Prince of Tennis Fraudster

And this thought, in this dark world, was amplified and grew stronger with time.

"DiDi!!"

"Warning! Warning! The host's emotions are beginning to fluctuate violently, with a large accumulation of negative emotions. Beep beep!! The critical point has been exceeded, and the system is about to cut off the host's thinking."

“切断开始，1%……15%……43%……76%……98%”

"99%! 99%! 99!"

The system's shrill alarm sounded, plunging it into 'malfunction' once again. This was because he couldn't block out the deepest recesses of Nioh's heart, the place known as instinct, the zero realm, the forbidden zone.

The system cannot interfere.

On the other hand, the accumulation of negative emotions also made Niou's thoughts more and more extreme, and he even had the idea of ​​resisting tennis.

Swish!

Just then, a few scattered fragments suddenly flashed by.

"This is……"

A boy, a miniature version of Nioh who looked about three or four years old, stood at a distance, watching with envy his friends swinging their rackets on the court.

The scene flashed, and this time it showed someone around ten years old.

After teasing his classmate, Niou hummed a little tune as he went to the basketball court. He ran to a corner, lifted the grass, and took out a somewhat tattered racket.

He picked it up from someone else; it wasn't that his family couldn't afford it, but rather that his father, Makoto, wouldn't allow him to play tennis. Makoto knew that Niou, who hadn't been very strong since childhood, wasn't suited for tennis.

Furthermore, Zhenlian had already paved the way for him to become a famous engineer.

But things didn't go as planned. As Niou grew older, his personality became rebellious, and he constantly opposed his father. On the other hand, through gradually learning from others and accumulating experience, Niou's tennis skills improved steadily.

At the same time, his passion for tennis grew stronger.

Finally, after graduating from elementary school, Niou entered Rikkai University, which had just completed its thirteenth consecutive Kanto championship and advanced to the top four in the nation.

He passed the assessment and became a member of the tennis club. Unfortunately, fate intervened, and a car accident took away his beloved tennis.

Pain, sorrow, grief...

The King of Ni, who was of one mind with him, fully understood the pain that King Ni had felt at that time. The grief in his heart turned into tears.

"Waaah~"

Outside the court, Kitazono looked sadly at Niou, who had been standing there for several minutes in a daze. She wondered if this idiot would continue playing tennis after he woke up.

She could even empathize with him, feeling the pain he was enduring. Blood soaked his knees, slowly flowing down, and seeing this caused Beiyuan a pain as if it were being ripped out of her heart.

Suddenly, she trembled as she looked at Niou, for she saw Niou slowly open his eyelids and a tear slide down his cheek.

Her body stiffened, and her eyes widened suddenly: "He...cried?"

That seemingly cynical smile and casual, natural manner of that idiot actually shed tears?

Across from him, Yukimura slowly frowned, feeling that he might have gone too far.

"He wouldn't..."

But then he thought about it again, and Yukimura hardened his heart and closed his eyes.

Unbeknownst to those outside, something truly astounding was happening to Niou, something beyond the system's comprehension.

Chapter Sixty: Awakening [Please subscribe and follow!]

Soul fusion!

This is beyond dimensions, something beyond the system's comprehension.

Grief, sorrow, and extreme emotions, driven by a large accumulation of negative feelings, caused two originally unrelated souls, who had only come together by chance, to resonate with each other.

The lingering soul of the deceased 'Niou' gradually merged into the current Niou's consciousness. A layer of white mist rose up, transforming into an eggshell-shaped, hard barrier that completely enveloped Niou's soul.

"DiDi!!"

“检测到异种能量的波动，系统开始分析，当前完成度1%……11%……33%……75%……98%……”

"99%! 99%..."

The system scanned the blind spot again, the central location it couldn't reach, the 'Zero Zone' that holds the greatest potential of the human body.

"Click-click-click..."

The eggshell shattered, crumbling into powder, and finally transforming into thick white vapor that swirled around Niou, which he absorbed bit by bit. At that moment, his aura also changed.

The original Niou, though mysterious and often sporting a cynical smile, was merely an empty shell. Now, however, he exudes a calm, natural, and carefree aura.

This empty shell has finally acquired a complete soul.

"Well……"

Opening his eyes, Niou looked at the darkness and sighed deeply. The fusion of their souls had added 14 years to his life experience—a tumultuous 14 years.

And his fox-like eyes had gained a new spark of intelligence. "Perhaps, now I am the true King of Benevolence!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, on achieving enlightenment. Your five-dimensional attributes have increased, your skill Data Tennis has been upgraded, and your current level is lv1 [purple]."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, on fusing with the soul of Nioh and awakening the skill Phantom Lv1 [Purple]."

"Phantom: Developed by the host's predecessor, Niou, it mimics the temperament, hitting style, and skills of other people, and transforms into another person's skill in a dreamlike way."

phantom?

Niou's eyes lit up. He had finally obtained the skill he had longed for since the beginning of his transmigration.

However, looking at the hazy darkness before him and the empty surroundings, a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

"But how do we get out?"

Even with his greatly increased strength, he couldn't break through Yukimura's Five Senses Annihilation. This was a mental attack, and even though Yukimura's body wasn't at its best, the effect was still terrifying.

Swish!

Suddenly, a white light appeared before his eyes.

In a hazy, indistinct way, the darkness turned into a thick fog, and that sliver of white light gathered in his hand.

"This is……"

With his hands outstretched, Niou was completely stunned.

"Is the true Buddha without a mind?"

What appeared in his palm was the Buddhist prayer bead bracelet he had obtained from Kuki, which shimmered with a blend of white and gold.

"That's right, it's that skill!"

He suddenly remembered that this string of Buddhist beads also had a calming effect, which could suppress negative emotions.

"The true Buddha has no mind, the true Buddha... has no mind?"

Suddenly, Niou's eyes lit up.

"It's not that the true Buddha has no mind, but rather that the true Buddha has no evil mind? Or perhaps some other kind of mind!"

This bracelet is clearly missing a crucial component. This perfectly aligns with the characteristics of Buddhist prayer bead bracelets.

Characteristics: Qingshen·Zang!

This bracelet is incomplete!

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for triggering the second stage of the hidden quest [The Legend That Does Not Exist] - [The Heart of Buddha]!"

Swish!

At the very moment of Niou's enlightenment, the bracelet on his hand shone brightly, layer upon layer, breaking through the misty blackness.

boom!

Outside the stadium, the two people watching Niou with different thoughts suddenly felt a flash around Niou, and a dazzling white light suddenly burst forth, illuminating the entire stadium.

Bei Yuan looked bewildered: "What... what's going on?"

A glint flashed in Yukimura's azure eyes; his intuition told him that some kind of special change was taking place in Niou.

After a long while, the light faded, revealing the upright-standing King Ren.

His silver-blue hair fluttered in the wind. The weariness on his face had completely vanished, replaced by a vibrant energy, and his fox-like eyes flashed with a newfound intelligence.

Kita-en stared blankly at Ren-ou, who seemed like a completely different person; his demeanor was drastically different from before. She murmured, "Big...big idiot..."

"You're finally awake!"

Yukimura laughed from the bottom of his heart; the guy in front of him was performing even better than he had expected.

"Thanks to you!"

Niou smiled slightly, all the awkwardness and nervousness he had shown when facing Yukimura completely gone. Instead, he exuded confidence and a strong fighting spirit.

"Therefore, I will repay you properly with my understanding and awareness!"

call!

After saying that, he tossed the tennis ball up, half-jumped, swung his racket, and slammed it down on the ball.

boom!

With a crisp sound of the ball hitting the net, the tennis ball turned into a streak of white light, swiftly passing over the net and striking the service line on Yukimura's right side.

"So fast!"

Yukimura narrowed his eyes and reacted quickly. After all, he was a top-level player in the country, and even though he was currently unwell, he still possessed the fighting strength of an average national-level player.

Just before the tennis ball landed, Yukimura moved into position. He caught the ball with his racket and flicked it diagonally towards the opposite corner.

Tap tap!

Niou reacted just as quickly, regaining his peak speed. He moved in front of the tennis ball's trajectory, raised his racket, stepped back with his right foot, and slammed his foot into the ground.

"This is……?"

Upon seeing this, Yukimura's pupils contracted slightly.