Phi-Fic Chapter 116: Losing Streak
Chapter 116: Losing Streak
But unfortunately, Wang Kuan was no pushover either. He also used the secret technique of blessing, and was able to hold on under Mu Xun's full-force attack.
As for Mu Changsheng, even if Mu Changsheng used the second summoning talisman, he would not be able to defeat Ximen Lie for the time being, because Ximen Lie also had the means to enhance his own strength.
On the contrary, Ximen Lie found opportunities in Mu Changsheng's attacks many times and stabbed Mu Changsheng several times.
The situation of Mu Changsheng's team fell into a passive position.
The last straw that broke the camel's back for Group 7 was Zhang Yuxu's defeat.
Zhang Yuxu had already used two Lihuo Talismans in a row. After thinking it over again and again, Zhang Yuxu did not use the third Lihuo Talisman because in his opinion, even if he used up all five Lihuo Talismans in his hand, it would not last long enough for Mu Xun and Mu Changsheng to defeat their opponents. It would be better to save them.
Zhang Yuxu, who did not use the Lihuo Talisman again, could not hold on for long and was soon beaten seriously by Ximen Heng and the other man and forced to leave the field.
After defeating their opponents, Ximen Heng and the other man went to support Ximen Lie and Wang Kuan respectively.
The one who came to support Ximen Lie was Ximen Heng, who was also from the Ximen family. The two of them, together with two spirit puppets, began to besiege Mu Changsheng.
Two fists are no match for four hands, and Mu Changsheng is now facing eight hands.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Mu Changsheng chose to admit defeat.
Mu Changsheng's surrender was also a signal, and the remaining three people, Mu Xun, had no choice but to admit defeat as well.
Mu Changsheng's Group 7 suffered its first defeat, but losing to the group ranked third was not so unacceptable.
Inside the healing station, Zhang Yuxu apologized to Mu Changsheng and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't hold on any longer, so I thought I might as well save a few Fire Separation Talismans."
"Your idea is correct." Mu Changsheng waved his hand and said, "We are competing for the top five. It's not shameful to lose to the third group. As long as we win the fourth or fifth group, we still have a great chance of entering the top five."
"Mr. Mu is right. We have already defeated the Blue Sea County group that ranked sixth. As long as we win against the Nanshan County that ranked fourth or the Fu Zong County that ranked fifth, we will almost certainly secure a place in the top five," Song Zhi said in agreement.
At the same time, Mu Changsheng noticed that Mu Xun was in a low mood, so he quietly walked to his side, squatted down, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? You won't be discouraged just because you lost a game, right?"
Then, Mu Changsheng joked, "I almost forgot, except for the time when you lost to the Jindan realm county test cultivator, this is the first time you lost on the ring."
Mu Xun slowly shook his head and said, "Team competition is about comprehensive strength. It's normal to lose. I think that if I can't even defeat Wang Kuan in a short period of time, how can I compete for the top three?"
Mu Changsheng was silent for a moment. The top three were also a huge stone weighing on his heart. Then, Mu Changsheng asked: "Let me ask you a question. Before taking the county exam, could you have imagined that you would get to where you are today?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xun answered Mu Changsheng's question by shaking his head. At that time, he was only in the late stage of foundation building, and he didn't know how powerful the Sanyuan Sword Technique he practiced was. He participated in the county examination with the idea of giving it a try.
"I never thought I would be able to come this far, and I never thought that you and I would be the face of Nansha County in the palace examination." Mu Changsheng said with emotion: "Since we have come this far, we might as well keep going. Even if we really fail, so what? Even if we can't get the Nine-Turn Golden Pill for the time being, so what? The worst that can happen is that we can stay in the Foundation Establishment Realm for a few more years. Anyway, we must produce the Ninth-Rank Golden Pill."
Mu Xun let out a long sigh, clearing the haze in his heart. In future competitions, he just focused on drawing his sword and didn't think about anything else.
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Another seven hours later, Mu Changsheng and others returned to the arena again. Their opponent this time was Group No. 20.
The group number 20 was composed of the top five people in Zhongdu County. In addition to Feng Li, Xue Shaoyang, and Shen Qianliu, the other two were also from noble families, one was the son of a prince, and the other was the daughter of a general. The five people had received training that ordinary people could hardly imagine since childhood, and each of them was extraordinary.
"The competition begins." The referee ordered.
Unexpectedly, Mu Changsheng and the other five shouted at the same time after the competition began: "I give up."
Obviously, Mu Changsheng and the other four had already discussed this matter.
Mu Changsheng and others had discussed this point long before they came on stage, and the result of the discussion was: there was a huge gap between the two groups in terms of individual strength and overall strength. In this case, it would be better to admit defeat and preserve their strength in order to avoid wasting means such as the Lihuo Talisman.
On the other side, Feng Li showed no expression or feeling even when facing the surrender of Mu Changsheng and the other four. He just thought that the other party made the wisest choice.
Xue Shaoyang, on the other hand, showed disdain on his face and said sarcastically: "I wanted to teach you two a lesson on stage, but you two are quite self-aware and know how to admit defeat on your own initiative."
The two people Xue Shaoyang was referring to were naturally Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun. He had always been feeling resentful that Mu Changsheng and the other two overshadowed him in the demon-slaying competition.
Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun did not say anything to Xue Shaoyang and just walked off the stage.
Upon seeing this, Xue Shaoyang snorted, "Tsk!" and was too lazy to say anything more. Perhaps he felt that speaking any more would seem cheap.
Not long after, Mu Changsheng and others met their next opponent.
"The next round of competition: Arena No. 1: Group No. 11 vs. Group No. 17; Arena No. 2: Group No. 7 vs. Group No. 18..."
Group No. 18, the opponent of Mu Changsheng and others, is a team from Xinghuan County, and Xinghuan County ranks seventh among the eighteen counties.
Although Mu Changsheng's team has defeated the sixth-ranked Blue Sea County team, Xinghuan County's Group 18 is still a team that cannot be underestimated. After all, at this level, the gap in strength is not so obvious.
Moreover, the team that was able to defeat Blue Sea County last time was also due to Song Zhi's sudden outburst. Since Xinghuan County already knew the intelligence in advance this time, they would naturally be careful to prevent it. It would be almost impossible for Song Zhi to imitate the last time and crush them with ease.
On the ring, there were three men and two women in Group 18, but the most powerful ones on the opposite side were the two women.
Among the two female cultivators, the strongest one is a sword cultivator named Mu Qian, and the second one is a weapon refiner named Lu Linglong.
As everyone knows, defensive spiritual weapons are not allowed in the competition, except for those made by the weapon refiner himself, so the opponent's Lu Linglong is the defensive person in the entire group. However, since Lu Linglong can make it to the palace examination, she is naturally not only good at defense. Intelligence says that she has practiced a secret art of controlling objects, which allows her to manipulate various spiritual weapons to attack, making her extremely difficult to deal with.
Before the competition began, Mu Xun took the initiative to say to Mu Changsheng: "Leave Mu Qian to me."