3 Answers. The most credible explanation is that Netero wasn't actually levitating. However, it could be that Netero was jumping up, and the entire half a minute scene of him in midair, which also includes a flashbacks, is in incredible slow motion.

Is Netero stronger than the royal guard?

Isaac Netero was known to be the strongest Hunter in the entire world during his younger days. ... Netero's skill might've been inferior to that of the Ant King, however, compared to the Royal Guards, he would've fared much better.

Is Netero light speed?

Trivia: - "According to the anime, it is safe to presume that Netero's 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva attack speed matches the speed of light. As only at age of 50 and when he came down from the mountains his fists were faster than sound, so after a whole six decades, 'it is very logical to accept that presumption.