Jujutsu Kaisen: I Made Sukuna Owe 100 Million Yen

"Boom—!!!"

As Lu Suo's calm, almost judgmental voice fell, the air in the underground cavern seemed to be sucked out in an instant, replaced by an invisible yet tangible terrifying force.

Anti-gravity mechanism!

Lynn felt as if a mountain had been placed on his shoulders in an instant.

The originally hard, dark blue rock ground collapsed and sank the moment it touched his feet.

"Snap!"

Lynn's legs were pressed deep into the ground, above his knees, and the muscle fibers throughout his body trembled violently due to the overload.

Every bone groaned under the overwhelming force.

"Ugh...uh!"

Lynn groaned, blood seeping from between his teeth.

"A top-grade physique, indeed surprisingly robust."

Lu Suo strolled through the center of the collapsing gravity field, a corner of his monk's robe fluttering slightly.

He stopped five meters in front of Lynn, looking down at the man whose body was half buried.

"But he's still just a mortal."

In Lu Suo's palm, the ball of cursed power was no longer simple energy, but a collection of resentment from countless compressed and crushed low-level cursed spirits.

The shadow of death loomed over Lynn with unprecedented thickness.

Lynn gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead bulged like earthworms.

Is this... the pinnacle of a Grandmaster? A mere reversal of a spell is enough to plunge a so-called "strongman" into despair.

"cough……"

Lynn spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, which was slammed onto the rock with great force before it even hit the ground.

But he did not back down, did not beg for mercy, and the light in his eyes did not dim in the slightest.

His mouth split open, revealing bloodstained teeth.

It was the crazed, greedy smile of a gambler when they were going all in with their last chip.

"mortal?"

Lynn suddenly raised his head.

"Don't be so arrogant, you old fogey."

Ignoring the system's warning about his life points, Lynn ignited every last drop of magical power he had squeezed out of his body in that instant.

Lynn crossed his hands, forming a hand seal he had never seen before.

"Domain Expansion—"

Om-! ! !

The space, which was originally distorted and compressed by gravity, suddenly became strangely still.

Then, the dark world was torn apart.

Countless blood-red lines spread wildly in all directions from Lynn as the center.

There is no closed barrier.

However, a huge golden scale, exuding an ancient and majestic aura, appeared in the void.

And, there are red death lines that fill the entire space, crisscrossing and seemingly cutting the world into countless fragments.

[Judgment of Conviction in Ten Domains]

"This is..." Lu Suo's previously composed expression finally cracked, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Expanding the scope?

No, this field is not yet complete.

"How naive! How many seconds can you last in this incomplete domain?"

Lu Suo sneered, his experience allowing him to instantly assess the situation. He had no intention of giving Lynn any chance to perfect his domain, and the "vortex" in his hand was now fully formed.

It was a pitch-black, high-density singularity of magical power.

boom!!!

A black vortex roared out, distorting the light and air in its path, and rushed straight towards Lynn.

Lynn slowly straightened up in the gravity field.

His left hand gripped the scabbard, his thumb pressing against the handguard; his right hand gripped the golden, carved snake head handle tightly.

"It's incomplete."

The world before Lynn's eyes had changed. Under the blessing of the Ten Realms of Judgment, everything had "imperfections," and everything had an "end."

Even a "vortex" made of pure energy is full of fragile nodes in the face of those crisscrossing red death lines.

"But to deal with you..." Lynn lowered his body, assuming the starting stance for drawing his sword. "That's enough!!"

The immense pressure exerted on him by the anti-gravity mechanism was also absorbed by the cane.

"Click".

The blade was drawn an inch from its sheath. The crisp sound drowned out the roar of the whirlpool.

He drew his sword again. This time, it was a full-force attack! Including the immense power from the anti-gravity mechanism, the exploitation of weaknesses granted by the domain, and all his magical power!

"Zheng—!!!"

A blinding amber-gold light, so dazzling it was impossible to look directly at, instantly illuminated the entire underground cavern once more. It wasn't just a slash; it was a golden storm!

This strike had no fancy techniques, only extreme speed and extreme weight.

That single strike contained the sum of all the previous rounds' accumulation!

"BOOM!!!"

Golden blades clashed with black vortexes in mid-air. Time seemed to stand still for a moment. Then, the two forces collided violently, devouring each other.

The mockery in Lu Suo's eyes froze. He witnessed an unbelievable scene.

That vortex, representing "absolute violence" and capable of leveling half a block, was gradually sliced ​​apart by that golden slash, which was as precise as a scalpel and as violent as a nuclear explosion!

The "death line" that stretched across the center of the vortex was precisely severed by Lynn. The structure collapsed.

That strike was unstoppable!

"!!!"

*Pfft!*

A golden light flashed, splitting the black vortex in two, which then exploded into countless points of light in mid-air. Immediately afterward, blood splattered.

One arm, with half of the blood-stained sleeves of a kasaya flying high, drew a tragic arc in the air.

The terrifying aftershock of the slash continued unabated, slamming directly into the rock wall behind Lu Suo.

"Rumble, rumble—"

……

After a long while, the dust settled, and the sound of gravel falling to the ground gradually subsided.

Lynn maintained his sword-wielding stance, the light on the longsword in his hand dissipating, transforming back into that unassuming black cane.

"Huff... huff..."

He was panting heavily, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over him. His legs could no longer support him, and he knelt down on one knee with a thud, only managing to stay upright thanks to his cane.

And opposite him.

As the smoke cleared, Lu Suo's figure appeared. He was clutching the severed wound on his right arm, blood dripping from between his fingers onto the ground. But he showed no anger; he simply stared grimly at the man kneeling on the ground.

There was no sneak attack. There was no interference. This was a genuine... frontal breakthrough.

The power of that strike completely exceeded his expectations regarding Lynn's intelligence.

"What... kind of spell is that?"

Lu Suo glanced at the cane in Lynn's hand, then at the gradually fading golden scales, lost in thought.

Sizzle... The reversal technique was activated rapidly, white smoke rose from the severed arm, and the fleshy buds writhed wildly.

The healing was completed in just a few breaths.

"Slap, slap, slap."

The gloom on his face gradually faded, replaced by a smile that remained calm and composed, befitting a chess player, even when injured.

"Wonderful."

"That was absolutely fantastic, Lynn."

Lu Su looked at Lynn, his eyes no longer showing any contempt, but rather a kind of fanaticism.

He spread out his only remaining left hand, and the remnants of the cursed spirit behind him slowly dissipated, along with the gravity field that oppressed all living beings around him.

"You passed the test."

The moment gravity disappeared, Lynn felt his body become light.

He plopped down on the ground without any regard for his image and wiped the blood off his face.

"ha……"

Even with a single, all-out strike, risking a domain he hadn't fully mastered, he only managed to sever one of Lu Suo's arms.

Moreover, judging from the other party's nonchalant manner, it's clear they still have countless trump cards up their sleeves.

Lynn didn't understand why Lu Suo had gone to such great lengths, even going so far as to personally "test" her.

With trembling hands, Lynn pulled a bottle of blue-glowing spell power recovery potion from his pocket and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

"Well, Mr. Xiayou..."

Lynn casually tossed the empty bottle aside, and in the ruins of the cave, he looked up, his gaze fixed intently on the ancient sorcerer.

"Since you've passed the interview..."

"Shouldn't we sit down and have a proper talk...?"