Chapter 152: The Awakening of the Child of God, Zero-Sense Tennis

"Yes. Even with Echizen Ryoma under the limit of Peerless Perfection, given Yukimura's formidable strength, he might not necessarily lose."

"But..."

Takahashi walked slowly into the Rikkai rest area.

"But what?"

Sanada asked urgently.

"The limit of Peerless Perfection doesn't just raise one's own strength; its radiance also devours the opponent, causing Yukimura's power to be weakened, unable to unleash his original strength."

Takahashi said.

"So, is the current Yukimura being affected by the radiance of Peerless Perfection?"

Yanagi Renji asked in surprise.

"Yes!"

Takahashi replied.

"Then..."

Kirihara wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Takahashi.

Takahashi turned serious and said: "But it is absolutely impossible for Yukimura Seiichi to submit under this radiance."

"He is the Child of God of Rikkai, who fought against illness with firm belief and astonishing perseverance, miraculously recovering from his sickness to return to the tennis court once again."

"Even if this radiance has temporarily affected Yukimura, Yukimura will certainly break free from the shackles and pull himself together."

"Watch closely! He will show us that even without reaching the realm of Mu, he is still the final victor!"

On the court.

"Child of God of Rikkai, you're still far from the mark!"

Echizen Ryoma carried his red tennis racket on his shoulder and boasted to Yukimura.

However.

Contrary to Echizen's expectations, Yukimura was actually indifferent, as if he hadn't heard this sentence at all.

Echizen curled his lip, feeling a bit bored!

This match was too lacking in challenge; an easy victory made it impossible for him to get into the spirit!

Sure enough, only Takahashi in Rikkai was worth his attention.

Echizen took another tennis ball out of his pocket.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball turned into a stream of light and headed toward Yukimura.

Just when Echizen thought this ball would repeat the situation of the previous one.

Yukimura moved.

His figure moved rapidly backward, and he swung his racket forcefully at the right baseline.

"Thud!"

The sound of the tennis ball landing heavily rang in Echizen's ears.

Echizen's pupils shrank sharply.

He actually hadn't seen the trajectory of that ball just now.

"30-40!"

"Point to Yukimura Seiichi of Rikkai University Affiliated Middle School!"

"Hey, I didn't expect you to be able to keep up with my speed; I really underestimated you."

"It seems this match is a bit more interesting than I imagined!"

"Since that's the case, I'll start making my moves too!"

"Enjoy the joy of playing tennis properly!"

Echizen still smiled very brightly and arrogantly.

However, just like before, Yukimura still did not respond.

It was as if he hadn't heard Echizen's words at all.

Rikkai rest area.

"This Echizen Ryoma is going too far with his words."

"Senior Yukimura actually isn't saying anything to teach him a lesson."

Kirihara was very dissatisfied seeing Echizen provoke Yukimura repeatedly.

"Do you blow up the moment you're provoked? Do you think Yukimura is you?"

"Kirihara, you need to learn more from Yukimura in terms of being mature and steady."

Marui said after popping the bubble gum in his mouth.

"Yukimura's state seems a bit off!"

Sanada observed Yukimura on the court carefully and spoke up.

"How sharp! Sanada."

Takahashi said with a smile.

"What?"

Sanada was puzzled.

"The current Yukimura cannot hear what Echizen is saying."

Takahashi said.

"What?"

Once Takahashi said this, everyone was stunned.

Takahashi explained: "The current Yukimura is actively depriving himself of his Five Senses."

Yanagi Renji repeated in disbelief: "Actively... depriving... Five Senses?"

Takahashi smiled slightly and said: "This is Yukimura's way of dealing with Peerless Perfection."

"In order not to be swallowed by that dazzling light, Yukimura chose to actively abandon his own Five Senses, elevating the sensations necessary for playing tennis to the extreme."

"This is a move he newly developed—Zero Sense Tennis."

Sanada continued: "So the current Yukimura cannot hear Echizen speaking?"

Takahashi nodded and said: "Yes."

Yanagi Renji asked eagerly: "Then is he the same as others who were hit by Metsu Gokan? Are they all in absolute darkness?"

Once Yanagi Renji's words were out, Sanada, Marui, and the others were all startled.

Takahashi spoke slowly: "Yes. The world the current Yukimura feels is the same as those who were previously deprived of their Five Senses by him."

"But the difference is, this time it is Yukimura who is actively abandoning his own Five Senses."

"The radiance of Peerless Perfection invades the body from a person's various senses, thereby exerting a certain mental suppression on them, causing their original strength to wither."

"Yukimura's move can be understood as using Metsu Gokan in reverse, applying it to himself to cut off his connection with the outside world."

"Although this move is somewhat extreme, once Yukimura loses contact with the outside world, no matter how dazzling that light is, it will not have any influence on him."

"Moreover, there is a gain for every loss; while cutting off contact with the outside world, Yukimura focuses all his attention solely on the tennis ball returning to his own half of the court."

"His strength has not only not been affected, but has instead gone a step further!"

Niou, who was on the side, sighed: "Yukimura is truly an incredible guy, to be so ruthless to himself!"

Sanada said: "Yukimura is not only doing this for himself, but also for Rikkai's three-peat."

"The current Seigaku has both Echizen Ryoma and Tezuka Kunimitsu, who have opened the limit of Peerless Perfection."

"Even if Captain Takahashi deals with one of them, then what about the other?"

"Could it be that our Rikkai has to be dragged by Seigaku to five matches before we can win?"

Yanagi Renji said: "Captain, are there other ways to deal with the limit of Peerless Perfection?"

"In that match with Tezuka just now, Tezuka also used Peerless Perfection; how did you avoid being affected by that light?"

Takahashi pondered for a moment and said: "Yukimura and I walk different paths."

"No, it should be said, he walks a path different from everyone else!"

"He has walked out a unique path that belongs to him, and plays tennis that belongs solely to him."

In fact, whether it was Echizen Ryoma or Tezuka Kunimitsu, due to the huge gap in basic strength between them and Takahashi, the radiance of their Peerless Perfection had no effect on Takahashi.

What truly had an effect on Takahashi in the past was Oni Jujiro's Peerless Perfection.

Back at the R-Japan U17 Training Camp, at the very beginning of his match with Takahashi, Oni actively entered the limit of Peerless Perfection.

Oni is undoubtedly a standout among high school students.

His strength has even reached World Level.

Therefore, Oni's Peerless Perfection had a suppressive effect on Takahashi.

It was precisely because of that experience of facing Oni's Peerless Perfection head-on that Takahashi thought Yukimura would also be suppressed when facing Echizen's Peerless Perfection.

It was just that at the time, Takahashi had already gone very far in another realm of tennis, the Asura Divine Path, which is on the same level as the Selfless State.

Relying on the aura of the Asura Divine Path, Takahashi was able to resist that radiance of Peerless Perfection.

However, given Yukimura's experience, it is probably very difficult to enter the Asura Divine Path.

The prerequisite for entering the Asura Divine Path is that a tennis player needs to have experienced many painful and tragic failures.

But Yukimura's nickname is "Child of God"!

Except for that one match he lost to Takahashi, up until now, Yukimura has never had a record of defeat, and has not even lost a single point in small scores.

For such a Yukimura, wanting to step into the Asura Divine Path is extremely difficult.