“The match between Xingxin and 301 has ended. Xingxin won.”

During the live broadcast of the Samsara versus Hundred Blossoms match, Pan Lin received the results of the important match and immediately announced it on the program.

“Xingxin won!” Li Yibo exclaimed, his tone filled with sorrow. Pan Lin didn't respond, sighing softly before continuing to focus on the match.

Xingxin's victory would normally be good news for Hundred Blossoms, but unfortunately, they failed to seize the opportunity this time. In the team competition against Samsara, Hundred Blossoms was clearly at a disadvantage. They were now fighting a five-on-four battle, with one less player. It seemed impossible to achieve a double kill against Samsara in the regular season.

Would there be a turning point?

Pan Lin and Li Yibo watched in silence. Without a miraculous turnaround, there seemed to be no need for commentary at this point.

“How’s the Wind Howl match?” Li Yibo suddenly asked.

“Not over yet.” Pan Lin had been occasionally monitoring the news from that side, but all he knew was that the match was still ongoing, without any further details.

The match continued, and as another player from Hundred Blossoms fell, the chances of the anticipated turning point decreased.

Pan Lin sighed again.

Hundred Blossoms had tried their best, striving to maintain hope against a powerhouse like Samsara. They finally managed to snatch 2 points in the individual competition, surpassing Wind Howl and seizing the initiative.

But fate played another joke on them. They gained the initiative but couldn't hold onto it. In the end, they could only watch the results of the Tiny Herb versus Wind Howl match.

The result never came, and the match between Samsara and Hundred Blossoms ended.

6 to 4. It wasn't a brilliant victory for Samsara, but the venue became a sea of joy.

The 38th round of matches had finally concluded, and Samsara had accumulated 319 points, leading the standings from the first round and never being overtaken. They had secured the regular season championship four rounds in advance, but out of respect, they refrained from excessive celebrations. But now, with all 38 rounds completed, there was nothing to hold back. Since this was Samsara's home stadium, the ceremony to celebrate the regular season championship was already prepared. It erupted even before the match was completely over.

The players of Hundred Blossoms shook hands with the Samsara players amid such cheers. The Samsara players were considerate enough to wave their fists and celebrate their victory, the victory of the entire 38 rounds, with the Samsara fans only after greeting the Hundred Blossoms players.

“We are the champions!”

The classic song by Queen played in the venue. The fans shouted the slogan, which was a reality in the regular season and a beautiful blessing for the upcoming playoffs.

The Hundred Blossoms players walked off the stage in disappointment in this atmosphere. No one would think too much about the losers, and Hundred Blossoms was no stranger to tasting defeat in such grand celebrations. Their predecessors had walked off the highest stage of the finals with such disappointment three times.

“Is it over?” The players who had just finished the match didn't know the result of the other match. After asking, they learned that the team competition between Tiny Herb and Wind Howl was still going on.

“Is there still hope?”

Everyone still had hope, but the feeling of being completely unable to touch hope with their own hands was terrible. They were like fish on a chopping board, just waiting foolishly.

What would happen?

Their eyes were filled with anticipation, anxiety, and many other emotions.

Until the moment the final news arrived.

“We’re in,” said the person who received the news first.

“Really?” Yu Feng breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed into the player's seat on the sidelines. The nerve that had been strained for so long finally relaxed at this moment.

“We’re in?” Someone was still making a final confirmation.

“Yes, we’re in. We’re in! Wind Howl lost to Tiny Herb. We’re ahead by 1 point and into the playoffs!” The person who got the news said excitedly.

The people of Hundred Blossoms looked at each other.

Excitement? Joy?

It didn't seem like it at this time.

After fate favored them, they felt a sense of relief, as if they had escaped death.

During the ongoing live broadcast, Pan Lin and Li Yibo had also received this news.

“I didn’t expect such a dramatic result,” Pan Lin said.

“Yes, in the end, none of the three teams that had to win the final team competition managed to win. So the score remained unchanged,” Li Yibo said.

“We can't say it remained unchanged,” Pan Lin said with a smile. “Before this round, Wind Howl was eighth and Hundred Blossoms was ninth. But Hundred Blossoms scored 4 points in this round and finally surpassed Wind Howl, squeezing into the top eight.”

“It’s a pity that Wind Howl failed to enter the playoffs,” Li Yibo said.

“But they are still young, so let’s hope they keep working hard next year!” Pan Lin said.

As for this season, it ended just like that...

The Tiny Herb venue was not as lively as the Samsara venue. After all, for Tiny Herb, they had just finished a match that was irrelevant to their position in the standings. They didn't need to celebrate entering the playoffs. The venue was like the end of a very ordinary match, with applause for both teams. But under the applause, there was a team of people who were the most disappointed in this round of matches.

They lost, it was over.

The Wind Howl team knew the ending the moment the match ended. They were the team that had to win in this round, and without a win, they would have no chance. But in the end, they lost.

Especially when they knew that 301 and Hundred Blossoms had lost in the other two matches, Wind Howl felt even more frustrated. The opportunity had appeared, but unfortunately, they failed to seize it.

It was the 38th round of the regular season, and the Wind Howl team ended their tenth season. They failed to enter the playoffs, which was a complete failure for a team that had shouted the slogan of winning the championship. They didn't expect their summer to end so early. They didn't know what to do next. Everyone's face was blank as they silently left the stadium. A season of hard work, a season of struggle, had all returned to the starting point.

The results of the ten matches in the 38th round gradually came out, and this would determine the final ranking of the season, as well as the playoff matchups.

The live broadcast of the match had not ended and was waiting for this moment. After the results of the last match came out, Pan Lin and Li Yibo quickly sorted out the materials in their hands and gave a simple broadcast of the final results of the entire season.

The Samsara team, with 319 points, ultimately became the regular season champion of the tenth season.

Second place was Team Tyranny, with 278 points. They weren't as strong as they were last season, and they even started this season amid a lot of questions, but after 38 rounds, they quietly surpassed other teams to rank second.

Blue Rain was in third place, only 1 point behind Team Tyranny. Their positions with Team Tyranny had changed several times, and until this last round, they were still 1 point behind Team Tyranny.

Tiny Herb had 270 points, ranking fourth; fifth was Thunderclap with 254 points, followed by Xingxin, 301, and Hundred Blossoms, the three teams that finally secured their entry into the playoffs after the last round.

Wind Howl was unfortunately one point behind in ninth place, Void was tenth, and Misty Rain was eleventh. After that were Miracle, Royal Wind, He Wu, Yizhan, Radiant, Overcloud, and Bright Green. Bright Green and Seaside were the only two teams this season that failed to score over 100 points and were ultimately eliminated.

It's over!

For the teams after the top eight, the tenth season was completely over. But the top eight teams will embark on the final battle after this. According to the league's consistent matchup chart, everyone could already list the playoff matchups by looking at the rankings of these eight teams.

“The first-ranked Samsara will face Hundred Blossoms in the first round of the playoffs,” Pan Lin announced the first group of opponents.

“This is really… the two teams just finished the last round, and then they have to play two or even three rounds in the playoffs,” Li Yibo said.

“Then there’s Team Tyranny against 301, Blue Rain against Xingxin, and Tiny Herb against Thunderclap,” Pan Lin said.

“Yes, after that, the winner of Samsara and Hundred Blossoms will face the winner of Tiny Herb against Thunderclap; the winner of Team Tyranny against 301 will face the winner of Blue Rain against Xingxin. Finally, the two winning teams will compete in the final,” Li Yibo added, completing the entire playoff bracket.

“Director Li, can you predict the final trend of the playoffs?” Pan Lin asked.

“Haha, that’s hard to say. Once it comes to the playoffs, everything in the regular season has lost its value, especially since the playoffs now have a different format, so it’s even harder to use the performance of the regular season to predict. Take Team Tyranny for example. They were once questioned in the regular season, but now everyone knows that they deliberately saved their strength for the playoffs. In this case, what will Team Tyranny be like in the playoffs? It’s impossible to say,” Li Yibo said.

“What about the Xingxin team? Director Li, what do you think? This team actually made it into the playoffs in their first season, which is unprecedented. Director Li, how far do you think they can go?” Pan Lin said.

Li Yibo's liver trembled. Xingxin was something he dared not predict!

“Uh, Xingxin… You say they’re a new team, but they’re old wine in a new bottle. Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, Fang Rui, just the three of them have more playoff experience than the other seven teams combined. But other than that, it’s all rookies. This kind of mixed team is really unseen before, and I’m also looking forward to seeing how they play,” Li Yibo said.

“Haha, Xingxin just finished their press conference. The reporters asked about the playoffs, guess how Ye Xiu answered.”

“How did he answer?” Li Yibo said.

“He said, ‘We’ve come this far, I won’t be thrown off again,’” Pan Lin said.

“Ha, let's hope so!” Li Yibo laughed.