"Alright, everyone, welcome back. This is the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor competition venue. Exalted Emperor, the Captain of Sovereign Dominion who won the one-on-one match, will challenge the Three Champion Emperors in the upcoming 5V5 team match."
In the commentary booth, Pingzi read from his cue cards with practiced ease, saying, "The team match format is Bo3, best of three games. The results of the team matches will also determine the ultimate winner of the betting agreement."
"We can see that both players have taken their seats in the competition area."
Tianyun swept his gaze from the Imperial Crown competition area to the Sovereign Dominion competition area. When he saw that Exalted Emperor was all alone, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy. "Well, before the competition, Sovereign Dominion had issued a nationwide announcement that only Exalted Emperor and Imperial Emperor would be participating in person..."
At the end of the conversation, Tianyun suddenly froze, because she realized that the process of Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor the Imperial Emperor had not yet taken place.
At the very beginning of the duel between Exalted Emperor and Jueying, the director cut the camera to Sovereign Dominion's preparation room, but the room was pitch black, making it impossible to determine whether the Imperial Emperor was actually in the room.
At this moment, the director switched the live broadcast camera back to Sovereign Dominion's preparation room. Just like during the one-on-one match, the room was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and it was impossible to see if anyone was there.
"Just like the core members of the Imperial Crown who wear zodiac masks, does the Imperial Emperor not want the audience to see his true appearance?"
Tianyun felt a sense of unease. Nowadays, Imperial Emperor and Imperial Crown were like mortal enemies. In order to avenge Imperial Crown's expulsion from the team, he did not hesitate to join Sovereign Dominion, assist Exalted Emperor, and challenge the Three Champion Emperors.
"If Exalted Emperor loses to Three Champion Emperors in the first match, then Imperial Emperor, who is a substitute, should be rotated into the game."
For no reason, Tianyun secretly hoped that Exalted Emperor would lose the game. After all, no one could refuse to see the Imperial Emperor. Even if he was banished from the Imperial Crown, the Imperial Emperor was still the undisputed number one King of Glory!
" Teacher Meng, do you think we'll be able to see the Imperial Emperor tonight?"
In the spectator stands of Imperial Crown AG, Yinuo, suppressing his excitement, exclaimed impatiently, "I have a feeling I'll see my first idol tonight!"
" The Imperial Emperor." Menglei's eyes burned with passion. Although AG was attending the match at the request of the Imperial Crown Team, the reason they brought their families along was because they might get to see the Imperial Emperor.
"Damn it, seeing him is highly probable, but perhaps the Imperial Emperor will appear wearing a mask, like the core members of the Imperial Crown."
"Wearing a mask is acceptable too," Yinuo, unable to hide her excitement. "Even if we can't see his real face, we can judge his approximate age just from his posture and demeanor."
Zhongyi asked in confusion, "So how old is the Imperial Emperor now?"
"28 years old!"
In the Imperial Crown eStar spectator stands, Huahai said with a serious expression, "Based on my understanding of Imperial Emperor, Imperial Emperor is definitely 28 years old."
"28 is too old," Qingrong countered. "Although I don't have a good impression of that Imperial Emperor guy, since he became Mother Huang's first love, he must be under 23."
" Brother Hai, I support Qingrong's guess," Wanmo said seriously. " The Imperial Emperor is definitely a young man in his early twenties."
Huahai confidently declared, " The Imperial Emperor is definitely 28 years old."
Qingrong and Wanmo were stunned.
Qingrong looked at him suspiciously and said, " Haizi, I saw you fiddling with your phone just now. Could it be that Exalted Emperor sent you the Imperial Emperor's photo?"
"You're overthinking it." Huahai thought to himself, "Ever since Imperial Emperor joined Sovereign Dominion, I haven't been able to contact Brother Exalted Emperor. He doesn't answer the phone or reply to texts. It's even more painful than a sudden breakup with my girlfriend."
Wanmo said half-jokingly, "Anyway, as long as Exalted Emperor loses the first game, we'll have a high chance of meeting the Imperial Emperor, and then we'll naturally know his exact age."
"Shut up!" Huahai glared at Wanmo. "Why are you cursing my brother Exalted Emperor to lose? I'd rather not see the Imperial Emperor than let my brother Exalted Emperor win."
"Oh, sorry, sorry, Brother Hai." Wanmo slapped her mouth, looking embarrassed. "I didn't think before I spoke, please don't mind."
"I'm not trying to discourage you, Haizi," Qingrong murmured, gazing at the arena. "Even if the Imperial Crown Exalted Emperor unleashes his full potential and transforms on the spot, the chances of winning against the Five Emperors led by Mother Huang aren't great."
"Even if we have no chance of winning, we must fight to the end." Huahai looked at Exalted Emperor with a resolute gaze and said, " The Imperial Crown is now completely transformed by Hundred Demons. Only I, Brother Exalted Emperor, can save the King of Glory's Circle from this dire situation."
Wanmo whispered, "Let's add an Imperial Emperor God too."
"Yes, and the Imperial Emperor."
"Alright, everyone, both teams are ready. The 5v5 team match, 'Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor,' is officially starting. Blue Imperial Crown Team; Red Sovereign Dominion Team. Now, let's move on to the ban/pick phase."
In the commentary booth, Pingzi, watching the live stream, said, "The first wave of bans for both sides is out. Imperial Crown banned Erlang and Dolia, while Sovereign Dominion banned Zhang Liang and Wang Zhaojun."
"These are all strong systems from their respective versions, and they've all been proven in actual combat," Tianyun analyzed from a professional perspective. "During the Clash of Kings, Fly used the Zhang-Wang combination to defeat Mountain Lord with minimal effort."
"As for the Erlang and Dolia system, it's an extremely powerful system developed by Imperial Crown, the former captain of Imperial Emperor. It's a top-tier system that's either banned or picked in the recent KPL League, and it's a guaranteed win."
The first wave of switching positions has ended.
The blue team, Imperial Crown, chose their hero first, almost without hesitation, locking in [ Diaochan ] Phoenix.
Gasps of surprise erupted from the crowd.
"Holy crap! Is Boss Phoenix going all out right from the start? He's chosen the most powerful Diaochan to fight!"
" Diaochan possesses Perpetual Motion Machine motion machine-like magic ability. Although Phoenix God can't achieve a 100% success rate in actual combat like the Imperial Emperor, he can still reach a 90% success rate!"
" Phoenix's Diaochan is unmatched in the entire King of Glory scene; she's invincible in one-on-one battles and even more so in team fights!"
The Pingzi was also somewhat surprised. Once Diaochan unleashed her Perpetual Motion Machine technique, no matter how strong the enemy lineup was or how high their tankiness was, they were all blasted into dust by the chain of true damage explosions.
"Alright, it's Sovereign Dominion's turn to choose a hero on the red team. Shura Luo immediately locked in Ukyo Tachibana, after all, it's his main hero. Xiang Yang picked Mulan, also his main hero."
Boos erupted from the audience.
" Ukyo Tachibana, even if you're Champion Emperor King Title, you're only good for a few moves. You're a typical stat-based hero with a very low skill ceiling."
" Mulan does have Immortal Technique Maneuver, but as far as I know, Xiang Yang, who was kicked out of the team by Imperial Crown, is barely comparable to King-Titled Player. His hand speed is only four actions per second, so he can't pull off Mulan's Immortal Technique Maneuver."
"Ignore Xiang Yang, he's just cannon fodder. Be careful with Shura, after all, he was Ghost Emperor who was on par with the Imperial Emperor ten years ago!"
Both Imperial Crown and Sovereign Dominion Guard systematically selected their heroes.
On the Imperial Crown's side, Mountain Lord in the top lane picked his signature Lian Po, Silver Dragon in the jungle picked his signature Zhao Yun, Huranlang in the bottom lane picked Li Xin, Yujingzi in the roaming position picked Lanling King as support.
On Sovereign Dominion's side, Snow Woman chose Zhen Ji, Zashiki chose Sang Qi.
"Judging from the strength of both teams' lineups, Imperial Crown has a stronger lineup, with maximum tankiness and damage output." Pingzi stroked his chin and pondered, " Sovereign Dominion's side doesn't have enough damage output."
"Now it depends on which archer Exalted Emperor chooses. If he chooses a stationary archer, the damage output is sufficient, but survival is difficult. If he chooses a ranged archer, survival is easy, but the damage output is not enough."
All eyes in the room instantly focused on Exalted Emperor.