The Imperial Crown's Current Captain Jueying vs. Sovereign Dominion's Captain Exalted Emperor!
"My God, Ninth Brother, am I dreaming?" In the commentary booth, Tianyun's beautiful eyes widened in shock, her delicate body trembling as she exclaimed, "The live stream... the number of viewers has surpassed one hundred million!"
As a top KPL host and commentator, Tianyun has seen all sorts of things, but watching 100 million netizens watch the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor ceremony online is still far beyond her comprehension.
Li Jiu calmly replied, " Imperial Crown spent over a billion RMB on promotion, and if the number of online users doesn't even reach 100 million, that would be abnormal."
Pingzi clicked his tongue in amazement, "It feels like the hype surrounding the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor is even catching up to the nationwide live stream of Exalted Emperor's international rescue of Liuli a while back."
Li Jiu laughed and said, "The hype surrounding the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor was bought with Silver, but the live stream of the rescue of Liuli was all thanks to organic traffic; they didn't spend a single penny."
"I'm so nervous." Tianyun's long, shapely legs trembled, and her palms were sweaty. "Just thinking about commentating on a match watched by hundreds of millions of viewers makes my heart pound."
"Who says otherwise?" Pingzi sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Besides, the higher-ups require us to favor Imperial Crown and denigrate Sovereign Dominion when commentating on the matches. Isn't that just asking us to get criticized?"
"Then let's just go along with it." Li Jiu's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "To hell with the orders from above. Let's stick to our original commentary style and provide fair and impartial commentary."
Tianyun and the Pingzi were stunned.
Pingzi said urgently, "Ninth Brother, I know you have a strong sense of justice, but don't joke about your future as a commentator. You should learn from Hua Cishu's experience."
Back in the day, during a KPL match, the Wolves selected the Great Wall Guardians lineup, exploiting loopholes in the rules to play passively. Li Jiu, bursting with a sense of justice, spoke out and angrily denounced the Wolves for fixing the match.
Finally, the line "The most fleeting thing in the world is beauty; youth fades from the mirror, flowers fall from the tree" completely cemented Wolves' reputation as a match-fixing team, and Fly, Wolves' starting top laner at the time, suffered a complete loss of his honor.
"If you value your future more, then side with the Imperial Crown and belittle the Sovereign Dominion," Li Jiu declared righteously. "If you value your reputation more, then provide a fair and impartial explanation."
Pingzi and Tianyun were torn. They had professional ethics, but faced with the prospect of personal gain, they had to temporarily abandon them. After all, what did a clean reputation matter compared to their future?
Pingzi said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, Ninth Brother."
Tianyun said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ninth Brother."
A fleeting hint of disappointment flashed in Li Jiu's eyes, but he rallied his spirits and comforted the two, saying, "It's alright, I understand your difficulties. Since we're eating Imperial Crown's food, we naturally have to speak up for Imperial Crown."
At that moment, the director's voice sounded through the headset.
The live stream camera cuts to the commentary booth.
"Hello everyone, both at the venue and watching on television. I am Li Jiu, the main commentator for this year's Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor."
"I am Pingzi."
"I am Tianyun."
Li Jiu two immediately began explaining.
"Next, the Captain of the Imperial Crown, Jueying, and Captain of Sovereign Dominion, Exalted Emperor, will engage in a 1v1 solo duel. The format is Bo1, and the winner will qualify for the 5v5 team competition to challenge the Three Champion Emperors."
The live stream chat was flooded with comments.
"There's no need to even look; it's definitely the Exalted Emperor who will win. His one-on-one fighting skills are about the same as the Imperial Emperor God's. Jueying has absolutely no chance of winning."
"You've got some nerve, Sovereign Dominion! Who does Exalted Emperor think he is? My Jueying is the strongest top laner in Imperial Crown, and even Imperial Emperor is inferior to him in the bottom lane."
"Six hundred and sixty-six, a mere Supreme King-Titled Player, a player who dares to provoke the Uncrowned Emperor —am I insane, or has the world gone mad?"
"You idiots from Sovereign Dominion, you must always remember that without the assistance of our great god Jueying, your Exalted Emperor wouldn't even have been able to obtain the title of the Strongest Overlord at the Overlord Feast."
"No matter how powerful Exalted Emperor is, can he be more powerful than Jueying? 17 years old, a senior in high school, Captain of the Imperial Crown, in charge of a team with a commercial valuation of over 100 billion, he completely crushes Exalted Emperor, okay?"
"You, Exalted Emperor, have over 50 million followers across the internet, while my husband, Jueying, has nearly 100 million. If we're really comparing, Exalted Emperor isn't up to the task; we should let the old captain of the Imperial Crown, Imperial Emperor, take the stage."
The comments section was overwhelmingly in favor of the Emperor. Whenever a Sovereign Dominion fan spoke in support of Exalted Emperor, they would be attacked by a massive wave of Imperial Crown fans.
Tianyun shuddered and said, "In a live stream with 100 million viewers, there are at least 90 million Imperial Crown fans."
"The situation is tough for Sovereign Dominion's fans," Pingzi said sympathetically. "Even if what they say is true, they'll still be fiercely criticized by a large number of Imperial Crown's fans."
At this moment.
Li Jiu addressed the live stream camera, "Everyone, please calm down and let's get back to rational analysis. From a purely technical standpoint, the probability of Jueying defeating Exalted Emperor in a one-on-one fight is less than 10%."
These words caused an uproar in the live stream.
Tianyun and Pingzi's expressions changed drastically.
The Pingzi was like an ant on a hot pan, frantically winking at Li Jiu, thinking, "Brother Jiu, are you going to play this hard? You're not going to make a sound until you do, but when you do, you're going to be a force to be reckoned with, going straight for the Imperial Crown fans!"
As expected, the live stream chat exploded instantly.
" Jueying crap, is this commentator in the blue suit an idiot? The probability of Jueying beating Exalted Emperor is less than 10%?"
"I'll pay 500 yuan to anyone who's at the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor ceremony to beat up Li Jiu offline. Damn it, I can't stand this idiot commentator."
"That commentator's mouth is full of filth, I'll spit on you!"
" Jueying 100% certain to defeat Exalted Emperor. I'm stating my position right here today. Even the Imperial Emperor wouldn't stand a chance."
" Exalted Emperor is a paper tiger. He did defeat us, the Uncrowned Emperor Imperial Crown, in the past, but that was all luck. As long as we, the Uncrowned Emperor, get serious, Exalted Emperor has no chance of winning."
"If Captain Jueying loses to Exalted Emperor, I'll spin him 360 degrees and plunge him into the toilet!"
Despite the barrage of insults on the screen, Li Jiu remained unaffected and instead smiled, saying, " The Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor Competition starts with a betting agreement, so I might as well make a bet with the viewers in the live stream."
"What kind of bet?"
Li Jiu's lips curled up as he said, "Let's bet on whether Exalted Emperor can defeat Jueying in the upcoming 1v1 duel."
The Pingzi made small movements under the table, tugging at Li Jiu's clothes and frantically signaling him to stop talking, but Li Jiu ignored it.
In the live stream, Imperial Crown's fans pressed, "What's the bet?"
Li Jiu spoke rapidly, "If Jueying, I will issue a public apology across the entire internet, resign on the spot, pack my bags and leave, and never set foot in the commentary circle again for the rest of my life!"
Tianyun and Pingzi exchanged bewildered glances. Li Jiu wasn't just gambled with his future; he was gambling with his entire life. Putting everything else aside...
Li Jiu changed the subject with a smile, "But if the winner is Exalted Emperor, all the Imperial Crown fans in the live stream, you should cheer for Exalted Emperor, how about that?"
The public chat was flooded with comments, all from Imperial Crown fans declaring "It's all settled!"