Under Fei Lan's care, Lin Ye's injuries healed far faster than expected. It wasn't thanks to some miraculous medicine, but to the method Fei Lan had taught him: using Ten to help his body recover. According to Fei Lan, Ten kept aura circulating steadily over the body's surface. Not only did it prevent aura from leaking away, it also allowed that aura to continuously nourish every cell, accelerating wound healing and strengthening bodily functions. Lin Ye's previous understanding of Ten had stopped at "keeping aura contained." He had never imagined it could be used this way. Following Fei Lan's instructions, he maintained Ten every day while lying in bed, letting his aura circulate naturally through his body like his breathing and cover his wounds. The doctor had said his severe injuries would take at least three months to heal, yet after just half a month, he could already get out of bed and walk. His broken ribs had mostly healed, and aside from being unable to make explosive movements, his everyday activities were completely unaffected. During those two weeks, Fei Lan explained the fundamentals of Nen to him every day, from the nature of aura and the role of aura nodes to the basic divisions of the Six Nen Types, gradually helping him build a complete understanding of Nen Abilities. Lin Ye soaked up this knowledge like a sponge. His previous understanding of Nen had come entirely from fragmented memories of the original story and Red Ogre's half-baked notebook. Much of it was wrong, and some of it was downright dangerous. Fei Lan's explanations, on the other hand, were systematic and thorough, grounded in hard-earned combat experience. They filled every gap in Lin Ye's knowledge. That afternoon, Lin Ye was in the courtyard, practicing the basic breathing method for Ten that Fei Lan had taught him. The courtyard was attached to Fei Lan's home, hidden beneath an abandoned factory. Its entrance was concealed, and mountains of garbage surrounded it; no one would ever find it. Inside stood a disused well and a small open space, just right for training. Fei Lan drew a glass of clear water from the well, took a fresh leaf, and walked over to Lin Ye. "Your injuries are almost healed?" Fei Lan asked, looking at him. "Almost. I can exert myself normally now." Lin Ye stopped training and nodded, his eyes full of anticipation. He knew Fei Lan was about to teach him something new. Fei Lan smiled, set the glass of clear water on the nearby stone table, and placed the leaf on its surface. "Today, we'll do a test." Fei Lan pointed at the glass. "Water Divination. It's the most basic test for a Nen user, used to determine your Nen type. The Six Nen Types are the enhancement type, emission, the manipulation type, transmutation, conjuration, and the specialization type. A quick test will tell us which one you belong to." Lin Ye's heart leaped. Of course he knew about Water Divination. In the original story, Wing had used it to test Gon's and Killua's Nen types. He had always been curious about which type he belonged to himself. "What do I do?" Lin Ye asked at once. "It's simple." Fei Lan stood behind him and rested both hands lightly on his shoulders, his voice steady. "Focus your attention and channel all the aura in your body into this glass of water using Ren. Remember, don't deliberately control it. Just let your aura flow into it in the most instinctive way possible." "Okay." Lin Ye took a deep breath, walked up to the stone table, and looked at the glass before him. He closed his eyes, focused all his attention, and stirred the aura within his body. After half a month of training, his control over aura was far more precise than before. Of the Four Major Principles, he had built an exceptionally solid foundation in Ten and Zetsu, and he could now activate and withdraw Ren freely, rather than losing control once he unleashed it. His aura slowly stirred, bursting from the aura nodes across his body through Ren before flowing along his arms and steadily into the clear water in the glass. The next second, something incredible happened. The water in the glass began to churn violently. It wasn't shaking at random; it surged upward from the bottom as though boiling, throwing up huge splashes. A considerable amount spilled straight out of the glass. The violent current shredded the leaf floating on the surface. Even the walls of the glass began to tremble faintly with a humming sound, as though that savage power might shatter them at any moment. Lin Ye opened his eyes and froze at the sight. Standing behind him, Fei Lan watched with a knowing smile in his eyes. "That's enough. You can stop." Fei Lan patted his shoulder. Lin Ye immediately withdrew his aura. The water finally settled, but more than half of the once-full glass had splashed out. "Master, what... type is this?" Lin Ye turned to Fei Lan and couldn't help asking. "The enhancement type," Fei Lan said with a smile, a hint of satisfaction in his tone. "The purest enhancement type, just like me." He pointed at the glass and explained, "The criteria for Water Divination are simple. If the amount of water changes, it's the enhancement type; if the water changes color, it's emission; if the leaf moves, it's the manipulation type; if impurities appear in the water, it's conjuration; if the taste of the water changes, it's transmutation. As for the specialization type, that produces phenomena outside those five categories." "Your water boiled up and splashed out, showing an extreme change in volume. That's a textbook sign of the enhancement type. And the rigidity and overwhelming force in your aura are also its most obvious traits." Lin Ye instantly felt relieved. Sure enough, just as he had expected, he belonged to the enhancement type. It was a match made in heaven. His Armament Haki was essentially the ultimate application of enhancement-type Nen. Having the enhancement type as his primary affinity meant he would have 100% efficiency-the highest possible-when training Armament Haki and physical techniques that strengthened his body, such as Iron Body and Finger Pistol. "Of the Six Nen Types, the enhancement type is the best suited to combat," Fei Lan continued, looking at him. "Enhancement-type Nen users excel at improving their own offense and defense, and their basic physical capabilities are stronger than those of users of other types. They don't need flashy abilities. Simply taking their own enhancement to its limit gives them top-tier fighting power." "But you also need to remember the efficiency rules for the Six Nen Types." Fei Lan's tone grew serious. "For abilities of your own type, your training efficiency is 100%. For the neighboring types, emission and the manipulation type, it's 80%. For the types farther away, transmutation and conjuration, it's 60%. For the opposing specialization type, it's only 40%." "Don't take on too much, and don't imagine you can master every type. There's no such thing as an all-capable Nen user in this world. Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll end up achieving nothing. You belong to the enhancement type, so build a solid foundation in it, then train a little in the neighboring emission and manipulation types to cover your weaknesses. That will be enough." Lin Ye nodded earnestly, committing Fei Lan's words firmly to memory. This was exactly the path he had planned: the enhancement type as his primary focus, with emission and the manipulation type as secondary disciplines, corresponding to Armament Haki and Tempest Kick, as well as Observation Haki and Kami-e. It all fit perfectly. "Master, what about the specialization type?" Lin Ye couldn't help asking. "Conqueror's... no, I mean, is it possible for someone of the enhancement type to awaken the specialization type later?" He had nearly let Conqueror's Haki slip. Fei Lan paid no attention to his slip of the tongue and nodded. "It's possible. The specialization type is the most unusual type, with no fixed rules. Many people awaken it later in life through extreme emotions, obsessions, or unusual experiences. Take the Kurta Clan's scarlet eyes, for example. When their emotions run high, they enter the specialization type, and their efficiency in all Six Nen Types becomes 100%." "But the specialization type is something you can only encounter, not seek out. Don't deliberately chase after it. What matters most is building a solid foundation in what's right in front of you." "I understand." Lin Ye nodded. He knew Conqueror's Haki would be his future specialization-type ability. According to the setting in the outline, Conqueror's Haki was essentially the ultimate form of specialization-type Nen: the direct suppression of another person's Nen through one's own will. But all of that depended on him first building a solid foundation. "All right. Now that we've confirmed you belong to the enhancement type, we have a clear direction for your training." Fei Lan patted his shoulder, his smile fading into a serious expression. "Starting tomorrow, your hellish training officially begins. I'll teach you everything I know, but whether you can learn it and whether you can endure it will be entirely up to you." Lin Ye raised his head and looked at Fei Lan, his eyes full of resolve. "Master, I can endure it. No matter how hard it gets or how exhausted I am, I won't give up." Fei Lan saw the light in his eyes, smiled, and nodded. In this kid, he saw his younger self. The same stubbornness, the same determination, and the same refusal to abandon his principles or his light, even in the darkness. He had hidden in Meteor City for over a decade, believing he would spend the rest of his life rotting there. Then he had met Lin Ye. Perhaps this was fate.
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