Chapter 918: Watch Out!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The real high-pitched part of “Dedication” only started at the 2:40 mark. With Li Nianwei’s perfect performance, the live atmosphere was just as shocking, if not more so, than the performance by Vitas on Earth in Hong Dali’s previous life.
Her pitch increased with her soft voice as if it was going straight into the clouds. Just as everyone assumed that that was her upper limit, Li Nianwei’s voice suddenly raised in pitch by another octave!
Hearing that, everyone’s souls were shocked. They had goosebumps all over and became completely stunned.
Yet, that was not the most shocking thing!
Accompanying Li Nianwei’s record-breaking high pitch, a windstorm formed in the venue! Countless metal spikes erupted from the ground wherever the voice went.
Boom—
The entire central floor of the arena was covered in metal spikes and the windstorm! The four judges had it worst. They were instantly killed on the spot right there!
The audience erupted watching such a scene and listening to such a voice!
“What the heck. It can’t get any better. My knees are destroyed by the vibrations!”
“Amazing! Were those some shock waves?”
“Her pitch is so high that my ears hurt. I’ll kneel down to that!”
“Damn, is that even humanly possible? I’ll kneel to that too!”
“Humans can make that sound? Ahhhh, that’s terrifying. There are no words for that. She’s amazing indeed!”
“So good… The feeling of the high-pitched voice penetrating your skull is amazing…”
“Damn. Her pitch is higher than the sky. Three octaves, is she even human?”
The entire place erupted. When the audience finally recovered, Li Nianwei’s performance ended too. The stage was in a mess. The huge elemental energy everywhere caused the stage to collapse. In other words, the competition would not be able to continue for a while…
Whoosh—
The four judges were teleported back to their seats with four bright flashes of white light. They did not know what to do anymore.
The scene just now was so terrifying that their scalps were numb. They were instantly killed by the elemental energy. Still, they could not find a single bad thing to say about it.
That voice was truly beautiful. They were still lost in it, even now.
“The highest part of that reached E7, right?” Felix stared in bewilderment. “That’s terrifying! Is that voice really produced by a human?”
“You learn something new every day.” Frank smiled and said, “That’s a huge surprise for us. So, what score does everyone intend on giving?” Since the performance is over, it’s time for judging.”
“Let’s look at the score given by the Audition Stone.” Dulles was more composed. “That score is quite reliable.”
Claire was completely speechless now.
She did not even feel any jealousy. The difference between them was too huge. She finally understood how Li Nianwei received an eighty-five million support rate. Nothing was exaggerated about her.
According to the protocols, it was time for the Audition Stone to give its scores. Therefore, the entire audience turned their gaze towards the giant Audition Stone at the center of the arena.
Soon, the Audition Stone displayed the final evaluation for Li Nianwei—
“Li Nianwei. Pitch: 99, Tone: 99, Range: 99.”
They were all 99 points!
The entire audience violently stood up and cheered for the results!
“Hahaha! Amazing! Li Nianwei, you’re amazing! From today onwards, you’ll be my absolute goddess!”
“Goddess! Goddess! I love you!”
“Goddess Nianwei, I’ll be your loyal fan from now on. Hahahaha! Amazing, amazing!”
All 99 points! These scores were never seen before in the history of Sing! Milky Way! It was almost heartless to destroy everyone else’s champion dreams in an instant.
Backstage, the four champion hopefuls were all pale as a piece of paper.
If the difference was small, perhaps it could be made up with hard work and effort. However, this gap was a little too wide…
This was not a gap that could be bridged with hard work. They were not even on the same level.
“It’s over.” Caroline stared with blank eyes. She leaned on the sofa and mumbled. “There’s no more hope…”
Indeed, this Sing! Milky Way was all but over.
Domination. This was absolute domination. All schemes and plans were useless now. Absolute power could crush them easily into powder…
Now that the Audition Stone gave out such a high score, the four judges knew that if their scores were anything less than ideal, they would not hear the end of it.
Therefore, Felix, Frank, and Dulles all gave full points without hesitation.
Claire bit her lips. Even though she was unwilling, she could only give the full points in the end.
“Alright! Our four judges have all given Miss Li Nianwei the highest glory. Full points!” The host was overwhelmed with emotions! All full points. This had never been seen before! Today, a miracle was born!
At the arena, Hong Dali looked at the erupting crowd and touched his nose, satisfied. He smiled and said, “What did I say? Our Sister Nianwei is the strongest. Hehe. This kind of competition… Whatever!”
This year’s Sing! Milky Way created a legend.
A viewership rating of 15.9% was shocking! No other entertainment shows could match up against it. Even the recently concluded Galaxy Super Mecha Wars could not compete against such ratings.
The Sing! Milky Way competition had built a great reputation after years of effort. It had an incredible influence and position in the music industry of the Galaxy Alliance Center. As for its loyal fans, their quantity was measured by the hundreds of millions.
For this year’s Hundred City Showdown, once Li Nianwei’s stunning lyrics-less song “Dedication” was released, everyone else was instantly outshone.
On the streets, on public transit, inside restaurants and bars, people everywhere were discussing about the new goddess, Li Nianwei.
As for the other singers, they were almost… forgotten.
Especially on the internet, in the official forum of Sing! Milky Way. Threads about Li Nianwei alone accounted for half the discussions. Even if you combined the discussion threads for all the other contestants, they could barely match up against Li Nianwei.
Overnight, Li Nianwei gained countless loyal fans. They usually shared the same characteristic. They would definitely watch the replays after attending the live performance. They would then download Li Nianwei’s song and put it on the loop.
For the Sing! Milky Way competition, the organizers would upload every song from every contestant for public download. It cost around 10 cents or 0.1 Galaxy Dollars for each download.
It was not expensive, so quantity mattered.
This time, Li Nianwei’s “Dedication” instantly caused a storm online with its live video download count!
As Hong Dali’s loyal fan, Yin Tianzong not only watched the live stream, but he also downloaded the video and put it on loop at home. He was jealous of Hong Dali’s luck with women—Li Nianwei was definitely the number one goddess in people’s hearts!
“This song sounds better every time.” Yin Tianzong laughed and opened the forum. He was ready to look at the official statistics—every song’s download count was monitored by the officials. Fifty percent of the profits would then go to the singers.
Therefore, Yin Tianzong was very concerned about how many downloads this song could get.
“Hm, judging by yesterday’s live performance, there should be a few hundred million downloads at least, right?” Yin Tianzong was confident. After all, the audience’s reaction proved the song’s value.
Good things would never be hidden. Gold would shine everywhere.
Yin Tianzong was filled with anticipation. Then, when he saw the download count on the official website for the lyrics-less song “Dedication”, he was no longer okay.
“Download count, 3,265,985,457…” Yin Tianzong stared with wide eyes. “3.2 billion times?! Oh my god, it can’t be. That’s basically a money-printing machine. Damn! 3.2 billion times, 50% goes to the organizers. Li Nianwei can still get 1.6 billion Galaxy Dollars?! 1.6 billion! Damn! One song alone is worth 1.6 billion!”
It was no wonder he was so shocked.
How long had it been? A little over a day. In such a short period of time, there were 3.2 billion downloads. This was the Hundred City Showdown. If the total population for 100 main cities was taken to be 50 billion, that download count would translate to over 6% of the total population. That would be a terrifying ratio!
On the official forum, countless music lovers chimed in, posting discussion threads about Li Nianwei’s song.
“Look at the pictures. No explanations needed. I love Li Nianwei so much! Goddess!”
“That’s right. She’s definitely the first in the Hundred City Showdown. No sweat. Hahahaha!”
“Goddess Nianwei is my biggest takeaway from watching this year’s Sing! Milky Way! Hahaha, she’s so beautiful. Her singing is so powerful!”
“That high pitch. It soars above the skies, right? I was dumbfounded when I heard it!”
Just then, a huge banner appeared on the official site—
“The voting for this year’s Sing! Milky Way candidates has begun. Please vote for your favorite singer.”
Once they saw this, everyone in the forum instantly erupted!
“Hahahaha, the voting for support rate has begun. Brothers, let’s go for Goddess Nianwei!”
“For Goddess, don’t @ me!”
“Let’s vote!”
Just like that, Li Nianwei’s support rate skyrocketed on the official site of Sing! Milky Way. Within half a day, she already received over two billion support rate. It continued to rise at an insane rate!
This dominating speed made everyone else helpless—when you are strong enough, you can easily destroy all other schemes against you. So what if you try to take off twenty points from me?
Just as everyone was voting for their goddess, our goddess Li Nianwei was blushing as she held Hong Dali’s hand and pulled him into her bedroom…
