Hero? I'm just here to borrow power!

Using his teleportation ability, Gojo Satoru launched Byakuya like a precision-guided missile into every corner of Japan where cursed spirits bred. Combined with Byakuya's own powerful pinpoint sniping ability, the combined efforts of the two caused the number of cursed spirits in Japan and surrounding countries and regions to plummet precipitously within just three days.

Of course, all of this was made possible by the full cooperation of all departments, students and staff of the college. With everyone's concerted efforts, these sorcerers who spend their days rushing between life and death were finally able to have such a short but precious day of leisure.

"It's rare to hear such gentle words from you, Byakuya-kun."

Gojo Satoru imitated Byakuya's posture, stretching his body. Beneath his white kimono was a physique containing explosive power.

"It sounds like a farewell."

It was as if his "six eyes" had seen through something, hence Gojo Satoru's statement.

"Maybe." Byakuya did not deny Gojo Satoru's words.

"But whether it's gentleness or farewell, don't expect me to go easy on you."

Bai Ye raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a rare, battle-ready smile. He unusually responded to his opponent's provocation, "If you go easy on me like you did when you fought Ryoumen Sukuna, you'll suffer a humiliating defeat in front of the students."

"Huh? Well, let me make this clear beforehand!" Now it was time for his signature trash talk, and Gojo Satoru showed no mercy. "You're the one challenging the title of 'Strongest in Modern Times,' in other words, you're the challenger in this fight!"

"Heh... Enough talk, let's get started!"

With a low shout from Bai Ye, the two figures instantly transformed into two streaks of light, one red and one white, tearing through the air and colliding violently at a speed completely imperceptible to the naked eye!

boom!

A fierce hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides.

In the instant of close combat, Bai Ye, wielding Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, clearly had the advantage in speed. The pair of black and white swords transformed into two deadly streaks of light, but just before they were about to strike Gojo Satoru's body, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The speed of Bai Ye's twin swords suddenly slowed down drastically, as if they were stuck in viscous amber, almost coming to a complete stop.

"You haven't forgotten my 'no limits' technique, have you!"

Seeing that Byakuya's attack had failed, Gojo Satoru's lips curled into a smug smile.

His right fist clenched, and the blue pulling force of "Azure" suddenly erupted, instantly pulling Bai Ye's body closer. At the same time, a blazing red light appeared on his left hand, and the terrifying repulsive force of "Spell Reversal: Her" instantly erupted, like an invisible heavy cannon, hitting Bai Ye's chest directly and sending his body flying dozens of meters away like a cannonball.

"It feels good, but it doesn't feel like it hits."

Gojo Satoru flicked the sleeves of his kimono, his face showing no joy at the successful attack, but rather a hint of admiration, "As expected of Byakuya Special Grade, your reaction speed is still so fast."

The two sides exchanged a lightning-fast blow, so fast that most of the spectators around the training ground couldn't even see it clearly.

Did it hit the target?

"No? It looks like it's blocking the way!"

"But how could anyone possibly stop that speed!"

The students of the vocational college were discussing the matter.

In the distance, Bai Ye steadied himself, his Gan Jiang and Mo Xie swords crossed in front of his chest. Just as Gojo Satoru unleashed "Heh," he used his "Mind's Eye" to accurately block the heavy blow with his twin swords.

“‘No Limits’ technique is indeed the strongest shield,” Bai Ye exclaimed.

“Your movements are the same, they’re faster than normal,” Gojo Satoru replied.

After a brief exchange, both of them immediately realized that a simple hand-to-hand combat was meaningless. In his normal state, Byakuya lacked an effective means to directly penetrate the "no limit" absolute defense, while Gojo Satoru was also unable to cope with Byakuya's close-combat advantage, which was like a prophecy, enhanced by "Mind's Eye".

In that case, there is only one key to victory or defeat.

"Then, the only way to determine the winner is by the domain."

"Right on my mind."

"The field expands——"

"Ultimate Attack Control—"

"Infinite space!"

Unlimited Blade Works!

Two completely different worlds collide violently in this enhanced space!

Inspired by Ryoumen Sukuna's domain "Fuma no Miko" and enlightened by Byakuya's "Unlimited Blade Works", Gojo Satoru's "Muryuku" after two enhancements, along with Byakuya's "Mental World" originating from Heroic Spirit Emiya, each occupies half of this space.

Gojo Satoru is indeed a genius on par with Ryoumen Sukuna.

At this moment, his domain was completely different from when he clashed with Su Nuo before.

Transformed into an open domain and greatly enhanced by the seemingly simple constraint of "requiring hand seals," the "Boundless Void" actually managed to maintain its complete shape in the face of Byakuya's "Infinite Blade Works."

On one side was a crimson wasteland studded with countless broken swords, the setting sun like blood, and a huge, rusty gear slowly turning in the sky, filled with an aura of slaughter and steel.

On the other side is a cosmic space where pure white and deep blue intertwine, with countless stars and mysterious patterns flowing within, filled with absolute rationality and endless information.

On the boundary between the two worlds, space groaned under its own weight. Although the guaranteed hit effect of the domains had been neutralized by mutual restraint, the stalemate in this space was enough to explain everything.

“It seems you really have become stronger.” Byakuya, standing in the red world of “Unlimited Blade Works,” said Gojo Satoru, who stood in the pure white world of “Boundless Void.”

“After all, I am the ‘strongest’,” Gojo Satoru said with an incredibly confident smile. “How could I let you leave me behind so easily?”

"So, the second round?"

"Round 2!"

In the battle of the domain, the two sides had barely finished speaking when the fight resumed!

Countless blue magical energies gathered behind Byakuya like starlight, then transformed into an endless rain of swords, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the atmosphere, falling towards Gojo Satoru.

Faced with this attack, which resembled an apocalyptic meteor shower, Gojo Satoru calmly raised his hand and used "Azure," amplified by his domain, to respond.

The powerful suction force formed an invisible blue vortex. The rain of swords composed of low-level treasures was instantly gathered and compressed by this force, and then dissipated into countless spiritual particles before touching the core.

"How about that? Was that enough of a probing attack?" After easily deflecting the rain of swords, Gojo Satoru assumed his classic "Zi" stance. "How about a real firepower duel?"

"Happy to accompany you."

A uniquely shaped spiral-shaped treasure also appeared in Bai Ye's hand.

"Nine Principles, polarized light, the cry of a bird, between the inside and outside."

As Gojo Satoru chanted the complete incantation, "Virtual Style: Zi," which he considered his ultimate technique, unleashed a more terrifying and condensed purple energy than it would normally be.

"Noble Phantasm Unleashed - Pseudo-Spiral Sword!"

Holding the spiral sword in both hands, Byakuya did not choose to transform it into an arrow to use "Imagine Collapse". Instead, he took advantage of the fact that the Noble Phantasm projection in "Unlimited Blade Works" does not consume magic power and used this "pseudo-spiral sword" in its original way to "release the Noble Phantasm".

A rainbow-like sword light emerged in Bai Ye's hand. This powerful treasure, also known as the "Spiral Rainbow Sword," revealed its true, long-hidden power at this moment. The force, enough to crush hills and shatter the earth, erupted forth, and the sword's edge seemed to be able to overturn even the sky and the earth.

Without a doubt, this is a demonic sword capable of tearing apart even space itself.

The next second, after the complete incantation, the charged "Phantom Style: Zi" with its power exceeding 120% of its original strength collided violently with the dazzling sword light of Byakuya's "Pseudo-Spiral Sword" Noble Phantasm release!

There was no deafening roar, no blinding light.

It was as if space and time themselves had been compressed; at the instant these two extreme energies met, even the propagation of sound and light was forcibly halted. It was a singularity of absolute stillness and absolute darkness, existing for only a fraction of a second, before the energy, accumulated to its limit, erupted violently in a form beyond anyone's imagination!

boom--! ! !

In the distant stands, the barrier maintained by several sorcerers groaned as the shockwave struck, its surface cracking like a spiderweb.

The students of the high school were blown about by the force of the explosion. Some of the weaker members of the "Window" even fainted on the spot, or suffered eardrum bleeding due to the immense pressure. Ieiri Shoko, who was supposed to be just an audience member, had to show a helpless expression of "here we go again." She worked overtime and the soft light of the Reversal Technique shone in her hands, beginning to repair the injured audience members on a large scale.

After the explosion, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, and the outcome of this battle was finally decided.

Bai Ye stood still, his face slightly pale from the close-range impact, but his upright body remained motionless within the barrier of his "Infinite Blade Works".

On the other hand, Gojo Satoru's condition was much worse. Despite being "Zi" enhanced with the complete incantation, it still couldn't defeat the pseudo-Spiral Sword after its "Noble Phantasm Release" in a pure firepower duel.

At this moment, his white kimono was completely torn to shreds, revealing his strong upper body. His hands were severed at the root, and his chest and abdomen were covered with hideous wounds. However, his face showed no pain, but rather a hint of excited smile. His battered body was slowly regenerating at a visible speed under the effect of the reversal spell.

“Although I sensed it when you used ‘Fantasy Collapse’ before,” Gojo Satoru’s voice was slightly panting, but his fighting spirit was even higher, “I didn’t expect to feel such terrifying pressure when we actually faced each other head-on. Firepower battles have always been your area of ​​strength.”

He knew that Bai Ye had held back a little when she unleashed her Noble Phantasm just now. After all, the spiral sword had already torn space apart. If she had gone all out, even with his 'no limit' defense, he would have had a hard time escaping unscathed.

"My weakness has always been my endurance outside of this domain, not my direct firepower." Byakuya said calmly as the pseudo-spiral sword in his Noble Phantasm dissipated into spiritual particles, while leisurely waiting for Gojo Satoru's Reversal Technique to complete its regeneration. "You should know that too."

"You clearly promised you wouldn't hold back, you bastard!"

Gojo Satoru's reversal technique was incredibly efficient, after all, he was a man who could withstand countless slashes from "Fuma Michiko". In just a moment, his broken hands and the wounds on his body were completely healed.

It seems that the improved "Boundless Void" has the effect of amplifying the user's physical strength. At this moment, Gojo Satoru's steps swayed, and his body became faster than before. He used the power of "Azure" to compress spatial coordinates to teleport, appearing behind Byakuya like a ghost.

"There is a flaw!"

Seemingly dissatisfied with Byakuya's earlier leniency, Gojo Satoru, with one blue and one red fist each, wielding the "Azure" and "Hell" symbols, launched another fierce attack on Byakuya.

The moment the fist was about to strike, Byakuya's body retreated as predicted by his "Mind's Eye." However, Gojo Satoru seemed to have anticipated this, and just before the attack, he instinctively stopped his fist's attack and instead launched a small "Hah" in the opposite direction of Byakuya's dodge.

Just as Bai Ye was about to dodge his attack, he used the recoil of "He" to forcibly change the trajectory of his body and used an extremely fierce Iron Mountain Strike to send Bai Ye flying!

"You learn pretty quickly."

The accuracy of this attack was somewhat unexpected for Bai Ye. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes instead lighting up with excitement.

"It hurt me, but only a little."

After saying that, electric lights projected onto Bai Ye's hands.

"Projection begins."

"Red Plains Hound!"

"Iron Hammer Snake Collapse!"

These two demonic swords belonging to the hero Beowulf appeared in Bai Ye's hands. However, unexpectedly, although the original forms of these two Noble Phantasms were swords, they transformed into a pair of ferocious gauntlets, covering Bai Ye's hands.

Since he can transform a sword into an arrow, transforming a sword into a gauntlet would be no problem for the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

"If you like hand-to-hand combat, I'm happy to oblige!"

As he spoke, Byakuya's body transformed into a streak of red light once more, colliding fiercely with Gojo Satoru.

The fist imbued with the concept of "Azure" mass contraction collided with the fist of White Night covered by "Red Wilderness Hound". A sharp roar erupted in the air, and ripples like flowing water even appeared in the air. This is a physical phenomenon caused by air encountering ultra-high pressure.

"Red Plains Hound" is a Noble Phantasm that can bestow the concept of "the most correct slash," and at this moment, its characteristics are manifested through the compatibility power of the White Night Transformation System after it is transformed into gauntlets.

And that is—

Black flash!

Black sparks flew the instant the fists made contact.

So this is what they call the feeling of Black Flash? After throwing this punch, Byakuya suddenly felt a sense of omnipotence, as if he had suddenly seen the light. And his fist, covered by the "Red Wilderness" gauntlet, shattered the "Azure" mark on Gojo Satoru's fist with unstoppable force.

However, when facing Byakuya who unleashed a black flash, Gojo Satoru's eyes also showed that familiar sense of enlightenment.

His other fist, imbued with "Kha," attacked him the instant after Bai Ye unleashed his black flash. Gojo Satoru's fist, which had turned red due to the release of the "Kha" concept, now also shimmered with the same ominous black light.

"Black Flash!"

After Byakuya unleashed his first Black Flash, Gojo Satoru was not to be outdone and unleashed his own Black Flash as well!

Bai Ye countered with his left hand, clad in the "Iron Hammer Snake Collapse" gauntlet. The two extreme forces collided again, leaving his left hand numb. The power of this black flash was no less than the one he had unleashed while wearing the "Red Plains Hunter Intercept" gauntlet.

Their bodies were once again thrown apart by a tremendous force.

"Ohhhhhh!" The sorcerers in the audience had never seen such a divine battle before, and they kept cheering.

The "White Night Faction," led by Megumi Fushiguro, and the "Gojo Faction," led by Hisahito Itadori, were arguing fiercely in the audience, cheering for the two.

"Do you really want to leave?"

Just then, their fists clashed again, and Gojo Satoru asked the question as he approached Byakuya.

"Yes, my journey in this world is almost over." This time, Byakuya didn't hide anything anymore. After blocking Gojo Satoru's attack with his fist, he answered calmly.

"Huh? So you really are from another world, right?" Even at this moment, Gojo Satoru still maintained his eccentric personality and retorted in this way.

“In a sense, that’s not wrong.” Bai Ye smiled and threw another heavy punch at Wujiao Wu.

"Then will you come back?"

Despite asking this question, Gojo Satoru's actions were ruthless.

After dodging Bai Ye's attack, he used "Cang" to teleport behind Bai Ye again and delivered a powerful elbow strike to Bai Ye's back.

"I don't know either, but since the world is so big..."

Byakuya's "Mind's Eye" had already anticipated Gojo Satoru's attack. With a nimble roll, he instantly dodged Gojo Satoru's attack, while dozens of swords rained down behind him as a counterattack.

The rain of swords composed of low-level Noble Phantasms was instantly knocked down by the "Azure" added to Gojo Satoru's fist, but at this moment, Byakuya's body had already transformed into a red light and approached Gojo Satoru.

"One day, everyone will see me again."

As he said this, the gauntlets in Bai Ye's hands disappeared, replaced by two katana, one long and one short.