No hope for eternal life

So, Mu Changsheng took out the second spirit-summoning talisman as soon as possible, and activated it instantly. Abundant power flowed through his body again, and his strength was enhanced once again.

"Thump." Mu Changsheng pushed the ground hard with his feet, jumped into the air, and used both fists to hit the green light shield in the air hard.

"Crack, crack, crack." Several cracks instantly appeared at the force-bearing points of the green formation. Seeing this, Mu Changsheng quickly added three more punches.

"Bang, bang, bang." After three punches, the green formation shattered.

Just when Mu Changsheng was about to escape, he found that there was another layer of blue light shield less than three inches above his head. This was the second formation set up by Bai Xuanyu!

"So fast?" Mu Changsheng's face changed again. He had already used the fastest speed to break the formation. In no more than two breaths of time, Bai Xuanyu had actually completed the second formation.

Mu Changsheng now finally understood why there is the saying "don't give the formation master time to set up the formation". If there is no interference, the formation master's speed of setting up the formation is unimaginable.

At this moment, Mu Changsheng could clearly feel that the hope of victory was fading away from him, but he did not choose to give up. Instead, he continued to punch and broke the second formation at the fastest speed.

The result was as expected. In addition to the second formation, there was a third one. This was the way the formation master fought, trapping and killing the opponent with endless formations.

Mu Changsheng didn't know how many more formations were waiting for him outside of the current formation. His expression began to change, and he was hesitant in his heart.

Mu Changsheng actually has another trump card, which is the trump card he gained after his physical body broke through to the Iron Bone Transformation Perfection. However, he doesn't really want to use it now, because using that trump card itself requires a considerable price, and he also wants to keep the trump card for the county examination, when it may play an unexpected role.

In the end, Mu Changsheng gave up the idea of ​​revealing his last trump card, but he did not give up on breaking the formation. He kept punching, hoping that his speed of breaking the formation could catch up with Bai Xuanyu's speed of setting up the formation.

Until two quarters of an hour later, Mu Changsheng broke through seventeen traps in succession, but still could not see the light of day again, and the time limit of his summoning talisman had completely expired. His strength slowly weakened, and Mu Changsheng even felt a sense of weakness coming. This was the side effect of using the summoning talisman. Now even if he used his last trump card, he could not turn the tide.

So, Mu Changsheng took the initiative to say: "I give up."

The referee, relying on his Jindan realm cultivation, kept an eye on Mu Changsheng's situation in the formation. When he saw Mu Changsheng admit defeat, he announced on the spot: "Bai Xuanyu wins."

After hearing the referee's announcement, Bai Xuanyu stopped setting up the formation. He then waved the folding fan in his hand and untied the remaining two layers of the formation, allowing Mu Changsheng to see the light of day again.

"Brother Mu, this is an unfair victory. Thank you for letting me win." Bai Xuanyu said while clasping his fan and holding his fist.

"I'm ashamed that I'm not as skilled as you. I have to admit defeat." Mu Changsheng returned the greeting. He suddenly realized something, that is, although Bai Xuanyu also cultivated his physical body, the other party's main practice was probably the art of formation. This was best proved by the other party's method of setting up the formation without anyone noticing.

This time, Mu Changsheng did not rush to step down to heal his wounds. Instead, he asked Bai Xuanyu: "Brother Bai, may I ask, when did you set up the formation? Of course, if it is related to Brother Bai's secret, I can completely understand that Brother Bai is unwilling to answer."

"It's not really a secret." Bai Xuanyu shook his head. There were so many eyes on the stage and off the stage, even if he didn't say it, it would be quickly understood by everyone. Therefore, Bai Xuanyu said to Mu Changsheng openly: "I used the folding fan to transmit power through my feet when I was competing with your physical body to complete the formation. To be honest, formation is my main training. If it is a physical competition, I admit that I am not as good as Brother Mu."

"Brother Bai, the way you set up the formation with your feet is breathtaking. I admire you." Mu Changsheng praised sincerely. Just from this way of setting up the formation, it can be seen that Bai Xuanyu has a talent in the art of formation. No wonder he would major in formation.

In addition, Bai Xuanyu's folding fan is also a very confusing and important prop. Mu Changsheng was a little careless when he saw Bai Xuanyu put away the folding fan on his own initiative. This also shows how deep the other party's calculations are.

"It's just a temporary gain. If we compete again, the winner and loser will probably be reversed." Bai Xuanyu said modestly. He was also able to endure it. When he competed with Mu Xun before, he saw that the formation was useless against Mu Xun, so he chose to hide this trump card.

"Mu Xun wins." A loud voice came from the other side, interrupting Mu Changsheng's thoughts and making him look at the No. 1 ring next to him.

Mu Xun and Guan Yunbei over there had already finished their battle. Both of them were in tattered clothes and covered with wounds. It was obvious that although Mu Xun won this battle, it was not an easy win.

"Guan Yunbei." Mu Changsheng couldn't help but look at Guan Yunbei, but unexpectedly Guan Yunbei also looked at him, and their eyes met.

Now both Mu Changsheng and Guan Yunbei were defeated by Mu Xun and Bai Xuanyu. If they want to get third place, they must defeat the other party. Guan Yunbei obviously realized this.

Guan Yunbei was the man with a knife in his back who had pursued Song Zhi before. He had long been jealous of Mu Changsheng. At this moment, he looked at Mu Changsheng with gloomy eyes and made a gesture of wiping his neck towards him, which was extremely provocative.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng shook his head slightly and was too lazy to respond to the other party. He decided to let the real battle take place in the ring.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng walked down from the arena and received treatment from the pharmacist. This time, Mu Changsheng suffered mostly superficial injuries and ultimately only needed to rest for seven hours to get through the period of weakness caused by the continuous use of two summoning talismans.

In the lounge, Mu Changsheng met Mu Xun who also came here to recuperate.

Mu Xun also knew that the most crucial match for Mu Changsheng now was the one with Guan Yunbei, so he took the initiative to explain to Mu Changsheng the information about Guan Yunbei: "Guan Yunbei has comprehended the sword intent. Not only is he extremely strong in close combat, he is even better at long-range attacks. If you want to use talismans to fight him, you may not be able to outlast him after you use up all the talismans. Instead, you may be counter-consumed by Guan Yunbei..."

Mu Changsheng listened and took notes silently, while also thinking in his mind how he should respond when competing with Guan Yunbei.

……

Seven hours later, Mu Changsheng finished his rest and returned to the audience seats. At the same time, he learned from Mu Xun that Mu Xun had completed his 24th consecutive victory and became the first in this martial arts test ahead of time.

This is no wonder. The really difficult opponents had all been dealt with by Mu Xun in advance. The rest were basically killed one by one with one sword, with almost no effort, so the time taken was extremely short.

Soon, Mu Changsheng also ushered in his next competition.

"The next round of competition: Arena No. 1: Mu Changsheng vs. Qiu Du, Arena No. 2: Guan Yunbei vs. Wang Yuanlong..."

Mu Changsheng's opponent this time was Qiu Du. There was no fancy moves in the fight between the two, and the outcome was decided entirely by physical strength. In the end, Mu Changsheng, who had the blessing of the talisman, was superior and won the competition.

It is worth mentioning that Guan Yunbei also defeated his opponent Wang Yuanlong. At this point, Guan Yunbei and Mu Changsheng only had one big enemy left to become the third place.

Because he used a spirit-summoning talisman during the battle with Qiu Du, Mu Changsheng returned to the audience seats of the martial arts arena after resting for three hours, waiting for the next competition.

But what surprised Mu Changsheng was that he failed to meet Guan Yunbei in the next eleven consecutive competitions.