Gu Ao, Fei Peng, and the others were mostly direct or final disciples of the Ancestors of the God Realm. They were heaven's favored, and each had his own pride. Whenever they encountered a powerful opponent, they wanted to test themselves against him.
Gu Ao and the others all belonged to the nine great superpowers, and they were each in charge of their sect's affairs in the You Hun Realm. They knew one another well and had sparred before, so there wasn't much point in competing with each other.
Ling Tian was different. He wasn't from any of the nine great sects, and his strength was exceptionally formidable. Naturally, they all wanted to spar with him. They also knew that if Ling Tian revealed some of his killer moves, whoever sparred with him afterward would have a huge advantage—and these proud men didn't want to take advantage of him. So each of them wanted to be the first to spar with Ling Tian.
Gu Ao and the others all wanted to be the first to spar with Ling Tian, but only one of them could have that chance. They argued back and forth, and for a while, none of them was willing to yield.
Watching them, Ling Tian couldn't help finding it amusing. He wanted to spar with every one of them. After all, they were each representative figures of their sects. Sparring with them would familiarize him with the cultivation arts and secret techniques of the nine great sects, which would be useful both in future battles and as a reference for his own cultivation.
Of course, he couldn't decide for them who would fight him first. That would surely offend the others. So he left them to solve the problem while he watched Little Gold's battle with the