Half an hour later, at the top of Xianshui Mountain, in the front courtyard of the mountain villa, half-broken and unrepaired.
The group has returned from the cave.
The remains of the Sky Master, the former Emperor of Kakin, Gro = Grey Flesh, have been collected by Netero.
Yun Gu then learned that Chairman Netero had brought a coffin up the mountain this time, indicating that he had decided from the beginning to let his deceased friend rest in peace.
Jingyang and Xiaodi were taken away by Gailu from Yun Gu's room. After hearing that they had returned, Yun Gu brought Hart to check on the situation and immediately noticed the strange condition of Zhen Yuanzi next to Xiaodi.
"So," Jing Yang said thoughtfully, arms crossed, then looked up and asked, "what's the situation now?"
"We should be asking you that!" Hart clutched his head, his eyes wide. "What's that octopus on you?"
Yun Gu focused his energy and looked at Zhen Yuanzi.
Eight arms, resembling ink marks drawn by a thick calligraphy brush, were wrapped around Zhen Yuanzi's body and swayed gently.
The main body of these eight arms floated behind Zhen Yuanzi, like a black half-body figure with a split smile on its head and gray eyes. Suddenly, it looked at Yun Gu, and its eight black arms quietly changed direction, slowly pointing towards Yun Gu.
Yun Gu was slightly startled. Was this thing hostile to him?
However, judging from Zhen Yuanzi's expression and reaction, there was no change.
In other words, this thing and Zhen Yuanzi are independent of each other?
Even after Yun Gu released the energy from his eyes, he could still see the eight-armed black shadow on Zhen Yuanzi's body.
He quickly switched between modes and entered a state of "absolute".
In that instant of 'absolute', the aura emanating from Zhen Yuanzi, as well as the eight-armed black shadow coiled around him, vanished—or rather, Yun Gu could no longer see them.
"A parasitic spirit beast, as it appears, feeds on the energy in your body to ensure its survival."
Biyou held the laptop in one hand, her slender fingers, painted with pink nail polish, seemingly dancing on the keyboard. "It doesn't require much Nen. Judging from the curve of your aura changes, it consumes Nen faster than your normal replies—hmm? By the way, what's your name?"
The bunny girl seemed to have discovered something surprising, and finally took her eyes off the computer screen in her hands, looking up at Jing Yang.
"My name is Jingyang."
“Yes, his name is Jing…” Hatt nodded, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “What’s your name?”
Jingyang glanced at everyone present.
Netero, Rabbit, Snake, Cloud Valley, Hart.
It's not that Jingyang trusts these people that much, but rather that Jingyang isn't afraid of Kajin, or that he'll have to live under the alias Zhen Yuanzi for the rest of his life.
Anyway, he'll definitely switch back to his real name in the future. For example, if he takes the hunter's license test, Jingyang doesn't plan to use a pseudonym.
These people are all professional hunters. Apart from the Yun Gu brothers, every single one of them is a real big shot in the Hunter Association, so there's no need to use aliases for them.
"I've gotten into a bit of trouble. It's not convenient to use my real name in a place like the Sky Arena," Jing Yang said with a smile. "I won't recognize you if you call me after we come down the mountain."
As expected, Netero and his group didn't seem to care much.
Biyou looked at Jingyang and the eight-armed black shadow on his body. "Your Nen energy naturally recovers faster than many enhancement types. This parasitic Nen beast is harmless to its host and is a symbiotic type. Normally, it should absorb the host's energy at a level that does not make the host feel tired. On you, it probably feels completely painless and burdenless."
"But it feels really strange to have this on me," Jingyang said, looking troubled.
"Strange?" Hart exclaimed, raising his hands. "Like a black suit of armor, like a berserker! It's so cool, okay?!"
"Where do you find an eight-armed berserker?" Yun Gu patted Hart's head. "You should probably play fewer video games."
Jing Yang pointed at the dark shadow on his body and said with dissatisfaction, "Netero, this thing looks like it was caused by your old friend. I don't care, you have to find a way to deal with it. Find an exorcist to take care of it!"
Netero stroked his beard. "Heh heh heh, exorcists aren't easy to find."
"You're the Hunter Association president, what's so hard about finding someone?" Jing Yang asked curiously. "Don't tell me that your Hunter Association, which is so big, can't even find a single Exorcist."
"Even if they are exorcists within the association, they are first and foremost hunters. Hunters have their prey, and exorcising your spirit is not part of their job duties. What right do I have to order them around?"
"I get the feeling that you, old man, are just being unreasonable..."
“Hehehe,” Netero chuckled as he sized it up a few times. “Since it’s a symbiotic Nen beast that’s harmless to its host, it must have some abilities. Are you really willing to get rid of it?”
Jingyang said, "I'm fine. It doesn't matter if I have it or not."
As he spoke, he glanced back at the eight-armed berserker's armor-like black figure, who did not react to his words.
When Yun Gu examined it just now, it clearly reacted.
Does this thing even have any consciousness?
Or is it really the same as the guardian spirit beast spawned from the egg in Kajin's pot?
Most of my buddies aren't of Grey-Guo bloodline, but in the end they still ended up with the guardian spirit beast that King Kajin is known for.
Then all my godmother's efforts were for nothing...
However, one of the characteristics of guardian spirit beasts is that the host cannot see their spirit beast at all, nor can they command the spirit beast to act!
Jingyang can see this thing on his body...
Xiao Di looked at the bunny girl, who understood what she meant and spread her palms, saying, "If you want me to help analyze its abilities, then pay me."
"They actually charge a fee?" Jing Yang was shocked.
“Analyzing the core secrets of an unfamiliar Nen beast’s abilities,” Biyou said, “is risky. If this thing has a counterattack ability, it might attack me while I’m analyzing it, and who knows what kind of attack that would be? If it has a manipulative counterattack ability, I might become its puppet without any power to resist. Judging from its appearance, it’s definitely not a respectable creature…”
Jingyang was truly astonished. Who was being indecent here?
"Who knows if I'll fall into its hands and become something else—"
A snake's head stretched out, circled around Biyou's head, and bound her incessantly talking mouth.
Gailu calmly retorted, "What websites do you usually browse?"
Hart was filled with doubt. Yun Gu, on the other hand, was sweating profusely, making Jing Yang wonder if his enhancement attribute was a fake.
In the end, Biyou agreed to help Jingyang analyze the abilities of the parasitic spirit beast on his body.
Actually, she was also very curious about it.
What's the most important thing for a hunter? It's this curiosity about the unknown.
“The time it takes to get the results from the analysis is unknown; it could take several hours,” Beyo warned beforehand. “It has taken more than 24 hours before.”
Jing Yang asked in surprise, "How many people have you analyzed? How come you're so skilled at it?"
Biyou shook her five fingers and tapped away on the keyboard for a while. Soon, a cloud of green code-like energy swept towards Jingyang like a large net.
Jingyang leaned over and took a look.
On the laptop screen, the model of the eight-armed shadow became clearer.
"Don't worry, I'm not scanning you," Biyou said calmly. "The more convenient and versatile a Nen ability is, the more limitations it inevitably has. My analytical ability, combined with 'En,' means that whoever I scan will sense that they're being scanned. My ability to analyze others is my advantage, and their ability to kill me before I finish analyzing is their advantage. Did you feel me scanning you?"
“No,” Jingyang said. “So I’d like you to scan it.”
Xiao Di seemed to be deep in thought.
She realized that Jingyang wanted to use the rabbit ears' ability to analyze the problems with his heart and death aura.
This time, it was Biyou's turn to look at him strangely. He actually took the initiative to seek out her analytical abilities. Was he really that unguarded?
Jing Yang's face was somber. "You know, there are always some unspeakable reasons..."
Biyou looked at him, then at Xiaodi, and reminded him, "I'm not a doctor. If you have any serious illnesses, you should see Qiduo instead."
Gai Lu said quietly from the side, "Qi Duo is world-class in academic research, but in the clinical field, he may not be as good as the experts from top universities and first-class hospitals."
In the ant arc of the manga, Netero and the others sought a doctor to give the queen ant emergency treatment, and they found a female doctor from a university, not Kira from the Zodiac.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, and professional hunters are not necessarily the absolute best in their respective fields.
For example, even if there were a chess master, he would definitely be no match for Wheat.
Xiaomai swore from a young age that he would commit suicide if he lost a game of chess.
If this is considered a kind of oath or constraint, then Komugi's resolve is even more demanding and cruel than Kurapika's "Of the five-finger chains, the middle finger binding chain is only used on the Phantom Troupe, otherwise I will die"...
Gai Lu's words reminded Jing Yang of Qi Duo, the "Dog" in the twelve earthly branches, who indeed resembled a top student and class monitor.
But, buddy, did you come to see me for a medical checkup?
Jingyang's eyes immediately went blank.
Netero then waved to Jing Yang, "Alright, it's time for this old man to keep his promise."
Shall we begin the story?
Jingyang understood. The old man had promised him that if he and Xiaodi (mainly Xiaodi) helped him with a small favor—cleaning the strange poison from Gro's gray flesh remains—he would tell him about Gro's past.
Because of the connection between this body and Kakin after his transmigration, Jingyang has to pay attention to everything related to Grey Guo Meat.
The dog's life is at stake!
Especially the Grey Flesh Royal Family, who spend their days dabbling in supernatural and witchcraft matters...
Jingyang followed Netero to the edge of the cliff.
Biyou followed, carrying her laptop.
Jingyang looked at her.
“What are you looking at? The analysis isn’t finished yet, of course I have to follow along,” Biyou said.
“Okay.” Jingyang nodded.
Xiao Di followed Jing Yang.
Netero glanced at Little Drop.
“What are you looking at? My business is Xiao Di’s business. Of course she can listen in,” Jing Yang said.
“Alright.” Netero nodded. “To talk about Gro = Grey Meat, we have to go back 120 years…”
How old is he exactly? Xiao Di was very curious. Jing Yang shrugged, "Who knows?"
……
120 years ago, Netero's kung fu skills were not yet fully developed, and his martial arts had reached a bottleneck.
He was already virtually unmatched in the world.
This is the bottleneck.
He never encountered a worthy opponent or formidable foe again, which made him, who had been enjoying exhilarating martial arts battles, feel utterly lonely.
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