Essential Skill for a Protagonist-Talk-no-Jutsu

"Are you looking to buy a map of the Tagor Desert?"

A deep, resonant voice came through, without a trace of age in it.

Mo Tang turned around and looked at the old man who had put down his drawing pen and was staring intently at him.

"Does the old gentleman have a detailed map of the Snake People Tribe?"

Hai Bodong glanced at him, his face expressionless and indifferent, and said, "You don't need a map to get to the Snake People Tribe. Just keep walking deeper into the desert, and you'll naturally arrive..."

Mo Tang smiled slightly, then stopped and unfolded the ancient map fragment in his palm, asking, "Old sir, do you have any more map fragments like this here?"

Hai Bodong's gaze swept over the tattered map in Mo Tang's hand. The face bearing the scar of a wound twitched slightly, making him appear even more ferocious.

"You... have you seen fragments of this kind of map before?"

Mo Tang smiled slightly, "I've not only seen it, I actually have one right now..."

After saying that, right in front of Hai Bodong, he put the injured half of the Remnant Map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire into his Storage Ring.

This action instantly revealed a murderous intent in Hai Bodong's eyes.

A burst of white, icy mist emanated from him and instantly filled the entire shop...

"Boy, I advise you to hand over the Fragment Map. Trying to forcibly seize it from my territory will not do you any good!"

As he finished speaking, the icy fog inside the shop thickened, even obscuring Mo Tang's vision.

The instant he was enveloped by the icy mist, Mo Tang felt a bone-chilling cold force trying to penetrate his Dou Qi Armor and invade his meridians.

He knew very well that if these icy forces were to invade his body, he would probably freeze to death without even lifting a finger!

"As expected of the Ice Emperor! With just this Ice Dou Qi, even Dou Wang expert might not be able to suppress him!"

After gaining a general understanding of the other party's strength, Mo Tang realized that it was probably wishful thinking for him to try to subdue the other party with force.

With a swift movement, Mo Tang transformed into a gentle breeze and retreated rapidly towards the shop door behind him.

"Trying to escape? Dream on!"

Ice Emperor's pupils contracted, and he stomped his foot on the ground, his figure shooting towards Mo Tang like lightning.

Seeing Hai Bodong rapidly approaching, Mo Tang remained calm and said, "Old sir, believe me, I mean you no harm. As long as you hand over this Fragment Map, I can agree to do something for you!"

Hai Bodong clearly didn't believe Mo Tang's words.

"You, a mere Two-Star Dou Ling?"

Mo Tang could naturally hear the disdain in the other party's words, but he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Of course, with my mere Two-Star Dou Ling, I naturally wouldn't dare to compare myself to the Ice Emperor, one of the Ten Great Experts of the Jia Ma Empire..."

When the words "Ice Emperor" came out of Mo Tang's mouth, Hai Bodong's Ice Dou Qi fluctuated violently. Then he saw that the other party had stopped and asked in a deep voice with vigilance and doubt in his eyes, "Who exactly are you?"

"My name is Mo Tang!"

"Mo Tang?"

Clearly, Hai Bodong did not know this name.

In the blink of an eye, Hai Bodong suppressed his doubts, looked at Mo Tang, and said coldly, "I don't care who you are! Hand over the Fragment Map and leave this place, or you will bear the consequences!"

Shaking his head slightly and sighing, Mo Tang said softly, "Why bother with all this..."

"Didn't I say that as long as Old Sir Hai agrees to give me the Fragment Map, then I can agree to do something for you, even help you break the seal..."

"Release the seal...?"

These words struck a chord with Hai Bodong, causing him to hesitate slightly.

"Boy, how can you possibly help me break the seal?"

This wasn't because Hai Bodong was deliberately underestimating him.

This seal of Queen Medusa has been studied by Hai Bodong for many years, but he still has no way to break it.

Although he had found the Pill Recipe to help him break the seal, to refine the Po E Dan, he needed Sixth-grade Alchemist with Heavenly Flames...

There isn't a single person like this in the entire Jia Ma Empire, which is why Hai Bodong has been sealed away for so many years, forced to hide in this desert city to study some kind of map!

Seeing the change in Hai Bodong's expression, Mo Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

"After all these years, I don't think Elder Hai would be completely unaware of the seal on his body, right? I suppose you should have a way to break the seal yourself?"

Hai Bodong didn't hide anything and said in a deep voice, "Over the past few decades, I have obtained a prescription that can break the seal. As long as I can refine the pill described in it, I will be able to regain my strength."

Mo Tang raised an eyebrow and said softly, "Oh? If that's the case, then Old Sir Hai hasn't broken the seal yet. It must be because this pill is difficult to refine?"

"Not bad!" Hai Bodong nodded. "This pill not only reaches the sixth grade, but the primary condition for refining this kind of pill is that the alchemist must possess Heavenly Flames ... If we're talking about Sixth-grade Alchemist, then Alchemist King Gu He does meet the requirement, but he doesn't seem to have that Heavenly Flames ..."

"Sixth-grade Alchemist who possesses Heavenly Flames?" Mo Tang pretended to be thinking.

"Hmph! Kid, don't waste your time." Hai Bodong sneered, looking at Mo Tang, and said coldly. "Even I can't find an existence like this, let alone a mere Dou Ling like you!"

"I'm giving you one last chance..."

"Hand over the Fragment Map, and I'll let you go. Otherwise, die!"

As the word "death" was uttered, a sudden chill began to creep into the once scorching desert...

Frost and snow condensed in the air, eventually turning into ice flowers that slowly drifted down onto the yellow sand.

An Ice Spear made entirely of blue ice appeared in Hai Bodong's hand, and a deadly killing intent instantly enveloped Mo Tang.

Seeing this, Mo Tang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, at your age, why are you still so impatient... Even if you want to fight, you should wait until I finish speaking."

"What else do you have to say!"

Mo Tang shrugged, saying helplessly, "You don't have to be so absolute. Just because the Jia Ma Empire doesn't have alchemists with such demanding requirements doesn't mean other places don't have them either..."

"I wonder if Old Sir Hai has ever heard of the Medicine Emperor in the Black Corner Region...!"

Medicine Emperor Han Feng, Peak Sixth-grade Alchemist who possesses the Sea Heart Flame, the Number One Alchemist of Black Corner Region, and was once the chief disciple of Old Yao!