Right now.
In the distance, the outline of a spiritual body gradually appeared on the pale white crystal artifact.
It turned into the appearance of the Egret City Lord.
And held the crystal in the palm of the semi-illusory soul body.
Saw this scene.
Natsume made a decisive decision without any hesitation.
Give up immediately and choose to retreat.
He quickly released the retention effect of the [Ancestral Wood Ring] so that the torrent of chakra here could directly wash him away.
joke!
The opponent even took out the real [artifact].
How about a spanking?
If you need to be tough, be tough; if you need to be timid, be timid.
Natsume has always been very conscious when it comes to assessing situations.
Never be blinded by greed.
Not to mention that he will put himself to death just for the sake of petty profits.
After all, the power of [Artifact].
Others don’t know it clearly, but Natsume knows it very well!
Just the [Thousand-Yining Stone] and [Yellow Spring Seal] are just artifacts.
A trace of its power is enough to destroy all the demigods.
What's more, it's a complete [artifact]?
Not sure what kind of [artifact] it is? What are the effects?
Maybe one face-to-face meeting can kill him in seconds;
Even the chance of resurrection may be wiped out for you!
If you don't run away, why don't you wait for death?
Just escape first.
How long does it take to wait until you are truly promoted to Demigod and get other [artifacts]?
This place can always be found!
…
Relying on the high-speed chakra torrent here.
In an instant, Natsume was rushed tens of thousands of meters away...
Although Natsume is decisive.
But he still underestimated the power of the artifact, or underestimated the methods of the Lord of Egret City.
From the very beginning when this artifact was revealed.
It has already been secretly launched!
next moment.
Natsume, who was just following the wave, felt the whole space suddenly shake.
Then, the massive torrent of chakra around him gradually stopped!
No!
Not exactly a stop.
But it was pinched off!
In front and behind Natsume, the huge [ancestral blood vessels] were cut off by a white halo!
It's like a sausage tied into two pieces with two strings!
Of course, the chakra liquid stuck in the middle cannot continue to flow...
This creates the illusion that the torrent is interrupted and still.
Look at this incredible and terrifying scene.
Natsume couldn't help but be confused:
"How can it be?"
"He can actually control the [Ancestral Blood Vessel]?"
"Is this the power of that [artifact]?"
"wrong!"
"Even if it's a divine weapon, it can't easily seal the [ancestral blood vessel], right?"
"Taking a step back, even if that artifact is really that powerful."
"Can the Lord of Bailu City afford to fully activate the [artifact]?"
now.
Since the front and rear were blocked, Natsume naturally could no longer escape.
That is an [artifact] that can even seal the [ancestral blood vessel], and it is not something that I can break open in a short time.
If there was enough time, it would be possible to carve it out bit by bit.
But now, the Egret City Lord behind him will naturally not give Natsume that much time.
…
Xia Tian's feet were forced to stop.
The Lord of Egret City had already caught up with him and stopped less than a hundred meters away from Natsume.
"Elder Japanese, you have failed..."
A faint soul transmission sounded from behind. After all, a certain city lord only had his soul body left.
Natsume turned around and looked at the city lord.
Just at this moment.
A powerful force of artifact law acted on him instantly.
Like the stars all over the sky falling, like the suppression of a thousand-foot peak.
It's impossible to compete...
It directly sealed his body, making Natsume unable to move at all.
Even the magic knife suspended beside him cannot be controlled.
Suddenly all resistance was lost.
And this is just a small amount of divine power emanating from that artifact.
…
Seeing that he was trapped for a moment, Natsume was helpless.
He could only sigh sadly:
"The cost of activating an artifact like this should be quite high, right?"
"Is it worth it to kill me?"
Lord Bailu: "Hey——"
"It's really not worth it. I didn't intend to use it originally."
"I'm still planning to ask you, Elder, to give up and leave early..."
"Unfortunately, it can't be done now."
Natsume: "Why? Because I defeated you?"
Egret City Lord: "I'm not so stingy. I don't need to explain the specific reasons."
"In short, Elder Otsutsuki Japanese style, from this battle alone, you are indeed a respectable opponent."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you either."
"In that case, neither [Dragon Palace City] nor I can bear the anger and revenge of my family..."
"Therefore, I can only ask you to stay here for a few thousand more years."
Until now, even though I really want to get rid of Natsume, this big enemy.
But reason still suppressed his anger.
This made the Lord of the City prepare to trap Natsume with a seal.
In this way, at least we can buy a lot of time...
Listen to this.
Natsume sighed helplessly again, seemingly resigned to his fate:
"The power of the artifact is indeed disappointing."
"Finally, can you tell me what kind of [artifact] this is?"
The Lord of Bailu City paused and looked at the [Artifact Core] in his hand.
Still gave a few simple responses:
"This is not a complete artifact, this is just the control core of the artifact."
"This artifact has only one name, and you are familiar with it."
"Its real name is: [Dragon Palace City]!"
A moment.
Natsume suddenly realized.
It turns out that I was also plotted!
There has been a trap here for a long time! It’s all a game here!
It turns out that [Dragon Palace City] is a real [artifact].
What Otsutsuki Ryushiki built back then was not a prison at all, but a real [artifact]!
A super artifact capable of locking the [ancestral blood vessel]!
The so-called prison is just used to deceive people...
And now.
The Lord of Bailu City controls the core and controls the contraction of the entire [Dragon Palace City].
Blocked the [ancestral blood vessel]!
What I guessed at the beginning was indeed correct!
However, it is unknown why Otsutsuki Ryuushiki built such an [artifact giant city] back then...
Of course, this is not something I should worry about now.
What I should worry about now is how to resolve the crisis in front of me!
What if he was really captured alive and sealed for thousands of years by this [Egret City Lord].
Then everything is over...
…
"[Dragon Palace City]? [Artifact]? [Core]?"
"City Lord Bailu, you are really hiding deep enough!"
Natsume scoffed sternly.
To truly own an artifact.
Its deterrence and actual combat power have long surpassed ordinary demigods.
No wonder this city lord can guard a city by himself.
He carved his own territory on Otsutsuki's territory and stood there for hundreds of thousands of years.
In fact, both the royal family and the elders of the family all acquiesced to his "semi-independence"...
It turns out that the entire artifact of [Dragon Palace City] is where his true confidence lies!
The Lord of Egret City responded calmly:
"This [Artifact Core] has always been in charge of successive city lords."
"Although it is top secret, your immortal chief elder should know it..."
"He didn't tell you this in advance."
"It seems that your great elder doesn't trust you very much either!"
"Or is he doing it on purpose?"
Hearing this, Natsume secretly cursed that old thief Otsutsuki Kyoshi.
But on the surface, he still said disdainfully:
"Such a cheap provocation technique?"
"Whether it is inferior or not, whether it is true; you know best in your heart..."
"Okay. Even with my strength, I can't cut off this [ancestral blood vessel] for too long."
"No more nonsense."
"Please, Mr. Japanese Elder, come into my [artifact core] and be quiet for a while."
"In the future, we will have time to chat slowly..."
The Lord of Bailu City waved his hand, and the [Artifact Core] slowly floated in front of him, ready to be used further.
So that Natsume's entire body can be sealed within the core.
You know, this [artifact core] cannot even cut through the semi-artifact magic sword.
It is definitely more than enough to seal a demigod!
Enough to eliminate any possibility of Natsume escaping...
…
Faced with the increasingly approaching artifact seal, Natsume did not panic.
Instead, he raised the corner of his mouth and scolded loudly:
"Go ahead and dream!"
"There's no sense of being a villain at all, a lot of nonsense."
"Besides, you are not the only one who owns the artifact!"
next moment.
A virtual illusion of the goddess condensed and emerged behind Natsume.
Then, infinite brilliance suddenly burst out from Natsume's body.
An equally powerful force of law surged out, instantly breaking the blockade of the [Artifact Core].
At the same time, the yellow-brown square artifact [Yellow Spring Seal] also flew out.
Point directly at the crystal-like [artifact core]!
no way.
Even with the assistance of An Mitsuha, Natsume could not bring out the true power of this [Underworld Seal] at all.
It would be better to just use simple and crude primitive impact.
What's more, there is still a small advantage for a complete artifact to hit the fragile core of an artifact!
that's all.
The Lord of Egret City was caught off guard. He never expected that Natsume also had an [artifact]!
What's more, I didn't expect that the other party would use a precious artifact to savagely impact it!
And the distance between the two is too close, only a few dozen meters...
So much so that he had no time to take back the [Artifact Core].
A moment.
The two [artifacts] collided straight into each other.
The surging and terrifying energy exploded on the spot!
…
