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Although in Genichiro Sanada's mind, it was a certainty that Rikkai would achieve a three-peat in the national tournament.
But that's on the premise that Yukimura Seiichi is able to participate.
If Yukimura Seiichi is unable to participate, then there will be some changes in Rikkai's chances of achieving a three-peat in the national tournament.
The variable lies in the absence of Rikkai University's three major players.
Yukimura Seiichi is the strongest of the Rikkai Big Three, and in Sanada Genichiro's opinion, he is also the strongest junior high school tennis player in Japan, earning him the title of "Child of God".
Yukimura Seiichi is also the only player in the Japanese junior high school tennis world to be called a 'god'.
It is important to understand that in the traditional beliefs of island nations, God is above the secular world, and although King stands at the pinnacle of the secular world, he has not transcended it.
This also means that in the world of junior high school tennis in the island nation, Yukimura Seiichi, the "son of gods," is a terrifying figure who surpasses even Emperor Tezuka Kunimitsu, King Atobe Keigo, and Emperor Sanada Genichiro.
This gives an idea of the terror that Yukimura Seiichi possessed.
However, due to Guillain-Barré syndrome, Yukimura Seiichi may be unable to participate in the upcoming Kanto Tournament, or even the National Tournament.
The reason Sanada Genichiro made a special trip from Kanagawa to Tokyo was to meet with a renowned doctor in Tokyo to learn more about the treatment and rehabilitation of Yukimura Seiichi's Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Under such circumstances, Rikkai University, the reigning champions, have weaknesses in singles matches.
Genichiro Sanada was very confident in his own abilities and in the strength of another Rikkai powerhouse, Renji Yanagi, but he was not so confident in the newly promoted singles player, Akira Kirihara.
This is not because Genichiro Sanada does not acknowledge Akaya Kirihara's strength and talent.
On the contrary, it was precisely because Genichiro Sanada recognized Akaya Kirihara's strength and talent that Akaya Kirihara replaced Seiichi Yukimura as the new singles player.
However, Kirihara Akaya's strength has not yet reached the level of the three giants of Rikkai University, and he still needs time and experience to hone and cultivate.
This means that Kirihara Akane could also become Rikkai's weakness and a variable.
Although Rikkai still has doubles, and although Genichiro Sanada still firmly believes that Rikkai will achieve a three-peat in the national tournament.
But Genichiro Sanada would not allow any flaws or variables to appear.
In Sanada Genichiro's view, Tezuka Kunimitsu is undoubtedly number one in Seigaku's singles lineup, while Chen Anxia, who has reached the state of selflessness, and Fuji Syusuke, who is hailed as a genius, are the strongest candidates for second and third place.
In other words, Kirihara Akaya, who is ranked third in the King of Rikkai singles rankings, is very likely to face off against Chen Anxia or Fuji Syusuke.
So, can Kirihara Akaya really defeat them with 100% certainty?
Before this, because of Kirihara Akaya, Sanada Genichiro had at least 70-80% confidence.
But after witnessing Chen Anxia awaken to the state of selflessness, his confidence plummeted from 70-80% to less than 50%.
The reason why his confidence has shrunk so much is that Genichiro Sanada had already reached the state of selflessness, but he gave up using it because of the side effect of rapidly consuming physical strength.
Therefore, Genichiro Sanada knew that what was truly terrifying was not the state of selflessness, but the person who could awaken it.
Only when one's own strength reaches a certain limit can one possibly enter the state of selflessness.
Yes, it's possible.
Take Kirihara Akaya, for example. His strength has reached the level of a near-national level, and in theory, he should have the potential to unlock the state of selflessness, but he just can't.
Given equal strength, the one who has awakened the state of selflessness is definitely stronger than the one who has not.
As for why Sanada Genichiro believed that Chen Anxia and Kirihara Akira would be evenly matched, it was because Kirihara Akira could also become a demon, thus bridging the gap brought about by the state of selflessness.
After considering various possibilities, Sanada Genichiro stood up and walked towards Chen Anxia, who had entered the state of selflessness.
Soon, Genichiro Sanada arrived in front of Chen Anxia and said in a deep voice, "The King of Seigaku, can you fight me?"
The reason Sanada Genichiro challenged Chen Anxia was to find out Chen Anxia's strength and to eliminate the weakness of the king, Rikkai University.
Of course, if Chen Anxia doesn't accept, then Sanada Genichiro won't persist; he'll simply go back and think of another way, such as designing a hellish training program for Kirihara Akaya...
Far away in Kanagawa, Kirihara Akaya suddenly felt a strange chill creep over him, and his body trembled uncontrollably a few times.
Immediately afterward, Kirihara Akaya muttered to himself with a grim expression, "Why do I suddenly have this ominous feeling..."
In front of Sanada Genichiro, Chen Anxia voluntarily withdrew from the state of selflessness after seeing Sanada Genichiro.
Through the documents and data provided by Inui Sadaharu, Chen Anxia will meet Sanada Genichiro.
Chen Anxia never expected to encounter Sanada Genichiro here, let alone that Sanada Genichiro would take the initiative to challenge him.
However, Sanada Genichiro's challenge was exactly what Chen Anxia wanted to do.
Chen Anxia, who has just begun to realize the state of selflessness, also needs a close match to help him accelerate his integration and to help him understand and master the state of selflessness more deeply.
Therefore, after Sanada Genichiro challenged him to a fight, Chen Anxia immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll fight you!"
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Chapter 317 A Past Feat, A Clash of Kings! (Please Subscribe!)
Not far from Chen Anxia's rented apartment, there are two free outdoor tennis courts.
Because it's Sunday, many tennis enthusiasts came here to play, which resulted in a large crowd.
In this situation, if you want to play, you need to wait in line.
Genichiro Sanada arrived here under the guidance of Anxia Chen.
Upon arriving, Genichiro Sanada saw the bustling scene and the two free courts that were already full. He frowned slightly and prepared to leave and find another place.
However, Sanada Genichiro did not expect that Chen Anxia had no intention of leaving, but continued to walk towards the tennis court where there were people.
Seeing this, Genichiro Sanada assumed that Chen Anxia wanted to wait in line and wanted to suggest that Chen Anxia go to another place.
Because Genichiro Sanada and others still need to take a bus back to Kanagawa, they don't have that much time to wait in line.
Before Sanada Genichiro could even speak, someone couldn't help but exclaim, "It's him! He's here again!"
This exclamation served as a trigger, drawing more and more attention to Chen Anxia's arrival and causing a commotion.
"I never expected him to come here to play ball today."
"Shouldn't he be participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament today? Why is he here?"
"At this point, the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament should have already ended."
"His energy is incredible! He even wanted to come here to play after the Tokyo tournament, really..."
"That's probably why he's so powerful."
Why are you all talking about him? Is there anything special about him?
"No way, you don't know him? He's the uncrowned king of these two stadiums!"
"Yes, since he started playing here, dozens of people have challenged him, but no one has been able to beat him. In fact, he has won all of them with a crushing 6-0 victory."
"Therefore, no one knows his true strength, and no one can make him take things seriously."
"Although everyone still wants to challenge him, it's no longer about taking pride in defeating him, but rather about taking some points from him."
"The Uncrowned King...who is he?"
"His name is Chen Anxia, and he's known as the King of Seigaku in the junior high and high school world!"
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Among the crowd nearby, Akira Kamio and Shinji Ibu from Fudomine Middle School listened to the surrounding discussions while looking at Chen Anxia with serious expressions.
Because tomorrow is the final of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament, Fudomine's captain, Kichihei Tachibana, told all the team members to go back early to rest and recharge so they could be in top condition for tomorrow's final.
However, Akira Kamio and Shinji Ibu did not plan to go back early.
After their crushing defeat in the regional preliminaries, Akira Kamio and Shinji Ibu were constantly thinking about becoming stronger and avenging their humiliation.
Therefore, they often meet up to practice together.
Today was no different. After the semi-finals of the Tokyo tournament, they came together to practice here, which is close to their homes.
They hadn't expected there to be so many people here, and they certainly hadn't expected to run into Chen Anxia so coincidentally when they were about to leave and find another place after waiting for a while.
During this time, Shinji Ibu's attention was focused on Chen Anxia, who had brought him a crushing defeat, while Akira Kamio noticed Genichiro Sanada following behind Chen Anxia.
It was precisely because he noticed this that Akira Kamio's body trembled uncontrollably, his face showing astonishment, and he froze on the spot for a moment.
In the junior high school tennis world of the island nation, almost everyone knows the reigning champion Rikkai University, the Rikkai Big Three, and even more so, the player known as Emperor Genichiro Sanada.
Naturally, Akira Kamio will also find out.
It was precisely because he knew this that Akira Kamio reacted in this way.
After regaining his senses, Kamio Akira suppressed the shock in his heart and murmured, "How did he get here? How did he get with Chen Anxia? Could it be..."
As if a certain possibility had occurred to him, Akira Kamio's body trembled involuntarily, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Ibu Shinji, who was standing next to Chen Anxia, heard Kamio Akira's mutterings and finally noticed Sanada Genichiro following behind Chen Anxia.
Then, as if he had thought of something, Shinji Ibu made a similar expression to Akira Kamio.
The shadow of the tree, the name of the man, Sanada Genichiro, as the strongest in the junior high school tennis world, even Kamio Akira and Ibu Shinji could clearly feel a powerful sense of pressure coming from him, even if they only looked at him from a distance.
This intense sense of oppression weighed heavily on their hearts, making them feel uncontrollably restrained.
Although they didn't want to admit it, the sense of oppression they felt from Genichiro Sanada was stronger than that they felt from Kichihei Tachibana.
Of course, they didn't know that Tachibana Yoshihira, a former national-level powerhouse and one of the two heroes of Kyushu, was currently in a state of self-sealing, and his strength was nowhere near that of his prime.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even have this idea.
Then, Shinji Ibu took a deep breath, silently took out his phone, and made a call.
Shortly after, the call was answered, and Tachibana Yoshihira's voice came from the other end, "Shinji, what's the matter?"
Shinji Ibu didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Chen Anxia is very likely to compete against Emperor Sanada Genichiro. Captain, would you like to come and watch?"
After hearing Shinji Ibu's words, Tachibana Yoshihira fell into a brief silence, digesting the information contained in the message.
Then, Tachibana Yoshihira asked, "Where is the address?"
Upon hearing this, Shinji Ibu immediately gave his address to Yoshihira Tachibana.
While Ibu Shinji was on the phone, Chen Anxia, leveraging his reputation as an uncrowned king, successfully secured a stadium.
Sanada Genichiro learned of Chen Anxia's 'heroic feat' from the surrounding chatter, but paid it no mind.
In Sanada Genichiro's view, with Chen Anxia's ability to reach the state of selflessness, dominating a place of this level would be an easy task.
Clearly, Chen Anxia's "feat" here was a trivial matter in Sanada Genichiro's eyes.