Bootleg Orochimaru's Research Results

"Indra~ I have to ensure your safety—I can't let you die in front of me again." Mikoto's voice remained gentle, but her attitude was incomparably firm.

"But if you keep doing this, you won't be able to use [Heavenly Concealment] too many times. If you go blind, won't you be unable to ensure my safety?"

Seizing on her desire to protect him, Indra began earnestly persuading her not to use the Mangekyō Sharingan so frequently.

As for how many times she secretly used it, Indra truly had no way of knowing, nor could he stop her.

After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Mikoto's cultivation aptitude had clearly improved considerably as well.

She had entered the Reverse Rebirth First Layer within a few days and would soon be able to begin working on comprehending the Reverse Rebirth Second Layer.

What was terrifying was that Mikoto's ocular technique, [Heavenly Concealment], could be used to predict where she had gone wrong while cultivating the Reverse Rebirth Second Layer.

Through repeated brief observations, once she confirmed that there were no scenes of death in the future, she knew that her cultivation path was entirely correct.

The sight left Indra dumbfounded. He had brute-forced his way through with the Dog Talisman and Horse Talisman, while Mikoto used the [Death Simulator] to practice until she passed in one go.

However, there was one downside to Mikoto cultivating this way: the more she trained, the more unbalanced her life force became.

The Mangekyō Sharingan had always emphasized spiritual energy, while [Reverse Birth Triple Layer] also leaned toward life cultivation, primarily cultivating the heart and refining the soul, allowing the Yang Spirit to leave the body and reshape the physical form.

If Indra had not been transferring life force to her, Mikoto would have trained herself into a terminally