OFR – Chapter 170 The storm is coming Part 3

Ding! The host has triggered the random mission ‘Who is the King.’ Earn 500,000 prestige points and obtain nomination qualifications for three streamers on the Popularity Leaderboard to complete the mission. The rewards include 200,000 virtual currency and one freely chosen five-star privilege from the black market network.

“Hmm? Three nomination qualifications for the Popularity Leaderboard?”

Mu Bai looked at the random mission prompt in front of him with slight surprise.

Every time a random mission was triggered, it was always related to the current events—missions like ‘The Wrath of the Tycoon,’ ‘Scheming Girl,’ and ‘Ruthless Tycoon’ were all tied to specific incidents he encountered.

But this time, the mission prompt seemed unrelated to what was happening.

“Obtaining three nomination qualifications for the Popularity Leaderboard?”

The name didn’t seem to match the current situation at all.

This made him frown in thought.

While pondering, Mu Bai also kept an eye on the Douyu platform, wanting to see if Qian Nan Shen or anyone else would take further action.

His keen intuition told him that this matter wasn’t going to end so soon.

Sure enough, after about a minute…

Most of the users on Douyu TV had snapped out of their shock.

Feeling the overwhelming dominance of Qian Nan Shen, they began flooding the various live streams with barrage messages, discussing the situation excitedly.

“I thought Qian Shen was done for, but it turns out he’s still the same Qian Shen from before!”

“Yeah, this is going to be a great show! A few days ago, Leng Hao kicked Fish Ball League out, and now Qian Shen has wiped out the entire Mortal Glory team. Hahaha, does that mean these two super tycoons are going to battle it out tonight?”

“666! Just thinking about it gives me chills! Two super tycoons going head-to-head—this is a rare sight!”

“Yeah, but I still think Leng Hao is stronger. ‘If Leng Hao steps in, the world will be at peace.’ I still remember that line.”

“Have you all forgotten how Qian Shen once made the entire Hongmen Guild back down?”

…

Numerous viewers, including paid commenters and casual fans, were engaged in heated discussions, mostly just watching the drama unfold.

Amidst the excitement, many users also harbored feelings of admiration and jealousy.

Especially the fans of female streamers—watching their favorite hosts fangirl over Qian Nan Shen with awe and admiration left them feeling complicated.

But despite their emotions, most fans were self-aware enough not to foolishly compete for attention.

After all, Qian Nan Shen’s financial power was well known, and only a handful on the entire Douyu platform could even come close.

As the bullet chats continued to flood the streams, the platform buzzed with energy.

But just when the excitement peaked, another full-server announcement suddenly flashed across the screen!

Boom! Level 180 Supreme Tycoon Guan Zong has thrown 4,000 Dark Rockets at streamer King Hi, leaving him devastated. Come grab your Dark Gift! The 4,000 Dark Rockets have reduced King Hi’s revenue by 20,000,000 fish fins and decreased his stream’s popularity by 20,000,000. The current stream popularity is now -16,250,000.

Ding! King Hi’s stream popularity has reached negative 15 million and will be suspended for 72 hours!

Boom! Level 180 Supreme Tycoon Yuan Yang Jun has thrown 4,000 Dark Rockets at streamer King Sao Bai, leaving him devastated. Come grab your Dark Gift! The 4,000 Dark Rockets have reduced King Sao Bai’s revenue by 20,000,000 fish fins and decreased his stream’s popularity by 20,000,000. The current stream popularity is now -15,250,000.

Ding! King Sao Bai’s stream popularity has reached negative 15 million and will be suspended for 72 hours!

Boom! Level 180 Supreme Tycoon Luo Tianshen has thrown 4,000 Dark Rockets at streamer Timo, leaving him devastated. Come grab your Dark Gift! The 4,000 Dark Rockets have reduced Timo’s revenue by 20,000,000 fish fins and decreased his stream’s popularity by 20,000,000. The current stream popularity is now -16,150,000.

Ding! Timo’s stream popularity has reached negative 15 million and will be suspended for 72 hours!

…

These full-server announcements instantly pushed Douyu’s already electric atmosphere to the breaking point!

The entire platform exploded with activity, and every stream’s bullet chat was flooded with messages.

At that moment, official streamers like King Hi, King Sao Bai, and Timo were left completely dumbfounded.

“Whoa, what the hell… What just happened? A disaster out of nowhere!”

King Hi stared blankly at the sudden barrage of 4,000 Dark Rockets.

“MMP, what the hell is going on? I’m an official streamer! I signed a two-hundred-million contract with Douyu! Where’s the Douyu admin? Are they just going to sit there while these teams go rogue?”

King Sao Bai was completely baffled.

“What… what’s happening?”

Timo was frozen on the spot.

…

Right now, every streamer and viewer on Douyu was feeling a chill run down their spines as they witnessed the madness unfolding.

This was insane!

The top tycoons had united to suppress the official streamers.

How dare they? How was this even possible?

This scene was so surreal that everyone struggled to believe what they were seeing.

Most people had expected a one-on-one showdown between Qian Nan Shen and Leng Hao, but no one could have foreseen the chaos that was unfolding!

At this moment, nobody knew what was going on.

But just as everyone was still in shock, Guan Zong finally spoke up in a full-server announcement!

Level 180 Supreme Tycoon Guan Zong @YouDianLeng @Timo @King Daxian @King Hi @King Sao Bai @Chen Yifa @Xiao Yuan and others: “Tonight, I’m not targeting anyone in particular—I just want to say that none of the official Douyu streamers or Leng Hao’s team members will get a single nomination for the Popularity Leaderboard! Believe me, I’m not joking. And since people keep saying Leng Hao is number one in the world… Fine! We’ve had enough. Now, let’s see what it really means to be number one!”

Guan Zong’s announcement gave the crowd a vague idea of what was happening, and soon, discussions erupted across the platform.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“I heard Douyu’s management deliberately suppressed team-affiliated streamers this time to keep them from qualifying for the leaderboard nominations.”

“Popularity Leaderboard nominations?”

“Yeah, today is the day to qualify for the leaderboard. Only twenty nominations are available across all streaming platforms. According to reliable sources, only official Douyu streamers and a few from Leng Hao’s team were selected— even Qian Nan Shen’s top streamer, Xiao Leng, didn’t make the cut.”

“The Popularity Leaderboard is the ultimate measure of a streamer’s fame. Which tycoon wouldn’t want their team’s streamers to get nominated? Since Douyu blocked them out, these tycoons are naturally fighting back!”

“Damn, these tycoons are crazy! But does fighting Douyu even work? The admins can just tweak the data from the backend, right?”

“They wouldn’t dare! Do you think Douyu’s executives have no connections to these top tycoons? If they manipulate the data, the entire internet will find out, and Douyu will be doomed. Who would use a shady platform like that?”

“Whoa, so these tycoons are really taking over Douyu? This is insane!”

“But what does this have to do with Leng Hao? His team’s streamers made it fair and square based on their recent popularity.”

“True, but the problem is he’s a newly rising tycoon who’s been too flashy. That made the veteran tycoons lose face, and on top of that, he kicked Qian Shen’s Fish Ball League out. Did you really think Qian Shen wouldn’t retaliate?”

“Sigh… With so many tycoons involved, Leng Hao might have to back down too.”

…

As the discussions heated up, people started believing that this year’s Popularity Leaderboard nominations would be a complete joke.

But just as that thought settled in, a new full-server announcement appeared.

Unlike the previous flashy, aggressive messages, this one was simple.

Yet in that instant, it made everyone’s hearts race and their breathing grow heavier.