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"That's strange, am I really that good?" After finishing a practice piece, Vita looked at the bass in her hands, somewhat puzzled.
She was quite certain that she had never been exposed to any musical instruments. Although the memories that Suo had given her included some about musical instruments, they were not only simple introductions, but also completely lacked any musical techniques that only experts knew.
What surprised Vita now was that after she started practicing her instrument, her skill level improved very, very quickly, almost reaching the level of a music master or even higher.
She vaguely felt that it wasn't because she had any musical talent, but rather a special feeling that was hard to describe.
Vita tried playing the bass again.
"It's like watching ants making simple drawings. Even though I haven't studied it, I can subconsciously draw better." She quickly came to this conclusion. However, Vita was quite curious about how she had become so good at it.
However, at this moment, Vita also looked at Saber. After the practice session, not only had Vita's instrumental skills improved by leaps and bounds, but Saber's drumming skills had also improved significantly.
Saber herself had only been born from Gretchen's hands for a short time and was still curious and learning about everything in the outside world. When she was pulled into the band to play drums halfway through, Saber really didn't know anything. But after practicing a few songs, Saber's level improved by leaps and bounds, just like Vita's.
This situation naturally aroused the curiosity of Eden and Alicia. They never expected that Vita and Saber, who had never been exposed to musical instruments before, could learn so quickly. However, they did not delve too deeply into it and simply regarded Vita and Saber as true musical geniuses.
But only Vita and Saber knew that their true nature had absolutely nothing to do with humans. They shared only one thing in common: they were both Judgment-class Honkai Beasts, companions of Gretchen.
With Vita and Saber making tremendous progress, Han Guang, as a guitarist, was in a slightly awkward position. She also mastered the instrument quickly and approached the level of many human music masters in a short period of time. After all, Han Guang wasn't human. However, compared to Vita and Saber, Han Guang's level was slightly inferior.
“We still have plenty of time, let’s continue,” Eden said with a smile.
Approximately one Earth month later, the Cosmic Concert officially began aboard the Cosmic Star, the flagship of the Legion of the 9th Cosmic Star.
This cosmic concert is expected to last for one Earth month, or about 30 days.
As the territory ruled by the Earth Federation expands, the Federation is also promoting the Earth-Sun time standard. Gretchen also plans to capture some pulsars as time statistics standards. These Earth time standards are called Galactic Standard Time by the global forces, such as Galactic Standard Month and Galactic Standard Year. As for why, of course, these are the standards used by monarchs.
After confirming the surrender of the Star Gods of Wisdom and Harmony, the 'fall' of the Star Gods of Pioneer, and the resurgence of Procreation and Immortality, the global powers have begun to address the Earth Federation with awe. However, the Earth Federation has been consciously concealing itself and has not revealed any information about Earth's coordinates or other details. This is naturally to prevent the Star Gods from causing trouble, although there are currently no signs of such an event.
To this day, no one in the universe knows any specific details about her. All they know is that a dozen legions are gradually conquering the universe, and their leaders are called Sovereigns. In addition, given her record against the Star Gods, the entire universe, under the name of the Earth Federation, directly refers to her as the Monarch.
The titles "Lord" and "Monarch" were only learned by the mortal incarnation of the comedic god Hipe when he personally went to the Cosmic Star Legion.
Meanwhile, other legions continued their unstoppable conquest of the universe. Under these circumstances, the first Cosmic Song Festival, hosted by the Earth Federation and the family, officially began.
All the forces in the universe that could participate in the Cosmic Concert sent important representatives. Although the monarch may not remember who attended this seemingly ordinary concert, he will definitely remember who did not attend. If that is remembered, then it's really the end.
Moreover, the first Cosmic Song Contest is the most prestigious in history, with the Star God and His messengers all personally transforming into mortals to form bands and participate in the competition.
The band members sent by the Earth Federation were all very mysterious, and only a few people saw Eden and Alicia... Well, actually, they couldn't enter the Legion flagship of the Cosmic Star to witness or contact Eden and the others. They were busy practicing and had no contact with the outside world at all.
Countless forces from afar rushed toward the star system where the Golden Song was located, but the Cosmic Star informed them that the Cosmic Song Festival was to be held on the Golden Song. The entire star system should have been in chaos due to the arrival of countless spaceships.
“The object has been shrunk, and so has its mass,” the members of the Genius Club stared at the Cosmic Star Legion’s spaceship.
They witnessed these upright, cross-shaped spaceships releasing a kind of light that shrunk the incoming spaceships to the atomic level, then neatly placing them in the Golden Song's docking area.
The mass of matter seemed to disappear at first glance; spaceships of any size were shrunk to the size of atoms, even those the size of a star.
The Golden Song's interior, which can accommodate over a trillion visitors, has remained untouched without any problems. This has astonished many global powers. Apart from the Star Gods, no civilization could possibly cram trillions of intelligent beings into a seemingly ordinary spaceship and expand its interior space to such an incredible extent. Only the Star Gods could do this, yet the monarch has never shown any sign of faith in any Star God.
The Golden Song had so many strange and intriguing features that it was hard to resist the urge to explore them, but the occasional patrols by the Cosmic Star Legion warriors deterred anyone with such ideas.
As the Cosmic Concert began, representatives from countless forces across the universe were already seated in the audience of the Golden Song. All the representatives could clearly see the scene on the Golden Song stage. At the same time, the Cosmic Concert was broadcast live to every galaxy with intelligent life in all the worlds on the interstellar network.
Alicia volunteered to be the host and prepared to host this cosmic concert.
"Hi everyone, my name is Alicia, and as you can see, I'm a beautiful girl as dazzling as a falling flower."
"And I'm also the host of this Cosmic Concert, you know?"
"Am I also the lead singer of the band that will be performing on stage later?"
As a bright blue sphere of light and a confident pink-haired girl appeared on stage, the representatives of various forces from all corners of the universe were momentarily stunned.
The Pure Beauty Knights were all so excited when they saw Alicia that they stared at her with fervent eyes, almost simultaneously believing that Alicia was the long-lost Star Goddess of Pure Beauty!
They almost immediately proclaimed to those around them that the [Pure Beauty] Star God had never died, that He still existed, and that He was right before them.
Representatives from many global powers were familiar with the various Star Gods. Upon seeing Alicia, most of them wondered if this girl was the Star Goddess Idrila, known for her "Pure Beauty".
Alicia was slightly discouraged and saddened. She realized that many people mistook her for the Star Goddess of Pure Beauty. Alicia thought the name Pure Beauty sounded nice, but she didn't consider herself to be the Star Goddess of Pure Beauty.
Gretchen, who had been watching all this, found it somewhat amusing. A Star God is a Star God, and a Herrscher is a Herrscher. In the end, a Star God is just a special life form born within the Imaginary Tree.
However, this does not prevent Gretchen from preparing to recruit the Pure Beauty Knights.
"Oh dear? Everyone, please don't mistake me for someone else! I'll be sad! My name is Alicia!"
Alicia was slightly angry at this point.
"Ellie, ignore her for now and announce the start," Eden said directly.
The fact that the audience mistook Alicia for a certain star god made Alicia a little upset. She blinked her beautiful eyes, then raised her hand and pressed it on the azure blue orb that had appeared next to her.
This is actually a special stage prop that allows the sound of the concert to spread more widely throughout the universe.
Of course, it can also be a weapon.
"Activate the 9th Divine Key, the Brilliant Star Chart!!!"
Alicia spoke softly, her words unvarnished and candid, reaching the audience's ears.
Chapter 288 Universal Expedition (9) Brilliant Star Map
The moment Alicia finished speaking, the azure sphere of light on the stage instantly scattered, forming a fibrous network of countless points of light in front of Alicia.
Alicia's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter, but she quickly regained her cheerful and enthusiastic smile before announcing the start of the first program of the Cosmic Concert.
At the same time, her voice was transmitted through the unfolded, dazzling star map to every celestial body in the entire observable universe, whether it be stars, planets, neutron stars, white dwarfs, or black holes, all of which began to tremble slightly.
On a treacherous planet at the far edge of the universe, a hunter was watching a live stream on the interstellar network when he suddenly heard a sound around him that was identical to the one shown in the long-range remote sensing live stream.
"Am I hallucinating?" The hunter was puzzled, but then a clearer sound entered his ears.
The hunter, confused, turned off the live stream; he had heard the content of the audio.
"???" The hunter was suddenly stunned.
Because the sudden sound was exactly the same as the sound in the live stream, he hurriedly reopened the live stream. Then, the hunter was dumbfounded by the dual sound from the phone.
This scene wasn't limited to the planet; people on many spaceships that were traveling also heard the sudden sound.
“Listen, what’s that sound?” the man asked.
The people around listened carefully and then heard a beautiful and melodious voice, which was exactly the same as the voice in the live broadcast, and even clearer.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Then someone suggested that some people turn off their phones to listen, while others listened to the live stream audio on their phones. Some people also went to check the source of the sudden sound. This verification only took a short while because everyone realized that the sudden sound was the sound of the live stream.
The person who went to investigate the source of the sound reported that it was a celestial body in the universe. More importantly, every celestial body in the universe was simultaneously transmitting the sound of the cosmic concert!
Even in the most distant galaxies at the edge of the universe, it can be heard with unparalleled clarity.
Many people watched the live broadcast on the interstellar network in utter shock, while simultaneously hearing Alicia's voice coming from both the star and the planet beneath their feet.
"What is this?!" The members of the Genius Club, the most famous genius organization in the universe, stared wide-eyed at Alicia on the stage and the unfolded fibrous network structure.
News of the anomalies occurring in countless celestial bodies was immediately relayed to the members of the Genius Club, who then immediately began to observe the fibrous network structure on the stage.
They soon arrived at a shocking, even terrifying, fact: the fibrous network structure on the stage was exactly the same as the macroscopic appearance of all galaxies in the entire universe! The dazzling star map spoken of by the girl named Alicia could influence all celestial bodies in the entire observable universe!
"Quickly, contact the others immediately! I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!!!" A certain genius, acting like a madman, frantically contacted various parts of the universe to check on the situation. How could this be! Even the Star God couldn't directly influence all celestial bodies in the universe! How could this be!
The first program of the Cosmic Concert began. Eden came to the stage to perform, and Alicia, dressed in a gorgeous dress, danced to the music. Her slender, fair hands occasionally caressed the glittering star map, and the points of light on it trembled faintly.
More detailed information reached the high-ranking officials of major forces in the universe. It was also reported that when Alicia stroked the brilliant star map, many star systems experienced strange tremors.
The music played by Eden on the Golden Song stage, and even the sound of Alicia's footsteps as she danced, were all transmitted through all the celestial bodies in the universe, and the entire universe was now echoing with the sounds from the stage.
Intelligent life in some galaxies chooses to listen attentively and can even see the scenes on the stage in their minds.
In the VIP section of the Golden Song, a girl in a purple gown with white-purple gradient hair slowly opened her eyes, which had been closed the whole time. Her eyes, which seemed to hold the stars, revealed a human-like surprise. Since ascending to godhood and becoming the Goddess of Harmony, and creating the path of harmony, Hipe had never felt such emotions again—curiosity, surprise—and fear.
With just a gentle grab from Alicia, every star system inhabited by her family members would be destroyed, stars would explode, and planets would disintegrate.
In such an outcome, the path of harmony would still exist, but there would be no longer any large-scale intelligent life forms walking on the path of harmony, and the path of harmony would be tantamount to near extinction.
And all it takes is a little effort from Alicia.
“At this moment, I will consider myself a mortal,” Hippe said.
The four messengers beside Him, who were also human, both male and female, all nodded in unison.
This is absolutely terrifying! The name "Brilliant Star Map" sounds nice, but how can it be a super weapon capable of destroying the universe?!
Most of the members of the Genius Club have accepted reality. Whether they accept it or not, they all understand that the Earth Federation, which holds the power of life and death over all life in the universe, is the monarch of the universe and the monarch of the galaxy.
"This is not scientific..." The genius, who had just been acting like a madman, muttered to himself in utter despair.
He was a genius renowned throughout the universe, looking down on countless mediocre talents, yet at this moment he was just like an ordinary person, shouting these unscientific words.
The other geniuses all agreed and wanted to say it directly.
"Wait a minute, the 9th Divine Key?" Suddenly, a genius noticed something.
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings instantly turned cold, and the members of the universe's smartest genius club stared at each other expressionlessly.
“Number 9?” a dry voice rang out.
"So, there are at least eight more? Divine Keys?" A life was filled with confusion.
"And there are only nine of them," another voice added.
The geniuses remained silent.
On the stage of Golden Song, Alicia enthusiastically announced the second program. Soon after, Eden, who had changed his clothes, began to play a solo on stage, and the elegant music entered the ears of the audience.
Many geniuses who once thought music was useless seemed to have become music lovers at this moment, listening attentively to Eden's performance, and then applauding excitedly after the performance ended.
What song is this? Oh well, it's nice!
"Actually, I've disliked Interstellar Peace Corporation for a long time."
"Absolutely! Absolutely!"
"This universe needs a powerful monarch! The entire universe has been divided for too long, and the Interstellar Peace Corporation has held its position in the universe for too long. The galaxy needs a monarch!"
Yes, yes.
"My family is so lucky! Ah, I wish I could follow the monarch too."
"Yeah"
"Wait a minute, wasn't it actually the most learned one who first pledged allegiance? Didn't He contact the monarch quite early on?"
"Ahem, so you see..."
"We'll go and follow the monarch in a bit!"
Chapter 289 Global Expedition (10) The Concert Ends
"How boring!"
Vita heard the praise from countless audience members below the stage and muttered something under her breath.
In order not to embarrass herself at the Cosmic Concert, she practiced her instruments diligently. As a result, once she went on stage and started performing, all the audience members seemed to turn into praise machines, praising her non-stop.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
The Brilliant Star Chart is a true weapon of mass destruction in the universe, but it is currently being presented as a stage prop.
Vita glanced at the dazzling star chart before her, a surge of excitement welling up inside her. Could the Ninth Divine Key truly extinguish any star corresponding to the star chart at will, instantly sending it into a supernova explosion? She really wanted to try it!
But when Vita saw the faint smile of Lord Gretchen in her mind, she quickly gave up on this suicidal idea.
The Cosmic Concert had been going on for 14 days. The All-Star Band, composed of Alicia and Eden, and the Harmonious Band, composed of the Harmonious Star God, were the final acts, performing one song after another on a stage that was broadcast to the entire universe, bringing an unparalleled auditory feast to all intelligent beings in the universe.
Thus, this high-profile and influential concert came to a close.
The match between the All Stars and the Harmonious Band ended in victory for the All Stars.
Although some whispered that All Stars would win no matter what, music masters from all over the world, including the family and even Hippe himself, all agreed that All Stars' victory was indeed well-deserved.
Without involving any power, and with pure music, the performance by the All Stars surpassed that of the Harmony Band.
Hipe, the Star Goddess, felt it more clearly. This was a difference in quality level. The essence of Alicia and Eden had already surpassed that of the Star Gods, although it was only a small part, or even just a tiny bit. But this tiny difference was like a chasm. Hipe didn't know what this tiny difference was or why it was like this, but what she was sure of was that this tiny difference made the real universe cooperate with them.
As for the resurrected "Immortal" Star God Yuanjun Hanguang in the All-Stars Band, although he has not ascended to godhood, he can still control all the power of immortal destiny, just like the other Star Gods. Although his instrumental skills after last-minute cramming are already very high in the eyes of many people, in Hipe's eyes, they are just so-so.
As for the last two members, Vita and Saber, Hipe couldn't possibly understand their true nature. Hipe was completely unable to comprehend what was going on with these two members; they were beyond Hipe's comprehension.
If the real universe is cooperating with Alicia and Eden, then it's completely impossible for the real universe to simply obey Vita and Saber's orders!
Even the most powerful Star God cannot change the reality of the universe. Even if he could destroy countless galaxies, he would still operate within the framework of the universe.