Chapter 116

Fushiguro Megumi hadn't expected that the Ryomen Sukuna finger swallowed by Itadori, although suppressed by Itadori, could still pop out in this way.

And now, even a fool could see that what Ryomen Sukuna just said was not well-intentioned.

Fushiguro Megumi didn't know what Ryomen Sukuna's goal was, but he could see that Ryomen Sukuna had just used various words to provoke Itadori, all to get him to enter the "curtain."

Under normal circumstances, Itadori would indeed maintain a certain level of vigilance against Ryomen Sukuna's words.

But today, Itadori was already quite worried about Shengzai facing the Special Grade cursed spirit alone, and now Ryomen Sukuna's provocation hit his emotional weak point directly.

Watching Itadori rush into the "curtain," Fushiguro Megumi didn't hesitate too much and soon followed him in.

After all, Itadori's situation was very special, and Ryomen Sukuna's goal was also very concerning; he couldn't just stand by and watch.

And although they hadn't spent much time together, Itadori's character and personality had long since made Fushiguro Megumi consider him a friend.

Seeing the members of his squad enter the curtain one after another, Kugisaki, who had been left behind, hesitated for a moment before resolutely following them in.

On the other side, Shengzai, who had entered the curtain a step before them, began searching for the cursed spirit's tracks after entering its "Innate Domain."

Because of the influence of the "Innate Domain," the building, which looked like it only had a few floors from the outside, turned out to be a completely different world once inside.

In the vast and red domain, there were more than ten floors. Shengzai hadn't been able to find the Special Grade cursed spirit's tracks immediately upon entering.

Some low-level cursed spirits in Tokyo already possessed intelligence no less than humans, let alone a Special Grade cursed spirit.

Even if the Special Grade cursed spirit in this domain hadn't been born for long, the first thing it did upon sensing an intruder wasn't to kill them, but to cleverly judge the intruder's strength first.

Because the entire Innate Domain was formed by the other party's power, Shengzai couldn't even find the other party's location by relying on the aura of cursed energy.

After searching several floors in a row, Shengzai, who had been suppressing his own cursed energy aura, actually knew in his heart that the Special Grade cursed spirit here had been hiding in the shadows observing him, and after judging Shengzai's specific strength, it couldn't help but want to make a move on him.

The aura on the other party was integrated with the Innate Domain; honestly, Shengzai couldn't judge the other party's specific location.

But as everyone knows, those who practice martial arts and sword arts have five senses that are sharper than ordinary people.

Although Shengzai couldn't perceive the other party's location and aura, the feeling of being watched in the dark, along with a vague sense of crisis, was enough to convince him that the other party was active around him.

And as time passed, Shengzai could also feel this sense of crisis becoming increasingly intense.

This meant that the other party's patience had been exhausted, and it was about to make a move on him.

However, Shengzai, who sensed this, although he had raised his vigilance to the maximum, still appeared calm and composed on the surface.

Clearly, the Special Grade cursed spirit hiding in the dark wanted to break his will and launch a sneak attack when his spirit relaxed.

But for Shengzai, this was also a good opportunity to counter the other party.

The moment the other party launched a sneak attack would definitely be when his guard was at its lowest, and if he suddenly turned around and struck back at that moment, could that Special Grade cursed spirit react?

Shengzai, walking around the domain, and the Special Grade cursed spirit, watching covetously from the shadows, both had their own hidden agendas, each thinking of killing the other in the next moment.

And just as Shengzai turned a corner into a dead end, his internal alarm bells suddenly rang, and the sense of crisis coming from behind reached its limit.

Shengzai, anticipating that the other party was ready to act, immediately clenched his fists, just about to brew a killing blow to give the other party a surprise, but he didn't expect that the moment he turned around, the intense sense of crisis that had just shrouded him vanished instantly.

Even when Shengzai turned his head, he only saw a white figure flying past at an extremely fast speed, looking so eager it was just like seeing a giant lizard.

Shengzai, who had originally wanted to give the other party a surprise, stood frozen in place, watching the Special Grade cursed spirit leave at high speed. He hadn't expected that before he could deliver his surprise, the other party would give him one first.

"Did this Special Grade cursed spirit notice I was acting? That's impossible; I clearly suppressed my cursed energy and killing intent completely."

If I had been exposed, the other party couldn't have followed me for so long, nor could it have been preparing to make a move on me just now.

And since the problem didn't lie with me, then it could only be other factors that caused the Special Grade cursed spirit to give up on me.

Damn it, who is ruining my good deed? It was just the final step!"

Watching the Special Grade cursed spirit leave quickly, Shengzai naturally had to set off in pursuit. The range of this Innate Domain was not small; if the other party hid again, it wouldn't be easy to find it next time.

And Shengzai could see that this Special Grade cursed spirit shouldn't have been born for long, so it wasn't particularly tricky to deal with right now.

Once it started to adapt to its power, this Innate Domain would likely evolve further, and at that time, the difficulty of dealing with the other party would inevitably rise sharply!

As for why the Special Grade cursed spirit would abandon Shengzai, the reason was naturally very simple: it could sense that new prey had entered its domain.

And regarding the three new prey that had entered its domain, the Special Grade cursed spirit could feel that one of the teenagers had a fatal attraction to it.

Needless to say, the person who attracted the Special Grade cursed spirit was naturally Itadori Yuji.

The reason the Special Grade cursed spirit in this domain was born was because of Ryomen Sukuna's finger, and as both were Ryomen Sukuna's power, there naturally existed a certain connection between them.

And just as the Special Grade cursed spirit would be attracted by the Ryomen Sukuna finger inside Itadori, the reason Ryomen Sukuna inside Itadori had previously lured Itadori to enter here was also to recover his own power.

In Ryomen Sukuna's view, although Itadori was very special as his vessel, as a vessel itself, there existed a certain limit.

Itadori, who was just an ordinary person at first, could perfectly suppress the power of one of his fingers, but when he swallowed the second finger, although he couldn't control Itadori's body, he had already popped out.

Why did Gojo Satoru bring Itadori to Jujutsu High? On one hand, it was to facilitate monitoring Itadori's state, and on the other hand, it was actually to raise Itadori's limit as a vessel.

(End of chapter)