Crack...
With a dull thud, the main power room's door closed once more.
Hyuga Kagami stood with his arms folded, lightly leaning against the doorframe.
His expression was calm, with little rippling in his eyes.
Although he knew that with Shion's entry, this life-or-death battle belonging solely to the Miko was about to unfold inside the main power room, he was not overly worried outside the door.
That was not only because "Moryo" was still sealed by him and exceedingly weak, but also because the Miko's power within Shion was so strong that even he was faintly surprised.
If judged solely by chakra, this was a battle with a vast disparity in strength.
However, considering that clashes in the realm of the soul could not be decided merely by the amount of chakra, and that there were many variables involved, he still activated his Tenseigan and silently watched.
As he watched, he also began pondering his next arrangements.
Aside from resurrection, the problem troubling him now was the immense amount of chakra required for the second ritual. Judging from the valuable information he had uncovered at the cost of his life last time, the total chakra needed to complete the Kekkei Mōra Project was at least ten times the amount he had prepared last time.
In other words, if he wanted to safely complete two elevations in the level of life, surpass the Sage of Six Paths who had founded Ninshū, and become a Kekkei Mōra like Kaguya—one no longer troubled by lifespan—he would need an immense amount of chakra comparable to a Chakra Fruit.
For the previous ritual, the chakra Hyuga Kagami had prepared mainly came from the reserves in his own Yin Seal, the burst from the Eight Inner Gates, most of Moryo's chakra, part of the Ryumyaku's