The Card Cultivation System
CCS-266

"Xin Fu and Hou Mu, you two make a net. I, Guang Liang, Zhu Fei, and Sha Mu will attack those two people. We will only give you a fleeting attack, after which you immediately throw the net. After the two are entangled in the net, we just beat them together. Others are on guard as we work out the first two steps. Understood?"

Everyone answered with a short, but steady nod. Xin Mei took a deep breath while looking at her two targets. After which, he gave a cue and immediately jumped down.

Shuts!

Whush!

Cracks!

Bwush!

The 4 different types of attacks shot right at the sleeping Xika and Liang Jihua. Xin Mei looked at the two with anxious expectation. He knew his four attacks just now would not defeat his opponent, but could at least provide a hefty wound. After that, the net is cast and he will have complete control of his opponent. It was a perfect plan, he thought.

Unfortunately, the first step has failed. The four attacks never reached their target. The attacks suddenly stopped in mid-air two meters from Xika, then exploded and disappeared for no apparent reason.

"What?!" Xin Mei involuntarily made a sound, but the two targets below seemed to still be sleeping soundly. The man even changed his sleeping position to become increasingly strange. Then the culprit must not be them. But, how could their attacks be destroyed so easily for no apparent reason?

Xin Fu and Hou Mu, who were in charge of making nets, looked at Xin Mei in bewilderment. Will they keep throwing the net or is there a change in the plan? Xin Mei stared back at them then gave a nod stating the plan was still the same.

If the previous one wasn't a coincidence, Xin Mei wanted to see what caused her attack to be destroyed that easily. So he asked for the net to be thrown to see what really happened.

Shush!

The net was thrown and this time it made it all the way down. Unfortunately, the net did not manage to catch its target. Xika and Liang Jihua were already not at the bottom. Soon the fifteen people widened their eyes between shock and horror mixed into one.

"H-missing?"

"O-was that person? W-what if what we saw earlier wasn't actually human?"

"B-it seems we've been disturbing the wrong creatures."

"Tuh, right. I told you, we better not bother them."

A similar cry sounded from the group that chose not to attack, while the group that chose to attack began to feel doubtful about their choice. Xin Mei herself began to doubt her choice, but she assured herself that what she had seen was indeed human.

"Everyone, relax! That one was indeed a human, only he had such incredible speed that it looked as if it was disappearing."

As if confirming the girl's remark, a voice sounded in the back.

"Yes, of course I'm human. It's cruel that you attacked me while you were asleep after it said I'm a ghost."

Instantly everyone turned their heads in one direction with their eyes wide. Even though it was already night, but the moonlight that was there managed to make them see the figure that spoke before. A man was crouching on a tree branch while putting a stick on his shoulder.

"Well, since you already know I'm not a ghost, the battle can start right?"

Guang Liang first attacked. His hands trembled violently in fear, but he tried to shake off the fear in his heart by attacking the figure. Unfortunately, it was the wrong action.

Xika tilted her head and dodged the knife that Guang Liang threw easily. After that he disappeared from his place and reappeared behind Guang Liang.

The set!

"What-what?!"

BUKS!

BRUK!

One punch. One guy.

Xika turned her head and found horrified gazes adorning the eyes of everyone present. Well, what can I do. It wasn't her will to fight in the dark like this, but they were the ones who forced her. Worse, he was haunted.

From the start, Xin Mei's group was a weak group that only relied on numbers and ran away otherwise it could defeat their opponents. It was clearly visible from Xin Mei's choice of wanting to keep moving so that no opposing group was found. The strategy is to keep hiding until another participant is eliminated and he passes to the next round.

It was possible that the plan had worked if there was no Zhen Fang plan, and that the girl had not disturbed Xika's sleep. Unfortunately, he had chosen the wrong move. Now is the end of his chance to qualify for the next round.

It did not take long, Xika managed to finish off the group of fifteen people whose contents turned out to be all cowards. He managed to do so without causing any disturbing noise. It was not that Xika did not want to wake Liang Jihua, but Xika herself was still sleepy.

So he didn't want to make meaningless moves. As a result, he finished the battle without any noise.

Again, Xika was still sleepy. Therefore, after finishing off that group of fifteen, Xika went back to sleep without sending her opponent back to the Academy. Then what if they wake up and come back for revenge?

Xika has prepared a backup plan. He tied the fifteen men together on a very high treetop. Even if they managed to open the difficult knot he made, the scenery waiting below would make them think back to removing the knot.

After the group of fifteen, no one else came and disrupted Xika's sleep, except for the mosquitoes of course. But let's ignore that because Xika herself often makes others into mosquitoes.

Liang Jihua again woke up and somehow felt the existence of a battle mark. She looked at Xika and asked what was going on. Xika just shrugged her shoulders as she darted away. Even so, Liang Jihua knew that last night was indeed a battle.

And Xika who finished the battle, without waking herself up. Again, he was angry at himself. Can he fall asleep even though he is determined to take care of Xika? What if last night Xika didn't wake up? Perhaps they had already been eliminated from this round when they opened their eyes.

Half a day passed. Xika managed to finish off approximately eight or nine groups of ten to a dozen people each. However, he felt that it was still not enough. If he wanted to adjust to the target of Zhen Fang who was about to finish this round today or yesterday, he still did not eliminate many participants.

If totaled, maybe Xika and Liang Jihua had killed about a hundred people. If each group killed the same amount, then they had more or less killed four hundred people. A hefty amount actually, but there was still a little leftover.

The problem is, when the rest of the little gathered into a large group. Surely they would be existences that threatened Zhen Fang's group and the others. If only divided by ten to a dozen people in a group, it might still be easy to finish him off.

But what if the group is undivided and continues to move together in large numbers? They could crush the Zhen Fang group which only consisted of two people easily.

The disciples of the Immortal Pearl Pavillion, Burning Abyss Sect, Sky Devouring Castle, Di Clan, Northern Light Castle, and Dark Shade Abyss had been annihilated leaving behind one disciple from each sect. For the Dark Shade Abyss, the participants who came from small and medium sects were suspicious and afraid of the Dark Shade Abyss so, instead of inviting the Dark Shade Abyss to join, they instead attacked him.

Moreover, it just so happened that the countless Star Border Association members had been defeated. Not intentionally, but it was indeed a coincidence that they met stronger opponents to be eliminated from this round.

Now, everything was the same as Xika. One sect only had one participant. In a different situation Xika would definitely smile amusedly witnessing this, but at the moment the situation was too dire that she could not laugh. Unfortunately, until now Xika still did not know the large sect guild that numbered in the hundreds was targeting them.

During the day, Xika and Liang Jihua were killing a group of seventeen people. Unfortunately, one man got away. Perhaps it was because her friends managed to cover up that one well, or maybe it was because Xika and Liang Jihua were exhausted from fighting nonstop. But for sure, they didn't manage to stop that person.

Xika, who at that time still did not know of a large existence capable of threatening him, chased after the man. After all, the more participants he eliminated, the faster he rose to the next round. Moreover, he was a wind cultivator. The enemy wants to escape from it? Just dream.

So Xika confidently chased after her prey, without knowing she had entered the enemy area.

"Hosh........"

"Heh. Happy what? You just ran out of energy, didn't you?"

As if to answer Xika, an arrow shot towards her shoulder. Xika managed to avoid it.

"Oh? Apparently you're meeting your friend. Fine, fine. Call all your friends out, let me finish them off one by one!" Xika grinned.

The arrows shot back, this time numbering in the hundreds, meeting Xika's challenge.

"Dull ah." said Xika while avoiding the arrows that came easily. He lifted up the Space Shifter that had been in the shape of a stick and swung it to fend off the remaining arrows.

"There's another surprise?" ask Xika.

A SHOCK!

Ten figures appeared to surround Xika. Each of them had an incredible aura and were at the level of Forming Qi 9. Without further ado, the ten figures advanced simultaneously and attacked Xika.

"Well," Xika scratching her cheeks looked around, "this one seems like it's going to be hard."

Hap!

He salted to avoid the enemy kick, then twisted his body avoiding the blade of wind, landed with both hands and immediately dodged again as the ground thorn appeared a short while after his hand landed.

"As expected of a Qi 9 Forming cultivator, his strength is not playful."

Hearing Xika's words, several figures frowned and thought of the same question. 'That means he hasn't reached Forming Qi 9 yet? But he is still able to dodge our attacks casually?'

The ten figures continuously attacked Xika and gave her no time to rest. But her battle experience in the wild for many years made Xika still able to keep up with the ten figures.

After exchanging hundreds of attacks, Xika and the ten figures took a step back and stared at each other while adjusting their breaths. Xika's breathing was more hunting, but that was because he was fighting against ten people alone. Those ten figures were indeed formidable.

Unfortunately, seeing those ten figures was still not enough to take Xika down, came again a group containing dozens of men and women. Their gaze was filled with admiration, but still covered in their arrogance. As if they were saying, 'Well yes, you are great. But it's a pity that soon you'll end up here.'

"About? Is that true?" Xika looked at the newcomers with wide eyes. If those newcomers had abilities equivalent to the previous ten figures, then the chances of winning would be even smaller. But that doesn't mean it's impossible.

It is tempting to use other elements. But even if he managed to defeat this group with four elements, he would have to fight his partner in this round who already knew his secret. And Xika again decided to use the wind element only.

After taking enough breaths, the ten figures came back forward, this time with dozens of supporters behind him.

WHUSHES!

A blow came. It felt like the punch was faster than before, and again his body now felt heavier. Ck, apparently the enemy used the same technique as him. Slowing down the opponent's movements and speeding up the friend's movements.

Unfortunately, it was useless to him who was also a wind cultivator. Xika shattered the wind shackles that held her easily. But then his foot stepped on something slippery and made it slip.

Of course, the opponent would not waste such an opportunity. A foot came aiming for Xika's head. Fortunately Xika still managed to hold her weight with her hands, so she twisted her hands and avoided the incoming leg.

But he missed noticing another attack coming. When he managed to avoid the first leg, the second leg came and hit both hands. Not enough, the third leg came after his stomach.

In such a situation, it would definitely be nice if Xika sank to the ground and took out a ground thorn instead. Unfortunately, he was determined to use only the wind element.

Grep's!

Whush!

Xika held back the third leg that came and threw it away with the help of the wind element. At almost the same time, the fourth leg managed to hit Xika's stomach to make her throw a few meters.

Bruaks!

"Ukh......"

Xika had just gotten up when a fist was about to greet her face, the reflex she held back her hand, yet another fist had come and hit her stomach.

"Ck, fuck."

While stabilizing her breath, Xika took a good look at her enemy. But they did not give him time to be silent. Various attacks came back to attack Xika. He cursed in annoyance while avoiding and fending off as much as he could.

Half today, he had already used quite a lot of his qinya. After that plus chasing that runaway bastard, his qinya was further drained. Continued again with these ten figures of Qi 9 Forming and dozens of supporters who occasionally fire attacks.

In the time of need, where is his partner?