Chapter 161: [Unlimited Void]
If Kenjaku had the luck to know that Emiya Shirou actually held him in such high regard, he would definitely have cried out at the injustice.
Yes, it's true—he had indeed lived for over a thousand years. In that millennium, he had accumulated a massive amount of Cursed Energy, techniques, and knowledge. Setting everything else aside, in terms of raw strength, Kenjaku was undoubtedly in the same top-tier bracket of the Jujutsu Kaisen world as Gojo Satoru.
An ordinary Special Grade—whether a Cursed Spirit or a sorcerer other than Gojo—would likely not be Kenjaku's match. But Kenjaku's strength likely capped out there.
Faced with a supreme "mechanics-breaker" like Gojo Satoru, the [Limitless Cursed Technique] alone could rival most of the techniques Kenjaku had collected or the spirits he had gathered through [Cursed Spirit Manipulation].
As for the Cursed Energy accumulated over a thousand years? Against Gojo, who possessed nearly infinite Cursed Energy thanks to the [Six Eyes], Kenjaku simply couldn't compete in terms of mechanics or raw stats compared to that "cheater."
Otherwise, Kenjaku wouldn't have gone to such lengths, orchestrating so many maneuvers just to seal Gojo Satoru.
But now...
"Using [Unlimited Void] at a time like this...
Is Gojo Satoru insane?
Even if a sorcerer's body can withstand his information bombardment, Itadori Yuji—who hasn't consumed Sukuna's finger yet and hasn't had contact with sorcery—has no Cursed Energy in his body to neutralize the impact of this damage.
No, not just Itadori Yuji. That Zen'in brat who inherited the [Ten Shadows Technique]... even if he had subdued Mahoraga, he could never ignore the impact of [Unlimited Void].
The difference in level is too great. With that Zen'in kid's Cursed Energy, he'd still be turned into an idiot by the shock of [Unlimited Void]."
Kenjaku, who had already had part of his soul snatched by Emiya Shirou using the Stand ability of [Pseudo-Atum], finally found his thoughts racing after the massive influx of information from [Unlimited Void] forcibly bombarded his brain. He let out a resentful roar in his heart.
Because even though his ability to think had been briefly restored, he still could do nothing. His body simply could not keep up with a brain that was constantly processing information.
He could perceive everything and see everything, yet he could only watch helplessly as it all unfolded.
'However, even if you, Gojo Satoru, chose to abandon or sacrifice them, you still overlooked one thing.
Although I don't know what just happened, it's clear that if you hadn't deployed your Domain in time, I might not have regained consciousness so quickly—though I feel as if I've forgotten something?
But my understanding of [Unlimited Void] and all the techniques of the Gojo family is more profound than yours, the current head of the Gojo clan!'
Kenjaku was confident. As the mastermind, he wouldn't dare stand out without being fully prepared.
[Unlimited Void] was strong. Extremely strong. It could even be called the strongest crowd-control technique in Kenjaku's knowledge. Unless someone's brain could process near-infinite information and their body could provide feedback within that infinite information—performing near-infinite actions in a split second—anyone who took a hit from [Unlimited Void] would be forcibly frozen in place.
Yet, as powerful as [Unlimited Void] was, its greatest lethality was merely turning those with low Cursed Energy into idiots or the brain-dead. Its direct killing potential was essentially zero.
Of course, for Gojo Satoru, using [Unlimited Void] as a control skill was more than enough. Gojo himself didn't lack high-power offensive skills. Conversely, if he encountered an enemy that even his high-power skills couldn't defeat, the destructive power brought by a Domain Expansion would also be close to zero.
It was just like Jogo fighting Gojo; whether a Domain was opened or not made little difference. But turning the Domain Expansion of [Unlimited Void] into a control skill changed everything.
According to the unique Binding Vow mechanics of the Jujutsu Kaisen world, the lethality of [Unlimited Void] was traded for a control effect that even the author's "favorite son," Sukuna, couldn't resist unless he happened to possess Fushiguro Megumi's body and used Megumi's soul along with his own to bear the burden.
In other words...
'Unlike your absolute defense, your Domain—which cannot be called an absolute attack—is the weakness of this move.
Even if you can attack me while maintaining [Unlimited Void], as long as you can't truly kill me completely, how will you deal with my counterattack once the Domain ends and you fall into technique burnout?
You should know the duration of a Domain isn't infinite~~'
The reason Kenjaku couldn't match Gojo was because he lacked a mechanic-heavy technique like the [Limitless]. Once Gojo lost access to it, Kenjaku—who could use numerous techniques and drive Cursed Spirits—didn't believe he would lose.
As for how to withstand Gojo's attacks now, while he couldn't move or defend? Did he even need to dodge? It wasn't as if he didn't know resurrection-type techniques.
'As long as I endure Gojo's next attack, it'll be my turn to counter!'
Kenjaku thought excitedly amidst his accelerated cognition. Although the process was a bit rocky, everything was within his plan! Everything was proceeding according to his plan...
"Oh, he's really not moving! Is this the ability of the new Shikigami you summoned, Emiya?"
Gojo Satoru, who had deactivated [Unlimited Void] early, stood in front of Kenjaku and waved a hand. He even looked at the face that was exceptionally familiar to him and, without hesitation and with a hint of excitement, slapped Kenjaku hard several times.
After confirming Kenjaku truly hadn't woken up—and that his brain wasn't just fried by [Unlimited Void]—Gojo looked at Emiya Shirou with amazement.
"You really do always manage to bring out all sorts of bizarre things, Emiya.
Are copy-type techniques really this convenient?"
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