BOOM!
The two figures collided instantly.
Sukuna—controlling Yuji Itadori's body—threw punches infused with monstrous cursed energy.
Each strike carried enough force to shatter reinforced steel.
But Yagami Sora didn't block directly.
His pupils glowed faint blue.
Invisible calculations flooded his vision.
Countless vectors formed an invisible labyrinth around him.
"Useless, Sukuna!"
"Inside this vector field—every force belongs to me!"
"Vector Manipulation — Reflection."
BANG!
Before Sukuna's fist could touch Sora—
The impact vector reversed.
His own punch rebounded straight into his chest.
"Cough!"
Blood sprayed from Sukuna's mouth as his body flew backward.
Yet instead of anger—
His smile widened.
"Interesting."
"So this is the ability that brat was so proud of?"
He wiped blood from his lips.
"Very interesting."
Sukuna steadied himself.
Then slowly formed a hand sign.
"Dismantle."
WHOOSH.
Invisible slashes erupted from empty air.
They sealed every escape path.
But Sora only raised one hand.
The slashes entered a three-meter radius around him—
Then bent away.
As if striking an invisible mirror.
All the cuts were redirected into the sky.
"Is that so?"
Sukuna suddenly vanished.
The next instant—
He appeared behind Sora.
Still holding the severed finger.
At this point he didn't care about defeating Sora.
His only goal—
Megumi Fushiguro.
If he could get close for even a moment—
Everything would be over.
But Sora had already predicted it.
"Trying to escape?"
"Vector Manipulation — Absolute Severance."
No complicated technique.
No flashy motion.
Sora simply clenched his hand in the air.
SPLASH!
Blood erupted.
Sukuna's right arm—
The arm holding the finger—
Was severed instantly.
The limb spun through the air.
The cursed finger flew with it.
"It's over, Sukuna."
Sora stared coldly at the disarmed King of Curses.
"You can't possess anyone now."
"You can't defeat me."
But Sukuna began laughing.
An eerie laugh.
"You think you cut my arm?"
"No."
"I allowed it."
Sora's pupils shrank.
The severed arm exploded into blood mist.
And the finger—
Vanished.
"Enchain."
Sukuna whispered.
This wasn't simple teleportation.
It was a binding vow exploiting causal exchange.
He traded his arm—
For the instant relocation of the finger.
The next moment—
Megumi suddenly felt something appear in his mouth.
A cursed object.
His body reacted instinctively.
Gulp.
He swallowed.
For a moment—
Time seemed frozen.
Yuji collapsed to the ground.
Sora stood frozen.
Megumi lowered his head.
His hands covered his face.
Then—
A terrifying cursed energy erupted.
Ten times stronger.
A hundred times darker.
"Hehehe…"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Megumi raised his head.
Black tattoos spread across his face.
Four crimson pupils gleamed with madness.
"Finally…"
"I have obtained…"
"…the perfect vessel."
Sukuna stretched his new body.
Testing the flow of the Ten Shadows Technique.
Then he looked at Sora.
"Alright, brat."
"Warm-up is finished."
"Now the real battle begins."
He raised his hand.
"Nue."
Lightning exploded from the shadows.
A colossal bird shikigami erupted into the sky.
This Nue was vastly larger than the one Megumi had summoned before.
Like a mountain covered in thunder.
BOOM!
Sora punched forward.
The kinetic force exploded.
Nue was blasted away.
But lightning traveled through the contact.
Electric arcs wrapped around Sora's body.
"Zzzzz—"
Any normal sorcerer would have been incinerated.
But Sora looked amused.
"Lightning?"
"This vector isn't even as strong as Kashimo's."
He flicked his hand.
The electrical current reversed direction.
Shooting back toward Sukuna.
"Interesting."
Sukuna didn't dodge.
The lightning struck him directly.
Crackling sparks filled the air.
His clothes burned slightly.
But he remained unharmed.
"So this is vector manipulation…"
Sukuna flexed his fingers.
Feeling the cursed energy of Megumi's body.
"A troublesome technique."
"But…"
"This vessel has many fascinating toys."
He formed another sign.
"Max Elephant."
A gigantic pink elephant manifested above the battlefield.
But instead of flesh—
Its body was formed from torrents of water.
A tsunami descended from the sky.
The entire block flooded instantly.
The water carried cursed energy dense enough to corrode steel.
"Trying to drown me?"
Sora hovered above the rising flood.
"Vector Manipulation — Repulsive Field."
A transparent spherical barrier formed.
The flood split around it.
Not a single drop penetrated.
"It's not over."
Sukuna's voice appeared behind him.
Using shadow movement—
He had slipped behind Sora.
A black blade formed from condensed cursed energy appeared in his hand.
"Cleave."
A single word.
But the strike carried space-cutting force.
CLANG!
Sora didn't turn.
He compressed the air behind him.
The blade struck an invisible wall.
Sparks exploded.
Shockwaves tore across the battlefield.
Sora turned slowly.
"So this is the King of Curses."
"Even with a new body…"
"You're still ridiculously strong."
Sukuna grinned.
"And you're more durable than I expected."
"But…"
"Do you really think you can defeat me?"
Suddenly—
He increased his cursed energy output.
The black blade intensified.
The air barrier cracked.
"What?!"
Sora's pupils shrank.
This wasn't just stronger energy.
The blade carried the properties of shadow manipulation.
The Ten Shadows Technique was reinforcing Sukuna's slash.
"Shadow-enhanced Cleave."
A blade capable of devouring defenses.
"Die."
The sword thrust toward Sora's heart.
At that instant—
Sora's eyes flashed blue.
"Vector Manipulation — Absolute Severance."
Instead of defending—
He grabbed Sukuna's arm.
Blood exploded.
Sukuna's hand holding the blade was severed.
But as the arm flew away—
Sukuna laughed wildly.
"Now."
"Enchain."
A terrifying causal phenomenon erupted.
The severed arm—
Along with the cursed blade—
Vanished.
Then appeared—
At Megumi's lips.
And the fingers transformed into Sukuna's cursed finger.
"Megumi!"
Sora shouted.
But the causal transfer ignored space.
Megumi swallowed.
The cursed finger entered his body.
Sukuna laughed.
"The contract is complete."
Megumi's eyes went blank.
An ocean of cursed energy erupted.
The possession—
Was complete.
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