It had been more than three hours since Nisshiki's death.
Natsume and Kuramitsuha had also set off on their return journey to the [Shiki Origin Realm].
Of course.
The latter had successfully reconstructed her divine body and obtained a body of her own.
At that moment.
She sat cross-legged within the main hall of the [Palace].
Organizing and familiarizing herself with her new divine body and demigod artifact.
Meanwhile, Natsume stood at the entrance to the hall.
While directing the [Velvet Turtle] onward, he also manipulated the demigod artifact [Phase Apocalypse] to assist.
This accelerated the [Velvet Turtle]'s faster-than-light voyage, allowing them to return to the [Shiki Origin Realm] as quickly as possible.
To ease the tedium of the journey.
Natsume even turned around and openly admired Kuramitsuha's perfect divine body.
Although the [Rinnegan] had long allowed him to see through things from every angle.
Secret peeping could hardly compare to openly appreciating her, could it?
Having reconstructed her divine body, Tsuha now wore a crimson long dress and feathered robe. Her vermilion hair was left unbound, spilling casually down her back and lending her an added touch of fiery warmth and carefree grace.
Beneath the long dress, a pair of shapely, snow-white legs appeared and disappeared from view.
Bright eyes, pearly teeth, skin smooth as congealed cream. She was like the most captivating jewel in the universe, crafted into a perfect work of art through artistry as wondrous as nature's own handiwork.
Her figure was in no way inferior to Meishiki's. In terms of temperament, she even surpassed her.
There was a touch of heroic spirit to her, and a touch of elegance.
Most of all, there was that profound depth accumulated through time, piercing across the ages, making one unable to resist becoming enthralled.
It made one