Chapter 53

In Sun Li's personal training ground.

"Mr. Tian." Sun Li stopped practicing archery and looked at the silver-haired young man on the other end of the communication.

"Wang Yi has given us a definite response," the silver-haired young man said.

"She's confirmed? Is she coming to our Golden Phoenix team?" Sun Li asked, feeling a bit nervous. Although substitutes still receive sufficient pay, participating in the Spark Cup would draw much more attention, increasing popularity and audience rewards.

"She explicitly rejected us," the silver-haired young man said, "Not just us, but also the invitations from the other four major groups."

"Oh?" Sun Li felt relieved but also curious, "Then which team did she join?"

"She said it's confidential and will be officially announced at 8 PM tonight," the silver-haired young man said, "Forget about her. You are our main player and our ace archer. The Spark Cup depends on your performance."

Sun Li confidently said, "Mr. Tian, you'll see my performance then."

The silver-haired young man nodded and ended the communication.

"Hahaha... I knew it. She's the top-ranked archer with the highest popularity, how easy would it be to invite her?" Sun Li smiled smugly, "Everything is as I expected."

"However, she rejected all five major groups. Which team did she join?" Sun Li was curious, "I'll check her live stream at 8 PM tonight."

...

That night at 8 PM.

Sun Li entered Wang Yi's live stream through the spectator platform.

Sitting in the stands, Sun Li was amazed by the crowd: "Wang Yi's popularity is truly terrifying. Tonight, she's announcing the team she's joining, and the number of viewers in her live stream has already exceeded ten million! This is what a top-three streamer looks like. Why is my popularity so low?"

"In terms of skill, I'm not bad. But my popularity just won't rise." Sun Li felt both envious and helpless.

Being skilled doesn't necessarily mean high live stream popularity.

Like Yang Qingshuo, who puts a lot of effort into his live stream and entertains the audience, Wang Xiangu is ranked in the top 100 in Xia Country. But his online viewers usually number in the thousands, at most barely reaching ten thousand.

Compared to Wang Yi... a thousand times the difference!

Sun Li's live stream popularity is even worse than Yang Qingshuo's. Mainly because his live streams are too dull, he doesn't talk much, and he's not very handsome, naturally making him less attractive.

"I told everyone that at 8 PM tonight, I would officially announce the team I'm joining." Wang Yi, wearing a custom-made green robe with fiery red patterns, smiled and pointed to her clothes, "This is the uniform of my current team."

"Uniform?"

"None of the most famous teams have this uniform?"

"This uniform looks quite nice."

The audience discussed and speculated about the team's name.

Wang Yi smiled and said, "Now, let's welcome my five teammates!"

Cheers!

Five figures appeared beside Wang Yi.

The beautiful and slender Li Miaomiao, the reserved Xu Jingming, the handsome and elegant Heng Fang, the young and handsome Yang Qingshuo, and the towering Liu Chongyuan, all wearing the team uniform.

"It's Miaomiao!"

"Ah, Miaomiao!" Many viewers were excited and shouted, as Li Miaomiao has millions of loyal fans. While Xu Jingming has many followers, they are mostly casual fans.

"Miaomiao, a low-star Radiant player, can join a team?"

"Substitutes can be as low as Radiant level."

"That's Xu Jingming!"

"In the first god-level battle, Xu Jingming was the most outstanding. But he gradually became average. The other three, Heng Fang and Yang Qingshuo, are somewhat famous. Who is that big guy? I've never seen him before."

"Liu Chongyuan! Also a god-level expert, but less famous."

Various discussions continued.

Wang Yi smiled and said, "This is someone you all definitely know. She is my idol and a talented singer... our Miaomiao!"

"It's an honor to serve as the team manager," Li Miaomiao smiled and said to the audience, "I will also be a substitute player."

"These four are our main players," Wang Yi moved to the side of the team and quickly introduced them, "This big guy is Liu Chongyuan, this handsome one is Heng Fang, this is the youngest, Yang Qingshuo, and this... is our wise and brave captain, Xu Jingming."

Xu Jingming, Yang Qingshuo, Heng Fang, and Liu Chongyuan all smiled at the audience, with Liu Chongyuan being the most nervous, as he had never participated in a world martial arts competition and had never been in the spotlight.

"Ms. Yi, you're making me a bit embarrassed," Xu Jingming smiled, "But being able to invite Ms. Yi to join our Pearwood team before the Spark Cup registration deadline has been a great surprise for our entire team."

"I should thank the captain for the invitation," Wang Yi said. She is 35 years old, the oldest in the team. Technically, Liu Chongyuan is the same age, but Liu Chongyuan was born in December, while Wang Yi was born in January.

"Thank you, Ms. Yi, for calling me the most handsome in the team," Heng Fang smiled, "In future battles, I will definitely eliminate the enemy first to protect Ms. Yi."

"I will also protect Ms. Yi," Liu Chongyuan said.

"I'll handle the enemy assassin," Yang Qingshuo said.

...

While the team members chatted, among the countless viewers, there were also many observant individuals.

"Wang Yi joined Xu Jingming's team, interesting," a tall, short-haired woman watched the scene and stood up.

"We invited her, but she didn't want to join. In the end, she chose a team centered around her," Sun Yuting also stood up, "Sister Qing, we have Aoyuan in our team now. I believe Aoyuan will be even better than Wang Yi in the future."

"I still have a gap compared to Sister Yi," Aoyuan is a chubby young girl.

If Wang Yi is the leader of the national team, having won three Olympic archery championships, then Aoyuan is the rising star. She won the Olympic archery championship at the age of 17 last year, making her the youngest in the team.

"The most important thing is that we have a master," Dai Xiaqing also stood up. She admires her senior brother Xu Jingming and her master Zhang Qing equally.

Master Zhang Qing, the most legendary figure in women's martial arts!

...

"So, she chose Jingming's team?" The short and plump Tie Lianyun watched the scene. As one of the three major martial arts legends in Xia Country, Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang have become myths, ranking in the top five globally. Only he... is struggling to maintain his top-five position domestically.

In Xia Country, Liu Hai, Lei Yunfang, and Zhou Yi are definitely the top three! Even Zhang Qing and Xiong Tianshan are considered by many to be stronger than him.

Tie Lianyun has been harboring a grudge.

"I will prove that I am worthy of being mentioned alongside Master Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang." Tie Lianyun stood up and left alone.

...

"Haha, Old Xu, your son is quite capable, managing to invite the strongest female archer in Xia Country," the handsome middle-aged man 'Dai Tongda,' who bears a resemblance to Dai Xiaqing, laughed.

"He's also your disciple," Xu Hong, who had evolved and now looks like a middle-aged man, seemed like a fierce tiger. After practicing the tiger pounce for forty years, the spirit of the tiger is deeply ingrained in him.

Xu Hong nodded, "With Wang Yi, Jingming's team is complete and can go further in the Spark Cup."

"Let's go, we need to train," Dai Tongda stood up, "We old guys need to train well. If we get beaten by the young ones in the Spark Cup, it would be embarrassing."

"Yes, we need to show these young ones that old ginger is still the spiciest," Xu Hong also stood up, and the two old friends left to train.