Time Magic Activated
In the tenth year of Chengjing, Xiao Liunian was eight and a half years old, having grown from a three-and-a-half-year-old child to an eight-and-a-half-year-old child.
Over the past five years, Xiao Liunian has made excellent use of his time. As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and Xiao Liunian's martial arts cultivation has advanced from the "Several Collections" level to the "Statistical Peak," just one step away from breaking through to the "Geometry" level.
The system points have accumulated to 1.8 million, of which 100,000 points were earned for breaking through the Calculation Realm from the Number Collection Realm.
Xiao Liunian gained one million points by breaking through from the computational realm to the statistical realm, and another 700,000 points came from his achievements in other areas.
This includes practicing the fist, sword, knife, and spear techniques from the "Complex Functions" cultivation method, as well as learning other languages and scripts from the Tianji Planet.
Our system, Thirteen Cats, requires 10,000 points to upgrade to level one, 20,000 points to level two, 40,000 points to level three, 80,000 points to level four, and so on...
Xiao Liunian has now upgraded the system to level seven.
As Xiao Liunian saw the points required for each level up in the system, countless thoughts raced through his mind.
"Whose system upgrade requires points that increase exponentially?!"
"I don't know about the Big Bang!"
"Level 12 requires 20.48 million points!!!"
"How can I earn so many points!"
"I thought this was a game, where you could just tap something and generate 2048!!!"
At that time, Xiao Liunian once considered ignoring the system and vowed to carry out the strategy of ignoring it to the end.
However, with system upgrades, the time it takes for the system's physical cats to appear also increases exponentially, and the common ratio remains 5.
This means that physical cats will be available for longer and longer periods, and in the future, people will be able to pet cats anytime, bringing hope that those who are averse to cats will be cured.
Having spent so much time with Xiao Liunian, Thirteen has completely mastered his host.
Lie flat on your back, turn over, and then emit a 'meow meow meow' attack sound wave. In the end, everything is easily captured.
The idiom "to catch something with ease" is used so well; the system feels its literary skills have improved remarkably!
As the system predicted, although the system upgrade required a huge number of points, Xiao Liunian felt that he could still work hard.
As the saying goes, "Heaven's movement is ever vigorous; so should a gentleman constantly strive for self-improvement." The cat in my arms is the best proof of this.
"Mumu, where do you plan to challenge next? You've already challenged all the young people on the list in the Jinling Dynasty, and you've also provoked many of the middle-aged ones," Thirteen asked curiously.
Having witnessed its host's behavior of spending part of the past five years fighting and part of the time courting death, the system had become numb. Fortunately, it was a cat; no, fortunately, it was a system, otherwise it would truly be described as "numb to the point of being inhuman."
"I've heard that the second-ranked assassin organization in the martial arts world has been making waves lately. They haven't had a single failure this year, and what's even more outrageous is that they give several days' notice before they wipe out any martial arts sects. They're really too high-profile." Xiao Liunian recalled the martial arts news that Lan Sa had compiled for him.
Lan Sa's cultivation has progressed rapidly in recent years, reaching the peak of his cultivation, just one step away from reaching the next level. Furthermore, with the support of Xiao Liunian's money skills, his sect's power has increased rapidly, and he has even opened shops in some important towns designated by Xiao Liunian.
"Mumu, Lan Sa is truly a genius! It was a very wise decision to bring her under our wing!" Of all the people System Thirteen has met, Lan Sa's talent is the most astonishing.
“Indeed, in martial arts, I am a hard-working type, but I am not as talented as her; in business, if the full score is 100, she gets 99 points and I get 1 point, so I am even worse than her, maybe because I am not as short of money?” Over the years, Xiao Liunian has also been secretly discovering some useful people, and Lan Sa’s achievements so far are the most amazing to her.
"Mumu, are you praising yourself while also showing off your wealth?" the cat asked.
"Of course, don't I deserve to praise myself? As for money, I didn't flaunt it, after all, one shouldn't show off wealth." Xiao Liunian took a sniff of the cat's head.
"Meow meow, let me teach you something. People should be more forgiving of themselves and more affirmative of themselves." Xiao Liunian took another puff of the cat's paw.
"Just like the attraction a cat has for you." (Example 13)
“Yes, let’s go. Let the stand-in come back, we’ll go eat, and then head to the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world—Yanluo Palace.” Xiao Liunian picked up the cat.
"Didn't you think the second-largest assassin organization in the martial arts world was too high-profile? Besides, the leader of the Yama Palace has reached the pinnacle of martial arts cultivation, a whole major realm higher than you." Xiao Liunian once again refreshed his system's understanding.
"It's too high-profile, which pleases me, so I've just brought it under my command. As for the Lord of the Underworld, fighting him will help me break through to a higher realm." Xiao Liunian smoothed down the cat's fur, which was sticking up from its tail.
Xiao Liunian has always believed that martial arts training cannot be done in isolation; it requires more interaction with the outside world, whether in literature or martial arts. A major factor in improving one's skill is engaging in combat with others.
"That's an assassin organization! They kill without blinking an eye."
"The higher one's martial arts cultivation level, the greater the difference even within a small realm, let alone an entire major realm!"
"Moreover, the Lord of the Underworld may reach the function level in the blink of an eye. How many people in the entire Jinling Dynasty, or even the entire Tianji Planet, can reach this level!"
"You're asking for it! You absolutely can't go!!!" This time, the cat's tails stood on end.
“Then I will also fight to the death!” Xiao Liunian said.
"Besides, if we can't win, we can just run! Doesn't the system have a teleportation skill?"
"When the time comes, we'll coordinate well. If things get bad, I'll call you, and you'll quickly activate your skill to get me out of there! My life is in your hands!" Xiao Liunian kissed the cat's head to replenish his energy.
Xiao Liunian felt that the cheat system of Feng Aotian was very much to her liking.
"Mumu, you're getting more and more radical!" Thirteen knew that nothing he said could stop his host, so he could only helplessly complain, "What kind of Phoenix Overlord System host is like this!"
"Thank you for the compliment!" Xiao Liunian picked up a piece of fish from the deboned fish and placed it on the cat's plate.
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The Yama Palace is headquartered in several mountains on the outskirts of Fengdu City.
It was named Yama Mountain because of a legend that evil spirits once haunted the mountain and were later suppressed by Yama, the King of Hell.
Twenty years ago, Yan Lilai, the master of the Yama Palace, came here to establish an assassin organization called the Yama Palace, claiming that there was no one he could not kill.
"Indeed, legends of gods and ghosts are very useful! Adding legends of gods and ghosts to anything will increase its mystery exponentially!" Xiao Liunian, who had teleported here, exclaimed to the gate of the Yama Palace.
"Mumu, those who aspire to great things can use gods and ghosts to their advantage. Yan Li is a talented individual!" Cat squatted on Xiao Liunian's right shoulder, and for a moment, she recalled all sorts of legends about gods and ghosts in the history of the Chinese nation on Blue Star.
"Not bad, Thirteen, that's a good point!" Xiao Liunian scooped the cat from his shoulder into his arms and then stroked it from head to tail.
"How are we going to get up there? You're not planning to fight our way up step by step, are you?" Based on the system's understanding of its host, the likelihood of the host fighting their way up is extremely high!
"Hit it? Sounds good, let's try it next time!" Xiao Liunian picked up the fluffy creature and used his lightness skill to head straight for Yan Li's location.
After several years of training, Xiao Liunian was very confident in her lightness skill. At least when she used this skill in the palace, she was not discovered by the two great geometry masters in the palace.
Therefore, Xiao Liunian was confident that he could reach Yan Li's location without being discovered.
Yan Li, the Lord of the Yama Palace, is currently handling Yama Palace affairs in the Hell Pavilion.
After finishing his official business, Yan Li left Hell Pavilion and returned to his room to rest. As soon as Yan Li stepped into the courtyard, he sensed a living person's presence.
Sensing this aura, Yan Li stepped into the courtyard as usual, casually tossing something in his hand towards the locust tree in the courtyard, and the main trunk of the locust tree fell down in response.
"As expected of the Lord of the Underworld, it's just a pity about this locust tree, which is at least several decades old."
Xiao Liunian retreated to the rooftop.
"I have a business deal I'd like to discuss with the Palace Master!" Xiao Liunian was playing with a round ball in his hand—a cat toy.
"What kind of business?" Yan Li asked.
"I want to buy the Palace Master's life from you. How about you name your price? I'll burn whatever you ask for!" Before he finished speaking, the sphere in Xiao Liunian's hand, imbued with power, rushed towards Yan Li at high speed, aiming straight for his forehead.
Yan Li casually picked up a few fallen leaves from the locust tree next to him and threw them. The leaves were like knives, and the ball shattered into pieces before it even got close. The leaves continued towards Xiao Liunian's neck, but Xiao Liunian quickly retreated to the side and used his lightness skill to fly away into the distance, leaving behind a sentence.
"Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. Why should the Palace Master be angry?"
Yan Li gave chase. It had been a long time since anyone had dared to provoke him like this; it was truly outrageous!
In the virtual space, if System Thirteen were a physical entity, each cat hair would stand as tall as a tree, and it would be unnecessarily 20 pounds heavier.
The system is ready to activate its teleportation skill at any time. If its host perishes here, where will it find another host to lead it to the pinnacle of the system?
"As expected of the peak of geometry! I feel like I'll be overtaken if I relax even slightly! It seems I still need to practice my lightness skill!" Xiao Liunian communicated with the system using his consciousness.
"Run! Don't make a sound! Yan Li is about to kill you!" Maomao said anxiously.
"I didn't say anything! This isn't a mental communication between us." Xiao Liunian sensed the tension in the cat's voice. This system really is evolving into a cat. He should be considerate of his feline master's feelings, Xiao Liunian thought to himself.
Xiao Liunian used his lightness skill to its fullest extent, quickly reaching a cliff and stopping. Yan Li followed closely behind.
"This place is not bad, but it would be a waste of the scenery to use it as your burial place." Yan Li released his internal energy and gathered it in his palm. Several leaves trembled on his palm, as if a buzzing sound was coming out.
Before the words were even finished, the leaves, imbued with powerful internal energy, shot straight at Xiao Liunian, aiming to kill him instantly at the neck.
Xiao Liunian's face appeared relaxed, but her whole body was tense, after all, she had never fought against a master at the peak of geometry before.
Even though I spoke casually to the cat, when I actually faced such a master, a sense of oppression and a feeling of danger teetering on the edge of life and death filled every pore of my body.
Faced with the oncoming falling leaves, Xiao Liunian knew that he couldn't yet use the leaves to defeat the attack like Yan Li had done before.
Xiao Liunian concentrated his inner strength and poured it into his fist, throwing a punch with all his might. The force of the punch clashed with the falling leaves, shattering them into pieces.
However, Yan Li would not give Xiao Liunian much time. After the fallen leaves flew out, he rushed towards Xiao Liunian at high speed, and his right hand turned into a palm to strike Xiao Liunian. Xiao Liunian could only dodge.
"If someone were to take that palm strike head-on, they would be crippled or even killed!"
The cat did not respond to the stream-of-consciousness messages sent to it by Xiao Liunian because it was too nervous, even more nervous than Xiao Liunian, who was courting death, and had no mood to chat with its host.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Li launched a series of attacks on Xiao Liunian, who kept dodging.
Before the chase and the dodge, the former gradually became irritable and dissatisfied with the target who kept escaping like a mudfish, while the latter's lightness skill began to improve, and because he kept circulating his internal energy to the extreme while dodging, his power was also much more solid than before.
Yan Li suddenly stopped attacking, drew a soft sword from his waist, and prepared to unleash his ultimate move—King Yama's Revenge—on Xiao Liunian, who was standing with his back to the cliff.
"Thirteen, warm up your teleportation skill. After you take this hit, we'll go back."
From Xiao Liunian's perspective, all he could see was the soft sword in Yan Li's hand, its blade filled with cold light. The sword intent emanated from Yan Li, making him feel as if he and the soft sword were one, the man being the sword and the sword being the man.
Yan Li held the soft sword in front of him, its tip exposed. Using the soft sword as a template, countless soft swords were copied, and all of them pointed at Xiao Liunian.
"A thousand swords unleashed, sword intent materializing!" Xiao Liunian was shocked. It had finally arrived, a move with special effects!
Faced with a move brimming with killing intent, Xiao Liunian felt a chill run down his spine. He knew that if he took this move, he would surely die. In an instant, Xiao Liunian retreated quickly. At the same time, Yan Li swung his sword, intending to kill all his enemies with it.
"System, activate skill!"
At the last moment, Xiao Liunian was attacked by the sword intent and spat out a mouthful of blood before falling off the cliff.
Afterwards, Yan Li sheathed his sword, walked leisurely to the cliff, paused for a moment, and then left the place in an instant, returning to the Yama Palace.
Inside Chang Le Palace, Xiao Liunian was pale, clearly seriously injured.
The cat rubbed its head against Xiao Liunian's hand.
"It's alright, I'll just need to practice my internal energy. Besides, the gains this time were pretty good." Xiao Liunian patted the cat's head and then began to practice his internal energy to heal his injuries.
After observing for a while, the cat noticed that its host's pale complexion had improved, so it curled up next to Xiao Liunian and began to sleep.
After a night, Xiao Liunian opened his eyes and stopped meditating.
Next to Xiao Liunian, Thirteen Cats continued to sleep, making gurgling chanting sounds.
Xiao Liunian picked up the cat and rubbed his forehead against Thirteen's head.
Just as the cat's morning grumpiness was about to explode, a surge of anger rushed towards Xiao Liunian.
"Breakfast is ready. Today we have shrimp-filled buns." Xiao Liunian used delicious food to soothe the cat's morning grumpiness and temper.
"Meow!"
"Mumu, you not only recovered, but you also leveled up!!!" Cat checked the system's points balance and found that it had increased by ten million points. Sure enough, no injury suffered by its host was in vain, and no blood was vomited for nothing.
Inside the dining hall, Xiao Liunian remained expressionless. After everyone had placed breakfast on the table, he waved for them to leave, and the man and his cat then began their pleasant breakfast.
If you were to observe this person and cat eating from an outsider's perspective, you would surely exclaim, "Indeed, the cat resembles its owner, or the person resembles their cat master—they are exactly the same!"
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