Side Story: First Time Participating in the Diva Competition (21)

After choosing their route, Su Xi and Miboli set off.

In the past, the Diva Competition usually involved sending the advancing Diva to a certain location to trigger an event, and then having a competition. The winner would then advance to the next round.

This kind of competition, where the Diva set off on their own and sang along the way, is quite rare.

After all, if Diva compete against each other, their fans will fight, which will increase the popularity of the event, but this method will not cause fans to fight.

In fact, this competition format is very favorable to Su Xi.

Because she lacks vocal power and doesn't compete with others, she doesn't worry that NPCs will be affected by high-level Diva like Xi Youlan, as they were in this round of competition, and thus lose.

Of course, the next two rounds of the competition are not entirely separate events.

In the virtual world, the capital of the Diamond Empire is located in the center of the continent. The contestants, the Heaven-Sent Diva, will initially be scattered on the edge of the empire, and can only head towards the center after advancing.

Along the way, Su Xi may encounter other Diva, so Su Xi needs to find a way to avoid Diva in order to have a chance to advance and receive the rewards.

"Miss Youlan seems to have just set off not long ago," Miboli said.

Su Xi suddenly felt the pressure and asked, "Uh... which way is she going?"

If you don't avoid her, you'll definitely get food.

"She seems to be taking the main road. Should we take the side road?" Miboli said.

She knew that Xi Youlan was not someone to be trifled with, so she suggested taking a side path.

Su Xi had no objection. After the two walked out of the town gate, they turned and took another path leading to the capital.

After two rounds of elimination, only about 1% of the original number of Diva remained. Most of the Diva who came to keep the audience company had been eliminated, so most of the audience members were now crowded into the remaining Diva' rooms.

The sheer number of remaining Diva reveals the brutality of this Starry Sky Competition. Just two rounds of competition eliminated 99% of the Diva, and each Diva only had one chance per round; failure meant certain defeat.

The rooms expanded, and the number of people began to concentrate.

Su Xi's popularity actually declined slightly.

But they still managed to hold onto tenth place.

Two days later.

Su Xi and Miboli encountered a pack of wolves.

In the virtual world, aside from singing, they have no offensive capabilities, so when Miboli saw these aggressive carnivorous animals, she turned pale with panic.

Su Xi remained silent.

Even if she were killed in the virtual world, she wouldn't feel pain, and it's unclear what she's afraid of.

Besides, she was Diva; how could she possibly be killed?

The organizers of the Diva Competition would definitely not agree to such a thing.

However, to everyone's surprise, the wolves could actually talk.

Moreover, they came to listen to songs; they heard that a Heaven-Sent Diva was passing by, so they came over.

Su Xi was shocked.

She was still wondering who she was singing to and where she was going to get ratings since there were no villages or NPCs along the way.

Unexpectedly, a pack of wolves appeared in the end.

It's obvious that this is an NPC assigned by the official team.

Faced with this group of NPCs with wolf heads and wolf bodies, Su Xi felt a bit amused and exasperated.

"I thought you came here to eat us," Miboli said, clutching her chest, still shaken.

Su Xi shook her head. Miboli seemed particularly afraid of this kind of aggressive animal.

Then, looking at the wolves that had surrounded them, they asked, "Did you really come here just to listen to music?"

Yes.

"Wrapped."

"You can't eat it anyway."

"Awoo~"

"Alright, alright," Su Xi waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she understood.

After calming down the wolf pack NPCs, Su Xi thought for a moment and leaned against a tree trunk.

Because she was wearing a knight-errant outfit similar to denim, and her fluffy hair was tied into a single ponytail, she looked both cute and cool.

Su Xi has heard countless songs related to wolves.

The songs she had heard on Earth were all pop songs, some of which were niche and she had never been exposed to them at all, so singing a song that fit the wolf pack was simply out of the question.

Never mind.

Sing whatever you like.

Su Xi thought to herself.

The main problem was that she couldn't think of anything to sing.

These wolf packs are mostly far from their hometowns and have no fixed place to live; they roam around everywhere.

How about singing "Far Away From Home"?

This is it.

Su Xi opened her eyes and summoned the Melody Aid.

Ethereal music filled the forest.

In the third round, Su Xi advanced again.

The unique and elfin-style song "Far Away From Home" expresses the homesickness in the hearts of wolves.

Therefore, they successfully advanced in the end.

It was only at this point that Su Xi began to understand the key to passing the competition.

Since she lacks vocal power, she can sing whatever style of song the NPCs want to hear, regardless of the song's style, which greatly increases her chances of advancing.

The Diva who have advanced to their current level are basically those who have mastered the power of their voices.

However, the power of one's voice can enhance one's songs and have a more profound impact on NPCs and the audience. But what if the song one sings doesn't fit the theme?

Take Hong Yu, who was eliminated in the third round, for example.

Diva was originally a favorite to advance, but now she hasn't even made it to the semi-finals.

This is related to the power of her voice.

Her voice had the power to convey a passionate, joyful emotion. She encountered a group of unhappy spirits who wanted to hear a sad song. Hong Yu sang it, and although the song was undoubtedly sad, it conveyed a joyful emotion to the group of sad spirits.

Outwardly sorrowful, yet inwardly joyful, this conflicted the spirits of the dead.

Therefore, the final evaluation of Hong Yu was not high.

Its success and failure both stem from its sound.

However, there was nothing she could do. Hong Yu's power was innate, and she simply didn't know how to suppress it. Otherwise, relying solely on her songs, advancing would have been quite easy.

As another popular Diva, Xi Youlan's ranking isn't much higher either.

She encountered a group of spirit rabbits whose chieftain had just died. As soon as she started singing, the rabbits instantly got into a frenzy, their battle raging fiercely.

As animals, especially rabbits, once their reproductive desire arises, they simply cannot resist it.

Otherwise, if Xi Youlan had sung her song early and waited for the rabbits to wake up before the time was up, she would most likely have been eliminated.

On the contrary, Su Xi, who had no vocal power and relied solely on her voice, still managed to rank in the top three.

Second place went to Yu Feixiang, and first place to Shui Lingjiao. Both of them encountered environments that suited their vocal strengths, so taking first place was without a doubt.

As for the other Diva, they all sang off-key to varying degrees, so they didn't receive as high praise as Su Xi.

After Su Xi felt she had once again advanced by sheer luck, Shui Lingjiao, who had learned about the rankings in this round elsewhere, couldn't help but frown.

At this moment, Shui Lingjiao is soaking in the bathtub of a small hotel room.

After walking for several days in a row, her legs couldn't take it anymore, so she had to find a place to rest.

At this moment, her legs had transformed into a sky-blue mermaid tail, splashing the water in the bathtub.

"There's something wrong with this Sen Star Person."

To say she's weak is an understatement; she's now advanced to the fourth round and isn't far from the semifinals.

If you say she's strong, she doesn't have the power of sound, Shui Lingjiao knew that this Sen Star Person couldn't possibly win.

Hong Yu's elimination and Su Xi's third-place ranking both seemed unbelievable to Shui Lingjiao.

She suddenly had a feeling, without any prior knowledge, that her greatest enemy this time was this Sen Star Person.

"It seems I need to make contact with this Sen Star Person and see what's going on with her." Shui Lingjiao pondered, making her tail disappear and turning into two fair and tender legs.

Then, leaving the bathtub, I looked in the direction I was about to go.

"Su Xi ..."

At this moment, Su Xi was also staying in a small village along the way.

To celebrate her successful advancement, Miboli designed a whole bunch of clothes overnight and excitedly made Su Xi put them on.

Su Xi refused.

Miboli immediately started shoving and pulling.

After spending these few days together, Miboli realized that Su Xi was a soft-hearted Sen Star Person. Once she got to know her, she could be firm and make her soften up.

Therefore, Miboli undoubtedly took a tough stance.

"Miss Su, you've already taken my money, you can't just not work!"

"Hey, hey, hey, even though I took the money, you've gone too far! You even made QQNY, I'm not wearing that kind of thing!"

In the virtual world, everyone is powerless.

So, because of her physical disadvantage, Su Xi was quickly pushed down by Miboli and then successfully changed into all sorts of clothes.

They gave away a lot of perks to the onlookers.

Of course, Su Xi chose the holy light. When she wasn't wearing clothes, the audience would only see a patch of light and nothing else. The holy light would only disappear when she put on clothes.

She's not so open-minded as to let others see her body casually.

In short, Su Xi's face turned bright red from being harassed by Miboli, and all her clothes except for her qqny were worn by her.

In the end Miboli was satisfied.

The audience was satisfied.

Only Su Xi rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed.

"I appreciate it for collecting this money."

She, a dignified Creator Level IV, was actually forced to change so many clothes.

That's incredible.

Miboli chuckled foolishly.

After spending a day in the small village, Su Xi and Miboli continued their journey.

If you pass the fourth round, you can enter the semi-finals.

In the next round of the competition.

Su Xi encountered a group of alien creatures called Floating. These creatures looked like clouds, but they were indeed animals.

Su Xi was not surprised.

At the request of the animals, Su Xi sang "Castle in the Sky".

The grand and awe-inspiring melody instantly stunned the little clouds, while simultaneously expressing their longing for the sky.

In this round of the competition, Su Xi came in first place!

The results of the competition shocked all the Diva, the audience, and the organizers of the Diva Competition.

A Diva with no vocal talent actually won first place in this round of the competition...

If this were told to others, who would believe it?

When Yu Qingyu learned of this result, she was also somewhat incredulous.

However, the organizers also released the final results online. Because Su Xi's song completely won over the group of fans, who gave it 100% positive reviews, Su Xi won first place.

The second-ranked Shui Lingjiao only received 85% positive reviews, the third-ranked Xi Youlan only 82%, and the fourth-ranked Yu Feixiang only 80%...

Yu Qingyu was very shocked and discussed this matter with her friends.

"This Sen Star Person, she received 100% positive reviews, that's unbelievable."

"No, think about it carefully. Is the song 'Castle in the Sky' outstanding? Undoubtedly, the melody of this song is very grand and very shocking, and the vocals are not such an important part. So how could these floating, sky-yearning lives not be convinced in the face of such an outstanding song?"

"I see a resurgence in the Diva industry. The power of their voices has given these Diva too much power, making them blindly arrogant. Only by singing songs that resonate with people's hearts can they truly win people's hearts."

"I disagree with your statement. Singing is not a service industry; it's an industry that requires inspiration. If it only relies on serving the audience, shouldn't those entertainment Diva be the ones with the highest status?"

"Then how do you explain that this Sen Star Person got first place? She doesn't have any vocal power!"

The industry group of Yu Qingyu had a long debate about this, which shows how incredible it was that Su Xi got first place, especially with 100% positive reviews.

To be honest, Yu Qingyu didn't say much, because he felt that what his friends said made sense, and he didn't know how to refute them.

However, vocal power is a hallmark of a Diva, and even without vocal power, Su Xi was able to reach number one...

If it's the second or third, that's fine, but the first one is not acceptable.

This challenged the status of those Diva.

Yu Qingyu could foresee how badly Su Xi would lose in the upcoming semi-finals and finals.

Because the high-ranking Diva now are a group that has mastered the power of voice, they will not allow these primitive people to make a comeback. The two types of Diva are like the progressives and the conservatives.

Under the suppression of the progressive faction, pure voice Diva basically have no job opportunities. Now, Su Xi has emerged, which is equivalent to the conservative faction having another leader.

After the semi-finals, the audience will join the scoring segment for the Diva. At that time, these Diva will probably use their influence to prevent Su Xi from getting first place.

The Starry Sky Diva Competition has been going on for a thousand years, and the winners have always been Diva who have mastered the power of their voices. They will not allow Su Xi to break this status quo.

However, these were all competitions outside the stage, and Yu Qingyu couldn't say anything, so she could only watch the Sen Star Person's performance end with regret.

He never expected that the Diva he had high hopes for would actually win first place in the first round of the competition.

The organizers of the Starry Sky Diva Competition were shocked to see Su Xi win first place.

"Damn it, we opened up too much space for her!"

Yes, in order to help Su Xi advance, the organizers actually gave Su Xi a lot of convenience in many ways. For example, the order of the second round was caused by their intervention, and the format of the third and fourth rounds was also changed by them at the last minute.

They didn't expect Su Xi to get first place...