Hunter: I became stronger even after I died.

Chapter 423 The Battle for Supremacy

The fusion technique of Starburst Condensation and Kuroko's Dance was tested in actual combat against Hisoka.

Based on my initial experience, it has indeed met my expectations very well.

The most significant advantage of this fusion technique is that it completely skips the "thinking" stage.

More accurately,
It transmits "information" directly to every muscle and nerve ending in the body.

By omitting this essential step, one can always outpace the opponent's reaction in the blink of an eye during attacks and defenses.

The value of this trait in combat is self-evident.

Moreover, unlike Killua's Gale Force, which reacts based on sensing hostility, Starburst provides more refined information feedback.

In addition, there is a key difference between the two: the perception range of the condensed starlight is much greater than that of the swift wind and thunder.

Based on this alone, Kuroko Maisou is indeed more in line with the system of starlight condensation.

In any case, the concept of the puzzle piece leading to the world's strongest ability has now been finalized.

Next, simply proceed with the chimeric ant incident step by step.

Moro emerged from the chaotic alleyways and headed towards the central region of East Godot.

According to the rewind of his previous actions, he should have spent the next few days searching for lower-level Chimera Ants in East Godot with Hisoka in his bull-horse form, in order to prepare blood packs for the subsequent attack on the palace.

Once the blood packs are ready, we'll rejoin the main force and wait for the day of the final assault.

But this time, there's something even more important than collecting blood packs.

King against king, against general.

The original match-up list needs to be changed.

"President Netero should be in the Sagono Mountains in central East Godot by now, right?"

Stepping out of the alley, Moro discerned his direction, a thought stirring within him.

In an instant, a red phantom appeared above his shoulders.

"Kuroko's Dance"

The red phantom stretched out its arms, like a pair of wings suspended in mid-air, with countless fine mental strings hanging down, connecting to Moro's joints.

Immediately afterwards, the seemingly gravity-defying phantom lifted Moro up like a puppet and sent him flying into the air.

"hidden"

Moro's thoughts shifted again, and he tried to conceal the phantom image of Kuroko Mai.

It actually worked.

The red phantom was concealed, but the effect of the ability continued. Moro remained suspended in the air, flying as if on the wind, heading towards the Sagono Mountains.

According to the normal understanding of the Nen system, abilities like those of Kuroko Mai, which can break through the limits of their own strength and speed, usually come with the constraint of not being able to hide as a puppeteer.

The inability to conceal the puppeteer also means that the opponent can discern Nianxian's operational trajectory, thereby predicting the attack intentions.

Just like Moro's starlight condensation, as long as the speed is up to it, it can easily capture the puppeteer's hand movements.

He used this technique when he fought Neferpitou before.

As for Kuroko Mai, whose growth was marked by the rings of time, she became stronger after dying, and many aspects of her also improved.

However, compared to the effect of concealing the red phantom, the most terrifying thing was Morrow's ability to suddenly freeze in mid-air from a state of extreme motion when he fought Neferpitou's corpse.

Presumably, the Kuroko Mai who has been imprinted now can also do this.

But Moro won't use this ability lightly.

Because he doesn't have the unreasonable physical strength of Neferpitou.

If Mai Kuroko were to force the brakes under her control, the inertia would only injure her own body.

"Before we find Chairman Netero, let's familiarize ourselves with the abilities first."

Soaring high in the sky, Moro's gaze was calm as he fell into thought.

He had previously tried to persuade Netero to use the Rose directly, but he was unsuccessful.

The reason was that he was completely defeated by the Hundred Style Guanyin in that warm-up match, and naturally lost his voice.

At this point in time, Nitero should have already been recuperating in the Sagono Mountains, preparing for the upcoming decisive battle.

What Moro wants to do now is to take the initiative to invite Netero to another warm-up match.

One person, one time; it's fair.

If he wins this time, he will take over as the King Ant.

More importantly, he needs to use this warm-up battle to verify whether the fusion skills of Starburst Condensation and Black Dot Dance can directly counter the Hundred Style Guanyin.

If so, that would be enough to prove that he is fully capable of defeating the Ant King.

After all, he still had another trump card up his sleeve.

The next few days.

Moro had been familiarizing himself with the use of "Black Shot Dance" in the vicinity of the Sagono Mountains.

Once he felt he was fully prepared, he immediately set off to find Netero.

Going back in time, the expedition team relied on Kurt to contact Zeno, which finally allowed them to make contact with Netero before the operation.

Although Moro did not know Nitero's exact location in the mountains, finding him would not be difficult.

Soon after entering the mountains, Moro immediately sensed a strong killing intent.

The source of that murderous aura was the aura emanating from Netero during his mental unification.

Moro followed the trail of murderous intent and soon found Netero sitting cross-legged atop a columnar rock mountain, meditating.

Surprisingly, Zeno was also present on the top of another rocky mountain nearby.

Moro didn't think much of it and had no intention of hiding the ability of "Kuroko Maisou," so he flew through the air towards the location of the two.

His arrival immediately caught Zeno's attention.

As Morro flew through the air, Zeno raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

As a seasoned expert, he had long since developed the habit of subconsciously activating "Condensation" when facing abnormal situations.

Looking closely, one can see a blurry red, half-humanoid phantom, suspending Moro by a thread of thought as he flies towards them.

For the well-informed Zeno, the strange ability itself was not surprising enough.

What truly moved him was the faint black deathly intent flowing within the red phantom.

The aura emanating from Moro at that moment even made him feel a distinct sense of pressure.

“This is truly incredible…”

Zeno's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart filled with undisguised shock.

Although he hadn't paid much attention to Moro before, he had a general understanding of the boy's background.

Witnessing such an exaggerated transformation, it's hard to imagine what the other party went through in just a few years to improve their strength to this extent.

Meanwhile, atop the columnar rock mountain nearby, Netero suddenly opened his eyes and saw Moro, who had been suspended by Kuroko Mai.

Unlike Zeno, who felt a hidden shock, Netero was more puzzled.

Because Kuroko Mai wanted this ability, he had experienced it firsthand from Neferpitou.

More accurately, it was the ability that Neferpitou developed during the battle after he cornered him.

of course,

Although Netero experienced the Chimera Ant's terrifying talent, he also knew that such a complete ability could not possibly be suddenly realized in battle.

That must mean that Neferpitou had already conceived and prepared for this ability before fighting him.

He had merely given his opponent a tiny push during the battle.

In other words, this kind of ability is not something you can simply acquire or learn at will.

But what Morrow is using now is exactly the same ability he saw in Neferpitou.

In addition, Netero, like Zeno, also clearly sensed the change in Morrow's aura.

It was stronger and more oppressive. This deepened his doubts, and a look of inquiry appeared in his old eyes.

Moro observed the two elderly people's reactions.

But he didn't care.

The purpose of this trip was to test the limits of Starlight Condensation: Black Spot Dance using Netero's Hundred Styles of Guanyin.

When performing this fusion technique, in addition to red threads connecting the star points, the phantom features of Kuroko Mai will also appear around her body to further enhance her strength and speed.

Moro didn't want to see Netero distracted by this phenomenon during the warm-up match.

It's better to give Nitero some advance warning.

Meeting the gazes of the two, Moro landed steadily on the rocky mountain opposite Netero, and then deactivated Kuroko Mai's ability.

"President Netero, would you like to warm up with me?"

He stood atop the rock, looking at Nitero who exuded a chilling aura, and got straight to the point.

Netero did not respond to Moro's words immediately, but slowly stood up, scrutinizing the changes in Moro with keen eyes.

What exactly is going on...?

Netero suppressed his doubts and curiosity, and slowly said, "Warming up, huh... It seems you really want to take the lead in this operation."

Although his tone was as calm as usual, the mental focus he had maintained for several days had tempered his spirit to the point where it was like a sharp blade with its rust wiped away.

Even now, when he speaks softly, there is a subtle, chilling sharpness about him.

"That's not it."

Seeing that Netero misunderstood, Moreau shook his head slightly: "Since I lost that day, I will not mention bombing the palace with roses again. I don't need the initiative. I only need one arrangement, which is for me to deal with the Ant King."

He not only had to take over the position of the Ant King, but also had to shoulder the responsibility of ending the subjugation battle faster than Netero.

"Huh?"

Netero was quite surprised.

He had assumed that Moreau wanted to bring up the idea of ​​Rose bombing the palace again, but he hadn't expected that the other party was trying to steal his rival.

"Can I understand it this way..."

Netero stared into Morrow's eyes and slowly said, "Your confidence in challenging the Ant King comes from that... ability that's exactly the same as one of your direct guards?"

This sentence is clearly split into two questions.

Moro remained calm and said, "I don't have that kind of confidence yet, but if I can beat you, Chairman, here, I'm confident I can defeat the Ant King."

He paused for a moment, not avoiding the probing and questions hidden in Netero's words, his whole body radiating a sharp and undisguised fighting spirit.

"Are other things more important than this upcoming warm-up match where we'll decide who picks their opponent first?"

"Hoo ho..."

Netero couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

He did not press the matter further.

The aura and fighting spirit that Morrow displayed when answering the question were indeed far more important than the "answer" itself.

At this moment, what he saw seemed to be an opponent who could stand at the same level as him.

Like two rocky mountains of similar height, standing opposite each other.

If that's the case, why not wait until after the fight to ask any questions?

"My old bones... have been sitting here for quite a few days, so it wouldn't hurt to stretch my muscles a bit beforehand."

Nitro officially accepted Moro's challenge.

Undeniably, Moro ignited his fighting spirit.

On another rocky mountain.

Seeing this, Zeno retreated silently, drifting down like a leaf to a distant rocky peak, thus clearing the battlefield.

He could sense Netero's fighting spirit.

It's also clear that Netero's fighting spirit wasn't ignited by those few words of conversation.

The real trigger was the intensity of Morona's undisguised aura; even he could feel the pressure.

Judging an opponent's strength solely by their aura is a hasty approach.

But as Zeno's gaze swept between Morro and Netero, who stood facing each other, a conclusion naturally emerged from the depths of his heart.

That means they are evenly matched.

On the contrary, as an observer, I became the one with the weakest aura here.

Inside the venue.

Numerous cylindrical stone pillars stand in a staggered pattern, like plum blossom stakes.

Moro and Nitero faced each other from a distance, their momentum continuing to rise.

Perhaps out of concern for the possibility of bullying the weak, Netero did not make the first move, but instead chose to remain still and wait for the right moment to strike.

Moro realized his intention and, without hesitation, activated his ability first.

"Starlight Converges, Black Spots Dance in Imagination"

The surging psychic power shattered into countless starlight points, which were then connected by numerous red threads, instantly enveloping the area where Netero was located.

At the same time, a half-body red phantom appeared above Moro's shoulder, hovering in the air like a pair of wings.

In terms of type, Starburst Condensation leans more towards defense and counter-attack.

But at this moment, Moro chose to take the initiative.

Under the extreme amplification of Kuroko Mai's vision, his figure transformed into a blur, shooting towards Netero like an arrow released from a bow.

"To merge the two abilities into one..."

Netero's mind raced, and he suddenly clasped his hands together.

After noticing the significant changes in Moro, he immediately made his move...

"One Hundred Forms of Guanyin - Ninety-Nine Palms"

A solemn and majestic golden Guanyin appeared out of thin air, and countless palm shadows poured down like a golden waterfall, crashing down on Moro who was rushing towards him.

This massive attack made no attempt to conceal its intention to end the battle with overwhelming force.

however--

At this moment, Moreau's consciousness and body were both separate and resonant.

His consciousness sank into the realm of "Heart Drops and Fist Listening," gradually capturing the outline and trajectory of Guanyin's limbs in the golden light and shadow.

Furthermore, under the influence of the "Starlight Condensation - Black Spot Dance" ability, his physical body was able to clearly perceive the attack route of the Ninety-Nine Palms.

Just as time seemed to stand still, a path for dodging emerged from the overlapping palm shadows.

As each thought string tightened, Moreau moved with a speed beyond comprehension, his figure like a red lightning bolt, tracing a winding path in that breathtaking offensive.

Red and gold,
Two bursts of energies crossed paths.

Bang bang bang——!
Within the area covered by the palm strike, cylindrical rock mountains collapsed in response.

Moro, however, had already dodged the Hundred Style Guanyin's palm strike and stepped onto Netero's death line.

At the same moment,

The conditions for starlight condensation have been met.

A golden chain appeared out of thin air and bound Netero's body.

As Netero watched Moro bring the threat right before his eyes, a surge of emotion welled up within him.

On the distant rocky mountain.

Seeing this scene, Zeno, who was watching the battle intently, could no longer suppress the shock he had been hiding in his heart and finally revealed it on his face.

This……

How can it be? !
(End of this chapter)