"Ten moves already, Young Master. Maybe—maybe it really is possible, maybe..."
Elder Hong's eyes were glued to the snowball in the arena.
Lie Xingkong's eyes were ashen. He didn't answer, because he knew it was impossible.
The more than a hundred thousand spectators didn't even blink as they stared at the battle below. Shouts of astonishment rang out without pause.
"Quiet down, everyone! I'm opening a betting pool. How many more of Old Demon Zhong's Frost Snow Storm moves can that Xu fellow withstand?"
"Two moves. No, one. At most one."
"I'm betting three. He's still got strength to spare; he ought to last three moves."
"Old Master Zhao, you're widely traveled and knowledgeable. Tell us, why is no one backing that Xu fellow? A genius like him couldn't possibly have a Boundless Sea, could he?"
A young man wearing a tall crown asked in astonishment.
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole crowd burst into laughter.
"Why bother asking Old Master Zhao? I'll enlighten you for free. It's not that a genius can't achieve a Boundless Sea. It's that Fire Gang Malice and a Boundless Sea simply can't coexist. Why is Fire Gang Malice so difficult to cultivate? First, pure Fire Malice is hard to find. Second, once Fire Malice enters the body, the damage it does to the meridians is unimaginable, and the agony is nearly impossible to endure. The higher the quality of the Qi Sea, the more Fire Malice it requires; in turn, the damage to the meridians grows worse. You could even say that the lower the quality of the Qi Sea, the easier it is to achieve Fire Gang Malice. This fellow has held out for so long, so his Qi Sea must be at least Black Lake grade. To achieve Fire Gang