No hope for eternal life

County Lord Gao Xuan then stood up and said in a deep voice: "People on the stage, be careful, the countdown has begun."

As soon as County Lord Gao Xuan finished speaking, a powerful magical power surged out of his body. That majestic magical power was like a towering mountain, pressing down on the hundreds of foundation-building monks on the stage at the same time.

Obviously, the Yuanying realm's spiritual pressure was released by the county lord himself. He was also one of the few Yuanying realm cultivators in the entire Qihua County.

"Hmph." Mu Xun on the ring groaned, his body trembled slightly twice, and then quickly calmed down.

"The spiritual power pressure of the Nascent Soul Realm is indeed very strong." Mu Xun thought to himself. The mountain-like pressure seemed to be crushing him, and he also used a secret technique of the Three Yuan Sword Technique to allow him to continue to stand.

As for the performances of others, they were not as impressive as Mu Xun. At the moment when the pressure of the Nascent Soul's spiritual power descended, more than a dozen people out of the hundred people fell to the ground instantly and were pressed so hard that they could hardly get up.

Afterwards, several more people fell to the ground one after another, and most of the remaining people remained in a half-kneeling position, barely supporting themselves. Only a few people like Mu Xun were able to remain standing.

"Ten breaths." Someone beside the arena loudly announced the time.

At this moment, there were less than fifty people left on the stage who had not fallen.

After a while, the time signal came again: "Twenty breaths."

At this moment, Mu Xun was the only one left standing proudly on the stage, while the others were either lying on the ground or half-kneeling on the ground.

"Thirty breaths." As the time was announced for the third time, County Lady Gao Xuan suddenly retracted her spiritual power.

Mu Xun on the stage felt his whole body lighten. He looked around and saw that there were only seventeen people left on the stage who had not fallen yet. He was still the only one standing.

Seeing this, County Lord Gao Xuan frowned slightly and said: "Do you know why this second round of competition is conducted in this way? In addition to testing your cultivation foundation, it is also testing your character and will. If your will is strong enough, you can also break through the limit and stand proudly. Unfortunately, among the hundred of you, only Mu Xun is satisfactory."

The reason why Mu Xun’s performance was only satisfactory was because Gao Xuan had already seen that Mu Xun was able to hold on because of the power of the secret technique rather than his willpower.

Mu Changsheng, who was in the audience, listened to Gao Xuan's words and thought to himself, "So there is such a thing. I just don't know if my body training can help under this spiritual pressure."

Afterwards, County Lord Gao Xuan waved her hand again, and the list of hundreds of people in the air changed, and Mu Changsheng found his name in it.

"It seems that this order is based on the order of passing the first round of competition." Mu Changsheng said in his heart, noticing a detail.

At the same time, the county lieutenant on the high platform began to say: "A new round of elimination will begin soon. The 100 people on the list will go on stage within ten breaths. Those who are late will not be waited for."

Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng hurriedly went on stage, found an open space to stand still, and waited for the arrival of the Nascent Soul's pressure.

Then, County Lord Gao Xuan spoke again to remind: "Be careful, the countdown has begun."

The pressure of Yuanying realm spiritual power comes again!

The moment Mu Changsheng sensed the pressure, he concentrated his energy into his dantian, exerted force with his feet, and gripped the ground with his soles, standing firmly without being crushed or knocked down.

"Body training is indeed helpful." Mu Changsheng's face lit up with joy. Just as he expected, the spiritual power pressure of the Nascent Soul Realm was indeed very heavy, but Mu Changsheng could easily withstand it with his iron-boned body.

"The path of body refining does have some unique benefits." Mu Changsheng couldn't help but feel fortunate. If he were to rely solely on his cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building, he really wasn't sure if he could withstand it. As for the mind and will that County Lord Gao Xuan mentioned, it was still somewhat unfamiliar to him and full of uncertainty.

As a result, Mu Changsheng stood out from the crowd like Mu Xun in the previous round. On the arena with a hundred people, he was the only one who stood upright with a relaxed look.

County Lord Gao Xuan naturally noticed this scene and realized the reason behind it. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "This little guy took advantage of the opportunity."

Gao Xuan didn't care about this. The first three rounds of the martial arts test could only be regarded as an audition, which did not mean anything. And as he said before, there has never been absolute fairness in the world of cultivation.

At the same time, Qin Xuan in the audience was gritting his teeth and said, "Hmph, I'll let you be proud for a while." He also realized that Mu Changsheng's physical body had a great advantage in this round of competition.

"Thirty breaths are up." As the time signal sounded again, Gao Xuan withdrew his spiritual power pressure.

Just like the previous round, only a dozen people passed, and only one person stood for the entire thirty breaths. That person was naturally Mu Changsheng.

Mu Changsheng walked down the stage steadily. There would be special cultivators recording who passed and who was eliminated, so he didn't need to worry about it.

After returning to the audience seats, Mu Changsheng meditated again. However, this time he was no longer meditating for rest, but for cultivation. The sense of urgency of lagging behind in cultivation always surrounded Mu Changsheng, and he did not want to waste any extra time.

Because the second round of eliminations involved hundreds of people at the same time, the process was naturally much faster. After just two hours, the second round of the martial arts test was declared over.

Mu Changsheng also ended his training as soon as possible and found that the number of participants in the martial arts arena had dropped sharply, leaving less than a thousand people.

There are only so few people left out of the original 7,000 people, which shows how high the elimination rate is.

"No wonder. After all, only the top 100 will get rewards." Mu Changsheng thought to himself.

Then, Mu Changsheng patted Mu Xun's shoulder and asked skillfully: "Are there any special people emerging this time?"

"Yes." Mu Xun said with certainty: "In addition to the seven people I told you about before, this time there is another Bai Xuanyu who has reached the peak of foundation building. He must have practiced some special secret technique. When facing the pressure of Yuanying spiritual power, he did not change his expression for thirty breaths. It can be said that he performed the best in this match."

"Bai Xuanyu." Mu Changsheng repeated the name silently and remembered it. If he met him next time, he must be extremely careful.

At the same time, County Lord Gao Xuan, who was sitting on the high seat, stood up again and announced: "Nine hundred and ninety-three people have passed the second round of the martial arts test. These nine hundred and ninety-three people will be divided into groups of ten for the test. Finally, three people will form a group, which will be exactly one hundred groups. The third round of the test will be held to determine the top one hundred."

"The rules for the third round are also very simple. Each group of ten people will go up to the arena to compete. According to the rules, whoever stands at the end will be the winner. However, these 100 winners are not the top 100 in the final martial arts test. Each of the remaining cultivators will have one more chance to challenge the 100 winners. If they win, they will replace them and enter the top 100. If they fail, they will be truly eliminated."