Ice Muscle Jade Bone Art

After thanking Old Yao for refining the Emperor Pill, Hai Bodong could not wait to take it on the spot and begin his breakthrough.

With Old Yao standing guard over him.

Several hours later.

Having prepared thoroughly, Hai Bodong smoothly absorbed most of the pill's medicinal power.

Perhaps because the Emperor Pill refined by Old Yao was of exceptionally high quality, coupled with Hai Bodong's decades of accumulation.

With all that buildup finally bearing fruit, Hai Bodong's Dou Qi cultivation successfully broke through to the level of a seven-star Dou Emperor.

"Not bad, kid. Your foundation is quite solid!"

"You actually rose two stars in Dou Qi cultivation at once!"

Old Yao's voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Haha! It's all thanks to the extraordinary medicinal power of the Emperor Pill you refined, sir!"

Hai Bodong replied with a flattering smile.

"Hmph! Enough with the flattery, brat! Tell me, what do you need from me this time?"

"Hehe! As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Old Yao!" Hai Bodong paused before continuing.

"Um... it's like this..."

"Because high-level ice-element cultivation arts are exceedingly hard to find, the only thing this junior has practiced over the past few decades has been the Mysterious Ice Art, a Mysterious Rank High art."

"Now that a great master like you, Old Yao, happens to be by my side, I was wondering whether you might have a suitable Earth Rank ice-element cultivation art that you could simply bestow upon this junior!"

"Hmph! So you want to get something for nothing, brat!" Old Yao paused, then continued.

"When you asked me to refine an Emperor Pill for you earlier, I only used one portion of the ingredients. The remaining three portions naturally belonged to me according to the rules. I was fairly satisfied with that deal!"

"And now you brat actually want to take advantage of this old man? Forget it!"

"Then please tell me first whether there is anything on this junior that you might take a liking to! You can trade it all for an Earth Rank ice-element Dou Qi cultivation art."

Hai Bodong said helplessly.

"Hmph! I, Yao Chen, am the continent's foremost alchemist. Do you really think I would take a liking to anything that a mere Dou Emperor like you could possess?"

Old Yao paused.

As though he had suddenly thought of something.

He immediately continued, "How about this!"

"Though your talent is ordinary, you and I can still be considered fated to meet!"

"If you are willing today to become Yao Chen's nominal disciple, just like that brat Fa Ma, I can consider passing down an Earth Rank Low ice-element cultivation art to you."

"Master, please accept your disciple's bow!"

With such an opportunity before him.

Hai Bodong did not hesitate in the slightest.

He immediately bowed his head and paid his respects.

After finishing the ceremony, he seemed to think of something.

He turned to Old Yao and asked, "Master, why am I only a nominal disciple?"

"Hmph! You brat!"

"You really get a bargain and still complain!"

"Hehe! Whether you can become an inner disciple of mine, Yao Chen, will depend on your future performance!"

Old Yao paused before continuing.

"Um... take it. This is the Earth Rank ice-element cultivation art you wanted, the Ice Muscle Jade Bone Art."

"I obtained this cultivation art by chance in some ruins while traveling across the continent in my early years."

"Though it is only Earth Rank Low, if you can cultivate the body-tempering method recorded within it to great mastery and attain an Ice Muscle Jade Bone Body."

"Then your poor aptitude for Dou Qi cultivation will improve greatly as well!"

"What! This is actually a cultivation art that can improve a cultivator's aptitude for Dou Qi cultivation!"

Hai Bodong exclaimed in astonishment.

"Well? Do you still think being only Yao Chen's nominal disciple is not worth it?"

Old Yao remarked faintly from the side.

"This disciple, Hai Bodong, thanks Master for your great kindness!"

Holding the cultivation art, Hai Bodong bowed gratefully, somewhat embarrassed.

After that, Hai Bodong said no more.

He went directly into the wooden house he had newly built in the small valley and began switching from his old cultivation art to the new one.

Several days later, since it was merely a normal conversion between cultivation arts of the same attribute, within the cultivation room of the wooden house.

Hai Bodong, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Successfully completed the conversion to the new cultivation art.

Then, with a casual thought, he opened the Attribute Panel, which he had not used in a long time.

Immediately afterward, a column of basic information about him appeared before Hai Bodong's eyes.

Host: Hai Bodong

Dou Qi Realm: Seven-Star Dou Emperor

Soul Realm: Late Mortal Realm

Divine Blood Realm: Not Awakened

Cultivation Art: Ice Muscle Jade Bone Art (Earth Rank Low)

Dou Skills: Ice Spirit Armor (Mysterious Rank Low), Ice Round Blade (Mysterious Rank Low), Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill (Mysterious Rank Low), Ice Wings (Mysterious Rank Middle), Multiple Ice Layers (Mysterious Rank High), Condensing Ice Mirror (Mysterious Rank Middle), Mysterious Ice Giant Shield (Mysterious Rank High), Multiple Ice Blades (Mysterious Rank High), Mysterious Ice Dance (Mysterious Rank High), Ice Blade Storm (Mysterious Rank High), Cold Qi Condensation (Mysterious Rank Low), Mysterious Ice Spike Wall (Mysterious Rank High), Mysterious Ice Giant Cone (Mysterious Rank High), Myriad Flowers Ice Mirror (Earth Rank Low), Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar (Earth Rank Low)...

Time Wheel Hourglass: Cooling Down

Looking at this information, Hai Bodong thought to himself:

Hmm...? This Divine Blood Realm has not awakened yet! I remember when I asked that old fellow Fifth Master Liu whether he knew anything about the Divine Blood Realm.

Although that old fellow hid it well, ever since then, I have always felt that the way he looked at me became somewhat strange.

Ah... forget it!

I can't be bothered to think about it any further. In the end...

That old fellow Fifth Master Liu has treated me quite well, so I can't exactly use force against him over this.

Right, according to the operating information for this Chaos Seed called the Time Wheel Hourglass, the divine blood within me seems to have come from a high-dimensional lifeform named the Tuhulu God.

Since the honorific name of this deity contains the word "fire," perhaps devouring a Heavenly Flame might activate the divine blood hidden within my body!

While Hai Bodong was quietly pondering this, Old Yao noticed that he had finished converting his cultivation art.

At that moment, he suddenly emerged from the Bone Flame Ring.

Then he said to Hai Bodong, "What are you thinking about, brat? You're so absorbed in thought!"

"Um, Master!"

"Could you separate a wisp of subsidiary flame from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame within your body so that your disciple may verify an immature guess?"

Faced with Hai Bodong's sudden request.

Though Yao Chen was somewhat puzzled, it was not an excessive request.

Thus, without much hesitation, he separated a wisp of subsidiary flame from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in his body.

Then he held it in his palm.

Seeing this, Hai Bodong, who had always been straightforward.

Did not stand on ceremony.

He directly wrapped the wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Flame's subsidiary flame that Old Yao offered him in his own Dou Qi.

Immediately afterward, Hai Bodong swallowed several.

Rank 5 Pills he had previously obtained.

From old Fa Ma.

Which could assist in refining Heavenly Flames.

Then, fully prepared, he began attempting to refine this wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Flame's subsidiary flame.