No hope for eternal life

Entering the fighting arena, Mu Changsheng looked down. Compared to the last time he came here, the number of people in the audience this time was unusually small.

Below them was a group of young men and women surrounding the central arena. They should be the participants of this Foundation Establishment Realm Martial Arts Test. They were so densely packed that it was estimated that there were tens of thousands of them.

"Hey, isn't that Mu Xun?" Mu Changsheng exclaimed in surprise when he saw Mu Xun holding a black sword. However, what surprised Mu Changsheng was that Mu Xun seemed to stand out from the crowd, because he was the only one standing on one side of the ring, while others kept a relatively long distance from him, as if trying to isolate Mu Xun.

Mu Changsheng was a little puzzled when he saw this, and then he went down all the way and headed straight for Muxun. Along the way he heard a lot of whispering, and Mu Changsheng could vaguely hear some of it, it seemed that they were all talking about Muxun.

Mu Changsheng walked to Muxun, and he became as prominent as Muxun. However, he did not care about it. Instead, he asked Muxun curiously: "These people seem to be talking about you?"

Mu Xun explained calmly, "Because I won thirteen consecutive fights in the fighting arena before."

"Thirteen games? That's impressive." Mu Changsheng congratulated. He had also heard from the staff of the martial arts arena that after winning ten games in a row, an opponent of a higher level would be arranged. So, Mu Xun defeated three peak Foundation Establishment cultivators in succession.

"However," Mu Changsheng asked again, "Even if you defeated three peak foundation-building cultivators, they wouldn't isolate you like this, right?"

You know, the streets are full of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and most of those who came to participate in the martial arts test this time are at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Mu Xun's defeat of three peak Foundation Establishment cultivators does not mean that he can dominate the Foundation Establishment realm.

"That's because I could have continued my winning streak." Mu Xun said calmly: "It's just that the people in the fighting arena hinted that I ruined their business, so I lost on purpose. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see this kind of thing, so these people isolated me because they knew they were no match for me."

"Is that so?" Mu Changsheng said doubtfully, somewhat unable to believe that Mu Xun had become so strong.

Hearing this, Mu Xun glanced at Mu Changsheng, and recalled the scene of "beating" Mu Changsheng before. He said with a smile: "When you meet me in the ring, you will know whether it is true or not."

In the past, Mu Xun had only practiced with Mu Changsheng, and had a very vague idea of ​​his own strength. But now, he is not vague at all.

"Then I'll wait." Mu Changsheng responded with a smile. Ever since he was bullied by Mu Xun, he has come up with many ways to deal with sword cultivators.

Half an hour later, a loud shout rang out from the venue: "The county lady is here!"

A group of cultivators came from the sky and landed steadily on the stage. The leader was wearing a dark blue official uniform and had a friendly face. He said, "I am Gao Xuan, the county lord of Qihua County. Welcome everyone to participate in this Foundation Establishment Realm Martial Arts Test."

"Greetings, County Princess." Everyone present saluted with their fists clasped.

"Haha, no need to be polite." County Lord Gao Xuan said with a smile: "I heard that our Qihua Martial Arts Arena has recently produced an outstanding young genius. I wonder which young friend he is?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Mu Changsheng and the other two, but the vast majority of these eyes were directed at Mu Xun.

When Mu Xun saw County Lady Gao Xuan's gaze coming towards him, he saluted again with his fists clasped.

"You are a man of great talent, very good." Gao Xuan praised Mu Xun, and then said: "I have something to say to this friend Mu Xun, and to every monk who is taking the test: Now that the ruler of Shenfeng is working hard to govern the country and is eager for talents, it is time for us to show our ambitions."

"In addition, the further you go in the martial arts test, the higher my evaluation will be, so I hope you can go further and higher than you do. Therefore, you just need to do your best in the competition, and don't worry about your cards being exposed, being envied, etc. I will escort you."

The words of the county lady Gao Xuan successfully stirred the hearts of the people, and they shouted: "We will do our best."

"The auspicious time has arrived." As the ceremonial officer's loud and clear voice came again, the martial arts test was about to begin.

I saw iron cages being pulled out from the side door under the audience seats, and each cage contained a monster.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng thought to himself: "It seems that the first round of this martial arts test will still be about killing monsters. There is no change."

Since Mu Changsheng came to participate in the martial arts test, he naturally had some understanding of the process of previous martial arts tests. Each martial arts test was divided into five rounds, and the first round was always the unshakable killing of monsters.

As expected, County Lord Gao Xuan spoke again: "Feng Mian, the founder of our Shenfeng Nation, once said: The human race has been fighting with the demon race for more than 100,000 years. Now the human race is strong and the demon race is weak, but we must not lose our sense of worry. We should think that the current situation of the human race is not easy to come by, and we should be vigilant that the demon race has never stopped making a comeback."

"Therefore, for the 3,700 years since the founding of our Divine Wind Nation, the first round of every martial arts test has always been to slay demons, and this has never changed."

"What a story of being born in adversity and dying in comfort." Mu Changsheng admired slightly in his heart, remembering Yang Wuque's teachings in the past.

Next, County Lord Gao Xuan gave a detailed introduction: "Every monster here is captive rather than wild, so its strength is inherently weaker than wild monsters of the same level. In addition, these monsters that have not transformed have low intelligence and have not practiced secret techniques. Their strength is also much lower than that of cultivators of the same level. If you still cannot kill a monster within 20 breaths, you will be eliminated directly!"

After County Lord Gao Xuan introduced the elimination rules, the county lieutenant beside him stepped forward and began to preside over the competition: "Next, the first round of the martial arts test officially begins. Those whose names are called must go on stage and slay the monster within ten breaths. Those who fail to do so will be eliminated."

"First place, Qingliu Town, Muxun."

"It seems like they want to get off to a good start." When everyone heard that Mu Xun was the first to go on stage, they couldn't help but talk about it. With Mu Xun's strength, it would naturally be no difficulty for him to kill a small monster.

Mu Changsheng reminded Mu Xun: "These monsters know they will die, so they will definitely fight desperately. Don't take it lightly."

Mu Changsheng felt that he seemed to have missed some wonderful things during the days of seclusion and cultivation, and he could take this opportunity to see them.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xun nodded calmly and flew onto the stage. His opponent was a crocodile monster at the peak of the foundation building stage.

"Start." The referee signaled the start of the competition.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Mu Xun instantly drew out the black sword and slashed out three black sword auras in succession. The sword auras broke through the air, and Mu Xun had already sheathed the sword.

On the other side, the crocodile monster wanted to dodge, but the three sword energies blocked its retreat. It could only use the hardest carapace on its body to block one of the sword energies. As a result, the sword energy directly cut off its carapace, cutting it in half and killing it on the spot.

The whole process took less than a breath!

"Hiss." Mu Changsheng took a breath and touched his head. He couldn't remember how many times Mu Xun had chopped off his head. Fortunately, Mu Xun held back a little, otherwise, Mu Changsheng shuddered and dared not think about it.

"What a neat and clean move." County Lady Gao Xuan also applauded personally.

The corpse of the monster on the stage was quickly taken away, and then the county lieutenant continued to announce: "The next one is Lu Du from Qihua City."

A man in white came up to the stage.

"start."

The man in white seemed a little flustered, and he directly cast out several spells to attack the monster opposite. It took him more than ten breaths to kill the monster and barely pass.

"Next person……"

Now it is only the preliminary test, and there are more than ten thousand people participating. Names have been called one by one, but it is not Mu Changsheng's turn yet. Mu Changsheng can only wait patiently. At the same time, Mu Changsheng discovered through observation that the strength of these captive monsters is indeed not that good. The only difficulty is that they need to be killed within twenty breaths, which is also the reason why most of the eliminated cultivators fail.