Hai Bodong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Before his seclusion, Hai Bodong earned the title of Ice Emperor and a place among the Jia Ma Empire’s Ten Great Experts. His recorded exploits included dueling the Nine-Star Dou Emperor Yun Shan atop Misty Cloud Mountain and killing a Dou Emperor and a Dou Wang at the Four Great Empires’ tournament. He had also participated in numerous battles between humans and the Snake-People Tribe 1 19 30.

Twenty years before meeting Luo Yang, he obtained an ancient map fragment in the Tagor Desert. Queen Medusa pursued and gravely injured him, sealing his cultivation at Dou Ling. Concealing his identity, he settled in Mo City and opened a map shop. He divided the fragment into two pieces, displaying one to attract someone who might recognize its value and help restore his strength 1 4.

Appearance

• During seclusion: An elderly man with entirely white hair, a withered but steady drawing hand, and an unkempt beard 1 5.
• After recovering his cultivation: Fewer wrinkles, firmer and more spirited eyes, trimmed white hair and beard, and a muscular build that gave him the appearance of a rejuvenated middle-aged man 5.
• Clothing: Wore a light gray combat outfit when departing Mo City 5.
• When using Ice Plain Earth: His pupils turned deep ice blue, while his beard and hair rose under the influence of his Dou Qi 14.

Personality

Hai Bodong is cautious, pragmatic, and direct. He openly dislikes evasive conversation and distrusts offers without an apparent price. Even while discussing the removal of his seal, he secretly prepared ice Dou Qi so he could fight or flee. He accepted Rongrong’s terms only after weighing the danger against the prospect of dying with his cultivation suppressed 1 2.

His pride as the Ice Emperor coexists with an ability to recognize stronger opponents. After Rongrong effortlessly erased his ice, he withdrew his pressure and apologized. Witnessing Luo Yang’s giant transformation later convinced him to abandon his remaining arrogance and fully support Luo Yang as the best prospect for both himself and the Mittel Family 3 21 27.

Medusa remains a source of lasting terror: he suffered nightmares about their encounter and still trembled when meeting her again. Nevertheless, he accompanied the party into her territory and defended Luo Yang against Mo Bass. He also showed compassion for Qing Lin’s suffering and refused to leave her side when Lu Man attacked 2 11 30 50.

Abilities & Skills

Ice-Attribute Dou Qi

Hai Bodong manipulates ice into weapons, armor, barriers, and large-scale terrain alterations 14 19 29.

• Creates ice spears and volleys of large, spiral-tipped ice spikes 14 50.
• Produces enough cold to make snow fall in the desert; he was also reputed to have frozen an entire city in anger 14 19.
• Instantly froze Yue Mei, interrupting her self-detonation before she completed its final hand seal 28.
• His ice-attribute Dou Qi is disadvantaged by the intense heat of an underground magma cavern 15.

Ice Plain Earth

A large-area freezing technique used to expose Queen Medusa’s buried underground passage 14.

• Froze every visible stretch of desert and extended hundreds of meters below the surface 14.
• Allowed him to perceive the passage accurately through the ice 14.
• Stabilized the surrounding sand against collapse; he then split it open with an ice spear 14.
• The resulting frozen region spanned dozens of li and attracted mercenaries and magical beasts seeking relief from the heat 18.

Defensive Techniques

• Ice Spirit Armor: Condenses surrounding icy mist into a thick suit of ice armor 19.
• Myriad Flower Ice Mirror: Raises a ten-zhang-high ice wall composed of honeycomb-like hexagons. It blocked the Snake-People Holy City guards’ entire volley of poisoned arrows 29.
• Ice barriers: Can create a transparent wall rapidly enough to interrupt an attempted abduction 49.

Mysterious Ice Spinning Kill

A spear-based attack accompanied by sweeping cold winds, ice, and snow 19.

• Forced human-sized Tiga to evade rather than receive the attack directly 19.
• Clashed head-on with a Zeperion Ray, though the explosion sent Hai Bodong flying considerably farther than Luo Yang 19.

Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring

His signature full-power technique manifests nine enormous, lifelike ice dragons, each dozens of meters long 19.

• Its force was described as sufficient to make even a peak Dou Emperor brace for the attack 19.
• Failed to injure Luo Yang’s 55-meter Tiga form; all nine dragons shattered against its body 19.
• Did little damage to the stronger Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor during their battle 50.

Flight and Combat Experience

• Dou Qi Wings: Forms ice wings for sustained flight. He could pursue Luo Yang across hundreds of kilometers, but could not match Sky Type Tiga’s speed and became exhausted by the chase 18 19.
• Close-range pressure: Used repeated spear attacks to prevent Luo Yang from charging another Zeperion Ray 19.
• Threat recognition: Immediately identified Yue Mei’s attempt at self-detonation 28.
• Tracking: Examined dried blood and scents to identify four escape trails, although Luo Yang located Yue Mei along a fifth route with the Sparklence 27.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Ring — Used to store the concealed portion of his ancient map fragment 4.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment — Divided into two pieces as part of his effort to find help removing the seal. He gave the hidden piece to Luo Yang after recovering his cultivation 4.
• Adversity Breaking Pill recipe — Offered as a possible means of removing Medusa’s seal; Rongrong used her own technique instead 2.
• Ice spear — A weapon formed from Dou Qi rather than a permanently carried spear 14 19.
• Promised cultivation pills — Rongrong conditionally promised him an Emperor’s Extreme Pill and a Sect Breaking Pill if an opportunity arose. Their delivery is not documented in the supplied chapters 14 47.

Relationships

• Luo Yang — Employer and ally. Their arrangement developed from a negotiated exchange into Hai Bodong’s wholehearted commitment after he witnessed Luo Yang’s power. He later expressed complete confidence in Luo Yang’s entrapment plan 2 21 27 48.
• Tushan Rongrong — Benefactor and recruiter. She removed his seal, secured his support, and encouraged further cooperation through the prospect of cultivation pills. He respects both her strength and her authority within the party 2 3 14 24.
• Mittel Family — His established family connection. His agreement with Rongrong included supporting Luo Yang alongside the Mittel Family in a possible conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect or Jia Ma Imperial Family 2.
• Qing Lin — A young companion he treats protectively. He sympathized with her past suffering, reassured her about Luo Yang’s safety, and defended her against Heavenly Snake Mansion’s abductors 11 48 49 50.
• Queen Medusa — Former enemy who injured and sealed him. Her memory continued to frighten him even after his restoration, though he returned to her territory with Luo Yang 1 2 30.
• Mo Bass — Longstanding enemy from his earlier visit to the Snake-People Tribe. Hai Bodong subdued him when he attacked Luo Yang, sparing him to avoid disrupting the marriage proposal 30 32.
• Yue Ti Xia — Temporarily guarded her before his departure for the Jia Ma Empire; Black Donkey A Zhu was selected to replace him 47.
• Lu Man and Bai Ya — Opponents attempting to abduct Qing Lin for Heavenly Snake Mansion. Lu Man forced him to defend Qing Lin while Bai Ya, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, engaged him directly 49 50.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment and Restoration

Luo Yang and Rongrong approached Hai Bodong at Ancient Map and revealed their knowledge of his identity, history, and seal. In exchange for restoring his cultivation, they requested his and the Mittel Family’s support against possible imperial or sect opposition, as well as his presence on their journey to the Snake-People Tribe. He accepted, regained his Dou Emperor strength, and surrendered his hidden map piece to Luo Yang 1 2 3 4.

Tagor Desert Expedition

After accompanying the party to Stone Desert City, Hai Bodong briefly left to settle unspecified old scores. He later froze the desert around Medusa’s buried passage, opened a route underground, and guarded the surface while the others explored the magma cavern 6 10 14 15.

His subsequent spar with Luo Yang began as an opportunity to guide a junior. Instead, Tiga’s giant form shattered his strongest attack and demonstrated power beyond anything he had experienced from Yun Shan or Medusa. The encounter persuaded him to commit fully to Luo Yang 18 19 20 21.

Snake-People Holy City

Hai Bodong prevented Yue Mei’s self-detonation, blocked the Holy City’s poisoned arrows, and subdued Mo Bass when the commander attacked Luo Yang. Despite his fear of Medusa, he supported the approach to her court, then waited outside while Rongrong conducted the marriage negotiations 28 29 30 32.

Salt City and the Abduction Attempt

On the journey back toward the Jia Ma Empire, Hai Bodong drove Bulkhead and helped implement Luo Yang’s plan to lure the Mo Clan. He had previously spread information about Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, then remained with the real Qing Lin while Luo Yang acted as her disguised double 48.

When Lu Man attempted to seize Qing Lin, Hai Bodong intervened and refused to be drawn away from her. Lu Man summoned the stronger Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to occupy him while she pursued Qing Lin herself. His ice dragons failed to seriously injure the beast; an unidentified voice interrupted the abduction attempt before its outcome was shown 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“Please speak plainly. I don't like beating around the bush...” 2

“Fine! As long as my strength is restored, what's wrong with joining you for another wild ride?!” 2

“Good thing I'm not his enemy...” 21

Trivia

• Recruiting Hai Bodong deliberately takes a future benefactor away from Xiao Yan’s original path. Securing his allegiance and map fragment earns Luo Yang cause and effect for activating figurines 1 4.
• His enthusiasm for driving Bulkhead and singing its onboard music earns him the nickname “Ice Emperor MC.” He performs “Mountains of Blades and Seas of Fire” and improvises lyrics about fighting Yun Shan, selling maps, breaking his seal, and investing in Luo Yang 48.