Upon hearing this...
The viewers in the live stream were extremely excited.
"Haha, great, great, great! I've got my stool and melon seeds ready, just waiting for Guan Yu's Immortal Technique Combo moves!"
"Brothers, get ready to record! This time, the Exalted Emperor is showing off his skills. We'll replay it frame by frame to see if he really can do six attacks per second!"
"If Exalted Emperor really manages to perform six actions per second, he will break the record for the fastest hand speed and become the fastest player in the entire King of Glory!"
The comments section was filled with excitement.
Su Hang wasn't going to spoil the fun and immediately started the 100-star ranking.
However, because the players' ranks were ridiculously high, and it was a weekday during the day when there were few players of the same rank, the matchmaking time took several minutes.
"Oh right, there's one more thing I wanted to tell everyone." Taking advantage of a break in matchmaking, Su Hang got down to business, "Today I created a new team called [ Sovereign Dominion ], everyone is welcome to join."
"A new team? Sovereign Dominion? Holy crap! Exalted Emperor, are you going to participate in [ Clash of Kings ]?"
The viewers in the live stream immediately connected it to the Clash of Kings," since one of the key factors in winning the King Title is having a team!
Su Hang nodded. "Yes."
The live stream room immediately erupted in cheers!
"As expected, it's Clash of Kings! My god, I knew the Exalted Emperor was ambitious, but I never imagined he was this ambitious—directly aiming for the King Title in one fell swoop!"
"I think it's normal. The Clash of Kings every three years. If you miss this year, you'll have to wait until 2028 to try and win the King Title again."
"Boss Exalted Emperor, what are the skill requirements for joining your team?"
Su Hang looked at the comments and thought for a moment. Unlike the four core members, the average members of Sovereign Dominion were definitely much lower in terms of game skill and talent.
After all, ordinary team members only need to participate in team matches on time every week and do nothing else.
Su Hang slowly said, "For boys, the Peak Tournament must be above 2400 points, and they must have any hero ranked as a Major National Badge, or any three heroes ranked as Minor National Badge."
"For female players, a rating of 2200 or higher in the Peak Tournament is required, along with either a historical Major National Badge for any hero or a currently ranked Minor National Badge for any hero."
The live stream was filled with wails of despair from the viewers.
" Exalted Emperor, do you want to see just how high your standards are? A peak rating of 2400, and you're meeting players who are among the top 100 in the entire country!"
"Alright, everyone, my hopes are completely dashed. Sovereign Dominion's recruitment criteria are practically equivalent to only accepting top-tier players, streetball legends, pro streamers, and professional players!"
"Great God Exalted Emperor, if someone brings their own investment to join the team, could the requirements be relaxed a bit?"
"Bringing investment into the team?"
Su Hang was slightly taken aback. For amateur esports teams, if they wanted to climb the national team rankings, incentives for team members were essential. So, where did the money for these incentives come from?
The answer is sponsorship!
In other words, some wealthy players who brought their own money to join the team!
Back then, when Imperial Crown was founded, we were quite fortunate. The three vice-captains, [ Silver Dragon ], [ Phoenix ], and [ Mountain Lord ], all joined the team with their own investment, and they were fully responsible for the team's expenses and welfare distribution.
However, the following year, the three left Imperial Crown, the team's funds were exhausted, and the finances were in trouble. The daily welfare expenditure alone was 100,000, which amounted to 3 million a month.
Add in other miscellaneous expenses, and it will cost at least five million a month!
At the time, I was only nine years old and in elementary school. I was penniless and had no way of supporting the huge expenses of the Imperial Crown. I couldn't even come up with five hundred yuan, let alone five million.
This concerns the survival of the Imperial Crown, so they have no choice but to confront the core members about the team's predicament.
Fortunately, two core members of the Imperial Crown stepped forward and took the initiative to shoulder the Imperial Crown's enormous expenses.
One is [ Mao Rabbit of the Yuejing ], who enjoys doing absurd things.
The other one is the current vice-captain of the Imperial Crown.
[ Si She · Yujingzi ]!!!
In fact, all twelve core members of the Imperial Crown are very mysterious, but if we were to talk about which core member is the most mysterious, it would have to be the unassuming Yujingzi.
"I'm sorry," Su Hang declined, "At present, Sovereign Dominion does not need any form of sponsorship, including investment from within the team."
Now that he has a stable income as a fitness instructor and also has live streaming as a side job to supplement his family's income, it is enough to cover Sovereign Dominion's daily expenses, so he does not need any sponsorship.
The wealthy men and women in the live stream were greatly disappointed and had no choice but to give up.
At this moment, the ranked match was successful.
Enter the hero selection screen.
Su Hang was on the fifth floor, but unfortunately, the matchmaking system assigned him to the development lane instead of the top lane.
"Using Guan Yu in the development lane is not a bad idea."
Since I promised the fans I would recreate Guan Yu's Immortal Technique Combo, I should choose Guan Yu no matter what position I'm assigned to.
Su Hang preliminarily selected Guan Yu.
unexpectedly.
The teammate on the fourth floor also pre-selected Guan Yu.
"Um?"
Su Hang's gaze fell on the game ID on the fourth floor.
[ General Feiniu ].
The game's name looks familiar.
Su Hang looked up at the live stream and was immediately stunned.
"Holy crap! Boss Exalted Emperor, the fourth floor is Fly, the fourth floor is Fly from Jinan RW Xia!"
"This is unbelievable, brothers! Our Exalted Emperor is truly a match-up god, he actually got matched with the King of the Clash Lane, Fly, on the same team!"
"My idol is Fly, the holder of the Supreme King Title!"
"Newbie here, just asking: Which is more awesome, the title of Strongest Overlord of the Exalted Emperor or the Supreme King Title of Fly?"
"I suspect the guy upstairs is a jerk. Of course he's the Supreme King Title, do you even understand the significance of that saying, 'Without the Champion Emperor, Fly is invincible'?"
"Although the Great God Exalted Emperor can dine at the same table as Fly, in terms of strength, seniority, influence, and appeal, he can't compare to Fly!"
The hero banning phase is over.
The teammate on the first floor immediately helped Fly on the fourth floor steal Guan Yu.
At this moment, Fly realized what was happening.
[ General Feiniu ]: Is the fifth floor occupied by Exalted Emperor himself?
Su Hang replied in text.
[ Exalted Emperor ]: Hmm.
[ General Feiniu ]: How about you take the top lane? I'll let you play Guan Yu.
[ Exalted Emperor ]: No need, you play Guan Yu, I'll just play the development lane.
[ General Feiniu ]: You have been awarded the title of the Strongest Overlord. Now, who in the King of Glory circle doesn't know that Guan Yu is in a class of his own? You should take the title.
Su Hang felt a little favorably disposed towards Fly's humility.
[ Exalted Emperor ]: Your Guan Yu isn't bad either, you can play.
[ General Feiniu ]: Then I'll make a fool of myself and trouble the current Strongest Overlord of the top lane to see how much of your Guan Yu's strength I have.
Su Hang narrowed his eyes slightly; there was a sense of competition between them in the other person's words.
[ Exalted Emperor ]: Then I'll also make a fool of myself. I'll trouble the current Supreme King Title of the Anti-Road to see how much of your strength my Ma Chao has.
With a bang.
Su Hang has locked in Ma Chao as his hero for the development lane.
The viewers in the live stream loved the spectacle.
"Wow, are Fly and Exalted Emperor at odds? There's a lot of tension between them."
"Definitely. Although they have no grudges against each other, they both King Title Overlord of the opposing lane. Now that they're on the same team, they're bound to have a friendly spar."
" Guan Yu is the most powerful hero in Exalted Emperor, Ma Chao is Fly's best hero. If they switch heroes, whoever performs worse will be embarrassed. That'll be interesting to watch."
The BP countdown has ended, and the game loading screen has appeared.
Out of habit, Su Hang checked the summoner spells of the five enemy players. When he saw the third enemy player, he was stunned.
The hero is in the center of the poster.
The gilded trophy of the [National Champion Team] stands majestically.
"Clam???"