The Card Cultivation System
CCS-309

A SHOCK!

Xika, Huo Bing, and Heiliao appeared in one of the deserted alleys of the capital. Huo Bing looked left and right trying to find out where they were as well as Heiliao. But Xika did not care at all. He walked straight as if he knew where he was going.

Seeing Xika, Huo Bing and Heiliao looked at each other wondering what they should do or say regarding the incident that had just happened to his uncle Xika.

"Come, we don't have much time. You guys should know the way out of the Capital to another Dynasty right?"

Then the two decided to act as if nothing had happened, just like Xika was doing right now. He's having a hard time. And they don't want to add to the burden, after all there's still something else to think about.

"Alright, follow me."

Huo Bing walked in the lead in the front, Xika in the middle, and Heiliao in the back in case anyone followed them. The three of them walked as fast as they could without making others suspicious.

While continuing to pay attention to his surroundings, Heiliao felt relieved when he could use the space element again eventually. He did not know why but the black color that emerged from their combined technique bothered him. And he knew that the black element was coming from him, even though he didn't know why but he knew that it was still in him.

They had almost reached the front of the gate separating the capital with a vast forest stretching out which became the only separation between the Lin Dynasty and the other adjacent dynasties. After coming out of this gate, their escape should be easier.

The problem was, could they get out of the Lin Dynasty?

Just when each had those thoughts, two shadows shot across the sky and arrived beside the guards who were examining the identity of the people who were willing to leave the Dynasty.

Han Li and Meng Fuqin.

Without even hearing the three of them already knew what the two old men were going to say. In other words, their only exit was closed. Now they look at each other trying to find a way out.

"They're just the two" Huo Bing said opening the conversation.

"We don't know how many are hiding. Given that they got here this fast, there is a possibility that all the other sect heads have also come out and split up looking for us. If we make a scene, we will only invite more members of the class of the sect leader to kill us" Heiliao denied.

"Then do you have a better way?"

".................................keep it too risky."

"Listen, the longer we talk the more likely it is that the sect heads and members in the Royal Realm will come. This is our only chance. Kill both of them while they're alone and run away."

Heiliao growled in annoyance but knew there was no better way. While the two decided to attack Han Li and Meng Fuqin, Xika just silently observed at the side. His face was flat with no expression at all.

After Heiliao and Huo Bing looked at each other, they looked at Xika.

"We will attack both. You run as fast as you can into the woods. There'll be safer."

"I hate you saying it as if you and Heiliao are going to stay behind so I can survive alone. No, not after I lost my uncle. I won't lose anyone else." Xika looked sharply at Huo Bing.

"Pfttt.... What do you mean? Just those two old rascals alone were far from enough to kill me. What I meant earlier was, you could use the space element to get out of the capital, there was no need to wait for that long queue."

Indeed, after Heiliao was able to re-use the space element, they had the thought of escaping silently into the forest beyond the border. Unfortunately, Han Li and Meng Fuqin would definitely detect the presence of spatial flutuation and realize they were trying to escape.

So instead of doing that, they should just attack both. Who knew they had managed to kill both of them or at least provide heavy injuries that would ease their escape route.

WHUSHES!

The two darted towards Han Li and Meng Fuqin then gave a surprise attack. Huo Bing with both of her hands that were coated in different elements with Heiliao whose two hands looked blurry as if her hands were not really there.

ZWASH!

Han Li responsibly made a qi shield to withstand Huo Bing's attack, but he did not have enough time to create a strong shield so he was pushed back dozens of meters.

Meng Fuqin's condition was even worse. Somehow his shield did not manage to withstand Heiliao's attack and successfully hit him, making him bounce until it hit the border wall.

BRUK!

"Dickhead........" Meng Fuqin cursed to see the appearance of the two figures.

Huo Bing chose not to respond to Han Li's insults and preferred to give him a new insult.

"Hey, Duda Mata Basket, I see you're alone with the Old Virgin. Lest your purpose here is not to pursue us but to honeymoon out of the Dynasty?"

"Damn. You're not just insulting me, you're insulting my wife, you son of a bitch!"

Han Li burned his entire body. But the fire that enveloped him was not an ordinary orange fire but a black-orange fire that seemed gripping. Right, it was the same technique that Han Feng had used against Xika in the competition before.

Only, the flames were larger and the black color seemed more domineering than the orange color, in contrast to Han Feng's fire which only had a slight black color in the fire.

Huo Bing was instantly on guard. He could tell that the flames surrounding Han Feng's body were not ordinary flames. Maybe if he fought it with just the fire element he would lose. He had to use his ice element as well. Thanks to Xika often combining elements, Huo Bing had an idea of how to do it.

SHUSUH!

The fire and ice started fusing then advanced smashing into the black-orange flames. The explosion occurred when the two met, but the two did not stop fighting. They continued to attack and defend from each other's attacks. Every time the two attacks met, an ear-piercing explosion occurred.

At this moment, Xika used the space element and exited the border gate. In front of him lay a fairly large and long path that seemed to lead to another Dynasty. He saw some merchants going through that road.

Given their current situation, it seemed that they would not take the usual path. He looked at the forest that was pinning down the path left and right, then he turned his head back towards the fight of Huo Bing and Heiliao. His hands clenched tightly to the point of spitting out blood.

He wanted to help Huo Bing and Heiliao, but with his current cultivation level he would only disturb them. The only thing he could do to help Huo Bing and Heiliao was just the combined technique they had previously done.

It's still weak. Too weak. If he was stronger, perhaps he could have prevented his uncle's death, perhaps he could have noticed Elder Fen's suspicious movements, maybe he didn't need to escape like this. If only, had he been stronger.

BLEEDAR!!

Xika shifted her eyes. Han Li and Meng Fuqin were pushed out of the border wall leaving two human-shaped holes.

Out of the two holes, Huo Bing and Heiliao, who despite their shabby looks, still looked better than the sect head of the Burning Abyss Flame and Northern Light Palace.

"Heh.......just this is the ability of the sect heads? Apparently you are nothing if you are not in groups, like dogs" Huo Bing said humbly. He intended to give one more attack before escaping into the forest. It would be funny if the men found their chief beaten to a pulp like a dog while the culprit had already escaped deep into the forest.

Huo Bing walked over with her hand coated in fire elements. At this moment Han Li was already not surrounded by those strange black flames anymore, so Huo Bing wanted to humiliate him by finishing off the head of the fire sect with fire techniques.

"Hehe...Uhuk! he's.......Uhuk...kau..sung-UHUK!-...thinks we.........only the two..........uhuk! just.....?"

If under normal circumstances, Huo Bing would reply to Meng Fuqin's words by mimicking her stammering style of speech. But right now he felt that something was wrong and it was not just because of Meng Fuqin's words or Han Li's expression.

Just then, Huo Bing changed his mind. No more attacks needed. They should run away now. He turned his body and said,

"We're leaving."

Heiliao followed behind.

"Slowly........."

SHUSUH!

In an instant, ten figures in different robes came to surround Huo Bing and Heiliao. Several figures came again in the back and treated Han Li as well as Meng Fuqin. The ten figures that surrounded them had different faces to those that had come in the previous fight. It meant that they had not fought before and their dantian was still filled with qi.

Inwardly, Huo Bing cursed her overly arrogant self. If only he had not played around and directly defeated Han Li, perhaps they would still have had a chance to escape. Now he only hopes Xika does not have the heart and friendship at all so that the child immediately runs away and saves himself.

Huo Bing had already died once. So did Heiliao. Although reluctant, but both are willing if their lives can be exchanged for Xika's life.

"Fisher them into the woods. Then we'll ask the wolves for help. In the woods it shouldn't attract attention."

Suddenly Xika's voice rang out in Huo Bing and Heiliao's heads. Not yet the two answered, a bundle fell right in front of the two. One of the ten figures came forward and found the bundle containing five Fruits of Life.

At that very moment all glared fiercely in disbelief at the thing before them. From his aura alone they already knew that it was indeed the original Fruit of Life. Nothing could give off such a rich aura of life other than the Fruit of Life.

Huo Bing and Heiliao looked at each other then darted into the forest as fast as they could. Although still confused, but they knew Xika who threw the fruits of life. It was a pity, but their lives were more important than those fruits.