At the same time Gojo was speaking, the Crimson Lotus Demon God had already drawn his blade.
This was—Divine Sword Mukū Kūshiki.
Gojo Satoru and the Crimson Lotus Demon God chose to release every single drop of Cursed Energy from their entire bodies simultaneously!
A moonlight-like arc was drawn from the Crimson Lotus Demon God's waist. Mahito's consciousness was as calm as a lake as he swung the blade. The thoughtless strike transcended time, gently carving into Gojo Satoru's waist. That was the location of the cursed energy core. When both sides exhausted all their strength at once, the cursed energy core was more fatal than the location of the Innate Technique.
Even for Gojo Satoru, with his internal energy completely exhausted, the Reverse Cursed Technique would not work!
The Purple had not been fired yet. The tip of kirigiri's blade had already passed through Gojo Satoru's waist. Naturally, the Limitless did not work. Because it was so sharp, no phenomenon occurred immediately after kirigiri's blade passed through his midsection.
Unlimited Void began to peel away silently and naturally, and the Coffin of the Iron Mountain re-covered the entire world.
Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes shifted focus to his own waist and belly, praising:
"Ah, you were hiding such a move. No wonder you didn't try to interrupt me during the incantation, but chose an iaijutsu clash instead. Just like when you questioned why I didn't use Domain Expansion after using the Soul Fusion Knight, you deliberately lured me into using the Hollow Technique with all my might, didn't you?"
Amidst his breathing, the Crimson Lotus Demon God elegantly flicked kirigiri. This was the "blood-flicking" motion used after an iaijutsu slash when one is certain of the enemy's death. It had a solemn name: "Chiburi."
"My Divine Sword can reach the gods," the Crimson Lotus Demon God said indifferently.
"The Divine Sword of the New Shadow Style? I always thought that stuff was even more mystical than jujutsu, an impractical fantasy. I didn't expect someone could actually pull it off."
Gojo Satoru looked at him deeply, the corners of his mouth curling up:
"Very good, it truly was an enjoyable..."
"...just kidding!"
Gojo Satoru stuck out his tongue.
In the next instant, the void before his Lotus Mudra suddenly expanded.
"Impossible!" the Crimson Lotus Demon God shouted.
At this moment, the bloodstain finally appeared.
Using his waist as a line, Gojo Satoru's upper and lower body had already separated. This was a clear bisection, with no room for regret! Even in the final battle, Gojo Satoru died from being cut at the waist; the Reverse Cursed Technique shouldn't be able to heal a bisection!
Not to mention he had just exhausted his Cursed Energy. He simply didn't have the Cursed Energy to perform Reverse Cursed Technique healing! Yuki Tsukumo also died after her cursed energy core was cut.
By all logic, the current Gojo Satoru should close his eyes and wait for death just like Yuki Tsukumo!
Even the Unlimited Void Domain Expansion had disappeared! Gojo Satoru should have suffered a heavy injury sufficient to interrupt the Domain Expansion!
Reaching the pinnacle of jujutsu is reaching the pinnacle of subtraction. The more capable a Jujutsu Sorcerer is, the more they can simplify the release of a technique. Conversely, what would happen if a Jujutsu Sorcerer who was already at the pinnacle returned to basics and perfectly replicated the most primitive Technique Release?
At this moment, the Hollow Technique Gojo Satoru was performing lacked not a single original step: incantation, hand seals, calming the mind, and concentration.
This Hollow Technique was at 150% of its usual power—!
The Hollow Technique was finally released.
Although the Crimson Lotus Demon God was shocked, he maintained a state of Zanshin. His body lunged to the side a step ahead of his thoughts. In an instant, a massive shadow swept past his side.
Hollow Technique: Purple.
This was an ultra-high precision technique that only Gojo Satoru could utilize. In the entire work, only he could use the combination of Cursed Technique Lapse and Reversed Cursed Technique Application simultaneously. The result was a released technique that was an imaginary mass where space attraction and space repulsion existed at the same time. It was like a black hole and a white hole converging, thoroughly crushing everything in its path.
Just like right now!
The Hollow Technique, released with the full incantation, roared and slammed into the wall of Jogo's Domain Expansion, Coffin of the Iron Mountain. Without even a hint of hesitation, the entire wall was smashed to pieces! Mahito could clearly feel a surge of agitation in Jogo's Soul.
But it wasn't over yet!
After crushing the Coffin of the Iron Mountain, the Hollow Technique's remaining power didn't stop. It continued to fly into the distance, devouring everything in its path like a horizontal tornado.
The Crimson Lotus Demon God looked back.
After smashing through the Coffin of the Iron Mountain and reaching the outside world, the Hollow Technique had completely destroyed half of the flower field. It was only half because the starting point of the Hollow Technique was in the middle of the field. If it had started outside, the entire field would likely be history by now.
Then, without stopping, it slammed into the valley surrounding the flower field, crushing the rock walls as well. This reminded Mahito of the legendary desert worms, whose mouths could grind and devour any substance like a rock drill, just like the current Hollow Technique.
But unlike the legendary desert worms, the Hollow Technique didn't swallow; it eroded. Gojo Satoru's Space Manipulation with the Hollow Technique was precise down to the atom. He could crush anything he touched into atom-level fragments. Its piercing power was unrivaled in the entire work!
The flames on the Crimson Lotus Demon God slowly died out. At this moment, the Crimson Lotus Demon God entered a state of Cursed Technique Burnout. He turned his head back to look at Gojo Satoru again.
"Originally, I really wanted to try out your iaijutsu slash. My Hollow Technique clashing with your iaijutsu slash—thinking about what kind of sparks that would create made me incredibly excited! But I didn't expect your iaijutsu slash to be so fast. My Hollow Technique was hit by your iaijutsu slash before it could even be launched. That was too dangerous," Gojo Satoru said loudly in high spirits.
By now, Gojo Satoru had already reattached his upper and lower body, and the Reverse Cursed Technique had perfectly healed him. He casually took off his black jacket, revealing the black tank top underneath. There was a clear cut mark on the tank top, proof that he had been bisected.
With a short-sleeved tank top on top and black pants and leather shoes on the bottom, his current image was extremely close to his appearance in the final battle, even down to that smile.
Just looking at him, one could tell his state was incredibly hot, like a basketball player shooting three-pointers—making every single shot, ten out of ten!
The Crimson Lotus Demon God couldn't help but say, "The Reverse Cursed Technique shouldn't be able to heal a bisection! That's beyond the upper limit of the Reverse Cursed Technique! And..."
"You just exhausted your Cursed Energy. My eyes saw it clearly. Even if you could use the Reverse Cursed Technique, you shouldn't have been able to! You were clearly bisected by me. Why?"
"Ah, what are you talking about? The upper limit of the Reverse Cursed Technique? Exhausted Cursed Energy? As for Cursed Energy, didn't you see it clearly? Wasn't my Hollow Technique not released yet? It's quite simple for me to set aside a little bit before being bisected. As for the upper limit of the Reverse Cursed Technique..."
Gojo Satoru smiled.
"Don't say such disappointing things—I am Gojo Satoru, after all."
(T/N: For sorcerers this existed as the upper limit of the Reverse Cursed Technique… With the sole exception of Gojo Satoru of course!)
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