Hai Bodong

After leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Lin Yuan opened the map. Once he had confirmed his direction, he flew southeast toward the Tagor Great Desert.

Three days later.

In the Tagor Great Desert, a streak of green light descended into the sands before Desert City, a border city in the eastern part of the Jia Ma Empire. It was none other than Lin Yuan, who had flown here directly from the northwest of the Jia Ma Empire.

After landing, Lin Yuan withdrew his wings. Having flown for several days straight, even he felt somewhat exhausted. Rousing his spirits, Lin Yuan slowly closed his eyes and spread out his Soul Perception, probing his surroundings.

"Mm, there aren't any powerful auras nearby. There shouldn't be any experts above Dou Wang level."

"The fire-element energy here is quite active. Even the Spirit Flame Art is circulating a little faster. It's a good place to cultivate fire-attribute Dou Qi."

"There's no one nearby, then..."

Lin Yuan activated the Abyss Concealment Method, suppressing his Dou Qi to the level of a Six-Star Great Dou Master. Afterward, his hands formed several peculiar seals. As his blood and Qi circulated, Lin Yuan's appearance changed into that of a handsome young man of twenty-one or twenty-two. Then Lin Yuan took a set of alchemist robes from his storage ring and put them on, pinning a Two-Silver Stripe Pagoda Badge to his chest, symbolizing a Grade 2 Alchemist.

After tidying up his bearing, Lin Yuan, now wearing the vest of the Grade 2 Alchemist Xu An, stepped forward and slowly headed toward Desert City.

As he gradually approached the city, there were more and more pedestrians around him. Their clothing and adornments had an extremely strong desert style; both men and women dressed in a very cool, uninhibited manner. Desert women were different from women in most places, rather bold. After seeing Lin Yuan's handsome disguised face and the pagoda badge on his chest, quite a few generously cast flirtatious glances at him.

Lin Yuan calmly looked around. At the city gate, a dozen or so soldiers clad in armor were holding long spears and shouting abuse at passersby entering the city, demanding they pay the entrance tax.

Lin Yuan walked toward the city gate expressionlessly. When those soldiers saw Lin Yuan's extremely refined alchemist robe and the pagoda badge on his chest, they decisively stopped shouting and respectfully watched him enter the city.

"Because they're so scarce, alchemists really do have an absurdly high status on the Dou Qi Continent. No wonder most alchemists are so arrogant."

After entering Desert City, Lin Yuan found a hotel and adjusted his breathing for a while, preparing to search for that map shop called "Ancient Map."

He casually pulled over a passerby and asked about shops that sold desert maps. After the passerby who had been stopped saw the alchemist badge on Lin Yuan's chest, he very politely pointed out the shop's location to Lin Yuan. After thanking the passerby, Lin Yuan headed southeast through Desert City.

At the end of the street, a map shop called "Ancient Map" appeared before Lin Yuan's eyes.

"We're here," Lin Yuan said, stepping slowly into the shop.

Unlike the other bustling shops, this shop did not have many customers. There was only an old man with white hair inside, absorbed in making a map. He had no reaction whatsoever to a customer entering, and his attitude did not seem like that of someone doing business.

Lin Yuan Sensed a Bit. His current Dou Qi level was roughly at the strength of a Peak Dou Spirit.

"It's him, all right. The ruthless man who divided the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map, the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong," Lin Yuan thought.

Lin Yuan spread out his Soul Perception, sensing and recording this shop, then walked to an ancient-looking wooden shelf. A large pile of yellowed maps was stacked on it.

He casually flipped through these yellowed maps until he pulled out a fragment map the size of a palm. Only then did Lin Yuan stop. He probed it with his Soul Perception, as though he had encountered a layer of fog.

"Found it!" Lin Yuan was delighted and directly Put the fragment map into his storage ring.

Hai Bodong, who had stopped drawing the moment Lin Yuan began examining the fragment map, saw the Great Dou Master kid before him directly put the fragment map into his storage ring. He looked over coldly and said in a chilly voice, "Kid, put that fragment map back. It is not for sale. In addition, you know information related to this fragment map, don't you? Tell me what you know."

"As expected, Hai Bodong placed this fragment map outside to use as bait. Anyone who can see that this map is extraordinary represents someone who knows some information about it, and the strength of those who come to this shop to buy maps generally wouldn't be too high. Peak Dou Spirit strength is enough to suppress them. It's a decent scheme."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan made up his mind.

"Oh? And what can you do if I don't put it back?" Lin Yuan Stood With Hands Behind His Back facing Hai Bodong, the corner of his mouth curving into an unruly smile. At the same time, he Released his powerful Six-Star Great Dou Master Dou Qi with a hint of provocation.

Looking at the young man before him—his youthful face, flamboyant gaze, unruly expression, and strength that was rather good for his age, while also being an alchemist—Hai Bodong could not help but Give a Cold Laugh. Another one of those greenhorns who were Ignorant of the Immensity of Heaven and Earth.

"Hmph, hmph! Although this old man has lived in seclusion for decades due to certain reasons, I didn't expect a mere Great Dou Master to dare speak to me like this. Is it the status of a mere Grade 2 Alchemist that gives you your courage?" Sensing the aura of the Six-Star Great Dou Master before him, a contemptuous smile appeared on Hai Bodong's face as he sneered.

Immediately, Hai Bodong lightly tapped a certain spot on the tabletop with his palm. The open door actually closed with a boom. Looking toward Lin Yuan, an icy and overbearing aura spread from within his body, pressing toward Lin Yuan.

The instant Hai Bodong released his aura, Lin Yuan's figure flickered. In an instant, he arrived in front of Hai Bodong. His left hand, whose Dou Qi fluctuation had been concealed by Soul Power while he had been standing with his hands behind his back, had already appeared before Hai Bodong's heart. With a burst of force from his hand, he could make Hai Bodong lose his life on the spot.

"Opponents who release their aura before a fight are my favorite!"

Although Hai Bodong had rich battle experience, in the face of this sudden change, he had no time to react and circulate his Dou Qi to resist before his life and death were already in another's hands. Feeling that palm before his heart, gathered with powerful fire force, Hai Bodong knew that as long as the person before him released the force in his hand, he would certainly die on the spot.

"This kid is so fast. And this level of Dou Qi is definitely not at the Great Dou Master level. Looks like he concealed his strength, and he concealed a great deal of it." Hai Bodong understood inwardly and secretly circulated the Ice Dou Qi in his body, preparing to resist.

"Old sir, I advise you not to act rashly. Otherwise, this left hand of mine may be hard to control! In addition, small movements cannot escape my Soul Perception." Sensing that Hai Bodong was secretly accumulating strength, Lin Yuan warned him. At the same time, he gathered even stronger fire force in his left hand to maintain the threat.

Hearing this, Hai Bodong looked at Lin Yuan. That flamboyant gaze from moments ago had already become deep and distant, and his unruly expression had also become calm and unruffled.

"I misjudged him this time! The aura this kid released just now, and the recklessness he displayed, were all to mislead me and make me lower my guard. Looks like all these years of seclusion have made me dull as well!" With a sigh in his heart, Hai Bodong sensibly dispersed the power he had gathered. Since the other party had not directly killed him, there was still room for negotiation. For now, he would see what the other party's goal was.

"This time, this old man was careless. This old man admits defeat. Kid, state your name!"

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