Chapter 129: Su Bai’s God-Tier Performance

"My choice is Mr. Xue Qianqian!"

I knew it!

The audience wore expressions of "as expected." Any serious musician would make the same choice. Only Yang Mimi felt a bit surprised inside. She had thought it was a sure thing, but it seemed the result wasn't what she had envisioned. It appeared Zhou Buyi had his own convictions.

Meanwhile, Hua Xingyu felt incredibly conflicted. He had assumed the other two mentors would share his assessment of Zhou Buyi, but the results were vastly different. Such a significant discrepancy rarely occurred. The divergence in opinions on stage left him in an awkward position, yet having already spoken, he could not retract his words. His gaze toward Zhou Buyi became filled with even more disdain.

As the program "Light of Tomorrow" proceeded, Su Bai arrived at the venue for the finals of the "Battle King" League. Per the official request of the league, Su Bai was to perform "Lonely Warrior" before the start of the finals to ignite the atmosphere to its peak, after which the championship match would commence. Su Bai naturally accepted this arrangement.

When Su Bai appeared on stage, the crowd below began to stir.

"Look, is that Su Bai? Is it really him? It's too far, I can't see clearly!"
"My god, no way! Would Su Bai actually come to the venue?"
"If I could listen to Su Bai sing 'Lonely Warrior' live and then watch a round of 'Battle King,' that would be amazing!"

The crowd began to grow restless. The organizers had kept his arrival a secret, hoping to give everyone a surprise. Consequently, no one at the venue had known Su Bai would be appearing.

"Hello everyone, I am Su Bai."

As soon as Su Bai finished speaking, countless young people in the audience went wild!

"Su Bai! Su Bai! Su Bai!"
"It really is Su Bai!"

The deafening cheers rose in waves. Looking at the fervent crowd screaming his name, even though Su Bai had anticipated it, he was still taken aback.

"The song I have brought for you today is..."
"Lonely Warrior!!!"
"Lonely Warrior!!!"
...

Wang Lin, sitting backstage, watched the scene before her in shock. The audience was absolutely frantic! Less than two sentences in, and the reaction was this intense. Wang Lin even wondered if they were watching Su Bai's concert or the "Battle King" finals. She couldn't help but worry: after Su Bai finished singing, would anyone even be in the mood to watch the match?

"It seems everyone's enthusiasm is very high!"

"The song I'm performing for you today is indeed 'Lonely Warrior'!"
"For those who know it, shall we sing it together?"

As soon as Su Bai finished, another wave of cheers erupted. When the intro started, the crowd instantly fell silent!

"All are brave!"
"The scars on your forehead, your differences, the mistakes you've made..." (The entire crowd sang along.)

Su Bai looked at everyone in the venue with some astonishment. He had expected the audience to start singing along after he finished the intro. How did they start singing after just the first line?

Viewers in the live stream were completely losing their composure!

"Holy cow, what kind of god-tier live performance is this?"
"Is this even more intense than a concert?"
"The feeling of everyone at the venue singing a song together is just wonderful!"
"I feel like my blood is boiling! I really want to be there."
"The organizers didn't say they were inviting Su Bai! If they had told us in advance, we would have done whatever it took to get there!"
"What would it feel like if Su Bai sang with everyone?"

Su Bai watched as everyone finished the entire intro. He knew that if he didn't start singing soon, it would turn into the audience singing for him, rather than him being invited to perform for them!

"I love you walking alone in the dark alleys,
I love you not kneeling down.
I love you having confronted despair,
Yet refusing to cry once.
I love your tattered clothes,
Yet daring to block the gun of fate.
I love you being so much like me,
With the same wounds.
Will you go? Are you worthy? This tattered cloak.
Will you fight? Yes, fight! With the humblest of dreams.
To those sobs and roars in the dark night,
Who says that only those standing in the light are heroes?"

Su Bai's voice merged with everyone else's, and the entire crowd became ecstatic. Countless people were screaming wildly, their phones transformed into glow sticks, waving incessantly.

"It's over, my ears are pregnant. What do I do?"
"My god, I'm behind a screen, but I still can't help singing along!"
"Me too! My mom is asking why I'm 'walking alone in the dark alleys' in the bathroom!"
"My teacher asked me why I'm 'confronting despair' in the classroom!"
"My girlfriend asked me why I need to 'cry once' while we're kissing!"
....

Wang Lin sat backstage, mesmerized by the scene. It was truly stunning. Even she couldn't help but hum along, "Who says that only those standing in the light are heroes!"

"Director Wang, Director Wang!"

The shouts from someone beside her snapped Wang Lin out of her trance. Looking at the anxious expression before her, Wang Lin grew concerned.

"Director Wang, a young girl in the audience fainted because she was too excited!"

What? Wang Lin jumped to her feet.

"What are you waiting for? Get the medical team over there to carry her out! Also, notify the hospital; send her there for an examination immediately!"

Sweat began to bead on Wang Lin's forehead. She hadn't expected such a situation. The medical team had originally been stationed there in case of heatstroke, not because someone would faint from sheer excitement!

"The medical team is already there!"
"Director Wang, should we have Su Bai stop after this song? If he keeps singing, I'm afraid other uncontrollable situations might arise!"

Wang Lin waved her hand, signaling that she understood. Watching the performance on stage nearing its end, she felt a trace of reluctance, but she knew she couldn't let Su Bai continue, as they hadn't prepared for this. If more people fainted, it would be troublesome. The public opinion alone would be enough to crush them.

As the song ended, Wang Lin immediately spoke to Su Bai through his earpiece: "Su Bai, just this one song! We haven't made arrangements for other tracks, and there's been a minor incident at the venue!"

Su Bai nodded subtly upon hearing this. In fact, he had only agreed to one song with Wang Lin. She had been worried that Su Bai might get carried away and perform an encore, which would have been problematic, so she reminded him.

"I'm very happy to have sung with you all today!"
"But unfortunately, time is limited, and I have to say goodbye to you all for now!"

Someone in the audience shouted loudly, "One more!" This shout triggered a chemical reaction. Countless people began to chant in unison: "One more! One more!"

Su Bai looked at the enthusiasm of the crowd with a bit of helplessness. Although he wanted to sing another, he remembered Wang Lin's specific instruction to only perform one. Even though he didn't know what the "minor incident" was, he knew he couldn't continue if it risked turning into a full-blown accident. Besides, this was the "Battle King" finals; he couldn't steal the spotlight.

"Next time, when I hold my own concert, let's sing together again, okay?"
"I will organize my first concert as soon as possible!"
"I will post an announcement on my Douyin account then!"

The audience, though filled with reluctance, could only accept it since Su Bai had said so. Yet, they felt a lingering regret, as they didn't know if they would have the chance to attend his concert or if they would be able to secure tickets.