The second round of sparring began. This time, the bouts were between the two sects’ Creation Realm Lesser Gods.0

In an ordinary sect, Lesser Gods could become sect leaders and high elders, but in peak sect, Lesser Gods were still juniors who’d only just begun their pursuit of the Divine Dao.1

Some of the sect’s core disciples were in the Creation Realm. It was only upon reaching this level that a top sect would invest heavily in them.0

Thus, the second round of sparring matches had an altogether different significance.0

If Qingwu Divine Court lost, it would mean that they were inferior to the Severed Heavens Demon Court in terms of their ability to train core disciples. That would deal a heavy blow to the sect’s reputation.0

It was for this reason that before the sparring matches even began, Liang Lingxu called the sect’s top ten Lesser Gods out to participate. Their ranks included no small number of heaven-defying figures.0

But when the fighting began, the higher-ups of Qingwu Divine Court suddenly realized the cruel reality of the situation.0

Each of the thirteen core disciples the Severed Heavens...0