Standing in the position of "King General", Jigen still maintains the unfathomable and calm appearance of Monk on the surface, as if he doesn't care about the battle in front of him.
However, a storm had already arisen in his heart, and a long-lost emotion called panic was growing crazily.
Can't beat it!
Definitely can't beat it!
This judgment was extremely clearly imprinted deep in his consciousness.
Opposite is not only Hagoromo Otsutsuki, but also his brother Hamura Otsutsuki.
These two brothers were able to work together to seal and devour Chakra Fruit a thousand years ago, and Kaguya became so powerful.
Even if it is just the state of souls now, the power of their cooperation is definitely not something that his current broken Jigen body can compete with.
What's more, the two brothers were not the only ones standing on Chessboard opposite.
Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Izuna...
Even during his long years of dormancy, he had heard of these names and knew that they were among the few top experts in the history of Shinobi World.
And the souls of those past generations...
This is like bringing all the elite souls of Shinobi World's past to the conference.
No matter how conceited he is, he doesn't think that he who is currently using Jigen's body can single-handedly defeat the entire undead army of Shinobi World's historical powerhouses.
"If... if I had Momoshiki, that guy's Takami Musubi..."
An unwilling thought flashed through Isshiki's mind. Momoshiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan Dōjutsu "Takami Musubi" can absorb and counterattack any Ninjutsu and Chakra attacks, which can be called a magical skill integrating offense and defense.
If you have this technique, you may be able to deal with it, or even use your strength to fight.
But he does not have Rinnegan. The Dōjutsu he is famous for are Sukunahikona and Daikokuten.
Although these two types of Dōjutsu are strangely powerful and surprisingly powerful when combined with Taijutsu, they do not have the ability to directly absorb or neutralize the opponent's Chakra.
Facing the Chakra attacks of different natures from the opposite side, he will be very passive.
What made his heart sink even more was that he keenly felt that this Chessboard space built by the power of Pure Land had extremely strong space blockade and rule suppression.
He tried to mobilize the remaining space ability in Jigen's body, but found that it was like a mud cow entering the sea, unable to shake the barriers of this space at all.
There is no way to heaven and no door to earth.
This thought made him feel a suffocating despair.
This space is like a carefully crafted cage, specially designed to trap Otsutsuki like him who is good at moving in space.
Even though he has extraordinary abilities, he is still fighting like a trapped animal, unable to break free.
What makes him most troublesome and even a little ridiculous is that the opponents are all spiritual Soul Body.
What does this mean?
This means that the "wedge", one of his biggest trump cards, is completely useless here.
He cannot drive a "wedge" into the soul.
In other words, even if he wanted to leave a backhand on the opponent's strong body, he couldn't do it because he couldn't use the wedge if the opponent didn't have a physical body.
"Damn it!"
Isshiki cursed secretly in his heart, a strong feeling of unwillingness surged into his heart.
"Could it be that... I, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, have traveled across the sea of stars, experienced life and death, and in the end I am forced to use Jigen, a dilapidated body with mediocre qualifications and many restrictions, as my final instrument of resurrection?"
This is simply the biggest insult to his thousand-year plan and pride.
If I had known that I would be in such a desperate situation, I might as well have taken the risk to find that Naruto Uzumaki and fight to the death.
Although that Kid is ridiculously powerful, at least it is a living, perfect Vessel embryo with unlimited potential.
No matter how low the success rate is, it is still better than sitting back and waiting to die trapped in Jigen's "poor and weak" body!
Just when Isshiki was feeling overwhelmed with regret, Hamura Otsutsuki, who was standing at Bishop's position opposite Chessboard, moved.
His white hair fluttered automatically without any wind, and when paired with his simple and elegant white clothes, he really had an unparalleled elegance that made him appear as if he were floating out of the world.
However, what flashed in his Byakugan was a cold and firm fighting spirit.
"You will never come back today!"
Hamura's cold voice sounded, and before he finished speaking, his figure turned into a white stream of light, holding Amenonuhoko transformed from Truth-Seeking Orb into Black Staff. The nine pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him were arranged in a strange "S" shape, exuding a terrifying aura of destruction and creation, and rushed towards the Isshiki standing on the opposite side of the "King General" position.
It is as powerful as a rainbow and as fast as lightning.
Isshiki was shocked in his heart, weren't we playing chess? Why did he rush over and start playing?
In his understanding, since it has turned into a Chessboard game, both sides should follow certain chess rules and move the pieces step by step for offense and defense.
Is there any reason for the "chess piece" to break away from its position, move wherever it wants, and directly kill the opponent "King General"?
Why are you playing chess like this? You are not playing according to the routine!
You will be directly judged to have won.
Isshiki Although he complained in his heart, his reaction was not slow at all.
Faced with Hamura's swift blow, he did not dare to show any hesitation, and immediately mobilized all the strength of Jigen's body, using Ōtsutsuki Clan's powerful Taijutsu and reaction speed to the extreme, and punched to meet it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the Chessboard space, a dense and fierce collision suddenly erupted.
The white stream of light and the figure in the white monk's robe intersected at high speed, and the shadow of the fist, the wind of the staff, and the black light of Truth-Seeking Orb intertwined into one.
Isshiki relied on Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's combat experience and consciousness, as well as Jigen's body's increased strength after being slowly transformed by the "wedge", to barely deal with Hamura's attack.
However, the gap is obvious.
Hamura not only has extremely high soul strength, but also possesses top powers like Six Paths Senjutsu and Truth-Seeking Orb.
After a few rounds, Isshiki felt suffocated, and Jigen's body began to show signs of being unable to bear it.
Finally, Hamura caught a tiny flaw in Isshiki, and used Black Staff in his hand to swing away Isshiki's defense. Then, with the majestic power of Senjutsu Chakra and Truth-Seeking Orb, the staff hit Isshiki's chest solidly!
"Pfft--!"
Isshiki felt an irresistible force coming from his body, a heartbreaking cracking sound came from his sternum, and his whole body flew backwards like a kite with its string broken!
He rolled over for dozens of meters on the smooth Chessboard ground, then managed to relieve his strength, stopped in embarrassment, knelt down on one knee, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Panting heavily, he looked up and looked ahead, but was shocked to find that the surrounding scene had changed again.
The huge Chessboard, the vertical and horizontal grids, and the "chess pieces" on the opposite side all disappeared.
Instead, there was a strange space that was more empty and more radiant.
And directly in front of him, the figure of Hagoromo Otsutsuki stood tall, as if filling the entire world.
The opponent's figure became extremely tall, like a giant supporting the world, while he himself became as small as an ant at the giant's feet.
Isshiki was horrified, and an indescribable sense of oppression nearly suffocated him.
But he soon realized that the problem was that it was not that Hagoromo had become bigger, but that he himself had become smaller.
Is it similar to the ability of Sukunahikona?
It was this space, the power of the Sage of Six Paths, and the chessboard that forcibly shrunk Hamura and him when Hamura approached him.
It wasn't until this moment that Isshiki fully understood the true rules and cruelty of this "chess game".
He entered Chessboard and became a "chess piece" bound by the rules.
As for Sage of Six Paths and his allies, they are not just chess pieces, but also players in this chess game.
They can make rules, move the chess pieces, and even come off the field in person as a chess piece to beat him, the poor chess piece!
You can go wherever you want?
Fight however you want?
Are the rules in their favour?
Is the space at their disposal?
How is this different from playing football, where a player acts as both a player and a referee, and can change the rules of the game at any time, or even personally kick the opponent's goalkeeper into the goal with the ball?
You will be directly judged to have won.