Merging with Demon Spirits

Juxing Building.

This is the office location of Juxing Club, as well as the main training ground for Juxing Team.

Before the fusion of the Land of Chaos, starting from six o’clock, thousands of fans would come here every day.

Some would watch match videos, while others hoped for a chance encounter with their favorite professional players.

If they could get a signature and photo, it would be the best thing.

However, this past week, the Juxing Building has been devoid of fervent fans and the usual events, with the doors even locked for several days, making it feel very desolate.

Today is one of the rare lively days, with people coming and going from time to time.

"Captain Ye!"

As the doorman bowed, Ye Xing nodded and entered the Juxing Building first.

Yun Tianqi followed leisurely behind.

This is the place Ye Xing is most familiar with. After graduating from college, he spent nearly ten years with more than half of his time here.

Much more time than he spent at home.

But just a few days after returning here, his mindset has undergone a dramatic change.

If nothing unexpected happens, he won’t appear here anymore.

"Ye Xing!"

"Yun Tianqi!"

"Captain Ye!"

When Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi arrived, many of the professional players in the lobby came up to greet them.

However, some pretended not to see and chose to ignore them.

Since the fusion of the Land of Chaos, this past week, the entire nation has been questioning the existence of the Glory Alliance, mocking and cursing professional players.

Compared to them, Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi were not affected at all, with their popularity even higher.

Although there is no conflict between them, such a stark contrast naturally makes Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi unpopular.

Even though the professional players know this has nothing to do with Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi, they still feel jealous and dissatisfied.

Coupled with the league being unstable and Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi have already retired, many feel there’s no need to care about them.

Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi don’t mind the change in attitude from the surrounding people, even the club elders feel this way, let alone opponents.

If it weren’t for hearing that this meeting is important and closely related to them, they wouldn’t have appeared here.

They’ve already retired, regardless of whether the league is good or bad, how it develops, it has nothing to do with them.

Their current goals and vision are completely different from the surrounding professional players.

"Wang Yu, why is it so lively today? Why aren’t you going up?" Ye Xing asked a young man.

The young man is one of the mainstays of the Juxing Team, also in the Warrior profession, and Ye Xing has taken care of him in the past, his attitude towards Ye Xing hasn’t changed, and he even admires him more.

"I don’t know either, it was a sudden notification of a meeting, with no information at all, the upper echelons of ten clubs are here, along with quite a few S-level clubs."

Wang Yu shook his head and said helplessly, "We also want to go up, but we don’t have the qualifications!"

"Qualifications? What do you mean?" Ye Xing asked, somewhat puzzled.

Isn’t this reform related to them?

Wang Yu is one of the mainstays of the team, being a mainstay isn’t a minor role, yet he doesn’t have the qualifications?

"Take a look at that person and you’ll understand."

Wang Yu pointed to a direction and said.

The two looked over to see a young man in his thirties standing at the elevator entrance fifteen meters away, holding a phone and talking.

"Is it Xu Ang?"

Looking at the young man’s profile, Yun Tianqi somewhat uncertainly said.

Xu Ang was the captain of the Fenghuo Team, and a top-ten All-Star.

But if memory serves, he retired seven years ago. After retiring, he disappeared from sight, with no commercial activities. It’s rumored he’s been working to break through Spirit King for the past two years, so why did he suddenly appear here?

"Not just him, you’ll understand when you go up!" Wang Yu said.

Not just one?

Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi exchanged a glance, both puzzled.

At this moment on the top floor, a group of people were standing in front of the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, looking down at the lobby and discussing with each other.

"Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi are here too, the people are almost all gathered."

"Haven’t seen them in a while, heard they’re quite popular recently!"

"They’re already popular, alright? Among the top ten All-Stars, their popularity should be the highest, especially with their recent brilliant achievements."

"Why is Yun Tianqi with Ye Xing?"

"Heard they’ve both joined Lin Feng’s team, so being together is normal."

"Lin Feng’s team? Certainly brilliant achievements, but still young, once they go beyond the Space Gate, it’s all for nothing!"

"Indeed, without becoming a King, it’s meaningless!"

In the midst of the discussion, Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing arrived at the elevator entrance, at this time Xu Ang was still talking on the phone, with a somewhat agitated tone, seemingly not in a good mood.

"Senior..."

To show respect, Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing were about to greet him, but Xu Ang merely glanced at them before shifting his gaze and continued on the phone.

"Hehe!"

Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi exchanged glances, and almost simultaneously chuckled, their laughter filled with disdain and mockery.

Clearly, they didn’t give Xu Ang any face.

Perhaps hearing the laughter, Xu Ang shifted his gaze, his eyes filled with anger, but this time, it was his turn to be ignored.

Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing didn’t spare him another glance and directly entered the elevator.

The moment they stepped out of the elevator, Ye Xing finally understood why Wang Yu had somewhat self-deprecatingly said he was unqualified.

There were more than thirty people on the top floor, and besides him and Yun Tianqi, all ten All-Star players of this round were present, including Xie Yixiao.

However, this time, they were not the main characters.

Xie Yixiao and others were gathered around a group of people, all familiar faces. Almost all of them were All-Star players from the previous or the one before last round.

They chatted and laughed among themselves, while Xie Yixiao and a few could only occasionally chime in, smile, and act as listeners.

The arrival of Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing momentarily paused the laughter.

As seniors, they scrutinized Ye Xing and Yun Tianqi with assessing gazes, creating a somewhat tense atmosphere.

Under such scrutiny, Yun Tianqi and Ye Xing’s expressions changed slightly, feeling considerable pressure.

The people before them were their seniors; they had grown up watching their matches, and some of them were idols in their youth.

As All-Star players of the previous and the one before last round, these seniors’ talent and fame were no less than theirs, and their strength even surpassed them.

Although these seniors had yet to break through to King level, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that ordinary Martial King level fighters wouldn’t be their match.

"The two big heroes have finally arrived!"

Amidst the awkward atmosphere, a young man with a crew cut, strong build, and wearing a black suit spoke with a smile.

The young man was wearing a white vest and black trousers, with a silver earring on his left ear, his physique even more robust than Ye Xing’s, with explosion-like muscles typically seen in professional bodybuilders.

"Captain Zhang!"

Seeing the young man, Ye Xing was very surprised. After realizing it, he said with a somewhat respectful tone.

"Zhang Junhao!"

Yun Tianqi’s gaze was equally surprised, muttering to himself.

This seemingly bodybuilding big man wasn’t a nobody; he was a former All-Star player and captain of the Juxing Team, from whom Ye Xing inherited the captain’s badge.

Zhang Junhao, nicknamed "Brother Hao," was famous for his big muscles and white vest. It seemed nothing had changed over the years.

When Ye Xing first joined the Alliance, Zhang Junhao took good care of him, hence Ye Xing’s respectful tone.

Besides Zhang Junhao, Yun Tianqi also saw many familiar faces, all of whom were former star players of the Glory Alliance.

Among these familiar faces, a slender, handsome youth with a rather cold demeanor caught his attention.

"Zhao Zhou!" Yun Tianqi clenched his fist slightly.

Zhao Zhou, like Zhang Junhao, was also a former All-Star player. Among all, Yun Tianqi was most familiar with him.

Because Zhao Zhou was the former captain of the Thunder Team, also a captain in Yun Tianqi’s past, but their relationship was far from friendly.

There was also quite a bit of animosity!

As if sensing Yun Tianqi’s gaze, Zhao Zhou glanced at him coldly, his lips curling slightly, a hint of mockery and provocation.

"What’s the Glory Alliance up to? Why gather all these people?"

Ignoring Zhao Zhou’s provocation, Yun Tianqi looked at the tightly shut conference room door in the distance, puzzled.

For this round, all ten All-Star players were present.

From the previous round, seven were present.

From the one before last, four were present.

A total of 21 All-Star players!

With All-Star players from three rounds gathered, along with some top-level players, what’s the plan?

These former All-Star players were all in the Lingyun Realm, level nine Demon Spirit Masters, supposedly preparing to break through to King Realm, yet could the alliance’s reform have anything to do with them?

"Brother Ye."

Xie Yixiao greeted Ye Xing, sounding a bit polite. Being apart for a few days, the two seemed much estranged.

"Yi Xiao." Ye Xing nodded in response, not engaging in small talk.

"It’s been five years since the last time, hasn’t it!" Zhang Junhao slowly walked over, reaching out to pat Ye Xing’s shoulder, asking.

Ye Xing’s eyes showed a bit of sentimentality: "Yes, it’s been five years. The last time we met was at an event opening."

"You’ve been performing well lately, I’ve heard about it. It’s a pity, if I wasn’t focused on breaking through to the King level, I would have entered the Land of Chaos too, so we could have fought together."

Zhang Junhao said with some regret.

Ye Xing smiled but said nothing.

Apart from him and Yun Tianqi, there were no more than three people here about to enter the Land of Chaos; randomly joining the conversation could offend people.

"Captain Zhang, why are you back?"

Ye Xing curiously asked.

"I don’t know either; Minister Zhou informed me yesterday, said there’s a plan, and since I was free, I came over."

Zhang Junhao said, "This time, we might have the chance to fight together!"

"Fight together?"

Just as Ye Xing was about to continue asking, suddenly there was a crashing sound beside him; for some reason, Yun Tianqi and Zhao Zhou had started fighting.