Chapter 336: Three Gods, Five Emperors, Twelve Transcendent

Dormitory 4396 has undergone baptism after baptism by brothers; almost everyone in the same dormitory building has come by at least once, and there were even those who tried to climb over from the building opposite using a zip line. Ma Laoshi has fully exerted his ability as a social butterfly, welcoming and seeing off guests with ease, and he feels completely in his element.

Seeing Li Hao collapsed on his bed, exhausted and looking utterly listless, Ma Long could barely catch his breath from laughing. Truly, everyone has their own specialty; one man's poison is another man's meat.

"Hao Ge, it's fine, it'll be better in a few days. You have to give everyone some time to adjust," Wuzang comforted him. He is also someone who extremely enjoys quiet, and now the dormitory is like a vegetable market.

"Haha, look at you two and your lack of interest. Right now is the best time; our 4396 has become famous too. Awesome, right? Look, the brothers have given us a nickname: the 4396 Knights. We are the glory of this building!" Ma Long laughed, already starting to fantasize about the homecoming scenes after achieving success and graduating, visiting the glorious dormitory accompanied by school leaders—it would be best if Long Danni accompanied him.

"Ah, is that so? Am I included too?" Zuo Xiaotang also started browsing through it.

"That goes without saying, the four of us are holding up the team. Brothers, fame should be sought early; our opportunity has arrived. This S Tournament is the best time for us to make a name for ourselves!" Ma Long stood on a chair, pointing out the landscape and gesturing freely.

"Shouldn't we be a bit more low-key? Making a name for ourselves isn't easy, right?" Zuo Xiaotang was still relatively calm, even feeling that being this much in the spotlight might not necessarily be a good thing; his own shortcomings might be magnified.

"How is it not easy? The great god Puppet, the successor of the Wu Family, the genius Sniper, the supreme Lamp Dragon—with our strength, what is the S Tournament? We'll slaughter them all!" Ma Long was bursting with confidence. "You three are responsible for the slaughter, I'm responsible for the 'ga-ga' sounds."

Li Hao and the other two stared, dumbfounded, at the proud-faced Ma Long. Even Wuzang couldn't help but give a thumbs up; only Ma Laoshi could spout such nonsense.

Tianjing Martial Arts has completely blown up. The internet-famous Team Leader has turned into an internet-famous team, and Tianjing Martial Arts has also experienced what it's like to have star players. The school has started to maintain order, and the students of Tianjing Martial Arts have begun to police themselves because they don't want outsiders to interfere with the team's preparation. The current Tianjing Martial Arts is unprecedentedly united, and the students' confidence is at an all-time high; their goal for the S Tournament has been raised from merely entering the main tournament to securing a top-four finish and contending for the championship.

This made Long Danni, upon hearing the news, doubt for a moment if she had been too conservative. She didn't expect Puppet to have such influence in the minds of the students; she felt she should add more burden to a certain ordinary person—he still had potential to be tapped.

For these past two days, Li Hao hasn't been able to have a moment of peace, to the point where A Youyou has had to avoid him, fearing that with so many eyes, her cover might be blown.

"Xiao Tong, it's fine, it's fine. I know it's not Lao San. Knowing is knowing, it's not a big deal, and it's not a big deal even if they know," Li Hao laughed.

Within a single day, he has already received N number of messages on his Skycom. Damn it, he needs to get a plan with free incoming calls. Even his boss called him, hinting at things he couldn't understand.

"Second Brother, it must be Xilian. This guy likes to play dirty and wants to interfere with your preparation. You must not be distracted," Ye Tong said righteously. "Our Earth must crush the Moon this time and take back the Glory that belongs to us!"

Li Hao was caught between laughter and tears. "You're becoming more and more like Lao San lately. How is it, have you grown any taller recently?"

"What growth, you sound so old-fashioned. I'm striving to enter the Flowing Heart Martial Arts before the S Tournament starts. You'd better not run into us; I can't beat you, but beating Tianjing Martial Arts is still possible!" Ye Tong was still as haughty as ever.

Seeing Ye Tong so confident and high-spirited, Li Hao felt relieved.

Ding-dong.

Perkins: Li Ge, I swear on Depuya's hair that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me.

Perkins was truly anxious. Which bastard is so undisciplined? His own mouth is truly loose, but he is not that kind of person.

Luo Bi, Aofei, Yan Peng, and others were all indignant. Kevin even went to investigate Huonan specifically, but ended up with nothing. Li Hao, however, was quite indifferent; it was impossible to keep it hidden forever, and he was a person who just went with the flow anyway.

The good news is that A Youyou has moved back into the school, and Li Hao is incredibly happy, but Sheng Man and the others don't like it. However, they are girls, so they have to keep up appearances. Even if they don't do it very well, Li Hao can't tell, though this certainly couldn't escape Ma Laoshi's sharp eyes. But he would play dumb; on one side is his girlfriend, on the other are his brothers, so he can only remain neutral.

Sheng Man and the others have some opinions about A Youyou. On one hand, it's because of Tan Ziyuan, and on the other, she wasn't usually proactive, so why did she show up now that she knows Li Hao is Puppet? Plus, it's a bit of a distraction for the preparation.

The appearance of Puppet is quite a morale booster. The Earth EMP war zone naturally gave it the front page; what they were most worried about was that Puppet might be from another war zone. Once that was confirmed, it would just depend on his S Tournament performance. In any case, increasing the war zone's strength is an absolute good thing.

As for the reactions from other war zones, they were very strange. The fact that Puppet is the Tianjing Team Leader has had the highest sustained heat (it seems it was Titan). In Mars and the Moon, apart from being very lively at the beginning, it quickly calmed down. After learning the truth about Puppet, the Martians and Moon People were instead relieved, and their confidence suddenly surged.

Although Romero lost, the Martians all know that Romero is definitely at the Flowing Heart Martial Arts combat level. However, in that match, he only used Burning Will. This is a habit of S Tournament players; they treat matches that others take very seriously as training to improve themselves, not caring about external fame, and only strike with full force during the S Tournament. Exposing Puppet actually made Romero popular. This kind of demeanor and attitude of being indifferent to fame and wealth is what it means to be Martian, because the Martians have only one goal: the S Tournament championship!

At times like this, Huonan is never absent. The one driving the narrative is Huonan, who highly praised Romero's attitude while belittling the Earthlings' bad habit of liking to show off. If Puppet were really just a streamer, that would be one thing, as the show effect was maximized. But for an S Tournament player, not thinking about how to improve oneself but only thinking about opening a smurf account to get famous shows that his vision and goals are limited. However, thinking that Tianjing Martial Arts is a bottom-tier team, it's normal for them to be short-sighted.

Unlike the belittling from Mars, the Moon is more curious. After the curiosity, they look at their own Galaxy, Eternal, and Hailong, and suddenly feel full of happiness. Whether it's Puppet or a human doll, they feel that at most, it's just a Round of 16 level of strength.

Not long after, the S Tournament officials began to release the pre-tournament ratings, commonly known as individual combat power values. Especially for players entering the S Tournament for the first time, it's an opportunity to become famous overnight. Everyone on the list has the chance to shine in the tournament.

First are the top ten for each combat position, generally dominated by players who specialize in one position, such as Yan Peng, Depuya, and the others.

The most significant part is the position-independent individual comprehensive combat power rating, the T-Tier rating, with a total of three tiers. The first tier has 3 people, the second tier 5 people, and the third tier 16 people. These players are currently recognized by the officials as the strongest individual players and are all top-tier talents.

The fans of the Solar System immediately gave this lineup a nickname: Three Gods, Five Emperors, Twelve Transcendent.

Three Gods: War God Fan Liweite, Heavenly King Maxis, Wolf King Basta;

Five Emperors: Nine-Headed Dragon Chao Qinglong, Lone Wolf Romero, Yintai Dumela, Blood Rose Aofei, Heavenly Machine Laika;

The Three Gods need no introduction: three S Tournament champions who are also S Tournament MVPs, idols in the spotlight, true super combatants, and active champions. Moreover, whoever wins the championship will become an unprecedented double champion, cementing their status as the number one Mecha king of the younger generation.

The Five Emperors are those who have maintained top-tier standards in the Four Great Federations for years and possess the strength to contend for the championship. On the Earth side, Chao Qinglong and Aofei are the representatives, quite stable, and also poised for action this year. On the Mars side, Romero is very strong, while Titan's Dumela is the final trump card of TAS. Heavenly Machine Laika is the leader of the New Big Dipper in the post-Li Xiangshan era.

The Twelve Transcendent are powerful players selected who have the potential to create miracles in this tournament, second only to the previous eight.

Twelve Transcendent: Lomachenko, Duanwu, Ji Yuguang, Milner, Huang Chao, Guibian, Sabisen, Li Xiangshan, Gangbilius, Jie Yan, Xilian, Li Hao.

The first nine are all old faces, the pillars of the major federations. The three newly added are quite interesting; all are participating in the S Tournament for the first time, yet possess super strong records within their federations.

Jie Yan, a 15-year-old Martian Warrior, is recognized within ROM as the successor to the post-Three Wolves era.

Xilian, a Moon Warrior, comes from an NUP powerhouse and possesses many dazzling halos. There isn't much record data, but he led the Hailong Team to win first place in the Mid-Season Tournament. He belongs to the intelligent type of warrior, and the Moon gives him a very high rating.

Li Hao, an Earth Warrior, is from Tianjing Martial Arts, which is not particularly outstanding, and he himself has no particularly sensational official competition results. However, he created a streaming miracle in EMP, playing with the ID "Puppet" and achieving a terrifyingly long winning streak, during which he defeated many S Tournament players. Although streaming-type matches cannot represent the strongest combat power, such a winning streak was still recognized by the officials, so he was allowed to enter the Twelve Transcendent. This is also the highest recognition from the EMP officials for this internet celebrity. According to standard practice, he would at most enter the ranks of the Supernova, so this is considered an exception, after all, it is his first time participating in the S Tournament.

At the same time, thirty people were selected as S Tournament Supernovas, which also means the most anticipated newcomers of this S Tournament. This carries a lot of weight; they are all top-tier talents participating for the first time. Being able to stand out from the Four Great Federations is itself a very difficult thing. Ye Tong from the North Caro tournament and Wuzang from Tianjing Martial Arts are both among them. Of course, the Supernovas from the Moon and Mars still occupy the absolute majority.

These people are the one-in-ten-thousand strong among the countless warriors of humanity, fighting for their own and their team's Glory in the S Tournament.