The following morning.
Three news items about Honor of Kings teams on the Douyin short video platform topped the trending list in the gaming section, maintaining high popularity and attracting millions of netizens to watch and discuss.
Recently, the [ Twilight of the Gods ] team, founded by [ Silver Dragon], Champion Emperor player, acquired 300 million RMB worth of shares in AG Super Play, becoming the AG Super Play's Triple Ultimate shareholder!
"Just yesterday, the [ Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest ] team, founded by the Champion Emperor player [ Mountain Lord ], acquired 100 million RMB worth of shares in the Wolves, becoming the Wolves's second-largest shareholder!"
" Mountain Lord has reached a cooperation agreement with Fly, a well-known KPL player, who will serve as the team leader of the Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest Team!"
Earlier today, the [Phoenix Champion Emperor Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes ] team, founded by the reigning champion [ Phoenix ], acquired 50 million RMB worth of shares in the eStar Team, becoming eStar's largest shareholder and actual controlling shareholder!
These three major pieces of news have directly shaken the entire King of Glory esports community! The comment sections of related videos have also exploded!
"Holy crap! This is completely upside down! This is the first time I've ever seen a private esports team in King of Glory of Glory (Honor of Kings) acquire shares in a professional team!"
"Brother, these three amateur teams are no ordinary King of Glory teams. The so-called KPL powerhouse teams are nothing but small fry compared to them."
"I never expected that Fly would transform into the leader of the Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest Team. This is probably the most explosive news in King of Glory in 2025!"
"Am I the only one wondering why Silver Dragon, Phoenix Mountain Lord, and the three Champion Emperor players would choose this particular time to acquire shares in the Big Three?"
"Dude, you've probably forgotten the Imperial Crown's Ten-Year Agreement, haven't you?"
"A ten-year agreement? What's that?"
Soon, the search term "[ The Imperial Crown's Ten-Year Agreement ]" surged by millions of times, quickly becoming the top search term on major social media platforms!
Many netizens who went deeper into the matter were deeply shocked.
The Imperial Crown Team's Ten-Year Pact: If, ten years from now, an individual player or King of Glory team successfully defeats Captain of the Imperial Crown, Imperial Emperor, or the entire Imperial Crown Team, then they can obtain the [ Imperial Ring ].
Or it could be a cash reward equivalent to 100 million yuan, the same as the value of the Imperial Ring!
The renowned [ Imperial Ring ] is familiar even to those who don't play King of King of Glory. After all, it's crafted with the finest materials by international jewelry masters, engraved with the signatures of the twelve core members of the Imperial Crown, and is the only one of its kind in the world!
If we were to rank the rarest title rewards in the King of Glory community, that would be...
Not the Strongest Overlord's [ Gold Badge ]
It is not the [ Diamond Award Stele ] of the Supreme King Title.
It's not even the [ Jade Crown ] of Champion Emperor player.
It was the [ Imperial Ring ] that the Captain of the Imperial Crown of the Imperial Emperor, had held for ten years!
Players in the comments section were lost in their fantasies and filled with longing.
"Wow, the Imperial Ring! If a guy gave me the Imperial Ring as a dowry, I'd definitely have 108 babies for him."
"This is the comments section, not a wishing well. Hey, you upstairs, you're really thinking big. Putting aside the honor attached to the Imperial Ring, just its intrinsic value is a hundred million! Is it even worth a hundred million in dowry?"
" The Imperial Ring is proof of the Imperial Emperor's identity. Whoever can produce the Imperial Ring in reality can command the entire Imperial Crown Team. After all, even the core members of Imperial Crown have never seen the Imperial Emperor in person!"
"Brother, if I were to create a high-quality replica of the Imperial Ring, wouldn't the Imperial Crown have to obey my commands?"
"Dream on. Even if you spend 100 million RMB to replicate the Imperial Ring using the same materials in a 1v1 match, where are you going to get the autographs of the twelve core members on the Imperial Ring?"
Connecting the Imperial Crown's Ten-Year Agreement to the Imperial Ring, more and more netizens understand why the three Champion Emperor players suddenly invested in the KPL team.
This is clearly aimed at defeating the Imperial Emperor, defeating the Imperial Crown, and aiming for the rarest King of Glory's title reward, [ Imperial Ring ]!
" The Imperial Emperor is undoubtedly the strongest player in the King of Glory circle. Putting aside his gaming skills, his influence and appeal are completely unmatched!"
"But when it comes to gaming skills, if we were talking about ten years ago, I would be certain that the Imperial Emperor would be stronger than the Three Champion Emperors. But in 2025, ten years from now, it's really hard to say."
"I agree with the comment above. Imperial Emperor and Three Champion Emperors are currently the number one players in the Android Q Zone, Android V Zone, iOS Q Zone, and iOS V Zone, respectively. They haven't faced each other for nine years, so it's still uncertain who is stronger!"
"That's why the Three Champion Emperors led their respective teams to gather in the Android Q Zone, and even invested in the Big Three to gain their support, all in order to defeat the Imperial Emperor, defeat the Imperial Crown, and obtain the Imperial Ring!"
"The clues have all come together, and the truth has come to light: the Three Champion Emperors wanted to bring down the Imperial Crown from its pedestal and thoroughly humiliate the Captain of the Imperial Crown, the Imperial Emperor!"
"I'm now a little curious. With the Three Champion Emperors champions making such a big fuss and targeting Imperial Crown so openly, how will the Imperial Crown Team's management respond?"
At the same time.
Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng No. 1 High School.
As the best high school in Jiangcheng, it boasts an undergraduate admission rate of up to 97% every year, and the number of students admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities consistently ranks first in Jiangcheng!
Despite August being summer vacation, Jiangcheng No. 1 High School successfully started its 2026 college entrance examination preparatory classes after paying a fine of 200,000 yuan to the Education Bureau!
The green sports field was filled with senior high school students in blue school uniforms. On the platform directly in front, a slender boy with short hair was leading the students in taking the college entrance examination oath.
"Sigh, [ Lin Ying ] is truly inspiring. She started with nothing, a gambling father, and a sick mother, facing a ton of debuffs, but she managed to turn things around through her phenomenal academic achievements."
"It's a pity that [ Lin Ying ]'s appearance is too ordinary. If she could reach even one-fifth of the looks of [Senior Su Hang ] from last year, she would definitely be the school heartthrob of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, possessing both talent and good looks!"
"Oh my god, compared to Senior Su? Girl, are you a transfer student? Do you know that Senior Su is the most handsome guy in the history of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School?!"
"Speaking of which, Senior Su and Lin Ying have completely opposite personalities. Senior Su is aloof and arrogant, looking down on everyone as if they were trash, while Lin Ying is approachable and a total warm-hearted guy."
"I prefer Senior Su from the previous year to Lin Ying. I love his look of looking down on trash, he's so cool!"
"After an hour of this grueling oath-taking ceremony, it's finally over! Time to head back to the dorm!"
After the college entrance examination oath-taking ceremony ended, senior high school students carried their stools and left the playground in groups.
[ Lin Ying ] stepped down from the stage and was greeted by fellow students. She responded with a smile and politeness, displaying utmost humility.
On her way back to the dormitory, Lin Ying stopped and looked up at the bulletin board displaying outstanding students of the school.
On the 2023 class bulletin board, his picture and text introduction was prominently displayed first among the ten outstanding students in the same class.
"It seems impossible to break the legend created by Senior Su."
Lin Ying's gaze fell on the 2022 class bulletin board. The huge board only featured a picture and text introduction of an outstanding graduate named [ Su Hang ].
It's not that the Class of 2022 couldn't gather ten outstanding graduates, but rather that Su Hang is so dazzling that he deserves a separate introduction!