Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

That wasn't all. As Mori ran, a large number of mummified corpses that had been frozen in place suddenly floated up and rushed toward the center of the explosion.

Diya felt as if his skin was being scraped by countless cold, fine needles, causing his hair to stand on end instantly. Without hesitation, he roared inwardly:

'The World!'

In an instant, a visible, transparent ripple expanded and spread rapidly outwards from the epicenter. The high-pressure shockwave created by the violently pushed-out air instantly blasted through the thick rain curtain and surged in all directions.

The commotion, which could not be concealed, naturally attracted the attention of Qiduo, who was engaged in battle.

As the explosion engulfed the area where Dia was, an unprecedented fear overwhelmed her reason—

"Dia!!"

Without hesitation, Qiduo rushed towards the explosion site, not even noticing that the white-haired Qiduo who had been entangled with her suddenly vanished like a bubble.

However, before she could reach her destination, a large hand suddenly shot out like lightning, grabbing her and abruptly stopping her momentum.

Swish!

With a flash of silver light, Qiduo instinctively swung the scalpel in her hand, slicing through the air.

However, the scalpel stopped abruptly in front of a pair of familiar eyes before it could make the cut.

"Dia?"

Kido exclaimed in surprise, looking at Dia, who had appeared behind her at some point.

Dia turned her head, looked at her with a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but ask:

"Are you not angry anymore?"

"..."

Kido fell silent for a moment, as Dia's words brought some strange memories back to her mind.

Recalling her loss of composure just now, she suddenly had an impulse to pull Dia into the explosion and die together.

Diya noticed her shifty gaze but didn't pay it any mind.

As long as she doesn't have such extreme emotional fluctuations like before, it's fine.

His attention was mainly focused on the site of the explosion, or rather... the place where Pariston had been!

The explosion came quickly and went quickly.

Its initial force was unstoppable, but its subsequent power rapidly diminished. When the storm created by the high-pressure shock wave disappeared, only a mess remained.

Dia narrowed her eyes, staring at the corpse standing upright amidst the chaos—Pariston's "corpse".

'He's dead?'

A sense of absurdity washed over Dia, leaving her in disbelief.

It's like when you're playing a video game and the big boss is suddenly bitten to death by a stray dog ​​on the side of the road. That's how Pariston got blown up.

But to say she didn't die, Keita has indeed returned to normal...

Qiduo silently broke free from Dia's hands that were clinging to her, a movement that brought her back to reality.

'Well, it seems he won't be showing up for now... There's still one other guy to deal with.'

Diya stood up silently and looked at the figure peeking out from not far away. The other person noticed him almost at the same time.

Without a word, Dia charged straight at Mori, who was staring at him.

'Is he still alive?'

Mori swore he saw the man completely engulfed by the explosion; could anyone really survive in that situation?

Even if someone could withstand that kind of explosion, they should have stayed put and endured it.

How could someone suddenly run to such a far place and still have the time to take off their diving suit?

Instant teleportation? Why didn't he use it before?

Mori was completely baffled, but now the more serious problem was that his temper was about to break!

The series of explosions not only depleted the Nen he had drawn from the [stone], but also depleted his own Nen.

As Dia approached him with overwhelming pressure, Mori began to feel anxious.

'What should we do? That [stone] is definitely still recovering its Nen reserves...'

Mori gritted his teeth, took the stone out of his pocket, held it tightly in his hand, and tried to absorb as much Nen as possible from it.

In the faint moonlight, Dia, who was already very close to him, suddenly caught a glimpse of the item in Mori's hand and its familiar pattern.

Those are patterns belonging to the fragments of the [Insect Arrow]!

In an instant, an emotion called ecstasy rushed into Dia's heart, followed by a strong desire and determination.

If his judgment was correct, the other party was holding the [Insect Arrow Fragment] that he had been searching for!

Chapter 226 His Magnanimity is Growing! × Citywide Broadcast

boom!

Mori's pupils contracted as Dia's figure shot straight toward him like a cannonball.

'How does he still have energy?!'

Seeing Dia continuously unleashing a powerful aura like a monster, Mori truly began to feel a chill.

Faced with that powerful onslaught, he decisively made the decision to evade.

However, Dia had had enough of this endless cat-and-mouse game.

A flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes, and he decisively activated a long-unused ability—Time Stop Berserk!

'The World!! Time, stop right now!!'

A golden "world" suddenly appeared, accompanied by a teeth-grinding noise, and everything around it instantly froze.

Diya had never forgotten this skill that could briefly break through the barriers of cooldown time and time stop duration.

The reason it's not commonly used is simply because its side effect is that it consumes a lot of stamina, making it inconvenient to deal with multiple rounds of battle in many situations.

Originally, one of the side effects was affecting mental state, but under the suppression of the [Flawless Sage], this side effect has been largely eliminated.

However, the Flawless Sage itself will be gradually worn down during this suppression process, so Dia usually tries not to activate this ability to prevent this rare gem from being worn down too much.

But now is the time to use our energy where it counts!

In the world where time stands still, Dia is like a giant python or venomous snake, her figure flashing by.

He simply pointed his fingers like a knife and sliced ​​off Mori's right hand entirely.

He then swiftly reached out, grabbed the [Insect Arrow Fragment], and tossed it towards the Stand in mid-air.

Based on past experience, the World will automatically absorb this fragment, and then DIO's vampire will will be firmly suppressed by the Immaculate Sage.

Based on this calculation, absorbing the fragment directly on the spot shouldn't have any major impact, and the absorption process shouldn't take long.

As the [Insect Arrow Fragment] disappeared smoothly into the [World]'s body, a strange feeling suddenly arose within him.

Just like when she absorbed the [Insect Arrow Fragment] last time, the [World] fell into a brief silence, while an unfamiliar heat began to spread within Dia's body.

'This is……'

Diya frowned, sensing the strange heat, but she didn't know what it was or what its purpose was.

Time is of the essence; let's deal with the enemy at hand first!

Dia decisively turned around, her right fist streaking through the air like a meteor, unleashing a powerful gust of wind with a single punch—

boom!

The immense force poured down without reservation, smashing Mori's head to pieces!

Time stop lifted!

The headless corpse of the Mori flew backward like a kite with a broken string, and finally fell to the ground like a tattered sack.

"call--"

The battle seemed to have come to a temporary end, and Dia let out a long sigh of relief. The time-stop rampage he had just experienced had taken a heavy toll on his body...

'Huh?'

Dia suddenly realized that the heat that had entered her body was traveling directly to her limbs and bones.

Wherever it flows, a feeling of comfort arises spontaneously, and the originally tired muscles regain vitality, while a new kind of spiritual energy emerges!

In a short moment, Dia felt her fatigue greatly relieved.

And that's not the main point. The main point is that he vaguely felt his "manifest energy" had increased considerably under the continuous flow of heat!

Based on the trend, this heat wave is expected to last for about another day!

It's important to know that there are indeed ways to suddenly and dramatically increase one's potential energy.

However, one's "manifest magnanimity" can only be increased little by little through continuous and arduous practice.

Alternatively, one can transform latent energy into manifest energy through special abilities, such as Keido's "Yorkshire Scribe" or Phinks' "Return to Heaven," and so on.

The ability to directly elevate one's "manifest magnanimity" is extremely rare, appearing only twice in the original work.

First, there's the ability of the Chimera Ant King, Meruem, to evolve through eating; second, there's Melena's "Love Practice Song" from the Inheritance arc.

Now, Dia has discovered that the [Insect Arrow Fragment] she has obtained also has this effect, which is very strange.

Is this an effect unique to this fragment?

Dia fell into deep thought.

Not far away, Qi Duo felt a sudden change in her vision.

The enemy's head, which had been standing there, suddenly vanished, followed by a pool of blood and gore splattering in mid-air. Only then did the man's corpse belatedly fly out a section.

Even though he already had some understanding of Dia's terrifying abilities.

But seeing Dia unleash such divine power so directly still left Qiduo stunned for a moment.

This is simply... illogical...