Which kind of Nen Ability possesses limitless possibilities, or rather, rich and complex derivations?
If such Nen Ability truly existed in the world, it might be Law's God Hand.
Ging wasn't particularly combative… this was evident from his Nen, which leaned heavily towards entertainment.
But at this moment, he was very curious about what kind of effect Law could produce in a battle.
This curiosity would likely be difficult to satisfy.
"Previously, I needed the effect of Divine Script to barely maintain the sealed state. But now, even without the Divine Script, I can easily maintain the balance point among the various Nen-type abilities."
Holding the book in one hand, Law walked towards the volcano crater.
Ging and Kuro followed.
"The Chimera Ant incident?"
Although Ging wasn't aware that Law possessed the White Smoke Font which could provide shortcuts to power, he found a key point in Law's mention of 'previously' and 'now'.
The time point that could cause changes in Law was around the Chimera Ant incident.
Law gave Ging a slightly surprised look and smiled. "Your insight has always been that sharp. But I won't reveal the specific reason."
Hearing this, Ging sighed, complaining, "Then you could have just admitted it directly. No need to deliberately pique my curiosity. That's very annoying."
Because of the unnecessary explanation, Ging developed a strong curiosity, but this newly sparked curiosity also wouldn't be satisfied.
"Haha."
Law laughed out loud, then thought of the Nen gauge that could reach 100% at any time. He didn't know how long he'd be in Zetsu when that happened, so Ging would find out sooner or later.
Thinking this, he looked at Ging. "You'll find out. But not now."
"Is that so."
Ging met Law's gaze, confirming the truth within.
It seemed to be a very important secret, and there was a necessity for him to know.
The two humans and the cat arrived at the crater.
Law promptly deployed his Domain, blocking out the thick smoke and smell.
They had just reached the crater's edge when the red-glowing lava pool below abruptly churned. In an instant, it transformed into a clawing and fang-baring lava bird, still staring at the uninvited guests with fierce, savage eyes.
"Ging, if the situation looks bad, pull me into your game space," Law stared at the lava bird below.
"No problem," Ging replied.
Law shifted his gaze to Kuro hovering in the air. Raising the hand holding the book, he commanded, "Come back."
Kuro didn't say more, turning into smoke and drilling back into the back of Law's hand, becoming a silver flame tattoo.
"I'm going down."
After recalling Kuro, Law said this to Ging and then jumped directly into the crater.
The scorching temperature mixed with the pungent smell was enough to kill an ordinary person in a short time. But with Domain deployed, he could block out all these factors harmful to the human body.
While deploying a relatively small-range Domain, Law used air-stepping, gradually approaching the boiling lava pool.
For humans, many environments could be called life-forbidden zones, active volcanoes were one of them. Even first-rate Nen Users wouldn't dare easily set foot in them.
But Law had even seen lava waves in the underground world, let alone a mere active volcano.
Completely calm, he descended step by step. Seeing this, the lava bird instantly emitted a manic sound, like a beast whose territory was invaded.
Whoosh!
The lava bird suddenly spread its wings. Lava with high temperatures scattered like countless sparks to both sides. A pair of lava wings several meters long revealed burning crimson fiery feathers.
Its back was like constantly boiling water, seemingly ready to erupt at any moment, displaying naked hostility.
Normally, lava temperature is around 1000 degrees Celsius, but the lava bird's main body was likely hotter than that. Although he had a bit of Grass Jelly as a shield, being cautious was beneficial.
As the distance closed, Law began slowing down, watching the restless lava bird.
Clearly, the lava bird was aware of its range of movement, so it suppressed its soaring hostility, waiting for Law to enter its range before attacking.
This showed the lava bird possessed considerable intelligence. It was truly a peculiar entity. And such entities were commonplace on the Dark Continent.
This wasn't the first time Law had seen the lava bird move, so he clearly knew its range of movement.
When he had closed in enough, Law swiftly retrieved the left arm sealed within the book page.
As soon as it was summoned, the branches and ink flowers on the arm immediately stirred upon sensing the surroundings.
Law calmly reattached the arm and released a very thick localized Domain ring, completely covering the entire arm.
On the light ring of that Domain, one could even see faint, blurry characters… It's the half-finished Divine Script that Law had directly engraved onto the Domain ring using overflowing Nen.
Such layered abilities caused the branches and ink flowers to still, as if trapped in some space with stopped time.
Simultaneously, the lava bird flapped its wings, carrying an extremely fierce momentum, crashing towards Law who was in the air.
Law suddenly raised his left hand, opening a gap in the Domain ring engraved with Divine Script.
Almost the moment the gap formed, the branches withered at lightning speed. The ink flowers dissolved into sludge-like liquid, like dewdrops on a leaf, rolling along the Domain ring. One drop slipped out through the gap.
Then, Law promptly closed the gap, which also meant closing the passage of the localized spatial channel fused from Emission and Conjuration. The branches stopped withering, and the ink flowers also stopped transforming into liquid seeds.
The onrushing lava bird, unaware of the danger, directly collided with that single drop of black liquid seed.
Law ascended several steps, leaving the lava bird's range of movement.
A black dot appeared on the lava bird's forehead. The intelligent creature didn't realize a certain danger had already befallen it. With its fiercest demeanor, it vented volcano-like anger towards Law, who was so close yet forever out of reach.
At this distance, it was enough to scorch a human's clothes and skin from afar, but not even Law's shoes were harmed, let alone his body.
He stared intently at the black dot on the lava bird's forehead. Up at the crater, Ging also watched with intense concentration.
Then, both of them saw a horrifying and bizarre scene.
Over a dozen hair-thin branches drilled out from the black dot like horsehair worms. Writhing wildly, they swiftly wrapped around the lava bird's body, then visibly thickened and grew at an astonishing rate.
The lava bird, sensing something wrong, suddenly struggled.
But the next moment, with grave expressions, Law and Ging watched as the branches, unafraid of the lava and growing frantically, actually severed the lava bird's bottom, which resembled a genie from a lamp, completely cutting off its connection with the lava pool.
Witnessing it firsthand confirmed that even lava could only become nourishment for [Wither].
Law and Ging immediately thought of the World Tree that rooted on lava.
With the bottom connecting it to the lava pool severed, the lava bird flapped its wings and flew for the first time.
Its desperately flapping wings stubbornly resisted the entangling branches.
But soon, green leaves sprouted upon the crimson lava. Immediately after, the first ink flower quietly bloomed.
The coexistence of plants and lava gave an absurd visual sense.
The lava bird seemed to realize its life force was rapidly draining away. It threw its head back, beak open, in a silent shriek.
Law waited for the moment the lava bird completely turned into a plant.
He intended to absorb the plantified lava bird into his left arm before the branches withered and the ink flowers transformed, then seal it again.