Dream Walk Migration, Sakurajima Barrier.
Fifteen minutes before the meeting with Gojo Satoru.
Ryomen Sukuna suddenly opened his four eyes.
His four eyeballs rolled around, seeing an endless white desert and a dragon-shaped Special Grade Cursed Spirit circling the empty sky.
Before his eyes stood Mahito, already wearing the Dragon God Armor, quietly looking at Ryomen Sukuna with dragon eyes and letting out a heavy and distant ancient voice like a twilight bell:
"How does it feel, Sukuna?"
"It feels great."
Ryomen Sukuna was unexpectedly calm.
He looked at the Dragon God and smiled.
"I didn't expect that you would actually dare to revive me."
"Is this at Kenjaku's request?"
"But from the information I've gathered, it's not that you are under Kenjaku's control; on the contrary, Kenjaku is under your control."
"It has nothing to do with Kenjaku."
The Dragon God said meaningfully:
"I need you to participate in my Apotheosis Ritual."
"For that, I specifically revived you."
"Are you using me as nourishment?"
"Don't put it so harshly. I'm just—"
Before he could finish his sentence—
Rip!
Invisible slashes struck the Dragon God's body.
A total of four distinct slash marks appeared on the white sand, as if a wild beast had suddenly gone mad and clawed at the ground.
Because the slashes were so clean, the sand didn't even kick up much dust.
It was as if one frame showed a complete desert, and the next frame showed the desert divided into five parts.
But the Dragon God was still unharmed.
He slowly stretched his body and drew Mirokuji Kirigiri from his back.
The blade made a crisp and pleasant sound as it left its scabbard.
He rested Kirigiri steadily across his shoulder like he was carrying a large spear and lightly brushed over the spot that had just been slashed, feeling this sudden malice.
—Technique Release: Limitless.
"As expected, we have to fight first," the Dragon God said calmly.
"I thought we would at least exchange a few words."
"Who?"
Ryomen Sukuna laughed.
He looked at the Dragon God with disdain.
"You?"
Sukuna stood up.
He now looked exactly as he did a thousand years ago.
He had two faces, four arms, and a tall stature.
When he stood up, he was like a rock formation.
His faces weren't one on each side, but rather one face embedded within another.
His appearance was less like a human and more like a Curse.
In the original work, when Kenjaku saw Tengen's true form evolving toward godhood, he once lamented:
[Your current appearance is just like...]
What Kenjaku didn't finish saying referred to Ryomen Sukuna from a thousand years ago.
A monstrous birth, monstrous power, and monstrous authority.
This authority didn't refer to power in human society, but rather the authority of the heavens.
Any excellent teacher of Jujutsu Sorcerers would solemnly warn their apprentices that a Binding Vow is an extremely unstable force.
Even the masters of Binding Vows in history would inadvertently be killed by their own vows.
The best way to use a Binding Vow is to never use one.
Kenjaku went a step further.
He once taught Mahito:
The best way to use a Binding Vow is to treat others with sincerity.
As long as you truly intend to complete the vow without any tricks, the vow is simply a type of amplification technique.
This was why Mahito chose to heal Kokichi Muta even though he knew that once Kokichi Muta was healed, he would definitely start a war.
No matter what happens after the Binding Vow is completed, once a vow is made, it must be fulfilled.
This is the best way to handle a Binding Vow.
And there is a third way to handle Binding Vows:
Being spoon-fed by the heavens.
That is authority.
Ryomen Sukuna was the only one who treated Binding Vows this way.
In the original work, others were almost always extremely cautious with Binding Vows.
The most severe case was Kasumi Miwa, who used a vow to never swing a sword again for the rest of her life to increase the power of her next slash.
This was already the highest level of self-binding.
And what about Ryomen Sukuna?
Whenever he encountered a strong enemy, he would use Binding Vows at will.
The heavens were practically begging for Ryomen Sukuna's Binding Vows.
Ryomen Sukuna was a literal darling of the heavens!
In the original work, a Jujutsu Sorcerer once lamented about Ryomen Sukuna:
[As a Jujutsu Sorcerer alone, Ryomen Sukuna is perfect. ]
That's right.
This is the tone surrounding Ryomen Sukuna throughout the entirety of Jujutsu Kaisen.
A flawless Jujutsu Sorcerer.
The thousand-year King of Curses.
The truly strongest in history:
Ryomen Sukuna!
"Mahito, in consideration of you reviving me, I'll give you a chance."
Ryomen Sukuna stretched his two pairs of arms freely.
His robust body was more perfect than a statue.
There was a mouth on his abdomen, and as he moved his body, the mouth on his abdomen also split into a smile.
He said:
"Hit me once, and I'll tentatively follow your orders."
Mahito considered his own self-restraint to be quite good.
In fact, he had long been prepared to fight the revived Ryomen Sukuna.
For this, he brought Mirokuji Kirigiri, activated the Dharma Realm Reincarnation Nirvana Realm, and even prepared the strongest Hollow Technique: Soul-Created Dragon Body to wear.
One could say he was ready for the final battle.
His heart was as still as water, thinking he wouldn't be shaken by external things.
Until this very moment.
The Dragon God took a deep breath, returning to a state of being as still as water.
Positive and negative energy now filled his body, circulating in both directions like the ocean accommodating all the rivers in the world.
The state of mind that used to require focused concentration could now be entered easily just by thinking about it.
He took Kirigiri from his shoulder, lightly rested it against the white sand, and relaxed his whole body.
Ryomen Sukuna smiled, spread his four arms, and let out a deep roar:
"Come on, Cursed Spirit, it won't take long!"
"Yeah."
The Dragon God nodded.
"It won't... take long."
In the next instant, both sides disappeared from their spots at the same time.
Technique Release: Instant Movement!
A curtain appeared out of thin air, and the Dragon God pulled it open, appearing right at Ryomen Sukuna's side.
Kirigiri sliced through the air silently, but Ryomen Sukuna dodged to the side with incredible leg strength.
Ryomen Sukuna knew the power of Kirigiri from Itadori Yuji's mental domain.
No matter how tough the existence, if they were marked by Kirigiri's New Line, they would be cut in two.
Although Ryomen Sukuna had four arms, his reach was far inferior to Kirigiri, so he could only choose to dodge.
Ryomen Sukuna twisted the corners of his mouth and barked:
"Dismantle!"
An invisible slash accurately struck the blade of Kirigiri.
This was exactly the method Gojo Satoru used back then to counter Kirigiri.
Since there was no way to face it head-on, he found a way to hit it from the side to knock the straight line of the slash off course.
Through this indirect method, he avoided the range of Kirigiri's blade.
Ryomen Sukuna was doing the same now.
Ryomen Sukuna participated in Gojo Satoru's secret meeting from start to finish.
He knew all the information about the King of Curses and naturally understood the method to counter that troublesome god-slayer sword!
He thought he could suppress Kirigiri this way, but in the next instant, the blade appeared before his eyes; his long-range slash was completely useless.
—Technique Release: Limitless!
—Technique Release: Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique!
At this moment, the Dragon God's Cursed Energy and Kirigiri's Cursed Energy fused together, becoming indistinguishable.
The Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique granted by the Six Eyes could precisely sense everything about Kirigiri.
Even though the current Kirigiri still couldn't keep up with the Dragon God's pace, the Dragon God, possessing the Six Eyes, could minimize any harm to Kirigiri.
In this fusion of Cursed Energy, Limitless covered Kirigiri, just as Gojo Satoru's clothes were covered when he activated Limitless, and just as Yuki Tsukumo's Garuda shikigami could also become a target of Star Rage.
Now, Kirigiri had no weaknesses!
—Technique Release: Star Rage!
A density comparable to Halley's Comet was added to both the Dragon God and Kirigiri.
When Kirigiri swung down, it was like a 300-billion-ton behemoth sweeping across.
The Six Eyes allowed Star Rage to reach an unprecedented density.
Even when fighting Gojo Satoru, the Dragon God couldn't truly increase Star Rage to this level, but now, he did it with ease.
The entire White Desert began to vibrate.
The gravity brought by the immense mass was like a black hole, endlessly absorbing everything.
Ryomen Sukuna slammed his feet down.
The soft ground of the desert let out a massive shriek.
Then Ryomen Sukuna stepped off the ground again, but this time, his feet didn't touch the ground at all.
Aerial Double Jump!
Bang, bang!
Two consecutive jumps finally allowed Ryomen Sukuna to avoid a direct hit, but the massive pressure still crashed toward him.
Before it could reach him, invisible slashes suddenly sliced through the wind pressure.
One after another, an apparently endless trail of slashes cut through all the wind pressure!
This was clearly a slashing Cursed Technique, but at this moment, it was like a legendary Blade Storm, capable of cutting through even real wind pressure.
"A beautiful response," someone whispered in Ryomen Sukuna's ear.
Ryomen Sukuna's pupils wavered with shock.
The blade of Kirigiri had reached his throat without him noticing.
—Technique Release: Boogie Woogie!
The precision of Boogie Woogie granted by the Six Eyes had already exceeded imagination.
In the original work, Boogie Woogie required swapping between objects, so why couldn't it swap using the Cursed Energy residue permeating the air?
There were two key points: one was precision, and the other was the amount of Cursed Energy residue.
Naturally, the Cursed Energy residue in the air was far less than that attached to actual objects, and the Cursed Energy residue elements in the air were extremely difficult to capture—even an extraordinary man like Aoi Todo couldn't capture them.
In other words, if these two problems could be solved, one could swap out of thin air!
Now, the Dragon God's Cursed Energy spread out like a tsunami, and the concentration of Cursed Energy residue was almost enough to distort the air.
This was even more terrifying than the Cursed Energy residue felt by Panda, Toge Inumaki, and Maki Zenin when Yuta Okkotsu first stepped into the Tokyo Jujutsu High classroom in the original work.
Back then, Yuta Okkotsu was emitting Cursed Energy unconsciously, whereas the Dragon God was intentionally expanding it now.
This massive Cursed Energy permeating the air had already far exceeded the Cursed Energy normally attached to objects.
As for the remaining precision issue—the precision of the Six Eyes was peerless in the world!
Once these two problems were solved, the resulting consequence was this.
Ryomen Sukuna thought he had dodged, and he had indeed perfectly avoided Kirigiri's direct hit and the storm triggered by Star Rage.
But all the efforts he made were no match for the Dragon God softly speaking.
Boogie Woogie swapped Ryomen Sukuna back under Kirigiri's blade once again.
Now, the Dragon God didn't need to specifically prepare vocal organs.
As long as he opened his mouth slightly, any sound he made could trigger Boogie Woogie!
The combination of the Six Eyes and Boogie Woogie easily surpassed the limits of Aoi Todo's use of Boogie Woogie in the finale.
This time, it was a sure-kill in the truest sense:
A sure-kill strike from a blade with 300 billion tons of mass, equivalent to Halley's Comet!
Ryomen Sukuna immediately wanted to use a Binding Vow.
As long as he used a Binding Vow, he could still resist!
But before that, the Dragon God's eyes had already locked onto him.
That was a—
—Technique Release: Divine Might!
A Cursed Technique from Ranta Zenin.
Its activation only required locking onto the target with both eyes.
Ever since Mahito obtained this technique, it had worked at least once against any powerful enemy.
Yuki Tsukumo was no exception.
Gojo Satoru was no exception.
And now it was finally Ryomen Sukuna's turn.
Activating a Binding Vow requires one's own Cursed Energy to interact with the higher authority's Cursed Energy.
The most basic Binding Vow requires setting conditions in advance, like the off-duty time set by Nanami Kento, which requires strict time limits and heartfelt acceptance.
Next is setting temporary conditions, like Miwa secretly deciding to never swing a sword again in exchange for surpassing herself.
This requires not only inner acceptance but also extremely harsh conditions.
Unlike the reversible Overtime Binding Vow, this kind of condition is irreversible.
Finally, there is Ryomen Sukuna.
With just a slight fluctuation of Cursed Energy, the higher authority would impatiently complete the Binding Vow.
In the entirety of Jujutsu Kaisen, only Ryomen Sukuna could do this.
But no matter how slight the movement, he still needed Cursed Energy to flow.
And now, Divine Might under the Six Eyes could even freeze these slight flows of Cursed Energy altogether.
In this time that felt long even for an instant, Ryomen Sukuna's Cursed Energy stagnated.
Binding Vow—failed!
Instant Movement, Cutting Line, Limitless, Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique, Star Rage, Boogie Woogie, Divine Might!
The Dragon God's strike finally fell.
Boom!
Even though the long sword swung down as gracefully as a swan, the sound it made was not the soft hum of a blade touching the sound barrier, but a roar like a giant meteor flying through the sky.
It was the roar of ancient dinosaur extinction.
Back then, it brought the apocalypse.
Now, it resonated for Ryomen Sukuna alone.
Ryomen Sukuna was first crushed by the heavy pressure, turning into powder.
Then the heat generated by the movement of the massive mass completely incinerated that powder.
Even though the New Line had already been engraved onto Ryomen Sukuna's body, in the end, Kirigiri didn't even need to use the Cutting Line.
The attached Star Rage had already easily and completely destroyed Ryomen Sukuna.
This wasn't even a "slash," because a slash would at least have to cut into the target.
But Kirigiri's blade didn't even truly descend.
Before that, the mass generated by Star Rage had already killed Ryomen Sukuna.
Therefore, this was half a strike.
After half a blade—
—Ryomen Sukuna died!
(T/N: What the fuck?!)
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