Chapter 185: That Kind of Play, You

"His Talented Radiance has revived?!" Sanada felt a trace of astonishment in his heart, yet his face remained that solemn expression.

Tap tap!

Without hesitation, his toe flicked out swiftly, his ankle powered, his sole pressed hard on the ground, and his body caught up with the rapidly bouncing tennis ball.

Then, he lifted his arm back, and a cold, sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

"Then I'll directly break through your preview!"

"Its speed is like wind!"

Boom!

The racket turned into a gentle breeze; with a crisp snap, the tennis ball turned into an uncatchable white flash that vanished from the court.

"Go ahead and attack."

Qiansui Qianli shouted enthusiastically; regarding Sanada's firm reply, he no longer intended to keep hiding.

"Merging Thousand Hammer Hundred Tempering with Talented Radiance perfectly—what a genius idea."

"If the others besides Sanada were standing on the court now, perhaps it would align with Ice Emperor's will, letting them easily claim the first point."

"Fortunately, the person on the court is Sanada."

A series of moves completed in an instant; though there were many details, the speed was such that one could not see the full swing.

Tap. Tap.

Using his height advantage, a few small steps let him catch up to the ball reaching the baseline; then his left foot stepped forward, his wrist locked, his forearm muscles tensed sharply, and his shoulder pulled the racket forward.

"Its speed, like wind!"

On the court, Qiansui, while unleashing Talented Radiance and Thousand Hammer Hundred Tempering, could instantly shift into Selflessness, countering with Sanada's Wind Forest Fire Mountain technique.

"Watch the ball!!"

His right hand, not holding the racket, rested on the racket's triangular area, the head lowered to the bottom, covering and aligning with the incoming white flash.

"Break through my preview? Don't hold back, Sanada—"

Watching this Qiansui Qianli, a thought quietly surfaced in Liu Lian Er's mind.

When he saw Ice Emperor and the others' determined expressions, his heart grew heavy, yet a flash of relief crossed his mind.

Swish!

The racket sliced through like a gentle breeze.

As the master of Data Tennis, even after Sanada employed Hard to Know Like Shade, he still found it difficult to extract useful data from the opponent.

Boom!

Boom!

"What?!"

Qie Yuan stared at Qiansui Qianli as if looking at a monster, and Liu Lian Er instinctively opened his own eyes.

Boom!

With a burst, the tennis ball's speed did not diminish as it flew toward the opposite side.

"He actually saw through Deputy Director Sanada's Hard to Know Like Shade, still had energy to launch continuous ultra‑fast assaults, trying to block Movement Like Thunder!"

Among the people at Li Hai, only Yukimura could still smile softly and praise, while the others' faces had already grown solemn.

On the court.

"Among current middle‑school tennis players, Ice Emperor's Qiansui may be the one who has walked the Selflessness path the farthest."

Boom!

A tennis ball wrapped in blazing flames whirled in, and seeing Qiansui once again unleash his proud Wind Forest Fire Mountain move, Sanada's eyes surged with a flame of anger.

"Pathetic imitation, playing that kind of tennis, you will never reach the level of Jiecheng Wu and Shouzu Kunimitsu!"

His body lowered slightly, both hands holding the racket placed before him, flames flickering in his gaze, when a flash of lightning suddenly sparked.

Stab—

In Qiansui's slightly dilated pupils, lightning burst on the ground, Sanada's figure flickered, instantly appearing at the flaming tennis ball's landing spot.

"Movement Like Thunder!"

The flame‑burning tennis ball collided with the racket with a thunderous crash, as if heavenly thunder hooked the earth fire.

Crackle crackle!

A series of crisp sounds, like bamboo snapping in a bonfire, rose; the fierce, flame‑like smash was entirely covered by thunder.

Boom!

With a violent burst, brilliant lightning raged instantly, electric dragons and serpents surged, and the tennis ball surged forward with highly penetrating blue lightning.

"Not good—it's just that the preparation time for the fire‑like invasion was a bit long, and he found a chance to unleash Movement Like Thunder!"

His heart tightened, and a multicolored milky aura, where Talented Radiance merged with Thousand Hammer Hundred Tempering, surged wildly in Qiansui's eyes.

His eyes swiftly scanned, based on Sanada's subtle motions and the shifting lightning on the court, trying to locate the ball's final landing point.

"Here!"

Qiansui took two steps forward, raising his arm upward.

Actually, the best response now would be to employ Immovable as a Mountain, using steadfast intent to block this fiercely lethal thunder.

But he had no time to adjust at this moment.

Squeak!

Qiansui could only grip the racket with all his might, aiming at the rebounding lightning; the racket instantly turned into a vortex, howling down.

Its speed like wind VS Movement Like Thunder!

Boom!

At the instant the tennis ball struck the racket, Qiansui's expression changed—such astonishing penetrating power!

Whoa~

The racket's face was pierced straight through by lightning, bang bang bang! The white strings burst apart with a roar, offering no resistance, and a clear charred hole remained in the middle of the racket.

Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School Sanada Genichiro scores, 40-15!

So even knowing the landing point of this move, there's still no way to counter it.

Looking at the hole in the racket, Qiansui's eyes lingered with a lingering shock that hadn't faded for a long time; his absolute prediction was actually broken in this way?!

Boom!

Game, Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School Sanada Genichiro, 5-4!

Please have both players switch courts.

Even though he won this game, Sanada's expression still showed no hint of change; he tugged his hat brim, and his sharp gaze swept over the pale Qiansui Qianli who had crossed the net.

"Your Selflessness path has indeed gone very far, but now you are only Selflessness."

Shouzu Kunimitsu has lost the No-Self Realm, yet he is still Shouzu, still powerful; Jiecheng Wu has lost the No-Self Realm.

The thought in his mind paused briefly, then a heavy expression appeared on Sanada's face.

"For that guy, transforming into Shouzu Kunimitsu and using Thousand Hammer Hundred Tempering and Talented Radiance might actually be a restraint on himself."

Although this bizarre idea seemed a bit exaggerated, Sanada vaguely felt it was the truth, so his gaze toward Qiansui became even more indifferent.

"And this is the biggest gap between you and them."

After Sanada went full‑throttle, even though Qiansui could use the enhanced Talented Radiance to track the lightning's path, he still couldn't counter the move.

Boom!

Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School Sanada Genichiro scores, 40-0!

Boom!

Game, Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School Sanada Genichiro, 6-4!

"Match over, Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School wins, total score 1-0!"

Constant—Victory—

Ritsumi!!

Go! Go! Ritsumi!!

"Sorry, Ji Bu."

After the match, Qiansui's face showed a hint of guilt; he couldn't clinch this crucial opening game.

"It's okay, Qiansui, just a small setback on the road to becoming king; the final victory still belongs to us!"

Snap!

With strong confidence on his face, Ji Bu lightly hooked his middle finger and thumb, and two figures behind him stepped forward.

"Ji Bu, we are already warmed up."

His voice was very calm and rational; his face seemed expressionless, yet those who knew him could sense the intensely suppressed, restrained fiery emotion.

The newcomer was Ren Zu You Shi, who had reached national level during the training camp.

Beside him stood Jie Chuan Ci Lang, stretching lazily and rubbing his eye with one hand.

Through Ji Le Taizao's guidance and suggestions, during the Budongfeng and Ice Emperor training camp, his regimen was to adjust the balance of body and mind, but because the time was short, he still couldn't fully overcome his drowsiness.

Nevertheless, Jie Chuan Ci Lang's strength still showed a clear increase, and his progress was so great that Coach Sakaki could hardly help but exclaim in amazement.

Ha!

Behind, Xiangri Yueren leapt with both feet, his astonishing balance keeping him steady on the rail, and he placed both hands near his mouth in a trumpet shape and shouted.

"You two absolutely must not lose!"

"Do I need to be told that?" Ren Zu You Shi's gaze was deep and indifferent, a faint smile appearing on his stern face.

"Don't worry, Xiangri, we will win~"

Jie Chuan Ci Lang waved his arms with boundless excitement, a smile spreading across his face, his brilliant red hair trembling with each sway, radiating a warm aura like a little sun.

"Go, claim victory for Ice Emperor!"

A confident glint flashed from the tear mole under his right eye; Ji Bu's mouth twitched slightly, his index and middle fingers together forming a sword as he gestured toward the court.

Soon, the referee's voice came over the broadcast.

"Next, the doubles #2 match will begin shortly."

"From Tokyo's Ice Emperor Academy, Ren Zu You Shi and Jie Chuan Ci Lang, face Shen Na Chuan Xian's Ritsumi High School Affiliated Secondary School Wan Yi Wen Tai and Hu Lang Sang Yuan."

Both sides shook hands at the net.

"A deciding set, with Ice Emperor Academy's Ren Zu You Shi serving first!"

The referee waved his hand grandly, and the match started immediately!

Ren Zu You Shi sent his palm upward, the tennis ball flew out, and his body suddenly leapt, his gaze sweeping across the opposite side.

Boom!

Budongfeng Middle School vs. Shitian Bao Temple, the doubles #2 match has already begun.

Boom!

Accompanied by a crisp sound, a sharp‑aura yellow streak zipped across the court.

"Whoa! What a powerful smash~~"

Wearing a spiky wig, the golden Little Spring bent his knees slightly, sent the racket beneath the ball, his face showing a shy expression, yet his arm decisively swung the racket upward.