Kenjaku used Antigravity System to lift the three Jujutsu High students off the ground, simultaneously activating Blood Manipulation.
Blood Manipulation: Crimson Binding!
Three ribbons of blood coiled toward the three, who had no leverage in mid-air.
Megumi immediately summoned Nue, which grabbed Yuji and Junpei with its talons, while he himself was carried in its beak as they dodged backward.
After moving a certain distance away from Kenjaku, gravity suddenly reasserted itself. Nue was pulled slightly downward by the sudden weight, but quickly adjusted its posture to set the three down safely on the ground.
Max Elephant!
The moment Megumi landed, he summoned Max Elephant. A massive torrent of water shot from its trunk, instantly dispersing the three blood ribbons.
At the same time, Yuji and Junpei launched their own attacks at Kenjaku.
Blood Manipulation: Slicing Exorcism!
Anesthetic Cannon!
Kenjaku fired two blood discs in response, which collided with their attacks in mid-air.
"Oh, it seems I underestimated you. Well then, I suppose I should get a little serious."
"Domain Expansion: Womb Profusion!"
A massive, pillar-like stone rose from the ground. Its exterior looked like a giant tree composed of twisted faces and contorted bodies, just looking at it was enough to make one's skin crawl.
The vast range of this Open-Barrier Domain undoubtedly engulfed all three Jujutsu High students, while Masamichi, who was rushing to the scene, was forced to a stop at the very edge of the domain.
Although he knew how to use Simple Domain, a technique capable of temporarily countering a Domain Expansion, it was merely a desperate measure to be used when trapped within an enemy's domain.
While his Simple Domain could move, it required both hands to form the necessary hand seals. Having lost both his Cursed Corpses and his hands, he would only be a burden if he entered the domain, with no impact on the battle.
"The situation has become quite serious. But electronic devices are useless, and I can't contact anyone for the time being. What should I do now?"
Meanwhile, inside the domain, Yuji and the others were pinned firmly to the ground by an invisible force of gravity, finding it extremely difficult even to lift their heads. Rivulets of blood seeped from their noses, ears, and eyes, they looked absolutely wretched.
(Note: Womb Profusion can be imbued with the effect of any one Cursed Technique that Kenjaku has, but only one at a time.)
Megumi and Yuji both knew that they had no other options left except to manifest their own domains. Although they knew the method for Domain Expansion and had systematically studied Barrier techniques, they had yet to successfully manifest a domain. However, the current situation left them no time to deliberate, and they poured their Cursed Energy outward frantically.
"I don't care about the appearance! Whether the range is big or small, just manifest already!"
Megumi used all his strength to clasp his hands together, interlocking his fingers.
"Domain Expansion: Chimera Shadow Garden!"
Yuji formed the Ksitigarbha mudra.
"Domain Expansion: Followers of the Peer!"
(Yuji's domain effect is different from the original series.)
The liquid-like shadows emerging from beneath Megumi and the scarlet blood beneath Yuji instantly covered a large area of the ground, occupying their own sides like the black and white of a Yin-Yang symbol. However, because Yuji had more abundant Cursed Energy, his domain was much more complete than Megumi's.
After claiming their sides, they expanded toward Kenjaku, quickly engulfing it as well. The shell of the domain gradually emerged, but it was merely a symbolic covering, like an umbrella with only its ribs and no canopy.
Nine figures of varying shapes gradually emerged from the pool of blood beneath their feet—they were the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings.
Similarly, Megumi's various Cursed Spirits leaped out from the shadows one after another, eyeing Kenjaku fiercely.
Choso helped Yuji up from the ground and gently wiped the blood from his face.
"Alright, leave the rest to your big brothers. Before we die, we won't let anyone bully you."
"Big brother..."
Seeing the two manifest such half-finished domains, Kenjaku felt a hint of disdain. "You don't actually think you can defeat me with such ragged domains, do you?"
Choso looked back at Kenjaku, who was shrouded in black robes, and replied, "How will we know if we can win unless we try?"
Blood Manipulation: Slicing Exorcism!
Maximum: Wing King!
The Cursed Womb: Death Paintings launched their attacks at Kenjaku one after another. Furthermore, because they were still within Yuji's Cursed Technique, Kenjaku had no way to dodge their attacks. Similarly, Megumi also manipulated his Shikigami to attack.
Kenjaku instantly adjusted its Cursed Energy output to the maximum, and the powerful gravity crushed Yuji's domain, which was as slender as umbrella ribs.
An Open-Barrier Domain can destroy a Closed-Barrier Domain from the outside. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a counter relationship. It is basically impossible for a Closed-Barrier Domain to defeat an Open-Barrier Domain. Clearly, Megumi and Yuji's domains were no exception. Even working together, they could only hold out for a short while.
Crack!
Hearing the sound of the domain shattering, Yuji increased his Cursed Energy output to maintain the domain, because he knew that once the domain broke, they would have no power left to fight back.
Megumi also did his utmost to use his domain to contend with Kenjaku. Now, he and Yuji were unable to participate in the battle at all and could only rely on the Death Paintings, the Shikigami, and the heavily injured Junpei to launch attacks at Kenjaku.
An overwhelming barrage of various attacks surged toward Kenjaku as if to submerge it. The fact that it hadn't instantly shattered their domains caused Kenjaku to frown.
"Did I underestimate you? To think first-year students would actually have some skill."