Hai Bodong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hai Bodong (海波东)
Alias(es)	Ice Emperor; Elder Hai; Grandpa Hai
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mite'er Family; proprietor of a map shop in Desert City
Occupation/Role	Mapmaker; secluded expert; protector and ally of Mu Chen
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 36

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Former peak Six-Star Dou Emperor	399	His highest known strength before Queen Medusa's seal; he believes his potential has nearly been exhausted at the Dou Emperor realm.
Initial Dou Ling (sealed)	59	The seal drastically suppresses his strength, leaving Profound Ice Annihilation unable to decisively harm the monsterized Mo Cheng.
Restored Dou Emperor	77	Returns to the Imperial Capital after recovering his Dou Emperor strength.
Three-Star Dou Emperor	98	His current strength is stated to be roughly equal to Yun Yun's, at barely Three-Star Dou Emperor.

Background

Hai Bodong was once a renowned Ice Emperor and one of the Jia Ma Empire's ten greatest experts. At his peak, he reached Six-Star Dou Emperor, but Queen Medusa placed a seal on him that reduced his usable strength to the Dou Ling realm. He withdrew to Desert City, operating a map shop while concealing both his identity and former standing. 36 59 399

Even while sealed, he remained dangerous enough that a Dou Master who caused trouble in his shop was frozen and shattered into ice fragments. 36

Mu Chen initially identifies Hai Bodong as the holder of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment. Although Mu Chen considers taking it by force, he decides against it, recognizing Hai Bodong's character and the value of gaining the friendship of a former Dou Emperor. 36

Appearance

Hai Bodong is an elderly yet upright man whose frail-looking body contrasts with his formidable presence.

• Aged face marked by horrifying scars.
• Cloudy eyes and a gray-white, grizzled beard.
• Thin but straight-backed, sturdy frame.
• Often wears black robes while concealing his identity in Desert City.
• Appears in blue robes with ice wings after regaining Dou Emperor strength. 58 98 108

Personality

Hai Bodong is shrewd, pragmatic, and highly conscious of the value of talent. He initially approaches Mu Chen as a potential investment, hoping the young alchemist can eventually refine a Pò'è Pill for him. Mu Chen's Heavenly Flames, alchemy, and ability to defeat stronger opponents convince Hai Bodong that cultivating their relationship will yield exceptional returns. 53 59 61 86

He is also proud and quick-tempered. He tolerates provocation only briefly before responding with overwhelming force, particularly when enemies damage his map shop or mistake his sealed state for weakness. 73

Despite his calculating nature, Hai Bodong proves protective toward those he accepts. He shelters the injured Mu Chen, safeguards Qing Lin, and visibly enjoys her calling him “Grandpa Hai,” revealing the loneliness beneath his stern exterior. 61 74

Abilities & Skills

Ice-Attribute Dou Qi

Hai Bodong possesses exceptionally refined Ice Dou Qi, capable of freezing the battlefield, suppressing flames, and inflicting lingering internal cold.

• Creates large defensive ice shields capable of blocking attacks from mid-level Dou Lings. 72
• His cold Qi enters opponents' bodies and threatens to freeze their blood and heart meridians. 73
• Can freeze the surrounding air and cover an area in a world of ice and frost. 98 108
• His ice-based methods are weakened while the seal restricts him to Initial Dou Ling. 59

Ice Condensation Mirror

A containment technique that forms multiple ice mirrors around a target.

• Summons five ice mirrors to surround and trap opponents. 59
• The mirrors can rotate and exchange positions to disperse the force of incoming attacks. 59
• Their hidden cold suppresses the flames on Mo Cheng's arm after one mirror is shattered. 359

Profound Ice Annihilation

A direct offensive technique that manifests large, blue-glowing ice blades.

• Fires multiple ice blades at an opponent after using ice-mirror fragments as a preliminary attack. 59
• Can wound and draw blood from Mo Cheng, though the sealed Hai Bodong cannot drive the blades deeply into the monster's body. 59

Mystic Ice Shield

A defensive Dou Technique that condenses massive shields of ice.

• Blocks powerful Dou Skills launched by two mid-level Dou Lings. 72
• Expands into a shield more than ten meters wide to neutralize a ground-level shockwave. 72
• Demonstrates his precise control over Ice Dou Qi even while his cultivation remains sealed. 72

Mysterious Ice Thorn Wall

A trapping technique that turns the battlefield into a crushing ice prison.

• Seals the map shop to prevent enemies from escaping. 73
• Forms a cage of mirror-like ice walls covered in dagger-like spikes. 73
• Forces two Dou Ling opponents into repeated defensive exchanges before leaving them badly frostbitten and severely injured. 73

Combat Experience and Movement

Hai Bodong has decades of combat experience and uses positioning, timing, and movement techniques to compensate for his sealed cultivation.

• Detects a concealed Dou Ling after the man inadvertently leaks his aura. 53
• Rearranges his ice mirrors to delay Mo Cheng while Mu Chen prepares an Earth Tier attack. 59
• Uses an exquisite movement technique to circle Mo Cheng and avoid direct confrontation while holding a prepared ice technique. 59

Equipment / Items

• Map shop — His long-term place of seclusion in Desert City and the site where he draws and sells maps. 62
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment — A fragment formerly kept in his collection and later traded to Mu Chen. 36 77
• Mite'er token — A wooden token engraved with “Mite'er,” given to Mu Chen so the family can lead him to Hai Bodong in the Imperial Capital. 77

Relationships

• Mu Chen — Initially sees Mu Chen as a promising alchemist who may refine a Pò'è Pill; their relationship develops from mutual calculation into protection, cooperation, and respect. Hai Bodong rescues Mu Chen after the battle with Mo Cheng and later shields him from the Mu Clan's agents. 53 61 73
• Qing Lin — Protects her with ice defenses during the conflict with Mo Cheng and has her hide in the map shop's basement during the Dou Ling attack. Her affectionate “Grandpa Hai” nickname brings him great pleasure. 59 61 74
• Mite'er Family — Maintains a long-standing connection with the family and uses it to arrange lodging in the Imperial Capital. He urges Tengshan to invest fully in befriending Mu Chen. 77 86
• Tengshan — Treats him as the Mite'er Family's acting leader while declining to interfere in ordinary family affairs. 86
• Queen Medusa — Her seal suppresses his cultivation from Dou Emperor to Dou Ling. 36 59
• Yun Yun — Recognizes her as the young disciple of his contemporary, Yun Shan, and is unsettled that her current strength matches his restored Three-Star Dou Emperor cultivation. 98

Story Role / Major Arcs

Desert City and the Map Fragment

Hai Bodong first appears as the enigmatic proprietor of a Desert City map shop. Mu Chen identifies him as the sealed Ice Emperor but elects not to steal his map fragment, preserving the possibility of future cooperation. 36

Observing Mu Chen

He secretly watches Mu Chen's battle against the Misty Cloud Sect disciples and Mo Sha. Though initially disappointed by what he believes is Mu Chen's poor judgment, he is astonished when Mu Chen reveals an Earth Tier Dou Technique and deliberately uses strategy to overcome stronger enemies. Hai Bodong then decides Mu Chen is worth befriending. 50 53

Battle Against Mo Cheng

Hai Bodong intervenes when Mo Cheng becomes a berserk monster. He protects Qing Lin, restrains Mo Cheng with Ice Condensation Mirror, attacks with Profound Ice Annihilation, and creates an opening for Mu Chen's decisive meteor attack. 59 60

After Mu Chen is badly injured, Hai Bodong carries him to the underground chamber beneath his shop and nurses him through three days of unconsciousness. 61

Defense of the Map Shop

When two mid-level Dou Lings sent by the Mu Clan target Mu Chen, Hai Bodong hides Qing Lin and confronts them alone. He overwhelms both men with his ice techniques, leaving them severely weakened; Mu Chen then executes them. 73 74

Return to the Imperial Capital

After recovering his Dou Emperor strength, Hai Bodong travels with Mu Chen and Qing Lin to the Imperial Capital. He reconnects with the Mite'er Family, provides Mu Chen with a Mite'er token, and becomes a major source of influence for the family. 77 86

Trivia

• Hai Bodong is described as a former Six-Star Dou Emperor, but his restored strength is only barely at Three-Star Dou Emperor. 98 399
• He values the maps in his shop enough that their destruction helps provoke his ruthless response to the two invading Dou Lings. 72 73
• Although he projects an intimidating demeanor, Qing Lin's nickname “Grandpa Hai” makes the usually solitary Hai Bodong visibly happy. 61