Tengen, who understood Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru's intention, showed a look of relief and prepared to commit to the path of choosing evolution.
Initially, she had not given it much thought, but by the time she first reached the limit of her physical body and faced the choice between "evolution" and "assimilation," she had already become the central figure of the Jujutsu World.
Many people advised her to choose the latter, because Tengen was an excellent Barrier Master who had set up outstanding barriers in many parts of the Jujutsu World. They argued that if she encountered any issues, the entire Jujutsu World would surely fall into chaos.
Due to their dissuasion and her own inner fear, Tengen ultimately chose the path of "assimilation," assimilating with the Star Plasma Vessel girl.
Although this was ostensibly "assimilation," due to the vast difference in mental strength, the result was undoubtedly Tengen remaining the dominant entity. She regained a youthful body, with only an extra decade-plus of memories in her mind.
These memories did not significantly affect Tengen; although she felt some guilt, the happiness derived from regaining a youthful body completely overshadowed that guilt.
However, what people fear most is "overthinking." Amidst such a long, constant flow of time, how could she avoid overthinking, especially whenever she reached the limit of her body and faced the two paths of "evolution" or "assimilation"... She feared that if she failed, she would become a monster that endangered the Jujutsu World, or even the entire world. For this reason, she could only continuously choose the safer option.
Just before the evolution ritual began, she turned and looked toward Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru. Realizing that even if her evolution failed, there would be someone capable of stopping her, her mood visibly calmed down significantly.
"Then I will leave it to the two of you. If I truly turn into a monster, please make sure to kill me."
As her words fell, a towering tree visible to Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru suddenly began to flicker with a faint light.
Observing the towering tree through the Rikugan / Six Eyes they both possessed, they could clearly see strands of unusual Cursed Energy fluctuating from it.
"Looks like it has begun..."
"Hmm, I just don't know if Tengen will evolve into MetalGreymon or SkullGreymon. If it's SkullGreymon, then we'll have a real fight on our hands."
Gojo Satoru grinned as he spoke, clenching his hands into fists and bumping them together, clearly full of fighting spirit.
Even counting the time he spent guarding Amanai Riko / Riko Amanai, he had been awake for over 50 hours without sleeping.
However, after mastering the Reverse Cursed Technique, both he and Chinatsu could use the positive energy generated by the reversal to heal physical injuries, making mere fatigue a trivial matter.
"Sis, do you think Tengen will succeed?"
"Hard to say. I don't think she will turn into SkullGreymon, but I have an ominous feeling."
"Oh, so not SkullGreymon. But there are many evolution paths in Digimon; just because she won't turn into SkullGreymon doesn't mean she will necessarily evolve safely into MetalGreymon."
Gojo Satoru continued to use the content of the anime Digimon to describe Tengen evolution. Although the analogy might be abstract to those unfamiliar with it, for people who understood Digimon, this descriptive explanation was perfect.
Time passed bit by bit. Under their gaze, the Cursed Energy fluctuations emanating from the towering tree in the center gradually stabilized, allowing the two of them, who had been holding their breath, to relax considerably.
Because of the Rikugan / Six Eyes, they could react immediately if even a slight problem occurred with Tengen. Therefore, after the Cursed Energy fluctuations stabilized, the two of them did not slack off and began a new round of training.
Although their awakening through mastering the Reverse Cursed Technique undoubtedly made them the strongest in the current Jujutsu World, if a fully powered 'Finger Bro' with 20 fingers appeared before them now, they would still suffer a crushing defeat even working together.
After all, they still had many training objectives yet to be completed. There were objectives before awakening, and naturally, there were objectives after awakening.
Such as:
1. Proficient use of Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue and Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.
2. Simplifying incantations and hand signs.
3. Perfecting the 24-hour automatic Limitless Defence.
4. Mastering long-distance teleportation.
5. Comprehending the profound meaning of the Cursed Technique, "Domain."
Although the objectives were numerous, they were not complicated.
In the original work, the awakened Gojo Satoru only took one or two years to sequentially complete the above objectives, becoming the strongest among the strongest.
Now, under their mutual supervision and competitive drive, the time required for them to fully mature would likely be shortened even further.
According to the time displayed on their phones, the two of them had already stayed inside the Tomb Chamber for two days. Although they used training to pass the time, this was not a long-term solution.
The environment of the Tomb Chamber was truly indescribable; although the space was wide, it felt narrow, and while the visibility was not poor, it gave a sense of dimness.
If Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru had not stayed here, but rather some timid person had remained for a few days, it was uncertain whether their mental state would suffer, but sleeping here would definitely be difficult.
Of course, Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru hadn't slept either.
These days, they were immersed in training for their new objectives, such as the 24-hour fully automatic Limitless Defense. If this was completed, it would completely eliminate the possibility of being ambushed by others, even while sleeping.
"Isn't it done yet? This evolution is way too slow. Did she lose signal and freeze halfway, like a phone loading bar stuck at 99%? That would be terrible."
Gojo Satoru muttered unhappily while holding his phone, which showed no signal, while Chinatsu stood beside him with her arms crossed, her mood also quite complex.
She could tolerate the evolution taking a few days, but if it took several months, she truly didn't believe she had that much patience.
But if Tengen truly failed her evolution and turned into "SkullGreymon" while they were absent, it would absolutely cause a disaster, and she would feel guilty about it for the rest of her life.
No choice but to keep guarding.
Just as Chinatsu lowered her head and sighed, the towering tree in the center suddenly shifted, and strands of unusual Cursed Energy surged out from within it.
Chinatsu and Gojo Satoru immediately entered a state of alert. Although they couldn't see exactly what was happening with Tengen yet, logically speaking, Tengen's evolution was likely not going smoothly...
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