"You... want to y a song by yourself?" Song Ling’er raised her eyebrows.


    Under normal circumstances, that would not be allowed, as this is apetition— a partneredpetition. However, she really wanted to listen to Yuan y the zither seriously by himself even if it would invalidate the integrity of thepetition. After all, in her eyes, he was going to win thispetition regardless.


    "Okay, go ahead." Song Ling’er nodded her head a momentter, surprising the audience.


    "Senior Song, are you sure? This isn’t part of thepetition..." Elder Jing said in a nervous voice.


    "Who cares? If he wants to y, let him y," Senior Zou said with a smile on his face.


    "You too, Daoist Zou...?" Elder Jing was dumbfounded. Why did they want to listen to this participant y so much? It was almost as though they were subtly favoring him!


    "Thank you, Seniors..." Yuan said to them before focusing on the zither.


    He then closed his eyes to recall a certain face-paced song that was yed only recently.


    A few momentster, after taking a deep breath, Yuan began ying the zither, and his hands moved with extreme speed.


    Ting~!


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    A very familiar-sounding song began ying, dumbfounding the audience and the judges alike.


    "T-This song is—?!"


    "God Descends from Heaven! He’s actually ying God Descends from Heaven!"


    "So he actually knows this song as well!"


    Song Ling’er and the other judges watched with bulging eyes as Yuan yed God Descends from Heaven wlessly and at a pace that sounded even faster than Ai Wan and Wei Kang when they performed.


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    Meanwhile, Fei Yuyan stared at Yuan with a gawking expression on her face. Although nobody else there was aware, she knew that not only did Yuan start ying the zither only a week ago but he has also never heard or yed the song God Descends from Heaven until today!


    ’He can y God Descends from Heaven after listening to it a single time...? Just how heaven-defying are his musical talents? How does his mind operate?’ Fei Yuyan couldn’t help but cry inwardly, feeling like this is Yuan’s most shocking moment to date.


    ’This guy is a fucking monster! How can he y one of the most difficult songs with seemingly no effort at all?!’ Wei Kang cursed inwardly as he watched Yuan’s finger movements flow as smoothly as water and with precision, almost like he was a music machine or something simr.


    "L-Look behind him! Am I seeing things or is there someone floating behind him?!" One of the spectators suddenly pointed at Yuan and shouted in a shocked voice.


    "No, you’re right! I also see it! What a beauty!"


    "This must be another illusion!"


    "It’s almost like a goddess has descended from the heavens because of his music!"


    The audience was shocked when a beautiful youngdy with peerless features suddenly appeared behind Yuan halfway through the song like a spirit guardian watching over him.


    "T-That’s—!" Senior Zou shook uncontrobly and stood up after seeing the beautiful figure floating behind Yuan.


    Although it took a moment for him to recognize her face, it was, without doubt, the Zither Goddess behind Yuan!


    ’W-Why am I seeing the illusion of the Zither Goddess behind him? What’s the meaning of this?’


    Meanwhile, Song Ling’er subconsciously ced her hands onto her chest, and she could feel her heart beating almost as fast as Yuan was ying the zither.


    Exactly three minutester, Yuan stopped ying the zither with thest music note creating a ripple that spread throughout the area and snapping everyone out of their daze.


    As for the yers there, a notification popped up for them.


    [Your stats has been increased by 10% for 30 minutes from the effects of ’God Descending from Heaven’]


    To their surprise, they’d received a temporary buff after listening to Yuan’s zither arts!


    "Phew... What an amazing song..." Yuan took a deep breath after the song ended, feeling extremely satisfied despite making a couple of mistakes.


    In fact, one of the major reasons why he suggested ying a song by himself was simply so that he could y God Descends from Heaven while it was still fresh inside his mind, even using the score as an excuse to y the song.


    Yuan then turned to look at the judges and said, "I have finished. Thank you for listening to my selfish request."


    The ce turned dead silent, to the point where even a pin drop could be heard miles away.


    Sometimeter, Song Ling’er said in a somewhat shaky voice, "I... I think I have seen enough today."


    "Eh? What do you mean by that, Senior Song?" Elder Jing couldn’t help but ask her.


    Song Ling’er then stood up and said in a loud and clear voice, "There’s no need for us to continue this when the results are clear. Therefore, I am ending thispetition here."


    "WHAT?!"


    The audience, participants, and judges alike stared at Song Ling’er with disbelief in their eyes, as they couldn’t believe that she’d cut thepetition short just like that!


    However, if they thought about it, after witnessing Yuan’s performance, it was clear who would receive first ce so Song Ling’er’s decision made some sense!


    "S-Senior Song... T-This is a partneredpetition... I don’t think it’ll be fair for the other participants if we end thepetition because of a single outstanding participant." Elder Jing said in a nervous tone.


    Song Ling’er red at Elder Jing, but she didn’t say anything. She then pointed at the participants and said, "Look at their faces. Do they look like people with the will to continue? And I don’t need to sit through the entirepetition to know who’ll obtain what ce."


    Elder Jing turned to look at the participants, and sure enough, the majority of them held bitter expressions on their faces and their aura without any motivation or confidence. Even if they continued with thepetition, their performances would beckluster at best.


    "W-What about the second and third ce? There has to be more than one winner..." Elder Jing then said.


    Song Ling’er nced at the participants before speaking in an indifferent voice, "The rewards are too good for them! The second and third ce will remain empty! If you have a problem with that, go ahead and challenge me!"


    Author’s Note: Since we’ve managed to take first ce for win-win, I will be giving a five-chapter mass releaseter, probably sometime during the middle of the month since I am very busy now.