Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 398 Starlight Condensation, Get It!

The scale powder from Aiquan can accurately sense the flow of Nen and analyze the other party's mental state.

It's like peeling an onion, going deeper and deeper, constantly dissecting it.

Until one deciphers the thoughts formed by a mixture of emotions, and the intentions drawn out by the killing intent during the battle.

This is the most advanced application of phosphorus powder.

Whenever humans are involved in killing, the thought of killing will inevitably arise in their emotions.

It's simply a matter of varying depths.

Some people can perfectly conceal their murderous intent, some let it run rampant, and some can't even control it.

But regardless of its type, the scales can penetrate deep into the soil.

But this human in front of me...

Yet it remained as still as an ancient well!

Xiao Yapu was shaken.

He couldn't understand why he had just been subjected to a fierce attack by Moro.

If he hadn't used his superior vision to separate his body beforehand, he would have undoubtedly died from that attack.

But why is it that someone capable of such a ruthless attack cannot even be detected by a trace of killing intent?
This also means that Aizumi's abilities are in his presence...

They will be completely useless.

Xiao Yapu was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

below.

Moro held his breath, letting the scales drift around him.

Even when he wasn't using his Starburst Condensation ability, his countless uses of Starburst Condensation over a long period of time had made him accustomed to bearing psychological constraints in battle.

After all, battles are fought with every second at their backs, and victory or defeat is often decided in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, it is impossible to check whether one has adhered to psychological constraints only when one is about to use "Starlight Condensation".

In order to be able to activate the Starburst Condensation ability at any time, the safest approach is to get used to mental discipline from the moment you enter battle.

This is why Moro, despite not using Starburst Condensation, was able to prevent Shayapuf's scales from reading any information.

"Just give it a try."

Seeing that the surroundings were covered in Ooyapuf's scales, Moro immediately used his Starburst Condensation ability.

Under his control, the spiritual energy on his body suddenly shattered into countless starlight.

Countless specks and scales mingled together, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other for a moment.

Moro looked up at the hovering Oyapuf and suddenly manipulated the area of ​​starlight that was gathered, turning it into a pipe-like structure like an amoeba.

The next moment, it enveloped Oyapuf in mid-air.

To verify whether "Scale Powder" is an offensive technique, Moro must bring Shayapuf into the range of "Starlight Condensation".

Meanwhile, because the Scale Powder was ineffective against Moro, Oyapov was distracted and momentarily lost focus during the battle.

"Um!?"

By the time he noticed Moro's starlight converging and attacking, his reaction was already a beat too late.

Is this a circle?!
Not quite.

But it also bears some resemblance to Nefertiti's circle.

Despite a slight hesitation, Xyapuf, with his superb flying ability, suddenly soared upwards at the last moment to avoid being touched by the flashing lights.

If the powder-like spring could read the information...

He could have used this information to deduce Moro's intentions, and even further speculate on the effects of the ability.

But now that the scale powder has lost its effectiveness, he can no longer judge the danger level of these dazzling stars.

Out of caution, Xiao Yapuf would naturally not fall into the trap easily.

Even if you can't sense any real threat from the scale of your Nen...

However, considering Moro's strength, he had no choice but to give him the highest level of attention.

By abandoning his superior attitude, Xiao Yapuf's decision to retreat at this moment was undoubtedly correct.

However, his initial distraction caused him to miss the opportunity to create distance immediately.

With a single leap, Moro burst into the air, unleashing a speed even faster than flight, making up the final distance in an instant.

The starlight, extending like a conduit, converged and instantly enveloped Xiao Yapuf.

"Oops!"

Xiao Yapuf was unable to escape the coverage of the condensed starlight, and his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

But just as he was preparing to deal with it, something unexpected happened.

With the shared vision from other directions, he clearly saw the surrounding stars clinging to him, and then instantly materializing into golden chains.

There was no chance of resistance.

And so, he was controlled by the golden chains that appeared out of nowhere.

"How can it be!?"

After the starlight condensed and descended upon him, Xiao Yapufu instantly anticipated many possible scenarios, but he never expected that these starlight points would so simply and directly transform into golden chains, firmly binding him.

This result was vastly different from his understanding of "thought".

Moro wasn't too surprised to see the golden chains appear.

If the scales are considered an attack, then holding his breath, or even passing through a large amount of scales while his body is airborne, will be considered a successful evasion of the attack.

Because of the sheer quantity of scales, he was able to meet the conditions for activating his ability in an instant.

All he had to do was extend the range of the condensed starlight to a extent sufficient to envelop Xiao Yapuf.

But ultimately...

The reason why the Starburst Condensation was able to take effect so smoothly was because Xyapuf deliberately expanded the coverage area of ​​the scale powder to ensure that it could contact Moro as soon as possible.

Therefore, when Moro leaped into the air, he did not escape the shroud of scales.

Otherwise, even if Moro could bring Xiao Yapuf into the starlight condensation zone, it would all be meaningless once he left the range of the scales.

On the other hand, it's also because "Scale Powder is Love Spring" has no effect on Moro.

This inadvertently gave Moro the opportunity to verify the effects of the Starburst Condensation ability, while also reducing the space in which Shayapuf could respond.

of course.

Moro was unaware that Ooyapuf's "Scale Powder Love Spring" would be ineffective against him.

He realized this possibility by observing Yapf's reaction, based on his understanding of the ability.

Naturally, there's no need to worry about the consequences of missing out on the Starburst Condensation ability, which might allow Shayapuf to obtain information about it.

This is still...

The importance of intelligence regarding capabilities.

In any form of confrontation, countless tiny details constantly influence the course of the battle.

The difference lies in the fact that those who are good at strategic maneuvering are more likely to seize fleeting opportunities and even utilize all available conditions and factors to proactively create opportunities.

"Fraudulent Flying Star"

Moro's eyes reflected the image of Shayapuf bound by golden chains, and a fluorescent green orb of energy condensed in his hand.

Given the opponent's apparent level of power, the golden chains could only be controlled for a very short time.

However, his current speed of gathering energy is very fast. If he doesn't pursue power, he can almost instantly release a deceptive flying star.

However, once it is confirmed that the "star" has been implanted, the deceptive flying star with ordinary power is meaningless.

As Moro gathered his energy, he suddenly retreated rapidly, attempting to increase the distance between himself and Owlapf.

This is the only way to ensure that when you are fully focused on gathering energy, you will not be threatened by Xiao Yapufu.

Just as Moro made a move to retreat, the golden chains on Xiao Yapuf suddenly shattered and scattered.

First, the chains formed out of thin air in a simple and brutal manner, then shattered without warning in a very short time. This somewhat inexplicable ability caused Xiao Yapov's emotions to pause slightly.

What is going on here?

Xiao Yapu's gaze suddenly locked onto Moro, who was retreating rapidly.

He realized that he must have overlooked something, which gave Moro the opportunity.

They also clearly understood that the golden chain could not possibly have appeared out of thin air.

But compared to the potential consequences of the golden chains, the feeling of being led by the nose was really making him very unhappy.

Xiao Yapufu's face was gloomy.

He noticed that Moro was gathering energy, leaving no room for deep thought, so he immediately flapped his wings and rushed away, while retrieving the scale powder that was now useless.

This thoughtless act of rushing straight at Moro is actually not in line with Xiao Yapuf's usual style.

But at this moment, he is bound by the responsibility of protecting the Flesh Tree Garden and the main palace from Moro's threat.

Therefore, as long as there is a possibility that Moro will use psychic attacks to target these two key locations, Shayapuf must adhere to the initial operational strategy and do everything possible to limit Moro's ranged attack capabilities.

The forced action of rushing straight at Moro due to this constraint unexpectedly put pressure on Moro's energy gathering process.

Without the cover of teammates, recklessly releasing the flying star in a "hard" manner will only put oneself in danger.

Seeing that Xiao Yapuf was coming in a streak of light, Moro decisively launched the Deception Star that he had only gathered half of.

The control time of the golden chains is still too short.

In addition, since "Blitzkrieg" is still on cooldown, it cannot be used to create distance and gain more time to build up energy.

However, even if only half of the energy is gathered, its power is still twice as strong as the instantaneous Deception Flying Star.

The fluorescent green star flew away from Morrow's hand.

But instead of flying towards Kyoapf, it ascended vertically like a rocket.

Xiao Yapuf was mentally prepared to intercept the fraudulent flying star in advance, but he did not expect that Moro's target was not him at all.

"That feeling again..."

Xiao Yapufu looked up at the rising Deception Star, his eyes growing even more sinister.

He did not yet have a clear concept or understanding of the subsequent effects of the golden chains.

However, he can use the vision-sharing ability of his clone to notice the phenomena of "hovering" and "increasing power" of the Deceptive Flying Star.

Therefore, as long as the deception star is detonated in advance, the effect of the ability to increase power can be countered.

Based on this, Xiao Yapu was psychologically prepared to intercept the fraudulent flying star in advance.

But the direction in which Morrow threw the flying star seemed to be aimed at his idea of ​​response.

Is it a coincidence, or...?
Xiao Yapufu had no time to investigate further.

Under his gaze, the flying star, suspended a hundred meters in the air, grew larger at an extremely rapid pace.

In fact, when Fei Xing ascended into the sky like a rocket, he could have still rushed straight towards Moro at that moment.

This is clearly an attacking opportunity that cannot be missed.

But he had no choice.

The constraints of having to guard the main hall and the flesh tree garden constantly squeezed his options.

Moro was confident in this point, which is why he dared to pass an attacking opportunity to Xiao Yapuf.

He was certain of Yapf's operational priorities.

This is an inevitable result of the other party's "insufficient manpower".

Even so, he anticipated that Xiao Yapuf would employ a "split into two" tactic, with one part blocking Feixing and the other continuing to attack him.

If possible—

Moro actually preferred that Ooyapuf use a split-pup tactic.

That would increase his chances of killing Oyapuf.

However, out of caution, Shayapuf did not choose a more radical approach.

Moro raised his head slightly, his eyes calm.

High in the air.

The deceptive flying star stopped hovering and, under Moro's watchful gaze, flew straight toward the highly vigilant Owl Yapf.

"They came straight at me...!?"

Oyapuf was initially on guard against Moro possibly throwing coins at the Flesh Tree Garden or the Palace, but he never expected that the hovering star would attack him with a clear objective.

This is completely different from the intelligence he already possesses.

That immediately brought to mind that golden chain that lasted only a short time.

It is guided.

Guidance capability with the same effect as that coin.

Now, however, this guidance effect has been transferred to himself.

Once Xiao Yapuf understood this, he faced the oncoming deceptive flying star without any psychological burden.

It can be blocked more easily.

It was only at this moment that Xiao Yapuf realized something.

If you can't outsmart your opponent, you can always out-strengthen them with your physical abilities.

As for things like self-esteem...

How could it possibly be more important than "King"!
Xiao Yapuf's mindset underwent a subtle change, revealing a strange smile that seemed to be both crying and laughing.

The next instant, he withstood the increasingly powerful Deception Star.

Boom!

The energy contained in the flying star caused a violent explosion in the air.

A wave of heat swept down from the sky, surging and violently pressing down on the ground.

Moro looked up and a smile inexplicably appeared on his face.

While we didn't get to see Owl Yapf use his clone tactic to counter Deceptive Flying Star as we'd hoped, it's safe to assume...

The number of cells must correspond to the level of Xyapuf's gas volume.

Therefore, when facing the enhanced Deception Star, Shayapov will still focus on defending it at its peak to avoid being damaged.

In other words, as long as it can cause damage to Xyapov, or directly destroy Xyapov's separated cells.

This can directly weaken the level of Xyapuf's manifested energy.

Unless, after being injured, Xiao Yapuf does not want to heal his injuries by consuming cells.

Once this was confirmed, killing Shayapov became much easier.

The only thing to worry about is the reaction of the Ant King and Neferpitou inside the palace.

Inside the palace at this moment.

The violent tremors caused by the explosion of the flying star did not affect the chess game that was in progress.

The reason is—

Wheat, who was playing chess with the Ant King, was surrounded by a faint, iridescent halo.

She awakened.

This is an awakening limited to the field of military chess.

Now in her awakened state, she was completely focused on the chessboard, oblivious to the explosion in the courtyard outside the palace.

It was precisely this change in the wheat that firmly attracted the attention of the ant king.

This made him ignore the continuous explosions coming from outside the hall.

(End of this chapter)