Within his roar, his Cursed Energy boiled to the limit, even surpassing it!
Although it was currently raining heavily and thunder flashed in the sky, at this moment, he actually couldn't hear the sound of the rain or the thunder.
He was clearly roaring loudly, yet the lake of his heart was as calm as a mirror.
In the moment when his comrades had died one after another and the junior he most admired was using his life to buy time, he finally entered the realm he had dreamed of.
He sensed the Cursed Energy core within his body throbbing like a heart.
With each throb, fluctuations of Cursed Energy would spread through his entire body.
Every bone, every drop of blood, and every inch of muscle was undergoing a higher level of evolution within the Cursed Energy fluctuations, just like a seed sprouting after spring rain and transforming into a new plant.
In just a momentary pause, he had an epiphany.
He actually saw the Cursed Energy flowing within the Cursed Spirit's body without any visual-type Cursed Technique.
He saw that although the Cursed Spirit before him looked as miserable as minced meat from the outside, the internal Cursed Energy flow was as stable as ever.
He immediately realized that for this Cursed Spirit, no matter how broken its body was, it was meaningless.
Jinichi Zenin didn't know how this was happening, but he knew what to do.
Cut off its Cursed Energy flow, and the victory would be decided!
Come, this will be my final strike!
Jinichi Zenin suddenly paused for a moment.
One of his hands gripped Mahito's body, his fingertips piercing forcefully into Mahito's muscles.
The other hand did not attack immediately but was bent at his waist.
His muscles relaxed to the extreme in that instant, then tightened to the extreme in the next.
Between that relaxation and tightening, he stepped into Awakening.
—Black! Flash!
This is a legendary technique of Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Theoretically, every Jujutsu Sorcerer can pull it off, and once used, it can be called a certain kill.
Due to the error between physical impact and Cursed Energy impact, space distortion is generated within 0.000001 seconds, with power averaging 2.5 times the usual power!
Jinichi Zenin didn't even aim for Mahito's face.
His Black Flash struck Mahito's heart directly.
Even before the Black Flash completely hit, Mahito's Cursed Energy flow had already broken, and chunks of flesh scattered uncontrollably.
When Jinichi Zenin's Black Flash landed, Mahito's entire body exploded.
Blood, flesh, and bone burst apart, like fireworks dissipating in the night sky.
Exploded and scattered!
Amidst the blood and flesh, Jinichi Zenin slowly exhaled.
But he didn't immediately lower his guard.
Ogi Zenin had also thought it was over back then and had closed his eyes defenselessly to feel his insights on the Iai Slash, only to be caught off guard by the 'resurrected' Mahito.
Jinichi Zenin would never make the same mistake.
He stood in place, cautiously watching the flesh on the ground.
Ranta Zenin also didn't dare to be careless.
He maintained his Divine Might technique and stared fixedly at the flesh beneath his feet, unmoving.
One of his eyes was already ruined, and he watched the flesh on the ground with the resolution to ruin the other eye as well.
The remaining squad members were also not careless, coldly observing the surroundings in a state of Zanshin.
The rain in the night sky continued to fall, unceasing.
Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky.
The members of the "Hei" squad remained like this for a full thirty seconds before slowly lowering their guard.
Ranta Zenin finally confirmed that Mahito was completely dead.
He closed Divine Might with relief and let out a breath.
"Finally, it's over."
Jinichi Zenin roared, "Ranta, don't release Divine Might!"
Thud.
Ranta Zenin stared blankly downwards.
A hand had, at some unknown point, pierced through his chest, fingers tightly closed, forming a hand blade.
"Got. You. Ranta Zenin."
Someone breathed softly into Ranta Zenin's ear, the exhaled breath like the fragrance of an orchid.
The hand suddenly retracted.
Ranta Zenin clutched his chest and instinctively took two steps forward.
He stared blankly at his pierced chest, then looked blankly forward.
One of his eyes was already blind due to Cursed Technique backlash, and the other eye was blurry from congestion.
He only saw someone rushing towards him, but before that person could reach his side, he knelt on both knees, his head hitting the ground.
Ranta Zenin, dead.
Jinichi Zenin tightly embraced Ranta Zenin's corpse.
Raindrops fell into the corners of his eyes.
He trembled all over, almost unable to control himself.
A figure slowly but firmly appeared in the night.
Bones, blood vessels, nerves, organs, muscles, fat, skin.
—Idle Transfiguration.
Lining, kimono, hakama.
—Construction Technique.
One hand rose, and a bamboo hat appeared on it.
Mahito opened his heterochromatic eyes and placed the last bamboo hat on his head.
The torrential rain poured down, raindrops hitting the hat and dripping from its brim, covering the face beneath the hat in the rain curtain.
Only those glowing heterochromatic eyes were conspicuous, like will-o'-the-wisps in a graveyard.
The original work's Mahito had previously suffered similar injuries.
That was his first encounter with a Jujutsu Sorcerer, a Jujutsu Sorcerer named Kento Nanami.
This was an experienced and powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer.
The inexperienced Mahito from the original work had once had his calf severed by Kento Nanami, who seized an opportunity due to Mahito's lack of experience.
After that, Kento Nanami directly used his Cursed Technique to shatter the entire terrain.
At that time, their battleground was a vast sewer, and hundreds of tons of rubble fell from above, crushing the original work's Mahito to pieces.
But the original Mahito was still resurrected unharmed.
Mahito had already explained:
"As long as it's not an attack that can destroy the soul, even if my body is shattered to the point where not a single cell remains, I can resurrect unharmed by maintaining my soul unchanged."
The attack power of Black Flash is beyond doubt, but Black Flash… cannot attack the soul.
As long as it cannot attack the soul, Mahito will not truly be injured!
"Feel honored, Jinichi Zenin."
Mahito said softly, "That Black Flash… almost… killed me."
Jinichi Zenin exploded.
His furious voice drowned out the night's torrential rain and the thunder in the sky: "Mahito—!"
Mahito reached out and slightly pulled down his bamboo hat.
The sun and moon decorations on the brim made a crisp sound.
The corners of his mouth curled into a smile: "It's not easy."
"You finally deigned to… call me by my name?"
"Aaaahhh!"
Jinichi Zenin erupted.
He stomped his foot fiercely, his entire body's Cursed Energy boiling.
Due to the high-speed operation of his Cursed Energy, his body seemed to be enveloped by a storm.
He had just used Black Flash, and at this moment, his Cursed Energy was flowing so smoothly that it surpassed its limits.
His muscles were coordinating with the flow of Cursed Energy, propelling him forward in large strides.
In his berserk state, he bent his arm, his body like a giant bow.
When the bow was drawn to its limit, he took his first step.
In just one step, propelled by the explosive Cursed Energy, he arrived in front of Mahito as if by Instant Movement.
Mahito was about to move when suddenly a black shadow appeared at his feet.
Cursed Technique Release: Shadow Crocodile!
This was a Cursed Technique that never appeared in the original work.
In the original work, there were ten members of the "Hei," but only four "Hei" members appeared during the Clan massacre.
The remaining six "Hei" members were indicated to have been completely wiped out through written accounts of subsequent pursuits.
However, the situation is now completely different because, knowing Mahito's arrival, all ten members of the "Hei" have gathered.
"Although far inferior to Ranta, it's enough to control you for an instant!" the Shadow Crocodile user shouted.
In Japanese legend, there is a yokai that lurks beneath the sea, devouring the shadows of sailors.
Those whose shadows are taken are doomed to die.
If a boatman whose shadow was eaten kills the Shadow Crocodile, even if they walk on land, they will be stabbed to death by the Shadow Crocodile's bones suddenly shooting out from underground.
As its name suggests, the Shadow Crocodile Cursed Technique can attack using shadows as a medium.
Before Mahito could act, countless dark blades suddenly emerged from the shadows.
These blades, shaped from shadows, easily pierced his calves, firmly pinning him in place.
One blade, particularly long, even stabbed directly at Mahito's throat like a spear!
Mahito reached out and pinched this shadow blade, applying slight force, and the blade scattered like cherry blossoms.
Mahito immediately perceived the strengths and weaknesses of this Cursed Technique.
The shadow blades were incredibly sharp yet fragile as porcelain.
The attack range was entirely dependent on the area of the shadow.
It was currently nighttime, and the largest shadow on this planet covered the entire world, making it the most potent period for Shadow Crocodile!
Came to the right place, Mahito thought.
Compared to Innate Technique users who are hard to find outside, they are common within the Big Three Families.
"This time, I will blast you until not even a speck remains. Prepare yourself!" Jinichi Zenin roared.
Jinichi Zenin, with just one step, traversed all the distance and arrived in front of Mahito.
At this moment, Mahito had just been restrained.
He suddenly broke free from the Shadow Crocodile's binding.
Indeed, its binding ability was far inferior to Ranta Zenin's Divine Might, but this single instant was enough.
Jinichi Zenin's fist had already swung down!
Thud.
Jinichi Zenin's fist landed squarely on Mahito's face.
—Mahito was unmoving, completely unharmed.
Soul Creation switched: Jiro Awasaka.
Cursed Technique Release: Inverse!
Jinichi Zenin felt as if he had punched a metal wall.
His finger bones shattered directly from the recoil, and his knuckles were a bloody mess.
The unexpected outcome left him completely unprepared.
The next instant, Mahito's fist pierced his heart.
"How… is that possible?" Jinichi Zenin coughed up blood, incredulous.
Before Jinichi Zenin could breathe his last, Mahito's hand was already on his head.
Then, with a forceful grip, he twisted Jinichi Zenin's head sharply.
Jinichi Zenin's head twisted off his neck like an unscrewed bolt.
He threw the detached head to the ground.
The torrential rain continued to fall, obscuring Jinichi Zenin's incredulous face.
Jinichi Zenin, dead.
Mahito fiercely kicked Jinichi Zenin's headless corpse to the ground, crushing all the shadow blades that had pierced his calves.
He stood with one foot on the chest of this burly man, who resembled a brown bear, his heterochromatic eyes opening like those of a ghost.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the pouring rain, forming his backdrop.
"Come," he said, "Let's continue."