Living in Hunter x Hunter
Chapter 30

Infinite Martial Arts Hall

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Infinite Martial Arts Hall ranked 42nd on Keli City's Martial Arts Hall rankings.

Infinite was merely a name. In truth, it taught all kinds of martial arts—not just unarmed combat, but weapon techniques as well. It was remarkably comprehensive.

Divine Wind Martial Arts Hall was a twenty-story building. Or rather, all the Martial Arts Halls in Keli City were buildings of roughly twenty stories.

These Martial Arts Hall buildings had all been constructed by the construction teams affiliated with Heavenly Arena.

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There was also a large screen mounted on the building's exterior wall.

At that moment, it was showing footage of Infinite Martial Arts Hall disciples fighting at Heavenly Arena.

Every Martial Arts Hall had a screen like this.

"As long as you reach the 200th Floor at Heavenly Arena and achieve one hundred victories, you can open your own Martial Arts Hall in Keli City..." the guide explained to Biscuit as they walked.

Keli City was no longer a place where one could simply open a Martial Arts Hall on a whim.

They needed Heavenly Arena's approval.

This was the Martial Arts Hall closest to the airport, so the guide had brought Biscuit here first.

"How does this Martial Arts Hall ranking work?" Biscuit asked with interest.

"The media compiles those rankings. It seems to be related to the Road of Challenges, but I don't know exactly how they calculate it."

The entrance to the Martial Arts Hall was bustling with activity, with all sorts of people who looked like Fighters coming and going.

There were also quite a few independent tourists, some carrying cameras and taking pictures.

Others, like Biscuit, were following guides.

Biscuit even noticed tour groups that had come specifically to visit.

She had spent years traveling and training outside, so it was not as though she had never seen various Martial Arts Halls.

But this was her first time seeing one like those in Keli City. It gave her a very "novel" feeling.

Biscuit thought of Lucky's talk about martial arts flourishing.

Looking at it now, they truly were "flourishing."

The guide led Biscuit into Infinite Martial Arts Hall.

The first floor of Infinite Martial Arts Hall was extremely spacious, yet it was filled with people.

Upon entering, they could see a group of children playing and roughhousing in the area to the left, with disciples dressed in Infinite Martial Arts Hall uniforms teaching and correcting them.

A broadcast was also playing throughout the hall.

"Martial Artists participating in the Road of Challenges, please come here."

"The first floor is open for everyone to visit. You may register for the Road of Challenges here, or purchase a ticket to watch. It is inexpensive, costing only 100 Jenie."

"That is where you register to become a disciple of Infinite Martial Arts Hall. Disciples are divided into student disciples and hall disciples."

Student disciples paid by the lesson and were not considered true members of the Martial Arts Hall. They could only learn introductory material and could not access anything truly advanced.

Hall disciples, meanwhile, were genuine disciples who had formally joined the Martial Arts Hall.

The guide continued explaining things to Biscuit.

He also told Biscuit that every Martial Arts Hall followed this same process.

There was no need to ask. This system was naturally Lucky's handiwork.

"So, Miss Biscuit, do you plan to take on the Road of Challenges, or would you prefer to watch the Road of Challenges arena matches here?" the guide asked.

"Of course I'll challenge it directly." Biscuit found it interesting and intended to participate herself.

Biscuit went straight to register for the Road of Challenges, while the guide could only wait outside or head to the spectator stands.

She entered the registration point for the Road of Challenges.

First, a staff member introduced the relevant details of the Road of Challenges to Biscuit.

He handed Biscuit a booklet. She flipped through it and found that it listed the many Martial Arts Halls currently in Keli City.

At present, Keli City had a total of sixty-eight Martial Arts Halls.

"Miss Biscuit, if you wish to collect all the successful challenge stamps, please complete them within this year."

Before Biscuit could ask why,

the staff member explained, "Because the number of Martial Arts Halls in Keli City changes. Next year, one or several new Martial Arts Halls will be added."

The booklet's cover featured a distant image of Heavenly Arena, telling everyone that the booklet came from Heavenly Arena.

For the first time each year, no matter which Martial Arts Hall they visited, anyone who participated in the Road of Challenges could receive one.

Collecting stamps in it was also a kind of honor.

"These are the arena representatives from our Martial Arts Hall today." As the staff member operated a machine, photos began appearing on a nearby display, along with the floors they were currently on at Heavenly Arena.

Some were higher, some lower.

Biscuit noticed that there were no competitors above the 200th Floor.

Some had not even reached the 50th Floor.

In other words, filling this booklet with stamps was not particularly difficult.

This had originally been prepared for tourists, and Lucky also wanted to turn it into a "city calling card."

After all, for real combat, Heavenly Arena was the best choice.

Biscuit understood that as well, but she still found it interesting.

Biscuit chose the strongest one, who was on the 160th Floor.

The staff member froze for a moment, then repeatedly asked Biscuit to confirm. After all, she did not look like a Martial Artist no matter how he looked at her. She looked more like a tourist.

Naturally, challenging Martial Arts Hall disciples through the Road of Challenges also cost money, with a uniform price of 500 Jenie.

In short, it was designed to generate revenue in every possible way.

"Miss Biscuit, please come with me." Another staff member led Biscuit toward the place where the fight would be held.

It was another area on the first floor.

Its layout was identical to that of Heavenly Arena's venues.

Naturally, Biscuit could not take the stage immediately, as two people were still ahead of her and the challenge matches were ongoing.

When Biscuit arrived at the waiting area, she also caught the attention of the two challengers.

Biscuit's delicate, doll-like appearance was simply too eye-catching.

The spectator stands were not full, but there were still quite a few people present.

The fight in the arena naturally seemed ordinary to Biscuit. She was observing other things.

Whether it was the challengers or the Martial Arts Hall disciples, the venue's arrangement or the audience's reactions, she took everything in.

For ordinary people, this was indeed far too interesting. In such an atmosphere, they would probably be influenced into trying the Road of Challenges themselves, perhaps even developing a heart that yearned for martial arts.

As a Martial Artist, Biscuit was delighted to see such scenes and changes.

While Biscuit waited, someone else arrived at the waiting area.

Biscuit noticed that when the Martial Arts Hall disciples encountered challengers who were not their equals, they would try their best to go easy on them and give them opportunities to display their abilities.

Naturally, this would also give them the illusion that they could win.

If it were a genuine duel, Biscuit would not like such teasing methods, but here, she could accept it.

The two people before her were even ordinary people with no basic fighting skills.

Yet even after losing, they were both very happy.

Soon, it was Biscuit's turn.

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