"Domain Expansion—Womb Profusion!"
"Domain Expansion—Star Rage: Kengan Hall!"
The three days that the students from Jujutsu High had spent staying at the Tomb of the Star were entirely focused on targeting the ancient, arrogant Kenjaku.
The monster who had destroyed half of Jujutsu High with a single move—Zenin Mirai—had not entered the Tomb of the Star, so the defense team had temporarily put him out of their minds.
Inside the barrier, Master Tengen possessed a certain kind of imprint.
Tengen had told the others that the monster had entered the Sendai Colony. Tengen could not explore the interior of the Culling Game barriers, but Mirai and White Zetsu's whereabouts before entering the colony were not exactly a secret.
Zenin Mirai had taken the lead in exploring the open areas.
Tengen, along with Yuki Tsukumo and the others, had done their best to prepare for Kenjaku's arrival.
But this... this was the worst possible outcome.
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Within the clash, the guaranteed sure-hit effects of both Domains were constantly canceling each other out.
Two completely different waves of Cursed Energy washed relentlessly over the outer shell of Yuki's Domain.
Outside her boxing ring was a horrifying sight.
A towering tree of sin composed of blood and cursed spirits.
Headless, mangled bodies, and hideous faces covered in blood and gore.
Various grotesque shapes, tightly stitched together by invisible blood threads—these were bizarre, unnatural creatures.
It seemed to tell the story of the countless sins Kenjaku had committed over the past thousand years.
Gazing upon the towering figure standing amidst the swirling mists and writhing vines, one could see the surging, intricate patterns of the surrounding, macabre landscape.
Yuki's face was extremely gloomy.
This was an open Domain—just like Zenin Mirai's. A Domain where fantasies and innate techniques were directly materialized into reality without the need for a barrier shell.
It wasn't that the defense team lacked preparedness, but clashing a closed Domain against an open Domain meant the outcome was bound to be disastrous.
"What, you lack confidence in your own Domain?"
Seeing the unpleasant look on Yuki's face, Kenjaku mocked her. If he could disturb Yuki's emotions, her Domain would be further destabilized and destroyed even faster.
The clash was chaotic and messy, and the whole structure of her Domain was being ruined.
For some reason, even knowing that Zenin Mirai and White Zetsu were already participating in the Culling Game, Kenjaku was still acting overly cautious, refusing to let his guard down. He poured more energy into the clash.
Yuki offered no response. Instead, a massive amount of Cursed Energy poured out from her!
Even if her Domain was destined to shatter, she would at least consume more of Kenjaku's Cursed Energy in the process.
This stubborn operation by Yuki further fueled Kenjaku's irritation.
"What a troublesome woman."
Kenjaku's Cursed Energy surged, dispelling the turmoil and chaos of the clash with overwhelming force.
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Snap!
The outer shell of Yuki's Domain, which contained a massive amount of Cursed Energy, cracked.
Under the tense gazes of everyone, including Tengen hiding in the shadows, it began to crumble little by little.
BOOM!
The rupture of the closed Domain foreshadowed the most dangerous period. Yuki had now entered the stage of Cursed Technique Burnout!
"Go to hell, you crazy woman!"
Kenjaku unleashed a concentrated attack formed from his horrific Domain! The technique involved a massive fusion of Cursed Spirits, striking with devastating force to prevent Yuki from recovering.
Her waist and abdomen were almost pierced through. Yuki spat out a mouthful of blood. Unsurprisingly, she was blasted into a deep pit by the blow!
An open Domain has no outer shell, meaning people can come and go without restriction.
However, anyone who enters its range will inevitably be attacked by the sure-hit effect.
The bones of the remaining Sorcerers were visibly sore and dry, their skin covered in soot from the previous barrage.
A crimson tide rose and waved, creating ripples in space!
Blood-red markings spread across half of Choso's swollen face, obscuring his features!
His eyes held a resolute determination to face death!
"Auspicious Beast has arrived! Azure Dragon!!!"
Just before being overwhelmed by the Domain's attack, Ino unleashed his final ultimate attack on Kenjaku.
"Blood Manipulation: Supernova!!!"
Although Choso's previous severed-arm Canal attack did not hit Kenjaku, it was still a significant obstacle.
Choso's incantation activated the swelling effect, causing a massive explosion of compressed blood.
Because Kenjaku's Domain lacked a barrier, the range of Choso and Ino's spells was no longer limited by an outer wall. But to launch an effective attack, they had to step directly into the enemy's territory.
It was a desperate, suicidal attack!
They were not seeking to kill the enemy. They merely wanted to delay him!
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BOOM!!!
Ino, missing a severed arm, was blasted to the edge of the cavern. He was on the verge of death, his breath barely audible.
If Ino hadn't used his third Auspicious Beast—Qilin—on himself right before entering the Domain's range, he wouldn't have been able to survive at all.
With that one blow, he had nearly been sent to the underworld.
As a support-type Auspicious Beast, Qilin possessed the powerful effect of shutting down the user's sense of pain and drastically slowing down the progression of injuries.
The aftereffects were equally terrifying; the user would be completely unable to move for five minutes after using it once.
As an incarnated Death Painting Womb, Choso's injuries were equally severe.
He lay on the ground, barely alive, his eyes barely open.
The reason the two didn't die instantly was due to their Cursed Energy enhancement and their special physical constitutions.
But the root cause of their failure was still their lack of understanding regarding the underlying rules of Kenjaku's open Domain.
However, their desperate attack also played a crucial role in briefly stopping Kenjaku's assault.
Whether it was the Canal attack or the Supernova at this moment... these were all original techniques Choso had created after being confined in a test tube and pondering for a hundred and fifty years.
Kenjaku suffered because he didn't fully understand the information about Choso's new techniques.
The bloodstains that had burst open on his kasaya unexpectedly pierced through his skin.
But Kenjaku was the "father" of the Death Painting Wombs. The deadly poison inherent in Choso's blood could not affect him; Kenjaku's body simply neutralized the poison.
The damaged flesh on Kenjaku's body was restored to its original state via Reverse Cursed Technique in the blink of an eye.
Looking down at the bloated, blood-soaked figures of Choso and Ino on the ground, Kenjaku sneered.
"You're just a bunch of failures. Isn't it better for you to just lie there and wait to die?"
The words fell.
A massive, grotesque structure formed from Cursed Spirits inside the Domain surged forward! Like a gaping, blood-red maw ready to devour its prey, it viciously bit down toward the two incapacitated men on the ground!
BANG!
Beneath the deep pit, the blood-stained Yuki Tsukumo danced with her Shikigami, Garuda! Her body was outstretched, her eyes burning with fury!
The Shikigami, Garuda, was formed from her innate technique, meaning it could still unleash terrifying power even while Yuki was suffering from Cursed Technique Burnout!
Like a massive iron whip, Garuda shattered the rapidly descending blood-red maw!
"You're so concerned about others. Why don't you worry about your own life or death first?" Kenjaku mocked. He raised his hands, manipulating the Domain to target her again. "You're really something to be able to get back up after taking a direct hit."
He uttered mocking words, but the gushing, overwhelming Cursed Energy of his Domain bearing down on her was even more horrifying!
"New Shadow Style: Simple Domain!"
A pale blue halo expanded around Yuki, and the dancing Shikigami once again enveloped her in a protective formation.
When she had been nearly killed by Mirai's open Domain in Shibuya for the first time, Yuki had comprehended the feeling of the technique burnout period and was forced to perform Reverse Cursed Technique to heal her body.
Now, forced into a life-or-death situation against an open Domain for the second time, Yuki evolved once again. She successfully unleashed the New Shadow Style: Simple Domain while simultaneously healing her burnt-out technique!
To stand out among many Sorcerers and grow into a Special Grade.
Yuki Tsukumo was the same as Gojo Satoru and Zenin Mirai; her talent was astonishing!
The long whip of Garuda danced, creating phantoms in the air. The blood-stained Yuki fought to the point of absolute madness! She relentlessly shattered the cursed constructs Kenjaku threw at her.
Kenjaku frowned.
Even so... how long can you hold out?
Kenjaku increased the output. The skeletal constructs of the Domain became harder to destroy.
Three meters, two meters, one meter...
The pale blue aura of the Simple Domain surrounding Yuki's feet was being compressed, becoming increasingly dim!
Click—CRACK!
Two crisp sounds echoed in quick succession.
The moment Yuki's Simple Domain disappeared, Kenjaku's Domain immediately targeted her legs!
"Is that you, Tengen?!" Kenjaku yelled, his eyes darting toward the edge of the cavern.
Standing tall and firm amidst the chaos, the ancient wooden pillars of the Tomb were magnificent and imposing.
Hidden deep in the shadows, Master Tengen's hands remained locked in a complex hand seal. Beads of sweat clung to Tengen's forehead.
BOOM!!!
A shattered void barrier!
Tengen was manipulating the barriers of the Tomb to dismantle Kenjaku's Domain from the outside!
"The main body is right here!" Kenjaku roared, turning his full attention toward Tengen.
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