Chapter 95: Zone State, Battling the Miracle Generation

The tennis ball exploded beneath his foot and flew out, a wisp of dust rising with it.

Jiecheng Wu looked along the direction of the ball, and Ziyuan Dun's figure reflected in his eyes.

His gently swaying violet hair, a cold and terrifying expression, a tall and burly frame, and the electric flash flickering in his eyes.

Zone!

Feeling the opponent's transcendent, indifferent aura, Jiecheng Wu's eyes glimmered with a sharp light.

In Heilan World, this is a realm praised as accessible only to the "chosen ones", boosting strength, leaping power, speed, vision, reaction, and all other aspects to the limits the body can endure.

Normally, entering the zone state also requires the aid of a Trigger.

Huoshen Daga's Trigger is the will to fight for the team; Chi Si's Trigger is the decision to completely abandon teammates; Huang Lai forces entry into the zone by perfectly imitating Qingfeng through "flawless imitation".

But because of Jiecheng Wu's command, Ziyuan Dun in this space must give his all to defeat him, so he entered the zone state without hesitation.

Again!

Jiecheng Wu kept shouting, saying that Ziyuan's move a moment ago had exceeded his expectations, and he wanted to experience it properly again.

Swish!

Ziyuan obeyed the command completely, flipping his palm and tossing the tennis ball.

In the zone state, he naturally found the most comfortable motion; as his body swung back, two violet lightning streaks trailed from the corners of his eyes, while his arm bent and pressed down heavily.

Boom!

The tennis ball streaked across the sky like a startled swan, descending with terrifying momentum and raising a gust of wind.

Well done!

Jiecheng Wu's eyes shone brightly; he opened all his pores, fully immersing his body and mind in the overwhelming pressure the zone brings.

This is an experience completely different from Wild Instinct Aura and Selflessness!

If Selflessness is an ethereal, self‑forgetting state—void yet all‑encompassing; Wildness follows one's own instincts, a state formed entirely in the subconscious by all innate impulses.

Thus, the zone state Ziyuan entered now is like the self consciousness entering Super‑Ego Form, fully controlling his instincts and thereby mastering his body.

Zone and Wildness share similarities, yet they seem like two extreme states—one seeks downward, the other strives upward to transcend.

Regarding the degree of power increase, Jiecheng Wu doesn't think Thunder Beast Stance is inferior to the zone, but in the zone state he found the direction for his next development.

He lightly tapped his toe, flicked his right hand upward, caught the serve and returned a backhand straight smash.

Boom!

Boom!

The two kept rallying back and forth on the court, while the surrounding spectators, as if real people, continuously cheered for them.

During the match, Jiecheng Wu sealed Thunder Triple Concerto, Thunder Beast Stance, and Wild Instinct Aura.

Aside from basic tennis, he only used the Template Character's memory to convert Ziyuan's abilities into tennis techniques and deployed them in the match.

That is the purpose of this space's existence.

It lets the Template Character appear before him, letting him directly experience the opponent's abilities, thereby accelerating the Template's integration speed.

Although Ziyuan is a novice at tennis, he can only rely on the zone state to find timing for his shots.

But as Jiecheng Wu completes the ability conversion, those transformed techniques can be used by Ziyuan, and gradually, Ziyuan no longer looks like a beginner.

His strokes are clean and crisp, his return timing spot‑on, and the ball trajectories are sharply cunning.

Speed, strength, stamina—Ziyuan lacks none; after entering the zone state, his spirit and will surpass Jiecheng Wu by a margin.

At that moment, it seemed as if two progressively stronger Ziyuan Duns appeared on the court.

One, in the zone state, bombarded relentlessly, occasionally unleashing the converted tennis techniques.

The other, though not in a special state, relied on abundant experience and extraordinary game sense to deftly meet the opponent's powerful attacks, turning the match into a tug‑of‑war.

Time passed, unknown how long.

Boom!

A ring of air burst at the strike; Jiecheng Wu's disheveled hair was lifted by the ball's gust, and his left hand seized the racket, pushing forcefully.

The tennis ball slammed toward Ziyuan's still‑unfamiliar backhand.

Clap!

As the final ball rebounded out of the court, the match ended, and the referee instantly announced the score.

Game, Jiecheng Wu, 6-4!

"Hm, did I lose?" Ziyuan Dun opened his mouth in a daze; even with unfamiliar tennis, he dislikes the feeling of defeat.

However, that emotion lasted only a moment; he loosened his hairband, let his hair fall naturally, resumed his previous lazy demeanor, and yawned, seeming a bit weary.

Tennis's intensity is lower than basketball's, but maintaining the zone state still drained too much of his stamina.

"Goodbye, Wuzi, remember to bring me chips next time; of course a tasty stick works too."

Ziyuan Dun waved at Jiecheng Wu as a farewell, and after speaking, he dissolved into a speck of light.

"Truly the age of miracles."

Jiecheng Wu looked at the empty opposite side of the court and praised, noting that because of him, Ziyuan could directly use techniques converted from his own abilities.

Yet the opponent's rapid evolution still surprised him; in a short match, Ziyuan already possessed impressive tennis awareness and even unconsciously employed some self‑created tricks.

Even though, in Jiecheng Wu's eyes, Ziyuan's techniques still seemed juvenile, this is a talent many mediocre people never acquire in a lifetime.

Genius tennis players are often creative, and that is their greatest difference from ordinary people.

"Ziyuan has already seen it, so who should we look for next?"

Jiecheng Wu tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers, and several silhouettes flickered in his mind.

"It doesn't matter; we have to see them all anyway, so let's start with that guy!"

A thought flickered in his mind.

A figure with indigo hair stepped out slowly; the newcomer had dark skin, casual movements, his gaze scanning the held racket, and a slight sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Jiecheng, I think I have told you, right?"

He looked toward the opposite side of the court at Jiecheng Wu, his gaze sharp and domineering, his left hand casually resting on his waist, while his right wrist flicked and the racket spun wilfully.

"The only one who can beat me is myself; even in tennis it's the same!"

Beep—

"The match begins."

"Jiecheng Wu VS Qingfeng Dahui!"

"Qingfeng, go ahead!" Jiecheng Wu ignored the other's words and still issued the command to give his all.

As the voice fell, Qingfeng's expression changed instantly; he seemed to return to the moment of facing the fire god, battle spirit erupted, two strands of electric sparks flashed in his eyes, and an indigo glimmer simultaneously appeared on his body.

Boom!

A blast rang out, the match began.

The zone state in this book's setting is below Heavenly Seamless, stronger than Thousand Hammer Hundred Tempering.

【Supplement Sunday Chapter 2】The word count squinted, and when I woke up the sky was already bright.