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Within the Domain – Coffin of the Iron Mountain.
"Hahaha!~"
Jogo maintained his hand seal, looking at Yuki Tsukumo, who was using a Simple Domain to resist his domain attack.
He laughed heartily. "As expected of a Special Grade Sorcerer, to stubbornly resist for three minutes within my domain, even with your technique burned out, is truly remarkable!"
Jogo's words, seemingly praise, were actually mocking Yuki Tsukumo's desperate resistance.
Yuki Tsukumo completely ignored Jogo's mockery. Her gaze flickered slightly, then she continued to maintain the posture of her Simple Domain, isolating the surging flames around her body while silently calculating the time in her mind.
In fact, the time she had been dragged into Jogo's domain had not been as long as three minutes.
However, with her ability, the technique burnout time after using Domain Expansion was about three minutes.
Jogo clearly knew this information, which was why he deliberately mentioned three minutes, intending to confuse her sense of time, mislead her into dispelling her Simple Domain, and then deliver a fatal blow.
How could Yuki Tsukumo fall for such a low-level misdirection?
According to Yuki Tsukumo's calculations, only a maximum of one minute had passed since she was dragged into Jogo's domain, so she needed to maintain her Simple Domain for at least two more minutes before she could counterattack.
However, Jogo clearly wouldn't give her that time.
"Hmph!~"
Seeing that Yuki Tsukumo hadn't fallen for it, Jogo snorted coldly. Then a fierce glint flashed in his single eye, and he immediately increased the output of his flames.
Boom!~
The roaring lava surged forward, instantly increasing Yuki Tsukumo's pressure significantly, and the range of her Simple Domain instantly shrank by a third. As the Simple Domain shrank, the temperature of the flames in Jogo's domain began to invade Yuki Tsukumo's Simple Domain, causing slight burns on her skin.
Yuki Tsukumo felt the burning pain on her skin, and her heart sank slightly. Then she began to think of a way to cope.
A Simple Domain is just a Simple Domain; even as passive defense, it cannot completely resist the power of a true domain. According to the current situation, Yuki Tsukumo estimated that in just one minute at most, her Simple Domain would be completely disintegrated by Jogo's domain power.
If she couldn't find a way to escape Jogo's domain within that time, once her Simple Domain broke, she would surely die.
"I can only take a gamble!"
Yuki Tsukumo felt the increasingly severe burning pain on her body and decided to go all out.
In fact, Yuki Tsukumo's previous domain confrontation with Kenjaku, due to its short duration, did not consume Cursed Energy as intensely as a normal Domain Expansion. If she was willing to pay the price, she could forcefully expand her domain one more time.
But the problem was, if she were to forcefully expand her domain again, even if it offset Jogo's domain, her Cursed Energy would be instantly depleted, and the technique burnout time would be prolonged even further. And at that time, besides facing Jogo, there was also a mysterious Cursed Spirit controlling Special Grade Sorcerer Suguru Geto's body waiting for her outside.
Falling into technique burnout and having her Cursed Energy completely depleted, while facing two Special Grade Cursed Spirits, was almost a dead end.
Originally, Yuki Tsukumo had planned to deliberately use her Simple Domain to stall Jogo. As long as she could stall until the technique burnout period passed, she could then expand her domain, offset Jogo's domain, and still retain enough Cursed Energy to cope.
But now Jogo had clearly seen through her plan, so she could only go all out.
Thankfully, she had stalled for a minute. Expanding her domain now should still allow her to retain a certain amount of Cursed Energy. Moreover, both the Cursed Spirit controlling Suguru Geto's body and the Special Grade Cursed Spirit in front of her had also used Domain Expansion, so they should not be able to use it again in a short period. As long as she could retain some Cursed Energy after offsetting Jogo's domain, there might still be a chance to escape.
"Domain Expansion –"
Thinking this, Yuki Tsukumo's gaze sharpened, and she instantly dispelled her Simple Domain, then quickly formed a hand seal and once again expanded her own domain.
Buzz!~
Powerful Cursed Energy, centered on Yuki Tsukumo, instantly spread out within Jogo's domain, forming a brilliant starry sky that stood in stark contrast to the scorching volcano.
Boom!~
The two domain powers only confronted each other for a few seconds before both collapsed, and then the figures of Yuki Tsukumo and Jogo returned to reality from the shattered innate domains.
"Domain Expansion – Horizon of the Captivating Skandha!"
Yuki Tsukumo had just returned to reality from the shattered domain, preparing to face the next attacks from Kenjaku and Jogo, but unexpectedly, she was met with another unfamiliar domain. The surrounding environment instantly transformed into a shimmering tropical beach.
On the beach, besides the familiar Jogo, there was also an octopus-faced humanoid Cursed Spirit.
It was the owner of this domain – Horizon of the Captivating Skandha, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, Dagon.
"Oh no!"
Yuki Tsukumo's mood instantly plummeted to freezing point as she felt the change in her surroundings, completely unprepared for the presence of a third Special Grade Cursed Spirit besides Kenjaku and Jogo!
"Hahahaha!~"
Jogo looked at the darkened expression on Yuki Tsukumo's face and burst into laughter, saying,
"Suguru Geto's prediction was indeed correct. You truly did retain the Cursed Energy to expand your domain again. Humans truly understand humans best."
Saying this, his single eye stared at Yuki Tsukumo with a mocking gaze, and he sneered, "This time, I don't believe you can escape from Dagon's domain!"
Yuki Tsukumo silently released all the remaining Cursed Energy in her body, her gaze sharp as she stared at the two Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
"Hmph!~"
Jogo didn't see any fear or despair on Yuki Tsukumo's face, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. Then he lightly ordered Dagon beside him, "Dagon, attack! Kill her!"
"Death Swarm!"
Upon hearing Jogo's words, Dagon immediately activated its technique, releasing an endless stream of fish-like Shikigami and launching an attack toward Yuki Tsukumo.
"Star Rage!~"
Upon seeing this, Yuki Tsukumo also immediately activated her technique to counter the endless Shikigami surging toward her.
At this point, she couldn't even use her Simple Domain and could only fight to the death.