The Card Cultivation System
CCS-256

WHUSHES!

TRINGS!

TRANGS!

In the distance, there was the sound of battle. Xika and the others rushed closer to the battle. The plan is still the same. Observe battle. If you are strong, recruit. If you are weak, finish it. Yun Xingzhao seemed to have no problem with the plan.

A SHOCK!

The three stopped on top of a tree branch and observed the battle that was going on below. After a while of observing, nothing amazing happened. Just an incredible fight. There are no extraordinary techniques or anything like that. So Xika and Li Tang agreed to finish off all those fighting below.

"Brother Yun, it's your turn now. Show us your power."

Yun Xingzhao nodded. He shot right into the middle of the battle. But before his body landed, a hard layer similar to the previous one re-appeared all over his body. In addition, a thin layer of fire appeared along with a hard layer.

For a moment, Yun Xingzhao actually looked like a meteor.

"Gee. Totally according to the name of his clan huh."

A BLAR!

That Yun Xingzhao's attack managed to mess up the battle. He managed to throw everyone away accompanied by burns.

"Hot! What-what's this?!"

"Damn it! What's going on?"

"That couldn't have been a meteor, right?"

Aside from successfully messing up the battle, Yun Xingzhao's attack also managed to cause smoke to cover their vision.

Xika was unable to see what was happening (actually she could use Star Glance, but the chances of success were still uncertain), he said, but he could hear a scream of pain accompanied by a flash of light similar to the fire that enveloped him earlier.

"He's clever, isn't he?" xika asked Li Tang.

"What do you mean?"

"He had planned the next step before taking the first step. His first attack was aimed at dividing the enemy while blinding their senses of sight. Then, with the smoke of his first attack, he attacked his enemy while he was off guard.

In addition, the smoke was not only intended to make it easier for him to defeat his enemy, but also aimed to disguise his identity."

"You mean.....he doesn't want his face to be caught by the people down there?"

"really. Just imagine, right now the Star Border Association is very unknown. If Yun Xingzhao's face was seen by those people, then some time later when he introduced his shop and they remembered his face, wouldn't those people immediately reject the Star Border Association? Maybe they said 'Ah, you attacked me that time. I don't want to shop in your shop', do I?"

".........I think he created that smoke to cover our true abilities....."

"Ah...ya, ahem, that is also included." said Xika while turning her eyes. It was obvious that he was not aware of this fact.

"It's done."

Xika turned her head down and saw that Yun Xingzhao had already finished his battle according to Li Tang's words. Finished picking up the spoiled pearls, Yun Xingzhao turned to Xika and waved.

"I can keep this pearl, right?"

"Sure." said Xika after coming down from the top of the tree.

"Then, they have to be flanked?"

"Send them outside. That way they'll be eliminated."

Yun Xingzhao nodded and sent his opponents outside this place. After that, he returned to look at Xika.

"Hows it? Did I get away?"

"Hmmm........." Xika was still thinking. Actually, just as Li Tang had said, the smoke Yun Xingzhao caused made Xika have trouble seeing what was really going on below. He was so hesitant as to how to answer Yun Xingzhao. But while Xika was thinking, Li Tang had replied.

"You're welcome."

Yun Xingzhao's expression instantly sparkled, in contrast to Xika who was staring at Li Tang in wonder as well as bewilderment.

"Even if it is difficult to see the real ability, but he has a sharp mind to be able to think about the next steps. Besides, he can also hide his abilities cleverly."

Xika smiled. "Well, I won't say anything more if you say that." He looked at Yun Xingzhao. "Because now we are on the same team, let's eliminate the other opponents. And find another finalist."

"M."

SHUSUH!

All three again darted in search of other participants to be observed with the same strategy. Observe, recruit or eliminate.

Not too long after they left, the three encountered another battle. After being observed for a while, the result was the same as the previous battle. Uninspiring. So Xika was trying to make it interesting by eliminating those people.

"Let's race. Who beats the most, he wins!" Finished speaking, Xika instantly darted in disrupting the course of the battle.

"Hey, wait! You cheat first!" Yun Xingzhao shouted out in protest, but Xika ignored him and continued beating at his opponent. "Is it always like this?" yun Xingzhao asked Li Tang.

".............."

Without saying anything, Li Tang also darted down and did the same as Xika. Yun Xingzhao was left alone with a face of disbelief as well as shock that Li Tang had also turned out to be following Xika's game.

Finally, he darted down not to lose with two colleagues.

"Heah! The Hundred Meteor Rotation!"

Yun Xingzhao's technique managed to bring down a few people. But when he turned his head, Xika and Li Tang had already dropped more people. He rushed over not to lose to the two, but there didn't seem to be much to beat anymore. Moreover, Xika and Li Tang did not seem to intend to stop.

"Ahahaha...it seems that Brother Yun will lose." said Xika while avoiding the jab of his opponent's spear, then replied with a kick covered in sharp wind.

While on Li Tang's side, he did not say anything, but the people around him cried out in pain as their shadows turned into sharp thorns that attacked themselves.

Yun Xingzhao attacked increasingly savagely unwilling to lose to the two. Xika who saw him giggling himself. Then he turned his head to look at Li Tang and it seemed that the man had defeated more than Xika.

"Brother Li! Brother Yun! Lothawat! Down quickly!"

Li Tang and Yun Xingzhao did not detect anything wrong, but the two immediately lowered their heads when they heard Xika's remark. This makes the grin of Xika jail increasingly wider. He spread out his hands, then twisted his body until a gust of sharp wind was created in all directions that defeated the remaining people.

"What's Brother Xing? What's so bad?"

"Hm? Oh, tha. I mean, I'm gonna win!" xika said with a jail grin that was plastered wide on her face.

"What's? So I..... cheated?" yun Xingzhao said in disbelief.

".............."

Buk up!

Li Tang said nothing and preferred to shake Xika's head.

"Ouch! Ahahaha...this time I won!" Xika rubbed his head with one hand while the other hand he poked up to form a 'peace' sign'.

"Brother Xing, you're cheating! I don't accept it! Let's repeat it again!" said Yun Xingzhao preparing to immediately rush over to find another participant to defeat.

"Ahahaha. By the way, Brother Yun, it seems that we should postpone his re-match. It's dark. We better get some rest. Besides, we'll be with the others tomorrow morning, right?" Xika turned to Li Tang who was answered with a nod.

"What's? Not fair!" Yun Xingzhao did not accept but he still helped set up the tent.

Just like before, they were not looking for a hidden place. When Yun Xingzhao asked how when any other disciples attacked, Xika replied that it would instead make it easier for her to eliminate them.

So the three rested on a sloping land not hidden. Yun Xingzhao took out meat and a mat for them to sleep on. Li Tang was in charge of burning the meat while Xika was in charge of finishing it.

That night the three passed quietly without any attacks or other unexpected events. But unbeknownst to the three, their movements were being watched by someone in the Academy.

The image as the three fell asleep together appeared on the light screen in front of Jing Wei. He held his chin while looking at the figure of Xika who was enjoying her sleep. I don't know what the Head of the Academy is thinking.

Jing Wei waved his hand and Elder Fen appeared beside him out of nowhere.

"It seems they are planning something. Send some elders to foil their plans."

Elder Fen nodded respectfully then again disappeared.