Chapter 131

"Come on, Qingfeng, don't take too long."

Touou's offensive turn.

Qingfeng prepared to receive the ball directly from the baseline.

Wakamatsu Kosuke looked displeased, but seeing Qingfeng in a state like a wild beast, he eventually pursed his lips and passed the ball over.

After arriving at the Quanzhenkan half, Qingfeng didn't say a word. As he looked at Yukimiya Kazuma in front of him, a beast-like aura suddenly erupted from his body, assaulting Yukimiya from the air with immense pressure!

Facing Qingfeng directly, Yukimiya Kazuma could clearly feel in his senses that the aura was like a blob of spilled ink, painting in the air and then gathering into the shape of a 'black panther'!

Yukimiya Kazuma knew...

It was coming...

Wildness!

Boom~!

An acceleration like an ignition explosion!

In the stands, Kagami's eyes widened abruptly!

In his view, Qingfeng's previous speed was already mind-boggling; he never imagined it could go even further!

And...

Yukimiya Kazuma was actually not falling behind?!

Qingfeng's speed was indeed too fast, to the point that he had almost escaped the range of the 'Ghost Spider' entanglement just now. Fortunately, Yukimiya used 'Jie-Hua-Fa' in time, using his strength to forcibly interrupt the coherence of Qingfeng's explosive breakthrough at the moment of physical contact!

Then, the 'Ghost Spider' waved its limbs again to entangle Qingfeng, and the latter retaliated again, becoming even more excited as fancy dribbling moves surged forth one after another!

Under the increasingly fierce fancy movements, Yukimiya Kazuma certainly wouldn't sit and wait for death. The 'Ghost Spider's' entanglement defense was primarily characterized by 'entangling.'

Swift footwork without losing position, and entangling hand pressure—although that pressure move, under the effect of the badge, was aimed at controlling the opponent's speed.

However...

At this sufficiently close distance...

Yukimiya Kazuma reached out his hand and suddenly broke the 'Ghost Spider's' entanglement defense himself!

Snap~!

Touched...

Just at this moment, the 'black panther' of Qingfeng's manifested wildness bit toward him in Yukimiya Kazuma's eyes; what was reflected in reality was Qingfeng instantly and forcibly changing his dribbling motion!

Although Yukimiya Kazuma touched the ball, he only touched it a little. Qingfeng leaned back hard and easily protected the ball.

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

After one probe, he returned to the 'Ghost Spider' defensive state. Although this attempt didn't fully succeed, it couldn't be said to have had no effect.

At the very least, it interrupted Qingfeng's dribbling rhythm.

Qingfeng's gaze landed on Yukimiya Kazuma.

When this guy defends...

Aside from the various detailed defensive hand movements, his footwork frequency is clearly faster than when he is on offense. And that sudden, massive force comparable to Murasakibara during the moment of breakthrough contact.

Retracting and releasing in an instant, aiming to intercept the breakthrough and then transition into that entanglement defense—he is clearly exerting Murasakibara-level power while wielding such exquisite technique.

Could it be that he couldn't enter that super defensive state he glimpsed during middle school, so he researched a new defensive mode?

Qingfeng looked at Yukimiya Kazuma blocking his path and sighed in his heart...

You really are something.

Still the same as always, so many tricks.

At this moment, everyone in the entire stadium had their attention focused on Yukimiya Kazuma and Aomine Daiki on the court.

Yukimiya Kazuma had not been broken through by Qingfeng once!

However...

Qingfeng's gaze showed no signs of impatience.

Center of gravity lowered, a right-side assault after a crossover, and Yukimiya Kazuma's 'Ghost Spider' reacted the moment Qingfeng dashed out!

But this time it was a bit different. After Qingfeng rushed over, although he still started with a jump, his left hand was hooked around Yukimiya's body, and his center of gravity was leaning forward!

The exaggerated forward lean caused a gasp in the stands, because Qingfeng now looked almost as if he were about to fall forward parallel to the ground.

Yukimiya Kazuma couldn't help but be stunned at this sight.

So that was the plan.

Using the momentum of his breakthrough speed to jump forward, combined with an exaggerated forward lean and the extension of his arm, he could instantly create a lead of several body lengths, naturally opening up distance from the defender!

Qingfeng threw himself into the air without a moment's hesitation!

Then...

Just as Yukimiya expected, Qingfeng held the ball with one hand, reached forward as far as he could, and scooped the ball from bottom to top!

Although this sudden move meant Yukimiya Kazuma couldn't make the correct response immediately, 'Lv4 I Love Blocking Jump Shot' still erupted with astonishing height the moment Yukimiya leaped!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Yukimiya leaped, and the core badge 'I Love Series'—capable of achieving Murasakibara-level 'ultra-wide range defense'—plus Yukimiya's height and wingspan, meant that in the blink of an eye, Qingfeng could already see Yukimiya's blocking hand in his peripheral vision.

But at this moment, Yukimiya's body was actually still some distance from the ball in Qingfeng's hand. This block was entirely relying on comprehensive height to make up for the lack of distance!

Qingfeng's pupils constricted.

You can really jump.

Yukimiya.

However...

At this extreme distance, you can't find the right position for the block, right?!

Qingfeng used a one-handed bowling-style throw, sending the ball toward the basket at extreme speed. Yukimiya Kazuma's block missed by the distance of two fingers. Amidst the stunned gazes of everyone, Qingfeng's formless shot hit the backboard with a 'clang.'

Then...

It bounced onto the rim very hard, rattled back and forth with a 'clatter' a few times, and finally fell into the net.

Okuchi Ryuji was dumbfounded on the sidelines!

This formless shot of Qingfeng's had already shown signs during that middle school tournament in his second year, and later became famous nationwide; Okuchi Ryuji had even experienced it in person.

But now, in this stage of explosive physical growth, seeing this scene again, the power was completely different!

And...

What surprised Okuchi Ryuji the most was that Yukimiya couldn't stop him; in Okuchi Ryuji's view, that was actually even more absurd.

Seeing Qingfeng's goal, Tsuchiya Daiga was also stunned. Then, he saw Yukimiya, who hadn't successfully defended, still standing in place, and hurriedly went up to cheer him on.

"It's okay, we're in the lead, he only..."

Tsuchiya Daiga walked up close, saw Yukimiya Kazuma's expression, and was immediately taken aback; the words in his mouth ultimately couldn't be fully spoken.

In the past, except for a few rare special states, Yukimiya had always seemed calm and composed to Tsuchiya.

But Yukimiya just now...

Was actually this excited?!

Next possession.

Quanzhenkan's offense, Yukimiya Kazuma still received the ball at the center circle.

Qingfeng, opposite him, now had his hands hanging by his sides, maintaining an extremely relaxed posture, while behind him, the condensation of Qingfeng's signature wild aura!

Whoosh~!

Using strength to push Qingfeng away, then a shot fake.

The threat of the 'Midorima Three-Point Ability' forced Qingfeng to jump, because if he didn't block it, he would give up a three-pointer; this threat was simply too great.

In the stands, Midorima watched Yukimiya Kazuma's movements, lost in thought.

Qingfeng is ultimately at a disadvantage in terms of height and wingspan, which is why Yukimiya Kazuma can succeed time and again by doing this; in their duels, Yukimiya Kazuma can often wait until he has truly jumped before moving to block the shot.

And...

Although Yukimiya and Qingfeng's jumping looks about the same when on offense.

But when it comes to defense, this guy Yukimiya is very strange; he jumps much higher and faster when blocking than during a normal jump shot. This is the key reason why Yukimiya can jump late when defending him.

Yukimiya Kazuma broke through immediately after faking the jump!

However...

Just as Yukimiya Kazuma rushed from the center circle to the three-point line, the next instant, Qingfeng had already appeared in front of him again. The two almost collided, their pupils constricting simultaneously!