Xiao Jun

The local papers in Jinghai were still arguing over whether the White Phoenix Team or the Jingwu Team was stronger, but White Phoenix soon made them eat their words.

Throughout December's Competition Month, White Phoenix steamrolled the opposition, winning every match two to zero. Including their earlier matches, they finished the month on a fourteen-match winning streak. With 42 points, they were tied with the Silver Frost Team for first place in the Southeast Division.

The B-League's regular-season scoring rules worked like this: each match was worth three points in total. A team that won two to zero took all three, leaving its opponent with none. A team that won two to one took two points, while the loser received one.

Draws were extremely rare, but the rules covered them too. If each team won one game and drew one, they each received one point.

The Silver Frost Team had been relegated from the Class-A League. They might have finished at the bottom there, but they were still a formidable team.

After their relegation to the B-League, the Silver Frost Guild's leadership had taken a hard look at what went wrong and overhauled the main roster. The team's old complacency had vanished, replaced by the energy of a fresh start.

They had, after all, been tested in the Class-A League. The revamped Silver Frost Team performed superbly, even sweeping the Jingwu Team two to zero.

Many outlets across the Southeast Division began taking the newcomers seriously. Some even named the White Phoenix Team among this year's favorites to win the B-League.

The local media in Jinghai City quickly changed its tune as well, praising White Phoenix and Bai Xiaowen in particular. He had hit the ground running, showing none of the difficulty rookies often had adjusting to competition.

Bai Xiaowen