I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

Just as the female driver was about to grab the money and leave, Jingyang asked, "Is that mountain dangerous?"

“Of course,” the female driver said. “That’s the habitat of the Black Mist Lions.”

"Black Mist Lion?" Little Drop asked with curiosity.

"The Beastmen!" The female driver was surprised by the girl's lack of common sense and explained, "The area around Mount Kamawall is considered their protected area, so it's not only dangerous, but also not easy to mess with. If you accidentally wander into the Beastmen's territory and get killed, it's all for nothing, and the authorities won't care."

The female driver couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going?"

"Oh!" Little Drop exclaimed in realization, nodding and bowing. "Thank you. But we won't die."

The female driver shook her head, said nothing more, turned and walked into the crowd, disappearing from sight.

"Warcraft..."

Jing Yang recalled the ferocious fox-like magical beasts that could transform into human form at the beginning of the manga. It seemed that in the Hunter x Hunter world's setting, highly intelligent beasts capable of speaking human language were classified as magical beasts, which should mean magical creatures, or perhaps they could be understood as magical animals...

"Is Warcraft considered a human or an animal?" Xiao Di asked curiously.

Ous sighed, "It's precisely because they're difficult to categorize that we try to keep them away from human society. Fortunately, most magical beasts prefer the natural environment and are willing to live in seclusion, so we've reached a consensus on this point."

"What's the deal with the Black Mist Lion?" Jingyang asked as well.

Ou Si said, "I don't know much either. Let's talk about it on the way."

"it is good."

So, Jingyang and Xiaodi went to a nearby shopping mall to buy some food and drinks, but instead of putting them in the bulging-eye fish, they just packed them in a bag and carried them to the car.

hum!

Ou Si drove off without a word, heading straight for the Kamwal Mountains, which the airship had passed by more than an hour earlier.

The airship takes more than an hour to fly, while the car travels on the road. Naturally, it will take more than an hour to make it, not to mention that the road conditions get worse the closer you get to the mountains in the latter half of the journey.

"The existing magical beast races, in addition to being able to speak human language and possessing high intelligence, generally all possess some special abilities..."

While looking at the car, Ao Si introduced it to Jing Yang and the other person.

Xiao Di is a curious child. With her by his side, Jing Yang doesn't need to reveal his ignorance of certain common sense about the world, since Xiao Di will ask questions first before he does.

Ousi assumed he was giving Xiaodi a science lesson, so he went into extra detail, starting by explaining the distribution of the monster race in human society and its complex current situation.

Most of the existing monster races possess special abilities.

That's quite an interesting statement.

Could it be that the monster race without special abilities was wiped out by humans throughout history? Only those monster races with high skills survived, or rather, barely made it to the modern era.

As Jing Yang pondered this, he suddenly asked, "Is the special ability of the Demon Beast race Nen?"

“It depends on how you define Nen.” Ou Si, his hand covered in colorful rings, gripped the steering wheel while the other half-rolled down the window to let the wind in. “If you agree that ‘any extraordinary ability in the world can be considered Nen, and at most those that cannot be analyzed and explained can be classified as Specialization,’ then yes, all the special abilities of the magical beast races are Nen abilities. For example, the ferocious fox race, which can transform into human form, can be considered a Specialization Nen ability that leans towards Conjuration.”

"But...?" Jingyang asked, knowing there would definitely be a "but" at the end.

"However, if you believe that only the psychic power of consciously using one's Nen and knowing how to activate it can be considered a Nen ability,"

As expected, Ou Si added a "but," "Then it doesn't count. In the past, many people, many hunters, have been interested in the abilities of magical beasts, but the result is always the same: magical beasts that can use special Nen abilities are unaware of the existence of Nen, and when they use their abilities, hunters who are Nen users cannot see the flow of Nen at all."

Generally speaking, when using Nen abilities, the body's ki will move accordingly.

For example, if you want to punch hard, your energy will naturally gather in your fist.

When Jingyang uses the Finger Flicking Divine Power, his spiritual energy also flows to and gathers at his fingertips.

Even using the moon marker, if the observer is observant enough, they will definitely be able to see that when Jingyang transmits telepathic messages through his head, there are fluctuations in Qi, and the Qi gathering characteristics at the position where his index finger is pressed against the moon marker on the ring are somewhat abnormal...

So far, Jingyang has only met the old man Netero, whose kung fu is so profound that no one can see any flow of qi at all.

However, ordinary magical beastmen obviously cannot control their power at the level of that old monster Netero. They cannot use their abilities without revealing any flow of energy, thus deceiving the eyes of professional hunters who specialize in this field.

“The special abilities of the Beast race have little to do with the Qi we know,” Ousi stated, giving the currently accepted conclusion. “Of course, they also consume physical strength when using their abilities, and as their physical strength decreases, their Qi also weakens in our eyes. If we have to say there is a connection, that’s the only one.”

He paused for a moment, then said, "The special abilities of the Beast race are like how some animals can see in the dark, some have a keen sense of smell, some can shed their skin, and some can regenerate their tails... These are all racial talents."

Little Drop asked curiously, "Besides their racial talents, can the Beastmen learn Nen abilities?"

“Theoretically, it’s possible,” Ousi said. “Beast races are all highly intelligent beings. If someone can open up all the pores in their bodies and successfully awaken their Nen abilities, they can naturally learn Nen. However, I have never heard of anyone doing this before.”

Little Di became even more curious, "Why is that? Why don't we try it?"

Ou Si found her question strange instead. "Monsters and humans are different species, so how could a human help a monster master Nen abilities?"

"Oh." Little Drop nodded, and this time she didn't ask any further questions.

She came from Meteor City and was actually quite familiar with this kind of differential treatment.

Jing Yang then thought of the Chimera Ant chapter, where humans and beasts were also different, and there was no reason to explain it—especially for the Chimera Ant soldiers who were even fewer, including the queen ant and the first generation of hybrid humans born from the queen ant.

Speaking of which, does the Chimera Ant count as Warcraft?

The queen ant can't speak human language, which is quite unlike Warcraft.

However, it possesses advanced intelligence and also has its own racial talent—feeding and mating!

It can produce hybrid offspring based on what you eat, which is quite domineering.

It is precisely because of this extremely strong invasiveness that there is no possibility of compromise between humans and chimeric ants.

"As for the Black Mist Lion..." Ousi said with a wry smile, "I am neither a beast hunter, nor a treasure hunter, a relic hunter, nor a mythical beast hunter, so I don't know much about it."

“I used to live in cities nearby, so I had only heard of the Black Mist Lion.”

"Some say this kind of monster only appears when black fog rises in the deep mountains and hunts life at night; others say that this monster can release a special black fog that kills anyone who touches it... But according to my summary, the common point is that people who unfortunately encounter the black fog lion and die, or wild animals that have been found that may have been killed by the black fog lion, all have withered flesh and blood all over their bodies, reduced weight, and in short, die in a very gruesome manner."

……

The distant mountain scenery seems very close, but it was just like that when we set off an hour ago; we hadn't gotten very close.

The car fell silent, with only the roar of the engine as it sped along.

Seeing that everything was alright, Little Drop quietly released a book from the bulging-eyed fish and started reading it in the back seat.

Jingyang glanced at the book cover. Wasn't this the book she had just finished reading the day before yesterday?

It seems I've forgotten I've already seen it...

Sometimes Jingyang really envies Xiaodi's adaptive memory.

In my past life, whenever I finished reading a wonderful novel, movie, or TV series, I wished I could immediately forget everything so I could enjoy watching it again to my heart's content...

Ok?

Jingyang suddenly noticed that in the mirror reflection, the driver, Acura, seemed to be looking at him all the time.

"Any questions?"

"Since you believe that Kurapika might have been dragged into some isolated dimension by the cultist's Nen ability..." Ouji asked, "Even if we find the connection point between that dimension and the outside world, how can we rescue Kurapika? The cultist might already be dead."

Did you see him die?

“No, not really… but such exaggerated Nen effects could never have been achieved without sacrificing his life,” Ou Si added. “Even if a normal Nen user wanted to sacrifice themselves, it would be difficult to unleash such extraordinary power. That cult leader was mentally unstable, a madman, and his distorted mental power made his Nen abilities even more twisted, but also amplified their power.”

In essence, which of those who can make strict vows and constraints, and leave behind lingering resentment after death, is truly "normal" in spirit?

To unwaveringly uphold one's beliefs is something that ordinary people cannot do, and even among a small group like Nen users, it is extremely rare.

"We need to get there first and see the specific situation before we can talk about anything else..."

Jingyang reclined his chair and lay down.

It's noon now, time for Kurapika to release a new star signal.

……

Kurapika sat wearily on the hillside, his eyes half-closed, waiting for time to pass.

"arrive."

He timed it perfectly, picked up a piece of pebbles nearby, and used the sharp edge to cut the back of his hand.

As blood seeped out and a wound appeared, the star on the chest immediately activated, accelerating the healing process.

If more serious injuries were inflicted, such as severing a leg, the healing process of the star could be prolonged, allowing Jingyang to sense the star for longer. However, Kurapika didn't know how long he could hold on... He stared blankly as the wound on the back of his hand healed little by little, wanting to let go and put down the stone, but was surprised to find that he couldn't do it.

My body is out of control.

"Jingyang?" he asked in his mind.

“It’s me, your boss.” “Jing Kula” casually tossed aside the stone in his hand, and as soon as he moved, he found that he was extremely weak. “Where exactly were you locked up? You’ve been put in such a bad way. Didn’t they even send you prison food?”

While talking to himself, he looked around and surveyed his surroundings.

They soon discovered there was nothing to look at.

This place looks like a cave.

The interior space is hemispherical, with the top estimated to be over fifty meters above the ground. Visually, it forms a perfectly circular area in all directions, with similar distances between the points...

That's exactly what's most absurd.

The environment here is too orderly, like a perfect hemisphere inverted on the ground, trapping Kurapika inside.

The "cave," which was neither spacious nor narrow, was poorly lit.

Apart from that, the front, back, left, right, and top of the "cave" that holds Kurapika together are all indistinguishable dark black.

Jingyang tried to gather the remaining energy from Kurapika into his eyes and stare intently at the "ceiling" fifty meters above.

Gradually, he saw that the dark "ceiling" was covered with dense patterns...

"It's the character for 'god'," Kurapika's voice weakly echoed in my mind. "Not just above, but all around too. This is an enclosed space made up of a veil of countless 'god' characters... Perhaps because I'm inside, I can't distinguish between day and night, so I can't activate the Moon Mark on my ring here..."

Sure enough, Kurapika had explored all the places he could during the 10 days he was trapped.

I first told him about the word "god" when we were at Xianshui Mountain.

"Have you found any clues to get out?" Jing Kula asked.

"have."

"That cult leader might not be completely dead yet..."

"I don't know what he wants to do with my eyes or body, but every now and then, something appears..."

Kurapika's voice spoke in his mind, and Jingyang no longer needed him to explain further, because that thing had already appeared.

In the air, black flame-like Nen energy burst forth out of thin air, from which a pair of fiery red eyes vaguely emerged, greedily staring at "Jing Kula" who was leaning against a giant rock in the enclosed space.