The Card Cultivation System
CCS-252

Srak!

Zhen Fang, Xika, and Tian Li came out from their hiding places. Di Lang looked at the three carefully. His eyes grew increasingly wary as he looked at Tian Li and Zhen Fang, but when he looked at Xika, he raised a little one of his eyebrows.

It seemed that he could sense the strength of Tian Li and Zhen Fang thus making him wary. Moreover, the two came together so that made Di Lang think the two were working together. Only, he was confused by Xika's existence. Amidst two powerful figures like Zhen Fang and Tian Li, why was there Xika?

"Brother Di, sorry to surprise you. We didn't mean bad. Our only purpose here is to cooperate."

Di Lang still did not let go of his cautious gaze. After all, the cooperation between Zhen Fang and Tian Li was enough to threaten her all by herself. If only one of them, maybe he will not be too vigilant, but the story is different if the two come together.

Looking at Di Lang who was still on guard, Zhen Fang did not take another step forward. Such an action would only make him even more wary. So he stopped and started to explain his goal as well as the concept of the final round and the finalists he wanted to create himself.

The vigilance on Di Lang's face began to diminish, but he still did not fully believe it. If only Tian Li and Zhen Fang came, or even Han Feng added, he would definitely believe it right away. But Xika's existence makes him doubt Di Lang's concept.

The fact that Xika who was at the level of the Qi Forming 7 also joined showed that it was possible that the finalist Zhen Fang had created was not as strong as his shadow.

"If it's true what you said, why did you accept him?" At Lang pointed at Xika. "If you want to form a finalist, shouldn't you just recruit the strongest people from all of these participants? Why bring someone like him?"

Zheng Fang smiled uneasily. He glanced at Xika timidly offended, but it turned out that Xika was ordinary. Even he did not look angry even though he was underestimated by Di Lang. Xika stuffed both of her arms into her pocket while whistling no matter what Di Lang did.

"Look, Brother Di, although invisible, but this Brother Xing is quite strong. He can even achieve results on par with brother Tian, right?" zhen Fang asked Tian Li.

Tian Li only snorted in response to Zhen Fang's statement. He did not want to say that Xika was equal to him. Their last attack was a series due to Zhen Fang interfering with their fight. If the fight continues, of course he will win.

Di Lang's gaze instantly changed when he saw Xika, although there was still doubt in his eyes. He stared at Xika for a while, trying to see her power and who knows to find the hidden thing. But looking at it after all, Xika was just an ordinary Qi 7 Forming cultivator. Nothing special about him.

While Di Lang was busy observing Xika, Xika heard something interesting. More precisely 'feel'.

"Brother Zhen, I found something interesting, I'm leaving for a moment." Finished saying so, Xika did not wait for Zhen Fang's reply and her body instantly fused with the wind.

Instantly, Di Lang's eyes widened to see Xika's body being blown away by the wind. He started to think back. It was possible that Xika deliberately looked simple to hide her strength. So too with his cultivation level.

Like Tian Li. Di Lang would not believe that Tian Li was only at the Qi 8 Forming stage. He was sure Tian Li was definitely hiding his true cultivation. Xika could have done the same.

Looking at Di Lang who was beginning to falter, Zhen Fang again asked.

"How's Brother Di? Other than us, there's still someone else who's joined."

Zhen Fang even brought Han Feng's name to make Di Lang even more confident to join. And the doubt in Di Lang's eyes was indeed lessened when he heard Han Feng's name.

Meanwhile, Xika reappeared on top of the tree. Under him a man was surrounded by a herd of men. The problem was not the man, but those who surrounded him. All those who surrounded the man had the same face.

From that same-faced group of besiegers, Xika felt a familiar aura. Li Tang's. The word-saving man who came from a mysterious clan, the Dark Shade Abyss. Previously, Li Tang formed several clones to fight Xika. Just a few alone was enough to make Xika a fuss.

This time, Li Tang surrounded a man with dozens of clones. It seems that the fate of the man is certain.

The dozens of clones stood around the man while holding hands. Then slowly, the shadows of the clones grew bigger and bigger until finally the entire ground under the man and the clones of Li Tang were covered with shadows.

The man, who was being surrounded by Li Tang, did not remain silent. He shouted and threw his hand to the ground. Unfortunately, the ground beneath him was already covered by Li Tang's shadow. I don't know what the man was going to do when he hit his hand on the ground, but what appeared was not what he wanted.

From the big shadow, there were hundreds of thorns that immediately came to the man. The man still did not give up, he slammed his foot into the ground. But again, nothing happened. Eventually he coated himself with earth elements to strengthen his skin and make it a shield.

Apparently the man was a land element cultivator. It seemed that Li Tang had taken the right steps. Somehow, Li Tang managed to seal the techniques the man possessed by making him unable to make the land work for him.

It seemed like it had something to do with the huge shadow beneath the man. Xika was curious, would she be able to win when she was in the same position as the man, surrounded by dozens of Li Tang clones and attacked by hundreds of shadow thorns?

A SHOCK!

JLB!

Hundreds of thorns successfully pierced Li Tang's opponent to make blood flow throughout his opponent's body. However, it seemed that the man's defense was quite good. Even though it was bleeding, Li Tang's thorns were only able to scratch a little of his opponent's defense.

Just as his opponent flashed a big smile at his defense, an even bigger thorn appeared and pierced his opponent's stomach through his body. The man's smile instantly froze when he saw a three-meter-long thorn perforating his body.

"HHHHH!!!"

Unexpectedly, it appeared that Li Tang was quite ruthless. Xika became even more eager to fight with him.

A body figure appeared beside Xika. Zhen Fang's.

"Brother Xing, here you are apparently. We just finished. At last Di Lang agreed. What are you looking at?"

Xika just remained silent while smiling instead of answering. Zhen Fang followed Xika's line of sight and found a man with a hollow stomach. Beside him, stood a man wearing dark clothes.

Li Tang looked at his convulsing opponent. He could not even grab the talisman to return to the Academy. Li Tang approached and sent his opponent back to the Academy. He picked up the pearl his opponent dropped then turned around and stared right at the tree where Xika and Zhen Fang were hiding.

"Brother Zhen, if I may recommend someone, I will choose this man."

Zhen Fang did not immediately reply. He was observing Li Tang carefully.

"Dark clothes with ⁇ on his shirt. Dark Shade Abyss huh. His cultivation at the level of Forming Qi 8 was more or less? May I know why you're recommending this man?"

"Brother Zhen, you are from the Immortal Pearl Pavillion. Surely the Pavilion is quite good at gathering information isn't it? May I know how much the Pavilion has managed to gather regarding the Dark Shade Abyss?"

Zhen Fang was silent. It seems that he understood Xika's intentions. Even the Immortal Pearl Pavilion was unable to gather enough information regarding the Dark Shade Abyss. They had received many requests to investigate the mysterious clan but still did not manage to find anything to add to the mysterious impression of the clan.

If this man in front of them was from the Dark Shade Abyss, then it was possible that he would be able to find out the strength of the Dark Shade Abyss from him. Moreover, looking at the injuries on his opponent's body, it seemed like this man from the Dark Shade Abyss had some ability. After all, the Dark Shade Abyss was famous for its mysteriousness.

"Alright, Brother Xing. I accept your proposal. Let's recruit him."

SHUSUH!

Zhen Fang came down from where he was hiding with Xika. Li Tang looked at the two. He had already sensed their existence since he was in the tree. Just like Di Lang, Li Tang also looked at the two warily. He recognized Xika's face, but the face next to him looked foreign to Li Tang.

"Hello, sorry to surprise you. I saw your fight just now and was quite impressed. Are you interested in working with me?"

Li Tang looked at Zhen Fang in silence. He did not look at Xika. After all, they had promised not to attack each other the next time they met. He knew Xika was the one who held his word. All he needed to think about now was the man next to Xika.

"Not interested in working together. Thank you." Thank you."

Li Tang turned his body. But before he took a step, a voice came back.

"Brother Zhen, why have you been so long?"

Di Lang and Tian Li appeared from behind. They approached Zhen Fang, then only realized Li Tang's whereabouts.

"Brother Zhen, this.....do you mean to take this man?" asked Di Lang doubtfully.

"really. Looking at his uniform, it seemed that he was from the Dark Shade Abyss, that famous clan."

"Did he refuse?" tanya Tian Li was already getting ready to beat up Li Tang.

"Ah, I haven't explained my plans to her yet. Brother over there, will you listen to my plan for a moment?"

Li Tang turned around while frowning. He looked at the two others who had come and realized each had an ability that could not be underestimated. His sense of caution increased high. If they attack, even if Xika does not attack, he could get seriously injured.

In this kind of situation, at most he could only take down one person and and injure the rest. It seemed, the best option was to listen to that person's plan for a while.

"Speak."

Zhen Fang smiled hearing Li Tang's words. Although it seemed like Li Tang was willing to listen just because of the existence of Tian Li, Di Lang, and Xika, at least he was still willing to listen. So Zhen Fang began to re-explain his plan from the beginning as he had done to Di Lang. Finished explaining, he again offered Li Tang to cooperate.

Now everyone was staring at Li Tang. The decision is in his hands. If he accepts, they will only find ten more. If he refuses.

Li Tang did not immediately give an answer. He looked at each of the four men closely. Xika in the order of terakihr. When he looked at Xika, the man gave her a small nod with a faint smile on his face. It seems that Xikapun wants him to join.

After all, the group before him possessed an unusual ability. Although he did not know them, but it seems that this cooperative relationship will last quite a long time. At least until the man's plan is done. And even if there's a traitor, the others should take care of him immediately.

So it seems that for now, there is no problem to join this group. In fact, it might even be able to provide him with benefits.

So Li Tang gave a small nod that made him the sixth member of the finalists that Zhen Fang was about to create.