Worried that he was so strong he might hurt Fairy Sword Ji, Little Devourer had no intention of sparring with her. He hadn't even wanted to spar with Ling Tian, since he knew his own strength better than anyone. But then he remembered that he had a sect-protecting treasure on him and had surely mastered other powerful secret arts over the years. Most importantly, the Young Leader had given his approval, so he decided to spar with Ling Tian.
The Young Leader had agreed to let Little Devourer spar with Ling Tian not only because he wanted to see how much Little Devourer's strength had improved over the years, but also because he wanted to gauge Ling Tian's strength. That was especially true after he learned that Ling Tian was Fengyun Pavilion's future Pavilion Master. Of course, Little Devourer and Ling Yu's attitude toward Ling Tian had also played a part.
A sect's future leader was naturally its strongest member, and a transcendent great sect like Fengyun Pavilion was especially strict in choosing its next leader. Yet Ling Tian was qualified to become its future Pavilion Master. The Young Leader was curious what Ling Tian had done to deserve the position.
The group soon arrived at an open area, where Ling Tian prepared to spar with Little Devourer. When word spread that the Heavenly Wolf Venerable was going to spar with a Human Race cultivator, countless Ancient Divine Beasts within Soul Severing Cliff came to watch. They, too, wanted to witness the battle.
Without wasting time on pleasantries, Ling Tian and Little Devourer went straight at each other. Knowing that his archery skills would be useless against Little Devourer in a one-on-one fight, Ling Tian brought out You Ye Heavy Halberd and engaged him in close combat. He knew how