"I am universally recognized as the single most authoritative Soul expert in the entire Jujutsu World."
"Although, due to my unfortunate death, I can never physically stand up for you or publicly defend your nature in the living world again..."
"Right here, right now—"
"I swear on my honor as a Special Grade Sorcerer."
"Mahito, you possess a radiant, noble Soul that absolutely no other being wielding Cursed Energy has ever had."
"You are far more suited to become the true King than anyone currently rotting in the Jujutsu World."
"You are infinitely better suited than any of those distorted, broken Souls holding Cursed Energy."
"May your grand ideals certainly be realized."
"May you bring down upon this stagnant world..."
"...a completely world-shaking storm."
Mahito chuckled softly to himself.
So that's how it really is.
Naobito Zenin had strictly taught him the harsh principles of ruling the world here in this very space of death.
Now, Yuki Tsukumo had also firmly solidified his wavering resolve right here in the afterlife.
Just how much do these incredible people genuinely believe in me?
Mahito suddenly reached out his arm.
He firmly grabbed the hand with which Yuki Tsukumo was holding her helmet, stopping her just as she was about to put it on and leave.
Yuki Tsukumo was briefly startled by the physical contact, but then she smiled gently.
"Don't be reluctant to let me go."
Suddenly, the infinite darkness at the far end of the highway was completely covered by blinding white sand.
The muddy riverbed of the rushing canal also rapidly began to generate pure white sand.
Even the distant, towering mountains covered in lush green vegetation were aggressively blanketed with the same white sand.
This bizarre white sand was like a catastrophic flood violently surging from all conceivable directions.
It instantly shattered all spatial restraints, rapidly burying the entire conceptual world of the afterlife.
Yuki Tsukumo suddenly felt a tremendous, agonizing palpitation in her chest.
It felt exactly as if something far beyond the concept of mortal fear was currently being born into existence.
She violently jerked her head up to stare at the sky.
The original fluffy white clouds and bright sunlight were suddenly encircled by a massive, terrifying dragon-like creature.
The majestic white divine dragon moved with slow, rhythmic power.
With each deep inhalation, it sucked entire clouds into its gigantic, gaping maw.
And with each slow exhalation, it spewed out vast, rolling banks of thick mist.
This great, impossible mythical creature was casually swallowing the clouds and spitting out the morning mist.
Afterwards, the massive beast climbed directly into the blinding sunlight, slowly rotating like a divine halo.
The great dragon's head chased its own tail, seamlessly forming a perfect ouroboros shape in the sky.
Only when the surging tide of white sand violently washed over her boots did Yuki Tsukumo finally realize what was happening.
She snapped her head to look at Mahito and cried out incredulously.
"Did you actually just cast your Domain Expansion to completely override my vision of the afterlife?!"
"How is this even possible!"
"This is supposed to be the metaphysical world after death."
"Here, forget the rules of Cursed Energy; even basic physics doesn't exist anymore."
"This is the eternal final resting place for all deceased Souls."
"It is the ultimate, absolute sacred ground that absolutely nothing can ever violate!"
In that fleeting instant of panic, she suddenly thought of Mahito's true, terrifying ability.
The legendary, reality-breaking ability.
The innate ability of forcing Evolution.
Evolution...
What exactly is the ultimate, final endpoint of evolution for both humans and Cursed Spirits?
Quite coincidentally, the Soul expert Yuki Tsukumo was precisely the one person alive who clearly knew the horrifying answer to that question.
In the hidden shadows of the Jujutsu World, there is a certain Jujutsu Sorcerer who has secretly lived for over a thousand years.
This incredibly ancient Sorcerer naturally obtained eternal life without ever conducting any cruel, twisted biological experiments.
From the very moment of her birth, she inherently enjoyed the ultimate, desperate pursuit of countless mortal kings, warlords, and generals.
Her unique Innate Technique is simply called 'Immortality'.
She can live forever and theoretically never die!
But while her Innate Technique easily granted her the concept of Immortality, her fragile human body held her back.
A biological human body can never truly be immortal.
So, to force her Immortality to continue functioning without destroying the vessel, her Innate Technique automatically operated in the background.
It forcefully pushed her entire existence towards a vastly higher, transcendent level of life.
That vastly higher, incomprehensible level of life is quite simply called...
A god.
"Please don't misunderstand the situation."
"I have not yet become a 'god'."
Mahito firmly gripped Yuki Tsukumo's wrist, grounding her in the shifting reality.
At this moment, the usually unflappable Yuki Tsukumo was so utterly shocked that she completely lost control of her emotions.
She was completely unaware that the heavy motorcycle helmet in her hand had slipped from her grasp and fallen into the endless white sand.
Mahito smiled warmly and spoke.
"My Domain Expansion is called..."
"Domain Expansion: Dharma Realm Reincarnation Nirvana Realm."
"As the overly long name suggests, this specific space is the absolute Reincarnation ground for all Souls' final resting places."
"It is the ultimate nirvana where a Soul formally enters the endless cycle of Reincarnation."
"Using this Domain, I can physically follow the ethereal river of Souls."
"By recording the residual Cursed Energy of a specific deceased person, I can track down and find their exact Soul."
"As long as that specific person has not yet been forcefully reincarnated, I can violently seize their Soul and pull them directly into my Domain Expansion."
"And then—"
"—I can fully resurrect them."
Mahito's lips curled up into a triumphant, terrifying smile.
"Tsukumo, your fundamental assumption was entirely wrong."
"It wasn't you subconsciously pulling my spirit into your dying vision of the afterlife."
"It was I who forcefully broke into the afterlife and actively sought you out."
"And now, you have formally entered the resurrection procedure."
Yuki Tsukumo was completely and utterly stunned.
She opened her mouth to speak...