Imperial Crown
I'm Already a 999-Star Grandmaster, and Only Now Does the Rise System ArriveContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3History
- 3.1Foundation and the Hundred Demons Conflict
- 3.2The Three Emperors’ Rebellion
- 3.3Tenth Civil War
- 3.4Nurarihyon’s Takeover
- 3.5Commercial Expansion and War
- 3.6Imperial Emperor’s Restoration
- 3.7After Su Hang’s Disappearance
- 4Organization and Leadership
- 4.1Main Team and Imperial Alliances
- 4.2Nine-Power Administration
- 4.3Membership and Recruitment
- 5Ideals, Rules, and Traditions
- 5.1Loyalty and the Seven Betrayals
- 5.2Annual Civil War
- 6Assets and Influence
- 7Symbols and Signature Items
- 7.1Imperial Ring
- 7.2Ten-Year Agreement
- 7.3Zodiac Imagery
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3History
- 3.1Foundation and the Hundred Demons Conflict
- 3.2The Three Emperors’ Rebellion
- 3.3Tenth Civil War
- 3.4Nurarihyon’s Takeover
- 3.5Commercial Expansion and War
- 3.6Imperial Emperor’s Restoration
- 3.7After Su Hang’s Disappearance
- 4Organization and Leadership
- 4.1Main Team and Imperial Alliances
- 4.2Nine-Power Administration
- 4.3Membership and Recruitment
- 5Ideals, Rules, and Traditions
- 5.1Loyalty and the Seven Betrayals
- 5.2Annual Civil War
- 6Assets and Influence
- 7Symbols and Signature Items
- 7.1Imperial Ring
- 7.2Ten-Year Agreement
- 7.3Zodiac Imagery
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Imperial Crown (帝冕) |
| Alias(es) | Imperial Crown Team |
| Organization Type | Grassroots Honor of Kings team that expands into a gaming organization with professional teams, streamers, and media agencies 40 450. |
| Founder | Su Hang, known as Imperial Emperor and later Exalted Emperor 491 533. |
| Founded | November 26, 2015 40. |
| Original Server | Android QQ Zone 40. |
| Leadership | Imperial Emperor originally; Jueying/Nurarihyon during the takeover; Imperial Emperor again after reclaiming the team. In the rewritten world following Su Hang’s disappearance, Zhou Keyu is captain 439 505 515. |
| Structure | Main team and twelve Imperial Alliances, each associated with a core member 515. |
| Emblem | The white Imperial Twelve-Stream Crown, whose twelve strands of zodiac beads represent the twelve core members 472. |
| Associated Locations | Imperial Crown Island and the Imperial Fortress 515 519. |
| Status | Reclaimed from Nurarihyon by Imperial Emperor; subsequently appears as a much smaller team after Su Hang’s existence and others’ memories are altered 505 515 525. |
| First Appearance | Mentioned through Yun Shu’s former team affiliation 34. |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| National No. 1 team — Season S4 | 491 | Establishes twelve Imperial Alliance branches and exceeds 10,000 members. |
| Android QQ Zone No. 1 — Seasons S7–S39 | 491 | Maintains its position despite the departure of three major alliances; membership eventually exceeds 30,000. |
| First grassroots team to exceed three million team power | 40 | Reaches approximately one hundred times the 30,000 power needed to enter a server’s National Tournament Teams leaderboard. |
| Twelve-alliance reunification — Season S40 | 449 450 491 | Reabsorbs the Three Champion Emperors’ teams and extends its commercial reach to all eighteen KPL teams. This expansion occurs under Nurarihyon’s control. |
History
Foundation and the Hundred Demons Conflict
Su Hang founded Imperial Crown to build relationships based on mutual loyalty rather than personal gain. His previous betrayal by the Yousu Team shaped his desire to find teammates who would remain faithful to him 448 534.
The team’s beginnings were tied to Imperial Emperor’s struggle against Hundred Demons. He defeated one hundred of its core members and fought its captain, Shura, to nine wins and nine losses. Imperial Crown was established to prevent Hundred Demons from recovering its former power 450.
Silver Dragon, Phoenix, and Mountain Lord were among the earliest members. Huranlang, Yujingzi, Jueying, Wangsun, Yuejing, Shejun, Hanlu, Ganglie, and Baili subsequently completed the twelve-member core 491.
The Three Emperors’ Rebellion
Imperial Emperor appointed Silver Dragon acting captain and promised to support him as a successor if he managed the team well. According to Chaofeng, another core member encouraged Silver Dragon to seize power. Supporters of Imperial Emperor were expelled, while Silver Dragon’s supporters received promotions 328.
Imperial Emperor countered the takeover by securing support from the core members, rallying loyalists, winning over undecided members, and forgiving those who had backed Silver Dragon. Silver Dragon was expelled after the attempt failed 328.
Phoenix and Mountain Lord were expelled separately: Phoenix for contacting Hundred Demons’ Nurarihyon, and Mountain Lord for threatening Imperial Emperor. Their alliances followed them out of Imperial Crown and became independent teams 491.
| Departing Leader | Imperial Alliance | Successor Team | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dragon | Chen Dragon Alliance | Twilight of the Gods | Android WeChat Zone 491 |
| Phoenix | Herald of Dawn Alliance, formerly You Rooster Alliance | Phoenix Crown and Rosy Robes | iOS QQ Zone 270 491 |
| Mountain Lord | Yin Tiger Alliance | Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest | iOS WeChat Zone 491 |
The departures reduced membership from over 10,000 to approximately 6,000. Imperial Emperor subsequently delegated nine governing powers to the remaining core members, retained the captain’s title, and withdrew from daily management 491.
Tenth Civil War
Jueying proposed publicly livestreaming the tenth annual civil war and challenged Imperial Emperor to participate. Unlike the preceding nine years, Imperial Emperor accepted 119 123.
Jueying’s side assembled Huranlang, Yujingzi, Yuejing, and Wangsun. Imperial Emperor nevertheless won both matches and earned both MVP awards. The resulting prize discussion revealed ten million yuan in MVP rewards and another five million for the winning team 130 148.
Nurarihyon’s Takeover
Jueying had built and refined Imperial Crown’s rules, management system, and organizational structure. Imperial Emperor considered him a potential successor, although he disliked Jueying’s persistent efforts to mythologize him 371.
Jueying was ultimately exposed as Lin Ying, Hundred Demons’ Nurarihyon. By obtaining legal, judicial, and personnel authority through the Core Committee, he gained the ability to rewrite rules, judge violations, and remove members. He used contractual penalties and threats of expulsion to intimidate the other leaders 439 458.
Jueying then confronted Imperial Emperor with recordings of the core members admitting past betrayals and revealed that he was also Exalted Emperor, captain of Sovereign Dominion. Imperial Crown expelled its founder and publicly accused him of committing all seven forms of betrayal 442 443 445.
A purge followed. Lop-Eared Rabbit reported being expelled merely for messaging Imperial Emperor and facing a ten-million-yuan contractual penalty 445.
Commercial Expansion and War
On August 28, 2025, Imperial Crown announced the return of Silver Dragon, Phoenix, Mountain Lord, and their teams. Their former core titles and alliance names were restored, reuniting all twelve Imperial Alliances 449.
The organization spent ten billion yuan signing streamers, acquiring MCN agencies, and investing in professional teams. All eighteen KPL teams came under its banner. It also recruited away approximately 99 percent of Sovereign Dominion’s ordinary and elite members by offering higher pay and covering departure penalties 450 454.
Sovereign Dominion declared war on August 30, and Imperial Crown immediately reciprocated. The conflict became a wager at Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor. Imperial Crown changed the challenge from a duel to a 5v5 match and invalidated Sovereign Dominion supporters’ tickets 469.
Imperial Emperor’s Restoration
The Three Champion Emperors had only pretended to return to Nurarihyon’s side. Their objective was to draw him into the wager and help Imperial Emperor reclaim Imperial Crown 496 507.
Tai Sui exposed Nurarihyon and the other core members’ involvement in Imperial Emperor’s expulsion. Imperial Emperor then removed his mask, publicly confirming that he and Exalted Emperor were the same person 498 499.
The Three Champion Emperors withdrew from Imperial Crown, followed by the other eight core members. They stood behind Imperial Emperor and renewed their allegiance. With the opposing camp unable to continue, the challengers won by default, and Imperial Emperor regained the organization 495 502 505.
After Su Hang’s Disappearance
After the August 31 tournament, Su Hang vanished, memories of him were erased, and the lives of people connected to him were rewritten. Imperial Crown now appeared as a civilian team of roughly one hundred members under Zhou Keyu, rather than the enormous organization Liuli remembered 515 524 525.
Liuli used the Imperial Ring’s preserved blood samples to seek evidence that Su Hang had existed. Imperial Crown’s veterans agreed to provide blood for DNA comparison at the hospital on Imperial Crown Island 515 519.
In a later sequence involving Su Hang’s time with Yousu, an unfamiliar Imperial Crown contacts him through its supercomputer, Eve, and invites him to become captain. Su Hang initially suspects a scam 559.
Organization and Leadership
Main Team and Imperial Alliances
- Main team: Originally led by Imperial Emperor 515.
- Twelve Imperial Alliances: Branch organizations led by the twelve core members 515.
- Core Committee: Governing body established after the earlier power struggle; administers the nine powers delegated by Imperial Emperor 435.
- Jueying’s administrative role: Personally established and refined the team’s organizational structure, rules, and management system 371.
Nine-Power Administration
The following offices describe the distribution of authority before Jueying consolidated multiple departments 435.
| Core Member | Zodiac Identity | Office | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangsun | Shen Monkey | Team leader; Core Committee chair | Finance 435 |
| Huranlang | Wei Goat | Vice captain; committee vice-chair | United front affairs 435 |
| Yujingzi | Si Snake | Vice captain; committee vice-chair | Education 435 |
| Jueying | Wu/Noon Horse | Vice captain; committee vice-chair | Personnel 435 458 |
| Yuejing | Mao Rabbit | Department head; committee member | Propaganda 119 435 |
| Shejun | Zi Rat | Department head; committee member | Legal affairs 435 |
| Hanlu | Xu Dog | Department head; committee member | Judgment 435 |
| Ganglie | Hai Pig | Department head; committee member | Logistics 435 502 |
| Baili / Babaili | Chou Ox | Department head; committee member | Archives 435 471 |
- Legal safeguards: Changes to regulations require Core Committee review or approval from the head of Judgment 435.
- Judicial safeguards: Trials—including a trial of the captain—require committee review or approval from the head of Legal Affairs 435.
- Multiple offices: A core member may hold multiple positions only with the captain’s approval or a Core Committee vote. This provision enables Jueying’s takeover 442.
Before the committee existed, Silver Dragon controlled legal affairs, finance, and logistics; Phoenix controlled personnel, propaganda, and historical records; Mountain Lord controlled judgment, united front affairs, and education. All three answered directly to Imperial Emperor 435.
Membership and Recruitment
Imperial Crown maintains dozens of promotion routes. Its streamer route, announced on August 1, uses the following thresholds 351.
| Membership Tier | Streamer-Route Requirement |
|---|---|
| Reserve member | An initially unknown player with national-server-leading skill signs with an Imperial Crown-affiliated MCN agency 351. |
| Official member | Reaches 100,000 followers 351. |
| Elite member | Reaches one million followers 351. |
| Core member | Surpasses ten million followers and receives Imperial Emperor’s approval or approval from the nine-member core group 351. |
- Jueying: Advanced from reserve to official member, core member, and vice captain within half a year after receiving Imperial Emperor’s training 83.
- Xiang Yang: Became a Wu Horse Alliance deputy leader, elite member, and core-member reserve under Jueying’s patronage. Imperial Emperor approved a proposal for his eventual core promotion 371 429.
- Yun Shu / Aries: A former member who joins the internal match on Chou Ox’s recommendation, replacing him as jungler 34 138.
- Elite-member benefits: Include access to an internal matchmaking group for members seeking real-life marriage partners 347.
Ideals, Rules, and Traditions
Loyalty and the Seven Betrayals
- Founding ideal: Genuine bonds should rest on mutual loyalty rather than financial interest 448.
- Original revenue distribution: Earnings were shared according to contribution rather than rank; members who worked more received more 475.
- Seven prohibited betrayals: Pride, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, lust, and envy 445.
- Captain’s corresponding virtues: Humility, temperance, generosity, diligence, patience, chastity, and tolerance 445.
- Expulsion: Team rules prescribe expulsion for betraying Imperial Emperor. Nurarihyon later weaponizes accusations of betrayal against Imperial Emperor himself 437 445.
- Competition restriction: Members are normally forbidden from entering official competitions. Imperial Emperor authorizes an exception allowing core members to help Exalted Emperor at the Overlord Feast 269.
- Founder’s compensation: Imperial Emperor takes a symbolic salary of one yuan annually, owns no shares, and receives no dividends 446.
Annual Civil War
- Format: Core members divide into 5v5 teams led by members of vice-captain rank or above; the tenth event uses a best-of-three format 119 123.
- Purpose: Officially strengthens bonds, but also determines internal strength rankings 119.
- Public access: Earlier civil wars are private; Jueying proposes broadcasting the tenth across the internet 119 123.
- Ranking awards: The nine core members are ranked by performance across both matches 148.
| Placement | Internal Title |
|---|---|
| Top three | Uncrowned Emperor 148 |
| Next three | Uncrowned King 148 |
| Bottom three | Uncrowned Overlord 148 |
The Overlord Feast, Clash of Kings, and Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor tournaments derive from these internal titles. Silver Dragon, Phoenix, and Mountain Lord adapted them into public titles and competitions after leaving Imperial Crown 313.
Assets and Influence
Figures vary between the organization’s public announcements, Imperial Emperor’s historical review, and Liuli’s recollection after the world changes.
| Account / Period | Membership | Financial or Commercial Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 founding figures, quoted in the exile announcement | Fewer than 100 | Net assets of 100,000 yuan 445 |
| Tenth civil war | — | Approximately one billion yuan in team cash flow 148 |
| 2025 exile announcement | 10,000; over one billion online followers | Net assets above ten billion yuan; valuation above thirty billion yuan 445 |
| Seasons S7–S39 retrospective | More than 30,000 by the end of the period | Valuation above ten billion yuan 491 |
| Post-takeover expansion | Includes all eighteen KPL teams | Ten billion yuan spent on expansion; commercial value reaches one hundred billion yuan 450 |
| Liuli’s recollection of the former organization | 100,000 | Over ten billion yuan in liquid funds; estimated overall valuation above three hundred billion yuan 515 |
| Rewritten world | Approximately 100 | A small civilian team under Zhou Keyu 515 |
Symbols and Signature Items
Imperial Ring
- Origin: A unique gift commissioned for Imperial Emperor by the twelve core members at a cost of one hundred million yuan 116.
- Craftsmanship: Made from luxury materials by an international master jeweler and engraved with all twelve members’ signatures 118.
- Contents: Twelve gemstones preserve blood samples from the twelve core members 262 515.
- Authority: Recognized as proof of Imperial Emperor’s identity; possession of the genuine ring is described as sufficient to command Imperial Crown 118.
- Later significance: Provides physical evidence for investigating Su Hang’s erased existence through DNA testing 519.
Ten-Year Agreement
- Issued: In 2015, as a challenge to the entire internet 116.
- Condition: Ten years later, an individual player or team must defeat Imperial Emperor or Imperial Crown 116 118.
- Reward: The victor may choose the genuine Imperial Ring or one hundred million yuan 116 118.
Zodiac Imagery
- Team emblem: A white imperial crown with twelve hanging strands of zodiac beads, one for each core member 472.
- Core-member masks: Leaders wear masks matching their zodiac identities at Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor 471.
- Champion Emperor colors: The entrance display associates Chen Dragon with gold, Herald of Dawn with red, and Yin Tiger with yellow 472.