Hai Bodong

Biodata

Power Progression

Main Timeline

The Purple Spirit Recovery Pill is intended to eliminate the lingering effects of the seal’s removal. Lin Chen also promises an Emperor’s Extreme Pill if Hai Bodong recovers and serves well, but neither further advancement is shown in the supplied main-timeline passages 59 62.

Simulated Outcomes

These recoveries occur within Lin Chen’s simulations, rather than as additional main-timeline breakthroughs.

Background / History

Hai Bodong earned the title Ice Emperor after participating in the Jia Ma Empire’s Powerhouse Tournament. His reputation included fighting a Dou Emperor and a Dou Wang simultaneously without defeat. He also exchanged blows with Yun Shan, losing by only one or two moves 29.

Queen Medusa later placed a seal on him, reducing his strength and obstructing further cultivation. Hai Bodong believed that entering the deep desert would allow her to sense him immediately, making it too dangerous to collect the sand mandala needed for his cure 30 42.

He concealed his identity as an ordinary map-shop owner in Mo City. Over the years, he personally drew maps of the Tagor Desert, investigated possible Heavenly Flame locations, and gathered most of the ingredients for a Misfortune-Breaking Pill 28 29.

Appearance

• Elderly features: White hair, an aged face, and cloudy eyes 29 33.
• Facial scar: Runs from the corner of his eye to his chin 28.
• Physique: His hands are described as withered while his cultivation remains sealed 42.
• Clothing: Wears a blue brocade robe during the visit to Qingshan Town 57.
• Restored presence: After recovering his Dou Emperor cultivation, he appears imposing and flies with brilliant ice-blue wings 47.

Personality

Hai Bodong retains considerable pride in his former standing. Lin Chen’s dismissal of the Ice Emperor title wounds him, and he privately recalls his battles with other prominent experts to defend his own worth 29.

His desperation to escape the seal makes him willing to compromise that pride. He offers lifelong service and even proposes accepting a Heavenly Flame seed that places his life under Lin Chen’s control. Once recruited, he takes his first assignment seriously and frequently flatters his new master 30 33.

Lin Chen’s rapid advancement inspires both hope and anxiety: Hai Bodong fears becoming useless before his own strength is restored. His submission also has limits early on; Lin Chen interprets his treatment of Qing Lin as evidence that his pride and resentment toward the Snake-People still affect his conduct 36 41.

Restored strength brings out his exuberance and eagerness to fight. He celebrates his return with a flight above Stone Desert City and welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities against Gu He’s party. Later, he pledges to protect Zi Yan and Qing Lin even at the cost of his life 47 53 59.

Abilities & Skills

Ice-Attributed Dou Qi

Hai Bodong cultivates ice-attributed Dou Qi, producing intense cold and ice-based attacks 29 47 53.

• His restored aura sends waves of cold across the ground, forming layers of ice crystals 47.
• Uses a snow-white ice spear in combat 53.
• Overcomes Gu He’s defenses and seals his Dou Qi during their confrontation 53.
• Heavenly Flames are unsuitable for his cultivation; he states that forcibly refining one would harm him 29.

Mysterious Ice Thorn

An intermediate Xuan-tier Dou Technique that transforms streams of cold air into dozens of sharp ice thorns 53.

• Launches a volley toward Gu He’s group 53.
• The thorns penetrate and collapse Yan Shi’s earthy-yellow energy attack, although it briefly stalls part of the volley 53.

Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar

An advanced Xuan-tier Dou Technique that condenses a lifelike ice dragon 53.

• Unleashed while Hai Bodong thrusts his ice spear and channels Dou Qi 53.
• Sends the dragon toward Gu He as an icy-blue streak, scattering ice crystals along its path 53.

Flight

• Regains flight after returning to Two-Star Dou Emperor 47.
• Manifests brilliant ice-blue wings and rapidly ascends into the clouds 47.

Cartography and Investigation

• Personally draws the maps sold in the Ancient Map Shop and claims they are the most comprehensive maps of the Tagor Desert 28.
• Narrows his Heavenly Flame search to three suspected locations after years of investigation 29.
• Recognizes a concealed cave entrance behind cliffside vines 57.
• Identifies an earth-type door mechanism and distinguishes skilled medicinal harvesting from the work of ordinary mercenaries 58.

Cultivation Restrictions

• Medusa’s seal: Suppresses his strength and prevents Dou Qi advancement until removed with the Misfortune-Breaking Pill 30 42 47.
• Residual damage: Removing the seal does not immediately restore his full strength; the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill is prescribed to address the remaining effects 59.
• Child flame: Lin Chen implants a deep-blue Heavenly Flame seed in his dantian as security for his loyalty. Lin Chen promises to withdraw it once that loyalty is proven, but its removal is not shown in the supplied passages 30.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ice spear — Snow-white weapon used when unleashing Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar 53.
• Tagor Desert maps — Personally drawn stock sold to Lin Chen during their first meeting 28.
• Ancient parchment Heavenly Flame map — Marks three suspected flame locations; offered to obtain Lin Chen’s help 29.
• Misfortune-Breaking Pill formula — Provides the recipe for the sixth-grade pill needed to remove his seal; transferred to Lin Chen 29.
• Cold-iron cage — Uses it to confine the fourth-rank Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake after Lin Chen freezes the beast 40.
• Purple Spirit Recovery Pill recipe — Given to him before Lin Chen departs for the Chu Yun Empire so he can gather the required ingredients 59.

Relationships

• Lin Chen — Master and benefactor. Hai Bodong pledges his life in exchange for help removing the seal, accepts a child flame as collateral, and subsequently handles procurement, protection, and combat assignments 30 47 53 59.
• Queen Medusa — Responsible for sealing his cultivation. Even after recovering, Hai Bodong instinctively retreats when she confronts him, then declares that he has come with Lin Chen rather than to seek revenge 30 50.
• Qing Lin — Retrieves her at Lin Chen’s request and guards her during the underground Heavenly Flame expedition. His initial handling of her draws Lin Chen’s reprimand; he later vows to protect her with his life 34 36 37 59.
• Zi Yan — Fellow member of Lin Chen’s traveling party and later his charge. In the Imperial Capital, he realizes her treasure-finding ability could have spared him the effort of mobilizing the Mittel Family for ingredients 59 62.
• Bai Ya and Lu Man — Temporary allies under Lin Chen’s direction. Bai Ya’s Storage Ring supplies the missing sand mandala, and all three fight Gu He’s party together 44 53.
• Gu He — Defeats and captures him, passes his compensation to Lin Chen, and knocks him unconscious on Lin Chen’s signal. Hai Bodong is surprised when Gu He later arrives as another contracted subordinate 53 54 62.
• Yun Shan — Former opponent who narrowly defeated him 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment in Mo City

Lin Chen buys Hai Bodong’s maps while searching for a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment. When Lin Chen reveals his Dou Wang strength and Heavenly Flame, Hai Bodong offers information about suspected flame locations in exchange for a cure. The missing sand mandala nearly ends their negotiations, prompting Hai Bodong to pledge lifelong service 28 29 30.

Desert Expedition and Recovery

As Lin Chen’s subordinate, Hai Bodong gathers medicinal ingredients, retrieves Qing Lin, and guards her while the others explore the underground cavern. He later retrieves and confines the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. The sand mandala found in Bai Ya’s ring finally allows Lin Chen to prepare his cure 33 34 37 40 44.

Lin Chen removes the seal with a Misfortune-Breaking Pill. Hai Bodong celebrates his return to Two-Star Dou Emperor before being ordered to stabilize his cultivation for the visit to Queen Medusa 47.

Snake-People Holy City

Hai Bodong accompanies Lin Chen to confront Medusa and identifies him as the group’s leader. When Gu He’s party interferes with the negotiations, Hai Bodong joins Bai Ya and Lu Man in defeating them, personally capturing Gu He 49 50 53.

Imperial Capital Assignment

After traveling through Qingshan Town and investigating the hidden cave, Hai Bodong is entrusted with escorting Zi Yan and Qing Lin to the Imperial Capital while Lin Chen enters the Chu Yun Empire alone. He receives the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill recipe, gathers resources through the Mittel Family, and reunites with Lin Chen upon his return 57 58 59 62.

Notable Quotes

“I swear here and now that if you are willing to help me, my lord, once I regain my strength, this life of mine will be yours to command!” 30

“Hahaha! I, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, am back!” 47

“Rest assured, my lord. I will look after Miss Zi Yan and Miss Qing Lin. If anything happens to them, it will only be after I have fallen.” 59