No hope for eternal life

Chapter 107 Mysterious Woman

Facing the greetings from the crowd, Xiao Jingshan politely clasped his fists and said, "I've heard that the Shenfeng Kingdom is a martial arts country. I'm honored to be here today to observe. I hope this martial arts test can continue to be held to select more talented people for the Nine Realms."

"Good." Feng Ze applauded and said, "Based on what Fellow Daoist Xiao said, if there are any excellent performers in this palace examination, I will give them extra rewards."

Mu Changsheng's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this. If there was a reward, would it be the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill? After all, with people from the Lingshan Sect present, the reward definitely couldn't be shabby.

"But what kind of performance can be considered as excellent performance?" Mu Changsheng turned and thought again.

Afterwards, Feng Ze officially announced: "The palace examination has officially begun."

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw black cages being dragged out by the royal soldiers, and in each cage, there was a ferocious monster imprisoned.

"Hmm?" Mu Changsheng keenly noticed something unusual. The monsters in front of him were different from all the monsters he had encountered before. Not only did they look more violent, but also more powerful. They all seemed to be in the Golden Core Realm!

As the monsters appeared, the golden-armored warrior beside Feng Ze began to announce the rules of the competition:

"According to convention, the first round of the palace examination is to kill monsters. However, as a reward for the monster attack in Nansha County, His Majesty the King specially ordered people to go to various places to capture wild monsters. After careful selection, 180 monsters with the cultivation level of the early Jindan stage were selected for this palace examination. Each monk in the palace examination needs to try his best to kill the opponent's monster. The ranking is determined by the time it takes. The shorter the time, the higher the ranking. The top 100 and top 150 are selected respectively. If the number of people who successfully kill the monster is less than 100 or 150, the remaining monks will be ranked according to the length of the fight. The longer the time, the higher the ranking. The top 100 will advance to the next round of competition."

"In addition, the person who ranks first in this round of the demon-slaying competition will be rewarded with an extra Nine Revolutions Golden Pill."

Hearing the last sentence, Mu Changsheng's eyes suddenly lit up. He was still thinking about how to perform. Isn't this the opportunity?

Then, Mu Changsheng frowned slightly again. Although he was confident that he could kill a monster in the early Jindan stage, it was still difficult to kill it as quickly as possible. After all, the others were not pushovers either.

Especially Feng Li, with the blessing of her cultivation in the false elixir realm, it would be as easy for her to kill a monster in the early golden elixir stage with her sword as cutting melons and vegetables.

"No matter what, we must try our best." Mu Changsheng said to himself.

Just as the first round of the demon-slaying competition was about to begin, a woman in a black dress walked slowly from outside the palace. All the palace guards along the way were unable to spot her figure, as if she did not exist.

It was not until the woman in the black dress appeared in Feng Ze's field of vision that Feng Ze suddenly realized her existence. After a brief moment of surprise, Feng Ze asked the woman in the black dress through voice transmission: "Why are you here, fellow Taoist?"

On the other side, Xiao Jingshan also noticed the arrival of the woman in the black dress and was also a little surprised. He asked in a voice transmission: "Senior, are you here to take care of something? I am willing to serve you."

Judging from the tone of her voice, Xiao Jingshan seemed to know the woman in the black dress.

The woman in the black dress replied to Xiao Jingshan and Feng Ze at the same time, and they both replied with the same message: "I just happened to come here when I passed by."

"Please enjoy watching, fellow Daoist." Feng Ze relaxed. As long as the person was not looking for trouble, he naturally had no reason to refuse. Besides, people of this level would usually be welcomed.

Afterwards, Feng Ze asked Xiao Jingshan beside him through voice transmission: "Do you recognize that person?"

Such a mysterious person appeared out of nowhere, and Fengze still wanted to find out his identity.

"I do recognize him, but please forgive me, Your Majesty, for not being able to say more." Xiao Jingshan told the truth.

"I understand." Feng Ze replied while thinking. He could hear the hidden meaning in Xiao Jingshan's words, which seemed to be a hint of respect for the respected person. It seemed that the man's strength and identity were quite extraordinary.

At the same time, the demon-slaying competition officially began. The first person to appear on the stage was Xue Shaoyang, who was ranked second in Zhongdu County.

"start."

With the referee's order, the cage containing the monster was opened and the monster inside was temporarily freed.

Xue Shaoyang took action at the first opportunity. As the person whose evaluation in this Foundation Establishment Palace Examination was second only to Feng Li, he also wanted to compete for the first place in this round of competition.

When Xue Shaoyang waved his sleeves, several fist-sized beetles flew out from his sleeves and attacked his monster opponent together.

This is Xue Shaoyang's art of taming insects. The three major dukedoms of the Kamikaze Kingdom all have their own strengths. The Bai family is good at formations, the Shen family is good at body training, and the Xue family's signature skill is taming insects.

The monster that Xue Shaoyang faces is a white tiger. When the monster reaches the Golden Core level, its intelligence is no less than that of humans. However, the monster has the ability to transform only after it reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

At this moment, the white tiger monster on the ring was feeling both the fear of death and hatred towards the human cultivators. The two emotions were intricately intertwined, allowing it to break free from all restrictions and rush towards Xue Shaoyang bravely and fearlessly, wanting to fight to the death.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength is there. The attacking beetles released by Xue Shaoyang were all carefully bred, and naturally each one was extraordinary.

Under the joint attack of several beetles, the flesh and blood of the white tiger monster was constantly torn off. On the other hand, the attacks of the white tiger monster were easily blocked by the shells on the backs of the beetles.

The white tiger monster soon lost its breath after being torn apart by the beetles.

The referee at the side announced immediately when Baihu died: "Xue Shaoyang took five breaths."

Below the stage, Mu Changsheng, who had been watching the battle, was astonished by the strength of Xue Shaoyang's beetles. Seeing is believing. The bodies of monsters are naturally stronger than those of humans. In addition, the white tiger monster's cultivation had reached the Golden Core Realm, and its body was probably no less powerful than that of an ordinary foundation-building cultivator. However, under the attack of the beetles, it was still as tough as paper.

Mu Changsheng could be sure that those beetles must be a huge threat to him.

"Next one, Song Zhi from Nansha County," the referee announced.

Hearing this, Mu Changsheng gave advice to Song Zhi who was about to go on stage, saying: "The monster is ferocious, Miss Song, there is no need to rush to kill it. If the wounds accumulate, it will collapse on its own."

"Well, thank you Mr. Mu for the reminder." Song Zhi responded with a smile and nodded, then went on stage.