Lifting the Lamp, Shinji waved it over himself.
Hiss... hiss...
Soon, wisps of green smoke rose from his body.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Shinji snorted lightly.
Undoubtedly, the Propagation Hegemon hadn't let him go and had left a mark on him. If he had returned directly to the shinobi world earlier, the Propagation Hegemon would very likely have followed the mark and chased all the way to the shinobi world.
Fortunately, he was a Lampbearer and could use the Lamp to purify himself and remove this mark.
As for whether the Propagation Hegemon would follow the mark to the 'Sixth Ring World', Shinji wasn't too worried. According to 'Glory' Alice and the others' plan, luring the Propagation Hegemon to invade the 'Sixth Ring World' was part of the strategy to eliminate the Hegemon.
After repeatedly confirming that all pollution on his body had been cleared, Shinji looked around.
The location he was currently in wasn't within a polluted zone, so everywhere within sight was lush and green. Smoke from cooking fires could be seen on the horizon, seemingly from a small village.
Sensing the pollution level in the air with the Lamp again, Shinji breathed a sigh of relief.
Although invaded by the Plague Hegemon, widely recognized as the most terrifying in the Lampbearer circle, because of the presence of Lampbearers and the Sorcerer Supreme, a powerhouse approaching Six Paths Level, guarding the place, the changes in the 'Sixth Ring World' hadn't been too drastic over the past few months.
"'T33' was destroyed ahead of schedule. The Propagation Hegemon might chase over at any time. I must notify 'Arcane' so he can make arrangements early!"
With a thought, Shinji identified the direction and then rushed toward the Wisdom Tower.
According to 'Glory's model predictions, the destruction time of 'T33' should have been in about two to three years. Because Shinji planted the tree, 'T33' was destroyed early, so Shinji had to notify 'Arcane', the Lampbearer of the Sixth Ring World, of this news immediately.
Shinji, speeding through the air like a long rainbow, quickly attracted the attention of the Mage Tower. Various detection magic spells swept toward him. The commotion at the Mage Tower only subsided after discovering it was Shinji.
'Arcane' floated into the air to receive Shinji and asked politely: "Akame, why in such a rush? Did something happen?"
"Mm!"
Shinji just nodded lightly, not saying much in public.
'Arcane' understood immediately and said: "Please follow me!"
Following 'Arcane' into the Mage Tower, the two arrived at a conference room. After confirming there were no eavesdroppers, Shinji said: "'T33' has already been swallowed by the Propagation Hegemon!"
"What!?"
'Arcane' was startled.
Shinji casually explained: "I stumbled upon this by accident. I was almost left behind in 'T33'."
Of course, he didn't mention planting the Divine Tree on 'T33'.
Because the Divine Tree was too sensitive. If other Lampbearers knew Shinji possessed a means to extract the energy of an entire planet, he would definitely become a target for all, ostracized and feared by all Lampbearers.
'Arcane's expression changed constantly: "So you're saying the Propagation Hegemon could track us to the 'Sixth Ring World' at any time?"
"Yes!"
Shinji nodded.
Leaving aside the information spheres containing information about the 'Sixth Ring World' that 'Glory' and the others placed on 'T33' earlier, just Shinji fleeing to the 'Sixth Ring World' with the mark had a high probability of attracting the Propagation Hegemon.
This was also why Shinji was anxious to notify 'Arcane'.
Because he felt that fleeing to the 'Sixth Ring World' with the mark generated much higher aggro than the information spheres 'Glory' and the others painstakingly placed on 'T33'.
With just a few information spheres, the Propagation Hegemon might not take the bait. But after the disturbance he caused on 'T33', the probability of the Propagation Hegemon chasing after him increased several times.
'Arcane' looked at Shinji somewhat blankly: "I... what should I do now?"
"I don't know either."
Shinji shook his head.
Using a Hegemon to fight a Hegemon was an extremely helpless choice. Being targeted by one Hegemon already meant inevitable destruction, let alone provoking a second Hegemon. So when it really came to this step, no one could give an answer, and Shinji was no exception.
'Arcane's question just now was merely a reaction when lost, not really expecting to get any guidance from Shinji.
He knew that for this kind of thing, no one in the entire universe could guide him.
Laughing awkwardly twice, 'Arcane' said to Shinji: "Thanks to you this time. If not for your notification, we would probably have been caught off guard."
Shinji said: "It's only right; we are a team!"
'Arcane' nodded repeatedly: "Correct. I'll go contact 'Glory', 'Greedy Wolf' and the others right away. If you have time later, you can stay here for a while longer. Regardless of whether our plan succeeds or fails, this attempt should be recorded and passed down!"
Such a bold, even crazy attempt as using a Hegemon to fight a Hegemon, regardless of success or failure, had value for observation and research. So 'Arcane' hoped as many Lampbearers as possible would witness this great resistance of the 'Sixth Ring World'. Even if the 'Sixth Ring World' failed, some useful experiences could be passed down.
"Don't worry!"
Shinji agreed readily.
As a Lampbearer also targeted by a Hegemon, he naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity. However, right now he had just obtained a Chakra Fruit and needed to consume and digest this Chakra Fruit first to improve his strength before coming to the 'Sixth Ring World'.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Shinji opened a spatial rift with the Lamp and returned to the shinobi world.
"Phew..."
Back in the laboratory on the flying fortress, Shinji let out a long breath.
Even now, he still had lingering fears about the adventure on 'T33', especially the moment he faced the Propagation Hegemon directly; he felt like he had walked before the gates of hell.
After calming down slightly, Shinji immediately took out the Chakra Fruit just condensed by the Divine Tree.
The Chakra Fruit was about the size of a palm, its surface glistening, the kind of existence one knew was a treasure at first glance.
After examining it carefully for a moment, Shinji didn't rush to swallow it but tested it with various instruments. As expected, all the instruments in his laboratory couldn't detect the detailed values of the Chakra Fruit. This fruit was simply a high-energy chakra reaction core!
On the surface, it seemed to have little chakra reaction, but in reality, the internal chakra reaction completely exceeded any chakra nature transformation Shinji knew. This forced him to marvel at the Otsutsuki clan's technology: "No wonder swallowing this fruit can complete the nature fusion of the seven chakra attributes of Yin, Yang, and the five elements, advancing to Kekkei Mora!"