Chapter 119 Part 1
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Chapter 119 Part 1: Praise for ‘Pure White’, Oath of the High Wall, “Guernica” (1)
Zone C1.
The stage PK officially begins.
First up is Qi Yushuang from Liu Lianyun’s team. Both of them are lucky to draw “Trouble Maker,” a dance with a contagious atmosphere that is perfect for instant PK situations.
These two beautiful sisters have been preparing for over a week, and their dancing skills are already impressive. However, to the mentors who have seen countless dazzling performances, their dance, with its lower-level “Dazzling Stage” style and immaturity, feels a bit lacking.
The Dream Weaver Rabbit sits on the stage, behaving like a gourmet accustomed to fine delicacies, showing no interest in ordinary food. Its crimson eyes are calm and vacant, and even its smile, which might seem playful or mocking, comes off as mechanical—like a toy in a supermarket, entirely devoid of emotion.
168 players are divided into 84 teams.
The teams aimed to advance from the C1 area to the B1 area together, but the first round alone required up to 42 matches. With losers regrouping and challenging again, along with the repeated elimination of weaker teams, the PK stage in the C1 area would ultimately exceed a hundred matches.
Out of these over a hundred PK matches, less than one-tenth would officially be edited into the third episode.
Over the past week and a half, 67 teams have participated in stage PKs; aside from the teams intentionally following the process to eliminate low-rated players and trading benefits, the stages presented by the rest of the normal teams have mostly been mediocre.
It could be said that only a few stages involving Grade A players truly have the qualifications to have a complete storyline. Teams like Liang Xiaoxiao’s, where both sides are Grade D, have little hope of appearing on the show.
On stage, the girl with a slender waist and long legs was still showcasing her graceful figure to the camera.
Their enthusiastic smiles, seductive gazes, occasional winks, and fair skin under hot pants along with smooth long legs could all represent the beauty of youth.
Unfortunately, in the popular show “Dazzling Stage,” this dance routine that would usually elicit cheers from the audience seemed dull and failed to attract extra attention.
And as the dance progressed to a third of the way,
Qi Yushuang’s eyes lifted slightly at the corners, a bright smile tugging at her lips. Deep within her soul, a dark, murky mythical gemstone trembled, reflecting a strange surge of emotions. Her iris shifted, dyed with an indistinct, mysterious depth.
In an instant, the girl’s aura transformed.
The stage presence, emotional energy, precision of movements, and efficiency of breathing all visibly increased, turning what was once an ordinary performance into something even more spectacular.
Dream Weaver Rabbit was not surprised.
Qi Yushuang, who had survived several rounds of the Nightmare Corridor and awakened the talent called Heart Flow, was once deemed worthless by Grade B players—deceived and abandoned without a second thought. In that sense, she could be considered lucky.
-Heart Flow.
Even though the roots sprouted from the Calamity Seed were entirely fake, and despite being cleansed, they couldn’t progress further, unable to awaken abilities as extraordinary or growth-oriented as Sparkling Plunder and Perfect Interpretation Method.
Relying only on the enhancement aura of stage presence, emotional radiation, and personal aura is enough to easily surpass the originally equal trainee.
Moreover, even as a fake object, the heart tide planted by the soul can still manifest unique abilities belonging to the individual.
-Posture adjustments, music sensitivity, emotional resonance, stage aura, audience connection.
According to research, by nurturing oneself and developing potential, one can gradually awaken the shining Gemstone of “Heart Flow”.
Those who awaken the “Heart Flow” ability through the Calamity Seed are encompassed by these five major categories, with most of them having untapped potential.
Qi Yushuang’s awakened ability belongs to the first category of dance correction.
Though simple, for many participants, the ability to make on-stage dance smooth and consistent unconditionally, approaching absolute precision, is already an extraordinary skill.
Therefore, the outcome of this stage has been determined since the moment Liang Xiaoxiao fell short of success yesterday.
Score: 7.1, 7 points.
This is the final evaluation from the Tutor Group, which is a rare high score for the two teams composed of Grade D members.
Liang Xiaoxiao and her teammate take the stage, showcasing slightly stronger dance skills and singing abilities than the previous team, but unfortunately, “Heart Flow” elevates the opponent to another level.
Five minutes later, with a 10-point difference, they inevitably face defeat.
Qi Yushuang glanced at the losing team and whispered:
“My chosen teammate is Qiu Caixuan.”
Her words faded away.
Qiu Caixuan’s eyes lit up with joy. She suppressed a smile, glanced apologetically at Liang Xiaoxiao beside her, muttered a quiet apology, and then, without hesitation, walked over to the winning team, following Qi Yushuang as they left the scene.
Liang Xiaoxiao was not surprised.
Whether it was losing on stage or being abandoned by a teammate, it was all the same.
This was a life-changing competition where selfishness was expected.
Qiu Caixuan and she were merely partners—no friendship or bond was holding them back. Instead of being left behind to find a new partner, rehearse a duo dance, and join other teams, going straight into the B1 area was the better choice.
Saying no, on the other hand, would have been a foolish choice.
The program group did not have rules, so the winners could only choose once.
Let’s say the person who was picked first refused. To avoid risks, the winners decided to choose another person as their teammate, who coincidentally agreed. How should the person who initially refused react?
In other words, to keep the original team after losing, both people must agree and trust that the other will firmly refuse.
Human nature cannot withstand a test.
No one will bet on whether someone is kind enough.
Furthermore, having a deep betrayal like Chen Yining and Ji Shuzhu did, seems too extravagant for oneself, to the point that… she never expected it.
Liang Xiaoxiao calmly left, went back to her dorm, packed her things quickly, and followed the staff’s guidance to the designated area.
Here were all the “inferior” ones eliminated after the first round of defeat.
Unlike the past process of drawing lots to choose teammates, the designated area was like a large blind date scene, where heartbroken people dumped by their exes could freely pair up.
After spending half an hour in the waiting area, Liang Xiaoxiao was paired with a Grade C singer, changed the music, and returned to the C1 area.
The reason for such fast efficiency is very simple.
Singers are in high demand in this competition. Unless someone is confident in winning through a PK battle to proceed to the next round, no one wants to team up with someone who is more likely to be chosen.
But Liang Xiaoxiao didn’t mind. The Grade C singer also needed a partner to advance to the next round quickly without wasting time, so they naturally reached an agreement.
She then devoted herself to the next round of training without any strong emotions, drifting like scattered dry grass in the air, letting the strong wind blow freely without resistance.
Deep within her soul, the filthy and dark mist was slowly dissipating, while bits and pieces of hidden emotions settled into her consciousness, forming a rich mud slowly nurturing new feelings.
The faint murmur echoed in her ears, planting its vague seeds in the mud, with no one knowing its ultimate fate of either blooming or perishing.
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The next day, early morning.
Underground, cables made of ether spread throughout the room, emitting a blue light like fireflies, reflecting and dancing on the walls made of nanometal.
The image of Dream Weaver Rabbit deconstructed into nothingness, turning into a pure super AI, connecting with hosts at various global arenas, forming a true “Dream Weaver”, and starting daily surveillance of global trends, broadcasting various data:
“In the blue hole of the Bahama Deep Ocean, one-third of the area has turned to blood. Various vessels sent there are maintaining a random one-third loss rate. The marine ecosystem is steadily being destroyed, and it’s estimated that a large number of Calamity Seeds will hatch in that area.”
“The crystallization progress of the Gamon Islands is still ongoing. According to instrument tests, the composition of the crystals is complex, yet all without exception meet the human definition of ‘salt’…”
“In the Sacred United Country, at Pepe’atu Point on the coast of Oregon, a coastal erosion landform named the Well of the Thunder God has widened from six meters to six hundred meters, with branches and Calamity Seeds hatching therein.”
These hidden anomalies, unknown to the public, are all displayed in the super AI’s surveillance, linked together, piecing together enough signs of Disaster that could overturn the world.
At the same time, leaders, officials, and workers from various departments around the world are routinely listening to the monthly reports coordinated by the “Dream Weaver”.
In the end, they all glanced at that magnificent wonder, revered by all living beings—a dreamlike, towering, pure white, and sacred endless wall in the sky.
