"Rumble—!!!"
Violent lava surged like a broken dam, carrying a terrifying heat capable of turning everything into ash, sweeping toward Yuji and Choso!
This scorching torrent roared wildly through the underground transfer hall.
Everywhere it passed—whether reinforced concrete or scattered train wreckage—was instantly melted into dazzling magma.
"Think you can just burn us to ash? It's not that easy!"
Choso roared, thrusting his hands forward.
"Blood Manipulation: Blood Meteor!"
"Swoosh—!"
A massive amount of dark red blood erupted from his body, quickly condensing in mid-air into a gargantuan, thorn-covered shield.
Like a wall of sighs, it stood firm against the rolling torrent of lava.
"Sizzle—!"
Magma collided violently with blood, erupting in a piercing hiss.
Massive amounts of high-temperature steam filled the area, shrouding the battlefield in a thick white mist.
Veins popped on Choso's forehead. He could clearly feel his blood evaporating at a terrifying rate, but he gritted his teeth, refusing to take a single step back.
"Brother, now!"
"Leave it to me!"
Yuji Itadori's eyes narrowed. Without a moment's hesitation, he kicked off with all his strength, launching himself like a cannonball!
Using the half-melted support pillars and walls as cover...
He moved swiftly through the dense white steam, like a cheetah hunting in the jungle, silently closing in on Jogo's flank.
"Caught you, you smoking furnace!"
Yuji roared, leaping from behind a ruined stone pillar.
His right fist, wrapped in wild blue cursed energy, tore through the air with a terrifying sonic boom, smashing toward Jogo's massive, single-eyed head!
"Divergent Fist!"
However, facing Yuji's heavy assault, Jogo didn't even spare him a glance.
"Too slow."
Jogo's raspy, bellows-like voice rang in Yuji's ear, laced with blatant mockery.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Yuji's fist was about to connect, Jogo's figure blurred into a phantom, disappearing from the spot at an unbelievable speed.
Yuji's punch hit nothing but air. The wild cursed energy exploded, cratering the ground, but a sharp sense of crisis surged in his heart.
'So fast!'
Yuji whipped his head around, only to find that Jogo hadn't counterattacked as expected. Instead, he had circled around in a wide arc, appearing directly behind him.
'What? Isn't his goal to kill me?'
Confusion flashed through Yuji's mind, but he soon realized something was wrong.
Because Jogo's movements didn't look like an attack at all.
His right hand was raised high, and between his withered fingertips, he held several desiccated, ominous fingers!
Those were... Ryomen Sukuna's fingers!
And it wasn't just one!
Jogo held a total of ten of Sukuna's fingers, radiating a nauseating and terrifying cursed energy!
"This is Sukuna's true power..."
A mad, gambler-like light flickered in Jogo's single eye. He looked at Yuji with a cruel smile.
"That bastard Kenjaku said you were the perfect vessel, capable of holding multiple fingers without being instantly consumed..."
"As long as I make you swallow all these at once, Sukuna can temporarily seize control and use his absolute power to shatter the current stalemate!"
"For the sake of our great ideal of reversing the positions of cursed spirits, become the sacrifice for Sukuna's resurrection!"
"What?!"
Yuji's pupils shrank. He finally understood Jogo's true plot.
This guy never intended to kill him from the start!
All the attacks and taunts were merely to force him and Choso to show an opening, creating the perfect chance to shove the fingers down his throat!
"No!"
In the distance, Choso paled at the sight.
"Blood Manipulation: Piercing Blood!"
He suddenly withdrew his blood shield and focused all his power into a bolt of red lightning, aiming for Jogo's back.
But it was too late.
Jogo was too fast, and he was already far too close to Yuji.
"Swallow it, you useless vessel!"
Jogo grinned savagely. His left hand gripped Yuji's jaw, forcing his mouth open.
Then, with a violent swing of his right hand, he shoved all ten fingers—radiating terrifying cursed energy—into Yuji's mouth!
"Gulp!"
Under the pressure of Jogo's immense strength, Yuji didn't even have room to resist. He was forced to swallow all ten fingers.
Combined with the fingers he had swallowed before, his body now contained fifteen of Sukuna's fingers!
Fifteen!
This far exceeded the limit of what Yuji's body should be able to withstand!
"Thud!"
Yuji's legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees.
His body began to tremble violently, as if a terrifying force was rampaging inside, tearing his organs apart.
"Arghhh...!!!"
Yuji clutched his head, letting out a blood-curdling scream.
Strange black markings began to surface on his skin, spreading across his body like living things before converging on his cheeks.
"Brother!"
Choso's eyes threatened to burst as he rushed over desperately, wanting to check on Yuji.
However, just as he was about to reach him, an indescribable and terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from Yuji's body!
The pressure was so vast and malevolent that the surrounding burning magma was instantly extinguished!
The air in the entire underground transfer hall seemed to freeze under the weight of this aura.
Choso's footsteps halted abruptly. He felt as though an invisible mountain had been slammed onto his shoulders, making even breathing difficult.
He stared intently at Yuji, his eyes filled with disbelief and terror.
Because he saw that Yuji's once clear, bright eyes had now turned a deep, blood red.
Within that crimson glow flickered a cruel light that disregarded all life, viewing all things as mere ants.
Those... were the eyes of the King of Curses!
"Finally..."
"Yuji" slowly stood up, cracking his neck with a series of sharp pops.
He looked down at his hands, his lips curling into a spine-chilling sneer.
"Fifteen fingers... It's still a bit short, but the condition of this body is decent enough."
Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses who had terrorized the entire jujutsu world a thousand years ago, had finally taken full control of this body!
"Finally... Sukuna-sama, you have finally awakened!"
Nearby, Jogo's single eye flickered with a mix of dread and excitement. He lowered his head slightly, his tone carrying a hint of reverence for absolute power, though he didn't lose his dignity entirely.
It was a massive gamble, and it seemed he had won.
However, Sukuna didn't even spare him a glance.
His crimson eyes slowly turned toward Choso, who was staring at him intensely from a short distance away.
"Get out... of my brother's body!"
Choso gritted his teeth, pushing against the terrifying pressure to walk toward Sukuna step by step.
He held his hands out in front of him again, as wild, dark red cursed energy gathered violently around him.
Even if the opponent was the legendary King of Curses, even if they possessed the power to destroy the world...
As long as he dared to harm his brother, Choso would never back down!
"Brother?"
Hearing that word, a playful smile appeared on Sukuna's face, which was covered in black markings.
He tilted his head slightly, sizing up the eldest son of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings as if he were looking at a suicidal insect.
"Amusing."
"Truly amusing."
Sukuna chuckled softly, a sound filled with despairing cruelty and murderous intent.
"A hybrid monster who doesn't even know who he is, actually dares to bark at me?"
He slowly raised his right hand, pointing his finger at Choso.
"Since you miss your brother so much..."
"I'll be merciful and send you to meet him in hell!"
As Sukuna's words fell, a killing intent more terrifying and lethal than before instantly locked onto Choso!
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