Chapter 40: Your Mom is Calling

"What will you do, Ryoumen Sukuna?"

Looking at the crazed white-haired man, Hayashizaki sighed in frustration.

This guy is a battle maniac, what a hassle.

As he sighed, a bright blue orb, like a small black hole, destroyed the surrounding trees and vegetation, then shot towards Hayashizaki.

"Technique Reversal, [Blue]!"

Under Gojo Satoru's control, the orb chased Hayashizaki through the forest.

"Really troublesome."

Hayashizaki's lips curled as he dodged and struck at Gojo Satoru's abdomen.

The [Blue] chasing Hayashizaki was forced to stop, but Gojo Satoru quickly aimed at Hayashizaki with his fingers glowing red.

A huge repulsive force, like Pain's Shinra Tensei, sent Hayashizaki flying again.

Several large trees were broken in half by the figure flying out, crashing down and kicking up a lot of dust. Leaves scattered everywhere, and sunlight shone through the falling leaves, casting dappled light on the ground.

However, the hasty attack didn't harm Hayashizaki, only dirtying and tearing his clothes.

Seeing the cuts on his school jacket from the branches, Hayashizaki frowned in displeasure.

[Hey, are you okay!?] Yukinoshita Yukino, in the VIP viewing seat, asked quickly in the mental channel after her view spun around.

Before Hayashizaki could answer, a sound of something cutting through the air came from above.

"You seem to be having fun!"

Dodging Gojo Satoru's whip kick from above, Hayashizaki quickly reached out to grab his neck. Even though Gojo blocked with his arm, he was still slammed into a nearby tree, sending wood chips flying.

[Break!]

An invisible slash shot out from Hayashizaki's hand. Though it didn't penetrate Gojo's invincible domain created by his Limitless technique, it still sent him flying, cutting the surrounding plants into pieces.

"After all, it's been a long time since I fought seriously!"

Gojo, who was sent flying hundreds of meters, still had an excited smile on his face. Using his attraction power, he stabilized himself in mid-air, counteracting the force that sent him flying, and floated there.

In the next moment, a fist covered in cursed energy smashed into his handsome face, twisting his smile.

The white-haired man, who had just been sent flying, came back in less than a second. Hayashizaki raised his hand to block the incoming punch, and the two started a close-quarters fight again.

Their cursed energy-covered attacks clashed, separated, and clashed again.

Hayashizaki took a straight punch to the face, and the next moment, Gojo was hit by an uppercut, his head snapping back. The injuries they caused each other were instantly healed by their reverse techniques, making it look like Star Platinum and The World trading punches, their fists moving so fast they left afterimages.

The force of their blows kicked up dust and leaves, and the constantly spreading cursed energy exploded, clearing everything around them.

Finally, their crazy hand-to-hand fight ended with Gojo including himself in the attack range, using a close-range explosion of [Red] as the finale.

Both of them flew out like kites with broken strings, their legs digging deep grooves in the ground before they stopped.

[Who, who won?]

Yukinoshita Yukino, in the viewing seat, was confused. Even though she shared Hayashizaki's vision, she couldn't catch their movements at all.

No one won... No, Gojo was at a disadvantage in close combat.

Though the difference wasn't obvious, it was there.

He had always admired the close combat in martial arts movies on TV. Now, with Ryoumen Sukuna's extraordinary experience and learning ability, combined with his unparalleled physical condition, he had mastered and improved all the martial arts moves he had seen in his past life, making them his own close combat techniques.

His close combat skills had evolved, surpassing Sukuna himself with the abilities given by the system.

"Warm-up time is over."

Hayashizaki's wounds were completely healed, and so were Gojo's.

"Yukinoshita, watch closely. Next, you'll see the highest level of jujutsu combat, Domain Expansion."

Hayashizaki smiled and raised his hands. "Watch carefully and learn well."

"Domain Expansion."

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"Limitless Void."

"Chimera Shadow Garden."

Behind Hayashizaki, a huge, grotesque white skeleton lifted a Buddha shrine from the ground, and a blood-red barrier rapidly spread in all directions.

On the other side, a dazzling white light also extended towards Hayashizaki, forming a sphere that trapped the two of them. It then turned black, as if ink was splashed on white paper.

Stars and nebulae appeared, making it seem like they were in the vast universe.

Suddenly surrounded by this scene, Yukinoshita Yukino instinctively felt panic: [Did we lose?]

"Domain Expansion uses curse power to create an innate domain with techniques around you. It consumes a lot of curse power, but it enhances abilities and ensures the techniques hit."

Hayashizaki explained to Yukinoshita Yukino with a confident smile: "I won."

In the domain, both sides' guaranteed hit effects were constantly neutralizing each other, and Hayashizaki's domain continued to expand until it surpassed Gojo Satoru's domain barrier.

Countless slashes instantly covered the outside of Gojo Satoru's domain, and cracks gradually appeared on the barrier, with sunlight piercing through.

The next moment, with the sound of shattering glass, Gojo Satoru's domain broke.

In Gojo Satoru's shocked expression, the destructive slashes landed on him.

Blood splattered, and the white-haired man instantly turned into a bloodied figure.

"When an innate domain is destroyed, it causes [technique burnout], making it impossible to use one's innate techniques until recovery."

Hayashizaki explained with a smile.

[Are you going to kill him?] Yukinoshita Yukino asked hesitantly.

"He's not that easy to kill. Can't you see he's stubbornly using reverse curse technique to heal himself?"

Hayashizaki didn't stop the slashes in his domain but didn't attack Gojo Satoru directly either.

"[New Shadow Style: Simple Domain]!"

Gojo Satoru panted heavily, using reverse curse technique to heal himself while deploying a simple domain to temporarily resist Hayashizaki's guaranteed hit effect, buying himself some time.

Looking up at Hayashizaki standing high in front of the Buddha shrine, Gojo Satoru felt annoyed and shouted, "Aren't you going to attack me? You're about to win."

"Haven't I already won?"

Hayashizaki asked with a smile.

"Not necessarily."

Gojo Satoru raised his finger again, "Domain Exp..."

"Wait a minute."

Hayashizaki suddenly closed his domain, interrupting his chant.

Seeing him close the domain, Gojo Satoru also stopped his domain expansion, curious about what he was going to do.

Hayashizaki took out a vibrating phone from his pocket and looked at the caller ID: "Your mom is calling you, Yukinoshita."

Far more panicked than when she thought Hayashizaki was going to kill Gojo Satoru, Yukinoshita Yukino exclaimed: [Mother!?]

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