Chapter 204: Tiandao

The purple cold electric sparks blooming made the air in the arena cold.

Murasakibara unexpectedly stepped into the realm of the Zone.

"This..."

"Isn't it said that one of the conditions for entering the Zone is to have absolute passion for basketball?"

"How can Murasakibara enter it too?"

The people from Touou were stunned.

Murasakibara, who previously only stood in the paint and was too lazy to move a step in games, actually entered the realm of the Zone?

No matter how you looked at it, he didn't look like someone who loved basketball!

Aomine was also stunned, then his lips curled slightly.

"In other words, that’s just how it is."

No matter what he said, being able to step into the realm of the Zone meant that Murasakibara, this guy, didn't really hate playing ball; on the contrary, he liked it very much.

Purple-haired giant baby, let’s see how you can be stubborn in the future!

Tiandao and the others had mentioned before that entering the Zone required an opportunity; for Aomine it was pressure, for Murasakibara it was responsibility?

It must be; this Zone is truly heaven-defying, requiring someone with Murasakibara’s personality to take on responsibility before it lets them in.

Just because it’s heaven-defying, the Zone is so fierce!

Then what was Tiandao’s opportunity to enter the Zone?

The audience discussed it heatedly.

The director only told the audience the conditions that needed to be met to enter the Zone.

It was clearly stated that everyone’s opportunity to enter was different, but it wasn't specified in detail.

Whether it was Aomine or Murasakibara, they were all inferred by the audience based on the existing plot.

Then what was Tiandao’s opportunity?

The audience couldn't guess, because every time he entered the Zone, he did so whenever he wanted, unlike Aomine and Murasakibara; there was no story foreshadowing, so naturally, it couldn't be inferred.

The director’s team seemed to be able to hear the audience’s heart, immediately giving the screen to two years ago.

"Zone?"

Riko, who hadn't been seen for a long time, appeared on camera again, making countless old fans tear up and shout, "Sister-in-law, we miss you!"

She was wearing cartoon pajamas, learning about the existence of the Zone from Tiandao for the first time.

The director’s team took the opportunity to borrow Tiandao’s mouth to introduce the existence of the Zone in detail.

"Yeah, a state of excluding all interference outside the court and exerting one’s potential to the extreme."

"To enter this realm, 3 conditions must be met."

"First, have absolute passion for basketball. Second, possess talent recognized by the Zone. Third, find that opportunity to enter the Zone."

"The third one is the most important, because the opportunity for each player to enter the Zone is almost different, always hidden in the deepest part of the player’s heart."

"Eh, it sounds like it’s very troublesome." Riko blinked her eyes and asked, "Then what is your opportunity?"

"My opportunity? I don't know." Tiandao said honestly.

It wasn't concealment, but he really didn't know; that day he was playing ball, and suddenly he went in.

Fan Shi in the real world was also stunned when he saw this.

He immediately began to analyze.

"First, we can rule out the two points of team and responsibility; everyone should remember when Tiandao went to the second door before, right?"

"Tiandao is the only one who knows how to enter the second door, but he directly refused it, so fighting for the team can be directly removed."

"Pressure shouldn't be it either; Tiandao is not the type of player Aomine is. He is very clear about the cruelty of the basketball world, unlike pure basketball lovers like Aomine and Kuroko."

"Then let’s review what happened during Tiandao’s second year at Teiko."

"Tiandao’s first step into the realm of the Zone was when Aomine was lost; at this stage, Aomine’s talent had just awakened, killing gods if gods stood in his way."

"Combined with the conversation between Riko and Tiandao at the time, Riko was worried that Tiandao couldn't beat Aomine. So is it possible that as long as Tiandao wants to win, he can enter the Zone realm? Is his miracle a desire to win? Or is it desire?"

Fan Shi analyzed it and thought of a very heaven-defying reason.

That was, as long as Tiandao wanted to win, he could step into the realm of the Zone at will.

The audience listened to his analysis and felt it made sense.

But the next second, the screen changed.

Tiandao arrived in front of the first door of the Zone realm.

Then memories flashed like a slideshow; those were photos of his Generation of Miracles teammates playing ball.

He looked at the door in front of him and said the iconic character line.

"I am the strongest!"

*Rumble~*

The door to the Zone opened for him just like that.

Holy crap!

Fan Shi felt he had been backstabbed by the director’s team; he analyzed so much, only to find it was all wrong.

The information and intelligence provided by this plot were already obvious enough.

Tiandao’s opportunity to enter the Zone was not Aomine’s "pressure," nor Murasakibara’s "responsibility," but the "confidence" that was within reach.

As long as he firmly believed that he was the strongest, he could enter the Zone realm at will.

This explained why he could treat the Zone realm like his own backyard.

Because this Generation of Miracles captain was least lacking in confidence.

This guy was the one who dared to say he was the strongest the first time he appeared!

The animation had been playing for over ten minutes.

From Kozo Shirogane introducing Murasakibara’s opportunity to enter the Zone to revealing Tiandao’s opportunity, it seemed like a long time had passed.

However, on the court, only a few seconds had passed.

*Boom!*

Hiroshi Yamazaki’s shot was undoubtedly swatted down by Murasakibara.

The Kirisaki Daichi people saw it and hurriedly rushed over to compete for control of the basketball.

As a result, the next second, Kazuya Hara, Kojiro Furuhashi, and Makoto Hanamiya were all knocked flying by Murasakibara; Murasakibara picked up the ball and ran wildly toward the front court without a word.

At this time, the screen turned to Tiandao; he had his back to the camera, but the next second he turned and disappeared from the camera without warning.

Leaving only a silver-white electric light and the special "zi" sound effect of the Zone.

By the time the camera shifted, Tiandao and Murasakibara had already passed the other people on the court one by one like wooden stakes.

A feeling never experienced before.

Murasakibara only felt that the movement trajectories of the surrounding objects had become very, very slow.

The noisy sound of the audience couldn't reach his ears; his brain became clear, all worries were thrown behind him, and only the basketball and the rim in his hands remained.

*Boom!*

He dribbled and changed direction time and time again, passing two Kirisaki Daichi players.

It looked very ordinary, just dribbling and changing direction to break through.

But you couldn't ignore his 208cm height and 99kg weight.

This body type making such movements was faster than a guard; that kind of shock was simply indescribable.

But the moment he stepped into the three-point line, Tiandao’s figure rushed into his world like a thunderbolt.

"Tiandao?"

"Even if it’s Tiandao, I won't lose to you!"

In the time it took to breathe, the two had already killed their way into the paint.

Murasakibara stepped on the floor to stop short; Tiandao followed, completing the stop in 0 frames, and then saw Murasakibara’s back lean over heavily.

Tiandao was pushed back by this strange force.

Tiandao knew very well that he didn't lose to Murasakibara in strength when concentrating his whole body’s power; he lost in the model, as his body tonnage was too different from Murasakibara’s.

This was Murasakibara’s advantage, but it was also his disadvantage.

Murasakibara pushed Tiandao away, exploded, turned, and grabbed the basketball tightly with both hands to soar.

However, even though he grabbed the basketball so hard, he was still stolen by Tiandao.

The moment he was pushed away, the monster on his body had already taken action, going to Murasakibara’s left side.