The Card Cultivation System
CCS-296

Six days passed quickly. Now Mu Zhan Academy was full of outsiders who wanted to watch the fight for the title of Lin Dynasty's Number One Genius. Actually this fight is a punishment for Xika, but somehow many people misunderstand it as a place to fight for the title of Genius.

Originally Mu Zhan Academy wanted to close this fight and not be open to the public. But due to the many urges from various parties including from the students, Mu Zhan Academy finally sold tickets for the Xika fight. The result was amazing, many people wanted to watch Xika fight.

While the commoners were excited to watch Xika fight against Tian Yin, the other sects were watching Han Li's movements closely. They had already gotten a notification from their disciple representative regarding Han Li's plan. Xika asked the representatives to pass it on to the other sects but did not use her name and just said the awkwardness of Han Li's attitude and asked them to be on guard.

On the Main Page there were already many people gathered. People were busy discussing and speculating. There are even those who open bets on who will win in the fight this time.

"Hey, who do you think will win?"

"You ask who is stronger or who is more talented? If it was stronger, it would be Tian Yin."

"What's? Didn't you underestimate Xing Xika too much? I heard he even managed to defeat Han Feng who had used Berserk Pill and stepped into Middle-Jack you know!"

"Well, that was great. Even Tian Yin himself might not be able to do the same when he was in the Qi 8 Forming. But right now we are talking about who is stronger. Under normal conditions Tian Yin could defeat Han Feng easily. His cultivation level was higher than Han Feng. Xika is indeed great to beat different natural opponents, but it seems only up there. He can't jump any further."

"really? Damn it, I've already bet on Xing Xika. I think my money will be forfeited......"

"But it's different if you ask who's more talented. I will obviously choose Xing Xika. Indeed the great Tian Yin could master two elements let alone both of them resisting each other, yet Xing Xika was much more powerful. He mastered four elements. Can you imagine that? He mastered all the basic elements. Besides, as I said, Xika is able to defeat a different natural opponent with her. Tian Yin was not. So I guess it's obvious who's more talented."

"Hm...." His friend nodded at the explanation.

"Hey, look quickly! Tian Yin and the Sky Devouring Castle have already come!"

The atmosphere grew increasingly frenzied as the representatives of the Sky Devouring Castle entered the Main Courtyard. Especially when the one walking ahead was the man who had always been referred to as the Number One Genius of the Lin Dynasty, Tian Yin. His distinctive robe, combined with his arrogant yet charming street style, left many people unnerved. Not even a few women were made fascinated by him.

"Wow. Tian Yin and the Sky Devouring Castle were indeed extraordinary. They deserve to be crowned as a great power in the Lin Dynasty."

"really. I became curious as to how his opponent was, Xing Xika. I don't think he's going to lose it, is he?"

Unfortunately, the man immediately covered his mouth when he saw three men walking from the opposite direction. These three were a strange combination when compared to Tian Yin and the Sky Devouring Castle. On the right, walked a man with an arrogant look who was not inferior to Tian Yin. The man was wearing a striking robe with blue and red colors on his left and right.

On the left, there was a very inconspicuous man. If he stayed in the crowd, no one would know he was present. In contrast to the man on the right, this inconspicuous man did not have an arrogant expression, but rather an indifferent expression. It was as if everything in this world was unworthy to enter his eyes.

The man who walks in the middle. He looks like the most ordinary person. His appearance was not pitiful, but it was also not stunning. At first not even many paid attention to these three people. However the whispers began to spread and finally the spectators knew that the most ordinary-clothed man, was Xing Xika who was going to fight with Tian Yin for the title of Genius Number One.

"What's? I didn't hear wrong? That man is Xing Xika? You sure you didn't get the wrong guy?"

"shouldn't. A few people who had already been witnesses could confirm that the ordinary man was Xing Xika, the champion that many people had talked about recently."

"You serious? Why can't I feel something extraordinary about him? Could his victory be just luck? After all, his opponent was Tian Yin from the Sky Devouring Castle. At least wear appropriate clothing to honor your opponent."

"That's. Think so? I'm sure his victory wasn't luck. Just sheer luck would not be able to make a Cultivator of the Qi 8 Formation defeat Middle-Jack. Besides, even though he wasn't as stunning and charming as Tian Yin, I felt that there was something hidden within the man that made him even more attractive. It felt like what he was displaying right now was just a surface."

The two people stopped arguing when they saw Xing Xika and Tian Yin walking towards each other. Tian Yin with her arrogant face, while Xika with a relaxed smile on her calm face.

A TAP!

At a distance of one meter, both of them stopped. They stared at each other and made an unusual atmosphere. The spectators immediately stopped their discussion and created an atmosphere of silence due to the face-to-face clash between Xika and Tian Yin.

Then the silence was broken by Xika. Still with a casual smile on his face, he asked,

"Heh, how are you doing at that time? Healing yet?"

"Sadly, I don't want to hear such a thing from a dog that ran away in fear." Tian Yin replied with a sinister smile on her face.

"Don't I tell you that the next time we meet, I'll kill you? You better wash your neck there."

"Still a big mouth like it used to be. Should I rip your mouth off this time?"

The conversation of the two immediately caused an extraordinary stir among the audience. Various heated discussions exploded.

"What the fuck? Have they met before?"

"More than that. It seems they've fought before."

"So this fight is like the second round? Who exactly is this Xing Xika? Previously he had already fought with Yin Xingli before arriving at the Academy, now he had even fought with Tian Yin as well?"

"In that case, who won in the previous fight?"

"Of course Tian Yin. Didn't you hear what he said? Xika ran away like a runaway dog."

"Cannot be. You didn't hear Xika's words? From the beginning Xika asked Tian Yin's wound, it must have been a wound that Xika had already given."

The audience is divided. Some supported Tian Yin while the rest supported Xika. But regardless of who they supported, the fact that the two had already fought before was shocking.

The atmosphere warmed up even before the fight started. Things became increasingly uncontrollable until finally the representatives of the big sects appeared and made the atmosphere calm. This time, the heads of Mu Zhan Academy, Burning Abyss Sect, Immortal Pearl Pavilion, Sky Devouring Castle, Di Clan, Divine Array Clan, and Northern Light Palace all came.

Xika had indeed expected that some of the chiefs or at least the representatives of the big sects would come because he had already vilely injured their disciples. But he himself never expected that the entire head of the great sect would come in this fight.

However, rather than being nervous Xika felt more of another feeling. There is a sense of danger and suspicion. Just the arrival of the Chiefs of the great sects would not make him tremble. But he suspected the motive of the arrival of the Heads of the big sects. And it must have something to do with Han Li's plan.

Xika walked forward and cupped her hands together.

"Greetings to the sect leaders. I am Xing Xika, on this day want to beg you all to be fair witnesses in this fight."

As she spoke, Xika fixed her eyes on Han Li. Message clear. I fulfill your conditions, fight Tian Yin. Don't lick your saliva and add other conditions.

The sect heads looked at each other before finally nodding their heads. Then Jing Wei led them towards the best chairs to watch. Xika and Tian Yin would fight in the widest arena and be in the middle of the Main Courtyard.

Xika and Tian Yin walked towards the very center arena before returning to stand face to face. Because this fight was actually not an official fight like the previous competition, so there were no judges or commentators for the match. The match will start when both sides attack each other.

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

"Blast Rain Lotus."

A BLAR!

Without a cue, without any preparation, Tian Yin raised his hand and instantly it rained. However, the rain had only fallen in the fighting arena, more precisely just descended to the back of Tian Yin. Then the raindrops converge and gather to form a giant flower behind it.

Then the flower spun and threw the water needles towards Xika at high speed.

Tian Yin performed such an amazing technique easily and without any significant difficulty thus making many people exclaim in awe. Indeed, the genius of the Sky Devouring Castle was beyond compare. Then they turned their eyes to Xing Xika.

The black horse in the competition this time, what would he do to deal with the Tian Yin attack?

Just as Tian Yin did not move in the slightest from his place, Xika also remained still in place. His face was still calm and relaxed as if he did not see the high-speed needles that were pointing at him. Then as the needles got closer Xika advanced her lips and blew the wind.

But what came out of his lips was not the wind but the fire. The tremendous burst of flames that instantly also instantly vaporized the needles of Tian Yin water. The burst of flames that collided with the water needle caused smoke around the arena.

As the smoke began to dissipate, the two figures were still in place, standing quietly as if whatever was happening in this world would not be able to make them move.

"Heh. Just that much of your ability?"