Jinichi Zenin's death finally ignited the rage of the remaining squad members.
The entire Zenin Clan had only four Special Grade 1 Sorcerers: the Clan Head, the Captain of the "Hei," Jinichi Zenin, and Ogi Zenin.
Now, Mahito had halved that number right before their eyes.
For the Zenin Clan, this was equivalent to breaking the clan's backbone.
From this moment on, the Zenin Clan's position in the Jujutsu world was precarious.
The squad members roared like madmen, but they did not attack blindly.
They began to run, circling Mahito!
Mahito stepped over Jinichi Zenin's corpse and walked to the center of the Zenin courtyard.
The remaining squad members surrounded Mahito but cautiously kept their distance.
Everyone was waiting for an opportunity, a chance for a single, fatal blow.
Every squad member began to recall the intelligence regarding Mahito.
Although they were enraged, they hadn't lost their minds.
On the contrary, bearing the weight of their fallen comrades compelled them to think desperately, seeking a way to kill Mahito with their wits!
Mahito hid half his face under his bamboo hat, listening to the shouts of the squad members, but he didn't look at them.
Instead, he focused all his attention on the person standing at the entrance of the Zenin residence's passageway.
"Naoya Zenin, aren't you coming over?" Mahito asked.
"You truly know all our information," the person at the door muttered, his voice harsh.
"Who exactly dares to use your hand to inflict such heavy wounds on the Zenin Clan?"
"You haven't even looked at me until now; that is the arrogance of the Zenin Clan," Mahito said indifferently.
"Why should the Zenin Clan's gaze fall upon a mere Cursed Spirit?" Naoya Zenin said coldly.
"Although the losses are heavy, if we achieve the feat of killing the legendary King of Curses, the Zenin Clan will not decline."
"To dare break into the Zenin Clan's gates alone... King of Curses, don't misunderstand, you are the arrogant one!"
Naoya Zenin suddenly waved his hand!
The torrential rain suddenly changed, turning completely dark.
—Shadow Crocodile!
A huge shadow began to expand without limit, instantly spreading to cover the entire plaza.
All the squad members submerged themselves deep within the shadow.
The user of Shadow Crocodile knew that Mahito could deflect direct-attack Cursed Techniques.
He did not directly use shadow blades but instead fully expanded the shadow, turning the other squad members into assassins in the darkness.
Mahito's vision was completely covered by darkness.
He felt the vibrations of raindrops hitting his bamboo hat and strolled leisurely in the empty darkness.
He imagined what kind of attacks would come from the dark, utterly fearless.
Suddenly, his spine was uncontrollably pressed down.
Immense pressure descended from above, as if a giant mountain had crashed onto him.
—Heavy Pressure!
Mahito struggled to straighten his body, but he couldn't.
He felt all the muscles and bones in his body creaking, as if a wild dragon were rampaging inside him, trying to force him to his knees!
Darkness, Heavy Pressure, and finally, a fatal blow!
The wind and rain suddenly paused for an instant, then the atmosphere began to contract with vibrations.
Mahito could clearly feel the heavens and earth wailing; something was forming.
The torrential rain could not stop it, and the lightning in the dark clouds shrieked.
The infinitely compressed atmosphere, along with the rain curtain, formed an invisible blade—a direct attack Cursed Technique, Ama no Habakiri!
Darkness covered Mahito's eyes, but at this moment, his perception surpassed his vision, detecting the formation of this terrifying entity.
This invisible blade, carrying immense wind and rain, rushed towards Mahito.
Mahito felt as if a giant, reaching to the heavens, was wielding a massive blade, its tip almost touching the sky, its base deeply embedded in the earth.
The entire world was covered by the blade.
Ama no Habakiri is a legendary Japanese sword, and now the Cursed Technique named after it also displayed its legendary power.
Mahito faced this attack, which carried wind and rain: a high-speed compressed wind blade with a diameter of nearly thirty meters!
This mighty blade advanced rapidly, cutting through everything in its path.
Mahito couldn't help but smile and loudly declared, "This is the true 'Jujutsu Kaisen'!"
Even in this most dangerous moment, Mahito felt an incredible surge of excitement.
Before this, he had never known he possessed the traits of a battle maniac.
He extended his hand.
—Tsukumogami Manipulation!
In the darkness, a flash of bright silver suddenly appeared, and the Mirokuji Kirigiri returned to his hand.
Despite being under Heavy Pressure, he slowly rose, straightening his body like a steadfast pine.
Ama no Habakiri came head-on.
At the last moment, Mahito swung Kirigiri.
—New! Line!
A sharp, piercing sound flashed by, and a noticeable cutting line actually appeared on the massive invisible blade compressed by the atmosphere.
Mirokuji Kirigiri was finally "complete" at this moment.
She carved a tangible line onto an intangible object.
At this moment, nothing could stop her; she could engrave her new line onto all creation, cutting through it once more.
Although facing an invisible blade, Mahito distinctly felt like he was cutting something solid when he swung Kirigiri.
The sensation was not like striking a sword, but more akin to hitting a wall.
He felt a series of sparks erupt as Kirigiri collided with Ama no Habakiri.
He actually managed to use Kirigiri to split this invisible blade and, at the same time, used the recoil to spring away from his spot, avoiding the range of the Heavy Pressure.
It was then that he realized they weren't sparks, but rather the rainwater from within the shattering invisible blade.
The scattered invisible blade exploded with immense force, spreading a vast amount of rainwater in all directions, as if tons of fireworks had suddenly detonated.
Where fireworks explode with fire, the invisible blade exploded with water.
Suddenly, someone appeared silently beside Mahito, their fist slamming fiercely towards him.
Mahito raised Kirigiri and swung it down, but the person vanished before it connected.
Mahito only felt a heavy blow to his back, and the immense force sent him flying forward.
—Cursed Technique Release: Cicada Shell Warp!
The Utsusemi technique is a traditional Japanese ninjutsu, which achieves an effect similar to Instant Movement through a form of illusion.
The Cursed Technique named after it can accomplish things more exaggerated than traditional ninjas.
The user can freely set the starting and ending points, performing spatial transfers between them before being attacked.
At this moment, the Utsusemi user utilized this principle to appear beside Mahito, then suddenly reappeared behind him, mercilessly striking his back.
Mahito stomped his foot to stop his movement, his Cursed Energy perception infinitely magnified.
Darkness still obscured his eyes, but at this moment, he fully perceived the movement trajectories of everyone.
The Utsusemi user had just appeared beside him when Kirigiri slashed diagonally, but the user disappeared again before it connected.
He tried the same trick, but this time Mahito wasn't fooled.
He didn't use full strength when swinging Kirigiri, so he changed direction with the momentum and struck again!
The current Mahito could even see the trajectories of spatial movements!
"Got. You."
A sweet female voice suddenly spoke.
Mahito's slashing motion froze.
One silk thread after another appeared from thin air, coiling around Mahito's forearm, upper arm, and fingers.
Even the hilt of Kirigiri, which was swung down, was entangled by countless silk threads.
Mahito's perception had spread to its limit; he could almost feel every raindrop of the heavy rain.
Even in the darkness, he could clearly know everyone's position and movement.
When he was serious, even the squad members using Cicada Shell Warp had nowhere to hide, yet he didn't notice the silk threads wrapped around him!
The darkness finally receded, signifying that all members of the Zenin Clan believed the battle was decided.
A beautiful woman appeared outside the Zenin Clan's main gate, a completely safe place.
She stood amidst the corpses of the Kukuru, smiling as she looked at Mahito.
"Cursed Technique Unleashed: Life-Entangling Shura Silk."
The woman exhaled softly.
"Anything entangled by my spider silk—whether it's a Jujutsu Sorcerer, a Cursed Spirit, or anything else—will dissolve in poison, like a man captured by the legendary Yokai Jorōgumo."
"The bound entity can only watch helplessly as its body dissolves, leaving no residue."
"Lord of Curses, even if you can resurrect from the dead, under the Binding Vow of my Life-Entangling Shura Silk, you will still go to the Yellow Springs."
Mahito indeed felt his fingers lose strength.
Then he found that not only his sword-wielding arm, but also his waist, neck, forehead, cheeks, chest, hips, and legs were entangled by one spider silk after another.
What dissolved first was not his flesh, but his clothes.
His bamboo hat silently fell, and before it even reached the ground, it dissolved into ashes in mid-air.
Mahito couldn't help but praise:
"Controlling shadows to form shadow blades or widely obscure vision; immense pressure capable of crushing a human body; compressing the atmosphere to form a gigantic invisible blade..."
"Spatial transfer with freely controllable return paths; and spider silk so secretive that even I, in peak condition, couldn't detect it, capable of dissolving objects."
"Plus, the Earth and Stone Manipulation Technique, which has a wide attack range and extremely fast activation speed; the Flame Technique, deeply cultivated from the Big Three Families' secret technique Falling Blossom Emotion, combined with Iai Slash..."
"Capable of tearing the earth with a single strike and continuously launching combos to prevent the enemy from retaliating, leading to their demise; and the Cursed Technique Fist Fighting."
"Finally, the captain who possesses the Projection Sorcery, lauded as the fastest Cursed Technique apart from Satoru Gojo's, the same as the Zenin Clan Head."
"Truly worthy of being the renowned elite Jujutsu Sorcerer group of the Zenin Clan, a household name in the Jujutsu world."
The woman's smile gradually disappeared, and she frowned.
"You are now being deeply dissolved by my spider silk into your flesh, internal organs, and bones."
"Before the external spider silk is exposed, your internal organs should have completely dissolved."
"Why can you still speak with such vigor? You should... not even be able to groan right now."
Idle Transfiguration activated silently.
The spider silk indeed dissolved Mahito's internal organs, but as it dissolved, Idle Transfiguration began to stitch them back together simultaneously.
Mahito had another advantage over Jujutsu Sorcerers: he was a "Half-Cursed Spirit."
While being human, he was also a Cursed Spirit.
If a human's internal organs dissolved, even if healed, it would leave huge hidden dangers, but for him, it wouldn't.
Humans couldn't dissolve and heal at the same time, but he could!
"You shouldn't have retreated from the darkness now, nor should you have triumphantly declared victory just because you saw the spider silk completely entangle me," Mahito said calmly.
"If you want to kill me, you should at least wait until the spider silk has completely dissolved me, leaving not a single trace, before making such an announcement."
The woman's expression changed drastically.
"No, your internal organs haven't dissolved at all—!"
"Too late to realize," Mahito smiled.
——Soul Creation: Kirara Hoshi.
——Interstellar Flight.
Shadow Crocodile, Heavy Pressure, Ama no Habakiri, Cicada Shell Warp, Life-Entangling Shura Silk—exactly five.
And these attacks had been fully absorbed by Mahito.