Chapter 494 - 494: Begging for Mercy

"We're doomed. There's no escape now."

"Damn it! Our power levels are supposed to be similar, so why is their combat strength so overwhelming?"

"Curse it all! Why haven't the Ten Elders made their move yet? We really can't hold on much longer!"

Wails of agony echoed across the Otsutsuki home planet.

Under the relentless assault of the Divine Kingdom's ninja army, the Otsutsuki clan's world had become a landscape of corpses and rivers of blood.

Despite having comparable raw power, these Otsutsuki clansmen—who had forcibly elevated their strength through external means and had never experienced true life-and-death struggles—were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter against the machine-like ninjas of the Divine Kingdom.

Suddenly, a furious roar thundered from the sky.

"Those who dare offend our divine clan shall die!"

A massive hand that blotted out the sun descended from the heavens, instantly crushing dozens of Divine Kingdom ninjas into a mist of blood.

Ten solemn figures appeared in the air, looking down coldly at the carnage below.

Seeing these ten individuals, the faces of the Otsutsuki clansmen lit up with joy.

"It's the Ten Elders! They've finally made their move!"

"Hahahaha! As expected of the Ten Elders, wiping out so many in an instant. This is so satisfying!"

"We're saved! Now it's these bastards' turn to suffer!"

The strength of the Ten Elders was unquestionable; each of them possessed power at the Kekkei Mora level.

Such strength was practically at the absolute pinnacle of the universe.

Even in this highly disadvantageous situation, the Ten Elders had the ability to turn the tide!

Seemingly sensing the emotions of their clansmen, the Ten Elders gave slight nods. One of them spoke in a deep voice, "Who dares to fight me?!"

The moment his words fell, the Third Raikage, who had long been itching for a fight, charged forward immediately.

"I'll take you on!"

The Elder who had just spoken only saw a blinding flash of lightning before a heavily muscled, burly man appeared right in front of him.

"Eat my elbow!"

*Boom!*

With an explosive crash, a figure was smashed directly into the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

"Kekkei Mora! This guy is a Kekkei Mora level expert!"

"Damn it, they actually have experts of this caliber? How did they even achieve this?"

"They had such powerful fighters but held them back until now... Do these guys know our strength inside out and prepared for this in advance?"

"Gasp, that might actually be true!"

As if to verify the Otsutsuki clansmen's suspicions, following the Third Raikage's strike, Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru, Sakumo Hatake, Might Guy, and the other Kekkei Mora experts simultaneously launched their attacks against the remaining Ten Elders.

In an instant, the entire Otsutsuki home planet began to quake.

The combined, all-out assault of twenty Kekkei Mora experts unleashed a destructive force far beyond what a single planet could withstand.

*Boom!*

*Boom!*

*Boom!*

...

Deafening explosions rang out continuously. The surface of the Otsutsuki home planet began to fracture, and spatial rifts tore through the sky.

Seawater flowed backward, and magma erupted from the earth. The Otsutsuki home planet, which already resembled hell, now painted a true picture of the apocalypse.

"Impossible! Someone save us! If they keep fighting like this, our home planet will be destroyed!"

"Even the Ten Elders can't stop them... What do we do now?"

"You damn branch family members, hurry up and turn into Chakra Fruits for me to eat!"

Seeing the Ten Elders pinned down, the Otsutsuki clansmen suffered a complete mental breakdown.

Whatever feeble fighting spirit they had left completely crumbled in that moment.

They fled in panic in all directions, desperately trying to save their own lives.

Yet, no matter which way they ran, they were met by the death-bringing ninja army.

When the Six Paths level Otsutsuki clansmen tried to use spatial ninjutsu like Yomotsu Hirasaka to escape, they were horrified to discover that the space around the entire planet had been completely sealed off.

This realization pushed even the Six Paths level Otsutsuki to the brink of despair.

They knew that anyone capable of sealing the space around the entire Otsutsuki home planet must possess power far surpassing the Kekkei Mora level!

With such an entity present, what was the point of fighting?

Even the Ten Elders would likely meet their end here today.

Fear spread like a plague among the Otsutsuki.

All the clansmen fled madly toward the center of their territory.

Meanwhile, the Divine Kingdom's ninjas maintained their formations, slowly and methodically tightening their encirclement.

They weren't rushing; instead, they ensured that every Otsutsuki in the areas they swept through was thoroughly eradicated.

Watching this unfold from the sky, the Ten Elders could no longer maintain their previous composure.

They never imagined that they, the most exceptionally talented individuals even among the Otsutsuki clan, would actually be held back by a group of nobodies.

Right now, let alone assisting their slaughtered clansmen below, they could barely even save themselves.

Compared to the Ten Elders, who grew increasingly constrained as the battle dragged on, Minato Namikaze and the others fought with growing ferocity.

Ever since advancing to the Kekkei Mora level, it had been a long time since they had engaged in such an all-out, life-and-death struggle.

The wealth of experience they had accumulated through countless brutal battles was now fully unleashed against the Ten Elders.

"Exhilarating! This is absolutely exhilarating! It's been a long time since anyone has given me such a thrill."

"Is this all the so-called Ten Elders amount to? I'm a little disappointed."

"Damn it, why is my opponent so weak? Someone swap a better one with me!"

"..."

As time passed, the surviving Otsutsuki clansmen were essentially all herded into the central temple.

They huddled together, trembling and filled with absolute despair.

If the temple hadn't been protected by a defensive barrier, they would have all been dead by now.

But even so, the barrier breaking was only a matter of time.

Suddenly...

With a deafening crash, ten figures plummeted from the sky like cannonballs, slamming heavily into the ground.

The already wavering barrier finally shattered completely.

The Otsutsuki clansmen looked over, their pupils shrinking in horror.

The ones lying on the ground were none other than the Ten Elders!

"H-How is this possible? The Ten Elders... lost?!"

"Hehehehe... So, that means we have absolutely no hope left, right?"

"I refuse to accept this! What did our clan do wrong to deserve such annihilation?!"

"Just who are these people? Why would they set up such a flawless death trap for us for no reason?!"

"Let's beg for mercy! With the foundation of our Otsutsuki clan, we can definitely negotiate a chance to survive!"

Having lost all hope, the Otsutsuki clansmen fell to their knees and began begging for mercy, desperately trying to prove their worth.

These beings, who had always stood high above and taken whatever they pleased from other races, were truly unwilling to die like this.

The dignity, glory, and pride of the so-called God Clan...

None of it mattered anymore.

Only by staying alive could they enjoy anything!