The pale golden vines, as if alive, wrapped around the Bone Cursed Spirit in layers, gradually forming a half-person-tall cocoon.
Tiny specks of light flowed on the surface of the cocoon, originating from the same light band as the Divine Tree's branches and leaves, appearing sacred and mysterious. The moment the cocoon formed, Rin clearly felt a gentle power emanating from the Divine Tree, surging into his body through his fingertips, as if guiding him to do something.
He instantly understood; the Divine Tree wanted him to inject Cursed Energy!
Rin no longer hesitated, concentrating on mobilizing the Cursed Energy within his body. Black and red Cursed Energy flowed down his arm, slowly injecting into the cocoon. At first, it was just a faint wisp, but with the guidance of the Divine Tree's power, more Cursed Energy, like a guided tide, continuously surged into the cocoon.
The light particles on the cocoon's surface grew brighter and brighter, even beginning to emit a faint warmth, outshining the surrounding starlight.
After an unknown amount of time, when Rin felt that nearly one-tenth of his internal Cursed Energy had been consumed, it was precisely the Cursed Energy reserve of a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit.
The guiding power from the Divine Tree suddenly vanished. Immediately after, the cocoon encasing the Bone Cursed Spirit trembled slightly, the light particles on its surface gradually receded, and the vines also began to slowly unfurl, as if their mission was complete, retracting back into the Divine Tree's branches and leaves.
The moment the cocoon completely dispersed, Rin's gaze locked onto the figure in the center. The Bone Cursed Spirit still maintained its skeletal form, but unlike before, its bone surface was covered with a thin, pale golden film of Cursed Energy, no longer bare white bones, but forming a silhouette similar to a body.
The Soul Fire in its eye sockets was also brighter than before, with even faint light patterns visible as it flickered, and the entire Cursed Spirit exuded a stronger aura.
"My Lord..." The Bone Cursed Spirit moved its new "body," its voice clearer than before, with a hint of disbelief, "Is this... a Physical Body?"
Rin stepped forward, his fingertips gently touching the Bone Cursed Spirit's body surface, clearly feeling the power contained within.
A wave of ecstasy surged in his heart; the Divine Tree had actually helped him successfully create a body for the Cursed Spirit! This not only validated his previous thoughts but also gave him a direction for exploring the secrets of the Divine Tree Space.
Rin looked up at the Divine Tree, which towered into the clouds, the pale golden light bands flowing among its branches and leaves swaying gently like a star river, as if silently responding to his gratitude.
Just now, with the power of the Divine Tree, he successfully created a Physical Body for the Bone Cursed Spirit. Following this line of thought, he sent the remaining nine Grade 1 Cursed Spirits into the cocoons woven by the vines.
As Cursed Energy continuously poured in, the cocoons lit up with faint glows again and again, then returned to tranquility again and again. By the time the last Cursed Spirit completed its reshaping, Rin felt that most of the Cursed Energy in his body had been drained, and even lifting his hand felt somewhat weak.
He leaned against the thick trunk of the Divine Tree to rest for a moment. Once his strength had slightly recovered, he skillfully climbed up the vines, and soon, the platform at the top of the Divine Tree reappeared before his eyes.
It was still the familiar scenery: intertwined branches below his feet, and the eternal night adorned with light points above. But at this moment, Rin's mindset was completely different from his previous visits.
He casually found a flat tree fork and lay down, gazing at the "stars" twinkling across the sky, his thoughts gradually drifting, settling on the core dilemma of "getting stronger."
As his strength gradually increased, new problems also surfaced.
Currently, Jujutsu Sorcerers' combat methods are nothing more than two categories: physical combat and Cursed Techniques.
In terms of physical combat, Rin's advantages are clear: the Sharingan can perceive an opponent's movements and predict attack trajectories, while the physical enhancement from devouring Cursed Spirits gives him a well-proportioned and powerful body. Both his speed and explosive power far exceed those of ordinary Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers.
What he lacks now is merely combat experience accumulated in actual battles, which he will eventually make up for over time.
What truly bothered him was the choice of Cursed Techniques.
Rin possesses the Sharingan, and theoretically, he can copy most Cursed Techniques, but so far, he has yet to find a "core Cursed Technique" that completely satisfies him.
The three Cursed Techniques he currently controls each have their limitations:
The Silk Binding Cursed Technique can only be used to restrain enemies, its power is limited, at most an auxiliary method; although the Bone Cursed Technique can summon bones to attack, its flexibility is poor, and in actual combat, it can only serve to supplement damage. As for Cursed Spirit Manipulation, it leaves him feeling conflicted, like "it's not worth eating, but it's a shame to throw away."
To say it's useless, Geto Suguru relied on this Cursed Technique to control thousands of Cursed Spirits, becoming one of the four Special Grade Sorcerers. To say it's useful, Rin genuinely has no interest in this kind of "Pokémon-style" summoning combat tactic.
More crucially, there are two "users" of this Cursed Technique.
Geto Suguru claims to command six thousand Cursed Spirits, but most of them are weak Grade 3 or 4 Cursed Spirits. The truly powerful Cursed Spirits that can be put to use are not as many as imagined, let alone top-tier combatants like Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
Rin can even guess that Geto Suguru is probably in a bind over this matter right now, on one hand needing to maintain his own Cursed Spirit combat system to ensure his combat power doesn't decline, and on the other hand having to re-select and train a combat system for Rin. The hundred Grade 1 and Grade 2 Cursed Spirits from earlier today must have taken a lot of effort.
And for Rin, the only value of Cursed Spirit Manipulation might be Maximum: Uzumaki, but this high-intensity attack method is too singular and requires consuming a large number of Cursed Spirits. Once the opponent figures out the pattern, it's easy to fall into a passive state.
As for Cursed Technique Extraction, he already has the Sharingan, so he doesn't need it at all.
Given this, finding a new core Cursed Technique has become an urgent matter for Rin.
He mentally reviewed the known top Cursed Techniques in the Jujutsu World, and ultimately three names lingered in his thoughts:
Gojo Satoru's Limitless Cursed Technique, Ryomen Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine, and Fushiguro Megumi's Ten Shadows Technique.
These three are at the pinnacle of the Jujutsu pyramid; their power and flexibility perfectly align with Rin's expectations for a "core Cursed Technique."
However, reality dealt him a blow: these three Cursed Techniques were either unobtainable or useless even if obtained.
First, Gojo Satoru's Limitless Cursed Technique.
Even if Rin could replicate the operational logic of the Cursed Technique with the Sharingan, he simply couldn't use it. The core of this Cursed Technique is the Rikugan. Without the Rikugan's precise control over Cursed Energy, and without the Rikugan's vision to perceive "infinity," Limitless in his hands could at most create faint spatial distortions, unable to unleash even one-tenth of Gojo Satoru's power, purely a waste.
Next, Ryomen Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine.
The usage conditions for this Cursed Technique are more lenient than Limitless; it doesn't require a special physique, only mastery of Cursed Energy manipulation.
But the problem is, Rin can't even find a trace of Sukuna now. That lord's official appearance is still more than a year away. In the short term, this Cursed Technique is like "flowers in a mirror, the moon in water"—unattainable.
Finally, Fushiguro Megumi's Ten Shadows Technique.
This should have been the Cursed Technique Rin was most likely to obtain. Fushiguro Megumi is not old, and he might have already awakened his Cursed Technique. As long as he can find an opportunity to observe it, the Sharingan would most likely succeed in copying it.
But the biggest problem is that the core of the Ten Shadows Technique is Mahoraga, which is the true killing move of this Cursed Technique.
The Ten Shadows Technique without Mahoraga is like a fighter jet without an engine; it has a magnificent exterior but cannot unleash its true combat power. Even if Rin copied the Cursed Technique now, with his current strength, he simply couldn't subdue Mahoraga. At that point, this Cursed Technique's help to him might even be less than Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Thinking of this, Rin couldn't help but sigh, raising a hand to rub his temples. He looked at the "stars" scattered across the sky, feeling as if the path to becoming stronger had suddenly come to a fork. There were clearly three grand paths leading to the peak before him, yet each was blocked by invisible walls, making even taking a step extraordinarily difficult.
"Is there no other suitable Cursed Technique?" Rin murmured softly, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the tree fork beneath him.
The wind at the top of the Divine Tree blew gently, carrying a faint scent of grass and wood, yet it couldn't disperse the confusion in his heart. He knew he had to find an answer quickly. In this perilous Jujutsu World, without a powerful core Cursed Technique, no matter how strong his physical combat or how useful his Sharingan, he ultimately wouldn't go far.