Through sparring with Lei Ying, Ling Tian had learned that there were martial arts fanatics in this world. If you refused to spar with one, they might pester you endlessly. The moment he saw Huan Xin, Ling Tian had recognized him as one. To avoid trouble later, he decided to make the first move and overwhelm Huan Xin with a powerful attack, making him back down and leave Ling Tian alone.
The reason he had suddenly changed their usual approach was that Huan Xin was at the pinnacle of Gold Soul, while Ling Tian had refined the Nine Heavens Profound Blazing Fire. The Lightning Power within him was also purer than Fairy Meng Shang's, making it especially effective against Huan Xin.
Fairy Meng Shang was clever, too, and quickly understood Ling Tian's intentions. She gave a slight nod of agreement.
Before long, everyone reached an open area and took their places on either side. Huan Xin could barely contain his impatience. Looking at Ling Tian and the others, he said, "Ling Tian, Fairy Meng Shang, are you ready? If you are, I'll start attacking."
"Shouldn't you recover first? After all, you spent a lot of Origin Qi attacking us twice earlier," Ling Tian said, looking the picture of fairness. "We won't take advantage of you. To be fair, take an hour to recover."
After a moment's thought, Huan Xin didn't presume to take on two opponents without preparation. He nodded, then sat cross-legged and began to recover. As a Gold Soul, he could control refined gold by nature, just like Little White, so replenishing his earlier losses with it was easy. An hour would be more than enough.
The hour passed quickly, and Huan Xin stood up as promised. His aura had grown even sharper, and that indomitable will had