Chapter 41

"Sorry! Master! I really couldn't hold back!"

As soon as Killua reunited with Gon, who had also just finished his match, he saw Jisoo standing in the corridor, bowing apologetically to Unok. Her face was filled with shame.

Driven by curiosity, they did not turn to leave but instead hid in a corner to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"No, Jisoo, the desire to win is not a bad thing. But for you, it's too early to use that kind of power. The patience you show now is for the future, to climb to even greater heights. Just like the Allen you admire, he must have done countless basic exercises to reach his current level," Unok gently patted his disciple's head to comfort her.

"Understood! I will continue to hone myself until I am qualified to stand on the 200th floor arena." Jisoo clenched her fists tightly, her eyes shining with determination and a refusal to lose.

"Very good! From now on, you must be prepared to face hundreds, even thousands of defeats. Let's go back to the room and start today's training."

With that, Unok led his disciple around the corner of the corridor.

After watching the two leave, Killua finally asked his friend, "Gon, did you hear what they were talking about? I'm really curious, what is that 'kind of power'?"

"I'm curious too! But they kept mentioning Allen! Maybe we can find the answer here." Gon blinked in response.

"Exactly! Do you remember the feeling Xizuo and Allen gave off during the Hunter Exam? I think we're very close to the truth! Let's go! First, we'll register for the 200th floor, then buy tickets for tomorrow's match."

Without a doubt, Killua is a typical action-oriented person, ready to act immediately.

Since Xizuo is currently unable to use Nen, he has not appeared at the Sky Arena, so the two boys completed their registration without any obstacles and spent a lot of money to buy tickets for tomorrow's morning match.

Excitement and anticipation kept them from sleeping well all night. The next morning, they left their room at just nine o'clock and sat in the stands, waiting for the match to begin.

About fifteen minutes later, more than half of the audience had already arrived, starting to whisper about the story behind today's match.

"Hey! Have you heard? Today's match is said to involve a grudge between the floor masters and the contestant Allen."

"Grudge? What grudge?"

"Idiot! Don't you find it strange? The floor master would actually lower himself to challenge a 200th floor contestant!"

"I know! It's said that Allen has repeatedly shown disdain for the position of floor master, greatly damaging their pride. This time, the 224th floor master, Valensa, decided to take action personally to give Allen a memorable lesson."

"Who do you think will win?"

"Of course, the floor master! After all, they are the top fighters standing above all others!"

"No! I think the opposite! Allen has never given his all since he reached the 200th floor. With his strength, he could have become a floor master long ago, but he mysteriously gave up."

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Listening to the various speculations and rumors around them, Killua's face showed a playful expression as he said to his friend, "Gon, do you know? I checked Allen's record last night. Guess what I found?"

"What?" Gon's eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"He fought a total of twenty-six matches in the 200th floor of the Sky Arena within a month! He won eighteen and lost eight." Killua gave the exact statistics, resting his chin in his hand.

"Huh? Allen, who is so strong, also lost?" Gon's mouth dropped open in surprise.

Killua shook his head seriously, "No! He lost all eight matches when he was in a dominant position, suddenly declaring his surrender. In other words, he never actually lost a match; he just didn't want to win ten matches to become a floor master, so he deliberately lost. And in all twenty-six matches, he never got injured, and his opponents never scored a single knockdown. Do you know what that means?"

"It means his strength surpasses all the fighters here!" Gon concluded without hesitation.

"Exactly! Although I don't know why he's doing this, his actions have already angered the floor masters. If I'm not mistaken, today's match will be very exciting."

Just as he finished speaking!

Killua suddenly noticed two familiar figures sitting behind him, none other than Jisoo and Unok, the master and disciple.

"K-Killua?!"

Seeing her opponent from yesterday, Jisoo was clearly surprised.

"Hey!" Killua quickly waved with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Gon Freecss, Killua's friend." The outgoing Gon also turned around to greet them.

Just as the three of them were getting to know each other, Unok suddenly interjected, "It's starting!"

"Starting?"

Killua was slightly stunned and quickly turned his gaze downward.

He saw the 224th floor master, Valensa, already on the stage, exuding an overwhelming aura.

He was a towering man over two meters tall, with extremely developed muscles.

Especially on his hands, he wore four rings of different colors, which gave a rather odd and uncomfortable feeling.

On his left hand, he wore a white gemstone ring on his middle finger and a blue gemstone ring on his ring finger, while on his right hand, he wore a red gemstone ring and a brown gemstone ring on the same fingers.

In contrast, Allen, who was only 1.7 meters tall, looked neither strong nor intimidating, like a boy next door. He had a faint smile on his face, as if he didn't take his formidable opponent seriously at all.

"Hmph! Arrogant brat, you will pay for your disrespect to the floor master today." Valensa spoke first, delivering a harsh threat.

"Pay? With you? Sorry, I don't think this place in the Sky Arena can produce any powerful Nen users. Compared to the real hunters outside, you are like wild animals in a zoo, long losing your ambition and confined to this small tower." Allen laughed disdainfully in response.

After more than a month of frequent battles, he finally realized why powerful Nen users like Kin, President Netero, the Twelve Zodiacs, and the Phantom Troupe almost never took the floor masters of the Sky Arena and the World Martial Arts Tournament they hosted seriously.

Of course, Xizuo, who was obsessed with finding "green fruits," was an exception.

The reason was very simple!

On one hand, some of them did not want to expose their abilities in front of too many people, and on the other hand, the level of Nen users here was really quite poor. Most of them had their abilities forcibly awakened during battles, with very few having received systematic training, and their ability development was rather chaotic.

Moreover, the arena was strictly confined to a small stage, far less exciting and challenging than the unrestricted life-and-death battles outside, where one's life was on the line.

In fact, Allen had already let the Red Dragon devour enough cocoons. This time, he planned to win ten consecutive matches and then take out a floor master and leave.

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