Although Ling Tian admired Hu Yao's tactics, he still felt somewhat unconvinced. He believed he had many methods he hadn't shown, and that he had lost the earlier fight because he'd been careless. So when Xuan Ci asked whether they should continue sparring, Ling Tian agreed without hesitation.
Lian Yue and the others knew that sparring with Ling Tian would put them under considerable pressure, but they, too, agreed without hesitation. Of course, the previous fight had taught them a great deal, and they needed time to digest it. Hu Yao and Lian Yue had also expended a great deal of energy using their Innate Spiritual Power and special abilities, so they needed to rest and recover.
Still, sparring alone would do little to improve their strength; they needed time to reflect and digest what they'd learned. After discussing it, Hu Yao and Ling Tian decided they would spar only twice a day, leaving the rest of their time for contemplation and discussing tactics.
Before long, Lian Yue and the others had recovered, and they began sparring once more.
This time, Ling Tian was much more cautious than before, and he had an even wider range of methods at his disposal. Though he still struggled to break through Hu Yao and Lian Yue's defenses, he no longer fell for their tricks. He managed to hold his own against them.
Ling Tian couldn't break through their defenses, but he kept his distance from them at all times, firing arrow after arrow from the Sky-Breaking Bow. He attacked more than he defended. In the end, his formidable Spiritual Energy recovery won him the victory. Maintaining their Innate Spiritual Power and Phenomenal Domain drained Lian Yue and Hu Yao badly, and their Spiritual Energy and Mental Power were eventually exhausted.
As for Xuan