The best use of Cursed Energy is naturally the user’s Cursed Technique, such as Gojo Satoru’s “Blue,” or Tokiwa’s Fireball Jutsu.
A tier below that is reinforcing the physical body or unleashing it in a special way, such as Tokiwa’s method of coating his blade in high-temperature Cursed Energy.
The worst tier is simply releasing it directly.
When others use steel to build planes and cannons, and you take that same steel, roll it into a ball, and throw it, the efficiency is naturally worlds apart.
However, if that “steel” is the size of a building, that is another matter entirely.
Boom—
Violent energy dissipated like a storm.
Tokiwa’s Fireball Jutsu was like a candle in the wind, instantly submerged by this energy.
The shigurekiri coated in high temperature in his hand also let out a groan in the face of this terrifying power.
In just half a second, Tokiwa was blown away.
Thud!
A phantom with a bird’s head and human body appeared behind him, catching the flying Tokiwa before he hit the wall.
‘This power is truly terrifying…’
Tokiwa landed and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Not only that, but using three B-grade or higher abilities in a short period also caused him to enter a state of slight overload.
Tokiwa felt like a beat-up van that had been filled with aviation fuel.
You could floor the gas and speed off for a mile, but never mind what happens to the engine.
A burning pain assaulted his entire body, and combined with the injuries caused by the Cursed Energy storm, Tokiwa felt so miserable he was on the verge of vomiting blood.
Thanks to Tokiwa’s timely warning, the trio in the distance did not suffer much injury.
They were just a bit disheveled, with their school uniforms and cheeks scratched by the dust stirred up by the Cursed Energy storm.
“Fushiguro! Kugisaki!” Tokiwa roared.
As a talented sorcerer who had begun coming into contact with Jujutsu years ago, Fushiguro naturally knew what to do at this moment.
“Toad!” “Rabbit Escape!”
Fushiguro formed hand signs and released two shikigami at once.
The Ten Shadows Technique, the trump card technique of the Zenin Family, and one of the strongest Cursed Techniques in the Jujutsu World.
At the beginning, one gets two Divine Dogs, one black and one white.
The subsequent nine shadow shikigami need to be defeated through a taming ritual to be acquired for use.
Rabbit Escape, Toad, and Great Serpent for containment;
Nue, which carries lightning and can fly;
Max Elephant, which is huge and can spray water;
Round Deer, which possesses Reverse Cursed Technique;
Tiger Funeral and Piercing Ox with powerful attacks…
And…
The strongest shikigami capable of rivaling the Six Eyes plus Limitless—[Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga].
Therefore, even at only Grade 2, Fushiguro Megumi can summon Mahoraga to take down an opponent countless times stronger than himself.
Compared to that, someone’s Cursed Technique is actually hand-rolling a bullet (one per day) or setting a blade on fire…
It really is true that comparisons are odious.
“Croak.”
Four basketball-sized Toads materialized from Fushiguro’s shadow, their long tongues lashing out to bind the ankles of the Cursed Spirit in the distance.
At the same time, a swarm of Rabbit Escape rushed forward, surrounding the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
“Tokiwa!” Taking this opportunity, Itadori shouted at Tokiwa.
“We can’t beat it!”
“You take Fushiguro and Kugisaki and run! I’ll stay behind to cover!”
Fushiguro frowned deeply: “Itadori!”
“Now is not the time to play the hero. You don’t even know how to use Cursed Energy; how are you going to contend with a Special Grade Cursed Spirit?!”
Itadori said seriously: “This guy isn’t even taking us seriously; it’s just playing around.”
“My body is very strong. I can stall until you use Nue to fly back to the exit.”
“Then I’ll call Sukuna out to take this guy down.”
“You…”
Hearing Itadori’s proposal, both Fushiguro and Kugisaki were somewhat shaken.
They had already witnessed the power of the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
As they had only ever seen Grade 2 or 3 Cursed Spirits, they couldn’t imagine any possibility of exorcising this thing.
“No!” Tokiwa roared.
“Sukuna is too dangerous. If something goes wrong, not only will the Special Grade Cursed Spirit kill us, but we will all die here.”
“Itadori, stand by on the side for now and wait for the right moment to act.”
“I have the confidence to defeat it. Everyone, please trust me!”
Itadori’s expression was complicated: “How could this be…”
Standing on the sidelines and watching his companions fight to the death was the thing most unacceptable to someone with Itadori’s personality.
“Itadori! Follow the plan!” Tokiwa said sternly.
“You cannot let Sukuna out!”
Itadori and Fushiguro’s impression of Tokiwa had previously been that he was easygoing and relaxed.
They hadn’t expected him to show such a cold and stern side at this moment.
At this very moment, within a certain Innate Domain.
Tall giant skeletons propped up the dome, and countless bones of cattle, sheep, and humans were stacked layer upon layer, forming a throne of corpses.
Below it lay a calm sea of blood.
An Innate Domain is the manifestation of a person’s inner world.
Evil, slaughter, conquest…
The strongest in history, the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna, sat atop the throne.
He wore a white robe and appeared in the likeness of Itadori, only with mottled cursed markings on his face.
Sukuna was reincarnated by borrowing Itadori’s body.
Therefore, everything Itadori Yuji heard, saw, and thought could be received by him.
However, most calm, daily occurrences were consciously filtered out by him.
Sukuna would only selectively watch information and intelligence he found interesting.
Just like now.
“Tch.”
Hearing Tokiwa’s order not to let Itadori release him, Sukuna closed his eyes.
“Boring brat…”
Boom—
The Cursed Energy storm expanded, scattering all the Rabbit Escape surrounding the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, turning them into black liquid shadows.
Three of the four Toads also had their tongues snapped by the shockwave.
The remaining one was retracted by Fushiguro to avoid destruction.
Tokiwa lunged forward, blocking the aftermath of this attack.
“Fushiguro! Kugisaki! Lend me your power!”
Fine beads of blood seeped from Tokiwa’s body, and his expression was ferocious.
“Help me contain it, and I can exorcise it!”
“This…”
Kugisaki’s expression wavered.
Her physical combat skills were weak, and the nails she fired were not enough to injure a Special Grade, so she had absolutely no confidence in her heart that she could contain it.
Fushiguro Megumi took a deep breath, as if he had made a decision:
“Kugisaki, use [Hairpin].”
Kugisaki suddenly realized; since she couldn’t damage the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, she would destroy the building blocks next to it.
The group had sparred before and knew each other’s general moves.
[Hairpin], pouring Cursed Energy into the nails to destroy the surrounding environment; the principle is similar to Nanami Kento’s [Collapse].
She looked at Fushiguro again; proposing this suggestion at this time meant that the latter had already agreed with Tokiwa’s plan.
Fushiguro Megumi said with a serious expression: “Tokiwa has experienced dangerous missions and has gained the approval of Gojo-sensei and Mr. Nanami.”
“He told us to trust him, so let’s trust him for once.”
‘Tch, gloomy guy…’
Although she said that, Kugisaki could also feel that what truly made Fushiguro make up his mind was Tokiwa’s trust in them.
“Fine, then I’ll indulge in being willful for once.”
Kugisaki took nails out of her waist pouch and clenched them between her fingers.
The three of them took their stances, facing the cackling Special Grade Cursed Spirit before them.