Zongshi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and Career

Zongshi began playing Honor of Kings at fourteen. His breakthrough the following year led him into paid gaming work at Wuhan EG Club, followed by his Mid-Lane Overlord victory and entry into streaming. After winning that title, he concentrated on improving his jungle play rather than maintaining his former mid-lane dominance 11.

By eighteen, he was an elite Douyin streamer with more than three million followers. His broadcast ranked tenth in the platform’s gaming category and attracted hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers. During the stream preceding his match against Exalted Emperor, gifts reached a total value of 100,000 yuan within ten minutes 11.

His rise made him a serious Overlord Feast contender. Yinuo specifically warned Zhongyi to guard against him rather than focus solely on Xiaopang 10.

Appearance

• Wears a white N95 mask during his livestream 11.
• Has slender eyes, described as shining with excitement while he receives praise from viewers 11.

Personality

Zongshi is proud of his talent and highly receptive to admiration. His early success leaves him confident enough to dismiss Liu Wei’s warnings about Exalted Emperor as a defeated player exaggerating his opponent’s strength. He is also conscious of his commercial interests: after examining Sister Ning’s wealthy account, he resolves to maintain a close relationship with her 11.

His confidence does not prevent him from recognizing good play. After witnessing Exalted Emperor’s first ambush, he explains the trap accurately, retracts his earlier boasting, and urges his teammates to take the match seriously. Even as Liu Wei loses hope, Zongshi initially continues rallying the team 13 15.

Humiliation exposes a more obsessive side. When Exalted Emperor refuses his challenge, Zongshi becomes furious and offers his valuable Overlord Feast challenger slot to secure a duel. His proposed provocation is also calculated: he intends either to win at equal gold or use a refusal to preserve his reputation and shift blame toward his teammates 15 16.

Abilities & Skills

Jungle Play

• Swept the top three jungle Peak leaderboard positions in Season S39 10.
• Was considered at least as strong as the KPL’s leading junglers, although this assessment did not make him a confirmed King-Titled Player 10.
• Farmed jungle resources and minion waves across all three lanes to erase Jing’s gold advantage within three minutes before their duel 16.

Luna

• Uses Luna as a signature hero and selects her to confront Exalted Emperor 11.
• Relies on the Infinite Moonlight Combo, which he believes can defeat Jing at equal gold even against the Strangulation Technique and Z-Shaped Jitter 15.
• Understands how Luna’s marks and chained movement can counter Jing’s ordinary Flying Thunder God technique 16.
• Cannot overcome Exalted Emperor’s Triple-Shadow Flying Thunder God and loses their equal-gold duel 16.

Mid-Lane Expertise

• Achieved 26,000 hero power with Mai Shiranui and won the 2023 Mid-Lane Overlord title 10.
• After shifting his training toward jungle, assesses his current mid-lane ability as roughly comparable to the top hundred Peak-ranked players 11.
• Requests a lane swap while boosting Sister Ning because he cannot guarantee an undefeated climb from mid lane 11.

Tactical Analysis

• Correctly reconstructs Exalted Emperor’s ambush on Liu Wei, identifying Angela’s rotation as bait and Jing’s mirror image as the means of bypassing a brush check 13.
• Switches his team to conservative play, strengthening jungle defense and river vision while waiting for Luna’s six-minute power spike 13.
• Recognizes increasingly advanced forms of Jing’s Flying Thunder God during the duel, but cannot respond successfully to the triple-shadow version 16.

Story Role

Boosting Sister Ning’s Account

To celebrate Sister Ning reaching the maximum fan-club level of twenty, Zongshi promises to raise her account from King with one star to Honor rank without losing. Her account has maintained a perfect record across multiple seasons, and she specifically values his ability to guarantee winning streaks 11.

Matchmaking places him alongside Liu Wei, who gives him the jungle role. Despite learning that their opponent, Exalted Emperor, has already beaten Liu Wei three times, Zongshi confidently selects Luna. Exalted Emperor answers with Jing after Zhao Yun is banned 11 12.

Match Against Exalted Emperor

Exalted Emperor’s first kill forces Zongshi to reconsider his opponent. He adopts a defensive strategy designed to delay the match until Luna becomes stronger, but Jing breaks the formation through successive Z-Shaped Jitter attacks and a triple kill across three lanes 13 14 15.

Facing a likely defeat on his leading donor’s undefeated account, Zongshi challenges Exalted Emperor to an equal-gold duel at the dragon pit. When Dolia supports Exalted Emperor’s refusal, Zongshi insults the support player—then apologizes after learning that Dolia is Huahai, who had previously defeated him in a sparring match. Zongshi subsequently offers to withdraw from the Overlord Feast and recommend Exalted Emperor for his challenger slot, but that offer is also rejected 15.

Duel and Aftermath

Huahai eventually persuades Exalted Emperor to accept a solo confrontation, allowing Zongshi three minutes to catch up in gold. At 6:30, Luna meets Jing at the dragon pit. Zongshi prepares for the techniques he has already seen, only for Exalted Emperor to execute the Triple-Shadow Flying Thunder God and kill him 16.

Zongshi bursts into tears and ends his livestream. His team subsequently loses the match, ending Sister Ning’s undefeated record. Footage of the defeat reaches Douyin’s top three trending searches and helps Exalted Emperor surpass 100,000 followers within hours 16 20.

The setback continues to affect his competitive prospects. Qingrong later says that Zongshi still has not recovered, while Fly dismisses him as a threat to Xiaopang because his mental game has fallen apart 41 42.

Relationships

• Su Hang / Exalted Emperor — Ranked opponent who defeats both his team and his Luna in an equal-gold duel. Their confrontation becomes a major source of publicity for Exalted Emperor 15 16 20.
• Sister Ning — Leading donor whose account he boosts. Protecting her multi-season undefeated record is a central motive behind his demand for a duel 11 15.
• Liu Wei / Han Han — Respected senior streamer and former Jungle Overlord. He swaps roles with Zongshi, warns him about Exalted Emperor, and later tries to stop him from risking his Overlord challenger slot 11 16.
• Huahai — Superior jungler who previously beat him in a sparring match. Huahai warns him against challenging Exalted Emperor, then mediates the eventual duel 15 16.
• Xiaopang — Rival for the Jungle Overlord title. Fly believes Zongshi originally had a chance to beat him, but no longer considers him dangerous after his collapse 42.
• Qingrong — Identifies Zongshi as one of Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes’ high-combat-power experts while discussing the team’s difficulties with Huahai 41.

Notable Quotes

“At August’s Overlord Feast, I, Zongshi, won’t let you down. I’ll take the jungle overlord’s throne and repay you all!” 11

“Anyone who dares humiliate me, whoever he is, I’ll fight him to the bitter end, even if it costs me everything.” 16