The King's Avatar Recap, Plot, Synopsis, Total Episodes

The King's Avatar Synopsis

Ye Xiu, a top player in the online game “Glory”, was expelled from the club for various reasons. After leaving the professional world, he was taken in by Chen Guo, the owner of Xingxin Internet Cafe, and joined as a night-shift staff.

With ten years of gaming experience, Ye Xiu does not intend to give up his beloved “Glory”. Ye Xiu restarted his ID account “Jun Mo Xiao”, holding an unfinished self-made weapon, Qian Ji San, and entered the game in the newly opened tenth district of Glory, starting his plan to return to the top.

Ye Xiu met many new partners in the tenth district, formed a powerful team, and embarked together on the dream of the journey of glory.

The King's Avatar Recap

Episode 1 Recap

Amidst the audience's enthusiastic cheers, the eighth season of the Glory Professional League was in full swing. Everyone in the venue was infected by the intense atmosphere, and the host's emotions gradually rose. The players' hands moved rapidly on their keyboards, all making unremitting efforts to win the championship. On this stage, effort was the least worth showing off.

Jia Shi team, the only team in the history of the professional league to achieve three consecutive championships, started an era of Glory dynasty; Lan Yu team, relying on their Sword and Curse dual-core strategy, will definitely win their summer; Wei Cao team, a master of new and old inheritance, with the captain as the center and unity as the weapon, a mere Wei Cao can become a plain; Ba Tu team, with a tough playstyle, rising and falling for ten years.

This match was the seventh round of Glory's eighth season, with the Wei Cao team challenging the home team, Jia Shi. Jia Shi team's captain, Fighting God Ye Qiu, was the textbook of Glory and the only creator of a three-time championship dynasty. Wei Cao team was not far behind; their captain Wang Jiexi was known as the Magician for his unpredictable playstyle.

In this match, Jia Shi team's lineup included the Battlemage Leaf of Autumn, the Launcher Dancing Rain, the Sharpshooter Matchstick, the Cleric Woven Shadow, the spellblade Total Darkness, and the Striker Successive Strike. The long-range output was handled by the Launcher and the Sharpshooter, the Battlemage was responsible for the main attack, and the spellblade was responsible for coordination.

Wei Cao team's lineup included their captain, the Magician Wang Bu Liu Xing, the Knight Angelica, the Sharpshooter Red Leaves, the Cleric Aweto, and the Ghostblade Rangoon Creeper, with the Blade Master Fly Sword as a substitute. As the team most skilled in four protecting one in the league, possessing the absolute core captain, the Magician Wang Jiexi, their strength was truly not to be underestimated.

The match rule was a team match, with six players from each team participating, five on the field, and one substitute. The substitute would wait in a specific substitution zone on the map. When a teammate was eliminated, or a teammate voluntarily came to the substitution zone, the substitute could replace him to enter the match. Within the specified time limit of fifteen minutes, the team that eliminated more opponents won and received five points.

If the number of eliminations was the same, the team with more total HP won. A team kill or a player breaking a league record would earn an extra two points. The match progress was incredibly nail-biting, and the audience present all held their breath. Ye Qiu calmly and steadily commanded his teammates' combat, and the tightly ordered strategy left the Wei Cao team scrambling and passive.

Wang Jiexi, at this time, remained composed, calmly facing the battle situation, actively implementing corresponding strategies, retreating to advance, forming a contracting encirclement battle. However, at this moment, Total Darkness Chen Yehui, due to his arrogance, acted impulsively without listening to commands, causing a major mistake for the Jia Shi team. In an instant, the situation on the field reversed, and the Jia Shi team suddenly lost their advantage, falling into a four-on-five disadvantage.

In this situation, Ye Qiu's tactical command became particularly important. He remained calm in such a situation and cooperated closely with Su Mucheng, eliminating Red Leaves from the Wei Cao team, who was attempting a sneak attack. The match gradually heated up, and the battle became more intense. Although the Jia Shi team managed to turn the situation to four against four, their total HP still lagged behind, and there was still a risk of losing the match.

Ye Qiu did not panic, calmly initiating a strong attack, with other teammates providing cover, coupled with Su Mucheng's tacit cooperation, turning the tide from defeat to victory. In the last second, he eliminated the Knight Angelica from the Wei Cao team, winning the match. Enthusiastic cheers erupted in the venue. Ye Qiu, once again relying on his strength, inscribed a glorious chapter in the history of Glory.

Su Mucheng's assist at the critical moment also proved to everyone that the league's best duo was well-deserved, and the Jia Shi team perfectly demonstrated with this match that Jia Shi had returned as kings. Although Captain Ye Qiu possessed immense strength, he never appeared in public, nor did he participate in any commercial performances or promotions. After the match, Ye Qiu replayed the match process, analyzing the mistakes that occurred during the match with his teammates.

Ye Qiu believed that Glory was not a game for one person, but the glory of the entire team. More important than flashy techniques or increasing kill counts was team cooperation, calmly and understatedly displaying all one's strength in critical moments. There were no weak teams in the league, and no one could harbor complacency.

He criticized Chen Yehui's behavior of treating the team match as a personal show during the match and announced that the Jia Shi team did not need players like Chen Yehui. Ye Qiu gazed at the past trophies, contemplating the new strategy he would use in the next match. Manager Tao Xuan appeared beside him, hinting at the importance of the league's commercial value in his words.

Currently, Jia Shi's revenue had been far surpassed by other teams, and Tao Xuan implied that the Jia Shi team needed to make changes. He introduced the newcomer Sun Xiang to Ye Qiu and stated that Sun Xiang would replace him as the new captain of the Jia Shi team. He claimed Sun Xiang could bring new commercial value to the league and would lead the Jia Shi team towards a better path.

Tao Xuan told Ye Qiu that if he was willing to stay and be Sun Xiang's practice partner, he would try to get him some compensation. However, the conviction in Ye Qiu's heart did not allow him to do so. Ye Qiu announced his retirement on the spot and handed over the account "Leaf of Autumn". He instructed Sun Xiang at the end that if he liked eSports, he should treat it all as Glory, not showing off.

Sun Xiang gripped the account card in his hand and seemed to understand something from this statement. Chen Yehui, who had been kicked out of the team by Ye Qiu, held a grudge. After learning about this, he mocked Ye Qiu at length. However, Ye Qiu persisted in his beliefs and paid no attention to him. Chen Yehui then pushed his luck, demanding that Ye Qiu take off his Jia Shi team uniform.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu took off the uniform and threw it to him contemptuously. Ye Qiu packed his belongings, took one last look at the place he had fought for for so long, turned around, and left resolutely. The winter night was cold, and heavy snow fell, but this icy weather could not extinguish the fervent love and persistence in Ye Qiu's heart for Glory. He walked into the snow without hesitation, his back so determined and persistent.

Those who knew him understood that he would definitely return to the sport he loved. Ye Qiu walked into a convenience store and happened to meet Su Mucheng, who was shopping there. Ye Qiu told her the news of his retirement. As soon as Su Mucheng heard it, she immediately decided that she wanted to leave with Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu stopped her, telling her to continue playing well for Jia Shi and their ten years.

Su Mucheng looked at Jia Shi's wall of honor. She knew that Glory was a belief for Ye Qiu. Once a destroyed belief was rebuilt, it would be more beautiful and resilient than before. He would definitely return to the league and take back his own Glory. And Ye Qiu had already secretly decided that as long as he got through this year when he couldn't compete, he would definitely return to Glory.

Ye Qiu walked into an internet cafe and rented a computer. At this time, everyone in the internet cafe was nervously waiting for a moment—the opening of Glory's tenth server. This was an opportunity for everyone to start anew. Ye Qiu transferred his original account to the new server and took out a thousand-machine umbrella from the warehouse. This thousand-machine umbrella was designed by Ye Qiu together with a former friend.

The two of them shared a common persistence and love for Glory. He picked up the thousand-machine umbrella, deciding to carry the shared expectations of his friend and start anew on the new server. Chen Guo, the female boss of the internet cafe, was also a loyal player of Glory. She was immersed in a duel, so much so that she had no time to attend to Ye Qiu's request to pay.

Ye Qiu asked with a smile, "It's just a duel, is it necessary to be so serious?" But Chen Guo believed that Glory was much more than just a duel. However, Chen Guo still lost the duel. Just as she was about to pay, she was called away to solve a computer black screen problem.

Ye Qiu saw that a new duel was about to start on the screen, so he sat down in the seat and played a round for Chen Guo. Chen Guo saw Ye Qiu playing on her account and was very angry. But when she learned that Ye Qiu had helped her win the duel in just over forty seconds, she became happy again.

Seeing everyone immersed in Glory and looking happy, Ye Qiu couldn't help but ask Chen Guo what she thought Glory was. Chen Guo said, "Glory is our world." Ye Qiu seemed to gain some insight from these words, picked up the internet cafe recruitment notice, and said he wanted to apply for the position of net cafe manager.

Episode 2 Recap

Upon hearing this, Chen Guo registered his personal information. When she saw the name "Ye Xiu" on his ID card, she couldn't help but exclaim how much it resembled the name of her idol, the Fighting God. Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu if he possessed the necessary skills to manage an internet cafe, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiu denied all of them one by one. Chen Guo was curious about what ability Ye Xiu had to be an internet cafe manager.

Ye Xiu thought for a moment and replied that he could play Glory. To her surprise, this seemingly casual answer greatly satisfied Chen Guo, and she immediately decided to hire him. Chen Guo arranged a room for Ye Xiu's accommodation. Although it was a bit simple, Ye Xiu was satisfied. Although his retirement this time seemed calm on the surface, he still held a lingering affection for Jia Shi in his heart.

However, at this moment, he could only relive the time spent at Jia Shi in his dreams. After a good night's sleep, Ye Xiu overslept on his first day at his new job. As soon as he came downstairs, Chen Guo sent him to change a light bulb.

Ye Xiu, who had competed for many years, had never done such work before and, as expected, caused trouble while changing the light bulb, leading to a power outage at the internet cafe. Chen Guo could only lie to the customers, claiming the internet cafe would be closed for half a day for maintenance. Chen Guo calculated the day's losses and made Ye Xiu take responsibility for his mistake.

Ye Xiu knew he was in the wrong and could only agree. Chen Guo took the opportunity to dump all the internet cafe work onto Ye Xiu and stated that she could provide food and lodging, but his salary would be entirely withheld as compensation. Ye Xiu agreed and began his career at the Xing Xin internet cafe. Chang Xian went to Jia Shi to inquire about Ye Qiu's news but was stopped outside by the security guard.

Unable to meet Ye Qiu and full of frustration, he came to the Xing Xin internet cafe and rented a computer. He had intended to start writing the report about Ye Qiu, but he had no ideas. So, Chang Xian logged into Glory's tenth server, planning to use new players to attract the monsters' aggro and monopolize the rewards, which would also help him vent his depressed mood.

Meanwhile, Ye Xiu also planned to accumulate some materials for the unfinished thousand-machine umbrella. So, during his free time, he also logged into the Jun Moxiao account and happened to join Chang Xian's team. During the battle, Chang Xian kept instigating the new players to attack the monsters, wanting them to take the hits. The experienced Ye Xiu saw through Chang Xian's little scheme and did not let Chang Xian get his way.

Instead, he soloed the Cat Demon and got the first kill. Chang Xian first hit a wall at Jia Shi today and then failed to turn the tide in the game. He couldn't help but feel angry and wanted revenge, but he was interrupted by a phone call from his editor. The thousand-machine umbrella's level was raised to fifteen. Watching the thousand-machine umbrella gradually become more complete and powerful, Su Muqiu's genius creation was one step closer to success.

Ye Xiu secretly vowed that no matter how difficult it was, he would stand at the peak of Glory with it. Jia Shi was holding a press conference tonight. Before the conference began, Sun Xiang still couldn't believe that Ye Qiu had actually retired just like that.

At the press conference, Tao Xuan announced that Ye Qiu had retired and that Sun Xiang would take over the "Leaf of Autumn" account and become the new captain of the Jia Shi team. The announcement of this news caused great dissatisfaction among Ye Qiu's fans, who protested one after another. Chen Guo had originally prepared snacks, eagerly waiting to see Ye Qiu's figure again. Hearing this news, she couldn't hide her anger and became a keyboard warrior online.

Chang Xian, who had disguised himself as a flower delivery person to sneak into the press conference, was even more emotionally out of control and smashed the bouquet in his hand onto Sun Xiang's face.

Sun Xiang even spoke boastfully at the press conference, stating that after taking over as captain, he had only one goal: in the future, when people mention Jia Shi, it wouldn't be about the three-time championship dynasty from back then, but about the current number one team. As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar. Ye Xiu was also watching the live broadcast on TV. However, he felt that what Sun Xiang said wasn't entirely wrong.

The transition between old and new was a natural law that no one could change. But in the world of Glory, there were no new or old players. Old players didn't just run away, and new players didn't mean they were invincible. These words deeply resonated with Chen Guo. Su Mucheng had also watched the live broadcast, but after watching it, she felt even more upset and decided not to watch anymore.

She delivered the tie clip that Ye Xiu had left behind to the Xing Xin internet cafe. This tie clip was an essential item for Ye Xiu during battle. He sighed, feeling that only his former comrades understood him better. Chang Xian's heart was filled with anger because Sun Xiang had replaced Ye Qiu. He decided to change his mood and logged into Glory.

As soon as he entered the game, Chang Xian saw that the world chat was buzzing with heated discussions about Jun Moxiao soloing the Cat Demon yesterday. He couldn't help but get furious, feeling that Jun Moxiao was trash who, like Sun Xiang, didn't respect seniors. He couldn't resist spreading bad rumors about Jun Moxiao in the world chat. Ye Xiu saw these comments and laughed it off.

Instead of refuting them, he even found Chang Xian again and requested to team up. Chang Xian agreed to his team request and even quietly told his teammates to let Jun Moxiao pull the monsters alone, hoping they would give him a good beating. Ye Xiu took the lead and was the first to enter the Spider Cave. With smooth and fluid operations, he quickly cleared out the small monsters and pressed straight towards the boss.

His teammates were all shocked by his superb skills, but at this moment, Jun Moxiao's figure in the game suddenly fell straight down and stopped moving. Chang Xian was full of suspicion about the scene before him, thinking it was just another trick by Jun Moxiao to keep the rewards for himself. However, in reality, Ye Xiu had simply been called away by Chen Guo.

Chen Guo asked him to plug a USB flash drive into the TV and play Ye Qiu's match highlights compilation. While helping Chen Guo, Ye Xiu was also worried about his game progress.

Episode 3 Recap

Chen Guo kept hesitating, unable to decide what video to play on the public screen, while Ye Xiu in the game had already been attacked by the boss and was only left with a little health. Chang Xian watched Ye Xiu unable to fight back against the monster and remembered the frustration he had felt because of him earlier, so he instigated his teammates to push stones onto Ye Xiu when his health was low, to punish him.

At the critical moment, Ye Xiu finally helped Chen Guo plug in the connector, picked up his mouse, and began controlling his character again. He leapt up in adversity, performed a series of beautiful maneuvers, engaged in a fierce battle with the boss, and secured the first kill of the Spider Cave on the tenth server. Chen Guo watched Ye Xiu's familiar control style and for a moment thought of the Fighting God Ye Qiu, but quickly dismissed the idea.

In his haste, Ye Xiu plugged in the wrong connector, and his series of maneuvers was projected onto the internet cafe's public screen. Everyone cheered for his brilliant technique, and Chen Guo, as the internet cafe owner, felt very proud, ending Ye Xiu's probation period early. And this game also awakened the passion for Glory in Ye Xiu's heart.

He recalled the naive passion and youthful expectations of his younger days, and also remembered the happy times he had spent with Su Muqiu. Chang Xian was indignant about Ye Qiu's retirement, writing extensively about the reasons for his retirement, detailing how Ye Qiu was expelled by Jia Shi due to insufficient commercial value.

However, the Director was very dissatisfied with this report, believing it was completely untrue, not based on objective facts, and written only because Chang Xian felt indignant. He also told him to rewrite it. Chang Xian remembered that the Director knew Ye Qiu and suggested that the Director introduce them, so he could ask Ye Qiu about the truth of the matter himself and write a truthful report.

The Director, however, stated that although he had known Ye Qiu for eight years, all their interviews were conducted on QQ, and he had never met him in person, so he was powerless to help. While packing his things, Ye Xiu saw a group photo taken with Su Muqiu and his sister in his childhood, and couldn't help but recall that carefree time.

At that time, both of them were still young, arguing about the next step in the production of the thousand-machine umbrella. Just then, Su Mucheng, who had gone out, returned. The two immediately turned off the computer and pretended to be reading. Before going out, Su Mucheng had asked them to finish the housework before touching the computer, so as soon as she returned, she checked if the computer monitor was warm.

Su Mucheng saw through their guilt and asked who had washed the clothes. Both Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu vied to say they had washed them. Su Mucheng took out the clothes and saw that dark and light colored clothes were mixed together, and the white clothes were already stained with black marks. Seeing this, Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu quickly ran into the room.

Ye Xiu, with quick wit, drew a kitten on the stain of a T-shirt, turning it into a unique T-shirt. Su Mucheng was amused by them. The two of them pulled her over and used a Polaroid camera to capture this joyful moment. Speaking of how Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu met, they had to thank gravity for sending a lucky coin their way.

Su Muqiu tossed the lucky coin his sister had given him while walking, but it unluckily fell right into the hat of Ye Xiu, who was passing by. Su Muqiu quickly chased after him, but found that Ye Xiu was putting his lucky coin into an arcade machine. Su Muqiu stepped forward to get his lucky coin back, but Ye Xiu was indifferent about it.

He told him that if he won against him, he would compensate him with ten coins. Su Muqiu, feeling unconvinced, immediately accepted the challenge. The same hobby made them good brothers who shared thick and thin. Ye Xiu's youthful recklessness and smugness, all his glory, were related to Su Muqiu. Ye Xiu was determined that he would definitely reach the pinnacle of Glory with the thousand-machine umbrella.

The night deepened, but the city's bright lights added a touching charm to the darkness. A taxi drove from a distance, and a beautiful face appeared in the window. She was Chen Guo's best friend, Tang Rou. Sitting in the taxi, she looked at the roadside scenery, recalling her past piano career, where she had actually made a serious mistake on stage. Tang Rou had always believed that life only had one option: winning.

Therefore, she didn't allow mistakes, didn't admit failure, and would only choose to leave. Tang Rou came to this city to find Chen Guo. Years ago, by chance, Chen Guo helped Tang Rou drive away a thief, and Tang Rou mistakenly grabbed the wrong bags in her haste. This series of accidents created a bond between the two.

After Chen Guo's father passed away, the Xing Xin internet cafe became Chen Guo's only thought, and Tang Rou became the great demon king who spurred her progress. As soon as Tang Rou arrived at the internet cafe, she wanted to check Chen Guo's studies. Chen Guo was also very happy to see her best friend after a long time.

She asked Ye Xiu to help Tang Rou with her luggage, and then warmly held Tang Rou's hand and went upstairs. Chen Guo hadn't actually studied as hard as she said. Facing Tang Rou's inspection, she couldn't help but feel guilty and kept trying to hide things and prevent her from checking her studies.

Seeing Ye Xiu going upstairs to put away the luggage, Chen Guo quickly pushed the responsibility for her lack of effort onto him, claiming that Ye Xiu was the culprit behind her laziness because she kept losing to Ye Xiu in Glory, which delayed her studies. Seeing this, Tang Rou told Ye Xiu that she wanted to have a talk with him.

Chen Guo quietly asked Ye Xiu to help delay Tang Rou so she could have some time to catch up on her studies, and stated that if Ye Xiu helped her with this, the debt between the two of them would be wiped clean. Hearing her say that, Ye Xiu could only agree. Tang Rou told Ye Xiu that at the critical juncture of her self-study exams, no one could become a stumbling block for Chen Guo.

Ye Xiu could only say that it was because Chen Guo was too weak, so he treated her as a sandbag. As long as she could win one game against him, he wouldn't drag her along for practice anymore. Hearing this, Tang Rou asked Chen Guo to set up a machine and declared to Ye Xiu that she wanted to compete with him in a game and that he was guaranteed to lose.

Tang Rou originally thought she was sure to win, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiu turned defeat into victory at the end. Tang Rou was very unconvinced. She was someone who would rise to the challenge the more difficult it was. This loss to Ye Xiu greatly fueled her desire to win, and she vowed to defeat Ye Xiu in Glory. However, after ten games, Tang Rou still hadn't won once.

Ye Xiu pointed out her shortcomings in operation and boasted that it would take Tang Rou another hundred years to win against him. Although Tang Rou was unwilling, she still had to admit Ye Xiu's ability. She asked Chen Guo to help her create an account, determined to defeat him in the area where Ye Xiu was most proficient.

Lanxi Pavilion, the guild under the Lan Yu team, has been in a very unfavorable situation recently and urgently needs to add new, highly skilled members. Guild Leader Lan He held a meeting to discuss this issue with other members. One member suggested that a high-level player named Jun Moxiao had recently appeared in the tenth server and could be recruited into the guild. Lan He, however, was quite dismissive of this person.

He stated that there were two reasons why someone playing Glory wouldn't join a guild: either their skill wasn't good enough, or their character wasn't good enough. If neither of these was an issue, then they were a spy. However, despite saying this, Lan He still added Jun Moxiao as a friend in the game. Xi Zhou reminded him that he had just said Jun Moxiao was a spy.

Lan He quickly changed his words, saying he only meant that Jun Moxiao might be a spy, and that action was the best way to build the guild. Lan He thought he had successfully lured Jun Moxiao into the guild with perfect methods, but after Xi Zhou's analysis, he realized he had fallen into the trap set by Jun Moxiao.

However, Lan He stated that the materials were still in his hands, and whether or not to give them to him was up to him. But how could Ye Xiu not have any response to this move? Before entering the dungeon, he told Lan He that he would only enter the dungeon after receiving a portion of the materials. Before Xi Zhou could stop him, Lan He handed over the materials, confidently saying that everything was under control.

As soon as they entered the dungeon, Ye Xiu drew a circle, enclosing the other few people inside. The others were very confused by this action. Seeing this, Lan He explained that it meant for everyone to stay united. However, Ye Xiu said that his intention was for them to stay inside the circle and not move. After saying this, Ye Xiu left alone first.

Xi Zhou was very confused by Ye Xiu's intentions, and Lan He was also full of confusion about the situation before him, and could only wait and see how things unfolded.

Episode 4 Recap

A full fifteen minutes had passed since Jun Moxiao left, and Lan He and the group were waiting until they were almost falling asleep, still without seeing any sign of him returning. They were only five minutes away from the first-place record. If they didn't leave the circle soon, Lanxi Pavilion would likely become the laughingstock of the entire tenth server. With no other option, Lan He could only prepare to lead his team out of the circle.

Just then, a system announcement suddenly appeared in the world chat: Lanxi Pavilion players Lan He, Thunder, Jun Moxiao, Deng Hua Ye, and Xi Zhou broke the Frost Forest record. Seeing this, Lan He was overjoyed, believing that with Jun Moxiao as a powerful helper, Lanxi Pavilion would surely flourish. Unexpectedly, no sooner had Lan He finished speaking than a message popped up in the game: Jun Moxiao quit Lanxi Pavilion.

Lan He's nose was practically crooked with anger when he saw this message, but there was nothing he could do about it. The Jia Shi team's new captain Sun Xiang was also constantly trying to adapt with his teammates, leading them in training for the next match. However, the teammates were still not very convinced by the leadership of this new captain.

Chen Yehui saw that Ye Xiu had already been driven away, and took the opportunity to request Tao Xuan to return to the team. But when Tao Xuan heard his words, he warned him not to speak nonsense, that Ye Xiu retired voluntarily, not driven away. Tao Xuan also stated that Ye Xiu was still the captain when he asked Chen Yehui to leave, so his decision was still effective.

The group couldn't adapt to Sun Xiang's tactics and always ended up failing in battles. Annoyed and angry, Sun Xiang blamed all of this on Su Mucheng. Su Mucheng, however, pointed out that Sun Xiang's tactics had problems and that everyone couldn't coordinate. Upon hearing this, Sun Xiang accused Su Mucheng of being too lax when Ye Xiu was in charge, which led to the current situation. After saying that, he stormed off angrily.

Su Mucheng conflicted with Sun Xiang, making her miss Ye Xiu's guidance to everyone even more. She couldn't help but come to the dormitory Ye Xiu used to live in at Jia Shi and called Ye Xiu.

When Ye Xiu learned that Su Mucheng was in his old dormitory, he guessed she might have had a conflict with her new teammates, so he instructed her: First, don't get angry with your new teammates during training sessions; Second, even if you get angry, don't sulk, curse if you need to; Third, if you do sulk, don't let it last longer than three minutes; Fourth, if you're angry or sad, just shout "one two three four" across from Jia Shi.

Su Mucheng felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing Ye Xiu's words. The year-end press conference was approaching, Chen Guo planned to gather fans to hold a support event for Ye Qiu, but no one in the group chat responded. Just then, a customer in the internet cafe complained that the environment outside was too noisy. Chen Guo quickly went out to see what was happening.

She saw that the large poster of Ye Qiu on the building opposite was being taken down and replaced with a poster of Sun Xiang. Chen Guo collected the removed poster and hung it up, but the heavens were uncooperative and it suddenly started pouring rain. In the heavy rain, Chen Guo recalled Ye Qiu's past glory, and also remembered her father's love for Glory when he was alive.

Her father once told her that in a person's life, they will encounter many impossible moments, and we must learn to constantly break through ourselves in these desperate situations and seek infinite possibilities to grow. She firmly believed that she understood the true meaning of Leaf of Autumn and could become the true owner of Xing Xin internet cafe. However, today, all of this was shattered.

Tang Rou created a new account "Han Yanrou", carefully studied and worked hard to improve her skills. She spent an entire night studying Leaf of Autumn's tactics, but with little effect. Chen Guo then suggested that Ye Xiu, whose fighting style was very similar to Leaf of Autumn's, could practice with her. In her heart, however, she was plotting her own little scheme: hoping that Tang Rou would be busy practicing and thus unable to check on her studies.

But neither Tang Rou nor Ye Xiu were interested in this suggestion. Chen Guo could only use her position as the boss to force Ye Xiu to add Tang Rou as a friend. However, Tang Rou's defenses were like a copper wall and iron barrier, very difficult to break through.

Lanxi Pavilion, the guild under the Lan Yu team; Herb Garden, the guild under the Wei Cao team; and Tyrannical Ambition, the guild under the Ba Tu team - these three well-known teams across the server were all vying to fight for the Blood Gunner Yagg. The three teams were drawing swords, ready to depart, when they saw a figure swiftly moving in front of them.

The three initially thought it was a new expert, but after observing for a while, they found out it was just a beginner, Bao Zi. For this battle, Lan He invited Jun Moxiao as external help. Just as the other two were condemning him for being unfair, Jun Moxiao chose to team up with the figure who was struggling in front. Lan He was tricked again and could only bite the bullet and say it was a strategy.

Ye Xiu, relying on his skilled techniques and rich experience, directed Bao Zi to perform one beautiful maneuver after another. Everyone watching was very surprised, because at this moment, Bao Zi was like a completely different person from before. Seeing that the boss was about to be killed, everyone couldn't continue to merely observe. Tyrannical Ambition, Herb Garden, and Lanxi Pavilion successively joined the battle.

Ye Xiu saw that the three guilds had fallen for his trap and showed a smile of successful plotting. Watching the three guilds wiped out one after another, he took invade of Baozi and began the final output, successfully securing the first kill. Lan He, Night Tide, and Plantain, who had fallen into the trap, were all very angry and vowed to settle the score with Jun Moxiao.

invade of Baozi, Bao Rongxing, who got the first kill for the first time under the leadership of Jun Moxiao, was overjoyed. Even at work, he felt full of energy and was more motivated. Although the three guilds were tricked by Jun Moxiao this time, they all realized Jun Moxiao's power and agreed to run the dungeon with him next time. After these few battles, Ye Xiu obtained many rare materials, making the thousand-machine umbrella's level even stronger.

The attribute bonuses from rare materials are at the upper limit of values, so top-tier weapons must all use rare materials. The rarity of materials isn't about the drop rate, but about the refresh rate of hidden bosses. This is the meaning of rarity. And Chen Guo still hadn't given up on getting Ye Xiu to add Tang Rou as a friend, even setting a final deadline of 24 hours. Ye Xiu had no choice but to agree.

Episode 5 Recap

Chen Guo still hadn't given up on getting Ye Xiu to add Tang Rou as a friend, but no matter what method she used, Tang Rou just wouldn't accept the friend request. Ye Xiu really had no way, but under Chen Guo's coercion and enticement, he could only agree to continue breaking through Tang Rou's defenses. Ye Xiu thought of a seemingly feasible method.

He handwritten a book of Glory world rules and gave it to Tang Rou, however, Tang Rou only glanced at it and ignored him. Seeing this, Chen Guo quickly played along with Ye Xiu, explaining that this was just an introduction to the process and a collection of lessons learned from failures, but Tang Rou refused him, citing that she doesn't read handwritten books.

When Chen Guo duelled Tang Rou, she found that Tang Rou had improved rapidly in recent days, so she asked Tang Rou why she had improved so quickly. Tang Rou had to admit that she had still read the book of rules that Ye Xiu wrote. Chen Guo heard this and thought Ye Xiu's book of rules must be very useful, and quickly asked Tang Rou where she threw it.

Chen Guo, knowing the rules were on the bar, quickly went to look for them, but was blocked by Ye Xiu, who was working at the bar. Chen Guo made excuses to try to get him to leave, unexpectedly, Ye Xiu resolved each one. Chen Guo couldn't help but get angry and forcibly drove him away.

Chen Guo, who finally got the Glory world rules, quickly returned to her room, and enthusiastically opened it to read, but found that she couldn't understand what Ye Xiu had written at all. And Tang Rou, benefiting from Ye Xiu's book of Glory world rules, agreed to his friend request when she saw Jun Moxiao's application again.

Lan He was anxiously waiting for Jun Moxiao to go online to help him run the Bony Burial Ground dungeon they had agreed on last time. He finally waited until Jun Moxiao went online. Lan He quickly told him that he had all the manpower ready. Unexpectedly, Jun Moxiao said that he didn't need his manpower and would bring his own team members.

Lan He initially thought Jun Moxiao would bring a few great experts to help him with the dungeon. However, the team consisted of the newcomer invade of Baozi from last time, Han Yanrou who had never run a dungeon, and a Launcher named Feng Shu Yan Mu who had only registered her account yesterday. Everyone's hearts sank halfway when they saw this lineup, Lan He still forcefully tried to save face.

The battle began, the situation was extremely chaotic with a group of newcomers interfering. invade of Baozi's performance was very unstable, Han Yanrou completely didn't understand coordination, and as for Feng Shu Yan Mu, let alone, at the critical moment of the battle, she was nowhere to be seen. Seeing that Zombie Bailey was about to escape, everyone in Lanxi Pavilion thought this dungeon run would surely end in failure.

Then, the missing Feng Shu Yan Mu suddenly appeared, shooting and charging all the way, accurately sending Zombie Bailey to Jun Moxiao. Everyone watching this smooth series of operations clicked their tongues in wonder, Ji Zhou even boldly speculated from the ID that this was Su Mucheng. However, immediately after, Jun Moxiao accused Feng Shu Yan Mu not to think of relying on luck every time. This sentence made everyone deny the guess that this was Su Mucheng.

Under Jun Moxiao's leadership, the battle ended perfectly, setting a new record for the Bony Burial Ground dungeon. The operator of Feng Shu Yan Mu was indeed Su Mucheng. Ye Xiu's words were just to dispel Lanxi Pavilion's doubts, lest everyone discover that a professional player was stealing dungeon records. After being nurtured with so many rare materials, the thousand-machine umbrella unlocked a new form. Ye Xiu asked Su Mucheng to help him test the thousand-machine umbrella.

The thousand-machine umbrella currently has three transformation forms. First is Pure Soul Spear, attack speed five, the fastest attack speed among spears; Second is Judgement Rifle, light weight, large recoil, perfect conversion for Gunner professions; Third is Emblem Shield, evolved from a Paladin's shield, can easily convert high defense and high health Holy Cleric skills, and simultaneously has high magic resistance and a wide defense area, making it a close-combat weapon for Fighting professions.

During the testing of the thousand-machine umbrella, tears welled up in Su Mucheng's eyes, she couldn't help but remember the time when her brother was still alive. Sun Xiang was self-willed and insisted that Su Mucheng should just provide support for him.

Su Mucheng wanted to object, but Chen Yehui suddenly came in and interrupted her, saying that the guild's performance in the tenth server was not good, and an expert had taken all the dungeon records in the tenth server. Sun Xiang heard this and felt very disdainful, and proceeded to lead the team members to refresh the Bony Burial Ground record.

Lan He, who was in a meeting, heard the news, and immediately contacted Jun Moxiao, saying he wanted to break the Bony Burial Ground record again. Ye Xiu saw the new record and knew that it must have been set with the help of a professional player, and breaking this record was almost impossible. Lan He was extremely disappointed when he heard this, but unexpectedly, Jun Moxiao's next sentence rekindled his hope——"I just like to find possibilities in the impossible."

Ye Xiu began to repeatedly simulate actual combat, but the effect was minimal. Since he couldn't brute force it, he could only find another way. However, to achieve this goal, Ye Xiu still needed a Blade Master. After devising the plan, Ye Xiu walked downstairs and found that the internet cafe was full of Ye Qiu's support signs everywhere. There was a match tonight, and Chen Guo was supporting Jia Shi.

Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu which team he thought would win tonight, Ye Xiu asked Chen Guo back which team she thought would win. Chen Guo pouted and said that Jia Shi would definitely lose without Ye Qiu anyway. Ye Xiu looked at the Ye Qiu support signs filling every corner of the internet cafe, and said to Chen Guo with a hint of teasing, "Why not just change the internet cafe's password to 'Ye Qiu invincible, the most handsome'?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Guo thought about it and actually agreed. Tonight was the sixteenth round of the Glory Professional League this season, with Jia Shi team facing Lan Yu team. Leading the Jia Shi team was its new captain, Sun Xiang, known as the "Newcomer King," and Su Mucheng, known as the "League's Number One Launcher." Leading the challenging Lan Yu team was Yu Wenzhou, known as one of the "League's Four Great Tacticians," and Huang Shaotian, the "Sword Saint."

Could the new Fighting God, Sun Xiang, survive the trash talk of the Sword Saint, Huang Shaotian? The audience in attendance were all watching with anticipation. This match was a Relay Match, each team had three players, using a confrontation system, the loser left the field and was replaced by another teammate, until one team had no players left, the winning team scored three points.

The first match was Sun Xiang——the Battlemage, Leaf of Autumn, against Yu Feng——the Berserker, Brilliant Edge. The match map was One-Line Gorge. Leaf of Autumn launched a fierce attack, leaving Brilliant Edge with no power to retaliate, and took down Brilliant Edge using only fifteen percent of his health. The second player from Lan Yu team, the Qi Master, Tao Luo Sha Ming, entered the field. Leaf of Autumn took down another player with ten percent of his health remaining.

Seeing this, Jia Shi's fans were in high spirits, and there was immediate hope for Sun Xiang's victory of one-against-three. The third match began, the player defending the final position for Lan Yu team was the Launcher, Gunpowder Rain, however, this player was instantly killed by Sun Xiang again. Sun Xiang's debut at Jia Shi showed everyone his amazing individual strength, however, this scene brought joy to some and worry to others.

Chen Guo saw that Sun Xiang, who replaced Ye Qiu, could achieve such good results, and felt very unconvinced. Just then, a customer complained that Ye Xiu, as an internet cafe manager, didn't even know where the beer was, so Chen Guo then punished Ye Xiu by making him accurately draw the terrain map of the internet cafe. The match was still ongoing, Lan Yu team was trailing zero to six.

To win, they had to score five points in the upcoming team match, and get the two bonus points for wiping out the opponent. Chen Guo was furious when she saw this situation, and simply stopped watching the live broadcast and started calculating the internet cafe's accounts. Sun Xiang, who had won one-against-three, became even more arrogant.

As the team match was about to start, he ordered all his teammates to cover for him, vowing to wipe out the opponent team by himself. Su Mucheng advised him that it would be better to follow the tactics, but Sun Xiang ignored her. Sun Xiang continued the momentum from the individual matches, attacking very fiercely. Lan Yu seemed to be retreating step by step, however, Yu Wenzhou, known as a master tactician, was completely confident and played steadily.

The match was very close, everyone found it difficult to predict which side would win the match. Ye Xiu, watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, commented with interest that Jia Shi would lose. Chen Guo heard that Jia Shi would lose and immediately ran back to the TV with enthusiasm.

Episode 6 Recap

Chen Guo watched Jia Shi's strong offense, feeling half-doubtful about Ye Xiu's words "Jia Shi will lose". But Ye Xiu had already seen that Yu Wenzhou had used his ace tactic - the Lock One, Let Four tactic. Lan Yu's tactic officially started to take effect. And Sun Xiang was also provoked by Huang Shaotian's trash talk tactic, losing his mind and starting to attack Huang Shaotian, who was not the tactical core. Lan Yu team members cooperated extremely well.

While on the other side, Jia Shi team was in disarray because their captain had lost his mind. The team members' health rapidly decreased. Lan Yu team instantly reversed the disadvantage and entered a situation of overwhelming advantage. Su Mucheng repeatedly told Sun Xiang to return to position, but Sun Xiang ignored her. If this continued, Jia Shi would definitely lose this match.

With no other choice, Su Mucheng could only personally command the team members and took down one opponent member. Yu Wenzhou remained very calm in the face of Su Mucheng's tactics, countering every move, and instantly took down four Jia Shi team members. The substitute hadn't arrived, and Sun Xiang instantly fell into a one-against-four situation. The situation was set; Jia Shi was powerless to turn the tide. Lan Yu team pulled off a beautiful comeback and won the match.

Chen Guo saw Lan Yu team's comeback against the odds and greatly admired Yu Wenzhou. Ye Xiu said that from the moment Sun Xiang achieved the one-against-three, he had already fallen into Yu Wenzhou's tactic. One-against-three consumes energy and time, letting Sun Xiang's arrogant momentum reach its peak. By the time of the team match, as long as Huang Shaotian slightly hooked him, Sun Xiang would explode. Chen Guo was very happy to see Jia Shi team lose the match.

She also helped Ye Xiu look for a Blade Master who could run dungeons. But Ye Xiu said that the Blade Master he needed would deliver himself to his doorstep. A figure wrapped tightly came stealthily to the Xingxin Internet Cafe. He said to Ye Xiu that he was looking for an internet cafe manager surnamed Ye. Ye Xiu knew it was Huang Shaotian whom he had called, and couldn't be bothered with him.

While doing his work, he perfunctorily replied to him. Huang Shaotian babbled on and on, only then realizing that the person he had been talking to for a long time was Ye Qiu. Ye Xiu was annoyed by his words and kicked him out of the internet cafe. Huang Shaotian was very angry. But after a second thought, Ye Qiu was once a team captain, and his current situation was so pitiful. He decided not to stoop to his level.

So he returned to the internet cafe and began naggingly asking Ye Xiu the reason for leaving Jia Shi. Ye Xiu couldn't stand the annoyance and told him that if he agreed to one condition, he would tell him the reason. Curious Huang Shaotian agreed immediately upon hearing this. He urged Ye Xiu to turn on the computer and asked for the startup password.

When Ye Xiu said the password "Ye Qiu invincible, the most handsome", Huang Shaotian was amused and burst into laughter, claiming that Ye Xiu had fallen. Ye Xiu was helpless and told him to hurry up and get to business after he finished laughing. Huang Shaotian heard that the record was set by Sun Xiang and said that he hadn't abused him enough during the match. Four out of the five people for the team were already present.

The remaining Su Mucheng was held up by a temporary meeting and couldn't come to the Xingxin Internet Cafe for a while. Temporarily short one person, Ye Xiu could only call Lan He to fill in. The five people entered the dungeon, following the plan Ye Xiu had devised. They lured the monsters into a crack in the rocks and trapped them, greatly reducing the time needed to kill monsters.

Finally, they set a new record for the Bony Burial Ground dungeon. Players worldwide saw this news and were all amazed by Jun Moxiao's operations. And Lan He was also extremely excited for having recruited such a master. At the Jia Shi meeting, Su Mucheng felt that the recent matches had been played very poorly. Everyone should properly review them.

However, the arrogant and rash Sun Xiang still believed that this result had nothing to do with him and pushed all the blame for losing the match onto his teammates. On the other side, Huang Shaotian, who had helped Ye Xiu break the record, pestered Ye Xiu to tell him the reason for leaving Jia Shi. Seeing that Ye Xiu had no intention of telling him, Huang Shaotian pretended to leave in a huff.

And sure enough, Ye Xiu called out to him from behind. Huang Shaotian was secretly delighted. But Ye Xiu called out to him only to collect internet cafe fees. Huang Shaotian was very angry, cursing him for being realistic while taking out the money. Seeing him dawdle, Ye Xiu directly took one hundred from his hand.

Upon seeing this, Huang Shaotian claimed he was going to break ties with Ye Xiu, and if he ever came looking for him again, he would be surnamed Ye. Ye Xiu knew that Huang Shaotian was just a paper tiger. And indeed, before Ye Xiu could even count to three, Huang Shaotian was back. Ye Xiu teasingly called him Ye Shaotian. But Huang Shaotian waved his hand and said he just came back for the money.

Ye Xiu told him to pick something worth seventy more yuan. But Huang Shaotian suggested that he didn't want the money, but wanted Ye Xiu to walk with him for seventy yuan worth of road. The two came outside. Huang Shaotian seriously asked Ye Xiu if he really knew what retirement meant. It was almost impossible to think of returning to competition a year later based on past fame.

But Ye Xiu felt that every day now was more precious to him. He wanted to complete something he had to complete but had never finished. Huang Shaotian couldn't help but ask curiously what it was. Ye Xiu said he wanted to revive the thousand-machine umbrella and add some excitement to the current Glory. Upon hearing this, Huang Shaotian understood that Ye Xiu had long planned to definitely return to Glory in the future, and couldn't help but feel happy.

Just then, Captain Yu Wenzhou called Huang Shaotian. Huang Shaotian, wanting to show off, didn't answer the phone, and also startled a small dog. The two finally managed to shake off the dog's chase. Still shaken, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, simultaneously recalling what happened when they were in the Glory training camp. At that time, Ye Xiu was still Huang Shaotian's teacher. He helped Huang Shaotian avoid the patrolling teacher.

The exceptionally excited Huang Shaotian kicked away a soda can, attracting a wolfdog, causing Ye Xiu to wear a cast for two months. Talking about the happy times of the past, both of their moods became increasingly relaxed. Returning to the training camp, Huang Shaotian pretended that he had just woken up. However, Yu Wenzhou had long seen through his nervousness. Yu Wenzhou got his schedule for the night out of Huang Shaotian and also asked about Jun Moxiao's identity.

Yu Wenzhou was very interested in the thousand-machine umbrella in Jun Moxiao's hand. He used reverse psychology to get Huang Shaotian to borrow the thousand-machine umbrella. Huang Shaotian was initially unwilling, but under pressure, he still agreed.

Episode 7 Recap

Yu Wenzhou had always wanted to complete the unfinished battle with Ye Xiu back then. He recalled that when he was still in the Glory training camp, he was always ridiculed by other trainees because of his slow hand speed. Even the teacher said that he was the only student he had ever seen who had never won a match in formal competition.

Tomorrow was the official assessment for the training camp, which used an elimination system for those at the bottom. If Yu Wenzhou lost again this time, he would be eliminated. The trainees needed to draw lots to decide their opponent teacher, and Yu Wenzhou happened to draw Ye Xiu. His classmates' mockery made Yu Wenzhou feel extremely inferior. He started practicing tirelessly all night. A Warlock against a Battlemage was a disadvantageous matchup.

The only chance for a comeback was whether he could unleash his ultimate skill, Sword of Curse. But this move required a ten-second chant to unleash its maximum power, making it impossible not to be interrupted. The only possibility was to completely control Ye Qiu for ten seconds. After countless practice sessions, the time for the battle finally arrived. Although Yu Wenzhou had simulated the battle many times, he still couldn't control Ye Qiu for ten seconds.

The difference of two minutes and eighteen seconds thus became the driving force for Yu Wenzhou's progress, and Ye Qiu became the opponent he most wanted to meet on the professional stage. Huang Shaotian's voice pulled him back from his memories to reality. Yu Wenzhou looked up. Huang Shaotian said that he had perfectly completed the task and borrowed the thousand-machine umbrella. However, when Yu Wenzhou saw the huge umbrella in Huang Shaotian's hand, he was completely speechless at him.

Ye Xiu appeared in front of Yu Wenzhou, following behind Huang Shaotian. Yu Wenzhou looked at Ye Xiu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and felt an infinite sense of nostalgia. He proposed to Ye Xiu that he wanted to experience the power of the thousand-machine umbrella. Ye Xiu agreed to him. The two returned to the battlefield of yesteryear. The current Yu Wenzhou was no longer the same.

Not only were his operations more skilled, but the chanting time for his ultimate skill had also been shortened. However, Yu Wenzhou still couldn't win against Ye Xiu. But now, he understood his strengths and weaknesses, and also understood his progress, and could now smile at the past entanglement. He acknowledged the power of the thousand-machine umbrella and looked forward to seeing Ye Xiu bring new excitement to Glory.

The Wei Cao team also discovered a high-level expert named Jun Moxiao who had recently appeared in the tenth server. On the other side, Ye Xiu was brushing dungeons with Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing as usual, while Chen Guo also noticed that Tang Rou hadn't been playing with her much recently. Although Chen Guo had facilitated Tang Rou adding Ye Xiu as a friend, Chen Guo still felt a bit sour inside.

She vented her dissatisfaction on Ye Xiu, accusing him of only knowing how to play Glory all day instead of working. But Ye Xiu took out a recording, which contained Chen Guo's words from back then telling Ye Xiu to accompany Tang Rou in playing games. Chen Guo was furious. She also invited Tang Rou to go out and play but was refused, and she walked away disappointed. Qiao Yifan was a professional player for the Wei Cao team.

His character was an Assassin, and his assessment scores were always at the bottom. He had never been on the competitive stage. Wang Jiexi, citing that the training intensity and difficulty at Wei Cao were not suitable for Qiao Yifan, told him to return to the training camp first to improve his skills. Qiao Yifan had the best relationship with Gao Yingjie and sent him a message before leaving. Gao Yingjie felt very uncomfortable upon seeing this message.

The Wei Cao team discovered that Jun Moxiao was attempting to get the first kill on Toreya. Wang Jiexi immediately ordered his team members to conduct emergency training. The task was to encircle and annihilate Jun Moxiao in the Drifting Land, and he stated that the training performance would be included in this month's assessment scores, with absentees receiving zero points for the month's assessment.

Hearing this, Gao Yingjie felt this was a good opportunity to keep Qiao Yifan, so he called Qiao Yifan back and told him to find a computer within five minutes. Ye Xiu keenly sensed an ambush ahead, so he reminded Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing to be extra careful.

Under Wei Cao's heavy encirclement, Bao Rongxing was the first to be killed, but he also took down one Wei Cao team member at the same time; not long after, Tang Rou also fell, unable to hold on. On the other side, Qiao Yifan finally found a computer and entered the game.

He knew that Jun Moxiao was strong, and if he attacked head-on, he would have no chance of winning, so he decided to set up an ambush on the path Jun Moxiao had to take to attack Toreya. Not long after, the last remaining Gao Yingjie was also killed by Jun Moxiao.

Wang Jiexi knew that these team members would definitely lose, but he didn't expect them to lose so quickly, so he analyzed their operational deficiencies one by one for the team members. Wang Jiexi told the team members that the biggest reason they lost the match today was underestimating the opponent.

The team members only thought that the opponent was a regular player, but little did they know, hidden behind Jun Moxiao was the former peak of Glory - Ye Qiu. The team members were all very surprised to hear this. Just then, everyone noticed the battle on the screen that hadn't ended yet. Jun Moxiao arrived at Qiao Yifan's ambush location and began fighting Qiao Yifan.

However, although Qiao Yifan's idea was good, there was still a qualitative gap in strength between him and Jun Moxiao. Without surprise, he lost. Qiao Yifan ultimately couldn't stay in Wei Cao and could only head to the training camp. Although Gao Yingjie was full of reluctance, he had no way to change Wang Jiexi's decision. When they parted ways, the two exchanged heartfelt blessings.

In the taxi, Qiao Yifan recalled the team members' evaluations of him and secretly clenched his fists. Upon arriving at the training camp, Qiao Yifan looked at Ye Qiu's photo on the wall and smiled. He also resolved that he must embark on a new journey from here.

Episode 8 Recap

Qiao Yifan arrived at the Glory training camp and trained with all his might day after day. However, although his performance was good, there was still a gap before he could return to the Wei Cao team. Qiao Yifan thought of what Ye Xiu had said to him before, so he logged into the game and found Ye Xiu, asking him to duel with him again to find his shortcomings. After a duel, Qiao Yifan deeply realized his operational deficiencies.

However, Ye Xiu told him that his overall perspective could help the team win matches. Qiao Yifan was very grateful for Ye Xiu's guidance and asked if he could consult him in person. Ye Xiu agreed and gave Qiao Yifan the address of Xing Xin Internet Cafe. Wang Jiexi used rare materials as a condition for Ye Xiu to spar with his team members.

Ye Xiu initially wanted to refuse, but when he saw Tang Rou still practicing tirelessly in the map where she was last killed, he changed his mind and asked Wang Jiexi to first agree to spar with Tang Rou. Tang Rou played games continuously for two hours, and Chen Guo felt very pained seeing her like this and asked Ye Xiu to find a way to make Tang Rou rest.

Ye Xiu went over and saw that Tang Rou had lost ten times in ten matches against the Wei Cao team, so he helped her analyze her operational mistakes in each match and encouraged her that she was improving with each attempt. Ye Xiu told Tang Rou that in Glory duels, besides skill, many times it's a psychological battle. Playing aggressively is Tang Rou's advantage, but if she is led by the nose, her aggressiveness will become her weakness.

Just as they were talking, another duel was about to start, and Tang Rou focused on preparing for the battle. Chen Guo still hadn't given up on making Tang Rou rest for a while and threatened Ye Xiu with her eyes. Ye Xiu received Chen Guo's look and quickly made an excuse that he also wanted to play, pulling Tang Rou up from her chair. However, Tang Rou didn't leave but stood beside Ye Xiu to watch the match.

Seeing Tang Rou's dedication to the game, Chen Guo could only place the cake next to them and left in disappointment. Tang Rou finally noticed Chen Guo's departing figure at this moment. She realized that she had indeed spent too little time with Chen Guo recently. She followed Chen Guo's back and made many suggestions to please her, but Chen Guo wasn't interested. Tang Rou finally pulled out her trump card and agreed to go shopping with Chen Guo.

Chen Guo's mood immediately brightened, and she smiled. Qiao Yifan went to find Ye Xiu according to the address he gave him, but encountered an accident on the way, colliding with Bao Rongxing who was riding a motorcycle. Bao Rongxing saw the mechanical keyboard in Qiao Yifan's bag and excitedly asked him if he was a Glory player. He also enthusiastically offered to take Qiao Yifan to Xing Xin Internet Cafe.

Along the way, Bao Rongxing bragged about his skills and even said he could play with Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan was noncommittal. Upon reaching the destination, Qiao Yifan thanked Bao Rongxing and got off. He saw the staff at the entrance and asked if Jun Moxiao was here. When Bao Rongxing heard the name Jun Moxiao, he immediately became energetic and followed Qiao Yifan into the internet cafe.

As soon as Bao Rongxing entered the internet cafe, he started looking for Jun Moxiao everywhere. Ye Xiu looked at the brick in his hand with a confused expression and stood up. Bao Rongxing finally saw his boss's true appearance and was extremely excited. At this moment, Qiao Yifan also found Ye Xiu. To divert Bao Rongxing, Ye Xiu told him that Han Yanrou was also over there, successfully leading him away.

After Bao Rongxing left, Ye Xiu suggested to Qiao Yifan that they chat somewhere else. Qiao Yifan asked Ye Xiu why he became an internet cafe manager after retiring. Ye Xiu replied that it was the profession closest to Glory. Qiao Yifan greatly admired Ye Xiu's spirit, because if he couldn't return to Wei Cao this time, he would definitely not have the courage to log into Glory again.

Ye Xiu told him that he should also relax properly while training, but Qiao Yifan was still worried about always being a burden to the team. Ye Xiu thought for a moment and suggested that he might as well switch to the Ghostblade profession. Finding the right direction is much more important than just training blindly. Qiao Yifan was very unconfident in himself and felt that he would definitely not be able to train a new character from scratch.

Ye Xiu smiled encouragingly at him. At night, Qiao Yifan woke up from a nightmare. He repeatedly thought about what Ye Xiu had said to him and was caught in a difficult decision. Chen Yehui retreated to the guild under Jia Shi's jurisdiction. Tao Xuan criticized him for actually using the professional team to help him clear dungeons for himself.

Chen Yehui felt very unconvinced when criticized, and thinking of Ye Qiu who had left Jia Shi, he became even more resentful. He drank a lot of alcohol and came to Xing Xin Internet Cafe, speaking sarcastically to Ye Xiu, but Ye Xiu ignored him. Seeing this, Chen Yehui spoke even more disrespectfully. Ye Xiu told him that being a guild leader wasn't just about dealing with people; it depended on strength.

The reason he was removed from the team before was because he didn't properly improve his strength. Chen Yehui was furious upon hearing this. He believed that Ye Xiu was not qualified to lecture him at all. But Ye Xiu told him that if he didn't treat Glory as a passion, it would be better to leave as soon as possible.

Chen Yehui threw money in front of Ye Xiu and demanded a machine, but Ye Xiu refused on the grounds of not serving drunk people. Chen Yehui left Xing Xin angrily, kicking the large poster of Ye Qiu outside in anger. However, remembering what he saw at the counter, he showed a slightly disdainful smile.

Ever since Jun Moxiao emerged and swept the first kills in various dungeons, major guilds have been scrambling to ask Jun Moxiao for help in proxy dungeon runs. To some extent, Jun Moxiao has disrupted the order of the Glory world. One day, Ye Xiu brought Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing to Empty City. Empty City is one of the official main cities on the continent of Glory. All players can trade equipment and purchase supplies here.

Most importantly, after a character dies, they can choose to revive in the city and continue fighting. There is a barrier at the city gate, which is equivalent to a huge protective shield. Combat is prohibited within the city, and fighting can only happen outside the city. Ye Xiu decided to make Empty City their base from now on. Ye Xiu upgraded Bao Rongxing's equipment in the city, and Bao Rongxing was very excited.

As soon as they exited Empty City, the three entered the ambush circle set by Jia Shi Dynasty. Ye Xiu calmly directed Bao Rongxing and Tang Rou to respond, but they were still no match for the superior numbers of the opponent and fell into a bitter struggle for a time. Just then, a Ghostblade named Yi Cunhui, who had only registered a few days ago, suddenly joined the battle.

Seeing this character, Ye Xiu smiled knowingly; he knew that this was Qiao Yifan deciding on his new beginning. The four cooperated closely and temporarily forced back the Jia Shi Dynasty team.

Episode 9 Recap

Qiao Yifan, through this battle, completely recognized the direction he should develop in. Although he did not participate in this training camp assessment, Qiao Yifan knew in his heart that he was already on the road to success. Ba Tu learned of Jun Moxiao's strength and wanted to buy him out, asking him to only farm materials for Ba Tu in the future.

Ye Xiu, having secured another batch of materials, took off his headphones with satisfaction, only to turn and see Chen Guo with an unfriendly smile. Chen Guo told him that the service bell at B section number 56 was about to be pressed flat and asked him to go check it out quickly. Chang Xian came to Xing Xin Internet Cafe again. As soon as he logged into the game, he saw withdrawal notifications constantly popping up.

A small guild like Yue Lun was facing such a large loss of members and was on the verge of disbanding. The guild members suggested inviting Jun Moxiao to preside over them. Although Chang Xian and Jun Moxiao had personal grudges, for the sake of the guild, he had to swallow his pride. He found a corner in the internet cafe and quietly practiced how to ask Jun Moxiao for help.

To his complete surprise, Jun Moxiao himself was currently organizing things in front of Chang Xian. Ye Xiu heard Chang Xian's low muttering, smiled with interest, and sat beside Chang Xian, telling him that he could say whatever he wanted directly to him. Chang Xian didn't know that this internet cafe manager was Jun Moxiao, and impatiently ordered him to get him some water. Chang Xian finally prepared himself psychologically and logged online to find Jun Moxiao.

As soon as he saw Jun Moxiao, Chang Xian placed a pile of weapons in front of him and apologized for his previous actions. Ye Xiu, of course, knew that it wasn't just a simple apology, so he asked him directly what he wanted. Chang Xian then explained his request to have Jun Moxiao help his guild farm materials as well.

Ye Xiu saw that his emotions were sincere and that he genuinely wanted to save the guild on the verge of disbanding, so he only accepted a Purple Moon Spear as compensation and agreed to his request. They were about to clear the Dungeon of Fallen Streams, so Tang Rou went online and searched for a guide written by someone named Mei Guang to read.

Ye Xiu was initially dismissive of this guide, but after actually looking at it, he found that it was written in great detail and couldn't help but see it in a new light. Just then, a guest at the internet cafe sent a request for paper and a pen, so Chen Guo sent Ye Xiu to deliver them.

After Ye Xiu left, Chen Guo wanted Tang Rou to help her with some questions she didn't understand, but Tang Rou was engrossed in studying the guide and had no time to spare for her, so she just told her to leave the parts she didn't understand blank for now and do them later.

Ye Xiu delivered the paper and pen and found that this guest had an unusual obsession and sensitivity to numbers, and this guest was Mei Guang, the author of the Dungeon of Fallen Streams guide. In response to the storm of blood stirred up by Jun Moxiao in the world of Glory recently, the leaders of the major guilds held a video conference to discuss this matter.

The atmosphere between the guilds was tense, and the meeting was slow to progress. Just then, a system announcement popped up in the game again, stating that Jun Moxiao had helped the Yue Lun guild break the record for the Dungeon of Fallen Streams. The guilds were all angry seeing Jun Moxiao act so recklessly, and coupled with Chen Yehui fanning the flames from the side, Jun Moxiao successfully incurred the wrath of the masses.

Lan He remembered the favor Jun Moxiao had shown him by helping him clear a dungeon before and wanted to warn him to be careful, but thinking of Jun Moxiao's recent flamboyant actions, he just hinted to him with one sentence: don't be too showy. After receiving help from Jun Moxiao, the Yue Lun guild indeed saw a significant increase in members joining.

Tang Rou didn't have a suitable weapon and always felt she couldn't display her true strength in combat. Ye Xiu also knew this, so he gave her the Purple Moon Spear. With a new weapon, Tang Rou's combat became much smoother. Qiao Yifan and Bao Rongxing found a guide for the Skeletal Burial Ground record online. Although Ye Xiu thought the guide was somewhat theoretical, the author's calculation ability was very strong and he was full of studious spirit.

If someone could give him guidance, he would definitely be able to write a very good guide. Today, Ye Xiu and the others still agreed to log on and clear dungeons together. Ye Xiu logged into the game and was unexpectedly surprised to find that Su Mucheng was also online. So, including Su Mucheng, the five of them headed to the Frontline Canyon together. The seven major guilds gathered their elite members, vowing to hunt down Jun Moxiao.

The Herb Garden guild was backed by Wei Cao team, the champions of the fifth and seventh seasons of the league, and their strength was formidable; Ba Tu, inheriting the style of Ba Tu captain Han Wenqing, fought aggressively, striking fear into the hearts of many players. At the same time, with the support of Hundred Blossoms, Samsara, Howling Heights, and Void Walk guilds, their power multiplied.

The members of each guild were ready, making all preparations to quietly await the appearance of Jun Moxiao and his party. The guilds had a clear division of labor, and as soon as the five of them logged on, they were immediately surrounded and ambushed. The other four people had already noticed that they were being besieged, but Tang Rou, completely unaware, was still studying the guide.

By the time she heard Ye Xiu's reminder through her headset, it was too late. She quickly switched to the game interface and found that she had already been killed, and her weapon had been snatched by Chen Yehui. Ye Xiu could only tell Tang Rou to first revive in Empty City to preserve her strength. Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan finally met up amidst the layers of blockades, but they couldn't break through the encirclement at all.

The two could only hide first and wait for Bao Rongxing's support. Bao Rongxing was closely pursued by enemies behind him and was unable to escape. Suddenly, he slipped and fell into a deep hole. Unexpectedly, this accidental fall actually allowed him to escape the pursuit. Tang Rou returned to Empty City to revive.

Recalling how she had been killed so unfairly just now, and that the weapon she had just acquired was snatched away, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. But the situation was complicated and tense now, and the other teammates were overwhelmed. Tang Rou could only follow Ye Xiu's command to remain inactive in Empty City. Seeing that the other teammates had been dealt with, Chen Yehui commanded everyone to focus their firepower on attacking Jun Moxiao.

Even with Ye Xiu's superb skill, facing so many pursuers, he was stretched thin. At this critical moment, a small character suddenly appeared and began helping Ye Xiu block the pursuers. Ye Xiu knew immediately that it was Huang Shaotian. Thanks to him, they finally managed to temporarily escape the pursuit. In this brief moment after shaking off the pursuers, Huang Shaotian was still bickering with Ye Xiu.

Just as he was halfway through speaking, Ye Xiu keenly sensed pursuers closing in nearby, so he quickly told Huang Shaotian to shut up. Both of them gripped their weapons tightly, preparing for battle.

Episode 10 Recap

Ye Xiu heard the enemies closing in and quickly told Huang Shaotian to shut up. Yedu Hantan led the team closer to the large tree ahead, hoping to ambush Jun Moxiao, but they didn't expect to find no sign of Jun Moxiao behind the tree and could only return empty-handed. Jun Moxiao lamented that Huang Shaotian finally knew when to shut up at a critical moment, and couldn't help but tease that the child had finally grown up.

However, the good times didn't last. The restless Huang Shaotian popped up a text bubble, instantly exposing their position. Seeing this, the pursuers quickly followed, and Ye Xiu and Huang Shaotian could only continue to flee. Bao Rongxing explored for a way out in the cave and unexpectedly met Mei Guang, who was hiding in the cave. Bao Rongxing saw this ID and felt it was familiar but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

This cave was an excellent blind spot discovered by Mei Guang through data calculation. He was confident no one could find it, so he was very puzzled about the reason for Bao Rongxing's appearance here. When Mei Guang saw Bao Rongxing's identity, he quickly asked him if he was invade of Baozi, who teamed up with Jun Moxiao.

After getting a positive reply, Mei Guang found that Bao Rongxing's equipment and attributes were completely different from what he had calculated, and he couldn't help but become strongly curious about Jun Moxiao's team. Bao Rongxing led Mei Guang out of the cave entrance. As soon as they exited the cave, they were discovered by enemies and had no choice but to start a new round of fleeing.

On the other side, Huang Shaotian, who had split up from Ye Xiu to escape, was not pursued by the pursuers because his level was too low. Huang Shaotian instantly felt filled with anger and turned to attack the group of pursuers. In an instant, he killed several people, leaving only the leading Blade Master. Huang Shaotian launched a strong attack on him, but the weapon in his hand broke because its grade was too low.

He took a fancy to the weapon in the opponent Blade Master's hand. Ignoring Ye Xiu's attempts to stop him, he chased after him and snatched that orange-grade weapon. Tang Rou waited in Empty City for a long time, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, she couldn't help but walk out of Empty City. As soon as the enemies ambushing outside Empty City saw her figure, they surrounded her.

Although Tang Rou had exceptional hand speed, she was no match for the numerous enemies. Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan were also surrounded by layers of enemies. Su Mucheng took command, trying to break through the encirclement. Ye Xiu suggested having a PK with Huang Shaotian based on the number of kills. Huang Shaotian, who very much wanted to compete with Ye Xiu, immediately agreed. However, Chen Yehui's strategy was to exhaust Ye Xiu's stamina and then finally intercept him.

Seeing Ye Xiu's stamina about to be depleted, Chen Yehui was smug, feeling certain of victory. Just as both sides were about to engage in battle, a cannonball landed, disrupting Chen Yehui's offensive. In the distance, the other five teammates who had broken free from the heavy encirclement rushed over to provide support. Mei Guang calculated that there was a blind spot in the two o'clock direction and everyone could retreat from there.

Halfway through the retreat, Tang Rou caught sight of Chen Yehui. Remembering the spear that had been snatched from her, she was unwilling to give up and decided to personally retrieve it. Seeing this, Ye Xiu smiled and led his teammates back the way they came to help Tang Rou retrieve the spear. Members of the other guilds were killed one by one, leaving only Chen Yehui still making a desperate stand.

Tang Rou engaged in a solo duel with him. Bao Rongxing initially wanted to step forward to help, but he was stopped by Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu knew that retrieving the weapon with her own hands was Tang Rou's obsession. Through a series of skillful maneuvers, Tang Rou steadily killed Chen Yehui and retrieved the Purple Moon Spear. Ye Xiu and his party finally escaped the encirclement of the major guilds, returned to Empty City, and the adventure concluded successfully.

Under Chen Yehui's command, this encirclement operation against Jun Moxiao ended in a crushing defeat. The other six major guilds, who suffered heavy losses, were relentless with Chen Yehui and insisted on getting an explanation. Chen Yehui refused to admit his selfishness and tactical errors, and he attributed the resentment from breaking with the six major guilds to Ye Xiu. He couldn't help but recall the words of Ye Xiu and Tao Xuan.

He wondered if, at this moment, he realized his arrogance and selfishness. That regular guest at the internet cafe requested paper again. Ye Xiu took the last bit of paper from the internet cafe over to him, and as he turned to leave, he heard him muttering the words "Jun Moxiao".

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiu went over to check and found that this fellow, who was like a paper shredder, was actually Mei Guang, whose real name was Luo Ji. Luo Ji didn't realize that the internet cafe manager next to him was Jun Moxiao. He complained to him about the useless team led by Jun Moxiao and even said that Jun Moxiao must have a problem with his character to be targeted for encirclement.

Ye Xiu couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this and confessed to him that he was Jun Moxiao himself. The victorious teammates excitedly went out to accept Su Mucheng's invitation. At the dinner table, everyone talked happily and had a joyful time. In the evening, Jia Shi was going to hold a Ye Qiu fan meeting.

The boss of Jia Shi angrily complained to Tao Xuan that introducing the rookie king Sun Xiang had resulted in an embarrassing three-game losing streak, and holding a Ye Qiu fan meeting at this time would definitely incense these fans. Tao Xuan confidently told the boss that holding the meeting now was precisely to give Ye Qiu fans an outlet for their anger and let them know that Jia Shi was looking forward.

At the meeting venue, the fans were very excited, eagerly looking forward to seeing Ye Qiu, who had already retired. Chen Guo, as a loyal fan of Ye Qiu, naturally rushed to the venue. Chen Guo kept calling Tang Rou, wanting her to come to the venue to see Ye Qiu as well, but Tang Rou, who was at the dinner table, didn't hear the phone ringing at all.

Chen Guo couldn't help but recall Tang Rou's previous promise to her, and she felt in her heart that Tang Rou was slowly drifting away from her. The atmosphere among Ye Qiu and the others at the dinner table was incredibly lively. Just as they were enjoying their meal, Huang Shaotian suddenly called. Huang Shaotian criticized him for not inviting him to eat and said that he finally understood why his captain said Ye Xiu would return sooner or later.

It turned out it was because he planned to form a team with the people around him and return to the league with a rookie team. Ye Xiu listened thoughtfully. He turned to look at the teammates who had fought alongside him at the dinner table and felt in his heart that forming a rookie team might indeed be a good choice.

Episode 11 Recap

The meeting is about to start, but Tang Rou is still nowhere to be seen. Chen Guo can only enter the venue first. The atmosphere inside the venue was very high. Chen Guo's depressed mood was also infected by other fans, gradually becoming high-spirited. However, when the fans saw the words "Ye Qiu Retirement Ceremony" appearing on the screen, they all fell silent and booed Tao Xuan, who walked onto the stage.

Facing the fans' angry questions, Tao Xuan said that the reason Ye Qiu left Jia Shi was that Ye Qiu retired voluntarily, asking everyone to respect Ye Qiu's own decision. He also took out the trophies Ye Qiu had won for Jia Shi in the past to prove how reluctant Jia Shi was for Ye Qiu's departure. Seeing this, the fans could only accept the fact that Ye Qiu had left.

Chen Guo returned to the Xingxin internet cafe in disappointment, but still forced a smile, using many words to hide the loneliness in her heart. Tang Rou regretted that she hadn't been able to answer the phone today and couldn't be by Chen Guo's side when she was vulnerable. Seeing Chen Guo like this, she knew that Chen Guo was actually feeling very bad. Ye Xiu also saw Chen Guo's depressed mood, but didn't expose her.

He believed that Chen Guo was strong enough inside. Although she heard Tao Xuan's words at the meeting, Chen Guo deep down was still unwilling to believe that Ye Qiu had given up Glory just like that. She asked Ye Xiu if a career someone had pursued for ten years was really so easy to give up. Ye Xiu hinted to her that perhaps Ye Qiu had just started anew in a different way.

Ba Tu suffered heavy losses after the last encirclement of Jun Moxiao, and 90% of the accounts needed to be re-leveled. Yedu Hantan was very angry when he heard this and decided to go talk to the captain Han Wenqing about it. As soon as Yedu Hantan arrived at the door, he saw Han Wenqing had driven away the boss and immediately decided to go find the vice-captain instead.

The vice-captain Zhang Xinjie had severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and had to do things according to his scheduled time. So Yedu Hantan could only wait until Zhang Xinjie finished cooking before telling him about Jun Moxiao. Zhang Xinjie led his teammates to intercept Jun Moxiao on the necessary path in Line Canyon. Ye Xiu knew this was the team led by Zhang Xinjie, so he sent him a message to tease him.

Zhang Xinjie accused Ye Xiu of not breaking the rules of Glory, but Ye Xiu said, "Doesn't Glory listen to whoever is stronger?" Seeing him say this, Zhang Xinjie made an appointment with him for a duel in the arena at 3 p. m. If Ye Xiu lost, he would never be allowed to interfere with Glory's dungeon records. The thousand-machine umbrella is not yet fully formed and still needs many rare materials to upgrade.

If he lost this duel, it would be difficult to continue obtaining rare materials, so Ye Xiu had to win. The TV was still broadcasting Ye Qiu's retirement ceremony, and Tao Xuan was talking volubly about the reason for Ye Qiu's retirement. He said that Ye Qiu was already an old veteran, and stamina would be his biggest problem. Willpower alone could not win the game, so leaving might be his best option.

While listening to the sound of the TV, Han Wenqing was doing his daily routine training. His hands moved quickly, demonstrating his strength as a veteran and also proving the absurdity of Tao Xuan's remarks. Yedu Hantan and Zhang Xinjie waited outside the door until Han Wenqing finished training, then came in and told him about Jun Moxiao. When Han Wenqing heard about this, he recalled his past experiences fighting against Ye Qiu.

The two powerful opponents admired each other and agreed to duel next time. However, now that Ye Qiu had retired, such times no longer existed. Han Wenqing also wanted to see how strong the current Ye Qiu was. The appointed time arrived quickly. Ye Xiu led his team to meet Ba Tu's attack.

The few of them focused fire on Yedu Hantan first, wanting to kill him quickly, but Zhang Xinjie healed him, not only filling his health bar but even overflowing it. The few of them were all shocked by Zhang Xinjie's healing ability. Qiao Yifan suggested killing Zhang Xinjie first, but Ye Xiu rejected him and calmly carried out the subsequent tactical command. Ba Tu's offensive momentum was fierce, but Ye Xiu's team was not to be outdone.

The few of them cooperated tacitly, using a feint attack to lure the opponent into a trap and killed Yedu Hantan. Ye Xiu and the others wanted to pursue the victory, but another player suddenly appeared on the opponent's side. This was precisely Ba Tu's captain Han Wenqing. As soon as Han Wenqing appeared, he came with fierce momentum, instantly killing Qiao Yifan, Bao Rongxing, and Tang Rou. Only Ye Xiu was left on the field.

The two engaged in a fierce solo duel. Although Ye Xiu did not lose in the solo duel, this team duel was still lost to Ba Tu. Han Wenqing wanted to know if Ye Xiu had retired voluntarily, but Ye Xiu told him, "See you on the field." Ye Xiu lost the duel and could only follow the previous agreement not to touch dungeon records anymore.

However, he would not give up obtaining rare materials because of this and was determined to take other methods. Han Wenqing learned that Ye Qiu would one day return to the league and looked forward to seeing how Ye Qiu's Freelancer class would bring a new trend to Glory. Esports Home interviewed Han Wenqing about Ye Qiu's retirement ceremony a few days prior.

Han Wenqing said that he did not hear Ye Xiu personally say he was giving up, and that he would return to the league and must be continuing Glory somewhere now. Chen Guo, watching the live broadcast, heard him say this. Remembering Tao Xuan's words at the retirement ceremony and Ye Xiu's words about starting anew in a different way, she became more convinced that Ye Xiu had not given up Glory and also became more firm in her belief.

Tao Xuan also saw Han Wenqing's interview. With Han Wenqing's words, what he had said at the retirement ceremony was tantamount to wasted effort, and he couldn't help but be furious. Lanhe was still waiting for Jun Moxiao to help Lanxi Pavilion clear the Line Canyon dungeon, but was unexpectedly rejected by Jun Moxiao. Hearing Jun Moxiao say that he would no longer take dungeon quests in the future, Lanhe couldn't help but worry about his guild's records. However, Ye Xiu told him that even if he didn't take the job, he could still protect Lanxi Pavilion's dungeon records.

Episode 12 Recap

When Lanhe heard that Jun Moxiao could help Lanxi Pavilion get the dungeon record without coaching services, he was very confused about how he could achieve this. Ye Xiu then showed him the Line Canyon dungeon guide he had instructed Luo Ji to write. Lanhe was overjoyed when he saw it and immediately decided to buy the guide. The All-Star Weekend was approaching, and Su Mucheng invited Ye Xiu to watch her game, giving him three tickets.

Ye Xiu returned to the Xingxin internet cafe and found Chen Guo angry that the tickets her friend Xiaoming had booked for her had fallen through. While moving things, he seized the opportunity to put the tickets Su Mucheng gave him on a box. Chen Guo was overjoyed to see them, thinking her booked tickets had finally arrived, and invited Ye Xiu and Tang Rou to watch the All-Star Weekend with her.

Since the establishment of the Glory Professional Alliance, all professional players have been gathered together every year for a carnival-like gathering, which consists of exhibition matches. Among these, the Glory All-Star Weekend, which gathers twenty-four super popular players, is the most anticipated. Along the way, Chen Guo was in high spirits, full of anticipation for the upcoming All-Star Weekend. Upon finally arriving at the venue, fans of various teams were very excited, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

As soon as Chen Guo arrived at the venue, she set up a stall selling Ye Qiu cheering merchandise and enthusiastically greeted passersby. However, everyone seemed uninterested in Ye Qiu. Seeing how deserted her stall was, Chen Guo quickly called her fans in the group chat to come and support her. Unexpectedly, just as Chen Guo was diligently greeting people, someone suddenly appeared and knocked over her stall.

Chen Guo quickly started cleaning up, and Xiaoming, who had arrived earlier, also came over to help. Chen Guo saw Xiaoming and first thanked him for the tickets, then repeatedly asked him to help greet passersby. But Xiaoming stopped her and told her that Ye Qiu was no longer at the peak of Glory, and that the current Jia Shi belonged to Sun Xiang's era.

Since Ye Qiu had already left Jia Shi, he had nothing to do with Jia Shi anymore. As he spoke, he called people to help pack up Chen Guo's stall. Chen Guo struggled to stop them, but how could she, alone, compete against multiple people? At this moment, Tang Rou and Ye Xiu rushed over.

Tang Rou helped up Chen Guo, who had fallen to the ground, then stepped forward to scold Xiaoming for following the crowd, packed up Chen Guo's things, and left. Chen Guo's heart was filled with anger and sadness. She began to doubt whether Ye Qiu would really return and whether everything she had done had any meaning. Ye Xiu asked her in return, if Ye Qiu returned, would everything she did then have meaning?

If everything Chen Guo did was just for a response from the person himself, then it would be meaningless to both Chen Guo and Ye Qiu. Ye Xiu also said that he had always been very curious: Was an idol a person, a phrase, or a kind of power? Chen Guo pondered these words. She looked at the figure of Leaf of Autumn on the exhibition board and became more determined in her conviction.

She turned back to Xiaoming and said that she knew what she was pursuing: making all impossibilities possible. This was the power Ye Qiu brought her. Chen Guo achieved a beautiful counterattack, her mood became very pleasant, and she happily searched for seats with Tang Rou and Ye Xiu. Chen Guo, who had always only been able to sit in the back rows, was surprised that the seats for her three tickets were exceptionally good.

Furthermore, she even encountered Su Mucheng while waiting. The excited Chen Guo asked to take a photo with Su Mucheng and quietly asked Su Mucheng if Ye Qiu would still return to the league. Su Mucheng glanced at Ye Xiu, who was pretending that nothing was happening nearby, and told Chen Guo that they would meet soon. Qiao Yifan also came to the venue and confirmed at the front desk whether his name was on the Wei Cao team roster.

On the other side, Tao Xuan was also instructing Sun Xiang to prove his value in this All-Star Weekend. The annual All-Star Weekend finally began. It started with a cool holographic projection that ignited the enthusiasm of the entire audience. The attending teams for this competition included Thunder, Jia Shi, Lan Yu, Ba Tu, Wei Cao, and Void. The former retired players of Glory also made indelible contributions to Glory's current brilliance.

When Ye Qiu's name appeared on the screen commemorating retired players, the fans present couldn't help but feel a trace of disappointment. The Rookie Challenge was a great benefit for newcomers to challenge senior players beyond their level, and for seniors, having the opportunity to play with newcomers was also a form of relaxation. The first player was Gao Yingjie from Wei Cao, who challenged Wei Cao's captain Wang Jiexi.

The map for the match was a forest map, which is very suitable for hiding oneself. If one side maneuvers in the forest, it will be very difficult to be discovered. Wang Jiexi was the first to find Gao Yingjie, who was hiding in the forest, and took an aggressive attack. Gao Yingjie was at a disadvantage. He seized the moment of Wang Jiexi's explosion to escape and hide again.

Wang Jiexi used a Molten Flask to set the surrounding area on fire, trying to force Gao Yingjie out. Everyone was shocked by Wang Jiexi's relentless playstyle, but Ye Xiu said this was to stimulate Gao Yingjie's fighting spirit. Looking at his rapidly decreasing health, Gao Yingjie couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

He remembered what his captain had told him before the match: the outcome of this match was not important; what was important was to play to his utmost ability and maximize his talent. Gao Yingjie calmed himself down and charged out of the forest, beginning a head-on confrontation with Wang Jiexi. Wang Jiexi used Lightning Chain, which hit Gao Yingjie in front of him. Gao Yingjie instantly fell from mid-air.

If he landed on the ground, the match would likely end right there. However, Gao Yingjie had not given up. He took off again and used Broom Cyclone, hitting Wang Jiexi just as the two approached each other. This series of beautiful operations made everyone present exclaim in admiration for this rookie. In the final moment, both simultaneously released Star Ray at each other. The result of the match was imminent, and everyone held their breath.

When they saw that the last one standing was Gao Yingjie, the entire venue erupted. No one had expected an unknown rookie to be able to defeat Wang Jiexi! But in fact, Wang Jiexi had lowered his skill points and deliberately lost to Gao Yingjie. This seemingly incredible behavior was full of Wang Jiexi's painstaking efforts as a captain.

He knew that Gao Yingjie needed such a victory to build confidence, and therefore, for the future of Wei Cao, he did not hesitate to use himself as a stepping stone to help the rookie succeed.

Episode 13 Recap

Wang Jiexi, in order to build confidence for Gao Yingjie, did not hesitate to use himself as a stepping stone, allowing Gao Yingjie to win the match. For a time, Gao Yingjie shocked everyone present, and reporters scrambled to interview this league rookie. Gao Yingjie was somewhat overwhelmed for a moment, and Wang Jiexi helped him fend off the reporters' questions, and the two left the stage one after another.

The other Wei Cao teammates saw that Wang Jiexi had lost and came to comfort him, but Wang Jiexi told them that they were the future of Wei Cao. Gao Yingjie winning the match felt like a dream for a while and he hadn't fully recovered, but Qiao Yifan recalled seeing Wang Jiexi lowering his skill points before the match. He understood his captain's painstaking efforts, so he also encouraged Gao Yingjie, telling him that this was his strength.

The next player to go on stage was Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan decided to go on stage this time on his own and did not tell Wang Jiexi. When Wang Jiexi heard his name, he was a little surprised, but still told Qiao Yifan that if he wanted to play, he should play well. The opponent Qiao Yifan wanted to challenge was Li Xuan, the captain of Team Void, known as the league's number one Ghostblade.

Hearing this name, Ye Xiu commented that Qiao Yifan had chosen the wrong opponent. The match map was Desolate Land, which is a regular map for Ghostblades. If Qiao Yifan could strategically arrange his Ghost arrays in advance based on the terrain, he would have a chance to take out the opponent in one wave, but he was facing the league's number one Ghostblade, who probably wouldn't give him such an opportunity.

Neither of them attacked first, but carefully observed the terrain. Li Xuan attacked first. The terrain Qiao Yifan chose was very open, which, while reducing blind spots, also exposed himself. Li Xuan didn't attack directly, but instead looked for Qiao Yifan's visual blind spots, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack. Facing the league's number one Ghostblade, Qiao Yifan was completely suppressed and could only barely defend, his health dropping rapidly, and Li Xuan gave him no chance to breathe.

Qiao Yifan used a feint, taking the opportunity to control Li Xuan, temporarily gaining a chance to counterattack. Tang Rou saw this scene and thought that Qiao Yifan might also win, but Ye Xiu asserted that he would lose. Unexpectedly, Li Xuan was only pretending to be controlled, but in fact counterattacked when Qiao Yifan rushed up, taking him out in one wave. Qiao Yifan failed his challenge and was very dejected.

Facing the aggressive questioning from reporters, Qiao Yifan's emotions were on the verge of collapse. He couldn't control his tears and quickly ran backstage. Ye Xiu was waiting for Qiao Yifan backstage at this time. He understood that Qiao Yifan wanted to use this stage to showcase his talent as a Ghostblade, but still criticized Qiao Yifan for challenging the league's number one Ghostblade after only practicing for a month.

Ye Xiu said that if Qiao Yifan was seeking guidance, choosing Li Xuan was not wrong, but if he was trying to showcase his talent, the last person he should have chosen was Li Xuan. No one in the entire league understood Ghostblades better than Li Xuan, and as a support class, Ghostblades have the most value in a team.

In such a one-on-one match, team skills and awareness are difficult to reflect, and Qiao Yifan's experience was still shallow, so mistakes were bound to happen sooner or later. As Qiao Yifan listened to Ye Xiu's words, his tears flowed even more uncontrollably. He just wanted an opportunity, an opportunity for his captain to value him. But Ye Xiu replied that it wasn't time yet. Qiao Yifan finally couldn't hold back. He had suffered too many cold shoulders.

He didn't know when it would be time. Was he just going to wait like this until he was abandoned? Seeing this, Ye Xiu also softened his tone. He told Qiao Yifan that the only person who could abandon him was himself. Don't doubt yourself, he was still young and had plenty of time to hone his skills. Keep looking for opportunities, bounce back from the bottom, and never say give up. Qiao Yifan was very moved by these words.

He asked Ye Xiu why he retired. Ye Xiu said that he hadn't given up either and was also looking for opportunities. No one wants to live in the shadow of others. On the way back, Ye Xiu brushed past Han Wenqing. Han Wenqing asked him how it felt to sit in the audience. Ye Xiu asked Han Wenqing in return, since he was a year older than him, had he really never thought about leaving the competition arena?

Han Wenqing just snorted lightly, indicating that he would not give up. The next match was between Sun Xiang, the captain of Jia Shi, and Han Wenqing, the captain of Ba Tu. Sun Xiang was the Rookie King last season. This was his first year in the league and he was already selected as an All-Star. Now inheriting Leaf of Autumn, his strength had further improved.

Before the match, Sun Xiang stated that he would settle the many years of grudges between Jia Shi and Ba Tu, and between Leaf of Autumn and Desert Dust. The atmosphere on the scene was very tense, and a great battle was about to erupt. There were no tactical maneuvers at the start, both players rushed directly to the center of the map. Han Wenqing's personality was very strong and he never retreated.

His character, King of Fists Desert Dust, was also a first-generation god-level character in Glory. Sun Xiang's Leaf of Autumn was likewise a first-generation god-level character, with the title of Fighting God, and coupled with Sun Xiang's own personality, his fighting style was also very fierce. This match was destined to be a thrilling close-quarters duel. Han Wenqing launched a fierce attack on Sun Xiang, and Sun Xiang responded with a fluid set of combos.

Tang Rou asked Ye Xiu why Han Wenqing was fighting so hard. Ye Xiu replied that although Han Wenqing was only twenty-six years old, he was already a veteran player. Every match he played was one less match, which was admirable. Tang Rou had overheard the conversation between Ye Xiu and Han Wenqing backstage. Hearing this, she asked him why he, as Ye Qiu, was enjoying early retirement.

Seeing that Tang Rou knew his identity, Ye Xiu quickly asked her to keep it a secret. Tang Rou then asked, if Chen Guo one day found out Ye Xiu's identity, how would he bear Chen Guo's wrath? Ye Xiu looked at Chen Guo's figure cheering vigorously, smiled slightly, and said that Chen Guo would like the surprise when it arrived. Sun Xiang used the same move that Ye Xiu used back then.

Seeing this, Han Wenqing recalled his past with Ye Xiu, and his attention was unconsciously distracted. Sun Xiang took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, temporarily taking the lead in health. Gao Yingjie, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but sigh at Han Wenqing's disadvantage. Qiao Yifan told him that a professional player's career is very short, which is why Wang Jiexi wanted to train Gao Yingjie as the future of Wei Cao.

Seeing this, Gao Yingjie comforted him, saying that it wasn't just his future alone, but their future. But Qiao Yifan smiled with relief. He had figured it out. His future was not in Wei Cao, but he could still have his own light. Seeing Han Wenqing at a disadvantage, Sun Xiang spoke mockingly, saying that Han Wenqing was already old. Hearing this, Han Wenqing's fighting spirit soared, and he launched a fierce counterattack.

Han Wenqing knew that one day he would leave the arena, would be defeated, and would leave Glory, but it wouldn't be today, not here. Both players' health was nearing the bottom, and the result of this duel was about to be revealed. Sun Xiang used the Battlemage ultimate skill, Dragon Raising Head. If this hit, it would directly take out Han Wenqing.

Han Wenqing used Eagle Stamp to dodge the Dragon Raising Head, and at the last moment used the Striker ultimate skill, Wild Tiger Flurry, making a comeback and defeating Sun Xiang. Han Wenqing, with his strength and persistence, proved the capability of a veteran and won the cheers of the entire audience. After the match, although Sun Xiang lost, he was still filled with defiance.

Chang Xian, as a reporter, asked him if what he said before the match was just bragging. Sun Xiang was furious hearing this, but Han Wenqing said from the side that Sun Xiang had played very well, but if it were Ye Qiu playing, that last Dragon Raising Head would never have missed. Before leaving, Han Wenqing patted Sun Xiang on the shoulder and told him that he was still too green to think about changing the era now.

Next was the audience interaction match. In this segment, players from various training camps and lucky audience members would be invited to spar. This was an unexpected segment in the All-Stars, which was not restricted by match rules, focusing on exchange and performance, often featuring expert assistance, making it full of highlights and surprises. The first professional player to take the stage was Li Rui from Jia Shi, and the lucky audience member happened to be Tang Rou.

Both of them were Battlemages. As soon as they came on stage, Tang Rou charged directly at her opponent. Li Rui saw that Tang Rou was just a small account registered less than a month ago and greatly underestimated her. Just then, Tang Rou, with her astonishing hand speed, directly knocked Li Rui flying. Only then did Li Rui begin to take this match seriously. Tang Rou recalled Ye Xiu's guide and beat Li Rui back step by step.

Just when Tang Rou's victory was certain, Li Rui's character, Battle Mage, suddenly dodged the attack and turned the tide of the battle. Everyone present was shocked by this scene. It turned out that Sun Xiang had come on stage to replace Li Rui and began operating the character. Yu Wenzhou saw that Sun Xiang had come on stage to help and couldn't help but lament how strong Sun Xiang's self-esteem was.

After Sun Xiang came on stage, Tang Rou was instantly at a disadvantage. Even though Sun Xiang was facing an ordinary audience member, he still had a strong desire to win and kept humiliating his opponent with small moves. Everyone condemned Sun Xiang's behavior, but Tang Rou did not give up and kept looking for opportunities to counterattack. Seeing this situation, Ye Xiu also walked onto the stage, replaced Tang Rou, and dodged the fatal blow Sun Xiang sent out.

Everyone present was amazed by the frequent reversals in this match. The situation was very tight. In this situation, only using ultimate skills could take down the opponent, otherwise, with small skill exchanges, neither side had full confidence in winning the match when their health was low. Both sides simultaneously released Dragon Raising Head. The match was about to be decided.

At this moment, Han Yanrou's Dragon Raising Head seemed to miss, but suddenly turned around, and Battle Mage did not dodge it. Everyone was shocked that a mere audience member could use Dragon Raising Head, a move only used by Ye Qiu, and they cheered for this victory. People who had fought against Ye Qiu in the past saw this scene and concluded that Ye Qiu had indeed not given up.

That former great god was finally about to return to Glory. Seeing the beautiful move, reporters rushed backstage wanting to interview the great god Ye Qiu, but they only saw an empty chair. Ye Xiu left silently. He knew that every reluctant departure was for the final return.

Episode 14 Recap

Qiao Yifan failed his challenge and was very dejected. Facing the aggressive questioning from reporters, Qiao Yifan's emotions were on the verge of collapse. He couldn't control his tears and quickly ran backstage. Ye Xiu was waiting for Qiao Yifan backstage at this time. He understood that Qiao Yifan wanted to use this stage to showcase his talent as a Ghostblade, but still criticized Qiao Yifan for challenging the league's number one Ghostblade after only practicing for a month.

Tang Rou told her that it didn't matter if he was Ye Xiu or Ye Qiu; there was no difference whether he had never left or was returning. The most important thing was that he had always been by her side. Chen Guo threw all the cheering items she had brought into the trash can.

Tang Rou was very surprised, but Chen Guo said that she wanted to discard everything from the past and accompany the great god on the road back to the peak. Tang Rou chuckled and asked her how she planned to walk this road to the peak. Chen Guo replied to her, first return to the hotel and get to know the great god again.

Su Mucheng waited for Ye Xiu on the steps and asked him for her three tickets, expressing that he should treat her to ice cream. While buying ice cream, Su Mucheng also bought a string of balloons from the Brown Bear outside the store from the owner. She didn't tell Ye Xiu, and even lied to him that she accidentally let the balloons go, then pulled Ye Xiu away from the ice cream shop.

Ye Xiu was pulled by her and ran for a while, feeling a bit guilty for running away after doing something wrong. Upon learning that Su Mucheng had tricked him, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The two chased each other like children, laughing and playing, full of happiness and freedom. After learning Ye Xiu's identity, Chen Guo involuntarily became constrained.

She saw that Ye Xiu had been in his hotel room and hadn't come out, hesitating whether to go find him. Tang Rou told her that it was natural for the boss to go find an employee. But Chen Guo remembered her past "exploitation" of Ye Xiu and couldn't help but regret it. All of Ye Xiu's flaws now seemed like charming qualities to her.

She asked Tang Rou if the appearance of the great god by her side was her good fortune, but Tang Rou jokingly replied that it was Ye Qiu's revenge for being with her for a month without her recognizing him. Chen Guo recalled past events and couldn't help but worry about what would happen if Ye Xiu left the internet cafe.

Tang Rou was speechless at her worried and laughing demeanor and simply pulled Chen Guo directly to Ye Xiu's door. Chen Guo listened to the movements inside Ye Xiu's room and imagined many scenarios, but Ye Xiu wasn't actually in the room at all. Chen Guo turned around and saw Ye Xiu returning, instantly becoming shy again. Ye Xiu saw her like this and smiled helplessly.

And when Chen Guo saw Ye Xiu's smile, she couldn't help but start imagining things again, so Tang Rou directly helped her knock on Ye Xiu's room door. Seeing this, Chen Guo quickly hid again. Tang Rou walked directly into Ye Xiu's room and indirectly asked Ye Xiu if he would stay at the internet cafe. And Ye Xiu said that he would stay at Xingxin.

Chen Guo heard these words outside the door, but she was still worried that Ye Xiu would leave. Tang Rou saw her so conflicted and didn't want to bother with her, so she returned to her room. On the way back, Chen Guo put Ye Xiu's luggage on her side of the luggage rack. Tang Rou was curious about her intention. Chen Guo told her that keeping an eye on the luggage was like keeping an eye on the person.

At this moment, a male passenger got on the bus and told Chen Guo that she was sitting in the wrong seat. Chen Guo told him that she wanted to chat with Tang Rou, so the male passenger sat next to Ye Xiu. He looked at Ye Xiu and thought he looked familiar, recognizing that he seemed to be an eSports player.

Seeing this, Chen Guo was afraid that Ye Xiu being recognized would lead him to leave Xingxin, so she quickly switched seats with the male passenger again. All the way back, Chen Guo was very nervous, frequently making mistakes, which made Ye Xiu very confused. Ye Xiu had used the Dragon Raising Head in front of everyone this time, showing his strength and also telling everyone that he would one day return to Glory.

Reporters from all sides also began to speculate whether Jia Shi's previous claim that Ye Qiu's condition had declined and he chose to retire was a cover-up. Chen Guo, Ye Xiu, and Tang Rou returned to the internet cafe and saw many reporters inside. Chen Guo thought they were all there to interview Ye Xiu and quickly covered Ye Xiu's head with her coat, telling the reporters not to approach. Unexpectedly, she made a big mistake.

The reporters ran past Ye Xiu and directly out of the internet cafe. Seeing this, Chen Guo felt very embarrassed and quickly walked away from Ye Xiu. These reporters were there to interview the recently returned Tao Xuan and Sun Xiang.

Reporters asked frequently, inquiring why Ye Qiu could still perform Dragon Raising Head if his condition had declined, and also asking Sun Xiang if he was worthy of the Leaf of Autumn account since he couldn't perform Dragon Raising Head. Sun Xiang had an impulsive personality. Hearing these questions, he rolled down the car window to argue with the reporters, but Tao Xuan quickly stopped him, telling the reporters that Jia Shi would hold a press conference.

The owner of Jia Shi looked at the overwhelming news reports and was very annoyed. Tao Xuan told the owner that he had already arranged public relations, and after the press conference, these messages would quickly subside.

The owner questioned whether Tao Xuan knew in advance that Ye Qiu would go to the All-Star competition, but Tao Xuan said that no one had seen Ye Qiu's true face with their own eyes, and no one could guarantee that the Dragon Raising Head on the stage was performed by Ye Qiu. However, the owner became suspicious of his words.

Since Ye Xiu's retirement and Sun Xiang's joining Jia Shi, Jia Shi's market value had shown no signs of improvement. But Tao Xuan still insisted that Sun Xiang had not yet properly integrated with Jia Shi and that Jia Shi would soon rise again. The owner had lost patience with Tao Xuan's excuses and told Tao Xuan to produce something tangible. Otherwise, with such a large market stake, he had many other options.

Making a mistake was not a problem, but one must know how to promptly remedy it. Since Chen Guo found out that Ye Xiu was Ye Qiu, her interactions with him became very unnatural. Ye Qiu saw this and felt that some strong medicine was needed. Ever since Chang Xian saw the Dragon Raising Head belonging to Ye Qiu at the All-Star competition, he had been actively investigating the reason for Ye Qiu's departure from Jia Shi.

While on the phone, he arrived at Xingxin. Ye Qiu saw Chang Xian's figure and quickly put on a mask, but this action unintentionally made his appearance more similar to the image Chang Xian held. Chang Xian noticed that Xingxin internet cafe was very close to Jia Shi and that the internet cafe manager's fighting style was very similar to Ye Qiu's, thus speculating that the manager was Ye Qiu. So he went up and asked for his last name.

Upon learning that the manager's last name was Ye, Chang Xian became even more certain of his guess and proposed to interview Ye Xiu with a few questions. Ye Xiu answered his questions perfunctorily, telling him that to interview him, he had to ask the boss first. Hearing this, Chang Xian quickly ran upstairs to find Chen Guo and ask her.

Chang Xian recalled the day the tenth server of Glory opened and the internet cafe manager's operations were very clumsy, so he asked Chen Guo if that was his first day on the job. Upon receiving a positive answer, Chang Xian proudly told Chen Guo that he suspected the internet cafe manager was Ye Qiu. Hearing him say this, Chen Guo quickly denied it.

Chen Guo listed a series of Ye Xiu's flaws, trying to prove that he was not Ye Qiu at all. But Chang Xian countered by asking her why she kept him if that was the case. Chen Guo was speechless hearing this, but she still didn't admit Ye Xiu's identity. Chang Xian no longer paid attention to Chen Guo, but chased after Ye Xiu asking questions.

Chen Guo stood in front of Ye Xiu, blocking Chang Xian, but she couldn't stop Chang Xian's enthusiasm either. Chang Xian kept asking Ye Xiu which server of Glory he played in and what his game account was. Ye Xiu told him that he was Jun Moxiao. As soon as Chang Xian heard that this internet cafe manager was actually Jun Moxiao, he instantly felt shocked and left under the pretense of an excuse.

Chen Guo was very angry about this, complaining that Ye Xiu shouldn't have revealed his identity. But Ye Xiu smiled and asked her if she was finally willing to talk to him. Hearing this, Chen Guo didn't know what to say, so she left angrily. Tang Rou saw that Chen Guo was editing a notice for temporary closure and was very confused, so she asked her what had happened.

Chen Guo saw reporters coming in and out of the internet cafe every day and felt a great sense of crisis, worried about Ye Xiu's identity being exposed, so she planned to temporarily close down. Tang Rou suggested that closing the store would actually make reporters more suspicious. Chen Guo thought this made a lot of sense after hearing it, and then wanted to lock Ye Xiu in the attic.

Tang Rou heard her terrible ideas and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She told Chen Guo that to keep a person, she must first keep his heart. Chen Guo was very interested after hearing this and quickly asked how to keep it. And Tang Rou only replied with two words, "Spoil him."

Episode 15 Recap

Ye Xiu woke up, wondering why no one had called him today. He checked the time and found it was already eleven o'clock. He quickly packed up and went downstairs, ready to work. Chen Guo thought about the method Tang Rou told her, not sure if it would work, but decided to try it first. Seeing Ye Xiu come downstairs, she quickly contacted Little Chu to implement the plan.

Little Chu was overly attentive to Ye Xiu, not only not letting him work but also insisting he eat the rich breakfast porridge Chen Guo had prepared. Ye Xiu looked at the abnormal situation and said that he fully understood his boss's intentions; she wanted to make him fat with carbohydrates to inherit his Glory equipment. Seeing this plan fail, Chen Guo had Little Chu show Ye Xiu the coffee machine she bought for him.

When Ye Xiu saw the coffee machine, he felt that Chen Guo wanted him to work overtime every day. Seeing this, Tang Rou came out to assist Chen Guo, telling Ye Xiu not to be ungrateful for the good fortune he had. Ye Xiu had no choice but to go organize the shelves first. Chen Guo ran over to help again, but ended up spilling snacks everywhere. Ye Xiu saw her like this and understood her intention.

He decided to play along and made many unreasonable demands of Chen Guo. Chen Guo finally couldn't stand it and began shouting at Ye Xiu as usual. Only then did Ye Xiu smile with relief. Just then, Ye Xiu received a call from Tao Xuan, who asked to meet him to talk. Tao Xuan hung up the phone and recalled past events. For so many years, he had always been a newbie in Glory.

When he first met Su Muqiu and Ye Xiu, they were already masters of Glory, while Tao Xuan was a failure who couldn't do his job well, couldn't play Glory well, and couldn't do anything well. At that time, the young him was a net cafe manager, but he discovered that the customers' online times had been tampered with.

Tao Xuan angrily accused the boss of earning ill-gotten gains, believing that the most important quality of an excellent businessman was integrity. But the boss told him, if you want to make money, don't talk about ethics. Back then, that was the sentence Tao Xuan hated the most, but now, he had no choice but to become such a person. Ye Xiu told Chen Guo about past events.

Sportsmanship and eSports team, these two strange yet familiar terms made Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu excited. They wanted to hold the first Glory league, inviting experts from across regions to compete and turn Glory into a real sport. Tao Xuan, who had resolutely resisted the unethical businessman, was unsurprisingly fired and joined Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu. The trio in hardship, clutching a broken screen and a dilapidated host computer, yearned to do something monumental.

For the spirit of competition and for their professional ideals, they spent a period that was their poorest yet richest time. Wei Chen and Han Wenqing, the strongest players from the second server, came to accept the challenge. Their old, pieced-together computers finally welcomed the baptism of experts. Just as the match between the few of them reached its climax, the computer suddenly had problems. Su Muqiu quickly checked it.

Han Wenqing asked Ye Xiu if he wasn't going to take the opportunity to kill him, but Ye Xiu replied, this is a match, not a wilderness duel. Su Muqiu quickly fixed the host computer and casually patted the monitor, but shattered a piece of the screen. An unfinished match and a broken screen became the most beautiful memories for these young men.

Tao Xuan tried to persuade Ye Xiu to return to Jia Shi as a coach, even saying that the coach position had always been reserved for Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu replied that he wasn't interested in standing on the sidelines; he preferred to stand on the field. Tao Xuan gave many examples, trying to make Ye Xiu cater more to the audience, but Ye Xiu didn't want to pander; his heart only contained victory or defeat.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Ye Xiu, Tao Xuan told Ye Xiu that he would kick aside the stumbling blocks hindering Jia Shi. He also said, if Su Muqiu were still here, wouldn't he and Ye Xiu not have become like this? In the past, the three of them cooperated implicitly and worked together wholeheartedly for Glory. But now, Tao Xuan and Ye Xiu stood on completely opposite sides.

Tao Xuan angrily ordered the items from their past as three people to be thrown away. Ye Xiu saw the design drafts fall to the ground and couldn't help but recall past events again. Su Muqiu devoted himself to designing the thousand-machine umbrella, wanting to perfect the Unspecialized class and allow Ye Xiu to dominate Glory.

When Tao Xuan learned of this, he expressed his opposition, saying that the Unspecialized class had too many limitations and could not adapt well to Glory matches. Hearing this, Ye Xiu understood that Tao Xuan had made up his mind not to let him use the Unspecialized class. But Tao Xuan only felt that Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu were being foolish.

He had already tolerated Ye Xiu's requests not to show his face and not to take endorsements; he could not tolerate him continuing to be foolish. The conversation ended unhappily, and it was their first significant disagreement. Seeing such a scene, although unwilling, Su Muqiu made a difficult decision for the sake of team harmony—to give up the thousand-machine umbrella. Su Muqiu used the excuse that his design failed and sealed away the thousand-machine umbrella.

Ye Xiu couldn't believe this; he had witnessed Su Muqiu's enthusiasm for the thousand-machine umbrella. He thought Su Muqiu was just lying to him. Seeing him like this, Su Muqiu made a bet with him: first build Jia Shi into the number one team, and see who is stronger then, and whoever is stronger will restart the thousand-machine umbrella. Ye Xiu made the bet with him. Su Muqiu also showed him the weapon, Que Xie (not in glossary, keep pinyin?

), which he had custom-made for Ye Xiu, and told him that since the thousand-machine umbrella could not be completed, let Que Xie accompany him to the peak of Glory. Ye Xiu flipped through the design drafts again. He was surprised to find that the blank latter half had now been filled with Su Muqiu's design principles. Su Muqiu had hidden the design drafts inside the old host computer case back then.

He believed that when Ye Xiu discovered these design drafts in the future, both Jia Shi and Ye Xiu would have reached the peak of Glory. Ye Xiu closed the design drafts, as if having made some determination. He opened his computer and posted a retirement statement, stating that his retirement was a personal decision and had nothing to do with others. Ye Xiu pressed the timer and began the challenge path to the Heavenly Domain.

The Heavenly Domain Challenge dungeon is a Tower of Babel. Normally, after players defeat all monsters, the gate of the Tower of Babel opens and sends the player into the Heavenly Domain. But the thousand-machine umbrella cannot. Because the thousand-machine umbrella is still missing the final step, which can only be completed the moment they pass the Heavenly Domain dungeon.

Before that, the thousand-machine umbrella cannot be hit by any attack from the frost monsters in the dungeon, otherwise, the thousand-machine umbrella will shatter. Therefore, to pass the Heavenly Domain dungeon with the thousand-machine umbrella, one can only climb up from the outside of the Tower of Babel. Ye Xiu skillfully used the thousand-machine umbrella, breaking through numerous obstacles, and finally stood at the top of the Tower of Babel within the time limit.

With the system notification of Jun Moxiao passing the Heavenly Domain dungeon, the final step of the thousand-machine umbrella was also finally completed. He believed that one day, the thousand-machine umbrella would definitely reach the peak of Glory.

Episode 16 Recap

Ye Xiu arrived at the Heavenly Domain, only to unexpectedly find someone waiting for him there. Several people successively launched attacks on Ye Xiu, and Ye Xiu easily dealt with each one. These people were Lan Yu's Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian, Ba Tu's Han Wenqing, and Wei Cao's Wang Jiexi. Ye Xiu knew these people weren't really trying to spar with him and wanted to log off, but Huang Shaotian stopped him.

Huang Shaotian asked the question everyone was concerned about: what did Ye Xiu's statement mean? Ye Xiu only replied that he just didn't want his old friends to be sad. He told everyone they could log off now and perhaps see each other on the competition stage. Hearing this, they knew Ye Xiu had made up his mind to return to Glory and all showed knowing smiles.

They unanimously left the same message: "Welcome back to the Heavenly Domain, may the Glory with you never end." Ye Xiu was very grateful for his opponents' welcome. Chen Guo saw the statement Ye Xiu posted and couldn't help but complain about why he had to repay kindness with resentment like that. Bao Rongxing was confused, thinking Chen Guo was criticizing Ye Qiu, and he echoed her words repeatedly, even making a move to smash Ye Qiu's figurine.

Chen Guo asked him if he knew who Ye Qiu was. Bao Rongxing jokingly asked, "Could Ye Qiu be Ye Xiu?" After getting a positive answer, Bao Rongxing couldn't control his shock and still broke Ye Qiu's figurine. Su Mucheng brought a photo of Ye Qiu to find him, and the two together chose a photo of participating in the Challenger League. The two of them rode bikes side by side.

Su Mucheng asked Ye Qiu if he could handle all the preparations for returning to the alliance by himself. Ye Qiu replied that he needed a boss and had already thought of a candidate for the boss. Su Mucheng told him that in the new year, everyone should have a new beginning. As they were talking, magnificent fireworks bloomed in the sky above the city. The two of them watched the fireworks, both full of anticipation for the new year.

Qiao Yifan was still training in the training camp, but it seemed he had no intention of returning to Wei Cao. Wang Jiexi looked at Qiao Yifan's training report and found that he hadn't participated in the training camp assessment. Ye Xiu stated that his own exam was more important. Hearing this, Wang Jiexi asked about Qiao Yifan's score. Ye Xiu replied that the Assassin score was negative, and the Ghostblade score was zero.

Wang Jiexi sighed upon hearing this, thinking it was just zero points. But Ye Xiu said that they also started from zero points back then; zero points is the starting point. Wang Jiexi saw through Ye Xiu's intention to have Qiao Yifan go to him and expressed his gratitude to Ye Xiu for helping Qiao Yifan find a starting point.

Wang Jiexi wanted Ye Xiu to join Wei Cao, but Ye Xiu said he didn't like Wei Cao green; he wanted his own color. Wang Jiexi asked Ye Xiu what his plans were. Ye Xiu replied that he wanted to build a team. The two of them bantered about each other's ages and finally reached the consensus that newcomers are the future of Glory. Ye Xiu took Wang Jiexi to Xingxin Internet Cafe.

Chen Guo was behind him complaining about Wang Jiexi's interview being too official, but she was overheard by the person himself. Chen Guo awkwardly apologized to Wang Jiexi, but Wang Jiexi seriously took her words into consideration. Ye Xiu then introduced Tang Rou to Wang Jiexi. Wang Jiexi commented that her playstyle was very similar to Ye Qiu's, but Tang Rou felt that she was herself.

Chen Guo was very proud to see various master-level figures coming to her internet cafe now, but seeing how good Ye Xiu's relationship with Wang Jiexi seemed, she was afraid Wang Jiexi would take Ye Xiu away, so she decided to follow and see. Ye Xiu knew Chen Guo was eavesdropping, so he hinted in a roundabout way, wanting Chen Guo to propose becoming the boss of his team herself. Chen Guo indeed fell into the trap.

When she heard Ye Xiu was considering joining the Wei Cao team, she couldn't help but voice her objection. Ye Xiu brought up the difficulties that building a team might encounter, wanting to test Chen Guo's determination through this. Chen Guo showed him that she would never give up. Chen Guo found Tang Rou and wanted to discuss building a team with her.

Tang Rou seriously told her that building a team is very serious and not a joke, and Chen Guo also firmly expressed her attitude. To show her determination, Chen Guo slapped her ID card and bank cards down in front of Ye Xiu, telling him she had already thought about how to build a team. Ye Xiu asked her if she could endure hardship, stay up late, and withstand setbacks. Chen Guo insisted she could.

Seeing her like this, Ye Xiu told her that to build a team, she must at least first have a Glory guild and pass the license exam. Chen Guo smiled upon hearing this and told Ye Xiu that she would definitely prove it to him. Chen Guo was finally going to fulfill her eSports dream, and she began preparing nervously. She established the Invincible Handsome Guy Guild and recruited new members by offering rewards for scanning a code.

The number of guild members grew, and the level also increased. Chen Guo was very proud and conveniently accepted the guardian power task. She fantasized that after she finished her exam and Ye Xiu finished the guardian power task, they could have a celebration banquet that night. Ye Xiu was so surprised to hear they still had to do the guardian power task that he couldn't even swallow the water in his mouth.

After accepting the guardian power task, it had to be completed within two hours, or the guild would disband. Ye Xiu could only urgently summon the team members and start the guardian power task. Although the elites who joined the guild were skilled, the monsters' health just wouldn't decrease. Ye Xiu saw that these few people were deliberately missing their shots. It turned out that these elites who joined the guild were spies from other guilds.

They knew that Ye Xiu's next step after forming a guild was to build a team, which would be a threat to all of them. There were only two chances for the guardian power challenge. The first one was wasted like this. With not much time left, how to pass the guardian power task became a difficult problem. Ye Xiu and the team members all fell into low spirits. Chen Guo returned from buying things and saw the heavy atmosphere.

She felt very guilty but could only try her best to lighten the mood. Ye Xiu criticized her, saying that others surpassed her not because they were better, but because Chen Guo hadn't even taken action yet and had already given herself a red light; she should carefully consider whether she was suitable to build a team. Hearing this, Chen Guo said stubbornly that she would quit and not be the team's boss anymore.

Ye Xiu was very helpless and taunted her, saying that it wasn't the first or second day Chen Guo had given up halfway and that she shouldn't participate in the following exams either. Chen Guo talked back and stormed out of the internet cafe. Luo Ji calculated the combat data and told it to Ye Xiu. Hearing this, Ye Xiu organized everyone to hurry and challenge again.

In this challenge, Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng controlled the monsters, and the others went all out with their output, focusing on full attack. Chen Yehui was still smug, telling the other spies to miss their shots as much as possible, continuously attacking the mountain wall, thus causing Ye Xiu's task to fail. The challenge proceeded minute by minute. The monster's health remained high, and the team members were all very anxious.

Bao Rongxing even wanted to give up but continued attacking the monster under Ye Xiu's persuasion. As the challenge time was about to run out, the monster still hadn't been killed, but Ye Xiu still didn't give up, and Luo Ji was still calculating the combat data.

At the last moment of the challenge, just when everyone thought this challenge would fail again, the stone wall, made vulnerable by the spies' attacks, collapsed with a crash, exactly hitting the monster under the stone wall. The spies' actions accidentally helped kill the monster, and Chen Yehui felt extremely frustrated. After the battle, everyone celebrated the victory. Bao Rongxing hadn't seen the various schemes hidden in this challenge and thought it was just good luck.

Qiao Yifan and Tang Rou pointed out that Ye Xiu was turning the enemy's plan against them. Ye Xiu then explained his strategy with Luo Ji. Tang Rou asked him why he still provoked Chen Guo since he had planned it all along. Ye Xiu replied that he was just using a motivational tactic to make Chen Guo focus more on her exam. Chen Guo walked out of the internet cafe and wandered aimlessly on the street. She repeatedly recalled what Ye Xiu had said to her and deeply reflected on her own personality and actions.

Episode 17 Recap

Chen Guo wandered aimlessly on the street, feeling very sad as she recalled Ye Xiu's words. It was almost New Year's, and Ye Xiu saw Qiao Yifan off on his ride home. Ye Xiu asked him if he would come back after the New Year, and Qiao Yifan replied that Wang Jiexi wanted him to return to the team and start over.

Ye Xiu told Qiao Yifan that Wang Jiexi had paved the starting point for him, but the end point was still up to him to decide. Qiao Yifan thanked Ye Xiu for his guidance and encouragement during this time, and told him that he would definitely remember his teachings. As the car drove, Qiao Yifan recalled the happy times, a determined smile on his face. Chen Guo returned to the internet cafe, still internally conflicted.

After struggling for a while, she finally made up her mind and decided to find Ye Xiu to apologize. Chen Guo looked in several places but couldn't find Ye Xiu, so she went to his room to look for him. Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu wasn't in his room either. Chen Guo was wondering why, when she suddenly saw a suitcase by the door. This was bad; it looked like the great master was going to leave Xingxin.

Chen Guo hurriedly went to look for Ye Xiu and just happened to see him returning to the internet cafe. Ye Xiu also had something to say to Chen Guo, but Chen Guo stopped him first. Chen Guo told Ye Xiu that she wanted to take him to get to know the place again.

Chen Guo took Ye Xiu to see many parts of the internet cafe, making detailed arrangements for his team, and expressed that she could redecorate the internet cafe for his team. Ye Xiu, however, asked her why she kept saying "your team." Upon hearing this, Chen Guo lowered her head in disappointment and also told Ye Xiu that he must not find a partner like her; he must find someone reliable and experienced.

She would definitely cheer for Ye Xiu's team and become their number one fan. Ye Xiu listened to these words, noncommittally, and asked Chen Guo if this was her so-called effort. Chen Guo said that she didn't want anything; she just wanted them to stay. Ye Xiu smiled and told Chen Guo that she indeed had problems, but the biggest problem was naming the team incorrectly. The team's name should be Xingxin.

Chen Guo couldn't believe her ears for a moment. She was both excited and surprised, and hastily asked Ye Xiu what he meant. Ye Xiu stood up, extended his hand to her, and reintroduced himself: Ye Xiu, professional e-sports player, applying to be the captain of the Xingxin team. Chen Guo was overjoyed and cried tears of happiness.

She tremblingly reached out her hand, but Ye Xiu grabbed it firmly and told her to give him more guidance in the future. After the joy, Chen Guo still admitted her mistakes. Ye Xiu said that the first two things weren't done well, but there was a third thing, which was for everyone to do it again together. Ye Xiu then asked her how many points she was short on her exam today.

Chen Guo embarrassedly replied ten points, and Ye Xiu told her that she must pass next time. Hearing this, Chen Guo started complaining that it was too difficult to manage the guild and take exams at the same time. Ye Xiu then told her that he had a backup plan for her. Chen Guo returned to her room and picked up her father's photo.

She told her father that she was going to build a team, and the team's name would be "Xingxin," and that no matter how far the goal was, they would definitely achieve it as long as they persevered. Lan Xi came to the Xingxin Internet Cafe, but found a "Closed" sign hanging at the entrance. He walked into the internet cafe regardless and asked Chen Guo to open a machine for him.

Chen Guo was concentrating on her exam preparation and told him that the internet cafe would be closed for half a day. But Lan Xi persisted, saying that he would leave after playing for an hour. Chen Guo had no choice but to open a machine for him. Lan Xi looked around the internet cafe and didn't see anyone else, so he asked Chen Guo if she was the only one there.

Chen Guo was puzzled as to why he would ask that, and then she saw a wanted poster online with a picture that looked very similar to Lan Xi, which made her nervous. Ji Zhou couldn't find Lan Xi in the guild, so he called him and asked him where he was. He was very surprised to learn that Lan Xi had actually gone to Xingxin.

Lan Xi said that he was there to scout for information for the Xingxin guild, and then he hung up. Chen Guo was very flustered and felt that she had to call the police. Just then, Lan Xi came to the front desk, claiming that the computer had crashed, which startled Chen Guo, who was in the middle of calling the police.

Chen Guo was afraid that he would see the wanted poster on the screen and desperately tried to hide it, but Lan Xi didn't pay attention to the computer screen. Instead, he noticed Chen Guo's exam textbooks and even shared some of his own experience with her. Chen Guo saw Lan Xi go upstairs to the private room and decided to call Ye Xiu and Bao Rongxing back.

Chen Guo called Ye Xiu, but the signal was bad, and Ye Xiu couldn't hear what she was saying. He thought she wanted him to buy more things, so he said he would go back later. Lan Xi went to the second floor and found the Xingxin team's schedule and map, so he took pictures with his phone. Just then, he suddenly found that the room door was locked.

Chen Guo outside the door was pleased with herself for cleverly trapping the wanted criminal, but the lock was broken by Lan Xi. The two fell into a fierce argument, one saying the other was a wanted criminal, and the other saying the other was a shady business. They argued endlessly, both threatening to call the police. When Ye Xiu returned to the internet cafe, he saw the two arguing.

Lan Xi vehemently proved to Ye Xiu that he was not a wanted criminal and insisted on an explanation. Ye Xiu looked at Lan Xi's ID card and account card slapped on the table, guessed Lan Xi's identity, and then, feeling playful, calculated the losses Lan Xi's series of actions had caused to the Xingxin Internet Cafe, making Lan Xi compensate.

He also said that Lan Xi could work to pay off the debt and teach Chen Guo how to pass the manager's exam. Lan Xi saw that the other party had guessed his identity and understood that this person was Jun Moxiao. Lan Xi had originally come to scout for information, but now he was tricked and had to stay and be a teacher.

The more he thought about it, the more something felt off, and he wanted to find an excuse to slip away. However, Ye Xiu had already seen through his plan, so Lan Xi had no excuse to leave. Lan Xi began explaining about professional managers, and Chen Guo also studied very seriously. After class, Lan Xi was about to leave, but Ye Xiu called him back.

Ye Xiu asked him how he taught, and Lan Xi said that he had tried his best. Seeing this, Ye Xiu then tricked Lan Xi into being the unpaid manager of the Xingxin guild. Lan Xi was dizzy under Ye Xiu's tough attitude and vaguely agreed to Ye Xiu's request. While tidying up her books, Chen Guo found a musical note-shaped pendant. Seeing this pendant, she recalled the first time she met Tang Rou.

At that time, a thief was stealing Tang Rou's belongings, which Chen Guo discovered. Chen Guo rushed to chase the thief but accidentally fell. Tang Rou helped her up and thanked her. Seeing the bus coming, Tang Rou had an urgent matter, so she didn't say much. She picked up her bag from the ground and got on the bus. After the bus left, Chen Guo realized that Tang Rou had taken the wrong bag.

This pendant was the one on Tang Rou's bag at that time, and it also witnessed the process of the two girls from meeting to knowing each other. Tang Rou came in to find her, and Chen Guo showed her the pendant. Looking at the scattered textbooks, Chen Guo quickly tried to hide them. But Tang Rou stopped her, saying that she knew these textbooks were just props.

Chen Guo confessed that when Tang Rou took the wrong bag, it gave her an excuse not to take the exam, and after that, she always asked Tang Rou to help her with her studies just because she wanted Tang Rou to spend more time with her. Chen Guo felt that becoming a professional manager was a better choice for her.

Tang Rou, however, said that she had long known about Chen Guo's ulterior motives and that she came to tutor her just to see her more often. Chen Guo was very happy and told Tang Rou to come to Xingxin often. But Tang Rou might not be able to, as she had received an invitation letter from the Berklee College of Music and would be leaving after the New Year.

Chen Guo was angry that Tang Rou hadn't told her in advance, but Tang Rou said that both of them should make their choices. Time flew by, and the New Year was approaching quickly. Everyone packed up and went home, except for Ye Xiu, who for some reason did not leave. This was the first Spring Festival Chen Guo spent with Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, so she was particularly conscious of her appearance, constantly choosing suitable outfits.

She tried on many clothes but couldn't find anything suitable. Chen Guo felt that she should buy some high-end clothes, so she smashed open all her piggy banks. Chen Guo went downstairs and saw Ye Xiu cleaning the decorative mural, so she joined him in tidying up. Seeing the mural covered in dust, Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu to get her old clothes to clean it.

Unexpectedly, from among many old clothes, Ye Xiu chose the scarf that Chen Guo had bought at a great price. Chen Guo was furious at the sight and severely scolded Ye Xiu. Halfway through scolding him, she suddenly remembered Tang Rou telling her to "spoil Ye Xiu," so she quickly changed her expression and became amiable towards Ye Xiu. She even took out her bank card and told Ye Xiu to buy new clothes.

Episode 18 Recap

Chen Guo took out her bank card and gave it to Ye Xiu, telling him to buy clothes, but Ye Xiu said he didn't lack clothes and told Chen Guo to buy a scarf instead. Chen Guo forcefully stuffed the bank card into Ye Xiu's hand and pushed him out of the internet cafe. After Ye Xiu left, Chen Guo made a video call to Tang Rou.

Tang Rou could tell Chen Guo wasn't very happy, so she asked if Ye Xiu had made her angry again. Chen Guo told Tang Rou what had just happened, worrying that Ye Xiu might just leave. Tang Rou said Ye Xiu probably wouldn't, as the expert always did the unexpected. Chen Guo saw Ye Xiu return to the internet cafe in different clothes and quickly went forward to say nice things to him.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu seemed like a completely different person, his behavior and actions were strange. Chen Guo found Su Mucheng who was shopping at the supermarket and told her about it. Su Mucheng didn't seem to mind and continued shopping and paying. On the rooftop of the Xing Xin internet cafe, two Ye Xius suddenly appeared.

It turned out that the person who had appeared at the internet cafe wearing a suit before was not Ye Xiu, but Ye Xiu's twin brother, Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu asked Ye Xiu if he had brought what he wanted, and Ye Xiu asked him the same question in return. Ye Xiu handed an ID card to Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu gave Ye Xiu a photo of a puppy.

Ye Qiu asked Ye Xiu when he would finally come home, saying he hadn't been home for ten years. Ye Xiu replied that he needed at least another three years. Ye Xiu told Ye Qiu to have a better attitude towards him, but Ye Qiu said that at home Ye Xiu was his older brother, but here Ye Xiu was just a good-for-nothing who looked like him.

Chen Guo and Su Mucheng returned to the internet cafe, and the person walking towards them was Ye Xiu, who had changed back into his original clothes. Chen Guo was very confused by Ye Xiu's ever-changing appearance and quietly complained about him behind his back. Just then, Ye Qiu appeared behind Chen Guo and asked aloud what she was scolding. Chen Guo, seeing Ye Xiu back by her side so quickly, decided to play dumb and try to get by.

The real Ye Xiu, seeing the situation on this side, called out to Chen Guo. Chen Guo turned around and saw two identical-looking people, instantly falling into confusion, even guessing the possibility of shadow clones. Ye Qiu then formally introduced himself to Chen Guo, telling her his name was Ye Qiu. Ye Xiu told Chen Guo in detail about having a twin brother.

On the other side, Ye Qiu also learned from Su Mucheng that Chen Guo was going to help Ye Xiu build a new team, and he understood the reason why Ye Xiu didn't want to go home. Ye Xiu asked Chen Guo what they needed most now. Chen Guo replied that it was money. Ye Xiu nodded and told her that Ye Qiu was their god of wealth.

Ye Qiu proposed to Chen Guo that he wanted to invest in her internet cafe by acquisition or equity participation. Chen Guo said that she only had over a hundred broken computers here and there was nothing worth acquiring. Ye Qiu stated that the intangible assets of this internet cafe, which is the team, were very valuable and that he wanted to invest in the future of the internet cafe. Chen Guo was very happy to hear this.

Ye Qiu then proposed a condition, which was for Chen Guo to fire Ye Xiu. Chen Guo thought for a moment and told him that Ye Xiu had damaged a lot of things in her internet cafe during his stay and that everything had to be compensated at the original price. Ye Qiu heard this and immediately wrote a check without hesitation.

Chen Guo saw the amount on the check and was overjoyed, but she pretended to be calm on the surface. She put the check in her pocket and then told Ye Qiu that Ye Xiu was very popular in Glory now, and it wasn't enough to just bribe her; they also had to find a way to disband the guild.

Ye Qiu didn't know what to do, so Chen Guo quietly told him that the account card for managing the guild was in Ye Xiu's room. Ye Qiu immediately sneaked into Ye Xiu's room and searched everywhere for the account card. While he was searching, Su Mucheng walked in holding a potted plant. Ye Qiu quickly pretended to be reading. Su Mucheng saw him holding a book related to Glory and offered to help him register an account.

Ye Qiu, who was just pretending, quickly refused. Su Mucheng pretended to know nothing and subtly reminded him that the account card should be kept somewhere others couldn't reach. Hearing this, Ye Qiu started looking in high places. Midway through his search, Chen Guo pushed the door open again and asked Ye Qiu to help her move a box of drinks from under the bed. Ye Qiu reluctantly agreed.

While looking for the drinks under the bed, he unexpectedly discovered the account card hidden there. After Ye Qiu got the account card, he immediately logged into Ye Xiu's account. Just then, Lan He sent a message asking about guild matters. Ye Qiu took the opportunity to propose disbanding the guild and sent Lan He a severance red envelope. Lan He received the red envelope and disbanded the guild without a second thought.

Seeing that the guild had been disbanded, Ye Qiu was very pleased, feeling that he could finally take Ye Xiu home this time. Ye Qiu went downstairs with Ye Xiu and saw the Leaf of Autumn standee that Chen Guo had placed in the internet cafe. He said to Ye Xiu that he wondered whose poster would replace it in the future. Ye Xiu didn't answer, only telling him that this would be Ye Qiu's last time here.

Ye Qiu was still immersed in the satisfaction of finally being able to take Ye Xiu home, thinking that since Ye Xiu's guild was disbanded, of course it would be his last time here. Ye Xiu, Ye Qiu, Chen Guo, and Su Mucheng celebrated the Spring Festival together. After clinking glasses, Chen Guo suddenly couldn't stop laughing. Ye Xiu also showed a meaningful smile and thanked Ye Qiu for allowing everyone to have a good New Year.

Ye Qiu was confused and quickly asked what was going on. It turned out that everything that had happened earlier was a scheme planned by the other three people long ago. Only then did Ye Qiu realize he had been tricked. Just as he was about to scold Ye Xiu, he passed out drunk. Su Mucheng and Chen Guo were both surprised by Ye Qiu's poor alcohol tolerance. Ye Xiu got up to help Ye Qiu back to his room.

Watching Ye Xiu's equally wobbly steps, Su Mucheng and Chen Guo sighed, remarking that they truly had the same genes. The next day, Ye Qiu, who had just come downstairs, was startled by Su Mucheng's Hand Cannon and then received a red envelope from Chen Guo. Ye Qiu looked at the harmonious atmosphere and changed his impression of this place. Ye Qiu was preparing to leave. Su Mucheng handed him the gift from Ye Xiu.

Ye Qiu asked why Ye Xiu wasn't seeing him off, and Su Mucheng told him that Ye Xiu was repairing a water pipe on the rooftop at the moment. Ye Qiu went to the rooftop and mocked Ye Xiu, saying he was making things worse the more he tried to fix them. Hearing this, Ye Xiu mischievously splashed water on Ye Qiu.

Seeing Ye Xiu do this, Ye Qiu also got energized, claiming he wanted to settle the grudges of the past ten years, and the two of them started a water fight on the rooftop. Both of them were drenched with water before they both sat down to rest. Ye Qiu didn't understand why Ye Xiu wasn't enjoying a comfortable life at home and insisted on coming to such a place to work like a laborer.

He also complained about Ye Xiu pretending to be him to go to summer camp back then. That year, both of them were still teenagers. Ye Qiu was sulking and wanted to go to summer camp because his family wouldn't let him play with Transformers, which Ye Xiu discovered.

Ye Xiu pretended to help Ye Qiu pack his luggage, and while Ye Qiu was called away by their father, he took Ye Qiu's luggage and went to summer camp for him. Ye Xiu mocked Ye Qiu, saying that going to summer camp for Transformers wouldn't amount to anything, and he should just obediently be a president at home. Ye Qiu immediately retorted, saying that Ye Xiu wasn't doing any better either, just playing Glory.

But Ye Xiu said he wasn't playing for fun, but as a professional player. Ye Qiu didn't understand Ye Xiu's thinking and didn't want to. He asked Ye Xiu if he hadn't already retired. Ye Xiu replied that even if he retired, he could start over. Ye Qiu pointed out many realistic problems that would be encountered when building a team, wanting to use this to dissuade Ye Xiu.

But Ye Xiu had already made up his mind, and these small difficulties wouldn't stop him. Seeing him like this, Ye Qiu could only agree to help him hide it from their family for now. Before leaving, Ye Qiu still unwillingly asked Ye Xiu, "Haven't you gotten tired of playing Glory for so many years?" Ye Xiu seriously answered him, "I won't get tired of playing Glory even after ten more years."

On the way back, Ye Qiu opened the gift Ye Xiu had given him. Seeing the broken Transformer from that year in the gift box, he couldn't help but smile. However, after seeing the note beside it, his smile instantly disappeared - "Come back next year to invest!"

Episode 19 Recap

Ye Xiu went to the mall and bought Chen Guo a scarf. Chen Guo was very happy to receive it and quickly asked Ye Xiu if it was expensive. Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu said the scarf was a New Year's special, twenty yuan for three, and he also bought one each for Su Mucheng and Tang Rou. The celebration was about to begin, but Sun Xiang hadn't arrived yet.

Tao Xuan looked for him everywhere and found that Sun Xiang was still playing the game. He looked closely and saw Sun Xiang was practicing the Dragon Raising Head diligently. Tao Xuan sneered. He didn't understand why Sun Xiang was so fixated on this skill. Sun Xiang said he must use the Dragon Raising Head to defeat Ye Xiu and tell everyone that he was the real Leaf of Autumn.

Seeing that Sun Xiang still wouldn't go to the venue, Tao Xuan's face fell. He reached out and pulled out his account card, telling Sun Xiang that whether he could become Leaf of Autumn depended not on himself, but on Tao Xuan. But Sun Xiang was unmoved by these words. Tao Xuan could only give him a final ultimatum, telling him to arrive at the venue within twenty minutes.

The Spring Festival holiday ended, and Xing Xin internet cafe was also about to reopen. Su Mucheng was also returning to the team for the new year's training. She said to Ye Xiu that her contract still had one year until it expired, and asked if there would still be a place for her in the Xing Xin team by then. Ye Xiu playfully replied to her that it would depend on whether her skill level had declined by then.

The two joked with each other for a while. Before Su Mucheng left, as if she suddenly remembered something, she told Ye Xiu that his apprentice was coming back. The members of Jia Shi's second team were holding ranked duels. Seeing this, Chen Yehui pointed out that there was a rule in the team that second-team members were not allowed to set up ranked matches privately.

But the Vice-Captain said that when Ye Xiu was here, he felt that the annual ranked match was too far apart, so he agreed that team members could duel privately. The Vice-Captain proposed that they disband, but Chen Yehui stopped him with interest. Since Qiu Fei left, Li Rui had firmly held the first position in the second team. Now, facing the opponent before him, he was equally dismissive and defeated him effortlessly.

Seeing Li Rui's arrogant attitude, his opponent said that if Li Rui hadn't lost Qiu Fei's return materials, he would at most be ranked second. Li Rui was furious upon hearing this. Just as a conflict was about to break out between the two sides, Qiu Fei, whom they were talking about, returned to Jia Shi. Qiu Fei was also Ye Xiu's apprentice.

If he hadn't gone abroad for training back then, Ye Xiu would surely have trained him to be his successor. Li Rui was very nervous when he saw Qiu Fei return to the country after completing his training early and asked him why he came back ahead of time. Seeing Li Rui's previous arrogance, Qiu Fei proposed a duel with him.

Although Li Rui was overbearing in front of the other team members, he was still inferior in skill when facing Qiu Fei. Qiu Fei used a Shadow Cloak Step and defeated Li Rui. Although Li Rui was unconvinced in his heart, he dared not speak his anger. Chen Yehui stopped Qiu Fei, who was about to leave, and mocked him as a traitor, trying to sow discord between Qiu Fei and Ye Xiu.

He also said that as long as Qiu Fei was still Ye Xiu's apprentice, it would be impossible for him to return to the first team. Chen Yehui proposed to Qiu Fei that as long as he could help prevent Ye Xiu from returning to the Alliance, he could recommend Qiu Fei to the boss. However, Qiu Fei still ignored him, pulled his suitcase, and was about to leave.

Seeing this, Chen Yehui added that Ye Xiu hadn't considered Qiu Fei at all when he left the team, and told Qiu Fei to think about it carefully himself. Although Qiu Fei appeared unmoved when facing Chen Yehui, his heart was actually filled with confusion and resentment over Ye Xiu's departure. He recalled when he first joined Jia Shi.

At that time, his parents at home were going through a divorce, his family didn't agree with him pursuing an esports career, and he also had a big conflict with his family. Qiu Fei entered Jia Shi and found Ye Xiu teaming up with a few chefs to play the game, so he mistook Ye Xiu for the restaurant manager and said he wanted to take him to play Glory.

He also told Ye Xiu that he would be the future captain of Jia Shi and asked Ye Xiu to fawn over him more. Ye Xiu found his words very amusing and told him to say these things when he had the skill. Qiu Fei couldn't help but overlay these words with what his family had said and asked Ye Xiu if he also thought he was useless.

But Ye Xiu told him to practice his skills well and come back to him after he had a ranking on the leaderboards. Qiu Fei came to the second team's training room and immediately wanted to challenge the strongest person. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he looked at the second team's training results list and decided to challenge the top-ranked Chen Yehui to a duel.

After Qiu Fei won against Chen Yehui, he went to Ye Xiu to show off, but Ye Xiu saw through him, realizing that he had approached him back then because he wanted to secretly learn from him. Qiu Fei denied it repeatedly, but what he thought in his heart was inconsistent with what he said. He still couldn't resist asking Ye Xiu for guidance on the Shadow Cloak Step skill. But Ye Xiu refused him.

Even though Qiu Fei offered many conditions in exchange, Ye Xiu gave no commitment and left directly. A few days later, Ye Xiu was about to inspect the second team, and the team members were actively preparing for the duels. But Qiu Fei was overwhelmed by phone calls from home and could only have Chen Yehui register for him first.

He told his family that within two years, he would definitely achieve results in Jia Shi and win the championship in the Glory Alliance. After hanging up the phone, Qiu Fei hurried to the competition venue and was informed that he would be facing Chen Yehui. As he sat down in his seat, Qiu Fei was surprised to discover that the person he had always thought was the restaurant manager was actually the captain of Jia Shi, Ye Xiu!

Ye Xiu had unintentionally overheard Qiu Fei's phone call just now and also sighed at the young man's ambition. He helped Qiu Fei insert his account card and said 'go for it' to Qiu Fei. Qiu Fei used the Dragon Rises to the Sky as soon as the match began. His fighting style was very fierce, somewhat resembling Ye Xiu's style, and he quickly defeated Chen Yehui. Qiu Fei, who won the match, was very happy.

As he walked off the stage, he was told that he was suspected of using an external cheat program and that his account card needed to be checked. Given Qiu Fei's pride, he disdained using cheating software. However, the inspection results were beyond his expectation; it actually showed that he had cheated. Qiu Fei thought for a moment and realized that Chen Yehui must have tampered with his account card when registering for him.

He was immediately furious and rushed forward to chase Chen Yehui. Seeing this, everyone quickly tried to stop them. Ye Xiu took Qiu Fei to a secluded place, wanting him to calm down. But Qiu Fei was still very agitated and even declared that he would make sure Chen Yehui could never play Glory again.

Ye Xiu held him down with his hand and told him that Glory was not a tool for his revenge and that he only wanted to know why he played Glory. Qiu Fei replied that he played to win for everyone to see. Ye Xiu told him that if it was just to win for others to see, then he was not worthy of playing Glory at all.

After saying this, he told Qiu Fei to leave Jia Shi on his own. At this moment, Qiu Fei was too shocked to remain calm. He retorted to Ye Xiu, asking what else he could do. Ye Xiu said to him, "Either give up, or continue." But Qiu Fei felt he had no choice and asked what reason he had to continue. But Ye Xiu firmly told him, "Because I am your captain."

Recalling these events, Qiu Fei understood even less why Ye Xiu was now treating Glory as a tool for revenge. It seemed as if he had finally made up his mind. He found Chen Yehui and asked where Ye Xiu was. Ye Xiu encountered Qiu Fei, who had come to challenge him in Glory.

He recognized that the character in front of him was his former apprentice and didn't forget to guide and comment on Qiu Fei's operations during the battle. However, Qiu Fei, who was convinced that Ye Xiu had betrayed Jia Shi, couldn't listen at all at this time. He questioned Ye Xiu why he had betrayed Jia Shi, but Ye Xiu did not answer.

Chen Yehui was still trying to provoke them from the side, but Qiu Fei told him that it was a matter between him and Ye Xiu and that he had no right to interfere. Qiu Fei heard Chen Yehui's words and came to Xing Xin internet cafe to find Ye Xiu, but Ye Xiu completely ignored him.

He kept asking Ye Xiu about things he had said before, while Ye Xiu was busy with internet cafe matters and had no time to pay attention to him. Having finally finished his work, Ye Xiu invited Qiu Fei to play pool and used the game to indicate the future directions the two of them would take. Qiu Fei asked Ye Xiu why he was working as an internet cafe manager in such a small place.

Ye Xiu replied to him, "Because there is a group of people who like Glory here. Glory is their world." Qiu Fei still didn't understand what this had to do with Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu told him, "We were all once part of these people."

Episode 20 Recap

Back then, Qiu Fei was framed by Chen Yehui and couldn't become a first-team member. He had been indignant about it, but Ye Xiu advised him that it would be better to train diligently and keep his ranking. Ye Xiu suggested Qiu Fei participate in a one-year professional esports training in the United States. Qiu Fei wasn't very enthusiastic about this, so Ye Xiu promised to give him a silver weapon when he returned.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Fei's spirits instantly lifted, and he quickly asked Ye Xiu to write him an IOU. Ye Xiu reluctantly agreed, but on the IOU, he wrote, "Owes Qiu Fei a Glory." Now, Qiu Fei took out this IOU and asked Ye Xiu to fulfill what was on the IOU. Ye Xiu smiled and told Qiu Fei that he would earn this Glory for himself.

Seeing that he wanted to back out, Qiu Fei told Ye Xiu that he now had a reason to keep pestering him. Seeing this, Ye Xiu could only agree that he would give him a Glory back. When Chen Yehui saw Qiu Fei return from Xing Xin internet cafe, he thought that he and Ye Xiu had finally fallen out, so he kept belittling Ye Xiu, trying to bring Qiu Fei onto the same side as himself.

Qiu Fei listened to his words, gave him a mocking smile, and punched him hard, warning Chen Yehui that if he ever belittled Ye Xiu again, he would beat him every time he saw him.

At this time, Ye Xiu's team members were all facing choices regarding their future paths—Wang Jiexi kept Qiao Yifan in Wei Cao to continue practicing Ghostblade, Bao Rongxing finally got promoted, and Tang Rou's invitation letter from the Conservatory of Music was also nearing its final day. However, in their hearts, they already had a more important goal.

Whether it was Qiu Fei or others, they chose to follow Ye Xiu not because they wanted Ye Xiu to be responsible for their lives. Everyone just wanted to play Glory with Ye Xiu. Since they had made their choice, everyone would be responsible for their own lives. And Ye Xiu also understood that he could not be responsible for their lives, but he was willing to be their choice, because where the sword pointed was their Glory.

Chen Guo finally passed the exam and obtained the professional esports manager certificate. To reward Chen Guo for passing the exam, Ye Xiu gave her the first season league badge as a gift. Chen Guo was overjoyed to receive such a precious gift and told Ye Xiu that she also had a gift for him. She hid her hands behind her back, and when she brought them out, both hands formed the 'heart' gesture.

Ye Xiu saw this gesture and was puzzled, asking Chen Guo what it meant. Chen Guo replied that it represented a new beginning. Ye Xiu and his group came to a hot pot restaurant to celebrate. While they were eating, Ye Xiu suddenly remembered something important. He took out his account card and handed it to Chen Guo, stating that Ye Xiu and Jun Moxiao would always be with Xing Xin.

Seeing this, the others also handed over their account cards and swore that they were with Xing Xin. Chen Guo was very touched by everyone's trust in her. She recalled the difficulties and struggles she had faced on her journey to becoming the team manager and was determined to fight to the end with everyone. The twelfth match of the Glory Season 8 regular season was about to begin.

The two teams facing off in this match were Jia Shi and Thunder. Thunder's captain, Xiao Shiqin, is one of the Four Master Tacticians, and situations where his team wins against stronger opponents in team matches often occur. His character, the Mechanic Sheng Lingmie, is also a top-tier character in Glory. He is the tactical core of Thunder.

And the Jia Shi team is led by the rookie king Sun Xiang, whose character Leaf of Autumn holds the title of Fighting God. The players from both sides entered the competition map, and the Jia Shi-Thunder relegation battle team match was about to start. Although Thunder had Xiao Shiqin, one of the Four Master Tacticians, due to the insufficient individual strength of Thunder's players, they regrettably fell into the relegation zone this season.

Jia Shi, after changing coaches, had not seen much improvement and was also on the edge of the relegation zone. Bao Rongxing was unconcerned about relegation, thinking that if they were relegated, they could just level up by grinding monsters. But Ye Xiu explained that only twenty teams would remain each season, and those at the bottom would not even keep their spot and would be unable to level up at all.

Tonight, either Jia Shi or Thunder would be relegated, and the relegated team would enter next season's Challenger League, which is the competition that the Xing Xin team would participate in. Winning the Challenger League championship is the only way for a relegated team to return to the Alliance, so the team relegated tonight would become Xing Xin's opponent.

Ye Xiu said that even if they didn't meet in the Challenger League, they would eventually meet in the league itself, and either team would become Xing Xin's future opponent. Sun Xiang led Jia Shi in a fierce attack on Thunder, first taking out Thunder's Cleric. Thunder's team instantly fell into a disadvantage. Thunder continued to retreat, while Jia Shi pursued, not wanting Thunder's substitute and main players to link up.

Seeing this situation, Ye Xiu asked Qiao Yifan what he would do if he were in that position. Qiao Yifan replied that he would preserve strength and wait for an opportunity. But Ye Xiu said that Thunder had little time left, and opportunities must be created themselves. On the field, Sun Xiang pressed his advantage and used Dragon Rises to the Sky, initiating the second stage attack and performing Dragon Raising Head, but this move was dodged by Xiao Shiqin.

Everyone present was filled with surprise at this scene. Ye Xiu revealed the method to counter Dragon Raising Head and stated that Xiao Shiqin had broken this ultimate move through his countless efforts. He also pointed out that it was not wise for Sun Xiang to use Dragon Raising Head at this time and that he suffered from showing off. Thunder began to rapidly counter-attack, with all players surrounding Sun Xiang.

Xiao Shiqin was skilled at winning against weaker opponents; as long as the opponent revealed a weakness, he would firmly seize it. The team match time was about to end, and Xiao Shiqin successfully took down Sun Xiang. At the same time, their team's health was higher than Jia Shi's, securing their spot. The winning Thunder players were all very excited, chatting eagerly in the backstage about how they would celebrate later.

However, Xiao Shiqin, who had led them to victory, showed no joy on his face. He took off his team uniform and told his teammates that he would no longer be the captain of Thunder. He handed over his summarized tactical points and counter-strategies to his teammates. The teammates were very confused by this and repeatedly asked for a reason, but Xiao Shiqin did not answer.

Jia Shi lost the match, and fans and reporters crowded the door of the competition room, demanding an explanation from Sun Xiang. The Jia Shi players shirked responsibility among themselves, no one wanting to be the first to leave the competition room. Su Mucheng couldn't stand their words anymore. She picked up her things and was about to leave, but Sun Xiang said that he was the one who led the team and that he would go explain to everyone.

Su Mucheng stopped him, telling him that Jia Shi's relegation had something to do with everyone, including herself. After speaking, Su Mucheng was the first to walk out of the competition room. Facing the questioning from reporters and fans, she shed tears and couldn't say anything, only bowing deeply to express her apology.

Ye Xiu knew that Su Mucheng must be feeling very low after losing the match, so he waited for her outside early and said he would take her to an old place. Su Mucheng followed Ye Xiu to an internet cafe, wondering why the two of them had never been here before. Ye Xiu pointed to a computer, and he and Su Mucheng logged into Glory. Ye Xiu took Su Mucheng to the map that Su Muqiu had made.

This was also the first place Su Mucheng had ever played Glory. The two of them started a duel on this map, reminiscing about the interesting things from back then. Just then, Su Mucheng fell into a glitch in the map, and Ye Xiu also quickly followed. The two arrived on a map they had never seen before, looking out at a vast expanse. They walked shoulder to shoulder.

Su Mucheng told Ye Xiu that in the past six months, without Ye Xiu by her side, she had worked harder than before, but Jia Shi was still relegated, and the current Jia Shi always made her feel powerless. She felt lost about the future and felt like she was always going downhill. Ye Xiu listened to her words and told her to look at the path under her feet.

Life is often like the stairs they were walking on; they thought they were going down, but if they kept going, they would find themselves standing at a higher place. There is no absolute boundary between winning and losing. As long as they keep moving forward, a low point can become a high point. The world is never a straight road, there are ups and downs, wins and losses, and no end point.

After hearing these words, the worries in Su Mucheng's heart finally seemed to have some relief. After the glitch in the map from back then was fixed by Su Muqiu, this Easter egg was left behind—the Penrose stairs. Ye Xiu suggested that Su Mucheng name this path. Su Mucheng thought for a moment and decided to call it the "Road to Glory." She knew that Xing Xin and Jia Shi would definitely meet in the Challenger League.

She handed the ice cream in her hand to Ye Xiu and said to him, "Welcome to being my opponent." After Xiao Shiqin left the Thunder team, he came to Jia Shi. Su Mucheng arranged for him to stay in the room that Ye Xiu used to live in. She asked Xiao Shiqin if he came to Jia Shi to sideline Sun Xiang, but Xiao Shiqin replied that he came to give Jia Shi a new look.

Sun Xiang was very depressed after losing the match and drank alone at a bar. While he was drinking, Xiao Shiqin appeared beside him and ordered the same drink as Sun Xiang. Xiao Shiqin told Sun Xiang that often, one plus one can have a greater than two effect. Sun Xiang understood the implication and said that he was unique and did not need to add himself to anyone. Hearing this, Xiao Shiqin told him that for a talented player like Sun Xiang, adding himself to someone else would only make the other person more successful, which was unfair.

Episode 21 Recap

Xiao Shiqin said to Sun Xiang that it was precisely because of his brilliance that everyone attributed Jia Shi's loss to him, but the problem was actually internal to Jia Shi. Sun Xiang said he didn't care about that, and Xiao Shiqin countered by asking why he wasn't in the tactics room then. Sun Xiang's thoughts were exposed, and his anger flared. He told Xiao Shiqin that he would definitely defeat him.

But Xiao Shiqin denied this, telling him that they would defeat others together. Luo Ji calculated Xing Xin's win rate against Jia Shi. Everyone was a little discouraged by the low win rate, but Ye Xiu said that on the field, the win rate depends on the people behind the characters, so they and Jia Shi both had a fifty percent chance of winning. Hearing this, everyone's morale surged, and they immediately perked up and went to train.

Ye Xiu reminded everyone that they were going to register tomorrow and should dress up properly. The eighth season of the Glory Professional League had completely ended. Team Samsara won the championship, which was arguably uneventful, but there were also regrets. Compared to Ye Xiu leaving Jia Shi, what pained him more was Jia Shi's relegation. After all, that was where he had once fought. However, Ye Xiu was now only focused on Xing Xin.

Xing Xin was a new team. First, they had to pass the rigorous selections of the mentor matches to qualify for the Challenger League, and then win the championship to get the entry ticket to the tenth season of the Glory Professional League. This was a new beginning, signifying new hope.

Ye Xiu and his group arrived at the registration venue, but Ye Xiu suddenly received a call, so he told the others to register first and that he would come later. The registration venue was crowded with players from various teams. Luo Ji analyzed each person's strengths to summarize Xing Xin's probability of success. Bao Rongxing was dismissive of this, thinking that Ye Xiu was the most formidable.

Tang Rou teased him, saying he only thought of Ye Xiu when comparing himself, and it was then that Bao Rongxing realized Ye Xiu wasn't with them. Ye Xiu had gone to meet Xiao Shiqin. The venue was the same, but now things were different. Looking at the familiar screen, they both seemed transported back to the past.

Back then, Xiao Shiqin was completely helpless against Ye Xiu's Dragon Raising Head, and he had thrown his tactics book aside in frustration, which Ye Xiu happened to pick up while passing by. Ye Xiu flipped through the tactics book and praised Xiao Shiqin for his diligence.

But Xiao Shiqin felt that effort could never compare to talent on the path of esports, yet Ye Xiu told him that extraordinary people were just working hard in ordinary ways where others couldn't see, and the transformation from quantity to quality was just one final push of persistence away. Ye Xiu asked about Xiao Shiqin's recent transfer, thinking that his decision to transfer must be out of the ordinary.

But Xiao Shiqin said that what was considered out of the ordinary depended on who you were talking about. While the Xing Xin team members were registering, they encountered Jia Shi head-on. Shen Jian of Jia Shi saw the Xing Xin team and spoke mockingly, which led to the two sides refusing to back down, comparing the strength of their respective team members.

When they spoke of Qiao Yifan, Shen Jian scoffed that he was just a water boy when he was with Wei Cao. Hearing this, Qiao Yifan couldn't help but shrink back. Just then, Ye Xiu returned. He silently encouraged Qiao Yifan, giving him the courage to introduce himself. There were still thirty minutes until the results of the mentor match were announced. Qiao Yifan led everyone to wait for the results.

Everyone was very confused, and Luo Ji speculated that Qiao Yifan was scared. Everyone said they weren't afraid of the results at all, and Qiao Yifan also told everyone to go back and rest. However, the people who claimed not to be afraid on the surface still gathered in front of the computer without prior agreement when the results were about to appear. Seeing that Xing Xin would face Wei Cao in the mentor match, Qiao Yifan felt very conflicted.

Chen Guo and Ye Xiu, who were also looking at the results, were also filled with complex emotions about this outcome. Tao Xuan believed that Xiao Shiqin and Sun Xiang didn't need to be on the field at the same time in the Challenger League. They just needed to substitute Sun Xiang out when he was impulsive and replace him with Xiao Shiqin. But Xiao Shiqin had already prepared a complete strategy targeting Sun Xiang.

He felt that he and Sun Xiang were different types of players, and Jia Shi needed both of them. Just then, Sun Xiang came and asked Xiao Shiqin about his strategy. Xiao Shiqin replied that his strategy was Leaf of Autumn. Sun Xiang heard this, showed a knowing smile, and told Xiao Shiqin that he wanted to team up with him to defeat others. The mentor match is different from the regular season.

There are no individual matches, arena matches, or team matches; there is only one contest. The mentor team will intercept on the competition map. The players must break through their obstacles and run from one end of the map to the other. One point is scored for each person who crosses the line. After Ye Xiu finished explaining the rules, he asked the team members for their thoughts on dealing with the mentor match.

Qiao Yifan analyzed Wei Cao's strengths and felt that Xing Xin needed a Cleric to heal. Bao Rongxing didn't understand, and Qiao Yifan replied that they needed a Cleric to clear the opponent's magic's negative effects and showed everyone the video he had in his hand, which was approved by the others. Tang Rou asked Qiao Yifan if he was really not afraid of facing Wei Cao.

Qiao Yifan smiled and replied that he at least knew Wei Cao very well. Qiao Yifan privately organized Wei Cao's strengths and weaknesses, but the others discovered it. Qiao Yifan originally thought they would blame him, but to his surprise, everyone approved of his actions. Qiao Yifan showed Ye Xiu the Cleric ranking he had compiled and recommended An Wenyi to him, also presenting all the information he had gathered about An Wenyi.

Seeing that Qiao Yifan was so well-prepared, Ye Xiu assigned him the task of interviewing An Wenyi to train him. An Wenyi's ranking was actually achieved by his junior. He traded books with his junior, thereby getting the opportunity to join a team. He came to Xing Xin Internet Cafe and secretly assessed Xing Xin's assets and cash flow. Qiao Yifan saw him and quickly went forward to call out to him.

Recalling the research he had done, Qiao Yifan began questioning An Wenyi. Unexpectedly, An Wenyi's answers were completely unconventional, and Qiao Yifan couldn't keep up. Seeing this, Chen Guo, who was observing from the side, wanted to go up and help, but Ye Xiu pulled her back. An Wenyi acted as if he was dissatisfied with Xing Xin's environment and was about to leave. Qiao Yifan hurriedly stopped him and asked if he had any other requirements.

Seeing this, An Wenyi raised the issue of salary and asked Qiao Yifan if the salary could be increased. Qiao Yifan didn't know how to respond. At this moment, Ye Xiu finally appeared to help him out. Ye Xiu told An Wenyi that he could agree to his request, but it would depend on his performance. An Wenyi agreed to Ye Xiu's proposal and was willing to follow his rules.

Ye Xiu said his rules were the rules of the mentor match: he would be responsible for interception, and the other team members would run the map. As long as someone crossed the finish line, Ye Xiu would lose. Hearing this, everyone logged into the game and came onto the map. The few people coordinated under Qiao Yifan's command, trying to break through Ye Xiu's defense line.

Although the few of them had worked hard to coordinate, they still lost to Ye Xiu. An Wenyi pointed out the shortcomings in Qiao Yifan's command and stated that he would accept his loss, saying he was about to leave. Seeing this, Qiao Yifan quickly told Ye Xiu that it was all his command error, wanting to keep An Wenyi.

However, the experienced Ye Xiu had already seen An Wenyi's excellent grasp of healing timing, so he kept An Wenyi and agreed to his additional requirements. Chen Guo and Ye Xiu discussed the future development of the team, but Ye Xiu felt it was too early to discuss such issues. Hearing this, Chen Guo wanted to discuss An Wenyi's treatment with Ye Xiu, and since Ye Xiu hadn't considered this aspect, Chen Guo showed him the plan she had formulated.

Episode 22 Recap

Chen Guo showed Ye Xiu the exclusive plan she had formulated for An Wenyi. After listening to Chen Guo's explanation, Ye Xiu fully affirmed her plan. Qiao Yifan found Ye Xiu and summarized his shortcomings when interviewing An Wenyi, admitting his mistakes to him. However, Ye Xiu was busy with his own matters and didn't answer Qiao Yifan much.

Seeing this, Qiao Yifan thought Ye Xiu was disappointed in him and asked if he really thought he was okay to be the vice-captain. Ye Xiu heard this and told him that the reason he doubted himself was because he hadn't discovered his great potential. The Xing Xin Team discussed tactics for the Challenger League. All the tactics Qiao Yifan came up with had their flaws pointed out by everyone, leaving him momentarily unsure what to do.

An Wenyi felt that Xing Xin was currently a grassroots team, and during the match, the opponent would definitely choose to break through the captain first, so it would be better to wait for the captain to return before discussing. Ye Xiu's trip this time was to meet with Chang Xian. Chang Xian had always wanted to apologize for not recognizing Ye Xiu before.

As soon as he saw Ye Xiu, he immediately launched a strong apology offensive, making it difficult for Ye Xiu to parry. Ye Xiu quickly stopped him, telling him to get to the point. Only then did Chang Xian remember that he had something else to find Ye Xiu about.

He took out an article titled "Wei Cao's Abandoned Son Qiao Yifan, the Burden on Xing Xin's Path to Promotion," believing that someone was targeting Xing Xin and trying to create a sensation. Chang Xian told Ye Xiu that as long as Ye Xiu said the word, he could prevent the article from being published. Unexpectedly, Ye Xiu looked at the article but said that publishing it like this was fine.

As a professional player, learning to face external doubts was a compulsory course for Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan wanted to discuss tactics with Ye Xiu, but Ye Xiu had been studying how to fix a broken computer and finally decided that he would guide, and Qiao Yifan would fix it.

In fact, Ye Xiu wanted to use fixing the computer to subtly tell Qiao Yifan how to design tactics, but Qiao Yifan didn't get the hint and instead called for a computer repairman. Chen Guo was very angry when she saw the repair bill, blaming them for not wasting time on such things.

Qiao Yifan thought Chen Guo was angry because they spent too much money, but Chen Guo said that their training time was much more important than money, and told them to quickly go and train. Qiao Yifan quietly asked Ye Xiu why he didn't mention buying equipment for An Wenyi. Ye Xiu said buying equipment also costs money, and it was better not to rub salt in Chen Guo's wound.

Although they didn't have money, they still needed to equip the team with adequate gear, so Ye Xiu led the team members down the path of scavenging. Scavenging meant taking advantage of others fighting to pick up dropped equipment. Through practical combat, Ye Xiu explained the three great mysteries of scavenging to the team members. The team members understood.

Just as the Cleric's weapon dropped and Qiao Yifan was about to pick it up, someone named "Hui Bu Lun Tian" suddenly appeared and snatched the weapon. Ye Xiu quickly chased after him, telling the other team members to continue scavenging. At this time, the three major guilds had also discovered that Xing Xin was scavenging and surrounded them. While the others were fighting, An Wenyi did not approach the battlefield but kept looking for usable equipment on the sidelines.

Just then, a Blade Master with low health spotted him and was about to launch a surprise attack. Seeing this, Qiao Yifan quickly led the team members to rescue An Wenyi. An Wenyi wanted to stop them, but it was too late. The four of them were focused down by the three major guilds and all killed. Seeing such a scene, An Wenyi was furious.

He accused Qiao Yifan of not understanding command and leading them to a team wipe, and even told him not to be a professional player at all. With that, An Wenyi left angrily. Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing glanced at Ye Xiu and also left first. Qiao Yifan felt very upset in his heart. He asked Ye Xiu if it was really his fault.

Ye Xiu told him that he greatly appreciated his big-picture awareness, but he didn't want this big-picture awareness to become his burden. Luo Ji analyzed the combat recording from earlier. Ye Xiu asked him to send the analysis results to Qiao Yifan. The article that Chang Xian mentioned before had already been published. Luo Ji asked Ye Xiu if he should hide the magazine, fearing it would put pressure on Qiao Yifan.

Ye Xiu said that Qiao Yifan's big-picture awareness had already become his burden. He now needed to learn to appropriately let go and trust himself. This course had no teacher; whether he could graduate depended on Qiao Yifan himself, and all Ye Xiu could do now was give him a push. Qiao Yifan watched the combat recording, repeatedly recalling what Ye Xiu had said to him, his emotions a little out of control.

On the other side, An Wenyi called to complain that Xing Xin was too poor, without even decent equipment, and that he had already found a new place and was preparing to switch teams. As he was talking, Chen Guo appeared beside him and told him she wanted to talk to him. Chen Guo knew An Wenyi had many dissatisfactions. She took out a bank card and handed it to An Wenyi.

Seeing this, An Wenyi asked if it was an extra gift for him. But Chen Guo shook her head and told him it was Xing Xin's welcome gift for him. Chen Guo advised him that if he was dissatisfied, he must express it immediately. He should never let anger last overnight. An Wenyi was touched and asked Chen Guo how much of a budget she had given him for buying equipment.

Hearing this, Chen Guo felt a little embarrassed and said that her funds were not very ample right now, perhaps only enough to buy half a set of equipment. She might not be able to give them the best, but she could give them her all. She guaranteed that any equipment other teams had, Xing Xin would definitely have as well. After hearing Chen Guo's words, An Wenyi's heart softened slightly.

He logged into Glory and was surprised to find that Qiao Yifan had given him a top-tier orange weapon. An Wenyi also saw a notebook nearby with a photo tucked inside. On the back of the photo was written, "Thank you for playing Glory with me." Seeing all of this, An Wenyi began to doubt his behavior style over such a long time.

He called his junior to ask if his personality was very bad and also asked him what friends were. His junior replied that friends were fools who could repay harm with kindness even after being repeatedly hurt by him. An Wenyi recalled how he had always been sarcastic towards Qiao Yifan, but Qiao Yifan still treated him warmly. He felt both moved and regretful.

He asked his junior to teach him the magic to clear negative effects, saying he was willing to exchange anything to learn it. The match was about to start, but Qiao Yifan was nowhere to be seen. Everyone quickly searched everywhere, but couldn't find him. Ye Xiu told everyone that if Qiao Yifan wasn't there, everyone remaining had to take on his share of the responsibility.

In fact, Qiao Yifan had arrived at the venue much earlier and thoroughly summarized the situations of the teams that had played against Wei Cao before, sending the information to Ye Xiu via email. Seeing this, An Wenyi and Bao Rongxing wanted to go back and find Qiao Yifan, but Ye Xiu said that if Qiao Yifan didn't want to be on the field, dragging him back wouldn't help. He simply sent Qiao Yifan an email with only four words: "See you at Empty Forest."

Episode 23 Recap

An Wenyi, who was going to find Qiao Yifan, was stopped by Chen Yehui. An Wenyi didn't recognize him, but Chen Yehui said An Wenyi was a hack. An Wenyi didn't want to pay attention to him, but Chen Yehui pointed out the matter of him ghostwriting (playing for someone else). An Wenyi turned around upon hearing this and asked Chen Yehui who he was. Chen Yehui said that he wanted to make a deal with An Wenyi.

As long as An Wenyi played passively and made Xing Xin lose, he could give An Wenyi double the reward Xing Xin offered. An Wenyi was unmoved. Chen Yehui then threatened to expose the ghostwriting matter, leaving An Wenyi with only two choices: take the money or suffer ruin and disgrace. Before the match, Ye Xiu had a serious duel with Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan's moves were very hesitant, and he was knocked down by Ye Xiu again and again.

Ye Xiu told Qiao Yifan that the consequence of hesitation was being constrained everywhere. Qiao Yifan finally got Ye Xiu under control, but he hesitated at the moment he swung his blade, giving Ye Xiu a chance to counterattack. Ye Xiu asked Qiao Yifan what he truly wanted. Qiao Yifan looked at the other teams coming and going and finally made up his mind, saying he wanted to win.

Hearing this, Ye Xiu told Qiao Yifan that if he wanted to win, he should point his blade at him. However, Qiao Yifan was still afraid. Ye Xiu asked him what exactly he was afraid of. Qiao Yifan replied that he was afraid of not being able to bear the responsibility, afraid of making everyone lose the match because of him, and also afraid of disappointing Ye Xiu.

But Ye Xiu said that Glory was never a world for just one person, and they would wait for Qiao Yifan. The Mentor Match was the most basic screening mechanism in Glory professional matches. Rather than a competition, it was more like a teaching guidance, where strong teams participating in the professional league served as mentors. Each member of the Challenger team needed to complete the task of crossing the line under the mentors' interception.

Within the specified time, each person who crossed the line counted as one point, and the final ranking was based on the points. Gao Yingjie didn't see Qiao Yifan in the Xing Xin team and asked Wang Jiexi if he would come. Wang Jiexi replied that if he was a professional player, he would come. Qiao Yifan finally overcame the hurdle in his heart and arrived at the competition venue before the match.

Ye Xiu saw him, smiled with relief, and patted him on the shoulder. There was another exciting highlight in this match: Ye Xiu activated his new account Jun Moxiao and chose the Unspecialized profession. The Unspecialized profession was equivalent to having no profession, relying solely on the self-made weapon in his hand, the thousand-machine umbrella. The thousand-machine umbrella could make corresponding changes based on all 120 low-level pre-specialization skills from all twenty-four professions in Glory below level 20.

This meant it could switch between various forms without cooldown, having both obvious advantages and disadvantages, and being extremely difficult to use. The Mentor Match between Xing Xin and Wei Cao began. The Xing Xin team members pushed forward together under the leadership of Ye Xiu. Wei Cao utilized the terrain of Empty Forest to set up an ambush, gaining a significant advantage. In this situation, Xing Xin could only counterattack.

Ye Xiu's surprise attack was successful, temporarily stabilizing the situation, and both sides fell into a stalemate. Wei Cao surrounded Xing Xin but did not rush into the next round of offense. The situation was unfavorable for Xing Xin. Currently, all Xing Xin members had progressed 25%. The Wei Cao team, with two Witches, had strong mobility, and if Xing Xin was pinned down, it would be difficult for them to escape.

At this point, only by delaying the two Witches could Xing Xin possibly achieve victory. Thinking of this, Qiao Yifan decided to stay behind and hold back the Witches while the rest continued running the map. Qiao Yifan cast a Ghost Array from a tree, effectively disrupting Wang Jiexi's rhythm. Wei Cao intended to control Xing Xin by managing their health. Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing were covered in negative effects, their health dropping rapidly.

It was time for the Cleric to step up. However, An Wenyi seemed to be out of sync and didn't remove the negative effects for his teammates. If this continued, Xing Xin's battle situation would be extremely unfavorable. Seeing this, Ye Xiu decided to stay behind and cover the retreat, letting the others go first. Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing's health was about to be depleted. An Wenyi finally cast a skill, but it had no effect.

Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing were still eliminated, and Xing Xin's progress retreated from 90% to 80%. Ye Xiu told An Wenyi to just heal him. After speaking, he continued to counter Wei Cao's offense. Ye Xiu's health bar was also nearing the bottom. At the critical moment, An Wenyi finally healed Ye Xiu, preventing his death. An Wenyi's timing for healing was excellent, allowing Ye Xiu to continue fighting.

Seeing this, Wei Cao felt the Cleric was a greater threat and decided to eliminate An Wenyi first. Ye Xiu and Qiao Yifan jointly protected An Wenyi, letting him rush past the finish line first. However, just when he was about to score the first point, An Wenyi stopped. He remembered what Chen Yehui had said to him before the match and fell into a fierce internal struggle. Everyone was very puzzled by his stopping.

An Wenyi's heart was constantly in conflict. He recalled Xing Xin's team spirit and finally decided to rush across the finish line, winning the victory for Xing Xin. Xing Xin achieved a good start. In the joyful atmosphere of victory, An Wenyi walked out of the competition room and called Chen Yehui. He told Chen Yehui that he was no longer afraid of him, that he had chosen his own path, and that he would bear the consequences.

Ye Xiu noticed An Wenyi's action and followed him. An Wenyi discovered Ye Xiu behind him and confessed everything to him. Ye Xiu asked him if learning the magic to clear negative effects would make the lie go away. But An Wenyi knew that the magic to clear negative effects was not that easy to learn. Yet, Ye Xiu asked him to stay and said he would teach him.

After the match, Qiao Yifan waited at the entrance for the Wei Cao team to come out. Upon seeing Qiao Yifan, Wang Jiexi expressed his praise for him, telling him that choosing Xing Xin was the right decision. Other team members also encouraged Qiao Yifan. Qiao Yifan and the Wei Cao team agreed to see each other on the competition field in the future.

Back at Xing Xin Internet Cafe, Chen Guo distributed the contracts to all the team members and asked if anyone had any opinions. An Wenyi said he wanted to change the contract duration to until Xing Xin won the championship. An Wenyi found Qiao Yifan and told him that the equipment he bought for him was not cost-effective, being twice the market price. Qiao Yifan explained that time was urgent then, and he could only buy such equipment.

Moreover, not everything could achieve optimal cost-effectiveness. Hearing this, An Wenyi told Qiao Yifan that him playing Glory with him indeed didn't need any cost-effectiveness. Upon hearing this, Qiao Yifan turned over the photo. Below the sentence he had written, An Wenyi's reply was added - "You're welcome." Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian were discussing this week's match against the Xing Xin team.

Huang Shaotian kept flattering Yu Wenzhou, while Yu Wenzhou gradually led him into his trap and assigned him the task of dealing with Xing Xin. Huang Shaotian secretly complained to Ye Xiu that Yu Wenzhou was a devil. Unexpectedly, his conversation with Ye Xiu was projected onto the big screen. Yu Wenzhou saw it, smiled without speaking, and asked Huang Shaotian if typing so much was tiring.

Only then did Huang Shaotian realize his complaint had long been exposed and quickly pretended that nothing had happened. Ye Xiu listened to Huang Shaotian calling to complain about Yu Wenzhou and asked him what he wanted to say. Huang Shaotian told Ye Xiu that Yu Wenzhou was very serious about this match, and it was basically impossible for them to get five points by crossing the line.

Luo Ji calculated the data for Xing Xin and Lan Yu, concluding that the probability of every Xing Xin team member crossing the line was only a little over four percent. The few of them analyzed Lan Yu's tactics. Ye Xiu said they needed someone who knew Lan Yu inside and out, whose tactics were best completely different from Lan Yu's, a wild card approach, and it would be even better if the profession was Warlock.

Qiao Yifan heard Ye Xiu's words and asked him if he had a candidate in mind. Ye Xiu replied that some old bones should come out and see the light of day. Ye Xiu contacted Wei Chen and told him his purpose, but Wei Chen said that he had long since stopped being a professional player. As he was speaking, Luo Ji found Wei Chen's address. Seeing this, Ye Xiu exited the conversation window with Wei Chen. On the other side, Wei Chen also found Ye Xiu's address. Both of them, by coincidence, headed to the other person's location to check.

Episode 24 Recap

Wei Chen came to Xing Xin Internet Cafe to check out the situation. Seeing the Ye Qiu standee in the cafe, he complained that there were still Ye Qiu fans in this day and age. Chen Guo overheard these words. So Wei Chen pretended to be a fan of Ye Xiu and tried to get close to Chen Guo. Chen Guo told him that she was the boss of the Xing Xin team.

Wei Chen quickly took the opportunity to inquire about the Xing Xin team's assets and number of people. He secretly complained that the Xing Xin team was worse than a makeshift troupe. While Chen Guo went to a meeting, Wei Chen wanted to take the opportunity to eavesdrop on the meeting's content. However, he bumped into a potted plant, leading to his exposure, and could only leave disheartened. On the other side, Ye Xiu also arrived at Wei Chen's company.

He learned that Wei Chen was still playing Glory these past few years. He saw a staff placed on the shelf and asked, discovering that Wei Chen had been playing the Warlock profession all these years. Through chatting, Ye Xiu also learned that Wei Chen was working as a bounty hunter, and his task was to kill Jun Moxiao. Wei Chen returned without success and was very frustrated.

However, his members told him good news at this time – they had found Jun Moxiao's online address. Upon hearing this news, Wei Chen's spirits instantly lifted, and he immediately called a meeting of his members. Their mission this time was to fully intercept and kill Jun Moxiao in Glory. The bounty was 500 per kill with no attack limit. Killing Jun Moxiao down to level zero would yield a reward of 175,000.

If they brought a Cleric, the reward would double. Killing Jun Moxiao once more after he left the Heavenly Domain would yield a reward of 700,000. Everyone's morale soared upon hearing such a generous reward. They immediately logged into the game, preparing to intercept and kill Jun Moxiao. As soon as Ye Xiu logged into the game, he encountered the ambush set by Wei Chen's group. With impressive maneuvers, Ye Xiu effortlessly took down half of their forces.

Meanwhile, Wei Chen remained in a state of observation, hesitant to make a move. Finally, he waited for the right moment to strike, controlling Ye Xiu from the shadows and capturing him. Seeing this scene, the others felt as if the bounty was already in their hands. They were all jubilant and even thanked Wei Chen's friend for helping them find Jun Moxiao's online address. Wei Chen instantly felt something was wrong when he heard this.

Where did he have any friends? He realized he had fallen into Ye Xiu's trap. Ye Xiu had deliberately allowed himself to be caught, then used a Substitute Technique to transfer the restraint from himself onto Wei Chen. Wei Chen, enraged, broke free from the restraint and led his brothers to focus fire on Ye Xiu, refusing to believe that so many of them couldn't defeat Ye Xiu alone. However, Ye Xiu smiled and called out for Qiao Yifan.

Seeing that the opponent was a Ghostblade, Wei Chen was very dismissive. Qiao Yifan, following Ye Xiu's command, began attacking Wei Chen after eliminating the others. Seeing his smooth operations, Wei Chen guessed he was a professional player and asked which team he belonged to. Qiao Yifan replied that he was from Wei Cao. Wei Chen went online to search, but unexpectedly, the information given by the opponent was completely false, and he was also killed by Qiao Yifan.

Wei Chen's proud Silver Weapon staff dropped and was picked up by Ye Xiu, leaving him furious. He could only vent his anger on the Jun Moxiao poster on the wall. Wei Chen brought his brothers to Xing Xin Internet Cafe. Each of them wore a sharp suit, looking imposing. He threatened Ye Xiu to return his weapon, or he would make him regret it. But Ye Xiu didn't fall for his intimidation.

Wei Chen could only tell Ye Xiu about the hardship of crafting his weapon, hoping to gain Ye Xiu's sympathy. Ye Xiu took the opportunity to propose a condition to Wei Chen: have him play a Mentor Match for Xing Xin, and if they won, he would return the weapon to him. Wei Chen initially didn't want to agree.

But upon hearing the Xing Xin team members discussing how to dismantle his weapon, he instantly hesitated and agreed to Ye Xiu's request. Qiao Yifan proposed using the Control Flow playstyle for this match. The Control Flow playstyle was the representative tactic of the Lan Yu team in ancient times. Control Flow refers to continuously harassing the opponent without clashing directly, achieving the goal through control without much effort.

A few people didn't understand what was good about this playstyle, saying it was outdated. Wei Chen, standing by, couldn't listen to the conversation of these young people any longer. He vowed to show them what true Control Flow was. Wei Chen had them choose the map where they had the highest win rate and also let them set the match rules themselves.

Luo Ji decided to choose the Skyreaching Tower map; whoever reached the top of the tower first would win. As soon as the match began, Tang Rou, Bao Rongxing, Qiao Yifan, and An Wenyi immediately started climbing the tower. But Wei Chen remained calm and unmoving. Everyone was very surprised by his performance. However, Wei Chen told them that this was the first principle of Control Flow: always remain calm and composed.

Seeing that the four people had already climbed halfway up the Skyreaching Tower, Wei Chen finally started moving. He first controlled An Wenyi, then successively took down Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing. Bao Rongxing accused him of cheating. Wei Chen told him this was the second principle of Control Flow: striking later to gain the upper hand ensures victory in every battle. Now, only Qiao Yifan was still holding on. Everyone gathered behind him to watch the match progress.

Wei Chen distracted Qiao Yifan by chatting with him, then took down Qiao Yifan as well. He also told them the third principle of Control Flow: using any means necessary is the best means. Finally, he told the team members that Control Flow meant playing outside the box, being the most insane opportunist. Chen Guo and Ye Xiu were discussing matters concerning the Challenger League.

Wei Chen came over to them, trying to interject, but neither of them paid him any attention. Wei Chen could only find a way to get rid of Chen Guo, leaving himself alone with Ye Xiu. Wei Chen told Ye Xiu that these kids were no good, no matter how he taught them, they just couldn't learn. He said that playing matches still required experienced and capable people like them.

He also took the opportunity to propose that Ye Xiu return his weapon to him. Ye Xiu asked him who he was so eager to get his weapon back to deal with. Wei Chen replied that he was invincible and had no opponents. Finally, it was time for the match. Wei Chen followed Ye Xiu to the competition venue and only then learned that they would be playing against Lan Yu shortly.

Hearing this name, Wei Chen immediately refused and turned to leave. However, he just happened to bump into Huang Shaotian, who had arrived for the match. Wei Chen used to be the captain of Lan Yu. Seeing him, Huang Shaotian was very surprised and immediately pestered him, asking him where he had been all these years. As they were talking, Yu Wenzhou arrived with the other Lan Yu team members. Seeing Wei Chen, everyone was very happy.

Now Wei Chen was in a dilemma and could only follow Ye Xiu into the competition venue. The match was about to begin. Wei Chen wanted to ask Ye Xiu for his weapon back, but Ye Xiu insisted he would return it only after they won the match. Wei Chen couldn't get his weapon back, and the match was about to start. He could only threaten Ye Xiu that he would deliberately lose the match.

Xing Xin vs. Lan Yu was the last round of the Mentor Match. If Xing Xin wanted to advance, all members had to pass. Facing the Lan Yu team, which had tactical master Yu Wenzhou and Sword Saint Huang Shaotian, getting all members to pass was extremely difficult. The match began, and both sides started a fierce battle. As soon as they entered the field, Huang Shaotian faced off against Ye Xiu.

Both sides created distance, looking for an opportunity to strike. Ye Xiu made the first move, but after one attack, he ran off, not wanting to waste time here. Because Ye Xiu wouldn't return his weapon, Wei Chen was very passive on the battlefield, swaying left and right without taking action. Qiao Yifan was pinned down by the opponent and requested support from Wei Chen. But Wei Chen not only didn't help, but also leisurely watched from the side.

The Lan Yu team members were bewildered by this unusual behavior. Yu Wenzhou then had the Chi Master go forward to provide cover. The Chi Master controlled Wei Chen and was about to attack, but was controlled by Qiao Yifan from behind. The opponent accused them of being despicable. Hearing this, Wei Chen decided to show them, with Qiao Yifan, what true Control Flow was.

On the other side, Huang Shaotian was still chasing Ye Xiu, but unexpectedly lost track of him. He looked around and finally spotted Ye Xiu's figure. He wanted to move forward and sneak attack, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiu was not there. Instead, Huang Shaotian was attacked by Ye Xiu from behind and got stuck in a gap.

Episode 25 Recap

Huang Shaotian was ambushed by Ye Xiu and got stuck in a gap in the alley. Ye Xiu temporarily escaped his chase. On the other side of the battlefield, Qiao Yifan and Wei Chen were intercepted by Lan Yu's Brilliant Edge. Just as they were in imminent danger, Bao Rongxing appeared in time and knocked him down from behind. The three continued forward. Lan Yu's Launcher was ambushed on the rooftop, attempting to suppress the three with firepower.

The three chose to dodge and successfully avoided the Launcher by using terrain to block sight. On the other side, Tang Rou successfully repelled the barrage of bullets and met up with the three. Seeing Wei Chen actively participating in the match, Ye Xiu couldn't help but tease him. Wei Chen said his teammates were innocent and they were about to reach the finish line; he was going to carry everyone to victory.

Just as the Xing Xin members were about to reach the finish line, Lan Yu quickly intercepted, and both sides faced a decisive battle. Wei Chen decided to continue using the Control Flow playstyle to win the match. He said to Lan Yu's team members that their captain was very respectful towards him, causing Lan Yu's team members to hesitate for a moment. The others took the opportunity to attack. The few coordinated well, charging towards the finish line together.

At this moment, Wei Chen was suddenly trapped by Six Star Barrier. They saw Yu Wenzhou slowly walk over, and the two entered a direct confrontation. The two recalled when Yu Wenzhou first joined Lan Yu. At that time, Wei Chen was still the captain of Lan Yu. He discovered that although Yu Wenzhou's hand speed was not fast, his prediction ability was very outstanding. Wei Chen couldn't win against him multiple times.

Wei Chen found that his cola was finished, so he wanted to go out and buy a can. Huang Shaotian followed him out and quietly said to Wei Chen that Yu Wenzhou was lucky; the captain must have let him because his hand speed was poor. But Wei Chen waved his hand, denying his idea, and told him to do well in the future. On the battlefield, the duel between Yu Wenzhou and Wei Chen was still ongoing.

Yu Wenzhou used Curse Sword. If it hit Wei Chen, he would definitely be killed. At this moment, Ye Xiu used Gatling Gun to interrupt the casting. He said to Yu Wenzhou that the reason Wei Chen retired was because he was always unable to defeat Yu Wenzhou. Hearing this, Wei Chen was enraged and embarrassed and began attacking Ye Xiu. Although teammate attacks were immune, the two still began fighting each other on the field.

Everyone was filled with disbelief at the scene before them. Even Yu Wenzhou was a little baffled by Xing Xin's sudden internal conflict. Huang Shaotian finally broke free and ran to Yu Wenzhou's side, wanting to team up with Yu Wenzhou to defeat Ye Xiu, but found that Ye Xiu and Wei Chen were locked in a fierce battle.

Just as the Lan Yu team members were watching in surprise, Ye Xiu suddenly activated his Gatling Gun and shot at the surrounding walls. Yu Wenzhou realized something was wrong, but it was too late. All of Lan Yu's members were buried under the rubble. All Xing Xin members crossed the line, winning the match. The match ended. Ye Xiu asked Wei Chen how he felt on the field, but Wei Chen only wanted his Silver Weapon back.

Wei Chen was very confused. Wasn't Ye Xiu afraid of losing the match by only returning the weapon to him at this point? But Ye Xiu said that Wei Chen relied too much on his weapon, giving up his own advantages, and would instead lose the match. He told Wei Chen that besides the weapon and mechanics that determine victory and defeat, what was more important was his awareness. Wei Chen went to the vending machine to buy a drink.

Yu Wenzhou walked up to him. Wei Chen saw him and praised him for playing well in the match. Yu Wenzhou said that Wei Chen was still better, but Wei Chen said that he wasn't talking about this match. He talked about the match a few years ago when Yu Wenzhou defeated Ba Tu to win the championship, and also talked about the many victories Yu Wenzhou had led Lan Yu to win over the years.

Yu Wenzhou smiled after hearing this and said to Wei Chen that he had taught him all of this. But Wei Chen knew that what he had given Yu Wenzhou was just an account, but it was Yu Wenzhou himself who had made the name Soksal famous. Yu Wenzhou spoke of their match back then, saying that his ability to predict was all thanks to what Wei Chen had said. Without him, he wouldn't be who he is today.

Saying this, he formally thanked Wei Chen. Wei Chen looked at Yu Wenzhou and told him that he had never regretted handing Lan Yu and Soksal over to him. Ye Xiu asked Wei Chen if he felt a bit unwilling leaving Lan Yu and retiring from Glory. Wei Chen replied that losing to Yu Wenzhou back then was indeed one of the reasons for leaving Lan Yu, but not the fundamental reason.

He understood that his era in Glory had passed. He asked Ye Xiu how much strength he still had compared to before. Ye Xiu said that tactics and people might indeed become outdated, but the skills of the younger generation are created standing on the shoulders of their predecessors. While it may be a disadvantage, it can also be transformed into an advantage.

Wei Chen recalled the match just now, feeling that he had indeed felt the blood boiling sensation of competing again. Ye Xiu took the opportunity to suggest that he join Xing Xin. Wei Chen replied with a smile. Qiao Yifan excitedly told everyone that they had qualified. But when Bao Rongxing saw Jia Shi was first and they were at the bottom, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Ye Xiu told them that although they were at the bottom, qualifying meant they were standing at the same starting line. On the other side, Jia Shi's team members were also very happy about qualifying and suggested they go celebrate. However, Sun Xiang, seeing that Xing Xin had also qualified, was not very happy.

He asked the league chairman to be a witness and made a private bet with Xing Xin: Xing Xin would play a match against Jia Shi, and if they lost, they would voluntarily withdraw from the Challenger League. Ye Xiu understood that whether now or in the future, they would inevitably meet Jia Shi. This bet was instead an excellent opportunity for training. They would have a professional duel with a real professional team.

Only then could all their problems and weaknesses be exposed. They had to overcome this hurdle. And Xiao Shiqin also felt that this fight with Xing Xin could help Jia Shi break free from Ye Xiu's shadow. Regardless of winning or losing, it would be a motivation for Sun Xiang. Xing Xin conducted tactical research for this duel.

Luo Ji analyzed that facing Jia Shi this time, although they only needed to kill one opponent, the pressure was very high due to Xiao Shiqin's addition. The only way to break the situation was to defeat him. Xiao Shiqin's profession is Mechanic. The Mechanic's weaknesses are slow movement speed and low health. They now need a profession with high burst damage, preferably someone who can launch a surprise attack on him and kill him in one blow.

If possible, it's best to be very familiar with the terrain and be able to hide themselves when necessary. After hearing this, Ye Xiu said that he already had someone in mind. He logged into the game, found a player, asked him if he knew about the Xing Xin team, and if he was interested in professional matches. But unexpectedly, the other party was unyielding and very difficult to deal with. Ye Xiu found the other party's identity information.

This person's name was Mo Fan, working in a cafe. So Ye Xiu, Bao Rongxing, and Wei Chen came to the cafe where he worked, wanting to have a face-to-face talk with him. However, they mistook the manager for Mo Fan. The manager took advantage of his position, deliberately messed up Ye Xiu's order to overcharge, and also blamed it on Mo Fan. At this moment, Mo Fan's account card fell out of his pocket.

Only then did Ye Xiu and the others realize they had mistaken the person. Mo Fan didn't want to take this humiliation, threw down his apron and quit. Seeing this, Bao Rongxing and Wei Chen immediately chased after him, but he had already gone far. Mo Fan logged into the game, while Ye Xiu was currently waiting in the game for him. As soon as Mo Fan appeared, he started chasing him.

Ye Xiu said that facing someone like Mo Fan, only by starting from something he was familiar with could they make him talk. If Glory was the only thing he cared about, they would have a chance to recruit him. Ye Xiu intercepted Mo Fan again and again, but Mo Fan always ignored him.

Wei Chen was speechless about Ye Xiu's recruitment method and told him that if he kept killing Mo Fan like this, he would lose levels and wouldn't be able to participate in the match. Ye Xiu agreed deeply after hearing this. He changed his method, trapping Mo Fan in a deep well, leaving him nowhere to escape. Ye Xiu told Mo Fan the address of Xing Xin, telling him he was welcome to come anytime.

Mo Fan had no other choice, so he had to come to Xing Xin Internet Cafe and found Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu took Mo Fan to familiarize himself with the environment, introducing him to the functions of Xing Xin's various areas.

When introducing the place where account cards were kept, Ye Xiu also emphasized the importance of his own account card, stating that if this account card were lost, the most formidable thousand-machine umbrella in all of Glory would also be gone.

Episode 26 Recap

Mo Fan listened to Ye Xiu's words, and indeed quietly snuck into Ye Xiu's room and stole his account card, intending to use this to get revenge on Ye Xiu. He logged into Ye Xiu's account, wanting to destroy Ye Xiu's equipment, but Ye Xiu appeared behind him at this moment, reminding him to look clearly at whose account it was. Only then did Mo Fan realize he had been tricked.

Ye Xiu said to him, asking him to use the thousand-machine umbrella to play a match with a Xing Xin team member. If Mo Fan won, the thousand-machine umbrella would be his, and he would also promise never to chase him in the game again; if Mo Fan lost, he should leave the account card at Xing Xin. Mo Fan agreed to Ye Xiu's proposal.

Ye Xiu then pointed to Wei Chen, who happened to be passing by, and told Mo Fan to play a match with Wei Chen. The duel between the two began. When Mo Fan wanted to use the thousand-machine umbrella, he found that the system prompted him that the weapon could not be used. Mo Fan had no weapon and couldn't deal damage.

He was repeatedly controlled by Wei Chen, and his health bar was emptied in a few hits, and he was killed by Wei Chen. Seeing this, Ye Xiu told him to admit defeat as agreed in the bet, and took his account card. Mo Fan was frustrated that he had even lost his account card. He stood at the entrance of Xing Xin in the pouring rain, refusing to leave.

Chen Guo saw him standing in the rain and couldn't bear to ignore him, so she sat on the steps with Mo Fan and started chatting. Chen Guo said to Mo Fan that when her father first passed away, she was always alone until she met these people from Xing Xin. She felt that being alone was fine, and being with a group of people was also fine.

Mo Fan heard this and said that he just wanted to get back what belonged to him, but Chen Guo told him that he had to step inside first to have a chance. How would he know if he could do it without trying? Saying this, Chen Guo gave Mo Fan a tip: to deal with Ye Xiu and the others, he had to think more and not be hesitant.

Mo Fan asked her why she would say these things to him. Chen Guo replied, perhaps after experiencing the process of fighting one against ten, he might feel that this place is also quite good. Mo Fan didn't say anything, stood up, and said he was leaving, but before he left, he stopped and looked back at Xing Xin. He couldn't help but feel a bit shaken about his way of doing things for many years.

He asked himself, does he also need companions? The match against Jia Shi was imminent. Ye Xiu led the team members in analyzing the opponents, formulating various combat plans, and also told everyone to acquire more equipment to prepare for the match. Wei Chen and Luo Ji fought wild mobs together and also taught Luo Ji the pattern of skill books dropping from wild mobs. Their path was suddenly blocked by monsters, leading to insufficient time.

Mo Fan, who was watching, called out a set of coordinates, and Luo Ji discovered it was a small path. Luo Ji successfully bypassed the monsters using this small path, greatly shortening the time. At this moment, an idea suddenly appeared in Mo Fan's mind. He could use his familiarity with the terrain to help Xing Xin complete the skill book quest, thus getting back his account card. Skill points can continuously break through the upper limit of class skills.

For every ten points increased, all of the character's attributes will be raised accordingly. However, the chance of skill books dropping is very low. With Mo Fan's help, Luo Ji rebuilt a mathematical model for calculation and finally found a way to increase the skill book drop rate.

Mo Fan, while no one was paying attention, wanted to get his hands on the skill book guide to exchange for his account card, but was seen by Chen Guo on the way. Chen Guo saw that Mo Fan looked unwell, and thought it was because he had been staying up late helping everyone with skill books. She specifically brewed him Perfect Ten Tonic Tea for Mo Fan to drink.

Mo Fan got the skill book, thought about how well the Xing Xin team members had treated him these past few days, and he couldn't help but hesitate. Mo Fan found Ye Xiu, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Bao Rongxing. Ye Xiu praised Mo Fan for doing a good job with the skill books. Bao Rongxing took the opportunity to ask Ye Xiu to treat everyone to a meal.

At the restaurant, Mo Fan ran into the cafe manager again and was heavily picked on by the manager. All of this was seen by the Xing Xin group, and everyone decided to help Mo Fan get good revenge. With Ye Xiu directing behind the scenes, the others coordinated tacitly, ruining the cafe manager's blind date and also causing the manager's impression of him to plummet.

Everyone was very happy after completing the task, and Mo Fan was also in a good mood seeing the cafe manager being dealt with. Ye Xiu saw Mo Fan walking behind the group, so he took the opportunity to ask him if he had something to say to him, and also took out Mo Fan's account card to return it to him.

Mo Fan couldn't believe that Ye Xiu would return the account card to him so easily, but Ye Xiu said that whether he was willing to join Xing Xin or not, he looked forward to playing Glory with him in the future. Mo Fan's closed heart finally softened a bit. He recalled how well Xing Xin had treated him these past few days and realized that being with a group of people was truly happy.

He finally made up his mind and joined the Xing Xin team! Mo Fan returned to the Xing Xin Internet Cafe and found Wei Chen looking for the skill book guide, so he planned to return the guide to them. However, he suddenly discovered that the USB drive containing the guide was missing. He remembered that he had accidentally thrown the USB drive into the trash can without thinking, so he quickly went back to look for it.

Luckily, the wad of paper he had thrown away was still there, and the USB drive was found. Mo Fan returned to Xing Xin again, wanting to upload the skill book guide to the computer while no one was paying attention, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiu and his group walked in halfway through. Everyone saw Mo Fan and felt a bit awkward. Ye Xiu quickly led everyone out.

After uploading the guide, Mo Fan curiously looked at the whiteboard they had pushed in. Seeing the cartoon drawn on it, he couldn't help but laugh. At this moment, the others suddenly appeared. Bao Rongxing brought out a cake. All of this was actually a welcome gift they had prepared for Mo Fan. Sun Xiang held a meeting with his team members, asking everyone to create space for him and Ye Xiu during the match.

He wanted to kill Ye Xiu single-handedly within seven minutes. Su Mucheng questioned his plan, but Sun Xiang warned her that she was just a Launcher and only needed to do her job well. He also asked her if Su Mucheng had spoken to Ye Xiu like this when Ye Xiu was the captain. Su Mucheng replied, at least Ye Xiu wouldn't bring personal grudges to the competition field.

But Sun Xiang felt that Ye Xiu forming Xing Xin opposite Jia Shi was specifically targeting Jia Shi. Su Mucheng, however, stated that Ye Xiu was a professional player, and in his eyes, Jia Shi was no different from other teams. After saying this, she went to train. Xiao Shiqin expressed agreement with Sun Xiang's tactic and also suggested that he and Sun Xiang lead teams separately to let the other team members familiarize themselves with Sun Xiang's new ideas.

In the simulation match, Sun Xiang still remembered that his Dragon Raising Head had been interrupted by Xiao Shiqin last time, so he decided that today he must let Xiao Shiqin witness a real Dragon Raising Head. However, Sun Xiang, who had thought he was sure to win, lost to Xiao Shiqin again. Xiao Shiqin first let the other team members leave and pointed out that Leaf of Autumn was just an account.

If Sun Xiang wanted to prove he was stronger than Ye Xiu, the only way was to lead Jia Shi to more victories. Chen Yehui compiled a lot of materials about Ye Xiu and wanted to show them to Sun Xiang, but unexpectedly, Sun Xiang was not there, only Xiao Shiqin. Xiao Shiqin saw these materials and hinted to Chen Yehui not to interfere with the team and just do the work within his purview. On the other side, Xing Xin had also made full preparations. Everyone was united like a fortress, ready to fully confront Jia Shi.

Episode 27 Recap

Xing Xin was fully prepared and went all out against Jia Shi. In the team match against Jia Shi, Xing Xin would be scored based on the number of kills. The map chosen was Flowing Place. As agreed by both sides, if Xing Xin scored even one point, they could retain their qualification for the Challenger League.

Xing Xin discovered that Sun Xiang was not in the starting lineup, so Ye Xiu temporarily changed the plan, letting Qiao Yifan replace Wei Chen to play. As soon as the match began, Ye Xiu locked onto Xiao Shiqin as his attack target. Jia Shi spotted Xing Xin's Cleric at the start and closely pursued An Wenyi.

At the same time, Xiao Shiqin used skills to harass, slowing down the speed at which An Wenyi could rendezvous with other teammates, wanting to take him out directly. However, An Wenyi was just bait, leading Jia Shi into Xing Xin's ambush circle. Jia Shi found that Xing Xin's strength was higher than expected. Seeing the unfavorable terrain, Xiao Shiqin ordered his teammates to retreat.

Xiao Shiqin released Electronic Eye and began to observe the battle situation comprehensively, but discovered that Xing Xin was missing one person. At this moment, Mo Fan was ambushing in the dark, seizing the opportunity to launch an attack on Xiao Shiqin. A series of swift attacks caught Xiao Shiqin off guard, directly reducing his health to half. At this point, Ye Xiu instructed everyone to close in, while he went forward to continue attacking Xiao Shiqin.

Just as Ye Xiu was pursuing Xiao Shiqin, a charged artillery strike stopped his steps. It was Su Mucheng who had come to cover Xiao Shiqin. Su Mucheng successfully stalled Ye Xiu, while Xiao Shiqin also successfully lured Mo Fan into his trap, using strategy to simultaneously take out both Mo Fan and Tang Rou. At this point, Qiao Yifan also had only half health remaining. Xing Xin's damage output was insufficient, and there wasn't much match time left.

Xing Xin immediately fell into a disadvantage. Ye Xiu remained calm and continued to command, letting Wei Chen substitute into the match. Xing Xin headed towards the substitute area, wanting to rendezvous with Wei Chen. At this time, Jia Shi pursued the victory, and Sun Xiang also began to enter the field to prepare for the final sweep. Ye Xiu covered the rear while the others quickly retreated.

Sun Xiang intervened to stop them and engaged in a head-on confrontation with Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu wanted to stall Sun Xiang so that the others could recover health first. Sun Xiang used Dragon Raising Head, feigning an attack on Ye Xiu, but then turned his attack towards Qiao Yifan and An Wenyi. The two were instantly taken out. At this point, only Ye Xiu was left on the field. Jia Shi's five members surrounded him.

Although the match time was about to end, Ye Xiu still carried out his tactic of taking out Xiao Shiqin. At this moment, Wei Chen finally arrived, controlling Jia Shi's other teammates, allowing Ye Xiu to deal the final damage to Xiao Shiqin. Time ticked away second by second, the match was about to end, and at this moment, Sun Xiang also broke free from control and attacked Ye Xiu.

The match time was up, and the attacks of the three thus became the deciding factor. Xiao Shiqin still had one percent of his health remaining. This match ended in Xing Xin's defeat. Ye Xiu led his teammates away, while Mo Fan, who blamed himself for the defeat, still sat slumped in his seat.

On the other side, at the Xing Xin Internet Cafe, Chen Guo, along with Bao Rongxing and Luo Ji, were happily decorating the internet cafe, preparing to celebrate Xing Xin's victory. However, at this moment, Bao Rongxing's phone received a message notifying them that they had lost the match. Seeing this message, the three of them felt a bit down. Bao Rongxing suggested putting the decorations away so that the others wouldn't be sad when they returned.

But Chen Guo said that at this time, they should infect them with an optimistic mindset. Just as Ye Xiu and his group were leaving in a gloomy mood, the referee suddenly called out to them, telling them that there had been an error with the match timer, and that Ye Xiu had actually successfully killed Xiao Shiqin at the very end of the match. Upon hearing this good news, the clouds of sorrow disappeared.

Although Chen Guo spoke optimistically, she felt deeply disappointed that they might not be able to participate in the Challenger League this year. Recalling the bits and pieces of Xing Xin's team building journey, she decided to confide her worries to her father.

Chen Guo remembered what her father had said when he first taught her to play Glory: no matter how far away the target is, once you've chosen it, aim with focus and never give up, and you will definitely take it down. Chen Guo finally understood her father's words at this moment. She was determined to work hard herself to help everyone reach the end. As long as they were together, there was hope.

They should admit their failures and shortcomings and then overcome them together. Ye Xiu and his group walked out of the competition venue. Qiao Yifan suggested going back to hold a review meeting to discuss tactical shortcomings, and everyone else agreed enthusiastically. But Ye Xiu said that they should relax tonight and do some things they wanted to do but didn't dare to. Su Mucheng saw Ye Xiu sitting by the roadside and asked him how her performance was tonight.

Ye Xiu said she had the attitude of a professional player. Su Mucheng asked Ye Xiu where he was planning to go, but Ye Xiu hadn't decided. Just then, a bus drove up, and Su Mucheng told Ye Xiu, "Get on first, and we'll see where we end up." On the bus, Su Mucheng noticed that Ye Xiu seemed to have something on his mind, so she asked him to talk to her, but Ye Xiu didn't say anything.

Su Mucheng drew a small mustache on her face to try and cheer Ye Xiu up. Ye Xiu was indeed amused and shared what was on his mind. He felt that everyone was improving, especially Sun Xiang, who had undergone astonishing changes. Hearing this, Su Mucheng said that Sun Xiang had now realized he couldn't just focus on beating Ye Xiu alone.

The next day, Chen Guo initiated an anonymous vote, asking everyone to vote on whose responsibility they thought the mistake in yesterday's match was. Chen Guo knew that although everyone seemed fine on the surface, they all had a knot in their hearts because of yesterday's match, and Chen Guo wanted to use this method to help everyone untie that knot. As expected, everyone believed the match mistake was their own responsibility.

During the counting of votes, except for Mo Fan who abstained, everyone else received one vote each. Chen Guo stated that since everyone's votes were the same, then everyone except Mo Fan would have to accept a punishment. To earn money to support the team's operations, Chen Guo came up with the idea of selling skill book guides, and this method indeed brought about significant changes for Xing Xin. Luo Ji showed everyone the training results for the week.

Except for Mo Fan, everyone's performance had improved to a certain extent. Mo Fan didn't want to be a burden to Xing Xin, so he kept practicing desperately. Ye Xiu discovered that although Mo Fan was always at the bottom in training results, he was ranked first on the bounty list for scavenging. Ye Xiu and Wei Chen decided to log into the game to check on Mo Fan.

They found that Mo Fan was getting equipment drops by ambushing others but wasn't picking them up at all. Ye Xiu saw that he was training, but Mo Fan's training direction was still off.

Episode 28 Recap

Mo Fan was unwilling to always be at the bottom of the training rankings. He repeatedly tested his damage output in the game, not understanding what the problem was. Just then, a group of people came looking for him, claiming that Mo Fan had just killed their brother, and they were there to avenge him. Mo Fan started fighting them, but suddenly noticed that his teammates were watching from the side.

He originally thought Ye Xiu and the others were there to support him, but Ye Xiu said they were just watching for fun, and even occasionally commented on the battle situation. Seeing their detached attitude, Mo Fan thought they were there to pick up equipment, so he resolved to break out on his own. Mo Fan was still outnumbered and suppressed, unable to break free.

Just then, Ye Xiu opened fire and saved Mo Fan, saying that the equipment on Mo Fan belonged to the team, and if it was dropped, it would be a loss for the team. With that, he led everyone into the fight. Ye Xiu told Mo Fan to protect An Wenyi to save the team's most expensive equipment. Mo Fan also felt that this trouble was caused by himself and that he should be responsible.

Just as Mo Fan was going to chase after the weapon, he was blocked by a Launcher on the side. He quickly dodged, grateful that he hadn't repeated his mistake from the match. At the same time, Ye Xiu also guided Bao Rongxing's movement to indirectly remind Mo Fan what the correct movement should be like. Mo Fan listened to Ye Xiu's words, observed carefully, and found that he also had his own position.

Mo Fan retrieved the weapon and saw the Launcher who had attacked him earlier, so he planned to go up and fight her. Just then, Su Mucheng stood up from the computer across from Mo Fan and stopped him. Su Mucheng told Mo Fan that she was the one who had killed him in the match, and also Feng Shu Yan Xu who had chased him just now.

Upon hearing this, Mo Fan immediately wanted to settle the score with Su Mucheng. Everything that had just happened was actually arranged by Ye Xiu, including the people who came to pick a fight with Mo Fan; they were also "extras" hired by Ye Xiu. Su Mucheng saw that everyone in Xing Xin had been cooped up training for a long time, so she suggested they go out for some fresh air and play some basketball.

Luo Ji was explaining tactics to everyone, but Mo Fan was distracted and secretly slipped away when no one was paying attention. Mo Fan, upon hearing Su Mucheng's suggestion, really wanted to play basketball. He changed into his basketball clothes, hugged a basketball, and swayed it in front of everyone. But everyone ignored him and told him not to block the screen. Mo Fan could only turn off the screen and told everyone he had booked the basketball court.

Upon hearing this, everyone got up one after another, ready to head to the court. At the basketball court, Luo Ji analyzed that the winning rate would be higher if they followed Ye Xiu, so everyone chose Ye Xiu's group. No one followed Mo Fan. Just then, Bao Rongxing walked in with a basketball and said shooting was not difficult. With that, he threw the ball towards the hoop.

Mo Fan was worried that the ball would hit Tang Rou, so he quickly intercepted the ball mid-air and steadily shot it into the hoop. Seeing this, everyone immediately switched to Mo Fan's group. Ye Xiu saw that there was no one left on his side and grabbed Luo Ji, who was a beat slower. Wei Chen, wearing slippers, also joined Ye Xiu's group. As soon as the game started, Wei Chen, wearing slippers, fell flat on his face.

Only Ye Xiu and Luo Ji were left moving around the court. Unexpectedly, even though Ye Xiu's side had fewer people, their strength was not to be underestimated. They kept scoring, easily pulling the score between the two sides to 15-0. The gap between the two sides continued to widen. Although Mo Fan hadn't scored yet, he didn't get discouraged and encouraged Bao Rongxing and An Wenyi. He finally deeply ingrained the concept of teamwork in his mind.

Thanks to teamwork, Mo Fan's team gradually got into a better rhythm and slowly closed the gap in the score. And this game would definitely make Xing Xin's teammates more deeply understand the meaning of teamwork. Ye Xiu and Xiao Shiqin met at a bar. The TV in the bar was broadcasting news about Team Thunderclap's continuous losses. Ye Xiu asked Xiao Shiqin how he felt about leaving his old club. Xiao Shiqin said Thunderclap was his starting point.

Ye Xiu said, "But Thunderclap is not Xiao Shiqin's end point." Hearing this, Xiao Shiqin asked in return what his end point was. Ye Xiu answered him, "Lifting the championship trophy." The two talked about Xiao Shiqin's transfer to Jia Shi. Ye Xiu pointed out that Jia Shi was the most ambitious team in the entire Alliance and the most likely to win the championship. Only Jia Shi could support Xiao Shiqin's end point.

Just as they were talking, the TV broadcast the news about the Challenger League groupings. Xing Xin and Jia Shi were not in the same group. Seeing this result, the two agreed to meet in the finals, and they both resolved to strive for the championship with their new identities. Su Mucheng met Ye Xiu at the internet cafe where they had discovered the Penrose Stairs. She said she wanted to give Ye Xiu a gift.

Opening the gift box, inside were ten brand new black masks. Su Mucheng told Ye Xiu that he could choose not to wear them. Ye Xiu let her know that Su Muqiu's map glitches could also have surprise easter eggs, and some glitches would always exist if not fixed. If Ye Xiu was willing to take that step, perhaps a different kind of easter egg reversal would appear.

While the two were chatting, Ye Xiu saw a scene of a happy family of passersby on the roadside and couldn't help but think of his grandfather. His grandfather was his first fan on his esports path. When Ye Xiu was at home, he often played video games with his grandfather. Although his grandfather's operations were actually performed by Ye Xiu, they were still very happy.

His grandfather strongly supported Ye Xiu participating in esports competitions and even covered for him with Ye Xiu's father. His grandfather was very proud of Ye Xiu, and Ye Xiu would report every stage of his competitions to his grandfather. His grandfather always asked Ye Xiu if he had found a place to live, actually wanting to see him again, because his grandfather's health was already at its limit at that time.

Thinking of these past events, Ye Xiu returned to the shop where he used to buy game CDs, but was told by the owner that they stopped selling game CDs three years ago. Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy. Seeing this, the owner asked him if he had just returned from out of town and was preparing to go home. Back then, after his grandfather passed away, Ye Xiu returned home.

But his father still hoped for him to return to a normal life and study abroad. Ye Xiu told his father about the promise he made with Su Muqiu to become professional players, but was met with his father's strong opposition. His father even told Ye Xiu that if he left that house, he should never come back, and that the house would have nothing to do with him.

The impetuous young Ye Xiu, upon hearing these words, left home in anger and hadn't returned since. Now, Ye Xiu returned home. He took out the key his grandfather had given him, wanting to open the door, but the lock at home had already been changed. So Ye Xiu gave up the idea of opening the door and sat down in front of it. While waiting, Ye Xiu unknowingly fell asleep.

When he woke up with a start, he found that the main door of the house had already been opened. He looked at the bright lights inside the house and finally made up his mind to step through the door. His father prepared a bowl of noodles for Ye Xiu, just like in the past.

Ye Xiu gathered his thoughts for a long time and said to his father, "Father once told me he didn't want me to have no way back when I regretted it. For all these years, I've wanted to tell you that I don't need that way back at all, because I have never regretted it." He told his father about forming a new team and invited him to watch his matches.

Episode 29 Recap

Ye Xiu told his father about forming a new team and invited him to watch his first Challenger League match. However, his father only handed him a voice recorder and told him to go back after eating the noodles. Ye Xiu ate the noodles while listening to the recording. In the recording, his grandfather reminded himself what to say the next time he called Ye Xiu. As he listened, he couldn't help but shed tears.

He knew that this simple recording was filled with his grandfather's deep love for him. They were about to set off for the arena, and everyone from Xing Xin was making final preparations. Before the match, Ye Xiu made arrangements for the personnel who would be playing later. After confirming, Chen Guo would submit the registration form, while the others would undergo a pre-match interview.

Before going on stage, Wei Chen boasted loudly about his number of fans, making everyone tease him. Ye Xiu told everyone that the cheers before going on stage were just credit limits, don't be overly superstitious, the cheers after coming off stage are the real strength. After entering the arena, everyone found that the stands for Team Xuanqi were filled with fans' cheers, while Xing Xin's stands were empty. Everyone felt a bit disappointed, and Wei Chen was especially embarrassed.

Chen Guo, who had returned after submitting the registration form, saw this scene and comforted everyone, saying it was alright. This match was divided into three rounds: individual matches, the group arena, and the team competition. The winner of each of the three individual matches would get one point, the winner of the group arena would get three points, and the winner of the team competition would get five points.

Wei Chen was prepared to go first, but the host called out Qiao Yifan's name, causing everyone to be extremely surprised. Only then did Chen Guo remember that while submitting the registration form, she had bumped into someone, causing the registration form to fall to the ground, resulting in her submitting the forms for the individual matches and the group arena incorrectly.

This completely disrupted all of Ye Xiu's strategic deployments, and the hope of winning the match was almost gone. Chen Guo could only quickly go and see if there were any other remedies, while Ye Xiu gave Qiao Yifan a reassuring look, telling him to go on stage for the match without worry.

As a loyal fan of Ye Xiu, Chang Xian naturally came to cheer for Xing Xin, but he had sat in the wrong place and quickly moved back to Xing Xin's side. Although Qiao Yifan was previously with Wei Cao, this was his first true match, so he was inevitably a bit nervous. He was going to face Fang Daxu from Xuanqi. Before Fang Daxu went on stage, Xuanqi's captain specifically instructed him to intimidate Qiao Yifan.

Fang Daxu said to Qiao Yifan, since he was so nervous, he would send him off the stage sooner. However, these words only further ignited Qiao Yifan's fighting spirit. Chen Guo tried various methods, but the match order could not be changed. Chen Guo was extremely regretful about the mistake she had caused.

Tang Rou, who had followed her out, first pointed out that this was indeed Chen Guo's fault, and then told Chen Guo to believe in her teammates, that Xing Xin was a team, and when they encountered difficulties, everyone should bear it together. The match officially began. Fang Daxu's offense was extremely fierce, making it difficult for Qiao Yifan to parry, and his health rapidly decreased. Fang Daxu taunted Qiao Yifan verbally.

Qiao Yifan quickly calmed himself, remembering Ye Xiu's guidance, and pulled back to wait for an opportunity. Qiao Yifan gradually gained control of the rhythm and launched a beautiful counterattack against Fang Daxu. However, a Ghostblade still had a certain disadvantage against a Knight. Qiao Yifan was hit by Fang Daxu's ultimate move and still fell. Qiao Yifan regretted not remembering Ye Xiu's words earlier and not pulling back sooner, which led to his final defeat.

But Ye Xiu only asked him what it felt like to have his first match. Qiao Yifan replied that he was very nervous, but he liked the arena. Ye Xiu told him that there was still a long way to go to become a professional player, and to remember this feeling. The second round was Bao Rongxing against Tiandi Xuanhuang.

Xuanqi's captain thought that Xing Xin had made a mistake in the first round and must be very nervous now, so they should take the opportunity to defeat them in one go. The map was Stone Array. If Bao Rongxing could get close to Tiandi Xuanhuang for melee combat, he would have a great advantage. Tiandi Xuanhuang found a high point and attacked Bao Rongxing with magic bullets.

Bao Rongxing quickly dodged, ran into the Stone Array, and used the terrain advantage to prevent Tiandi Xuanhuang from locating him. At this moment, Tiandi Xuanhuang also realized that the opponent was not a rookie as he had imagined, and he had underestimated him. Tiandi Xuanhuang acted very cautiously, finding a high point that was very advantageous to him again and continuing to attack. Bao Rongxing continued to dodge, but was unfortunately hit, losing a lot of health.

Although Ye Xiu had told him to carefully utilize the terrain of the stone walls, Bao Rongxing was directionally challenged and completely lost his way on the map. Tiandi Xuanhuang discovered this, seized the opportunity, and killed Bao Rongxing. The third round was Ye Xiu against Xuanqi's captain, Zhang Yiwei. Before going on stage, Ye Xiu encouraged everyone, telling them they would definitely win.

Before going on stage, Ye Xiu recalled how he felt when he had just left Jia Shi, and now, this was a small challenge on his road back to Glory. He saw his father watching the match in the stands. At this moment, his emotions surged. His father's arrival gave Ye Xiu great encouragement, and he finally took off the black mask he had been wearing during matches.

Seeing this scene, Su Mucheng and Chen Guo both knew that Ye Xiu was going to be himself again. Zhang Yiwei was the first operator of Gun King Yi Qiang Chuan Yun, and was always known for his quick reactions. Zhang Yiwei was very disdainful of Ye Xiu's unspecialized class, thinking Ye Xiu was vulnerable and launching consecutive attacks, and his health indeed rapidly decreased.

Just as Zhang Yiwei thought he had victory in hand and was ready to pursue, Ye Xiu's figure suddenly disappeared from his sight. While Zhang Yiwei was looking around everywhere for Ye Xiu's figure, Ye Xiu suddenly appeared behind him, using the thousand-machine umbrella to seamlessly link skills from all classes, launching a series of uninterrupted attacks on Zhang Yiwei and taking him down directly. The individual matches ended, and Xing Xin finally scored their first point in the match.

This was undoubtedly a huge encouragement to Xing Xin. Chang Xian in the stands also cheered excitedly upon seeing this and even persuaded Ye Xiu's father not to be reserved and to cheer together. Ye Xiu took out his grandfather's voice recorder and recorded a new message: September fifth, Xiao Guang won the match.

Episode 30 Recap

Ye Xiu secured the first point for Xing Xin in the match. After stepping off the stage, Bao Rongxing quickly asked Ye Xiu why he took off his mask. Ye Xiu simply replied that the match room was too hot, but his gaze was cast towards his father in the audience. The group arena was about to start. The first round was Wei Chen against Li Xiang from Xuanqi.

Before Li Xiang went on stage, Zhang Yiwei instructed him absolutely not to listen to Wei Chen's nonsense and to directly face and take him down. As soon as he went on stage, Li Xiang was startled by Wei Chen's position. Wei Chen, as the originator of the kiting style, actually standing in the center of the map waiting for him was truly baffling.

Just as Wei Chen was about to walk into Li Xiang's attack range, he chose to retreat again. This action made Li Xiang even more confused. Li Xiang chose to take the initiative to attack. Wei Chen watched his movements, and just as he approached a certain point, he activated a skill, hitting him directly. Li Xiang was instantly surprised.

The attack range of Warlocks was the same, so since Wei Chen had not stepped into his attack range, how could he have stepped into Wei Chen's attack range? However, the weapon Death's Hand in Wei Chen's hand could increase Wei Chen's attack range by two spaces, which caught Li Xiang completely off guard. Wei Chen only consumed thirty percent of his health to take down Li Xiang, essentially effortlessly. Wei Chen continued to defend the arena.

The next challenger was Deng Yinan from Xuanqi. In this match, Wei Chen did not wait in the middle of the map but chose to hide, giving Deng Yinan three minutes to find him. Deng Yinan seemed to have guessed Wei Chen's intention. He did not choose to go to Wei Chen's spawn point but chose to flank him. He carefully observed the terrain, trying to determine Wei Chen's position.

Wei Chen guessed that the opponent was going to attack from behind, but it was too late. Warlocks have no advantage in close combat, and Wei Chen was directly taken down by Deng Yinan in one move. Xing Xin's next player to go on stage was Luo Ji.

Luo Ji first summoned an Ice Wolf, but Deng Yinan was very close to Luo Ji and directly bypassed the Ice Wolf to approach Luo Ji, taking Luo Ji down in one move. Deng Yinan won without taking damage. The next challenger was Tang Rou. Deng Yinan had already achieved a one-versus-two victory. Seeing that the next player was also a girl, he couldn't help but feel a bit dismissive.

As soon as Tang Rou appeared, she launched a fierce offense. The two sides continuously exchanged skills. Tang Rou suppressed Deng Yinan's health to thirty percent and seized the opportunity to take down the opponent in one wave. Although she took down Deng Yinan, Tang Rou's health was also only thirty percent remaining. The next player to go on stage was Xuanqi's vice-captain, Wang Xing.

From the start, Wang Xing began searching for Tang Rou's position, while Tang Rou concealed herself at a high point and did not choose to attack immediately. Tang Rou observed Wang Xing's movement and finally jumped down from the high point to attack. She knew her health was at a disadvantage, so she adopted a relatively conservative playstyle.

However, Tang Rou's consistent style was to launch fierce attacks, and she was not accustomed to this kind of playstyle, so she still lost the match. Xuanqi won the group arena, and the score became five to one. Xing Xin's situation was very dangerous. Tang Rou lost the match and was a bit disappointed. She walked directly out of the arena. Ye Xiu followed her and asked Tang Rou what she thought the reason for her loss was.

Tang Rou replied that she was not strong enough. But Ye Xiu told her that she lost the match because she changed her playstyle. There were many choices for playstyle, and she must choose the one that suited her. She should never easily doubt herself at any time. During the halftime break, both teams were making strategic deployments for the upcoming team competition. Xuanqi had rich experience in four-protect-one battles and was known as an impenetrable fortress.

Ye Xiu's strategy was to kill the opponent's captain at all costs. Ye Xiu decided not to bring a Cleric in the team competition. The strength gap between Xuanqi and Xing Xin was significant, and a prolonged battle would be very disadvantageous for Xing Xin. Ye Xiu wanted to take a gamble using Mo Fan's unexpectedness. The match began. Xuanqi chose to maintain distance to prolong the match process, which was very advantageous for Xuanqi in the opening.

Ye Xiu commanded the formation to spread out, luring Xuanqi in, and then had everyone find their targets to defeat them one by one. Qiao Yifan held back the opponent's Knight, Tang Rou held back the opponent's Ranger, and Bao Rongxing held back the opponent's Elementalist. Ye Xiu faced Xuanqi's Warlock and the Sharpshooter. Even though it was a two-versus-one situation, Xuanqi did not have the advantage. Ye Xiu continuously depleted the opponents' health.

It was only then that Zhang Yiwei noticed that the opponent's Ninja seemed to be off the field. He quickly asked his teammates if they had seen Xing Xin's Ninja. Everyone indicated that they hadn't seen him. Only then did Zhang Yiwei realize they had been tricked. Mo Fan suddenly appeared from behind Xuanqi. With everyone's close cooperation, they took down one of Xuanqi's players first. Xuanqi's substitute entered the match.

The three scattered players from Xing Xin seemed to be fighting individually, but the formation slowly contracted, demonstrating Xing Xin's tacit coordination ability. Qiao Yifan successfully took down Xuanqi's Elementalist. Xing Xin continuously changed their offensive rhythm, making it difficult for Xuanqi to resist. Under a Powerful Dragon Fang, Xuanqi's Knight was also taken down. Xing Xin pursued the victory and successfully won the team competition.

Xing Xin created a miracle by winning the match despite only getting one point in the individual matches. Chang Xian and Ye Xiu's father both stood up excitedly. After the match ended, Ye Xiu wanted to look for his father but found that his father was no longer in the audience stands. Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel very disappointed. However, Chang Xian gave Ye Xiu something, saying that Ye Xiu's father had asked him to pass it on.

Ye Xiu quickly opened it and saw that it was the key to his home. He recalled the scene when his grandfather gave him the key to his home back then. He couldn't help but grip the key tightly in his hand and smiled. Xing Xin won the match, and everyone walked back happily. Bao Rongxing even envisioned the grand scene they would have in the future with fans.

However, when everyone returned to the entrance of Xing Xin Internet Cafe, they saw that the words "Ye Xiu Traitor" were written all over the entrance. Everyone quickly went online to control the public opinion, trying to suppress the comments speaking ill of Ye Xiu. But how could just a few people from Xing Xin compete against so many netizens? Bao Rongxing was so angry he wanted to cross the internet cable and defeat them.

However, Ye Xiu overheard these words, and a few people quickly pretended that nothing had happened. Ye Xiu announced that today's training task was to have fun and took everyone to a dessert shop. Everyone speculated about Ye Xiu's intention in bringing them to play foosball, but Ye Xiu stated that it was simply because the dessert voucher given by Ye Qiu was expiring tomorrow. As he said this, Ye Xiu asked who would be responsible for the fare back.

Upon hearing this, Wei Chen decided to stay here, and also mentioned that Jia Shi's fans had been acting like crazy lately. Unexpectedly, there was a Jia Shi fan present at that moment. Upon hearing Wei Chen's words, his emotions immediately became highly agitated. He took out his phone, pointed it at Xing Xin, and claimed he would capture Xing Xin's ugly faces.

He said that the captain of Xing Xin whom they previously supported had now started a new venture and even wanted to fight his old employer to mutual destruction. They simply could not understand the fans' feelings. Hearing this, Ye Xiu stated that their matches were for their personal ideals, not for the fans at all. He was very grateful for and touched by the fans' support, but at least for Ye Xiu, playing matches was not played for the fans at all.

Episode 31 Recap

Ye Xiu said that he played matches for very personal ideals. At least for him, the matches were not played for the fans at all. When the Jia Shi fan heard this, he indignantly pointed his camera at Ye Xiu, but unexpectedly, the comments on the live broadcast were all praising Ye Xiu. He left angrily, and before leaving, he threatened that Xing Xin could only be arrogant until they played against Jia Shi.

Apart from Bao Rongxing, everyone else felt that there was no need for Ye Xiu to say these words, but Ye Xiu said that he said them not only for the fans but also for them. Everyone must understand why they played matches. It was difficult to win a championship by trying to please the fans. What the fans liked was not necessarily right. How to play needed to be decided by themselves, because they were the professional players.

Ye Xiu and his group returned to Xing Xin Internet Cafe, just in time to see Chang Xian waiting at the entrance. Chang Xian told Ye Xiu that netizens now wanted to see what the real Ye Xiu looked like. Whether it was questioning or praising, recognition or rejection, none of it would be a burden to Xing Xin. Professionalism, dedication, and skill were the attitudes a professional e-sports player should have. Their journey was still continuing.

The time for the match had arrived again. In today's stadium, there would be two highly anticipated matches. Jia Shi and Xing Xin, the two powerhouses of the Challenger League with six consecutive wins, would both successively face their opponents' challenges. Chen Guo was rushing to submit the registration form but was stopped by Wu Chen, the captain of Team Wu Ji. Wu Chen proposed a cooperation with Xing Xin.

He said that Xing Xin and Wu Ji were in similar situations, both facing a giant like Jia Shi. The goals of the two teams were the same, so they might as well merge the two teams. He also said it would be an honor for Xing Xin, and they wouldn't have to play today's match.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guo told him that Xing Xin never had a match where they admitted defeat without fighting, and she rejected Wu Chen's proposal. Seeing this, Wu Chen could only state his real intention. He was not interested in a grassroots team like Xing Xin. He just felt that a figure like Ye Xiu should not be at Xing Xin; Wu Ji was more suitable for him.

Chen Guo told Wu Chen firmly that Ye Xiu would not go to Wu Ji. Wu Chen asked her in return if she could make this decision for Ye Xiu. Just then, Ye Xiu, who had been listening nearby, appeared and told Wu Chen that Chen Guo could. He also told Wu Chen that if he wanted to join Xing Xin, he could consider it, otherwise, they would settle it on the field.

Jia Shi finished their match and achieved a good result of seven consecutive wins. Su Mucheng and Xiao Shiqin felt that the people who wanted to understand you the most were your enemies, so they decided to go watch Xing Xin's match. Team Xing Xin finished the first half of the match with a score of five to one and were about to play the team competition against Team Wu Ji.

Just then, Su Mucheng also saw a familiar figure in the audience - Sun Xiang. Sun Xiang stubbornly said he was there to watch Wu Ji's match. Su Mucheng playfully pulled down his hat, telling him to watch the match openly. Neither Xing Xin nor Wu Ji had put a Cleric in their starting lineup, which surprised everyone and increased their anticipation for the showdown between the two teams. The match map was Wolf Poison Land.

Everyone's spawn point was different, scattered in different locations. Wolf Poison Land was a survival map. Poison mist would slowly spread from the edge of the map towards the center. If one touched the poison gas, they would continuously lose health. Due to the special nature of the map, Ye Xiu commanded everyone to gather at the center of the map as quickly as possible. The two sides started a skirmish.

Wu Ji intentionally avoided Ye Xiu, planning to first use two members to kill Tang Rou. Currently, the members couldn't gather, so everyone could only try their best to rely on their own abilities to escape the predicament. On the other side of the battlefield, Qiao Yifan was fighting against the Summoner Bing Yi. How to get rid of the summoned beasts and get to the Summoner himself would be key.

Qiao Yifan finally succeeded in getting to the Summoner himself, and also realized that he must rendezvous with his teammates as quickly as possible. Although Tang Rou was fighting against two opposing members by herself, she successfully repelled the Ninja with her astonishing hand speed. Bao Rongxing was still continuously moving towards his teammates' direction but was suddenly hit by a long-range attack. Bao Rongxing quickly got up to observe his surroundings but didn't find the figure of the ambusher.

It turned out that at this time, Wu Chen was attacking Bao Rongxing from a high place. Although separated by heavy mist, his accuracy was unbelievably high, rapidly depleting Bao Rongxing's health. Finally, Wu Chen successfully took down Bao Rongxing, and Xing Xin's substitute entered the match. Just then, Su Mucheng and Xiao Shiqin, who were watching the match, noticed something slightly off, because Wu Chen's accuracy was simply unreasonably high.

And there was indeed something fishy about Wu Chen's accuracy. He had obtained everyone's coordinates through off-field communication, which allowed him to precisely strike opponents in the mist. After taking down Bao Rongxing, he aimed his target at Tang Rou. Just as he was attacking Tang Rou, Ye Xiu discovered his figure and intervened to stop him. Tang Rou was still struggling against two opponents.

Although she wasn't completely at a disadvantage thanks to her astonishing hand speed, her health was constantly being depleted, and it would be difficult for her to hold on without support. Just when they were in danger, Qiao Yifan finally arrived, but the three-versus-two situation was unfavorable for the two of them, so they decided to first rendezvous with Ye Xiu.

Qiao Yifan and Tang Rou seized the enemies' gap and broke out of the encirclement, with Wu Ji in close pursuit. At this moment, Wei Chen also arrived in time and used Death's Hand to control the four enemies who were chasing the two. Captain Wu Chen was also suppressed by Ye Xiu, and Wu Ji fell into a disadvantageous situation.

Just when it seemed Xing Xin was about to achieve victory, the person arranged by Wu Chen cut the network. With the network cut off, the match could only revert to ten seconds earlier. This meant that the skill Wei Chen had used was completely ineffective. Xing Xin's members also felt that there was something strange about this network disconnection, but Ye Xiu said that whether Wu Ji cheated or not, they had to win it back.

The network was restored, and both sides restarted the match. Wu Ji adjusted their strategy and quickly retreated, attempting to drag out the battle with their numerical advantage. Xing Xin chose to fight head-on, wanting to drag Wu Ji into the mist. Both sides entered the mist simultaneously. At this point, the outcome was difficult to predict for a while, and everyone held their breath, very tense. Xiao Shiqin saw this situation and said the match was already over.

Wu Ji wanted to play mind games, but he had picked the wrong opponent. Finally, with tacit coordination, three people from Xing Xin rushed out of the mist, while on Wu Ji's front, only Wu Chen remained alive. Wu Chen recalled that before the match, the manager had told them that if they lost this match, the investors would withdraw their funds.

The team members had also said that they couldn't afford it anymore; if they lost this match, they would disband. However, Wu Chen insisted that Wu Ji could not disband, so he didn't hesitate to resort to cheating to win the match. On the field, only Wu Chen was left. The other team members had all left the match room one after another, but he was still struggling to hold on. The match was about to end.

Wu Chen's resistance was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and he ultimately lost the match. Wu Chen thought back to when they first won the Challenger League championship, everyone was full of aspirations for the championship, and they even agreed to reach the highest point in the city. But now, their morale was scattered, and Wu Ji was about to disband.

As Xing Xin was about to leave, they saw the manager of Team Wu Ji being interviewed and learned the news that Wu Ji was about to disband. They couldn't help but feel a bit regretful. Ye Xiu said that competitive sports never looked at how much effort you put in, only at how much strength you ultimately showed. Wu Chen found Ye Xiu and apologized for his cheating behavior.

Ye Xiu, however, told him that instead of saying it was okay, they might as well have a talk. Wu Chen sold all of Wu Ji's silver weapons to Xing Xin. Ye Xiu asked him what his plans were afterward. Wu Chen thought he still wanted to stay in Glory. Ye Xiu then asked him how he planned to stay in Glory, also pointing out that transfers were not optimistic.

Episode 32 Recap

Wu Chen said he would definitely stay in Glory. Ye Xiu seized the opportunity to suggest he join Xing Xin. Wu Chen did not accept Ye Xiu's proposal, but Ye Xiu told him that they were the same kind of people, and even if only one of them was left, they would never leave Glory. Wu Chen returned to Team Wu Ji and looked at the place where he had once fought alongside his teammates. Now, it was empty.

He couldn't help but recall the time when everyone was still full of passion for Glory. He missed that passionate time. Wu Chen truly loved Team Wu Ji. When the team lacked funds in the past, he acted as the captain during the day and worked at the team at night. With his own strength, he pieced Team Wu Ji together as a whole and even sold his silver weapon to strengthen the equipment of other team members.

The manager asked Wu Chen if he regretted coming to Wu Ji. Wu Chen replied that without Wu Ji, he wouldn't be who he was today. Although the days spent at Wu Ji were short, they were incredibly happy. The manager asked about Wu Chen's future plans. Wu Chen said he still planned to build a team, and the name would still be Wu Ji.

The manager handed over all the team's account cards to Wu Chen and thanked him for everything he had done for Wu Ji. Although Wu Ji was gone, Wu Chen decided that he would continue to stay in Glory on behalf of the other team members. Training was about to start, but the Xing Xin team members who had a drinking party last night were all collectively late.

Seeing this situation, Ye Xiu made them do high-intensity exercises to punish them, causing everyone to complain endlessly. Wei Chen watched the young people suffering and stepped forward to help plead for them. However, Ye Xiu, using the reasons of being late plus pleading for others, punished Wei Chen with twenty push-ups. After much consideration, Wu Chen still decided to join Xing Xin. He handed over Wu Ji's account cards and offered to manage the guild for Xing Xin.

These Wu Ji account cards could be directly used by Xing Xin's guild. But Ye Xiu's perspective was to have Wu Chen stand on the competition stage with them. Wu Chen felt that he was old and knew his limits, and was no longer suitable for playing matches. Ye Xiu used Wei Chen as an example and asked Wu Chen if his reason for not wanting to compete was truly what he felt.

The others in Xing Xin had suffered a loss due to Wu Chen's cheating in the previous match, so they all had some reservations about Wu Chen joining Xing Xin, quietly complaining behind his back that he would stop at nothing. Ye Xiu heard these words and punished them by making them do pull-ups, also having Wu Chen supervise.

Seeing that Ye Xiu wasn't there, a few people wanted Wu Chen to go easy on them, but this was Ye Xiu's order, and Wu Chen also felt it was difficult to handle. So everyone helped out, letting Wu Chen finish the pull-ups for them. Wu Chen had thought that after that battle, everyone wouldn't accept him so easily.

But seeing the current harmonious atmosphere in Xing Xin and everyone's friendly attitude towards him made Wu Chen feel as if he had returned to his youth in Wu Ji. The match was about to start. Ye Xiu decided that Wu Chen would be the first player to appear in the individual competition. Just as everyone was preparing to head to the stadium, Chen Guo ran in holding a magazine.

The media had taken photos of their drinking party that night and also reported on Tang Rou regarding the Best Rookie award. Ye Xiu saw this magazine and only then realized they hadn't done any tactical training that night. He was somewhat angry and even directed his criticism at Tang Rou, asking her if she felt smug after seeing this report.

Seeing this, Chen Guo quickly tried to ease the atmosphere, but Tang Rou said that if they had the strength, why couldn't they be confident, and also stated that she would definitely win the Best Rookie award. Upon arriving at the stadium, reporters saw Team Xing Xin arrive and all crowded around, wanting to conduct an interview about this matter.

Tang Rou told the reporters that she would definitely achieve a one-versus-three victory, and if she failed, she would retire from the professional circle. Chen Guo expressed her apology to Ye Xiu and said that she would definitely lead by example and not let it happen again. She suggested that Ye Xiu replace Tang Rou from the first position in the arena competition. She was worried about what would happen if Tang Rou couldn't achieve the one-versus-three victory.

Ye Xiu, however, said that Tang Rou had determination and courage, and sometimes the match should be left to the players themselves. Wei Chen bought drinks for everyone and returned, just in time to see Wu Chen together with Lin Yi, the captain of Team Zhu Xian, discussing signing a contract after the match. Wei Chen felt a bad premonition and quickly went to find Ye Xiu to tell him about it.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, staff from the Glory Alliance found Ye Xiu, saying his competition identity was suspected of being fake and they needed to take him back for investigation. Chen Guo wanted to persuade the staff to let Ye Xiu finish the match before leaving, but the staff absolutely refused. Seeing this, Ye Xiu comforted them, saying he would be back soon, and left the rest of the overall situation to Wei Chen.

Wei Chen recalled this series of events and couldn't help but become more suspicious of Wu Chen. He quickly asked Chen Guo to change the registration form, having Wu Chen replace Qiao Yifan in the first match. This match was between Team Xing Xin and Team Zhu Xian. The first match was between Qiao Yifan and Zheng Shengchao from the opposing side. The match map was Flowing Place.

At the start, Qiao Yifan took the initiative to attack, scouting the terrain while moving. Qiao Yifan circled behind Zheng Shengchao, giving up on activating a Ghost Formation, and instead directly engaged in close-range combat. However, the opponent's weakness seemed to be intentionally revealed to Qiao Yifan. Not only did Qiao Yifan not succeed in his sneak attack, but he was pursued instead. Qiao Yifan successfully escaped by using his familiarity with the map.

Zheng Shengchao lost his target and was searching everywhere for Qiao Yifan. At this moment, Qiao Yifan was hidden on top of a wall, and Zheng Shengchao was gradually approaching. This was a great opportunity for Qiao Yifan. However, seeing that Zheng Shengchao had already come close to Qiao Yifan, Qiao Yifan was not in a hurry to attack, but instead exposed his own position.

Episode 33 Recap

At this moment, Qiao Yifan was hidden on top of a wall, and Zheng Shengchao was still moving towards his direction. This was a good opportunity for Qiao Yifan to attack, but not only did he not attack, he also exposed his position, jumping off the wall to launch an attack on Zheng Shengchao.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Shengchao did not dodge and was hit directly, and Qiao Yifan also seized the opportunity to pursue, activating a Pestilence Formation on him, leaving Zheng Shengchao nowhere to retreat. Qiao Yifan's understanding of the map was far superior to his opponent's, and using his excellent big picture view, he completely sealed off the surroundings with Ghost Formations. He could practically be called an encyclopedia of Ghost Formations.

The Ghost Formations exploded simultaneously, and the explosive damage took out the opponent in one wave. Qiao Yifan successfully secured the victory in the first individual match. After Qiao Yifan's victory, warm cheers erupted in the arena. Everyone had witnessed Qiao Yifan's growth along the way and recognized his current ability. Xing Xin got off to a good start, and everyone became even more determined to win even without their captain.

The second match was Bao Rongxing against Zhang Jian from Zhu Xian. When Wei Chen saw this name, he immediately felt something was wrong. Although Zhang Jian was not a formidable player, he had been playing in professional matches for seven years and was very experienced. Bao Rongxing's win rate against such a player was very low. The two encountered each other at the start, but Bao Rongxing did not attack head-on and chose to run away.

Zhang Jian followed closely and activated Phoenix-Falling Slash, knocking down Bao Rongxing. Bao Rongxing was cornered and had no choice but to take the attack head-on. Bao Rongxing activated the Intimidate skill. This skill did not cause any substantial damage, and this move left everyone puzzled. Bao Rongxing began to launch a counterattack and successfully grasped the rhythm, successfully taking down Zhang Jian.

It turned out that Bao Rongxing had used the timing of activating Intimidate to turn on An Eye for an Eye, recording the opponent's moves and delivering the same counterattack. The third match was Mo Fan from Xing Xin against Zhang Shu from Zhu Xian. Before the match, Wei Chen instructed Mo Fan to find a place to hide first, but Mo Fan was noncommittal about this.

At the start, Mo Fan immediately concealed his position, seemingly intending to launch a sneak attack, while Zhang Shu kept lingering nearby, not yet having discovered Mo Fan's whereabouts. Despite having an opportunity for a sneak attack, Mo Fan did not have this intention, instead continuing to hide and gradually approaching Zhang Shu, seemingly searching for an opportunity to strike.

Everyone was very confused by his actions, and the referee also ruled him as passively competing because Mo Fan was delaying his attack, giving Mo Fan a yellow card. Seeing this, Mo Fan launched a fierce attack on Zhang Shu, leaving the opponent defenseless, but Mo Fan used his skills too quickly, and soon all his skills went into cooldown, and he was directly taken down by Zhang Shu.

Wei Chen comforted Mo Fan, saying this was all to stall for time and wait for Ye Xiu to return so he could apologize to Mo Fan personally. On the other side, Ye Xiu was also anxiously waiting for the Alliance's processing result. Tao Xuan walked in and told Ye Xiu he had been disqualified. He also told Ye Xiu that he had thought they would meet in the finals, but Ye Xiu was out.

Ye Xiu said that he might be out, but Xing Xin would not be. Hearing this, Tao Xuan retorted by asking if Ye Xiu knew what situation Xing Xin was in now. He also said that after knowing each other for so long, he surprisingly didn't know Ye Xiu's true intentions, which showed that their relationship was indeed intriguing. Ye Xiu told him that fame was false, but feelings and experiences were not.

The group arena was about to begin, and Tang Rou was determined to fulfill her promise of one-versus-three. Tang Rou was to face Ke Jian from Zhu Xian, and Zhu Xian, seeing that Ye Xiu was still absent, also felt it was their opportunity to win. Tang Rou continued her usual aggressive playstyle, launching a fierce assault at the start. The match pace was very fast, and Ke Jian was overwhelmed.

Just when both sides had little health left, Ke Jian used his five percent health to activate Death Strike. Tang Rou quickly retreated and also activated Fierce Dragon Descends, and both hit each other simultaneously. However, Tang Rou's health reached zero first, and she lost the match. Next to compete was Chen Guo against Lin Yi, the captain of Zhu Xian. It was Chen Guo's first time participating in a match, and she was inevitably nervous.

Wei Chen told her to be steady and not go head-to-head. Chen Guo kept Wei Chen's instructions in mind and tried to hide behind a rock at the start, but her positioning was too poor, and she was immediately discovered by Lin Yi. Lin Yi was not in a hurry to sneak attack and instead reminded Chen Guo first, but Chen Guo's operation was very amateur, and her health quickly dropped to zero.

Seeing this situation, everyone in the arena was very surprised that Xing Xin had sent their team owner to play. Fans were also wondering why they didn't see Ye Xiu. In the next match, Zhu Xian defended the arena, and Wei Chen challenged. Wei Chen started directly with Magic Missile, using the terrain and his long-range advantage to hit Lin Yi. Lin Yi quickly closed the distance and activated Blade Draw on Wei Chen, reducing Wei Chen's health.

Lin Yi used the same move six times consecutively, but Wei Chen, relying on his rich experience, counterattacked with Six Star Binding Array, hitting Lin Yi. Lin Yi was controlled and unable to dodge. Wei Chen activated Rain of Confusion, and Lin Yi's health rapidly dropped to zero. Next, Xing Xin defended the arena, and Zhu Xian sent out the player Wang Luosi.

Lin Yi instructed Wang Luosi to continue playing according to his tactics, aiming to continuously wear down Wei Chen's injured wrist, rendering him unable to resist and thus lose the match. Indeed, Wei Chen's wrist could not bear the load and his actions became slower and slower. Both sides' health were near the red line, and both activated skills simultaneously. Wang Luosi dodged, but Wei Chen did not, and Xing Xin lost the group arena.

If they wanted to win the match, Xing Xin had to take the team competition. Without Ye Xiu, Xing Xin's players were somewhat flustered, not knowing how to win the match for a moment. And Tang Rou was also mocked by Ke Jian, the player she faced. Tang Rou told him that she would not repeat her previous mistake and then left. Ke Jian saw that Tang Rou's mentality had collapsed and was even more confident in Zhu Xian's victory.

Wei Chen arranged the tactics for the team competition, deciding that Wu Chen would not play and Bao Rongxing would replace Wu Chen, with Mo Fan as a substitute. Seeing this arrangement, An Wenyi was very dissatisfied, feeling that it would be better to follow Ye Xiu's arrangement and have Wu Chen start. Tang Rou also agreed with his point of view.

However, Wei Chen had his own hidden difficulties and could not say them at the moment, and a dispute arose with An Wenyi for a while. Everyone quickly pulled the two apart. Seeing this, Chen Guo told everyone that the loss in the match was not Wei Chen's fault for the command, nor was it everyone's performance in the match. It was only their fault for focusing on drinking and forgetting about Ye Xiu's tactical training completely.

She proposed that everyone vote to decide whether to use Wu Chen. The final result was a three-to-three tie, with Qiao Yifan abstaining. Seeing this situation, Chen Guo felt it was better for her to make the decision. She decided to follow Wei Chen's decision and not use Wu Chen. Tao Xuan and Ye Xiu were also paying attention to the progress of the match. Tao Xuan mocked Xing Xin's performance in the match quite a bit, while Ye Xiu looked at the match situation but said that the match was not over yet.

Episode 34 Recap

Everyone who cared about Ye Xiu waited for the result of his disciplinary action. The Chairman saw them and told them that the result of Ye Xiu's disciplinary action was a suspension. Upon hearing this news, Huang Shaotian immediately became very agitated and said that if this was the case, they might as well suspend all of them together. The Chairman told them that if they disagreed, they must at least provide a reason that would convince the Alliance.

Yu Wenzhou said that Ye Xiu had created many tactics and playstyles. If Glory lost Ye Xiu, this textbook, many playstyles would return to mediocrity, and the development of tactics would also experience a gap. Wang Jiexi continued, saying that there would also be a gap in the training of newcomers.

Many newcomers in the Alliance grew by watching Ye Xiu's match videos and playing against him, and Ye Xiu himself chose to stay and train the newcomers of Glory when he could have retired completely. Han Wenqing stated that it wasn't just for newcomers; Ye Xiu's presence also had a great motivating effect on other veterans. Xiao Shiqin added that as long as Ye Xiu was still in Glory, everyone would never lose the passion to climb his peak.

Huang Shaotian also said that the greater significance of Ye Xiu's existence was companionship; the ten years he had walked were not just his ten years alone, but the ten years that tens of millions of Glory players had fought together. After hearing these words, the Chairman asked them what capacity they were here in. Yu Wenzhou replied that they were professional Glory players.

The Chairman was also deeply moved by their words, but none of it could erase the fact that he had violated the rules by participating in the match. They were all professional Glory players, and the Chairman hoped that they could respect the Alliance's decision. The team competition was about to begin, and the two teams went to their respective match rooms to prepare for the match.

Wei Chen still placed the hope of victory on Ye Xiu; he put Ye Xiu in the substitute slot for the match. As the match began, the five members of Xing Xin grouped together, choosing not to move towards the opponent's spawn point, but instead taking a detour from the side. Wei Chen's main tactic was still to stall for time, trying his best to wait for Ye Xiu to return.

Han Yanrou fell into a one-versus-two situation, facing Zhu Xian's two Blade Masters alone. The coordination of the other three people also had some issues, forming a stark contrast with Zhu Xian's tacit teamwork, and they were constantly on the passive defensive, putting them at a disadvantage. Wei Chen jumped onto a high point, wanting to reorganize the chaotic formation, but found that Tang Rou actually let An Wenyi get isolated.

Tang Rou stated she must resolve these two people, so Wei Chen could only let An Wenyi return to the team first. Xing Xin wanted to first restrain the opponent's Cleric, but the effect was not ideal. And Zhu Xian also chose to first surround and attack An Wenyi. Although An Wenyi's positioning was very good, his health was still constantly being depleted.

Wei Chen rushed over, wanting to cover An Wenyi, but his skill missed and hit the stone wall, pinning An Wenyi down. Coupled with the opponent's damage output, An Wenyi was the first to be taken down. On the other side, although Tang Rou dodged the opponent's Simultaneous Death, she couldn't dodge another person's sneak attack and was also taken down. Currently, the score between Zhu Xian and Xing Xin was two to zero.

If Ye Xiu didn't return, Zhu Xian's victory would basically be sealed. After internal discussion, the Alliance finally determined the penalty for Ye Xiu. All match results achieved by Ye Xiu under the name Ye Qiu were cleared, and he had to start anew using the name Ye Xiu. Tao Xuan was very surprised by this result and strongly disagreed with the decision, but the Alliance's decision had been finalized, and he was powerless to object.

Ye Xiu quickly ran out, wanting to hail a taxi back to the arena. At this moment, Xing Xin was at a score disadvantage and health disadvantage, and it seemed only Ye Xiu entering as a substitute could create a miracle. Ye Xiu couldn't hail a taxi for a long time, while Wei Chen was also leading the team members, struggling to hold on.

The magical energy of Wei Chen's Death's Hand had finished gathering and was about to be released, but at this moment, a bullet appeared behind him and knocked him down, eliminating Wei Chen as well. Now, only two members of Xing Xin were left alive. This situation was undoubtedly very difficult. Seeing this situation, the remaining Qiao Yifan and Bao Rongxing couldn't help but feel like giving up on this match.

Just at the critical moment, Ye Xiu finally rushed to the match venue and successfully entered the match. When everyone saw Ye Xiu appear, hope was immediately ignited, and the audience seats also erupted in excited cheers from the fans. Su Mucheng told Chen Guo that she had said she would definitely bring Ye Xiu back, and it was indeed she who brought Ye Xiu back to the match venue by motorcycle.

Ye Xiu immediately calmly directed the current situation, while Zhu Xian also couldn't help but panic upon seeing Ye Xiu appear. Ye Xiu said that now Xing Xin only had three people left, while the opponent had six. In this situation, only by resorting to extraordinary measures could they win. Ye Xiu led all the members of Zhu Xian to the edge of the cliff, and then Bao Rongxing launched a surprise attack, breaking the cliff.

Instantly, everyone except Qiao Yifan fell off the cliff. If they fell, they would be instantly killed. Zhu Xian's two Assassins and Lin Yi used their skills to hang onto the cliff face. Bao Rongxing used his descent to take down the two Assassins simultaneously. At this point, Ye Xiu and Lin Yi had not yet fallen. Ye Xiu used the thousand-machine umbrella's Mechanical Rotor to continuously ascend. Seeing this, Lin Yi directly jumped up and dragged Ye Xiu down.

If this continued, the Mechanical Rotor would be unable to bear the weight of two people, and its durability would drop faster. Lin Yi directly attacked with his blade, interrupting the Mechanical Rotor. The thousand-machine umbrella was damaged. Only Qiao Yifan with low health remained on the cliff. Zhu Xian's substitute was also about to enter. If this continued, Xing Xin's defeat was likely sealed.

At this moment, Qiao Yifan chose to jump off the cliff, using his weight to drag Lin Yi down, completing a one-for-one trade. Ye Xiu used Eagle Stamp to jump onto the cliff. At this point, Zhu Xian's substitute Zhang Jian arrived at the scene and began a one-on-one duel with Ye Xiu. Facing Ye Xiu's attack, Zhang Jian had no power to retaliate. After a fierce battle, Zhang Jian charged forward and used Mountain Collapse Strike.

This hit landed squarely on the thousand-machine umbrella. The already damaged thousand-machine umbrella, receiving such a heavy blow, instantly shattered into pieces. Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned. Ye Xiu, who had lost his weapon, was also killed by the opponent, and Xing Xin lost the match. The thousand-machine umbrella was crafted with the collective effort of the team. Even if it could be repaired, it would not be easy.

This would be a long process of overcoming a difficult obstacle, and it could also be said to be the tragedy of the Unspecialized, Ye Xiu's bad news, and Xing Xin's disaster. Ye Xiu recalled the time when Su Muqiu designed the thousand-machine umbrella with him, and his heart was incredibly heavy.

An upset occurred in the Challenger Series; Ye Xiu performed poorly, and the favored team Xing Xin suffered a crushing defeat by a large margin, while another favored team, Jia Shi, won with an overwhelming advantage. Sun Xiang achieved a one-versus-three in the group arena. His tacit coordination with Xiao Shiqin shone brightly in the team competition, coupled with Su Mucheng's excellent performance, collectively forging Jia Shi's dominant position on the points standings.

Seeing Jia Shi walk out of the arena, reporters swarmed around, interviewing them about the situation where Jia Shi and Xing Xin might not meet in the finals. Tao Xuan told reporters that Xing Xin had created many impossibilities since the Challenger Series, but everything comes to an end. If Xing Xin was a dark horse, then this dark horse had now come to an end.

Xing Xin lost the match, and everyone's mood was very low; they didn't even want to eat. The account card was every member's medal, but at this moment, it seemed to have become a mockery of themselves; tireless practice was every member's daily routine, but at this moment, it seemed to have become an outlet for dissatisfaction with themselves; the cruel reality of insufficient ability stimulated the nerves of every member.

Chaotic coordination and mutual blame became the only outcome; the helplessness of growing older was a fate every member couldn't avoid. Was their perseverance helpful or a burden? These crises, originally hidden under the veil of victory, were completely exposed by a single defeat. Each person fell into their own predicament. Whether they could advance, whether they could enter the finals, whether they could return to the Alliance, was no longer important. Their disappointment was solely because of themselves.

Ye Xiu returned to the home he had lived in before. He had always been afraid to come back. This place held all the stories about the thousand-machine umbrella and all the memories of Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu. Now that the thousand-machine umbrella was damaged, Ye Xiu returned here. He felt as if he saw Su Muqiu appear beside him again, telling him to compensate for the thousand-machine umbrella he had broken. Ye Xiu's eyes were filled with tears.

He remembered the first time he met Su Muqiu. They competed on an arcade machine, but they broke the machine's joystick. The arcade owner saw this and told Ye Xiu to pay for the damage, but Ye Xiu's money was surprisingly missing. The owner wanted to settle the score with him. Ye Xiu's legs went weak, and he fainted in the arcade. Su Muqiu took Ye Xiu back to his home and found that he had a high fever of thirty-nine degrees Celsius.

Episode 35 Recap

Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu messed around together, kept each other warm, and weathered the chaos of their youth together. Ye Xiu always remembered Su Muqiu telling him, "Young man, don't be too wild, the road of life is very long." Ye Xiu bought the two arcade machines, wanting to find Su Muqiu's lucky coin and return it to him.

Su Muqiu was curious where his money came from, so Ye Xiu showed him the champion certificate he had received in the National Digital Interactive Entertainment Competition. The two of them played arcade games again. Su Muqiu told Ye Xiu that he was the number one in this game, and if no one surpassed him, his ranking would always remain on the leaderboard. And for so many years, Ye Xiu had never surpassed Su Muqiu's record.

This wasn't because Ye Xiu hadn't made progress, but because he chose to be with Su Muqiu in this way. After losing the match, everyone in Xing Xin was in a very bad mood. They even started blaming and arguing with each other, and some even said in a fit of pique that they should disband the team. Ye Xiu heard these words, and his heart was also very complex.

He told everyone, "This is everyone's Xing Xin, let yourselves make the decision." Everyone recalled the struggles and laughter the team had experienced along the way. The high-intensity daily training and preparation pressure stimulated everyone's nerves. The occasional moments of vulnerability and outburst were their truest selves. Everyone needed time to learn from experience, learn to be responsible, and learn to grow up. And this time, Ye Xiu would not and was unwilling to make any decisions for everyone.

Wei Chen found old friends to play Glory with, but everyone now had families and careers, each with their own matters, so they couldn't play Glory carefree like before. Seeing such a scene, Wei Chen felt very uncomfortable. His friends also advised him to consider the path he would take in the future. Tang Rou returned to the theater where she used to participate in piano competitions and met her former teacher.

The teacher was also very surprised to see Tang Rou return and asked her if she was willing to come back here now. Tang Rou told the teacher that she used to think winning competitions was everything in life, but now she was no longer afraid of losing, nor would she escape, because her passion was greater than winning or losing, and what made her understand all of this was Glory. Wei Chen wanted to sell his account.

Just as he was signing the contract, Bao Rongxing happened to see him. Seeing this, Bao Rongxing quickly tried to stop him, but Wei Chen told Bao Rongxing to leave first. Bao Rongxing asked Wei Chen if he was really leaving Glory. Wei Chen replied that he couldn't even gather a few friends, so where else could he play Glory?

Bao Rongxing advised him to return to Xing Xin, but Wei Chen still blamed himself for the failure in the last match. Coupled with his injured wrist, Wei Chen felt he should leave Glory.

Bao Rongxing told Wei Chen that Ye Xiu had said that only one's self could decide when to leave competition, whether it was at the peak or in the trough, even if kicked out, as long as one loved Glory in their heart and wanted to continue standing on this stage, one could endure all setbacks and failures. This was their choice as esports players. Mo Fan sat in the cafe looking out the window.

Seeing this, Su Mucheng curiously asked him why he had been sitting there. Mo Fan replied that he liked this intersection. He could see everyone when they returned, and then he could hear Ye Xiu say, "Xing Xin team, everyone is here." Su Mucheng asked him, "What if they don't come back?" But Mo Fan said confidently, "They will definitely come back." Su Mucheng came to find Ye Xiu.

The damage to the thousand-machine umbrella this time was also a big blow to Ye Xiu. He had thought he could take Jun Moxiao and the thousand-machine umbrella all the way to the end, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even do this much. Su Mucheng took out her brother's lucky coin. She told Ye Xiu that if it weren't for this coin, Ye Xiu might not have even met her.

When Su Muqiu and Ye Xiu first met, Su Muqiu tossed a coin to decide whether Su Mucheng would go abroad or stay here. Unexpectedly, the coin fell into Ye Xiu's hat, and from then on, it also changed the trajectory of their fates. Su Mucheng told Ye Xiu that Ye Xiu's appearance was the greatest luck this lucky coin brought them.

Ye Xiu said that Su Muqiu didn't seem like he was sending Su Mucheng away at all; he had merely inadvertently helped him make a decision he had already thought through. But Su Mucheng said that Ye Xiu always gave them the best choice through what he thought was inadvertent. In the past, Su Muqiu quit his part-time job and stopped attending the advanced programming class. Ye Xiu knew about this and asked him why he did it.

Su Muqiu replied that since he decided to keep Su Mucheng by his side, he had to give her a better life. Su Mucheng wanted to go to the Sea World for her birthday, but he could only afford three small goldfish at the moment. Ye Xiu said, "Who says three small goldfish can't have their own Sea World?"

Su Muqiu eventually bought these three small goldfish, and the three of them were just like these three small fish: they didn't have a big house or fancy decorations, but they could still be very happy. This was a better life. Su Mucheng told Ye Xiu that the thousand-machine umbrella was never her brother's alone. Before, it was always Ye Xiu who made decisions for Su Muqiu, so now let Su Muqiu make a decision for Ye Xiu.

Su Mucheng tossed the lucky coin in her hand, but Ye Xiu grabbed it. He knew what Su Muqiu would say: "Worst case scenario, start over." Ta Yun and Xing Xin were tied in points, but due to head-to-head record, Xing Xin entered the finals. Reporters came to Xing Xin internet cafe, wanting to interview Chen Guo about this matter. Reporters asked about Xing Xin's team members not being at Xing Xin now.

Chen Guo just told them that Xing Xin was actively repairing the thousand-machine umbrella, and Ye Xiu had sent them out to buy materials. Reporters also proposed doing a live connection with them and said that Xing Xin was already an empty shell. Just as they were talking, Wu Chen returned to Xing Xin and showed the reporters the contract for purchasing materials.

Only then did Chen Guo realize that Wu Chen had been dealing with Zhu Xian before the match to buy materials. She asked him why he didn't say so at the time. But Wu Chen said that no matter the reason, one must obey the arrangements of the main general (captain). Stabilizing morale was more important than whether he himself played. Chen Guo then asked him where he went after the match.

Wu Chen told her that he had traveled to many battles and guilds, collecting a lot of materials, hoping it would help repair the thousand-machine umbrella. Chen Guo was still full of uncertainty about the whereabouts of the others and asked Wu Chen if they would come back. Wu Chen told Chen Guo that every professional player would face this crossroads of choice. What they could do now was to give everyone a little more space and give Ye Xiu a little more time.

Episode 36 Recap

Immediately following was the Glory Night press conference, but the Xing Xin team members still hadn't returned. Wu Chen asked Chen Guo if she would attend, and Chen Guo said that she would go even if she was the only one. Chen Guo and Wu Chen arrived at the press conference venue, and as soon as the reporters saw them, they all gathered around, asking about Xing Xin's situation.

Chen Guo first apologized for the loss in the previous match, then thanked the fans for their support all the way, and gave everyone a deep bow. But the reporters were not satisfied with this and kept asking where Ye Xiu was. Just as Chen Guo didn't know how to answer, Ye Xiu appeared in time, using his actions to dispel the rumors that Xing Xin was disbanding. Displayed at the press conference was the lineup for the final teams.

Jia Shi Team's lineup included captain Sun Xiang, Sheng Lingmie Xiao Shiqin, Fighting Spirit Qiu Fei, Dancing Rain Su Mucheng, Woven Shadow Zhang Jiaxing, Successive Strike Shen Jian, Fa Bu Rong Qing He Ming, Matchstick Wang Ze, Qi Chong Yun Shui Guo Yang. Sun Xiang went on stage to deliver the final declaration.

He said that facing the match, he had only one choice, which was to defeat his opponent, and in the final, Jia Shi would definitely be the champion. Next was the announcement of Xing Xin's lineup, but only three people from Xing Xin were present. Everyone in the audience couldn't help but discuss Xing Xin's current situation. Seeing this, Ye Xiu stood up and said that he would announce Xing Xin's lineup himself.

Before announcing the lineup, Ye Xiu told everyone that he had something to say. A match has only two results, victory or defeat, but life is different; life can have many choices. Some people can choose to be a pianist who moves the hearts of listeners, or a teacher who educates people on a university campus, or a white-collar worker with a considerable income.

Whether to choose a future with more prospects, or to stay in the present where progress could stop at any time, these countless possibilities lead to countless wonderful lives. Esports is just one of them, and it's not much different from any other profession. If there's a difference, it might be that it's often misunderstood as not doing proper work and being addicted to the internet.

Many years ago, Ye Xiu also faced such a choice, but he found that even after choosing Glory, there were more decisions to make. No matter the final choice, as long as it followed one's heart, there was no right or wrong. And today, Ye Xiu made a choice only on behalf of himself. He announced that Xing Xin Team's lineup was Ye Xiu, Jun Moxiao.

Seeing this, the others became even more certain that problems had arisen within Xing Xin. While everyone was discussing, the other members of Xing Xin also walked onto the stage one by one and introduced themselves as members of Xing Xin. Seeing this scene, Ye Xiu and Chen Guo couldn't help but show moved smiles, and Ye Xiu also firmly announced to everyone that Xing Xin Team was all here.

Wei Chen had intended to sell his account card, but at the last moment, he changed his mind. And Bao Rongxing also rushed out, tore up the contract, and pulled Wei Chen away. The two saw the news conference interview on the street and immediately decided to rush to the scene. And Tang Rou played the song she failed at years ago again.

Today, she was no longer afraid of failure, nor was she afraid of starting over, and the moment the last note fell, she had also made her choice. And the others had only temporarily left Xing Xin, but in their hearts, they always cared about Glory and each other. And the next task was incredibly consistent in everyone's hearts, which was to repair the thousand-machine umbrella and advance to the finals. Repairing the thousand-machine umbrella must start from dismantling it.

Before, it was about collecting rare materials step by step for upgrades, but now it was using the same method to peel off all materials from the umbrella shaft piece by piece. Every detail could not be missed, and every material must be checked until the problem is found.

Although it was hard to part with, Ye Xiu understood that he would ultimately have to make this difficult decision, and he seemed to see Su Muqiu coming to his side, telling him that no matter how the thousand-machine umbrella was dismantled, as long as it was still called the thousand-machine umbrella, it was still his invention. Ye Xiu finally made up his mind and completely dismantled the thousand-machine umbrella, finding the problem with the umbrella shaft.

And the others also clarified their respective divisions of labor and decided to immediately begin repairing the thousand-machine umbrella. Glory's official system was upgraded to level seventy-five, which meant new dungeon materials would appear. All the major teams also planned to take advantage of this update to upgrade their equipment, and Jia Shi certainly could not miss this opportunity.

Xiao Shiqin introduced the new member of the first team, Qiu Fei, and told Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei to communicate more. Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei came to the training room and began to clear the first kill of the dungeon, but seeing that Xing Xin had taken many first kills, Sun Xiang spoke sarcastically, saying Qiu Fei was going easy.

Sun Xiang proposed that whoever got the first kill on the new map first would win, but Qiu Fei said he wanted to compare output and even said he would give Sun Xiang a ten-second head start. Tao Xuan saw the combination of the two and asked Xiao Shiqin if he was sure about this arrangement. The two's professions overlapped, and their personalities could easily cause conflict.

But Xiao Shiqin said that although Sun Xiang was verbally unconvinced now, he was unconsciously being led by his teammate's rhythm, both in reality and in Glory operations. Taking advantage of this system update, Xing Xin also obtained many materials, but the most important material at the moment was Blue White Crystal, and the first kill of the One Line Gorge dungeon would definitely drop Blue White Crystal, so Xing Xin had to get the first kill.

However, just when Xing Xin was about to succeed, the system prompted that the Jia Shi Dynasty guild had gotten the first kill. Seeing that it was the Jia Shi Dynasty that got the first kill, Wei Chen immediately said he was unwilling to purchase materials from them. But there was actually another way to get Blue White Crystal, which was to clear normal dungeons, but the drop rate in normal dungeons was very low.

Even if Xing Xin's members cleared dungeons twenty-four hours a day, they might not be able to get it before the finals. Hearing this news, everyone couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, but Chen Guo appeared and told everyone that they weren't the only ones who could clear dungeons.

Hearing this, everyone followed Chen Guo and looked downstairs, only to see Chang Xian bringing many Xing Xin fans to the Xing Xin internet cafe to help Xing Xin clear dungeons. It wasn't just at Xing Xin; in many other places, there were also numerous Xing Xin fans spontaneously helping Xing Xin farm materials. Finally, Chen Guo dropped the Blue White Crystal.

Hearing this news, everyone instantly became excited and gathered around to watch the important moment of the thousand-machine umbrella's repair. And Ye Xiu finally surpassed Su Muqiu's record, and he was also determined to definitely take the thousand-machine umbrella and stand on the peak of Glory again.

Episode 37 Recap

Just as the Xing Xin Team was taking a group photo, the alliance suddenly issued a new announcement, stating that the format for the Challenger League finals had been adjusted. The individual competition was canceled, and the group arena changed from three players to five players. The entire match would be scored based on kills, with two points awarded for each player killed. This meant that with the slightest mistake, the point difference would widen rapidly.

On the other side, Jia Shi also saw the announcement. Sun Xiang believed that Jia Shi would not only win the championship but also completely crush Xing Xin with the largest point difference in history. But Qiu Fei said that this rule also gave Xing Xin a chance to turn the tables. Sun Xiang stated that Jia Shi would not give anyone a chance, and Xiao Shiqin also felt that they could not be careless.

At this moment, Tao Xuan was discussing the training plan for the next three years with Su Mucheng, but Su Mucheng said her contract was about to expire. Tao Xuan took the opportunity to produce a contract for Su Mucheng to renew, but Su Mucheng stated that she had no intention of continuing her contract with Jia Shi and wanted to have a new start. Hearing this, Tao Xuan spoke mockingly, implying that Su Mucheng wasn't focused on playing matches.

Su Mucheng felt her professional ethics were being insulted. She told Tao Xuan that she was a professional player, and as long as she was with Jia Shi for even one day, she would give her absolute best for Jia Shi. Tao Xuan did not want Su Mucheng to play in the finals. Su Mucheng accused him of not understanding what a professional player is at all.

The day of the finals was fast approaching, and both Xing Xin and Jia Shi were actively preparing. Finally, the finals day arrived, but it happened to coincide with a city-wide traffic jam. The Xing Xin team members had no choice but to get off the car and run towards the competition venue. Jia Shi also arrived at the competition venue.

As soon as they saw Jia Shi, reporters swarmed around, asking in a flurry if Su Mucheng would renew her contract with Jia Shi and how she felt about facing off against Ye Xiu on the stage. Tao Xuan told the reporters that this was Jia Shi's internal arrangement. Su Mucheng did not want to answer and left directly. At the same time, Xing Xin was also being interviewed.

Ye Xiu led everyone away, but the reporters stopped Tang Rou again and asked her if she was here to cheer, referring to her previous statement that she would quit professional gaming if she couldn't achieve a 1v3. Tang Rou first apologized to the Xing Xin fans, stating that even if she broke her promise, she would still keep fighting. The reporters persisted, unwilling to give up, and kept pressing whether Xing Xin could win against Jia Shi.

Hearing this question, all the members of Xing Xin answered in unison, "We'll only know after we fight." Ye Xiu was making the final pre-match arrangements, and the team members were also full of fighting spirit. Chang Xian called upon the Xing Xin fans to chant slogans and handed out cheering props to everyone, and he conveniently gave a set to Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie who were passing by.

Not only the two of them, Wang Jiexi also came to the scene to watch the match. Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian were even invited as commentary guests. Tonight's finals would adopt a new format, divided into two parts: the group arena and the team competition. Each team would send six players to participate in the group arena. The entire match would be scored based on kills to determine the winner, with two points awarded for each player killed.

All bonus rules from the schedule would also be retained. As Jia Shi Team and Xing Xin Team qualified from the group stage with twenty-four and twenty-one points respectively, Jia Shi would enter the finals with a three-point advantage. The first player Xing Xin sent out was Tang Rou, while Jia Shi sent out Xiao Shiqin.

Seeing that it wasn't Sun Xiang whom they expected to be playing, the other members of Xing Xin were a little flustered, but Ye Xiu chose to believe in Tang Rou. The match officially began. Tang Rou chose to continue her usual playstyle, while Xiao Shiqin, understanding his disadvantage, chose to maintain distance and attack from afar. Tang Rou was hit, but she quickly adjusted and launched a counterattack.

Xiao Shiqin wanted to use sound traps to sneak attack Tang Rou, but Tang Rou, being a skilled pianist, had much more acute hearing than average people and perfectly avoided Xiao Shiqin's bouncing mines. Xiao Shiqin used Mechanic Airdrop, attempting to restrict Tang Rou's movement, but Tang Rou remained completely calm in the face of the restriction. Tang Rou lost track of Xiao Shiqin. She couldn't predict his intentions and moved very cautiously.

Xiao Shiqin used his old trick again, releasing two bouncing mines using a sound trap. Tang Rou dodged again. Everyone couldn't help but wonder, since this move wasn't effective, why did Xiao Shiqin keep using it? Yu Wenzhou explained that Xiao Shiqin's action was merely to lure Tang Rou into his trap. As expected, Tang Rou was led into Xiao Shiqin's rhythm step by step and was finally taken down.

Xiao Shiqin finished the match with seventy percent of his health remaining. Chen Guo was very confused by this result. Ye Xiu told her that Xiao Shiqin had precisely used Tang Rou's strength to disrupt her rhythm. Although he won the match, Xiao Shiqin still affirmed Tang Rou's strength, and Tang Rou also used her strength to let everyone recognize this rising star of Glory. After leaving the competition room, everyone comforted Tang Rou.

Ye Xiu even told her that Xiao Shiqin was a top-tier player in the alliance, and matches always have winners and losers. In the next match, Jia Shi would defend the arena, and Xing Xin sent out Mo Fan to challenge. At the start, Mo Fan moved quickly, looking for a suitable position to hide himself. Xiao Shiqin released an Electronic Eye to search for his opponent's location.

Mo Fan used Shuriken to destroy the Electronic Eye, and Xiao Shiqin also sensed Mo Fan's direction at this point and chose to attack head-on. And Mo Fan also knew that the Shuriken would expose his position, so he moved. Xiao Shiqin was still looking for Mo Fan's position, and at this moment, Mo Fan finally made his move, unleashing his ultimate skill, Cherry Blossom Fallen Moon.

Xiao Shiqin had no time to dodge and took the full force of this ultimate skill head-on. After being hit by Cherry Blossom Fallen Moon, Xiao Shiqin still launched a counterattack. Mo Fan was hit again, and Xiao Shiqin continued to maintain his offensive. Mo Fan adjusted his position and used Swift Wind Shuriken to follow up with the Earth Evasion technique after detonating a bomb, avoiding the Mechanic Airdrop.

Xiao Shiqin continued his pursuit and hit Mo Fan with Mechanic Fist. Mo Fan's health was nearly gone, and his skills were also on cooldown. Xiao Shiqin had already calculated this point and directly finished off Mo Fan. Xiao Shiqin completed a 1v2, with fifty-one percent of his health remaining. Jia Shi had already gained four points, while Xing Xin had temporarily not gained any points. The next challenger was Qiao Yifan.

If he still couldn't make a breakthrough in the third match, it would be very difficult for Xing Xin to reverse the situation and win. At this time, Gao Yingjie also rushed to the scene, arriving just in time for Qiao Yifan's match. The match began. Qiao Yifan chose a tactical movement, but Xiao Shiqin guessed his intention and intercepted him directly halfway.

After the clash, Xiao Shiqin still had the upper hand, and Qiao Yifan was in a very unfavorable situation. Qiao Yifan used a ghostly step to slide away and leap onto the roof wall. He launched a counterattack during the interval between Xiao Shiqin's skill rotations. Qiao Yifan only set up one Ice Array and one Plague Array, which were not enough to turn the tide.

As expected, Xiao Shiqin broke free from the control and began to attack Qiao Yifan. At this point, everyone noticed that Xiao Shiqin was actually charging towards an empty direction, which baffled everyone. Yu Wenzhou asked the director to replay the recent footage. Everyone noticed a afterimage of Qiao Yifan in Xiao Shiqin's perspective. The timing of this afterimage was just right; this was the visual deception Qiao Yifan had used.

Episode 38 Recap

Qiao Yifan used visual deception, shocking everyone. Wei Chen was confused and kept asking Ye Xiu what was going on, but Ye Xiu said he didn't know either. Qiao Yifan had created a completely new playstyle for Ghostblade. Feast of Ghost Array's cooldown was almost finished. Qiao Yifan seized the last opportunity and cast Feast of Ghost Array towards Xiao Shiqin. However, just as Xiao Shiqin was about to lose, he used Mechanic Pursuit.

Although Qiao Yifan successfully dodged, he triggered the bouncing mines that Xiao Shiqin had already set up in ambush, and both were eliminated simultaneously. The wonderful match between Qiao Yifan and Xiao Shiqin made the entire venue erupt in thunderous applause. And Gao Yingjie in the audience knew that today's success was the result of Qiao Yifan's consistent and unremitting efforts. The next match was the crucial point of this group arena.

Xing Xin sent out Ye Xiu to face the challenge, while Jia Shi sent out Qiu Fei. Both were very familiar with each other's playstyle and operational details. This match would skip a lot of probing and get straight to the point. Sure enough, at the start, the two of them made no tactical movements and charged directly towards each other. However, Jia Shi already had a two-kill lead.

At this moment, Ye Xiu bore great responsibility; he had to take down as many players as possible, otherwise Xing Xin's group arena would be very dangerous. Ye Xiu unleashed a fluid Felling Palm, while Qiu Fei launched Mountain Breaking Dragon Fall, interrupting Ye Xiu's offense. Qiu Fei then followed up with a twenty-one hit combo on Ye Xiu. After Ye Xiu broke free, both attacked each other simultaneously, but Ye Xiu suddenly disappeared.

Qiu Fei lost his target and fell into a passive situation. He was very cautious and did not move randomly. Just as everyone was guessing where Ye Xiu would cut in from, Ye Xiu used Ninja Technique: Earth Concealment, attacking Qiu Fei from underground. Qiu Fei quickly dodged, and then launched Dragon Tooth at Ye Xiu, but he was repelled by Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu gradually gained control of the battle and used a twenty-six hit combo to take down Qiu Fei. Xing Xin took another round, leveling the score to four to six, with Jia Shi temporarily in the lead. Although Qiu Fei lost the match, he once again received guidance from Ye Xiu during the match. He recalled Ye Xiu's guidance to him on his journey into Glory and typed "Thank you" on the keyboard to Ye Xiu.

The next player to come out for Jia Shi was Sun Xiang, and the showdown between Jia Shi's two former captains was about to begin. As soon as he entered the stage, Sun Xiang declared that he would have a direct head-on confrontation with Ye Xiu, and he also charged directly towards the center of the map as he said he would. However, Sun Xiang, who had reached the center of the map, did not see Ye Xiu.

At this moment, Ye Xiu was healing himself in a corner. Seeing this, Sun Xiang provoked Ye Xiu, saying that healing himself now might leave him with insufficient mana during their later fight. This remark actually reminded Ye Xiu, so Ye Xiu started regenerating his mana again. Seeing the operation of healing himself and regenerating mana in the group arena, everyone couldn't help but exclaim that Ye Xiu was truly shameless.

The match finally officially began, and the two commenced their duel. Sun Xiang, seeking damage, immediately used the ultimate skill Sea Overturning Dragon as soon as he came up, but Ye Xiu seized an opening. Ye Xiu used Z-move to dodge the attack, and Sun Xiang immediately followed up with Magical Streak attacks. Although most people were somewhat confused by Sun Xiang's operation, some saw the key to the problem. This was a combination play used by Sun Xiang.

His Sea Overturning Dragon was not for showing off skills, but to use the water wave effect to obscure the trajectory of the Magical Streak attacks, making it impossible for Ye Xiu to dodge. After a round of attacks, the situation remained balanced. Both sides closed in again. Tyrannical Break triggered a Mountain Collapse effect, extending the attack range, and Ye Xiu was hit.

The Battle Lance Evil Annihilation had a significant increase in attack speed after being upgraded to Level 75. And Sun Xiang's attack rhythm could even keep up with the Unspecialized character who only used low-level skills. Besides the character upgrade, Sun Xiang had also become stronger. The exchange of skills between the two sides became faster and faster. This match had become a contest of hand speed between two top-tier players.

Both sides continuously switched between offense and defense, and their hand speed also became faster and faster. Sun Xiang continued to suppress Ye Xiu. Facing Sun Xiang's offense, Ye Xiu seemed to be having some difficulty parrying. Ye Xiu's health was already low, and the rhythm of the match was completely in Sun Xiang's hands. If this continued, Ye Xiu was probably going to lose. Ye Xiu used Gatling Gun to attack Sun Xiang, forcing Sun Xiang to move.

Sun Xiang dodged to the side, attempting to get behind Ye Xiu, but he was hit by Shuriken Rotation. The two continued to clash, and Ye Xiu actually turned the tide of the battle despite his disadvantageous health. It turned out that Ye Xiu had intentionally sacrificed health earlier, wanting to find Sun Xiang's weakness.

Ye Xiu also realized that the current Sun Xiang was indeed difficult to deal with, but he would not give Sun Xiang any more chances from now on. Sun Xiang's health continued to drop. He used Soaring Dragon Creation Array, but it was avoided by Ye Xiu. Unexpectedly, Sun Xiang's move turned out to be Dragon's Return, which hit Ye Xiu.

Just when everyone thought Sun Xiang had won, the winning side displayed on the big screen was actually Ye Xiu! It turned out that Ye Xiu used the grapple effect of Soaring Dragon Creation Array to send himself in front of Sun Xiang, and took advantage of the stun effect after Soaring Dragon Creation Array was released to launch a Sky Strike.

But it was also relying on the low-level skill Block below Level 20 that Ye Xiu snatched back zero point zero three percent of his health, and it was precisely this zero point zero three percent of health that won him this match. The brilliance of this match was absolutely top-notch. And in preparation for the duel with Ye Xiu in the finals, Sun Xiang had also trained tirelessly day and night, continuously breaking through his limits.

Losing this match, he did not feel frustrated and impulsive like before. Instead, he smiled with relief and bowed deeply to the audience. And he also understood a principle today: one should not be accomplished by the character, but rather accomplish the character oneself. Although Ye Xiu won the match, he chose to leave the stage immediately due to his extremely low health. The next match would be between Xing Xin's Wei Chen and Jia Shi's Shen Jian.

The key to a Warlock versus Striker duel lies in whether the Warlock can control the distance and use range advantage to wear down the opponent. The Striker must continuously close in to have a chance to defeat the Warlock. At the start, Shen Jian charged towards Wei Chen. Wei Chen used Magic Bullet to affect his opponent's movement. Shen Jian closed in, Wei Chen backstepped to dodge, and directly released Six Star Prison, hitting his opponent.

Although seemingly calm on the surface, Wei Chen was actually worried about his injured right hand. And at this moment, Ye Xiu also noticed that something was wrong and asked Bao Rongxing what had happened to Wei Chen's hand. Although Shen Jian didn't have much health left, his playstyle was still very aggressive, looking for every opportunity to wear down Wei Chen. Shen Jian closed in again. Wei Chen used Magic Mirror Block.

Shen Jian used High Flying Kick, wearing down Wei Chen further. Shen Jian, with only a sliver of health left, was still charging forward. Wei Chen released a Magic Bullet and directly finished him off. Although Bao Rongxing wanted to conceal Wei Chen's injury, Ye Xiu still decided to call Wei Chen down. He knew how important hands were to an esports player. Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Bao Rongxing revealed everything about Wei Chen's injury.

Wei Chen had said that Xing Xin needed him, so he had to play and he had to win this match, because this might also be his last match. Hearing these words, Ye Xiu said that without winning the championship, there was no talk of 'last'. The last player to come out for Jia Shi was Su Mucheng. Seeing this arrangement, Su Mucheng was very surprised because the initial tactical arrangement was not like this.

Tao Xuan told her that this was a tactical adjustment made on the spot. Su Mucheng could only go on stage. Seeing this, Xiao Shiqin comforted her and told her not to feel burdened. After Su Mucheng went on stage, Xiao Shiqin accused Tao Xuan of putting Su Mucheng in a dilemma. Even if Su Mucheng lost the match normally, it would arouse suspicion. But this was exactly the effect Tao Xuan wanted. Su Mucheng had only one choice, and that was to win.

Episode 39 Recap

Su Mucheng was about to face Wei Chen. Both were experienced players with mature playstyles, were familiar with each other, and operated classes proficient in long-range attrition. This was originally supposed to be a evenly matched game, but Wei Chen had lost nearly half his health and consumed too much stamina in the previous match. This duel might be very difficult. The match began, and Su Mucheng's positioning style seemed to have changed.

Everyone speculated whether she was really going to go easy. Su Mucheng continuously moved, looking for Wei Chen's position, while Wei Chen chose to stay put, waiting for an opportunity. Su Mucheng jumped onto a high point, gaining a very wide field of vision, but at the same time, making her position easily discoverable. Wei Chen discovered Su Mucheng and began casting Curse Arrow, while Su Mucheng also discovered Wei Chen and launched a fierce offensive.

Wei Chen's cast was interrupted, and he could only seek cover behind obstacles, but Su Mucheng's marksmanship was extremely accurate, every shot restricting his movement. Su Mucheng's grasp of the Launcher's attack rhythm was close to perfection. Her skill chaining and output cycle could be called a textbook for Glory Launchers. Wei Chen's current dodging effect was average; he had to find gaps in Su Mucheng's attacks to use skills, but Su Mucheng gave him no such opportunity.

Su Mucheng fully utilized the advantage of the high point, with a very wide attack range, leaving Wei Chen overwhelmed. Su Mucheng hit him with a skill after going airborne, clearing Wei Chen's health. Su Mucheng won the decisive match of the group arena. Although Su Mucheng won the match, she was not that happy. She knew in her heart that her time with Jia Shi was coming to an end.

She took off the Jia Shi emblem from her chest. As she was about to leave, she heard the cheers of the fans in the audience. Su Mucheng couldn't help but show a smile and bowed deeply to the fans. She thought about her journey fighting alone after Ye Xiu left Jia Shi, how much she wanted to fight side by side with Ye Xiu again.

Su Mucheng walked with determined steps, leaving Jia Shi and heading towards the Xing Xin team, and the members of Xing Xin also greeted her with smiles. The group arena ended. The score between Jia Shi and Xing Xin was ten to eight, and the total points were thirty-four to twenty-nine. Jia Shi entered the second half team match with a five-point lead. The team match was about to begin.

Everyone present was full of anticipation for the upcoming duel between the two teams, and the players were also in high spirits, all vowing to win the final. The players of both sides entered the map, and the match officially began. Under Ye Xiu's command, Xing Xin's formation at the start was maintained very well, and their movement objective was very clear. This was a very important point in a team match.

With Xiao Shiqin joining Jia Shi, their tactical discipline also improved by a notch. Both sides adopted tactical positioning at the start. In this kind of match, every detail of a head-on encounter between the two sides was crucial. Jia Shi suddenly stopped moving, and Xing Xin also chose to stop.

Ye Xiu and Xiao Shiqin were both experienced commanders, and they both understood that being the first to discover the opponent had an absolute advantage, so they both adopted a strategy of staying still to observe, looking for an opportunity. Ye Xiu suddenly fired a shot into the air. Jia Shi quickly determined Xing Xin's position based on the gunshot. At this moment, Ye Xiu deliberately gave the opponent a signal; this was part of the strategy.

Immediately after, Xing Xin released three gunshots from three different directions. Xiao Shiqin judged that the opponent had split into two teams and that Ye Xiu would definitely go solo. He decided to take a gamble and let Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei push up, betting that they would catch up to Ye Xiu. And Ye Xiu's feint had already taken effect.

He was responsible for holding back Jia Shi's two main attackers, while the others were responsible for a four-on-three situation. At this time, Sun Xiang caught up to Ye Xiu and used Dragon Breaks the Ranks. Ye Xiu was knocked back, and at the same time, Qiu Fei also arrived to intercept Ye Xiu. The two sides entered a fierce battle. Qiu Fei used Shadow Tactics, and Ye Xiu was severely trapped.

Just when Ye Xiu seemed to be at a disadvantage, his figure suddenly disappeared. Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei began searching. The two judged that the range of the shadow clone escape would not be too far and continued searching, but Ye Xiu's movement was very elusive and he was not found. Ye Xiu's health had already been consumed to seventy percent, and the situation was very passive.

At this moment, Sun Xiang also discovered Ye Xiu's hiding place and decisively used Rising Dragon Soaring the Sky. Ye Xiu used Mechanic Helicopter to ascend and dodge, and seized the opportunity to find Qiu Fei's back and use Catching Cloud Hand. Ye Xiu seized the opportunity to disrupt the offensive rhythm of the main attacker and the support. Sun Xiang was forced into a support position, while Qiu Fei could not withstand Ye Xiu's offense.

On the other side, Xing Xin was ambushed by Jia Shi's bouncing mines. Xing Xin's front line did not lack damage. Their optimal choice was to focus fire on Jia Shi's Cleric, Woven Shadow, and at the same time, they must be careful not to be too aggressive, otherwise they would easily be counter-ganked.

Qiao Yifan discovered the opponent's Cleric and led the others to pursue, but Xiao Shiqin had already guessed that Xing Xin would target the Cleric and had set up a counter-attack strategy in advance. Jia Shi was continuously accumulating advantages. After this wave of engagement, Xing Xin's total team health was greatly depleted, only seventy percent remained. Both of Xing Xin's battlefields were at a disadvantage; someone needed to help Ye Xiu escape the predicament.

At the critical moment, Ye Xiu hit Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei, and both fell to the ground, stiffened. As expected, Xing Xin also had a backup plan: Wu Chen occupied a high point and launched an attack on Jia Shi. Wu Chen continuously released skills, restricting the movement of Xiao Shiqin and Woven Shadow, making them very passive. Xing Xin officially began their counterattack, taking down Shen Jian with a combo. Jia Shi lost one person.

The Screen Cannon tactic that Ye Xiu had created when he was in Jia Shi, Xing Xin used this classic tactic today to suppress Jia Shi. This was undoubtedly another psychological blow to Jia Shi. Jia Shi's substitute, Matchstick, came onto the stage. Qiao Yifan called out the Cleric's coordinates, telling Tang Rou and Bao Rongxing to focus fire and kill the Cleric.

Jia Shi's substitute would arrive within thirty seconds, but Ye Xiu still needed a minute and a half to arrive. Wu Chen would first hold back the opponent's Sharpshooter. To intercept Matchstick, Wu Chen gave up the advantage of ranged high-ground attack and engaged in close combat with Matchstick, while Matchstick utilized the Sharpshooter's greater flexibility advantage, constantly dodging and seeking cover. Wu Chen's playstyle was very fierce, trading his own health consumption for time to delay the opponent.

Matchstick seized the opportunity to counterattack. Both sides aimed simultaneously. Wu Chen was hit first, but in the final moment, he also released a skill, taking out Matchstick at the same time. Successfully taking out Matchstick, Wu Chen's task was completed beautifully. Currently, Jia Shi's substitute has been eliminated, and Xing Xin's substitute Cleric, An Wenyi, will soon join the battlefield. At this moment, Ye Xiu also finally arrived, directly taking out Woven Shadow with one hit.

Xing Xin won another point, having taken down three opponents, and the situation was very favorable. Xing Xin pursued the victory, but Xiao Shiqin suddenly stopped at this point. The situation was too tense, and any operational detail could cause the situation to change drastically. Ye Xiu noticed that Xiao Shiqin was going to self-detonate and quickly ordered his teammates to retreat, but this self-detonation was too powerful.

Qiao Yifan and Bao Rongxing were instantly taken out, and Tang Rou was left with only five percent health. Qiu Fei and Sun Xiang closely pursued Tang Rou. Ye Xiu stepped up to intercept. The two sides entered battle. Ye Xiu used Heal, and Tang Rou's health dropped and then rose, leaving only a sliver of health.

Tang Rou, despite her low health, did not give up any opportunity to attack, while Ye Xiu also had to balance attacking with healing Tang Rou, but Ye Xiu's healing skills were currently casting. At this critical moment, An Wenyi finally arrived, preventing Tang Rou's death. With An Wenyi as backup, Xing Xin's offense was even stronger, and there were only sixty seconds left in the team match. The outcome was about to be revealed.

Seeing the current situation, Sun Xiang became a bit flustered. Xing Xin planned to focus fire and kill Qiu Fei, but Qiu Fei released Mountain Breaking Dragon Fall at the last moment. Tang Rou and An Wenyi's health was simultaneously cleared, but the skill Tang Rou released at the end also successfully hit Qiu Fei. Qiu Fei's health was cleared and he was successfully taken out. Only Sun Xiang and Ye Xiu remained on the field.

Currently, the two teams were tied in the team match, but Xing Xin's total points were still five points behind Jia Shi. Even if Xing Xin annihilated Jia Shi and gained points, they would still lose by one point.

Episode 40 (Ending) Recap

Only Sun Xiang and Ye Xiu were left on the field. Sun Xiang asked Ye Xiu if the Challenger League champion was already Jia Shi's, and if Ye Xiu would continue. Ye Xiu said the match wasn't over yet. At this moment, Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang charged towards each other simultaneously, and everyone watched the match's progress nervously. Finally, Ye Xiu took down Sun Xiang, creating a miracle.

Despite being at a huge disadvantage in the team match, he wiped out Jia Shi, winning this match with a score of fourteen to ten. But unfortunately, in terms of total points, Xing Xin still lost the Challenger League by one point. After the joy of wiping out the opponent, everyone's mood was a bit down when they noticed this.

However, just as everyone thought Xing Xin would have to fight for another year, the score for Xing Xin on the big screen quietly changed. Ye Xiu's output in this match actually broke the league record, which earned Xing Xin two extra points, reversing the match! The players in the competition room were still immersed in their disappointment and hadn't noticed this.

Ye Xiu told everyone that they had won, and everyone quickly looked at the score on the screen, instantly turning their sadness into joy. And Xing Xin's fans also held up banners, celebrating Xing Xin's victory enthusiastically. Seeing this scene, Tao Xuan, who had thought Jia Shi had victory in hand, was furious and blamed everything on Sun Xiang.

Sun Xiang told Tao Xuan that Glory was not a one-person match, and everyone had responsibility for losing the match, including Tao Xuan. The Xing Xin team members excitedly rushed onto the podium, jointly holding up their trophy. Along the way, they had laughed and cried, but everyone had never given up on their dreams or their collective Glory. Sun Xiang looked at Xing Xin's enthusiastic celebration and asked Xiao Shiqin if he regretted coming to Jia Shi.

Xiao Shiqin heard this and asked Sun Xiang in return if he regretted it. Sun Xiang said that as long as he could continue playing, he had no regrets, and Xiao Shiqin also decided to play for another year next year. Xing Xin won the match, and the league chairman presented Xing Xin with a certificate of honor. The host asked Ye Xiu if he had anything to say after winning the match.

Ye Xiu thought of the scene when he left Jia Shi; it was snowing heavily, and Ye Xiu, who resolutely left in the snow, had long decided that he would definitely return to Glory. Even though the path was difficult, he finally fulfilled his promise. That night, everyone finally let go of all restraints and celebrated by drinking together. Looking at their joyful figures, at this moment, Chen Guo suddenly understood something – about winning, about championships, about them.

In everyone's life, they will meet such a group of lovely people. They are not together to change each other, but are willing to become better versions of themselves for each other. " I" plus "you" becomes "we", and that is what is most worth being proud of. Since the defeat in the Challenger League, Jia Shi had maintained media silence.

A message was also posted on the homepage of the main Jia Shi building, stating that starting from today, Jia Shi would be listed for sale externally. Tao Xuan stated that managing Jia Shi for many years had left him mentally and physically exhausted, and he hoped that the successor could lead Jia Shi to create new glory, and he would be Jia Shi's eternal fan.

Seeing this news, everyone in Xing Xin discussed it, believing that Jia Shi was going to disband. However, Ye Xiu believed that Jia Shi would not disappear, and someone who would inherit its spirit would definitely appear. Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng returned to the Jia Shi building. Returning to the place where he had once fought, Ye Xiu was filled with emotion.

The two recalled their conversation in the corridor before Ye Xiu left, and now the entire building was empty, no longer possessing the glory and prosperity of yesteryear. Ye Xiu heard someone still playing Glory in the building, and Su Mucheng also heard it, even joking that this person was a bit weak. While Su Mucheng was packing her things, Ye Xiu came to the training room and saw Tao Xuan sitting in front of a computer playing Glory.

Ye Xiu spoke up, teasing him that he still played so badly. When Tao Xuan saw that it was Ye Xiu, he couldn't help but feel a bit awkward. Ye Xiu asked Tao Xuan how the sale of Jia Shi was going. Tao Xuan said that Jia Shi's scope was too large, and they hadn't qualified for the league, which made it the worst time to sell.

However, someone was willing to take over and even keep the name Jia Shi. As for Tao Xuan himself, he would become a businessman, and perhaps only some failures would remain of him in Glory. Hearing this, Ye Xiu told him that no one could erase the honors that Jia Shi had achieved.

And at this moment, Tao Xuan, from the Glory match he had just played, finally understood a principle - Glory had never been one person's Glory, and Jia Shi was not his Jia Shi alone. He recalled the time he spent with Ye Xiu and Su Muqiu when he was young, remembering the passion and pure initial intention of those years.

Tao Xuan knew that he could never play Glory as well as Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, but he could become an excellent professional manager, a solid backing for the two of them. He once thought the three of them would be the best partners, but now things were different. At this moment, Tao Xuan and Ye Xiu cleared away the past estrangement. Tao Xuan asked Ye Xiu to hand over Su Mucheng's account card to her.

Just then, Qiu Fei arrived at the training room on time to prepare for training. Looking at Qiu Fei's punctual figure, Ye Xiu silently thought, Jia Shi was never just their Jia Shi. Su Mucheng finished packing her things, took a final reluctant look at the room she had lived in for so long, and prepared to leave with Ye Xiu.

Downstairs, Ye Xiu watched the Jia Shi maple leaves slowly fall, unable to help but recall the scene ten years ago when he watched them slowly rise. Ye Xiu asked the league chairman why he had wanted to establish the Glory League in the first place. The chairman replied that what had always moved him was not Glory itself, but the young people like Ye Xiu who had been working hard to pursue Glory.

The champion of the ninth league, Samsara, was about to announce that they would be acquiring former Jia Shi ace player Sun Xiang and the legendary character Leaf of Autumn for a price of twelve million. Seeing this news, everyone in Xing Xin realized how powerful Samsara would be as their future opponent. Ye Xiu said that they needed to intensify training, simulate matches, and build up the team in the shortest possible time.

But before that, there was something more important - the prize money from the Challenger League had arrived, and they should first distribute it. Amidst laughter and cheering, Xing Xin began their recruitment drive. This would undoubtedly make Xing Xin even more vibrant and lead them towards a better future.