Heaven has bound me to weakness? I angrily unleash the Eight Gates!

"Because they're afraid of dying..."

Without turning his head, he responded with a single word, and before Zenji Maki could react in her daze, the figure in front of her had vanished.

"Afraid of death?" Zenji Maki muttered softly.

"Sister, let's go back quickly. You have to hold my hand tightly and don't let go."

"understood."

Coming to her senses, Zenin Maki took her sister's hand and left.

Meanwhile, Zenji Jinsuke has already embarked on his journey to find his little brother.

He did feel some sympathy for Zenin Maki.

He could sense a trace amount of magical power within Zenji Maki's body, so weak as to be negligible.

This prevented her from becoming a sorcerer, and from acquiring an extremely powerful physical body like him and Shen'er.

She was destined to suffer countless scornful looks and ridicule.

And they don't even have enough power to resist...

Chapter 5: Jinsuke Arrives Late, Gojo Satoru Dies

In the quiet coffee shop, Zenji Jinsuke encountered a guy who knew Jinji's whereabouts and sat down opposite him.

Kong Shiyu was slightly taken aback when she saw that familiar face.

"What? Could it be that the mission has already... No, you are not what you call Shen'er."

Kong Shiyu realized that the face, which bore a seven or eight-point resemblance to Shen Er's, made him somewhat careless.

However, having dealt with Shen'er frequently, he quickly realized that the guy in front of him was not Shen'er.

"Hello, I am Shen'er's older brother, Zen-in Jin-suke. Do you know where Shen'er is now?"

Zenji Jinsuke asked politely with a faint smile on his face.

"Brother? So you have a brother? I've never heard him mention him."

Kong Shiyu did not doubt Zenji Jinsuke's words; after all, with that face right there, it would be hard for him not to believe it.

"However, if you want to find Shen'er, you can wait a bit. If you count the time, today is the last day of the mission. If all goes well, he should come to me to collect the remaining reward."

"Of course, even if the mission fails, he will give me an explanation."

Kong Shiyu said unhurriedly, "If you're not in a hurry, you can have a drink with me... Hmm? Where is he?"

Before he could finish speaking, he realized that the guy in front of him had disappeared without him noticing.

"Shen'er's brother... interesting."

After finishing the last bit of coffee in his cup, Kong Shiyu left. He had a premonition that the sorcerer assassin he had worked with for many years was going to fail this time.

However, none of this concerned him; he was merely a small-time intermediary.

Inside the barrier of the High School of Curses, the two geniuses, Gojo Satoru and Natsuyu Suke, finally delivered the "Star Essence Body" Riko Tenten safely.

Everyone relaxed, since no assassin would dare to break in inside the barrier, and no sorcerer's aura could escape the barrier's detection.

"Ugh, we're finally here. I'm so tired. I'm never taking on childcare duties again."

Gojo Satoru stretched, looking somewhat annoyed, with a hint of weariness and reluctance in his eyes.

Exhausted because she hadn't slept for three days, and reluctant because Riko Tennen, who had spent such a wonderful time with them, was about to be assimilated by an old man.

To say they were one is to say they were merged into one; in reality, it was no different from death.

"These past few days have been the happiest days of my life. Thank you!"

Riko Tennen did not refute Gojo Satoru; instead, she was very grateful to them.

They made her briefly experience what it truly means to have friends. She originally thought she liked being alone, but it turns out she had simply never been part of a lively atmosphere before.

"I don't want to accept a child's thanks."

Gojo Satoru wore a look of disdain on his face, but in reality, the corners of his mouth were secretly turned up, and he was secretly pleased with himself.

Xia Youjie smiled, squinted his eyes, and remained silent.

Caught in the middle, Kuroi looked reluctant. After taking care of the little girl for so long, was she really going to leave her forever today?

Just as the group was enjoying their last moments of relief, a flash of cold light appeared, and a long sword pierced through the air and struck Gojo Satoru's body.

The blade thrust forward from back to front, piercing Gojo Satoru right through the heart.

Blood flowed down the blade, soaking his clothes.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, their pupils contracted sharply, and their bodies tensed up instantly.

"Five!" Xia Youjie shouted, his entire body surging with magical power.

As the spell was cast, a crack appeared in the air, and a ferocious cursed spirit tore open the crack and crawled out.

Gojo Satoru acted as if nothing had happened, not caring that his body had been pierced, and instead turned his head to examine Shinji's appearance.

"By the way, haven't we met before?"

"Don't worry about it, I'm not good at remembering men's names either." Shen Er smiled faintly and pulled out the long sword.

"Did you avoid the vital point? As expected of a genius that the Gojo family sees only once in a century."

"Roar--!"

In the instant that Shen Er made his joke, the enormous cursed spirit opened its abyssal maw and bit at him, swallowing him whole.

Seeing this, Gojo Satoru looked at Natsumi Yuuki and said, "You take Riko away, I'll deal with him."

Xia Youjie remained silent for a moment before taking action, leading Tian Tian Li Zi to Tian Yuan's location.

Gojo Satoru stayed behind to deal with the sorcerer assassin, Fushiguro Jinji.

"Shhhhh!"

No sooner had Xia Youjie left than the cursed spirit was pierced through by a long sword. Shen Er appeared in front of Wu Tiao Wu, carrying a broadsword and covered in blood, with an ugly cursed spirit wrapped around his body.

Even seeing Gojo Satoru's puzzled expression, he generously told him all his plans.

He was the one who issued the bounty and set the mission time limit. In addition to weakening the strength of the group, the more important thing was to make Gojo Satoru lower his guard after the mission time limit expired and unlock the No Limit Technique.

As a natural-born user of magic, he could freely enter and exit the high school without being detected by the barrier.

All you need to do is wait inside the barrier for the moment when Gojo Satoru is completely relaxed, and then launch a fatal attack.

As for Xia Youjie, Shen Er didn't pay too much attention to him.

"So that's it."

Upon learning the truth, Gojo Satoru grinned, opened his arms, and a powerful suction force gathered in his palms.

"Now it's my turn!"

Out of respect for his opponent, Gojo Satoru unleashed a powerful spell attack on Jinji. The terrifying energy ball erupted with a strong suction force, tearing the earth apart.

The sudden attack blasted Shen into the ruins. Just as Gojo Satoru was about to launch another attack, he discovered that there was no trace of curse power in the opponent's body.

Not only that, Shen'er's figure seemed to teleport, shuttling between buildings, and Gojo Satoru's perception and techniques simply couldn't keep up with his speed.

"Hey, is this speed for real?"

Gojo Satoru was somewhat shocked; this speed was almost superhuman.

"Spell sequence... Maximum output... Azure!"

Faced with an elusive opponent, Gojo Satoru chose to use a wide-range attack. He gathered a blue-black energy ball filled with powerful curse power in his palms, and with the swing of his hands, the terrifying energy mercilessly destroyed all the buildings around him.

He wanted to leave the enemy nowhere to hide!

As Cang destroyed everything, the area around Gojo Satoru became empty.

He focused his magical power and sensed the changes around him.

Although the enemy had no magical power, he could sense the movement of a weak magical spirit on him, even though it was weak.

"Buzzing..."

Before Wu Tiao could even sense it, many tiny, fly-sized cursed spirits appeared around them.

With the interference of these minor cursed spirits, Gojo Satoru was completely unable to catch Shen's movements.

Just as he was about to use Cang again to get rid of these trashy cursed spirits, he suddenly froze.

The next second, Gojo Satoru's expression changed drastically, "Oh no! His target isn't me!"

Realizing what was happening, Gojo Satoru instinctively turned around.

"Heh... finally starting to use spell defense."

Suddenly, Shen'er appeared behind Gojo Satoru, holding a short-handled reverse-blade sword, his arm muscles bulging.

"Tear--"

The short blade unleashed a strange magical power, violently breaking through Gojo Satoru's boundless magical defenses and stabbing fiercely into his neck.

Shen Er's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint, and with a sudden burst of force, the long sword instantly sliced ​​through half of Wu Tiao Wu's body.

"Shhhhh!"

His arm moved in a blur, quickly stabbing Gojo Satoru all over his body, before finally slamming the last stab into Gojo Satoru's head.

Gojo Satoru's eyes glazed over, and his body collapsed heavily into a pool of blood, gradually losing its breath.

Shen Er remained expressionless, slowly sheathed his sword, and walked into the interior of the High School of Spellcasting.

Gojo Satoru was very perceptive, perceptive enough to notice that his hands were empty and that he was not even sure if he could kill him, so he devised a series of plans to weaken his power.

Fortunately, he was the victor.

A few minutes after he left, Zenji Jinsuke arrived. Seeing Gojo Satoru lying in a pool of blood, he was immediately overwhelmed.

"Seriously? Is it really necessary to rush like this? Hopefully, we still make it in time."

With a sudden burst of power from his legs, he transformed into a blur and flashed into the interior of the college.

He could vaguely sense that Gojo Satoru's body was undergoing some kind of change; in short, he was already on the path to unlocking his full potential...

This kind of guy is hard to kill until the very end. Zenin Jinsuke decides to try another approach. If all else fails, he'll prepare to run away with his little brother.

His current strength might not be enough to withstand the onslaught from the soon-to-be strongest sorcerer in the world of sorcery.

Chapter 6 Breaking the Sound Barrier with Bare Hands, Catching Bullets

Meanwhile, Xia Youjie had already brought Tian Tian Lizi to Hongxing Palace.

After saying their final goodbyes to Kuroi, Riko and Natsuyuki passed through the tunnel and entered the main hall of the Ryousei Palace.

The countless layers of buildings represent the foundation of all barriers.

Xia Youjie stopped in front of the stone arch tunnel.

He could only take him this far. "After going down the stairs and through the gate, walk straight ahead to the base of the big tree. The barrier there is different from the one that surrounds the college; only those who have been summoned can enter."

"There, Lord Tengen will protect you until your assimilation is complete."

Xia Youjie gave his final instructions in a heavy tone.

Riko listened calmly, her eyes slightly dim. She was already prepared and didn't show much emotional reaction to what was about to happen.

However, Xia Youjie's next words brought light back to her previously dim eyes.

"Or... you can choose to go back."

"Go home with Ms. Kuroi."

Xia Youjie remained calm as he gazed at Tian Lizi.

He and Gojo had already decided before they even met Tengen that if Tengen was unwilling to assimilate with Tengen, they would do everything in their power to send her back.

Even if it means going to war with the Tengen, or even with the entire world.

When Moth gave them this task, he emphasized that so-called assimilation is, in a sense, erasure.

This also means that they will feel guilty about this.