"What did you do?!!"
Meishiki looked at Natsume and demanded sharply.
He was absolutely certain.
The spatial lockdown had indeed been briefly broken!
There had been no error with his [Yomotsu Hirasaka] portal either!
By all rights, he should have already left this area...
So how had he ended up back here?
It made no sense at all!
Clearly, this had to be Natsume's doing.
In response, Natsume merely smiled.
"Elder Meishiki, haven't you noticed that the surroundings are different?"
"The surroundings?"
Startled, Meishiki immediately focused his senses.
Only then did he suddenly realize that the entire space around them seemed to have become disconnected from the outside world!
Simply put, it was as though it had become an independent dimensional space, severed from the main universe!
"How... how is this possible?"
Meishiki was utterly shocked.
He knew full well that even demigods who had mastered the [Laws of Space] could not easily carve out such a vast chunk of space from within the main universe!
And do so silently, without anyone noticing...
He had not sensed a thing throughout the entire process!
Though the battle had been too intense, and both sides had used abilities like spatial lockdown that caused interference, he still should not have remained completely unaware!
Ultimately, what method had Natsume used to completely sever such a massive space?
It was simply inconceivable!
A [Demigod] could never accomplish this!
Unless...
"Unless it was the power of a divine artifact!"
Natsume raised a hand.
In an instant, a formidable power suddenly emerged from the shattered 'base' beneath them.
[Yellow Spring Seal]!
At the same time, Yellow Spring markings gradually appeared throughout the entire surrounding space.
Clearly, from the very beginning, the moment Natsume had sensed an [Otsutsuki Demigod] descending, he had begun making preparations in advance.