He looked at Lin Ye, screaming in his heart: What are you doing?!
That’s Ryomen Sukuna!
Are you provoking a god?!
Sasaki was so scared she passed out immediately.
Sukuna narrowed his eyes, sizing up Lin Ye.
“Huh?”
“Brat, are you talking to me?”
Lin Ye didn’t just refuse to back down; he took a step forward instead.
He looked at the arrogant Sukuna, the smile on the corners of his mouth growing wider and wider.
“Who else?”
“Besides you, who’s covered in those edgy tattoos, who else is there?”
“I heard you’re the King of Curses?”
Lin Ye extended a finger and beckoned him.
“Come.”
“Let me see if the so-called King…”
“Can take a single punch from me.”
…
The night grew darker.
In the corridors of Sugisawa Third High School, the wind whistled like omens of war.
A suffocating pressure permeated the air—the unique aura belonging to the “King of Curses.”
Ryomen Sukuna stood under the moonlight.
His bare torso was covered in black tattoos, and his four eyes flickered with a light of evil and arrogance.
And opposite him.
Lin Ye had one hand in his pocket while the other lazily picked at his ear.
“Hey, say something.”
“Who was it just now saying they were going to kill all the women and children?”
“It was you, right?
Tattoo freak?”
Dead silence.
Absolute silence.
Beside them, Megumi Fushiguro was completely breaking down at this moment.
His eyes were wide, pupils trembling violently as he looked at Lin Ye’s back as if he were looking at a madman.
“What is he doing…”
“What on earth is he doing!!!”
Megumi Fushiguro roared frantically in his mind.
Who was that?
That was Ryomen Sukuna!
The King of Curses from a thousand years ago!
Even though he only had the power of one finger right now, he was absolutely not an existence an ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerer could provoke!
“Does this guy want to die?!”
“Or does he simply not know what the four characters ‘Ryomen Sukuna’ represent?!”
Megumi Fushiguro wanted to shout, wanted to stop him.
But he found that under Sukuna’s terrifying pressure, it was difficult to even move a single finger.
This was absolute suppression of rank!
However.
Lin Ye not only moved, but he moved with complete ease.
He looked at the arrogant King of Curses before him, while the system’s notification sound rang in his mind.
[Ding!
Detected host is provoking a Special Grade Cursed Object Incarnation—Ryomen Sukuna!]
[Triggered Emergency Time-Limited Mission: A True Warrior!]
[Mission Description: Before Satoru Gojo arrives, go head-to-head with Ryomen Sukuna and avoid being insta-killed.]
[Mission Duration: 3 minutes.]
[Mission Reward: Cursed Energy Limit +500, Special Skill “Reverse Cursed Technique (1-time Trial Card)”, Points +1000.]
[Failure Penalty: Being sliced into sashimi.]
Lin Ye’s mouth twitched at the “sliced into sashimi” part.
“System, are you putting a hex on me?”
“But still…”
“Reverse Cursed Technique Trial Card?”
“That’s a god-tier life-saving skill.”
Lin Ye’s eyes instantly became fervent.
For this reward, he had to play this high-stakes game today!
At that moment.
Sukuna finally snapped out of the shock of “being provoked by an ant.”
His two pairs of eyes narrowed slightly as he sized Lin Ye up from head to toe.
There was no expected explosion of rage.
Instead, a look of interest appeared on his face.
“Oh?”
“Interesting brat.”
“Clearly you don’t have much Cursed Energy, yet you dare to spout such nonsense before me.”
Sukuna raised his hand, his sharp nails glinting coldly in the moonlight.
“Since you’re in such a hurry to die.”
“Then I shall grant your wish.”
Before his voice even faded.
Boom!
The floorboards beneath Sukuna’s feet shattered instantly!
His figure vanished into thin air!
Too fast!
So fast the naked eye couldn’t track him at all!
Megumi Fushiguro only saw a blur, and his heart tightened suddenly.
“Watch out!!!”
He only had time to shout those two words.
The next second.
Sukuna had already appeared directly above Lin Ye’s head!
That fist, imbued with terrifying Cursed Energy and carrying the force of a thousand tons, slammed down toward the crown of Lin Ye’s head!
“For me—turn into meat paste!”
Sukuna laughed maniacally.
If this punch landed squarely, let alone his head, his entire body would be smashed into the basement!
In the nick of time.
A cunning curve hooked at the corner of Lin Ye’s mouth.
“I’ve been expecting this move from you.”
“Insight Eye, open!”
[Ding!
High-speed attack detected!
Predicting trajectory…]
In Lin Ye’s eyes, the world seemed to slow down.
He could clearly see the flow of Cursed Energy swirling around Sukuna’s fist, and could even see the hideous smile on Sukuna’s face.
“Left!”
Lin Ye’s body suddenly jerked to the right!
It was an extremely narrow evasion!
Whoosh—!
Sukuna’s fist grazed the tip of Lin Ye’s nose as it slammed down!
The wind from the punch was like a blade, making Lin Ye’s cheek sting!
Rumble!!!
A massive explosion!
The spot where Lin Ye had been standing was instantly smashed into a crater three meters in diameter!
Stone fragments flew everywhere!
Dust billowed!
“He dodged it?!”
Megumi Fushiguro gasped, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
“How is that possible?!”
“That speed…
even I could only barely see an afterimage, yet he dodged it?!”
“And it was a point-blank evasion?!”
“This is too ridiculous!”
Amidst the dust.
Lin Ye’s figure landed lightly on a nearby railing.
He brushed the dust off his clothes, looking like he had just had a close call.
“Holy crap.”
“Close one, close one.”
“Almost got disfigured.”
“Hey, tattoo freak, can you not hit the face when you fight?
I make a living with this face.”
Lin Ye pointed at his face, looking completely dissatisfied.
Sukuna slowly stood up from the crater.
He looked at Lin Ye, the playfulness in his eyes gone, replaced by a hint of surprise.
“That movement just now…”
“Was no coincidence.”
Sukuna shook the dust off his hands, his tone becoming a few degrees colder.
“Though your Cursed Energy is weak, your reflexes are startlingly fast.”
“Brat, you’ve piqued my interest a little.”
“But…”
“It’s only a little.”
Sukuna moved again!
This time, his speed was even faster than before!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A series of sonic booms like firecrackers echoed in the air!
Like a phantom, Sukuna launched a storm of attacks around Lin Ye!
Fists!
Feet!
Elbows!
Knees!
Every strike aimed for a vital point!
Every strike carried the resolve to kill!
However.
A scene that made Megumi Fushiguro doubt his life even more unfolded.
Lin Ye was like a slippery loach!
He dodged left and right within that dense net of attacks!
Though he looked extremely disheveled and his clothes were even torn several times, he wasn’t hit a single time!
“That works too?!”
Megumi Fushiguro was dumbfounded.
He asked himself, if it were him up there, he’d probably have to summon ‘Mahoraga’ to blow himself up within three seconds.
But this Lin Ye…
Was actually doing a ‘duet’ with Ryomen Sukuna?
“System!
Stats!
Quick, give me more stats!”
Lin Ye roared in his heart while frantically dodging.
Only he knew how dangerous his current situation was.
Don’t be fooled by his calm exterior; his heart was actually panicking like crazy.
Sukuna was Sukuna after all.
Even with only one finger, he was still a ceiling-level combatant!
Every dodge was a dance on the Reaper’s scythe!
[Ding!
Consumed 50 points, Agility attribute +5!]
[Ding!
Consumed 50 points, Reaction Speed +5!]
[Ding!
Consumed 100 points, obtained temporary skill: Dynamic Vision Enhancement (Lv.
2)!]
As the points burned away.
Lin Ye felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, and the world before him became clearer and clearer.
The previously blurry fist shadows could now be seen clearly!
“It’s working!”
A sharp light flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes.
Since he could see them clearly, he wouldn’t just be a punching bag anymore.
I’m going to hit back!
In the instant Sukuna’s punch missed and revealed a tiny opening.
Lin Ye’s gaze narrowed, and his Cursed Energy erupted instantly!
It wasn’t a massive explosion.
But rather, he compressed all his Cursed Energy into a single point on his right fist!
“Black Flash—!!!”
Lin Ye let out a low roar!