Shinjuku streets.
Satoru looked at the empty air where the gate had disappeared.
He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Yuji and Megumi. "Let's go. To get the remaining fingers."
Satoru reached out with both hands, grabbing the shoulders of his two students. Pale blue Cursed Energy enveloped the three of them, and the spatial coordinates locked onto the lowest level of Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College.
With a flash of light, the figures of the three disappeared from the dilapidated street.
Deep underground at Jujutsu High, the entrance to the Hoshino Palace. There were no corridors or stairs here, only a pure white space without any impurities. This was the cornerstone that supported the barriers of the entire Japanese Jujutsu World.
Satoru let go of his hands and took a large stride forward.
In the center of the pure white space sat a non-human creature with four eyes and a cylindrical head, cross-legged. This was Tengen, who possessed the Cursed Technique, Immortality.
Tengen opened their four eyes, their gaze falling upon the intruding Satoru.
"The outside barrier has disappeared. The Culling Game has been forcibly terminated." Tengen spoke, their voice echoing in the pure white space with distinct pauses.
Satoru stopped in his tracks, his tone cold. "Kenjaku hid five of Sukuna's fingers here with you. Hand them over."
Tengen remained in their cross-legged posture, making no move. "If Sukuna absorbs all twenty fingers, he will regain his full form from a thousand years ago. That will trigger an uncontrollable catastrophe."
Satoru let out a cold laugh and raised his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together.
Red and Blue converged at his fingertips. A purple energy sphere rapidly took shape, its front aimed at Tengen's head.
"The person who created the Culling Game is dead. The person maintaining the barrier is you. You knew Kenjaku's plan perfectly well, yet you chose to hide here and watch coldly. Now, I don't need your advice. Hand over the fingers. If you don't, I'll use Purple to level this place completely."
Tengen looked at the purple energy at Satoru's fingertips. They sensed Satoru's unreserved killing intent. Tengen knew that this modern-day strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer was not joking.
They sighed and raised their right hand. A square opening split in the floor of the pure white space.
A wooden box covered in sealing talismans rose from the opening, floating in front of Satoru.
Satoru grabbed the wooden box. Without looking at Tengen again, he turned and walked toward Yuji and Megumi.
"Mission accomplished. Let's go to Chiyoda Ward."
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Chiyoda Ward, a luxurious detached villa.
The living room's area exceeded two hundred square meters.
Yamada sat on a leather sofa. Shinobu sat beside him, holding a test report regarding the blood analysis of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
Toji stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, wiping the blade of the Inverted Spear of Heaven with a white cloth.
The living room door was pushed open.
Satoru walked in front and threw the wooden box in his hand onto the coffee table. The wooden box hit the marble tabletop with a dull thud. The sealing talismans lost their effect the moment they touched the table and fell off on their own.
"Five fingers. They're all here." Satoru pulled out a chair and sat down.
Yuji and Megumi stood by the coffee table.
Yamada glanced inside the wooden box.
Five withered, purplish-black fingers lay quietly inside.
A thick, malevolent Cursed Energy quickly filled the air.
"Eat them." Yamada looked at Yuji.
Yuji did not hesitate. He picked up the first finger, put it in his mouth, and swallowed.
Then the second, the third...
As the fifth finger slid down Yuji's esophagus into his stomach, a change occurred. His body trembled violently, he clutched his throat with both hands and fell to his knees.
Enormous Cursed Energy surged out of his body.
The marble coffee table in the living room couldn't withstand the pressure and split down the middle. The crystal chandelier on the ceiling shattered, and glass fragments fell to the ground.
The skin on Yuji's face tore open and a second pair of eyes opened beneath the corners of his original eyes.
Black patterns quickly spread, covering his entire face, neck, and arms.
His muscle mass began to expand. The Jujutsu High uniform was torn apart, the scraps of cloth scattering on the ground.
Accompanied by the grinding sound of bone growth, two bloody gashes split open on either side of his ribs. Two brand-new arms extended from the bloody gashes, also covered in black marks.
Twenty-fingered Ryomen Sukuna.
The King of Curses from a thousand years ago restored his original four-armed, four-eyed full form at this moment.
Sukuna stood up and cracked his neck. His four red eyes were filled with tyrannical killing intent. The total amount of Cursed Energy in his body reached a terrifying peak.
Sukuna looked at Yamada sitting on the sofa. "I have returned. In Sendai, you injured me with taijutsu. Now, I possess all my power."
Sukuna's two right hands were raised, their fingertips aimed at Yamada.
Dismantle!
Several invisible slashes instantly took shape, cutting toward Yamada's neck and heart.
Wherever the slashes passed, the air let out a sharp screech, and the carpet along the way was sliced into shreds.
Yamada sat on the sofa without standing up. His eyes turned pale purple, six black tomoe rotating within the concentric ripples.
Six Tomoe Rinnegan!
Yamada raised his left hand, spreading his five fingers. The invisible slashes struck the space in front of his palm.
The Rinnegan's Preta Path ability activated. The Cursed Energy slashes released by Sukuna were forcibly decomposed and absorbed. No scars were left on Yamada's palm.
Sukuna's four eyes contracted simultaneously but he did not pause.
Cleave!
He pushed his Cursed Energy output to the limit, performing an adaptive cut based on Yamada's Chakra intensity.
Yamada stood up. The space behind him distorted, and six black Truth-Seeking Orbs emerged.
One of the Truth-Seeking Orbs flew forward, transforming into a black round shield in front of Yamada.
The "Cleave" slash landed on the Truth-Seeking Orb shield. The moment the Cursed Energy touched the Truth-Seeking Orb, it was erased. The black round shield was intact, not even shaking.
Sukuna kicked off the ground, causing a large area to cave in. His massive four-armed body crossed the five-meter distance, charging directly in front of Yamada.
His two left hands clenched into fists and smashed toward Yamada's head. His two right hands pressed together, stabbing straight toward Yamada's abdomen.
The four-armed melee attack sealed off all of Yamada's evasion routes.
Yamada did not dodge. Chakra erupted from his body, instantly forming a half-body skeleton. Armor covered the outside of the skeleton.
Susanoo!
Sukuna's four hands smashed against Susanoo's purple armor. The massive reaction force made the bones in Sukuna's arms go numb. Yet, no cracks appeared on the surface of Susanoo's armor.
With a thought from Yamada, Susanoo extended its left hand and grabbed Sukuna's two left arms.
Sukuna struggled violently, Cursed Energy erupting from his arms in an attempt to shake off Susanoo's palm.
Yamada increased his Chakra output.
Crack!
Susanoo's grip crushed the ulna and radius of Sukuna's two left arms.
Sukuna let out a muffled groan. His two right arms quickly gathered Cursed Energy, preparing to use Fuga.
Yamada gave him no chance, high-density Six Paths Chakra enveloped Susanoo's fist. Susanoo simultaneously swung its right fist, smashing into the very center of Sukuna's chest.
Bang!
The bones in Sukuna's chest fractured extensively, and his chest cavity collapsed. A large amount of blood sprayed from his mouth.
The powerful impact force pierced through Sukuna's body and his entire body flew backward, crashing through the villa's wall, snapping three trees outside in succession, and finally slamming into the iron fence of the front yard.
The iron fence collapsed, and Sukuna fell onto the road.
An entire wall of the villa collapsed, and the second-floor floor lost its support, crashing onto the ruins of the first floor.
Yamada dispelled Susanoo, walked out of the ruins, and stepped onto the road outside. The six Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him rotated slowly.
"Is the so-called peak of the King of Curses only at this level?"
He looked at Sukuna, who was lying on the road constantly using Reverse Cursed Technique to heal himself, and said with some disappointment.