Heavens Arena.
Kurapika had just registered for the competition.
His first match ended as expected, propelling him directly to the 50th floor.
Since the Heavens Arena allowed the participants two opportunities to apply for the match each day, Kurapika quickly proceeded to his second match. This time, he advanced to the 190th floor with overwhelming dominance.
The main reason for his rapid promotion was that the referee for Kurapika's second match was a Nen User.
During the competition, the referee quickly discerned that Kurapika was not only experienced in combat, but also a Nen User with a solid foundation.
To ensure the safety of contestants below the 200th floor, the referee issued Kurapika a 'fast pass' to advance directly to the 200th floor.
This flexibility in judgment was a hallmark of Heavens Arena, as its referees often relied on experience rather than strictly adhering to formal rules.
Earning a promotion to the 190th floor on the first day made Kurapika stand out.
In particular, the organizers of the Heavens Arena attach great importance to Kurapika, a young, good-looking and talented contestant, and even regard Kurapika as a potential second Kastro.
As a result, the organizer quickly allocated a small amount of promotional attention to Kurapika in their publicity materials.
However, Kurapika didn't care about these at all. He calmly made his way to the 190th-floor service counter, registered for the next day's match, and collected his prize money.
"You must be Kurapika."
At this time, a gentle, elegant male voice came from behind.
Kurapika picked up the envelope containing the prize money and turned to look at the direction where the voice came from with a calm expression.
On the corridor more than ten meters away, there's a handsome man with long hair.
The male voice just now came from this person.
Kurapika examined the long-haired man's appearance and quickly guessed his identity.
"You're Floor Master, Kastro, right?"
Before coming to the Heavens Arena alone, Kurapika had already heard about Kastro from Moses.
At this moment, the man who had called out Kurapika's name was none other than Kastro, who had accepted the 'sparring mission' from Moses.
With a gentle smile, Kastro nodded and said nodded, "That's me, but I'd prefer if you called me senior brother."
"Huh?"
Kurapika was momentarily stunned.
Moses had only told him that there might be a Floor Master named Kastro who would be his practical combat training partner, but he did not say that Kastro was his senior brother.
Well, it didn't really matter…
At the moment, Kurapika desperately needed combat experience against Nen Users.
And Kastro, being an Enhancer, was the perfect sparring partner for him.
Kurapika's mind churned, and he had already planned out his next steps in his mind.
For all his free time ahead-
He wanted Kastro to spar with him relentlessly.
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[Your Manifested Aura +5%]
Moses's eyes were calm as he carefully felt the changes in his Aura.
The 5% boost in Manifested Aura was a reward he got after Kastro officially became his disciple.
In fact, after teaching Kastro in the Heavens Arena a few years ago, he had already unlocked the reward of [Manifested Aura +5%].
But at that time, there was no formal master-disciple relationship...
Moses was still wondering at the time whether it was because there was no clear master-disciple relationship that only half of the rewards were given.
After all, the total amount of his Manifested Aura at that time was not much, and it was only a '5%' bonus, which actually had little impact.
So today, after agreeing to Kastro's request to become his disciple, Perception actually gave him another reward of [Manifested Aura +5%].
This unexpected bonus was a pleasant surprise for Moses, who was in urgent need of increasing his Manifested Aura.
The rewards for Manifested Aura that were not fully given many years ago have at least multiplied several times now.
It felt like he had exploited a glitch.
'A 5% increase might not seem significant when spread across my shadow clones and conjured black sword, but every little bit adds up.'
Moses controlled his Aura Nodes, changing Ko to Ten, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
All along, the conjuration of the two shadow clones and the black sword always occupied most of Moses's Manifested Aura.
This is the downside of having multiple Nen Abilities, which will also result in a lack of memory capacity.
Although he can use 'tactics' and 'ability characteristics' to make up for this limitation, Moses knew the opponents his future opponents would only grow stronger...
Then, the importance of Manifested Aura is self-evident.
Moses had already devoted nearly three years to Divine Script and Nen Control.
Now, his primary focus was on increasing his Manifested Aura.
Currently, he has two ways to quickly improve his strength.
One is to successfully wipe out the Phantom Troupe, and the other is to unlock the rewards on Kurapika and Killua.
However, he is not sure whether these two methods can help him get the reward for Manifested Aura as he wishes.
He could only hope for good fortune.
Otherwise, he can only spend a lot of time to increase his Manifested Aura.
…
Moses took Shizuku and Menchi out of the martial arts dojo and waited for Biscuit at a nearby dessert shop.
After waiting for about half an hour, Biscuit finally arrived.
Moses glanced at the paper shopping bag that Biscuit had hanging from his arm.
There was a very conspicuous 'Dandy' logo on the shopping bag.
Apparently, the shopping bag contained Biscuit's favorite Dandy Magazines.
Moses sighed softly, finally understanding why Biscuit had been late.
"I want to play Greed Island. Please help me see if we can get Ging to give me direct access to the game."
Biscuit said as she sat down, casually passing the responsibility of securing the game qualification for Greed Island to Moses.
Moses was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that in the original work, Biscuit became interested in Greed Island around this time.
To be more precise, she is interested in the gem on Greed Island.
"Alright."
Moses agreed readily.
Even if Ging doesn't have any extra game qualifications, in order to satisfy Biscuit's wish, he will find a way to help Biscuit get a game qualification.
Biscuit, feeling that she had just saved herself a lot of trouble, smiled brightly.
Later, Biscuit asked Moses why he called her here.
Moses briefly explained his request for her to help refine Kurapika's advanced Nen Techniques, and about his plans to confront the Phantom Troupe.
After listening to Moses's explanation, Biscuit didn't ask many questions and immediately agreed. Then, she rushed to the Heavens Arena without stopping.
This was the final arrangement Moses had made for Kurapika.
'Now, all I need to do was wait for the Phantom Troupe to come to me.'
Thinking of this, Moses sent a text message to Hisoka to 'report location regularly', and then went to the Hunter Website to submit a paid intelligence request for 'the movements of the Phantom Troupe'.
When he comes to the Glover City, Moses will not expose his whereabouts in a high-profile manner, but he will not deliberately cover up his tracks either.
It was a message to the Spiders: Stop looking, I'm right here.
At the other side.
The Phantom Troupe has also set its sights on the territory of the Republic of Padokea, where the Heavens Arena is located.
The distance between them-
is rapidly shrinking.
Moses Isaac – Nen Profile and Evaluation
Basic Nen Techniques:
Ten: A
Ren: A
Zetsu: A
Hatsu: A-
Advanced Nen Techniques:
Shu: A-
In: A-
Gyo: A
En: B+
Ken: A-
Ko: B+
Ryu: A
Special Technique:
Ken: Bone-Plated Armor
Overall Nen Skill Rating: A-
(Note: The highest level in Hunter World is A-level. There is no S-level.)
(Note 2: Netero, Ging, Meruem, etc. are all A+ level. A to A+ is the most difficult barrier to break through in the entire level)
(Since the highest level is A+, an individual's strength within that level varies significantly. To paraphrase: You are A+ level because you can only reach A+ level, while I am A+ level is because the highest level is A+.)
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Nen Type: Specialization.
Nen Category Affinity:
Specialization: 100%
Conjuration: 80% (+8%)
Manipulation: 80% (+5%)
Emission: 60% (+10%)
Transmutation: 60%
Enhancement: 40%
(Note: Based on the distribution of Nen Categories in the original work, the above percentages represent Moses' affinity for different categories. The bonus percentages stem from Perception's rewards.)
(Note 2: There is a certain probability that the Conjurer and Manipulator will transform into Specialist in the future. Conversely, Specialization naturally complements Conjuration and Manipulation.)
(The characteristics of the Soul Echo's shadow clones are mainly Conjuration and Manipulation, so the 80% success rate and conversion rate allow Moses to fully demonstrate the shadow clone's precision in the early stages.)
(Because the conversion rate of the Emission Category is only 60%, when Moses first developed Shadow Shift, the consumption of his Aura was very high.)
(Note 3: The conversion rate of the Enhancement Category is only 40%. Therefore, under the same conditions, in normalized attack and defense, a Specialist like Moses will still suffer 60% reduction when facing Enhancer.)
(This is the fundamental reason why Moses doesn't like to fight against Enhancer. Therefore, in the Monka Expedition Ruins Arc, Moses chose to kill Enhancers first instead of attacking Shalnark first.)
(A/N: The ability development of Kyoka Suigetsu was aimed at Enhancers.)
(A/N 2: The development of Nen Abilities is not something you can get just because you want it. The birth of Kyoka Suigetsu comes from the cornerstone of illusion ability after Moses exorcised the Eye of Sight, as well as the Vow +1 and Memory Capacity +1 he got from Perception)
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Nen Abilities:
Soul Echo
Kyoka Suigetsu
Cornerstone: Super Speed...
(Further details on these abilities are omitted for brevity.)
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Perception x Special Ability x Trump Card:
Withered Emotion Fragments
[Ripper Cyclotron] +1
En: Domain +1 (Locked)
Illusion of the Thousand Changes (Netero) +1 (Note: The mask's effectiveness is subject to Nen Category affinity. For instance, a Specialist using an Enhancer mask would only achieve 40% of its full potential.)
Star of Mankind's Shine:
Mental Resilience: +100 (+35%)
Affinity Boost: +1 (+1)"
Path of Legend (Explanation below)
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Explanation of Path of Legends:
When fame or reputation accumulates to a certain level, green beads will condense on the grooves of the stone tablet in Moses's consciousness space.
When five green beads are condensed, he will get something called [Counterpoint Cornerstone].
The cornerstone effect is: Creating an ability to target 'a certain phenomenon'.
After obtaining the first cornerstone, the plant-like structure of the monument transforms into a bronze artifact, freeing up the five grooves again, and the subsequent beads will be purple.
When the five beads are filled up, Moses can get another corresponding cornerstone.