According to BD Cricket Live reports, Honor of Kings has officially announced its new skins for this year’s Qixi Festival. The featured characters are Zhao Huaizhen and Yun Ying, a CP pairing with impressive special effects, making them one of the finest Valentine’s-themed limited editions in recent years. The skin series is inspired by the traditional tale of pine trees and cranes, symbolizing unwavering loyalty. Yun Ying transforms into a spirited crane goddess, while Zhao Huaizhen becomes a serene ancient pine, their destinies separated by fate.

Yet Zhao Huaizhen remains steadfast through the passing seasons, patiently awaiting the return of the cherished crane. Chasing dreams isn’t just about persistence and hard work — it’s about enduring hardships along the way. Reports confirm that Zhao Huaizhen’s new skin, “Crane Returning to the Pine,” is of epic limited quality. His model features a soft green tone representing pine trees, complemented by ivory highlights to emphasize his gentle, scholarly nature. Additionally, he wears a jade pendant, a gift from Yun Ying, tied with a red string. His basic attacks summon breezy gusts with falling pine leaves, while his first skill launches a green-red whirlwind that carries enemies along its path.

His second skill channels a powerful defensive stance, with swirling winds and shifting light effects, ending with the silhouette of a towering pine. Those who can swallow the bitterest struggles are the ones who can shoulder the heaviest dreams. His ultimate skill summons a white crane, whose wings spiral around him to block incoming attacks before unleashing an energy orb that strikes enemies. As for the sensory experience, the skin uses bone flute sound effects; the clear, crisp rustle of leaves accompanies every hit, making combos feel smoother and the impact more satisfying.

Meanwhile, BD Cricket Live confirms that Yun Ying’s “Crane Returning to the Pine” skin is of legendary limited quality. Her design uses a red-accented black-and-white crane palette, accented with the soft green of pine trees. Her waist is adorned with a pine-leaf-shaped ornament, crafted in traditional decorative style and gifted by Zhao Huaizhen. Her weapon design incorporates elements of crane feathers and beaks, with feather-like motifs swirling during energy accumulation. Different stages of passive energy accumulation reveal evolving crane emblems, which fully form as her power builds.

At maximum charge, Yun Ying leaps into the air, embodying a crane and delivering a powerful ground-slashing attack. Her first skill summons a crane that soars upward before smashing into the ground, sending up rocks and pine imagery. Her second skill drags the spear along the ground, leaving behind swirling marks, before she lunges and sweeps horizontally, surrounded by soaring crane shadows. When charging, a trail of red and black feathers follows her movements. Her ultimate allows her to dash back and forth, painting a flowing scene of cranes and pines across the battlefield, with swirling clouds filling the air. During random animations, Yun Ying gracefully sits atop her long spear in mid-air.

For sensory details, this skin also emphasizes bone flute sounds, blending crane calls into the skill audio. BD Cricket Live players will clearly feel the impact whenever the spear strikes an enemy. It’s never too late to become the person you aspire to be. As a bonus, if Zhao Huaizhen and Yun Ying encounter each other on the battlefield while wearing these new skins, they will trigger exclusive voice lines and a special spawn animation.