I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

Jingyang said, "Recently, places like train stations and airports might be checking more strictly. I have a hunter's license and I might be fine, but don't forget that the documents you have are not easy to check."

Little Drop nodded.

“Besides…” Jingyang pointed to his chest, “I grew so much in the time it takes to sleep. If I don’t immediately cultivate my strength to a higher level, it feels like I’ve wasted several years. It’s a bit annoying.”

“So, before buying the ticket and leaving, let’s continue our practice for a few more days,” he said with a smile, holding his chopsticks. “Let’s set a small goal: increase our total mental capacity by 1000! With a little effort, 1 mental capacity isn’t out of the question…”

Xiao Di didn't have any objections to begin with, and nodded upon hearing this.

The two paid the bill and left. Xiao Di, who was standing next to Jing Yang, suddenly asked, "If Jing Yang's body is that of a 12-year-old, then it wouldn't be considered a crime, right?"

"Huh?" Jing Yang was full of questions, then realized what she was talking about, and said earnestly, "It's easy to fool others, but hard to fool yourself, little Di."

Watching Jingyang's retreating figure, Xiaodi thought to herself, "So it's still because I'm embarrassed..." She touched her face, unsure if she had smiled just now.

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As dusk fell, Jingyang and Xiaodi stood facing each other in their hotel room, both maintaining their utmost composure.

Suddenly, Jingyang opened one eye. "I say, haven't we forgotten something?"

Xiao Di opened her eyes, thought for a while, and then exclaimed "Ah!" at the same time as Jing Yang, looking out the half-open window, "We forgot to feed the birds..."

Chapter 52 Glass Cannon

"Jiji!"

The rock sparrow and two crows, having been released from their commands, frantically pecked at the feed on the windowsill, while inside, Jingyang and Xiaodi maintained their cultivation, their bodies releasing a dense aura.

The clock for keeping track of time sat on a nearby table, and time ticked away with each tick of the numbers…

For every second that jumps, Jingyang and Xiaodi, who maintain maximum "firmness", consume 1 point of their own Qi.

With more and stronger Qi, there is naturally a need for stronger restraint to maintain "firmness".

Therefore, regardless of strength or physical differences, the energy expenditure of all Nen users in this training is generally consistent in a dynamic manner—except for those complete novices who are not proficient in 'firmness', as their lack of skill will inevitably lead to additional energy loss.

After the timer counted down for more than an hour, the area of ​​"firmness" that Jingyang and Xiaodi had maintained began to shrink one after the other.

One hour and twenty minutes later, the "firmness" in Jingyang's body contracted again, presenting an irregular and unstable state.

1 hour, 45 minutes, and 50 seconds... Jing Yang was covered in sweat and could no longer hold on. He collapsed to the ground, his breath counted to 6350.

After waiting for 17 minutes and 17 seconds, Xiao Di collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat, her energy drained like a light bulb that had run out of power. 7387 energy.

The two looked at each other, panting. With the help of the star icon, Xiaodi recovered some strength faster than usual. She asked curiously, "Is this the only way to increase the total amount of Qi?"

Jingyang asked Yanque to fetch two towels, tossed one to Xiaodi, wiped his sweat, and said, "Anyway, this is the only kind I know."

After all, the comic didn't mention any other methods...

However, since Bisky, as the master of the Heart Source School, could only have Gon and Killua increase their Nen using this method, then this training method must be the orthodox one in the Hunter world.

Shizuku, being quite curious, asked doubtfully, "If you completely deplete your Nen energy, wouldn't it be more efficient to use your Nen ability on thin air?"

If that works, Bisky could just have Gon unleash a Rock-Paper-Scissors attack. One Rock-Paper-Scissors attack would burn 4000 Nen, and a few unleashes would clear Gon's Nen. Then Bisky could use her Nen ability, Cookie Girl, to massage him and restore him. Wouldn't that be much faster than struggling to maintain "Firm" for several hours?

But since Bisky didn't let Gon and the others do that, there must be a reason.

"We'll see if we try." Jingyang didn't directly reject Xiaodi's idea. In fact, he himself really wanted to try it. "It's not very convenient in the hotel. Let's find a park or some other open space outside tonight."

"Okay," Little Drop agreed.

Without Menchi's green seasoning, the recovery speed after exhaustion was indeed much slower. Each round of intense activity, completely draining their energy, took at least an hour and a half, followed by at least half an hour to recover before diving into the next round…

According to Bisky, an ordinary person would need a month of hard work to extend their "hardness" by 10 minutes, which means they would need to increase their Qi by 600. This is not entirely due to the limited aptitude of ordinary people—their time and energy are also limited each day.

Round after round of perseverance, one exhaustion after another...

直到天色擦黑，景旸的记录达到了1小时48分钟整，也就是6480气；小滴则是提升到2小时4分50秒，7490气。

After taking a quick shower, Jingyang changed into clean clothes and waited outside while drinking mineral water.

Not long after, Xiao Di came out, rubbing her wet black hair with a towel, and put on her glasses.

"Let's go."

Jingyang and Xiaodi left the hotel and, after finishing their dinner, took a walk to digest their food. They used their phones to find the nearest park and went in under the cover of night.

Perhaps because of the terrorist attack that occurred that morning, there were not many people in the park.

Jingyang and Xiaodi released a rock sparrow and two crows to guard the area, and then found a spacious and secluded meadow to test their new ideas.

Xiao Di sat on the grass and raised her hand, saying, "The bulging-eyed fish doesn't consume much energy, and I don't know any other Nen systems, so Jing Yang can experiment on his own."

"Slacking off, huh?" Jing Yang pointed at her from afar, and the latter seemed to smile.

Jingyang took a deep breath, simultaneously gripped the "Finger Flicking Divine Power" with both hands, and began to gather power.

The concept of mental capacity can be basically divided into three categories: total mental capacity, potential mental capacity, and manifest mental capacity.

The total amount of energy (qi) that a person possesses is, without going into too much detail.

If we compare a person to a fuel tank, the total amount of thought is equivalent to the total amount of fuel, and the maximum amount of fuel that can be transported out per unit time through the pipeline is what is called manifest thought.

Nen users release their energy out of their bodies through pores throughout their bodies.

The amount released, or power, naturally has a limit due to the physiological structure of humans. The maximum amount of Qi that can be expressed outside the body per unit time, or the amount of thought, can be basically equivalent to the amount of thought released by the maximum 'firmness' maintained.

Those lacking experience, like Gon in the manga, have only one-twelfth of their total Nen power manifested, while Jingyang, after such intensive training, has increased his manifested Nen power to one-tenth of his total Nen power. Beyond that, it seems as if they've reached their physiological limits, making further improvement very difficult.

Jingyang's total recitation volume is now 6480 breaths, so his actual recitation volume is naturally 648 breaths.

As for the final potential mental energy, that is, the remaining mental energy that cannot be extracted from the body all at once, there is no need to elaborate on this.

The so-called ultimate move has the effect of breaking the upper limit of the manifest Nen quantity; otherwise, how can it be called an ultimate move?

When Jing Yang first developed the "Finger Flicking Divine Power," he could break through the upper limit of manifested Nen power and reach 100 Qi in the instant he flicked his finger. But now, his Nen power has greatly increased, and the power of his initial energy accumulation has already reached 700 Qi in the instant he flicks his finger to gather strength!

Every second, the rapidly spinning energy blast he condensed on his fingertip increased its destructive power by 100 units.

900 units of energy... 1000 units of energy...

After charging for a full 13 seconds, Jing Yang gathered a terrifying psychic bullet of 2000 Qi in each of his left and right hands!

2000!

While it's true that Jingyang's skills are of the manipulation and release type, their actual power is reduced by about 20%, resulting in only 1600 units of destructive power—but 1600 units of power is still terrifying enough.

If we work backwards, Jingyang's Nen blast could break through the defense of an enemy with a strength of 1600 Ki. An enemy with a strength of 1600 Ki would have a total Nen amount of at least 16,000. If the enemy is not a Enhancement type, then its total Nen amount would be even higher, possibly exceeding 20,000.

In other words, although Jingyang's total Nen level is only over 6,000, with the help of his special move, he already has the potential to threaten the lives of enemies with a total Nen level of 20,000.

Keep in mind that even Morel, a powerful figure in the Hunter Association, only has a total Nen level of 7...

This is assuming Jingyang only uses release-type skills. If he uses the operation-type star mark, and successfully applies the mark to the enemy using tactics, then the enemy would be defeated, let alone 200, even 2 million—provided he survives to successfully apply the mark.

This is the significance of a finishing move.

Even Jing Yang himself felt that his leveling speed was perhaps too exaggerated.

But upon closer examination, from this perspective, the vast majority of Nen users are actually "glass cannons"...

Therefore, in this world where Nen abilities are incredibly diverse, no matter how powerful someone is, they must always be cautious and never underestimate any opponent. They certainly cannot be careless with Nen users in a team. With multiple Nen abilities combined, even a power difference of tens of times can lead to defeat...

Just like Gon in the manga, who had undergone a month of intensive training, a serious game of rock-paper-scissors could pose a life-threatening danger to Morel. If Morel had been careless and allowed Gon to unleash his finishing move, he would have truly been either dead or seriously injured…

boom! boom! boom!

In one go, he unleashed two 2000-energy finger-flicking techniques that took 13 seconds to charge up. In less than half a minute, Jing Yang completely exhausted his more than 2 energy points in the empty sky.

He collapsed, completely exhausted, sprawled out, and gasped, "Next... I'll just have to wait for me to recover and see if my erection lasts longer..."

……

Under a bright moon and sparse stars, on the quiet, deserted grass of the park, Jingyang, after trying out the "firmness" technique, concluded: "It seems to be useless... This proves that if you want to increase your mental capacity, you can only be down-to-earth and work hard every second."

The two were speechless. Little Di said innocently, "Looks like we've been listening to mosquitoes outside for two hours for nothing."

They have aura surrounding them, so they don't worry about being bitten by mosquitoes.

"Just focus on practicing your skills..."

"Um……"

Bathed in moonlight, with the occasional circling silhouette of three birds overhead, Xiao Di helped Jing Yang leave the park and head back towards the inn...

Chapter 53 Doraemon

The next day, January 18th.

The sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and Jingyang came out first. "I'm going to buy some breakfast. What do you want to eat?"

"Just like you..." Little Drop seems to still be brushing her teeth.

When Jingyang returned carrying several bags of breakfast boxes, Xiaodi had already begun her Nen training for the morning. Thanks to Jingyang's encouragement, she was constantly improving her materialization ability, "Bulging-Eyed Fish," hoping to reach the level Jingyang expected—the ability to inhale and release things at will.

At 10 a.m., Jingyang and Xiaodi checked out of their room.

A rock finch and two crows perched on a rooftop by the street.

Jingyang located the nearest airport on the Cosmo city map and connected with the small hotel where they were staying for the next two days.

He planned to cultivate with Xiao Di while changing their lodgings every few days, gradually moving closer to the airport.

Jingyang randomly picked a restaurant to have lunch with Xiaodi. While eating, he checked his phone, following the marathon terrorist attack. He noticed that neither his nor Xiaodi's names had appeared in the follow-up reports. Information about Kangzai and the others was also difficult to find… as long as they didn't bother looking for him and Xiaodi for no reason, that was fine.

In the afternoon, the two strolled around the streets towards the airport for a while, and found another hotel to stay at around 3 p.m.

……

January 20, room 1007 of the hotel.

"Little Di, I'm coming now."

"Ah."

Jingyang and Xiaodi stood barefoot on the floor facing each other, their bodies supported by a thick layer of "firmness," assuming a fighting stance.

Jingyang punched Xiaodi very slowly. During this process, the thick qi on his body redistributed its "concentration" like flowing water, with more qi gathering on his punch as it slowly approached Xiaodi.