Chapter 172 - Changing the Strategy (Patreon)

From there on, Yakou didn't really pay attention to the rest of the duels, because now, the one thing was sure. 

He would be fighting the finals against the Champion of the Pale Bloods, Eclipse Princess and Heiress of the Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, Altrouge Brunestud. And he needed to create a way to deal with her Reality Marble: Millennium Castle Brunestud.

Because the Reality Marble: Millennium Castle Brunestud contained the primal essence of the Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, he knew that it couldn't be dealt with by normal or even more unique means. 

Ōtsutsuki Yakou knew that he would need to create a strategy against her; he already had one against the Champion of the Church of the Mysteries Constantine, as he learned a lot from his fight against Hun Tianwei. 

He already predicted the outcome of all matches when he saw the contestants fight; it wasn't actually that hard, coupled with the Clairvoyance of the Senrinjōnegan and some analysis done by Qianye Ying'er.

He was also prepared to fight both Aleister Crowley, the Champion of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn or Reinhard Heydrich of the Longinus Dreizhen Order. He could deal with the magician and he was confident to deal with the Longinuslanze Testament when it came to it.

But when it came to the Reality Marble: Millennium Castle Brunestud, then that was area where Ōtsutsuki Yakou became a bit nervous... at least a little bit, because it was a very powerful Reality Warping Ability. 

Even stronger than that of the Fledgling Outer God and Eldritch Horror, species that had Reality Warping in their very own fundamental nature, but considering the situation how Altrouge Brunestud obtained Reality Marble, then it was understandable.

"Are you still nervous about the possibility of fighting against Pale Blood Princess and her annoying Reality Warping Abilities and the Reality Marble... If I am not careful and fast enough, then it would be impossible to win."

Ōtsutsuki Yakou was within the dwelling of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, meditating and seeking inner calmness, something that he didn't really have since he saw the last due between Altrouge Brunestud and Riga El Menuhyut.

"Yes... the others I can for sure counter... but the Warper?"

He almost wanted to shake his head.

"Both of us know that the problem isn't in the Warping, but rather in the fact that that the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud contains the essence of the Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, right?"

Qianye Ying'er, as always, was right in the most things. 

"Yes... to deal with something like that, I would probably need a very good combination of Precognition, Luck, and speed to destroy it before she could fully unleash its power."

The Crown Prince of the Ōtsutsuki Clan sighed as he said that, while Qianye Ying'er was contemplating about the things she saw. Togther with Ōtsutsuki Kirihara they were both shocked that the Kadath City lost...

And lost that easily in fact.

But considering what the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud contained, it wasn't any wonder that they lost.

However, what was interesting was the fact that the Cathluhus just allowed this to happen because it was clear that the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud was something that was very powerful.

Something that shouldn't be in the hands of Tier 3 being no matter what, and it was also clear that the Pale Bloods were scheming something with this. It seems that the old bats were going all out with everything they had to obtain the entrance to the Tower of God.

This, in fact, wasn't that surprising as they, too, strived for the same thing as the Ōtsutsuki Clan, to increase their power as much as possible to prepare for the final clash against the enemies within their home Origin World. 

"From what we know, the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud, like other Reality Marbles, needs several seconds to materialize and rewrite reality fully; that is the window of opportunity that you could exploit and destroy several of its anchors, significantly weakening the entire structure."

Both of them noticed that Ōtsutsuki Kirihara had arrived at the Ōtsutsuki dwelling, as she, too, wasn't observing the next match that was between Hunters of the Old Workshop and Atraksan of the Hellsalem. 

"That is indeed a viable plan... with the Clairvoyance of the Senrinjōnegan, deducing the time needed for the anchorage is possible, and with this, he could strike at the anchors as they materialize in the realspace."

Qianye Ying'er said as the two Ōtsutsuki Clansmen nodded their hands, as this was indeed a pretty good plan in dealing with the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud. Yakou knew that it wasn't the best solution, but at the same time, he was also aware of the cruel reality that it was the sole solution that he had on his hands.

There was nothing else that he could do about the situation aside from destroying as many anchors as possible within a short span of time, which would lead to the tremendous weakening of the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud as a whole.

The Reality Marbles were peculiar in this, and once they were weakened greatly, they would either be unable to showcase their full might or they would crumble entirely. He needed just to weaken the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud enough so his opponent wouldn't be able to use the Warping fast enough or strong enough.

When it was done, he was confident in defeating Altrouge Brunestud under the other conditions because while her personal power was far more than he had initially anticipated, it wasn't out of the norm. 

With his Dust Release combined with other abilities that he was hiding for the purpose of the finals, he was confident in the win, as long as the Reality Warping of the Reality Marble: Millenium Castle Brunestud was rendered null and void.

"Would that be enough for the win, you think?"

He asked in an almost sage-like voice as both women then shrugged and told him that it was unknown. 

"It seems that the only thing do we can, prepare to is it..."