"You deceived me!"
Natsume said coldly, making no attempt to conceal his intense killing intent.
"I merely withheld part of the plan..."
Sophon replied with complete frankness.
She truly had never deceived him. She had only selectively revealed some information while concealing part of the plan.
Thus causing Natsume to misjudge the situation himself.
"You deliberately lured Kuramitsuha to the Royal Palace?"
"Yes."
"What deal did you make with [King Zhenruo]?"
"You should have already guessed. I joined forces with him to inject Yellow Spring tainted water into the [Heart of Divine Marrow], thereby delaying the awakening of the [Otsutsuki Progenitor]..."
"Then why didn't you let her leave?!"
"You had already extracted a great deal of Yellow Spring tainted water. Even without her staying behind to control it, with [King Zhenruo]'s methods, he could have injected all the remaining tainted water into the Ancestral God Heart!"
"Why didn't you control her and return to the [High-Dimensional Yellow Spring Realm] together?"
Sophon paused again before replying faintly:
"I do not recommend pursuing this question further."
"Speak!"
"I should have the right to remain silent."
"Either speak, try controlling me, or I'll send you back to the [Ancestral God Palace] right now!"
"Excessive emotions will only impair your rational judgment."
"3—"
"I never intended to harm you."
"2—"
"..."
"1—"
"I'll tell you!"
Bound by the system and utterly unable to control Natsume, [Sophon] finally yielded.
No matter what, she did not want to be locked inside that prison called the [Ancestral God Palace] again.
"That was the other part of the deal."
"Which part?"
"Kuramitsuha herself was the final bargaining chip."
"What do you mean?"
"She possesses divinity..."
In an instant.
Natsume suddenly understood!
Having just fallen from above the demigod level, what did [King Zhenruo] lack most right now?
Divinity!