Chapter 56: Immortal Banquet, Electronic Music

"I'm not backing down. Or are you going to stop me?"

"She cannot stop you, but I will." Crown Prince Li Chongjun spoke calmly, slowly standing up, his eyes colder than ever before. "Pianpian, since you know you are the Princess of the Eastern Domain, you should understand the rules even better."

Liu Pianpian trembled with rage and flicked her sleeves, ready to leave, but Su Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her voice:

"Your Highness! If you truly wish to leave, I'm afraid you must ask these Seniors first—"

She pointed, and several elderly figures resembling Immortal Kings and God Kings at the nearby tables all turned to look; they were the experts who had come to "snatch" Su Xiaoxiao this time.

The Heavenly Venerable of the Haotian Ancient Clan smiled: "If the Princess leaves the banquet, wouldn't this Immortal Banquet lose its decorum?"

The old woman from the Taiwei Divine Sect narrowed her eyes, "We old folks came from afar specifically for this girl, Su Xiaoxiao. If she leaves, what fun is there for us to have?"

"Indeed." Poetry Immortal Yu Xuanji's tone was light, but her gaze was unyielding. "Today's banquet was set by the Dao Alliance for Su Xiaoxiao, not a private arena for you, Liu Pianpian, to vent your petty grievances."

With all three parties speaking out, their Aura enveloped the area.

Liu Pianpian's face turned livid.

How could she really dare to leave? She dared to bet that Crown Prince Li Chongjun wouldn't stop her, but she couldn't afford to gamble on whether these big shots' favoritism toward Su Xiaoxiao was genuine or not.

At this moment, she finally realized that the girl with the "trash Spiritual Root" in front of her was no longer someone she could trample underfoot at will.

She slowly sat down, her hands clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Su Xiaoxiao then smiled gently and said softly: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness… Come, let me toast you."

Liu Pianpian gritted her teeth, picked up her wine cup, and drained it in one gulp, though her gaze still burned with fury.

Xue Yao, watching from the side, was nearly dumbfounded and muttered:

"This Master is too good at acting… If it were me, I would have thrown the cup and left long ago."

Su Xiaoxiao quietly kicked her and twitched the corner of her mouth, "Shh, keep it down."

Liu Pianpian lowered her head, looking at the wine cup in her hand, her red lips bitten tightly.

She would not admit defeat just like this.

She, Liu Pianpian, had been hailed as the "Pearl of the Eastern Domain" since childhood, surrounded by countless Prodigies—who didn't bow their heads when they saw her? Yet today, at this banquet, she was actually like a clown, "gently" forced by someone to sit back down!

What was even more infuriating was—Crown Prince Li Chongjun had actually scolded her in public for Su Xiaoxiao's sake!

She couldn't swallow this insult.

She slowly looked up, her eyes cold, staring at the ever-smiling Su Xiaoxiao, and finally, a smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

"Since this banquet is set for Miss Su, how can I, as the Princess of the Eastern Domain, not fulfill my role as a host?"

She stood up, raised her cup, and said loudly, "Why not… add a 'small talent show' for Miss Su, how about that?"

Her voice was pleasant and her smile gentle, as if the loss of control from just moments ago had never happened.

The surrounding guests were in an uproar.

Xue Yao almost choked on her wine and muttered: "Is she for real? Does she want to force us to make a fool of ourselves?"

Su Xiaoxiao blinked gently, the corners of her lips curling up, and whispered: "Don't panic… This isn't someone coming to cause trouble, this is… someone coming to court death."

Lin Chen covered his forehead and leaned back calmly, seemingly preparing for the farce about to unfold.

Crown Prince Li Chongjun frowned, "Pianpian, what are you trying to do now?"

"I'm not doing anything." Liu Pianpian smiled gracefully and turned to the Dao officials nearby: "I'm just suggesting that everyone play the zither, recite poetry, and compose couplets—a banquet in the Immortal Realm shouldn't just be about eating and drinking, right?"

The Dao officials looked at each other; some were truly intimidated by her "refined struggle" and began to chime in.

The atmosphere gradually quieted down, and everyone involuntarily turned their gaze toward Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao, however, lazily rested her cheek on her hand and gently touched her forehead, her eyes filled with a hint of sleepiness, yet hiding an irrepressible mischievous smile.

She slanted a glance at Liu Pianpian and said with a smile:

"Princess sister, are you trying to compete in talent?"

Liu Pianpian nodded elegantly: "I wouldn't dare, just a casual display of refinement."

Su Xiaoxiao said "Oh," paused, and then suddenly turned to look at Lin Chen, who was drinking tea nearby, her tone carrying a spoiled, petulant air:

"Lin Chen~ lend me your nano cube~"

Lin Chen's hand shook, and he almost spat out his tea: "What do you want to use that for?"

Su Xiaoxiao blinked her eyes, feigning innocence: "To compete in talent, of course."

Seeing her look of "I just want to play," Lin Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly and flick her forehead, but in the end, he waved his finger and sent the crystal-clear "nano cube," with complex runes flowing along its edges, into her hands.

[nano cube]

[Current Civilization Rank: 7]

[Spiritual Capacity: 10 million units.]

[Operational Principle: Through conscious commands, microscopic nano-units can autonomously construct any object or structure.]

"What kind of magic treasure is this? Why is its Aura so strange and complex?"

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand, her Spiritual Sense surging; the nano cube slowly rose into the air, transforming into thousands of fine threads that quickly wove together in the air—in an instant, a wondrous holographic sound stage appeared!

The stage was crystal clear, with metal and spiritual light intertwined; in the center, circles of spiritual light rings hung high, resembling a drum formation or ripples of spiritual flow, and an Aura of musical rhythm rushed toward them.

Glazed suona, jade-bone flute, silver-spine pipa, carbon-crystal drum pads… along with four rhythmic oscillation discs at the bottom, were all constructed!

"This…" A Great Master of the Zither Dao stood up abruptly, blurting out: "She actually constructed a—Spiritual Energy DJ Mixing Desk?! This combination of instruments… is completely unprecedented!"

Before anyone could recover, Su Xiaoxiao gently closed her eyes, took out a yellowed talisman paper, and whispered: "Divine Soul summons, tuning and awakening the Spirit… Today, let's have something different."

The next instant—the melody of "The Most Dazzling Folk Style (DJ Version)" began to play.

The drumbeats were like thunder, the suona was high-pitched, the pipa's strumming sounded like wind-breaking shrieks, and the electronic beats fused with the ancient melody exploded suddenly!

Everyone felt a shock in their ears; the rhythm seeped directly into their Souls, carrying a wild, arena-shattering fervor within the ancient charm!

In the sound of the suona, there was a wild call; the bass rolled like a mountain torrent, the rhythm was explosive, and the Aura was like a tide!

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and slowly sang:

"The vast horizon is my love~ Beneath the rolling green mountains, the flowers are blooming~"

"What kind of rhythm is the most, most swinging~ What kind of singing voice is the most joyful~"

Her voice carried a lazy, sweet charm; as her Spiritual Qi flowed, it seemed to brush against the heartstrings, mixed with electronic echoes that made one's scalp tingle and left them unable to stop!

"Pour a cup of fine wine~ I sway slowly~~~"

As this trailing note faded, suddenly—she moved her feet lightly, swayed her waist, and actually began a new style of dance that fused classical and electronic music!

Her footwork was like "Rainbow Skirts and Feather Shadows," but with an extremely strong sense of rhythm, stepping on every beat, even her arm swings and spins were accompanied by electric light illusions.

For a time, even the Immortal Venerables present couldn't help but sway their heads and bodies, rising and falling with her rhythm.

"This is no longer simple zither art…"

"She is using Spiritual Qi to command the rhythm, and her intent to induce resonance with Heaven and Earth!"

In the distant sky, rosy clouds and auspicious mists suddenly rolled, and pillars of light like waterfalls descended from the heavens!

Su Xiaoxiao's light gauze dress fluttered like a butterfly in the sound waves, her eyes flashing with starlight, and her singing voice seemed to be calling out to the pulse of the entire world!

The whole venue was silent.

This was not a performance, but a Soul-level folk electronic music storm!

When Su Xiaoxiao finished singing, she didn't forget to glance at Lin Chen, raising her hand slightly to make a small gesture of "Look how amazing I am."

Lin Chen leaned back against the chair, his expression helpless, but a hint of doting smile couldn't help but appear in his eyes.

Xue Yao was laughing so hard she was clutching her stomach, secretly transmitting her voice: "Master, you're done for, your little fairy image is gone."

Su Xiaoxiao finished singing, smiled slightly, stood up and bowed, her voice soft and sweet:

"My talent is shallow, this is just a small token of respect, I hope the Princess won't blame me~"

—She retreated gracefully and smiled innocently, but her tone was exactly as if she were saying: Do you still have the face to come here?

Liu Pianpian: "…"

Everyone: "…"

"Snap—!"

And at this moment, Liu Pianpian's face had turned black to the extreme.

She slowly stood up, her chest heaving violently, the jade fan already broken in her hand, and the remaining half was crushed into fragments with a "crack."

She slowly looked around at everyone, saying word by word:

"In such a refined hall, with Dao officials of the Immortal Realm gathered, how can you tolerate such indecent, lewd songs, accompanied by vulgar dance steps to cause chaos?"

"Truly… a disgrace to refinement!"