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Chapter 123 Part 2: The World Again, Called “Lighting” (2)

Whether it’s Qingxuan’s “Heart Flow” or Shuzhu’s choreography, they have a much greater impact than hers. The only eye-catching solo on her stage is also a product of using magic deceptively.

Fortunately, this time she didn’t hold back the team excessively.

The most crucial aspect is that the lantern disguised as a Mobius strip is greedily absorbing a substantial amount of positive emotions provided by fans, a large quantity of Magic Crystal gathering, continuously expanding the capacity of the magic center, proving that the audience is quite satisfied with it.

– lantern, pool, river, sea.

This represents a rough grading of magical power.

When Chu Yuanqing first awakened, she didn’t even possess the power of a lantern level, which is considered a low-tier level. It’s only through exposure on stage in “Dazzling Stage,” fermenting public opinion, growing her fan base, that she barely reached the minimum threshold of a lantern level.

This magic conversion ratio is not conserved.

The primary reason is that the lantern, as the manifestation of the soul, is constantly being crushed by the Sea of Truth, in a half-shattered Schroedinger’s state of being both broken and intact.

Chu Yuanqing’s soul, as a container of magic, loses some magic each time it breaks, like a cup being immediately repaired after being shattered.

In simple terms, she can maintain her magic power now because she receives considerable attention from others, which can transform into positive energy. The magic power she gains balances out or even exceeds the magic power lost in daily life.

Therefore, to gather sufficient magic power and ascend to a higher level of magic, she can only rely on increasing her popularity, gaining more fans who adore her, and a special promotion method like the stage that can instantly gather a substantial amount of magic power.

Judging from the feedback in the final minutes of “ACUTE”, her magical power can increase by more than tenfold after complete fermentation, truly reaching the threshold of upgrading to the level of Initiation – “ignite”.

The word “level” in the level realm not only represents the amount of magical power, but also describes the core of the magical girl.

– Ignite.

Each magical girl carries a lamp, and just like Little Sakura’s earrings, the green-eyed cat’s brooch, and the golden retriever’s watch, although they are called lamps, they do not resemble lamps at all.

The reason is straightforward: their lamps are in the budding stage and need to be filled with magic power before the lamps can truly reveal their authentic form, and thereby construct their own Magic Armor.

Chu Yuanqing starts with Magic Armor because she is an extraordinary Pure White Witch, but her Magic Armor is merely for show due to her lamp being too weak. There isn’t much difference whether she has it or not.

After the official lighting of the Magic Armor, Chu Yuanqing transformed into a magical girl with remarkable powers.

Therefore, for Chu Yuanqing who desired power, lighting the Magic Armor was the first and most essential step.

At that moment, the bullet comments in the live chat filled with excitement and support for Chu Yuanqing’s mission to save the world.

“I cannot believe it, Honey Qing is straight? I refuse to accept it! Her hair is so straight, but people can’t be that straight!”

Of course, there were still people genuinely interested in the PK battle on stage.

“Oh dear, this team is performing exceptionally well, and with Great Devil’s ‘Heart Flow’ pressuring them, it seems like Little Sakura’s team might be in difficulty.”

“It all comes down to the stage effects scoring. It’s easy to say that, but it doesn’t appear it’ll be much lower than the previous ‘Dangerous Party.'”

As expected, Tutor Group quickly calculated the scores, removing the highest and lowest scores to obtain an impressive average of 46 points.

Even though it was 3 points lower than the ‘Dangerous Party,’ the significantly high scores from the last competition were largely due to Great Devil’s ‘Heart Flow’ making its first appearance, impressing the audience.

This time, the evaluation was more fair and rational, but still received an uncommonly high score, demonstrating the excellence of “ACUTE”.

At this point, the total score was successfully calculated, projected onto the virtual screen.

– 88.5 points.

With this high score, bullet comments were filled with emotion:

“Isn’t this the highest score in the history of stage PK battles? Last time, ‘Dangerous Party’ received 88 points. Considering the complexity of the three-person dance, the additional 0.5 points indicate an upward trend.”

“Little Sakura is in a challenging situation, lacking advantage in the performance. She was preempted by Great Devil’s ‘Heart Flow’, risking a repeat of her defeat like Conqueror Nian.”

“Great Devil’s ‘Heart Flow’ has a significant advantage in information asymmetry. Probably only Conqueror Nian and Ji Shuzhu are aware of it. Other contestants are still unaware of her mastering ‘Heart Flow’, let alone its specific effects.”

“It’s not conclusive, right? In a match of ‘Heart Flow’ against ‘Heart Flow’, Little Sakura may not necessarily lose. Don’t forget, she was the first contestant to truly comprehend ‘Heart Flow’.”

“But you also need to consider the team composition. Great Devil has a 3A lineup, while Little Sakura is missing one A, placing her at an inherent disadvantage.”

The debate over these “bullet comments” expressed the thoughts of many viewers.

Xie Qingxuan’s stage dominance, Chu Yuanqing’s charm, Ji Shuzhu’s choreography – the combination of these three factors has elevated the atmosphere to its peak, leaving emotionally overwhelmed audience members feeling content and almost unable to imagine how this team could be defeated.

However, the highlight of “Heart Flow” is the immense attraction to “Heart Flow,” which still leaves the outcome of the competition full of uncertainty.

Chu Wang Shu’s fans are quite relaxed, viewing her as a sort of mascot. They only wish to see her lively and cute on stage, preferably succeeding in several performances. They are currently praying for high scores for the stage and smooth promotion to the A1 area.

Tang Liuli’s supporters are mostly long-time fans accumulated from her previous works. Their gaze towards this green-eyed cat is imbued with admiration and affection for her development.

Well, the symptoms are quite similar to Chu Wang Shu’s childhood idol filter, but more “fandom-like.” They believe this child is exceedingly cute and pleasing regardless of what she does, not concerned at all if she will win or lose. All their attention is on her new hairstyle with twin ponytails.

And under the public’s gaze,

This team, either criticized or anticipated, appeared on the live broadcast.

The three performers wore simple stage outfits, distinct from Chu Yuanqing’s team’s more formal style leaning towards musical theatre. They all wore a template of a white shirt and pleated skirt, with only minor variations in style and details, exuding a youthful and pure charm.

They slowly walked onto the stage together.

Kirimi Miyuki walked to the center of the stage, stood with her hands behind her back, and looked down at her toes.

Tang Liuli and Chu Wang Shu stood neatly behind her, mimicking the same gestures.

In the front view, the three of them stood together, only seeing the facade of Little Sakura, seemingly smiling.

At the same time, the virtual reality backdrop disappeared, dispersing the atmosphere of the previous musical, leaving only the stage lights beginning to illuminate.

The light prelude of the music began to play.

Tang Liuli and Chu Wang Shu moved to each side, stood momentarily still, then followed the rhythm to lift their gaze towards the camera with Little Sakura, displaying an infectiously cute smile. The three of them then danced together, hands above their heads in unison, spinning around.

The girl’s pleated skirt twirled elegantly, heralding the peak of summer youth in the classic style of Pop Dance, like a gentle breeze passing over everyone’s hearts.

This dance was…

“Into the New World”.