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The blue orb shot toward Kasumigaoka Utaha at an astonishing speed, tearing apart the ground in its path and emitting a piercing wail in the air.
Despite the attack being powerful enough to easily exorcise a top-tier cursed spirit, Kasumigaoka Utaha showed no sign of panic. She simply turned to another page of the Book of a Thousand Laws.
"The Second Code defines causality as: [Reversal]."
She extended her slender index finger and gently tapped the rapidly approaching blue orb of light.
There are no earth-shattering explosions, no gorgeous light and shadow effects.
A strange scene happened.
The [Azure] aura, representing "attraction," suddenly changed its nature several meters away from her. It no longer attracted anything; instead, it abruptly changed direction and charged back towards its own master—Gojo Satoru—at an even greater speed than before!
"what?!"
Gojo Satoru's pupils contracted sharply. He could sense that the structure of the [Azure] technique hadn't been destroyed, but the fundamental concept of its "directionality" had been forcibly reversed. It was as if someone had modified the underlying code of a program, causing the instruction "+1" to produce the result "-1".
He was forced to teleport again in a disheveled state to dodge the attack he had just unleashed. [Azure] crashed into the spot where he had originally stood, completely engulfing the space there along with a large section of the ground, leaving behind a smooth, mirror-like crater.
"A decent attack, but unfortunately, it's too targeted."
Kasumigaoka Utaha closed the book and commented in the tone of appreciating a work of art, "Any attack with a clear target can be countered by reversing its causal logic, making the effect act on the cause. Simply put, it's a bounce. Gojo-kun, your attack pattern is a bit too... straightforward."
"upright……"
For the first time, a vein popped out on Gojo Satoru's forehead.
He had never fought such a frustrating battle since his debut. All his attacks were based on his exquisite manipulation of magical power and space. But his opponent didn't play those games at all; she simply overturned the chessboard and began to change the rules of "how the pieces should move."
"Interesting, so interesting!"
Instead of getting angry, Gojo Satoru laughed, his laughter filled with madness, "Since going forward doesn't work, let's try going backward!"
He clasped his hands together, and the nature of his incantation changed once again.
"Spell Reversal [H]!"
A dazzling red orb of light bloomed at his fingertips. If [Azure] was the ultimate form of "attraction," then [He] was the embodiment of "repulsion." It contained more than twice the magical power output of [Azure], a pure, unreasonable, and massive energy surge.
This time, Gojo Satoru did not fire directly, but instead unleashed the energy of [Hak] in a ring shape centered on himself!
boom--!
A crimson shockwave swept across the area, leveling the entire juvenile academy to the ground. This was an indiscriminate area-of-effect attack, lacking any clear "targeting"—let's see how you "reverse" it now!
Under Iji's protection, Fushiguro Megumi and Kugizaki Nobara were thrown away by the shockwave, rolling a considerable distance before coming to a stop. Meanwhile, Itadori Yuuhito was easily lifted to safety by Zhou Ye, who grabbed him by the back of the collar with one hand; he barely felt any impact.
Smoke and dust filled the air, and the entire center of the battlefield was shrouded in red light.
"Now it should be..."
Gojo Satoru's "six eyes" pierced through the smoke and dust, locking onto Kasumigaoka Utaha's location.
As the smoke cleared, the scene left him stunned once again.
Kasumigaoka Utaha remained standing, unharmed. She was enveloped by a transparent barrier, as thin as a cicada's wing, yet seemingly isolating her from the entire world. Above the barrier, countless tiny streams of data flowed, perfectly guiding, decomposing, and returning the [Hercules]'s violent energy to nothingness.
"The Third Codex Dimensional Phase Definition: [Isolation]." Shi Yu's voice drifted over.
"Shift your spatial phase by 0.001 Planck units from the current dimension. Although we appear to be in the same world, your attack is actually happening next door. Gojo-kun, your attack won't hit me."
Miko Yotsuya, standing to the side, was now observing the battle from a completely new perspective. In her "spiritual vision," Satoru Gojo was like a burning white sun, unleashing destructive energy. Utaha Kasumigaoka, on the other hand, was like an absolute "black box." Her very existence was constantly devouring and rewriting the surrounding reality. The torrent of Satoru Gojo's energy rushed towards her like a waterfall crashing into an invisible hole, being silently sucked in without even a ripple.
"Monsters...both of them are monsters..."
Kiyotaka Ichi slumped to the ground, muttering to himself. He felt his brain was completely unable to process the information before him.
"Alright, that concludes the warm-up."
Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze finally turned serious.
"Always being on the defensive isn't my style. It's my turn now."
She levitated the Book of a Thousand Laws before her, her hands moving rapidly through the air as if playing a piano. The pages flipped through them frantically without wind, finally stopping in the center of the book.
"The fourth code's definition of existence: [Eradication]."
As soon as she finished speaking, a terrifying sense of crisis instantly descended, making Gojo Satoru's hair stand on end.
He did not see any attack.
There was no light, no sound, and no energy fluctuations.
However, his "six eyes" were frantically alarming! He could "see" that the "existence" information around his body was being deleted line by line by an incomprehensible force!
First the hem of the clothes, then the front of the shoes; they weren't damaged, but simply vanished into thin air, as if they had never existed.
This is a law-based strike that is more terrifying than any physical attack!
For the first time, Gojo Satoru felt the threat of death. Without hesitation, he formed a hand seal in front of his chest.
This is his strongest technique, combining offense and defense, and it is his trump card that allows him to stand at the pinnacle of the world of sorcery.
"The field expands——"
A dark, ominous realm began to erode and spread from him to the entire world.
"【Boundless Emptiness】".
In an instant, the color of heaven and earth changed.
The surrounding ruins, the night sky, and the distant city lights all vanished. In their place stood a magnificent yet eerie cosmic space filled with countless stars and nebulae.
This is Gojo Satoru's inner world, the embodiment of his will. Here, he is God.
Everyone who enters this field will have their brains forcibly flooded with endless information, from birth to death, the origin to the end of the universe... This infinite flow of information will instantly overwhelm the target's perception and thinking, turning them into a living dead person who is unable to think or act.
"ended."
Gojo Satoru's voice echoed in the domain, tinged with weariness, but more so with the absolute confidence of a victor.
However, the scene he had envisioned—Kasumigaoka Utaha standing there, her eyes glazed over—did not occur.
At the heart of the boundless torrent of information in the [Boundless Void], Kasumigaoka Utaha stood quietly. She even reached out with great interest, as if trying to scoop up a handful of flowing starlight.
She smiled and looked up at the center of the domain, at the enormous eye that symbolized Gojo Satoru himself.
"I see. Forced information indoctrination, depriving the opponent of everything by causing their brain to shut down... What a simple, brutal, yet quite creative idea."
She offered her evaluation, much like a student visiting a science museum.
"Why...were you unaffected?"
For the first time, Gojo Satoru's voice carried an undisguised look of horror.
"Influence?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head and gave a playful smile.
"Ah, you mean those messages? They did come in, but..."
She extended a finger and tapped it on her temple.
“My brain is equipped with the latest generation of quantum information processing core from the Sky Dome, and it also has an automatic archiving system for infinite information streams and a spam filtering system. Most of the data you sent was judged as useless information and was directly thrown into the recycle bin.”
She paused, then added something that nearly shattered Gojo Satoru's resolve:
"By the way, your spell concept is very interesting. I've already made a backup of it, and I can write it into my new book later as a skill setting for a villain."
Chapter 338 extends an invitation to 2.5-point Satoru.
"You threw it into the...recycle bin? You're treating my spell like junk in your computer!!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha shrugged, meaning that it seemed there was no difference.
Gojo Satoru felt his mind go blank for several seconds for the first time.
【Boundless Void】is his strongest trump card, a deadly technique built upon "Six Eyes'" absolute confidence in his information processing capabilities. He had imagined countless ways it could be countered: perhaps by a stronger domain coverage, perhaps by some special spell that could isolate everything, or perhaps by his opponent killing him before the domain is complete.
But he never imagined that one day his ultimate weapon would be ignored by people with the excuse that "your message is spam".
This is no longer a failure in skill; it's a crushing defeat in terms of dignity.
"Alright, tour complete. Your area is beautiful, but the taste is a bit too mainstream."
Kasumigaoka Utaha clapped her hands, seemingly having lost interest.
"Then, as a return gift, let me show you my domain."
"Your... domain?" Gojo Satoru was extremely wary. His "six eyes" couldn't detect any signs of magical power used to construct a domain from the other party.
“Strictly speaking, this is not called a domain. In layman’s terms, it should be called… the right of final interpretation.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled softly, and the [Book of a Thousand Laws] floating before her shone brightly. This time, it wasn't just turning to a particular page; the entire book transformed into a stream of light and merged into her body.
The original red in her eyes has been replaced by a deep purple, with countless codes and runes appearing and disappearing within them, as if containing all the knowledge and laws of the universe.
She opened her arms and announced the new rules in an almost aria-like tone.
"The Fifth Code: A Reality Reconstruction: My Study"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gojo Satoru's "Boundless Emptiness" began to tremble violently.
In the magnificent cosmos, cracks appeared, like exquisite wallpaper peeling away. Beyond the cracks lay not the real world, but a completely different space.
The warm wooden floors, the towering bookshelves neatly arranged with millions of books, and the subtle fragrance of paper and ink mingling with the aroma of black tea fill the air. An elegant wooden desk sits in the center, upon which rests a steaming cup of black tea.
A vast, tranquil, elegant library, brimming with intellectual atmosphere, is forcibly "covering" the boundless emptiness of Wu Tiao Wu!
This isn't a battle between two fields; it's like one program forcibly installing a new operating system on top of another!
"This...this is..." Gojo Satoru stared in shock at the scene around him. He could feel his control over the domain rapidly slipping away. The rules of the [Boundless Void] were being rewritten, overwritten, and assimilated by the rules of this "study".
"Welcome to my world, Gojo-kun." Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice became the sole ruler of this space. "Here, all laws are defined by me. For example..."
She snapped her fingers.
"Rule One: The use of any supernatural power is prohibited within this space."
hum-
Gojo Satoru suddenly felt the surging, ocean-like power of his curses instantly subside, becoming like a stagnant pool, completely unusable. His ever-flowing [Limitless Technique] also quietly lost its effectiveness.
For the first time, he, Gojo Satoru, became an "ordinary person" again.
“Rule Two: To be fair, I’m subject to the same restrictions.” Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile, indicating that she was also subject to the same restrictions.