Black lightning burst out in an instant, the flashing light even outshining Cang's brilliant blue glow for a moment. The space around them twisted briefly.
Ryoumen Sukuna's body was sent flying like a cannonball, smashing through several buildings. His chest was dented by a powerful punch, and he coughed up a huge mouthful of blood mid-air.
Mixed in the blood was a severed finger.
Boom!
Ryoumen Sukuna crashed through several tall buildings before finally coming to a stop, slammed deep into a wall of steel-reinforced concrete.
His face twisted in shock and disbelief.
A Black Flash… at a time like this?
The fragile balance that had been holding between Ryoumen Sukuna and the two—Hayashizaki and Yukinoshita Yukino—was shattered in an instant by that one Black Flash.
Not only did it seriously injure Ryoumen Sukuna, it even forced him to cough up one of the fingers he had swallowed.
"How pathetic, Sukuna."
Hayashizaki walked up to the fallen finger, gave it a look of disgust, and stomped on it hard. Then he twisted his foot, grinding it into the ground until it was coated in dirt and grime.
He looked up, grinning wickedly as Ryoumen Sukuna walked toward him, using Reverse Cursed Technique to heal himself.
The black-haired young man, dressed in a white kimono, raised his foot and kicked the filthy special-grade cursed object right back to Sukuna.
"You dropped something, King of Curses," Hayashizaki said mockingly.
"You little brat..."
Sukuna growled, staring at the black-haired youth who had just humiliated him. His four crimson eyes were filled with fury and bloodlust.
Even Yukinoshita Yukino, who was standing with Hayashizaki, thought he had gone a bit too far.
The way they were acting… it almost made it seem like *they* were the villains here.
Yukinoshita Yukino gently tugged on the black-haired youth's sleeve with two slender fingers and softly said, "Let's just finish this quickly."
"Huh?" The black-haired youth looked a bit disappointed but then shrugged. "Alright, fine."
Hearing them talk like that, Ryoumen Sukuna raised both hands into a hand sign and spoke in a low voice, "Yeah, time to end this."
At the same time, both Hayashizaki and Yukinoshita Yukino raised their hands to form domain hand signs.
"Domain Expansion: Malevolent Kitchen."
"Domain Expansion: Infinite Void."
Two of the same domain, and one different, all expanded at the exact same moment.
Hayashizaki turned his head sharply toward the black-haired girl, staring at her like she'd just betrayed him. "Why are you using Infinite Void?"
Yukinoshita Yukino froze for a second, not sure what he meant.
Why use Infinite Void…?
Because once it hits, the fight's over right away, isn't it?
Before she could think it through, all three domains had already activated.
The domains from Hayashizaki and Ryoumen Sukuna were both open types without a shell barrier. But Yukinoshita Yukino's domain surged outward like a massive wave, rushing straight toward Sukuna.
In Infinite Void, only those touching her body would be safe from its guaranteed-hit effect.
Yukinoshita Yukino held a hand sign with one hand and gently placed the other on Hayashizaki's shoulder.
This way, Hayashizaki wouldn't be affected by her domain.
Just as that thought passed through her mind, she heard a sharp, clear cracking sound—like glass breaking.
Her eyes slowly widened.
Shards of cursed energy floated in the air like falling snow, glowing softly.
The domains had shattered.
All three—hers, Hayashizaki's, and even Sukuna's—had broken apart within just two seconds of being formed, dissolving into glittering fragments of cursed energy.
A shadow suddenly charged out from the shattered cursed energy fragments in the sky, heading straight for Yukinoshita Yukino.
From the sinister smile on his face, it was clear he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Ryoumen Sukuna, who had taken over Fushiguro Megumi's body, naturally understood the information about the Unlimited Void technique.
If the barrier of the domain was removed, the Unlimited Void would be more powerful than the Buddhist Curse, as it was a domain that could end the fight instantly once it hit.
Therefore, Ryoumen Sukuna was sure that the girl, also using the Unlimited Void technique, would instinctively use it in a domain battle, rather than the Buddhist Curse.
It was obvious he had bet correctly.
"Breaking the domain will cause the technique to fail. Right now, you can't use Unlimited Void anymore, can you?" Ryoumen Sukuna quickly approached the black-haired girl.
Yukinoshita Yukino panicked for a moment but quickly reacted. She swung her hand to unleash an invisible cutting blade and swiftly retreated.
For the two of them, who had more than one technique, even if one technique failed, it wasn't a big deal.
Ryoumen Sukuna blocked the strike, although it severed his arm below the elbow, he was already in front of Yukinoshita Yukino.
The severed hand was rapidly regenerating under Reverse Cursed Technique.
He pulled his fist back, twisted his body, and swung both arms toward the girl's abdomen.
Black lightning erupted in Yukinoshita Yukino's narrowed pupils.
However, the next second, the black lightning that had flashed in her vision disappeared, replaced by a tall figure in a pure white kimono.
The clone, Hayashizaki, reached out and protected Yukinoshita Yukino, taking the full brunt of Ryoumen Sukuna's cursed black flash.
Meanwhile, Yukinoshita Yukino was pulled into Hayashizaki's embrace, and he swiftly moved them to the side.
The black lightning, along with massive cursed energy, exploded, instantly turning the clone into a blur. The released cursed energy continued forward, tearing through a high-rise building behind the clone. The building, over thirty meters tall, collapsed as its load-bearing pillars and walls were destroyed by the violent cursed energy.
"…"
Yukinoshita Yukino blinked, watching the building collapse in a cloud of dust and flying debris, only then realizing that she had nearly pressed herself up against the black-haired young man.
Two faint blushes appeared on her pale cheeks.
She awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "So, Hayashizaki-kun didn't want me to use Unlimited Void because he had already thought about how three domains at once would cause all of them to collapse?"
"Oh, not really. I just thought you were lagging behind," Hayashizaki replied nonchalantly.
Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned.
Before she could react, Ryoumen Sukuna, after finishing off Hayashizaki's clone with a black flash, quickly turned back and charged towards Yukinoshita Yukino again.
Hayashizaki met him head-on, once again engaging in close combat, all the while mocking him. "Is this your confidence? That's pretty funny."
"You had a sure-kill black flash blocked by an insignificant clone. How does that feel?"
"Once I tear off your limbs, I'll make you watch as I kill that annoying girl!" Ryoumen Sukuna grinned wickedly.
The two were evenly matched, but Ryoumen Sukuna noticed that Hayashizaki wasn't using Reverse Cursed Technique to heal the injuries he had sustained.
What's this little brat trying to do?
Just as Ryoumen Sukuna wondered, a strand of black hair suddenly entered his field of vision.
When he saw Yukinoshita Yukino charging forward, Hayashizaki changed his approach. Working together with her, the pressure on Ryoumen Sukuna doubled.
Not to mention, the two of them were still able to use their techniques.
"Mahoraga!"
The King of Curses from a thousand years ago yelled in shock and anger.
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