Against Tong Xun (4)

That's because a weakling can grow strong, but a loser won't develop any further. Furthermore, this would be Yanglin's first fight after coming into this world, and the Reliance System could not bear to let him go without a good battle.

Yanglin was quiet because she was correct. And his silence only made her speak a little more as the plate of breakfast will be finished soon.

"Just practice on dodging Tong Xun's attack. That'll help you to end this match with a draw as a result. Having a draw is much better than losing or getting beaten into a pulp, don't you think so?" she added.

"I won't lose," Yanglin said as he stuffed his mouth with the last mouthful of the plain bun. He may seem tired but not discouraged.

"Then... Do your best." Xia Xuan-Xuan stares blankly at his face before she took the plate and excused herself quietly. She's clueless about what came into her minutes ago, but looking at Yanglin's serious expression made her heart fluttered slightly.

'Why does he looked so prideful and firm when replying to me just now? Wasn't he always seen meek and gentle around everyone?' Xia Xuan-Xuan asked herself. The feeling of fluttering in her heart was still there while she walked back to her own home.

Placing the empty plate in the kitchen to be washed later, she returned to her room. A hint of unwillingness to lose to them motivates her to continue to cultivate. After she made herself seated on top of the comfortable mat that her mother prepared for her, Xia Xuan-Xuan entered her meditation state right away.

Even she was shocked that she could get into this mental state without spending time calming her mind and thoughts.

As for Yanglin, he went into slumber right after Xia Xuan-Xuan left.

When he opened his eyes again, he was inside that traumatizing cavern once again.

"Why am I here? I didn't cultivate, correct?" Yanglin was shocked that he was brought here even without getting into meditation. Part of his body shivered when he remembered what happened last night.

<<What makes you think that you can only come here when you're meditating? Don't belittle the almighty Reliance System. With the system, I can get you in here and leave without hindrance from anyone else.>>

The Reliance System replied.

"Ahh!!! I want to sleep!" Yanglin cried out.

<<You'll have more time to rest after this. Stop complaining and get back to your training! You'll have to remember to keep producing more Foundation Pills, or this magical circle will stop functioning.>>

"Wait! Just let me..." Yanglin begged. But his words were not as fast as the Spiritual Soul Infant's flick of a finger. The Foundation Pill that was supposed to be sitting idle on the ground was flung over to the magical circle and turned into eight Tong Xun doppelgangers.

Each of the replicas has a unique element on its own. But except for the Tong Xun with Fire Elemental Spiritual Soul, all the others only had a faint elemental power.

In this world, cultivation does not base on how powerful is your attacking method, but the extent of how much you temper your body. This is why the Body Tempering Technique was considered a treasure by everyone.

Even the lowest grade Body Tempering Technique like Yanglin's Obsidian Body would fetch between 25 to 50 Foundation Pills to purchase a copy, let aside some higher grades one.

The few Tong Xun doppelgangers closely resembled the attitude of the host they're mimicking. Even their tantrum and way of dissing Yanglin were the same as they went around this cavern and searched for a beneficial positioning.

"Hahaha... Orphan like you should obediently listen to people that did better than you."

"How dare you challenge someone like me? Don't you know that the Bronze Lion Escort Agency's leader was my father? If I wanted to, I could drown you using the Foundation Pills in our house!"

"Tsk..." while the two doppelganger's words were hard to swallow, it was somewhat bearable. But this doppelganger with the fire element seems to have a sharper tongue than the others. Before the mimic even speaks, it started with a tongue click.

"Someone like you tried to get a hold of Xia Xuan-Xuan's hand? Have you ever wonder what your class is? Someone like you should stop dreaming about tasting the flesh of a crane as a mere crab under the muddy water." the doppelganger said.

"Enough!" Yanglin could take the cusses at the start, but when things get overboard, even he will get angry. Things would only worsen when the topic went from cursing that he was a pitiful orphan went to stuff between him and Xia Xuan-Xuan.

Although he's no longer attracted to her, it is unavoidable when a scandalous idea was brought up to disturb his mentality. Furthermore, getting beaten by a gang of Tong Xuns was not an enjoyable experience.

Anyone would have gone mental from getting beaten to black and blue by a rival, not to mention eight mimics of the same person.

*Flick! Flick!*

The Reliance System controlled the magical circle and stopped the mimics from keep attacking Yanglin. While training is crucial if the Spiritual Soul Infant wanted Yanglin to win the duel, handling his still fragile and unstable mind is vital in the long run.

<<What's in your mind today? You do realize that you're doing worst than yesterday, don't you?>>

The Reliance System asked. Last night, he would at least tried to fight against one of the mimics before getting beaten by the gang. But today, he seems to lost the motivation to even retaliates. Worst of all, Yanglin fell into their provocation, the bane to all cultivators during a fight.

"I'm just tired." Yanglin turned his head away as he replied to the Reliance System.

<<Haih...>>

The Reliance System sighed.

<<Not all cultivation was made equal. Even god would have to wait for a night for the mist to turn into dew by the following day. What's the point if the path you're taking is not legitimate? Even if you were to reach the peak, your position wouldn't be a stable one...>>

The Spiritual Soul Infant added.

"I'm just confused..." Yanglin said.

<<About what?>>

His words made the system feeling puzzled.

"Was it a need to get eight Tong Xun to beat me mentally as training? There's something in between here, correct?" Yanglin asked.