Chapter 350: The Rooftop of Destiny

Yuji Itadori possesses immense strength, easily capable of breaking world records in strength-related sports.

Such a terrifying punch effortlessly created a deep dent in the lizard Cursed Spirit’s body.

However, this was meaningless, as Yuji Itadori currently couldn’t use Cursed Energy and thus couldn’t inflict effective damage on an abstract entity like a Cursed Spirit.

This was somewhat similar to Toji Fushiguro; theoretically, Toji Fushiguro could easily beat up a common Cursed Spirit.

But because Toji Fushiguro had absolutely no Cursed Energy, he could only keep hitting it, yet he couldn’t kill it.

Of course, if the Cursed Spirit committed suicide due to humiliation, that would be another story.

A similar situation occurred when Toji Fushiguro helped Megumi Fushiguro tame his Shikigami.

The taming ritual couldn’t read Toji Fushiguro without a cursed tool, and so the Ten Shadows Technique Shikigami, completely unaware of what was happening, was beaten by Toji Fushiguro to the point of questioning its existence.

After all, while Toji Fushiguro’s zero Cursed Energy couldn’t exorcise Cursed Spirits, his blows still hurt them, and combined with Toji Fushiguro’s stamina, which was more abundant than a beast’s, he could beat them for an entire day without stopping.

However, Yuji Itadori was clearly not yet capable of such a feat.

After only a few punches, Yuji Itadori’s hands were overwhelmed by the six-armed Cursed Spirit and he was caught.

The six-armed lizard Cursed Spirit, after grabbing Yuji Itadori, merely glanced at him and then ignored him.

It directly brought Senior Sasaki, who was carrying Sukuna’s finger, towards its mouth.

“Nue.”

Megumi Fushiguro, struggling to stay conscious, finally summoned Nue and commanded it to rescue them.

Nue let out an eagle-like shriek, its wings beating continuously, and it shot towards the lizard Cursed Spirit like an arrow from a bow.

The space in the corridor was too small for the lizard Cursed Spirit; it couldn’t possibly dodge Nue’s attack.

Similarly, Nue also dared not use lightning due to Megumi Fushiguro’s command to save people.

Nue folded its wings and swooped through the gap beside the lizard Cursed Spirit, its talons striking like lightning, directly disarming the lizard Cursed Spirit of two of its hands.

Yuji Itadori and Senior Sasaki, carrying Sukuna’s finger, fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the lizard Cursed Spirit ignored Nue, immediately reoriented its remaining four hands, and lunged towards the finger.

“Senior Sasaki.”

Yuji Itadori once again demonstrated his strong athlete’s characteristics, grabbing Senior Sasaki with one hand and pulling her back.

The Cursed Spirit’s gaping maw was already upon them.

Crack!

Thunder flashed as Nue, having turned behind the Cursed Spirit, struck the lizard Cursed Spirit with a bolt of lightning, then violently flapped its wings and flew rapidly towards them.

Nue’s talons gripped the lizard Cursed Spirit’s tail, then pulled it forcefully outwards.

The narrow corridor completely restricted Nue’s movements, so Nue decided to drag the lizard Cursed Spirit outside and then show it its true predatory nature.

Boom!

Nue, enveloped in lightning, directly smashed through the school wall.

The lizard Cursed Spirit was dragged out of the teaching building by Nue, held by its tail.

However, at some point, its large hand had already seized Yuji Itadori.

Just now, to protect Senior Sasaki, Yuji Itadori had taken the Sukuna finger, which the lizard Cursed Spirit coveted, from her and placed himself in front of the Cursed Spirit.

This also resulted in the lizard Cursed Spirit grabbing him before Nue pulled it out.

Thud.

The lizard Cursed Spirit landed on the rooftop of another teaching building; Nue had already flown into the sky and begun its dive.

“Roar!”

The lizard Cursed Spirit let out a roar like a wild beast, then golden lightning enveloped its entire body.

Crack!

The golden lightning and purple thunder collided, neutralizing each other.

The lizard Cursed Spirit took advantage of Nue’s ascent to lunge at the Sukuna finger that had just fallen.

When the lizard Cursed Spirit released the golden lightning, Yuji Itadori, enduring the electric shock, failed to hold onto Sukuna’s finger securely.

Watching the Cursed Spirit about to devour Sukuna’s finger, Megumi Fushiguro’s words echoed in Yuji Itadori’s mind.

“Why eat it? Is it delicious?”

“Don’t be silly; Cursed Spirits eat it to gain powerful Cursed Energy.”

If a Cursed Spirit eats the finger, it will gain stronger Cursed Energy, become stronger, and then harm more people.

At this moment, Senior Iguchi, whose head had been injured earlier by the veiled Cursed Spirit, and Senior Sasaki, who was being chased by the lizard Cursed Spirit, appeared in Yuji Itadori’s mind.

Finally, there was Megumi Fushiguro, who had just been injured by the Cursed Spirit while protecting Senior Sasaki.

‘I absolutely cannot let it eat the finger, otherwise it will harm more people.’

“Yuji, you are strong; use this strength to save more people…”

His grandfather’s dying wish once again appeared in Yuji Itadori’s mind; the subsequent words “within your capabilities” were completely forgotten by Yuji Itadori.

His hands were pressed firmly against his waist by the Cursed Spirit’s large hands, but he still had his legs and his mouth.

Yuji Itadori kicked the Cursed Spirit in the eye; the Cursed Spirit cried out in pain, its body instinctively dodging the attack that had injured it.

Yuji Itadori seized the opportunity to extend his neck and bite Sukuna’s finger before the Cursed Spirit could.

“Hiss!”

The sharp finger pierced Yuji Itadori’s tongue.

Yuji Itadori instinctively loosened his grip, wanting to adjust his biting posture on the finger.

However, the lizard Cursed Spirit suddenly grabbed Yuji Itadori and lifted him, intending to put this annoying fellow into its mouth and eat him first.

As a result, Sukuna’s finger directly slid into Yuji Itadori’s body.

On the rooftop, Megumi Fushiguro had already summoned Round Deer to heal his injuries.

Megumi Fushiguro, whose head no longer felt dizzy from the previous heavy blow, watched all of this dumbfounded.

A deep sense of guilt arose in Megumi Fushiguro’s heart.

The former Megumi Fushiguro, like Suguru Geto, having received a normal education, believed in the kindness and righteousness taught in textbooks.

But after life repeatedly showed them malice, their views also changed.

Megumi Fushiguro understood that the world was not fair after Fushiguro Tsumiki was cursed; good people do not always receive good rewards.

So he wanted to save others unequally, to save good people.

And through his brief conversation with Yuji Itadori, and Yuji Itadori’s recent actions of saving people regardless of his own safety, Megumi Fushiguro knew that Yuji Itadori was the kind of person he wanted to save.

But now, due to his own carelessness, Yuji Itadori had eaten a cursed object comparable to a deadly poison.

“No, it’s not over yet; there’s still a chance to retrieve the finger before he digests Sukuna’s finger.”

With Round Deer, he could save him.

Thinking this, Megumi Fushiguro no longer hesitated, immediately rode Round Deer, and jumped onto the rooftop.

But it was too late.

Sukuna’s finger was absorbed by Yuji Itadori at an extremely fast rate.

Dark Cursed Markings appeared all over Yuji Itadori’s body.

Yuji Itadori’s fingers became slender and sharp; the immense Cursed Energy forcibly pushed open the lizard Cursed Spirit’s large hands, and then Yuji Itadori, with a claw attack that would make Iori Yagami and Inuyasha exclaim in admiration, instantly shredded the lizard Cursed Spirit.

Two more eyes opened below Yuji Itadori’s eyes.

“Hahaha, hahahaha. As expected, experiencing the moonlight firsthand is truly satisfying.”

Sukuna tore open his hooded top and laughed wildly, looking up at the sky.