The Card Cultivation System
CCS-105

Together with the three thousand wolves guarding her, Xika arrived at the fighting arena. The arena is a large field with open places that have a barrier. It seems to be where they sit. Wolves don't need a chair. By the time he arrived, there were already many wolf spectators coming. Even on the sidelines, there are those who open bets. Most bet on Lang Jin and almost no one bet on Xika.

Xika scanned her surroundings, amazed by the sight. But not with his wolf friends. They instantly rushed at the betting arena. And of course they chose Xika. Not all, indeed. There were still some who doubted him even though they had been friends. But not a few also had faith in Xika. There are even those who still bet on Xika despite being sure that he will lose. One of them is Lang Hu. He said it was a form of spirit he could give. Xika only smiled when she heard that unintentionally.

Then some wolves that had a different aura than others came. They walked with three wolves. And Heiliao is one of them. They are all leaders of the wolf. Wolves have a lot of people, of course. But the dominant one is the three who lead them. Actually the Night Shade Wolf that Heiliao came from was not among the dominant people. But everything changed since Heiliao rose to Alpha as well as Heir of the Space Ruler. No one turned him down as an Alpha after he became Heir.

But several hundred years have passed and many things have changed. Heiliao's dominance had faded and made many wolves question him. And one of the reasons they were wearing was that Heiliao was too weak. He repeated his life, so his cultivation repeated. Of course he will not be as strong as before. But his mastery of the space element and his legacy still remains. And that is what makes some leaders doubt. Heiliao had indeed weakened, but he was still the Heir.

Heiliao looked at Xika. The wolf gave him a snarl of spirit. Xika did not know why but she understood the meaning of Heiliao's growl. The other two were not caring about him. Then the three walked towards the leading spot and sat together in the same position. Nothing is more forward or backward. Xika only found out a moment later that the seats of the higher-ups showed their status. But not with its members. They are free to sit anywhere.

And Heiliao's position showed his status. He was the equivalent of two other wolf leaders. He had indeed weakened to the point of not sitting in front of the two anymore, but he was also no lower than the two. In the past, it was certain that Heiliao was sitting at the very front. But things have changed now in the wolf pack. And a little Heiliaolah is the cause.

One of the wolves sitting to the right of Heiliao spoke. Its fur was similar to Lang Jin but it was much more majestic and exuded a powerful aura.

"Heiliao, my old friend. Why do you really think that man can beat my son?"

"You trust your son and I trust my friend. What's wrong about that?"

The wolf just laughed mockingly. He is the father of Lang Jin. As long as Heiliao left, he was the one who dealt the most with the affairs of the wolves. Heiliao's departure made all the leaders including Father Lang Jin confused. They finally decided to split the task. If there is a major decision that will concern the whole nation then they will discuss it together. Normally, Alpha would lead and determine the outcome of the discussion and no one would dare to argue against his decision.

But the absence of their leader keeps some wolves from sticking to their sights even though many are against it. And it was Lang Yan-Dad Lang Jin who made them able to come to a mutual agreement. Even some minority wolf leaders asked for their opinion on the matter concerning their people. And that made him a powerful influence. Even so, there were still many who hesitated when Heiliao returned.

"Ready to be an enemy of wolves?" ask Lang Jin who just came. He smiled confidently.

"I'm ready to be a part of the wolves" Xika replied with a smile that was no less confident.

Lang Jin snorted and left.

Xika walked into the arena approaching Heiliao and the two other leaders with howls from the wolves. Lang Yan frowned seeing Xika approaching.

"What do you want?"

"Greetings, senior. I'm here to ask you what seniors will value from me."

Lang Yan snorted, the exact same as his son.

"You're not allowed to know. We'll decide for ourselves whether you're worthy or not."

Xika frowned while Heiliao stood up and exuded her aura.

"Lang Yan's. Since when did you get cocky, huh?"

Lang Yan stood up and exuded his aura.

"Since you left and neglected your duties and responsibilities hundreds of years ago."

"So you now dare to openly challenge me?"

Lang Yan did not reply. But the aura he exuded was getting stronger and sharper.

Heiliao barked savagely. He grinned showing his sharp fangs. And the aura he exuded was not inferior to Lang Yan in the least. Even a little stronger. And Lang Yan withdrew his aura.

"I still can't tell him our judgment."

"Then tell me."

"Then what if you secretly tell the boy?"

"And what if you secretly change the terms until he's not accepted?"

"Then meaning everything I have read about wolves regarding their honor is a mere lie" Xika replied to Heiliao's question. The wolf looked at Xika in confusion. Lang Yan looked at Xika with dislike as Xika dared to join in their conversation while another white-haired wolf was quite amazed because of her actions.

"What's wrong Heiliao. Since Leader Yan is unwilling to tell me then there is no point in me standing here anymore. I better go back and get ready."

Then Xika nodded slightly and walked away.

"bitch. I swear by the honor of all the wolves that I will not change my mutually agreed judgment. The leader of Snow Howl Wolf can testify for me. I made the assessment with him. He'll know that I changed his judgment."

Xika smiled and said,

"I believe in Leader Yan."

Lang Yan did not care about Xika. He looked at Heiliao with a look that said 'satisfied now?'. But Lang Xuehao-Leader of the Snow Howl Wolf realized that Xika's smile was not as simple as it seemed. He could faintly feel the sharpness of the child. And he began to suspect where Heiliao's belief in Xika came from.

Xika walked to the middle of the arena. Lang Jin was waiting for him.

"You have claws and fangs, so it doesn't matter if I use a weapon?"

"I don't care."

"Your stone is strong. So using body armor is also not a problem, right?"

"I don't care."

"Do you have any healing pills or potions?"

"I believe in my body."

"Then I won't use the healing pill either."

Then Xika took off her spatial ring and threw it at Heiliao who was looking at her with a questioning look mixed with anger. Xika. Heiliao couldn't do anything.

"I suggest you take the ring back."

"I'll take it if you use a healing potion."

"The regeneration of wolves is much faster than that of humans."

"Thank you for the information."

But Xika remained silently standing in front of Lang Jin. He didn't take his ring. He will fight the wolves. He will do it as he has long believed. If her father was here then she would also agree with Xika's actions.

Xika looked around her and the atmosphere turned silent. No one talks or talks anymore. Heiliao and the other wolves also no longer spoke. Now all eyes were on Xika and Lang Jin.

"So......are we fighting now?"

Xika wanted to kick Lang Jin's muzzle, but it didn't seem like she would be able to make the wolf bounce upwards. So he chose to turn around and dodge to the side.

Various wolves cheered when they saw Xika successfully avoid Lang Jin's first attack. The reason, Lang Jin was quite fast and not many wolves in the younger generation could rival his speed.

Lang Jin turned around and shot out several qi balls from his mouth. Xika turned the Space Shifter from a bracelet into a stick then twisted it several times before fending off all Lang Jin attacks. But Lang Jin did not stop.

When Xika was fending off his attack, he had turned to Xika's back and now he was aiming his claws to tear Xika's ribs.

BAM!

And his claws were knocked back by the Space Shifter that had been coated in qi.

Lang Jin was startled for a moment because Xika managed to resist his attack from the blind spot. And now it was Xika's turn to attack. He swung the Space Shifter after Lang Jin's head.

"She said your fur is strong?"

Lang Jin dodged. Then he roared and made Xika flung backwards due to the sound waves.

Xika turned around a few times before stopping. But it did not stop on the ground. He stopped in midair, making many wolves including Lang Jin quite surprised. But Lang Jin still attacked despite being surprised. The feathers stood up and a moment later detached and pointed at Xika.

"Waws. So can wolves do that too? Why didn't Heiliao do it?" xika asked while fending off the feathers while occasionally dodging.

At the very front, Heiliao was eager to shout 'because it would make me bald, stupid!' but he tried to hold it in because otherwise his image would have been destroyed.

The ground rose and Lang Jin made it a foothold to jump up to reach Xika. He reopened his snout revealing his sharp, wild teeth.

Xika used the wind element to shift position so that it was below Lang Jin. Then he stabbed Lang Jin using Space Shifter.

THE TANG!

What was heard was not the sound of sticks piercing the flesh but sticks meeting iron.

"Wow. Your fur is really strong."

Lang Jin landed. Xika gave him a whip using the elongated Space Shifter.

The wolf dodged. He tried to bite the Space Shifter but failed. There was even a Space Shifter that hit his body. But he felt nothing but a little itch.

"If that's all you can then you won't be able to beat me."

"Ohh." replied Xika while nodding. Then both ends of the Space Shifter were smoldering and he twisted them. He kicked the ground forward. Many pairs of widened eyes saw Xika master the two elements.

Xika swung her wand which was now burning at Lang Jin. The wolf dodged. They exchanged attacks. Lang Jin swung his claws as Xika swung her wand.

BUKS!

The now burning Space Shifter successfully hit Xika. And the sound now no longer sounds like a stick meeting iron but a stick meeting flesh. But Lang Jin still looked fine.

"Eh....why aren't you hurt?"

"Did you know that behind the feathers there are muscles?"

"Ah...really also yes......." Xika stroked her head. Then he jumped back avoiding Lang Jin's fangs. But the ground rises and makes Xika stumble. Quickly, he held his body with both hands in a head down position then used it to push the ground and jump again and landed with his head on top.

"Well....you can control the earth element?"

Lang Jin did not answer. But the ground rose again and now wrapped Xika's legs until she could not move. After that Lang Jin ran towards Xika.

"Wow."

THE DUAK!

But the block of earth rose and hit his head until he flicked his run.

Lang Jin, Lang Yan, Lang Xuehao as well as the other wolves that were there looked at Xika with wide eyes.

"A-that kid.........?" lang Yan asked Heiliao. But the one asked was just smiling.

"Hehe...I can also.." said Xika with a big smile. Then he broke the ground that was holding his feet. It wasn't difficult, because Lang Jin lost his concentration.

Lang Jin shook his head a few times. Then he ran back. This time he kept his mind focused so that it would not be easy for Xika to attack him using the earth element anymore. Why the earth element?

"Be careful with your steps."

But Xika's speech was too late. Lang Jin had already run through the waterhole he had made and the wolf slipped. He ran quite fast, slipped, and now he was rolling uncontrollably towards Xika.

"It's gonna hurt."

Before Lang Jin had time to stop or the audience back up because Xika mastered the four elements, Xika had thrust the Space Shifter with four element symbols at the end on Lang Jin.

A BLAR!

Xika nodded hearing the sound. This time it really sounded and felt like hitting something.

Lang Jin was thrown a few meters away. Her body was fine except at the one point where Xika stabbed her earlier. And at that point, the fur is bald and shows the flesh. Her fur served as a shield and Xika had destroyed that shield. He stood up but did not attack. Just like the other wolves present, the fact that Xika mastered the four elements was not an easy thing to accept. Meanwhile, some of the wolves began to understand why Heiliao wanted to become Xika's 'nanny.

Lang Jin raised his head to look at Xika. But he did not find Xika.

"Well! So that's wolf meat if it's not covered in fur."

"Since when......."

BUKS!

But Xika had already aimed her punch at Lang Jin. Of course in front of his punch there were also four element symbols.

Lang Jin was thrown back. But he didn't fall this time. He looked at the ground near his feet and realized a pretty terrible fact. His breath is a little hunting. But he stabilized it quickly.

Xika looked at Lang Jin.

"Are you surprised to see me using the four elements?"

But unexpectedly, Lang Jin smiled. It was not a stupid smile that knew nothing. It knows. He knew Xika was hiding her powers.