Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The host was standing in the center of the stage and his voice seemed very excited. After all, the next person to come on stage was Li Nianwei, the goddess who had the highest chance of becoming champion in this Hundred City Showdown!
She was an absolute goddess with a Main City-level popularity rating of 85 million. Such a number had never been seen before in the entire history of Sing! Milky Way!
She was beautiful, gentle, and gifted in music. She was the darling of the god of music! It was no exaggeration to say at least half of the live audience was here to support her!
Although 20% of the judges’ scores would be deducted due to certain circumstances, Li Nianwei was still the single most anticipated singer in the whole competition!
Even the host became more talkative. “Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I believe everyone present is full of anticipation for this next contestant. Yes, yes, she is Li Nianwei, the goddess who is the first to obtain a popularity rating of 85 million in Shenluo City!”
At this point in the host’s introduction, everyone in the audience erupted into cheers!
“Hahaha, it’s finally her turn to come on stage, it’s been such a long wait! Li Nianwei, my goddess! She is so beautiful!”
“Yes, an absolute goddess. Eh, I wonder what song she will sing. Anyway, no matter what the song is, I will still give her all my support!”
“Compared to the goddess, the other contestants are like mud, there is no way they can match up to a cloud!”
“That’s for sure. I’m from Shenluo City. Aiya, you won’t understand, that voice, that appearance, she’s invincible!”
The audience cheered loudly and the host continued his introduction. “Today, contestant Li Nianwei is bringing us a very special song! To be precise, this is a song without words!”
A wordless song! Everyone was shocked when they heard what her choice was!
The four judges were also instantly stunned.
A wordless song? To choose a wordless song in a competition like this?!
“This… this Li Nianwei… is so arrogant?!” Claire was stunned. Despite all her plotting and her plan to give Li Nianwei a low score regardless of whether she performed well, she had not expected that Li Nianwei would actually sing a wordless song!
What did a wordless song mean? It was a test of the singer’s voice!
Simply put, in a song that had lyrics, singers could use the lyrics to cover up small flaws in their voices when they sang, which would hide their inadequacies. You could not do that with a wordless song!
Wordless songs were sung without words and just the simplest humming. Even a small flaw would be magnified and heard by the audience. Singing a wordless song was like playing with fire.
Especially the four judges. They could simply give a score of 50 and there was nothing you could say. You had no lyrics, after all.
“She is extraordinarily gutsy to choose a song without words.” Felix took a deep breath and leaned back on the chair. “It seems Li Nianwei really has a lot of confidence in her own voice, haha. Honestly, I’m really looking forward to it.”
“She is very brave, she actually dared to pick a wordless song.” Frank smiled. “Let’s wait for the show. She definitely would not dare to do this unless she had some real ability. Speaking of which, I think we should be a little more careful—those viewers are not stupid.”
“Yes, you will be reprimanded if you deliberately give a low score,” Dulles concluded. “Listen to her singing first, then decide what to do later.”
Claire really wanted to give her a low score, but Dulles’ words made sense—the audience were not fools, after all.
“Okay. Then, let us put our hands together and give the biggest welcome to our new goddess, Miss Li Nianwei! The song she will be singing today is called ‘Dedication’!” The host’s voice was loud and resonant. In an instant, everyone in the audience was applauding loudly for Li Nianwei.
Backstage in the rest room.
Li Nianwei and Tang Muxin finally left, and all the other contestants who had been tortured by them heaved a long sigh of relief, then started discussing in earnest—
“Those two cruel and savage women are finally gone. We can finally breathe a sigh of relief.”
“Yes, yes, it’s finally over. Eh, did you hear? She’s planning to sing a wordless song. This is just…”
“Yeah, she had the most chance of becoming champion, but she was so cruel to us. Frankly speaking, however, she really is the strongest contender in the Hundred City Showdown, and she actually chose to perform a wordless song…”
“It’s like she is planning to give up the championship…”
“A wordless song? Hehe, has she given up trying to win first place?” Caroline, who was in a separate resting room, finally felt relieved. Caroline smiled softly and said, “Is she ready to give me the championship? Hehe, I will not stand on ceremony. Oh, if I knew it was going to be like this I would not have asked those other people to provoke her. This is really… ”
No wonder Caroline was relieved. In all the years of Sing! Milky Way, no one had ever dared sing a wordless song! Not a single one!
Now Li Nianwei actually…
Of course, everyone had their own interests to look out for, and things like this were normal.
Our absolute goddess, Li Nianwei, was already standing in the middle of the stage at this time. Tang Muxin was sitting in front of the piano. This time, she would be responsible for Li Nianwei’s musical accompaniment.
“Xinxin, I’m ready.” Li Nianwei nodded gently to Tang Muxin. “What about you?”
“Same.” Tang Muxin agreed with a grin, and then both said at the same time, “Then, this time, let’s go all out!”
As they spoke, they both simultaneously summoned the elemental ball which represented their identities as Elemental revolving mages!
As soon as they saw what was on stage, the audience immediately seethed with excitement!
On this stage, the audience had seen accompanying dancers, musicians, and other supporting personnel. But they had never seen two Elemental revolving mages who were singers and extremely beautiful. Furthermore, the lead singer was one who had an unprecedented main city popularity rating of 85 million!
Something like that might not happen even once every one thousand years, right?!
“Look! An Elemental revolving mage! Li Nianwei is an Elemental revolving mage! Goddess, she is really a goddess!”
“Oh my God, are we here to watch a goddess descend upon us? Two Elemental revolving mages. Two!”
“After watching this performance, I am afraid that I won’t be able to listen to any other singers in the future!!”
The audience was very excited and at this time, Tang Muxin finally hit the first note on the piano.
Like flowing water, the intro began, and at the same time, the elemental ball started moving in the air. Soon, pure white snowflakes fell from the sky!
Accompanying dancers, what were those? Elemental elves would be doing the accompaniment for our Li Nianwei. They were thousands of times better than those other dancers, were they not?
“So pretty, it’s so beautiful…” “This is the most beautiful stage I have ever seen in my life!” “Look, Snow Elves!”
People exclaimed in surprise and the four judges were also awestruck.
Elemental revolving mages may be rare, but there were still quite a number of them. They might have been widely traveled and well informed, but they had never seen one who could combine music and the elements like this—damn, were there any other Elemental revolving mages who had nothing better to do but to take part in Sing! Milky Way?
Then, the prelude ended and Li Nianwei finally started to sing.
As soon as she started singing, everyone in the competition hall was completely entranced.
“Damn, it’s fantastic!” “Ultimate Goddess!” “It’s such a beautiful voice, it’s beautiful beyond words!” “I’m getting brainwashed. What an enchanting voice, it’s beautiful! Ahhh!” “Her voice is super beautiful, she’s also super beautiful!”
This song “Dedication” by VITAS was written after the death of Vitas’ mother. If you listen attentively, you would hear a lot of emotions which could not be effectively conveyed with lyrics, so the entire song was hummed sadly, because no lyrics could express his love for his mother.
In the past, Hong Dali had especially liked this song. In this world, with a soulful singer like Li Nianwei, it was finally time to let this beautiful wordless song be heard.
“It’s really good.” Although Claire was full of jealousy, she really could not find anything wrong with Li Nianwei’s singing. “Although there are no lyrics, I can clearly feel the longing for the loved one who has passed away. Awesome!”
“Yeah, in all these years, there has been no one who had a voice like hers, as clear as crystal.” Felix nodded in agreement. “No wonder she has a popularity rating of 85 million. She earned it.”
The melody of the front part of the song “Dedication” was relatively smooth. Regardless, Li Nianwei’s performance was already perfect.
Countless snow elves danced in the sky. On the ground, countless metal elements formed various arrays. They got bigger and bigger, and the elements became crazier!
The scene was beautiful, but with an edge of elemental rage. It had everyone on the edge of their seats.
Everyone was waiting, waiting to see what surprises would come at the back.
“I have a hunch,” Frank whispered, while a short segment of music accompaniment played. “The climax is coming!”
“Same, it should be soon.” Dulles nodded in agreement. “Wait, the biggest surprise is coming.”
Sure enough, exactly as they guessed, about two minutes and thirty seconds into the song, the intense part began!
