Trinity, the Final Battle (Part 2)

The monster from the Jujutsu World, bolstered by unprecedented cursed energy and guided by the Six Eyes’ precise control, displayed incomparable destructive power.

Hollow Purple, gleaming black and red, fired in rapid succession. The badly damaged Elden Beast kept slipping into the void, but no matter where it emerged, the next attack was always closing in.

"Ha~"

Satoru Gojo could no longer comprehend how terrifying he had become. Completely swept up by Satsui no Hado, he had entered an extremely dangerous state.

Boom!

Boom, boom!

Explosions rang out continuously from several, even dozens of kilometers away. Those were Hollow Purples that had missed, crashing into mountains and the earth with terrifying force.

This attack, combining immense repulsion and attraction, inflicted annihilating damage upon all matter.

Uchiha Shisui watched Mercenary Tao, whose power had been "fully unleashed." In that stance, he seemed capable of destroying the world alone.

Moo!

The Elden Beast kept trying to shift through space, but compared to Satoru Gojo’s Teleportation, it was far too slow.

Before long, it was struck by a Hollow Purple, leaving an enormous hole in its body.

The Elden Beast wailed as it fell from the sky. Its golden blood was far richer than the radiant light falling from the Erdtree, and the blessing power it emitted was even stronger.

Quite a few people and creatures touched by the falling blood instantly began to shine with golden light in their eyes.

Satoru Gojo paid them no mind. Whenever he saw those people or beasts, he casually blasted them to death.

Satsui no Hado grew increasingly intense. Bai Cangshu’s consciousness merely watched the scene with a smile. He knew full well that after today, he would inevitably be temporarily dominated by killing intent. Before returning to the space, it would be difficult for him to consciously make any plans.

But the entire script had already been written.

Whether Satoru Gojo or Uchiha Madara took the lead, Bai Cangshu could observe everything around him through the body’s senses at any time.

Naturally, Uchiha Shisui, who had appeared not far away, was also within his sight.

He knew that once he completely entered the state of "Killing Intent Bai," that overly kind Uchiha would, out of concern for his power, use the last precious Kotoamatsukami he would have for more than a decade on him once again.

And it would still be… utterly selfless.

Bai Cangshu’s gaze held mockery. It was not that he looked down on Uchiha Shisui. On the contrary, possessing such a terrifying weapon yet still being able to restrain his own ambition—

Uchiha Shisui was someone remarkable.

But the absurdity was that he had been born into the wrong world. In this world, such kindness often could not bring him the ending he wanted.

Whether in the original work or now…

"Madara, could I really be some great villain?"

Bai Cangshu looked at Uchiha Madara, whose soul had been squeezed to the other side, and asked sincerely. Compared to Uchiha Shisui’s clear, almost naïve thoughts, he suddenly felt like one of those calculating archvillains from a script.

Uchiha Madara coldly looked at this host, who seemed to have gone completely insane, yet whose soul was far more solid and powerful than both himself and the host of that frivolous white-haired man.

"Hmph. Can’t you even see your own nature anymore…?"

Uchiha Madara snorted and did not wish to answer such a worthless question.

To him, good and evil had little value. As long as it served his ultimate goal, it did not matter how others judged him.

And now that all three souls had been kneaded into a single body, none of their true natures could be concealed.

Someone whose humanity and empathy had become so faint they were nearly gone was actually questioning whether he was a good person.

Uchiha Madara only felt that this host was truly absurd in every aspect beyond strength.

"Hey, hey, hey, Madara, I can’t pretend I didn’t sense that thought. Is your bloodline, descended from extraterrestrial remnants, actually questioning my human nature…?"

Powerful soul energy flooded the Consciousness Space. Uchiha Madara was angered, yet became increasingly suppressed.

He could sense the "human-like" nature beneath this host’s eccentric words and actions.

It was as if someone had used a material far superior to an ordinary human soul, then carved it into the shape of a human with an extraordinarily intricate blade.

He might even be more obsessed than other humans with appearing human, but beneath that exterior, beneath that human embryo, was a completely alien soul.

No human would treat their own soul and free will with such disregard. This man called Mercenary Tao simply did not care about his own body, his own free will, or even his soul.

He allowed countless souls and wraiths to take up residence within him, even actively provoking himself and other wraiths into fighting for control of his body.

And now, in order to achieve some goal, he had deliberately drawn that dangerous power into his body, allowing it to completely consume the consciousness controlling it.

This was not something a human should do. He lacked humanity’s instinct to preserve himself.

Bai Cangshu read Uchiha Madara’s thoughts and judgment. Frowning, he did indeed realize that there was something unusual about himself.

But soon, he smiled.

Splat!

The Erdtree’s light had already covered the entire sky. Satoru Gojo kept teleporting, rapidly crossing space and distance as he pursued the Elden Beast.

As he watched the Golden Order manipulate countless humans and ninja into slaughtering one another, causing even greater bloodshed, the Erdtree, after the cycle of Return to the Erdtree, had likely grown to nearly ten thousand meters tall.

Konoha had become a village at the foot of the Erdtree.

Meanwhile, the Elden Beast wailed as golden blood streamed behind it like ribbons.

A massive hole over five meters wide had appeared in the head of the Elden Beast’s illusory body.

Its body was also covered in wounds.

For a massive monster with poor evasive ability like this, it was an extremely bad match against Bai Cangshu, Satoru Gojo, or Uchiha Madara.

All three of their abilities were well suited for dealing immense damage.

Satoru Gojo’s eyes had been completely consumed by purple. His condition was not good either. Satsui no Hado was not a gentle power, and its increasingly surging killing intent had begun to prevent Satoru Gojo from controlling cursed energy with much precision.

Even the Six Eyes had begun to suffer interference.

But seeing the giant beast knocked down, Satoru Gojo still revealed a cruel smile. His body shifted in midair, head facing downward and hands behind his back, as he dove toward the Elden Beast in a posture almost like freefall.

Intense cursed energy wrapped around his fist. He had finally reached the end point of a Jujutsu Sorcerer—throwing punches.

After teasing Madara, Bai Cangshu began teasing Satoru Gojo as well. The man’s posture was crazed, completely unlike the elegance he usually maintained, and Bai Cangshu found it amusing.

Whoosh~

The air howled violently. The passive defense of the Limitless Cursed Technique around Satoru Gojo’s body had vanished. He had no mind left to control such things.

At this moment, he only wanted to throw that explosive punch.

A black Flash appeared before his fist. He had not even fully thrown the punch, yet surging cursed energy had already begun erupting from it like a cursed-energy cannon.

It was an extremely inelegant and inefficient way to use cursed energy, but… it was simple and direct.

The Elden Beast wailed. A black figure tore through the air and appeared, throwing a punch that made the air shriek like wailing ghosts.

Splat~ Bang!

The cursed energy first erupted backward under the immense force, but as the fist struck the Elden Beast’s head, black cursed energy burst forth. That black Flash instantly pierced through the golden sky and plunged into the earth.

Only afterward did the sound of the earth exploding ring out.

An unconscious grin spread across Satoru Gojo’s face.

The golden Elden Beast shattered in midair. Its flesh became broken golden meteors that crashed toward the ground.

A red-haired man, his body stretched to nearly three meters tall and radiating golden light, emerged from the flesh. The incomparably massive golden greatsword fell into his hand, transforming once more into the Golden Order Greatsword.

Golden sword light flashed in an instant. The next moment, it had already slashed across Bai Cangshu’s chest, as golden flames and Radiant Flame ignited at once.

Bang!

Blazing White ripples spread through the air in rings. The tremendous force suddenly hurled Bai Cangshu into the ground.

Rumble!

The mountaintop swelled like a lake surface, forming enormous trenches that spread outward in ripples. Then it cracked apart inch by inch and began to collapse, while the forest was utterly destroyed in an instant.

Only then did the golden meteor fragments begin crashing down from the sky.

Bai Cangshu touched the depth of the sword wound across his chest. It had nearly cut him in half.

He looked at Hiranaka Minoru, now fully transformed into a God-Human, raising the Golden Order Greatsword overhead in the sky. Golden light spread from the greatsword as flaming meteors shot out in all directions.

The mountains were set ablaze, creating a scene of catastrophe.

"Mercenary Tao, the Greater Will shall deliver punishment upon you."

As God-Human Hiranaka Minoru spoke, it was as though some will truly cast its gaze down.

Bai Cangshu did not answer. At the same time, he raised his right hand.

Crack!

A muffled thunderclap exploded.

Bai Cangshu pointed at the sky, and dark clouds instantly gathered. It was the Planet’s Will’s power. At this moment, everything Bai Cangshu had done happened to perfectly meet the Planet’s Will’s demands.

Following the power of Ororchi Yashiro, it was as though a will descended through the air as well.

Hiranaka Minoru aimed at Bai Cangshu.

But Bai Cangshu merely pointed into the distance at the sky.

"Accept Heaven’s Will. This is the merciful release that woman grants you."

Thunder Arrow of Destiny!

Ring!

Golden sword light descended. A colossal blade nearly a thousand meters long slashed down at Bai Cangshu, while golden prayer light unfolded in the air.

But then, heaven and earth suddenly went dark.

It was not the arrival of night. Rather, a lightning bolt too dazzling had stolen all light from the world.

Crack!

Rumble, rumble!

Heaven and earth lit up once more as rolling thunder echoed in every direction.

Between heaven and earth, only Bai Cangshu stood atop the completely destroyed mountain peak, his right hand raised as the golden giant sword shattered in midair.

God-Human Hiranaka Minoru’s charred body fell silently from the sky.

You killed God-Human Hiranaka Minoru

You completed the optional quest of Special Trial: Utmost Benevolence and Goodness—Merciful Release

You obtained Special Sequence—Virtue Sequence I: Merciful Release

Brilliant white light emerged from heaven and earth, gathering on the back of Bai Cangshu’s hand and nearly completely covering that streak of crimson.