Chapter 139
Gojo Satoru, who had been lying in a pool of blood, stood up again, a little unsteady, but his spirits were extremely high.
Those pale eyes remained wide open, but the madness hidden within them caused the corners of his lips to gradually turn upward—as if he had just been stripped of his bones and marrow, yet had once again crawled out from the depths of purgatory.
"...A reversal spell?!"
Fuheishen instantly realized what had happened.
The [Six-Eyed], whose spells were originally emphasized not to be reversed in the intelligence reports, has now broken through his own limits!
Standing before Fushiguro Jinji was not the lively, agile, and spirited Gojo Satoru of the past.
That boiling rage had already filled his chest, like raging fire, like boiling oil, like earth scorched and weathered, every grain of sand was thrown up, surrounding him as he wandered alone in this sandstorm that blotted out the sky, until he raised his hand, wanting to destroy something—
They want to destroy everything.
"You're right."
Gojo Satoru raised his hand, his fingertips gathering magical power, and aimed it at the man in front of him.
"The reward... no, this is the return gift."
When the positive energy generated by the Reversal Spell is injected into the [No Limit] Spell, a bright crimson color is rapidly gathered at the fingertips, like a glimmer of light rising from the deepest darkness.
It was a success on the first try, [Heh].
Immediately, this point of light shot towards Fuheshen'er in an instant, transforming into a straight beam of light with a gradually widening radius—yet possessing a terrifying repulsive force capable of destroying the world.
Even if Fuheishen used [Tian Ni Hou] to block in time, it was enough to send him flying through several buildings due to the irreversible impact.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Fuheishen, lying in the ruins, realized that he had been hit directly onto a higher stone wall.
Not far away, Gojo Sōsō's eyes were slightly closed, his arms outstretched, as if embracing the world.
At this moment, the cursed power within his body surged like an out-of-control tsunami. The excessive infusion of the [No Limit] spell made him half-floating in the air, his azure eyes reflecting the gnarled roots deeply embedded in the depths of the Death Star Palace.
It lingers within the main hall of the Divine Star Palace, its spreading branches reaching all the way to the stone dome, resembling the roots of the World Tree from mythology.
This place is underground beneath the college, and the lighting is provided by electric lights and candles—all man-made products—but there is no light at all.
—That won't do.
This thought popped into Gojo Satoru's mind.
Fuheshen'er had risen from the ruins and reattached the [Ten Thousand Mile Chain] to the [Heavenly Reversal Blade], using it as a long-range melee weapon resembling a meteor hammer.
Without the [Heavenly Rebellion] which could break through the [limitless] barrier, he wouldn't have been able to kill Gojo Satoru using only his physical skills.
That's right—just kill Gojo Satoru again.
He wanted to negate him, and in doing so, overthrow the entire sorcery world that had denied its own existence.
This was caused by Fuhesh's pride, something long abandoned, insignificant, and worthless.
But at this moment, something surged within him, leading him to make a truly wrong decision.
Fukuro Jinji suddenly unleashed his power and charged towards Gojo Satoru, unleashing the [Heavenly Reverse Blade]—at that moment, the latter merely curled two fingers, staring at his azure eyes without sorrow or joy, just like a human looking up at the sky.
I'm sorry, Hui.
"[water chestnut]."
The imagined positive infinity and negative infinity collide, merge, and annihilate, and the infinite mass that bursts out in an instant exceeds the limits that space can withstand. In the instant it is pushed out with a flick of the finger, it pierces straight through all objects in its path with terrifying destructive power.
A perfectly round hole was cut into the dome of the Ryousei-gu Palace diagonally above. After a few seconds, the surrounding bricks and clods of earth, which had lost their support, began to fall, making the beam of sunlight that shone in grow larger and larger until it shone on Gojo Satoru, who was floating in the air.
Ah, so the sunset is golden red?
Gojo Satoru gazed at that small patch of dazzling sunset, as if he were looking into his new world.
"Above and below heaven... I alone am supreme."
With one finger pointing to the sky and the other to the earth, he murmured the verses that Shakyamuni Buddha sang at the time of his birth.
How unexpected that our true nature is inherently pure; how unexpected that our true nature is inherently neither born nor dies; how unexpected that our true nature is inherently complete; how unexpected that our true nature is inherently unmoving; how unexpected that our true nature can give rise to all phenomena.
Fuheishen's attempt to withdraw the [Heavenly Reverse Blade] defense at that moment had no effect; half of his body was cut open with a clean hole, with only blood slowly dripping down to fill the gap.
The fly heads that originally filled this Death Star Palace gradually flew out from the collapsed roof and scattered throughout the college.
It seems to have triggered a lot of alarms, but that doesn't matter.
Gojo Satoru's azure eyes finally shifted from the blood-red sunset and landed on the dying Fushiguro Jinji.
"Any last words, Hui's father?"
He spoke calmly, asking his last question.
"...What? So you know my son."
The short, deep old scar at the corner of his mouth was pulled, and when Fu Heishen laughed, blood kept gushing from his mouth.
No wonder that brat from the Panxing Sect wanted to negotiate with him at the beginning.
"Here, along with this body, is yours to do as you please."
Having done too much murder, he was bound to fall completely here one day—he had already come to that realization long ago.
Fuheshchen slowly closed his eyes.
Gojo Satoru calmly shifted his gaze away from him and continued to look at the light that kept surging towards him.
The sun was clearly about to set, yet this beam of light remained incredibly bright, almost piercing him to tears.
Oh right, he still has things to do.
Gojo Satoru faced the beam of light, clasped his hands together in front of him, fingers interlocked—
In the blink of an eye, it vanished completely.
………
"Ichijin...Ichijin...Ichijin!"
Intermittent calls reached my ears, and my vision gradually brightened from darkness until it became clear.
Kazuma Hatori slowly blinked his black eyes and found himself still lying on the stone bricks at the entrance of the high school, with half of the vermilion torii gate damaged not far away.
Has he... come back to life?
No death penalty?
And you won't start over again?
So... was the save file corrupted due to death last time out? Could it be a bug in the game?
Kazuma Hatori was filled with countless questions, but he couldn't find anyone to answer them.
But he was surrounded by Natsume Yuki and Ieiri Shoko... Perhaps it was the latter's reversal technique that saved him?
As Kazuma Hatake propped himself up to sit, he caught a glimpse of the jet-black hair hanging down his neck out of the corner of his eye—meaning that the [Eight-Phase Wheel Card] had failed and he had reverted to his original appearance.
That's strange, it shouldn't be that soon.
"Was it glass that saved me?"
Kazuma Hatori thanked Shoko Ieiri earnestly, only to be met with a shake of her head in return.
"It wasn't me, don't you realize it yourself?"
Ieiri Glass pointed to Natsuyuki, whose uniform was also torn and stained with blood, on the other side.
"He was the one I treated."
Then, she pointed her finger at Kazuma Hagoromo and shook her head.
"You are not."
"I rushed to the Rising Star Palace, which had been blasted open and was clearly the site of a fierce battle, and rescued the seriously injured Jay there. Afterwards, he told me that you were lying here, so we rushed over... But when I saw you, your injuries had healed, but you were still unconscious."
After explaining, Ieiri Glass added another sentence.
"Did you comprehend the reversal technique when you were on the verge of death? You have quite the talent."
...Reversal technique?
Kazuma Hatori suddenly froze.
In that instant of thought, the semi-transparent [Request] interface popped up and appeared before his eyes.
[The Pope's instructions have been completed.]
These few neat, cold words caused Yuqu Kazuma's pupils to tremble slightly, and he raised his hand in disbelief—grabbing Xia Youjie's collar tightly.
"Wu? How is he?!"
His voice had changed too; it was hoarse, yet he still raised his voice, completely losing his usual calm and indifference.
I shouldn't have tried to negotiate with him just because I found out he was Fushiguro Megumi's father and that he would become Satoru's student in the future...!
Caught off guard, Xia Youjie was pulled forward and stumbled. He was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Yizhen would suddenly mention enlightenment from the reversal technique—but he quickly realized what was happening and comforted the other party.
"It's alright,"
He first presented the conclusion, allowing Kazuma Hatake's obviously tense emotions to relax; then, Natsuyuki quickly gave a detailed explanation.
“We only found a large patch of blood where he had been seriously injured and collapsed, but the remnants of Wu’s curse power at the scene were very strong, and there were even traces of a very powerful spell. We deduced that the hole in the Hōsei Palace was blasted out by him… The assassin who attacked us was also killed by him, and his body is still in the Hōsei Palace. We are going to contact the people at the High Institute to handle it.”
"I guess he, like you, also comprehended the reversal technique when he was on the verge of death."
Shoko Ieiri also squatted down beside her and added her own guesses.
After all, the enemy's corpses were already lying in the Ryusei Palace, so it's impossible that he would also take Gojo Satoru's corpse away, right? So the only explanation is that he also learned the reversal technique that can heal his own injuries.
"…………"
Kazuma Hatori managed to regain some of his almost out-of-control rationality.
Then he posed another question.
Where did Wu go?
On this issue, Xia Youjie and Jia Ruga shook their heads in unison.
"have no idea."
When Natsumi Yuuki was treated and fully awakened by the arriving Ieiri Shoko, all he saw were the corpses of the enemy and the empty main hall of Ryousei-no-miya.
Xia Youjie guessed, "Could it be that he went to Xiaolizi's place to check on her safety?"
If the assassin is indeed cautious enough to send someone to track and try to silence even Misato Kuroi, then Riko Tennen would be in danger.
"……Won't."
Kazuma Hatori loosened his grip on his collar and slowly shook his head.
“With Nanami and Haibara following us in secret, they’ll call for help first if something happens. Besides, Tennen and Kuroi’s hiding place is very well hidden. If Satoru shows up there, it will only lead to his exposure.”
"Where could he be going... I tried calling him earlier, but the call didn't go through."
Xia Youjie racked his brains for a while but still couldn't come up with an answer, so he simply took out his phone and tried again, but still no one answered.
"I'll call the college first to handle the killer's body."
With a helpless sigh, Xia Youjie was about to open the contact list when Yuqu Kazuma grabbed his wrist.
“No need to make a phone call,” he said.
"I have an idea."
Just now, a pop-up window appeared in front of Kazuma Hatake's eyes.
[Current Mission: Prevent the assimilation of the Heavenly Origin.]
[Prevents Tengen assimilation: 100/100%]
[Reward: Panxing Sect's management module is now available.]
Current Position: Holy Son of the Panxing Sect.
Current dominance: 5%.
[Currently available business direction: None. Please increase your control level first.]
Now that the [Cult Leader's] mission and request have been completed, and the module that allows him to control the Panxing Cult has been unlocked, then Yuqu Kazuma should not choose to join the High Specialization faction at this time.
Moreover, the Panxing Sect is the culprit that prevented the assimilation of Tianyuan, and his identity as the "Holy Son of the Panxing Sect" has already been exposed. He will still be subject to reckoning afterward.
Even the [Cult Leader] has tacitly approved of Fuheshel using him as a pawn, which means that even if he wants to stay at the Higher Institute, the Directorate General may not protect him.
Not to mention that if he continued to openly stay with Wu, Wu would also be subject to criticism.
Since that's the case, let him use this incident as the initial rift that begins to pry open the [Cult Master's] power.
Facing Xia Youjie's confused expression, Yuqu Kazuma spoke word by word.
“I will use the [Eight-Phase Wheel Card] to simulate the corpse of Fushigeel as Tianlizi.”
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