Ling Tian was a proud man who always strove to prove himself. When he heard Tian Xin wanted to suppress her cultivation and fight him, he knew he was no match for her, but he still felt deeply uncomfortable. That was why he had kept avoiding sparring with her. He wanted her to fight him with all her strength, but after witnessing the might of her Phenomenal Domain, he knew he could not win—not when his cultivation was still below the Spirit Division Stage while hers had already reached the Body Integration Realm.
But if he had ten years, he was confident he could break through again. By then, his heart cultivation would reach at least the Late Spirit Division Stage, narrowing the gap between their realms considerably. He would have a chance of fighting Tian Xin then.
Thinking it over, he agreed to Tian Xin's proposal, and even declared that she didn't need to suppress her cultivation. He made the claim with such conviction that Hu Yao and Lian Yue were both taken aback. They trusted Ling Tian, but Hu Yao knew how formidable Tian Xin was, and Lian Yue knew the power of a Phenomenal Domain. They both knew Tian Xin was no pushover.
"Oh? You're that confident?" Tian Xin raised an eyebrow, a strange glint flashing in her eyes. "If that's really the case, then all the better. But I said I'd suppress my cultivation to match your realm, so that's what I'll do."
Seeing how firmly Tian Xin stood by her word, Ling Tian's competitive spirit flared. "Oh? Then you're doomed to lose to me. Besides, that wouldn't be fair. I have four golden cores, and I've cultivated my heart as well. My overall strength is far greater than my cultivation realm suggests."
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