Looking at the frenzied comments and the quickly increasing gifts, he smiled unwittingly.

[Brother Y-God, you're really omnipotent. I feel like it's impossible to lose as long as we team up with you,] said Wu'er.

[Hehe, I actually want to feel what it's like to lose a match. Unfortunately, I think the person that can make me taste defeat has yet to be born,] Ye Lingchen lamented. Such a humble brag brought him a round of booing.

[Y-God, will you be gaming tonight? Should we stay in a team?] Coold suggested.

[I'll pass. You guys continue. I'll come by when I'm free,] Ye Lingchen replied with a smile on his face.

[Mm, alright.] Coold sounded a little dejected. She then laughed it off and asked, [Wu'er, let's team up. I want to practice using the new Anti-Mage build.]

[Ah, I was just thinking of using Anti-Mage. Let's take turns practicing it,] Wu'er suggested.

Ye Lingchen laughed out loud, then logged off after a quick round of greetings with the viewers in the stream.

This round of DOTA went on for about 40 minutes. Ye Lingchen ended his stream an hour earlier than his usual timing.

'This match should've increased my popularity points right?'

Ye Lingchen laid in his bed and eagerly pulled up the system menu.

Looking at it, the corner of his lips turned into a grin. What was originally around 70,000 popularity points changed into 188,998!

An increase of 110,000 popularity points!

The majority of those points were from the match, while a small portion was due to the commotion caused by Bi Yao's death in Celestial Bane. A part of those was also from his daily accumulations.

However, that showed how broad the influence of that game was. The entire DOTA community was most likely stirred from it. Furthermore, with the Sun Nation being Ye Lingchen's opponents, it was related to the country's honor, thus attracting further attention. The incident had yet to fully develop then and would probably bring him even more popularity the next day.

'That was truly refreshing. The Sun Nation had already sent popularity points my way several times. How nice of them.'

'Oh well, let's worry about the intermediate skills another time. I should first upgrade more basic skills. After all, as it stands, the basic skills are abundantly amazing!'

Ye Lingchen did not hesitate much before making a decision, mostly due to his eagerness to discover new skills. What surprise might come? Just the thought of it was exhilarating.

The skills with full proficiency at the moment were: Drawing, Fengshui Observation, Music, Culinary Skill, Farming, Singing, Western Medicine, Calligraphy, Massage, German, Russian…

Spending 100,000 popularity points.

Upgrade began!

A yellow glow flashed quickly, moving along each skill. Ye Lingchen felt a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

Finally, the glow came to a halt, stopping on Music!

'Music?!'

Ye Lingchen's heart skipped a beat. That skill was really beyond his expectations. Music encompassed a very wide range. Unlike minor skills such as Singing or Arhat Fist, Music included piano, flute, erhu, and other instruments. As of then, that was the only major skill that Ye Lingchen managed to obtain maximum proficiency in.

In order to raise Music to 100 percent, Ye Lingchen would look through sheet music whenever he was free. At the same time, he would search online for all sorts of instruments. Even when he was browsing TikTok, most of what he watched was of different performers playing various instruments. With that accumulating over time, it had just recently raised to full proficiency.

Surprisingly, it won the chance for an upgrade even though it just only reached full proficiency. Life...was really filled with surprises.

Following a golden flash, the original Music skill subtly transformed into another description—Heavenly Sound.

'Heavenly Sound?'

'This name sounds classy!'

As Ye Lingchen familiarized himself with the new skill, the corner of his lips extended, breaking into a big fat grin on his face.

This skill went beyond his expectations. It could be said that the skill was extremely useful in his day to day life.

The so-called Heavenly Sound enabled his musical performances via instruments to go beyond the limit. It was no longer just an auditory enjoyment, but instead capable of affecting someone's mind. For example, if he performed calming music, even someone with the worst of temper would calm down; when he performs a lullaby, even an insomniac would fall asleep.

That skill was just like Diatribe, a divine skill in daily life!

That was just at the basic level. If Heavenly Sound was upgraded to intermediate, or even advanced level, what would its effects be?

Scary. Absolutely terrifying.

Exiting from the system menu, Ye Lingchen let out a long breath. The feeling of constant improvement of his abilities was too wonderful. It was all thanks to the system that he had such a chance.

Ring ring ring!

Right then, his phone rang. Checking the caller ID, Ye Lingchen was stunned momentarily. It was Chen Xiaoyan.

Ever since the artiste fashion show, he had not contacted Chen Xiaoyan for some time. However, he did follow the occasional news report on Chen Xiaoyan. Her status in the music community was much more prominent and could be considered as a trending superstar.

Nevertheless, it was rumored that she had no manager, nor did she join any entertainment company and was just a very passive player in the music industry. She would only occasionally perform in some events and stayed away from most invitations.

She would usually chat with him on Weibo, and very rarely would she call him. What could have happened this time?

Ye Lingchen answered the call, "Hello, Xiaoyan?"

"Y, uhm...y-y-you mentioned that you would be willing to accompany me. Is that true? You can keep your mask on. It's fine to not show your face," Chen Xiaoyan asked carefully.

Ye Lingchen was dumbstruck and only kept quiet.

Noticing Ye Lingchen's silence, this trending singer turned into a nervous wreck and ground her teeth before asking, "I've received an invitation from a variety show. It's something akin to survival in the wild. I'm allowed to choose a partner. This is my first time participating in this kind of variety show. C-c-can you accompany me?"

After a momentary pause, she added, "We've only met once. I really want to see you once more. I just want to be by your side."

If some outsiders saw Chen Xiaoyan's current state, their jaws would drop for sure. Ever since Chen Xiaoyan became a hit, she hardly took part in any events. Furthermore, she always kept her composure and treated others tactfully while maintaining distance. It was impossible to have her touch alcohol. Who would have thought that in front of Ye Lingchen, she would behave in such a meekly fashion?

She could not resist inviting Ye Lingchen. First of all, she must be really eager to meet Y. Next should be her love for that show.

Ye Lingchen took some time to consider the proposal. Just when Chen Xiaoyan was about to feel dejected, he replied, "When is the show?"

"It'll start next weekend. We'll be out for a week and it'll be done via livestream throughout the trip," Chen Xiaoyan explained quickly, filled with enthusiasm.

"Sure! I'll join you!" said Ye Lingchen after some thought…