I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

The elevator slowed down. With a ding, the elevator doors opened, revealing the scene on the 200th floor of the Sky Arena... Actually, there wasn't anything special, except that there were far fewer people. As far as the eye could see, the corridors were empty, without a single person in sight.

Xiao Di stepped out of the elevator out of curiosity and immediately felt a sense of energy enveloping the passageway ahead, rushing towards her like mist.

It was just mist. Jingyang and Xiaodi were completely unaffected by this thought and passed straight through. As soon as they came out of the passage, they saw a figure walking out. Judging from his appearance, he looked very similar to the guy who had inexplicably caused trouble for Jingyang on the 190th floor!

"So you really have been a Nen user all along," the other person said, staring at Jing Yang.

Jing Yang asked in confusion, "No, who are you? This is so strange..."

He pulled the still curious Xiao Di straight to the registration desk, where a female staff member greeted them warmly. "Welcome to the 200th floor! Please register and sign this form. Would you like to apply for the competition immediately?"

Xiao Di looked curiously at the form handed to her, which read:

Please tick the items you wish to see.

□ Specify the competition date (multiple fields are allowed)

□ Any day from [Month] [Day] to [Month] [Day]

□ You can participate at any time

□ Other

"For floors above 200, a declaration-based combat system will be adopted. Each participant will have 90 days to prepare for the battle, during which they can specify the date of the battle..." the staff patiently explained.

Of course, players can fight every day. However, the 90-day preparation period for battle will be reset after each battle.

Once you win a total of 10 games, you'll be qualified to challenge the host.

There are 21 hosts in total, from floors 230 to 250.

However, if you lose 4 games, you will be disqualified from the competition.

In other words, the worst possible record for anyone challenging the original poster would be 10 wins and 3 losses...

Xiao Di checked the "others" box, then looked at the form in Jing Yang's hand.

Also watching which one Jingyang would fill in was the person they had just met—his eyes were full of provocation, as if he would decide when to go into battle after Jingyang finished filling in the blank.

Jingyang checked the box on the second line, filled in tomorrow, February 15th, as the date, and left the deadline blank. The meaning was clear: he didn't plan to compete today, and would be free to do whatever he wanted starting tomorrow.

Today is February 14th, Valentine's Day!

I was planning to go shopping with Xiaodi this afternoon, so I didn't have time to go on stage and fight...

The man saw the date Jing Yang filled in and said to him with satisfaction, "Looking forward to our battle." Then he left gracefully.

“That guy…” Jing Yang pondered, staring at the figure disappearing around the corner. “Who was he?”

“He is Zhehao.” Another refined young man wearing glasses walked over. “Zheluo’s younger brother, a genius martial artist! And his target is you, Zhen Yuanzi. He wants to avenge his brother Zheluo.”

Jing Yang said dejectedly, "Zhehao? Who is Zheluo? And who are you? Why have I run into so many people who seem to know me well today..."

The refined-looking young man with glasses smiled. "My name is Yun Gu. I've been keeping an eye on you two. You've finally made it to the 200th floor." He looked at Xiao Di.

"Thank you," Xiaodi said politely, "but I don't plan to participate. I'll be disqualified in 90 days."

Yun Gu was somewhat taken aback, clearly surprised by Xiao Di's answer.

So it's Cloud Valley! Bisky's disciple...

Judging from his simple and straightforward reaction, he is indeed a typical Enhancer.

Jingyang asked, "That guy just now, Zhehao, what revenge did he want from me? Is he very powerful?"

Yun Gu said seriously, "As far as I know, in this 200th floor where there are many experts, Zhehao has won 8 consecutive matches and is an undefeated player! He is the closest to challenging the landlord right now... It seems that he originally wanted to have a 9th match a few days ago, but he delayed it to wait for you. I think he must have a way to make it so that you can compete on the same stage on the same day."

"Goodness." Jingyang smiled immediately.

The word count for today's update is higher than yesterday's...

P.S.: I didn't get the game, I got the complete set of 36 volumes of Hunter x Hunter manga!

Chapter 91 Changes

Jingyang wanted to find out more about this Zhehao, but Yun Gu said that he had only just reached the 200th floor a few days ago and had no way of knowing more about him.

"I've only fought one match myself," Yun Gu said with a smile. "I'm currently preparing for my next battle."

Jingyang asked, "Did you win or lose?"

Yun Gu humbly replied, "A narrow victory, a very narrow victory."

It seemed like an easy victory. Xiao Di twirled her fingers to the side of her head and exchanged a glance with Jing Yang.

"An expert with an 8-game winning streak, huh? I wonder what his abilities are. He seems pretty formidable. Is he an enhancement type?" Jing Yang said to Yun Gu. "You're a newbie, and so are we. Want to exchange ideas? Have a cup of tea?"

“I would be delighted.” Yun Gu readily agreed.

So, Jingyang and Xiaodi led him to the room where the key the staff had given them earlier was located.

Jingyang and Xiaodi were assigned rooms on the same floor (floors 200-229 are for players of the same level, and each floor above that belongs to a separate room owner) and not far from each other.

Pushing open Jingyang's door, you'll find a hotel-style residence with two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom. Presumably, this was designed with the needs of highly skilled individuals who need to cultivate in mind in mind. The living room is particularly spacious and has minimal furniture; simply moving the sofa and coffee table aside is enough to meet the basic needs of cultivation.

Jingyang noticed there were drinks and snacks in the refrigerator, so he took some out.

Feeling a little uncomfortable under Xiao Di's curious gaze, Yun Gu took the initiative to say, "Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Yun Gu. I am a disciple of the Heart Source School and also a professional hunter."

Xiao Di took the drink Jing Yang handed her. "My name is Xiao Di. I'd say I'm a civilian hunter."

“Zhen Yuanzi.” Jing Yang laid out some delicious food and leaned back on the sofa. “Xinyuanliu, that’s great. I remember the leader is Chairman Netero of the Hunter Association, right? I should take the Hunter License exam in the future.”

Yun Gu laughed and said, "Then we will be companions. With your current strength, passing the hunter test should be no problem at all."

"Not at all, if it were a written test or something, I think I would fail." Jing Yang wasn't being modest; it was indeed the case.

The specific content of each stage of the Hunter Test depends entirely on the examiner's discretion. For example, if an Ancient Text Hunter were to be the examiner and ask you to translate a bunch of ancient documents, Jingyang would probably have to resort to sneaking up on the examiner with starred items if he didn't want to fail...

With the hunter incident acting as a buffer, their relationship seemed to have grown much closer all at once.

Yun Gu smiled elegantly and said, "My master wants me to become the leader of the sect, or else I shouldn't go back to see her. It's really a difficult situation."

Is it even stricter than the older woman? Jingyang said, "Speaking of the host, do you know Garo?"

“Garuo…” Yun Gu pondered, resting his chin on his hand, and took a sip of his drink.

Xiao Di looked at Jing Yang with a puzzled expression.

Jingyang extended a finger and pressed it against her soft, supple cheek, pushing her away. Needless to say, Xiaodi had completely forgotten about the poacher named Galo...

“I remember now. Garo, yes.” Yun Gu chuckled. “Actually, if you had mentioned another landlord’s name, I would have remembered Garo even faster.”

"Oh? Another poster?" Jing Yang asked in confusion, and Xiao Di was also full of curiosity.

“Alpha=Edward,” Yun Gu laughed. “You’ve probably heard about it, right? Four years ago, Alpha=Edward left behind a video at the top of the Sky Arena that caused a stir among many people about the True Martial King’s treasure, and then jumped to his death…”

"What does this have to do with Garo?" Jingyang said, then suddenly exclaimed, exchanging a glance with Xiaodi. It seemed that the two of them had guessed the same thing.

Once a contestant on the 200th floor wins 10 matches, they can challenge the floor master.

If you win, you will take over and become the new host.

But what if the person who was challenged died in front of everyone?

Yun Gu said, "That's right, Garo was that lucky guy back then. Alpha had just died, and Garo had just won 10 wins, filling the vacancy left by Alpha as the leader. However, he was also very unlucky. On the same day, someone else won 10 wins and directly announced a challenge to him. Garo couldn't refuse and had to accept the challenge. He was defeated the next day and lost his position as leader..."

Jingyang was speechless.

This sounds absurd, and upon closer inspection, it is indeed absurd.

This Garo might become the shortest-reigning leader in history… Jing Yang thought to himself. With his current overall strength, if he were to return to the forest of Ghost Island three months ago and encounter Garo and his poaching gang again, he could easily pick up a few stones from the ground and throw them at them one by one… Garo might have a harder time, but even if he were to fight him in close combat, he could easily beat him to a pulp. And that's assuming he's a micro-management user.

After chatting for a few minutes and exchanging phone numbers, Jingyang, Xiaodi, and Yunggu left the room together.

Yun Gu was surprised. Jing Yang smiled and said, "We don't live here; we have a place to stay outside."

"Remember to go to the front desk and have the competition notification forwarded to your mobile phone via SMS," Yun Gu reminded her. Normally, competition schedule notifications are sent to the monitors in the individual rooms assigned to the players.

After parting ways with him, Jingyang and Xiaodi completed the formalities and went straight down to the first floor in the elevator.

"Aren't you planning to participate?"

In the elevator, Jingyang idly played with Xiaodi's hand, asking her a question casually. Perhaps because of the bulging-eyed fish, Xiaodi was exceptionally clean. Her neatly trimmed nails were spotless, practically crystal clear. Her fingers were slender, and her palms had a fair and rosy complexion, exuding youthful cuteness.

Little Drop said, "Hmm. I'm not good at that kind of arena fighting, and I don't want to show off my bulging eyes in front of so many people."

"Good habit." Jing Yang praised. After the elevator doors opened, the two of them left the Sky Arena hand in hand. "By the way, Xiao Di, have you ever thought about training your abilities in the direction of transformation? Although Yamagata's training method is more suitable for the release, enhancement, and transformation of the upper three types, it can also be applied to us."

As Xiaodi walked down the street with him, she pondered for a while upon hearing this, and finally said in a daze, "...I can't think of a direction for the Transmutation type."

Jingyang said, "It's nothing more than changes in the form and nature of qi. Or both at the same time."

Several Transmutation-type characters appearing in the manga include Hisoka, Bisky, Machi of the Phantom Troupe, and Zeno, Killua's grandfather...

Hisoka can transform his aura into a chewing gum-like texture, but there is no doubt that his freely expandable chewing gum aura also includes changes in the form of aura, and can even be considered to be ever-changing and not bound by any particular form.

Aside from having a Nen beast that can massage and relieve fatigue, Bisky's Transmutation abilities are not mentioned much.

Machi can turn her Nen into threads, similar to Zeno's dragon head painting, which seems to belong to the type that focuses more on the transformation of Nen...

“The bulging-eyed fish has the characteristics of ‘devouring’ and ‘expelling’. Little Drop, you might be able to develop ‘Universal Pull’ or ‘Shinra Tensei’ in the Alteration type,” Jingyang joked.

Xiao Di didn't understand the last two words.

"It's just attraction and repulsion..."

"Oh. But if that happens, won't I also be affected by the energy within me that has turned into attraction and repulsion?"

Now that you mention it, it does seem to make sense...

The two spent the entire afternoon strolling around, eating and drinking, visiting tourist attractions, and shopping—they had just earned nearly 10 billion! It was the perfect time to indulge in some shopping sprees.

They didn't return to their rented apartment until evening. Thanks to the convenience of the vacuum cleaner, both of them came back empty-handed, stuffing all their bags into it.

Just then, Jingyang's phone vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and saw it was a text message from the Sky Arena official website: "Battle date decided! Arena on the 215th floor, starting at 2 PM on February 15th!"

"It's tomorrow." Little Drop leaned over for a glance.

"First match, huh? So nervous." Jing Yang looked at his phone without a trace of nervousness, casually forwarding the message to Kurapika: "Come watch my match tomorrow afternoon! —Your boss!"

Jingyang tossed his phone aside and laughed, "We can't waste time. Before going to sleep, let's at least practice 'Firmness' once!"