On the battlefield as it stood, chaos power was already the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. No one could intervene in the battle between Gigue and Otsutsuki Genshiki anymore, not even Otsutsuki elders such as Hishiki and Tsukishiki.
Chaos power churned violently within Otsutsuki Genshiki's once-unruffled Gray Rinnegan, revealing traces of savage fury.
Throughout his long existence, Gigue was the first person to truly injure him. Yet what he found hardest to accept was not this first injury, but the fact that he had lost to Gigue in a contest of chaos power.
Gigue had clearly awakened his chaos power only recently, whereas Otsutsuki Genshiki had possessed his since birth. Even if he had let his guard slip for a moment, the result should never have been this: Otsutsuki Genshiki had been injured by chaos power and forced into a humiliating retreat, while Gigue still stood there completely unscathed.
Seeing Otsutsuki Genshiki fall behind, Hishiki's expression visibly darkened as he watched. His original plan had been for Otsutsuki Genshiki to keep Gigue firmly suppressed, preferably beating him half to death, so that he could then step in, refine Gigue, and absorb him.
Otsutsuki Genshiki himself did not factor into his considerations. Hishiki already knew his true nature. To him, Otsutsuki Genshiki was merely a useful tool for a short period of time. Once that period passed, the tool would have no further reason to exist.
Tsukishiki felt exactly the opposite. Gigue gaining the advantage was naturally the best news she could hope for. After all, Otsutsuki Genshiki's existence had been her greatest concern from the beginning. Without his threat, Gigue's current strength would be enough to sweep through the entire Otsutsuki Clan.
Gigue raised the Demonic Sword: Muramasa and pointed it straight at Otsutsuki Genshiki, saying,
"Something about you has