Restoring His Strength

Xiao Tian took out the jade bottle containing the Curse Breaking Pill. "Inside is a Sixth Grade Pill, the Curse Breaking Pill. I imagine you have its formula too, so I won't bother explaining its effects."

"Really?" Hai Bo Dong's eyes went wide. His whole body trembled with excitement, and his gaze fixed on the jade bottle, filled with longing.

"You'll know if it's real once you swallow it."

Xiao Tian tossed the medicine bottle over. Hai Bo Dong hurriedly caught it and opened the jade bottle impatiently. Inside was a pale purple pill, identical to the description on the formula. Hai Bo Dong's face filled with wild joy.

Hai Bo Dong pulled himself back from his ecstatic mood and said to Xiao Tian, "This young friend."

"Call me Xiao Tian. You can also call me Hall Master for now."

"Young Friend Xiao Tian, aren't you afraid I'll take the thing and run?"

"You're welcome to try." Xiao Tian's expression did not change as he spoke calmly.

"Ahem, I was joking. This old man isn't that kind of person. May I go to the basement first and try this pill? When the seal is broken, aura will leak out, and the basement was specially made by me. It can conceal aura and avoid unnecessary trouble," Hai Bo Dong said with an awkward chuckle.

"That's fine, but you'll have to wait a moment." After Xiao Tian finished speaking, he controlled his Dou Qi and opened the main door.

Seeing the door open again, Xiao Yi Xian, who was not far outside, quickly ran into the shop.

As soon as she came in, she saw ice everywhere, the pitted ground, and the shattered scraps of the map.

"Are you all right? Are you hurt?" Xiao Yi Xian ran to Xiao Tian's side and stood beside him. While warily watching Hai Bo Dong, she concernedly looked him over and sensed his physical condition.

"I'm fine. I just used up too much Dou Qi." Xiao Tian grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's hand and pulled her behind him, then lifted his chin at Hai Bo Dong, signaling for him to lead the way.

Hai Bo Dong quickly walked toward the damaged counter, opened a door, and went inside. Xiao Tian brought Xiao Yi Xian and followed closely behind Hai Bo Dong the whole way. The three of them walked downward for nearly twenty minutes before arriving before an iron door.

"We're here." Hai Bo Dong controlled the mechanism and opened the iron door, then stepped inside first.

After entering the basement, they found an underground ice cave. Thick white ice covered everything around them.

"Then I'll try this pill first."

"Mm." Xiao Tian nodded slightly, walked to a chair off to the side, and sat down. Xiao Yi Xian stood behind him and placed both hands on his shoulders, massaging them for him.

Hai Bo Dong came to an ice platform formed from condensed frost and sat down. He took out the pill and carefully inspected it. After confirming there were no problems, he placed the pill into his mouth.

"Who is he?" Xiao Yi Xian could not help asking curiously. Because Hai Bo Dong had been there earlier, she had held back from asking.

"Have you heard of the Jia Ma Empire's Top Ten Experts?"

"In the Jia Ma Empire, no one doesn't know the name of the Top Ten Experts. They're the ten strongest people."

"The one before us is one of the former Top Ten Experts, the Ice Emperor Hai Bo Dong."

"Ice Emperor? He's a Dou Emperor expert? You fought a Dou Emperor?"

Xiao Yi Xian's hands, which had been massaging Xiao Tian, paused. She looked toward Hai Bo Dong in surprise, her face full of disbelief. In the past, she had only heard others discuss them; she had never seen a living Dou Emperor herself.

"No. His strength was sealed. Right now, he's only at the Dou Spirit Realm."

"Then what is he doing now?"

"I made a deal with him. I help him undo the seal, and he joins the faction I created," Xiao Tian said.

"A faction you created? Can I join?" Xiao Yi Xian's large eyes were filled with anticipation.

"You definitely have to join. And you're even the Hall Master's Wife." Xiao Tian wore a wicked grin, while silently adding in his heart, one of them.

"Ah, stop saying that." Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly covered Xiao Tian's mouth.

Xiao Tian leaned his head against Xiao Yi Xian's stomach, feeling her flat, springy little belly. Xiao Yi Xian smiled gently and continued massaging him.

Xiao Tian closed his eyes and enjoyed Xiao Yi Xian's massage as he awakened the system. "System, if I use the Dou Zong Summoning Card, can the summoned person hide immediately after being summoned?"

[Ding, Host, yes. Use the summoning card?]

"Use it." After receiving the system's confirmation, Xiao Tian directly used the summoning card.

[Ding, use successful. Summoned: Wen Yan, Seven-Star Water Attribute Dou Zong. Already hidden near Host.]

Through the system's bond, Xiao Tian sensed that the summoned Wen Yan was hiding his figure in the corner to his left.

Xiao Tian suddenly really wondered whether the Ice Emperor would choose to attack after recovering his strength. Originally, he had thought that since he had eight trial cards, he would use one to intimidate him when the time came. Now, it looked like he did not even need to.

While Xiao Tian was waiting for Hai Bo Dong to undo the seal, far away, Xiao Yan, after passing the Second Grade Alchemist assessment in Black Rock City and exchanging for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, boarded a Thick-Winged Bird flying toward the Tagor Desert.

After waiting for about half an hour, Hai Bo Dong's Dou Qi atop the ice platform suddenly turned violent. An Energy Ripple spread out from within his body, shattering the surrounding ice walls and table, while the aura on his body continued to rise.

Xiao Tian waved his hand and used Heavenly Flames to form an Energy Shield, protecting himself and Xiao Yi Xian. The incoming Energy Ripple was instantly burned into nothingness.

"Hahaha... that damned seal is finally gone. This old man has finally returned to Dou Emperor!" Hai Bo Dong stood up excitedly and threw his head back in laughter. The aura around him shook the surroundings nonstop.

"If you keep laughing, this place might collapse from it," Xiao Tian said, directly cutting off Hai Bo Dong's laughter.

Hai Bo Dong turned his gaze toward Xiao Tian, who was sitting on the chair, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xiao Tian raised his eyes and calmly stared at Hai Bo Dong before him, whose strength had recovered and whose whole body carried a trace of tyranny.

Their gazes kept clashing. Behind Xiao Tian, Xiao Yi Xian felt Hai Bo Dong's pressure, and her small hands clenched nervously. But when she saw Xiao Tian beside her, she gradually settled down.

Hai Bo Dong stared at Xiao Tian, who still looked completely calm even when facing him as he was now. Thinking of Young Friend Xiao Tian's endless stream of trump cards, his mind, which had been muddled by the rush of his restored strength, gradually cleared.

As he continued staring at Xiao Tian, Hai Bo Dong felt a chilling intent that made his heart palpitate. His body instantly went rigid, and a voice kept warning him from deep within: if he made a move, he would die.

Hai Bo Dong restrained his own aura, briefly eased his stiffened body, and forced out a soft smile. "My apologies. I only just recovered, and I still can't control it immediately. I frightened you."

"Oh? I thought the Ice Emperor was planning to attack me now that he'd recovered his strength. I was even looking forward to seeing the Ice Emperor's abilities," Xiao Tian said with a playful smile.

"Young Friend Xiao Tian, you jest. How could I be that kind of ungrateful person?" Hai Bo Dong explained with a smile.

"Since the Ice Emperor's Seal has been lifted, I've already done what I said I would. The rest depends on your choice, Ice Emperor."