Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

Hunter x Hunter world, January 7th.

Camellia Street, Kent.

Soon, Hua Shidoulang passed through the barbecue restaurant at No. 5 in Section 2 and took the elevator to reach the lowest tunnel.

Familiar places, familiar scenes...

Hua Shi Toro participated in the 287th Hunter Exam.

The Hunter Exam is a unique feature of the Hunter x Hunter world. It is held annually on January 7th. Registration is done online, and candidates pass through preliminary rounds to enter the formal exam. Those who pass the Hunter Exam are recognized as professional hunters.

Upon becoming a professional hunter, you will receive a hunter's license issued by the association.

Don't underestimate that little hunter's license; it's a highly sought-after item... Its holders can enter 90% of prohibited countries and 75% of restricted areas, and its guaranteed value is enough to support seven generations. Holders also enjoy 95% free access to public facilities.

In other words, this thing is countless times better than any black card, diamond card, or gold card.

Hunter licenses can fetch up to 1 million on the black market, and it is said that 20% of those who pass the test lose their licenses within a year.

The reason why countless people participate in the Hunter Exam every year is that most of them are after this small card.

Becoming a licensed hunter also comes with a hidden perk: learning Nen. The Hunter Association usually assigns a dedicated instructor to guide you in developing your Nen abilities. Unlike learning Nen through other means, the instructors assigned by the association are reliable and won't cheat you.

Well... that's generally how it is, unless you encounter a mentor with a twisted sense of humor... then there's an exception.

If this happens, you can file a complaint with the association.

In conclusion, passing the Hunter Exam is definitely the safest way to obtain Nen abilities.

However, Toro Hanashi already knew Nen, and the Hunter Association usually doesn't assign someone to teach licensed hunters who already know it... so that wasn't Toro Hanashi's purpose. The reason he still wanted to participate in the Hunter Exam was because the 287th Hunter Exam was different from previous ones...

At this time, there were not many people passing through the tunnel, only a few scattered individuals.

Hua Shi Tou Lang glanced at his name tag: number 13, indicating he was the 13th person to pass the preliminary rounds. The Hunter Exam preliminary rounds weren't difficult; anyone with a modicum of ability could pass, unless they were completely stupid.

Therefore, even though hundreds of thousands of people apply every year, hundreds of people still manage to pass.

Unlike the other contestants who were on high alert, Hua Shi Dou Lang was much more relaxed. He simply found a corner to sit down and began to close his eyes to rest.

Even with the original strength of Hua Shi Dou Lang, these small fry couldn't possibly challenge him, let alone the current Hua Shi Dou Lang (Human Path). There are only two people he should pay attention to in this exam.

As an aside, the ordinary people with a little ability in Hua Shidoulang's eyes are only relative to him. To everyone else, everyone who can enter here through the pre-selection is an outstanding person with a special skill.

Sometimes it's not about taking the exam as early as possible. For example, right now, even the first contestant to pass the preliminary round has to wait for hundreds of other candidates who haven't arrived yet.

If all goes as expected, there should be just over four hundred people taking the exam this time.

Before long, as the elevators arrived one after another, more and more examinees arrived, and the originally quiet tunnel began to become noisy, even a little bit loud.

"Hey~ Guess who I ran into?"

A deep, magnetic voice, tinged with a hint of greasiness, rang out from Hua Shidoulang's left, its tone carrying a touch of joy and excitement, its fluctuations revealing a playful...provocation.

That kind of voice that sends chills down your spine can only come from one person.

Hua Shidoulang raised his head slightly and saw a man dressed like a clown, with makeup in the shape of teardrops and stars, and his hair standing on end.

Hisoka, a man who calls himself a magician, is one of the strongest in the Hunter x Hunter world, and also the guy who killed Hanashi Torou according to the original storyline.

There are two Nen abilities: the freely stretching Love and the Thin Illusion. One is to turn Nen into the properties of gum and rubber, and the other is to be able to imitate any paper or leather, except that it cannot be touched.

His ability wasn't exactly overpowered, but he used it with incredible skill, producing a truly phenomenal effect.

He has the best combat record in the entire Hunter x Hunter series.

Incidentally, the nameplate on his chest reads number 44.

"You~♪ Did you~♪ come here specifically to see me?♪" Hisoka said, squinting his eyes, but his eyes were fixed on Hanashi Torou out of the corner of his eye.

The unique greasiness made Hua Shi Dou Lang slightly uncomfortable.

"Unfortunately, that's not the case," Hua Shidou replied very briefly.

Hisoka picked up a playing card, put it to his lips, and chuckled, "That's quite a shame~☻".

Although he said it was a pity, Hua Shi Tou Lang sensed an aggressive Nen from his opponent, which meant that the opponent really wanted to fight him.

Hisoka originally took the Hunter Exam partly to get a license and partly to find some fun in his boring life.

His interest reached its peak the moment he saw Hua Shi Dou Lang.

Throughout countless worlds, Hisoka is a top-tier existence, not because of his strength, but because of his personality... extremely warlike and freakish.

He loves challenging strong opponents. Fighting strong opponents excites him, getting injured in battle excites him, and bleeding (regardless of whether it's friend or foe) excites him even more. After a thoroughly enjoyable battle, he'll feel incredibly high.

In addition, he also enjoys cultivating opponents and training strong individuals to fight against him. He refers to those who are not fully grown as unripe apples, those who are fully grown as delicious apples, and those who are out of shape as rotten apples.

The original owner of the body, Hua Shidou, wasted his potential by mistakenly training the Nen ability of "cloning" and was thus described as a rotten apple.

Facing Hisoka, who was full of fighting spirit, and Nen, who was full of provocation, Hua Shi Tou Lang only glanced at him indifferently, without making any move or replying.

The next moment, Hisoka suddenly unleashed a chilling killing intent that seemed to be tangible, his entire face turning sinister because of this killing intent, and his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.

The suffocating killing intent spread outwards from Hisoka like a surging tide. The examinees who had been noisy around the two fell silent instantly. It was as if they had been gripped by invisible hands, and their faces changed drastically, their eyes filled with terror and fear.

They pushed and shoved, scrambling to retreat, their steps faltering, some even nearly falling.

In the blink of an eye, a huge vacuum zone formed around the two of them, as if an invisible barrier had isolated them from the outside world.