Chapter 23

The third day of special training.

After school in the afternoon, under the leadership of the second-year members, the tennis club members autonomously completed club activities.

And all the regulars had places to go; the special training of the past two days had benefited them a lot.

Creak~ creak~

Walking on the road, Jiecheng Wu held a grip strengthener in both hands to exercise his grip strength.

Tighten and bounce, tighten and bounce.

Repeated continuously.

Only by possessing extremely strong finger strength can one bloom with incomparable explosive power in a flash.

Only then would he have the opportunity to reproduce Hayama Kotaro's thunderous dribbling technique.

Jiecheng Wu was silent all the way, not letting go of any time to improve his strength.

But Shenwei Ming was very energetic, chattering in Jiecheng Wu's ear all the way.

He described the matches at the street tennis court over the past two days with great interest.

"Senior Jiecheng, I have already defeated five people yesterday, and only half of the goal you set remains."

"If I could take off the weights, it wouldn't be a problem to fight ten!"

Shenwei Ming said with great excitement, but when he mentioned taking off the weights, he quickly covered his mouth and glanced at Jiecheng Wu.

"Of course, even with the weights, defeating them is just a matter of time."

Jiecheng Wu turned his head and stopped his movements.

He noticed Shenwei Ming's rejection of wearing weights, so he said.

"Your tennis foundation lies entirely in speed."

"In terms of a small range, you are barely enough for now."

But if the range is expanded to the entire Tokyo area, the Kanto region, and even the national level.

The speed you rely on is not enough; there are plenty of people who are faster.

Suppose that in the future, in a match, you encounter a player with better tennis skills and speed that is not inferior to yours.

Shenwei, what should you do then?"

Better tennis skills, faster speed...

The sudden question made Shenwei Ming fall into silence, speechless for a long time.

What should I do...

Looking at Shenwei Ming, who was stunned, Jiecheng Wu sighed in his heart.

"This is something only you can decide, and I can only help you this much."

In the world of Prince of Tennis, the strength between tennis players is vastly different, and tennis styles are also strange and varied.

In the regional preliminaries, it is already good for most players to be able to master all the basic tennis skills proficiently.

If one can practice these basic skills to a certain level, they can possess a certain dominance in the regional preliminaries.

But if you want to make a name for yourself in county-level events like the Du Da Sai, then you need more accumulation.

First, you must find your own characteristics and develop your own unique tricks.

If we take the early Qingxue as an example.

Tao Cheng Wu, with power as a feature, uses a smash to open up the situation.

Hai Tang Xun, endurance is his trump card, the snake ball is his bait, the two combined, and he is also unique at the Du Da Sai level.

And if you want to become a famous player in the Kanto region, having features and one or two special skills is far from enough.

Besides these basic things, every player must recognize their inner pursuits and choose the path they want to take.

Take Yueqian as an example.

Under Nanjiro's twelve years of full-effort cultivation, why was Ryoma Echizen not at the Kanto level when the plot started?

Why did he often lose points when encountering Du Da Sai level players when he first arrived at Qingxue?

Because at that time, he was still a step away from the Kanto level.

And the step he lacked was that he failed to recognize his own heart, so he didn't embark on his own path.

It was precisely for this reason that Tezuka, regardless of the risk of arm injury, had to play a match with Yueqian with all his might.

This match was necessary, it had to be played!

Tezuka knew Yueqian too well; Yueqian's characteristic was challenge! His path was the path of challenge!

Challenge is the background color of Yueqian's personality.

No matter what opponent he encounters, no matter what moves he encounters.

Yueqian will face difficulties, just to crush the opponent head-on and return that unreturnable move head-on.

Even if he fails, he will never give up, but if he wins, he will take a step of evolution.

Paving the way with match after match, evolving upward endlessly.

This is the most fundamental reason why Nanjiro had such high expectations for Ryoma Echizen.

However, Nanjiro was an important resource for Ryoma Echizen's success, and also the shackle that prevented him from becoming Kanto-level in the early stages.

Yueqian Nan Ci Lang, the ceiling of the Prince of Tennis world, has yet to see anyone surpass him.

The Tezuka Zone is something he played with, Bu Er's Heart of Pupil is a tool he used to tease Jingshang Shou, and he has long since stopped using the No-Self Realm.

Heavenly Seamless might just be his normal state, and Yueqian's Asura God Path's different dimension is just a replica of him.

He is worthy of the name of unparalleled in the Prince of Tennis world throughout history.

And Yueqian before coming to Qingxue faced such a peak, a peak he could never cross.

Facing such a peak, his challenge, his climbing, his idea of wanting to defeat the opponent, could never be realized.

He could only live in Nan Ci Lang's shadow forever, and it was impossible to embark on his own path.

The reason Tezuka had to fight Yueqian with all his might was to let Yueqian see.

Besides Nan Ci Lang, there were other peaks in this world worth climbing.

And those peaks were visible and tangible, and perhaps he could cross them with a slight jump.

Finally, Tezuka succeeded, Yueqian really saw a new peak, and his challenge became meaningful again.

Yueqian also found his own tennis because of this, and successfully opened up his own tennis path.

From then on, Ryoma Echizen sang all the way.

Kanto level, will trap many people, this is the chasm that distinguishes geniuses from ordinary people.

Jiecheng Wu had experienced this stage and understood the truth, which is why he asked Shenwei Ming this question.

And the others in Budongfeng.

Yiwu Shen Si doesn't need to worry; he is very clear about his direction in his heart.

Jiecheng Wu saw this point, which is why he thought he had a chance to keep up with himself and Ju Juping.

Shitian Tie doesn't need to worry either; Shitian Yin in Osaka has already pointed out the direction for him.

The rest of the people, temporarily can't consider this stage, and the path of doubles is different from singles.

Road fork.

"Senior Jiecheng, this road is the direction to Mu Cun big brother's tennis court."

Shenwei Ming stopped and pointed to the intersection on the right with some hesitation.

"I know, accompany me to another place first."

Jiecheng Wu waved his hand indifferently, as if saying it casually, but there were flames faintly rising in his eyes.

Kanto level, need to embark on your own tennis path.

Then if you want to become a national-level player, you must build your own tennis system.

And the national-level path is the process of constantly discovering the loopholes in your own system and perfecting it in battle after battle with players of the same level.

Now, Jiecheng Wu is going to do this.

Half an hour later.

Jiecheng Wu and Shenwei Ming got off the train, walked through several intersections, and finally stopped in front of a luxurious building.

"Bing Di Xue Yuan, sure enough, it's rich..."

Jiecheng Wu looked up; the school gate in front of him was clearly much more imposing than Budongfeng Middle School.

But besides being imposing, it also faintly revealed a cold aura.