Hai Bodong found that even with his aura fully unleashed, he still did not see the look he wanted.
The look that, at the height of his power, had made everyone turn to stare and bow in submission the moment he appeared.
What chilled him even more was that his strength had recovered to eighty or ninety percent of its peak. He now possessed the strength of a two-star Dou Emperor, yet the pressure Xiao Yan and Zi Yan exerted on him had not weakened in the slightest.
"How could this be?!" Even after years of lying low and cultivating his composure, Hai Bodong felt an unusual despair at this moment.
"Congratulations on recovering your strength, sir," Xiao Yan offered blandly.
Seeing that Xiao Yan's composure had not changed in the slightest, Hai Bodong's thoughts raced. Though he had never been able to discern the value of the fragment map himself, he instinctively knew that it was anything but ordinary. It was highly likely that a tremendous opportunity lay hidden behind it.
However, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan's reactions forced him to suppress any thought of reneging on his promise. Reason overcame the inflated confidence brought by his restored strength. A faint smile returned to Hai Bodong's face. "I still have to thank you, little brother, for refining that pill. With the quality of that sixth-tier medicinal pill, I believe the title of Jia Ma Empire's number one alchemist should belong to you!"
Hearing Hai Bodong's flattery, Xiao Yan merely smiled noncommittally and held out his hand. "Since you have recovered your strength, sir, shouldn't you hand over the fragment map as well?"
The instant the words "fragment map" reached his ears, Hai Bodong's face twitched imperceptibly. He no longer had any excuse to keep it.
Hai Bodong sighed and