Chapter 110: A Different Lin Zijin (Second Update!)

The atmosphere of the livestream had been thoroughly stirred up.

At that moment, Little Seven quietly glanced at the data coming in from the backend, and his gaze sharpened slightly.

From the commentary booth, Little Seven and Little Mo could see the livestream’s real-time statistics. Right now, both of them were visibly excited.

More than three million!

The broadcast had only just begun, yet the number of viewers online in real time had already surpassed three million and was rapidly approaching four million.

Little Seven and Little Mo exchanged a glance, unable to conceal their shock.

Although they knew that the organizers had spent nearly half a month promoting and building anticipation for this invitational tournament, they had never expected so many people to tune in the moment it began.

Even livestreams of some of the most popular professional matches did not necessarily attract such an audience.

Unless, of course, it was a major international event.

Almost simultaneously, they thought of the same person.

Lin Zijin.

Perhaps only she possessed such extraordinary drawing power.

After all, this was her first appearance in a competition. How could it fail to attract everyone’s attention?

“I have a statistic I’d like to share with everyone,” Little Seven said after taking a deep breath and suppressing his excitement, doing his best to maintain a calm tone. “According to the latest figures from the backend, the number of people currently watching this livestream has already exceeded three million. And remember, this is the real-time online—”

Before he could finish, Little Mo suddenly exclaimed excitedly from beside him, “No, it’s already surpassed four million!”

At those words, the viewers in front of their screens could not help growing excited as well.

This was only the beginning. If everything went as expected, the audience would continue to increase.

“I’ve just received word that the captain of the Green Lemon team is also taking part in the first qualifying match.” While the viewers were still reeling from the astonishing audience numbers, Little Seven dropped another bombshell.

At first, everyone failed to react. But after thinking it over, they were struck dumb with surprise.

The captain of the Green Lemon team—wasn’t that Lin Zijin?

Since the name Green Lemon had not appeared very often, most people remembered the team less clearly than they remembered Lin Zijin herself.

Even so, some viewers quickly put the pieces together.

“Wait, the captain of Green Lemon is Goddess Zijin?”

“She’s appearing in the very first qualifying match? Are they really going all out?”

“You’ve got to be kidding! Wasn’t Goddess Zijin supposed to make a grand finale appearance?”

“I’m losing it. I’m going to get people over here. So many thought Goddess Zijin wouldn’t appear this early.”

“Can’t wait, can’t wait…”

The moment they heard the news, the viewers exploded.

No one had expected Lin Zijin to appear so soon.

By all rights, shouldn’t a legendary figure of Lin Zijin’s stature have been saved for the finale?

Everyone knew that many people had come today specifically for Lin Zijin.

To attract the greatest possible attention, wouldn’t it have made more sense to save her appearance for last?

Many viewers were baffled by the organizers’ decision regarding the order of appearances.

Still, being able to see Lin Zijin earlier than expected was naturally something many of them welcomed.

At the same time, less than two minutes after the two commentators revealed the news, the number of viewers online began to skyrocket.

Four million!

Five million!

…

Watching the figures surge, Little Seven and Little Mo both widened their eyes.

The rate of increase was simply terrifying.

They had no idea how many people had been waiting just to see Lin Zijin appear.

However, while the livestream audience was climbing at a frantic pace, a very small number of people began to panic.

They were the streamers participating in the first qualifying match.

When they learned that they would be facing Lin Zijin, they were completely stunned.

They felt as though the god of fate had played a cruel joke on them.

The invitational tournament would not last just one day.

Today was merely the qualifying round. In addition to the celebrity streamers who had been invited, many other streamers from various platforms were also taking part.

This tournament was not restricted to streamers who had received invitations.

Although the celebrity streamers were the focus of the event’s publicity, streamers affiliated with various livestreaming platforms could also secure a place by registering and applying, even without receiving an invitation.

Because so many streamers had registered—and to ensure fairness—the celebrity streamers who had been invited were required to begin from the qualifying round alongside everyone else.

Only those who passed the qualifying round would advance to the next stage.

Throughout the competition, invited celebrity streamers and those who had registered independently would all be treated equally.

That was why so many streamers had signed up. Once they passed the qualifying round and advanced to the next stage, they would receive far more attention and gain greater exposure.

For many streamers, the chance to raise their profile through this invitational tournament was precisely what had drawn them to participate.

But accomplishing that would not be easy, because the invited celebrity streamers represented a formidable obstacle.

Anyone invited as a celebrity streamer naturally had considerable skill. Even entertainment-focused streamers could bring in experts as teammates, making them difficult to eliminate.

And Lin Zijin’s participation had left everyone hoping to stand out here utterly disheartened.

With Lin Zijin present, who could possibly outshine her?

During the livestream, after announcing that Lin Zijin would be appearing in the first qualifying match, Little Seven and Little Mo began explaining the rules and other relevant details of the invitational tournament.

Suddenly, after finishing her previous sentence, Little Mo smiled and said, “Everyone has been waiting for so long. I think it’s time we gave you a little surprise.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the livestream image abruptly vanished. In its place appeared a breathtakingly beautiful face.

“It’s Lin Zijin!”

“Goddess Zijin is here!”

“Wow, I’m completely overwhelmed…”

“She’s so beautiful! Goddess, I love you!”

The viewers froze for a moment, then went wild.

A flood of comments once again swept across the screen.

On the other side of the camera, Lin Zijin seemed completely unaware of what was happening. Listening to the voices reaching her ears, she blushed faintly.

She had no idea that her appearance was being broadcast live.

The shy expression on Lin Zijin’s face appeared on the livestream, leaving countless viewers dumbfounded.

This…

Was this really the same cool and aloof Lin Zijin they knew?

Almost no one had ever seen her look like this.

Seeing Lin Zijin reveal such captivating charm, many viewers became utterly entranced.