"Clan Leader, all clan members who could be contacted and are currently cultivating Divine Trees have been asked. Either the Divine Trees in their hands have not borne fruit yet, or the fruits are not supreme quality Divine Fruits."
The Otsutsuki Second Elder reported with a serious face.
"Are you sure? Have the current states of each Divine Tree or Ten-Tails been checked?" Otsutsuki Yagara asked with a gloomy expression.
"Yes, we have. The suspicion of them hiding Divine Fruits can be basically ruled out. From the current situation, the Divine Fruit is most likely in the hands of those clan members who have lost contact. It is also possible that they intentionally lost contact precisely because their Divine Tree had the potential to bear a Divine Fruit."
The Otsutsuki Second Elder voiced his speculation.
Upon hearing this, Otsutsuki Yagara's face instantly turned extremely ugly. This was the situation he feared the most. Loss of contact meant a high probability of betrayal. If that were the case, that one supreme quality Divine Fruit might be lost again!
As the leader of the Otsutsuki clan, he knew that the maturation time for a supreme quality Divine Fruit was very short. If a clan member who grew a supreme quality Divine Fruit had disloyal intentions, the clan simply could not stop them from consuming the fruit. Therefore, the clan had always had to gamble on trusting its members.
Of course, they would also use the most severe measures to punish those clan traitors. Very few betrayers managed to escape the clan's sanctions.
"If I remember correctly, over the past thousand years, there have been fourteen teams of clan members who have lost contact, right? (A team consists of two people, a guardian and the one being guarded.)" Otsutsuki Yagara inquired again.
"Yes. Among them, only two teams are within the domain range of the Myriad Star Chart. The other twelve teams are very, very far from the Divine Wood Star." The Second Elder answered truthfully.
"Didn't I previously dispatch clan members from the main family to investigate the reasons for their loss of contact? Why has no one reported back until now?"
Otsutsuki Yagara's expression was very grim. The next moment, he directly ordered people to fetch several communication magic mirrors.
Next, Otsutsuki Yagara contacted those main family members one by one through the magic mirrors.
"Momoshiki, over a hundred years have passed. Have you found the lost contact clan members you were responsible for?"
Momoshiki Otsutsuki in the magic mirror was greatly shocked upon seeing Otsutsuki Yagara. "Grandfather!"
Momoshiki never expected his clan leader grandfather to initiate contact with him.
"Did you hear my question clearly?" Otsutsuki Yagara asked coldly with a stern face.
"Y... yes, I heard."
"I have already found two teams. The first team claimed their magic mirror was damaged. According to clan rules, I..."
"Never mind the rest. Did you see any supreme quality Divine Fruit over there?" Otsutsuki Yagara interrupted impatiently.
"Supreme quality Divine Fruit??? No... The quality of the life-bearing planets these two teams found wasn't high. I refined both Divine Trees into pills." Momoshiki Otsutsuki hurriedly replied.
"What about the third team?" Otsutsuki Yagara asked coldly again.
"The third team consists of Kaguya and Isshiki. I planned to go find them after handling the matters at hand..."
Upon hearing this, Otsutsuki Yagara's eyes widened sharply. "Immediately drop everything at hand and go to their planet at once!"
"Y... yes!" Momoshiki Otsutsuki was startled by this fierce look. Reacting, he quickly voiced his assent.
Otsutsuki Yagara decisively cut the connection. He then picked up another magic mirror to contact other main family members.
Just as he was contacting the fourth magic mirror, the Otsutsuki Third Elder's divination finally produced a result.
"Southeast. The supreme quality Divine Fruit shows in the southeast direction."
Otsutsuki Yagara quickly looked at the Myriad Star Chart. His sharp Byakugan began locking onto the final target.
"If it's southeast, that just happens to be the direction Momoshiki is responsible for. That is Kaguya and Isshiki's location." The Second Elder stepped forward to explain.
"Isshiki…"
Otsutsuki Yagara subconsciously uttered the name. In his impression, this clan member had good strength and was relatively loyal…
Boom!!!
While everyone was fully locking onto the location of the supreme-quality Divine Fruit, the entire palace suddenly began to experience extremely violent and terrifying tremors.
"What is happening!" Otsutsuki Yagara suddenly turned toward the direction of the World-Creating Divine Tree, his expression filled with shock and anger.
"Clan Leader, the World-Creating Divine Tree is rampaging. Most likely, the Divine Fruit has already been eaten." The female High Priestess from earlier suddenly appeared in the main hall and reported.
Upon hearing this, everyone present showed expressions of horror. Only Otsutsuki Yagara, his face calm and steady, reacted swiftly.
"Take thirty percent of the clan's stored Chakra Fruits. Also, offer those sinners as sacrifices to the Divine Tree as well. We must first appease Its wrath."
After saying this, Otsutsuki Yagara vanished from everyone's sight. When he reappeared, he was already standing before the World-Creating Divine Tree.
At the same time, six figures flew up into the sky above the Otsutsuki clan territory.
The giant tree, approximately one hundred thousand zhang tall, was trembling incessantly. Countless thick branches and roots began indiscriminately attacking the living beings beneath it. A huge, gaping mouth even grew out of the main trunk. Terrifying roaring sound waves poured forth from the massive mouth, causing countless weak creatures to die on the spot.
The ground shattered beneath Its feet. The Otsutsuki clan territory was also within the World-Creating Divine Tree's attack range. A gigantic root instantly split the entire clan grounds in half with a single sweep.
"We cannot let It continue like this."
Otsutsuki Yagara spoke coldly. As his eyes suddenly widened, space itself released a terrifying rumble. The Divine Tree roots that were wreaking havoc within the clan territory were completely torn apart.
However, the severed roots still possessed astonishing vitality and destructive power. That section of root writhed continuously like a gecko's severed tail. Wherever it passed, buildings collapsed, and the clan grounds were still churned into chaos.
Seeing the Clan Leader take action, the six Otsutsuki members hovering in midair immediately moved as well.
These six individuals were the Otsutsuki clan's supreme combat power. Their names were Otsutsuki Karura, Otsutsuki Kagutsuchi, Otsutsuki Karashi, Otsutsuki Reishi, Otsutsuki Kamikyo, and the female Otsutsuki Mitoshi.
Otsutsuki Karura stepped forward, and his entire figure appeared at the very top of the World-Creating Divine Tree.
"Prison Suppression."
As Otsutsuki Karura's palms pressed against the World-Creating Divine Tree, the enormous tree body suddenly sank into the earth. All the wildly rampaging roots were suppressed against the ground. Even the constantly flailing branches froze in an instant.
The rampage was halted.
"Roar!!!"
The World-Creating Divine Tree, whose movements were severely restricted, let out a heaven-shaking roar. The suppressed roots and branches clearly showed signs of reviving once more.
The thickest main branches on the trunk lashed out violently toward Otsutsuki Karura at the treetop, their killing intent unmistakable.
Facing the menacing Divine Tree branches, Otsutsuki Karura maintained his technique without wavering. He did not choose to dodge or retreat despite the incoming attack.
At the critical moment when the branches were about to strike his body, Otsutsuki Reishi arrived in a flash. After drawing his long sword, he unleashed a series of rapid slashes. All the tree branches threatening Otsutsuki Karura were completely severed.
"Forbidden Sky."
Otsutsuki Karashi's eyes widened. In that instant, the struggling movements of the entire World-Creating Divine Tree weakened drastically. Whether main roots or main branches, nearly all of them were tightly locked by an unseen force.
"Halt."
Otsutsuki Mitoshi's words became law. As her eyes widened, the World-Creating Divine Tree, which had still been able to struggle slightly, immediately stopped. The entire tree body became as though bound by a full-body sealing technique.
With four supreme powerhouses taking action, the World-Creating Divine Tree, which was on the verge of a complete rampage, was immediately and forcibly suppressed.
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