The Prototype of a World-Class Technique, Everyone Falls

"Hiss! What just happened?!"

"What... what did Sanada just do?!"

"It's too fast, I can't even see it!"

It took a long time for the Fudomine from Fudomine and the school players who came to watch to recover from their shock.

Although they hadn't clearly seen the tennis ball, they had seen the lingering silver lightning bolts in the air very clearly.

"He really pulled it out! Sanada Genichirou's Moving like Thunder!"

Looking at the lightning on the field that had only just dissipated, Muneyoshi thought to himself.

As for what Sanada said about it being prepared for him and Tezuka, he simply ignored it.

Because he knew that even without him, Sanada had developed this move long before his second year.

The original work was meant to give Tezuka a big surprise, because he had never met Tezuka before. Just as Tezuka sealed away Muga, he also sealed away this move.

This technique was developed specifically to counter Tezuka Kunimitsu's domain and his the Pinnacle of a Thousand Forgings skills.

Unexpectedly, he was now forced out by Tachibana Kippei.

"Very good!"

So you'd been hiding your true strength all along!

Upon seeing Sanada's retort, a surge of anger also rose within Tachibana Kippei.

"Sanada Genichirou, the person you're competing against right now is me, Tachibana Kippei! What are you thinking?"

The blood-red aura made Tachibana Kippei's personality somewhat manic, especially after he realized that Sanada had just called out other people's names.

"Don't underestimate me!"

At this moment, Tachibana Kippei's fighting spirit surged, and the blood-red aura began to shrink back from its spreading state, becoming solid.

Under the influence of Tachibana Kippei's spiritual power and anger, the aura surrounding him became even more dynamic!

Sanada could feel the anger and fighting spirit in Tachibana Kippei's counterattack. As a Sanada Genichirou was naturally determined to face such a challenge from his opponent!

Tap tap!

In just a few strides, Sanada had already caught up with the tennis ball, his arm swinging and creating a blur in the air!

Bang!

The sound of the ball hitting the court had barely been heard when the tennis ball was already in Tachibana Kippei's half of the court.

Its speed. Like the wind!

In response to Tachibana Kippei's declaration of war, Sanada once again used his Wind Forest Fire Mountain, Swift as the Wind as the Wind.

"Swift as the Wind? Who do you think you're looking down on, Sanada Genichirou!"

On the field, seeing that Tachibana Kippei had used wind instead of lightning again, Tachibana Kippei's anger intensified.

He took two steps to the left, and with his racket facing nothing in front of him, he slammed it down!

Boom!

After a deafening roar, a terrifying howl immediately echoed out!

Roar!

Explosive Ball Wild Dance!

The flying tennis balls created a violent gust of wind on the court, and dozens of sharp ball shadows slammed directly towards Sanada Genichirou.

With a powerful jerk, Tachibana Kippei pulled the tennis ball through the air with a deafening sound, and in a flash, it pierced the net!

Immovable as the Mountain!

Faced with Tachibana Kippei's furious counterattack, Sanada immediately used a defensive technique!

He let out a low growl, Sanada's aura instantly changed.

The racket, as heavy as a mountain, accurately intercepted the powerfully hitting tennis ball.

With a flash of lightning, the blue-purple light transformed into a silver snake once more.

"Moving like Thunder!"

Immovable as the Mountain defense and Moving like Thunder attack; the tennis ball flew toward Tachibana Kippei.

"Good timing, since you're so confident in your defense..."

"Since that's the case, then let's just take your mountain head-on!"

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Tachibana Kippei's eyes, a savage and chilling light brewing in his pupils.

The already vibrant crimson aura changed once more, churning and rising continuously, causing a terrifying and inexplicable aura to emanate from the spot where Tachibana Kippei stood.

At that moment, even Sanada's lightning seemed to slow down in Tachibana Kippei's eyes, and a blood-red light enveloped the racket in Tachibana Kippei.

Step forward, raise your racket, and swing it towards Sanada's incoming ball!

Roar!

"Beast Aura —condense!! Mighty Lion Chokehold!"

A terrifying roar instantly echoed throughout the entire stadium!

As the tennis ball flew out of Tachibana Kippei, it was like three streaks of blood-red light flashing past. Tachibana Kippei's mental and physical strength were instantly depleted, and his face suddenly turned pale.

As the tennis ball flew over the middle net, it began to spin violently, and the crimson light attached to the ball began to truly merge with the spiritual energy.

The crimson aura shifted once more, this time appearing not only before Sanada's eyes, but also before everyone watching the battle; the phantom of a three-headed lion appeared before them.

As the lion's shadow appeared, a terrifying sense of crisis rose up around everyone on the field, and Sanada, who was facing the opponent head-on, had his brow twitching wildly.

The three lions lunged directly at Sanada, and the resulting shockwave, after flying over the net, resembled a hurricane, hurtling straight toward Sanada's feet at the baseline.

Seeing this, Sanada did not hesitate and used Immovable as the Mountain once again!

However, the mountain's imposing aura was torn apart by the lion's shadow just as it was beginning to gather.

The mountain shattered completely, and the tennis ball continued to move forward, the crisis engulfing Sanada entirely.

At this moment, Sanada was completely locked onto by this powerful will, and moving had become a luxury.

Facing the terrifying lion roaring towards him, Sanada's eyes widened in fury.

However, Sanada is Sanada after all. Faced with such a crisis, his years of dedicated kendo practice made him incredibly calm.

Realizing that retreating was impossible, Sanada had no intention of backing down. He held the racket high above his head with both hands.

A dazzling flash of electricity rose from the racket once again.

At this moment, the racket in Sanada's hand slashed down like a thunderous sword!

"Go back here!"

"Moving like Thunder!"

"Ah..."

However, the expected retaliation did not occur.

Sanada gripped his racket tightly, intending to return the shot, but Tachibana Kippei's return tennis ball blocked his racket heavily.

Like a lion's paw striking down, Sanada Rai's power was no match for the tennis ball's advance; the powerful impact caused the racket handle to slam heavily into his stomach.

A sharp pain shot through my abdomen, and my knees also endured unimaginable force at that moment, instantly becoming red and swollen.

"Aaaaaahhhhhh..."

With a roar, Sanada was pushed across the court by the tennis ball, leaving a mark, but Sanada still managed to push the ball back despite the excruciating pain.

However, at such a height, Tachibana Kippei could completely ignore it, and of course, he couldn't possibly pay attention to it at this moment.

That last shot must have taken a huge toll on him.

"Outside the box, Fudomine Tachibana Kippei scores, 15-0."

As the referee finished speaking, Sanada Genichirou collapsed to his knees in agony on the field, his hat landing squarely on the ground.

"Sanada!"

This scene caused the expressions of Rikkai Dai to change.

The stadium was somewhat quiet at this moment, everyone was still processing what they had just witnessed.

If I'm not mistaken...

"I saw it too..."

"It looks like a lion?"

"How is this possible!"

After a brief moment of silence, everyone gradually began to discuss it.

However, no matter how they speculated, they could not understand the mystery and trick.

Only a few people seemed to have thought of something, and they all looked towards the figure in the Fudomine area.

The move that Tachibana Kippei just used was different from the one that Saeki Muneyoshi used last year, as they remembered it.

But the sense of oppression and crisis remains the same.

This is a move that surpasses the National Level.

A deep sense of apprehension flashed in many people's eyes.

"... It's actually Ning... Has Ju already come this far?"

Muneyoshi ignored the gazes of others, instead staring intently at Tachibana Kippei in the arena, his eyes gleaming with admiration.

He was all too familiar with Tachibana Kippei's situation; last year, he was remarkably similar to Tachibana Kippei now.

He had only recently established himself at the top of the National Level, but by chance, he mastered an even stronger technique.

However, Muneyoshi had grasped the Darkness, while Tachibana Kippei had grasped the third step of the Aura Path: Condensation!

Release, gather, condense!

If you can do these three steps, you can truly say that you have mastered and entered the path of breath control.

The afterimage that Tachibana Kippei just unleashed, which everyone saw for a moment, was the sign that he had entered the third step of his Aura Path.

However, Tachibana Kippei must have been in very poor form at this point, as this was the first time he had played such a tennis match.

He couldn't control it at all; his mental energy, aura, and even physical strength must have been greatly depleted.

Given his Tachibana Kippei foundation and mental strength, even if he were to exert all his strength like he just did, hitting just one ball would probably be his limit.

"I don't know if I can keep going..."

Looking at Tachibana Kippei's pale face and his trembling muscles, he fully understood Tachibana Kippei's state of reaching his limit.

Sanada was in an even worse situation, having taken a heavy blow from Tachibana Kippei. He did not dodge at all, but directly took the hit head-on.

Even though he unleashed lightning, the burst of power at that moment was still somewhat lacking.

Fortunately, Rai hit the ball with the frame; if he had hit it with the face, Sanada would likely have had his racket destroyed again.

However, having blocked the attack with his body and the frame, the handle of the racket will likely be much more difficult for Sanada to handle.

Such power is comparable to Tōno Atsukyō's Execution Ball —seppuku.

More importantly, it's the knees. Lightning's attacks already cause significant damage to the knees, and now it has also endured all the impact of Tachibana Kippei's attack.

Sanada's situation is also not optimistic.

"You big liar, did you see that? This is my brother's true strength. The brother who competed against you last time didn't even go all out."

Seeing the incredible power of Tachibana Kippei's shot, Tachibana An appeared beside Muneyoshi without him noticing, and said with a proud expression.

"True strength?"

Muneyoshi shook his head. "An, don't talk about that. Quickly go and prepare some things for ice packs. Your brother is probably injured..."

"What, you're injured?"

Tachibana An was startled. At that moment, she also noticed that Tachibana Kippei's face was extremely pale, which was not normal at all.

"Cough cough cough... Tachibana Kippei, your strength has impressed me. My progress over the past year has been so slow. I've been too lax."

Despite the excruciating abdominal pain and swollen, red knees, Sanada struggled to his feet.

That last shot almost transported him back to a year ago, back to the time when he faced Saeki Muneyoshi again.

Only then did he realize with shock that his so-called revenge was probably not even close to the strength of the opponent's first-year student, which infuriated Sanada.

Of course, he was angry at himself.

"The so-called thunder and yin are no match for that guy. My self-isolation only makes me look like a frog in a well."

"I will continue to evolve until I stand before Saeki Muneyoshi!"

At this point, Sanada's face turned grim. "Rikkai Dai's victory is absolutely flawless!"

Bang!

The tennis ball, filled with anger, flew back to Tachibana Kippei's half of the court.

Despite the exhaustion, soreness, and muscle strain, Tachibana Kippei forced himself to focus his last bit of energy and engaged Sanada in battle once more.

For a moment, tennis seemed to have returned to its most basic state...

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine Tachibana Kippei wins, score 6-6."

Tiebreak!

"Equally split, 11-11."

Bang!

"Sanada Genichirou scores, 16-15."

Bang!

"Tachibana Kippei scores, 18-17."

"Game, Fudomine Tachibana Kippei wins, score 7-6."

As the referee announced the final score, both players collapsed heavily onto the field.

Tachibana Kippei was completely exhausted from excessive mental exertion, resulting in weakness and muscle strain. Sanada's abdomen was also severely injured, and his knees were completely unable to bear weight after using lightning several times in a row.

But they endured the pain and persevered to finish the match.

As the competition neared its end, it became a contest of spirit and willpower.

Both Tachibana Kippei and Sanada Genichirou displayed an extremely strong will.

As the vice ministers were lifted down by their respective teammates, all the spectators applauded them.

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