Jujutsu Kaisen: Nozomi no Sora

Both sides' areas of expertise are being developed simultaneously.

A boundless, pitch-black lake suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its surface as smooth as a mirror, neatly dividing the space in two.

Above the lake, a huge Buddhist shrine, strangely interwoven with cursed spirits and human faces, rose high. Lu Suo and Li Mei stood beneath that strange shrine, facing Xuan Yi across the water.

Below the lake, the teachers and students of the college, as well as the ordinary people controlled by the secret technique, all sank to the bottom of the lake with blank expressions, motionless.

Ultimately, the battle between domains depends on the caster's total spell power, spell compatibility, and understanding of barrier spells.

This time, when Xuan Yi expanded his domain, he divided all the objects inside into two categories: "function" and "protection".

This isn't simply a mechanism to prevent friendly fire; it merely divides the battlefield, so regardless of the type, everyone will suffer the guaranteed hit effect of "Nowhere to Be Found."

That is, forcibly canceling the initiation of the spell, and returning the mind to nothingness where there is no concept of the passage of time.

This is a strong control method with a similar effect to Gojo Satoru's "Boundless Void," except that Genichi's domain does not have basic destructive power, and after the domain is removed, the target will not retain any memory, nor will their body be burdened in any way.

Xuan Yi classified all the teachers and students of the college, as well as the ordinary people who were being controlled, as "protected objects"; while Lu Suo, who had also unleashed his domain, and Ri Mei beside him, were classified as "objects of action".

Xuan Yi knew early on that Lu Suo's domain, like Su Nuo's, was an open domain.

In response, he adopted a textbook approach—expanding his own barrier to two hundred meters away in one go, until it completely enveloped the barrier of the rope from the outside, and then gradually contracting inward to strengthen the inner barrier.

As for the intricate calculations of these magical powers, he didn't need to pay too much attention to them.

There was only one thing he needed to do—

What Xuan Yi needs to do is find and execute the only solution that gives him an advantage in the domain battle!

Lu Suo looked around the area and then revealed a look of sudden realization.

"I thought you'd go so far as to drag your companions into the domain and slaughter them all! You really gave me a big shock, but you pulled off something quite different, which makes me want to praise you!"

Xuan Yi remained silent. He did not believe that he could outshine this thousand-year-old monster in terms of barrier techniques, because his domain lacked offensive capabilities. Therefore, in a pure domain-based contest, his domain would definitely shatter first.

In the realm of "Womb-Hidden Wilderness," which possesses a powerful, wide-range, and guaranteed-hit attack, he didn't know how long he could hold out.

The only way to win is to use some kind of super-scale technique to directly defeat Lu Suo or its domain before your own domain collapses!

Xuan Yi's confidence stems from another mechanism within the domain.

With his hands forming a mudra, two floating stones bearing special runes rose from the water beside him.

Xuan Yi's birth technique, "Inscription," requires the actual receipt of the corresponding technique's incantation power to meet the conditions.

In short, techniques that directly affect oneself, such as Gojo Satoru's "Azure," Inu-maki's "Incantation Technique," and the True Man's "Inaction Transformation," can be directly inscribed upon being hit.

Techniques that specialize in one's own attributes or control shikigami in battle, such as Nanami Kento's "Ten-Stroke Spell", Fushiguro Megumi's "Ten Shadow Techniques", and Natsuyu Suke's "Spirit Manipulation Technique", cannot be directly inscribed with techniques.

Of course, there is another way.

That is to drag the opponent directly into one's own domain. As long as the target is hit by the domain effect, the "Land of Nothingness" can slowly generate the corresponding spell's "floating stone" through its self-analysis ability.

The "above" and "below" of the water surface world both fall within the scope of the domain.

"Those two stones are the physical manifestations of that brat's barrier." Lu Su pondered quietly, combining the information provided by the real person earlier, "They are probably similar to the abilities of Yi Gu You Tai."

He glanced at Rimei, who was struggling to maintain the domain's effect using "Mixu Gelong," and smiled helplessly.

"You don't need to go to such lengths, Rimei. Just stand close to my shrine and you'll be fine."

Rimei approached with a cold expression, her voice muffled: "Let's finish this quickly, do we still have time to waste here?"

"That's true!" Lu Suo smiled. "Then let's begin!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yi launched an attack.

Lu Suo smiled slightly. He knew that in this field, Xuan Yi should be even more anxious than him.

Suddenly appearing beside Lu Suo, Xuan Yi slashed diagonally with his black scythe. Lu Suo nimbly bent down to dodge, and a centipede with a human face suddenly appeared behind him, shrieking as it coiled around Xuan Yi.

Xuan Yi quickly retreated, slashing the enemy into pieces with a few strikes. However, just as he was about to move again, he discovered that the fragments he had cut down had taken root and bound his legs tightly.

Xuan Yi frowned slightly. Before he could break free of his restraints, Lu Suo seized the opportunity to close in, his sharp fist aimed straight at his face.

The pumice on the water's surface emitted a faint glow.

The sudden sense of unease made Lu Suo's movements pause. For a moment, he felt as if his body was entangled by countless threads, but that feeling quickly disappeared.

It was accompanied by a crisp snapping sound.

It was as crisp as scissors snapping shut, followed by the sound of an invisible string suddenly breaking.

Lu Suo's fist was clearly already in front of Xuan Yi, but at the last second before it hit, it strangely deviated by half an inch, grazing his cheek and missing its mark.

Then came several more crisp cracking sounds. Each of Lu Suo's pursuit attacks—elbow strikes, knee strikes, and hand chops—inexplicably deviated from their original trajectory just before they were about to touch Xuan Yi, as if those "inevitable" threads of fate had been cut off one by one by an unseen hand.

"Oh?" Lu Suo's pupils contracted slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "This is that astrologer's spell, isn't it?"

Xuan Yi did not answer.

He seized the narrow opening and lunged forward, grabbing Lu Suo's wrist with his backhand.

The two men's hands clasped together, and Lu Suo's body suddenly stiffened—

A chill ran down my spine as if my soul had been gripped!

"I almost forgot, you also have a real person's technique." Lu Su grinned maliciously, suddenly pulling back and shaking off his hand as if electrocuted. "Then I'll have to keep my distance from you!"

In the brief moment of rapid retreat, several spider-like cursed spirits scattered at Xuan Yi like beans.

The next second, those bean-sized spiders suddenly exploded.

Xuan Yi raised his arm to block, and with a "plop," the scalding viscous liquid splashed onto his forearm, instantly causing his skin to fester and white smoke to rise. He gritted his teeth and activated "Transformation of Non-Action," forcibly allowing his flesh to heal continuously as the cursed power circulated.

But Lu Suo gave him no chance to catch his breath, his palms already slamming heavily onto the water's surface—

Several branches as thick as stone pillars burst out of the water, emitting strange cries like the wailing of infants. They rose up from beneath his feet, tightly wrapped around his waist and abdomen, and violently pulled him into the air!

Immediately afterwards, the void behind Lu Suo twisted, and a mammoth spirit as huge as a mountain slowly stepped out.

The elephant raised its trunk high, and terrifying magical power gathered wildly at the tip of its trunk—

The next second, a super-high pressure water column that seemed to be able to shatter everything roared and blasted towards Xuan Yi, who was suspended in mid-air!

Unable to break free, unable to escape!

The attack power is on a completely different level!

Is this the power of Xia Youjie, the top-level sorcerer who can "overthrow a country single-handedly"?

Xuan Yi stared intently at the third floating stone on the water as it slowly rose.

Since things have come to this, we have no choice but to take this gamble!

Just as the water cannon was about to hit, Xuan Yi took a deep breath and slammed his hands together in front of him.

A crisp sound resounded throughout the entire area—

"Snapped!"

It was just a fleeting moment of confusion.

The battle was turned around by an "unjust game"!

A huge jet of water shot towards Lu Suo's chest, who was completely unprepared!