Urashiki Otsutsuki's expression had shifted from casual indifference to a savage grimace.
The sight of the burns on his body and his damaged clothes sent his mood crashing. His eyes widened as he glared at the natives before him.
For the first time, he took seriously the possibility that these natives could hurt him.
"You dare injure a member of the noble clan of gods? You lowly insects!"
It was the first time Urashiki Otsutsuki had spoken to them since his arrival. Until now, he had shown them nothing but the arrogance of an Otsutsuki looking down from above.
But the fact that these lowly people had managed to hurt him had shaken him.
His injuries would heal on their own before long, but that did not mean he could forgive these wretches for daring to offend a god!
Just as Urashiki was about to strike, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.
His face twisted. His Byakugan instantly switched to blue Rinnegan, and a surge of ocular power forcibly shattered the Illusion Technique Xuanye had cast.
A moment earlier, there had been nothing in front of him. The instant the illusion broke, he discovered Uchiha Genya was already dangerously close.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A powerful repulsive force hurled Xuanye away. He rode its momentum to retreat a considerable distance, a tear of blood trailing from his left eye.
The forced destruction of his illusion had injured him, but with the power of Yang Release, he would recover in time.
"So illusions really don't work on you?" This was Xuanye's first fight against a true Otsutsuki. Even though his opponent was only from the Branch Family, he was proving troublesome.
The man's ocular power far surpassed his own. Defeating him with ease no longer seemed possible.
"An inferior bloodline. I never expected