Chapter 180: Judge: Sir, It Seems You've Mistaken Someone?

"Wave the banner and shout for me?"

"Kill everyone who doesn't want to watch the play?"

Su Ming just burst out laughing.

He looked at the Wu Lian Nan before him, as if he were embracing the whole world.

He glanced again at the Mountain River Suppressing Jade Belt in the center of the stage, emitting a soft glow.

The smile on his face grew more teasing.

"You've got me a little intrigued..."

Su Ming stepped forward, his toe already touching the edge of the stage.

Suddenly.

He tilted his head, a pure expression on his face.

"Eh?!"

"Then... what if I mess up the song?"

"Or rather..."

"I don't want to sing anymore?"

Dead silence.

That frenzied atmosphere, at this moment, seemed to stall.

"Heh... heh heh..."

Wu Lian Nan lowered his arms.

On his blank face, a smile seemed to spread.

"Mess up the song?"

"That would be such a pity."

"We will ask you... to stay on this stage, giving us a few cheers of entertainment."

"As for not wanting to sing..."

Wu Lian Nan slowly shook his head.

"No."

"You will want to sing."

The words just fell.

Stomp!

Stomp!

Stomp!

A wave of rapid footsteps rang out from all corners and nooks of the theater.

The woman in a cheongsam driving.

The hoodie-wearing youth from last night.

The elder Yin Zhi.

And a series of figures he had never seen, whose auras were incomprehensibly obscure.

But this... is far from over!

Su Ming slowly turned his head, scanning the entire Audience seats.

He saw the empty red seats.

At some unknown time, pairs of eyes had suddenly appeared.

Dense and countless!

Hundreds upon thousands!

In those eyes, there was only scrutiny and anticipation.

Not like living people.

More like a horde of demons crawling out of hell, wailing for nourishment, waiting for the feast.

The whole theater's temperature dropped instantly, as cold as an ice cellar.

A terrifying pressure swept in from all directions.

"There's something here..."

Su Ming muttered to himself, his body trembling slightly.

He couldn't tell if it was excitement or nervousness.

A few brothers?

What the hell, how many people is this!

Is this how the current plane invasion has turned out?!

It seemed to see through Su Ming's thoughts, and Wu Lian Nan's voice sounded again.

"How to sing? What to sing?"

He paused.

"Here, it doesn't matter."

"As long as it's what you think, it's a play."

"This stage moves according to your thoughts!"

"The bigger your ambition, the bigger your play!"

"We... can all see it."

His blank face turned toward the thousands of eyes in the audience.

"So…"

"Please, don't disappoint us."

"Let the good show… begin!"

Move according to one's thoughts?

The bigger the ambition, the bigger the drama?

This… isn't it tailor-made for him?!

In the dead silence, Su Ming laughed once more.

"Ha ha… ha ha ha ha!"

The laughter grew louder and more exhilarating!

"Alright, alright, alright!"

So that's how you play?!

Right on!

"Sing!"

"Today, I'm going to sing a piece for you!"

Su Ming stepped onto the stage with one foot.

Dong!

The entire stage jolted violently.

He didn't walk toward the Mountain River Suppressing Jade Belt at the center; instead, he turned and looked down at the thousands of eyes in the audience.

"Actually, I still don't really want to sing!"

With those words, the whole venue fell silent again.

"Because I think singing a drama, which is so taxing, isn't as fast as just seizing it directly!"

Thousands of gazes instantly turned cold, and murderous intent spread.

"But your stage setup is pretty good, so I'm somewhat interested!"

"Then let's do it!"

Dong—!

Before the words finished.

The large banner bearing the character 'Han' was slammed heavily onto the stage by him.

The moment the banner unfurled.

Bleak, iron‑blooded, indomitable will thundered outward!

It literally pushed back the pressure brought by the thousands of gazes in the audience!

"Hm?!"

The faceless man let out a light 'huh'.

The thousands of eyes in the audience also rippled with a hint of disturbance.

So strong!

This is…

Sing Shu Han, sing the Three Kingdoms?!

That works too; that period is sufficiently exciting, a decent topic.

Countless Human Hearts began to speculate.

"Today!"

Su Ming stood beneath the banner, spreading his arms.

Like a sovereign, surveying his own realm!

"No singing about Emperor, generals, talented scholars, or beautiful ladies!"

Huh?

The crowd visibly froze.

"Then continue with the Orphan Play?"

Su Ming slowly lowered his head, as if asking himself, glancing at the dust‑covered stage beneath his feet.

In the end, he sighed.

That martial actor's loyal heart and righteous courage, in the end the birds are exhausted and the bow is put away.

That green‑clad's single‑minded devotion ultimately turns into Mirror Flower Water Moon.

And that Clown (Opera Role), laughing at the world, only to find that he himself is also a bubble in the drama.

Even if he changes the ending, it still lacks flavor, and he doesn't want to sing a second time.

So…

He shifted his foot.

He walked toward the Mountain River Suppressing Jade Belt at the center of the stage.

"This thing, you say it's a lucky token bestowed upon me?"

"But I don't think that way."

"We here are very particular about proprieties."

"Inviting me to appear on stage, then this thing… is a betrothal gift!"

Su Ming reached out directly!

If you won't even act, just take it outright!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, snatch this likely Myth‑level artifact into your pocket!

"Hum—!"

Just as Su Ming's fingertip is about to touch the Mountain River Suppressing Jade Belt!

A sudden anomaly erupts!

The quietly floating jade belt suddenly erupts with endless black light.

The stage begins to crack inch by inch!

The walls and dome dissolve like ink wash, fading, twisting, and reshaping!

Boom—boom—!

Mountains and rivers, each piercing the heavens, rise from the ground!

Whoosh—!

Raging rivers tear the earth apart!

Just a single breath!

The dilapidated Theatre vanished.

In its place…

lies an ancient, boundless realm of magnificent mountains and rivers!

And Su Ming stands at the starting point of this realm!

At the far end of his gaze, the opposite side of the mountains and rivers!

The Mountain River Suppressing Jade Belt still floats there, emitting an alluring faint glow!

"Waiting for me to conquer it, huh?"

Su Ming smiled.

He felt the heavy pressure emanating from this little thing.

It is a punishment bestowed upon mortals who dare to lay a hand on it!

But!

So what then?!

"Sss!"

"This madman!"

In the audience, the woman in a scorching qipao turned pale, instinctively gripping the hilt of her Bone-slicing Knife at her waist!

"How dare he?!"

The walnut‑cradling, grim old man also halted his hand movement.

No act, just seize?!

What the hell is this kind of play?!

He just…

Wasn't he supposed to sing?

His words are truly as pointless as a fart.

Even more fickle and inscrutable than they are?!

Treating their entertainers as entertainment?!

That's a Myth‑level thing!

Even without a master, its inherent will can suppress all petty villains!

Why do this?

I don't understand, nor can I see it!

"In the end, it's just a fleeting bloom, unable to escape mundane scripts?"

"Judge, sir, it seems you've mistaken the person, huh?"

As the old man's words fell, an even more terrifying scene unfolded!

"Roar—!"

"Jie jie jie—!"

Inside the Theatre, those figures who had been seated on benches suddenly emitted hundreds upon thousands of sharp, piercing shrieks!

Countless Black Shadows rose from the audience, merging among the mountains, rocks, and vegetation of the stage world!

They came with anticipation to watch the performance! Yet this person not only refuses to sing for them, but also tears the set apart before their eyes?!

Kill!

Tear him apart!

Make him know that breaking the rules of performance and ruining their interest leads to this fate!