Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan dismissed Hisoka’s threats and agreed to their September 1 duel at Yorknew City’s underground auction house, where Hisoka hinted that the Phantom Troupe might interfere. At the Nostrade villa, Neon’s uncontrolled prophecy foretold bloodshed in Yorknew and pointed Light toward Lin Yan.

• Hisoka tested Lin Yan with a powerful Nen blast, but Lin Yan’s domain repelled it without effort.
• Hisoka named September 1 and the underground auction house as the venue for their duel, and revealed that the Phantom Troupe had taken an interest in the auction.
• Lin Yan agreed to attend and dismissed the Phantom Troupe as a threat before leaving.
• Hisoka asked Lin Yan to consider what unexpected variables might affect their duel.
• Neon’s Lovely Ghostwriter activated uncontrollably and wrote a prophecy of two dragons, a pearl, a sword, and bloodshed in Yorknew.
• Light Nostrade connected the prophecy’s sword-wielding figure to Lin Yan and called him in fear.

The Phantom Troupe gathered in Yorknew City to plan a heist at the mafia auction and learned that a mysterious man in white had transformed Meteor City. Chrollo ordered them to avoid returning to Meteor City until Machi investigated, then sent the Troupe to begin the auction operation.

• Phinks, Shalnark, Uvogin, Pakunoda, and the other Troupe members gathered in an abandoned church to discuss the Yorknew auction and its rare items, including the Kurta Clan's scarlet eyes.
• Feitan showed the Troupe a photograph of grass and flowers in Meteor City, and Pakunoda explained that a man in white had defeated the Elders' Council's three Executioners and restored plant life there.
• Nobunaga said he would cut down the man in white if he threatened the Troupe, but Shalnark warned that provoking him would be dangerous.
• Chrollo arrived, revealed that he had sent Machi to investigate, and forbade the Troupe from returning to Meteor City or provoking the man in white until they knew more.
• Chrollo ordered the Troupe to take everything at the auction and kill anyone who interfered, then began the operation.

The Phantom Troupe massacred the mafia at the Yorknew auction and escaped with the exhibits, while Lin Yan watched from afar and waited for the deaths to gather post-mortem Nen. Kurapika captured Uvogin, but when the Troupe caught up, Lin Yan intervened and declared Uvogin under his protection.

• Uvogin and the Phantom Troupe attacked the auction house, killed thousands, defeated the Shadow Beasts, and stole the auction exhibits.
• Lin Yan watched from a nearby skyscraper as Kurapika struggled to contain his hatred, waiting for the slaughter to produce post-mortem Nen.
• Kurapika ambushed the exhausted Uvogin, captured him with Chain Jail at the cost of a broken arm, and tried to take him to the Nostrade base.
• Pakunoda, Machi, Nobunaga, and Franklin pursued Kurapika, but Lin Yan appeared between them and their captive.
• Pakunoda tried to read Lin Yan's memories, but his sword intent overwhelmed her ability and left her badly injured.
• Lin Yan told the Phantom Troupe that Uvogin was under his protection and ordered them to leave.

Lin Yan drove the Phantom Troupe away from Kurapika and used an unfamiliar power to extract information from Uvogin. At the ruined auction venue, he absorbed the lingering resentment to subdue the essence of Li Fire, then vanished as the September 1 decisive battle approached.

• Lin Yan forced Nobunaga, Machi, Franklin, Shizuku, and Bonolenov to retreat while leaving Uvogin in Kurapika’s custody.
• Lin Yan used pure yang true qi to torment Uvogin’s soul and expose his memories, then told Kurapika to take him to the Nostrade family’s secret base.
• Lin Yan went alone to the auction venue to find the essence of Li Fire while Kurapika carried Uvogin away.
• Lin Yan gathered the dead mafia members’ and Shadow Beasts’ resentment and used it to tame the essence of Li Fire.
• Lin Yan refined the black crystal into a blood-red crystal, claimed it, and disappeared into the night.

Lin Yan recovered after securing the essence of Li fire and waited for Chrollo to arrive, while the Phantom Troupe surrounded the Nostrade villa. Neon's involuntary prophecy foretold Lin Yan’s entrance, and he told Kurapika he was outside and ready to act.

• Lin Yan hid on a rooftop, examined the changes to his Dantian embryo, and called Kurapika, telling him to protect Neon and wait for Chrollo’s arrival.
• The Phantom Troupe gathered outside the Nostrade villa, and Chrollo arrived, learned what had happened, and knocked to demand Uvogin’s release.
• Kurapika refused to hand over Uvogin, while Neon’s Lovely Ghostwriter activated and wrote a prophecy about Twin Dragons, a Bloodied Pearl, and Sword Across the Sky.
• Kurapika called Lin Yan about the prophecy, and Lin Yan said he already knew its contents and was outside, ready to make his entrance.

Chrollo confronted Lin Yan at the Nostrade villa and tested him with several stolen abilities, but Lin Yan effortlessly countered each attack. Chrollo then unleashed a barrage of abilities from Skill Hunter, and Lin Yan faced the start of the real battle.

• Chrollo ordered Nobunaga and Franklin to breach the villa’s defenses while Shalnark contacted the Ten Dons about Uvogin.
• Lin Yan appeared on the villa’s roof and challenged Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe to take Uvogin if they could defeat him.
• Chrollo attacked Lin Yan with Deadly Dagger and Reaper’s Scythe, but Lin Yan deflected the dagger and severed the scythe with his Gengjin Sword Pellet.
• Chrollo tried to use Underground Travel to reach Uvogin, but Lin Yan cut through the ability and forced him out of the wall.
• Chrollo opened Skill Hunter and launched numerous stolen abilities at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan defeated Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe’s attacks, forcing them to leave the Nostrade family’s villa without Uvogin. He sent Kurapika to interrogate Uvogin and departed, leaving Kurapika resolved to pursue his own path and attend the September 1 showdown in Yorknew City.

• Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe attacked Lin Yan with their Nen abilities, but his sword intent repelled every assault and Shalnark could not analyze him.
• Chrollo used Prophecy and then Copy Eye against Lin Yan, but both abilities failed and left Chrollo badly injured.
• Chrollo admitted defeat and led the Phantom Troupe away after Lin Yan ordered them to leave without Uvogin.
• Lin Yan learned that Uvogin was locked in the basement and told Kurapika to interrogate him.
• Lin Yan reminded Kurapika about the September 1 decisive battle in Yorknew City, encouraged him to forge his own path, and vanished into the night.
• Kurapika resolved to seek answers from Uvogin and pursue revenge for his people with renewed determination.

After the Phantom Troupe’s attack threw Yorknew City into chaos, Lin Yan met with Chairman Netero and Ging Freecss, who came to investigate the mysterious man in white. Lin Yan introduced himself as a cultivator of the Dao and left them curious about his powers as he prepared for his September 1 fight with Hisoka.

• Lin Yan sensed Netero, Ging Freecss, and other powerful Hunters arriving in Yorknew City and waited in a park.
• At the Hunter Association’s temporary command center, Netero and Ging discussed the Phantom Troupe’s attack and Lin Yan’s defeat of Chrollo, then decided to meet him.
• Netero and Ging found Lin Yan in the park, where he described his power as the Dao and his qi as the energy of heaven and earth.
• Lin Yan told Netero and Ging that he had intervened against the Phantom Troupe while present and confirmed his September 1 fight to the death with Hisoka.
• Netero and Ging left after asking to learn more about Lin Yan’s Dao, while Lin Yan resumed regulating his breathing and prepared for the showdown.

On September 1 in Yorknew City, Lin Yan met Gon and Killua after they returned, then went to the city plaza for his duel with Hisoka. With the Phantom Troupe, Netero, and Ging arriving to watch, Lin Yan began the fight as Hisoka attacked.

• The Hunter Association investigated Lin Yan while the Phantom Troupe prepared to rescue Uvogin, and Lin Yan continued cultivating ahead of September 1.
• Gon and Killua returned to Yorknew City, and Lin Yan sent them to help Kurapika at the Nostrade mansion, which the Phantom Troupe was besieging.
• Lin Yan went to the city plaza, where Hisoka waited for their agreed duel.
• Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe, Netero, and Ging arrived at the plaza as Lin Yan finished settling his other business.
• Hisoka vanished to launch his first attack, and Lin Yan tracked him with his divine sense as their duel began.

Lin Yan defeated Hisoka in a public duel in Yorknew City, overwhelming him with sword techniques and physical strength. After Lin Yan vanished, Hisoka was left eager to follow him, while Netero and Ging considered what Lin Yan’s arrival meant for the Hunter Association.

• Lin Yan saw through Hisoka’s disguises and wounded him with Gengjin Sword Aura and the Gengjin Sword Pellet.
• Hisoka unleashed his full power, but Lin Yan’s Gengjin Sword Formation blocked his attacks and shredded his playing cards.
• Lin Yan withdrew the formation and blasted Hisoka away with his physical strength when Hisoka tried to restrain him at close range.
• Lin Yan severed Hisoka’s nen aura with Gengjin Sword Aura, declared the duel over, and vanished from the plaza.
• Hisoka admitted defeat but delighted in the duel, while Netero, Ging Freecss, and the Phantom Troupe were astonished by Lin Yan’s strength.

Lin Yan stopped Chrollo from using Teleportation to rescue Uvogin and forced the Phantom Troupe leader to surrender his abilities in exchange for the troupe's survival. With his Dantian Embryo strengthened and his golden core great way nearing completion, Lin Yan left Yorknew City to cultivate.

• Lin Yan arrived at the Nostrade villa, where Gon, Killua, and Kurapika were fighting the Phantom Troupe, and challenged Chrollo to face him directly.
• Chrollo tried to use Teleportation to take Uvogin away, but Lin Yan's pure yang true qi domain expelled him and blocked the ability.
• Lin Yan demanded that Chrollo either fight to the death or surrender all his abilities; Chrollo chose to surrender, and Lin Yan absorbed his Nen aura to nourish his Dantian Embryo.
• Chrollo led the weakened Phantom Troupe away from the villa, while Lin Yan told Kurapika he could do what he wanted with Uvogin.
• Lin Yan told Gon he was a cultivator of the Dao, then vanished to find a secluded place and complete his golden core great way.

Lin Yan completed his breakthrough on a mountain outside Yorknew City, forming a golden core that fused the power of the five elements with the rules of Chrollo's Skill Hunter. With the Yorknew City storm over, he departed to pursue the Great Way in a wider world.

• Lin Yan left the Nostrade villa and secluded himself on a mountain to complete his breakthrough.
• As the Phantom Troupe retreated and Yorknew City calmed, Netero and Ging sensed Lin Yan's gathering power and waited without disturbing him.
• Lin Yan shattered his Dantian Embryo and formed a golden core, transforming his body and greatly expanding his divine sense.
• Lin Yan used Gengjin Sword Aura to cut a rift in space, then vanished from the mountain and left Yorknew City.
• Ging remarked on Lin Yan's ability to surprise them, while Netero watched the city and considered how Lin Yan would reshape the world.