Rumble...
Thunder echoed through the sky, as if a large hole had been torn open in the firmament!
As time passed, the doomsday scene of World No. 5 worsened day by day. Not to mention the natives of World No. 5, even Shinji, standing at the top of the God Tree, felt a trace of uneasiness.
Beckoning the scientific sphere 'Xiao Yuan' over, Shinji asked: "How is the situation?"
'Xiao Yuan' reported: "According to the data model calculation, the spatial barrier of World No. 5 has suffered continuous damage. The current damage rate has reached 83%. It is expected to collapse completely in 48 hours!"
"Reached the limit, huh..."
Shinji murmured after hearing this.
Only two days were left for World No. 5. Even with his strength, he couldn't stay here any longer.
Because as the damage to the spatial barrier became more and more severe, the resistance against the Bewitching Hegemon entrenched in the universe invading would become smaller and smaller. If the Bewitching Hegemon chose to rush in desperately at this time, Shinji wouldn't dare to confront it at all.
Fortunately, the Bewitching Hegemon should have suffered some losses in the previous battle and was awed by Shinji's power, so it hadn't acted rashly for the time being.
Having made up his mind, Shinji began to retrieve the God Tree under his feet.
Rustle rustle...
Instantly, the God Tree piercing into the clouds was absorbed into Shinji's body at a speed visible to the naked eye, disappearing without a trace, leaving only an empty deep pit.
After retrieving his own God Tree, Shinji opened a space portal and went directly to another God Tree located deep in the Sky Dome Mountain Range.
This God Tree was Isshiki Otsutsuki's. After several absorptions, it had now fully developed into an adult God Tree, so its absorption efficiency was almost the same as Shinji's own God Tree.
Without hesitation, Shinji used his imposing aura to force the God Tree under his feet to transform into the Ten-Tails, then stored it in the time-frozen 'Daikokuten' dimension.
After doing all this, Shinji took a final look at the crumbling World No. 5, left a sigh, and then quietly departed.
Like the previous times, Shinji didn't return directly to the Shinobi World but first descended into World No. 3 of the 'World Annihilation Society'.
Currently, among the six worlds of the 'World Annihilation Society', only World No. 3 and World No. 6 remained.
Arriving at World No. 3, Shinji immediately released the two God Trees. Then he used his 'Lamp' to purify the two God Trees and himself several times, ensuring that no pollution from the Bewitching Hegemon remained, to avoid harming the Shinobi World.
After purification, Shinji carefully checked the harvest of the two God Trees in World No. 5.
Compared to previous worlds, the time Shinji spent absorbing planetary energy in World No. 5 was much shorter, totaling only a few weeks.
Logically speaking, the God Trees shouldn't have absorbed much planetary energy in such a short time.
However, when Shinji checked the harvest of the two God Trees, he found that the harvest in World No. 5 was not small.
"Is it because of the broken spatial barrier..."
Shinji quickly figured out the reason.
Although his great battle with the Bewitching Hegemon shattered the spatial barrier and shortened the time for the God Trees to absorb planetary energy, the premature shattering of the spatial barrier also allowed the God Trees to absorb the star core energy of World No. 5 faster and more easily. So although the absorption time was shortened, the absorption efficiency increased significantly, resulting in a roughly equal harvest, only slightly lower than before.
"The energy stored in both God Trees has reached fifty percent. Absorbing one more time should be almost enough to nurture two 'Chakra Fruits' simultaneously."
The corners of Shinji's mouth turned up.
He had already consumed three 'Chakra Fruits'. According to his own speculation, 'Kekkei Mora' (Bloodline Encompassing) was no longer distant for him. It was just that he couldn't be sure how many more 'Chakra Fruits' were needed, so for now, he could only take it one step at a time.
After purification and inventory, Shinji returned to the Shinobi World.
His first stop was the Research Institute, where he summoned Amado.
Amado handed Yamada Juichi's file to Shinji and reported: "Yamada Juichi has completed Otsutsukification. I privately tested him; Eida's charm is ineffective against him, but he hasn't awakened Shinjutsu yet!"
Shinji asked while flipping through the file: "What is the reason?"
"It cannot be determined at the moment!" Pausing, Amado continued: "Of the previous five rituals, excluding the two failed ones conducted by Hiruko (the second ritual) and the fourth ritual, there were only three successes. Among the three, only Owl successfully awakened Shinjutsu. Although Orochimaru developed 'Shinjutsu Chakra Mode', it is not a true Shinjutsu. So we actually cannot confirm whether all experimental subjects who complete the ritual possess the ability to awaken Shinjutsu."
Shinji nodded slightly.
With so few sample data, it was indeed difficult to determine anything.
However, on second thought, he asked again: "Did you confirm that Orochimaru and Yamada Juichi didn't awaken Shinjutsu?"
"I cannot confirm."
Amado shook his head.
He naturally considered the possibility of experimental subjects intentionally concealing this. But as he said, if the Shinjutsu awakened by the experimental subject wasn't a passive type and was relatively concealed, with the Research Institute's current understanding of Shinjutsu, there was really no way to conduct in-depth screening.
Shinji waved his hand: "Forget it!"
He just asked casually. Anyway, these experimental subjects would eventually be used as sacrifices. Whether they concealed Shinjutsu or not wasn't important to him.
Amado said no more, standing quietly by the side.
After reading Yamada Juichi's file, Shinji asked Amado: "When will the sixth ritual begin?"
Amado's heart trembled.
He guessed the reason Shinji needed Otsutsuki, but he never expected Shinji's demand to be so large.
Seeing Amado dazed, Shinji asked: "What's wrong? Encountered any difficulties?"
"No!" Amado shook his head and quickly said: "The Research Institute has begun receiving financial support from Daimyos of various countries. Funding is no longer a worry. So if you need it, we can immediately start preparing for the sixth ritual."
Shinji instructed: "Start then!"
Amado responded: "Yes, I will arrange it right away!"
The consumption of ritual materials was actually not as big as imagined. The main consumption was in terms of sacrifices. However, since the Research Institute's influence penetrated every aspect of the Shinobi World, the gap in manpower had also been greatly improved.
Currently, in the entire Shinobi World, whether in the Five Great Nations or remote small countries, a large number of bounty ninjas serving the Research Institute were active. These bounty ninjas did nothing else but specialize in arresting wanted criminals for the Research Institute...