Bellamy's Ability

"Is Bellamy finally going to use his ability? Looks like this fight is about to get exciting."

The referees around them all laughed.

They were eagerly anticipating the battle to come.

After all, Lucky's Nen Beast had yet to reveal its abilities.

Of course, they had all noticed its shared vision ability.

They believed Lucky's quick responses were mainly due to the slight advantage in his field of view.

Lucky became more cautious.

Bellamy's Nen Whip was not a Conjuration product.

It was formed purely from Nen.

With Emission, aura could retain its power outside the body and be sent far away. The aura released from the body could change shape, attack enemies, or carry out commands.

Any ability that applied aura outside the body involved this Attribute, and the farther it was from the body, the more apparent it became. With sufficient training, one could even achieve instantaneous movement.

This Attribute was also the most commonly used for Nen Beasts. Emission-type attacks mainly relied on Nen bullets.

Among the Emission-type ability users in the anime, Franklin used Nen bullet attacks, as did Razor from Greed Island.

Razor was somewhat different. He also used Nen Beasts to assist his attacks, making him far more versatile in combat than Franklin.

True Nen Ability experts would make up for their weaknesses in every aspect.

Another powerful Emission user was Zeno Zoldyck. His Dragon Head was also exceptionally versatile.

Bellamy's Nen Whip was not Conjuration, but neither was it intangible. Like Nen bullets, it possessed substance.

However, the ability also involved some Conjuration and Transmutation training—molding and altering its form. Since its structure was simple, the training was simple as well.

And because it was made of Nen, if one's Aura Nodes in the eyes were not opened sufficiently, Gyo had to be used to see it.

Thinking of Kurapika's battles, Lucky naturally realized that if Invisibility were applied to the whip, he would have to maintain Gyo constantly.

As an Emission user, Bellamy's Nen Whip could probably extend and retract with ease. The distance it displayed was definitely not its true range.

There was something else. Emission neighbored Enhancement and Manipulation.

If the ability's construction also involved a Vow and Restriction,

then the concept of enhancing the weapon was certainly involved. Combined with Emission's ability to release aura from the body, this Nen Whip was undoubtedly quite powerful.

At the same time, the whip might possess a binding ability, meaning he had to consider Manipulation's control capabilities.

Even if it could not reach the level where a Manipulator could directly control someone upon fulfilling certain conditions, it would still be extremely troublesome.

After that brief analysis, Lucky sensed how difficult this ability was to deal with.

And this was an arena battle, with limited space. In other words, there was limited room to evade.

He had also heard of an ability called the Six Meridian Divine Sword, though he did not know whether it was real.

As expected, anyone capable of becoming a referee at Heavenly Arena was no simple person.

The Nen Whip lashed out, forming serpentine afterimages that shot straight at Lucky.

Every whip afterimage carved deep trenches across the arena.

They were so fast that even Lucky's Sharingan struggled to keep up.

Before long, his back was struck. The force sent him flying off the arena, though he was not injured.

His Nen was exceptionally abundant.

Some might have thought he had only been learning Nen for a short time, but in truth, it had already been twelve years. He had trained Ten for a very long time.

"Your Nen Beast isn't just for scouting, is it? Aren't you going to show its other abilities now?" Bellamy eagerly awaited Lucky's next display.

Even so, Bellamy considered Lucky a genius.

But geniuses needed time to grow. Once Bellamy got serious, Lucky could not possibly be his opponent.

Lucky leaped back onto the arena.

He could not continue fighting with martial arts techniques alone.

This was one of Lucky's "weaknesses." He had focused on training his Nen Ability, so his martial arts training had progressed rather slowly.

Killua was the same. He had not encountered Nen from the very beginning.

Instead, he had spent his time building a foundation.

However, Lucky guessed that when he had gone to Heavenly Arena at the age of six, his family had probably planned for Killua to come into contact with Nen Abilities.

Killua had also spent two years reaching the 200th Floor, but he had not registered there, which was why he had not encountered Nen.

That delayed the time when he began learning Nen.

Judging from Killua's foundation, Lucky's current physical condition and martial arts skills were definitely still below passing grade.

Since that was the case, he would give it a try.

Lucky beckoned with his right hand.

With a cry from Phoenix, it flew directly toward Lucky, landed on his right arm, and then merged into it.

Lucky did not intend to use flight or Apparition-like Spatial Teleportation.

That left only the ability of fire.

Of course, Phoenix's abilities did not require possession to be used. Lucky simply wanted to keep a few more tricks hidden.

To put it bluntly, this was merely an assessment. He had already displayed enough talent to draw attention.

"So there really are other abilities!" The others had also been waiting for Lucky to reveal them.

A massive burst of flames surged from Lucky's body and immediately swept toward Bellamy.

"This..."

The people around them all revealed astonished expressions.

They were not surprised that Lucky had used a fire ability, but that the flames had surged from his body.

Transmutation abilities could alter the nature of aura.

Turning aura into flames was not particularly unusual.

But generally speaking, no one would allow it to touch their own body. Even if they did, they would certainly need to establish a Vow and Restriction.

Feitan of the Phantom Troupe was one such example.

Killua, on the other hand, had simply grown accustomed to electricity from childhood. But if he wanted to make his electrical ability stronger, he would certainly need to establish corresponding Vows and Restrictions. Otherwise, his body might not be able to withstand it.

Lucky, engulfed in flames, remained completely unharmed.

Perhaps Lucky could also be called The Unburnt.

In truth, Phoenix's possession had granted Lucky immunity to fire.

As a Phoenix, it naturally would not be harmed by flames.

(I still preferred calling it a Phoenix, because although the translation also called it a phoenix, it was clearly different from the phoenix of Eastern culture.)

Of course, flames could also be defended against with Nen.

Bellamy's Nen consumption merely increased. The flames did not injure him.

Just as Youpi had stepped through "magma" during the Chimera Ant Arc and entered the center of the Rose explosion.

This kind of consumption affected every aspect.

But Bellamy had other ways to deal with it. The Nen Whip in his hand began to lash rapidly, though he did not choose to attack Lucky. He still wanted to see whether Lucky had other methods.

He swung it in circles, forming a tornado of whip afterimages. Wind and suction appeared, drawing the flames in.