Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 179 Ah, that's it! ?
After resting in the hotel for half a day, that night, Moro and Kurt went to the airport and boarded the airship to the ancient Ganyu country.

The ancient Ganyu Kingdom is the only monarchy in V5. It is highly centralized, and its culture and ideology are extremely strict.

Under this form of rule, the state still implements some laws to maintain the authority of the monarch, even at the cost of trampling on human rights.

The address sent by Kangzai was not far from the capital of the ancient Ganyu kingdom.

Considering that the ancient Ganyu Kingdom had a law that anyone who was disrespectful to members of the royal family would be put to death, Moreau specially brought a tourist brochure to Kurt on the airship.

He had seen this brochure before.

Although it is a tourist brochure, it is actually full of reminders to tourists, or even warnings.

Afterwards, Moreau began his daily practice.

If we say that the battle with Biscuit made Moro intuitively feel the importance of physical skills and muscle strength.

The fight with Illumi made him deeply aware of the importance of applying advanced mind techniques.

Judging from physical skills and muscle strength alone, Illumi's attainments are indeed outstanding.

But what really made Moro feel stressed was Illumi's ability to apply advanced Nen techniques in battle.

Apart from Biscuit, among all the opponents Moro has encountered, Ilmi has the most comprehensive strength.

Whether in terms of Nen ability, physical skills, muscle strength, tactical awareness or combat experience, they are all first-class.

In comparison, although Bazel, whom Moro killed today, performed well in showing magnanimity, his overall confrontation intensity was far inferior to that of Ilmi.

The gap between the two is more reflected in the combined use of combat awareness and advanced mind skills.

"flow……"

Inside the cabin of the airship, Moro suddenly drew out the red jade bird knife and slashed a red blade forward.

The blade light was like a taillight on a mountain road at night, fleeting.

Moro's gaze then fell on the Red Jade Bird Knife hovering in the air, and he could see that there was not much spiritual energy on the knife.

Even the energy in his palms could not reach the level of "condensation".

This means that the sudden slash just now did not exert its due power.

Although it is a "Zhou" technique to gather enough mental energy on the blade, if the flow speed of the mental energy cannot keep up with the combat awareness, even if you have mastered "Zhou", you will not be able to build up sufficient strength.

This is the importance of flow.

"I can use the ability of 'Starlight Condensation' to make up for the shortcomings of 'Advanced Techniques', but if I encounter a strong opponent like Illumi again, this disadvantage will be directly magnified."

Morrow slowly put away his knife.

Although he was well aware of the importance of advanced application skills in a duel between top players, he also knew that there was no shortcut to this skill and it could only be improved through countless training sessions.

Without thinking about how long it would take to reach his desired level, Moro plunged directly into the boring and tedious training.

Four days later, the airship landed in the ancient Ganyu country.

After Moro and Kurt got the entry permit, they went straight to where Kangzai was.

It was a city called Haozhu, located in the heart of the ancient Ganyu kingdom, only a thousand kilometers away from the capital.

Moro led Kurt into the city. In a trance, it seemed as if they had traveled back to ancient times from a bustling modern city.

The street surface is paved with tightly fitted gray stone bricks, which are smooth and simple.

On both sides of the road, gray-tiled and mahogany buildings are lined up in an orderly manner.

Looking up to the top of the building, you can see intricate carvings on the eaves and corners, exuding a strong atmosphere of ancient architecture.

Moro couldn't help but stop and look away from the buildings on both sides, looking towards the end of the road.

There stands a palace-like building. On top of the vermilion walls, golden glazed tiles can be seen shining in the sun, exuding a sense of solemnity that can be seen with the naked eye.

Last year, Moro visited the town of Pulit on the ancient Ganyu border and met Kangzai there.

There are almost no tall buildings in that town, and all the buildings are made of mahogany and gray-white bricks.

At that time, Moro thought that the town of Plit gave people a feeling of being out of touch with the modern world only because it was located on the border and adjacent to mountains and forests.

But when he arrived in Haozhu City, he realized that this was the characteristic of the ancient Ganyu country.

No wonder you can see so many tourists on the way from the airport to here.

Even though the ancient country of Ganyu has implemented many laws that are not conducive to the development of the tourism industry, this ancient customs, which is different from the bustling city, still attracts countless tourists.

Although Kurt has been to many places while carrying out commissioned tasks, his destinations are basically modern cities, and he has never been to a city like Haozhu.

He stared blankly at the various stalls set up by street vendors. As his eyes moved, he was attracted by the sound of wheels rolling over stone slabs. It was a horse-drawn carriage loaded with goods.

In the town at the foot of Kukuru Mountain, Kurt occasionally saw people riding horses on the streets, but this was the first time he saw a horse-drawn carriage.

This felt very novel to him.

But this sense of novelty did not last long, because soon after the carriage passed, a tour bus full of tourists turned out from the other side of the street.

It was the appearance of this tour bus that gave Kurt a strong sense of disharmony, as if ancient and modern times were abruptly intertwined here.

Morrow also saw the tour bus, but he did not feel the same way as Curt.

He thought of his previous life, when the tourism industry in many places used ancient cities as a selling point, combining ancient atmosphere with modern facilities.

Today, it seems that the cities of the ancient Ganyu country are highly similar to those tourist attractions, successfully combining ancient and modern atmospheres to form a unique atmosphere.

"Curt, if you want to play, you can go anywhere by yourself."

Moro withdrew his gaze and looked at Kurt beside him.

Hearing this, Kurt met Morrow's gaze and asked, "What about you?"

“I’m going to go see Kang Jae first, it’s okay if you play longer.”

Morrow said with a smile.

There was a hint of hesitation on Kurt's face, but soon his attention was drawn to the street vendors, and he immediately nodded to Moreau.

"Go."

"But keep in mind the precautions in the tourist brochures," Morrow warned.

"Ah."

Kurt responded and then quickly ran to a street stall filled with various pastries.

Moro looked at Kurt's back, smiled slightly, then turned and walked towards Kangzai.

The meeting place was a temple.

Moro walked through the streets and soon found the temple.

There are many temples in Haozhu City. With the city center as the base point, a cross road is drawn, and there is a temple built at the node of each road.

These temples are well integrated into the architectural complex. Some are open to the public and allow visitors, while others prohibit outsiders from entering.

The temple where Kangzai is located is a temple that prohibits outsiders from entering.

Moro came to the stone steps in front of the temple gate. Looking south from here, he could still see the high vermilion wall.

Inside the high wall is the residence of the third princess of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.

Kangzai's footsteps stopped here. Moro guessed that the thought of after death might really be related to the third princess.

Stopping his thoughts, Moro climbed up the stone steps.

The main entrance of the temple is a vermilion door engraved with the old times. It is inlaid with copper nails and guarded by a stone lion on each side.

There was a plaque hanging above the lintel, on which the name of the temple was written in the local language of ancient Ganyu. The handwriting was vigorous and powerful, but Moro did not recognize it.

As soon as we arrived at the vermilion gate, a young monk poked his head out from the open door.

The monk didn't say anything, but just pointed to a huge sign next to him.

The sign had a "No Trespassing" warning written on it in two languages, one of which was the common language of the six continents, and the other was the local language of ancient Ganyu.

“I’m looking for Kang Jae.”

Moro looked at the young monk's actions and directly stated his purpose.

The young monk was stunned for a moment, then reacted and simply opened the mottled door and said gently, "Please come in, Donor Kangzai has been waiting for a long time."

"Ah."

Moro nodded in response, and under the guidance of the young monk, he walked through the gate into the temple.

Before coming here, Moro had seen some descriptions of the temple in tourist brochures.

Therefore, he was not surprised by the existence of monks and the title of donor. However, he did not know much about the religious development in this country, especially how it was different from Buddhism in his previous life.

In fact, this was the first time that Moreau came into contact with temples and Buddhism in this world.

Before this, his knowledge of Buddhism in this world was limited to President Netero's Hyakushiki Kannon.

After following the young monk through the gate, what comes into view is the bluestone-paved front yard.

Neatly trimmed pine and cypress trees are planted on both sides of the front yard, and at the end in front is a palace exuding a solemn atmosphere.

The roof of the palace is covered with the same golden glazed tiles as the red-walled palace outside.

From this point, it can be seen that the religious status of Buddhism in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom was obviously not low, and it might even have been closely linked to the royal power.

Moro looked through the incense burner in front of the temple and saw a golden Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. It turned out to be the Thousand-armed Guanyin...

With just one glance, the image of Hundred-style Guanyin suddenly appeared in Moro's mind. Although there are still many differences between the two, they are somewhat similar.

Without taking any further look, Moreau followed the young monk's footsteps, entered from the corridor on the right, and came to a courtyard.

There is a small lotus pond in the center of the courtyard, with a stone turtle carrying a stone tablet standing in the pond.

Moreau couldn't help but stop and stare at the obscure words on the stone tablet.

"The word God...?"

Judging from the structure of the font, it is very similar to the word "God" that I have come across before.

When Moro was attacked on the airship before, it was because he destroyed the divine characters set by the attackers that he was able to form a bond with Kang Zai.

Since even an attacker can use the divine word so skillfully, then this country...

It is very likely that people have a relatively complete understanding and application of the word "God", so much so that even in the lotus pond of a temple, the word "God" can be found.

However, the word "God" on the stone tablet did not contain any spiritual energy.

"donor?"

The young monk noticed that Moreau had stopped and turned back to ask softly.

Moro immediately withdrew his gaze and gestured for invitation.

Seeing this, the young monk did not ask any more questions and continued walking along the corridor, eventually arriving outside an ancient and quiet Zen room.

At this time, inside the Zen room, Kang Zai was sitting cross-legged on a cotton and linen cushion.

Opposite him sat a middle-aged monk with a kind face, wearing a washed-out monk's robe.

Because of this, the golden Buddhist bead chain worn around the middle-aged monk's neck is particularly eye-catching.

"Here you are, come in quickly."

Kang Zai heard footsteps, turned to the door of the Zen room, and called Moro in.

Moreau crossed the threshold and entered the Zen room.

The young monk leading the way nodded slightly to the middle-aged monk, then turned and left.

The middle-aged monk watched his disciple leave, then looked at Moro carefully.

Very young.

Is that him Kang Jae was talking about?

Someone who is good at clearing away the evil thoughts after death...

Although he had doubts, the middle-aged monk did not show them.

Kang Jae pointed to the cushion next to him and motioned for Moro to sit down.

Moro sat cross-legged, his eyes involuntarily falling on Kangzai's skin at the collar.

It looked like it was stained with ink, it was pitch black, but grayish-white wrinkles could be vaguely seen, shaped like charcoal.

The reason why Moro noticed the abnormality of Kangzai's body at the first time was because there was a black aura like tobacco lingering on his charcoal-like skin.

In terms of strength——

It's very ordinary.

Moro raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his eyes and met Kang Jae's gaze.

Kang Jae directly opened his collar, revealing more of the dark part, and said calmly:

"It looks scary, doesn't it? But as long as I maintain the 'entangled' state, I can resist the erosion of these things. However, once I lose the protection of my mind energy, I will turn into ashes in a short time."

"So powerful?" Moro looked at the charcoal-like unknown substance on Kangzai's skin again, and frowned in surprise, saying, "But in terms of strength, it looks very weak."

"..."

"..."

After hearing this, Kang Zai and the middle-aged monk were both stunned.

Very weak?
If we look at it from the perspective of an "individual phenomenon", the thought of afterlife that is corroding Kangzai's body is indeed not that strong.

But what is really scary about it is that it can spread and divert.

Currently, there are more than a thousand victims, and the number is still increasing.

People with the ability of Nen can use their mental energy to resist, but ordinary people are powerless to resist. As the carbonization phenomenon spreads, they will soon turn into a pile of ashes.

The middle-aged monk is also a thought remover, but he is not good at removing thoughts after death. Instead, he is quite accomplished in the art of sealing.

Kangzai didn't think that Moro was bragging, but he didn't continue the topic. Instead, he introduced the identity of the middle-aged monk first.

"His name is Nian Ze. He is the head monk of this temple and also a mind remover."

After Kangzai finished his introduction, he looked directly at Nianze and pointed at Moro and said, “This is the Moro I told you about a few days ago.”

"young and promising."

Nian Ze nodded towards Moro.

These words were not just compliments. Through the steady and silent "entanglement" on Moreau's body, he could tell Moreau's approximate level.

Moro nodded in return, then looked at Kang Zai, "Let me try and see if I can help you get rid of this thought of afterlife."

"it is good."

Kang Zai nodded in agreement, and then reminded: "If you feel it's difficult, stop immediately and don't be stubborn."

Eliminating thoughts usually comes with risks. If the problem cannot be solved, the carbonization phenomenon will be transferred to Moreau.

Moro said nothing, but stretched out his right hand and pressed on the unknown black object between Kangzai's collarbone.

absorb--

In an instant, the black energy that was originally lingering above the pitch-black unknown object was suddenly drawn into the tree ring tattoo.

When Kang Zai and Nian Ze saw this scene, it seemed that the back of Moro's hand absorbed the thoughts after death.

In just a second or two, Kangzai's skin returned to normal, and the thought of death that revealed a sense of decay also disappeared completely.

"okay."

Moro withdrew his hand and took a look at the energy ring of the tree ring, and found that it had only increased a little.

Compared to the thoughts after death he had encountered before, the thought after death that was now eroding Kang Zai's body was indeed very ordinary.

But this intensity shouldn’t be enough to exhaust Kang Jae physically and mentally…

Is it because of the source of this thought about after death?
Moreau thought to himself.

Kang Jae looked down at his chest that had returned to normal, his eyes widened, and he said in astonishment: "Ah, is this all!?"

Nian Ze, who was sitting opposite him, also showed a look of astonishment.

Yes, I did see Moreau transferring the thought of afterlife to himself.

What about the process of removal and purification?
What about the risks?
what happened? !
"Ah."

Moro said calmly: "Because the intensity is indeed very low."

"..."

"..."

Kang Zai and Nian Ze were overwhelmed with emotions and were speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.

(End of this chapter)