Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 73 Gathering Stars Team
Shangjing.

Outside the Juxing Building, which stands over a hundred meters tall and resembles a steel behemoth, crowds surge.

Juxing Building serves as the office space for the Juxing Club, as well as the training and living area for the Juxing esports team.

For both locals and tourists, Juxing Building is an indispensable tourist attraction.

The exterior wall of the Juxing Building has twelve light curtains.

Each light screen played highlights of the team members' battles, attracting passersby and drivers.

People would stop to watch from time to time, and many others would go directly into the building.

The first floor of Juxing Building is an exhibition hall.

It showcases the history of Juxing Club, the trophies it has won in major competitions, as well as photos and introductions of the team members.

Many tourists took photos with their phones or cameras, posing with their favorite Honor of Kings players on the wall.

Without a doubt, Ye Xing, the captain of the Juxing team and a berserker, is the most popular, followed by Xie Yixiao, the Little Thor.

The lobby on the first floor is open to the public free of charge. Every day, many fans arrive early with posters of their idols in hand, their eyes scanning the surroundings in hopes of catching a glimpse of them.

They knew that the Juxing team was training inside the building, but they didn't know exactly which floor.

Even so, fans are still happy to do it. It's enough for them. Being in the same building as their idol is already a great happiness.

In the observation hall, the screen was showing the team's match from the previous week, between the Juxing team and the Zhaifeng team.

At this moment, thousands of people were watching. Even though they had seen it many times before, some people still screamed excitedly and discussed the exciting parts.

37th floor of Juxing Building.

Outside the forest training hall, several figures wearing red T-shirts were walking out in twos and threes. Many of them were soaking wet and breathing rapidly, clearly having just finished training.

"We lost again. Ye Xing's second berserk state is truly invincible. Awen was fully armed, and that heavy armor probably weighs more than 500 pounds, but he was still directly knocked away without any ability to resist."

"We're here to serve the key players, when will we get to play?"

"We are the waiters, serving the main players."

The young people discussed it, their tone filled with complaints and anger.

Back then, many of them refined high-level demon spirits on their senior year awakening day and directly signed contracts with Juxing.

Some were selected because of their outstanding performance in the National College Glory League.

Some of them participated in the league draft after graduating from college and were selected as one of the top ten rookies.

Regardless of the method, each of them was a martial arts genius, having refined eighth and ninth-tier demon spirits—the so-called chosen ones of heaven.

I originally thought that joining the Juxing team would make me a big star, but I never expected that I would only be a reserve player, sitting on the bench and not even qualified to be a substitute.

Two-thirds of them had never even participated in a formal Glory competition.

The remaining third of the matches are played against some weak teams, where the main players and substitutes get bored, giving these reserve players a chance to play.

Their usual task is mainly to cooperate with the team's training.

When they first came to Juxing, their main goal was to become Glory Stars, but now, let alone stars, they can't even get endorsement deals.

To outsiders, they are glamorous professional players, but only they know the hardships they endure.

"What's there to complain about? I'm used to being tortured every day. Don't you know my spirit evolution path has been revealed yet?"

One of the young men asked.

"I'll just go ask the demon spirit R&D department later. If they don't have it, I'll ask for leave to rest!"

Someone complained dissatisfiedly.

If it weren't for the club having a dedicated demon spirit research and development department and a combat skill research and development department, they wouldn't still be here.

Although the club has signed contracts with them, if they tank and don't train well, the club has no way to force them to train except to bench them.

However, striking out is the worst solution.

No one would be willing to do that until the very last step.

"Keep your voice down, the main players are coming out."

Someone quickly whispered, and at that moment, under the complicated gazes of the team members, eight figures wearing purple T-shirts walked out of the training ground.

Seven men and one woman!
The leader was a tall, handsome young man with a buzz cut, standing at 1.95 meters.

The moment this young man appeared, he attracted everyone's attention, and the team members who were complaining immediately shut their mouths.

If there were fans present at this moment, they would probably scream loudly.

Because this young man is Ye Xing, the captain of the Juxing team and a berserker.

At only 25 years old, Ye Xing is not considered old among the main players; in fact, he is relatively young.

But at the age of 23, having just joined the team, he firmly secured a starting position. A year later, he became the team captain. Even the most jealous teammates could not deny his talent and strength.

Ye Xing, at the age of 25, was already at the seventh-grade Flying Heaven Realm, and he had refined a berserk beast ranked 46th on the Earth Ranking.

When he is possessed by a demonic spirit and unleashes his second berserk state, few in the alliance have the strength to confront him head-on.

His extremely violent fighting style can get the blood pumping for anyone who watches his matches.

This is also the main reason why many fans enjoy watching his matches.

"Why aren't you going to eat yet?"

Seeing that it was almost one o'clock and many people still hadn't gone to eat, Ye Xing asked in confusion.

Upon seeing Ye Xing's inquiry, even if the team members had complained a lot beforehand or expressed their dissatisfaction with the team, they dared not show it in front of him and behaved very respectfully.
"The coach said he'll be here soon and told us to wait for him!"

"Oh, then let's wait."

Ye Xing smiled, appearing very approachable.

"Captain, I heard that a beautiful girl recently joined the Blue Ocean team in the second squad?"

Behind Ye Xing, Xie Yixiao, a key player, spoke mysteriously, as if to say, "Ask me quickly, and I'll tell you."

Xie Yixiao, a sixth-grade Divine Fist Realm cultivator, has refined a ninth-order Thunder Demon. His lightning control techniques are superb, making him the team's main damage dealer as a lightning mage.

Xie Yixiao and Ye Xing are both among the top ten All-Stars of the Glory League.

"Still acting all mysterious, like nobody knows anything about it."

"Exactly, do you think Captain Ye only trains and doesn't watch the news?"

Upon seeing this, the other key players immediately mocked and ridiculed him.

Xie Yixiao looked depressed and could only manage an awkward smile.

"Her name is Ya Ge, right? She is indeed very beautiful," Ye Xing said with a smile.

Although he is the team captain, Ye Xing is only 25 years old. Naturally, he would pay attention to pretty girls, especially since Ya Ge has also signed with Juxing.

"I've made up my mind, I'm going to pursue that girl, so don't you guys try to steal her from me!" Xie Yixiao said seriously.

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless, and Ye Xing said helplessly:
"Yixiao, you're only a year younger than me. How could you lay a hand on an 18-year-old girl?"

"Exactly, with such a big difference, there will be a generation gap."

"You're capable of an old cow eating young grass."

The other key players joked about it.

The reserve team and substitutes laughed, but they didn't dare go too far, let alone make direct jokes.

Although Xie Yixiao seems to have a good temper, can joke around, and is easy to talk to, if you actually think that way, you'll be in for a world of trouble.

The authority of the main players is inviolable and cannot be challenged or offended.

Moreover, Xie Yixiao is the team's all-star player; apart from Ye Xing, he has the highest status in the team.

"Who said to start now? Have you heard of the girl development program? It is a bit strange that she is so young, but when she turns twenty, I will be twenty-six, in the prime of my youth, just right."

Xie Yixiao chuckled, and everyone joked around for a few more minutes, but no one took it seriously.

"By the way, speaking of Ya Ge, I'm reminded of Ye Qiu. They're from the same hometown."

"That kid who refined the Thorn Dragon might sign with Thunder."

"I heard that Thunder promised that if Ye Qiu joins, as long as he reaches the fifth rank, he will be given a position as a main fighter. I wonder how Twin Blades feels when he hears that."

"It's alright. By the time Ye Qiu reaches the fifth rank, he will have already retired."

The Glory Professional League has a rule that professional players must automatically retire if they are over thirty years old and have reached the eighth rank in martial arts.

The eighth rank of martial arts is equivalent to a martial arts grandmaster.

Each grandmaster is extremely powerful.

It's rare for even one grandmaster to emerge from a thousand martial artists. Every grandmaster is hard-won and shouldn't be confined to the stage. They have more important tasks to accomplish and should strive to become martial kings!
The professional league has restrictions on martial arts realms, but not on the realms of demon spirit masters.

Because the cultivation of a demon spirit master is much more difficult than that of a martial artist.

The Glory Alliance: A Gathering of Geniuses.

For demon spirit masters, absorbing soul skills and demon spirit possession both require a strong physique. Therefore, in the early stages of cultivation, most people cultivate both soul and martial arts.

After reaching the seventh rank of the Flying Heaven Realm, one's body becomes strong enough that there is no longer any need to worry about absorbing soul skills or being possessed by demonic spirits causing the body to collapse.

After reaching the seventh rank, due to limited energy and resources, demon spirit masters at this stage will consider specializing in martial arts or demon spirit cultivation.

Furthermore, the Flying Realm allows one to condense spiritual energy wings.

Flying spirits are relatively rare; the vast majority of spirit masters refine land-based spirits that lack the ability to fly. Therefore, for these spirit masters, cultivating to the seventh rank of the Flying Realm is particularly important.

Of course, there are also people who cultivate both spiritual and martial arts. These people are all super geniuses and have no shortage of resources.

The cultivation of a demon spirit master is far more difficult than that of a martial artist.

Before the age of thirty, many people can break through to the eighth-grade martial arts master realm, but few can break through to the eighth-star demon spirit master realm.

Before becoming a Spirit King and condensing their life soul, the difference in strength between a seven-star demon spirit master and an eight-star demon spirit master is not significant.

The main difference is that the soul skill is more powerful, which makes a difference of one more soul skill, so there is no need to restrict it.

"That's true. It won't affect the dual-wielders, but the other main players must be unhappy. I heard they've all gone on strike."

"That Ye Qiu isn't short of money. He probably has his own plans. If he were to sign with Thunder, he would have already been making a big fuss about it all over the world."

Everyone was discussing it.

Juxing and Leiting are old rivals. Although Leiting's two-pronged attack is very strong and their record has soared in the past two years, they are still overshadowed by Juxing.

"Brother Ye, if your berserk beast were to face the Thorn Dragon head-on, who would win?"

Someone asked curiously.

This issue has clearly attracted everyone's attention.

Ye Qiu's refined Thorn Demon Dragon ranks 17th on the Earth Ranking, making it a god-level demon spirit.

Ye Xing's refined behemoth ranked 46th on the list.

The two are ranked 29 places apart, which seems to suggest that Ye Xing is weaker, but the combat power of a demon spirit cannot be judged solely by its ranking.

This is especially true for spirits of similar rank.

The combat power of a demon spirit, its development direction, the quantity and quality of the fused soul skills, and the synergy between the various soul skills are all closely related.

In the Glory League, the captain of the Thunder team, Yun Tianqi, who wields dual blades, only possesses an eighth-tier demon spirit, but with his signature skill, the Swift Blade, no one dares to underestimate him.

Yun Tianqi is also one of the league's top ten All-Stars.

"Hehe, how would you know if you haven't tried? But it'll definitely be hard to deal with."

Ye Xing smiled, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Ye Qiu is eighteen years old now, seven years younger than him. It will take at least four years for Ye Qiu to become a master. By then, he will have already broken through to the eighth rank of martial arts, become a grandmaster, and retired. There should be no chance for them to fight.

"It's not just Ye Qiu. Have you seen the Martial Arts Forum? There's also a Lin Feng in Jiangcheng. He directly crushed a ninth-level Body Cultivator at the seventh level and directly beat up a first-grade Martial Artist at the eighth level."

"That guy is Ya Ge's ex-boyfriend."

"There's a huge uproar on the forums right now, with people saying that Lin Feng is a peerless genius."

The crowd laughed and discussed it, but didn't take it too seriously.

What kind of genius haven't they seen?

In the Glory Professional League, simply refining high-level demon spirits and possessing talent is not enough to establish oneself.

Many geniuses with exceptional martial arts talent, who have mastered the ninth level of martial arts or are even ranked among the top demon spirits on the Earth Ranking, can only sit on the bench in the team and have no chance to play.

"Hey, the gradient team is here too!"

Just then, Ye Xing and the others noticed that the coach in a suit was coming down the stairs, accompanied by two assistant coaches and three staff members.

Following behind were hundreds of boys and girls in black training uniforms, many of whom were looking around with curiosity.

"You're still very young!"

"Seeing them reminds me of my youth. I heard that some talented players joined the second team this year."

"That's Ya Ge! She really is very beautiful!"

"It's mainly about her temperament; she's just too young, I'm too shy to make a move!"

The members of the home team looked at the boys and girls and whispered among themselves.

Undoubtedly, the girl with a pure yet alluring appearance was the most eye-catching in the group.

(End of this chapter)