As six foreign demigods descended and joined forces to besiege Hashirama, the three Maha demigods on the other side also changed expression, inwardly crying that things were bad.
They all wanted to help Hashirama.
Unfortunately, they were instead held tightly in check by the three Otsutsuki Royal Family demigods, unable to break free at all.
As Maha demigods, fighting within the Royal City already meant being suppressed by the [Progenitor God Body], weakening their strength.
What was more, the royal side had [Otsutsuki Governor Yuqing], who controlled the authority handles of two divine arts and was inherently stronger than ordinary demigods.
To begin with, the three Maha demigods had already been struggling greatly in battle.
If even one of them went to help Hashirama, the remaining two would likely be defeated in no time—or even slain on the spot!
But if things continued like this, Senju Hashirama would likely be surrounded and killed by those six foreign demigods before long.
Once that happened, they would be the next to ascend to heaven.
Whether they advanced or retreated, it seemed to be a dead end.
Unless that human, Hashirama, burned his life away once more and slaughtered those foreign demigods?
But that would almost certainly kill him, wouldn't it?
Would he be willing?
Though he had married into the Asura Branch, he was still human. No matter how they thought about it, he would not sacrifice his life for the Maha Clan, would he?
Just as they found themselves trapped in a dilemma, the Otsutsuki side raised the stakes once more, directly snuffing out the Maha Clan's hope of turning the tide.
Moments later, three more foreign demigods dispatched by Xushiki crossed over the [Royal City] and flew rapidly toward them.
At the sight, the faces of the three Maha