The entire mountaintop was covered with dozens of terrifying Grade 1 Cursed Spirit. These diverse Cursed Spirits, whose mere sight could inspire dread, were roaring with their mouths wide open.
The defensive lines they formed were like an iron wall, protecting their manipulator behind them perfectly. The rampant evil Cursed Energy almost obscured the entire sky, making it dark and gloomy, like a ghost realm.
Anyway, it was still early, and there were more than ten days of preparation time before the mission began. Also, because of this mission to protect the "Star Plasma Vessel," Suguru Geto, Kenmyo, and Gojo Satoru would not be assigned any other tasks.
This was why they had the opportunity to spar. Originally, according to the life trajectories of Kenmyo and Suguru Geto, the chances of them sparring were quite low.
Sparring is the fastest way to understand a teammate's Cursed Technique. The close-quarters combat just now had already demonstrated that Kenmyo, after all, inherited the legacy of the Imperial Martial Saint, Sanguinius, which significantly improved his control over power, truly hitting whatever he aimed for.
Jujutsu Sorcerer' physical combat skills cannot be weak. Kenmyo even felt that they were more like "Beat-術師" (Beat Sorcerers) rather than "Jujutsu Sorcerer."
Cursed Techniques only serve as critical nodes, for example, when deciding the winner, while physical combat skills are more frequently interspersed throughout the fight.
However, how could Suguru Geto, who had only lived for eighteen years, be an opponent for Kenmyo, who stood on the shoulders of Sanguinius of the Blood Angels?
Yaga Masamichi also felt an itch, but the old man couldn't last a minute; in fact, ten seconds were already tough. Kenmyo still gave him some face for that minute.
Now it was a Cursed Technique battle.
There were also a few spectators present: Gojo Satoru, Yaga Masamichi, Shoko, Nanami Kento, and Yu Haibara.
All of them were known to Kenmyo.
Iori Utahime and Mei Mei were undergoing further examination at a hospital under the Jujutsu Sorcerer Association because the previous mission revealed that there were indeed problems. It was estimated that the Cursed Spirit released spore-like Cursed Techniques to devour enemies, so they had some residual matter in their bodies.
"Look quickly, so many Grade 1 Cursed Spirit!"
Yu Haibara excitedly patted Nanami Kento's shoulder, clearly a huge fan of Suguru Geto.
First-year students don't get the chance to encounter Grade 1 Cursed Spirit; even Grade 2 Cursed Spirits are tough for them. The last rampaging Grade 2 Cursed Spirit almost killed Nanami Kento.
"Ah!"
"Nanami, I feel so happy, I actually get to witness Geto-senpai's battle firsthand."
"Mm, I saw it too."
Nanami said with a complicated tone.
The disparity in strength is actually so great?
He only enrolled one academic year later than their second-year senpai. First-year Nanami Kento currently struggles with Grade 2 Cursed Spirits.
But Suguru Geto, who is one year older than him, can already control nearly 30 Grade 1 Cursed Spirit and seems to be under no pressure at all.
"Geto has gone all out, except for his Special Grade Cursed Spirits."
Gojo Satoru had taken off his sunglasses, his Six Eyes fixed on the two combatants on the battlefield.
Hearing this, Nanami Kento was even more surprised.
"He even tamed a Special Grade Cursed Spirit."
"Can such an outrageous opponent really be defeated?"
Nanami Kento looked worriedly towards Suguru Geto's opponent, who was also his former savior, Kenmyo.
Damn it, the opponent is too strong.
Although Isayama-senpai's physical combat skills can suppress Suguru Geto and Yaga Masamichi.
But sure enough, in battles between Jujutsu Sorcerer, the real decider of victory and defeat is still Cursed Techniques.
However, if Suguru Geto knew what Nanami Kento was thinking, he would probably give a bitter smile.
Are you mistaken?
Suguru Geto is the challenger.
Even with the presence of these powerful Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, they couldn't give him the slightest sense of security in the face of the opponent he was about to face.
The embarrassing sight of Kenmyo punching him in the stomach earlier, making him vomit stomach acid, was still vivid in his memory.
"In front of so many people, I don't want to lose so badly again."
Sweat was constantly appearing on Suguru Geto's forehead; his concentration was extremely high.
"Here he comes!"
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.
"Bang!"
A fierce, incomparable blood shadow streaked across the ground at an extremely fast speed, tearing through the air with every movement, letting out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.
Suguru Geto immediately manipulated several agile Cursed Spirits to intercept, but it was still a bit slow.
Dozens of blood spikes, hundreds of meters long, burst forth from the rapidly approaching blood shadow, shooting straight out of the sky, the piercing wind making people gasp for breath.
Just watching these bloodlines shoot out was quite shocking, as if someone was drawing a blood-colored picture in the sky with a paintbrush, outlining perfect lines.
That is one of Kenmyo's Cursed Techniques, considered a Kamo Family Cursed Technique, and it is also quite breathtaking. Compared to the many summoned Grade 1 Cursed Spirit there, there is a difference in expressive power, making it seem not as powerful.
This time, Kenmyo did not use ice abilities but rather fought Suguru Geto using Blood Manipulation.
Kenmyo had already demonstrated excellent combat capabilities with his ice abilities, which were very comprehensive, but that power was too much of a bully.
If Kenmyo were to summon Ryu's pure white giant dragon to appear on the battlefield, that would be truly breathtaking.
If Suguru Geto didn't bring out his trump card Special Grade Cursed Spirits, these few Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, like a few big cats and small cats, would be no match.
In front of the terrifying frost giant dragon, they would be completely vulnerable. No matter how strong or numerous the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit were, they would be frozen solid by the dragon's bloody breath and die in the terrifying low temperature.
So, if he used ice Cursed Techniques, Suguru Geto might not fight him due to the extremely high attrition of Grade 1 Cursed Spirit. That's why Kenmyo used Blood Manipulation, which has lower overall attack power compared to Rin Winter Frost Heart, to fight Suguru Geto.
He had to lure them in first to kill them.
Geto was clearly a very good whetstone, and Kenmyo had been coveting the unimaginably vast number of Grade 1 Cursed Spirit in his Cursed Spirit Manipulation ever since he saw Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru's battle last time.
With such a legitimate opportunity to harvest these Cursed Spirits, he naturally wouldn't let it pass.
Each Grade 1 Cursed Spirit is equivalent to 10,000 points, which is quite appealing.
"The Cursed Technique that manipulates blood is called Blood Manipulation."
Considering that this number had not been used by anyone in their school yet, Yaga Masamichi did not play coy when introducing it to these first-year students and directly revealed it.
Blood Manipulation, isn't that the Cursed Technique of the Kamo Family, one of the three great families of the Jujutsu World?
"Could Kenmyo-senpai be the next head of the Kamo Family that's been making so much noise outside?"
Nanami Kento immediately thought of a trending topic that had been getting more and more heated, constantly asking, "Who exactly is Kenmyo?"
"Mm, remember to keep it a secret."
Yaga Masamichi said in a calm tone.
The comments from the outside world were mostly not very positive, all questioning Kenmyo: what virtue or ability did this guy possess to actually become the next head of the Kamo Family?
"So that means he awakened two Cursed Techniques by himself?"
Logically speaking, a Jujutsu Sorcerer awakening one innate Cursed Technique in their lifetime is already remarkable; there's almost no possibility of a second person mastering a second innate Cursed Technique.
But this scene, defying common sense, appeared right before their eyes.
"Amazing!"
Those long spears constructed of blood were unstoppable. "Pfft," "Pfft," they easily pierced through the bodies of several Grade 1 Cursed Spirit and all plunged deeply into the ground.
The seemingly slender blood spears, yet they exhibited excellent penetrating power, piercing through several Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, making the audience exclaim in surprise.
Is it really that easy?
Nanami Kento felt that Suguru Geto's curses didn't cause Kenmyo any trouble, unable to even hinder his advance.
However, mere piercing wounds might not be enough to completely kill these Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, as their vitality is strong, and in normal times, injuries to vital parts would make them even more ferocious.
How could Kenmyo's Cursed Technique be so simple-looking? Often, there's a second Cursed Technique effect hidden behind it, and this second effect can usually only be activated upon impact.
But the Cursed Spirits that were attacked seemed to be in extreme pain, trembling uncontrollably. Soon, blood splattered everywhere, and numerous blade-like objects emerged from within each of them, with the longest spikes extending from the Cursed Spirits' mouths.
The crimson crystals, like sharp thorns and the lingering Cursed Spirits, these neatly strung-up entities gave a feeling very similar to the famous painting of "Vlad the Impaler," the Prince of Wallachia, from the Middle Ages.
Blood Thorns is a type of Blood Manipulation application. It has no other benefits; it's just flashy and looks a bit terrifying.
The truly efficient ones were the few giant ferocious beasts, entirely composed of blood, rampaging around. These monsters had peculiar appearances; each had three heads and six legs. The heads resembled goat heads, but their mouths were filled with extremely sharp fangs. Their gaping mouths were large enough to bite a small car in half, and even if killed, they could instantly regenerate.
The destructive power generated by their footfalls could shatter hard granite, creating a gigantic crater.
These things, which strongly resembled Black Goats, all appeared to be about three to five stories tall. If these things were all made of blood, then... that could only be described as truly outrageous.
The few people outside the arena were already numb, and a single thought spontaneously appeared in their minds.
"Is that Blood Manipulation?"
Especially Yaga Masamichi, he had seen Kamo Family Jujutsu Sorcerer fight before. Don't people from this family only use their own blood for Cursed Technique manipulation?
How could there be such an exaggerated amount of blood?
This amount of blood would at least require killing several large animals weighing tens of tons to possibly possess. Based on human blood volume, it would be impossible to achieve this effect. At least thousands, tens of thousands of people would be needed.
However, Yaga Masamichi soon vaguely guessed why Kenmyo would become the next head of the Kamo Family.
Kamo Family Jujutsu Sorcerer cannot generate blood from nothing using Cursed Energy, making them quite passive.
But Kenmyo was like a rich man throwing money around, completely unconcerned about blood loss.
It's likely that all this blood was created by Kenmyo using Cursed Energy. As long as his Cursed Energy doesn't dry up, he can continuously produce blood.
Then everything makes sense as to why the proud Kamo Family would go back on their word,
Picking up this abandoned, unwanted, discarded seedling from their family years ago and making him the next head of their family.
If Yaga Masamichi's guess was true, then he might very well witness Kenmyo become the most powerful head in the thousand-year history of the Kamo Family.
"Damn it, this Kenmyo guy."
Suguru Geto felt a large number of Grade 1 Cursed Spirit rapidly losing connection with him, and his heart ached as if bleeding.
This was a huge loss... This thought surfaced in his mind.
Just two effects of Blood Manipulation had already dismantled about 80% of the defensive line Suguru Geto had built.
This meant Kenmyo had already killed 35 Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, an absurdly efficient rate.
Suguru Geto immediately dispatched a Cursed Spirit to block Kenmyo's path.
But unexpectedly, facing the roadblock, Kenmyo merely raised his fist, and then, more like a cannonball than a punch, his fist swung down, directly smashing into a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit resembling a beetle, whose entire body was covered in steel armor, clearly indicating maximum defense.
"Screech!"
The hard armor ridiculously emitted the sound of shattering glass. What was this? He used brute force to directly pulverize a Cursed Spirit that would normally require several Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers to handle, without even lasting a second.
Moreover, the immense destructive power remained undiminished, causing the entire ground beneath it to crack into pieces, with shattered rock slabs piling up, leaving behind a bottomless giant pit.
The dust stirred up by the shockwave shot tens of meters into the sky, and the tremor from the ground was indistinguishable from an earthquake.
Kenmyo landed cleanly, without the slightest delay in his movements, the spiritual energy on his hand dissipating. He had just killed this incredibly defensive Cursed Spirit with his bare hands. The time he used was spiritual energy, which has a special effect on Cursed Spirits. A punch covered in spiritual energy directly pierced through the Cursed Spirit's body.
"This bastard."
In contrast, Suguru Geto's squinted eyes were now fully open, and his bangs, which had been swept up by the wind, had fallen. He swallowed, looking particularly shocked.
"How can I win against this?"
Such an Kenmyo made him feel even more powerless than when facing Gojo Satoru.
Suguru Geto even had a thought: no matter how many Cursed Spirits he summoned, they would only be Kenmyo's meal.
The Cursed Spirit race is vulnerable in front of Kenmyo.
Suddenly, Suguru Geto's pupils contracted, because within his line of sight, Kenmyo had vanished. At this moment, the deadly sense of crisis that instantly arose in his battle-hardened heart directly seized it.
The explosive sound of air being torn apart rang directly from behind Suguru Geto, and the strong airflow made his bangs whistle.
Suguru Geto, overwhelmed by a sense of crisis, didn't hesitate and immediately used Cursed Spirit Manipulation to summon a pure white giant dragon at point-blank range.
It was a Rainbow Dragon. This hideous white giant dragon opened its mouth wide, wanting to swallow the person who suddenly appeared behind him whole.
Kenmyo naturally wouldn't allow himself to be swallowed. The Rainbow Dragon's mouth was green, and its teeth were irregular.
But just then, a warrior constructed entirely of blood formed almost instantly. He raised a giant sword, also made of blood, and slashed at the Rainbow Dragon, charging straight out while enduring the dragon's attack.
This scene, in the eyes of the spectators, was like a reenactment of the myth of Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, using the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi to cut down the white great serpent.
Suguru Geto originally wanted to summon other Special Grade Cursed Spirits again, but a huge fist appeared in his line of sight, constantly enlarging.
"If I don't dodge, I'll die."
Suguru Geto's eyes widened, feeling Death already gripping his throat. This time, calculated in microseconds, felt incredibly long to him.
But that fist stopped merely five centimeters from Suguru Geto's face, then lightly tapped his forehead.
It was Kenmyo.
"Geto, let's stop here for today."
"Mm."
Suguru Geto replied.
After he walked away, Suguru Geto finally sat on the ground, relieved.
"A complete defeat.."
For a moment, Suguru Geto thought he was going to die. His back was completely drenched in sweat at this moment, which was the best proof.
Actually, Kenmyo had wanted to have a good match with Suguru Geto for a long time, and today he finally found the opportunity.
Blood Manipulation versus Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Kenmyo walked into the lounge and saw many missed calls on his phone.
"Why is Toji calling me so many times?"