Chapter 237

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Breath of Darkness, Form Seven: Great Dark Heavenly Demon God!

A shadow of a colossal six-armed Great Dark Heavenly Demon God, towering a hundred meters tall, suddenly emerged behind Abel.

Although its face was indistinct, it exuded an indescribable sense of oppression.

A mere glance in that direction plunged Megumi into a cycle of death, where he helplessly watched himself be killed over and over again before he finally broke free.

Then, drenched in sweat, his face still bore the remnants of terror.

"What on earth was that?!"

Megumi didn't know, nor did Sukuna.

However, by contrast, Sukuna's face showed nothing but excitement, lacking even a hint of fear.

"Come on, I can hardly wait any longer, hahaha!"

With a bout of maniacal laughter, Sukuna charged forward instead of retreating.

At that moment, Abel's expression remained neutral, devoid of sadness or joy. He simply followed his instincts and swung the Totsuka Blade he wielded.

Simultaneously, a shadowy arm of the Great Dark Heavenly Demon God behind him rose, conjuring a dark, elongated blade tens of meters long in an instant, and then struck down in unison.

"Slash!"

Swoosh!

The blade descended silently.

After a brief delay, the ground erupted with massive explosions, one after another!

The mere shockwave knocked Megumi flying hundreds of meters away, causing him to spit blood relentlessly to avoid being crushed to death.

If the shockwave alone was this horrific, what about the epicenter of the attack?

Megumi struggled to his feet, looking toward the park, and his face instantly revealed a look of horror.

The park?

There was no park left to speak of.

A vast crater over two kilometers in diameter had appeared before him.

Everything within had vanished.

Trees, buildings, benches—all had disappeared without a trace.

"Itadori... Itadori!"

As if suddenly remembering something, Megumi scurried and stumbled toward the pit.

Upon seeing a certain figure, he instinctively slowed his pace.

There Abel stood, covered in blood, his right hand gripping the hilt of the broken Totsuka Blade, and his left clutching a head with eyes tightly shut.

Whose head could it be, if not Yuji's?!

"Kid, you win this round. Once this great one gathers the remaining power, we'll have a proper fight. The world sure is intriguing right now, haha!"

The extra mouth on Yuji's face vanished along with the laughter, but Sukuna used the last of his cursed energy to heal Yuji's body.

After all, he was looking forward to the next battle with Abel and couldn't let his host body die just like that.

Moreover, Abel's final strike had severely damaged his consciousness. If he couldn't gather other fingers, it would be a long time before he could come forth again.

"Uh... Do you remember me? The fight is over."

Megumi tried to engage in conversation, despite feeling apprehensive.

Even though he was fairly certain the other was at the end of his tether, perhaps without the strength to even lift a finger, he dared not make any move that might be misconstrued, fearing another slash would be a dishonorable way to die.

Abel loosened his grip, and both the hilt and Yuji dropped to the ground.

Then he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Considering so many wounds, and the terrible gash at his throat, Megumi thought it a miracle that the other was still alive."You," Abel said nothing, turned around, and stumbled away. Or rather, under his current condition, even if he wanted to say something, he couldn't speak.

He could have fully recovered his energy with just three sit-ups.

But there was no need for that anymore—the prayer order had been fulfilled, and he had already given the two-faced cursed spirit a beating. Now, he was just waiting for his consciousness to return to his main body.

So, he simply used his ice powers to seal all his wounds, enduring for a minute or two would be enough.

First, Megumi went to check on Yuji's condition, finding that the guy wasn't harmed at all and could wake up at any moment.

Instead, it was Megumi himself who looked extremely disheveled from the incident's impact.

How irritating!

Megumi wanted to follow Abel; he thought that Abel was being too stubborn, insisting that now was the time to lie down quietly and wait for rescue.

But Abel's intention was clear—he didn't need Megumi to meddle, making Megumi unsure of how to proceed.

Fortunately, at that moment, their teacher finally arrived late.

"What happened here? Did a country launch a missile at this place?" Gojo asked in a frivolous tone, a shopping bag with discounts from the neighboring supermarket still in his hand.

He might have gone shopping right before coming here.

Megumi hastily relayed the events that had transpired, leaving Gojo listening in bewildered amazement.

"He has no cursed energy, but he managed to defeat Sukuna that possessed Itadori's body, only with his physical prowess and his swordsmanship that causes various abnormal phenomena?"

"That's right."

Gojo immediately took out his phone, started to fiddle with it, and muttered to himself, "Today's not April Fool's Day, nor is it Teachers' Day?" 

"What I'm saying is true!"

Megumi, frustrated, insisted, "That guy just left; with your speed, teacher, you can definitely catch up to him!"

Upon hearing this, Gojo immediately took off—but returned shortly after.

"I searched the vicinity and didn't see the person you mentioned. If you didn't make up a story just because I was late, then that person must have concealed himself again, not wanting to have anything to do with us."

Gojo of course believed Megumi hadn't lied to him, as it would be too easily exposed otherwise.

And the kind of person Megumi described was very likely to be real.

For instance, the Heavenly Binding Curse!

Born with a forced bond, trading some kind of price for a powerful ability in some aspect.

Like giving up cursed energy for an absolutely strong physique.

Such people were rare but they did exist.

Second-year student Maki Zenin was suspected to be such a case.

Therefore, the youth Gojo saw was very likely a victim of the Heavenly Binding Curse.

This would explain everything.

Regardless, it's still preposterous to think that just with physical strength and swordsmanship, one could defeat the two-faced cursed spirit with a tenth of its own powers!

"Alright, we'll discuss this youth when we get back."

"Nobara has already been sent to the hospital, and both of you should head back quickly."

"This incident with Sukuna going haywire is quite troublesome; some old folks will probably take this opportunity to complicate things even more. What a headache!" Gojo rubbed his temple. Though he said this, he seemed to be completely unconcerned.

No helping it, after all, he's truly the invincible one!