"It really went as smoothly as water flowing into a canal!"
Shinji couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
From his perspective, it wasn't hard to discover that the reason Karin and Hikari could advance to 'Six Paths Level' so smoothly, besides the effect of 'Karma' and the effect of 'Yachihoko' that they mentioned themselves, there was also a very important factor, a factor they both ignored.
That was accumulation!
In fact, whether it was Karin or Hikari, through Shinji's various surgeries and training over the years, their strength had improved steadily, reaching a point where there was almost no room for improvement below the 'Six Paths Level'.
Not mentioning anything else, just the 'Six Tomoe Rinnegan' in their eye sockets was already the ceiling for dojutsu Bloodline Limits in the shinobi world.
High-level dojutsu like the Rinnegan and Tenseigan were slightly inferior when compared to it.
Plus, with the repeated cell fusions, their Sage Body was also completed. The mutual fusion of bloodlines like Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha made their constitutions infinitely approach the 'Sage of Six Paths'.
So whether it was pupil power, chakra intensity, or the most basic constitution, they had already reached the standard for advancing to 'Six Paths Level'. Therefore, the subsequent performance of 'Karma' and 'Yachihoko' could take place.
Otherwise, even with 'Karma' and 'Yachihoko', the two of them could not have advanced to 'Six Paths Level' so smoothly!
Considering various factors, the method for Karin and Hikari to advance to 'Six Paths Level' was not universally applicable.
It wasn't to say it was completely impossible to replicate, only that the investment required for replication was too great. This not only required energy investment but also time investment, and there was also significant uncertainty.
After understanding Karin and Hikari's situation, Shinji issued a new order to the three of them, which was to let them remain on standby from now on, to guard against the Otsutsuki who might descend on the shinobi world at any time.
For Shinji, this was also something that couldn't be helped.
On the 'World Annihilation Society' side, there were a full four worlds left, so he had to intervene; otherwise, letting the Hegemon swallow four worlds in a row would inflate the Hegemon's strength by a large chunk.
But he had previously sent out bait into the starry sky. He didn't know about other Otsutsuki, but the few Otsutsuki in the star sectors near the shinobi world, Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki, could definitely receive the bait he sent out.
Therefore, maybe tomorrow, maybe next year, anyway from the moment he sent out the bait, the Otsutsuki could descend on the shinobi world at any time. Since he had no way to guard the shinobi world all the time, he could only entrust it to Karin, Hikari, and Toneri.
Fortunately, Karin and Hikari had now successfully advanced to 'Six Paths Level'. Even if Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki descended on the shinobi world at the same time, the combination of Karin, Hikari, and Toneri was not without the power to fight. Moreover, the Research Institute also had high-level combat forces like Orochimaru, Eida, and Daemon who had transplanted Shibai Otsutsuki's power. Even if he wasn't in the shinobi world when the Otsutsuki descended, there shouldn't be too big of a problem.
After explaining this matter, Shinji stayed in the shinobi world for a few more days, handling some trivial matters, and then returned to World No. 2.
These few days were enough for the Hegemon to completely swallow World No. 4, so he had to return to World No. 2 immediately, and patrol World No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6, to determine who the Hegemon's next target was as soon as possible!
Shinji's departure was not done with great fanfare, so the Research Institute was unaware, and everyone was advancing the research plans according to the rules.
"There is a celestial phenomenon next month; we absolutely cannot miss this god-given opportunity!"
In the conference room, Hiruko spoke with fervor and assurance, peddling his plan to the persons in charge of other research groups.
Undoubtedly, after seeing Orochimaru obtain a terrifying power increase through the ritual, Hiruko could no longer hold back his ambition, wanting to repeat Orochimaru's ritual so that he could also possess power close to the current Orochimaru.
Amado looked at the plan proposal submitted by Hiruko and shook his head: "No, there are too many variables in this plan!"
Tsunade also threw the proposal onto the table: "Hiruko, you are too radical. We haven't completely finished analyzing Orochimaru's ritual yet. Rushing to conduct a second round of rituals at this time is simply gambling; I will not agree!"
Shizune, acting as an assistant on the side, stole a glance at Tsunade, then quickly retracted her gaze.
Immediately after, Orochimaru smiled: "Hiruko, you are too impatient. The ritual is not as easy as you imagine, be careful not to lose your life!"
Hiruko's face was ashen, and he shouted in a roaring tone: "Even you could succeed. Do you think I will fail with the ritual and secret technique I developed myself?! Orochimaru, you just want to obstruct me so you can hog the results of the ritual!"
Hiruko's loss of composure made everyone present frown, but there was one point everyone had to admit: it was indeed the ritual designed by Hiruko that achieved the current Orochimaru, pushing the Research Institute's research a big step forward.
Amado pondered for a moment and said: "Hiruko, calm down a bit. The Research Institute supports any project in principle, including your ritual. It's just that six sacrifices meeting your ritual conditions are relatively difficult for the Research Institute, so research and discussion are necessary."
The crowd nodded one after another.
There weren't many experimental subjects who could survive the cell transplant surgery to begin with, and among them, death row prisoners and wanted criminals who could be executed at any time were even fewer. conducting a ritual not only required six sacrifices but also had requirements regarding chakra attributes and intensity. Even if the Research Institute was rich and powerful, it couldn't just make a decision arbitrarily.
Hiruko hurriedly said: "My ritual is the best research on 'Shinjutsu'. Now that it has results, we should press on to the finish and invest all resources! Amado, and Tsunade, Orochimaru, you people should know very well that I am right!"
Everyone fell silent.
Hiruko dared to be so arrogant because he had the confidence. Because as he said, it was precisely his ritual that pushed the research forward by a large step. Now, continuing to start a second ritual was also reasonable and fair. Even if it went to the higher-ups, 'A' would very likely support Hiruko too.
Amado sighed: "Let's vote by a show of hands!"
The researchers participating in the meeting began to vote by a show of hands. Hiruko naturally raised his hand first to express support. Subsequently, people began to raise their hands in twos and threes. In the end, the number of people raising their hands in agreement was actually a few more than those rejecting it.
Obviously, with the success of the first ritual, quite a few people had expectations for Hiruko.
Amado, Tsunade, and Orochimaru all chose to reject, but since the vote had passed, Amado had to announce: "The plan for the second ritual is passed, codename: Mars!"