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With a flash of chilling light streaking through the void, Yuta's figure vanished from where he stood.

When his figure reappeared, he was already right in front of Jogo, his sword imbued with vast positive energy, poised to pierce into his body.

With a thought from Jogo, walls of surging flames appeared before him, and countless chains of fire spread, extending toward the incoming Yuta.

Yuta scanned his surroundings quickly, his sword dancing rapidly to form an impenetrable barrier, effortlessly shattering the spreading chains of fire.

Seeing Yuta make his move, Yuki decisively chose to strike, her feet crushing a massive crater into the ground. Breaking through the wall of flames, she threw a punch packed with immense power toward Jogo's head.

The moment the fist connected, Jogo's body dissolved into flames and vanished.

Damn it! Is it another clone again? Oh no!

Sensing the sudden heat wave behind her, Yuki's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly tried to turn to defend, but her rushed defense could only block the fist that had been charging for some time.

"Don't move!" Yuta shouted.

At this critical moment, Jogo, who was about to succeed in his sneak attack, had no choice but to retreat.

A technique manifested from immense Cursed Energy pressed heavily upon him, rendering him unable to move, forcing him to rapidly erupt with thousands of flames from his body to prevent others from approaching.

Jogo looked at Yuta, whose mouth corners were now marked with black lines, and his expression grew even more grave.

I almost forgot he can also copy Cursed Speech. I was nearly caught by a sneak attack just now.

Suddenly, a powerful gust of wind struck from behind his head. Jogo felt an extreme sense of impending danger, and without a moment's hesitation, he leaped, using flames beneath his feet to hover in the high air.

Sure enough, a black vortex had appeared behind him at some point, and claws imbued with Cursed Energy pierced the spot where he had just been.

Rika, the Queen of Curses, missed her grab and let out a sharp roar, though her body was already beginning to slowly dissipate.

Yuta's eyes were calm as he wielded his sword for another surprise attack. Time was running out. The five minutes were almost up and Rika was about to vanish.

Once that happened, one less high-level combatant would be available to besiege Jogo, making it increasingly difficult to kill him.

Then I must use this move while Rika is still here.

Yuta raised his right hand, his gaze resolute.

"Domain Expansion: Authentic Mutual Love!"

Facing the Domain Expansion, Jogo showed not a hint of panic. Instead, he burst into laughter, a look of mockery flashing across his massive golden pupil.

"I've finally waited for this moment. You were still one move behind. Domain Expansion: Coffin of the Iron Mountain!"

The heavy darkness was torn apart by the crimson of flames, and the entire world transformed into a streak of brilliant red.

The ground collapsed, and an area within a 200-meter radius turned into a living hell. Massive amounts of magma surged from the shattered ground, and endless flames spread throughout this scarlet world.

The Domain that Yuta had just manifested was shattered. Blood flowed from his body, and he fell to one knee, relying on his sword to support his body.

Yuki let out a cry of pain as her body was scorched by the high temperature. After reacting, she used Cursed Energy to protect her body and hastily retreated.

The bandages on Kusakabe's body immediately caught fire. While using Cursed Energy to protect himself, he disregarded his severely injured body and crawled away on all fours, twisting as he went.

"Help me!! Help me!"

Seeing that Kusakabe was about to be burned to ashes by the flames, Yuta's eyes turned cold. Dragging his severely injured body, he forcibly rushed out and carried Kusakabe out of the Domain's range.

Watching Jogo, who stood at the center of the Domain, Yuta took a deep breath, a feeling of frustration welling up within him.

I miscalculated. I didn't expect him to have an Open-Barrier Domain. My Domain was instantly shattered.

Just then, the circular earpiece hanging by his ear, which he had specifically protected with Cursed Energy, transmitted the voice of Aoi.

Listening to Aoi's words, Yuta's previously dejected eyes regained their luster, and he began to charge up toward the air in front of him, ready to unleash a slash at any moment.

Jogo quickly canceled the Open-Barrier Domain.

Damn it, the Cursed Energy consumption of an Open-Barrier Domain is too intense. I don't know how Sukuna manages to maintain it for so long, his total Cursed Energy is truly monstrous.

When reading the manga in his past life, seeing Sukuna keep his Domain open while battling Satoru didn't really leave much of an impression.

Now, recalling this plot point, he couldn't help but sigh.

The total Cursed Energy of Sukuna in his prime is at least ten times my own. No wonder he was able to end the golden age of Jujutsu back then.

Discovering that Yuki, who had escaped the Domain, was already severely injured, Jogo dared not attack directly with his main body, fearing that she might detonate herself if she knew death was inevitable.

Thus, he used special effects to simulate a clone with an aura identical to his own, while his true body remained hidden within the flames.

Under Jogo's special effect disguise, the clone erupted with flames and crashed toward Yuki.

On the other side, listening to the broadcast in her earpiece, Yuki realized that Jogo's clone was rushing toward her. Failing to recognize that this was a clone, a plan immediately formed in her mind.