Chapter 173

He saw that his immortal sword, brimming with the power of the Six Paths,

【1】 His immortal sword, suffused with Six Paths power,

At this moment, on the surface of the blade,

【2】 at this moment, the blade's surface,

Dense cracks began to appear,

【3】 appeared countless fine cracks,

Just like glass shattering apart!!

【4】 just like shattered glass!!

This is impossible?!

【5】 This can't be?!

His heart screamed that he could not accept this fact!!

【6】 His heart refused to accept this reality!!

The weapon that had accompanied him for many years,

【7】 the weapon that had accompanied him for years,

Even the Ten-Tails back in the day had failed to leave a single mark on this weapon of his,

【8】 even the Ten-Tails back then had failed to damage this weapon,

Yet a single strike from Senju Hashirama had actually shattered his immortal sword!!

【9】 yet Hashirama Senju's single strike had shattered his immortal sword!!

Before Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo could fully recover from his state of shock,

【10】 Before Ōtsutsuki Hamura could fully recover from his shock,

The immortal sword in his hand suddenly exploded!!

【11】 his immortal sword suddenly exploded!!

With a loud "BANG"!!

【12】 "Boom!"

Countless fragments of the blade blasted toward his body!!

【13】 countless shards of the blade slammed toward his body!!

His face changed drastically!!

【14】 His face turned pale!!

Damn it!!

【15】 Damn!!

Taking a blast from his immortal sword at such close range,

【16】 To be struck so closely by the immortal sword's explosion,

Even at his peak he might not have been able to withstand it,

【17】 even in his prime he might not have withstood it,

Let alone now!!

【18】 let alone now!!

But in such a short span of time,

【19】 But in such a brief moment,

He simply could not react at all!!

【20】 he was utterly unable to react!!

After the overwhelming storm of sword fragments swept across Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's body,

【21】 After the torrent of sword shards swept over Ōtsutsuki Hamura's body,

He cast a resentful glance at Senju Hashirama,

【22】 he cast a look of bitter hatred toward Hashirama Senju,

Then his figure slowly faded,

【23】 then his form slowly faded,

And vanished from the spot!!

【24】 vanishing from where he stood!!

Seeing this scene, the viewers in the livestream and Hinata Kaguya,

【25】 The livestream viewers and Hyūga Hachizuki,

Their faces were filled with puzzled expressions!!

【26】 all wore expressions of confusion!!

That's it? It's over already?

【27】 Is that it?

They had even believed,

【28】 They had even believed,

That there would be an earth-shattering battle between Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Senju Hashirama!!

【29】 that Ōtsutsuki Hamura and Hashirama Senju would engage in a cataclysmic battle!!

One is the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths,

【30】 One was the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother,

The other is the reincarnation of Asura, who inherited the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan!!

【31】 the other the reincarnation of Asura, who inherited the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan!!

If one were to ask,

【32】 If one were to say,

Who in this world stands at the very pinnacle,

【33】 who stood at the pinnacle of this world,

These two would surely be among them!!

【34】 these two would surely be among them!!

Even if they did not particularly care for Ōtsutsuki Hamura as a person,

【35】 Even if they disliked Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's character,

They absolutely recognized his strength!!

【36】 they would still fully acknowledge his power!!

But who could have imagined,

【37】 Yet who could have imagined,

That Ōtsutsuki Hamura had not even managed to get close to Senju Hashirama's body,

【38】 that Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo hadn't even touched Hashirama Senju's body,

Before his entire weapon was blasted into fragments!!

【39】 his entire weapon had been blown to shards!!

And now,

【40】 And now,

No one even knew whether he was alive or dead!!

【41】 he didn't even know if he was alive or dead!!

Everyone in the livestream was deeply puzzled by his whereabouts!!

【42】 Everyone in the livestream was utterly baffled by his whereabouts!!

After a moment of silence,

【43】 After a moment of silence,

It was still Hinata Kaguya who, mustering her courage, stepped forward and asked.

【44】 Hyūga Hachizuki finally stepped forward, daring to ask:

"Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo... is he dead?"

【45】 "Ōtsutsuki Hamura… is she dead?"

She herself was not entirely sure either,

【46】 She herself wasn't certain,

After all, this was the legendary younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths,

【47】 after all, this was the legendary younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths,

He had lived from the ancient era all the way to the present,

【48】 who had lived from ancient times until now,

Could he really have been killed by Senju Hashirama so easily??

【49】 Could he really be killed so easily by Hashirama Senju??

Senju Hashirama shook his head.

【50】 Hashirama Senju shook his head.

"An old fellow who has lived from the ancient era until now—how could he die so easily..."

【51】 "An old man who lived from ancient times until now—how could he die so easily…"

"He just saw that the timing was wrong, and knew he was no match for me."

【52】 "He merely saw the timing was wrong, knew he couldn't match me."

"If he stayed here any longer, he would surely die."

【53】 "If he stayed here, he'd surely die."

"So, for the sake of his own life, he had no choice but to flee..."

【54】 "So to save his life, he chose to flee…"

"If he had insisted on leaving by force, there really wouldn't have been much I could have done right now..."

【55】 "If he'd tried to force his way out, I truly couldn't stop him now…"

Senju Hashirama was not telling the whole truth either.

【56】 Hashirama Senju wasn't telling the whole truth.

If he truly wanted to kill Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo,

【57】 If he truly wanted to kill Ōtsutsuki Hamura,

He actually did have a way,

【58】 there was indeed a way,

But it was just that,

【59】 but doing so would

He himself would have to pay no small a price for it!!

【60】 cost him dearly!!

For him,

it truly wasn't worth the cost, so there was no need to do something so thankless and exhausting!!

As long as he was given enough time,

if he could continue to grow,

then someone like Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo,

could be destroyed with a snap of the fingers!!!

……

"Who on earth was it!!!"

"Who killed Ōtsutsuki Shiryū!!"

In a secret chamber,

Ōtsutsuki Aosei suddenly opened his eyes!

Just now,

he had felt within the clan

the shattering of Ōtsutsuki Shiryū's soul imprint!!

Who was the one who made the move??

Could it be those stubborn, die-hard fellows from the main family?

No!

It couldn't be them,

they didn't have the guts to make a move!

Being cowardly by nature,

they were already at a disadvantage right now,

once they tore off all pretense with the branch family,

the first ones to be afraid would definitely be them?!

Without much deliberation,

Ōtsutsuki Aosei immediately set out for the place Ōtsutsuki Shiryū had been guarding,

he didn't feel the slightest bit of fear!!

This was the confidence given to him by his extremely powerful strength!

He was now the strongest of the entire Ōtsutsuki clan!

Even their ancestor Ōtsutsuki Hamura,

was not necessarily his opponent at this very moment!!