The Fragmentary Map Acquired

Bang!

Xiao Yun easily shattered the ice mirror. The tremendous force passed through it and slammed into Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong's expression changed, but he had no time to dodge. He was sent flying by the immense force and crashed heavily into the wall, leaving behind a human-shaped imprint.

After landing, Hai Bodong was somewhat stunned. His face paled as he said, "How is that possible?!"

Hai Bodong was shaken by Xiao Yun's strength and found it difficult to remain calm.

After a moment, Hai Bodong gradually regained his composure. However, his expression remained grave as his withered hands swiftly formed seals. A snow-white ice spear appeared in his hand.

Even with the ice spear in hand, Hai Bodong did not feel any safer. He immediately began forming hand seals at high speed.

The frigid mist around them was actually Hai Bodong's Dou Qi. As his hand seals fell, the Dou Qi surged toward him, forming a thick suit of ice armor that shimmered with an icy gleam and covered his entire body!

Looking at Hai Bodong, who had wrapped himself up like a dumpling, Xiao Yun mocked, "Since when did the mighty Ice Emperor become so timid?"

Hai Bodong's pupils contracted. He had not expected Xiao Yun to recognize him.

His grip on the spear suddenly tightened. Hai Bodong raised the weapon, and the ice spear, carrying a chilling force, stabbed fiercely toward Xiao Yun.

Watching the spear rush at him, Xiao Yun extended one hand and casually caught it.

"Break!"

With a cold shout, the ice spear shattered. Hai Bodong's face instantly turned ugly. Only then did he realize that Xiao Yun's strength far surpassed his own.

Yet even knowing that Xiao Yun was much stronger, he was unwilling to hand over the fragmentary map. After all, he had been hunted by the Medusa Queen for this thing and had ended up in his current miserable state because of it.

"Mysterious Ice Spiral Kill!"

His hands rapidly formed seals before his chest. With a low roar from Hai Bodong, crescent-shaped ice blades quickly condensed around him.

More and more ice blades gathered until there were dozens of them, completely obscuring Hai Bodong's body and forming a storm of ice blades.

"Go!" Hai Bodong moved his hand seal, sending the ice-blade storm swirling toward Xiao Yun. Everything in its path exploded wherever the ice blades passed.

Xiao Yun watched the storm of ice blades approach, then stretched out his palm and thrust it into the storm without dodging.

"Kid, since you're courting death, don't blame me!"

Seeing Xiao Yun's actions, Hai Bodong smiled smugly from within the storm. Back then, he had made his fearsome reputation with this Black Tier high-grade Mysterious Ice Spiral Kill.

Even now, fewer than five people would dare to directly withstand this move of his!

Xiao Yun calmly watched the storm before him as a surge of Dou Qi emerged over his palm.

"Break!"

As soon as Xiao Yun spoke, the once-powerful ice blades instantly turned into countless chilly white fragments. Inside the storm, the smug smile on Hai Bodong's face froze.

Fear rose in his eyes. He immediately turned to flee, but Xiao Yun was faster. He brought his hands together before his chest and uttered three words.

"Spatial Lock!"

Hai Bodong's fleeing body froze in place. Feeling the force binding him, his eyes filled with shock.

"The power of space! You're a Dou Ancestor!"

Hai Bodong was overwhelmed with regret. If he had known Xiao Yun was a Dou Ancestor, he would have handed over the fragmentary map long ago.

He had assumed Xiao Yun was at most a Dou Emperor. When facing a Dou Emperor, he still possessed the pride of being the Ice Emperor, but before a Dou Ancestor, that pride seemed laughable.

At the same time, curiosity arose in Hai Bodong's heart. What secret did the fragmentary map he had obtained contain, for even a Dou Ancestor to personally seize it?

"If that's what you say." Xiao Yun neither confirmed nor denied Hai Bodong's words.

Now that they had become enemies, it was useless for Hai Bodong to regret anything. He gritted his teeth and said bluntly, "I hid the other part of the map somewhere secret. Kill me if you want. I won't tell you."

Xiao Yun walked up to Hai Bodong and pointed two fingers of his right hand toward the other man's head.

Hai Bodong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He closed his eyes and prepared to meet death, but after a long while, no pain came.

Hai Bodong opened his eyes and saw a stream of Dou Qi enter his body. He hurriedly sensed it, only to discover that the Dou Qi had reached a snake-shaped symbol and effortlessly shattered it.

"The Snake Seal Curse... has been broken!"

The Snake Seal Curse was the seal that the Medusa Queen had placed on Hai Bodong. Because of it, despite possessing the cultivation of a Dou Emperor, he could only display the strength of a Dou Spirit.

For all these years, Hai Bodong had been searching for a way to break the seal. At every moment, he had wished to remove it and return to his peak.

Xiao Yun's icy voice sounded. "Hai Bodong, I've removed your seal. Now, you have two choices."

"First, hand over the map obediently. Second, I'll extract your soul and find it myself."

"I happen to know a secret technique that can forcibly examine another person's memories. I haven't used it yet."

"Once this technique is used, the person whose memories are examined will become an idiot at best, or have their soul shattered and perish at worst."

Hai Bodong had originally thought he was doomed. Hearing that there was still room to negotiate, he immediately said, "I'll hand it over."

Xiao Yun nodded and reached out to remove the Spatial Lock on Hai Bodong.

Once he could move again, Hai Bodong said with a slight tremble in his heart, "I hid the other half of the map outside. I'll go get it for you now."

Little Doctor Fairy, who had watched their entire battle from the side, walked over to Xiao Yun and asked, "Aren't you afraid he'll run away?"

Little Doctor Fairy was still somewhat shaken by what she had just witnessed: Hai Bodong's dazzling Dou Skills, and the sight of Xiao Yun crushing him with unstoppable force.

It had benefited Little Doctor Fairy greatly. She felt that the Dou Qi within her was about to break through to the two-star level, all because she had merely watched two powerful experts fight.

The battle had also shown Little Doctor Fairy what a true powerhouse was, and longing arose in her heart.

Xiao Yun smiled faintly. "If he dares run, I can kill him even from a thousand miles away."

Before long, Hai Bodong returned from outside. A faint smile hung on his withered face, but when he saw Xiao Yun's pitch-black eyes, a sense of defeat rose in his heart.

With a bitter sigh, Hai Bodong brushed a finger over his Storage Ring, and two pieces of ancient yellow parchment appeared in his palm.

Reluctantly stroking the two ancient map fragments, Hai Bodong handed them to Xiao Yun.

"These are the fragmentary maps I obtained. Because of them, the Medusa Queen sealed me, and now because of them, my seal has been broken."

"In the end, I gained nothing and instead wasted so many years. Life truly is unpredictable."

Xiao Yun accepted the map fragments and examined them. Seeing that there was no problem, he put them away.

"Now that I've obtained the fragmentary maps, it's time for me to leave."

Looking at the despondent Hai Bodong, Xiao Yun said nothing more. He took Little Doctor Fairy and directly bid farewell.

Hai Bodong watched Xiao Yun leave, still feeling lingering fear.

Since when had the Jia Ma Empire gained such a young Dou Ancestor?

It seemed he had been trapped in the desert for too long and had fallen out of touch with the outside world.

Glancing at the shop, now ruined in every corner from the battle, Hai Bodong gave a bitter smile. "It's time to leave as well."

Meanwhile, after leaving the shop, Xiao Yun picked up Little Doctor Fairy and headed straight into the Tagore Desert.