Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 57 The Application of Selflessness in Learning
After wandering around the stadium with Xia Zhitong for a while, they got tired and sat in a pavilion near the river for half an hour before returning to the association to get their certificates.

The next day, the two met at the city library. As if by prior arrangement, they sat at the same table, facing each other, neither speaking, each looking at their own books.

The girl held the copy of "Jane Eyre" and read it carefully, while Gu Cheng took out a bag full of textbooks.

Although he guessed that he might not be able to keep up with the pace of his studies, Gu Cheng still stubbornly buried himself in his studies.

Half an hour later, Gu Cheng was ready to give up.

He's doing well in English and Chinese, as these subjects mainly rely on memorization. He's confident he'll get a good score, especially in English.

But mathematics and physics, which require understanding, cannot be mastered by cramming in a day or two.

Just as he was about to give up, Gu Cheng suddenly had a thought.

He thought of the state of selflessness.

The limit of talent and brilliance.

If we compare the state of selflessness to a silent flame, then this is a much stronger power, like magma. It concentrates all the power in one place, doubling the power, and returning double to the opponent's every ball, every spin, every trajectory, every destructive force, and everything else.

The ultimate goal of honing one's talent is to rapidly activate the brain's functions by using existing data to simulate the game's progress in an instant, analyze which ball one can score the fastest, and make an absolute prediction—predicting the number of balls needed for that round.

Since it can enhance brainpower to predict the outcome of tennis matches, can it be used for learning?

Can I?
That should be possible!
Gu Cheng felt that this was highly controllable and very likely.

Thinking of this, Gu Cheng started experimenting without saying a word. Although it was a bit physically demanding, he was sitting here without moving, so it didn't matter if he consumed a little energy.

Gu Cheng immediately opened his math book and started reading, then tried to solve problems using the formulas in the textbook.

After a while, Gu Cheng's eyes widened.

That's really good.

After activating the limit of talent, my brain felt like it had been replaced by a computer with super-terrifying computing power, running at full speed. Problems that previously required a lot of effort to solve, or even couldn't be solved at all, now only required a short time for the calculation process and answer to automatically appear in my mind.

If studying hard before was enough to get into Tsinghua or Peking University, now, even if you spend all year playing professional games, getting into Tsinghua or Peking University is still a breeze.

I might be the first professional tennis player to play professional matches and also get into Tsinghua or Peking University based on my academic performance.

Gu Cheng licked his lips. If he couldn't say there would be no one like him in the future, he was certainly unprecedented.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Cheng continued his self-study.

Gu Cheng studied very diligently, and he always had lunch at the restaurant on the basement floor of the library.

In the afternoon, Gu Cheng, who had finally finished studying all the subjects on his own, suddenly looked up at the girl sitting opposite him: "Xia Zhitong, let me ask you a question."

The girl looked up and blinked.

What was your score on the last monthly exam?

Although Xia Zhitong was a transfer student, she arrived earlier than Lin Huaiman and had taken a monthly exam. Gu Cheng remembered that he scored around 700 on that exam.

With nine courses and a total score of 1050, this score is not considered high.

"930."

What about the overall school ranking?

"I think it's number one, I haven't seen it."

Gu Cheng took a breath. No wonder Li Yang said Xia Zhitong was a beautiful and academically gifted girl; that was absolutely true.

Xia Zhitong continued to look at him.

"That's all, you can do whatever you want."

"Oh." Xia Zhitong lowered her head and continued reading.

Gu Cheng felt that if he used his talent to its fullest potential without considering the consequences, he might be able to surpass Xia Zhitong and become the new top student in the grade in the monthly exam.

on Monday.

Classroom of Class 2, Grade 1 at Ningbo No.1 Middle School.

Early in the morning, Gu Cheng walked into the classroom and immediately sensed a special atmosphere.

The moment he appeared at the classroom door, all eyes in the class fell on Gu Cheng as if under a spotlight, and followed him to his seat.

Gu Cheng sat down and noticed that Li Yang and the others were also staring at him. He couldn't help but touch his face and said, "Even if I'm handsome, there's no need to stare at me like I'm going to eat you alive!"

"(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~"

Boos erupted.

"Then why are you staring at me?"

"Screw you, I'm asking you, when exactly did you start learning tennis? We watched the matches, every set was 6-0. If you dare say you just started, I'll kill you."

"Damn it, that's inhuman. We agreed to pounce on each other like dogs, but you secretly got to wear the most dazzling halo."

Li Yang felt a deep sense of loss. Although Gu Cheng's grades were slightly better than his before, it was only by a few dozen points. He didn't care, since he wasn't first or second in the class. But now, his former good brother had not only won the men's singles championship, but the school was also making a big fuss about it. They were practically printing out Gu Cheng's photo and sticking it on the wall, then pointing at the photo and saying, "Look, this is the best student in our school."

Who can bear this?

"Have you ever seen Ningbo at two or three in the morning?" Gu Cheng asked helplessly.

"Practicing at dawn? Awesome!"

"I feel much better now that you say that." Li Yang grinned. "But I think if I were to learn tennis, I wouldn't be bad at it either. After all, you can't beat me at video games, but when it comes to studying, we're about the same."

Gu Cheng hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He had originally wanted to say that he could also beat Li Yang in games, since his reaction speed was much faster than before, and with the help of the Selfless Realm, beating Li Yang, a mere Gold-ranked player, would be as easy as beating a dog.

However, if Li Yang said that, he would probably explode on the spot. He's not as good as Li Yang in academics, he's not as good as Li Yang in basketball, and if he can't even beat Li Yang in video games, then this friendship is really over.

"Congratulations, Acheng!" It was Yu Xinjie who spoke. He wasn't surprised to hear that Gu Cheng had won the championship, but he felt it was a pity that he hadn't participated.

But he's always played singles, so even if he signed up, he'd just be there for show, so it's better if he didn't go at all.

"thank you all!"

Gu Cheng smiled and thanked him. Although he had to bear immense pressure that most people couldn't handle, and endure loneliness that most people couldn't bear, but...

It was a little bit enjoyable, though.

As he strolled over, Zhang Xiantu, who was standing outside the window, did not stop the noise in the classroom. Instead, he watched quietly before turning and leaving.

It was just a morning self-study session.

Didn't you see that Chen Dahei, whom the students were talking about, didn't even approach after hearing the noise coming from Class 2 of Grade 1?

As a homeroom teacher, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the head of the teaching department if he said that?

The classroom, which had been noisy for a while, gradually calmed down. Then, everyone went back to reading or reciting.

Li Yang shook his head and sighed, "Acheng, the timing of your return is really speechless."

"They notified us last Friday that there would be a monthly assessment test today. Don't you think you came back too early?"

"It's alright. I studied on my own over the weekend, and I've learned most of it." Gu Chen smiled slightly.

Li Yang pursed his lips, not paying much attention to Gu Cheng's mention of self-study. He just sighed and patted Gu Cheng's shoulder: "Don't be sad. You won the championship. It's not too much for me to surpass you in my studies once, right?"

(End of this chapter)