After speaking, Teppei used almost all his strength to throw the Ama-no-Murakumo sword towards Sukuna.

Now, not only Sukuna, but even the sorcerers who had been ganging up on him noticed the Ame-no-Murakumo sword being thrown into the sky. Those among them with keen senses immediately recognized the origin of the Ame-no-Murakumo sword and exclaimed in surprise:

"It's a cursed object!"

Then, someone realized that if Su Nuo, who was in the spell's inactivation period, obtained the cursed item, he could still recover a certain degree of combat power during the time he couldn't use spells, so they said:

"We can't let Su Nu get that sword!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the sorcerers surrounding Su Nuo hurriedly hugged him, attempting to slow him down with their bodies. However, with the support of immense magical power, Su Nuo's physical strength surpassed that of everyone present.

With a single burst of full power, Su Nu broke free from these troublesome sorcerers and leaped into the air, heading towards the Heavenly Cloud Sword.

As long as Sukuna can seize the Kusanagi Sword, he can regain the upper hand in this group battle and survive the spell's melting period to achieve a counterattack against the punitive force.

Just as Sukuna was getting closer and closer to the Kusanagi Sword, almost touching it, the sky suddenly began to distort, and Sukuna's body crashed to the ground along with the sky.

It was Uruhiko who made the move. She used a sky magic technique to send Sukuna flying, glanced at him indifferently, and then grabbed the Ama-no-Kurakumo sword.

At this point, Sukuna had no chance to turn the tide. Before he could get through the spell's melting period, he was held back by the Five Void Generals. When he was exhausted, Uruhiko used the spell [Ushura Bullet] to deliver the final blow to Sukuna.

In later records, this Buddha-ghost, who intended to bring a new order to the world, died at the age of fifteen under the siege of various powerful families.

However, some unofficial histories claim that this Buddha-demon did not die. After experiencing this battle, the Buddha-demon transformed into the King of Curses and unleashed a bloody storm during the Heian period. However, there is no clear evidence to suggest that the Buddha-demon and the King of Curses are the same person...

boom!

Just as Uruko obtained the Ame-no-Kurakumo sword and Sukuna thought victory was hopeless, a metal pillar suddenly rushed into the battlefield. Taking advantage of Uruko's inattention, the metal pillar suddenly picked up the Ame-no-Kurakumo sword and then headed straight for Sukuna.

"Catch it quickly!"

The sound rang out, and Su Nuo subconsciously looked over. When she saw the person, Su Nuo's eyes were filled with disbelief.

It is ten thousand.

When he learned that the two main forces of the Fujiwara clan were coming to suppress Sukuna, Man once advised the head of the Fujiwara clan that Sukuna was his savior and could not possibly be a traitor.

How could the head of the Fujiwara clan possibly withdraw his troops? Only by eliminating Sukuna could he sleep peacefully in the days to come. He was not as gentle as ever in his approach to Man's request and sternly refused.

Wan was heartbroken. As a young girl, she didn't understand why her father would suddenly kill her savior, but she knew she had to do something.

So Wan secretly joined the team to defeat Sukuna without telling his father, and at a crucial moment used a construction technique to retrieve the Kusanagi Sword for Sukuna.

Sukuna remained silent. After catching the Ama-no-Kurokumo-no-Tsurugi, he poured his own magical power into the divine weapon for the first time.

Perhaps because Sukuna had slain the Yamata no Orochi, he had a special connection with this sword; almost instantly, the function of the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi came to mind:

It can forcibly terminate any spell and grant the user the ability to teleport short distances, and it has a special effect against monsters.

Although Sukuna's enemies are not yokai, her ability to teleport within a small area and forcibly terminate spells is sufficient...

Chapter 76: Post-Event Settlement

The battle ended when Sukuna used the Kusanagi Sword to kill the Five Void Generals who had been fighting him head-on. The weaker sorcerers, seeing the Five Void Generals dead, realized that victory was hopeless and hurriedly fled.

Even the Sun and Moon Star Team, led by Uruhiko, had to change their mission objective from "killing Sukuna" to preserving their remaining strength.

Before leaving, Uruga Himiko glanced at Sukuna from afar in the sky. Her gaze was complex, a mixture of resentment, confusion, and anger, making Uruga Himiko realize that they had missed their only chance to kill Sukuna.

The next time they meet, Su Nu will no longer be in a state of weakened fighting due to the depletion of most of his magical power, the melting period of his spells, and concerns for the safety of the hostages. Instead, he will be in his peak condition with perfect magical power, a spell capable of cutting through everything, and wielding the top-grade magical artifact, the Ame-no-Murakumo sword.

From any perspective, they suffered a crushing defeat, along with their families...

After the battle, Su Nuo finally had a chance to catch his breath. He sat cross-legged on the ground, greedily enjoying the air after the victory.

"I never imagined that fighting humans would be more tiring than fighting monsters. It's absurd..."

Su Nu sighed, then his gaze fell on Tie Ping and Wan Er, who looked worried. Before they could speak, Su Nu had already guessed what they wanted to say, which would be something like "Are you alright?" or "Are you okay?"

To avoid these troublesome exchanges, Sukuna spoke first:

"I'm fine, just a little tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Tie Ping breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Wan, on the other hand, looked like she was about to cry.

She approached Su Nuo, clutching his robes that had been torn during the beating, her voice trembling slightly:

"I'm sorry. If I were strong enough, I could have stopped Father from getting involved. I'm sorry... Please don't kill Father, okay? I beg you."

Feeling the last bit of fabric being pulled, Su Nuo was completely distraught. Although Wan had indeed helped him through this crisis, wasn't this crisis caused by Wan's father?

If this force had simply been tasked with suppressing Su Nuo, that would have been one thing, but this punitive force was far too despicable, arbitrarily arresting people and even using children as shields—it was utterly inhumane.

In addition, there are the Kanbara family and the Abe family. Because he had visited them before, Sukuna recognized the crests of these two families. A large part of the sorcerers who had just defeated him came from these two families.

All three families must pay a price, whether for Sukuna himself or for the path he has chosen, he must do something.

When there is an imbalance of power, displaying strength is the best means of self-defense. Therefore, Sukuna remained silent when faced with Wan's request.

This sent a very bad signal. Wan stared at Su Nuo in disbelief, never expecting that he would actually disregard his own safety and attack his own father.

She suddenly grabbed Su Nuo's arm, shaking it as she pleaded:

"No, no, Father was just misled by other families. This wasn't his intention; he was forced into it!"

Hearing this, Sukuna couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met the head of the Fujiwara family. He withdrew his hand and gave a dry laugh:

“I know your father’s true colors better than you do. The main sorcerers in my army who are going to kill me all have the Fujiwara clan crest on their clothes. I will kill him.”

"No! You can't!"

Wan finally broke down in tears. Her eyes were brimming with tears, and she looked at Su Nuo as if he were a complete stranger.

"Have you forgotten how you negotiated with those guys? No matter how hard you tried, they wouldn't give you a chance. And what about you? How are you any different from them now? Why won't you give my father a chance?"

Upon hearing this, Su Nuo froze on the spot. He hadn't expected Wan to say such a thing, nor had he expected himself to be so heartless. Su Nuo began to ponder these words.

To Tie Ping, who was standing to the side, this was an absurd question. Even though Wan was a genius sorcerer, he didn't hesitate to say:

"These two matters are completely unrelated. Lord Sukuna's previous negotiations were aimed at resolving unnecessary disputes at their root, while your words are merely an attempt to exonerate your father!"

"No, that's not what I meant, I just..."

Wan was already crying in distress. She didn't know how to refute Tieping. She only knew that Su Nuo had saved her and was kind to her, and that her father had raised her and was also kind to her.

Su Nuo cannot die, and his father even more so...

Just as Wan was caught in a dilemma, Sukuna, who was deep in thought, had already found his answer. He said:

"Alright, I can promise not to kill your father."

Upon hearing this, Wan's eyes widened. She stared at Su Nuo, unable to believe that Su Nuo, who had just been so clear about his stance, had actually agreed to let her father go.

She asked:

"Really? You're really willing to forgive my father?"

"of course."

Su Nuo gave an affirmative answer, but before he could be overjoyed, he immediately continued:

"However, as the main force in this campaign, I will not spare the Fujiwara family. I will make you pay the price you deserve. Do you have any objections?"

Having successfully saved her father, Wan naturally had no objection to the punishment the Fujiwara family deserved. She nodded vigorously and said with a smile:

"Of course not! As long as Father is alive, that's all that matters!"

Teppei didn't say anything more, but deep down he felt that Su Nuo's kindness at this moment was his biggest flaw as a leader.

Revolutions cannot be without sacrifices; bloodshed is inevitable. It's just that Su Nu hasn't grasped this yet; he naively wants to protect everyone...

After resting for a few days, getting through the spell's inactivation period, and fully restoring his magical power, Sukuna, carrying the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, visited the three major families one by one.

Let's start with the Abe family. As an Onmyoji family, the Abe family is very powerful. It is even rumored that members of the Abe family have the blood of a white fox.

When Sukuna arrived, the Abe family treated him with great hospitality. The head of the family, knowing better, lowered his head and said that he was willing to exchange his life for the continuation of the family.

It can only be said that he is a fox after all. He tried to exchange one person's life for Sukuna's forgiveness. However, Sukuna agreed, but he had one condition: that he hand over all the Abe family sorcerers who had participated in the extermination.

The Abe family readily agreed.

Next is the Kanbara family. As a powerful civil official family a century ago, they were almost the only family that could rival the Fujiwara family. However, their family has declined and is no longer as glorious as it once was.

This once impoverished and powerful family actually contributed significantly to the campaign against Sukuna, so Sukuna didn't mind making the Kanbara family even more destitute.

It was a bloody massacre. Su Nuo slaughtered everyone involved in the siege, and the Guanyuan family was forced to disband, splitting into the Gojo, Otsuko, and Takagashi clans.

Finally, there's the Fujiwara family.

Upon arriving at the Fujiwara residence, Sukuna stood there in a completely different manner than the first time, facing the head of the Fujiwara family, and said:

"I've already dealt with the Five Void Generals of the Fujiwara clan's two main direct forces. Now, I'm going to take care of the Sun, Moon, and Stars team. Do you have any objections?"

The head of the Fujiwara family stood before Sukuna, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant. His eyes had lost their former sharpness and vigor, and were instead filled with weariness.

He strained to keep himself upright, using almost all his strength:

"No objections..."

Chapter 77: Let's call it the Ideal State

After the cleanup was completed, the matter was settled. Although the outcome was not satisfactory, it made everyone understand that Su Nuo was invincible.

Sukuna did not break his promise to his followers and continued to lead them as agreed.

However, after Sukuna became the strongest in this era, some villains naturally jumped out and joined Sukuna's team. In just two days, the number of Sukuna's team members more than doubled.

They joined forces with Su Nuo not for the bright future he spoke of, but simply because Su Nuo was very strong and they could use him as a powerful backer to bully others.

These people are often parasites within a team, indulging in pleasure, abusing privileges, and sowing discord. The disillusionment within the team often begins with the appearance of these individuals.

Sukuna, however, failed to realize this, naively believing that his ideas were being recognized by more and more people, and exclaimed, "There are more and more like-minded companions, and one day, my ideals will become a reality..."

One day, Teppei approached Su Nuo, looking preoccupied, as if he had something to say but didn't know whether he should say it.

Upon seeing Tieping, Su Nuo was about to greet him, but seeing Tieping's expression, he sensed something was amiss:

"Teppei, what happened?"

Tieping nodded, staring at Su Nuo with worry in his eyes:

"Lord Su Nuo, do you still remember the group of people who came to your aid a while ago? I've investigated them. Before they came to your aid, they were just bandits and outlaws, not good people at all."

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