Xiong Kuohai hadn’t been idle while Ji Donglei, Huo Ruyu and more champions were attacking Joy Bodhisattva. He wasn’t part of the attacking group though. No, he was singlehandedly keeping Joy Bodhisattva’s four champions—Worriless, Wisdom Queen, White-faced God and Black-faced Buddha—at bay.1

Worriless and Wisdom Queen were the only Half-Step Grandmasters out of the four. White-faced God and Black-faced Buddha were both late-stage Spirit Masters.0

If their opponent was anyone else below the Grandmaster-stage, then they would have broken through already. But Xiong Kuohai wasn’t just strong enough to stop them all by himself, he was intentionally drawing out the battle. His aim was obvious: he wanted to save his strength so he could play the fisherman later.0

The group of four weren’t the only champions of the Buddhist Hall of Joy, but the Wisdom King of Joy, the Lampholding Protector and the Joy...0