The King's Avatar: The Sword Immortal Returns

Chapter 135 The Grand Finals! Crush them!!!

As for the second half of the match between Team Happy and Team Super Soldier, there was no suspense. A team whose morale has been crushed is soulless. Before Ye Xiu and Mo Qian even appeared on the stage in the second half, Baozi, Tang Rou, Qianqian, and others had already taken care of the entire opposing team.

Ye Xiu and Mo Qian didn't play in the subsequent team matches because the outcome was already decided—even if the Super Soldier Squad defeated the entire Happy Team, it wouldn't matter much to Happy Team, because they still didn't have enough points and Happy Team would still win.

Fortunately, Baozi and Tang Rou did not disappoint Ye Xiu and Mo Qian. Although they didn't completely defeat the Super Soldier Squad and lost by three points,
But the outcome was good. After all, you can't expect Tang Rou to completely crush her opponents right now; that would be unrealistic.

Ye Xiu looked at his little apprentice Tang Rou with a face full of satisfaction. Although Tang Rou had always refused to call Ye Xiu "Master," Ye Xiu had long regarded her as his last disciple.

Tang Rou perfectly showcased her style in this team competition, while also remaining integrated with the team, which is crucial and exactly the style Ye Xiu wanted to see.

Ye Xiu's request wasn't difficult at all. He simply hoped his little apprentice wouldn't follow Sun Xiang's example. Sun Xiang's style was so bad that Ye Xiu would explode if he even glanced at it.

Sun Xiang's style is extremely reckless and lacks any tactical approach; you could say it's a typical case of "his skills not matching his ambitions." Sun Xiang has big ambitions, which is evident from his constant desire to make plays.
He was too eager to make plays, too eager to fight, even going into situations where he shouldn't have, which led to repeated losses, despite his impressive stats.
Uninformed viewers might have thought it was Sun Xiang's teammates who were incompetent, but the real problem was Sun Xiang himself – his style was too strong, so strong that it overwhelmed the team's style.
However, everyone knows that Honor of Kings is a team game, and the essence of team games is to stay connected. Sun Xiang made every single mistake that a team game shouldn't make. It wasn't just a matter of the team being disconnected; more importantly, Sun Xiang clearly didn't intend to cooperate with his teammates at all.
The real reason could be that Sun Xiang is simply not suited to be the captain. A captain is supposed to lead his team. If you always want everyone to be your background, how are the others supposed to fight?
Other teams play five-on-five, but with Team Excellent Era, Sun Xiang treats his teammates like enemies, aiming for a one-on-nine fight. However, the rest of Team Excellent Era is left with a four-on-six situation because of a terrible player on their team.

On the day of the competition, Xiao Shiqin did only one thing for the next two days.
Fair! Fair! It's fucking fair!
Xiao Shiqin immediately saw where the problem lay with Team Excellent Era: Sun Xiang was their biggest weakness.

Once Sun Xiang's weakness is eliminated, Team Excellent Era's strength will definitely reach a new level. That's why Xiao Shiqin has been having long talks with Sun Xiang whenever he has the chance these past few days.

They discussed life philosophies together. Sun Xiang was extremely arrogant towards others, but he was still able to listen to Xiao Shiqin.
Who is Xiao Shiqin? He is one of the leading figures of the "Golden Age" and also one of the four great tactical masters. He led the Thunder team, which was originally an unpopular team in the league, to rise to prominence. He is known for his precise operation and unique targeted tactics, making the Thunder team's existence impossible for many powerhouse teams to ignore.
However, Xiao Shiqin always believed that he was dragging down the Thunder team, which was why he joined the Excellent Era team, wanting to give himself and the Thunder team a chance to breathe. Xiao Shiqin underestimated his own abilities.
With Xiao Shiqin's abilities, leading the Thunder team shouldn't have been a problem at all. It's just that he overthought things, and ended up getting caught up in his own internal struggles—simply put, he was too stubborn. All the players on Thunder Team 2 believed in Xiao Shiqin's ability to lead them to victory, but there was nothing they could do if he didn't believe in himself.

Xiao Shiqin finally managed to persuade Sun Xiang to come back over the past few days. Sun Xiang promised Xiao Shiqin that he would not act unilaterally in this competition and would follow the rhythm.
This put Xiao Shiqin at ease. However, what Xiao Shiqin didn't know was that Ye Xiu had never thought of targeting Sun Xiang in this match. What's the point of targeting that reckless Sun Xiang? Does Sun Xiang even need to be targeted?
Sun Xiang: ...Are you being polite?
The biggest benefit would still be from taking down Xiao Shiqin. If they could get rid of him, everything would be fine. This is no joke. Xiao Shiqin's coordination with Team Excellent Era is definitely problematic, and even if he practiced with them every day in such a short time, he wouldn't make much progress.

Teamwork is sometimes the hardest skill to master, and unfortunately, Ye Xiu and Mo Qian's teamwork is among the best in the league.

There's another duo in the league that can rival the teamwork of Mo Qian and Ye Xiu: the "Void Twins" of the Void Team. It's important to note that what makes the "Void Twins" comparable to Ye Xiu and Mo Qian is their level of teamwork.
The skill ceiling for the Slayer class is still somewhat low, which is a pain point for an unpopular class. Sometimes, you have to follow the meta classes to break through your own limitations. For example, there aren't many people still playing the Slayer in this version that's not suitable for it.
This isn't meant to belittle the Ghost Knight class, but rather to point out that while Ghost Knights do possess strong support abilities, having more than two Ghost Knights in a team will inevitably lead to issues with the team's damage output.
Output will experience a gap; everyone knows the power of "Two Ghosts Formation," but who can understand the pain of a Ghost Swordsman failing to deal damage?

"The finals! Here we come!"

Ye Xiu looked at the familiar building, the Excellent Era Club. The building itself hadn't changed at all, but sadly, the people inside had changed.

Mo Qian patted Ye Xiu on the shoulder, stood next to him, and said in an indescribable tone:
"What's wrong, Lao Ye? Getting sentimental again? You're going to crush your old boss today, you know—"

"Ha! Yes, smash them!"

(End of this chapter)