The audience stood up!
Every drop of blood in their bodies was boiling!
Someone roared amidst the music!
On stage.
The singing ceased.
Someone was gasping for air.
And suddenly, the music turned incredibly sorrowful.
On the big screen on stage, the images continued, capturing more contestants, some familiar, some unknown.
Qin Continent.
Qi Continent.
Chu Continent.
Yan Continent.
Han Continent.
Zhao Continent.
Wei Continent.
And Zhong Continent.
All of them were contestants who had been eliminated from various continents, their tears spilled on the stage, triggering memories of those past battles in the audience!
The choir.
The contestants were chanting.
Only a solitary singing voice weaved through the chant:
"The enchanting and splendid future always calls to me, even if only accompanied by pain, I must march forward bravely."
...
The judges' seats.
A judge's eyes were glistening.
...
"I want to sail across the bluest ocean, not caring if I can ever return."
