What he needed now was a high-intensity combat to fully integrate it into his own body.
And conveniently, he had Uvogin, Feitan, Phinks, and Nobunaga before him.
Enhancers for close combat, Transmuters with versatility, and Nobunaga with his swordsmanship.
All of them were excellent training partners.
Thus, for the coming year, Luke set the tone: combat, combat, and more combat!
With the power booster to raise his aura capacity, the profound techniques and insights of Shingen-ryu, and this real combat experience…
With all of these three combined, Luke felt that at the very least, he could finally gain a solid foothold in this world.
That was only counting his own strength, without even including the strange inventions he possesses.
If he added those inventions to the mix, then...
Luke felt he couldn't dwell on it any further.
Otherwise, he would get carried away.
So, over the following year, Luke dragged Uvogin and the others into serving as his sparring partners.
Uvogin and Phinks were overjoyed upon hearing they would be fighting Luke.
They had no such reservations, as Luke is the leader, so it's hard to attack him; on the contrary, they were quite willing and eager to try.
Luke naturally saw through their thoughts. He also expressed his admiration for Uvogin and Phinks's willingness to challenge him.
Then, he struck back, beating them so hard they wouldn't even be recognized by their own mothers.
In battle, Enhancers had the strongest raw combat ability, but they were also the easiest to deal with.
In a head-on, physical confrontation, the test was between basic physical fitness and the control of aura. Honestly, Uvogin and Phinks are no match for Luke.
Feitan could still hold his own for a bit thanks to his speed.
But under Luke's sharp fighting skills that he inherited from Biscuit and unrelenting assault, even he couldn't endure for long.
Perhaps Luke's fighting skills were a bit rusty at first.
But after repeated rotations of battles with the others, what started as back-and-forth duels quickly turned into one-sided beatings.
No matter how much fighting spirit Phinks and the others had, after getting strung up and pummeled repeatedly, they eventually hid away and stopped sparring with him.
Only Uvogin, that reckless brute, truly loved fighting.
Every time Luke flattened him, after a while, he would bounce back with full confidence, challenge again, and then get beaten down again, only to recover and challenge Luke once more.
Defeat after defeat, yet battle after battle, an endless cycle.
But this wasn't without its benefits.
At least, Uvogin's strength improved the fastest among the others.
Even Phinks, a fellow Enhancer type, was inferior to Uvogin in arm strength.
And since they could never win against Luke, they vented their pent-up frustration on their opponents in the Heavens Arena instead.
As a result, the fighters above the 200th floor of the Heavens Arena suffered recently.
Uvogin, Feitan, and Phinks took turns beating them, leaving them crying and wailing.
Of course, some people did quietly investigate and collect intel on Uvogin and Feitan.
But once they stepped into the ring and began fighting, they were stunned to discover that the strength displayed by Uvogin and the others was completely different from before.
Their strength had clearly improved!
This also made it difficult for the Nen users in the Heavens Arena to keep up.
They could only grit their teeth and fight against Uvogin and the others, who had risen to a new level and then were knocked down.
"Thank goodness he's not my opponent..."
In the audience, many fighters from the same 200th floor sighed.
They were thankful for their luck in not being assigned to the same match as Uvogin and the others.
But… They were clearly celebrating too early.
For some time, a strange story has been circulating in the Heavens Arena.
Fighters above the 200th floor have been experiencing mysterious attacks!
At first, some fighters left the Heavens Arena to train or have fun.
Then, they encountered a strange, masked figure.
In his words, he wanted to…
"I just want to weigh the true strength of Heavens Arena's top fighters."
With that, he unhesitatingly attacked them without even considering the other party's agreement.
You have to know, anyone who made it past the 200th floor in the Heavens Arena was undoubtedly arrogant.
Not to mention, they had mastered Nen, convinced they were superhuman and a cut above the rest.
Therefore, faced with this provocative attack, the fighters unceremoniously met the enemy head-on.
And then… they were utterly annihilated.
"So strong! How could such a powerful guy suddenly appear?!"
"He feels at least a whole tier above us; we can't handle this at all!"
"His strength is no less than the floor masters themselves, who on earth is he?!"
"Why?! If he's this strong, why not just compete in the Heavens Arena's matches?!"
"Exactly! He could earn money, applause, and honor openly, so why hide his identity?!"
The battered, humiliated 200th-floor fighters all had the same burning doubts.
Their opponents clearly had the strength to defeat them in the ring.
So why insist on attacking in secret like this?!
They simply couldn't understand it.
"Of course, it's because I don't like being studied by others..."
After battling with those fighters above the 200th floor, Luke returned to his room and summarized his experience.
He didn't like being in the spotlight, being known by the public, and being noticed by the world.
Rather than showing himself, it would be better to hide and remain unknown.
Being an unremarkable behind-the-scenes mastermind was the most comfortable thing.
Of course, in this regard, Luke still felt that the man who abandoned his son had done the most effective job.
"He has accomplished many great things and made many contributions to this world, and is remembered by countless professional hunters."
"But the general public and ordinary Nen users are unaware of him, and there's no way to find any information about him."
"Even on the official website dedicated to professional hunters, there's no way to find him..."
"Still not strong enough!"
Luke calmed himself down again and slowly shook his head.
Ging Freecss's ability to achieve that level is undoubtedly inseparable from his own incredible strength.
Professional hunters who possess the power and wealth of a president are rare.
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