Hai Bo Dong Unsealed, Settlement

Hai Bo Dong Unsealed, Settlement

As soon as he stepped into the inn, Chen Xiao saw Qing Lin in the main hall, sprawled over a small table laden with food, boredly fiddling with the bowls and chopsticks.

The little girl seemed somewhat distracted, and only noticed him when Chen Xiao had walked up close.

Then she sprang up with a start.

"Young Master, you're back!"

Chen Xiao smiled and nodded, glancing at the food on the table that had already gone half-cold. He was not particularly surprised.

For someone who had suffered hardship since childhood, you only needed to treat them sincerely to receive tenfold, even a hundredfold in return.

"Sit. Let's eat together."

He did not make a fuss and blame her for not listening.

These seemingly insignificant little details made Chen Xiao, who had always been alone, feel warmth in his heart as well.

"Mm-hm, I'll serve rice for Young Master~"

Qing Lin answered sweetly, filling a bowl to the brim for Chen Xiao, then scooping a small half-bowl for herself before sitting to the side, happily enjoying this rare leisurely time.

For the next few days, Mo City was especially quiet.

Chen Xiao also returned to his previous routine. Every day, he woke from cultivation, went outside the city to spar with Hai Bo Dong for an hour, then headed to the edge of the desert to temper himself.

Again and again, day after day.

Until the morning of the seventh day, while Chen Xiao was locked in combat with Hai Bo Dong, a familiar bewitching figure appeared like a ghost on the open ground behind Chen Xiao.

At the sight of that beautiful woman who had appeared so suddenly, Hai Bo Dong, who had originally held a steady upper hand, shuddered involuntarily, and even the Ice Spear in his hand trembled slightly a few times.

For a moment, he was full of openings and took a solid strike from the back of Chen Xiao's blade.

Sensing Hai Bo Dong's abnormal state, Chen Xiao stopped and looked back, only then understanding the reason.

Today, Medusa Queen had changed into a luxurious purple brocade robe. She approached gracefully, her oppressive aura as strong as ever.

But if one looked carefully, they would be astonished to find that her complexion was slightly paler than when they had last met, and on her naturally alluring face, her expression was not as composed as before.

"It seems Your Majesty has already gained something."

Medusa Queen nodded slightly at Chen Xiao, but said nothing.

The next moment, her autumn-water eyes glanced behind Chen Xiao, toward a certain Ice Emperor whose expression was awkward and whose gaze was drifting.

After clearly seeing Hai Bo Dong's current state, Medusa Queen's gaze narrowed slightly.

"The grudges of the past are written off from here on."

As her words fell, Medusa Queen formed a seal with one hand. A stream of purple serpentine Dou Qi coiled around her palm, and with a casual wave, it shot toward Hai Bo Dong.

Hai Bo Dong instinctively wanted to dodge, but only after lifting his foot did he belatedly realize that Medusa Queen had not come today to beat him up. He immediately drew his right foot back without batting an eye, letting that serpentine Dou Qi strike him and swiftly burrow into his body.

After one last glance at Chen Xiao, Medusa Queen turned and left expressionlessly. In the blink of an eye, she vanished from sight.

It was not that she had forgotten the map that had fallen into Hai Bo Dong's hands back then, but after so many years, the map's value could no longer be judged by the standards of the past.

If the opportunity recorded on that map were truly useful, Hai Bo Dong would not still be in such a state now.

Therefore, that map was either something as tasteless as chicken ribs, or it was simply not something figures of their level could covet.

Moreover, she had now obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame. Next, she would inevitably have to prepare for her evolution.

During this period, there was no need to create more trouble.

"She's injured!"

Sensing Medusa Queen's abnormal condition, Chen Xiao felt even more certain inwardly.

However, this was within expectations.

After all, in the original trajectory, Medusa Queen had also been heavily wounded when she took away the Green Lotus Core Flame.

The Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth, was not so easy to deal with.

What made Chen Xiao want to laugh even more was that this Ice Emperor, who was several levels weaker than even Medusa Queen, had already long since started studying the Fragment Map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame...

[Subsequent pre-pay completed.]

[Current available pre-pay count: One!]

Sinking his mind into his head and seeing that the pre-pay information had already changed, Chen Xiao smiled broadly.

This subsequent part had indeed taken quite a long time.

However, a cultivation method was a necessity for cultivation. There was nothing that could be done about that.

Chen Xiao did not rush to start the next pre-pay. He planned to study it after going back. Over these years, he had gained quite a few inspirations, and he needed to try them one by one, then understand this pre-pay even more thoroughly.

Temporarily suppressing his stray thoughts, Chen Xiao turned to look at Hai Bo Dong.

After that serpentine Dou Qi entered his body, the old fellow had closed his eyes. Who knew whether he was trying to act cool or simply did not quite dare to face Medusa Queen directly.

"Ice Emperor, are you still well?"

Hai Bo Dong had been waiting for that question for a long time. At those words, his tightly shut eyes snapped open, brilliant light flashing within them. His aura was vast as an abyss, utterly different from what it had been only a few minutes ago.

Even his slightly disheveled white hair stirred without wind, cold lingering around him without dispersing. His aged face seemed to have grown ten years younger in an instant.

"Good! Very good!"

"I have never felt so clear-headed and refreshed!"

"It feels as though I can see rebirth, because from this day on, I, Ice Emperor Hai Bo Dong, will no longer be bound!"

A pair of dazzling ice-blue wings slowly unfurled from Hai Bo Dong's back, lifting his body gradually into the air.

Hai Bo Dong spread his arms wide, Dou Qi surging wildly through him as seals formed rapidly at his fingertips.

The next moment, four ice dragons dozens of zhang long manifested behind him. With a point of his finger, they charged toward a distant mountain peak amid waves of roaring.

Boom! Boom!

Dust filled the sky, and the earth trembled.

When the smoke cleared, that mountain peak had already been utterly destroyed.

"I, Hai Bo Dong, am no ungrateful man. Mystic Ice Dragon Flight was the consummate skill that made this Old Man famous in the past. Chen Xiao, you helped me break the seal, so today, this Old Man will gift you an opportunity!"

As his words fell, streaks of flowing light shot from Hai Bo Dong's fingertips.

Chen Xiao circulated his Dou Qi and caught them, but the web between his thumb and forefinger was jolted until it ached faintly.

He focused on what was in his hands. They were scrolls mainly in ice-blue hues.

Ice Emperor Scripture!

Mystic Ice Dragon Flight!

Whirlwind Ice Kill!

Ice Mirror...

There were cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, offensive types, and defensive types as well.

Calling it a complete inheritance would not be an exaggeration at all!

From then on, at the very least before becoming a Dou Zong, Chen Xiao no longer needed to worry about having too few methods.

These things in his hands were already enough!

"Old Hai is the Grand Elder of my Mite'er Family. Chen Xiao, you helped Old Hai break the seal, and to my Mite'er Family, that is also a favor. These are the two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills promised to you, as well as a highest-grade VIP Card. With this card, no matter where you go, as long as there is a Mitre Auction House, you will be one of the most Esteemed Guests of my Mite'er Family!"

The commotion Hai Bo Dong caused was rather great, and Teng Shan, who had been in the city, had also sensed it. He rushed to the scene at once.

Seeing that Hai Bo Dong had already gifted quite a few items, he immediately took out two jade bottles and an exquisite, luxurious crystal card.

He matched the bet!

And kept matching it!