"What?!"
Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.
Takeshi's arm should have been crushed, so how did it recover in the blink of an eye?
"This... what kind of magic is this?!"
"Is this something magic can even achieve?"
They had seen many types of magic, but they had never heard of regeneration for a severed arm. This exceeded the limits of magic.
"Takeshi, this is..." Makarov asked.
Takeshi explained, "This is Reverse Cursed Technique. Just treat it as magic that allows limb regeneration. As long as the body isn't too severely damaged, I can quickly regenerate and recover completely."
"This... isn't this practically a monster?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded upon hearing Takeshi's words.
Was this still considered magic? It was too monstrous.
Takeshi modestly said, "All I can do is recover from injuries. Gildarts-san is the amazing one. This is the first time I've met someone who can directly break through my Infinity."
In Gojo Satoru's memory, only Mahoraga, the strongest Shikigami, broke through his Infinity through adaptation, and Sukuna killed him using a World-cutting Slash adapted to the world.
The only one who truly broke Infinity head-on was Gildarts.
"Kid, that was impressive."
Gildarts' body trembled slightly at this moment. Only now did he realize how formidable Takeshi truly was.
Takeshi, meanwhile, sensed the terrifying aspect of Gildarts.
With great magic power combined with formidable spells, Gildarts' strength was far greater than what was shown in the anime. It was impossible to defeat Gildarts with his current strength, but he was unwilling to simply admit defeat.
It was time to make himself stronger.
Takeshi opened the system panel.
[Host: Takeshi]
[Age: 19]
[Race: Human]
[Magic Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★]
[Magic: Take Over]
[Character Cards: Ulquiorra Cifer (Gold), Tsugikuni Yoriichi (Gold), Fushiguro Toji (Gold), Edward Newgate (Gold), Namikaze Minato (Gold), Gojo Satoru (Gold), Portgas D. Ace (Purple)]
[Gacha Spins: 8]
Takeshi selected Toji.
Toji was very strong, especially his physical body. The Heavenly Restriction granted him an incomparable physique, but Toji's shortcomings were also very obvious.
In this form, he had no Magic Power and lacked powerful offensive methods. He was starting to become insufficient now.
[Do you wish to recycle the selected Character Card?]
'Yes.'
[Recycle successful. Host's Magic Power has been enhanced.]
Takeshi felt a surge of Magic Power rapidly emerging from the Source of Magic in his body, and he felt his Magic Power increase significantly all at once.
He glanced at his personal panel.
[Magic Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆]
His Magic Power had reached six and a half stars.
Don't scoff at the increase of 'just' half a star. The difficulty of gaining this half-star increase was the same as the difficulty of upgrading from five stars to six stars.
"Let's continue." Takeshi looked at Gildarts, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit.
Gildarts sensed that Takeshi was slightly different from before, but he couldn't pinpoint how.
"Alright." Gildarts agreed.
Whoosh!
The next second, Takeshi appeared in front of Gildarts, swinging his fist towards him. Gildarts quickly raised his hand to block.
Bang!
Gildarts felt a powerful force, and his body was involuntarily driven back.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
Takeshi formed a hand sign, and eight Blues immediately appeared around him.
The eight Blues scattered to surround Gildarts, then rushed towards him simultaneously under Takeshi's control.
Gildarts leaped, soaring into the air.
Boom... Boom...
The eight Blues gnawed a large crater into the ground. They then quickly changed direction and rushed towards Gildarts in the air.
Gildarts immediately spread his palm.
Swish! Boom!
All eight Blues were sliced into uniform cubes and vanished.
The ground exploded, being cut into massive cubes, each about one meter in diameter.
Then, Gildarts waved his hand, and all the giant cubes rapidly shot toward Takeshi.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Swish!
The giant cubes all stopped when they reached Takeshi. Then, under Takeshi's control, they shot back towards Gildarts.
"Bring it on!" Gildarts grew excited and charged toward Takeshi.
Boom... Boom...
The cubes were easily smashed one by one by Gildarts' punches.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
Takeshi aimed his palm at Gildarts and fired a red sphere.
Upon seeing it, Gildarts immediately raised his palm to block.
Red was crushed.
Gildarts rushed in front of Takeshi and punched towards him.
Black Flash!
Takeshi also prepared a strike, and black-red sparks burst forth.
Boom!
The ground beneath their feet exploded, and the powerful impact caused the barrier to shake violently.
Evergreen asked Freed, "Freed, are you okay?"
Freed gritted his teeth and replied, "I'm fine."
He had thought that his specialized Defensive Barrier could definitely withstand their attacks, but he didn't expect the residual shockwaves from their attacks alone to drain a significant amount of his Magic Power.
If these two monsters were to attack head-on, his Barrier might only last a few seconds. This dealt a considerable blow to Freed's self-confidence.
Soon, the smoke cleared.
Takeshi stood rooted to the spot, while Gildarts was knocked back over ten meters.
"Gildarts was actually knocked back!"
Everyone was surprised, not expecting Gildarts to lose that exchange.
"What a powerful punch."
Gildarts was extremely surprised, realizing he was the one knocked back in the recent clash of fists.
Although he hadn't used his full strength in that punch, it wasn't something an ordinary Mage could withstand.
"..."
Takeshi looked calm on the surface, but inwardly he was grimacing and complaining, 'Seriously, this was Black Flash, the strongest basic attack in Jujutsu Kaisen. It can even stun Sukuna, and you just took it? You only retreated a dozen meters? Do you have to be so monstrous?'
Only now did Takeshi truly understand how immensely powerful Gildarts was.
Takeshi formed hand signs with both hands.
"That stance..."
Natsu and the others were instantly startled when they saw Takeshi's posture.
Happy shouted, "Hey! Takeshi! It's just a spar! Do you have to be so serious?"
Gajeel, Lucy, Wendy, and Carla were also frightened by Takeshi's stance.
They had personally witnessed how terrifyingly destructive this move was. If he wasn't careful, the entire Magnolia Town would be blown sky-high.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
The two spheres slowly fused, forming a large purple sphere that gradually took shape in front of Takeshi, radiating a terrifying aura.