In the original work, Kenjaku once did something after absorbing Tengen and Mahito. He used the great Japanese barrier as a base and Idle Transfiguration as an important component to cast a huge barrier covering the whole of Japan. The name of this barrier was the Culling Game.
Two components are required to achieve the Culling Game:
First, the great Japanese barrier has no master, leaving its control vacant; second, Mahito's Idle Transfiguration.
The deployment of the Culling Game caused huge damage to Japan. Ten million Cursed Spirits were unceremoniously thrown into the Culling Game by Kenjaku, including many Special Grade Cursed Spirits from ancient times. In addition, ancient sorcerers who were revived from the past woke up in their incarnated bodies one after another. They had signed contracts with Kenjaku and had to join the Culling Game. Finally, due to the accumulation of excessive Cursed Energy, people in the city with a talent for Cursed Energy also awakened as Jujutsu Sorcerers. In a population of hundreds of millions, even geniuses not inferior to Special Grade Sorcerers were born.
They all joined the Culling Game, and the rule of the Culling Game was to kill people to obtain points. In other words, this was an arena where tens of millions of Cursed Spirits and exceptionally talented Jujutsu Sorcerers slaughtered each other.
This greatly accelerated the circulation of Cursed Energy and allowed the Cursed Energy within the Culling Game to operate almost without ceasing, making the Culling Game a permanent state. In fact, the rules of the Culling Game themselves must ensure that the barrier never breaks.
And Mahito, who possessed the Six Eyes, took the Culling Game a step further.
In the original work, Kenjaku once brought innocent people out of the Culling Game from their dreams and placed them in a safe place. This was because Kenjaku had made a Binding Vow to launch the Culling Game: if someone had absolutely no talent as a sorcerer, he had to personally send them out of the Culling Game—of course, the premise was that he had to obtain the other party's consent.
The focus was on being "in the dream."
Acting in a dream yet actually bringing people out of the Culling Game was not an ability of the Culling Game itself, but a special technique personally performed by Kenjaku.
So, why not do the reverse?
That is, filter talented Jujutsu Sorcerers in reality, and then let all Cursed Spirits, ancient sorcerers, and talented Jujutsu Sorcerers duel in dreams, while the external real world remains peaceful. This way, surface peace can be maintained, allowing Jujutsu Sorcerers to remain hidden to the maximum extent while also reducing the sacrifice of ordinary people.
There were two reasons.
First, the precision was overwhelmingly insufficient. Rescuing people in a dream is an extremely exquisite combination of Jujutsu and techniques. Only Kenjaku knew this technique; even Tengen couldn't do it. But even for Kenjaku, who had already absorbed Tengen, he could only achieve what was shown in the original work; he couldn't go any deeper.
Second, there was no necessity.
Indeed, for the Kenjaku of the original work, whether to maintain the balance of the Jujutsu World was something not worth considering. Instead of spending time and effort to reduce the sacrifice of ordinary people, the priority was to conduct the Culling Game more efficiently. As for how many people died during this period or how many innocents were affected, it was simply not something Kenjaku needed to consider.
But now, all these problems have been solved.
Mahito now possesses the Six Eyes, allowing him to control the dream-traversing technique with absolute precision. As long as he and Kenjaku cooperate closely, Kenjaku can easily design the Culling Game to take place in a dream. He can even have the great Japanese barrier perform a thorough filtration, letting everything carrying Cursed Energy fall into it.
Of course, this still won't work on powerful Jujutsu Sorcerers, but if other methods are used, powerful Jujutsu Sorcerers can still be brought into the game. If nothing else, if Mahito releases his ability and promises reincarnation and immortality, many Jujutsu Sorcerers would likely come voluntarily.
Even Gojo Satoru would have to do so. After all, he cannot stand by and watch Mahito use this dream barrier to ascend to godhood. As the strongest human and protector in a practical sense, stopping Mahito's ascension is a matter of righteousness. Even if he knows clearly that this will play right into Mahito's hands, he will still enter the game.
And regarding the disagreement over ordinary people, Kenjaku wouldn't dare cross Mahito in this regard. Besides, it isn't troublesome anyway, so Kenjaku has no reason to refuse.
It's the same saying: Mahito is here to rule, not to destroy. Reducing the sacrifice of the innocent can better soothe people's hearts. Right now, Mahito is still completely clean, and this clean identity is widely recognized, allowing him to more easily occupy the moral high ground.
Since it can be done, why not do it?
Why insist on showing one's brutality, causing heaven's wrath and public outrage, resulting in rebellions everywhere when popular indignation boils over, where even a sea of blood can't stop it? What is Mahito ruling the world for? To play at killing people? That would be too low.
Kenjaku doesn't care, but Mahito does, so Kenjaku can only yield.
This is Mahito's Apotheosis Ritual: Dream Walk Migration.
A huge gust of wind descended; it was a giant crow.
Kazeha got off the giant crow with a wide smile.
"Master, Big Sister! And Teacher Kenjaku, Teacher Ashiya, the great barrier for Dream Walk Migration is almost set up. Now we just need Tengen to leave the Star Corridor, and we can launch the Dream Walk Migration. Of course, Yuta Okkotsu might be a bit of a problem as the host, but as long as it's not Tengen, I don't think anyone can stop us from covering the Dream Walk Migration, right?"
"Be careful when taking credit," someone on the giant crow said impatiently.
It was a young man wearing a white sleeveless short jacket with an inner lining of wide sleeves like a dojo uniform, and dark purple wide-legged trousers tied at the waist. He had black spiky hair tied into twin buns, a black cursed mark on the bridge of his nose, and dark purple eye makeup.
He was the eldest brother of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings personally brought by Kenjaku—Choso.
He was resurrected a month ago.
In the original work, his resurrection relied on direct possession by a cursed object. After he and his two younger brothers were taken away by Mahito in the original work, Mahito randomly grabbed three innocent passersby from the street and stuffed the cursed objects into their mouths. Choso, Kechizu, and Eso were all resurrected in this way.
But this time was different.
Mahito personally adjusted the Souls of the three and used his Construction Technique to create bodies that were perfectly adapted to their Souls. Their birth was clean and tidy, without a trace of impurity.
Probably for this reason, the three brothers, including Choso, easily accepted the future of working under Mahito.
During this month, besides contacting the United States, the others were not idle either; everyone was preparing for Mahito's final Apotheosis Ritual.
Ashiya Magon restored his youth; Tsumiki Fushiguro took the time to watch Kamen Rider, with Fushiguro Toji accompanying her; Kenjaku went to the United States to make contact; Kinji Hakari was also by Mahito's side, working hard to improve himself.
In addition, all Cursed Spirits, including Jogo, went to various parts of Japan to set up barriers.
The newly arrived survivors of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings—Choso, Kechizu, and Eso—took over Kenjaku's task of contacting the Curse User groups, as he had gone to America and couldn't continue.
And now, it was finally time to close the net.
Kenjaku said with a smile, "This is really the best news lately. That's right, as long as it's not Tengen, I'm confident my Dream Walk Migration can directly cover the entire great Japanese barrier! As for Tengen, I know her; she will definitely rush to America. I firmly believe that by then, Mahito..."
He turned back to look at Mahito and smiled.
"Your Apotheosis Ritual can be held smoothly."
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