Time passed drop by drop, and the sky gradually dimmed.
Soon, a brilliant light shone in the night curtain, like ribbons sprinkled by a goddess, gently swaying on the canvas of the night.
"The aurora has started!"
Hiruko grinned.
His astronomy was top-notch in the research institute. Although successfully predicting an aurora once wasn't much to him, it was enough to demonstrate his value among a group of freakish peers.
Amado looked at Orochimaru in the field: "Are you ready?"
Orochimaru smiled faintly: "I can start at any time."
Kabuto on the sidelines felt a wave of anxiety.
Having followed Orochimaru in participating in so many researches, he could be considered a top researcher in many fields, so he was clearer than ordinary researchers about the danger level of this ritual.
Privately he had also persuaded Orochimaru, but Orochimaru appeared very determined, letting him faintly detect a trace of strangeness. Because although Orochimaru was crazy, he never did things without assurance; such determination now surely meant there was some hidden reason.
...
On another peak in the distance.
Yakumo gazed from afar at the high cliff where the ritual was, saying to Haku beside her: "I don't like Orochimaru, the feeling he gives me is very bad!"
Haku said: "But we need him."
Yakumo said: "Hiruko revealed to me before, if this ritual can succeed, Orochimaru might master 'Shinjutsu', becoming an existence surpassing Eida and Daemon, so I am really somewhat worried he will break away from control!"
Haku pondered for a moment: "Leader nodded for this experiment plan, so Leader's side should have preparations!"
Hearing Haku mention Shinji, Yakumo felt slightly more at ease.
Although Orochimaru gave her a feeling of unease, she had great confidence in Shinji. She firmly believed that no matter what, Orochimaru could not escape from Shinji's grasp.
Yakumo said: "No matter what, we must watch him tightly! Also Hiruko, that guy has been trying to sow discord, we also need to pay attention!"
Haku, who was preparing to answer, suddenly paused, then said: "The ritual has started!"
Sure enough, on the mountain peak where the ritual was in the distance, a burst of violent chakra suddenly surged up.
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Ritual site.
The huge mirrors all around, through refraction, gathered the aurora in the sky bit by bit to the center of the ritual, gathered onto Orochimaru's body.
Celestial phenomena can affect chakra!
There are many shinobi who noticed this influence, but the only shinobi who truly developed it and applied it to rituals is Hiruko.
On this point, Orochimaru also admired him.
And standing in the center of the ritual, he was currently quietly feeling the influence of the aurora on the chakra inside his body, looking for the opportunity to activate the secret technique.
Undoubtedly.
Even knowing to use the celestial phenomena, how to use it, and when to use it, all need the experimental subject to judge by themselves.
Therefore, shinobi who are too weak in strength, or lack research on chakra, cannot undertake this experimental subject task. This is also the reason why Shinji and Amado did not stop Orochimaru, because this kind of work that involves huge risk and requires extremely high quality, others really just can't do it.
Suddenly, Orochimaru opened his eyes, raised his hands, and quickly formed hand seals: "Chimera Technique!"
Splash
In an instant, as Orochimaru activated the 'Chimera Technique' that had undergone another round of improvements by the research institute, large amounts of colloidal 'Chimera buds' oozed out from his body and wriggled crazily as if possessing intelligence.
Monitoring area.
Looking at the lines of data on the instrument, Hiruko curled his lips: "Tch, this guy really grasped the timing quite well!"
Amado did not make a sound, quietly staring at the instrument.
Orochimaru took this first step very perfectly; he almost selected the best moment of the aurora's influence on chakra to activate the 'Chimera Technique'!
Soon the restless 'Chimera buds' could no longer hold back, swarming towards the six sacrifices imprisoned around the ritual.
Rumble!
As the 'Chimera buds' pounced on the six sacrifices, a roaring sound immediately rang out all around. Undoubtedly, the ferocity of the 'Chimera buds' pounce far exceeded everyone's expectations, so much so that just a very ordinary process of 'Chimera buds' absorbing sacrifices caused quite a disturbance.
Orochimaru raised his brow slightly, many beads of sweat oozing on his forehead.
Hiruko on the side hurriedly shouted: "Quick, go up and repair the ritual!"
Several researchers hurriedly went forward preparing to repair the ritual site collapsed by the 'Chimera buds' impact. However, just as they went forward, the manic 'Chimera buds' seemed to sense something, pouncing without hesitation at these researchers preparing to repair the ritual site!
Whoosh whoosh
Kabuto, Ranmaru, and Delta, who had been guarding nearby, hurriedly went forward, rescuing the researchers in the nick of time.
Just as everyone was worrying about how to rush-repair the ritual site in front of the crazy 'Chimera buds', Orochimaru's face sank, he formed a seal, and shouted: "Retract!"
The 'Chimera buds' scattered across the entire ritual site seemed to be attracted by something, swarming back towards Orochimaru's body.
Taking advantage of the interval where the 'Chimera buds' were restrained by Orochimaru, Hiruko shouted urgently: "Quick!"
Although the researchers were trembling with fear, they also knew that now was the best moment to repair the ritual site, so they rushed into the ritual site again, either fiddling with the formations or inscribing formula, becoming busy.
Orochimaru roared: "Hurry, I can't hold on for long!"
Forcibly restraining the 'Chimera buds', signs of collapse had already appeared on his body, starting to dissolve into pus in large patches, bloody water even oozing into the colloidal 'Chimera buds'.
Even Hiruko, who created the Bloodline Limit fusion ritual, couldn't help but be secretly alarmed seeing this scene. Obviously, the power of the ritual had already amplified the 'Chimera buds' to the extreme. Merely restraining it slightly made a shinobi of Orochimaru's level have his intestines pierced and belly rotted, his body collapsing.
After a dozen breaths, the researchers who completed the ritual site repair hurriedly exited.
The blessing power of the ritual was restored again, allowing Orochimaru to possess greater control over the 'Chimera buds', and the formula also began to restrain the 'Chimera buds', suppressing the 'Chimera buds' activity level.
Orochimaru finally managed to catch his breath, starting to continue the ritual, utilizing the terrifying-to-the-point-of-speechlessness fusion ability of the 'Chimera buds', attempting to merge the six sacrifices previously sucked into the interior of the 'Chimera buds' all into his own body.
The ritual stepped onto the right track. The colloidal 'Chimera buds' slowly retracted into Orochimaru's body. Large amounts of smoke, dust, and steam rose up at the ritual site, under the shining of the aurora overhead, making the entire mountain peak seem like a fairyland, as if ascending to immortality in a mythology story.
And in the center of the smoke, dust, and steam, a bloated object with a strange silhouette was revealed.
Everyone around held their breath and concentrated at this moment, quietly watching the ritual site, waiting for the result to be revealed.