Hai Bo Dong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Hai Bo Dong (海波东)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mittel Family; serves Su Zhao under a two-year agreement 41
Occupation/Role	Map-shop owner in Desert City; former member of the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts; Mittel Family Supreme Elder 26 27 41
Status	Active; cultivation restored to the Dou Huang realm 41
First Appearance	Chapter 26

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Former peak Dou Huang	28	Previously ranked among the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts and within its top five experts.
Sealed at Dou Ling	27 28	Queen Medusa's seal reduced his usable cultivation to the Dou Ling realm and prevented him from safely seeking Sand Mandala in the deep desert.
Two-Star Dou Huang	41	Consumed Su Zhao's sixth-grade Break-Evil Pill, breaking the seal and restoring his cultivation to two-star Dou Huang. The promised Spirit-Restoring Purple Pill could restore his former peak more completely.

Background

Hai Bo Dong was once a Dou Huang powerhouse counted among the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts. He was later sealed by Queen Medusa, leaving him trapped at the Dou Ling realm for years. Unable to venture freely into the Tagor Desert without risking detection, he remained in Desert City, operating a map shop while investigating clues to a hidden Heavenly Flame and searching for a way to lift his seal. 27 28

Before Su Zhao's arrival, Hai Bo Dong had already gathered the prescription and most ingredients for a Break-Evil Pill, but lacked both Sand Mandala and an alchemist possessing a Heavenly Flame. 27

Appearance

Hai Bo Dong initially appears as a hunched old mapmaker working beneath an oil lamp in his Desert City shop. After recovering his cultivation, he is described with flying white hair and a powerful, frost-cold aura. 26 41

• Maintains a shabby map shop whose walls are covered in maps. 26
• Uses extreme cold that can frost over furniture, walls, floors, and nearby objects. 27 41
• Carries a silver-white Mittel Family token marked with the character for “Supreme.” 41

Abilities & Skills

Ice-Attributed Dou Qi

Hai Bo Dong's Dou Qi manifests as intense cold capable of rapidly freezing his surroundings.

• Covered his map shop in frost during his confrontation with Su Zhao. 27
• His restored Dou Huang aura froze window frames and coated a courtyard tree in icicles. 41
• Can form Dou Qi wings for aerial travel. 47

Cartography and Desert Investigation

During his years in Desert City, Hai Bo Dong drew maps and compiled information concerning a suspected Heavenly Flame within the Tagor Desert.

• Possessed the other half of a Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map. 27 41
• Marked two possible underground locations for the Green Lotus Core Flame based on years of investigation. 27 33
• Provided Su Zhao with his Heavenly Flame map in exchange for help obtaining Sand Mandala and refining the Break-Evil Pill. 28

Mittel Family Authority

Although absent from the family for nearly twenty years, Hai Bo Dong retains his standing as the Mittel Family's Supreme Elder.

• Used his personal token to order the Mittel Family to collect materials for the Spirit-Restoring Purple Pill. 41
• Was immediately recognized by Ya Fei and Gu Ni upon presenting his Supreme Elder token. 41
• Arranges ingredient collection for Su Zhao and supports his dealings with the Mittel Family. 48 50

Equipment / Items

• Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map — possessed one half and surrendered it to Su Zhao after receiving the Break-Evil Pill. 27 41
• Heavenly Flame map — a beast-hide map containing his accumulated clues to a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert. 27 28
• Mittel Family Supreme Elder token — silver-white token used to establish his identity and command family resources. 41

Relationships

• Su Zhao — benefactor and temporary master. Su Zhao obtained Sand Mandala, refined the Break-Evil Pill that broke Hai Bo Dong's seal, and secured his pledge of two years' service. 27 28 40 41
• Queen Medusa — sealed Hai Bo Dong's cultivation, leaving him confined to the Dou Ling realm for years. 27 28
• Su You — Su Zhao's peak Dou Huang guard. Su You's pressure forced Hai Bo Dong to negotiate rather than fight. 27
• Ya Fei — Mittel Auction House staff member who recognizes him as the returned Supreme Elder. 41 42
• Gu Ni — Mittel Auction House staff member who learns of Hai Bo Dong's return alongside Ya Fei. 41
• Jia Xing Tian — old acquaintance and fellow Dou Huang. Hai Bo Dong taunts him for still not reaching Dou Zong. 47
• Mittel Teng Shan — member of the Mittel Family whom Hai Bo Dong recalls after nearly twenty years away; Hai Bo Dong expects him to welcome Su Zhao's presence in the family. 46

Story Role / Major Arcs

Desert City Bargain

Su Zhao identifies Hai Bo Dong from the map fragment in his shop and exposes his sealed cultivation. After Su You's Dou Huang pressure neutralizes his resistance, Hai Bo Dong bargains with Su Zhao: information about a Heavenly Flame and map fragments in return for Sand Mandala and a Break-Evil Pill. 27 28

Recovery of Cultivation

Hai Bo Dong waits while Su Zhao grows strong enough to refine the sixth-grade Break-Evil Pill. Witnessing Su Zhao's rapid advance to Dou Wang and Xiao Yi Xian's growth shocks him, but he honors the agreement after Su Zhao successfully completes the pill. 39 40

After consuming the pill, he breaks Medusa's seal and returns to two-star Dou Huang. He then delivers his half of the map fragment to Su Zhao and formally begins his two-year service. 41

Return to the Mittel Family

Hai Bo Dong returns to the Mittel Family's sphere of influence after almost twenty years away. He uses his authority to secure resources for Su Zhao, accompanies him to Jia Ma Sacred City, and publicly stands at Su Zhao's side alongside Su You. 41 47 48 50

Trivia

• Hai Bo Dong's years of desert investigation successfully narrowed the Green Lotus Core Flame's location to two sites, allowing Su Zhao to locate it efficiently. 33
• He considers Su Zhao's peak Dou Huang guard to be comparable in pressure to Queen Medusa. 28
• Despite his former status among the Jia Ma Empire's strongest experts, Su Zhao and Little Doctor jokingly describe his two-year service as hired labor. 39