Prince of Tennis Fraudster

"This is……"

Sanada raised an eyebrow; he seemed to recall seeing a similar move somewhere before. However, compared to that person, Kuki's momentum was considerably weaker.

Whoosh!

Even so, this shot was still incredibly dangerous. At least for Nioh at this stage, it posed a certain degree of risk.

Thump thump!!

Instead of advancing, Renwang retreated, backing up to the outside of the baseline. He narrowed his eyes, carefully examining the intricacies of the ball.

"This guy, does he intend to..."

On the opposite side, Kuki, who had just unleashed the Wave Ball, felt his right arm burning hot, as if it were on fire. But seeing Niou seemingly about to make a move, he coldly curled his lips into a smile: "You're asking for death!"

boom!

The tennis ball slammed into the ground and bounced back up. In that instant, Niou's racket struck the ball perfectly, slicing it into the racket face.

But upon contact, his expression immediately changed.

weight!

This shot possessed an indescribable power!

The tennis ball pressed against his arm through the racket, and Niou gritted his teeth, his brows furrowed tightly.

Snapped!

Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer, and the racket slipped from his hand.

"Is that not allowed?"

It seemed that this series of tasks was more difficult than he had imagined. However, he quickly calmed his fluctuating emotions and bent down to pick up the racket.

The task is difficult, but not impossible. Moreover, the higher the difficulty, the greater the reward upon completion.

boom!

Seeing that the Wave Ball had suppressed Niou, Kuki seemed to have found a breakthrough and continued to attack with Wave Balls. His physique seemed to be even better than Ishida Tetsuya's; he only had to gasp for breath after being hit by Wave Balls continuously.

"30-0!"

boom!

"40-0!"

boom!

"Game! Kuki Tsuruyama, 1-2!"

The tide of the game began to turn, with Niou, who had initially been in the lead, being overtaken by Kuki. The spectators, however, found this scene quite entertaining.

"Does this guy actually want to receive the ball head-on?"

Bei Yuan and Liu Mei huddled together. She noticed that Ren Wang sometimes went "crazy" while playing. For example, in situations like this, he should have played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, selectively attacking, but instead, he was like a bull, determined to break through his opponent's signature moves.

"Incomprehensible!"

Her assessment of Niou seems to have dropped another notch.

On the other side, after several attempts, Niou also found what seemed to be a point of entry. His furrowed brows relaxed, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

They switched courts, and he pulled out a tennis ball.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he tossed the tennis ball into the air, simultaneously raising his racket with his left hand and forcefully pressing it forward.

boom!

He didn't hit this ball with outside spin. But the speed of the tennis ball was much faster than a right-handed outside spin. Kuki frowned and moved, struggling to catch up with the tennis ball. He flicked his racket and hit the ball away.

Tap tap!

Niou reacted quickly, catching up with the tennis ball and extending his racket to hit it towards the middle.

"Hiss... Is this guy provoking Kuki?"

The onlookers stared in disbelief, and others gained a deeper understanding of Niou. "He's a madman!"

"cut……"

Kuki, who was facing the tennis ball, flashed a fierce light in his eyes, swung his racket with his right hand, and slapped the tennis ball hard.

boom!

The immense force of the impact instantly neutralized the spin of Niou's shot. The tennis ball, carrying a terrifying momentum, hurtled towards Niou on the other side.

Tap tap!

This time, he reversed his previous approach and instead of retreating, he advanced. Using the immense momentum from his sprint, he swung his racket.

Bang!

He tilted his racket face as he received the tennis ball. At the same time, his arm swung slightly, dissipating much of the force. The tennis ball then slid smoothly across the racket face.

"Now!"

Feeling the heavy pressure on his arm, Niou gritted his teeth and instantly activated the [Imitation] fragment in his talent bar.

"Wave~ Ball!"

He glared and swung the tennis ball with one hand.

boom!

The tennis ball landed at Kuki's feet, creating a ripple of air. He stood there, stunned, muttering, "H-How is this possible?"

"15-0!"

"Ooooooooo!!!"

The once quiet stadium suddenly erupted into a frenzy, like water droplets boiling in a pan.

"Did you see that? Did you see that? That guy just retaliated with the same move!"

"Wow, this is amazing! Are these Rikkai's regular players? They're terrifying!"

"It's over, that Kuki guy is finished..."

A murmur of discussion arose, and in that instant, Niou became the focus of the entire audience.

Beside the ecstatic Inoue, Kitazono stared blankly at the figure wiping away sweat.

"He...did it?"

No one dared to believe it, including the Big Three. They believed Niou would win, but they never expected that the kid would actually go head-to-head with that terrifying return shot from his opponent.

Having observed Niou's entire performance, Yukimura narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems, it's time..."

Niou's return shot shocked not only the audience, but also his opponent, Kuki Kiji.

His spirit was intact, but at this moment, his inner self began to crumble.

In the following matches, Niou won without any difficulty.

boom!

"Match ended, Rikkai Jin'ou won, score 6-1!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission 'Prisoner of Power,' rated A+, rewarding you with 20 reputation points and 1300 points. Rewards include the skill 'Wave Ball - Remnant' (purple quality) and the purple item 'True Buddha Without Heart'!"

Upon seeing the reward, Niou's lips curled into a smile.

Sure enough, the more difficult the task, the higher the reward. But as he read the end, his brows furrowed again.

"Props? I don't see them."

"Hey!"

At that moment, Kuki, his face covered in sweat, shouted. Renou looked up and saw him throw a string of things over, saying, "This was given to me by my master, but I don't understand it. Since I lost to you, I'll give it to you!"

After saying that, he left the field with a gloomy expression.

Niou shifted his gaze from Kuki's retreating figure, examined the Buddhist prayer bead bracelet a few times, and murmured, "The true Buddha has no heart?"

Chapter Fifty-Four: Celebrating [Please subscribe and follow!]

"Is the true Buddha without a mind?"

Under the cover of night, a group from Rikkai University were having dinner at a hot pot restaurant. Niou, meanwhile, was looking down, constantly examining the Buddhist prayer bead bracelet in his hand.

"Purple item [True Buddha Without Heart], quest item, helps the host unlock the next stage of the quest. Characteristics: Clarity of Mind - Imperfection, after being blessed by Buddhist or Taoist monks, it can reduce the impact of negative emotions to a certain extent."

The description of this item was rather strange. Niou examined it carefully for a few moments but couldn't find anything of interest. The only clue was that this string of prayer beads was related to the Wave Ball.

When talking about Wave Ball, we have to mention another person - Gin Ishida.

Coincidentally, this person seemed to be a Buddhist in the original story. Moreover, Shitenhoji Temple happens to be a middle school within a temple, which inevitably led him to connect the two.

As for the quest activated by the prayer beads, Niou had some suspicions that it might be related to the remaining six fragments of the Trickster. However, the name of the entire series of quests left him somewhat puzzled.

[A legend that never existed]?

Shaking his head to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, Niou looked at Kirihara, who was struggling to unravel the 'Wheel of Wisdom'.

The Wheel of Wisdom is an unusual Rubik's Cube, far more difficult to solve than a regular one. It's generally only those with high intelligence and dexterity who can master it. In Rikkai, only Yagyu is proficient at it; the Wheel of Wisdom in Kirihara's hands is the one he always carries around.

"Phew, I can't do it anymore, I can't solve it!"

Kirihara sighed, handed the Rubik's Cube to Yagyu, and felt as if all his brain cells had died.

"Ah!"

Yagyu smiled calmly, took the Wheel of Wisdom, and his ten fingers flew up and down. The chaotic patterns that had become after the Kirihara Hand technique were transformed into works of art in his hands, constantly changing and combining.

Click click click!!

His hands moved faster and faster, which surprised both Yukimura and Sanada.

"It's done!"

In less than a minute, he solved the incredibly complex Rubik's Cube, leaving Kirihara with a look of pure admiration.

Yukimura smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you, Yagyu, had such a special skill!"

He glanced at Sanada, who was sitting upright, and said with a smile, "Sanada, why don't you give it a try?"