Not long after Eichi entered the cave, a dark shadow targeted him.
As Eichi advanced, he used the flashlight to observe everything in the cave.
"Strange, it seems like something just swam past."
The next moment, electrical currents appeared all over Eichi's body.
The surrounding darkness was instantly dispelled, and a being hiding in the shadows was illuminated by the electrical currents.
"A Shadow Crocodile?"
Seeing the Shadow Crocodile that had already crept behind him, Eichi raised his hand, preparing to unleash lightning.
However, the next moment, Eichi stopped his movement.
Swoosh.
The Shadow Crocodile attacked Eichi.
Eichi jumped backward, simultaneously shining the flashlight on his left hand.
Splat.
The sound of flesh being torn rang out.
The Shadow Crocodile's attack tore off a small piece of flesh from Eichi's left arm.
Reverse Cursed Technique was used.
Mahoraga also began to adapt.
According to Shijima Naji's statement and information from Jujutsu Headquarters, Shadow Crocodiles have Clones and a main body.
Since he encountered a relatively weak Clone now, it would be better to let Mahoraga adapt first.
This way, when encountering a more powerful Shadow Crocodile main body later, it would save a lot of adaptation time.
The attacks of the Shadow Crocodile Clone were similar to those of the main body.
The positive energy generated by Reverse Cursed Technique gathered at the wound on his left arm, and soon the positive energy began to counteract the curse at the wound.
"Is the curse preventing the Reverse Cursed Technique's healing? Luckily, the wound is relatively small."
After Eichi increased the output of the Reverse Cursed Technique, the wound on his left arm quickly healed.
Then, while dodging, Eichi once again used his flashlight to shine the shadow of his left arm in the direction of the Shadow Crocodile.
Splat.
Ding.
The wheel turned.
The Shadow Crocodile's curse was adapted to.
Soon, the sound of the wheel turning came again.
"Huh?"
Feeling the change in his shadow and the method of adapting to the Shadow Crocodile's shadow attacks transmitted by Mahoraga, Eichi exclaimed in surprise.
When the Shadow Crocodile attacked Eichi's shadow for the second time, Eichi noticed that his shadow seemed to have changed.
It was as if Tom the cat, after being pricked by a needle, clutched his backside and shot into the sky.
Eichi felt that when his shadow was bitten by the Shadow Crocodile, it seemed to instinctively dodge.
This feeling was as if the shadow was alive.
Following that, Mahoraga transmitted a method for defending against the Shadow Crocodile's shadow attacks that Eichi could also use.
Strengthen the shadow's defense with Cursed Energy, or place a Shikigami in the shadow to bite the Shadow Crocodile in return.
He casually unleashed lightning to exorcise the still attacking Shadow Crocodile, and Eichi looked at his shadow, deep in thought.
The next second, one Shadow Crocodile after another appeared in Eichi's line of sight.
"Tsk, you have no sense of observation at all. I'll deal with all of you first."
Eichi's body shimmered with lightning, annihilating Shadow Crocodiles one by one as he sprinted at high speed.
Soon, Eichi rushed into the cave where the Shadow Crocodile's main body resided.
"Is this the place?"
Looking at the damaged Seal in the center of the cave, and then at the katana lying on the ground.
Eichi knew that the Jujutsu Sorcerer sent by Jujutsu Headquarters had already died in battle.
He looked up at his surroundings.
Walls, cave ceiling, ground, Shadow Crocodiles were everywhere.
"There really are a lot of them."
Within Eichi's shadow, Mahoraga's figure slowly stood up.
The Sword of Exorcism was swung, leaving huge sword marks on the walls.
Soon, these Rank 2-3 Shadow Crocodile Cursed Spirits scattered and fled, and one Rank 1 or higher Shadow Crocodile after another appeared around Eichi and Mahoraga.
"So that's it, there are so many Rank 1 Shadow Crocodile Clones."
The lightning, which had originally dimmed and was only left for illumination, flashed again.
The battle resumed.
Eichi and Mahoraga, whose shadows were protected by Cursed Energy, had extremely high resistance to the Shadow Crocodile's attacks.
One Shadow Crocodile after another was eliminated by Eichi and Mahoraga.
"The previous Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer must have died in battle because he didn't know how to protect his shadow with Cursed Energy."
Eichi thought to himself.
A huge dark shadow swam out from the wellhead; clearly, the battle in the cave had awakened the true master of the cave.
"Is this the main body?"
Eichi looked at the huge Cursed Spirit before him with some surprise.
Tens of meters long.
Fins like slender petals grew from its lower body, and its mouth didn't open up and down, but split from the middle to both sides.
The Shadow Crocodile was covered with dense eyes, some of which were already closed.
Mahoraga stabbed another Shadow Crocodile with a sword.
Eichi noticed another eye on the Shadow Crocodile's body closing.
"So that's it, those eyes are the Cursed Spirits enslaved by the Shadow Crocodile."
A golden chess piece appeared in Eichi's hand.
Spirit Origin Shadow.
A mysterious female figure, covered in a purple robe, appeared beside Eichi.
"Medea, deal with those Shadow Crocodiles. Mahoraga, you go exorcise the main body."
Medea's robe spread out to both sides, transforming into wings.
Countless bombardment attacked the Shadow Crocodiles on the walls.
A Shadow Crocodile bit at Medea's shadow, but it bit into a Barrier.
Medea isolated her shadow with a Barrier.
"So that's it, there's also this move."
Mahoraga also abandoned the scattered Shadow Crocodiles and rushed towards the giant main body, tens of meters long.
The Shadow Crocodile's main body's mouth split open to both sides, and a strange sound appeared in Eichi's ears.
The next moment, the cave was enveloped in shadows.
Domain Expansion: Abyssal Dark Shadow Garden.
"This is a Domain! Fallen Blossom Emotion."
Fallen Blossom Emotion, a Technique passed down through The Big Three Families for generations to counter Domains, allows one to release Cursed Energy in a counterattack manner to protect oneself when the sure-hit attack of a Domain lands.
Naobito had readily given Eichi the method of using Fallen Blossom Emotion, so Eichi also learned it while studying Shikigami and Barrier Techniques.
Eichi's talent was very high, and he learned things with instructions very quickly.
Within the Domain, the Shadow Crocodile bit Mahoraga's shadow, constantly tearing at Mahoraga.
However, Mahoraga had already completed an adaptation on the Shadow Crocodile Clone, so the main body's attack effect was very limited.
Ding.
The wheel turned, and the Shadow Crocodile main body's attack was adapted to by Mahoraga.
The Shadow Crocodile's frantic attacks could no longer leave scars on Mahoraga.
Ding.
After a while, the wheel turned again.
Mahoraga raised both hands, and its shadow followed Mahoraga's lead, performing the same action.
The next moment, Mahoraga's shadow actually pried open the Shadow Crocodile's large mouth.
"We can win!"
Fallen Blossom Emotion was still active.
However, the Shadow Crocodile seemed to have put most of its power into Mahoraga, so Eichi did not receive many attacks.
At this moment, Eichi suddenly had a crazy idea.
Fallen Blossom Emotion was canceled.
The next moment, the Domain's sure-hit attack landed on Eichi's shadow.
"Hmph."
So heavy, the damage was not on the same Rank as when the Domain was not active.
Looking at his body, which was protected by Cursed Energy but still injured, Eichi revealed a crazy smile.
The next second, several more attacks landed on Eichi's shadow.
Eichi had never felt his shadow so clearly.
Under the Domain's attack, his shadow felt like a limb that could be clearly perceived by the brain.
Eichi's brain began to spin wildly: the knowledge of the Ten Shadows Technique, the knowledge of Barriers, and the unprecedented freshness brought by this Domain composed of shadow Techniques.
"Haha, hahahaha, so that's it, hahahaha, is this a shadow?!"
Eichi felt as if his brain was burning.
At this moment, Eichi really wanted to stab his fingers into his temples to cool down his brain.
"I'm so high!"
A solid foundation, extremely high talent, and a suitable opportunity.
Eichi underwent a metamorphosis at this moment.
"Domain Expansion: Abyssal Dark Shadow Garden."
Eichi's shadow constantly surged, transforming into a dark abyss that swallowed everything around it, and within this abyss was a nest hiding countless Shikigami.
"Come on! Devour each other, Shadow Crocodiles!"