The result left not only the audience in surprise but also the other singers.
"He's singing first, so what do we do?" Flower Face Cat was speechless.
She knew the terrifying power of Dark Night Rabbit. Every time Dark Night Rabbit finished singing, the audience and judges would be in awe for a long time, significantly impacting the performances of the singers who followed. This was why everyone said that singing after Dark Night Rabbit was being a victim. Thus, after so many episodes, everyone felt content just singing before Dark Night Rabbit, regardless of whether they could win.
"I'm the last one, so I shouldn't be affected, right?" The replacement singer, Wolf Fang, smiled. The gap was so large that no matter how shocking it was, people would have had enough time to savor it. He figured he wouldn't be much affected.
"Sigh..." Faceless Knight said nothing, only sighing.
At some point, Dark Night Rabbit had begun to dominate the King of Singers stage. The transition from wanting to end his reign to not even having the courage to face him was stifling. Moreover, it felt eerily familiar, making him feel agitated.
"Heaven bless us, Earth bless us, Amitabha, I pray to all the great spirits to bless me with the opportunity to seize Dark Night Rabbit's first mistake and eliminate him, Amen..."
The most amusing was Dark Night Rabbit's opponent this time, Thorn. He clasped his hands together as if in prayer, muttering incantations. This scene was edited by the editor and paired with amusing captions, making the audience burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, give the editor extra meals and chicken legs!"
"Too funny, is he already praying to the gods?"
"Good job, I commend Thorn's courage for daring to take on Dark Night Rabbit!"
"Dark Night Rabbit says, 'You guys pray all you want, even if the Jade Emperor blesses you, I will still shatter the Heavenly Palace!'"
"Take him away, another netizen poisoned by Journey to the West."
"Holy crap, there are book fans here too?"
"Don't be surprised, Brother Jiangnan has now even defeated the Supreme God, so of course, there are many book fans."
"Haha, Monkey is the greatest!"
With the immense popularity of "Journey to the West," discussions about the book were everywhere online. Especially the character Sun Wukong, who was undoubtedly the most popular existence in the online literature circle this year. It was actually quite fitting to compare Dark Night Rabbit to Sun Wukong now. Sun Wukong had seventy-two transformations, and Dark Night Rabbit had a hundred versatile voices. These were both bug-level skills.
"Haha, please welcome Dark Night Rabbit to the stage for a wonderful performance!" The host, seemingly sensing the subtle atmosphere, announced loudly and then retreated to the side of the stage, crossing his arms and watching the show.
The host's words fell. Dark Night Rabbit did not come onto the stage directly this time. As the audience wondered, the video that Ting Yu had previously reposted appeared on the large screen behind the stage.
"We are in the mountains, and Teacher Zheng has been teaching in the mountains for eighteen years..." Although this video had become popular due to Ting Yu's repost and many had seen it, its appearance now still brought a lump to many throats. The innocent cries of those children were difficult to hear without being moved. This Teacher Zheng had dedicated her youth to the children in the mountains. Although she had passed away, she would always remain in the hearts of these children. Knowing that Teacher Zheng liked to listen to Ting Yu's songs, they spontaneously recorded a video, pleading online for Ting Yu to write a song for their teacher.
"They're starting with such a powerful song?"
"I thought Dark Night Rabbit would save this song for the second performance. After all, with this emotional backing, his chances of winning the King of Singers would be much higher."
"I think Dark Night Rabbit did the right thing. Putting it first means he doesn't want to use this teacher's story to win the King of Singers. He just wants to promote this teacher's deeds."
"The program team is so thoughtful, even helping promote this video."
"Brothers, this heartwarming and touching scene brought tears to my eyes."
"Kudos to the program team! Kudos to Ting Yu! Kudos to Dark Night Rabbit!" dafeng.com
"You're wrong, it should be kudos to this selfless Teacher Zheng!"
The video had finished. The lights on stage dimmed. Dark Night Rabbit, holding a guitar, stood quietly in the center of the stage.
Life Like Summer Flowers
Performed by: Dark Night Rabbit
Lyrics: Ting Yu
Music: Ting Yu
As the prelude began, without much waiting, Dark Night Rabbit started singing. A section of an unknown language came from his mouth, accompanied by the drumbeats of the arrangement, subtly evoking a murmur of life.
"Is this Tibetan?" Mo Yan frowned. He couldn't understand the first few lines at all. It sounded like Tibetan, but he knew a little Tibetan, and the pronunciation was nothing like this. The dialect songs from before had already made him somewhat obsessed. Hearing Dark Night Rabbit sing in an unknown language gave him a headache.
"I can confidently say this is not Tibetan!" Han Qi, a Tibetan herself, naturally knew Tibetan. However, she couldn't understand this section from Dark Night Rabbit, and it wasn't the way Tibetan was pronounced.
"Could it be Sanskrit?" Liu Huan said with interest. Was Dark Night Rabbit no longer content with singing in dialects and now singing in Sanskrit? If so, that would be quite incredible!
"Who knows, we can ask him later," Mo Yan rubbed his temples again. It was too difficult! He suddenly wished he could just slack off, stop trying to figure out Dark Night Rabbit's identity, and just listen to the music, analyze the song's quality and Dark Night Rabbit's vocal performance. But he also had OCD; without resolving the doubts in his mind, he wouldn't be able to sleep soundly at night. That's right, ever since Dark Night Rabbit made him unable to guess, he hadn't had a good night's sleep.
At this moment, the stage lights bloomed like dawn, drawing everyone's attention back to the stage. Dark Night Rabbit finally began his first line.