The Card Cultivation System
CCs-265

Suddenly Tu Shi felt a bad premonition when he saw Xika's smile. I think something is not right. But he refused to admit defeat. He refused to believe that Xika and Liang Jihua who were just two and had been desperate could reverse the situation defeated them by twenty-four.

"Heh. Still smiling even in defeat? Are you going crazy?"

In Tu Shi's heart convinced himself that Xika's victorious smile was just a mere bluff. He wouldn't have eaten such a stupid trick.

"You'll see who loses in a moment." replied Xika not to bother. He raised his right hand then pointed it at Tu shi's shield and made a gripping motion. A moment later, the shield exploded and threw Tu Shi a few meters back.

Just for more information, Xika blew up Tu shi's shield while helping Liang Jihua fight. As the concentration he needed grew more and more, then Xika raised her left hand towards Liang Jihua's fight, while her right hand was still aimed at Tu Shi.

"yeah! Just a small explosion like that, you won't be able to hurt me! At least give a bigger explosion ten times!"

"really? But I don't seem to need an explosion to hurt you."

"What"

JLB!

Uncompleted Tu Shi spoke, an excruciating pain appearing in his stomach almost hitting his dantian. When he looked down, he found a spear piercing through his stomach. And it was no ordinary spear, it was a spear made from the ground. Own land.

"B-but......b-how can......? T-soil........"

The spear suddenly came out on its own from Tu Shi's body and gave him additional pain, after which the spear spun around and smashed its blunt tip into Tu shi's head.

BUKS!

"Did you think my attack from there was just to waste power?"

Bruk!

Tu Shi fell to his knees. The pain in his stomach is increasing. His body was constantly screaming in pain. But he still ignored it. At least he wanted to know the reason for losing before being eliminated from this round.

Xika did not want to explain to Tu Shi, but when she turned her head she found Liang Jihua looking at her with the same curious eyes as Tu Shi. Even if he did not tell Tu Shi right now, the savage girl would definitely ask later.

"Well, what can I do. You remember that wind knife I made a while ago? I'm not just attacking. The knife I threw at your shield slowly broke your ground shield. Even though there was only a small, tiny crack, it was enough for my wind to enter and destroy your land. After that I'll stay in control of your land using my wind."

"T-but....it.......my land.......how.......?"

Xika understood Tu shi's question. Even if he controlled the land of Tu Shi using his wind element, Tu Shi should also still have at least a little control over the land. Yet how could Xika control it as if it was her own land?

"Hm, how do you explain it? Think of it this way, my control and understanding of the wind element is greater than your understanding and control of the land."

Tu Shi frowned. He was still not satisfied with Xika's answer. I think it's still impossible. The spear that pierced him, he should be able to sense at least a little of his aura, but he didn't. Moreover, he vaguely sensed another aura that was still familiar as well but he did not know what it was.

Suddenly Tu Shi widened his eyes as if realizing something.

"J-don't-don't you...."

BUKS!

"I've given you an explanation, now get out." After hitting Tu shi's head into a faint, Xika activated Tu shi's talisman and sent him back to the Academy.

While Liang Jihua, finish off the few remaining people before approaching Xika. He looked at Xika with a complicated look. I don't know what's in his head, the guilt that never goes away or the curiosity that still persists but hesitates to ask.

Xika noticed Liang Jihua's gaze, but ignored her completely. He walked sending one by one the opponents they fell back to the Academy. However due to the large number of enemies, it took a decent amount of time to send them back to the Academy.

Perhaps it was because Liang Jihua still wanted to say something, so he helped send the others back to the Academy. Or maybe it does get good, even though the chances are very small.

Finally, after finishing sending them back to the Academy, now all that was left was Liang Jihua and Xika. Still hesitating, Liang Jihua turned around and was about to ask Xika, but Xika was taking a healing pill and then sat down cross-legged to heal her wound.

Liang Jihua furrowed her brows in annoyance, but she said nothing. He also sat cross-legged to recuperate, while remaining alert to the circumstances around, just in case Xika was done first.

It took Xika an hour to open her eyes again. It may sound like a long glance, but in good thought, an hour is a very short time for recovery. Some people even need two or three months to heal the same wounds as Xika.

Soon Liang Jihua approached before Xika was busy doing anything else. He looked at Xika right into his eyes, but after seeing his dark eyes and forming a faint strange pattern, Liang Jihua forgot what he was about to do.

As a result Liang Jihua looked at Xika in silence and it lasted for about one to two minutes.

"Excuse me, Miss. If you stare at me so blatantly without saying anything, other people will think you're in love with me."

"Well, what do you want to say?" ask Xika blatantly. The girl's actions were clearly legible. Making him think back to Xingli. He wondered, how is the girl now? Is he okay?

"A-anu...previous...I....I......apologies........" The last two words Liang Jihua spoke very slowly, but Xika changed the direction of the wind until she heard them very clearly.

The girl looked at him timidly, I don't know what made him so. But to be sure, Xika's next response was beyond her expectations.

"Huh? Did your head hit too hard? A savage girl like you just apologized to me?"

This time, Liang Jihua looked at Xika directly. Her face flushed red, either out of embarrassment or annoyance at Xika's remark, or maybe both.

"Apardon is accepted. Next time pay attention to your words." said Xika sambi walking away. He did not take too much trouble. No, it's not the kind one. He hoped that his good attitude could make Liang Jihua tell him who his friend was.

Of course, Liang Jihua was surprised that Xika accepted her apology that easily. Unlike most people, the girl thought Xika seemed to want something else as an apology, not just a lip greeting. I don't know what made him think that. Unfortunately, he did not know what to give as an apology. So he did the only thing he knew.

"I....I owe you.............. call me if you need help.." said the savage girl getting slower in each word.

Either Xika heard it or not, because when Liang Jihua spoke Xika had gone quite far. But to be sure, Liang Jihua promised he would do his best to help Xika.

A few hours passed again. During that time, Xika and Liang Jihua had only met a few small groups that were not worth mentioning. When it got dark, Xika insisted on eliminating one more group before taking a break.

He finished it right at sunset. After that Xika walked in search of a suitable place to rest. Finally he stopped at a place that made Liang Jihua frown. The place Xika stopped was a patch of dense grass covered with dense trees not far from there around her.

Liang Jihua was confused as to why Xika wanted to rest in the open like this. If you look at a glance this is a pretty closed place, but if there are enemies who happen to pass by, the existence of the enemy will be very hidden behind the trees and he and Xika will have no place to hide.

Unfortunately, before Liang Jihua could talk, Xika had fallen asleep first with a rolled up blanket and used as a pillow substitute. Vaguely Liang Jihua heard the man's snoring. If he was the first to meet Xika, he would definitely frown while telling me that Xika is a weak man who is only selfish and does not appreciate women.

But given the fight they had experienced today, Liang Jihua understood that as great as the man was, he also needed a break. In fact, until now he still felt guilty for berating Xika even though the man had helped her.

So, he was determined to let Xika sleep as much as he wanted, while himself would guard the surroundings in case any enemies passed by.

Unfortunately, not long after Xika fell asleep, Liang Jihuapun fell asleep accidentally. Although Xika had heavier injuries than Liang Jihua, it did not mean that the girl was not injured or exhausted at all. His body refused to stay awake, thus creating a conducive atmosphere suitable for attacking enemies.

Not long after, the bad thing Liang Jihua thought happened. A group of dozens of people found Xika and Liang Jihua sleeping.

".......understand? We have to keep moving even if it's dark. It's the only way to avoid that big group."

"But Xin Mei, don't you think the voice earlier was too suspicious? Indeed, we know the information of the union of the big sects against the small and medium sects, but it could be a trap right? Just think, only someone from a big sect is able to spread his voice that far and clearly."

"Really, right! What if the information is deliberately to lure us to keep moving so that it is easy to be surrounded? If we just shut up, the chances of the opponent finding us are reduced."

The girl called Xin Mei fell silent for a moment before returning to answer.

"At any rate, we better keep moving than just stay in place."

There were actually still some others who disagreed, and preferred to remain silent on the spot, but they did not have time to voice their protest due to the appeal of a colleague of theirs.

"Hey, did I see it wrong because it was dark, or was there someone sleeping there?"

Suddenly all the groups stopped and looked in the direction one of their colleagues pointed. The ones appointed of course were Xika and Liang Jihua who were asleep in the open without any guard at all.

"That's a person. Are they participants too? But what are they doing? Sleeping out in the open like that?"

"Xin Mei, how about we ambush them? Those two people seemed to be quite decent, it seemed like they had quite a lot of pearls."

"Right, let alone we have the advantage of being an ambush party. They were also sleeping without any care at all. We could've wiped them out so easily."

"Wait first. Don't you think that's weird? Sleeping out in the open like that? There are only two kinds of people who do that. First, a fool who does not understand the situation. Second, a great person who does have the ability to defeat anyone who ambushes him."

"Your words make sense. It seemed that the two people were more suitable as great people than fools. Those who dared to sleep in the open like this must be great people who were confident in their abilities."

"Isn't your mind too exaggerated? If you talk like that, any fool you can think of as great. What are you afraid of? They're just the two of us, and we? More than three times that!"

The debate still continued until finally it could only wait for Xin Mei's decision. After all, it was the leader in their group. And again, it just so happens that their group is odd. Fifteen people in total. Each has made a decision and reached the same number. Only Xin Mei remained who had yet to decide whether to attack those two people or not.

Finally, after pondering for a while, Xin Mei made up her mind. Unfortunately, it was the wrong decision that led their group to be eliminated from this round.