Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"Who are you? Where is this place?"

The freak answered without hesitation:

"This is the [Lung-Binding Kingdom], and we are the [Heavenly Lung People], the ancient nobles of this country."

Although he gave an answer, he used his own language, leaving everyone else, including Gail, completely confused.

At this moment, Jin suddenly spoke up and repeated what the freak had said!

"Can you understand what he's saying?"

Qiduo asked doubtfully.

Jin nodded, then fell into thought and said nothing more.

Seeing this, the others were also at a loss, so they could only put the strange matter aside for the time being and let Jin and the freak start asking and answering questions—

Where are you going?

"Going to Luoyang means going to the [Rotten Heart Kingdom] to pay homage to the [Heart Emperor]."

"Are there any countries in this world entirely populated by people like you, the 'Heavenly Lung People'? And what is the 'Heart Emperor'?"

"This world is called [Earth's Abdomen]... There are five countries: [Rotten Heart Country], [Pulmonary Tuberculosis Country], [Dodecanoic Rupture Country], [Nephritis Country], and [Liver Cirrhosis Country]. The Heart Emperor is the king of the Heart Ankle Country, which is the most powerful country in the world. A few days ago, the Heart Ankle Country suddenly announced the change of its Heart Emperor, so other nobles have to go to pay homage to him... Of course, other countries also have nobles such as [Heavenly Kidney People] and [Heavenly Excrement People]."

"A new emperor has been chosen?"

"Yes, that man called himself Netero II, and immediately after ascending the throne, he proclaimed to the world that everyone should come to pay homage to him..."

"..."

The five of them exchanged a glance, all seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"That... is Yang De, right? You can tell from the name."

"I ask you this in confusion," Gailu said.

"It must be him. No wonder that satellite ship looked like it made an emergency landing. It didn't empty its fuel and other supplies. It seems it was here before Yang De, or maybe it was sucked in right after landing!"

Sherlock suddenly realized the source of the strange feeling he had felt on the beach earlier.

"By Yangde, a man who is always cautious, the fact that he used his real name to announce it to the world this time is probably to lure us all over there."

"It's highly likely they want to use our help to find a way out of this place, but less likely they want to lure us in and kill us."

After a lively discussion, everyone came to the final conclusion—

Go see Bill Yander, but first you need to investigate thoroughly.

So the group packed up and pretended to be a team escorting the [Heavenly Lung People], and set off towards the [Rotten Heart Kingdom].

After crossing three small hills, a very wide, green river blocked their way.

There was a bridge over the long river, and two tall monsters guarded the bridge entrance with weapons. When they saw the group, they opened their mouths:

"Wait! Who goes there?"

"The Land of Lung Tuberculosis, where Heavenly Lung People are Guests!"

Do you have any proof?

"Looking at my face, do I need any proof?"

“It’s fine. Lord Tianfei will leave one [Passing Lung] for each person.”

The man in the lead frowned, glanced at the freak behind him, and whispered:

What is "transit lung"?

"It means exactly what it says, one living lung per person. The living lungs of the servants I recruited before were the 'passing lungs' I prepared."

But all those servants had already been killed by Jin!

Jin Yizhen's teeth ached:

"Can I not pay?"

The freak shook his head:

"No, this is the only bridge across the acidic river since ancient times. The two guards are soldiers from the Rotten Heart Kingdom. There are also artillery and heavily armored soldiers guarding the bridge on the other side. You can't cross it without passing through."

"It's just a river; we can find a way to sneak across."

Sherlock waved his hand dismissively.

The freak retorted without hesitation:

"This acidic river can dissolve everything. It melted the moon, which is why there is no night here. Its water is heavier than refined iron, and no dam can hold it back. Anything on the river will sink, except for that bridge."

Ancient texts say that the banks of the [Dissolved Acid River] are completely connected, and only the bridge built by the earliest emperor can lead to the other side.

There's really no other way now.

Qiduo shook her head helplessly and calmly summoned the [Petroleum Dish]:

“If any of you can contribute some lung tissue, I’ll cultivate a few samples.”

Chapter 509 Encounter × Destruction of a Kingdom

Poor Sherlock had his chest forcibly ripped open.

no way,

He was the most suitable person present.

Kim made it clear that she would not accept that kind of dangerous surgery, as both Gail and Poxon were girls, and Sherlock would be easy to recover from.

He used his abilities to refresh himself, and immediately became energetic again.

After handing over the "passing lungs," the group crossed the acidic river.

Keep moving forward.

"Ahead lies the 'Headless Forest,' inhabited by a hundred headless ghosts. They are extremely ferocious, and you must avoid them if you encounter them."

The young man from Tianfei said blankly.

"What is a headless ghost? Is it someone like you, a nobleman?"

Jin asked curiously.

"They are nobles who have been punished by dismemberment, even lower than the pets kept by commoners."

The person with drowsy lungs stared blankly at the scene with a disdainful expression:

"The Emperor himself enacted laws that the most heinous criminals would be subjected to eight kinds of severe punishments, and the criminals in the 'Decapitation Forest' were those sentenced to the punishment of dismemberment."

"There are five thousand acres of iron land in the Decapitation Forest, which has been scorched into hot iron by flames. The prisoners are all naked in it and cannot rest for a moment. There are sword-like leaves and grass on the ground. If you touch them, you will lose your hands and feet. There are jailers with sharp axes and halberds who search for prisoners without stopping to behead them, cut open their chests, and dig out their hearts, livers, spleens, stomachs and other internal organs as sacrifices."

“After a prisoner dies, he is resurrected by a cold wind and continues to suffer endlessly, without reincarnation or rebirth.”

"What kind of criminals are sentenced to this?"

Jin asked again.

"I don't know. The ancient books only say that those who attempt to leave this world will suffer all eight kinds of torture. There are no other rules that allow them to go directly to the Execution Forest."

"No? The headless ghosts inside..."

“They have been there since ancient times, crying out day and night, and suffering the punishment of dismemberment without stopping.”

"Leaving this world... wouldn't that be similar to what we're going through? So if we fail, we'll be thrown in too."

No one dared to say anything more, and they quickly walked forward for a hundred miles, passing by the forest of severed heads.

As the group passed by, they indeed saw a forest of burning red ironwood, with smoke and flames shooting into the sky, accompanied by screams and cries of agony that seemed to vomit one's heart and liver, as if endless, eternal torment was coming from the deepest hell.

boom!

Suddenly, a burst of fire appeared, charging straight towards the crowd with fierce momentum, and the surrounding temperature seemed to rise a few degrees as a result!

Amidst the flames, a frenzied voice suddenly burst forth:

"Karu is crying! Poisonous power!"

Jin, the leader, dared not be careless. He raised his hand and pushed out a huge sphere of energy wrapped in gold and red, which collided violently with the incoming flames!

boom----!

The gold-colored Nen ball visibly advanced forward, and the flames shattered inch by inch under its powerful thrust!

With a soft "poof," the flames completely dissipated, and a twisted black humanoid figure fell out, only to be blasted into dust by the golden psychic orb.

As soon as the debris hit the ground, a strange wind blew it into the crimson ironwood forest.

As soon as the remnant entered the forest, it instantly reverted to a naked man, his eyes glazed over. The moment he landed, the scorching iron ground burned his feet black, and he screamed at the sky, tears streaming down his face...

"That's...a human?"

Gail stared incredulously at the humanoid figure that had coalesced.

Jin nodded heavily and said:

"Not only that, but he is very likely an ancient human ancestor, because what he just said is one of the languages ​​left behind by an ancient civilization."

"However, his words, when translated directly, are completely illogical. He has probably lost his normal thinking and consciousness due to the constant torment he has endured."

He then looked at the person with the lungs, who looked back at him dazedly:

"This guy, along with the other so-called people and the soldiers stationed on that bridge before, speaks one of the other languages ​​left behind by an ancient civilization."

"Where exactly is this place?"

Everyone was now somewhat bewildered.

Why is this place so strange? Why do the creatures here look like this? Why do they speak the language of ancient human civilizations?

Jin silently raised his head, looked at the crimson sky, and after a long while guessed:

"We may exist in a space completely independent of the Dark Continent, just like the [Secret Realm]."

"And the entrance to this secret realm is the beak of that giant, strange bird."

Qi Duo frowned and couldn't help but say: