Chapter Summaries

Jing Yang fought Beyond, the examiner who revealed himself as Netero’s son, and discovered that Beyond could copy Nen abilities and had extraordinary strength. The battle ended with Jing Yang’s Star Mark failing to activate, while Beyond recognized how alike they were.

• Beyond told Jing Yang that defeating or killing him would count as passing the exam.
• Jing Yang attacked Beyond with Swift Wind-enhanced strikes, but Beyond endured them and copied Jing Yang’s airflow technique.
• Jing Yang developed Nine Yin during the fight, increasing his Enhancement multiplier and knocking Beyond into a wall without injuring him.
• Beyond estimated that his Nen quantity had once been 200,000 or 300,000 Aura, and Jing Yang’s Flying Star Bubble failed to activate Star Mark on him.
• Beyond revealed abilities that let him form vows, train Nen abilities from any system to full mastery, and transform his aura into Transmuter-type aura that had attacked him.

Jing Yang fought Beyond’s clone and discovered that Beyond was a Specialist who could use all six Nen types, even through a clone. Beyond invited Jing Yang to join him on another journey to the Dark Continent, leaving Jing Yang considering the offer.

• Jing Yang demonstrated that his wind-transmuted Nen could function as real wind, while Beyond argued that even an imperfect imitation could be useful.
• Beyond revealed that he had visited the Dark Continent before and planned to return there to face dangers no one else could overcome.
• Jing Yang realized his Manipulator ability had failed because Beyond had already used his ability, “No Regrets in This Life,” to control his clone.
• Jing Yang inferred that Beyond’s real body was far away and that Beyond could use all six Nen types through his Specialist ability.
• Beyond asked Jing Yang to become his companion and join him on an expedition to the Dark Continent.

Jing Yang showed Beyond the power of his Enhancer ability and learned that Beyond’s clone held up to 200,000 Aura, while Beyond’s full strength was at least 400,000. When Beyond demanded to see Jing Yang’s Conjurer ability before granting him a Hunter License, Jing Yang absorbed the clone into his Purple Gold Gourd.

• Beyond guessed that Jing Yang’s Emitter and Conjurer abilities were support-oriented and asked to see the Conjurer ability.
• Jing Yang revealed that his Enhancer ability had advanced, then struck Beyond and sent him crashing into the floor.
• Jing Yang estimated Beyond’s clone had between 160,000 and 200,000 Aura, and Beyond said his full total was at least 400,000.
• Beyond said Jing Yang’s license depended on whether he approved and asked to see the Conjurer ability.
• Jing Yang manifested the Purple Gold Gourd and absorbed Beyond’s clone into it, planning to refine its Aura into Nen Paste.

Beyond refused Netero’s challenge to fight for the right to explore the Dark Continent, while Jing Yang and the others completed the Hunter Exam and met Netero. The chapter ended as Kakin’s Second Prince, Camilla = Hui Guo Rou, called the Chairman after her disappearance.

• Beyond surrendered to Netero in their Gungi match and rejected his offer to fight for the Dark Continent and the Hundred-Type Guanyin.
• Jing Yang returned to the waiting room with Nobu, and Shizuku, Kurapika, and Machi learned that all four had passed the exam.
• Nobu opened an exit from the Fourth Dimensional Apartment, and the four left for the Hunter Association to receive their licenses.
• Jing Yang, Shizuku, Kurapika, and Machi read the Hunter Ten Commandments, and Netero asked what each wanted to hunt.
• Kurapika chose wanted criminals, Machi chose to be a Gourmet Hunter, and Jing Yang joked that he wanted to hunt the Dark Continent.
• Netero asked about Camilla = Hui Guo Rou’s disappearance, and Beans arrived to announce that the Second Prince was calling.

Netero told Camilla that she had been eliminated from the Hunter Exam and could not receive a Hunter License, while privately wondering why she had called. Machi, Shizuku, and Jing Yang registered for their licenses, and Kurapika realized Camilla wore the Akatsuki’s Ring of Gui.

• Camilla demanded a Hunter License, but Netero told her she had been eliminated and would have to retake the exam next year.
• After Camilla ended the call, Netero wondered whether she had called to prove she was safe or to report that she had achieved her objective.
• Beans helped Machi register as a Gourmet Hunter and Shizuku register as an Ancient Document Hunter.
• Jing Yang registered as a Life and Death Hunter, and Netero suggested adding opportunities to spar with elite Nen Users to his interests.
• Kurapika told Shizuku that he had seen the Ring of Gui on Camilla’s finger, matching the Akatsuki rings.

Jing Yang used the three Second Prince’s private soldiers to capture Camilla and mark her with a Star Mark. After sending Xiao Fen and Xiao Zi to help Leorio, he left Camilla trapped inside the Purple Gold Gourd.

• Jing Yang marked three of the Second Prince’s private soldiers and possessed them, then identified their Nen categories from the ring box.
• Jing Yang sent Xiao Fen and Xiao Zi back to the marathon starting point to cure Leorio’s diarrhea and told them to wait there.
• Xiao Zi healed Leorio with a small cut to her palm, and the three waited outside the closed room where Jing Yang’s controlled soldiers had taken Camilla.
• Jing Yang weakened Camilla with the Purple Gold Gourd, placed a rose gold pentagram on her forehead, and forced her to answer when called.
• Jing Yang called Camilla’s name, and she was sucked into the Purple Gold Gourd.

Jing Yang repeatedly drained and healed Camilla with the Purple Gold Gourd before questioning why she had pursued him. Camilla revealed that she wanted his life force and offered to make him her royal husband, and Jing Yang began to propose a deal involving a ring.

• Jing Yang used the Purple Gold Gourd to drain Camilla's Nen, while Star Mark rapidly restored her strength between each round.
• Jing Yang stopped tormenting Camilla after becoming impatient about Kurapika and Shizuku's disappearances, then questioned her motives.
• Camilla explained that she had traced the mysterious life force absorbed by the Reincarnation Cat to Jing Yang and described her new Three Thousand Reincarnation Cat.
• Camilla said the white kitten's power worked best near Jing Yang and offered to make him her royal husband if he stayed within two kilometers of her.
• Jing Yang thought the kitten's range had expanded because of his Death Aura panel and produced a ring box to make Camilla another proposal.

Jing Yang completed Kurapika’s Hunter registration and learned that Biscuit had joined his group as Xin. He followed the Star Mark to meet their newest member, Kakin’s Second Prince Camilla, whose ring identified her as Shiva Gui.

• Shizuku questioned why Camilla had taken the Gui designation, and Kurapika explained that Shiva represented death and destruction in Kakin mythology.
• Kurapika registered as a Bounty Hunter and received his Hunter License, while Jing Yang learned from Netero that Biscuit had chosen Xin.
• Jing Yang decided against joining Beyond’s state-backed Dark Continent expedition and reaffirmed his intention to reach the continent independently.
• Jing Yang reunited with Menchi, then followed his Star Mark to a car wash with Shizuku, Kurapika, and Menchi.
• Jing Yang entered the conference room and found Camilla wearing a new Shiva Gui ring, leaving Menchi stunned by the Second Prince’s membership and Star Mark.

Jing Yang formalized the Akatsuki’s membership and explained how its rings enabled communication and summoning. Camilla agreed to join as Shiva in exchange for the group helping her pursue Kakin’s throne, and Kurapika ended by asking where the Fourth Prince stood among her obstacles.

• Jing Yang gave Menchi the codename Delicious, marked the members’ rings, and revealed that Gemini Xin was also expected to join the Akatsuki.
• Jing Yang explained the rings’ Moon Mark communication and Sun Mark summoning abilities, leaving Camilla shocked by his Nen powers.
• Camilla said she had joined because Jing Yang was stronger than her and demanded that the Akatsuki help clear every obstacle to her becoming Kakin’s King.
• Shizuku explained that the Akatsuki’s rules already required companions to help one another, while Menchi reminded Camilla that she would have to obey Jing Yang.
• Jing Yang prompted Shizuku to restate the Akatsuki’s goal of reaching the Dark Continent, and Camilla said she would pursue the throne as long as it did not interfere with her becoming King of Cascadia.
• Kurapika asked Camilla where the Fourth Prince ranked among the obstacles she intended to remove.

Jing Yang and Shizuku spent the day together after leaving the airport, while Jing Yang secretly stored Menchi in Sleeve of the Universe to test whether her Nen Suppression would wear off. The chapter ended aboard Wind Cloud, where Kurapika asked to infiltrate the palace as one of Camilla’s private soldiers.

• Menchi cooked lunch for Jing Yang and Shizuku, then used her green seasoning and revealed a Nen quantity of roughly fifty-four thousand.
• Jing Yang had the Taoist Nun store Menchi in Sleeve of the Universe, and Shizuku set a five-hour alarm to test whether Menchi’s Nen Suppression would pass during her absence.
• Jing Yang took Shizuku to Elf Amusement Park, where they affirmed their relationship and kissed.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku rode the Ferris wheel, and Shizuku recalled the first rule of their Dawn of Dawn organization.
• Camilla questioned Kurapika, dressed as a Kakin prince’s private soldier, about his plan to infiltrate the palace.

Kurapika secured Camilla’s promise to bring him near Tserriednich while keeping his plans secret. Meanwhile, Jing Yang tested his Nen suppression remedy on Menchi and returned to his house, where Xiao Fen, Xiao Zi, and Leorio asked for guidance on developing their abilities.

• Kurapika questioned Camilla about the princes’ relationships, and she explained why Tserriednich would avoid her private soldiers and warned Kurapika not to expose any connection to her.
• Kurapika agreed to act silently against Tserriednich and carried Jing Yang’s three Star Mark Talismans and one Seventy-Two Transformations Talisman.
• Jing Yang called Biscuit to explain the Sun Moon Mark, then took Shizuku to his house near the Hunter Association headquarters.
• Jing Yang returned to Xiao Zi, Xiao Fen, and Leorio, then released Menchi from the Taoist Nun Nen Beast so Shizuku could confirm that the green seasoning’s Nen suppression had ended.
• Xiao Fen, Xiao Zi, and Leorio told Jing Yang their Nen types and training progress, and Xiao Zi asked for a powerful ability suited to fighting.

Jing Yang taught Xiao Fen, Xiao Zi, and Leorio how to train their Nen types and explained how type proficiency shaped Nen Abilities. He left Xiao Fen with guidance for Specialist training while the others began practical exercises.

• Jing Yang assessed the students' Nen skills and Aura quantities, then explained the Shingen-ryu training cycle for adjacent Nen types.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku set up stone-smashing and rice-maze exercises to demonstrate Enhancement and Manipulation training.
• Jing Yang explained that Nen types had distinct core attributes and that proficiency let users apply more of their Aura effectively.
• Jing Yang demonstrated controlling thousands of rice grains through invisible mazes and described the levels of Manipulation training.
• Jing Yang told Xiao Fen that Specialists had no standard training method and should explore their own desires while practicing other Nen types.

Jing Yang trained his students and considered inviting Komugi to a Gungi tournament, while Kurapika discovered that Tserriednich had learned Nen. The chapter ended with Tita witnessing Tserriednich’s ominous Nen Aura take the form of a monstrous creature.

• Jing Yang advised Xiao Fen to develop a Specialist ability that could do what no other Nen system could, while Leorio and Xiao Zi continued their stone-breaking training.
• Kurapika recognized that Tserriednich had mastered Ten, and Camilla speculated that he had learned about Nen after she took the Hunter Exam.
• Menchi departed with Machi, while Jing Yang and Shizuku watched a report about Komugi’s Gungi achievements and discussed holding an invitational tournament.
• Jing Yang and Shizuku discussed Xiao Fen’s desire to see the world through Shizuku’s eyes and imagined the conditions she might need to transform into Jing Yang.
• Tserriednich’s Nen Aura formed a terrifying human-beast creature, and Tita realized his progress had far exceeded her expectations.

Jing Yang and Xiao Fen arrived in a devastated future world, where they encountered Trunks and Gohan during an attack by Android 17 and Android 18. After the androids left, Jing Yang and Gohan recovered from fatal injuries, and a woman arrived at the crater.

• Jing Yang and Xiao Fen explored the ruined city after Xiao Fen's Nen Ability brought them to an unfamiliar world.
• Jing Yang followed a massive explosion to a crater and recognized the injured Trunks and Gohan.
• Jing Yang placed a Flying Star Bubble on Gohan, but Android 17 shot through Jing Yang's chest as Android 17 and Android 18 appeared.
• Android 18 blasted Xiao Fen away, and the androids left after deciding to spare Trunks and Gohan for later.
• Trunks saw Gohan's severed arm regenerate as Jing Yang recovered from his chest wound, and Gohan began to wake up.
• A middle-aged woman arrived at the crater on a motorcycle.

Jing Yang met Bulma, Gohan, and Trunks in the android-ravaged future and revealed his knowledge of their past and his Star Mark ability. He proposed that Goku could defeat the androids, but Bulma explained that there were no Dragon Balls left to revive him.

• Bulma questioned Jing Yang about how he knew Gohan and Trunks, and Jing Yang recounted Bulma's role in Goku's adventures and the threats he had faced.
• Gohan woke after his severed arm regrew and confronted Jing Yang, while Bulma speculated that Jing Yang and Xiao Fen had come from another timeline.
• Q Xiao Fen proposed marking the androids and controlling them through Gohan, but Jing Yang demonstrated that Gohan's greater strength weakened his control and explained why the plan was too risky.
• Jing Yang suggested that the dead Goku might have surpassed Super Saiyan and could defeat the androids, prompting Gohan to reconsider the limits of his transformation.
• Bulma explained that Piccolo and Earth's Guardian were dead, the Dragon Balls had vanished, and the Namekians' new home was unknown, leaving them unable to revive Goku.

Bulma, Gohan, and Jing Yang sought a way to contact the Namekians through the afterlife, since Bulma’s radar could not locate their home and no one had heard from the dead. Jing Yang proposed visiting Fortune Teller Baba, and Gohan flew off with him on the Flying Nimbus to find her.

• Bulma explained that her radar could detect Namekians but could not pick up their faint signals from so far away, and she doubted anyone in the afterlife was watching Earth.
• Jing Yang suggested contacting the afterlife and named Fortune Teller Baba and the possibly real Taishang Laojun as people who could cross between worlds.
• Bulma could not remember where Fortune Teller Baba lived, but she and Jing Yang realized the Flying Nimbus might know the way.
• Gohan summoned the Flying Nimbus, and Jing Yang stored Bulma and Trunks inside his Sleeve of the Universe for safety.
• Gohan and Jing Yang rode the Flying Nimbus toward Fortune Teller Baba’s home.

Jing Yang brought Bulma and Trunks to the deserted palace, where Invisible Man revealed the old woman had left years ago. The group headed for the Lookout to seek Mr. Popo and a possible path to the underworld, while Gohan considered training to surpass Super Saiyan.

• Jing Yang transported Bulma and Trunks to the palace, where Trunks found no sign of the old woman.
• Invisible Man told the group that the old woman had gone to the underworld and that he did not know where Taishang Laojun was.
• Jing Yang proposed visiting the Lookout and explained that Gohan could train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to surpass Super Saiyan.
• Bulma agreed to investigate S-Cells and make equipment to monitor them and emotions, and Gohan resolved to pursue the chance to grow stronger.
• Jing Yang took Bulma and Trunks into Sleeve of the Universe, while Gohan and Jing Yang flew toward Korin Tower on Flying Nimbus.

Jing Yang and Gohan brought Bulma and Trunks to The Lookout, where Bulma planned to research S-Cells and Gohan and Trunks prepared to train. Fortune Teller Baba arrived and suggested Jing Yang become the new Guardian, leaving the group facing a possible change in leadership.

• Gohan flew Jing Yang and Q Xiao Fen from Korin Tower to The Lookout, where they met Mr. Popo.
• Jing Yang released his Nen beast, allowing the Taoist Nun to bring Bulma and Trunks to The Lookout.
• Bulma recalled Mr. Popo helping her in the past and prepared a capsule RV as a laboratory to research S-Cells.
• Gohan proposed using the Hyperbolic Time Chamber so he and Trunks could train after Bulma's research.
• Fortune Teller Baba arrived and said the world's savior had changed, then suggested Jing Yang was suited to become the new Guardian.

Gohan accepted the role of Earth’s new god and traveled to the Other World to find Son Goku, while Jing Yang questioned the nature of his world-crossing body. Goku contacted the group through King Kai, but the Namekians’ Dragon God could not resurrect him because he had died of heart disease; Piccolo Jr. and the former god Piccolo then appeared before the survivors.

• Gohan underwent physical testing with Trunks for Bulma, then followed Mr. Popo into The Lookout and learned the spell for traveling to the Other World.
• Jing Yang wondered whether his body was real or an avatar, while Bulma analyzed Gohan and Trunks’s physical data.
• Gohan used the spell to leave Earth, and Trunks panicked when he could no longer sense Gohan’s Aura.
• Son Goku and Gohan contacted the group through King Kai, and North Kai said the Namekians had been asked to summon their Dragon God.
• The Namekians’ Dragon God refused to resurrect Goku because his death from heart disease counted as natural, and Piccolo Jr. and the former god Piccolo appeared before the group.

After being revived, Piccolo and the former Guardian reunited, while the group arranged for Dende to create a new Dragon God and revived Master Roshi. Piccolo then assimilated with the former Guardian and flew off to confront the Androids.

• The former Guardian explained to Piccolo that they had always shared one soul, and Piccolo chose to assimilate with him.
• Jing Yang arranged for Dende to come from New Namek and take over as Earth's Dragon God, while New Namek's final wish revived Master Roshi.
• The former Guardian and Dende discussed changes that would let Earth's Dragon God revive the same person repeatedly and began preparing a new Dragon God.
• The former Guardian assimilated with Piccolo, whose memories and power returned as their divided selves became one again.
• Piccolo announced that he would deal with the Androids and launched himself from the Lookout, while Bulma gave Gohan a watch to monitor S-Cell data and anger levels.