chsdbacks Chapter 460 At this point, are you still thinking about internal strife and preserving your strength
Chapter 460 At this point, are you still thinking about internal strife and preserving your strength
Otsutsuki Shingen hovered in mid-air, his spiritual threads forming an invisible spiderweb, silently spreading out.
With a flick of his finger, a large number of shadow clones were enslaved and attacked the nearby shadow clones.
"Fools, you're nothing but clones carrying a portion of my chakra, how dare you try to teach me your skills?"
Otsutsuki Shingen tilted his head slightly, his eyes sweeping contemptuously over the charging shadow clones below, as if looking at a group of ants courting their doom.
His relaxed demeanor towards the enemy is also a disguise; everyone is acting, just waiting to see who will be unlucky first!
The high-ranking members of the Otsutsuki clan, who have lived for thousands of years, have long since lost the idea of working together, leaving only calculations of self-interest.
Not far away, Kong Yan, Yu Yuan, and the other five high-ranking members were also engaged in a fierce battle with the shadow clone, but each of them harbored their own ulterior motives. No one was willing to expend their own trump cards for others; they all wanted the other side to exhaust the enemy's strength first, and then they could reap the benefits.
These subtle thoughts were all observed by Uchiha Mitsunori.
His true form lowered his eyes and gazed at the battlefield, his body radiating a faint golden chakra, as if shrouded in a thin veil.
His eyes had already quietly unleashed the mysterious eye technique, the Eye of God, with complex runes flowing within them like a galaxy. Each rune was spinning at high speed, accurately recording every movement of the six high-ranking members, every energy fluctuation, and even the subtle changes in the flow of chakra.
In his eyes, the siege of shadow clones was never a simple attrition tactic, but rather a carefully laid bait. He used the sheer number of shadow clones to force the higher-ups to use their true strength and reveal their trump cards.
Because of his omnipotent divine magic, combined with his eye technique, the Divine Eye, he can replicate other divine magic.
However, after observing them for a full half hour, he found that these six high-ranking officials were holding back, only using basic divine arts. They neither used any new killing moves nor even considered revealing their trump cards.
"Since we can't get any more information out of them, there's no point in continuing this stalemate."
A cold glint flashed in Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes, and the speed at which the runes in his pupils circulated suddenly increased. He immediately made a decision to change his original strategy of attrition.
The next second, the mental threads controlled by Otsutsuki Shingen suddenly trembled violently, as if they were being forcibly pulled by an invisible force.
The golden shadow clones, which were originally scattered throughout the square and surging toward the other five high-ranking officials, changed direction instantly like an army receiving orders, abandoning their attempts to restrain the other targets.
Countless golden figures converged together, surging towards Shenxuan like a rushing waterfall.
"It's useless! In my mental realm, you clones are nothing but lambs to the slaughter, utterly vulnerable!"
Ōtsutsuki Shingen threw his head back and laughed wildly, his laughter filled with madness and confidence. The spiritual crown on his head emitted a dazzling pale purple light, which flowed around him, constantly amplifying his spiritual power.
He slowly raised his right hand, a swirling ball of purple energy condensing in his palm, preparing to unleash an even stronger divine spell: "Mental Annihilation." This spell could directly tear apart the consciousness of the shadow clone, completely annihilating it and thus eradicating the remaining shadow clones.
But at this critical moment, Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes remained indifferent, as if he had already anticipated Otsutsuki Shingen's actions.
He clapped his hands together sharply and shouted in a deep voice, "Six Paths - Multiple Shadow Clone Techniques!"
"Bang... bang... bang...!"
Countless plumes of thick white smoke exploded like steam from an explosion, instantly engulfing a large area.
Thousands of new Six Paths Shadow Clones were formed, their eyes flashing with golden Rinnegan, and their bodies radiating pure golden chakra.
More importantly, the newly summoned shadow clone was faintly surrounded by a faint purple spiritual energy.
Uchiha Mitsuru had already used the Eye of God to analyze the mental techniques previously used by Otsutsuki Shingen. As soon as he finished copying them, he gave some basic mental defense techniques to his shadow clones to resist interference from the mental field.
As soon as these shadow clones appeared, they all took a step forward, their toes barely touching the ground before they leaped into the air, breaking through the boundaries of the spiritual realm.
The shadow clone, which was originally extremely sensitive to spiritual energy, was now able to ignore the suppression of the domain and its speed did not decrease at all.
They once again coalesced into a golden torrent, carrying a chilling killing intent, and surged towards Shenxuan like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey. The golden chakra shimmered dazzlingly in the sunlight, completely overwhelming Shenxuan's vision.
"How is this possible... My mental domain couldn't stop them... This is impossible!"
Otsutsuki Shingen's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped, his ferocious expression freezing instantly, replaced by deep shock.
He subconsciously activated his mental power, trying to interfere with the shadow clone again, but found that as soon as his mental threads touched the surface of the shadow clone, they were repelled by a faint purple energy barrier, and he was unable to penetrate the other's sea of consciousness at all.
What alarmed him even more was that these newly appeared shadow clones possessed an aura far stronger than before. He had already unleashed his full power using the Mental Crown, yet the shadow clones' strength had also increased dramatically!
"Something's not right... This is definitely a conspiracy!"
Otsutsuki Shingen's cautious nature instantly alerted him, and a strong sense of unease welled up within him.
He no longer held any contempt in his eyes; instead, a strong urge to escape arose within him.
The three Uchiha peaks before him were far more unpredictable and difficult to deal with than he had imagined. If he continued to fight them, he would probably perish here.
But just as he was about to use his chakra to tear through space and escape, he discovered that thousands of shadow clones had already formed an impenetrable encirclement, completely sealing off all escape routes.
The shadow clones pressed closer, their killing intent growing ever more intense, and Ōtsutsuki Shingen's heart sank to the bottom. He excelled at mental control and interference, but his ability to directly kill was inherently weak. Now, surrounded by so many shadow clones whose strength had surged, he couldn't find a single way to break the deadlock.
"You guys need to use your trump card right now! Something's definitely wrong with this kid!"
Ōtsutsuki Shingen frantically shouted at the other five high-ranking members, "Stop holding back! If we don't go all out, we're all doomed!"
"Oh no! Shenxuan is in danger!"
Not far away, Otsutsuki Kūgen was the first to notice the abnormality. He saw that Otsutsuki Shingen's spiritual domain had stopped working and he was surrounded by thousands of shadow clones. His heart tightened immediately.
Otsutsuki Kugen's pale blue chakra surged instantly, spreading out like boiling water, as he uttered a low shout: "Divine Technique: Spatial Tear!"
He wanted to use spatial magic to tear apart the battlefield space and force his way into the encirclement to support Shen Xuan.
But before he could finish his hand seals, dozens of shadow clones that had been lying in wait pounced on him like mad dogs and clung to him tightly.
These shadow clones had a clear division of labor: some slashed at Otsutsuki Kugen's vital points, while others retreated to a distance, gathering chakra in their hands and unleashing a barrage of Truth-Seeking Balls that blocked all his escape routes.
This forced Otsutsuki Kūgen to retreat repeatedly, leaving him no strength to support Otsutsuki Shūgen.
The other four executives were not in dire straits, yet none of them were willing to use their trump cards. Instead, they secretly went even further by giving away free passes.
They seemed completely oblivious to Otsutsuki Shingen's call, each still harboring their own ulterior motives and making their own calculations.
"Fools! A bunch of short-sighted fools!"
Seeing their perfunctory attitude, Shen Xuan's anger surged instantly, and he roared, "At a time like this, you're still thinking about infighting... conserving your strength... Let me tell you, four high-ranking members are already dead!"
"If I die... you'll be next... their target is all of us... no one can escape unscathed!"
These words resounded like thunder across the battlefield, causing the other five high-ranking officials to pause in unison.
The perfunctory and careless expressions on their faces vanished instantly, and a hint of fear flashed in their eyes.
They were not unaware of the fact that four high-ranking officials had died, but they had been hoping that others would take the fall first.
But at this moment, Otsutsuki Shingen's roar made them clearly realize that once he fell, they would be the next targets.
The five of them exchanged glances, and finally stopped holding back and started to get serious.
Otsutsuki Kugen's pale blue chakra surged several times over in an instant, and his spatial energy became incredibly violent. He roared, "Divine Art: Spatial Collapse!"
The space in front of him shattered like glass, and countless dark fragments of space swept towards the shadow clones that were entangled with him, instantly tearing several shadow clones to shreds.
Otsutsuki Mikaki roared, and the golden gravity field around him suddenly expanded to a range of nearly a thousand meters. The space itself instantly collapsed, creating a huge crater. The shadow clones within the range were crushed, their bones shattered, and they all knelt on the ground.
A cold light flashed in Otsutsuki Kūgen's eyes. His void state instantly dissipated, condensing into countless sharp energy blades, which swept towards the dense area of shadow clones.
Instead of stealthily plundering life force, Otsutsuki Ikujin directly spread out green energy threads over a large area, frantically absorbing the chakra of the surrounding shadow clones, and his aura instantly surged.
The sealing runes around Otsutsuki Furin surged out like locusts, accurately shooting towards the shadow clone.
The five high-ranking officials unleashed their full power, instantly reversing the battlefield situation.
The shadow clones that had been entangled with them crumbled one after another, and the five people who had been restrained were finally able to catch their breath. The terrifying chakra around them intertwined, forming an invisible pressure field... and crushed towards the encirclement of shadow clones.
Without further hesitation, they charged rapidly toward the direction where Otsutsuki Shingen was besieged. The remaining shadow clones along the way were no match for them and were crushed by the energy waves they casually unleashed, turning into smoke and dissipating in patches.
In just a few breaths, the five of them approached the outer edge of the encirclement, their trump cards ready to be unleashed.
The balance of power on the battlefield began to tilt in favor of the Otsutsuki.