Chapter Summaries

Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika tried to pass Gotoh’s coin game so they could see Killua, but Gotoh’s Nen-enhanced trick defeated them. Lin Yan caught the real coin effortlessly, and Gotoh admitted defeat and agreed to lead them to Killua.

• Gotoh told Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika that Killua was in the Isolation Room and they had to pass his coin game to visit him.
• Leorio and Gon repeatedly guessed incorrectly, while Kurapika managed one correct guess before Gotoh increased his speed with Nen.
• Lin Yan explained that the real coin stood out because it carried Nen, provoking Gotoh to unleash a lethal barrage of coin afterimages.
• Lin Yan used his Qi Observation to locate and catch the real coin between his fingers.
• Gotoh acknowledged Lin Yan’s victory and led the group toward the main house to see Killua.

Silva freed Killua from the torture chamber and allowed him to leave for his friends after making him swear never to betray them. After Killua left, Silva revealed to Zeno that he knew Killua had lied about Lin Yan and planned to use Lin Yan as a test for his son, while remaining ready to destroy him if he became a threat.

• Silva entered the torture chamber, freed Killua from his chains, and questioned him about the Hunter Exam, his friends, and Lin Yan.
• Killua concealed Lin Yan's true power by describing him as a strange but weak trickster.
• Silva told Killua he could go be with his friends, but made him promise never to betray them.
• Killua agreed and hurried out of the torture chamber, feeling trapped by the oath.
• Zeno emerged from the shadows, and Silva explained that he knew Killua had lied about Lin Yan's power.
• Silva decided Lin Yan could serve as a whetstone for Killua, but vowed to destroy him if he became too dangerous.

After Killua reunited with Gon and Lin Yan, the friends parted from Leorio and Kurapika and chose Heavens Arena as their next destination. Lin Yan planned to earn money for a sword and train with Gon and Killua there.

• Killua returned to the butlers' room, where Gon embraced him, and Lin Yan healed his wounds with a warm energy.
• Leorio left to continue his medical studies, while Kurapika departed to pursue the Phantom Troupe in Yorknew City; the four friends promised to reunite there on September first.
• Gon said he wanted to find Ging but first needed to become stronger, and Killua asked Lin Yan where they should train.
• Lin Yan proposed Heavens Arena to earn the money needed for a sword and to hone their abilities against fighters and Nen users.
• Gon and Killua agreed to go with Lin Yan, and the three set off to buy airship tickets.

Lin Yan arrived at Heavens Arena with Gon and Killua and discovered a rare ore that could become the material for his bonded sword. Unable to afford its 780 million Jenny price, he resolved to earn money through the arena and its betting market.

• Gon and Killua admired Heavens Arena as Lin Yan used Qi Observation Technique to sense the immense energy gathered there.
• Lin Yan entered an antique weapons shop after his True Qi reacted to a piece of black ore.
• Lin Yan recognized the ore's violent, ancient metal energy as a potential material for his bonded sword, but learned it cost 780 million Jenny.
• Lin Yan told Gon and Killua they needed money, and Killua noted that arena prizes alone would not cover the price.
• Lin Yan decided to use Heavens Arena's betting market alongside their arena earnings to raise the money.

Lin Yan used his cultivation to shield himself from the packed Heavens Arena lobby, then Gon and Killua registered for matches. Gon followed Killua’s advice and sent his opponent flying with a push, earning a spot on the fiftieth floor, while Killua’s match was next.

• Lin Yan muffled the lobby’s noise and odors with his true qi, creating a chilly aura that made the crowd give way.
• Lin Yan, Gon, and Killua registered at Heavens Arena and received numbered tags for their first matches.
• Killua explained that the referees assigned contestants to higher floors based on how decisively they won, then advised Gon to push his opponent like the Testing Gate.
• Gon pushed the hulking man out of the ring and into a wall, and the referee assigned him to the fiftieth floor.
• Gon worried that he had pushed too hard, and Killua praised him before taking his turn.

Killua defeated a martial artist with Rhythm Echo, then Lin Yan knocked out a massive sumo wrestler with a single palm strike. The referee declared Lin Yan's match a one-hit KO.

• Killua used Rhythm Echo to get behind his opponent and made the martial artist surrender.
• The referee awarded Killua a floor 50 assignment, and Killua rejoined Lin Yan and Gon.
• Lin Yan faced a sumo wrestler who charged at him while he stood calmly in the ring.
• Lin Yan struck the wrestler's chest with a palm infused with Tremor, sending him flying out of the ring unconscious.
• The referee stared at the defeated wrestler and called Lin Yan's victory a one-hit KO.

After Lin Yan defeated a massive sumo wrestler with a single palm strike, the referee awarded him an exceptional rating and advanced him to the hundredth floor. Lin Yan rejected the promotion to start on the fiftieth floor so he could earn prize money, then headed off with Gon and Killua to find food.

• Lin Yan defeated the sumo wrestler with a single palm strike, prompting the referee to rate his performance exceptional.
• The referee announced that Lin Yan would advance directly to the hundredth floor, while Gon congratulated him and Killua questioned the decision.
• Lin Yan rejected the ruling and asked to start on the fiftieth floor so he could collect prize money from the intervening matches.
• The referee changed Lin Yan's placement to the fiftieth floor, and Killua laughed at Lin Yan's money-minded explanation.
• Lin Yan joined Gon and Killua and suggested they ask when the first prize money would be paid because he was hungry.

Wing and Zushi analyzed Gon, Killua, and Lin Yan’s abilities after watching their fights, and Wing concluded that Lin Yan used a power system unlike Nen. They went to the fiftieth floor to observe him, anticipating that Shingen-ryu would soon have a role in the newcomers’ progress.

• Zushi told Wing that Gon showed immense explosive strength with unstable Ten, while Killua’s speed and killing intent made him seem like a Nen user despite not having opened his Aura Nodes.
• Zushi described how Gyo revealed only a faint trace of aura in Lin Yan’s palm before the sumo wrestler was sent flying.
• Wing explained that Lin Yan seemed to guide and circulate life energy internally rather than use Nen in the Shingen-ryu manner.
• Wing called Lin Yan interesting and decided he and Zushi should observe the three newcomers at the fiftieth floor.
• Wing predicted that the newcomers would soon face a hurdle, at which point Shingen-ryu would step in.

In the Heavens Arena lounge, Lin Yan assessed Gon and Killua’s fighting styles and gave them contrasting training rules for their next matches. When Zushi’s upcoming bout appeared on the screen, Lin Yan took the boys to watch how the arena’s orthodox practitioners fought.

• Lin Yan told Gon that he wasted strength by overpowering his opponent and instructed him to interrupt future attacks with the least force possible.
• Lin Yan criticized Killua for relying on assassin tactics and letting his killing intent show, then told him to fight openly without Rhythm Echo or attacks on vital points.
• Killua considered Lin Yan’s advice and agreed to try fighting for the contest itself rather than focusing only on subduing or killing his opponent.
• The lounge screen announced Zushi’s match against Giant Andre, and Lin Yan led Gon and Killua to watch.

Zushi defeated Andre by using Ten, while Lin Yan explained the technique to Gon and Killua and drew Wing’s wary attention. To raise the betting odds and earn money for dragon scale iron, Lin Yan ordered Gon and Killua to make their next matches look close.

• Zushi used Ten to withstand Andre’s attacks, then knocked him unconscious with a strike to the back of the neck.
• Lin Yan explained Ten’s defensive aura to Gon and Killua, and Wing overheard his accurate explanation.
• Wing approached Lin Yan, warned him about the dangers of advancing in Heavens Arena, and offered Shingen-ryu’s help if Gon and Killua went astray.
• Lin Yan told Wing he would handle the boys’ foundations and that they were not ready to awaken Nen; Wing left with Zushi, still wary of Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan saw that the betting odds were too low to raise enough money for dragon scale iron and decided to make the boys’ victories appear narrow.
• Lin Yan told Gon to prolong his next fight and Killua to take three punches before retaliating, explaining that they would rig the odds to earn more Jenny.

Gon struggled to follow Lin Yan’s instructions against Philip the Razor, taking a beating until he learned to sense Philip’s movement without relying on his eyes. He defeated Philip with one finger, while Lin Yan collected a large betting payout.

• Gon awkwardly tried to interrupt Philip’s fast punches with a finger, but missed repeatedly and took several blows.
• Lin Yan bet all his money on Gon as the odds rose, then told him to sense the air and floor with his body instead of watching Philip’s fists.
• Gon closed his eyes and used his hearing and touch to find the source of Philip’s forward momentum.
• Gon tapped Philip’s right ankle with one finger, causing Philip to lose his balance and crash face-first into the ring.
• The referee declared Gon the winner, the crowd shouted that the match was rigged, and Lin Yan received a large payout.

Killua endured three blows without fighting back, then defeated his much larger opponent with straightforward martial arts and discovered the exhilaration of fighting as a warrior. After Killua rejoined Gon and Lin Yan, Lin Yan’s name appeared for the next match, and he headed to the ring to demonstrate his control.

• Killua entered the ring and let the wrestler strike him three times, suppressing his killing intent and instinctive techniques.
• Killua retaliated with basic punches and kicks, then defeated the wrestler with a shoulder throw.
• Killua left the ring bruised but exhilarated and met Lin Yan, who told him to count the ordeal toward his next match’s prize money.
• Lin Yan’s match was called, and he went to the ring, telling Gon and Killua to watch his control of it.

Lin Yan deliberately made himself appear helpless against a Muay Thai fighter, driving up the betting odds before using a staged stumble to send his opponent out of the ring. He collected his winnings as Gon and Killua realized how calculating he was.

• Lin Yan pretended to struggle against the Muay Thai fighter, causing the odds on his victory to rise as gamblers bet against him.
• Wing used Gyo to see through Lin Yan’s precise control and concluded that he was manipulating the fight and the crowd.
• Lin Yan dodged a punch, tripped the Muay Thai fighter, and sent him flying out of the ring.
• The referee declared Lin Yan the winner, and furious gamblers complained as the venue erupted.
• Lin Yan checked his winnings in the rest area while Gon and Killua stared at him in disbelief.

Gon, Killua, and Lin Yan raced through Heavens Arena’s lower floors, improving their fighting skills and earning 230 million Jenny before reaching the 100th floor. Lin Yan prepared a qi-gathering array in his private room, and Killua noticed that it accelerated recovery from fatigue.

• Gon learned to sense opponents’ centers of gravity and use their force against them, while Killua refined his orthodox fighting style and controlled his killing intent.
• Lin Yan used carefully planned traps to make his victories look like luck, and gamblers began calling him “the walking gambling black hole.”
• The trio climbed to the 99th floor over ten days and amassed 230 million Jenny, still short of the 780 million needed for the Deep-Sea Dragon-Scale Iron.
• Lin Yan, Killua, and Gon entered the 100th floor, where fighters received private rooms and chose their own matches.
• Lin Yan placed four pebbles around his room and formed a qi-gathering array to draw in spiritual energy and help recovery.
• Killua entered Lin Yan’s room, felt his fatigue ease, and asked what Lin Yan had done to the air.

Lin Yan explained his Qi-Gathering Formation to Killua and taught Gon and Killua to use a breathing method to absorb the energy gathered in his room. The two began replenishing their bodies with aura as Wing watched in alarm from outside Room 103.

• Killua questioned Lin Yan about the room’s restorative effects, and Lin Yan explained that his Qi-Gathering Formation gathered ambient energy to improve recovery and physical condition.
• Gon arrived with a meal voucher for the 100th-floor restaurant and sensed how comfortable the air in Lin Yan’s room felt.
• Lin Yan guided Gon and Killua through a breathing practice to absorb the room’s gathered energy, helping Killua overcome his difficulty relaxing.
• Gon and Killua began drawing in external aura through their still-closed aura nodes as they practiced.
• Wing used Gyo to observe the training through the door and was shocked that the boys were absorbing aura without Nen initiation.

After Lin Yan taught Gon and Killua a breathing method paired with a Qi-Gathering Formation, Wing secretly observed their aura and realized Lin Yan followed a complete system distinct from Nen. Wing decided to approach Lin Yan as a fellow seeker and student.

• Wing sensed an unusual flow of energy entering Lin Yan's room but chose not to interrupt him.
• After waking from samadhi, Gon and Killua felt renewed and stronger, and Lin Yan told them to practice his breathing method with him each day.
• That night, Wing used Gyo to observe Gon and Killua maintaining an aura cycle and drawing in energy through their aura nodes while asleep.
• Wing saw Lin Yan's energy contained in a perfect internal cycle and realized his way was fundamentally different from Nen.
• Wing bowed to Lin Yan's room and resolved to speak with him as a student seeking knowledge.

Lin Yan explained to Wing why he was preparing Gon and Killua to develop their aura roots before learning conventional Nen techniques, and promised to protect them from the 200th Floor’s malice. Hisoka then challenged them from afar, while Lin Yan received his betting winnings and prepared to retrieve the Dragon Scale.

• Wing confronted Lin Yan about Gon and Killua’s breathing method and warned that they needed to learn Nen basics before reaching the 200th Floor.
• Lin Yan described his approach of cultivating dense, pure aura without imposing the usual Nen framework, arguing that pressure could help Gon and Killua form defenses suited to themselves.
• Lin Yan demonstrated precise aura control by trapping a mosquito unharmed and promised to shield Gon and Killua if their defenses failed.
• Hisoka’s aura-coated Ace of Hearts struck the balcony railing with a message challenging them to meet him on the 200th Floor.
• Lin Yan received 810 million Jenny from the Heavens Arena betting account and decided he had enough money to retrieve the Dragon Scale.

Lin Yan accepted Hisoka’s challenge to the 200th Floor despite Wing’s warnings and headed to the antique weapons shop to pursue the weapon he needed. The chapter ended with Lin Yan standing before the deep-sea dragon-scale iron he had come to buy.

• Wing found Hisoka’s card and warned Lin Yan that the Floor Master was a dangerous opponent.
• Lin Yan pulled the card from the railing, told Wing he would not retreat, and said he still needed to obtain his sword.
• Lin Yan, Gon, and Killua went to the antique weapons shop.
• The shopkeeper repeated that the deep-sea dragon-scale iron cost 780 million Jenny as Lin Yan approached its display case.

Lin Yan bought a piece of deep-sea dragon-scale iron that Killua dismissed as useless scrap, then proved he could cut it bare-handed. After winning a fifty-percent discount, he left the shop carrying the several-hundred-kilogram metal.

• Killua questioned Lin Yan's decision to buy the supposedly unworkable dragon-scale iron, but Lin Yan paid for it with his VIP bank card.
• Lin Yan wagered the owner that he could shave off a piece of the iron, offering to pay an extra hundred million if he failed.
• Lin Yan used his True Qi to carve a smooth corner from the iron with his fingers, shocking the owner and Gon and Killua.
• Lin Yan paid 390 million for the discounted iron and carried it out of the shop with one hand.

Lin Yan used dragon scale iron and thirty-six rough jade stones to build the Heavenly Dipper Grand Formation in his Heavens Arena room. After sending Gon and Killua away for three days, he prepared to awaken the formation’s Taotie core.

• Lin Yan bought dragon scale iron and thirty-six discarded jade stones, explaining that he needed the materials to forge an artifact.
• Lin Yan opened the window to sense Heavens Arena’s spiraling flow of violent energy and told Gon and Killua not to disturb him for three days.
• Lin Yan inscribed energy circuits into all thirty-six jade stones using true qi.
• Lin Yan arranged the stones around the room in the Heavenly Dipper’s thirty-six positions and placed the dragon scale iron at the formation’s center.
• Gon and Killua left the room, and Lin Yan locked the door and prepared to awaken the Taotie core.