“Who are you talking about?” Chen Guo was a bit confused. In fact, for very young esports players, anyone could be called a "youngster," even those who were "old" enough to retire like Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu was relying on his seniority to call someone a youngster, and Chen Guo couldn't tell if he was talking about Gao Yingjie or Yu Feng. She even thought it was more likely to be Yu Feng, as Gao Yingjie was so young in Chen Guo's eyes that he didn't even deserve the title of "youngster."

"Talking about the future of Glory!" Ye Xiu was still talking to himself.

"What nonsense..." Chen Guo muttered to herself.

"Yu Feng, that kid, is playing with more substance now," Ye Xiu said again.

"He wasn't weak to begin with, I'd say!" Chen Guo said. She had a certain understanding of Yu Feng. He was an All-Star level player, which was already considered the pinnacle of the Glory circle. Even if people weren't fans of famous players, they would still have information about them crammed into their heads due to their high exposure and frequent coverage.

"He wasn't at the All-Star last year, was he? He's improved a lot this year," Ye Xiu said.

"Oh, really?" Chen Guo recalled the All-Star players from last year... but she couldn't remember such details.

"In my opinion, Blue Rain has the best atmosphere for growth among all the teams," Ye Xiu said.

"What about Tiny Herb?" Chen Guo couldn't help but ask, after all, Tiny Herb had produced Gao Yingjie, a genius who was said to be unmatched in his age group.

"Tiny Herb... perhaps because of their status as a champion team, they might be a bit too strict with rookies," Ye Xiu sighed. He was thinking of Qiao Yifan. Although Qiao Yifan wasn't as outstanding as Gao Yingjie, he was also a diamond in the rough that could be polished into something great. Tiny Herb must have seen something in him when they recruited him, but it was a pity that they didn't carefully nurture him.

Although the starting roster for this match hadn't been fully revealed yet, based on Qiao Yifan's performance at the All-Star Weekend, Ye Xiu believed that he wouldn't win a starting spot like Gao Yingjie.

During their brief discussion, the situation on the field had changed. Yu Feng, who had adopted a strategy of striking after the opponent made a move, had finally found an opportunity to counterattack and take the initiative, launching a continuous offensive. However, Gao Yingjie seemed a bit flustered and disorganized after suddenly being suppressed. After all, this was his first official match. Although the Rookie Challenge at the All-Star Weekend had helped him build a lot of confidence, it was different now. The psychological pressure he faced in a real match far exceeded that of a show match. Any rookie would inevitably be limited by their mindset when they first stepped onto such a stage. If things went smoothly, they might perform well all the way through; but if they encountered some setbacks, they might crumble under pressure.

Gao Yingjie was also unlucky, encountering an All-Star level player in his debut. He was already slightly inferior in terms of experience and character. Now, being suddenly reversed in the situation while having the advantage, he was bound to lose his balance due to the psychological gap. It remained to be seen whether his newly established confidence could help him persevere.

"Tiny Herb is in trouble, isn't it?" Chen Guo could see it.

"At this point, if they don't take some risks, they really won't be able to take it back," Ye Xiu sighed. In his eyes, Gao Yingjie had already missed three opportunities to try. Although they weren't guaranteed to succeed, they were at least opportunities to break through.

Again!

Ye Xiu said to himself. But his eyes lit up. This time, Gao Yingjie finally made his move, seizing the moment when Yu Feng's character, Swordsman, turned to reposition himself. With an extremely low-altitude, short-distance fast shift, he entered Yu Feng's blind spot. Yu Feng was startled and quickly turned to attack, but Gao Yingjie was already one step faster. Mu En swung his broom, sweeping Yu Feng into the air.

Taking a risk, seizing an opportunity that wasn't quite an opportunity. This was a competition of reaction and hand speed. In this instant, Gao Yingjie showed his confidence, and with one move, he regained the initiative.

"Not bad," Ye Xiu said with a smile, but even more nervous and excited than him was Tiny Herb's captain, Wang Jiexi. He understood Gao Yingjie better, and he understood the importance of such a detail. If this opportunity were missed, it would be a setback in confidence for Gao Yingjie; if it succeeded, it would definitely be a consolidation of confidence. Even if Gao Yingjie lost again afterward, it wouldn't matter. At least he himself would be able to see the hope of winning, knowing that he had the strength to do so.

Gao Yingjie's subsequent performance was extremely encouraging to Wang Jiexi. The series of stormy, dazzling attacks showed no sign of fear. Clearly, Gao Yingjie was trying his best to win this match.

Of course, Wang Jiexi also hoped to see such a result, but unfortunately, Gao Yingjie's opponent showed the value that he should have as an All-Star level player. Relying on the fact that his Berserker class was more durable than the Witch class, and that his character's strength was completely superior to Mu En's, he eventually relied on patiently accumulating a damage advantage to wear down Gao Yingjie's Mu En.

Wang Jiexi was satisfied with this result. Because he believed that Gao Yingjie could also see that he didn't lose in terms of individual strength and technique, but in terms of his account character. If Gao Yingjie had used Wang Bu Liu Xing in this match, it might have been a different situation.

Yu Feng, who had worn down his opponent with the strength of his account character, was of course greatly depleted. In the second match, he continued to fight, but was quickly taken down by his opponent. Then, Blue Rain's second player came on, fully protecting the slight advantage that Yu Feng had built up in two consecutive matches, and smoothly killed his opponent.

The third match! Tiny Herb's final player, captain Wang Jiexi, took the stage. This god-level figure, with his god-level character, killed his opponent with almost no damage. And Blue Rain's third player was also their top player, Huang Shaotian.

Such god-level confrontations often occurred in the arena. The two strongest players being the main players in the arena was almost seen as an inevitable arrangement. This match was also something that the audience had been looking forward to for a long time.

The commentators and guests were also setting the atmosphere, one singing and the other harmonizing. This third game, whether it was an illusion or not, seemed to have a longer waiting period.

Battle start!

Before the two sides had even made contact on the map, a large amount of information was already scrolling across the public screen. Even during the traveling phase, how could Huang Shaotian remain silent? A long string of text, regardless of whether it was repetitive or not, poured out. However, trash talk wasn't effective for everyone. Wang Jiexi was clearly one of those with a high resistance to trash talk. He ignored Huang Shaotian's screen spamming and quietly controlled his Wang Bu Liu Xing, flying quickly towards his opponent's location.

Huang Shaotian seemed to be addicted to chatting, and didn't seize the time to face the enemy head-on, but instead slipped into a small alley on the side. By the time Wang Jiexi dragged him out, the screen spamming had been going on for three minutes...

But at this moment, the screen spamming suddenly stopped, and what flashed out was a sky full of sword light!

Wang Jiexi had been the one actively attacking, but when the two characters met, Huang Shaotian was the first to strike. And as soon as he struck, it was the Swordsman's ultimate move: Phantom Sword Dance.

Launching a big move without any setup was instead an excellent setup. Wang Jiexi clearly hadn't expected that Huang Shaotian, who had been playing hide-and-seek with him and sending some boring trash talk, seemed very patient, would actually be so reckless in his attack. This big move caught Wang Jiexi completely off guard.

He had finally found Troubling Rain, and was controlling his Wang Bu Liu Xing to swoop down from mid-air. But then he encountered sword light crashing towards him. Wang Jiexi was shocked, but he reacted instinctively, diving down. Wang Bu Liu Xing suddenly jumped up from his broom in mid-air, turned around, and jumped back on the broom, wanting to fly away from the dangerous situation.

As a result, Troubling Rain's sword light suddenly surged a bit more at this moment. Wang Bu Liu Xing, who had already turned, ultimately couldn't escape completely. The sword light touched him, and Wang Bu Liu Xing was frozen in mid-air, then swallowed up by the dazzling sword light. In the first round of engagement, Wang Jiexi suffered a big move from Huang Shaotian.

"Hmm, not bad," Ye Xiu nodded.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Chen Guo felt a bit uncomfortable with Ye Xiu's tone. Although Ye Xiu was her favorite god, Huang Shaotian, Wang Jiexi, and others had never been said to be weaker than him! This guy was commenting on gods of the same level with the tone of evaluating some rookies, and Chen Guo felt awkward no matter how she listened.

"What 'hey'?" Ye Xiu himself didn't feel anything.

"You, you, you..." Chen Guo "you'd" for a long time, not knowing how to say what she meant. In the end, she changed her tack and asked, "What do you think?"

"It's just the beginning." As soon as Ye Xiu finished speaking, the Phantom Sword Dance attack was over. With the strong blow from the last sword, Huang Shaotian slammed Wang Bu Liu Xing into the wall.

Wang Bu Liu Xing was stunned by the collision, and Troubling Rain was stunned by the retraction of the big move. But Huang Shaotian, who was good at calculation, had already calculated the duration of these two stuns. As soon as the stun ended, his Troubling Rain had already used a Triple Slash to rapidly dash in front of Wang Bu Liu Xing.

If he could really achieve a time difference where his character's stun had ended and Wang Bu Liu Xing would still be stunned for a while, that would undoubtedly be the best. But in the current situation, there was no possibility of achieving this. Huang Shaotian had already done his best, but even the best had such an opening, and Wang Jiexi wasn't someone who would casually miss an opening. As soon as the stun ended, Wang Bu Liu Xing had already ridden his broom and soared into the sky.

As a result, he heard a sword cry. Huang Shaotian had forcibly interrupted his Triple Slash, and a Rising Dragon Slash had broken through the air in the middle of his movement. Wang Jiexi's retreat was actually within his calculations. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)