Battle with Hai Bo Dong!

Battle with Hai Bo Dong!

Target's strength is below the host's. Lock-on failed.

The pleasant System voice rang in his ears, putting Jiang Han in a great mood.

He continued studying the old man with interest, his face filled with amusement.

The old man still ignored Jiang Han and continued drawing the map in his hands.

Only after a long while.

"You're not here to buy a map?"

The old man could no longer endure Jiang Han's invasive gaze.

After finishing the map in his hands, he finally slowly raised his head and gave Jiang Han a bland glance.

Though the old man's gaze was calm, the frightening scar on his left cheek lent him a faintly vicious air.

"Old Hai, are you planning to stay in this place forever? Retiring here?"

Jiang Han spoke with a smile, his tone utterly calm and without a ripple.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." The old man's expression changed slightly.

"Hai Bo Dong, once one of the Gama Empire's ten strongest experts. You were solitary and arrogant, exceptionally skilled in ice-element Dou Qi. In a fit of rage, you once froze an entire city, earning the title of Ice Emperor."

Jiang Han leisurely poured himself a cup of tea and continued, "You once fought the previous Sect Master of the Yun Lan Sect atop Yun Lan Mountain Peak. Though you lost, your opponent only won by a narrow margin."

"Later, at the gathering of experts held by the Gama Empire and the Chu Yun Empire, you fought a Dou Emperor and a Dou Wang alone without losing, stunning the entire audience."

"After that gathering of experts, you came to the Tagor Desert."

At this point, Jiang Han waved his right hand, and all the cluttered maps on the counter before the old man flew over.

"Why isn't it here? Could it be that you already gave it to that fellow Xiao Yan?"

After searching for a while, Jiang Han failed to find the fragment map that resembled the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire.

However, that did not stop him from continuing. "By chance, you snatched a fragment map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire, but in doing so, you offended Queen Medusa, the ruler of the snakefolk in the desert."

"In that battle, you unsurprisingly lost to her. Though you luckily escaped, you were afflicted by her Serpent Seal Curse. Not only did your body rapidly age, but your strength also plummeted, reducing you from a Dou Emperor to a Dou Ling."

"For all these years, you've been hiding here studying that fragment map, hoping to find a way to remove the seal from it. Unfortunately, that fragment map was of no use to you."

Jiang Han took two sips of tea, set down his cup, and continued staring at old Hai Bo Dong with great interest.

Boom!

Hai Bo Dong slammed his palm onto the counter. With a loud explosion, the counter shattered into pieces.

"Who exactly are you?! How do you know so much about my past?!"

Hai Bo Dong stared coldly at Jiang Han, frost lingering within his murky eyes.

As soon as he spoke.

Hai Bo Dong swept his sleeve, and the previously open door slammed shut with a rumble.

At the same time.

A cold, powerful aura spread out from Hai Bo Dong's body, bearing down on Jiang Han.

Jiang Han remained unmoved, allowing Hai Bo Dong's aura to press against him without the slightest change in expression. Clearly, he was completely unaffected.

Not to mention that his opponent was only a Dou Ling now—even if he returned to his peak, he would pose no threat to Jiang Han.

Jiang Han was fully confident that he could slap three Hai Bo Dongs to death with one hand!

"Relax. I only want to ask you about Strange Fire." Jiang Han got straight to the point.

"You still haven't answered my question."

Hai Bo Dong snorted coldly and stomped his right foot hard against the floor.

Immediately.

A wave of icy energy rapidly spread from Hai Bo Dong, filling the entire shop.

Cold mist swirled through the air, faintly obscuring their vision.

Ice Coagulation Spike!

Hai Bo Dong shouted as his hands rapidly formed seals.

As his shout fell.

The cold mist before Hai Bo Dong churned violently, condensing into three half-meter-long transparent spiral ice spikes.

Whoosh!

As Hai Bo Dong struck toward Jiang Han with his right palm, the three spiral ice spikes shot out with piercing whistles.

Feeling the bone-chilling cold rushing toward him, Jiang Han neither dodged nor evaded.

With a lift of his hand, a wall dozens of centimeters thick, formed from immense Dou Qi, took shape before him.

Bang!

The three Spiral Ice Spikes slammed viciously into the Dou Qi Wall, producing a deep, muffled boom.

Seeing Jiang Han effortlessly block his attack, Hai Bo Dong's expression grew increasingly solemn, and even a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.

Just as Hai Bo Dong prepared to gather strength and attack again, Jiang Han had already condensed identical spiral ice blades.

Watching the ice spikes shoot forth like lightning and sensing the terrifying energy within them, Hai Bo Dong's expression abruptly changed as his hands hurriedly formed seals.

In an instant, cold energy surged around Hai Bo Dong's body and gathered before him, forming an Ice Shield.

Crack!

However, before the even more terrifying ice blades, the Ice Shield shattered instantly, offering no defense whatsoever.

Bang!

Another deep, muffled impact rang out.

The ice blades condensed by Jiang Han slammed viciously into Hai Bo Dong's chest.

Pfft!

Hai Bo Dong spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into the wall as his face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Old Hai, not to mention that you're only a Dou Ling now—even if you returned to being a Dou Emperor, I still wouldn't think anything of you."

Jiang Han walked unhurriedly over to Hai Bo Dong, reached out to pull him up from the ground, and dusted off his clothes.

"The waves behind the Yangtze push the ones ahead."

"Young people nowadays are more terrifying than ever!"

Hai Bo Dong rose to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and examined Jiang Han again, unable to suppress a sigh.

"I come from an Ancient Clan in Central Province. I came here to witness the splendor of Strange Fire." Jiang Han introduced himself.

"So that's how it is."

Hearing Jiang Han's words, Hai Bo Dong's gaze gained a trace of respect and something else. "Only those great powers in Central Province could nurture a monster like you."

"Over the years, I have indeed found some information about Strange Fire in the Tagor Desert and narrowed it down to three locations."

"Unfortunately, you came too late. Half a month ago, a boy promised to help remove my seal, so I told him the locations. I reckon he has already obtained the Strange Fire."

Jiang Han calculated the timing and said, "That boy won't get it. The Strange Fire is already in Medusa's hands. You're quite familiar with the Snake-People Tribe, so please lead me there."

"How do you know that?" Hai Bo Dong looked puzzled.

"Knowing too much isn't always a good thing."

As Jiang Han spoke, he used force to invite Hai Bo Dong out of the old lair he had hidden in for years.

The blazing sun hung high overhead.

Scorching sunlight poured over the golden desert, baking the tiny grains of sand red-hot.

Within the endless desert, two figures hurried along lightly.

"Old Hai, it was a good thing I brought you along!"

Jiang Han patted Hai Bo Dong's shoulder, thoroughly impressed by his own decision.

The Tagor Desert was far larger than he had imagined. From Mo City to Shi Mo City, then deep into the desert, anyone without a map had a ninety percent chance of dying in the desert.