The Situation Reverses!

Obviously.

Natsume's earlier attacks had all been a feint.

He had never intended to slowly wear down this [Divine Artifact Barrier].

He had been waiting for conflict to erupt at the [Temple], so Prince Otsutsuki Misaka and the others would be drawn away.

He had also been waiting to gather enough [Yellow Spring Purified Water] to activate the [Yellow Spring Seal] multiple times.

Now.

Prince Otsutsuki Misaka and the other had indeed fallen for it and rushed back to reinforce the [Temple].

And on his end, he had already gathered enough purified water to activate the [Yellow Spring Seal] three times.

Together with the one use Kuramitsuha had originally reserved for him.

That made four uses in total.

Enough to break through this [Divine Artifact Barrier].

After all, during his final [Glimpse into the Future]:

Natsume had nearly broken the barrier by striking three times in succession with the [Yellow Spring Seal].

Unfortunately, he had not collected enough purified water then and could not activate the [Yellow Spring Seal] a fourth time.

Before he could, Otsutsuki Qi and the other, who had come to hunt him down, disrupted his plan, causing it to fall short at the very end...

This time.

Naturally, Natsume would not make the same mistake again.

That was why he had devised this scheme of luring the tiger from the mountain—then luring it away once more...

At this moment.

The [Yellow Spring Seal], a sacred artifact of the Yellow Spring.

Shone brilliantly under Natsume's activation, its might astonishing!

There was no sophisticated technique to it, just the most straightforward of impacts.

Simple enough, and powerful enough.

In any case, Natsume did not know how to use a [Divine Artifact] in more advanced ways.

He might as well just brute-force it.

And so.

"Hum~~~"

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