In the heart of the Xia Kingdom, a towering building was ablaze with lights and buzzing with excitement. This was the official broadcasting room of the Xia Kingdom, the focal point of global attention. Today, it would become the starting point for countless dreams and the battlefield where passions would be ignited.

"Wow, there are so many people," Jamie Smith remarked, standing in a corner of the broadcasting room and looking around at the sea of people. His teammates, May Lee, Emily Johnson, Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, and Chase Ron, had all gathered here, along with their families and friends who had come in groups to cheer them on.

"The number of viewers in the live broadcast has already broken through 800 million and it's still rising. It's crazy," Jamie Smith exclaimed, his voice tinged with undeniable excitement.

"Ladies and gentlemen in the live broadcast, let me introduce to you," the host, Shine Lewis, stood on the commentary platform, his voice loud and magnetic. As soon as he began to speak, the entire stadium erupted in a deafening roar of cheers, like waves crashing one after another, shaking the very foundations.

The host, Shine Lewis, also laughed, his smile filled with pride, and continued, "I believe these two guests have already felt the enthusiasm of everyone. The person next to me is the current number one on the Starry Sky List, Teacher Ray Willow. Today is Teacher Ray Willow's first time participating in a live broadcast!"

Ray Willow, a robust and sturdy man, sat on the commentary platform, yet he seemed much more gentle and reserved, smiling warmly at the audience.

"Hello everyone," Ray Willow waved, his voice deep and powerful, like thunder rumbling in the ears.

Another deafening roar of cheers erupted, Ray Willow now had countless fans among the people, and his popularity was extremely high. However, Ray Willow had always refused to participate in live broadcasts or any activities. This was his first live broadcast, and his appearance undoubtedly added countless highlights to the tournament.

"Hahaha..." Quincy Shawn couldn't help but say from the stands, "Master, he's usually like a lion or tiger in front of us. Today, he feels like a big cat, even waving cutely."

"I've recorded that, I'll show it to Master later," Finn Brown said, his eyes teasing, "Daring to say Master is like a big cat."

"He does look a bit like one, doesn't he?" May Lee looked at Ray Willow on the commentary platform, his face resolute, his beard thick, and his eyes fierce, truly like a lion or tiger, terrifying in his intimidation! But at this moment, he was smiling warmly at the audience, indeed like a big cat.

"Did you hear that, even your sister-in-law said so," Quincy Shawn immediately said.

"Forget it then, I won't tell Master," Finn Brown looked carefully, "You're right, Master sitting there waving, it's like a Maneki-neko."

Jamie Smith said, "In the preliminaries, Master and Senior Ray Cloud can choose not to participate, so they will be guests. Later, they will participate in the main competition... and they won't be able to sit on the commentary platform anymore."

"So this might be the only time they are on the commentary platform for the entire Fire Seed Cup?" Emily Johnson said, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"If they get eliminated early, they might sit on the commentary platform again," May Lee said, her eyes twinkling with mischief.

"Eliminated early?" Jamie Smith and the others all looked at May Lee.

"For example, if Ray Willow and Senior Ray Cloud meet early on, won't one of them definitely be eliminated?" May Lee said, her eyes filled with challenge.

"You have a point," Emily Johnson said, her eyes filled with agreement, "But according to the rules, the probability of them meeting before the final is very low. We should meet one of them earlier."

"Then we'll eliminate them!" May Lee clenched her fist, her eyes filled with determination, "As a substitute player, I believe in the strength of our team."

On the commentary platform, Shine Lewis introduced again, "And this one is the current global number one on the Starry Sky List, Teacher Ray Cloud."

Ray Cloud had a scar on his face, a stern expression, and a slightly thinner physique, usually not given to laughter. But on the commentary platform, facing the audience that had now climbed to nine hundred million, he also managed a smile and waved his hand.

"Senior Ray Cloud's smile is so fake," Jamie Smith commented, his eyes filled with teasing.

"It's not easy to make him smile," Finn Brown also nodded, "But at least he's trying to smile."

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"Remember to take a screenshot of his smile, it's a famous scene," Quincy Shawn said, his eyes filled with excitement.

On the commentary platform, Shine Lewis said enthusiastically, "It's very rare for both teachers to come to our live broadcast, look, now there are nine hundred million viewers, how enthusiastic they are. Do either of the teachers have anything they'd like to say to us?"

"I'm looking forward to it..." Teacher Ray Willow said with a smile, his eyes filled with anticipation, "This Fire Seed Cup tournament, I hope a team can defeat my team."

Another earth-shattering cheer erupted.

"I'm looking forward to it too," Ray Cloud said, his eyes filled with a fighting spirit, "I'm looking forward to a match with Brother Ray Willow in the Fire Seed Cup."

Ray Willow also looked at Ray Cloud, the master of the blade whose speed was unparalleled in the world.

"Then let's meet in the competition," Ray Willow said, his eyes filled with challenge.

"Wow... The Fire Seed Cup hasn't even started yet, and I'm already getting fired up," the host Shine Lewis said excitedly, his eyes filled with excitement, "It's about to be midnight on September 1st, and all the teams that have signed up for the Fire Seed Cup are about to head to the preparation area."

On the other side, Jamie Smith, Emily Johnson, Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, and Chase Ron also received a prompt - "The preliminaries are about to begin, please head to the battle space."

"Let's go," Jamie Smith got up, and the other four also got up one by one.

"Son, go for it," Jamie Smith's mother shouted, her eyes filled with pride.

"Dad, go for it," Quincy Shawn's son cheered, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Honey, you're the best!" Finn Brown's wife was also shouting, her eyes filled with love.

"Daddy, go for it!" Three little girls looked at Chase Ron with admiration, their eyes filled with expectation.

"Mom, you're number one in the world!" A young girl looked at Emily Johnson and cheered, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Pear Wood Team, invincible!" May Lee cheered, her eyes filled with determination.

Jamie Smith, surrounded by the cheers of his relatives and friends, headed for the battle space.

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Whoosh, the battle space, the preparation area for the Fire Seed Cup tournament.

"Wow, there are so many people," Jamie Smith appeared out of thin air, seeing a dense crowd.

"This time, a total of 821 teams have signed up, and most of the divine-level masters have joined the battle," Finn Brown said, his eyes filled with excitement, "I heard that on the last day of registration, many divine-level masters live broadcasted to gather teammates! As long as they are divine-level, they can make up a team, and no one will mind."

"We invited teammates easily because we are strong enough and know many masters," Chase Ron said, his eyes filled with confidence, "Many folk masters don't have many friends, and they may have just broken through to the divine level in the last one or two days! With strength at the bottom of the divine level, they don't know many divine-level masters... Wanting to gather teammates, they can only publicly gather unknown divine-level masters, barely forming a team, it's normal to come and join in the fun."

"Folk players, in the early stage, are indeed difficult," Jamie Smith nodded, his eyes filled with understanding, "But among the billions of people, their scale in the divine level will continue to increase."

"There was a rough count of the current divine-level masters," Emily Johnson said, her eyes filled with seriousness, "Similar to you guys, and those like me who have had professional training, there are less than two thousand. The rest are all folk players, which means... now more than half of the divine-level masters are folk players!"

"In the past, there were few professional martial artists," Jamie Smith said, his eyes filled with memories, "In the past thirty years, the national team martial artists, men's and women's teams combined, are only about three hundred people."

"Master, master!" A shout came from the distance, and a handsome young man ran over.

"Hmm?" Jamie Smith saw the other party, took a closer look, "Little fatty, have you lost weight?"

The handsome young man ran over, excitedly said: "Master, I practiced the Shadow Leopard Evolution Technique, the weight loss effect is particularly good, look, much handsomer. Many female classmates in our class before, now there are quite a few who are actively chasing me,

haha, they are just dreaming! Now, I Leonard, have the qualifications to choose."

"Let me introduce," Jamie Smith said to his teammates with a smile, "This is a disciple of mine when I was in Binhai, this disciple of mine was a bit fat and lazy. He didn't want to practice his body, holding a very light spear, only learning spear techniques from me. One-on-one private teaching, and he learned from me for three years, my spear techniques, he did learn it."

"He made the right choice," Emily Johnson said, her eyes filled with appreciation, "Now there is the Evolution Technique, the body can naturally evolve to the limit. Only the foundation of spear techniques... Now if you want Jamie Smith to give you one-on-one teaching in spear techniques, it's difficult."

"Yes, I made a big profit! I broke through to the divine level yesterday," Leonard said happily, "I immediately showed off in the high school class group, and tried every means to pull some divine-level players, to form a team. Anyway, the first national cup competition of Xia Kingdom... I Leonard also participated."

"Leonard, go for it," Jamie Smith said.

"Master, I definitely won't get past the preliminaries. But Master, you must go for it," Leonard clenched his fist, "Even if you can't beat Master Ray Willow, Master Ray Cloud, you have to get third place."

"Just shut up. Wishing me to get third place, is that a congratulation?" Jamie Smith kicked him on the butt, and Leonard ran away laughing: "Master, when I'm eliminated, I will definitely watch your live broadcast and reward you."

Leonard ran to the distance and joined his teammates.

"One-on-one private teaching, and private teaching for three years?" Finn Brown was surprised, his eyes filled with curiosity, "Your time must be very valuable, right? I remember in the martial arts hall, you rarely teach your disciples."

"This was personally entrusted by Senior Ray Stone," Jamie Smith said, his eyes filled with respect, "And the annual private teaching fee is seven figures."

As soon as the words fell.

The preparation space began to ring out with a voice——

"The preliminaries are about to begin, countdown, 10, 9, 8..."

All the teams in the preparation space fell silent, and at the moment when the countdown ended, all the teams disappeared in an instant, sent to the preliminaries battle area.