Chapter 545: Chapter 515 Heart Demon_2
Following An Hong’s several interrupted attempts to speak was a tsunami of applause.
However.
What truly quieted the applause was not Anhong’s struggle to control the stage, but the camera suddenly panning to Revenge Goddess who had somehow grown petrified off to the side.
She was at a complete loss.
Her hand was trembling.
There was a moment when she began to be stunned by the song Prince of Lanling had just sung.
But when Prince of Lanling finished singing his piece, her awe gave way to just standing there, dumbfounded—
Like a daydreaming primary school student.
Revenge?
Sympathy?
How to compare?
How to enact revenge?
Where is the sympathy?
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If she was still conscious of her performance, she should have kneeled down and sobbed.
But at this moment, she had no such performance consciousness.
The expression beneath her mask had become almost as paralysed as Yin Dong’s.
It’s over!
Completely over!
Her sluggish mind attempted to function only for every cell in her body to tell her:
She had completely lost this match!
This seemingly glamorous revenge can now be declared a failure in advance!
“Phew…”
Anhong could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
He gave Revenge Goddess a deep look, his gaze ending with Prince of Lanling, who sat silent, “I wish that at this moment Prince of Lanling would say something. You always use songs to express yourself. Do you have anything to say this time?”
Lin Yuan shook his head.
Anhong was taken aback, then suddenly laughed:
“This is so Prince of Lanling. Let’s then ask Revenge Goddess to return to our stage, and have our four judges comment on the performances of the two singers. Teacher Zheng Jing…”
“I honestly didn’t want to comment anymore.”
After a glance at Revenge Goddess and Prince of Lanling, Zheng Jing said sternly, “I can accept a singer losing their emotions on stage, but there’s a time and place for everything. In the context of today’s competition, I really detest behavior that uses crying to exert pressure on an opponent!”
Revenge Goddess tried to defend herself: “I think…”
Zheng Jing curtly interrupted, “I don’t need to know what you think. It is what I think that matters.”
Revenge Goddess’ body trembled.
Clatter!
The crowd got stupefied!
No one ever expected the normally good-natured Zheng Jing to be so blunt with her critique of Revenge Goddess!
It was as if she was directly accusing Revenge Goddess of being manipulative!
“Hmm.”
Yin Dong interjected, “I have also had moments where I cried while singing, but it wouldn’t have been for this song. My old friend Ye should understand what I mean.”
Yin Dong meant the same!
The audience had their eyes widened, it was their first time witnessing a famous singer degraded like this!
All eyes turned to Ye Zhi Qiu.
This was originally Ye Zhi Qiu’s song.
Ye Zhi Qiu sighed, “Actually, there are mainly two problems, first, that Revenge Goddess chose the wrong occasion for this song. It’s quite discordant to use this song here. The second, Revenge Goddess does not understand the meaning of this song. This song should be sung with an upbeat posture, it should denote a fearless charge, even a single-minded wartime charge – this is a life-and-death battle! Where are you singing it and why sing it in such a helpless tone that it brought you to tears?”
Ye Zhi Qiu didn’t say it all outright.
But everyone knew Yin Zhang was aiming at Revenge Goddess!
This was a single-minded song!
Revenge Goddess had too many distractions. According to its nature, this song shouldn’t make you cry.
She deviated from the topic…
It was Yang Zhongming’s turn.
Ye Zhi Qiu looked at Yang Zhongming, as did An Hong and everybody else.
Yang Zhongming softly said, “Prince of Lanling’s performance might not only be the best stage of the night, but also possibly the best performance since the beginning of the competition. If there is any suspense about it, I would start doubting the world.”
Afterwards.
Yang Zhongming glanced at Revenge Goddess, his voice somewhat indifferent:
“You must be Yuan Xi, right? However Prince of Lanling criticized you previously, is how I want to criticize you too. Even up to today’s song, I haven’t changed my mind. This is the evaluation from Yang Zhongming, the recipient of hundreds of awards from Blue Star including three times winner of the Best Composer of the Year at the Music Festival and the Lifetime Composition Award from the Literature and Art Association – you, do you want to claim your revenge from me?”
Furious!
Yang Zhongming was furious!
All four composers were furious!
Revenge Goddess got so scared she didn’t dare to speak. In the end, she broke into tears. Despite having her mask on, her crying could not be hidden.
The audience frowned.
Some showed thoughtful expressions.
Yang Zhongming made the essence of this matter explicit.
Prince of Lanling was not the only one who criticized Yuan Xi, but Yuan Xi seemed to have targeted Prince of Lanling as if she thought he was the one she could provoke.
“All right, everyone will need to vote now…”
Anhong tried to mediate, attempting to diffuse the tension, knowing that the aftermath of this segment being broadcasted could severely hinder Yuan Xi’s future career.
However.
When the votes for both contestants were announced, the atmosphere grew even heavier. The results were a dreadful slap in the face, and an outright landslide!
Prince of Lanling: 888 votes.
Revenge Goddess: 110 votes.
Very few audience members abstained from casting their votes.
This result was more than just a landslide, it was a massacre!
The previous most dramatic gap in votes was from Overlord’s battle with another singer.
But this duel’s disparity in votes was even more drastic.
Prince of Lanling bulldozed over his opponent, the Revenge Goddess, with a dominating force.
This was a new record!
The Revenge Goddess trembled slightly as she removed her mask, revealing the face of Yuan Xi beneath.
However, this was the only unmasking that wasn’t met with gasps.
From what Yuan Xi had said earlier, everyone knew that the Revenge Goddess was Yuan Xi.
Because Prince of Lanling had never criticized the Revenge Goddess, and she was insistent on seeking revenge—
She could only be Yuan Xi.
At the time of unmasking, Yuan Xi was already crying her makeup off, fiercely rubbing away her tears.
It was like rain falling on a pear blossom.
I pitied what I saw.
Her delicate demeanor contrasted interestingly with Prince of Lanling’s bizarrely beautiful mask, which displayed a hint of cruelty.
This time.
Yuan Xi sworn!
She was genuinely crying!
There was no trace of performance!
Because this cry was not of grievance but rather fear and panic!
And yet, at this moment.
The expressions of the audience seemed somewhat complex.
Crying again?
Why is she crying again?
Everyone had felt a great deal of sympathy for Yuan Xi at a point.
But after seeing her sobbing in front of the camera over and over again, they suddenly felt…
It lacked novelty.
Even a little…
Dramatic?
Is a pop diva this fragile?
This is just a “boy who cried wolf” story.
When Yuan Xi was feigning tears, she won countless sympathies.
But when Yuan Xi genuinely cried, many in the audience no longer believed her tears.
Many sighed.
Yuan Xi had no idea how she had exited the stage in such disarray.
Lin Yuan did not look back at her competitor; she bowed and left the stage.
The following two duels did not have many surprises either.
The powerful Overlord and the Swan, each defeated their challengers.
By this point, the competition was nearing its end.
An Hong chuckled:
“Next up is our immunity round. Which singer will the four judges choose for the save to advance to the final? The Overlord? The Swan? Or perhaps the Prince of Lanling?”
“It’s obvious.”
Yang Zhongming said, “Prince of Lanling.”
“Prince of Lanling!”
“Prince of Lanling!”
“I choose Prince of Lanling.”
The remaining three judges did not exchange words, yet their responses were remarkably consistent, as if it was destined.
Whoosh!
Underneath his Overlord mask, the face belonging to Fei Yang turned green instantaneously!
According to the rules, the song of the winner chosen for immunity, becomes the final piece the other singer must compete with!
To put it plainly…
After Fei Yang had defeated the Swan, he would need to tackle “Exaggerate” in a sing-off!!!
How in the devil is he supposed to compete?
Boom Boom Boom . . .
Fei Yang lost his composure!
Since joining Battle Four, Fei Yang had crushed countless competitors, he had been a demon-like presence in every match!
But . . .
Except for this particular song!
The Overlord dared not to face it head on!
Just this song “Exaggerate”; had scared the Overlord!
In an indistinct way.
Fei Yang felt a familiar will descending upon him.
Looking at this Prince of Lanling who seemed always indifferent, he felt something was off.
What was the problem?
Fei Yang didn’t know.
But the nightmare that once kept him up, was now back.
By the way.
Here’s a note. Fei Yang was the first man to break the “first mover always loses” stage curse.
However . . .
While Fei Yang might break the stage curse, defeating the curse of life wasn’t as easy.
That curse was called:
Perennial Runner-up.
Fei Yang looked at the four judges and really wanted to ask:
Can I still drop out now?
All the hotel and transportation costs included in the arrangements will be returned to you. If you’re not satisfied, I can add more money—
How about double?