Chapter 524: Chapter 500 Overlord and Revenge Goddess_1
After finishing the recording, Lin Yuan directly went home. Things like ranking announcements had nothing to do with him. As for a singer from the third team challenging him, Lin Yuan welcomed all comers, because encountering them was inevitable.
Just like that.
A few days later.
The episode of the third team with the special guest commentary by the Prince of Lanling was broadcasted. As expected by the director Tong Shuwen, both the ratings and the topic exploded!
“So funny!”
“The Prince of Lanling is here!”
“Hahahahaha, the production team really knows their stuff, the singers of the third team must have been gobsmacked, they even got Prince of Lanling to comment, sure it’s not the official messing things up?”
“Too ruthless!”
“I knew something was up the moment Prince of Lanling showed up and took a seat, he didn’t disappoint, he sprayed bullets all over the place like a Gatling gun, even the King and Queen of Singing wouldn’t escape unscathed!”
“I admire his guts!”
“Yuan Xi, Mu Shi, Zhao Ying Ge, and Fei Yang, seems like Prince of Lanling is aiming to offend all the singers, keep it going, what I love the most is Prince of Lanling’s commentary section!”
“…”
Many viewers were thrilled!
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Of course, there were many viewers cursing too. Many contestants in the third team were popular. Seeing their favorite singers being attacked by the Prince of Lanling, some viewers, understandably, were angry. This group of audience was not small:
“Prince of Lanling is courting death!”
“Wait for the later face-off!”
“All the Kings and Queens of Singing have declared war on him, I don’t believe he can withstand the subsequent competitions. These Kings and Queens haven’t even shown their best skills yet, Prince of Lanling will definitely kneel when that happens!”
“Wait till he reveals his face!”
“Forget about the Kings and Queens of Singing, even A-list singers may not be able to withstand Prince of Lanling, the team knockout stage after this will certainly be intense, I highly doubt he can last several rounds.”
“…”
Innumerable controversies!
Naturally, this didn’t exclude fans of singers like Fei Yang and Yuan Xi, his previous offendees, who were adding fuel to the fire. These people always formed the main force for the attack against Prince of Lanling, they had been missing the Prince of Lanling for several episodes and were anxious as their anger didn’t have a place to vent, but now, Prince of Lanling gave everyone an eye-catching target!
Flooded with comments!
On one side was the satisfaction of countless people, on the other side was the attack of slander from numerous people. The internet was all about the discussion related to Prince of Lanling, even surpassing the fishes of the second team in terms of audience’s attention to Prince of Lanling!
This seemed to have become the norm.
Since the first performance of Prince of Lanling, all kinds of controversies had always followed him, but no amount of controversy seems to deter the determination of Prince of Lanling to comment, this episode of the competition was only a beginning…
For the next two episodes!
Prince of Lanling was still there!
To use netizens’ words, Prince of Lanling was either commenting on singers or on his way to comment on singers, and his acerbic style never changed, so when the competition of the third team was over, just the sight of Prince of Lanling made those singers’ eyes emit a faint green light!
“Killer intent!”
“I feel Samurai’s gaze wishes to tear Prince of Lanling apart, even Maestro Yin Dong doesn’t speak as straightforwardly as Prince of Lanling, at least he softens his words a bit.”
“Rabbit too.”
“Isn’t the main point about Fairy, the Queen of Singing from the Third Team? Don’t be fooled by their cheerful looks on the show, who knows what they’re saying about Prince of Lanling behind his back.”
Everyone was more and more excited as they watched!
The relatively low topic quantity of the first episode of the third team significantly increased with the appearance of the Prince of Lanling in the second episode, rekindling the audience’s enthusiasm!
…
Perhaps because the commentary by Prince Lanling had great effects on the show, Tong Shuwen was hoping Lin Yuan would continue to comment on the fourth team, but this time Lin Yuan declined, “I should prepare for the latter part of the competition.”
“Alright.”
Tong Shuwen agreed.
The team knockout phase was going to take place right after the fourth team’s performance, that competition would definitely be more intense, it was perfectly normal for Lin Yuan to prepare in advance, “The team knockout phase is planning to be broadcasted live, so you probably need to prepare more songs for it.”
“Okay.”
Lin Yuan thought so as well.
He is not sure what the following competitions will be like and who he will be facing, so he must prepare more songs to be safe. This way, he will also have more options during the competition.
After hanging up the phone.
Lin Yuan activated the system.
He needed to search for songs in the song library.
The process of choosing songs certainly takes some time: “I have to prepare a few high-pitched songs since they appear the most frequently in this competition. But I also need to have songs of other types and styles.”
“This one is quite beautiful.”
“This one tests my ability to control my breath.”
“Songs in Qi language have been performed on this stage a few times and the audience seemed to like them. I should prepare a couple of those too, although I’m not sure if I will use them.”
“…”
After roughly selecting some songs, Lin Yuan decided to exchange some language cookies with the system. These cookies can help Lin Yuan quickly master other languages. Without them, he wouldn’t be able to sing in any language other than Mandarin.
Take Qi language as an example.
Even though Lin Yuan has stayed in the Qi Continent and can speak some simple Qi language, if he sings in Qi language, people can tell straight away that his pronunciation is off, which would affect his performance in the competition. That’s why the system’s props can help solve these issues.
In the following days.
Lin Yuan didn’t do anything else but selecting songs and writing his novel. Occasionally, he would stroll around his studio, drawing comics to cultivate his sentiment. Some might consider this work but Lin Yuan took it as leisure. His master level drawing skills enabled him to treat drawing as a pastime.
Interestingly…
Although Lin Yuan did not continue to attend the show as a commentator, Luo Wei and the other assistants in his studio spent all of their leisure time watching The Masked Singer. They would even engage in discussions while watching.
“Overlord is so strong!”
“Overlord’s performance is dominating! He won first place again in today’s fourth round with the fourth team, making him the only contestant to win four consecutive championships in all the teams. Even Master Level judge Maestro praised him as a potential champion!”
“The runner-up is also really good!”
“Indeed, Revenge Goddess is terrifyingly strong, but she’s always been overshadowed by Overlord, consistently taking second place for four times now. Netizens are mocking her, saying that she’s becoming the third generation of the Perennial Runner-up.”
“That’s hilarious.”
“So there’s finally going to be a female singer in Perennial Runner-up, huh? These creative netizens, haha. But I suspect that the Revenge Goddess is Yuan Xi. Her vocal talent is impressive and it reminds me of Yuan Xi.”
“Yeah, kind of!”
“If she’s Yuan Xi, it would be interesting. Because she calls herself the Revenge Goddess and she is always enveloped in a mysterious black veil. She wouldn’t be seeking revenge against the critics, but against White Swan and…”
“Prince of Lanling!!!”
By the end of April.
The competition in the fourth team was nearing its end and the team battle phase was about to begin. However, public attention towards the fourth team remained high, even without Prince of Lanling’s comments, because the show had produced contestants whom the audience recognized as top-level singers:
Overlord!
Revenge Goddess!
Especially Overlord, who had won first place for four consecutive times, the only contestant with a perfect record in all teams. Just based on that, Overlord definitely exhibited the qualities of a Masked Singer champion!
Moreover…
With the broadcast of the fourth episode, there were numerous reports about Overlord and Revenge Goddess. Countless people were speculating their identity. Overlord had kept his identity fairly well hidden, changing his style in every performance.
In contrast.
Many people speculated that Revenge Goddess was actually Yuan Xi, the famous singer who had been previously criticized by Prince of Lanling and White Swan. Some media outlets even claimed that Yuan Xi, under the persona of Revenge Goddess, intended to challenge Prince of Lanling and White Swan!
Especially Prince of Lanling!
Even Jin Mu was getting a bit worried and specifically went to talk to Lin Yuan, “We won’t discuss Overlord for now, but Revenge Goddess seems to genuinely be Yuan Xi. She’s probably targeting you and White Swan. If you lose to Yuan Xi, things could get interesting.”
“It’s fine.”
Lin Yuan responded casually.
Jin Mu looked relieved at his response, “Right, you’re not afraid of losing since you don’t mind revealing your identity anyway. Your high hate score wouldn’t care about adding one more from Yuan Xi. The Samurai and the Elf from the third team surely hate you as much as Yuan Xi.”
Lin Yuan: “…”
It was true that his hate score was high.
At this point, Jin Mu added: “You should already know about the upcoming rules, right? Each round will be an individual competition. Additionally, starting from the next round, the show will be broadcast live, which will likely increase the pressure for the performers.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
The director Tong Shuwen had also informed Lin Yuan about this. Next up was the team battle. The first team’s opponent would be the third team, and the competition would be broadcast live.
“Are you ready?”
“I think I’m well-prepared.”
Lin Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly. Only commenting on others felt somewhat monotonous. He was starting to feel like singing…
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