Curse Reply: After choosing Nawa, the cursed spirit cursed me for being cruel.

The strongest sorcerer in history versus the strongest sorcerer in modern times.

Duanmu Yan landed first. He stretched out his left hand, pointed at Su Nuo opposite him with his index finger, and said confidently and firmly, "You seem to have some misunderstandings, so I need to make it clear... you are the challenger."

"You brat," Su Nu muttered under his breath.

"One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." How could Duanmu Yan be a decent person if he could hang out with Gojo Satoru?

“Challenger?” Su Nuo slowly repeated the word, the curve of his lips becoming increasingly ferocious.

"It seems that the trembling of that brat's body just now gave you some kind of illusion."

"Duanmu Yan, you're nothing but a fish on the chopping block, only slightly more lively than the other fish!"

"Just some nobody!"

He assumed a fighting stance, his four hands outstretched, a surge of powerful magical energy churning in his palms. "I will peel off your scales one by one."

Duanmu Yan's Yatalis armor instantly combined, and four elemental beams of light slashed down from the void, converging around him to form a dazzling gold.

He also adopted a fighting stance, saying, "Go ahead and trash talk all you want, anyway, this day next year will be your death anniversary."

"If you had stayed inside Itadori's body and kept quiet, you could have continued to eke out a living. But in your current state... I can beat you up without any scruples."

Chapter 284: I'm hanging out with Gojo Satoru, what kind of good person can I be?

Two figures faced off amidst the ruins of the Angry Onsen village, the air thickening under the pressure of their magical powers.

Duanmu Yan broke the deadlock first. The four elemental patterns on the Yatalis armor lit up at the same time. He pushed off with his feet and transformed into a golden stream of light, crashing head-on into Su Nuo.

His right fist was wrapped in blazing white flames, and wherever his fist passed, the air was distorted by the intense heat.

"Lightning Spiral Fist!"

Instead of being satisfied, Su Nuo excitedly clenched his two left hands into fists, and dozens of spells emerged from the void, surrounding and attacking Duanmu Yan from different directions.

Duanmu Yan swung his left arm, and blue water elements condensed into a torrent on his arm armor. He then unleashed a steady lightning-charge palm strike at the slashes, scattering them one by one in mid-air.

His right fist continued its momentum, and Su Nuo raised his right hand to catch it head-on. The shockwave from the impact of the fist and palm shattered the surrounding ruins into dust.

Sukuna's other right hand followed up from below, attempting to activate the Eight.

Duanmu Yan gave him no chance. His right leg, wreathed in a raging emerald green, lashed out. The whirlwind from the lightning tornado kick deflected Su Nuo's hand, and the slash grazed his side, cutting several deep, bottomless cracks in the ground behind him.

Using the recoil from his kick, he pulled himself back half a body length, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and instantly deployed a four-way defense. The four elemental lights of red, blue, green, and purple formed a thick barrier around him.

Su Nuo's several slashes, which followed closely, struck the barrier and exploded with a piercing shriek, but they didn't even leave a crack.

"Eight Elephants Attack!"

Four elemental beams followed closely behind, simultaneously striking Su Nuo from different directions.

Su Nuo dodged at high speed between several beams of light.

The two exchanged attacks and defenses amidst the ruins, each collision accompanied by the collapse of buildings and the cracking of the ground.

Su Nuo felt increasingly uneasy as the fight progressed; this human was not at all at a disadvantage against his fully evolved self.

He no longer held back, opening all four hands simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of strikes several times more intense than before, like a torrential downpour, completely sealing off all of Duanmu Yan's evasive angles from all directions.

Duanmu Yan suddenly spread his wings, transforming into a golden lightning bolt that pierced through the gaps in the rain of slashes.

Su Nuo's pupils contracted slightly. He couldn't catch Duanmu Yan's trajectory. This person's pure speed was so fast that even his dynamic vision couldn't keep up.

After passing through the slashing net, Duanmu Yan suddenly appeared in front of Su Nuo, hooking his right fist upwards and delivering a solid uppercut to Su Nuo's chin.

Su Nuo was knocked backward by the punch.

Duanmu Yan gave him no chance to catch his breath, his right leg sweeping across, a lightning tornado kick sending Su Nuo flying.

Su Nuo crashed through the wall of an abandoned hotel, and broken bricks and wood chips rained down on him.

Duanmu Yan stood still and shook his wrist, watching Su Nuo stand up from the ruins.

Su Nuo sprang out of the ruins and ran at high speed along the exterior wall of a half-collapsed apartment building next to him.

When he reached the top of the apartment building, he pushed off the wall with both feet, and his whole body soared into the air. At the moment of hovering at the highest point, all four hands were filled with magical power, and an enhanced version of the attack, far exceeding the scale of all his previous slashes, descended from the sky.

Duanmu Yan looked up as the slash, carrying an aura of destruction, came crashing down on him. He turned his head to let the slash graz his ear.

The aftershock of the strike sliced ​​an old apartment building behind him in half. The upper half of the building slid slowly down along the smooth cut and crashed into the ground with a thud, kicking up clouds of dust and debris.

Duanmu Yan withdrew his gaze, then suddenly pushed off with his foot, crashing into Su Nuo once again.

The two locked in combat again in mid-air, their magical powers clashing wildly between them, and the shockwaves leveled another layer of the surrounding buildings that hadn't yet collapsed.

Duanmu Yan and Su Nuo collided head-on in mid-air with another punch, and the flames and the aftershocks of the slash spread wildly in all directions, completely leveling the ruins within a radius of hundreds of meters.

The two were simultaneously thrown back by the recoil. Duanmu Yan tumbled in the air, while Su Nuo slid backward dozens of meters.

The moment Su Nuo's feet touched the ground, Duanmu Yan pressed down hard with his left hand, causing the earth element on the ground to erupt suddenly.

Without warning, the ground beneath Su Nuo's feet exploded, and a thick rock pillar shot out from the ground, sending him flying high into the air.

Duanmu Yan's Yatalis armor detached in mid-air, and a verdant whirlwind exploded from his waist.

Tuona was wearing a lot of armor.

He summoned the Mad Phoenix Bow, its body swirling with dazzling emerald green hurricane elements. With his right hand, he drew back the bowstring, and an arrow formed from pure wind elements materialized on the bow.

The green light on the arrow tip grew brighter and brighter, dyeing the entire night sky with a cold emerald hue.

"Azure Kite Pierces Demon Explosion!"

He gave a low shout, the bowstring vibrated, and the wind elemental arrow shot towards Su Nuo in mid-air, leaving a straight trail of green light.

As Su Nuo was thrown upwards, he quickly adjusted his posture. He channeled all his magical power into his right hand, and a dark red flame condensed in his palm.

"Open the stove!"

He drew his bow in response, hurling the flame in his hand downwards. The dark red fireball, trailing a scorching tail, crashed head-on into the emerald green arrow.

Two devastating attacks collided in mid-air.

The green hurricane and the dark red flames tore at each other, then exploded simultaneously after a brief stalemate. The light from the explosion illuminated the entire Nyukigawa Onsen-kyo as bright as day, and the shockwave spread wildly in all directions, leveling large sections of the surrounding buildings.

The ground cracked open into deep trenches several meters wide, and rubble and broken wood were swept into the air, turning to ashes in the high temperature at the center of the explosion.

Before the smoke and dust from the explosion in the air had even cleared, the two figures collided again.

Duanmu Yan transformed into Yatalis again and clashed fiercely with Su Nuo in mid-air. The two fought and moved through the air, and the buildings in their path collapsed continuously in the aftershocks of their battle.

The two fought from the air to the ground and back again, turning large sections of the entire Nukigawa Onsen village into ruins during their clash.

Countless building ruins lay piled on the ground, broken steel bars protruded from the rubble, and the entire battlefield was shrouded in thick smoke, making it almost impossible to see the opposite side.

Two figures slowly emerged from the billowing smoke.

"So many buildings have been destroyed. If someone were here, they'd definitely be cursing me." Duanmu Yan patted the dust off his shoulder armor, his tone relaxed.

Su Nuo snorted coldly, her voice full of self-righteousness, "Caring about the opinions of the weak is truly boring."

Duanmu Yan waved his hand, "But it doesn't matter, just consider all of this as your doing."

Su Nuo's lips twitched. "How dare you say such a thing?"

Chapter 285 Open Domain Battles

The conversation between Duanmu Yan and Su Nuo was not a simple verbal exchange.

The two seemed to be blaming each other and arguing, but the magical power within their bodies never stopped accumulating.

On Duanmu Yan's Yatalis armor, the four elemental patterns were becoming brighter and brighter at a visible speed; Su Nuo's four arms were slightly open, and dark red spell power surged in his palms like liquid.

The two looked up at the same time, their eyes meeting in mid-air, and then almost simultaneously raised their hands to form a hand seal.

"Domain Deployment: Demon-Slaying Chef!"

Behind Su Nuo, a strange shrine rose from the ground.

The enormous shrine twisted into a hideous mouth, with countless bones piled up beneath its base. The ground instantly turned a blinding crimson, and darkness surged in from all directions like a tidal wave.

The entire shrine exudes a chilling aura; just one glance is enough to instill a sense of unease deep within one's soul.

"Domain Deployment - Unforgivable Lightning Strike!"

Behind Duanmu Yan, four elemental beams of light shot into the sky simultaneously—crimson molten flames, emerald green raging torrents, deep blue torrents, and ochre-brown rock and soil. The four beams of light converged at their highest point, exploding into a dazzling golden sea of ​​lightning.

Golden arcs of electricity spread outwards from the point of convergence, gradually washing away the blood-red sky stained by Su Nuo. The air was filled with the unique freshness of the sky after a rainstorm, and the roar of thunder did not inspire fear, but rather a sense of peace.

Two open domains collided violently on this ruin.

Gold and crimson clashed and tore at each other, their boundary lines twisting and deforming under the struggle of the two forces, yet neither could completely engulf the other.

The battle is a battle in which the two are in a state of having their domains deployed. Once one of them suffers a lot of damage and their domain begins to collapse, the other's sure-hit spells will come crashing down like a tidal wave.

This is the ironclad rule of general domain confrontation.

But what makes these two people truly unique is that... their domain has no boundaries.

Once Sukuna's Demon-Subduing Chef is activated, it will inflict a guaranteed hit on all objects within its range that possess magical power.

During the Heian period a thousand years ago, countless sorcerers challenged his domain, only to be defeated by his open domain.

Because the slashes from an open field can attack the outside of the field, while the barrier of an ordinary field is extremely difficult to withstand attacks from the outside and is often destroyed before it can react.

This is the first time in Sukuna's life that he has fought against the same open field.

He suddenly felt a series of sharp pains all over his body. Looking down at the source of the pain, he saw charred burn marks on his chest, shoulders, and arms, with slight numbness at the edges.

Duanmu Yan stood in the golden sea of ​​lightning, arms crossed, and laughed loudly: "Stunned, aren't you? I also have an open domain! As long as you are within my domain, your enemies will be forcibly imbued with evil, and the damage will increase according to the concentration of evil in your heart. The lightning will bombard you at all times!"

He pointed at Su Nuo, golden arcs of electricity crackling at his fingertips, and said arrogantly, "Now, you're locked onto by justice!"

Su Nuo used a reversal technique to heal the ever-growing charred burn marks on his body, a cold smile creeping onto his lips: "Heh, just an imitator. You're not having an easy time either."

He's right.

The Demon-Slaying Chef's Eighth Skill automatically adjusts the damage based on the strength of the opponent's curse power. Duanmu Yan's curse power is arguably the strongest in the world, so the damage he suffers from the slashes is naturally among the strongest.

Sparks from the slashes continuously erupted from the golden armor, each one penetrating the armor and directly injuring his flesh. He also needed to constantly activate the Reversal Technique to heal those dense wounds.

"You're really bold. You've kept your face hidden all this time, weren't you just trying to pull a fast one? How come I'm the one being called an imitator?"

After saying that, the two started fighting again.