Extreme Devouring X 100-Type

The tip of the snow-white hair slowly dissolved into translucent golden particles!

But!

In his consciousness, a vast stream of translucent golden information had already surged together in front of the wheel of consciousness like a tsunami!

He grunted!

In an instant, Baishi felt as though the enormous flood of information had swollen his head to twice its size, his temples throbbing on either side.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~~

Several minutes passed. When the slowly dissolving hair finally vanished completely, the translucent golden stream of information it had become condensed in his sea of consciousness into an illusory Talisman, neither fully real nor wholly insubstantial.

Brilliant golden light flickered around the Talisman.

[Ding, ding, ding... first condensation of a golden Nen Ability Talisman... vast amounts of Nen Aura required... error, error... insufficient Nen Aura detected... triggering the Talisman Wheel's hidden restriction... drawing nutrients in stages...]

Huh?!

Baishi's pupils contracted sharply at the sight.

The next instant! Suck-

Like a supercharged pump suddenly running at full speed, it forced Baishi into a state of [Zetsu] in an instant. Every Aura Node in his body was forcibly shut, and all his latent Aura surged through his countless Aura channels with tremendous force, like a dragon of mud swept up in a flood.

It flowed upward, gathering toward the illusory Talisman!

5... 4... 3... 2... 1!

In just five seconds, 330 points of [Aura] were drained in an instant!

Exhaustion washed over his entire body as his stamina ran dry. Yet stamina itself was derived from life energy, and because Baishi was forcibly held in [Zetsu], his body instinctively squeezed out more life energy to replenish it.

The vitality he felt, as though he could clearly sense every wisp of life energy being generated, made the exhaustion on Baishi's face fade at a visible rate.

Before long, the life energy in his body had been converted into Nen Aura, filling him once more.

Suck-

In an instant, the same thing happened again!

Drained dry once more, Baishi's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the floor. Even his strengthened mind grew somewhat dazed.

But once the process of converting the Talisman began, it was no longer up to him when it ended.

All he could do was endure the repeated torrents through his Aura channels, wave after wave of excruciating pain echoing through his body.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Not until the torrents through his Aura channels no longer made them budge, and there was no longer the slightest sensation of expansion.

Numb-faced, Baishi could think only of Gon and Killua during their second round of special training with Biscuit, constantly using [Ren] to drain their Nen Aura. By comparison, he felt what he was enduring was even more brutal!

He wasn't being given even a moment to rest...

Good thing I'm on the airship. If I'd used Advent Emulation during the test...

Looking weary, Baishi shook his head slightly, then turned his attention to the translucent golden Talisman in his sea of consciousness.

Like the other Talismans, the fully solidified golden Talisman was already set in one of the wheel's spare slots.

Its once-brilliant golden radiance had withdrawn completely, giving the Talisman a faint dark-gold sheen. At its center were the words [100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva] in red.

[100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva] has an analysis quality of [gold/red]. Does that mean it has the potential to become a red-grade Talisman?

Baishi narrowed his eyes and thoughtfully pulled up his panel.

[Aura: 330~700 (250/700)]

His Aura was still recovering rapidly while he remained in [Zetsu], but he had not expected Advent Emulation of a gold-grade Talisman to more than double the capacity of his Aura channels.

The rapid increase in capacity also made his Nen Aura recover relatively faster.

After looking through all the information and confirming that only [Aura] had changed, with nothing else amiss, Baishi thought for a moment. Still unable to resist, he opened his Aura Nodes and conjured the black iron wheel.

He was eager to see whether the [Talisman - 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva], evolved at such a great cost, possessed the same supreme power as Netero's!

Click!

He fed in Nen Aura and removed the golden Talisman.

He took out [Dynamic Simulation] and replaced it with the golden Talisman.

The instant the [Talisman - 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva] was set in place, a hum sounded. Baishi's expression abruptly became one of intense concentration, as though his vitality, Aura, and spirit had converged at that moment. His mind, technique, and body were forcibly united, forming an intangible mental image of a many-armed Guanyin in his heart.

Like an anchor, it condensed his entire being into a single point!

So that's how it is...

Understanding flashed in his eyes. Calm and focused, Baishi used the mental image of his unified mind, technique, and body as an anchor and his utterly focused will as its foundation, pouring out all the Nen Aura he had recovered-just over 250 points!

In an instant, a solemn golden statue of a many-armed Guanyin condensed behind him, radiating an invisible oppressive force!

The Guanyin statue seemed to be made of extremely condensed Nen Aura, like liquid gold. A sacred, boundless radiance of will flowed over its entire body, and in its stillness lay a sense of world-shaking power.

Its serene, majestic face, free of self and form, faintly resembled Baishi's. Yet its half-closed, downcast eyes seemed to gaze upon all beings with compassion, while its molten-gold face, almost devoid of expression, displayed an indifference like that of an inhuman law.

Hmm~~~

A peculiar look crossed Baishi's face.

If there was anything wrong with the mental image he had formed, it was its height!

As though matched to his [Aura] points, the mental image formed with just over 250 points stood at just over two and a half meters.

Clearly, even if he recovered all his Nen Aura later, the [100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva] he could form at his current stage would be no more than seven meters tall...

Speaking of which, how tall was Netero's 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva again?

Baishi blinked.

He used [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] to piece together the relevant information.

The result... there seemed to be no precise measurement.

The only thing he could say for certain was that every manifestation of the [100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva] shared one prominent characteristic.

It was enormous-so enormous that any opponent, regardless of size, would seem as small as a child before it!

Hmm~

That's one huge gap!

Though he could not piece together any precise information, Baishi still made a rough estimate based on the scene from the battle with Meruem. Judging by its appearance there, it had been at least several dozen meters tall.

From this, he deduced that in Nen Aura alone, the gap between him and Netero was like that between a feather and Mount Tai-a vast gulf in strength!

Yet even Netero, powerful as he was, had still seemed unable to withstand a single blow when facing Meruem!

At that thought, Baishi's somewhat restless thoughts immediately settled.

The road ahead is long, and the burden is heavy! It's too soon to get carried away...

He dispelled his stray thoughts and looked within himself.

Focused, Baishi faced the metal wall over ten meters away and imitated Netero's palms-together ritual. As his hands came together, he kept his left palm upright and swiftly chopped downward with his right hand like a blade.

In an instant, the mental image behind Baishi moved in sync with him at an even greater speed. Before his hand came down, it had already struck with a molten-gold arm blade at tremendous speed.

[First Hand]!