Jujutsu Kaisen: I have everything I need now!

Not far away, December Shuo, who was covering Zhenyi, keenly sensed the energy fluctuations.

"Mai, tell Itadori and the others to be careful! That general is about to unleash a powerful attack!"

Upon hearing this, Zhenyi immediately turned to look at the center of the field.

A massive, pitch-black ball of energy had already condensed on Ika's katana. From within that energy ball, faint screams could be heard.

"Kuro!"

As Itachi slammed a shadow warrior into the ground, he shouted anxiously.

"Secret Sword: Fallen Underworld"

He swung down the katana in his hand.

The ball of pitch-black energy instantly transformed into a black sword aura over ten meters long, slashing towards Fu Hei with overwhelming force.

Wherever the sword energy passed, trees, rocks, and the ground were instantly severed, leaving behind a bottomless, pitch-black ravine.

Fukuro Megumi stood still, staring intently at the rapidly approaching sword energy.

His brain was working at full speed.

hide?

With the range and speed of that sword energy, he had no way to dodge it.

block?

What could he use to block it? His shadow armor was as fragile as a piece of paper in the face of an attack of this level.

"Give it to me..."

"Release your will..."

"Only I can save you..."

The whispers within his body became incredibly clear at that moment, even carrying a seductive quality. If he were to give up resisting and completely allow the mask's residual consciousness to take over his body, the immense shadow energy dormant deep within his soul would erupt instantly, easily blocking this attack.

But the price he will pay is that he will be completely ensnared.

"Don't even think about it..."

Fu Hei bit his lip until it bled, the taste of blood instantly filling his mouth. The intense pain kept him conscious to the very last shred of his senses.

"I am who I am."

"My shadow is mine alone to control!"

Fukuro Megumi abandoned his defensive stance, scattered the black sword in his hand, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, interlocked his fingers, and formed the hand seal that he had tried countless times but could never perfectly master.

In his eyes, reason and madness were fiercely clashing, and in the end, reason prevailed.

"Domain Expansion—"

Just a second before the black sword energy was about to engulf him, Fukuro Megumi's voice resounded throughout the entire sea of ​​trees.

"【Inlaid Dark Courtyard - Abyss】".

hum-

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

At that moment, a drop of extremely thick black liquid slowly rose from the ground beneath Fushiguro Megumi's feet.

"Tick-tock".

The sound was very soft, yet it eerily reached everyone's ears.

Immediately afterwards, with him at the center, all the colors of the world were stripped away.

The trees, which were originally dark green, had all turned black and white, while the sky was gray. The ground had become a thick, deep black ocean.

The terrifying black sword energy that Ika unleashed was like a drop of water falling into the ocean the moment it entered Fu Hei's body, without even causing a ripple, and was instantly swallowed up.

"What...what is this?!"

Kugizaki Nobara stood on a tree branch in the distance, looking down at the churning darkness below with an incredulous expression in her eyes.

She could sense an extremely evil aura emanating from below.

The shadow warriors who had been attacking them were now frozen in place. The shadows beneath their feet betrayed them, transforming into black hands that gripped their ankles tightly, dragging them bit by bit into the black ocean.

"Is this Fukuro's territory?"

Itadori's eyes widened. He had seen Fushiguro Megumi's incomplete domain before, but compared to this, it was nothing.

"That's really impressive."

December floated beside Zhenyi, looking at the boy in the center of the field, the golden-pink light in his eyes brighter than ever before.

"This is Fushiguro Megumi's original technique, combined with the remaining power of the Shadow King."

In the very center of the domain, Fushiguro Megumi stood quietly on the black sea.

The dark red cracks on his face had stopped spreading, and the previously volatile energy was now flowing gently around him.

He looked at Ika across from him.

Ika was also submerged in this black ocean. The thick, black liquid reached above his knees, enveloping him completely and preventing him from moving an inch.

"You actually... have control over this abyss?"

A shocked voice came from beneath Ika's helmet.

"I said that."

Fushiguro Megumi slowly raised his hand, his voice becoming incredibly calm, as calm as a king proclaiming a verdict.

"This is my shadow."

As he raised his hand, the black sea around Ika churned violently.

"roar--!"

A jade dog, several times larger than before and covered in black bone spurs, leaped out of the black water. Following it were enormous elephants, packs of rabbits, and even countless shadow warriors wielding black swords.

They are no longer rigid shikigami, but an army carrying a chilling killing intent.

They are the masters of this abyss, an extension of Fukuro Megumi's will.

"In this world, I am the only general."

Fushiguro Megumi's fingers suddenly fell.

"Kill him."

boom!

All the shadow monsters surged toward Ika like a black tsunami.

"I am the leader of the samurai order! Do not even think of forcing me to submit!"

Ika let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth. He gripped his katana tightly with both hands and swung it with all his might at the onrushing army.

But faced with such a dense army, his resistance seemed somewhat futile.

The jade hound's claws tore through his armor, the elephants' trampling broke his spine, and countless shadow warriors overwhelmed him with their blades.

This happened in an instant.

This samurai general, who had once been a formidable opponent for the students of the college, was torn to shreds.

As Ika died, the black mask on his face let out a mournful cry, fell from mid-air, and landed on the black sea.

Fushiguro Megumi walked up to the mask, bent down, and picked it up.

The moment the mask touched his hand, a massive, pure shadow energy surged into his body through his palm. The previously broken and incomplete "roots" began to rapidly repair and grow after absorbing this power of the same origin, eventually merging perfectly with Fushiguro Megumi's cursed energy circuit.

"call......"

Fuhei Hui let out a long breath.

He closed his eyes and dispelled the domain.

The distorted space around them instantly returned to normal. The gray-white trees turned back to dark green, and the black ocean beneath their feet receded, revealing the once-damp soil.

Although sunlight still cannot penetrate the thick canopy, the chilling, deathly atmosphere has completely disappeared.

Those undead warriors who had lost their generals turned to dust and vanished with the wind the moment the domain was dispelled.

Everything returned to calm.

"Kuro!"

Itachi was the first to rush over, grabbing Fushiguro Megumi's shoulder and shouting excitedly.

"You're amazing! What was that just now? Was that a domain expansion? That was so cool!"

"Let go... You're too heavy..." Fushiguro Megumi was choking him so badly that she could hardly breathe. She pushed Itajiro's face away in disgust, but a barely perceptible smile flashed in her eyes.

Kugizaki also walked over and looked Fushiguro Megumi up and down.

"Looks like you didn't turn into a mindless monster. You're lucky to be alive."

"I'm sorry to have worried you all," Fushiguro Megumi said softly, looking at the mask in her hand.

Zhenyi put away the "Black Queen" and slowly walked over, with December 1st following behind her.

"Congratulations, you've passed the first test." December looked at Fushiguro Megumi and nodded. "It seems my judgment was correct; you are indeed qualified to withstand this power."

"This is just the beginning."

Fushiguro Megumi raised her head and looked into the depths of the forest.

Although Ika is dead, he can sense that there are several other equally powerful beings stirring up trouble on this vast land.

"There are three more."

Fushiguro Megumi casually tossed Ika's mask to Itadori, who was standing nearby.

"Keep it safe, this is our spoils of war."

He turned and walked out of the forest. His steps were more steady than when he came, and his back appeared more upright.

"Let's go back and report."

Itadori hurriedly caught the mask, looked at it, then at Fushiguro Megumi's back, and grinned.

"Oh! Let's go back and have a nice meal to celebrate!"

The group returned along the same route they had taken.