I handed over the game to the gaming industry, and the government gave me a hacked version.

Contrary to expectations, the deep black seawater did not transform into a devastating tsunami.

The waterspout that shot into the sky suddenly stopped in mid-air, and its color changed abruptly.

The originally pitch-black water column was instantly dyed into dazzling fluorescent pink, shimmering blue, and forgiveness green.

The high-pitched, deep bass drumbeats suddenly exploded, causing the seawater in Cangxing Bay to rise and fall.

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!"

The massive body of Star Neptune twisted wildly in mid-air, its two bandaged hands transforming into the shape of a turntable, frantically rubbing in the void.

The millions of players in the audience were stunned.

Immediately afterwards, the mutation recurred.

Chen You looked down and saw four huge glowing cubes appearing beneath his feet, pointing up, down, left, and right respectively.

At the same time, a semi-transparent cursor interface popped up directly in front of his line of sight.

At the top of the screen, rows of glowing arrows are falling downwards at a constant speed in sync with the beat of the bass music.

A system notification sounded in the ears of every player.

[System notification: The Rhythm of the Stars has been activated!]

[Step on the corresponding direction key based on the falling cursor. Each mistake (Miss) deducts 10% of maximum health.]

[The boss's armor is reduced by 50% during this phase, but besides dealing damage, don't neglect the dance moves you make!]

Chen You looked at the four directional keys at his feet, then at the constantly falling arrow in front of him, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Isn't this just a dance mat?!

And it's a hardcore rhythm game with a health bar penalty!

"what!"

A piercing scream came from afar.

Chen You turned his head to look.

On the Titans' side, a burly berserker, not understanding the situation, took a step forward with his axe, only to step on the wrong button.

A bright red "MISS" message popped up on the cursor screen.

A huge true damage number instantly appeared above the berserker's head, and one-tenth of his health bar evaporated instantly.

He retreated in fear, but then stepped on the wrong button again, and his health bar dropped once more.

"Don't move!" Saros roared.

The level 92 Titan leader was covered in sweat.

He stared intently at the constantly falling cursor, raised his large foot—enough to crush boulders—and tried to aim it at the block beneath his feet.

"Up...left...no, it's right!"

Salos stomped his foot down.

"Click."

The Titan Berserker's feet were so big that this kick landed on both the "up" and "left" blocks at the same time.

System judgment: MISS!

Saros's health bar dropped significantly in an instant.

This ruthless, top-tier berserker was now red-faced with anxiety, holding his battle axe in both hands and jumping around on the spot with his left and right feet.

It looks like a giant bear whose tail has been stepped on.

"What the hell is this magic circle?!" Saros cursed, skipping beats as he spoke.

"Why does stepping on it cause me to lose health?! Oro, is this some kind of trick by your Roman gods?!"

Oro, who was far away, had no time to pay him any attention.

The mages of the Roman gods fared even worse.

The monk was used to standing in a static posture while casting spells, but now his feet were forced to jump to the beat, and the incantations he was chanting were all jumbled up.

Auro held up his staff, the hem of his robe swaying back and forth with his clumsy leaps.

He had just uttered half of the fireball spell when a down arrow fell, and he hurriedly retrieved his staff to press the button.

As a result, the spell backfired, not only deducting 10% of the mechanic's health, but also causing the user to lose 5% of their own health due to the backlash.

"Keep the rhythm! Don't cast spells! Survive first!" Ouro shouted angrily in the guild channel.

The situation with Moon Arrow is slightly better.

The Elven gods are naturally agile and have extremely fast reaction speeds.

She lifted her skirt and hopped lightly on the four squares barefoot, barely keeping up with the first wave of slow rhythm.

But she soon discovered the problem.

"Cannot be attacked."

Moon Arrow frowned.

As soon as you draw the bow, your gaze will drift away from the cursor interface, and your footwork will slow down by half a beat.

This mechanism, which requires players to simultaneously engage in challenging rhythm games and aim for precise attacks, was completely beyond the comprehension of these Western fantasy online game players.

The entire venue, now filled with millions of players, had transformed into a chaotic scene of demons dancing wildly.

Screams echoed throughout the room.

Casual players kept missing ten beats in a row, their health bars emptied, and they flew back to the main city in white light.

Chen You stood on the back of the Kun, watching this comical scene, and sighed.

"The designer of this lousy game must be a hardcore rhythm game addict."

However, for him, this beginner-level track with a BPM (beats per minute) of only 120 was so easy that he could play it perfectly with his eyes closed.

Moreover, he is now a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Cultivators possess the spiritual power to multitask, and their neural reaction speed is dozens of times faster than that of ordinary people.

Chen You sent a message in the team channel.

[Team] Chen You: Lin Miao, do you know how to play Audition Online?

[Team] Lin Miao: I know a little.

[Team] Chen You: Okay, focus on staying alive, don't worry about dealing damage.

Chen You moved swiftly across the four squares, his movements light and graceful.

On the cursor screen in front of him, the word "Perfect" in gold kept popping up.

The blood streaks remained motionless.

Not only that, Chen You didn't even stop using his hands.

He made a hand seal with one hand, and the "Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique" was running wildly.

The Jade Emperor Sword emitted a clear sword cry in mid-air, transforming into three golden streaks of light that headed straight for the Star Sea King's head.

"How can he still attack!"

While Oro was frantically stepping on the blocks, he caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

These mages struggled to even stand still, yet Chen You was able to perform dazzling leaps on the blocks while simultaneously manipulating flying swords to deal millions of damage.

What kind of monster is this?!

Salos also saw Chen You's actions.

He had just missed a beat and lost 10% of his health, making him furious.

"Chen You! You cheated! That's impossible!" Salos roared at Chen You while awkwardly twisting his strong waist.

Chen You slid his foot and precisely stepped on a long-pressed note, while simultaneously directing the Jade Emperor Sword to slash a gash on Star Sea King's face.

He turned his head, looked at Salos's ridiculous appearance, and mocked him mercilessly.

"Big oaf, that's called hand-eye coordination," Chen You scoffed.

"With your two left feet, it's already a miracle if you can't walk straight normally, and you expect to keep up with the rhythm of the stars?"

"You!" Saros was so angry he almost vomited blood. He lost focus and missed another beat.

Chen You ignored him and turned to look in the other direction.

The elven archers kept time with the beat, drawing their bows and firing arrows during the intervals between "Perfect" notes.

Although the output frequency has dropped significantly, at least it can still deal effective damage.

Due to a mechanic, Star Neptune's armor has been reduced by 50%.

Star Neptune's health plummeted from 30%, then to 28%, 25%, 20%...

"Put your hands up!"

Star Neptune seemed to sense the loss of health, and it suddenly let out a deafening electronic roar.

The originally soothing bass beats suddenly became extremely violent.

BPM jumped from 120 to 180!

The arrows on the cursor interface poured down like a torrential rain.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Help!"

The screams were continuous.