The Score Was Tied

"I never expected that a first-grader could not only break the Five Senses Deprivation, but also execute that kind of serve."

After the fifth inning ended, Yukimura reached the baseline.

After Horio's Limitless Scattered Flowers technique helped him win a round, Yukimura finally began to consider Horio a true opponent.

"But no matter how strong you are, Rikkai Dai's three-peat cannot be lost. No matter what, I will win."

Yukimura immediately hit the ball, and the tennis ball flew precisely towards the sideline.

But how could Horio, who had already regained his composure, be stumped by such a serve? Even though Yukimura's serve was near perfect in every aspect, Horio was physically stronger.

Facing Yukimura's serve, Horio moved Inch Step to the sideline and then unleashed Light Rain.

Bang!

"Seigaku Horio scores, 15:0"

"Damn it! It's Light Rain again! Isn't there any way to counter that move?!"

"No skill is unbreakable. Any skill you think is unbreakable is simply because you're not skilled enough."

"Even Yukimura couldn't break that move. Could that man really be an insurmountable mountain for Rikkai Dai...?"

"No! Yukimura will definitely bring victory back. This is his promise to Rikkai Dai, and it's also our promise to Rikkai Dai!"

Sanada was in a state of great turmoil, as his tone of voice had become very agitated.

Even though he vaguely agreed with Liu's words, he still held high hopes for Yukimura.

Bang!

"Seigaku Horio scored, score 2:4"

After another four consecutive Light Rain, Horio broke Yukimura's serve and won another game.

Having been scored on four times in a row by the same move, he, as the Child of God, clearly could not accept this result.

But there was nothing he could do; his serve had indeed been broken.

When it was Horio's turn to serve, he couldn't return the Limitless Scattered Flowers.

Just when Yukimura thought Horio was going to unleash Limitless Scattered Flowers, he simply hit a regular serve.

"What does that mean? Does he think he's guaranteed to win? That's why he's serving like that to humiliate me?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Yukimura reacted quickly and swung his racket, his dissatisfaction with Horio slowly growing within him.

Just then, Horio's arm, which was already prepared to retaliate, was enveloped in a purple aura.

"Is it the Hundred Refinements Self-Acquired?! or Shatter?"

"He used Light Rain in the last game, is he going to use Shatter this time!?"

"Yukimura, you absolutely have to catch that ball!"

The familiar scene brought back memories of Sanada being brutally defeated by this move during the Kanto Tournament.

Amidst the worried gazes of the Rikkai Dai, the far end of the racket struck the tennis ball against the edge of the racket frame.

Then, the purple aura that was wrapped around Horio's arm was injected into the tennis ball, and after it was fully injected, Horio hit the ball back.

No matter what kind of ball it is, I will return it!

Yukimura moved quickly, swinging his racket at the bouncing ball.

The tennis ball collided with the racket, and the vortex generated by the Genesis Aura rushed towards Yukimura's arm.

"Seigaku Horio scores, 15:0"

"As expected, it's impossible to Shatter it to its original state..."

"That purple aura is completely irresistible once it touches the arm."

"Where did that guy learn such insane ball skills from..."

The racket that Yukimura was hit away from the Rikkai Dai and dealt another blow to Yukimura's confidence.

"That purple aura... it feels so inviting, yet it also contains a terrifying power."

Yukimura, with his powerful mental strength, could sense the Genesis Aura more clearly than ordinary people, and the power contained within that Genesis Aura terrified him.

Rubbing his slightly sore arm, Yukimura picked up the racket from the ground.

"This can't go on. We have to end the competition as soon as possible, or the events of the Kanto Tournament will repeat themselves."

Back in the backcourt, he saw Horio Yukimura on the opposite side with a furrowed brow.

Then he unleashed his spiritual power once more, attacking Horio.

Just as he was about to toss the ball up, that familiar force appeared again.

However, Horio only paused for a moment without making a significant reaction before hitting the ball.

"Do you think I only managed to break through your Five Senses Deprivation by chance? You even released your mental energy."

Horio allowed Yukimura's mental energy to attack him; at this stage, Yukimura's mental energy attack required his opponent to make contact with his eyes.

If you deliberately avoid making eye contact with him, his spiritual power will remain suspended in the air.

Bang!

"Seigaku Horio scored, 30:0"

Bang!

"Seigaku Horio scored, 40:0"

"Did he discover something? He's deliberately avoiding eye contact with me."

Shatter shot Yukimura's racket twice, Horio was about to win the seventh game.

After Horio failed to make eye contact with Yukimura became suspicious.

However, other possibilities exist, and Yukimura dared not make a definitive judgment.

However, the facts did indeed confirm his suspicions; Horio did know his secret.

Bang!

"Seigaku Horio scored, the score was 4:4"

"Great! The score is tied!"

"Good job, kid! Keep this momentum and keep winning!"

"Horio is amazing! Weak Water is just too strong!"

"I never expected that even a technique as powerful as Weak Water would be further refined by Horio."

"Yes, it was already unbeatable before the Genesis Aura was added to the tennis ball, but now that the Genesis Aura has been added, Weak Water is even stronger."

Off the court, the Seigaku members were very excited that Horio had tied the score.

Furthermore, in the eighth inning, Horio played an evolved version of Weak Water, leaving Rikkai Dai and the other schools dumbfounded.

"Sanada..."

"Trust Yukimura; this is all we can do."

Hearing Liu's somewhat unnatural tone, Sanada understood what he wanted to say.

However, the player currently competing is Yukimura, who is the strongest player at Rikkai Dai.

There was nothing they could do off the field except believe in Yukimura, and the others were losing confidence.

I'm sorry.

On the court, after Horio won the eighth inning, he suddenly spoke to Yukimura.

Yukimura was also puzzled as to why Horio was apologizing to him.

"Because it seemed like you really wanted me to make eye contact with you starting from the seventh inning, but even after the eighth inning ended, I hadn't looked you in the eye even once."

Upon hearing Horio's explanation, Yukimura felt a sense of foreboding.

Just as he had guessed, Horio had seen through the secret of his Five Senses Deprivation.

"Your mental strength is indeed quite excellent. Actually, I also have a serve that is related to mental strength."

"My opponents are usually helpless against this move in matches, but I want to test it out. I want to see how it performs against an opponent with such strong mental fortitude like you."