Chapter 18: Domain Expansion • Hundred-
Phase Strangling Prison Kill
Toho Hiroshi dodged sideways, and the skeletal arm of his Susanoo parried the attack, emitting a loud clang like metal striking metal.
He attempted to activate Amaterasu again, but Shinbura seemed to sense the danger of the black flames, using the complex terrain and its agile speed to move rapidly while spitting out massive amounts of incredibly viscous spiderwebs, laced with a potent paralyzing toxin, in an attempt to restrict Toho Hiroshi's movements.
The cave instantly filled with constant rumbling, and debris flew everywhere.
Utahime held Rika tightly, hiding behind a large rock near the cave entrance, shivering in fear, not even daring to peek out, only able to hear the intense sounds of fighting and the screeching of the Cursed Spirit outside.
"What do I do, what do I do? He's going to die!"
"We're all going to die!"
Utahime's heart was filled with despair.
Just as Toho Hiroshi and Shinbura were locked in fierce combat, with him trying to find an opportunity for a one-hit kill, the entire cave suddenly shook violently.
Shinbura let out a triumphant and shrill laugh: "Become the sacrifice for my perfect transformation!"
"Domain Expansion — Hundred-Phase Strangling Prison."
In an instant, a massive force of Cursed Energy enveloped the entire cave space.
The scene before Toho Hiroshi's eyes changed completely.
The cave walls vanished, replaced by countless enormous, viscous spiderwebs shimmering with an ominous luster; they crisscrossed to form an incredibly complex, massive three-dimensional lair that seemed to have no end.
Hanging upside down from every strand of spiderweb were twisted, humanoid figures wrapped in white cocoons, like dried specimens, exuding a dense aura of despair and death.
The air was filled with a nauseatingly sweet scent and a powerful binding force; Toho Hiroshi felt his body instantly become incredibly heavy, as if sinking into a quagmire, making even lifting his hand exceptionally difficult.
Even more terrifyingly, those hanging cocoons seemed to come alive, beginning to tremble slightly and emitting rustling whispers that interfered with his mind.
Within this domain, Shinbura's abilities were strengthened to the extreme.
Not only was it faster and more elusive, but it could also freely control all the spiderwebs within the domain to launch attacks and bindings from every angle; even the "corpses" inside the cocoons could transform into Cursed Energy bombs or controlled puppets to attack as well.
"Hiss, hiss~ Feel the endless binding and despair!"
Shinbura's figure merged into the spiderwebs, launching attacks simultaneously from all directions, as countless sharp, venomous, and cursed spiderwebs shot toward Toho Hiroshi like a rainstorm.
Although Utahime was only at the edge of the domain, she still felt the immense pressure and fear, almost fainting from terror.
"A... a domain! It's an Innate Domain! It's over! I'm totally done for!"
Facing the overwhelming spiderweb attack that carried a sure-hit effect, Toho Hiroshi's eyes narrowed.
"Susanoo!"
Surging Cursed Energy poured out, instantly constructing an even larger purple skeleton, its surface covered in meridians, flesh, and a layer of armor, tightly protecting Toho Hiroshi within.
The dense spiderwebs struck the Susanoo like a rainstorm, producing a continuous, dull thudding sound and stirring up ripples of Cursed Energy, but they failed to immediately break through the defense.
However, the power of the domain continued to exert immense pressure; Shinbura's figure flickered among the webs, its attacks becoming increasingly violent, and the entire "Hundred-Phase Strangling Prison" was contracting and squeezing, attempting to completely crush and absorb the intruder.
The hanging cocoons rustled, releasing whispers that disturbed the mind, invisibly draining Toho Hiroshi's mental energy.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss— Struggle! Become my nourishment within the endless binding!"
Shinbura's shrill laughter echoed throughout the domain.
"Toho!"
Hiding in the corner of the domain, Utahime saw that purple, half-body Susanoo trembling slightly amidst the frenzy of spiderwebs; her heart jumped into her throat, and a sense of despair spread once again.
Facing a Special Grade domain, was even this monster, capable of instantly killing a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, trapped in a bitter struggle?
But Toho Hiroshi's expression remained exceptionally calm.
His Mangekyo Sharingan rotated at an unprecedented speed, frantically analyzing the domain's structure and the flow of Cursed Energy.
"The'sure-hit' rule of the domain is established on the basis that the Cursed Technique's effect is perfectly realized."
"Then, as long as I destroy the core of its Cursed Technique or the domain itself before it 'hits,' that should suffice."
He did not choose to consume the massive amount of energy required for a higher form of the incomplete Susanoo; instead, he focused his Dōjutsu Power and Cursed Energy into his left eye.
[Amaterasu]
Where his gaze focused, pitch-black flames ignited once again; this time, they were not aimed at Shinbura's main body, but were burning directly onto the thickest, core spiderwebs that formed the foundation of the domain.
However, Shinbura was prepared, and the vast Cursed Energy within the domain quickly surged toward the burning point, attempting to repair and resist the annihilation of Amaterasu.
Although the burning speed of the black flames was astonishing, the domain's regenerative power was equally strong, and for a moment, a stalemate ensued.
"It's useless! Within my domain, my Cursed Energy is endless!"
Shinbura shrieked.
"Endless? Then how about you try this!"
Toho Hiroshi shouted coldly.
The Mangekyo pattern suddenly became more complex and sinister, and his Dōjutsu Power output soared once again.
[Kagutsuchi]
The Amaterasu black flames, which had originally just been burning quietly, suddenly changed their form.
They were no longer scattered; instead, as if precisely controlled by invisible hands, they rapidly condensed and took shape!
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic arrow, composed purely of destructive black flames, appeared out of thin air, hovering in front of the Susanoo.
On the arrow, the pitch-black flames danced violently, emitting an aura of annihilation that made the soul tremble, and the surrounding space warped slightly due to the extreme heat.
"Th-that... what is that?"
Utahime's eyes widened in disbelief; she could feel the terrifying power contained within that black flame arrow, enough to pierce through anything.
Shinbura also sensed the fatal threat, letting out a terrified shriek and mobilizing the entire power of the domain to try and stop it.
But it was already too late.
"Break!"
A fierce look flashed in Toho Hiroshi's eyes, and the black flame arrow, like a spear of death from the underworld, instantly tore through the air and shot out at supersonic speed.
Wherever it passed, all obstacles—the viscous spiderwebs, the Cursed Energy attempting to intercept it, and even the spatial structure of the domain itself—were ruthlessly annihilated and pierced through.
The arrow hit the most fragile Cursed Energy node of the domain with pinpoint accuracy, which was also one of the core manifestations of Shinbura's Cursed Technique.
Crack—
BOOM!!
A sound like shattering glass resonated throughout the space, followed immediately by a deafening explosion.
The "Hundred-Phase Strangling Prison," composed of countless spiderwebs, began to twist and disintegrate violently; the webs snapped inch by inch, and the hanging cocoons turned into ashes one after another.
The domain had been forcibly broken.
The scene of the cave in the real world reappeared, but it was already in a state of utter ruin.
"No—"
Shinbura let out a shrill, desperate scream.
The backlash from the domain being violently broken caused its massive body to instantly become illusory and unstable; its aura withered rapidly, and the originally terrifying Special Grade Cursed Energy fluctuations became extremely erratic, making it difficult for it to even maintain its form.
It had temporarily lost the ability to cast its Innate Cursed Technique.
Opportunity!
Toho Hiroshi did not hesitate in the slightest; the Susanoo skeleton around him dissipated, and his figure shot out like lightning, appearing instantly before the severely wounded, paralyzed Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
His Mangekyo Sharingan stared directly into Shinbura's compound eyes, which were filled with fear and disbelief.
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