Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 337 Similar
boom--

It was a punch that truly surpassed the limit. The black twisted cursed light burst out and slammed hard into the astonished face of the muscular cursed spirit. It didn't understand why the cursed power of the little guy in front of it, including strength and speed, showed no signs of strengthening, but why this blow was so powerful?

The huge body of the cursed spirit was forcibly overturned by this blow, and its entire head was significantly deformed. However, Yuji did not linger on this extremely effective blow. He had completely entered a state of selflessness, and his only goal was to use up every bit of his strength to kill the enemy at the moment.

Or... be killed by the enemy.

As the cursed spirit fell to the ground, Itadori stepped on the ground and crouched down to get close to it again. The former's reaction was not slow either. His muscles were so strong that they were twisted, but he was surprisingly flexible. He got up from the ground with a push of his arms.

However, what it was forced to face the next moment was that familiar black twisted light!

Black Flash 2
The punch hit the curse spirit's arms that were raised for defense. The two arms that were crossed together were like two steel pillars as thick as sea bowls. After colliding with Yuji's punch, they immediately made a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

The cursed spirit's arms were broken.

The head and arms were so badly injured, which would have been serious enough for a sorcerer, but this guy was a cursed spirit after all. If his head was broken, the outcome would have been decided just now. However, his talent of fully utilizing his physical strength allowed this guy to withstand two black flashes.

The two injuries were even healing visibly. Of course, it was indeed traumatized by the two heavy blows. If Yuji could continue to launch a black flash combo, the outcome of this time would still be uncertain.

"Black Flash... it's really unexpected!"

Otsutsuki stopped the technique he was about to perform. He had been wondering whether Itadori could really achieve a high degree of coordination between his body and cursed energy in this situation, and then use Black Flash to break the situation.

Then, this idea, which seemed like a flash of inspiration, and which even Otsutsuki himself didn't quite believe, actually came true in the blink of an eye!
Under the pressure of the enemy, the interference of Sukuna, and perhaps his own awareness, Yuji actually performed this miracle of spell.

But... he seemed to have reached his limit.

After launching two consecutive black flashes, Tiger Stick failed in the third attack. Perhaps it was just a slight deviation. In any case, after this attack failed to trigger the black flash, the Curse Spirit, which had just been beaten badly, immediately wanted to reverse the situation. This time, it must kill the annoying bug quickly!

Imitation: Wheel of Time

Noticing that everything around him had slowed down, Otsutsuki stepped forward to rescue Itadori. The cursed spirit seemed to detect the moment Otsutsuki intervened in the fight because of its battle instinct, but Otsutsuki didn't care.

After the brief first battle, Otsutsuki had a rough idea of ​​the cursed spirit's technique. Firstly, its performance did not match the intelligence, and secondly, the opponent suppressed his performance in all aspects, which made Otsutsuki somewhat suspicious.

When it is clear that the opponent has a technique, just a little bit of guesswork and actual trial changes are enough to roughly get the vague effect of the technique.

Not to mention after Otsutsuki copied his opponent's technique. After obtaining information about the cursed spirit technique, Otsutsuki suddenly realized that this was indeed a very suitable opportunity for Itadori's trial.

First of all, if Otsutsuki were to give this cursed spirit's technique a name, he would call it 'false power'.

Don't be fooled by this guy's explosive muscles that look like he's from an exaggerated cartoon, but his basic strength is actually very weak, because the efficiency of this technique in stealing power within its range may even reach up to 80% to 90%.

What is the concept of this? As long as this cursed spirit is not a powerless guy, then as long as the technique takes effect, most of the opponents will be crushed by him in these aspects. However, this cursed spirit can only achieve limited crushing when facing himself or Yuji, which can only mean that this guy is too weak.

Although Otsutsuki thinks this guy is very weak, it depends on the standard. In short, in the battle between Yuji and him, if the former does not have any outstanding performance, such as using skills or other methods to make up for the gap, then it is almost impossible for Yuji to win.

Under this kind of pressure, no matter what changes Yuji makes, as long as they are positive, he wins. This is the purpose of this oppressive growth training method from Shenyuanyi.

What is needed is not victory but growth. This is how Otsutsuki grew up by fighting against enemies who were much stronger than himself. It was not until he suddenly discovered that those so-called special-grade cursed spirits began to die in his hands and the general directorate wanted to register him as a special-grade magician (although it was rejected by Shenyuanyi) that he realized that he could be considered a strong man.

And Otsutsuki had no objection at all to Kamiganichi 'blocking' his limelight from becoming a top-grade sorcerer. For one thing, he had never been very interested in such false reputation. As for the power and resources of a top-grade master, with Kamiganichi and Gojo Satoru around, Otsutsuki would never lack them.

Secondly, Otsutsuki also knows that the expectations placed on him are not small. Both teachers know his character. Being a special-grade sorcerer is not only about status and honor, it also means responsibility. Of course, if you are willing to not touch any power or interests like Kujuku Yuki, you can run around all day long.

However, given Otsutsuki's personality, this is almost impossible. Therefore, Kamigōichi and Gojo Satoru reached a consensus on this issue: Before Otsutsuki has completely mastered the technique of field expansion and figured out the clue to the difficult problem of how to reverse the imitated technique, he will continue to make himself stronger with the title of a first-level magician.

This is telling Otsutsuki: You are different from others. A genius needs to have its own standards. A big tree that shelters you from the wind and rain needs a thicker root system, more luxuriant branches and a crown.

Otsutsuki is also moving towards this goal. In order to protect his family, Rika, his friends and even his teacher, Otsutsuki has no regrets and is absolutely determined. Looking back on whether Yuji can grow up in this way, Otsutsuki is probably more optimistic.

He has a pretty good relationship with Hui, and has heard about Yuji from there, including his reaction and decision when he first faced the curse, as well as his outstanding character.

It doesn't seem too incredible that such a person could become the perfect vessel for Sukuna and survive a curse of that magnitude as an ordinary person.

Besides, even if he failed, it would prove that Yuji's talent in this area was just so-so, and Otsutsuki would also think that this result was not unacceptable.

It is not easy to become a container of a curse like Ryomen Sukuna. If the world of curse-making had not changed a lot today, a case like Yuji would probably have been directly executed by the higher-ups in the past.

In a sense, the sorcerer is already a "monster", so as the vessel for the rebirth of the Curse King, isn't Yuji a monster among monsters in the eyes of others?

It's no secret that Itadori had past experiences as an 'ordinary person', and Otsutsuki happens to have some common ground with him in this regard. Because he was unable to control his cursed power well at the beginning of its awakening, and because of his personality, Otsutsuki had been isolated and even bullied in school.

But fortunately he has Rika. It's not that the gentle care that Rika gave him reduced those things, of course that also happened, but the strong side of Rika's character was stimulated by Otsutsuki, and she led Otsutsuki to confront those guys head-on.

Those cowardly guys who could only resort to petty tricks and didn't even dare to take action, chose to give in after Rika wanted to make a big deal out of it, because their excellent grades were more valued by the teacher, and once the matter was brought to the teacher, they would definitely not be favored because they were unreasonable in every way.

In fact, Otsutsuki's personality makes him popular, but he is too kind or gentle, and he never thinks of fighting back against those bullies who cause no harm to him and make them cry and beg for mercy.

In addition to this, there is actually another important reason, which is that he did not want to expose the supernatural existence of cursed power. He once accidentally revealed some power, and was labeled a monster by other children. For this reason, he even transferred schools.

In short, if Yuji chooses to take an ordinary path regardless of external reasons or his own choice, Otsutsuki will very much agree.

There is no need to force them to become the towering trees that provide shelter from the wind and rain in the future. This kind of thing will always require their own awareness and ability. If they can take on more of the responsibility of becoming a "monster", there will be no need for them to do so in the future.

"But... this isn't such a bad outcome. Maybe I can still have Kei as a companion. That way, even if I become a 'monster', I won't be alone."

Otsutsuki came close to the cursed spirit. Even if the latter noticed Otsutsuki's movements, it was no use. The technique has its limits, and the same is true for this cursed spirit. It is impossible for it to reach Otsutsuki's speed when he is in an unattended state with 80% to 90% height stealing.

Being able to achieve 10% is already pretty good, and this level will not make any difference to the result for Otsutsuki.

The cursed sword slashed across the cursed spirit's extremely thick neck. Sometimes the sheer amount of cursed power and the crushing mass are already an extremely powerful means of attack. The cursed spirit's angry head was chopped off and held in Otsutsuki's hand.

“Huh—Senior, this…”

When his eyes blurred and he saw that the cursed spirit that was not killed by his explosion was about to kill him, Yuji saw that everything changed. Senior Otsutsuki suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a knife and the head of the cursed spirit in his hands.

So... is this the end? Although Kei said that Otsutsuki-senpai is very strong, this is a bit too far-fetched.

"Senior!"

In his peripheral vision, Itadori saw that the tall headless figure had not fallen down. Knowing that cursed spirits were monsters that could not be judged by common sense, he immediately issued a warning, but Otsutsuki seemed to have expected this and was not panicked.

The cursed spirit with its head cut off was still standing on the ground. Even in Yuji's horrified gaze, the guy began to move, with a pair of strong arms clasped in front of his chest. With a broken neck and vocal cords unable to make any sound, this guy could only make unidentifiable sounds by probably relying on the movement of his chest.

If translated, it would be...

"The field expands!"

Otsutsuki turned around and faced the curse spirit's final counterattack. This muscular monster, who was not affected much by the presence or absence of the brain, was like Yuji, using his own severe injury to gain a chance to counterattack, and this would be his only chance.

"Yuji, since we happened to meet, I'll take this opportunity to let you see the pinnacle of spell warfare - the unfolding of the domain."

"The field expands!"

(End of this chapter)