Frightening Hai Bodong, Breaking the Seal with a Flick of the Hand

Heh, this old bastard. He went straight for the kill over a disagreement. What a ruthless piece of work!

Watching the countless ice spikes shooting in from all directions, carrying a bone-chilling cold capable of freezing one's soul, Xiao Yao's eyes flashed with an amused chill.

Not only was he not the least bit panicked, he even admired this "work of art" made of countless ice spikes with great interest.

"My temper doesn't put up with old ice cubes like you!"

He had no intention of dodging. He merely stood where he was, a look of extreme disdain curling across his lips as a thought crossed his mind!

"Buzz—!!!"

Brilliant golden Immortal Family Mana, like the descent of the sun's true fire, erupted explosively from his seemingly slender body! The instant it left his body, it transformed into blazing golden divine flames filled with the aura of utmost Yang and unyielding force!

In an instant, the entire frozen shop seemed to leap from an abyssal winter hell into a scorching lava purgatory!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!"

The hundreds of dark-blue ice spikes melted, vaporized, and evaporated at a visible speed the instant they touched the golden divine flames, as though they had encountered the most terrifying nemesis in the world! They could not even get close to Xiao Yao!

The collision of ice and fire produced a shrill sound that set one's teeth on edge!

In the blink of an eye, the icy world inside the room had completely melted away! In its place was a terrifying heat capable of melting steel, turning the shop's walls red-hot!

"Th-This... what kind of flame is this?! A Heavenly Flame? How could it be this terrifying?!"

Hai Bodong was utterly shocked! Before he had time to think, instinct drove him to make his fastest response! He suddenly brought his hands together before him, crazily compressing and condensing the remaining Dou Qi in his body!

"Mysterious Ice Mirror!"

A massive ice mirror several meters thick, formed from extremely cold Dou Qi tempered and highly compressed countless times, instantly condensed before him. Mysterious runes even flickered across its surface!

After doing all that, he did not hesitate in the slightest. He crazily poured all the Dou Qi in his body into his palms and unleashed the strongest killing move he had relied upon to make his name!

"Brat! No matter who you are, today, you'll be silenced!"

"Mysterious Ice Dragon Soars!"

"Roar—!!!"

Accompanied by a dragon roar filled with icy coldness and brutality, a massive ice dragon several zhang long burst roaring from his palms! It was formed from countless ice crystals and Mysterious Ice Qi, lifelike and majestic, with even its scales clearly visible. Carrying the terrifying force to freeze heaven and earth and seal all things in ice, it fiercely crashed toward the young figure!

"Heh, it really does look like a work of art." Xiao Yao looked at the imposing giant ice dragon with interest, then gently shook his head. "Unfortunately, it only looks impressive. Its power is far too weak."

He slowly raised his right hand as well. Golden flames gathered in his palm, and after carefully controlling his strength so he would not kill him, he gently pushed forward!

"Immortal Technique · Sky-Burning Martial Display · Golden Flame Dragon Spear!"

"Roar—!!!"

A dragon roar loftier, more domineering, and filled with even greater supreme majesty than that of the ice dragon resounded from Xiao Yao's mouth and echoed through the sky!

A flame divine dragon composed entirely of the purest golden divine flames, larger than the ice dragon and possessing an even more violent, scorching, explosive aura, arrived after it!

One ice dragon and one fire dragon, two massive dragons of different forms, collided explosively within this tiny shop!

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected, nor was there even the slightest stalemate!

The majestic ice dragon was swallowed, melted, and vaporized by the devastating Golden Flame the instant it touched the flame divine dragon, as though it had been made of paper!

The flame divine dragon's momentum did not diminish. With an unstoppable, invincible force, it slammed fiercely into the incomparably thick Mysterious Ice Mirror barrier before Hai Bodong!

"Crack... boom!"

The ice mirror, upon which Hai Bodong had placed such high hopes and believed could withstand the full-force strike of a peak Dou Emperor, shattered at the impact! It turned into countless shards of ice!

Roaring, the golden flame divine dragon pierced through every defense and stopped before Hai Bodong at a speed nearly akin to teleportation.

The enormous flaming dragon head was only a hair's breadth away from the tip of his nose!

He could even clearly feel his nose, eyebrows, and beard being instantly scorched by that utterly terrifying heat! A shadow of death washed over his entire body like an icy tide!

Hai Bodong's body completely froze. In those old eyes that had once dominated the world, nothing remained but endless terror and horror.

Seeing how thoroughly frightened he was, Xiao Yao smiled in satisfaction and lightly waved his hand. The flame divine dragon, which could have burned both him and his soul into nothingness, transformed into countless golden specks of light and vanished.

"Now, can we sit down and have a proper talk?" Xiao Yao's voice rang out calmly.

"Phew... phew... phew..."

Like a drowning man finally breathing air again, Hai Bodong gasped heavily. His entire body was drenched in cold sweat, as though he had just been pulled from the water. His aged face was filled with relief at having survived disaster, as well as the boundless desolation of a fallen hero and a tiger stranded on the plains.

He gave Xiao Yao a bitter smile and deeply cupped his hands. "Your Excellency... you must be an exceptional genius from a major force in the Central Plains, correct? This old man... is inferior in skill. Today, I admit defeat!"

He knew that today, he had kicked an iron plate—and not just any iron plate, but one red-hot enough to instantly melt even his millennia-old ice!

Yet after his brief dejection, an even fiercer, more yearning light flashed in his eyes!

"That fragment of a map can be sold to Your Excellency!" he said urgently, his tone incomparably sincere. "But this old man hopes to trade it for a specified Sixth-grade Pill from Your Excellency!"

"Oh?"

"To be honest with Your Excellency," Hai Bodong said, his expression becoming exceedingly humble, "this old man knows that since Your Excellency understands everything about me so clearly, you must have investigated me for a long time and possess extraordinary Divine Abilities."

Xiao Yao secretly laughed. Why would I need to investigate? Not to mention the Lesser Heavenly Secret Technique, I already know the plot. I even know the color of your hidden trump cards.

Hai Bodong continued, fear entering his voice. "Back then, this old man fought Queen Medusa of the Snake People Tribe and was unfortunately defeated. She used the 'Serpent Seal Curse' to seal away most of my strength, leaving me in this state, barely clinging to life for decades!"

"To break this seal, I must find a Heavenly Flame between heaven and earth, then ask a Sixth-grade Alchemist to refine a Sixth Grade 'Calamity Breaking Pill'!"

"Therefore, seeing that Your Excellency's flames must also be a powerful Heavenly Flame, this old man hopes to exchange this fragment of a map for Your Excellency refining a 'Calamity Breaking Pill' for me. I have already prepared the pill formula!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao merely waved his hand.

"There's no need for all that trouble."

With that, his figure flashed, and he appeared before Hai Bodong like a ghost. Under the old man's utterly horrified gaze, a warm jade-like palm seemingly containing golden divine fire with the mighty power of heaven and earth lightly pressed against the crown of his head!

Hai Bodong instantly shut his eyes, his heart turning to ashes as he believed death was upon him!

However, the death he expected did not come.

"Eight-Nine Arcane Arts · Immobilization!"

Instead, a vast, mysterious golden energy brimming with vigorous life and seemingly capable of dissolving every calamity in the world flowed into his body like a warm stream!

"Eight-Nine Arcane Arts · Immortal Technique · Disaster Dispelling and Calamity Relief!"