Level 22.
Visible aura and potential aura had increased, but the feedback was not as significant as the previous time on the airship.
After all, the jump was from Lv. 7 directly to Lv. 18 before.
Such a doubling of level advancement is unlikely to happen again.
"Level 22."
Moro stared intently at the number on the Tree Ring tattoo, as if waiting for something.
This leveling-up ability, which came with his death and rebirth, was essentially derived from Melodina's Love Practice Suite.
Although the difficulty of leveling up was drastically different, the essence was the same.
The most critical capability of the Love Practice Suite was that upon reaching Level 21, a Nen ability tailored to one's own needs would awaken easily.
The existence of this mechanism eliminates the most stressful and difficult part of the process for a Nen user when developing an ability.
Now that Moro had reached Level 22, he naturally held expectations.
Will there be one?
If so, what kind will it be?
The inquiry and anticipation emerging from his heart were quickly answered.
Under Moro's gaze, the symbol in the very center of the Tree Ring tattoo, as if a switch had been flipped, suddenly had its outline light up with a faint glow.
Immediately after, a tiny sphere of light emerged from the glow, connected by a thread of light.
It floated quietly before Moro's eyes, like a balloon.
Moro looked at the sphere, his eyes reflecting the light.
The light of the sphere was soft.
Upon closer inspection, the sphere actually contained slender threads of light arranged in a specific pattern.
In appearance, rather than a glowing balloon, it looked more like a dandelion that subtly glowed from the inside out.
"This is... the reward for the leveling mission?"
Moro extended his index finger forward.
The glowing dandelion, as if it had a will of its own, gently landed its tail end on Moro's fingernail.
Upon contact, a piece of information emerged in Moro's consciousness.
Need Identification, Blueprinting, Loading & Development.
This was the process for creating a Nen ability, bestowed by the glowing dandelion.
As long as Moro inputs the ability content, blended with his own needs, into the glowing dandelion, the corresponding Nen ability will automatically be born.
If developing a Nen ability is like walking on various kinds of roads for a Nen user.
Some roads are fraught with obstacles and difficult to traverse, while others are smooth and unobstructed.
These roads represent the abilities themselves.
Climbing over the obstacles grants a view of high mountains and white clouds.
Walking the smooth path might mean the scenery remains unchanged.
Their commonality is that they can only be measured step by step with one's own feet.
The ability effect brought by the glowing dandelion, which is like programming, only requires Moro to use his brain.
It's not that mental work is much easier, but relatively speaking, it does save a lot of effort.
After receiving the information from the glowing dandelion, Moro was quite shocked.
Did such a convenient ability mechanism really not require any cost?
He even doubted if this ability manifestation was truly derived from the Love Practice Suite.
But regardless, Moro would accept it without hesitation.
This glowing dandelion, embodying the spirit of freedom, would be an irreplaceable resource for him to completely "checkmate" Feitan.
He had to properly and maximally utilize the full value of this resource.
Not immediately creating a Nen ability, Moro put away the glowing dandelion.
A Nen ability that meets his own needs...
In reality, it is the ability to completely "checkmate" Feitan.
This point needs careful consideration.
Moro suppressed the impulse in his heart, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the corpses on the ground.
The ninja should be from the same place as Hanzo in the original work.
In this world, it seemed to be called the Ryusei Nation.
As for why this ninja would attack him.
Lacking information, Moro didn't bother to delve into it.
From the moment he decided to go to the Heavens Arena, he had already mentally prepared himself for various attacks, and his attitude remained consistent.
No matter how many people come—
Want to kill me?
Then come on.
If you can't kill me, obediently become a stepping stone.
"First, I'll find a quiet and suitable place."
Moro stopped looking at the corpse and turned to examine the surrounding environment.
A small lake, surrounded by forest.
Unsure which direction to go, Moro could only choose a route different from the one he took to arrive.
An hour later.
Moro found a cliff cave about ten meters high on the side of a mountain.
Just as he entered the cave, dark clouds surged in from the distance, covering the moon.
Looking back, a curtain seemed to be drawing across the world, gradually obscuring the silver light from far to near.
Then the strong wind began to pick up, and the continuous expanse of large trees responded accordingly, their canopies constantly swaying.
The weather changed in an instant, coming with incredible suddenness.
Moro withdrew his gaze, took a camping lamp from his backpack, turned it on, and walked straight into the cliff cave, using the soft light.
The cave was small, at most a dozen square meters.
But it was enough to meet Moro's needs.
Placing the camping lamp on a protruding rock on the cave wall, Moro sat cross-legged.
He held out his right hand, and with his thought, the glowing dandelion reappeared.
"The hardest thing to deal with about Feitan is his ghost-like speed, and the excellent Ryu that can keep up with that speed. Compared to that, his Nen ability is secondary."
Moro's eyes showed contemplation.
Using this line of thinking as an entry point was indeed a bit of a headache.
If the person who killed him back then was Uvogin, the matter would be much simpler.
He could completely, like Kurapika, develop an ability similar to the Chain Jail on his middle finger, which could force the target into Zetsu, by setting a restriction as a prerequisite.
To deal with Uvogin with such an ability, he would only need to wait for Uvogin to run into it voluntarily.
If it were Feitan, the question of how to "catch" him became the problem.
"I need to consider how to restrain Feitan's speed, and before that, I must ensure I have a means of defense against Feitan's speed-based attacks..."
His mind wandered.
He had not yet sketched the outline of the ability, but he had first determined the sequence of priorities.
A means to defend against Feitan's speed attack strategy is the prerequisite for everything.
Only then comes restraining Feitan's speed, ensuring he can be killed with 100% certainty.
It is like holding a chain.
To bind a falcon with the chain, one must first figure out how to avoid the falcon's swoop.
As long as it can be bound, the falcon that cannot fly away cannot escape even if it wants to.
Moro determined the direction and began to think about the framework of the ability.
Thinking of avoiding speed attacks, the first thing that came to mind was Killua's Lightning Palm/Godspeed ability.
That is an ability that allows for maximum evasion of attacks through physical reflex actions without the need for thought.
Unfortunately, that is a Transmutation-type ability...
However, Killua's ability made Moro associate with a word.
Pre-warning!
Moro still remembered the strange feeling he had when dodging the sniper attack, as if he had smelled the scent of death at the last moment.
Thinking of this, Moro subconsciously looked at the back of his left hand.
There was a red 'X' symbol there.
Vaguely, Moro felt as if he saw the way...
(End of this Chapter)
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