The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

After his victory, Jiang Yan felt relaxed and simply left the center of the arena to watch the game from the sidelines.

Next, he just needs to wait for his hunter's license to be issued.

Following Jiang Yan and Xiao Jie, it will be the duel between Hisoka and Kurapika.

After exchanging a few blows with Kurapika to assess his strength, Hisoka then revealed to Kurapika that the Phantom Troupe would be appearing at this year's Yorknew City auction.

He then immediately chose to concede defeat.

Next up is the battle between Gon and Hanzo.

At first, Hanzo didn't understand why Jiang Yan didn't want to fight Xiao Jie.

He chose to decide the outcome directly through combat, and knocked Xiao Jie to the ground in just a few moves.

Even though his arm was broken and he was in excruciating pain, Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and refused to admit defeat.

This infuriated Hanzo, but he didn't know what to do. If he really killed Gon, he wouldn't be able to pass the test.

Hanzo now understood why Jiang Yan had chosen to decide the outcome by playing rock-paper-scissors.

Xiao Jie wanted to follow the same method, but he disagreed.

Left with no other choice, Hanzo had no choice but to knock out Gon, his face ashen, and admit defeat.

Next up is Baudelaire versus Hisoka.

The match was a foregone conclusion; Hisoka easily defeated Baudelaire.

He then used threats to force Baudelaire to admit defeat.

Then came the battle between Hanzo and Killua. The two fought back and forth for dozens of rounds, with the crisp sounds of fists and feet colliding echoing one after another. For a time, it was difficult to determine who was superior.

Just when everyone thought the battle would continue for who knows how long, Killua chose to stop.

The main reason was that Killua felt he was about to lose control of his killing intent, and if the fight continued, it would be hard to guarantee that he wouldn't kill Hanzo.

After Killua and Hanzo, the next match is Boku versus Baudelaire.

Baudelaire is stronger, but he suffered serious injuries in his previous battle with Hisoka.

This ultimately led to Boku's victory in the battle.

Next came the battle between Killua and Jitaraiku.

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Killua walked to the center of the arena with a relaxed expression, not taking Jitaraiku seriously.

However, just as Killua was about to attack, Jitaraiku on the other side suddenly spoke up.

"Long time no see, Xiao Qi."

The familiar voice made Killua freeze instantly.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jitalaiku raised his hand, pinched the round-headed needles stuck in his face with his fingertips, and pulled them out one by one.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but shudder as he watched the round-headed needles, each about an inch long, being removed one by one.

With such acupuncture skills, it's a waste that she's not an acupuncturist.

Netero, standing to the side, stroked his beard, squinted, and remained calm, clearly already knowing the true identity of Jitalaiku.

At this moment, as the last round-headed needle was pulled out, Jitalaiku's face began to distort and reshape, and long, black hair grew out from under his scalp.

In a short while, it returned to its original appearance.

Upon seeing the person's appearance, Killua's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with undisguised fear, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Big...Big Brother..."

"Um."

Illumi responded calmly, his dark eyes fixed on Killua.

But deep in his eyes lies a strong, almost obsessive desire for control.

What followed was a complete counterexample to the traditional concept of "brotherly love and respect."

Ultimately, the match ended with Killua's defeat.

And under Illumi's prompting, Killua lost control of his emotions, killed Baudelaire, and then fled the Hunter Exam venue without looking back.

Because of Killua's actions, Leorio, who hadn't even fought yet, successfully passed the test.

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After a night's rest, the group followed the directions and arrived at a room that resembled a lecture hall.

Then Chairman Netero, along with Beanman and the examiners in charge of the Hunter Exam, walked in.

The man with the bean-faced face stepped forward and cleared his throat.

"The Hunter License Issuance Explanation Meeting is now officially beginning."

As he spoke, the Bean Man took out a card with the Hunter Association logo, held it up high, and showed it to everyone.

"The card I gave you earlier is the Hunter's License."

"With this card, you can freely enter and exit 90% of the countries that are prohibited to ordinary citizens, as well as 75% of the prohibited areas."

"In addition, they can use 95% of public facilities for free, and their financing limits at any bank are equivalent to those of top-tier companies."

"Just having this is enough to ensure that anyone can live a life free from worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."

At this point, the bean-faced man's tone became serious.

"Therefore, everyone must be careful not to lose or have it stolen, as it will not be replaced."

"According to the association's statistics, one in five new hunters will lose their license in some form within a year."

"The first test for you who have become hunters is to protect your respective cards."

After the Bean Man finished explaining, Netero looked at everyone and said loudly.

"Therefore, the eight of you present are officially recognized as the new generation of Hunters!"

This concludes the hunter license issuance briefing.

Netero, along with the bean-faced man and a group of examiners, turned and left the room.

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Jiang Yan glanced at his hunter's license, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

After all this time, I finally got it.

Jiang Yan didn't linger. He told Gon some information about Ginger and said goodbye to Kurapika and Leorio, whom he was somewhat familiar with.

Jiang Yan then boarded the free airship using his hunter's license.

Three days later, on the edge of a secret realm.

After Jiang Yan handed his hunter's license to the guard for verification, he successfully obtained permission to enter.

This is the secret place that Menqi had told him about earlier, a place with relatively lenient approval processes and excellent ingredients.

After passing through a nearly one-kilometer-long, heavily fortified line, Jiang Yan entered a secret realm known as the Bernabéu Forest.

Everywhere you look, there are exotic flowers and rare herbs that are hard to find elsewhere, and strange-looking beasts occasionally dart through the forest.

This excited Jiang Yan, who immediately began the capture operation.

After harvesting a large amount of good ingredients, Jiang Yan left satisfied and rushed to the next secret realm.

time flies.

After the Hunter Exam, Jiang Yan spent two more months in the world of Hunter x Hunter, venturing into several resource-rich secret realms.

During this time, Jiang Yan consumed a large amount of delicious food, which made his food cells more and more active. As a result, his strength also increased significantly.

In addition, with the surge in food reserves, the size of his "Food Restaurant" has more than doubled.

There have even been some new changes.

Even so, the "Food Restaurant" is almost full.

Jiang Yan then left the Hunter x Hunter world with his bountiful harvest and returned to the Food Wars! world.