Heavenly Restriction User of the Gojo Clan: I Refuse to Be Cut in Half Chapter 155: Shikai

When Satoshi picked up Ryūjin Jakka again, a satisfied smile appeared on Tengen's face. The others also showed a hint of anticipation.

Everything was unfolding according to the plan. Perhaps, just as Tengen had envisioned, Satoshi would truly awaken Ryūjin Jakka's technique through this battle.

At the sa ti, everyone wondered—what kind of ability did this long-anticipated Zanpakutō truly possess?

...

"Ryūjin Jakka!"

Satoshi gripped the Zanpakutō tightly. The once-warm hilt began to heat up.

The sense of alienation from the world that he'd always felt completely disappeared this ti.

In that mont, Ryūjin Jakka seed to fully integrate into the world of Jujutsu Kaisen.

Ryūjin Jakka has awakened!

Satoshi felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart. After being tempered by the fire energy of this world, Ryūjin Jakka was finally able to express its will.

Flas? Who was their true origin?

Jogo was indeed powerful, but Ryūjin Jakka would show everyone who truly reigned over fire.

...

Ember Insects.

Inside the Domain, Jogo launched his technique again. Based on previous experience, he still didn't take the Zanpakutō in Satoshi's hand seriously.

His earlier fear of Ryūjin Jakka had completely faded.

After all, Ryūjin Jakka had looked powerful on the surface but weak in essence. To Jogo, it was just a decorative weapon, full of flash but lacking any real substance.

So he made no adjustnt to his attack.

However, right at the mont he initiated the technique, he heard Satoshi repeat the release phrase he'd whispered before.

"Reduce All Creation to Ash"

Jogo sneered when he saw that Satoshi didn't even attempt to resist. A sinister grin stretched across his face, revealing rows of blackened teeth.

"I win."

The swarm of burning insects rushed straight toward Satoshi.

In Jogo's mind, everything was over. The exchange earlier had exhausted the youth in front of him. He was convinced Satoshi couldn't rise again.

He had finally won before the Domain collapsed.

...

The overwhelming fire attack struck Satoshi head-on. Yuto and Geto revealed faint expressions of pity.

In their eyes, Satoshi no longer had any chance of victory.

But anticipation still flickered on the faces of Satoru and Toji. They both realized sothing about Ryūjin Jakka must have changed, otherwise Satoshi wouldn't have made such a choice.

The mont the Ember Insects hit Satoshi, a violent explosion erupted. Thick, black smoke completely engulfed him.

No one knew what state Satoshi was in now.

The scene fell into silence, the tension thick in the air—only Tengen smiled faintly.

She could feel the fire surging through the space. It was unlike Jogo's fire. It was a fla that did not belong to this world.

...

Within the black fog, tiny sparks of fla flickered into view.

The spectators suddenly felt the temperature rise sharply. The entire Tombs of the Star seed wrapped in a wave of invisible fire.

"What just happened?"

Geto wiped the sweat from his brow. The hall, which had previously been cool, now felt like a furnace.

Yuto furrowed his brow. His perception was keener than Geto's. He instantly sensed the change occurring in Satoshi, along with that mysterious fire elent. He understood that the shift inside the Tombs of the Star was caused by Satoshi's clash with Jogo.

Toji and Satoru exchanged surprised glances. They knew this power well.

It was the sa fire that had appeared when Satoshi first forged Ryūjin Jakka.

Did this an Satoshi's control over Ryūjin Jakka had taken a step forward?

If Ryūjin Jakka released even a fraction of its full power, it would be enough for Satoshi to claim victory.

Yuki's face lit up with excitent. At least, all her efforts weren't in vain. She had truly helped Satoshi.

Seeing this scene, Tengen's expression grew even more satisfied.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting the outco... everyone except Jogo, who was now nothing more than a tool being used to pressure Satoshi into growth.

...

Jogo never imagined that his first battle after birth would be this brutal.

He hadn't eaten any humans, hadn't killed anyone, hadn't even had the chance to indulge in a single wicked impulse. Yet he was already facing such a cruel end.

At this mont, even though he still held the upper hand on the battlefield, as ti seed to freeze, countless thoughts flooded his mind.

It felt like his life was about to end before it had even begun.

What mories did he have to cling to?

None.

A life without aning. For a cursed spirit, that was true tragedy.

His short-lived existence would end without even leaving behind mories. Right now, Jogo had only one thought, if there were a next ti, he'd run the mont he saw that kid.

I'm a special-grade cursed spirit. Why can't I even defeat a child?

I manipulate both earth and fire. So why am I afraid of fire?

Yes. Jogo was afraid.

He hadn't even seen the true flas yet, but he could feel the deadly threat radiating from the specks of fire in the black mist.

He knew if he took one more attack, he'd be burned to ashes.

So this is the real power of fire?

"It's over..."

Jogo murmured to himself, giving up all resistance. Facing an attack that hadn't even fully taken form, he had already lost the will to fight.

...

Suddenly, flas burst from the black fog like fireworks.

A burning sword erged before everyone's eyes, engulfed in dancing flas. Though both Satoshi and Jogo controlled fire, the flas on Jogo's side looked rigid and lifeless, while the fire on Ryūjin Jakka's blade flowed with a wild, living grace.

Flowing Blade-like Fla.

In that instant, everyone finally understood why this Zanpakutō had such a poetic na.

Everyone present realized the battle was already decided.

Satoshi had mastered Ryūjin Jakka.

Jogo was no longer his match.

There was only one outco waiting for Jogo—death.

He would beco the first Special Grade Cursed Spirit to be purified by Satoshi.

(To be continued.)

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