Shock

"Have a spar with me?"

After Shen Changchuan thanked Hou Ping, he brought up the favor he hoped Hou Ping would help him with.

Hou Ping blinked.

Shen Changchuan's request truly caught him somewhat off guard.

That was right.

The help Shen Changchuan had asked for was precisely that he hoped to fight and spar with Hou Ping, so he could verify what he had gained over the past year and measure the level of his own strength.

Hou Ping had no way of knowing what Shen Changchuan was thinking.

Thus, naturally, he did not understand the meaning behind Shen Changchuan doing this.

Hadn't they only sparred a year ago?

You spent this entire year on those nearly two thousand second-tier and peak second-tier spells, searching for a way to solve the problem you ran into!

What progress could there be? What was there that needed confirming about yourself?

Oh, no!

It seemed the other party's cultivation had already risen to the peak of the Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm?

Hiss!

That was somewhat extraordinary too!

So he was making this request because his cultivation realm had improved, and he wanted to see how much progress he had made?

Since that was the case, then fine!

In the span of a breath, countless thoughts flashed through Hou Ping's mind, and very quickly he felt he had guessed Shen Changchuan's purpose.

"Very well. Since that's the case, then let's have a proper spar!"

"Perhaps after seeing the gap between us and understanding the danger, he'll be even more cautious when he makes up his mind to head to the lands of Southern Yue?"

With a shift of thought, Hou Ping agreed.

Afterward, the two of them flew toward the outside world.

They spent half a day

arriving above a desolate wilderness