The Card Cultivation System
CCS-97S

Wu Liao could only silently look at the man in front of him. He can't do anything to this guy. Both in status and purely in his own energy, the young man was above him.

Then he looked up and looked at Xika. Dirty chin. Empty views. He did not know why Xika was acting like that. Even when dealing with Cao Ping he never behaved like that. Is it because he knows the identity of Tian Yin?

Should he flick Tian Yin? It was likely that his relationship with Tian Yin would deteriorate if he did that. But he could not let Tian Yin do this to Xika. Wh why?

Wu Liaopun started to think. Why would he do that to Xika? Why would he want to eat in the slums with Xika? Isn't he just a wanderer from the middle of nowhere? He didn't even want to tell me his origin.

If that's not the case, won't he need to protect Xika? At first they were nobody but strangers. Why not go back to being a stranger?

At that moment, there was a huge debate within Wu Liao's inner self. But Tian Yin was unwilling to wait.

"Soge away."

And finally Wu Liao chose to step aside. Most of his heart didn't want to do that. But his head constantly justifies his actions. In the end Wu Liao had made a gulf between himself and Xika. He won't be able to cross it no matter what he does.

Wu Liao stood up and slowly, he walked to the side letting Tian Yin approach Xika. Wu Liao's eyes were filled with doubt. Even at that moment, he was still struggling.

Tian Yin stood still after Wu Liao stepped aside. He looked at Xika with a hard-to-understand look. He was thinking of the right method to torture the child. He'll try to burn the boy first.

Tian Yin's two hands started to smolder. Wu Liao on the other hand, still continued to argue. Should he flick Tian Yin or not? But Tian Yin would not wait for him. His hands began to lift. But when he threw the fire in his hand, he missed.

The attack did not hit Xika. Instead, the fire hit a girl who was passing by at an inopportune moment.

Bruk!

Yan Fu was lying not far from Xika and Wu Liao. Eyes empty. He only wanted to run towards Wu Liao when a fireball drove towards him.

Stomach's broad. He felt nothing more. Not even the heat. He looked around and sought help. But no one sympathizes with him.

And with a heavy heart, he closed his eyes forever without being weeded by anyone.

Wu Liao looked at the girl. How he ran and was hit by the Tian Yin attack. But he no longer sympathized. His head was already too dizzy to think about Xika until he could no longer sympathize with a girl towards her death.

Wu Liao, one of the Four Most Beautiful Girls, who was famous for his kindness, let someone die before his eyes.

Tian Yin did not even glance at Yan Fu in the slightest. He kicked his body to make it easier to reach Xika. His fist was back on fire. He raised his hand. This time he did not miss.

WHISK!!

The fireball floated and burned Xika. But even that was not enough to resuscitate Xika. His eyes remained empty. Heiliao had even bitten him, but to no avail.

"Xika! Xica! Wake up! Didn't you promise not to waste your life? You've been able to cultivate, remember?"

"Rise, Xika! Get up and beat up the kid!"

Xika did not flinch. Huo Bing did say that when he fought at the Diamond Shake first. At that time Huo Bing managed to resuscitate himself.

THE DUAK!

Tian Yin kicked Xika's stomach.

"Xika! Xica! Awake, boy! You promised you'd show me why you lived, didn't you? Then get up and show me! I didn't repeat my life just to see this!"

THE DUAK!

This time Tian Yin's kick landed on Xika's head.

"XICA!"

No matter what Huo Bing or Heiliao said, Xika remained silent. The boy was dissolved in his past. In the bad memories that always haunt him. But if he does not stand up, then the bad memories will not haunt him anymore. He will no longer live to be haunted by bad memories.

Huo Bing and Heiliao grew even more anxious. This was the first time Heiliao had seen Xika like this. Xika had always been cheerful. Now Xika just silently received all the blows that Tian Yin threw. And that made him anxious.

Huo Bing was no better. He had seen Xika like this several times. Usually, Xika would wake up at the last second. But Tian Yin showed no signs of finishing with Xika. The young man really intended to kill him.

Slowly, images of her parents and her uncle flashed through Xika's head. But this time it wasn't because of Heiliao's strength.

The pictures changed and now Xika was in an empty room where she was fighting with the snake soul. He looked around, not understanding why he could be in this place again. Getting out of this place is easy, but getting in is not that easy. Xika has tried several times and he failed.

Then Xika's tail caught something. He saw three figures standing silently staring at him.

Father, Mother, and Uncle.

He walked closer to them. A sad smile appeared on his face.

They didn't answer, of course. He knew this was just his mind. They're not really here.

All three are just smiling.

"Are you going to forgive me if I die now?"

His father thought for a while and then said,

"Mh....No."

Beside him, his Mother and Uncle also shook their heads.

"Then what should I do? He has ruined my life. And you weren't there when it happened."

The three had a sad look. As if they really regretted it.

"He's stronger than me. There's nothing I can do about her. Even now you're not here. I don't have anybody. Why not just let me die?"

The sadness grew deeper in their eyes. Their expressions showed regret.

Xika closed her eyes, intending to end her own life. After he does that, his soul will die. And his body will soon follow. But then, a voice sounded.

"You don't have anyone? You call me what a handicapped boy?"

Huo Bing's figure appeared in front of him. Then Heiliao also appeared.

"You can't just die. You have an appointment with me, remember?" said the wolf.

After that, three more figures appeared. Each has the same card as his. They all smiled at him.

Is correct. It is no longer alone. It's not like before. This time he had Huo Bing and Heiliao by his side. There were also Lian Minjie, Qin Mo, and Lin Zhu. They won't let themselves die. He also cannot.

Xika smiled. The figures in front of him faded away. And he closed his eyes. But this time with a smile on his face.

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Outside the realm of Xika's soul........

Tian Yin raised his legs. This time he was about to step on Xika's face directly. But his feet did not land on the destination.

GREPS!

Instead of landing on Xika's face, her legs landed on Xika's hands.

For a moment, Tian Yin was shocked. And that moment used Xika to push Tian Yin.

Tian Yin took a few steps back. He looked at Xika with a surprised look. But not for a long time. The boy is standing now. Thenwhat? Standing up or not, it makes no difference.

Xika wiped the blood from her lips. Normally, an ordinary kick would not hurt himself. But Tian Yin was no ordinary man. He was more than capable of harming Xika.

Tian Yin attacked again. This time he raised his fist.

Xika. But his hand hurt a little. He looked to the side and found Yan Fu's body lying lifeless.

For a moment, there was nothing in Xika's head. Then he turned his head and saw Tian Yin was smiling sinisterly. Then the arrogant man spat. He gave a challenging look in his eyes.

And it managed to stir up Xika's anger. He was angry not because Yan Fu died. But he was angry that Tian Yin did not consider life worthwhile. He looked at human life like an insect. Those are two different things.

Not far from Yan Fu, Xika looked at Wu Liao. The girl just looked at herself without doing anything. What else did he expect? They are nothing but strangers. How could he expect the girl to do anything? It was wrong to expect the girl to do something.

Xika kicked the ground darting forward towards Tian Yin.

They exchanged attacks. Initially, the fight was balanced. But long dark started to be next to heavy. Xika started to find it hard to keep up with Tian Yin when the young man coated himself with qi. It was true that his body was stronger than ordinary cultivators and he had four dantians.

But Tian Yin was no ordinary cultivator. Moreover, he was six levels above Xika. It was not a distance that could be crossed easily.

Xika had also coated herself using qi, but it did not help much.

THE DUAK!

Tian Yin successfully netted a kick in Xika's stomach and made the child retreat a few meters. Xika held onto her stomach trying to relieve the pain even a little. But Tian Yin would not let it. All around him, balls of fire flew, ready to burn anyone who was in their path.