Jujutsu Kaisen: I have everything I need now!

Chapter 164 Stripping Tactics

Underground, in the heart of the lake.

The demon's upper body had completely risen from the lava lake.

The rocky torso, which is tens of meters high, is being rapidly filled with its broken right arm, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Wait, Shuo... I saw it!"

Gojo Satoru suddenly let out a low cry, forcibly stopping December 1st, who was bending down to charge.

His six eyes glowed with a faint blue light, which was particularly glaring in this orange-red hell.

Gojo Satoru's forehead was covered in even more sweat, but his eyes remained extremely focused.

"Those are not simply lava flows."

On the first day of December, he instantly understood what he had discovered.

He himself vaguely sensed it.

Countless fine threads, as thin as hair, were pulled out from deep within the Earth Demon's body and extended downwards towards the lake's surface.

They are invisible, yet they carry clear earth vein fluctuations, like countless blood vessels, tightly fusing the earth spirit and the lava lake together.

It originally achieved fusion through a clone, but at this moment, Di Kui is using the fusion with the clone's outer shell as a pretext to merge with this magma and make itself even stronger.

"We must cut them off," Gojo Satoru said in a low voice. "Otherwise, it won't be long before it's completely finished."

On the surface of the lava lake, hundreds of lava dragons are still frantically rushing towards it.

boom!

boom!

boom!

With each impact, a large patch of scalding orange liquid splashes out from the boundless force field, sending waves of heat crashing in.

Kugizaki Nobara gritted her teeth and cursed inside the protective shield.

"These bastards, we can't kill them all!"

Fushiguro Megumi stood on a rocky protrusion a little further away, his hands forming a mudra, the shadow of the masked general hovering above his head, ready to provide support at any moment. By this time, he had recovered somewhat after receiving treatment on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

Yuji Itadori then punched at the edge of the force field, smashing several dragon heads that were nearby to pieces.

"Teacher! Shuo! What do we do now?"

Gojo Satoru did not answer immediately, but continued to stare at that area.

"Shuo, you're in charge of keeping these lava and dragons occupied. I'll go clear some footholds out of the lake."

"clear."

He nodded on the first day of the twelfth month.

The tactics were decided instantly.

Gojo Satoru took a deep breath and raised his right hand.

"Azure".

Blue gravitational light condensed in his palm, then he pushed it forcefully towards the lake surface.

A powerful spell descended from the sky, striking the boiling lava lake directly.

The magma was forcibly pressed down and cooled, and a large area instantly solidified into a black, glassy substance, with an obsidian-like platform floating on the lake.

Second shot.

The third shot.

Several precise shots struck different locations in succession, clearing five or six landing spots of varying sizes from the originally churning lake surface.

They are like a few isolated islands, barely maintaining their stability in a boiling sea of ​​lava.

The magma dragon immediately shifted its target, rushing towards the newly appeared landing spots.

"superior!"

Fukuro Megumi's shadow instantly extended, transforming into a bridge of shadow that flung December 1st directly at the nearest obsidian.

As soon as the soles of my feet touched the cooled obsidian surface on the first day of December, I felt a wave of heat rush from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

However, the talisman protected them from more severe burns.

At the same time, countless magma dragons immediately pounced on him.

"Shuo, to the left!"

boom!

Gojo Satoru's voice rang out again, and at the same time, another Azure Strike was unleashed, instantly blasting a magma dragon that was trying to flank and ambush from behind into dust.

On the first day of December, he nimbly maneuvered on several obsidian platforms created by Gojo Satoru.

By this time, he had lost count of how many platforms he had skipped.

But he was getting closer and closer to the Earth Demon's true form, and was now less than fifty meters away.

Those invisible "threads" became clear in the snake's eyes through its close-range perception.

They resemble countless transparent veins, extending from the Earth Demon's chest and abdomen, and plunging deep into the lakebed.

That's all.

He clenched his right hand, and the power of the [Dragon] talisman condensed in his palm, with scorching energy rapidly gathering.

Just as he was about to make his move, the Earth Demon's two orange eye sockets suddenly lit up with an even more dazzling light.

The surface of the lava lake trembled violently.

The dozens of magma dragons that were originally chasing the others abandoned their pursuit and all rushed towards the new moon.

"bring it on."

On the first day of the twelfth month, his eyes turned cold, and he suddenly leaped up.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three dragons crashed onto the platform in succession, shattering the entire obsidian block. The others used their telekinesis and speed to quickly find the next foothold in mid-air.

Gojo Satoru immediately added a blue hairpin, opening up a new obsidian platform for him.

"Quick! It's accelerating the fusion!"

Gojo Satoru's voice carried an unusual urgency.

The new moon has landed steadily on the latest obsidian platform, bringing it even closer to the Earthly King.

He took a deep breath, the heat and shadow of the [Dragon] within him mingling, and thrust his right palm forward with a sudden burst.

A beam of energy, dark yet tinged with crimson light, shot out instantly, heading straight for Di Kui's chest.

The silk thread was cut directly.

The Earth Demon's body visibly trembled, and the fusion speed briefly stalled.

efficient!

"Keep going!" Gojo Satoru shouted, simultaneously unleashing a series of powerful strikes with both hands, clearing two new footholds on the lake's surface.

December 1st leaped continuously, shuttling at high speed between platforms, unleashing attacks with both hands, severing one by one the threads connecting the clones.

Each time a branch is severed, the Earth Demon's body twitches slightly, significantly slowing down the fusion process.

But the Earth Demon's reactions are getting faster and faster.

New changes began to appear on the surface of the lava lake. Large swathes of lava rose from the lakebed like living things, forming a thick barrier in an attempt to protect the remaining threads.

"Not so easy." December 1st sneered, pushing [Rabbit]'s speed to the limit, narrowly dodging several magma jets, and arriving on the left side of the Earth Demon.

He gathered power in his right palm again and delivered a heavy blow directly to its chest.

Snapped!

"The Earth-Roaring Demon finally let out a deep roar, responding directly to them for the first time."

The lava lake erupted in chaos.

More lava dragons rose from all directions, and the temperature of the entire space seemed to rise a few degrees.

Gojo Satoru's hands, which had been maintaining their unbridled behavior, began to tremble slightly, but his eyes remained resolute.

"Hang in there! Almost done cutting!"

On December 1st, gritting his teeth, he severed three more critical threads while moving at high speed.

The obsidian platform was constantly being smashed and cleared, and the battle reached its climax.

Just as the last main thread was about to be cut, Di Kui suddenly raised his left palm from the lake surface and slammed it down with tremendous force towards the location of the new moon.

"Shuo!!"

Fushiguro Megumi manipulated the shadows to pull him away instantly.

boom!!!

The entire platform, along with the surrounding lava within a radius of several meters, was pulverized, and waves of lava splashed dozens of meters high.

December 1st landed breathlessly on another piece of obsidian that had just cooled.

At this point, Di Kui had already cleared away most of the silk threads used to connect the lava lake.

The integration process has also been significantly slowed down.

He looked up at Di Kui, whose two crater-like eye sockets were staring intently at him.

"Almost there."

He muttered to himself, and the power in his hands gathered once more.