"Gojo, can you get inside?"
Suguru Geto said with a grim expression.
"Absolutely not! It's completely rejecting me!"
Gojo Satoru, whose eyes were wrapped in white bandages, sounded extremely frustrated. He showed Suguru Geto the palm of his hand, which had developed a scorching red mark just from touching the object.
"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?"
This was a massive Black and Crimson Sphere that had suddenly swallowed the entire Jujutsu High academic building, its size encompassing nearly the entire range of the building.
If Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru hadn't reacted fast enough, pulling Shoko / Ieiri Shoko and Nanami Kento out by jumping from the building, they would have been crushed just like the main academic building, which was now a pile of ruins.
This Turtle Shell was so hard that Suguru Geto used fifty Grade 1 Cursed Spirit to attack the sphere simultaneously. The attack, which should have been able to instantly destroy a county town, was useless, failing to cause even a ripple on the surface.
As for Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes, which could see through all Cursed Techniques, blood immediately flowed from his eyes after just one glance... Gojo thought it was ridiculous that he nearly went blind just by briefly peering into the Cursed Energy structure of the spherical body, which was why he had wrapped his eyes in bandages.
"Damn it, I don't believe this."
With that, Gojo Satoru wanted to rip off the bandages and use his Six Eyes to examine the sphere's composition again.
"It absolutely has a weakness!"
"Calm down, Gojo."
Suguru Geto, frowning, stopped Gojo Satoru's action.
"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down?"
Gojo Satoru, exasperated, grabbed Suguru Geto's collar and said angrily.
"Forget about that bastard teacher who keeps hitting people for now—Kenmyo is inside that thing."
To be safe, Yaga Masamichi had messaged Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto before Kenmyo Isayama's Exorcism Ritual began, telling them to immediately destroy the ritual if anything seemed wrong. However, the situation was far worse than imagined, leaving no opportunity for intervention.
Gojo Satoru had always been a deeply emotional person. Although he hadn't been friends with Kenmyo Isayama for long, he truly considered him a friend. With Kenmyo now missing, how could he possibly calm down?
"Little brats, don't waste your energy."
The voice that suddenly appeared beside them startled Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru, causing them to immediately retreat dozens of meters.
How was that possible? Someone got so close without either of them detecting it.
"An enemy?"
Suguru Geto's expression was grim. In his line of sight appeared a white-haired woman wearing a White Kimono. She wasn't particularly tall and was quite good-looking, but her messy hair looked unkempt, making her appear slovenly.
The aura about her was one of a long-term high-ranking superior, and her deep-set eyes seemed capable of seeing through any secret hidden in a person's heart.
However, Suguru Geto found it strange that a woman who appeared to be only in her thirties carried the sense of twilight usually found only in centenarians.
Hearing Suguru Geto's words, the woman merely smiled meaningfully and gave an ambiguous answer.
"I am not an enemy of humanity right now. Well, perhaps I might be in the future."
"Did you make this sphere? You bastard woman!"
"Boom!"
Before Gojo Satoru could finish speaking, he was forcibly pressed down by an invisible, powerful force, making intimate contact with the ground.
"The brats of the Gojo Family are truly impolite. Even your great-grandfather wouldn't dare speak to me like that."
"Gojo!"
Seeing his best friend attacked, Suguru Geto tried to form a hand sign to summon a Cursed Spirit, only to find his body wouldn't move. Sweat dripped from his forehead; who exactly was this woman?
Fortunately, it was only a minor punishment, and Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto quickly regained control of their bodies.
"My name is Tengen."
But when Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru heard the answer given by the white-haired woman, they simultaneously let out sounds of extreme surprise.
"Lord Tengen?" X2
Tengen is a very special Jujutsu Sorcerer. She is not a Special Grade and does not participate in combat, yet she holds an extremely high status. Jujutsu Sorcerer refer to her as "Lord Tengen."
Because Tengen possesses extraordinary Barrier Techniques, the barriers at various Jujutsu Sorcerer strongholds and those used by many Assistant Managers have been completely reinforced by her. Without her existence, the safety protocols and mission handling of Jujutsu Sorcerer would be severely hampered.
Very few people have ever witnessed Lord Tengen's appearance, so it was normal that Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru didn't recognize her.
Gojo Satoru was pressed into the dirt and made to eat a mouthful of stones by Tengen one more time before he believed that this was indeed Lord Tengen, the most unique existence in the Jujutsu World.
Tengen had always resided within the Tomb Chamber beneath Tokyo Jujutsu High. Because her ritual was about to commence, she had been dwelling inside it these past few days.
She only emerged from the Tomb Chamber this time because she sensed a familiar yet terrifying Cursed Energy fluctuation outside. She was supposed to remain asleep until the Assimilation Ritual began.
"This power... is it the Nine-Tails?"
Tengen placed her hand on the sphere and murmured softly.
"How is it? Is there a way, Lord Tengen?"
Gojo Satoru said with a hopeful tone.
This person was the only living fossil in the Jujutsu World, an ancient monster who had lived for a thousand years.
However, Tengen's answer immediately disappointed Gojo Satoru.
"This is a Domain. A truly terrifying Domain. Even I cannot perform any operations unless the Cursed Technique is actively released by its user."
Tengen shook her head.
"Damn it, I knew you were a fake!"
Suguru Geto quickly covered Gojo Satoru's mouth before he could utter anything more "blasphemous." Only Lord Tengen could possess the strength to effortlessly subdue both him and Gojo.
"I apologize, Lord Tengen."
"It's just that our friend is inside this thing, so Gojo is a little anxious."
"A friend? There's someone else inside?"
Tengen was slightly stunned upon hearing this. Although she didn't know the exact situation inside, she could sense a terrifying power battling within that made her heart tremble.
If a normal person was involved, their fate was obvious; being torn limb from limb would be the norm.
"Then I estimate the chances are grim."
"I understand."
Hearing Lord Tengen's words, Suguru Geto's expression immediately became crestfallen.
Gojo Satoru, however, clenched his fists and broke free from Suguru Geto's restraint.
Gojo ran over and slammed his fist heavily against the Domain's barrier, grinding his teeth.
"Kenmyo, how long are you going to let yourself be manipulated in there!"
"Gojo..."
Suguru Geto, feeling equally awful, placed a hand on Gojo Satoru's shoulder and sighed.
"Just wait a little longer."
"Crack."
What started as a faint sound grew clearer and clearer. An incredibly intense tremor came from the sky, causing the entire ground to suddenly shake as if an earthquake had struck.
"What happened!"
The intense vibrations emanating from beneath Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru's feet made it nearly impossible to stand steady.
"Rumbling"
The black sphere, which was originally smooth and crimson-colored, was now violently shaking. The central area bulged outward as if pushed by something, while the rest of the surface rapidly developed blood-red fissures, segment by segment, like cracked earth after a drought.
"Pussh!!!"
Blood suddenly splattered out, and a bloody Iron Hands emerged from the black sphere. Finally, the entire sphere let out a painful wail.
"The Nine-Tails' Domain."
Tengen found this sight incredible; she hadn't seen anything this outrageous in her thousand years of life.
"Its Domain was torn apart?"
Although countless body changes over the millennia had caused Tengen to forget many things, the power of the Nine-Tails' Domain was undoubtedly something she remembered vividly. Yet, this Domain was on the verge of collapse.
It is well known that a Domain can only be neutralized in three ways: Cursed Technique clash, escaping the Domain (not recommended), or overwhelming it with one's own Domain (most effective).
But where did this fourth method come from!
A method of breaking a Domain by violently tearing it apart from the inside was absolutely unheard of.
Streams of crimson blood flowed down the surface of the shattered Domain, where a massive opening had been violently torn.
From the outside, one could vaguely see a terrifying Iron Giant inside, covered in various chunks of flesh, violently tearing apart the Cursed Energy Domain that was almost physicalized.
Its azure blue pupils resembled a Demon God returned from Hell, and its body contained unimaginable power. It roared toward the sky, emitting a sound that made souls tremble.
Finally, the entire rigid Domain shattered completely like an eggshell, and the massive scattered fragments flew everywhere like meteors.
"Damn it, my barriers and the school will be destroyed."
But before Tengen could activate her Cursed Technique, the Domain fragments, which contained massive amounts of Cursed Energy, were swallowed whole by the terrifying Azure Demon God, like a whale gulping the sea. Not a single drop of blood or fragment of flesh remained.
This sight stunned both Suguru Geto and Gojo Satoru. How could such pure, bloody violence merge with a sense of divinity?
Everyone, including Lord Tengen, dared not move, fearing that the terrifying entity might target them. This was the innate fear of a lower-level life form towards a higher-level existence.
Unexpectedly, after the Iron Demon God finished consuming the flesh and blood, it slowly vanished into the sky like particle dust.
It wasn't until a while later, when Suguru Geto noticed his friend Gojo Satoru had already rushed ahead into the ruins, that he suddenly came to his senses.
"Right! Kenmyo, and Professor Yaga!"
Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto finally found Kenmyo Isayama and Professor Yaga, both unconscious, within a pile of architectural ruins.
Fortunately, both of them were safe and sound.
"Seriously? You scared us half to death, Kenmyo."
Both Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto breathed a massive sigh of relief.