I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

Fluttering sounds... The flock of birds flew into the blue sky, splitting into three groups towards the depths of the distant woods.

After all that fuss, Jing Yang was a little out of breath. He estimated that casting a star would cost him about 66 units of Qi, and those ten or so birds were quite a task for him, given his current total Qi of only 1000. Fortunately, Jing Yang took breaks while "signing" his name, otherwise he probably would have been in serious trouble.

The reason for dividing the dozen or so birds into three groups was that the group of Oqima officials who stayed at the small hotel in Xizhen last night had already left early this morning and started to act separately.

The young, balding Ochima official, Sloe, along with Kang Zai, who appeared to be one of the twelve members of the Hunter Association, drove directly to the south side of the island. Jing Yang had looked at the map; that direction seemed to be the main entrance to the Moon Tiger Sanctuary on this peninsula.

Meanwhile, Xiao Di and his fellow amateur hunters, who had been hired by the authorities, changed into civilian clothes and stealthily infiltrated the outermost edge of the protected area from another direction.

The Moon Tiger Sanctuary, managed by Blanchett & Co., is divided into three layers: an outermost zone, a buffer zone, and a core zone where no one is allowed to enter.

Jing Yang, controlling the green bird that was keeping watch, didn't rashly follow Sloe's car. He had a nagging feeling that the look Kang Zai gave him before entering the hotel last night had made him uneasy. This seemingly dim-witted "Tiger" seemed to possess a beast-like keen intuition... Well, after all, he was one of the twelve high-ranking members of the Hunter Association!

If I let this green bird linger near the Tiger again, the risk of it being noticed is too great.

Jingyang then took a group of birds, about six in total, and went to find the car that Kang Zai was in. He guessed that they were going directly into the reserve to talk to the people from Blanchett's company, so it wasn't too difficult to find them.

To be honest, Jingyang had no connection with either Kangzai or the officials of Okima, but since Kangzai was a member of the "Twelve Branches of the Hunter Association" whom he knew, he couldn't help but be a little curious.

Jingyang sent over six birds, but not all of them went up to the target. His instructions were to have only two birds land at the front to observe the target each time, while the other four would take turns. He would also randomly mix up the pairs of birds in each group to ensure that the birds would not be noticed by the intuitive guy.

The other two groups of birds were handled in the same way.

The green bird left on the cruise ship on the north coast was almost at its limit. Although Jingyang felt that he had retreated far enough, only daring to quietly observe the movements of Barbimaina and the others from the treetop two hundred meters away, he always felt that the guy who seemed to be a high-class version of Miyagi Ryota might have noticed him. He might not have seen through him, but with his strong sense of vigilance and keen observation, he might have already made an impression on this green bird that always appeared nearby.

It's best not to send those original pair of green birds to keep watch anymore.

The "Green Bird" perched on the treetop looked out at the shore two hundred meters away, where it seemed to have discovered the bodies of Babima and the others underwater... It glanced back at the six "new birds" flying in from the sky; it was time for a change of shifts.

On Jingyang's side, he had already ridden a tiger and walked with a bird to the so-called good place for cultivation with water and open space that Wu Er had found. He dismounted from the tiger, patted its back, and indicated that it had done a good job.

Meanwhile, from his other perspective, instead of following Kang Zai, Jing Yang quietly followed the green bird that had infiltrated the outer perimeter of the protected area. Inside the bird's body, he silently observed these people—of course, to be frank, Jing Yang was mainly observing Xiao Di.

Her medium-length black hair was slightly messy, and she wore a pair of glasses that seemed to have no prescription, which were sliding down her nose. She was wearing a slightly fitted black sweater, and it was unclear whether she was hot or not.

Jingyang focused his attention on the black sweater she was wearing.

After entering the protected area, Xiao Di and the others seemed to discuss for a while and agree on a meeting time. Then they separated and scattered into the forest of the protected area, as if they were looking for something, but they themselves didn't seem to know exactly what they were looking for... However, the fact that the group separated made things easier for Jing Yang. He controlled the green bird, lowered its altitude, landed on a branch, and continued to stare at Xiao Di's black sweater.

Each member of the Phantom Troupe has a numbered spider tattoo on a part of their body.

If I remember correctly, Xiao Di's spider tattoo is on her left abdomen, and its number is 8.

Although, according to my recollection, Shizuku shouldn't have joined the Phantom Troupe this year, who knows for sure? What if those weirdos from the Phantom Troupe are actually on this island...?

"We need to think of a way to lift up her sweater and take a look."

Jing Yang, who was perched on a bird on a branch, thought to himself that he had no unhealthy thoughts and simply wanted to confirm whether the girl had joined that gang of thieves.

Saving a girl who is about to embark on a path of crime is of utmost urgency, my friends!

Xiao Di had no idea that a bird in a tree by the roadside had such strange thoughts. She was just strolling around the reserve, very curious about the legendary Moon Tiger, and hoping to encounter one.

……

Back to Jingyang's main body.

Thanks to the fact that the brains of each target he controlled were essentially his external "CPUs," Jing Yang was able to multitask so smoothly. While keeping a close eye on the progress of Kajin's Barbimaina and the others, he was also figuring out how to lift Xiao Di's sweater, going to find Kang Zai and the others to join in the fun, and at the same time, he was also patrolling the area around the "cultivation paradise" that Wu Er had found for him.

The place was indeed as I had requested, with open space and water.

There's one drawback: the water isn't drinkable.

Salty.

seawater!

Faced with Jingyang's gaze, Wu Er lowered his head guiltily.

Chapter 22 You're acting crazy, are you a materialization type?

Jingyang rubbed the tiger's head, hugged it again, and then continued to wander around the area, taking the opportunity to recover the energy from the dozen or so stars he had created earlier.

After resting for a while, he resumed his cultivation routine, much like he had done in the previous few days when he was a wild man.

Entanglement, Severance, Training, Release...

Condensation, circulation, flow, firmness...

This time, Jingyang will not skip the part of the operation system, except for the training of the release system.

He realized that although he was quite proficient in using the ability of the star, there was still room for development from other angles and a lot of room for improvement.

As for the training of the Emission type, he only remembered Bisky mentioning the Level 5 training method when instructing Gon in the manga—that is, doing a handstand, releasing air from the palm, pushing himself back, and eventually floating.

So Jingyang did a handstand.

He tried to release his energy from his palm, and soon, his palm trembled, and an invisible force propelled him off the ground, his hand wobbling a full 5 centimeters off the ground...

"Wow, I can fly now!"

In his excitement, Jing Yang almost fell headfirst. He stopped just as his palm was half a centimeter off the ground, his palm continuously spewing out wisps of air that squeezed the ground and bounced him back.

"This thing is much more tiring than maintaining a 'firm' position..."

Jingyang held on for less than a minute before falling down.

However, he enjoyed it immensely. When he got tired of one exercise, he would switch to another. Standing on flat ground, he would give a light shout, release his "training" energy throughout his body, and then seize the opportunity to "entangle" it, thus forming "firmness".

Time slipped away little by little as Jingyang cultivated alone...

He left home very early in the morning, and now the sun is slowly rising overhead, so it's probably past 10 a.m.

As noon approached, the coastal town of Dongzhen in the rear was filled with an even more lively atmosphere.

After Jingyang got tired of practicing, he played with Wu Er for a while, ate something simple, took a walk to rest, and fed the birds along the way.

This place is already at the southernmost point of the east coast, very close to the exit of Ghost Island Peninsula, leading to the more inland areas. Because of this, Jing Yang felt increasingly strange. Although he hadn't left the main road of East Town, looking around, this outskirts of East Town leading inland didn't even have a proper road!

Are all those huge crowds of tourists at the amusement park people who came to the port by boat?

Jingyang followed the "seawater stream" that Wu Er had discovered southward. When the seawater stopped flowing, he saw a rugged area with jagged rocks where he could sit down and rest for a while. However, he suddenly noticed something strange.

This area is roughly where Ghost Isle meets the mainland.

But looking ahead and then back, the geological conditions were vastly different. To be specific, the direction Jingyang had just come from seemed to be ordinary land in the forest, but this rugged junction ahead looked as if the rocks from the sea had been forcibly moved here.

"What happened? Did two islands end up together?"

Jingyang jokingly muttered to himself.

"Yes, and no." Suddenly someone spoke nearby. Jing Yang turned his head and saw a burly man with a naturally curly afro, tied with a headband, a stubble around his sausage lips, thick body hair, a robust and rounded build, and an honest-looking face. Beside this burly man was Men Qi, a hot girl with a green hat, who was making a peace sign at Jing Yang with a sly smile.

Jing Yang ignored the hot girl's cute act and asked the burly man, "What's right and what's wrong?"

The burly man looked down at the rugged "boundary," saying, "This Ghost Island beneath our feet wasn't originally located here. And why it appeared here remains an unanswered question."

Menqi nodded with his arms crossed, saying, "That's right. When I was searching for Ghost Island online yesterday, I was very curious as to why none of the search results were about the island's sudden appearance 24 years ago!"

“This island suddenly appeared 24 years ago…” Jingyang immediately understood.

The cryptic conversation between Babimaina and Sloe earlier was actually because the island was originally part of the Kingdom of Kakin? It seems that since then, Kakin and Okima have been arguing legally about the ownership of the island.

He frowned. "Wait a minute, the so-called 'Ghost Island' refers to the island appearing like a ghost, not that there are actually any ghosts or spirits on the island, right?"

Menqi paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, then maybe..."

The burly man didn't seem to talk much; he stood there like a gatekeeper.

Actually, he didn't need to say much. Just by looking at this person's appearance and demeanor, Jing Yang recognized him at a glance. This person was probably "Wei" Yin Da, one of the twelve members of the Hunter Association.

What's going on? I just ran into a Tiger in Okima, and now a wild Sheep has appeared here?

How come the twelve earthly branches are scattered all over the place?

Yinda suddenly said, "It seems you recognize me."

Jing Yang said, "I checked the Hunter Association's official website. I did it with this hot girl."

Menqi sniffed himself.

Yinda looked at Jingyang and said, "It seems you are not 20 years old as you said."

"Because I need to check the official website to recognize you?" Jing Yang said nonchalantly. "That's not a valid reasoning. Doesn't the Hunter Association have people who are already quite experienced hunters but know nothing about the internal workings of the Hunter Association?"

Yinda nodded without saying anything. Speaking of idiots like that, he had just run into one that morning.

Jingyang retorted, "Don't you have anything else to do? Why do you keep coming to me?"

Yinda remained silent, but pointed to Wu Er, who was watching quietly to the side.

Menchi reminded him, "He was the teacher who guided me in learning Nen, but he was a poacher—a hunter who hunts poachers!"

"Just call him a poacher, why are you staring at me like that?" Jing Yang said, displeased, and looked Men Qi up and down. "He's a poacher, he's your teacher, so you're a poacher too?"

Menqi puffed out his chest and declared, "I am a gourmet hunter!"

Jing Yang knew, of course, that this hot girl was a gourmet hunter. He just took the opportunity to ask the question he really wanted to ask—you, Yin Da, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, a member of the Twelve Zodiacs, how come you're teaching a new hunter whose major is not even relevant?

Yinda said, "I happened to be relatively close to Menqi at the time, and I also happened to have some free time."

Jing Yang was speechless. "I thought the one guiding the Gourmet Hunters would be another, more experienced Gourmet Hunter, like—that old lady Lin Nie from the association?"

Yin Da said, "In terms of Nen ability, Senior Lin Nie is more powerful than ten thousand Men Qi combined."

"Hey!" Menqi protested, "Am I that weak?"

Jing Yang said, "I suggest you have some self-awareness. Even if I give you a handicap, you still can't beat me, let alone those old monsters—the seniors."

Yinda continued, "But in the culinary field, Men Qi, who won first place in the World Chef Competition at the age of 12, is second to none in talent and confidence."

"Hmph!" Men Qi raised an eyebrow at Jing Yang and said, "Even if I give you a handicap, my cooking will still be a hundred times better than yours! No, ten thousand times better!"

"I suggest using both hands," Jingyang said.

Yin Da said, "Besides, it's just teaching her the basics of Nen. Anyone in the association could be in charge, it just so happens that I was assigned to it."

Jingyang asked in confusion, "So, what exactly are you trying to achieve by talking to me like this for so long?"

Yinda looked at him and said, "I'm here to confirm whether you're a poacher."

"Am I one?" Jingyang asked.

“I can confirm that he’s not a good person, but I don’t know about the legal procedures.” Yinda glanced at Wu Er, who looked healthy and in a good mood. “I’m also here to tell you that the leader of the five poachers you took down was Garo, the former owner of the Sky Arena.”