After viciously cursing [Sophon] ten thousand times in his heart, Natsume still indulged Kuramitsuha's choice.
"You can try, but you must follow my arrangements."
"Alright."
There was no way he could let Kuramitsuha enter the [Central Hall].
If it really was a trap, that would be no different from sending her to her death.
And if [King Zhenruo] truly was inside, that would likewise be sending her to her death...
Losing one of his avatars, on the other hand, was nothing much.
But if Kuramitsuha were captured alive, and even the [Heart of Daofu] were taken from her as well...
Then it would all be over...
Therefore.
The best approach was to have Kuramitsuha hold off those three Royal Family demigods from the outside.
Then Natsume would enter the [Central Hall] to investigate the situation.
Even if it was a trap, losing one avatar would not be a major problem.
Besides, his true body was still within the [Ancestral God Palace], effectively in another dimension.
Even if there were attacks that could trace his origin back to his true body, they would have a hard time harming it.
"How long can you hold those three demigods off?"
"Hold them off?"
Kuramitsuha looked somewhat puzzled. "Can't I kill them?"
"Uh?"
"Are those three demigods very strong?"
"Average. About the level of Royal Family governors or ordinary chief elders—roughly the type that has mastered two divine authorities."
"Oh! Then I can probably take down one."
"If I don't mind being seriously wounded, I should be able to take down two."
"With the [Yellow Spring Seal], I can kill all three!"
"But it would be difficult to erase their resurrection contingencies and kill them completely. And it would take some time..."
Natsume fell silent. "..."
"How many laws have you mastered?"
"Four? More