27 seconds later.
Kinji Hakari was sitting on top of Jogo, pummeling Jogo's face with his fists.
Jogo was like a ragdoll, letting Kinji Hakari beat him senseless, his limbs twitching occasionally like a dying insect.
Burns remained on Kinji Hakari's body, but these burns lasted less than a second on his flesh.
From an ordinary person's perspective, they would probably only see smoke rising from Kinji Hakari's body for no reason, unable to even notice the wounds.
The battle was truly lackluster.
Jogo activates Domain Expansion.
Jogo activates his Fire Technique.
Jogo activates an even hotter Fire Technique amidst his roars.
Kinji Hakari charges forward.
Kinji Hakari throws a punch.
Jogo goes down.
The remaining time was just Kinji Hakari continuously punching Jogo until Jogo's Domain Expansion deactivated.
During this period, Jogo actually lasted 27 seconds.
That was really impressive.
Deadpan.
Mahito clapped his hands vigorously and laughed loudly.
"Very good, Jogo!"
"You actually lasted 27 seconds, it's truly an eye-opener!"
"Do you still want to play boxing with Gojo Satoru?"
Jogo's consciousness was blurred from the beating; he couldn't say a single word.
Kinji Hakari's final punch landed on Jogo's face, knocking his volcano head askew.
He stared blankly with his single eye, his face covered in bruises as he questioned his life, unable to say a word.
"Phew, that felt great."
Kinji Hakari stood up with a refreshed look.
"As you said, Cursed Spirits really are sturdy."
"The only pity is that I couldn't get this lord Cursed Spirit to use his Domain Expansion."
"What a shame."
"Hey, is your Domain Expansion's destructive power really stronger than Mahito's?"
Was it that Jogo didn't use it?
Was it that he didn't want to use it?
He simply didn't have the chance to use it before being pinned to the ground and beaten senseless.
"Jogo's Domain Expansion involves forming a massive meteor over fifty meters in diameter and dropping it."
"In terms of pure destructive power, he's much stronger than me,"
Mahito said generously.
"My current strength is actually inferior to Jogo's, but I counter you perfectly, which is why I could defeat you."
"Jogo is different; he only has direct attacks."
"Once direct attacks fail, he's finished."
Kinji Hakari pondered.
In other words, Jogo simply had high stats—so high that even Mahito couldn't compare.
But Mahito played with mechanics.
His stats weren't high, but his mechanics were unbeatable.
Just one touch would seal a Jujutsu Sorcerer's five senses, and he could even transform into a dragon for aerial bombardment.
Who could stand that?
Kirara Hoshi handed over a shirt, and Kinji Hakari casually draped it over his shoulders.
"My, seriously speaking, to last 27 seconds in a head-on clash with Kin-chan is already quite amazing."
Kirara wasn't being sarcastic; they truly felt Jogo was strong.
"Usually, when Kin-chan has Infinite Cursed Energy, he can solve Special Grade Cursed Spirits in a few seconds."
"You're stronger than any Special Grade Cursed Spirit I've ever seen."
Jogo's lips trembled, his face full of humiliation.
Finally, he closed his single eye and remained silent, even his volcano head appearing dim and lackluster.
Kenjaku sighed, his face showing no surprise.
"Please follow me, Hakari."
"I will prepare a residence for you."
Hanami walked slowly to Jogo's side and picked him up.
He had spoken so righteously, like a hero prepared to die, yet in the end, forget 4 minutes and 11 seconds—he didn't even last half a minute before being brutally beaten.
It was hard to know what to say.
Mahito rubbed his chin and suddenly said,
"I've decided."
"Before the final battle, I want to have a fight with Gojo Satoru."
Everyone's footsteps paused.
"Are you serious?"
Kenjaku frowned deeply.
"Of course, not right now," Mahito said slowly.
"Once I'm prepared, I'll take action."
"Prepared?"
Kinji Hakari asked.
"You don't understand my Reverse Cursed Technique yet, do you?"
Mahito smiled.
"As long as I'm prepared, even Gojo Satoru won't be able to kill me."
Mahito wasn't lying.
If it were before he subdued Kinji Hakari, even if Mahito used every trick in the book, he wouldn't be able to escape with his life from Gojo Satoru.
As long as Gojo Satoru got even slightly serious, he would definitely be hung up and beaten.
But now it was different.
He had already subdued Kinji Hakari, meaning he now had the template of a Special Grade sorcerer—and one with Infinite Cursed Energy at that.
His power ceiling had been greatly raised, and he could even take a seat on the throne of infinity.
The Gojo clan's Limitless wasn't unique to Gojo Satoru, but why was only Gojo Satoru so terrifying?
It was because Gojo Satoru possessed the Six Eyes.
Besides being observation eyes, the Six Eyes could greatly optimize Cursed Energy output efficiency.
An ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerer using 1 unit of Cursed Energy could produce 1 unit of technique power.
But Gojo Satoru could use that same 1 unit to produce 1,000 or even 10,000 units of power.
He could even optimize it further after landing a Black Flash.
Yuta Okkotsu held the largest amount of raw energy in the jujutsu world, but he once stated plainly:
in terms of raw power, he far surpassed Gojo Satoru, but because Gojo Satoru had the Six Eyes, if it came down to a battle of endurance, Yuta might run out of Cursed Energy while Gojo Satoru never would.
Just how terrifying was Limitless with near-constant Infinite Cursed Energy?
Gojo Satoru was the living proof.
Now, the same applied to Mahito.
Mahito looked forward to finding the answer when he, having fully integrated Kinji Hakari's template, clashed with Gojo Satoru.
With the energy problem solved, all that remained were the means.
Once his means were complete—
"Even Gojo Satoru," Mahito said with a smile, "I can go and challenge him now."
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