A Bizarre Adventure That Begins in Jujutsu Kaisen

The intense light gradually faded, but the smoke and dust had not yet settled.

Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes, his gaze piercing through the still-unsettled energy turbulence, locking onto the massive source of cursed power in front of him, which showed no signs of diminishing and remained as dazzling as the sun.

His wounds were rapidly healing with the soft, hissing sound characteristic of rapid skin and flesh healing, and wisps of thin smoke, generated by the reversal technique and containing excess positive energy, were rising up.

Although the direction of the spell was precisely set when it was released, the distance was ultimately too close.

The two equally matched "Zi" collided and interfered with each other, producing an indiscriminate annihilation effect that inevitably dragged Gojo Satoru himself into it.

This was the first time in his life that he had been hurt by his own signature skill.

"Zi" truly lives up to its reputation as a deadly move capable of piercing through the "inviolable".

Gojo Satoru's automatically operating "infinite" distance control was indeed not completely able to defend against this unique hypothetical mass.

As for the high-temperature, high-pressure detonation wave that followed, which was enough to reshape the terrain and melt the rock layers, it was completely blocked by the "inviolable" barrier.

To him, it was nothing more than a scorching, dry, and fierce wind that could only slightly ruffle the ends of his silvery-white hair.

Meanwhile, deep within the smoke and dust, Theo's figure slowly emerged like a reef.

The red and black pilot's jacket was completely torn in the direction it met "Zi" head-on, revealing the shirt underneath.

Wisps of soft smoke, generated during high-speed regeneration, also escaped from the gaps in his clothing, but it was difficult to judge the extent of the injury from the appearance.

But Gojo Satoru could see it with his six-eyed vision:

Theo's skin was as if it had been instantly scalded by ultra-high temperature steam; a layer of skin on the entire front area peeled off evenly—that was all.

This is because, aside from the "six eyes" and the "ignore paradox," Theo had just temporarily given his clothes the protective concept of "phase transition armor," which originated from science fiction.

Its principle is to convert the kinetic energy of the incoming huge mechanical impact into heat energy by using specific damping vibration of the material's micro-units, thus possessing a strong ability to absorb and defend against physical impacts.

Because they are not yet accustomed to the counterintuitive "inviolable" distance operation of the "no-limit technique", the brain does not have time to perform such precise real-time calculations in critical moments.

Dio simply abandoned the complex dynamic defense, instantly pushing the power of "concept endowment" to its limit, and chose the most direct method—to withstand it head-on!

The annihilation effect caused by false quality is forcibly negated and considered invalid by the concept of "ignoring the paradox".

The majority of the physical impact and kinetic energy generated by the subsequent explosion were completely absorbed and transformed by the "phase transfer armor" at the cost of its own structural destruction and turning into ashes.

Ultimately, the only thing that Dio's body actually endured was the astonishing residual heat that had not been fully absorbed.

He withstood this damage thanks to his body, which was enhanced to the extreme by the power of the curse.

Although he was slightly at a disadvantage in the energy clash just now, the actual damage he suffered was less!

"Is this your ultimate move?" Theo slowly stretched his body, his tattered clothes fluttering in the still-hot wind.

He spoke, his voice laced with undisguised provocation and eagerness: "Is there... anything even more powerful?"

As he spoke, his body shot up without warning, like an electromagnetic cannon.

With a powerful push off the ground with his right leg and a light touch on his left, he deftly brought his legs together in mid-air to adjust his center of gravity, appearing like a lightning bolt skimming the ground to the side of Gojo Satoru in a flash.

Theo slammed his left hand into the ground like a steel awl, and using his left foot as a pivot, his right leg, following the rotation of his entire body, became a blur that was difficult to catch with the naked eye. With a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, it swept fiercely towards Gojo Satoru's lower body.

Wu Tiao reacted with lightning speed, his hips instantly tucked in, his knees steadily pushed outward, his center of gravity slightly lowered, and his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, firmly withstanding the powerful sweeping kick.

Theo's offensive was relentless and unabated.

He twisted his abdomen sharply, pivoting on his waist and hips, and then slapped the ground with both hands alternately before pushing off forcefully.

The whole body curled up like a bow, and the legs tightened suddenly from the extreme of the force, like a spring compressed to its limit.

Immediately, accompanied by a cracking sound of bones breaking, Theo's legs kicked out violently with the force of a thunderbolt!

Gojo Satoru bowed slightly, his left hand protecting his chest, using his forearm as a shield to block the fierce rabbit kick with a thud.

Almost at the same instant, his right hand, with its five fingers slightly clenched into a claw, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, swiftly reached for Theo's ankle, which had not yet retracted.

Theo had anticipated this, and using the reaction force generated by his kick, his core muscles in his waist and abdomen suddenly tightened and exerted force like a steel cable.

His body traced a smooth arc backward through the air, somersaulting 270° like a nimble swift, before landing lightly and steadily on the ground, without even stirring up much dust.

Taking advantage of the moment when Theo had just landed and was still unsteady, Gojo Satoru, who had successfully countered and seized the initiative, did not hesitate to slam his feet into the ground, his body shooting forward like an arrow, while simultaneously beginning a low and rapid incantation:

""Phase". "

He first made a sudden charge to the right, but the moment Six Eyes accurately caught Theo turning to the side and slightly withdrawing his left foot, he immediately changed direction to the left and threw a probing left jab.

""jackfruit"."

Dio also used his "Six Eyes" ability to anticipate Gojo Satoru's movements.

He raised his right hand into a standard boxing blocking stance, seemingly casually deflecting the weak and feeble feint. Then, his left arm suddenly shot out, and his jab, like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave, aimed straight at Gojo Satoru's face.

In an instant, Gojo Satoru pulled his left arm inward to his chest, his left palm facing outward, just enough to cover his vital areas.

His entire body smoothly tilted to the left along with the momentum of his forward charge, narrowly avoiding the lightning-fast jab. His body was lying at almost a 45° angle to the ground, yet his center of gravity strangely maintained its balance.

His right hand, which had been hidden at his side and poised to strike, now quietly emerged from below—

A red ball of magical energy, radiating an ominous aura, rapidly condensed at Gojo Satoru's fingertip and pierced straight towards Theo's seemingly unguarded abdomen!

"The Pillar of Light!"

Dio was not unaware of this.

"He" is a technique reversal, which requires the injection of positive energy after the reversal.

The moment Gojo Satoru's curse power changed, Six Eyes had already clearly and accurately transmitted the information that "the opponent is about to release 'Haku' over a defined positive infinite distance" to his mind.

In a flash, a near-mad idea cleaved through Theo's rapidly racing thoughts like a flash of white lightning:

He used conceptual defense and enhanced magical power to withstand the attack, and then blasted Gojo Satoru, along with his arrogance, into the ground!

There was no time to retract his left hand to block. A fierce glint flashed in Theo's eyes. Instead of retreating, he faced the impending destructive red light and fiercely leaned forward, swinging his right fist!

"I already said I ignore Pei—"

However, "He" bloomed ahead of schedule!

The red, straight shockwave burst forth like a destructive pillar of light, and the terrifying impact that spread forward in a cone shape propelled Theo hundreds of meters into the air!

"Oh? Oh, oh!"

It is known that Dio can ignore "zi" as "paradox" itself.

But when the "infinity" after convergence and divergence encounters the void, this pure shock wave caused by "Hercules," this real momentum that has already been released, may not belong to the category of "paradox"!

Gojo Satoru boldly hypothesized and carefully verified, using his genius-level sharp combat intuition to grasp this fleeting theoretical flaw!

"Nine Principles," "Polarization," "Crow and Declaration," "Between Inside and Out"—Zi!

He clasped his hands together at his waist to briefly gather strength, and taking advantage of Theo's momentary stiffness as he was struck and floating in the air, he recited the lengthy incantation in a second like a high-speed divine incantation, chanting "Zi" before unleashing the attack!

Through Gojo Satoru's artful and meticulous manipulation of his magical power, the extremely unstable and dangerously swaying purplish-black imaginary mass sphere did not hit Dio himself, but was precisely detonated in mid-air in front of Dio!

In order to avoid the conceptual defense of "ignoring the paradox", he took the initiative to use the unlimited "Zi" that does not set a direction and even involves himself!

The roar of the blast wave, like the beating of a giant drum, shook the entire forest once again.

The blinding light of annihilation and the violent shockwave instantly engulfed the location where Gojo Satoru was standing.

The ground beneath his feet shattered, disintegrated, and sank under the irresistible onslaught of energy.

As the thick smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Dio's figure appeared somewhat disheveled outside the blast radius, his entire body enveloped in dense smoke from the Reversal Spell.

That striking outfit, with its distinctive mecha-style design, was now almost completely destroyed.

The coat had long since turned to ashes in the raging energy, and even the special shirt underneath was torn to shreds, barely hanging on the body like a tattered battle flag.

Only the red unicorn helmet remained firmly fastened to the top of his head, reflecting a dim yet stubborn luster amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

He did not rely on the already ineffective "phase transfer armor" but instead used his exquisite martial arts movements to continuously adjust his posture in mid-air to fully dissipate the force. He also used the concept of "red horn three times speed" to accelerate away from the blast center and withstand the impact of this close-range explosion, which was even greater than the previous one!