Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

However, as it turns out...

When you have a strong foundation, it's actually very difficult for you to make a mistake.

The highly anticipated fourth round of the qualifying tournament, the showdown between the Forbidden City and Butterfly Spring, has begun in a spectacular fashion.

What surprised many people was that...

In less than 20 minutes, Butterfly Spring, who had performed quite strongly in the previous three qualifying matches, defeated the team.

The Forbidden City, led by Mingxiang, was utterly flattened without any resistance!
"Holy crap, it's gone?!"

"Outrageous, how long has it been?"

"Are you kidding me? I thought these two teams would play for at least an hour, but Butterfly Spring couldn't even last 20 minutes."

"I remember these two teams have played against each other before. Back then, Butterfly Spring and Forbidden City were evenly matched, and Butterfly Spring even won in the end. I didn't expect that after such a short time, the two teams would meet again, and the former winner, Butterfly Spring, would be completely crushed by Forbidden City like a bot..."

"The old Hundred Flowers team is still too strong, especially Xiang Ming. He's like a tiger with wings when he's in the Forbidden City. It feels like he's trying to prove himself to someone."

"Alright, with this, the Forbidden City team has achieved four consecutive victories in the qualifying rounds, and has basically secured their spot in the offline finals."

"Are you living in your own world upstairs? Is it possible that Bianliang City already had a four-game winning streak 10 minutes ago?"

"???"

"What the heck? 10 minutes ago? Does that mean they took less than 10 minutes to take over Huludao?"

"It's outrageous, isn't it? But that's the truth. Honestly, I feel like whether the top scorer from Bianliang City even showed up this year is no longer important. Beast Master's team is already super-powerful enough..."

With Butterfly Spring being quickly eliminated by the Forbidden City, the team boasts a record of three wins and one loss.

Viewers who watched the entire match couldn't help but exclaim that this year's Forbidden City team was not only incredibly powerful, but also had reached its historical peak in terms of performance and strength!

For teams like this, the next goal, or even the only goal, is to win the championship.

The reason why few people discuss this point on the public screen is mainly because the Trident's deterrent power is too strong, so strong that even in the Forbidden City, few people dare to say they can defeat the Trident.

In particular, during the match, a player couldn't help but say that the Forbidden City team had basically secured a spot in the offline tournament, only to be quickly proven wrong when he was told that Bianliang City had defeated their opponent in the fourth round a full 10 minutes earlier than the Forbidden City team.

People dared not mention them easily anymore and could only choose to ignore them.

On the other hand, look at Bianliang City.

Even though the match against Huludao had ended 10 minutes ago.

But the Huludao audience, whose defenses had completely crumbled, didn't care about any of that and were still spewing profanities in the chat.

"You swept through Huludao in 8 minutes! Your Bianliang City is a clear case of bullying the weak!"

"Ahhh, Bianliang City, you have no heart!"

"Is this the legendary dream crusher? It delivers a heavy blow when you have the best chance, and if you can't withstand it, you're crushed to pieces?"

"I'll say it again: I'll hate Bianliang City for life, and I'll keep criticizing it wherever I go!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, Bianliang City will definitely advance to the offline finals again this year. How about we discuss throwing rotten eggs at Qiancheng together when the offline finals players enter the venue?"

"...Let's forget about this. No one cares if you criticize him online, but with Qiancheng's popularity and prestige, if you dare to cause trouble in the offline competition, you'll suffer a terrible fate!"

"That's right, his fans are crazy. If you throw a rotten egg at them, they'll probably tear you to pieces in the next second!"

"...Damn it! So not only are we from Huludao getting completely crushed online, but we don't even have a chance to get revenge offline?"

"If revenge could really be taken offline, do you think it would be our turn in Huludao?"

"Too……"

Huludao, which was defeated by Bianliang City in 8 minutes, now has a record of 2-2.

This result might have given them a chance to advance to the knockout stage in the regular season.

But in the star-studded All-Star qualifying rounds.

With this result, the chances of advancing to the offline competition are extremely slim.

of course.

It's not that there's absolutely no chance, it's just that there are only 8 spots available for the offline competition.

With the Trident likely securing three seats, the competition for the remaining five spots will undoubtedly be fierce.

In this situation.

Only top teams like the Forbidden City can secure a spot in advance based on their outstanding performance.

Teams like Huludao have already suffered two losses before even finishing their five qualifying matches.

We are utterly outmatched by these monsters who not only won all four rounds but also finished each game faster than the last!

It is precisely because they understand this that players in Huludao broke down, with some even suggesting that they wait until the offline competition to go to the venue in person to vent their anger.

But his suggestion was immediately met with opposition from everyone!
Just as they said.

It's one thing for you to criticize Bianliang City online, but even Bianliang City's fans will join in the criticism.

But once it comes to the offline competition, it's Bianliang City, or rather, the absolute home ground of Qiancheng!

Nowadays, everyone knows that Qiancheng's fans are not only incredibly enthusiastic, but also have extremely strong spending power, which is why tickets for offline matches can be resold at such outrageous prices.

The wealthy fans of Qiancheng deserve much credit for this.

In front of such a group of crazy fans with strong spending power.

If you dare throw rotten eggs at Qiancheng, then even the security guards won't be able to save you...

The key is.

Qiancheng itself has always been very low-key.

Even at offline competitions, it's difficult to see him outside the competition venue.

In other words.

Even if you truly disregard life and death and are determined to teach Qiancheng a lesson.

You also have to get inside the competition venue.

The problem is that you need a ticket to get into the venue, and tickets for the All-Star offline games have already been sold at exorbitant prices.

If you were even a little tight on your wallet, you wouldn't even have the chance to throw rotten eggs at Qiancheng.

So, after a discussion among Huludao players...

After realizing that going to offline competitions to throw rotten eggs at thousands of cities was not only unrealistic, but also extremely risky.

They were silent for a moment, and then they started to hurl even more insults at him in the chat!

It seems unlikely that an offline tournament with real locations in a thousand cities will be held at present.

The online qualifying rounds will conclude with only one round remaining.

To vent their pent-up anger, they could only unleash their fury in the public chat...

Fang Yun was unaware of the reaction from Huludao.

After watching the showdown between the Forbidden City and Butterfly Spring, he left the rest area and went to sit down in the live broadcast room on the second floor.

The outcome of the match between the Forbidden City and Butterfly Spring was not unexpected.

Although Butterfly Springs showed strong momentum in the second half of the year, that was relative to other teams that had made slower progress.

Compared to the brand-new Forbidden City, Butterfly Spring's strength is actually not that impressive.

Keep in mind that this is only the online qualifying round, and he hasn't used his full power with his trident. The Forbidden City probably hasn't either.

Once it gets to the offline competition, especially the semifinals.

Under the cruel rule that losing a single game results in immediate elimination.

Only then will they truly unleash their full power. At that point, Butterfly Spring will probably be thankful that the Forbidden City they encountered was just playing around.

"The final round is coming up soon, should we give our fans a little treat in advance...?"

Sitting alone in a private room, Fang Yun rested his chin on his hand, thinking to himself.

After four rounds of qualifying matches, Bianliang City has now achieved a four-game winning streak.

With such results, they have already secured a spot in the offline tournament, so normally they can let loose and play however they want in the final game of the fifth round.

If it were the old Fang Yun, he would probably have already started brainstorming all sorts of outrageous schemes by now.

But this time he wanted to do something different.

Beast Master's performance in the qualifying rounds this time was indeed perfect.

But to be honest, many of the spectators who come to watch every match in Bianliang City are actually there specifically for the Qiancheng family.

It's just like following a celebrity.

The Qiancheng family can be said to be the most dazzling star in the world of Fantasy Westward Journey.

In this situation, no one cares about your true strength anymore; it's enough to see them on the field.

But after four rounds of the qualifying rounds, the Qiancheng family not only didn't show up, but even the lineup of the five-man group led by Beast Master didn't change at all.

This seems to be sending a signal to everyone—

During the qualifying stage, Bianliang City will most likely stick to the same lineup and won't reveal their trump cards to everyone.

To be fair, everyone can completely understand why they made this decision.

With enough substitutes, there's really no need to reveal our trump cards prematurely.

But from an emotional perspective...

The entire qualifying stage lasted two days.

However, the vast majority of fans haven't even seen a glimpse of the number 1,000.

To say I wasn't a little disappointed would be a lie.

Fang Yun understood this, which is why he was caught in a dilemma.

However, his greatest strength is that he avoids internal conflicts.

He made a decision immediately after thinking for less than two minutes.

on!
The moment he made the decision, he immediately got up, went downstairs, and went to talk to Master Beast and the others.

The Beast Master and the others were initially a bit confused by Fang Yun's sudden decision to have a score in the thousand-word range in the final round of the qualifying tournament.

After all, their performance in the first four rounds was flawless.

If they win just one more game, they will finish the qualifying rounds undefeated.

But at this moment, Fang Yun suddenly announced that he would personally lead the final battle, which left Beast Master and the others puzzled.

Four consecutive wins and you've already reached the thousand-word mark? What the hell is the difference between this and using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito?
But soon.

After Fang Yun finished explaining the cause and effect.

The group of Beast Masters suddenly realized what was going on and stopped worrying about it. Instead, they discussed the final lineup changes with him.

Time passed slowly amidst the ongoing discussions.

soon.

It was 1:30 in the afternoon.

At the moment when the final game of the sixth All-Star qualifying tournament officially kicked off.

When they saw that Bianliang City, which had won all four previous rounds, had suddenly changed its formation, and the core of the change was a man named 'Qianqiu'.

All the fans and spectators watching from the sidelines were completely dumbfounded.

What the heck?! What did I just see?!
"Holy crap, Qiu-ge!"

"Am I seeing things? I actually saw Brother Qiu in the final match of the qualifying rounds?!"

"The missing person has returned to Wori, this is outrageous!"

"Is this...is this really Brother Qiu?"

"There are many people named Qianqiu in the entire Fantasy Westward Journey, but there is only one Qianqiu in Bianliang City. That is our former number one Dragon Palace player in Fantasy Westward Journey, the Qiu Ge who made countless top-level server battle teams cry!"

"Awesome! Holy crap, that's awesome!"

"I'm speechless. Bianliang City had already won four consecutive games, but in the last round, instead of letting loose, they even brought up Brother Qiu. I'm a lifelong fan, okay?"

"Hopefully! Qiu Ge is on the list, does that mean he's the only one to get a thousand-word score in this year's Bianliang City competition?"

"Huh? No way?"

“It certainly wouldn’t have happened before, but don’t forget, Bianliang City won the All-Star championship last year, basically because K-ge single-handedly fought his way through the entire series!”

"You mean... Bianliang City is now so strong that you can beat the All-Star game with just one thousand-word character?"

"Pretty much. Besides, this year's Bianliang City team has more than just Qianqiu. The veterans like Beast Master and Sujiu are also incredibly strong. They're basically a sure-fire championship lineup!"

"...It doesn't matter! Even if only Brother Qiu from the Qiancheng family comes this year, it still means Brother Cheng kept his word!"

"I suggest that Brother Cheng should just hold a vote for the Thousand Cities Family next time, and then decide who gets to the All-Star team based on who gets the most votes!"

"That's a good suggestion. We can ask Cheng Ge about it when he goes live..."

Qianqiu's sudden appearance in the final battle of Bianliang City caught everyone off guard.

But after a brief moment of astonishment...

All the spectators watching the match from the sidelines, who had initially thought there wouldn't be anything exciting, were suddenly thrilled!
Again.

Qianqiu's appearance rate in recent years has been among the lowest in the entire Qiancheng family.

But this does not affect his status in the hearts of many Fantasy Westward Journey players, especially veteran players.

Like the Tang Dynasty sect, the Dragon Palace sect is a beloved favorite among countless veteran players.

Qiancheng, as the number one figure in the Tang Dynasty sect, is still active on the front lines to this day.

However, Qianqiu, who is the number one person in the same sect, has developed in a completely different way than Qiancheng in recent years.

With the decline of the Dragon Palace sect, the top-ranked players in the server wars have risen to prominence.

Including Qianqiu, the top Dragon Palace players who once dominated the Martial God Altar have all unknowingly retired from the Martial God Altar stage.

When they realized that they hadn't seen Qianqiu on the Martial God Altar for a long time.

Many viewers have commented that the Dragon Palace class is indeed getting weaker and weaker in server wars.

But what does this have to do with Qianqiu?

With each version update, other Dragon Palace characters are becoming increasingly difficult to defeat, as their attacks are more like mere scratches.

But what about Qianqiu?

Keep in mind that even in his last competition, when he used Tornado to hit people in the finals, he could still deal an average of 1500+ area damage!

With facial injuries like this, let alone before.

Even now, most demon kings couldn't match his damage output, and some couldn't even kill fewer units.

Yet, this Dragon Palace was still at its peak strength before it went into hiding.

But he insisted on not playing in the competition, and even when he occasionally appeared on the field, it was only a fleeting glimpse.

This extremely low appearance rate has forced more and more fans to accept a harsh reality—

The Dragon Palace's once-dominant figure in the Martial God Arena may truly be gone forever! (End of Chapter)