The sky cracked open!
The bright moonlight poured down. The gale ceased, the rainstorm was obliterated, and the thunder dissipated. The world seemed to have pressed the 'pause button' in this moment, returning to its previous tranquility.
"Conqueror's Infusion! This should count as learning without a teacher, right..." Moonlight shone on Kuzan's face. The Ice Admiral looked up at the young man standing amidst the bright moon, finding it hard to imagine that the other party had understood the secrets of Conqueror's Infusion just from a single sentence of his. This level of understanding, combined with his top-tier Conqueror's Haki...
It was hard for Kuzan to imagine what height Sean would reach in the future.
"At the very least, he won't be any worse than that Red Hair."
Adjusting his sleep mask, Kuzan felt like the session was over before he had done anything. He was supposed to be teaching Sean 'Conqueror's Infusion', but in reality, he had zero sense of participation.
Beside him, having slapped Hanzo, Hisoka, and Illumi awake with a single palm, Netero laughed, "Ho ho ho." He looked up at Sean, feeling an unspeakable jealousy. "That dead old man really has a good grandson. In this aspect, I can't compare to him."
The image of a certain unfilial son floated into his mind. Netero particularly regretted giving him the name 'Beyond'. As expected, he really was a bastard.
"Oh ho ho ho... Illumi, let's go." Relying on 'Texture Surprise' to cover the wounds on his thighs, Hisoka staggered to his feet. With his back to Netero and Sean in the sky, he stepped in his clown shoes, walking toward the candidate rest area on the lower level.
Illumi looked at him with surprise. "Are you not planning to say goodbye to your new love?"
As a simp, leaving without the master's permission—is this my bastard brother failing to train you properly?
"No."
"Sean is perfect, but compared to him right now... I am just a clown."
Hisoka stopped in his tracks, took out the box of playing cards from his pocket, opened his arms, and scattered them toward the sky, murmuring, "But I clearly wanted to be a magician."
"A clown? What is that about?"
"Rustle..." The playing cards were swept away by the wind, flying off to who knows where. When Illumi looked again, Hisoka's figure was gone from the deck.
He was slightly dazed. Speaking of clowns, he felt that compared to Hisoka, an outsider, he, the brother, was more like a clown. Or rather, the entire Zoldyck family, from top to bottom, except for Great-Grandfather, were all clowns.
"Fortunately..." Illumi took a deep look at Sean, then stepped forward to follow Hisoka, also disappearing from the deck. He left a sentence behind that was blown away by the wind and annihilated in the air. "The one who should be having a headache now isn't me, but Great-Grandfather."
One year. Not long, not short. When the time comes, they will know if the Zoldyck family is going to change the sky.
Arriving stiffly, departing stiffly. Gittarackur, with a face full of pins, turned and walked toward the candidate rest area on the lower level.
Meanwhile, in the candidate rest area. After a brief silence, the place also exploded into chaos.
"Cough cough...That was fake, right?" Witnessing Sean split the dark clouds with a single slash, Geretta took a sip of water and almost choked himself.
"It's not like it's your first day knowing Teacher Ben An." Ponzu's pleasant voice followed, rolling her eyes at Geretta in disgust. The water he sprayed almost soiled her shoes. "Powerful as Teacher Ben An is, it seems like no matter what shocking thing he does, there's no need to make a fuss."
"That's right. Anyway, I'm numb." Bourbon stroked a mischievous small snake that had poked its head out of his turban. Leaning half his body against the wall, he tutted, "That feeling was even more numbing than being bitten by a snake."
"That's perfect. One of you raises bees, the other raises snakes. Why don't you fight poison with poison and treat each other..." The martial artist Cherry crossed his arms and spoke with a smile. Unexpectedly, he was backstabbed by Pokkle, stabbing him into angry shame!
You look like you're fine while joking.
"But, Cherry, please stay away from me." Pokkle pinched his nose and rolled his eyes. "Bullshit martial artist. You were scared into wetting yourself by Teacher Ben An's slash just now. Hehe... laughing my ass off."
"Pokkle! I'll kill you!"
The quiet rest area began to jump with chaos. Seeing this, Kurapika shook his head, turned back to the corner, lay down next to Leorio, and quietly let out a sigh of relief. Rejoicing that he had lived another day.
Beside him, Number Two slept peacefully. Kurapika even saw a snot bubble on the tip of his nose. He couldn't help but envy him a little.
As for the other candidates, as Sean with Drew his Conqueror's Haki, people woke up one after another.
Buhara, who had been given a death order by Netero to keep watch, wiped the sweat from his forehead. While heaving a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but glance at Number Two again. A guy who can even shatter thunder... I wonder if Menchi saw it. I imagine her expression right now must be quite spectacular.
"Get out, you two annoying brats."
In the tea room, the door banged open. Then Menchi threw the two dumplings out, one in each hand. It was unknown if she was venting the resentment in her heart or for some other reason. Gon crashed headfirst into Killua's belly, clutching his head and crying out in pain.
This immediately invited a huge eye-roll from Killua. "Damn it! I'm the one who should be shouting pain!"
If it weren't for... seeing that you seem to be friends with my brother... I'd kill you!
"Why are you so petty?" Gon glanced at Killua. "By the way, are you really Uncle's brother?"
"Why is he so strong... and you're so weak..."
Killua: "..."
I really am going to kill you!!!
Following the ball-snatching game, the scene of 'you chase, I flee' played out once again inside the airship.
It had to be said—being young is good!
On the deck.
Netero watched as Sean sheathed his sword, used Geppo to step on the air, and slowly arrived on the deck. He laughed, "Ho ho, kid, congratulations on improving again!"
"Just so-so…" Sean smiled humbly. "Isn't a small improvement like this something you can do if you just have hands?"
"Ho ho ho... Kid, are you sure that's humility?" Netero's eye twitched. This old man not only has hands but a full one hundred of them. Why don't you see me improving every day?
So...
"Sometimes, humility is also a virtue, Sean." Netero stroked his beard, educating Sean with the demeanor of a high expert. "You absolutely cannot become arrogant just because you made a little progress, otherwise it will only destroy you."
That was what he said.
"But I'm telling the truth." Sean looked at Netero noncommittally, then turned to Kuzan and raised an eyebrow. "Right, Mr. Kuzan?"
Right, my ass. You looking like this makes me appear very foolish.
Kuzan pulled down his sleep mask, got on his bicycle, and left, instantly disappearing into the conscious sea of clouds.
"Ah la la la... That old man is right. Don't get carried away just because you achieved a small accomplishment."
Sean put his hands behind his back, watched him leave, and smiled brightly. "I understand."
"Mm... It's best if you really understand." The bicycle crushed over the sea of clouds. Kuzan waved his hand with his back to Sean. "Goodbye."
Flowers bloomed in the void, and energy rippled. The Justice cloak behind him fluttered. Kuzan's figure, along with the bicycle beneath him, dissipated bit by bit from feet to head, taking not a single cloud of this world with him.
The Ice Admiral seemed to recall the scene of the First Hokage being dragged down miserably by Sean. He refused to be forced and chose a free and easy way to leave. This was very Kuzan, and also very Sean.
The young man watched Kuzan completely disappear from the world and exhaled slightly. Two dragons of air drilled out of his nostrils, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Following that, the prompt of 'Sage' echoed in his mind.
['Kuzan' Template current unlock progress: 69% - 70%]
[Infusion of Life Energy and Cultivation Experience]
Crack...crack. Familiar with the road, he accepted that bit of blood energy from Kuzan.
Sean stretched his waist, spreading his arms wide like bat wings, faintly casting a shadow over Netero.
"Hey?" A light sound of surprise. The Grand Chairman was meticulous; he pricked up his ears and heard the tooth-aching creak sound of bones grinding and compressing. He frowned and looked over.
Sean meant what he said. When it came to improvement, it really was something achievable just by having hands. He started 'transforming' right in front of him!
Even though his height and body shape didn't seem to change much, the subtle changes of the physical body potentially becoming stronger could not escape the eyes of a martial arts grandmaster like Netero.
"Bone density increasing, driving muscle tearing and restructuring... Blood energy abundant, appearing as red patches densely covering beneath the skin."
As a legend who had rarely returned alive from the Dark Continent, even though Netero had seen many strange and bizarre things and was somewhat immune to this, when someone who said they would get stronger just got stronger right in front of him...
Even the Grand Chairman, with his vast knowledge, was momentarily stunned.
"Oh ho ho ho... This old man has never heard that Conqueror's Haki can also remodel the physique."
"In the blink of an eye, he gets stronger!"
At this rate... what does my one hundred plus years of hard work count as? A pile of shit?
The dignified Strongest Human couldn't help but start doubting life. He looked deeply at Sean.
Sean was expressionless, accustomed to enduring the pain brought by the further strengthening of his physique. He immediately called up the panel to take a close look.
As his eyes flickered, the corners of his mouth involuntarily outlined a shallow arc.
[Host: Sean Zoldyck]
[Bone Age: 22]
[Strength: 384,387 (Average Human 10) Rating: Triple Limit Break]
[Speed: 417,892 (Average Human 10) Rating: Triple Limit Break]
[Aura Volume: 391,284 (Average Human 10) Rating: Triple Limit Break]
[Current Nen Ability Level: Triple Limit Break (Note: Characteristic [Water] current unlock progress: 70%)]
[Items: Naruto Item Library complete, One Piece Item Library 50%]
[Dojutsu: Sharingan (Complete), Rinnegan (Complete), Byakugan (Complete)]
[Ninjutsu: Naruto Ninjutsu Library complete]
[Taijutsu: Eight Gates (Unlocked Complete), Six Powers (Unlocked Complete), Three Types of Haki (Unlocked Complete) (Note: Conqueror's Infusion Mastered)]
[Remaining Reader Feedback Points: 284,157]
[Comprehensive Strength Rating: B-]
Finally, following 'Wind', 'Fire', and 'Wood' breaking their limits one after another... Characteristic [Water] had also reached 70%. The Quadruple Limit Break for 'Nen Ability' was closed at hand.
"Perhaps, I can break it before returning home."