Rescue Operation

Soon after entering [Demon Capital], Natsume and High Priest Yama immediately split up.

The former swiftly ascended back to the surface, preparing to begin rescuing the Yellow Spring Remnants.

The latter remained hidden within the underground Yellow Spring dark river, ready to receive the remnants and organize their escape.

It was unfortunate that the laws within the [Yellow Spring Realm] made it difficult to use extradimensional abilities.

Otherwise, they could have simply swept all the Yellow Spring Remnants into Natsume's [Primordial Space] and retreated with ease.

That would have been far more convenient.

There would have been no need for such a troublesome evacuation.

Still, the restriction on spatial abilities had both advantages and disadvantages.

At the very least, it also limited the Otsutsuki side, preventing them from quickly returning to reinforce the city.

Otherwise, the moment Natsume began rescuing people, an Otsutsuki would probably have used a spatial ability to teleport over and stop him the very next second.

After returning to the surface, Natsume had fully entered the city.

As far as the eye could see, flames blazed everywhere, and waves of heat washed over him.

Screams, roars... rang out without end.

From the distant breach in the city wall, he could also sense the violent collision of chakra and senjutsu energy.

Large numbers of Maha warriors and Otsutsuki warriors were locked in a chaotic battle over there.

One side sought to break in, while the other desperately fought to hold them back.

Every minute and every second, countless warriors fell.

But compared to the bloody battlefields of the [Shiki Origin Realm], where casualties numbered in the tens or hundreds of billions, the slaughter here seemed almost "gentle."

At least, the death toll was nowhere near as high.

Yet the commotion caused by such fierce fighting

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