Chapter 120

"It seems I underestimated your talent and strength before.

I originally thought that with the power of two fingers restored, even relying on physical strength alone, I could rub you into the ground.

But I didn't expect that in such a short time, your strength has improved quite a bit, and besides martial arts, your sword art level is actually so high."

That's right, compared to the battle at Sugisawa High School before, Ryomen Sukuna could clearly feel that Shengzai's strength had grown quite a bit compared to before.

Shengzai's physical ability and martial arts were strong before, but his way of using cursed energy was still quite rough.

But how many days had passed since then? Even after Shengzai entered Jujutsu High, Gojo Satoru had only told Shengzai about some simple ways to use cursed energy, yet Shengzai had become so much stronger.

Ryomen Sukuna had long anticipated that Shengzai would come to find him, and even if Shengzai didn't come, he, Ryomen Sukuna, was originally going to go over and clean up Shengzai.

It was just that Ryomen Sukuna hadn't expected Shengzai's growth speed and talent to be so strong.

Originally, he thought he could rub Shengzai into the ground relying on the power of two fingers, but looking at it now, the result was obviously a bit beyond his expectations.

Using a technique was impossible; just as he said before, he, Ryomen Sukuna, was a sorcerer who cared about face.

So at this moment, after expressing appreciation for Shengzai's strength, he slowly pulled out a reddish-brown finger with sharp claws.

"Your talent and growth speed have indeed exceeded my expectations, but I don't know if you can still be as calm as you were just now if I swallow this third finger?"

When he saw Ryomen Sukuna take out the third finger, Shengzai's face turned black instantly.

That Special Grade cursed spirit before was indeed here to deliver a head to Itadori and the others, and it died so quickly.

And he had originally been rushing here at the fastest speed, but he was blocked by quite a few low-level cursed spirits on the way.

Cleaning up those low-level cursed spirits was very easy for Shengzai, but because of the large number, it ultimately wasted a lot of his time.

When Shengzai was fighting Ryomen Sukuna just now, he was still praying that the Special Grade cursed spirit here hadn't been killed yet, or that the current Ryomen Sukuna was in a three-finger state.

But now seeing Ryomen Sukuna take out the third finger with a playful look, Shengzai understood instantly.

The Special Grade cursed spirit here had already been killed by Ryomen Sukuna, and the finger inside its body had long since reached Ryomen Sukuna's hands; it was just that the other party hadn't swallowed it until just now.

As for why Ryomen Sukuna didn't swallow it the moment he got the finger, there was indeed a reason for that.

Because although Ryomen Sukuna had temporarily controlled Itadori's body, his state had become one where they prosper together and suffer together.

As long as Itadori kicked the bucket, the cursed energy of the two fingers inside his body would also disappear.

Don't look at Itadori now that his heart had been dug out by him; because of his power, he was still hanging on by a thread.

His original plan was to dig out Itadori's heart first so he wouldn't come out to stir up trouble while he was fighting, and after killing Shengzai and Itadori turned dark, he would use the reverse cursed technique to repair Itadori's heart.

Honestly speaking, except for the fact that Itadori could always suppress his consciousness, Ryomen Sukuna was actually quite satisfied with Itadori's body.

After all, wanting to become his vessel, not just any mortal flesh could do it.

Moreover, Itadori had already eaten two of his fingers. If he really hung up, although he, Ryomen Sukuna, wouldn't hang up completely, losing a part of his power was certain.

Leaving the last finger was the last insurance Ryomen Sukuna left for himself.

If Itadori kicked the bucket after the battle, or if Itadori's spirit didn't completely break down after killing Shengzai and he snatched back control of his body, then he, Ryomen Sukuna, naturally couldn't just sit and wait for death.

So he originally planned to let someone else swallow this third finger if an accident occurred.

This person could be Fushiguro Megumi, could be Kugisaki Nobara, or even the weakling supervisor Ijichi outside.

Of course, the best choice was naturally Fushiguro Megumi, because he, Ryomen Sukuna, had just discovered that Fushiguro Megumi's potential was not much weaker than Itadori's, and his physical strength was enough to become his vessel.

Actually, a more suitable person than Fushiguro Megumi was Shengzai, but Ryomen Sukuna didn't consider this at all.

One reason was that Shengzai had offended and mocked him, Ryomen Sukuna, before, so he had to die.

The second reason was that Shengzai was too weird, and looking at his will and mental strength, Ryomen Sukuna felt that relying only on the power of one finger might not be able to control Shengzai's body.

However, the plan was originally good, but now the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

If two fingers couldn't take down Shengzai, then the plan to make Itadori mentally break down and turn dark naturally couldn't be talked about.

"Gulp——————!"

Accompanied by a swallowing sound, Ryomen Sukuna, who had swallowed the third Sukuna finger, saw the cursed energy on his body start to become stronger again and erupt.

While a chaotic cursed energy storm erupted from his body, the ground under his feet started to produce spiderweb-like cracks because it couldn't withstand the impact.

"Boom——————!"

In just an instant, Ryomen Sukuna, with cursed energy raging all over his body, had already arrived in front of Shengzai and punched out at Shengzai's abdomen.

And although Shengzai reacted, he couldn't dodge in time, and in the next second, accompanied by the shattering ground around him, he was sent away by an extremely strong punch pressure.

Just from taking one punch, Shengzai, who flew backward, spat out a mouthful of blood. He could clearly feel that the punch just now had already injured his internal organs.

It was clearly just swallowing one more finger, but the strength of Ryomen Sukuna now was simply a world of difference compared to just now.

To mitigate the impact on his body, Shengzai could only choose to insert the long sword in his hand into the ground, and then, accompanied by the long sword plowing a deep knife mark on the ground and sparks all the way, his body, which was constantly retreating, finally stopped the trend of retreating.

"Shikigami Summoning: Azure Dragon ——— Tail Fire Tiger!"

Shengzai, who stopped his body with the cursed tool long sword, didn't choose to be arrogant when he saw Ryomen Sukuna chasing after him, but chose to summon a shikigami.

There was no other way; if he continued to dwell on hand-to-hand combat, he would really die!

The current Ryomen Sukuna was much stronger than just now, and even relying on physical ability alone, it was enough to crush most Special Grade cursed spirits.

With his current ability, the possibility of defeating the other party was too low. Now he could only think of ways to delay time and try his best to save his life before Gojo Satoru arrived.

(End of chapter)