Living in Hunter x Hunter
Chapter 21

Netero's Excitement

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Netero was very excited.

Ever since he had run out of opponents, his martial arts career had begun to feel "boring."

Even powerful Nen Ability users had no ability to resist his Hundred-Type Guanyin.

It was not that his enemies were weak, but that he was too strong.

He could not even find an opponent to "play" with.

But Phoenix's appearance and abilities gave him a rather good new way to "play."

Spatial Nen Ability users were extremely rare, especially those who could use such abilities in combat.

Netero had never fought an "opponent" who could wield spatial abilities so smoothly.

Of course, his "battle" with Phoenix could not be considered a real battle. To Netero, it was simply entertainment involving a rare ability.

Even Lucky stopped.

The game had changed from a ball-snatching game into a chase from the very beginning, with Netero pursuing Phoenix.

That forced Lucky to focus his attention on Phoenix.

Although Phoenix possessed intelligence, it had barely fought before and usually relied on Lucky's wisdom.

Fortunately, it was not merely a Fantastic Beast, but a Nen Beast connected to Lucky.

Nen moved with the heart. Otherwise, Phoenix would probably have been "caught" by Netero long ago.

Under Lucky's command, every Spatial Teleportation was aimed at avoiding Netero's capture as much as possible.

It was only because Lucky now had the Sharingan. Otherwise, even with Phoenix's Spatial Teleportation ability, it would likely have been caught by Netero already.

The training ground was also large enough for repeated Spatial Teleportation.

Biscuit noticed Lucky's eyes constantly moving as well.

She immediately realized that every landing point of Phoenix's Spatial Teleportation lay within Lucky's line of sight.

Netero was no longer using one hand and one foot. He now moved with both feet and one hand, while his other hand still held the ball.

The freed hand was completely different now.

Every strike began with his palms pressed together, yet it did not hinder Netero's attacks in the slightest.

Because by now, Netero had begun using the methods of the Hundred-Type Guanyin.

At this point, Netero was not using Nen. He was simply relying on his own strength to chase Phoenix.

Even without using Nen Ability, Netero could defeat many expert Nen users.

That was the strength of the world's strongest man!

A surge of heroic spirit rose within Lucky.

Netero was now displaying the embryonic form of the Hundred-Type Guanyin. Unfortunately, in order to make this "game" last a little longer—

Lucky could not even spare the focus to "copy" it.

Because the slightest distraction would mean that Phoenix had "lost."

The chase lasted a full seven or eight minutes.

In the end, Netero still emerged victorious.

It was not because Lucky lacked Nen, but because he had been using the Sharingan at such high intensity while constantly judging the directions of Spatial Teleportation.

Even Lucky felt as though his brain had been fried.

It was not a battle, yet it was more intense than one.

"You're very good." Netero praised Lucky, who sat on the floor rubbing his head and resting.

He had finally found a good "toy."

"You won this game." Netero was referring to the ball-snatching game.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll officially teach you."

"You're not planning to play this once every day, are you?" Biscuit exposed Netero's thoughts with a single sentence.

Netero merely laughed awkwardly. "Ahahaha!"

"This is also a form of training for me," Lucky said.

Having too many abilities was also a kind of trouble. Phoenix possessed far too much potential to be developed, and Lucky was well aware of that.

But none of it could be explored and mastered in a short time.

Lucky could use Spatial Teleportation as well, and unlike the restrictions of many Nen Abilities, he could use it freely.

And unlike Apparition in the Harry Potter World, it carried no danger.

After all, this was not true Apparition, but an ability unique to Phoenix.

Of course, Lucky did not have the time to train every day either.

The Fighting Tournament was about to begin, so he was busy. Even Netero was busy.

Every day, masters and founders of various Martial Arts Schools visited him to seek his guidance.

Soon, the Fighting Tournament began as scheduled.

The tickets sold like crazy, and tourists from all over the world came to Keli City to take part in the grand event.

Several famous television stations from major countries also came to film and conduct interviews.

The entire Keli City became exceptionally lively.

More than three hundred people participated in the Fighting Tournament.

They were divided into four regions by drawing lots, and the matches began.

The battles were extremely fierce, and Lucky even saw the Divine Script he had long wanted to learn about.

In the Hunter World, Divine Script was a type of writing related to Nen. It possessed special abilities in itself.

Its first appearance was in the Heavenly Arena arc of the anime. Wing had tied a strap bearing Divine Script around Gon Freecss's finger as part of their agreement.

The moment he used Nen Ability, it would immediately tear apart.

Of course, Divine Script appeared most often in the Greed Island arc.

The Fighting Tournament used the power of Divine Script mainly to maintain the stability of the arenas.

All those who could participate in the Fighting Tournament were Nen users, and their destructive power was extraordinary. Ordinary arenas could easily be destroyed by them.

But arenas enhanced with Divine Script were different.

Lucky learned from his adoptive father that they had hired Hunters from the Hunter Association to set them up.

It had cost a great deal of money.

For every Fighting Tournament, they also had to hire Nen users familiar with Divine Script to maintain them.

To Lucky, these were like the "immortal scripts, divine scripts, runes, and restrictions" found in cultivation novels.

If he wanted to pursue Cultivation, he wanted to master all of them.

Lucky hosted one match every day.

Even when he had no duties, he would go watch the matches. With so many experts fighting, he could gain much from them.

And every night, he would spend some time playing with Netero.

Then Netero would guide him in his training.

The first thing he taught Lucky was a set of Heart Source Body-Forging Fist techniques, which could strengthen his physique through training.

There were also corresponding secret medicines to assist his training.

Lucky benefited greatly from them. His stamina increased, his strength grew, and his appetite became larger.

These were all immediate effects.

Beyond that, he also learned about the body itself. Since this world had qi, it naturally also had research into meridians, similar to traditional Chinese medicine.

These were all things Netero had summarized and learned after reaching the pinnacle of his strength.

At the same time, Lucky combined them with the abilities of the Dreamscape and cross-referenced them with some knowledge from his previous life as he studied.

Unfortunately, he had been too ordinary in his previous life. Some of that knowledge had come from short videos, and he did not even have a partial understanding of it.

Still, he liked this current way of learning and growing.

Visible growth was the most inspiring thing of all.

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