Curse Reply: I'm going to fight the Myriad Corpse Immortal, the highest level one!

"Chatting with you is quite boring, Gan Jing."

Xia Jie calmly handed over a note with the same type of restraints that he had previously asked the angel to give to Fukuro Megumi.

"The thing inside Hadana is dangerous, so regardless of whether you are qualified to be a recipient of a physical body, I suggest you establish the bindings as written above to prevent that thing from taking advantage of you."

"I'd trade the loss of all physical power after becoming a mortal body... for a significant increase in the soul's ability to resist while in this mortal state?"

Gan Jinglin took the note and read its contents aloud in confusion. He couldn't understand the seemingly nonsensical text, and as a self-taught sorcerer, he didn't even know what binding was.

"Excuse me, what is meant by 'restraint'?"

He asked Xia Jie somewhat nervously.

"A sorcerer makes a contract with himself, others, or the world through sorcery and words. It is an equivalent exchange of cost and benefit. You can refer to the 'Oath and Restriction' in Hunter x Hunter to understand it."

Even if the contract with oneself is violated, one will only lose the benefits without paying any additional price.

However, if a contract is made with others and the world, violating it will result in unknown and terrifying punishments, such as dying on the spot from vomiting blood.

A bond can only be established if the person agrees voluntarily, so I will not force you to sign the bond on the note.

However, similarly, if you are easily possessed by the entity within Itadori because you didn't establish this bondage, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand.

"I traded the loss of flesh... for... a significant enhancement. Is that enough?"

Because there were no clauses in the bondage agreement that would harm him, Rin Akai signed the bondage agreement without hesitation.

After completing the orders of the mysterious powerful figure who called himself Xia Jie, Gan Jinglin hesitated for a moment before deciding to ask further questions:

"Itadori is currently fighting a powerful swimmer named Hiromi Higurashi. If something happens to Itadori, will something lurking within him come out?"

"I'll answer you in the simplest, most direct, and most straightforward way—it's entirely possible."

Xia Jie replied, mimicking Doubao's tone.

"Huh!? What do we do now?"

Rin Akai's pupils dilated in shock upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, because Urokodaki—"

"We will win!!!"

This is a victory declaration from the Intelligence Immortal!

According to Xia Jie's understanding,

Although this battle was not a victory in the conventional sense, it was about using personal charisma to help Japanese cars return to their original purpose.

But this is undoubtedly a victory, even a victory of a higher level than defeating a force.

As the two were talking, the sounds of fighting in the mall had stopped at some point, and then...

A little golden beetle appeared beside Rin Akai, letting out a cheerful chirp:

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~!"

"A swimmer added new rules to the process of returning from the dead."

"General Rule 10: Swimmers may transfer any points to other swimmers!"

Xia Jie pointed her index finger at the little golden beetle and said sarcastically, "How about that? I told you Huzhang would win. If you don't believe me, you can check Hiromi's points."

"I completely trust you, Lord Xia Jie."

Gan Jinglin dared not question Xia Jie's judgment.

"This is boring." Xia Jie looked at Gan Jinglin, who was bowing and scraping to her, and curled her lips in boredom.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Jie caught a glimpse of a sacred golden light shining in the distance.

As Xia Jie turned her head, a huge beam of light came into view, then quickly shrank and disappeared.

A few seconds after the colossal pillar of light created by Jacob's Ladder disappeared, a tremendous roar finally broke the silence.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Hearing the rumbling sound, Xia Jie's inner body within the skull beamed with joy: "Looks like things are going well with the angels too, but... who's going to provide me with the elephant and house I'm missing?"

Before Xia Jie could continue her lament, the young Tiger Emperor, wearing a battle-damaged version of his college uniform with a missing left sleeve, and former lawyer Hiromi Ryoma, soaked from taking a bath in his clothes, walked out of the mall one after the other.

Xia Jie waved her right hand and greeted Hu Zhang in a familiar manner.

"Hello, Itadori Yuujin, my name is Natsuki. I have some important information about the high school to tell you, but before that, please take a look at this..." Natsuki handed over a piece of paper with red writing on it, and after Itadori took it, he quickly retreated twenty meters away.

"Huh? Okay, let me see." Yuzhang unfolded the paper and began reading the text:

Yuujin Itadori, this is a bond I, with my life, established at the cost of my precognitive abilities. Before Sukuna is completely purified, if you or your body intentionally harms yourself, I will not hesitate to harm the same body part; if you violate this, I will die immediately.

"Cheer!" Almost the instant the paper was fully unfolded, Sukuna's mouth appeared on Itajima's cheek.

Haddō's movements froze instantly, an ominous black mark appearing on his face, before he tore the paper to shreds.

"Oh no, we're doomed."

When Xia Jie designed the note tactic, she actually considered its loopholes, namely that it takes time to read the text and understand its meaning. If Su Nuo's reading speed is fast enough, he might have a chance to catch Itajiro in the pre-emptive moment of understanding the text.

And now, this is one of the worst possible outcomes: Sukuna has chosen to make a last-ditch effort before Itadori establishes the damage equation.

The next instant, Su Nuo's figure disappeared from the spot, and Ri Che, who could prevent violence through his domain, was knocked unconscious by a hand chop.

Immediately, under the horrified gaze of Akai Rin,

Xia Jie felt her mouth being forcibly pried open, unable to close it, and then she received a heavy blow to her neck, while Su Nuo's mocking voice rang in her ears.

"Not bad, kid. Your binding technique was aimed at my Qikuo, wasn't it? I didn't expect such a shameless spell to exist. But it'll be mine soon!"

In exchange for the complete loss of my arms, eyes, and mouth, and for my strength to be reduced to one percent by the first month of next year, I will minimize the difficulty of cutting my fingers.

Su Nuo concentrated his power into the little finger of Itachi's left hand, then used his right hand to tear off the little finger that had been transformed into a cursed object and stuff it into Xia Jie's throat.

"Once I possess your body and kill Itachi, I can break free from your shackles. I will make good use of your memories and spells." Sukuna triumphantly declared his victory.

"Plan works! How could I not have considered this? You've been tricked, Sukuna!"

Xia Jie, pretending to faint, tried hard to keep her smile. "Let's open the champagne in 10 seconds, no, 3 seconds."

When Xia Jie indirectly felt the finger-shaped object slide into her throat through the cursed blood, she could no longer suppress her laughter and burst into wild laughter.

"Hmph~ Hmph~ Hahahahahahaha! I knew it could work, it definitely could, it was so easy!"

Meanwhile, on the other hand, on the other hand:

"Again and again! Again and again!!!"

"Another innocent person has died because of me!"

The black lines on Itachi's face disappeared, and the corners of his mouth, which had been turned up, drooped down again.

His expression shifted from regret to sorrow, then from sorrow to collapse, and finally erupted into a furious roar:

"Give Mr. Xia Jie his body back!"

Xia Jie stopped smiling, her somewhat cloudy eyes looking at Hu Zhang, and said with a relaxed smile:

"Don't rush, Itachi, it's me, Xia Jie, who won!"

After all, even if the standard for accepting flesh is low, it wouldn't be low enough to include my corpse. Hmph, a mere Sukuna, nothing more than a mortal born in an era without me.

Itadori's grief-stricken expression suddenly froze, while Amai Rin's expression changed from fear to bewilderment, and Nichisha's face, which had just woken up, changed from vigilance to confusion. All three of them were conveying the same message: What is this guy talking about?

Seemingly noticing the three's confusion, Xia Jie reached up and lifted her hair, revealing the blood-red stitches beneath:

"To put it simply, I, Xia Jie, am already dead."