That night, on the top floor of the Yugong Tower in Kyoto.
"More than forty times?"
Yugong Liuli stared at the game screen in disbelief, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and muttered to herself, "Did I really queue up with Exalted Emperor that many times?"
He picked up the thick notebook next to him and flipped through it. It was filled with the IDs of all the teammates who had helped him rank up over the past ten years. He had only matched with 99% of them once, and those who had matched with him twice were very few and far between.
Only two players had three or more games played.
One of them was a senior Imperial Emperor who ranked fiftieth.
The other one is the current captain Exalted Emperor!
"Could it be that I was ever assigned to the Exalted Emperor Inn?"
Yugong Liuli cupped her fair chin in her small hands, her crimson eyes flashing with contemplation. She felt this was the most likely possibility, since Exalted Emperor was currently using a new account, but must have had many old accounts in the past.
With multiple old accounts and new accounts, the number of times we were matched together in the same team might actually be more than forty times.
"That's still not as much as what you've had before."
As Yugong Liuli looked at her notebook, her eyes softened to an irredeemable degree. Unlike other players who only briefly mentioned their matches, every game she matched with a senior player was dedicated to a separate page with detailed descriptions.
"On December 12, 2016, in the Gold rank, I encountered a player named Imperial Emperor. Because my gaming skills were incredibly bad, I dragged Imperial Emperor down in his 100-star promotion match. Later, Imperial Emperor added me as a QQ friend and helped me review the games and teach me techniques. Imperial Emperor is so kind."
"On April 7, 2017, at the Mighty King Glory, I encountered a senior player for the second time. I picked my best hero, Cai Wenji, to support the senior player's Lady Sun. The senior player completely dominated the opposing team. He was amazing."
"On June 30, 2017, at the Glory King rank, I encountered a senior player for the third time. After the match, the senior player gave me a thumbs up. I was so happy."
"On September 1st, 2017, at the 100-star King of Glory rank, I encountered a senior player for the fourth time. The senior player's jungle Baili Xuance carried the whole game, so cool!"
"January 15, 2018, Peak 2000-point Peak Tournament, the fifth time I encountered a senior player. The senior player used self-destruction to fight against Li Xin. So strong."
"April 4th, 2025, Peak 2400 Points Peak Tournament, the fiftieth time I encountered a senior player. The senior player voluntarily gave me the blue buff. The senior player is the best."
Yugong Liuli ran her fingers over the paper. If possible, she wanted to continue arranging with her senior like this, but she was getting married soon and was going to the Land of the Gods to serve the deity Yousu Fox God.
Her time is running out.
"Please let me be in line with my senior one more time, just once."
At this moment.
Suddenly, the voice of Exalted Emperor came through the phone.
" Liuli, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Yu Liuli snapped out of her daze, quickly picked up her phone, and typed a reply, "Let's hear the bad news first."
"The bad news is that our partner texted that she needs to go into the delivery room for a C-section, so she might have to hang up."
"AFK?"
Yugong Liuli was slightly taken aback. The mid-laner was AFK, which meant they would be playing a 4v5 in this ranked match? That was indeed bad news.
"What's the good news?"
"The good news is that we've run into two top-tier players."
Yugong Liuli was stunned. This should have been bad news. She was already forced into a 4v5 situation because the mid laner was AFK, and now she was facing a pro player, which only made things worse.
Were those two top-tier players not skilled?
Are those two top-tier players skilled?
"Sharp."
How amazing is it?
"Both of them possess skills comparable to King-Titled Player!"
"Ah?"
Huya, Chengdu AG's official live stream room.
The place was packed with people, with over 1 million online viewers.
The public chat was flooded with comments.
"Holy crap! We crashed into Exalted Emperor?"
"What did I tell you? The big boss Yazi and the god Chaofeng, both at 600 stars, have a very high chance of running into Exalted Emperor, and they actually did!"
"I just checked Exalted Emperor's live stream, and he was matched with his own team's vice-captain, Liuli, the one who's Whale Overlord's spent millions on his game account."
"No matter what kind of Overlord comes, it won't work. Boss Yazi and God Chaofeng are players comparable to the Supreme King Title. Unless you bring any one of the Three Champion Emperors, don't even think about beating them!"
"Brothers, there's some exciting news too! The Exalted Emperor's mid laner went AFK, so they're going to have to fight 4v5!"
"Holy crap! Doesn't that mean that Boss Yazi and God Chaofeng can start celebrating with champagne early?"
Yazi was overjoyed as he watched the live stream chat. After waiting for two days, he finally caught up with Captain of Sovereign Dominion Exalted Emperor of Junyu. Not only that, but he also got a vice-captain, Liuli. He was absolutely thrilled.
"I told you we should stream Chaofeng, look, we just started streaming on AG's official account, and we ran into Exalted Emperor in our very first game!"
Yinuo, Zhongyi, and other core members of the Gods were also astonished. They had to admit that there was something mystical about this.
Chaofeng picked rose petals and said with great melancholy, "Why does Captain Long want to stay in Jiangcheng? He's unfamiliar with the place, won't he be bullied? Won't he go hungry?"
"Stop thinking about the captain," Yazi couldn't help but say. " Chaofeng, did you hear me? We crashed into Exalted Emperor!"
" Exalted Emperor?"
Chaofeng's delicate body trembled. "Did you bump into Exalted Emperor?"
"Look at the comments yourself!"
Chaofeng squinted and said, "That's really true."
"Haha, the enemy mid laner went AFK." Yazi twirled a toothpick, his smile harder to suppress than an AK rifle. "A five-on-four game that should have been a sure win, but this time Exalted Emperor has been caught off guard and will have to keep his Nuoyan to delete his account and quit the internet."
Although he had no past grudges or recent enmity with Exalted Emperor, he had a blood feud with Vice Captain of Sovereign Dominion, Tai Sui. After all, he had tormented Tai Sui, which had provoked the Imperial Emperor to take action and almost caused his Dao heart to collapse.
Therefore, he wanted revenge!
At this stage, it is impossible to take revenge on Imperial Emperor, and Tai Sui is stuck in the Diamond rank, so revenge is impossible. Therefore, Exalted Emperor, who has a team relationship with Tai Sui, naturally becomes the scapegoat and the target of his revenge.
"Finally, I have a chance to avenge myself."
Chaofeng's face was gloomy, and his fingers trembled slightly.
If Exalted Emperor hadn't managed to defeat her in a one-on-one fight, their leader, Silver Dragon, wouldn't have changed his mind and stayed in Jiangcheng alone, nor would he have sent her and Baxia back to Chengdu. It was all Exalted Emperor's fault!
"This time I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"
With his Chaofeng instantly locked onto the powerful hero [ Zhen Ji ], declaring, "Let me show you what it means to be an unfettered ice maiden!"
"I love tormenting top-tier King of Glory the most." Yazi snapped a toothpick in half, locked onto the hero [ Charlotte ], and chuckled, "Let's take it slow this round and torture Exalted Emperor until he has a terrible score."
Both sides quickly selected their heroes.
soon.
It's the Exalted Emperor's turn to choose a hero for the top lane.
"What hero will Exalted Emperor choose? Mulan? Sikong Zhen? Or the most skilled Guan Yu?"
Yinuo, Zhongyi, and the others were extremely curious. After all, they had encountered two top-tier players comparable to the highest- King-Titled Player, and their friendly mid-laner was AFK. In such a life-or-death situation, they would definitely have to bring out their best top lane hero!
The next second.
Exalted Emperor has locked in his heroes for battle.
Yinuo, Zhongyi, and the others were stunned, speechless.
"Are you crazy?! Picking him?"