I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this ferocious beast, over a meter tall and imposing, had a pure white coat of fur that, when bathed in the pale moonlight, emitted a dazzling, jade-like bluish-green hue. In particular, the marking on its forehead, resembling the character for "king," also shone brightly, like jade.

"Roar..." The tiger, its fur pattern radiating a peculiar jade-like light, growled at the wolf pack.

With each step it took forward, the pack of wolves scattered in fear, and once they were far enough away, they took off running.

It's just a tiger! You wolves are all here, what are you afraid of!

Jing Yang was so frustrated with the tiger that he wished he could personally control the fleeing wolves to swarm it and at least make them both suffer heavy losses!

This way, I can take advantage of the chaos to run away and make a profit...

The tiger looked over at Jingyang.

Its tiger eyes, like precious jade, complemented the literally glowing king-shaped markings on its forehead, making it incredibly beautiful... Of course, it would be even more perfect if it could stop damnably walking towards me.

The tiger's furry, yet truly terrifying head slowly approached Jing Yang... The jade-like glow emanating from the stripes on its forehead was reflected in Jing Yang's eyes, drawing ever closer... Finally, the tiger turned its head and gently nuzzled Jing Yang's head. Jing Yang froze. Was this fluorescent tiger expressing goodwill?

Does he truly possess such an aura of dominance? Or is it simply due to the influence of his name?

Although Jingyang felt confused, he thought that he wouldn't lose out anyway, so his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was relieved.

After rubbing against it for a while, the tiger stretched out its furry tail, curled up Jingyang, and placed him on its broad back.

"Clothes," Jing Yang said instinctively.

The fluorescent tiger picked up the suit jacket that had been scattered on the ground, turned its head, and Jingyang reached out and took the jacket, putting it on by slipping it over his thin arms one by one.

Jingyang looked at his blood-stained fingers, hesitating whether to take the opportunity to draw a pentagram on the tiger's back...

A slightly chilly night breeze blew by, and Jingyang wrapped his suit tighter around himself, abandoning his plan.

If the ability fails to activate, it might inadvertently anger my brother Tiger. This could taint the friendship we've inexplicably built, and the consequences could be rather unfavorable…

Sitting on the tiger's back, Jingyang looked up at the tangled weeds that stood out like a stubborn holdout on the desolate plain. Knowing that there were corpses everywhere, he knew that he should not stay here for long before he understood the situation.

Let's moisturize it first!

Jingyang gently patted the tiger's back and pointed in a direction where the sound of water seemed to be coming from in the night breeze.

Following the direction he pointed, the fluorescent tiger left unhurriedly. On the way, Jing Yang noticed a shadowy figure acting suspiciously, which seemed to be the wolf he had controlled earlier—was this guy not killed by the pack of wolves?

I was afraid of the pain, so I stopped controlling it. I didn't expect that the injured wolf would take advantage of my lapse in attention and run away.

The wolf clearly noticed the approaching fluorescent tiger and the human boy on its back, and turned and ran away in a panic.

Jing Yang's heart stirred, and he stared at the wolf's back as he called out, "Come here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jing Yang vaguely sensed that an invisible heat seemed to ignite at the location of the rose-gold pentagram mark inside the wolf's ear, which then swept over the wolf's entire body... The wolf stopped its escape and turned back to Jing Yang without hesitation, wagging its tail and lingering there.

Sure enough, once the ability was successfully applied, the energy consumed when using it was the energy of the target being manipulated... Jing Yang confirmed the characteristics of his superpower once again.

Since that's the case, let's do a simple test on the way.

So, while riding the tiger on his way, he also tried his best to torment the controlled wolf, and finally came to a preliminary conclusion.

The rose gold pentagram marker can be controlled in three ways:

① Jingyang was completely immersed, as if from a first-person game perspective. Perhaps because his thoughts when possessing the target were carried by the target's own brain, Jingyang could easily "multitask," managing both his own actions and the actions of the controlled wolf without any confusion.

② Jing Yang, from an observer's perspective, freely controls the wild wolf marked with a pentagram, just like directing a game character;

③ Jingyang can command the other party verbally...

"First roll over, then jump forward twice," Jingyang commanded the wolves running ahead, riding his tiger.

The latter immediately rolled on the spot, then hopped forward two steps before resuming its movements. Following Jing Yang's previous orders, it "scoured ahead, checked the situation, and was not allowed to leave my sight," scouting ahead at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

Jingyang nodded in satisfaction, "It seems that even if new verbal instructions are issued, they will not overwrite the previous incomplete or unresolved instructions..."

This ability is so convenient, buddy, isn't this invincible?

Jing Yang didn't know if his superpower would apply to humans in the same way...

Speaking of humans... where exactly have I traveled to? Is this still Earth?

A striped, glowing tiger with its own strange superpowers...

As Jingyang was lost in thought atop the tiger's back, a commotion came from the wolf ahead. It was sniffing the ground, seemingly having discovered something.

As for what it was, it was already quite dark, and Jingyang didn't have night vision... Huh?

Jing Yang's heart stirred, and he immediately switched to control method ①, taking over the body of the wolf in front of him, gaining its vision, and seeing clearly a series of dark, dried bloodstains on the ground right in front of him.

He sniffed with the wolf's nose, and the bloodstains... there were more ahead! Incidentally, the wolf's sense of smell also seemed to detect the strong, damp scent of the sea breeze in the night air.

Is the beach just ahead?

And these bloodstains... Jingyang imagined a scene where a group of gangsters landed on the shore, one side fled, and the other side chased after them...

As the night deepened and the moonlight intensified, the large tiger beneath Jingyang's mount, its fur stripes gleaming like jade, became even more captivating and beautiful. Galloping towards the sea under the night sky, its elegant form and graceful charm made the wolf in front of it appear like a clumsy, docile dog.

Not long after, Jingyang rode a tiger to the seaside.

From the direction of the dark, deep sea, accompanied by the sound of waves crashing against the shore and a cool sea breeze, Jing Yang, aided by the wolf's night vision, quickly spotted a small cruise ship that had run aground and was half-sunken. The side hull of the ship had been completely breached, and a large amount of seawater had flooded in…

"Hopefully no one's on the boat." Jing Yang patted the fluorescent tiger; its stripes were so flamboyant, it could be spotted from a great distance.

Jingyang signaled the tiger to carry him back temporarily, and then he continued to use method ①, controlling the wolf from a first-person perspective, and easily jumped onto the bow of the cruise ship that was almost rammed into the shore.

"Jinglang" landed on all fours, its feet sinking into the wet deck, and before it knew it, it slid towards the cabin entrance, easily smashing open the door and rushing inside. The door wasn't even locked…

First, we need to check if there's anyone on the boat; second, we need to find something to eat, as Jingyang himself is starving... He urgently needs to find something to replenish his energy.

The cabin was littered with remnants of chaos. Items were scattered haphazardly in the corridors, most rooms were not closed, and beds and tables in the empty rooms were in various disorderly states. There were also bloodstains in some places, indicating that a fight had taken place on the ship. As "Jinglang" searched for the kitchen in the cabin, he carefully observed the situation. Suddenly, he heard a cracking sound under his feet. He looked down sharply and saw a newspaper.

With the faint moonlight shining into the cabin and his wolf form's excellent night vision, he could clearly see the words and photos in the newspaper.

I don't recognize a single word.

However, the strange characters on the newspaper, densely packed like tadpoles or unknown totems, gave Jingyang a strange sense of familiarity...

This is so weird! Isn't this the kind of text exclusive to that bottomless manga, Hunter x Hunter?!

Dude, I've been transported to the world of Hunter x Hunter?

It felt as if an electric current had struck the back of his head, and all the bizarre experiences he had gone through since his transmigration flashed before Jing Yang's eyes...

The feeling of being enveloped by something like weightless water is actually called "qi," a life energy.

The rose-gold pentagram I used to control the wolves was actually my awakened Nen ability?!

As the fog cleared, the view opened up. Jingyang, standing on the shore, looked up at the moon, then looked around. He dismounted from the tiger, picked up a leaf, and then, after coaxing the fluorescent tiger, carried himself back onto the boat.

Verifying whether this is indeed the Hunter world is not difficult.

In the Hunter world, Nen users are born with their own Nen type, and this type can be quickly and intuitively identified using a method called "Water Identification," which requires only a glass of water and a leaf.

If we can successfully identify it, then it's almost certainly true...

The fluorescent tiger strode heavily into the empty cabin. Jingyang slid off its back, clutching a leaf in his hand, and ran towards their destination.

By the pool, "Jinglang" was already there, holding a cup in his mouth, scooping up half a cup of water, and waiting.

Chapter 3 is so interesting!

In his previous life, Jingyang was so bored at home that he would binge-watch TV series and catch up on anime, and naturally he wouldn't miss out on Hunter x Hunter, a classic and heavyweight series. Therefore, he remembered the relevant settings in this world quite clearly.

In the Hunter world, everyone possesses life energy, or "ki," within their body.

Ordinary people are unaware of ki and let it dissipate. Those who can sense the existence of ki and learn to use this power are called Nen users.

The category of Nen ability varies from person to person.

Nen abilities are divided into six categories.

The identification method known as the "water-viewing method" involves placing a leaf on the surface of water in a glass, then bringing your breath close to the glass. Based on the changes in the water or the leaf, a conclusion can be drawn, as follows:

Blades move on the water surface → Operating system

Water color change → emission system

Changes in water volume → Enhancement system

Changes in the taste of water → Change system

Impurities appeared in the water → materialization system

Other changes besides the above → Trait system

"..."

After briefly recalling this information, Jingyang sat up straight, looked at the water glass placed in front of him and the leaves floating still on the water, and stretched out his hands.

The tiger lay down beside him, its two front legs crossed. Because of the cabin, the shimmering light from its fur was somewhat dim. The tiger yawned, tilting its head to look at the human cub, not quite understanding what he was doing. Why wasn't he drinking the water? What was he doing just staring?

Jing Yang, of course, had no idea what the big tiger beside him was thinking. He was focused on mobilizing his 'qi'. Perhaps because he had used his Nen ability a few times before, even though his basic skills were practically nonexistent, he quickly sensed the Nen and successfully gathered it in his palms, moving it towards the water glass.

Then, the leaves that were initially still on the surface of the water in the cup began to move slowly...

As expected, I am a pilot.

Jingyang had anticipated this, so he wasn't too surprised.

The six major Nen systems, if arranged systematically from beginning to end, are: Manipulation → Emission → Enhancement → Transmutation → Conjuration → Specialization → Manipulation.

There is a general rule, though it may not be entirely accurate, but it can be roughly distinguished as follows:

The three types—Emission, Enhancement, and Transmutation—usually rely more on conventional fighting methods, namely hand-to-hand combat, energy blasts, and various nature transformations of Nen.

Among the myriad Nen abilities, there are some that, once successfully triggered, are essentially unsolvable, much like the rules of the game. These types of abilities are more commonly found in the Manipulation, Specialization, and Conjuration categories.

In the Hunter x Hunter universe, any Nen user with sufficient experience should know that manipulating Nen abilities generally have the effect of "first strike always wins".

In other words, if you allow a manipulator-type enemy to successfully use their ability and actually control you, then you're doomed!

That's just how shameless I am.

Jingyang's rose-gold pentagram mark possesses this characteristic. Once the mark is successfully applied to a target, the user can control that target at will.

"So this ability of mine... well, I'll talk about the formal name later. Let's give it a nickname for now, 'Star'. What are the specific conditions for achieving my 'Star' ability?"

Jing Yang picked up a leaf floating on the water's surface, pondering to himself. He already felt exhausted after just a short time gathering his energy. This showed just how meager his energy reserves were, given his young body had never undergone physical training. No wonder he'd given up after just one use of "Star Mark."

Jing Yang then turned his gaze to the wolf that he had already controlled, looking at the small, rose-gold pentagram mark on the inner ear of the wolf.