Chapter 1410 - 992: You or Me First?

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When the atmosphere at the scene changed, both the people on Sukuna’s side and those on Reiger’s side couldn’t help but show a slight change in expression.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at Reiger, who was standing there expressionless, feeling the gradually fluctuating curse power within him, and inevitably felt a bit shaken inside.

At this moment, although Reiger had not triggered the curse power within him, due to emotional fluctuations, a wave of oppressed curse power still leaked out, making everyone present feel an indescribable pressure at this moment.

This suppression and pressure were like a volcano about to erupt, or a storm about to arrive, causing everyone except Sukuna and Gojo Satoru to break out in a cold sweat.

Even Sukuna and Gojo Satoru, one squinted his eyes, the other’s azure eyes flickered.

They felt the terrifying curse power within Reiger and understood that this young man’s emotions were nearly at the point of erupting.

This was quite frightening.

After all, curse power is a force extracted from human negative emotions, and if the emotions of a mage fluctuate too violently, the curse power within them will enter an explosive state, both in quantity and quality, greatly increasing their strength.

Anger, resentment, hatred... All these intense negative emotions can trigger this phenomenon.

This is also a characteristic of curse power.

Thus, provoking a mage and causing their emotions to lose control is a very dangerous thing.

And when the provoked mage is Reiger, such an overwhelmingly powerful figure that everyone must fear, the danger becomes dire.

After all, Reiger’s curse power was already extremely vast, and if it became even more immense due to emotions, the terrifying power he would unleash would be nerve-racking just to imagine.

Fortunately, the extremely oppressive wave of curse power soon calmed down.

"Are you going up, or am I?"

Reiger asked, expressionless.

This sentence nearly caught everyone off guard.

Only Gojo Satoru clearly knew Reiger was speaking to him and understood what he meant.

"Of course, I’m going up." Gojo Satoru didn’t look at Reiger but stared at Sukuna, saying without hesitation: "I had initially planned to have a match with him."

Gojo Satoru was referring to when Itadori Yuji had just swallowed Ryomensukuna’s finger, becoming the vessel for Ryomensukuna.

At that time, Ryomensukuna resurrected after a thousand years, coincidentally encountering Gojo Satoru and was thoroughly crushed or rather played with by Gojo Satoru.

There was no choice; at that time, Ryomensukuna only had the curse power of one finger, which was dozens of times less powerful than his peak period.

At that time, Ryomensukuna couldn’t even face Gojo Satoru, and even if he encountered Okkotsu Yuta, Tsukumo Yuki, or Hakari Kinji, he might have been thoroughly crushed.

Gojo Satoru had the intention to gauge the opponent’s strength, so he playfully engaged in a fight with Ryomensukuna.

It was because of this that an enraged Sukuna, aware he’d been toyed with, harbored a murderous intent towards Gojo Satoru, declaring that if he fully resurrected in the future, Gojo would be the first he kills.

Gojo Satoru had been preparing since then for a battle against this Curse King from a millennium ago.

Now, it seems it’s time.

But Reiger said thus.

"Shouldn’t you go settle accounts with that old rag with the patched-up head?" Reiger said still expressionless: "He stole your dearest friend’s body and connived against you, sealing you, didn’t he?"

These words caused Knot’s heart to tighten slightly.

He had no confidence in facing Gojo Satoru.

If Gojo Satoru planned to act against him while Sukuna was blocked by Reiger, then he could only choose to flee.

Unexpectedly, when Knot made up his mind like this, Gojo Satoru completely ignored him.

"That old rag can be dealt with anytime." Gojo Satoru didn’t pay attention to Knot’s gloomy face and said to himself: "Let’s finish the main event first."

"Is that so?" Reiger nodded lightly and said: "But I don’t want to let you have it."

Upon hearing this, even the most slow-witted person understood.

Reiger and Gojo Satoru were discussing who would go up first and who would follow.

They had both targeted that person—Ryomensukuna.

In the Heian era, when curse techniques were at their peak, he was regarded as a disaster, and even today is revered as a demigod and worshipped among civilians. The Curse King, who should have been an enemy for all Curse Mages of an entire era to fight desperately against, now becomes prey in the mouths of two young mages under thirty, whom they freely discuss taking turns to engage with.

Everyone thought that facing Ryomensukuna, Reiger and Gojo Satoru would definitely join forces, and perhaps even team up with others to assault the opponent.

That would be the most sensible choice, the strategy with the best chance of victory.

But, Reiger and Gojo Satoru’s attitude clearly informed everyone they wouldn’t join forces.

There’s no other reason.

Ryomensukuna simply did not have that qualification.

"You...!"

Li Mei instantly lost her rationality, the temperature around her dropped sharply, an icy wind was blowing, and she could no longer hold back her urge to rush forward.

Knot’s expression also kept changing.

Okkotsu Yuta and others were utterly astonished.

Even Sukuna’s smile vanished, replaced by an extreme coldness.

Yet, Reiger and Gojo Satoru began arguing over this matter, as if oblivious to everyone else.