Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

After Tengen made this analogy, Maki, who was standing to the side looking completely bewildered, understood a little. Her eyes widened immediately, and she stiffly turned her neck to look at Yue Ren, as if she wanted to see "what kind of thing this is."

The Yue man ignored the other party's impolite look and continued to explain:

"That's right. So no matter who it is, as long as they use 'Domain Deployment,' they have a natural disadvantage on my side. I just need to wait for the opponent to release their domain first, and if they release theirs later, I will directly pull them into my 'world,' instantly disintegrating their domain by severing the connection between the master and the domain, thus creating a 'Spell Fusion' effect. I used this move against Sukuna before."

That's why the two disappeared, undetectable even within their own protective barrier; it turns out they weren't even in this world at the time...

Tianyuan understood, but still felt it was incredible. What kind of talent could create such a domain?

Could this young man before me truly be the most dazzling new star of sorcerers in this era?

Reflecting on the contrast between Gojo Satoru and the boy before him, Tengen couldn't help but sigh.

These two individuals are undoubtedly the most brilliant achievements of this era.

It seems that as long as I'm still on the human side, I'm destined to be carried away?

Thinking of this, Tianyuan's mood suddenly improved a lot.

The Yue people, naturally unaware of Tianyuan's ulterior motives, continued to explain the situation of both sides.

"So Lu Suo himself is no threat to me. Even if he has some special techniques, they are useless to me now."

Tengen understood that this boy had perfectly replicated a cursed artifact similar to "Tenni-mu." With such a weapon, most spells were ineffective against him. Coupled with his own strength and the information just revealed... could this guy's strength already surpass Gojo Satoru's...?

Tianyuan thought of a somewhat chilling possibility: this guy might be hiding something more deeply than anyone else.

But the boy's next action made Tianyuan open his mouth wide once again.

Yue Ren reached out and grabbed Maki's face. She did not dodge; his fingers passed through her face as if passing through a phantom.

Seeing this, Maki was somewhat skeptical and reached out to pat his shoulder, but her hand missed. He stood there, but she couldn't touch him. The boy was like a real phantom, and it was as if an entire world separated them.

This is happening again...

"Similar to Gojo Satoru's lack of limits, except in my case it's 'technique reversal'."

"He is untouchable, while I am 'refused contact,' so unless it's a guaranteed hit lock-on with 'domain expansion,' there's not much attack that can harm me at this stage."

Tianyuan understood, but she was also truly bewildered, because wasn't this a solution that had no way out?

To break his "refusal to engage" stance, you need to expand your domain, and once the domain is expanded, it gives him the best opportunity to attack. It's even more unsolvable than Gojo Satoru's stance... How cunning!

Now all the sorcerers will be crying when they face this guy, it's just too outrageous.

Seeing the stunned expressions on their faces, Yue Ren knew that he had achieved his goal.

"I'm not saying all this to show off how strong I am, but just to give you a clear idea that you don't need to worry about 'combat strength'. As long as Lu Suo dares to come here swaggeringly, he will never be able to take you away by force."

"What I'm really worried about is that cursed spirit called Impeachment. Lu Suo is using it to initiate the Death Return to continue his plan, and he's even preparing to use it to capture you. I'm afraid it has some special abilities that we don't know about."

"I see."

Tengen finally understood the Yue people's consciousness; it was indeed a reassuring explanation.

Is this the true value of being protected by a top-tier demon lord? I'm in love...

However, she still felt that the other person was overthinking it. That cursed spirit was indeed special, but that should be all there was to it. As someone who had lived for thousands of years, what kind of cursed spirits hadn't she seen? How strong could this cursed spirit be?

......

Not long after Tianyuan had this idea, the dignified and mature woman broke through the barrier and arrived at the Hongxing Palace.

Beside her was a gun-shaped cursed spirit, resembling a spinning top.

A pale world, a special battle space constructed by a barrier.

The woman wasn't too surprised to see the young man standing in front of her. Or rather, she would have been surprised if the first person she encountered here wasn't a Yue person.

"Nice to meet you, Kawasaki Koshito. It's quite something. I never imagined that after all this 'exchange', this is only our first meeting."

The Yue people were also stunned when they saw the beauty in front of them, and then they suddenly realized what was going on.

So that's how it is. I was wondering whose body he would use; it turns out it was the mother of the scepter of ...

Kaori Itadori, the mother of Yuuhito Itadori, is the original owner of the female body used by the sorcerer named Rōsō in front of us.

According to the original story, Rōsō used Kaori's body to have a child with Itadori's father, Itadori. After Natsuyuki was killed by Gojō Sō, he stole Natsuyuki's body and replaced it. Now that Natsuyuki is still alive, he has been using this body, right?

I don't even know how to comment on this anymore. It's really a twisted sense of humor, a perverted old man.

No matter what, this guy in front of them is someone that Yue people have to admire to some extent. There's no way around it; in order to conduct experiments, he personally swapped into a woman's body, carried a child for ten months, and gave birth to his creation... It can only be said that without a certain ruthlessness towards oneself, one really can't imagine such an abstract operation.

However, this is for the best. Since he is using the body of Haddock's mother, it means that the technique he is using is the same as her technique, "Anti-Gravity Mechanism," so there is nothing for him to worry about.

What we should really pay attention to is the guy next to him. This barrier has been modified by Tianyuan. In her words, its hardness is enough to allow the complete form of the Impeachment to run rampant, separating her main body. Moreover, after Lu Suo enters, it will change its nature, becoming a domain-like state that is almost impossible to break through from the inside. It can be said to be the most suitable place to trap a turtle in a jar.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Suo would have walked into a trap set for him, but Yue Ren still dared not be careless and prepared to draw his sword to kill him.

While verbally probing, he was subtly probing, waiting for the other party to reveal a weakness.

"It is indeed our first meeting, but it would have been better if we hadn't met. A menace like you should disappear as soon as possible so you can make even the slightest contribution to this world. Or are you completely unaware that you are a menace?"

"Then I'll have to lower my opinion of you a bit."

The words spoken by the Yue man, which carried a knife in them, made Lu Suo's lips twitch, but he could only say that he was indeed a thousand-year-old demon, and he quickly regained his composure.

"Oh ho ho ho... You really don't hold back at all. What you said makes me feel a little ashamed. I thought we would have a lot in common, like the future of sorcerers or something..."

"I don't think so. You're just a pure fun-seeker who sees yourself as an alien and prioritizes satisfying your own interests. You're neither human nor a friend of the cursed spirits."

"What I want to do is to take the human body to the next level and qualify it to be a higher level of life than a sorcerer."

"Our starting points are different, and our expected outcomes are also different. In other words, we are not on the same path at all; we just happen to have some overlap in our ways of traveling."

"You were never a friend, but a heretic who must be eliminated!"

"That's really going too far, but I didn't expect you to know me so well on our first meeting. I'm truly honored."

Lu Suo was somewhat surprised. He had witnessed countless people asking her why she did those things, but he had actually met someone here who truly understood her.

Yes, there aren't that many whys. It's all just the most primal instincts of intelligent beings: curiosity and interest.

She simply wanted to see what the outcome of her unprecedented and likely unparalleled act would be.

Faced with Lu Suo's burning gaze, Yue Ren looked on with disgust.

"If you really feel honored, then just kill yourself here. That way, I won't have to lift a finger, and that will be helping me out."

"Hehehe... No, that won't do. After all, it's a plan that's been upheld for a thousand years. I have to see the results, right? Otherwise, all the effort I've put in along the way will have been for nothing, won't it?"

Lu Suo understood that this boy was her true enemy. She understood her opponent, whose goals were completely opposite. It wasn't about right or wrong, but about their respective positions. They could never be friends.

However, Lu Suo did not feel regret; on the contrary, she was quite happy. To her, like-minded friends and true enemies were essentially the same—both were novel experiences she had never had before, and she would enjoy this moment to the fullest.

"Do you think you'll succeed with me here?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Suo smiled slightly.

"Of course not, but I'm sorry, because of your existence it came to me, so I'll have to disappoint you, my plan..."

Lu Suo revealed a triumphant and arrogant smile.

The Yue people sensed something was wrong.

"Actually, it was already a success when I brought it here."

"!!!???"

The next moment, Tianyuan's screams echoed throughout the entire space.

"Aaaaaah... How is this possible? It actually... forcibly... established a... connection... with me... through the barrier technique itself!!??"

"Help me!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yue Ren, who instantly understood, squatted down and patted the ground with one hand.

"Non-action transformation"

Through the power of the curse, Yue Ren instantly understood that if Tianyuan's barrier was a network, then that cursed spirit was like a 'virus' that existed between a physical entity and an energy body.

From the moment it entered the barrier of the Red Star Palace, it began to spread the virus invisibly, infecting the entire barrier. Tianyuan, who was attracted by the virus and lacked antivirus technology, did not notice it at all.

It wasn't until it gained control of the entire barrier that it revealed its 'fangs', ready to devour Tianyuan's consciousness.

In other words, the attack began the moment the other side arrived; the conversation just now was merely a more plausible cover-up.

Tch, what a nuisance!

The entire system is now completely infected by the virus, and it seems there is no way to save it.

But... there are still things that the Yue people can do!

"Well then, what's mine, I'll take... Oh? Hahaha, as expected of you, to be able to do something like this even in this situation, impressive!"

As Lu Suo stared at the Yue people who were continuously using their abilities, his admiration grew.

This boy surprised her once again.

On the other side, as the ability was activated, the ground in front of Yue Ren suddenly began to writhe, like some kind of flesh and blood tissue, gradually transforming into a figure, and a naked woman's body appeared.

As if freed from its restraints, the woman suddenly opened her eyes and began coughing loudly, looking as if she had been rescued from drowning.

Seeing the familiar look in the other person's eyes, Yue Ren finally breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he had succeeded.

That's right, the woman in front of him is Tianyuan.

Just as Tianyuan sent out the distress signal, Yue Ren, who understood what had happened through his senses, decisively used "Wuwei Transformation" to help Tianyuan "cut off his tail and survive".

The cursed spirit invaded the barrier, which was something that couldn't be helped. However, Tianyuan, who was the "core" at the time, was not greatly affected. Yue Ren decisively removed the spirit, separating Tianyuan's soul from the barrier. Then, he used "Wuwei Transformation" to create a body for her and put her soul into it.

That's why a... suddenly appeared in front of you.