Increasing one's aura capacity is a natural part of improving ability, and steady, consistent training is the most appropriate method to achieve it. Ninjutsu paired with the Sharingan is particularly suited for medium-to-long-range combat. In close quarters, the ideal scenario is using Nen while the Sharingan is active.
Luo Ning had currently only mastered the intermediate state, but this ability could be developed even further. He only needed to convert a portion of his Nen into enough Chakra to support the activation of the Sharingan. This method of use was actually somewhat similar to Gyo.
Concentrating energy in the required location!
This was Luo Ning's next direction for cultivation: building a solid foundation and perfecting the method of opening his eyes by transforming a portion of his Nen into Chakra.
The state of Zetsu allowed Luo Ning to recover consumed physical strength faster, but it had its limits. This made him appreciate Bisky's Nen ability even more; that was a god-tier technique capable of shortening a user's recovery time through massage.
The pairing of Kurapika and Neon was also coming along well. Although Kurapika did not particularly care for Neon's hobbies, he had come to accept her as a person after gaining a better understanding of her character.
In the evening, Luo Ning checked the results of their day's training. It was decent. However, wanting to rest just like that was nothing but a pipe dream. Stones were tied to ropes and suspended above their heads; they had to remain vigilant even while sleeping. Luo Ning was no exception, and when the three of them woke up early the next morning, they all had more than a few bumps on their heads.
By the seventh day of cultivation, Luo Ning had adapted to the weight accumulation brought by the Weighted Rock Technique, and his mountain-digging movements became increasingly rapid and efficient. The application of Enhancement-type Nen in his hands became smoother and more natural, and his use of Ren, Shu, Gyo, and Ken became more proficient.
The most eye-catching thing during the excavation process was Luo Ning's eyes. Nen was continuously being converted into Chakra within his body to supply his eyes, allowing them to remain in the Sharingan state constantly.
The hardest part of maintaining the Sharingan under a Nen state was simply thinking of the idea. Once implemented, the only difficulty lay in maintenance. Luo Ning thought of how Goku and Gohan, after training in the Room of Spirit and Time, treated the Super Saiyan 1 state as their normal form. It was the same as what he was doing now; it was an ability that required long-term maintenance and cultivation until it became a habit.
With the assistance of the Sharingan, Luo Ning's control over Nen also became increasingly refined. If it were said that when he first arrived here to train, the amount of aura required to maintain Ken was 9 points per second, then with the Sharingan's help after a week, Luo Ning had been able to control the aura consumption down to 7 points.
And 6 points represented a kind of limit. However, this was only during cultivation; if he entered combat, this state might fluctuate. Therefore, what Luo Ning needed most next was actual combat training.
Unfortunately, Kurapika and Neon were both too weak; they weren't even enough to serve as sparring partners. Thus, Luo Ning could only trade blows with his Shadow Clones, but it always felt like something was missing. After all, it was just him fighting himself.
In the afternoon, Luo Ning ended his cultivation early. Today was the day Kurapika would unlock his Nen.
In Luo Ning's view, Kurapika's inherent strength was not weak, and recently he had been following his lead by keeping his Scarlet Eyes active at all times. This allowed Kurapika's strength to improve even further. Just as Luo Ning maintaining the Sharingan could enhance combat capability, Kurapika also noticed the increase in his own power once the Scarlet Eyes were activated.
Since that was the case, why shouldn't he utilize this power? As for a disguise, he had already ordered contact lenses and sunglasses. When necessary, he could completely use these props to mask the Scarlet Eyes. Compared to the benefits of keeping the eyes active, not using them felt like a waste of a natural gift.
Sometimes Kurapika even wondered—if his clansmen had chosen to utilize the Scarlet Eyes instead of hiding them, would they have still met a fate of slaughter at the hands of the Phantom Troupe?
As for the consumption after opening the eyes, there wasn't much left once one became proficient. After all, the Scarlet Eyes were just a special state of the eyes; the less familiar one was with them, the more a sudden activation would place a burden on the body.
Looking at Kurapika like this, Luo Ning wondered if Kurapika's ability would still be the same as in the original story. The answer seemed obvious: no. At the very least, with him as an older brother, Kurapika didn't need to think about a Nen development method intended for one person to act as an entire team just to wipe out the Phantom Troupe alone.
As a natural Awakened, Neon previously had no concept of Nen. After learning about Nen from Luo Ning, her progress was actually the greatest in the group. By now, she had already mastered Ten. Furthermore, her Nen ability had undergone some changes along with her cultivation.
The fortune-telling poems still existed. However, under her active use of the ability, she could extremely quickly write a short prophecy even without knowing the target's name, blood type, or date of birth. Regardless of the changes, Neon's ability was still sprinting down the path of a support role.
This left Neon with no choice but to practice basic abilities and learn fighting techniques from Luo Ning. The path Luo Ning arranged for Neon was similar to Bisky's. Her Nen ability would be pure support, while combat would rely on Enhancement—meaning Neon also had to polish her physical body as much as possible.
"A King Kong Barbie!" Neon felt like crying without tears when she heard what she would be trained into. She already had a small chest; if she kept training like this, even if she could transform into a loli like Luo Ning said, wouldn't she still be flat-chested? Dammit, she had her own pursuits too, okay?
Luo Ning saw Neon's resentful eyes, but he chose to ignore them. Some things would be there if they were meant to be; if they weren't, there was no use forcing it. Besides, being small wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Kurapika's physical fitness had already reached the standard for unlocking Nen—at least in Luo Ning's view, it was sufficient. But waiting for it to open naturally would be too slow. Therefore, Luo Ning took the initiative to help Kurapika unlock his Nen and then let Kurapika and Neon cultivate together.
Actively helping others unlock Nen was not difficult for Luo Ning. He only needed to place his hand on the target and inject a small amount of Nen—devoid of any malice—into their body to open all of the target's nodes. As long as the target could then master Ten, there would be no danger. Even if they couldn't master Ten in the short term, there would be no life-threatening danger; the leakage of aura would only cause the person to enter a state of fatigue or even a coma. When there was no more aura to release, the nodes would close naturally.
Once Kurapika was ready, Luo Ning stimulated his nodes. A large amount of aura, like boiling water, was released from Kurapika's body. Yet, in less than half a minute, it was controlled by Kurapika into Ten, wrapping around his body.
Everything followed naturally. When he opened his eyes, Kurapika had become a Nen user.
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