As you wish, I'll go all out. Be careful not to die.
Genji words fell into Maekage Ken's ears, causing him to frown involuntarily.
You're joking, right? I'm the one with the upper hand right now.
As he spoke, he looked at the ring of fire circling Genji, his mind racing with guesses.
Trying to destroy all the swords I created in one go with flames, huh? Unfortunately, I've pushed the heat resistance of these swords to their limit. Even your flames won't be effective that quickly.
However, he knew Genji was no fool who couldn't read the situation. Feeling a faint sense of worry, he immediately deployed his Simple Domain again and created several weapons.
It's over! To prevent any mishaps, Maekage Ken drove his weapons to attack Genji again.
But then, the ring of fire circling Genji suddenly expanded outward. Just as Maekage Ken was confident in the heat resistance of his weapons, he was shocked to find that his flying swords were all destroyed the instant the ring of fire swept past.
What's going on! Looking at the destroyed weapons around him, Maekage Ken keenly noticed that the way each weapon was destroyed was different; some were cut in half, some were completely dissolved, and others were simply shattered into countless fragments.
Cursed Technique Lapse — Destruction: Ring of Fire! Genji slowly recited the name of this move.
By imbuing the ring of fire with the full power of Destruction, and randomly assigning various methods of Destruction to the targets, it's absolutely useful for clearing the field.
As he explained, Genji rushed forward to engage Maekage Ken in melee combat. Being pushed back step by step, Maekage Ken tried to replicate the attack that had successfully injured Genji earlier. Undeterred when Genji shattered the sword in his hand, he immediately created another short sword, but—
The same move won't work a second time!
Genji noticed Maekage Ken's intention and immediately pinned down his right wrist, which was holding the short sword, preventing him from advancing any further.
After successfully interrupting Maekage Ken's attack rhythm, Genji pressed the advantage and swung a fire claw fiercely at him. Maekage Ken had no choice but to retreat urgently, but five deep wounds were still slashed across his chest.
At the same time, Genji successfully cast 'Destruction', destroying Maekage Ken's Simple Domain.
Damn it! Maekage Ken's expression was grim. Less than three minutes had passed since he had successfully injured Genji, but the battle situation had turned completely upside down.
Although a Simple Domain doesn't cause Cursed Technique Burnout after use like a full Domain Expansion, once it's destroyed by an opponent, it cannot be used again immediately. It requires a 'cooldown' period. While much shorter than Cursed Technique Burnout, this cooldown time definitely exists.
Maekage Ken was currently in this state. His Simple Domain had been forcibly destroyed by Genji and was in 'cooldown', and all the swords he had created were destroyed. He couldn't find an opportunity to recreate them, leaving him in an overwhelmingly disadvantageous position.
If the swords I created earlier were still here, I could have tried to use The Ultimate Technique to turn the tables. Damn it!
Just as Maekage Ken was completely suppressed by Genji, Genji suddenly stopped.
Huff, huff... What are you doing? Pitying me? Maekage Ken, covered in wounds, asked Genji, panting.
No, no, no, Genji shook his head and continued, I just think it's too boring to eliminate you like this. You're not satisfied, are you? I'll give you this chance. Use your strongest move. Having said that, Genji smiled confidently at Maekage Ken.
Fine, you asked for this. Don't regret it. Maekage Ken accepted Genji proposal and began creating a sword in his hand again. However, compared to the speed of less than 2 seconds earlier, this time he had already spent nearly 10 seconds, and it was still not finished.
Judging by this stance, this move won't lack power. Genji, feeling the rising Cursed Energy on Maekage Ken, commented with interest, Then I'll do the same.
After speaking, Genji hands ignited with raging dark blue flames again. He then formed hand seals. The flames between his hands condensed to the extreme, only the size of a walnut, pulsating in the space between his hands. Then, Genji stretched out his arms, and the compressed flames were pulled open, forming a fire arrow containing immense power.
Cursed Technique Lapse — Destruction: Boom
The Ultimate Technique — The Ultimate Sword
A long sword that emitted a dazzling light finally formed in Maekage Ken's hand. While condensing powerful Cursed Energy, the blade itself was constantly collapsing. He then swung The Ultimate Sword, unleashing a dazzling and powerful slash.
On Genji side, the condensation of 'Boom' was also complete. The powerful dark blue fire arrow was fired by Genji. The next second, the two attacks collided, causing a violent explosion.
Bang!! A huge explosion rang out, and the splashing flames spread rapidly, causing Aoki Chiyo and Ieiri Shoko, who had just returned and were holding Kobayashi Ren, to freeze in place for a moment.
Oh no, oh no, move! Aoki Chiyo saw the flames getting closer and closer to her and Shoko, but her legs seemed frozen and she couldn't take a step. Shoko pulled Aoki Chiyo to her side, but she was helpless against the spreading flames in front of them.
At this moment, Genji suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking the attack for them and preventing them from being caught in the aftermath of the explosion.
Are you two okay? Genji asked them.
I-I'm fine. Thank you, Genji-san. At this moment, sunlight shone from behind Genji. From the perspective of Aoki Chiyo, who was sitting on the ground, it looked as if Genji was illuminating the surroundings. This made the girl, who looked like a gyaru on the surface but was actually quite innocent, blush and answer in a low voice.
Shoko, however, didn't have so many thoughts. She went up and patted Genji body. Finding that Genji had no other injuries except for the wound on his face that had just been slashed by Maekage Ken, she activated Reversal technique to heal Genji face, then chuckled and teased, Thanks for the heroic rescue, Young Master Lin.
Don't tease me, Shoko. Genji said helplessly, then glanced at Aoki Chiyo, who had come with Shoko, and Kobayashi Ren in her arms.
Looks like quite a bit happened on your end too.
Actually, the situation on Shoko's side wasn't complicated. Under Shoko's 5-minute continuous bombardment, Kobayashi Ren, the only one among the three with any combat capability, was quickly knocked unconscious.
The remaining two non-combatant support personnel reached a consensus and ceased hostilities, deciding to let the outcome of Genji and Maekage Ken's battle determine the winner, with the losing side directly forfeiting. Somehow, they even established a friendship while heading back.
Just as Genji was looking at Shoko with some confusion, a sound suddenly came from the smoke in the distance. Genji turned to look and saw Maekage Ken struggling to stand up from the ground. He was charred black. If a stranger were to meet this once handsome young man now, they would probably think he was from Africa.
Do you really still want to fight? You'd better get treated quickly. Seeing that the other party couldn't even stand steadily, yet still looked at him with a gaze full of fighting spirit, Genji couldn't help but advise.
I haven't lost yet! I must prove myself! Maekage Ken struggled and walked in front of Genji, but found that his current Cursed Energy was no longer enough to use a Cursed Technique, so he raised his fist and punched at Genji.
Sigh. Genji said helplessly, tilting his head to dodge the punch, and immediately punched Maekage Ken in the abdomen, knocking him completely unconscious.
Shoko, could you please treat him a little? Genji requested of Shoko.
Sure. Shoko didn't say anything else; she knelt down and began to treat him.
Why pursue such things? Why must he chase those empty titles bestowed by the Higher-Ups? Sigh. Genji lamented.
He then looked at Aoki Chiyo, who was worried on the side, Student Aoki, don't worry. With Shoko here, this guy won't die.
Mm, thank you, Student Shoko. Aoki Chiyo thanked Shoko, and then said to Genji, We will forfeit as agreed. Also, thank you for holding back, Genji-san. Looking at Genji calm and composed appearance, how could Aoki Chiyo not realize that Genji had held back earlier?
As Shoko finished the initial treatment, Genji sighed, With this, it's over.
Aoki Chiyo and Kobayashi Ren eliminated, Ieiri Shoko gains 200 points. Kyoto Jujutsu High special value team member, Maekage Ken eliminated, Kyoto Jujutsu High deducted 500 points. The next second, the broadcast sounded, announcing the scores of Genji and the others. After a pause, the broadcast continued.
The Tokyo School currently has a total of 1040 points, and the Kyoto Jujutsu High has 0 points. At the same time, all participating members of the Kyoto Jujutsu High have been eliminated. We now announce that this group competition is over. The winner is the Tokyo School!
As the broadcast sound faded, the group competition of this exchange event officially came to an end.