https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5184461961363542
The game has hit total of 40 million pre-registers ahead of the game's launch, and this is still around 4 months away before the game launches (VALM estimated launch date is November 25 according to iOS store in China)
For comparison when Wild Rift had their Pre Reg period it was around 20-30M only, and when COD Mobile has one they broke 50M+