No hope for eternal life

"Looking for death." Han Tao was not surprised but happy. He knew that physical cultivators like Mu Changsheng liked to snatch weapons from their opponents, but his sword would not be easy to take away.

So, Han Tao took advantage of the situation, swung out his sword, and stabbed at Mu Changsheng's left palm with all his strength, thinking that if he could seriously injure Mu Changsheng with this palm, he would be able to win more easily.

Just when Han Tao was daydreaming, Mu Changsheng suddenly changed his left palm into a fist and threw a left hook, hitting the sword body of Han Tao's sword hard, causing it to deviate from its direction. Then he threw a right heavy punch on the sword body, causing it to deviate again and bounce onto Han Tao's chest.

Han Tao's chest was hit by Mu Changsheng's punch indirectly. He was pushed back dozens of steps and his face turned pale. He was not pretending to be pale. After all, with his small body, he could hardly withstand even an indirect punch.

"Damned body cultivator." Han Tao roared in his heart. He was injured in one round, but this reality also forced him to admit that Mu Changsheng was much stronger than Qiu Du, especially since the other party was also a talisman master who could easily dissolve his magical attacks, making it difficult for his magic to threaten Mu Changsheng. In this way, his physical training power had no advantage.

Han Tao has already lost two games to Bai Xuanyu and Mu Xun. If he loses one more game, he will be completely out of the top three. This is hard for him to accept and he is even more angry.

"You forced me to do this." Han Tao said with a gloomy face: "I originally wanted to save this trick to deal with Guan Yunbei, but now, let you have a taste first."

Mu Changsheng's heart was moved when he heard this. Could it be that the other party still had a trump card that he hadn't used?

"Dan Qi, open." Han Tao roared in his heart and used his last resort. He saw the aura around him surge again, and his magic power seemed to have increased to a higher level.

Han Tao knew that this method of his could only be used once or twice at most. To be cautious, he did not even choose to use it when dealing with Mu Xun before. But he finally used it this time.

"Magic power increased?" Mu Changsheng was slightly shocked when he saw this. Han Tao's magic power was already close to the golden elixir level. Now that it has increased again, wouldn't it really reach the golden elixir level?

"Give me your life." Han Tao roared, and his speed increased again. In an instant, he arrived and chopped at Mu Changsheng's head with a sword. It was obvious that he had no intention of holding back.

"Hide, hide, hide." Mu Changsheng had only one thought in his mind at this moment. The opponent's power was too terrifying, and the sharp edge of his sword was exposed, making it difficult for him to have the idea of ​​fighting head-on.

"Hu." Mu Changsheng dodged the opponent's sweeping sword by leaning sideways. His face was less than an inch away from the sword blade, but it seemed as if he had been pierced by the sword energy, causing pain in his face.

"Not good." Mu Changsheng was shocked. The pain on his face was real, which also indirectly verified how powerful Han Tao was at the moment.

Immediately afterwards, Han Tao swung his sword repeatedly, and sword shadows appeared one after another. In a flash, Mu Changsheng had no time to carefully check the injuries on his face. He could only guess something in his mind while dodging the sword.

"Could it be the Dan Qi?" Mu Changsheng quickly thought of the Dan Qi in the rumors.

The so-called Dan Qi is the unique energy emitted by the golden elixir in the body of a Jindan realm cultivator. Its essence is also a cultivator's mana, but compared with ordinary mana, Dan Qi is several times more pure. Therefore, when a Jindan realm cultivator uses Dan Qi, whether it is to perform magic or bless spiritual tools, the power will be greatly improved.

Mu Changsheng came to this conclusion after seeing Han Tao's aura increase greatly and his magic power being almost the same as that of a Jindan realm cultivator.

In the subsequent fights, Mu Changsheng became more and more certain of his guess, because he successfully avoided the opponent's attack every time, but was also injured by the invisible sword energy every time. Although the injuries were not serious, the overflowing sword energy alone was able to break his physical defense that was perfected with iron bones and the use of the spirit-summoning talisman. It can be seen that it is extraordinary, and only the word "Dan Qi" can explain it.

Knowing that it was Dan Qi, Mu Changsheng felt relieved because he thought of a way to deal with it. As everyone knows, Dan Qi is the foundation of a Jindan cultivator. Even a true Jindan cultivator cannot use it all the time, especially since Han Tao has not yet truly entered the Jindan realm. So he just needs to delay for a while.

"Damn it, damn it." Han Tao cursed in his heart. He had already used his Dan Qi but still failed to defeat Mu Changsheng. This made him extremely anxious and angry.

"Hu." Han Tao forced Mu Changsheng back with a sword. He did not choose to chase him closely again, but stood where he was and performed the secret technique again. This was his last fight. If he could not defeat Mu Changsheng by performing the secret technique with Dan Qi, he could only accept his fate.

"A frosty sword." Han Tao threw the white sword in his hand with force and at the same time used the Dan Qi in his body to bless it. A huge moon-white sword shadow wrapped the sword, and with unparalleled speed and power, it flew in front of Mu Changsheng almost instantly.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng's pupils dilated sharply. He knew that this would be the final move that would decide the outcome.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng first instantly activated nine golden arrow talismans, attacking the sword shadow with nine golden arrows, trying to weaken the power of the sword shadow as much as possible.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng took out another summoning talisman and used it on himself. He used two summoning talismans at once. This was the limit for a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm. If there were more, the huge amount of magic power would probably be enough to burst Mu Changsheng.

"Crack, crack..." The nine golden arrows were like nothing and were instantly shattered and dissipated in front of the sword shadow. The sword shadow then continued to stab towards Mu Changsheng.

"Come on." Mu Changsheng shouted, his muscles moving like a dragon. He swung his right fist with all his strength and smashed it at the tip of the sword. It was a tit-for-tat confrontation.

After being strengthened twice by the spirit-summoning talisman, Mu Changsheng's body was almost reaching the third transformation. It was precisely because of this that Mu Changsheng dared to use his fists to challenge the secret technique performed by Dan Qi.

Invisible air waves surged out between the collision of fist and sword tip, and the sword shadow was shattered into pieces under Mu Changsheng's iron fist. But that was not the end, as Han Tao's white sword was also in the sword shadow, which stabbed Mu Changsheng's right fist fiercely.

With the blessing of secret techniques and Dan Qi, the white sword was extremely powerful. It not only broke Mu Changsheng's body, but also penetrated more than two inches. Mu Changsheng's right fist was almost half broken.

However, this was all worth it for Mu Changsheng. Not only did he block the most dangerous move, but he also seized Han Tao's sword. Even if Han Tao still had a spare sword, he was confident that he could defeat Han Tao completely.

On the other side, Han Tao saw that his last move was successfully blocked by Mu Changsheng, and his head suddenly drooped down, as if all his energy was drained away in an instant.

"I give up." Han Tao shouted weakly. No matter how unwilling he was, it was of no use. Most of the Dan Qi he had condensed over the years had been consumed. He couldn't continue to consume it like this. He had to keep some for the upcoming county exam.

"Mu Changsheng wins." The referee announced immediately.

"Thank you for giving in." Mu Changsheng said casually, and drew out the sword in his hand and threw it back to Han Tao. Although he didn't like this guy very much, the opponent's Dan Qi trick still caught him off guard. In the future county examinations and palace examinations, he would most likely encounter such tactics.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng walked down from the stage, and the pharmacist in the audience rushed over immediately to check Mu Changsheng's injuries.

In addition to the serious injury to his right fist, Mu Changsheng also used two spirit-summoning talismans on top of each other, so he would have to endure a weak period of at least seven hours.

In the end, the pharmacist gave Mu Changsheng eight hours of rest time. It can be seen that the severity of his injury this time was second only to the time he lost to Mu Xun.

However, this is worth it for Mu Changsheng. After dealing with Han Tao, a powerful enemy who can use Dan Qi, his top three position will become more secure.