A week later.
The central ring on the 200th Floor.
Huge spotlights shone on the center of the ring.
The announcer was shouting himself hoarse.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"Tonight's main event!"
"Undefeated newcomer Luo Ye challenges the unbeaten king, Hisoka!"
The crowd erupted in wild cheers.
Wearing his white T-shirt, Luo Ye walked into the ring with his hands in his pockets.
Across from him.
Hisoka had restored his hair to its swept-up style.
A star and a teardrop were painted on his face.
He looked at Luo Ye with a positively sensual smile.
"Begin!"
The referee gave the signal.
Hisoka wasted no words.
He casually raised his right hand, sending several playing cards flying.
Luo Ye stood his ground.
He let the cards skim his cheeks.
But he didn't bleed.
The cards struck Luo Ye's skin with sharp clinks and bounced straight off.
After two months of relentless grinding, Luo Ye had changed.
His physical defense had reached an astonishing level.
"Hey, Hisoka."
Luo Ye yawned.
"Don't bother with the same old tricks. They're too feeble even for a massage."
Hisoka smiled.
"You really have gotten harder."
"Then let's try a different game."
He flicked his left hand.
Pink Nen instantly stuck to Luo Ye's chest.
Bungee Gum.
Hisoka pulled his fingers back.
The pink Nen contracted violently.
Killua and Gon immediately rose from their seats in the stands.
On Exam Island, this very move had turned Luo Ye into a punching bag, slamming him against the trees over and over.
He hadn't been able to break free.
Just as Luo Ye was about to be yanked off his feet.
He suddenly smiled.
He didn't resist the pulling force.
Instead, he raised his right hand.
And casually rested it on the pink Nen thread attached to his chest.
Luo