No hope for eternal life

Chapter 493 Lines

"It's better to use the divine power incarnation less in the future." Mu Changsheng said to himself.

On the other side, Bai Xun remained in his demon form and said calmly, "Let the competition begin. After this life-and-death competition, no war can start between domains for any reason. The deadline will also last until the Nine Realms' spiritual energy revival is completely completed."

"We will follow the orders of the Demon Emperor!" All the demons, including the Nine-Infant Demon King, can only obey. This is the principle of the demon clan that the strong are respected.

"Without the life and death arena in the future, my role to the Ape Demon King will be greatly reduced. I hope the Ape Demon King will turn against me afterwards." Mu Changsheng couldn't help feeling a little worried. He was now in the enemy camp and had to prepare for the worst all the time.

Afterwards, the competition in the Life and Death Arena between the two domains officially began. The so-called Life and Death Arena, like the Life and Death Stage, only determines the winner, regardless of life or death.

The competition started from the early stage of tribulation. The Nine Demon Realm sent out a cultivator from the Nine Infants Clan right from the start. Just as Xiao Niansheng said, when the cultivator from the Nine Infants Clan spewed out nine fires, his attacking power doubled. No one at the same level could stop him, and he won easily.

"Is this the talent of the Nine Infants Clan?" Mu Changsheng was a little amazed. He had been watching intently, but because the Demon Emperor was present, he did not dare to release his magical sense to check, and could not directly see the trick.

In the second mid-term tribulation competition, the Nine Demon Realm did not send out any more cultivators from the Nine Infants Clan. Perhaps thanks to this, the Ape Demon Realm was able to successfully turn the game around.

In the third late stage of tribulation competition, the cultivators of the Nine Infants clan took part again and won again.

Then came the fourth competition when Mu Changsheng reached the peak of his tribulation.

"Remember, you can only win, not lose!" The Ape Demon King secretly sent a message to Mu Changsheng, because once Mu Changsheng lost, there would be no need to compete in the fifth round of the Divine Sea Realm competition.

As Mu Changsheng wished, his opponent this time was also a cultivator from the Nine Infants Clan, named Ying Qing.

This was certainly not good news for the monsters from the Ape Demon Realm who were watching the battle, but it was exactly what Mu Changsheng wanted. He had always disliked watching a battle from the sidelines and not being able to see clearly, and now it was just the right opportunity to experience the methods of the Nine Infants Clan firsthand.

After swearing a great oath in the heart not to use any external force, the competition officially began. Ying Qing immediately revealed the true form of the Nine Infants, with nine heads spewing fire together, and directly displayed his unique skills.

Mu Changsheng pretended to use the fire stick to resist while using the fire net to defend, and acted as if he was struggling to block it. If he easily defeated the Nine Infants cultivator, it would definitely arouse suspicion, so Mu Changsheng's plan was to fight a war of attrition. While draining the opponent's magic power, he could also observe more of the Nine Infants cultivator's talents and means.

As time went by, Ying Qing really began to struggle. He must have realized Mu Changsheng's purpose of exhausting his energy, so he stopped attacking actively and instead used water magic to defend himself.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng took the initiative to approach Ying Qing's body and attacked with similar force as before.

However, the water defense of the Jiuying clan was also extremely powerful. Mu Changsheng was unable to break through it for a long time. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the Jiuying clan was blessed with great advantages. Their fire attack and water defense were simply perfect.

"Fortunately, the Jiuying clan has not produced any ninth-level cultivator, otherwise it would definitely be a big trouble for our human race." Mu Changsheng couldn't help but feel fortunate.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng was able to see some tricks at close range. He discovered that every time Ying Qing used water magic, extremely mysterious lines would light up on his body. This made him suspect that the Nine Infants clan's innate means were closely related to the lines on their bodies.

"If I can understand the lines on the body of the Nine Infants monk, perhaps I can crack his innate talents." Mu Changsheng thought to himself and had some guesses.

However, with the Demon Emperor Bai Xun present, Mu Changsheng did not dare to observe too much or show any expression, and the matter of the lines had to be considered carefully.

So, Mu Changsheng pretended to be exhausted and gradually retreated. In fact, he was trying to lure Ying Qing to use fire magic and remove water magic so that he could win with one strike.

Seeing this, Ying Qing realized that he had fallen into the trap. Without any suspicion, he turned to using fire magic, because a normal cultivator at the peak of tribulation would have exhausted his magic power long ago.

"Good opportunity!" Mu Changsheng's eyes flashed. He seized the brief gap when Ying Qing changed his method and suddenly threw out a golden musket in his hand.

The musket flew across the sky at high speed, and Ying Qing was shot before he could even react. The musket exploded violently as it hit, leaving Ying Qing covered in blood.

However, Mu Changsheng deliberately controlled the strength, and the injuries caused to Ying Qing were only simple physical injuries, which would heal after a few days of rest.

At this moment, Ying Qing was absolutely unable to fight again, and Mu Changsheng won the victory with "hardship".

"Well done!" All the cultivators in the Ape Demon Realm cheered for Mu Changsheng.

Even the Ape Demon King nodded slightly. He originally thought that Mu Changsheng was too scheming and might have ulterior motives, but now seeing that Mu Changsheng was brave and resourceful, he thought that as long as he was used properly, he could be a great help.

After Mu Changsheng, there was a fifth competition, which was a competition at the Divine Sea Realm level. The Nine Demon Realm also sent out cultivators from the Nine Infants clan to compete, while the one sent by the Ape Demon Realm was Yuan Lie, a demon general who had been famous for many years. Yuan Lie was also recognized as the strongest in the Divine Sea Realm in the Ape Demon Realm.

Just when all the monsters thought that this competition would be a close one, Yuan Lie won with a crushing force, surprising everyone present.

"Yuan Lie's strength is so strong!" Mu Changsheng was secretly shocked. He was even glad that he did not rashly attack Yuan Lie because Yuan Lie was following him. Otherwise, it would be a question whether he could defeat the opponent in an instant.

Of course, this does not mean that Yuan Lie in the Divine Sea Realm is qualified to challenge Mu Changsheng in the Divine Ability Realm, but it means that Yuan Lie has a profound foundation. If he has external objects to rely on, it will be difficult for a cultivator other than the Ninth Realm to easily defeat Yuan Lie.

On the other side, the Nine Infants Demon King was also quite surprised by this result, and said to the Ape Demon King meaningfully: "Old Ape, you really are a hidden talent."

The Ape Demon King smiled and said, "No, no, it was just luck. If Brother Ying had sent out all Nine Infants monks for the five competitions, these little guys probably wouldn't have won three games no matter how hard they tried."

"Alright." Demon Emperor Bai Xun came out to smooth things over and said, "We have to accept defeat. Since the Ape Demon Territory won, you Nine Demon Territory should return those territories. After all, those territories were robbed in the first place, and you Nine Demon Territory didn't suffer any loss."

"Yes." The Nine Infants Demon King bowed slightly to show his obedience.

Just like that, the war between the two domains ended, and Mu Changsheng continued to search for treasure in the Ape Demon Domain, but the bad news was that Yuan Lie was still following him secretly, which restricted Mu Changsheng's actions.

"This Ape Demon King is so cautious that he still refuses to give up monitoring me, a mere cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing stage, even in this situation." Mu Changsheng said in his heart, feeling a little helpless and alert.