"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the Clash of Kings. We're currently watching the second match between Sovereign Dominion and Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes."
From the commentary booth, Li Jiu said with practiced ease, "So we see that Sovereign Dominion has exercised his right to rotate players, and Vice-Captain Feng has returned to the field. This is undoubtedly adding insult to Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes and Embroidered Robe team."
"Yes, that's right." Pingzi nodded. "After all, Feng's mid-lane skill far surpasses Tai Sui's. If Wind Crown wants to continue using Sovereign Dominion in the mid-lane as a breakthrough point, it probably won't be so easy."
Li Jiu turned his head and asked, "Fly, what kind of lineup and tactical strategy do you think Phoenix Crown should choose in this match to tie the score?"
" Wind Crown's chances of winning are slim," Fly sighed. "In the last match, everyone witnessed Exalted Emperor's performance. Luna chasing Nezha, taking on five opponents on the high ground—all sorts of amazing plays, done with ease. It was pure dimensional subversion."
"Even the Phoenix Crown couldn't handle the Exalted Emperor, let alone facing the Champion Emperor Mountain Lord, the Dragon and Phoenix comparable to the Uncrowned Emperor, and the strongest support of the King of Glory, Liuli."
"Unless Captain [ Phoenix ] of the Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes is present in person, I can't think of any way to defeat Sovereign Dominion."
" Phoenix Emperor?"
Li Jiu and the Pingzi were slightly taken aback.
The generally accepted ranking of the Three Champion Emperors is as follows: Dragon Emperor is first, Phoenix Emperor is second, and Tiger Emperor is last. Although Phoenix Emperor Phoenix is ranked second, its game strength is in no way inferior to Dragon Emperor's.
However, since Dragon Emperor Silver Dragon are both junglers, they naturally have a positional advantage, while Phoenix Emperor Phoenix are both mid-laners and do not have a positional advantage, so they can only regretfully rank second.
Li Jiu chuckled and said, "We all know that Fly has challenged the Champion Emperor player twice. Could you reveal some information about Phoenix?"
"Ask me? You might as well go up on stage and ask the Mountain Lord," Fly joked. "He and Phoenix are from the same school, so they must know each other very well."
"The competition isn't over yet," Li Jiu said expectantly, "Can you give me a little hint?"
Fly recalled, "I know very little about Phoenix, and I've never actually met her, but one thing is certain: Phoenix is a woman!"
The audience erupted in an uproar.
"Holy crap! Phoenix is a woman?"
"Brother, rumors about Phoenix being a woman surfaced two or three years ago, but since there were no selfies or photos as evidence, nobody believed it."
" The Phoenix's voice, leaked by the traitor within the Phoenix Crown, was clearly female despite post-processing. But these days, if photos and videos can be generated with AI, so can voices."
Those who support the theory that Phoenix is female cite the fact that Phoenix and Imperial Emperor were once bound in a romantic relationship. Imperial Emperor couldn't possibly be a boy, could he?
"Those who support the claim that Phoenix is male cite the evidence that after Phoenix transferred regions, the gender on the game account's homepage was changed to ♂ (male), and remained unchanged for eight years."
"I'm a girl, my King of Glory ID is [ Jiang Yisui ]. You can search for me if you don't believe me. I also like to pretend to be a boy and play games with girls. Isn't it normal for girls to pretend to be boys and play games?"
"A bunch of idiots who can't even deduce the sex of Phoenix, lacking any independent judgment."
From the audience of the Gods, Yazi snapped a toothpick in half and said dismissively, "No wonder they could be manipulated and swayed by online trolls and public opinion."
Yinuo nearby, objected, "Great God Yazi, you've never even seen the Phoenix in person, how can you be sure of her gender?"
"Captain Silver Dragon told me, of course."
"But even the Silver Dragon Boss hasn't seen the Phoenix in person," Yinuo retorted logically, firing off a barrage of words. "What if the Phoenix is a man in disguise? What if the Phoenix is a boy? Can you still guarantee that the Phoenix is a woman?"
Yazi was instantly rendered speechless by the retort.
"There's no dispute that Phoenix is a woman." Chaofeng put on his white gloves, his eyes gleaming. "The captain once told me about Phoenix's dark history, which is enough to prove that she is a woman."
Yinuo asked in a daze, " Phoenix's dark history?"
"You could say it's the dark history of the Three Champion Emperors." Chaofeng's eyes narrowed slightly. "Have you ever heard of the [ Hundred Demons ] team?"
Yinuo looked puzzled and shook her head, saying, "Never heard of it."
"[ Hundred Demons ] is King of Glory team founded on the same day as [ Imperial Crown ], except one was founded in the afternoon and the other in the morning."
Chaofeng continued, "At that time, Imperial Emperor was incredibly popular within the gaming community, and many top players wanted to join. However, Imperial Crown was focused on achieving the first Major National Badge Imperial Emperor the King of Glory rankings and didn't have time to attend to that, so they didn't open team applications."
"It's just to reserve the Imperial Crown team name as a backup."
"As a result, many top-tier players turned to join the [ Hundred Demons ] team, because the captain of Hundred Demons was equally Extraordinary, a top-tier player on par with the Imperial Emperor!"
"How powerful is it?" Yinuo asked.
Chaofeng's eyes revealed a hint of apprehension. " The Imperial Emperor just became the first player to achieve Major National Badge Major National Badge Honor of Kings this morning, and this afternoon Captain Hundred Demons became the King of Glory."
Yinuo was stunned, thinking, "Wow, that's awesome?"
Chaofeng with a solemn expression.
"At the time, the Three Champion Emperors was already somewhat famous and received a recruitment offer from the Hundred Demons Team. They used all sorts of sweet words to coax the young and naive Three Champion Emperors into joining the team and signing a legally binding contract of servitude."
Yinuo's body stiffened, revealing a look of astonishment. How was this any different from some of the King of Glory professional esports teams these days?
"The penalty for breach of contract is very high, even our captain can't afford it. To buy his freedom, he'd have to sell at least half of his assets," Chaofeng added. "Of course, we can easily afford it now."
"And then?" Yinuo asked impatiently.
" The Three Champion Emperors had nowhere else to turn but to seek help from the Imperial Emperor." Chaofeng. "Although I don't have a good impression of the Imperial Emperor, he is indeed a man of deep feelings and loyalty, a true gentleman."
The Imperial Emperor immediately went to negotiate with the Hundred Demons Team.
" The Hundred Demons Team showed extraordinary respect and awe to Imperial Emperor. They not only agreed to terminate their contract with the Three Champion Emperors unconditionally, but also extended a warm invitation to Imperial Emperor to serve as their Hundred Demons Team's chief vice-captain."
Yinuo paused slightly, then stroked his chin and said, "This Hundred Demons Team sounds alright; at least they still have some humanity."
"Not bad my ass." Yazi snapped a toothpick in half and sneered, "In terms of cunning and treachery, the Hundred Demons Team is a million times better than me."
Yinuo asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Chaofeng squinted and said, " Hundred Demons did agree to terminate the contract with Three Champion Emperors Hundred Demons Team, but on the condition that Imperial Emperor defeats 100 of their core members, and the competition is a best-of-ten format with a 30-day deadline!"
Yinuo looked completely shocked.
" The Imperial Emperor challenged the Hundred Demons Team day and night, finally defeating 100 core members on the 30th day. But the Hundred Demons Team Hundred Demons Team suddenly turned on him, claiming that their captain was the founder and therefore also a core member."
Chaofeng quickened his pace, saying, " The Imperial Emperor could only fight the captain of the Hundred Demons. This best-of-ten one-on-one match ended with a score of 9 to 9."
Yinuo pressed on, "And then?"
Chaofeng shook his head. "That's all the captain told me, but you know what happened later. Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord joined Imperial Crown as vice-captain, achieving the title of Champion Emperor."
Yinuo was still not satisfied. He never expected that the Imperial Emperor would actually win the Three Champion Emperors through a one-on-one duel. He had to admit that the Imperial Emperor was indeed a true man.
"Holy crap? You guys need to check Douyin!"
Suddenly, a Yazi sound rang in my ears.
" Douyin?"
Confused, Yinuo took out her phone and opened Douyin).
The next second, his eyes widened.
"I'm Oji?"