in from every direction—only to vanish the instant they touched the black-red energy.
Seeing straight through Sukuna's thoughts, Dark Seele sneered.
"You're wondering why I'm not using the power of Withering, aren't you?"
Cursed energy saturated with death erupted, forming a blood-red scythe that slowly pointed toward Sukuna.
"Because you're too weak. If I used Withering, this fight would end quickly—even without me going all out."
"And then… I wouldn't get to torment you."
"Curse King."
Sukuna's eyes flew wide open, bloodshot veins spreading across his pupils.
"Arrogant curse! Do you even know who you're facing?!"
Instantly regenerating his injuries, Sukuna wrenched free with brute force and formed a precise hand seal.
"Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine!"
A crimson shrine burst forth from the ground. Seizing the moment, Sukuna escaped the black-red claw's grasp.
In the next instant, thousands of slashes erupted simultaneously, weaving into a massive net designed to cut apart everything in its path as it engulfed Dark Seele.
Faced with Sukuna's full-powered assault, Dark Seele merely flicked her scythe casually.
All the slashes vanished without a trace.
"Mm. Not bad—decent struggling. Try a little harder," she said lazily.
"If I'm in a good mood, I might even grant you a quick death."
This time, however, Sukuna calmed down.
He had realized it clearly:
Even at full power, even with his Domain expanded—this still wasn't enough to defeat the curse before him.
If that was the case…
"Dismantle."
A single ordinary slash cleaved across the ground, kicking up a hundred meters of dust and smoke, completely obscuring Dark Seele's vision.
Under the cover of dust, countless slashes flew out continuously, harassing Dark Seele without pause.
And hidden within the storm of slashes and smoke—
Ryomen Sukuna began executing his true plan.
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