Chapter 191: Taotie Reappears, Turning the Tide

After a few seconds of silence, Borg replied: "Not necessarily! The concept of space is too advanced. Space and time are mysterious existences that almost transcend everything."

"However, if Takahashi, who is executing this move, does not have the strength to keep up with Q. P, who is blessed by two rays of light, then Q. P still has a chance."

"By relying on strength and Spirit Power far superior to Takahashi's, he can weaken the mental impact brought by Takahashi."

As Borg spoke, he looked toward Q. P.

Wrapped in two rays of light, Q. P's strength should now exceed Takahashi's, but it is not yet far superior.

Now it depends on how strong the weakening effect of these two rays of light is on Takahashi's strength.

……

On the court.

Takahashi looked at Q. P, who was enveloped in two rays of light, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Once the second ray of light appeared, Takahashi felt that things were very ominous!

That feeling of having one's strength shrouded, that feeling of wanting to submit under these two rays of light, suddenly surged from his heart.

Unlike the appearance of the first ray of light, the appearance of the second ray of light caused the sense of oppression on Q. P to increase geometrically.

"Bang!"

"40-15!"

"D Country Team scores!"

Just as Takahashi was somewhat distracted, Q. P scored directly with a Serve.

Hearing the umpire's voice, Q. P was momentarily stunned.

This was the first point he had taken while in a one-on-one duel with Takahashi.

Q. P looked at the landing spot of the tennis ball; although it was slightly off, it was still within the lines.

Sure enough, the simultaneous blessing of the two rays of light had given his Spirit Power a huge boost, and the influence of Takahashi's mental special move on him had also begun to diminish.

The situation was developing in a direction favorable to him.

……

"Q. P is actually already able to activate two rays of light at the same time?"

"No wonder he is the No. 2, second only to Borg."

Byodoin Houou said.

"This is bad! Once the second ray of light came out, even standing on the sidelines, I felt suppressed!"

Irie pushed up his glasses, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

At this moment, a roaring sound erupted from the spectator stands.

In the previous few games, Q. P had been scored on consecutively by a middle school student from Japan, which had left the fans of the D Country Team and Q. P feeling very disappointed.

Now that they saw Q. P beginning to turn the tide, they started shouting excitedly.

……

"Bang!"

"30-30!"

"D Country Team scores!"

Q. P scored again, and the cheers from outside the court became even more intense.

Q. P on the court put away the tennis ball, turned to walk toward the umpire, and said: "The noisy clamor of the entire venue has already disturbed me, making it impossible for me to concentrate on the match."

"If you, as the umpire, do not issue a warning regarding the loud noise in the venue, I will not continue the match."

Hearing Q. P's cold words, the umpire was stunned for a moment, then began to say to the loudly cheering audience: "Please keep quiet!"

When Q. P returned to his side of the court.

"Is this really okay? These are all spectators cheering for you!"

"If you interrupt them now, you won't have the chance to hear the audience's cheers later!"

A slightly mocking voice reached Q. P's ears.

Just as Q. P was about to say something, he discovered that the aura on Takahashi's body had begun to change—cold and dark, making one feel a sense of hair-raising dread.

Auras so powerful that they made Q. P feel a sense of terror appeared.

That monster flashed and vanished, but the aura that made him feel terror did not leave; it remained on Takahashi's body.

……

Coach Mifune stared intently at the changes behind Takahashi and said: "This must be his Ashuluoshendao—Taotie!"

"His mastery of the Asura Divine Path seems to have taken another step forward; he didn't materialize the other-dimensional phantom, but instead kept its aura?"

Oni nodded and said: "It is the Asura Divine Path, but why doesn't Takahashi use his other-dimensional phantom directly?"

Coach Mifune thought for a few seconds and said: "Perhaps Takahashi feels it is simply unnecessary?"

"Look, just by keeping the aura of Taotie, the influence of the two rays of light on Q. P's body on Takahashi has completely disappeared."

"On the contrary, look at Q. P's expression."

Q. P on the court widened his eyes, looking at Takahashi in disbelief.

Ever since he was enveloped by the two rays of light, Takahashi had not seemed so strong in Q. P's eyes.

Q. P felt that it was not so difficult to defeat his opponent; he even felt that he could look down on Takahashi!

But ever since this cold, terrifying aura appeared, Q. P felt that he had to start looking up to his opponent!

This powerful sense of oppression seemed to make the boost from the two rays of light on his body disappear entirely!

On the other side.

Borg watched the changes in Takahashi, his expression gradually turning gloomy as he said: "Asura Divine Path!"

Tezuka asked: "What is that?"

Bismarck explained, "It is one of the two great tennis realms that stand alongside the Light of Restraint, which is what you in Japan call the Selfless State."

"It is a realm that can only be opened after experiencing a tragic defeat and holding the conviction to win the match with a resolve to die."

"If the Light of Restraint provides a boost of 1 to oneself and a weakening of 1 to the opponent, then the Asura Divine Path provides a boost of 2 to oneself, while the weakening of the opponent is an unknown variable."

Tezuka asked in confusion, "An unknown variable?"

Borg said, "This involves the Other-dimensional Domain."

"After entering the Asura Divine Path, there are many diverging paths; everyone walks a different road, and the Other-dimensional special moves formed will also be different."

"Some Other-dimensional special moves only increase attack power, but some Other-dimensional special moves will weaken the opponent."

"Although Takahashi's Other-dimensional phantom only flashed by for an instant, you felt that terrifying aura, didn't you?"

"In this way, the bonuses brought by the two radiances on Q. P and the weakening of Takahashi were completely offset by the opponent using the Asura Divine Path."

Bismarck said solemnly, "In this way, the situation has returned to how it was at the beginning."

"Opening the Asura Divine Path is even more difficult than the Light of Restraint, and it has extremely high requirements for a player's willpower."

"Even among high school students, or even professional players, there are not many who can open the Asura Divine Path."

"I have never heard of a middle school student being able to open it."

"Takahashi, is he really just a 12-year-old middle school student?"

Hearing the discussion of the team members behind him, Returu turned his head with a smile and said, "Takahashi Yanichi is indeed an opponent worthy of our attention."

"But I have waited for this opportunity for a long time; only by coming into contact with an incomparably powerful opponent can Q. P truly move from Perfect Quality toward Ultimate Quality."

Borg repeated, "Ultimate Quality?"

Returu said, "The final layer of the Light of Restraint, the Radiance of Fortitude."

"A radiance that becomes even stronger because of someone."

Bismarck exclaimed, "Coach, are you trying to make Q. P possess all three radiances at the same time?"

Returu nodded and said, "Only when all three radiances are complete will Q. P become Ultimate Quality."

"And by then, Q. P will become the hegemon of the entire court."

"Even the Asura Divine Path will not be able to stop Q. P's victory!"