Chapter 255: Ice! I Have Returned!!
Tides… sorry, Ice! I have returned!
Feeling as though he had returned to his peak, Hai Bodong flew out from the cold, damp tunnel and appeared under the sunlight. Hovering in midair, he looked at the bright, warm sunshine outside. Instinctively, he reached out to grab the sunlight from the sky, wanting to feel its warmth. It had been twenty years, and he had once again found the perspective of a Dou Huang.
Then, basking in the sunlight, Hai Bodong looked down at Jiang Lin and Xiao Yan, who were looking up at him. A flash of brilliance appeared in his eyes, and he spread his beautiful, ice-crystal-like Dou Huang wings and slowly flew toward the two.
The usually domineering Hai Bodong had been forced and humiliated by others?
He, who was always proud and unruly, had been so insulted?
Hmph!
Hai Bodong coldly snorted in midair, looking down at the two below, full of spirit as he said, "This emperor's strength has been restored. Although due to some aftereffects, I have only recovered to two-star Dou Huang strength, I am still grateful to you. I owe you a favor. If you need help in the future, I can lend you a hand."
Although the Ice Emperor was cold and proud, Hai Bodong, as a Dou Huang, thought that he should not stoop to the level of these ignorant juniors.
Hmm… Well, the Breaking Chaos Pill is real, which means Xiao Yan is indeed a 6th-grade alchemist, capable of refining 6th-grade pills. Such an alchemist is not someone Hai Bodong would want to offend. Furthermore, there's Jiang Lin, who seems to be only a Great Dou Master, but Hai Bodong could sense that he was not someone simple.
His strength had returned to two-star Dou Huang, yet he still couldn't see through Jiang Lin?
'Even though my strength has recovered to Dou Huang, I still feel a trace of danger from Jiang Lin. Strange, truly strange!' Hai Bodong muttered in his heart. In his usual mindset, he couldn't quite comprehend how Jiang Lin's physical realm surpassed his Dou Qi cultivation. He instinctively thought Jiang Lin was still hiding something.
"Well, just so happens, I have a request." Xiao Yan grinned at Hai Bodong and then told him about his plan to visit Yun Lan Sect.
"Yun Lan Sect? A chance to get a Dou Huang to act is very rare. You sure don't hold back," Hai Bodong said as he dispersed his Dou Qi wings and landed on the ground. He had no intention of being enemies with Xiao Yan and the others. There was no need for them to be enemies; if they were truly enemies, he wouldn't have allowed his strength to be restored.
Could there really be someone who complains that their enemy's attack is not strong enough?
"Since I can refine 6th-grade pills, my future relations with the Ice Emperor will certainly not be few," Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong nodded upon hearing this. Xiao Yan was right. An alchemist who could refine 6th-grade pills had energy and value beyond imagination, capable of gathering many powerful individuals around him.
"You're right. With your ability to refine 6th-grade pills, I can't imagine how many people will want to ask for your help in the future. No need to call me Ice Emperor anymore. Since I'm old, you can just call me Hai Lao," Hai Bodong said. Since they had decided to turn hostility into friendship, Hai Bodong casually made his request sound more informal.
Xiao Yan grinned upon hearing this, his dark and deep eyes flashing with a trace of mischievous satisfaction. Now, he had a Dou Huang bodyguard by his side, so he wouldn't have to trouble Yao Lao for everything.
"Pleasure doing business, Hai Lao."
"Hmm." Hai Bodong nodded slightly and then said, "I will protect your safety for a year. If you don't encounter any danger in that time, I'll have fulfilled my promise. But if danger comes, I'll help you once."
After a few more words of pleasantries, Hai Bodong asked, "Where do you plan to go now? Are you heading directly to Gamma Holy City? It's been a while since I've been there. I wonder if anything has changed."
"I need to stop by Shimo City first. I still have some things to take care of there," Xiao Yan explained his itinerary to Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong simply nodded, not expressing any opinion. "Go wherever you want. I'll go with you."
"Alright then! Let's set off now. Do you have anything left to pack?" Xiao Yan glanced around at Hai Bodong's small courtyard. It had been Hai Bodong's home for over ten years and contained many of his memories.
"This place? Heh, there's nothing to pack. Let's go," Hai Bodong said, glancing at the courtyard before heading toward the exit.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan glanced at Jiang Lin before following Hai Bodong outside.
Before long, they appeared outside Shimo City in a desolate, uninhabited desert. Hai Bodong asked Xiao Yan and Jiang Lin, "Should we walk there, or do you want me to carry you?"
Whoosh!
In response, four leaf-shaped feathers shot out from Xiao Yan's storage ring, then clicked into place on the black armor hidden under his black robe. The next moment, a deep red light-wing spread out, and Xiao Yan soared into the air!
"This?!" Hai Bodong was stunned as he looked at the four-leaf feathered wings on Xiao Yan's back. "Feather Sheath? Four-leaf Feather Sheath? You actually got your hands on one of these?"
But soon, Hai Bodong muttered to himself, "Well, you're already a 6th-grade alchemist. The Four-leaf Feather Sheath is rare, but it's not something you can't obtain."
"Didn't expect Hai Lao to know about the Feather Sheath?" Xiao Yan, surprised, looked at Hai Bodong. He had assumed the man was just a secluded Dou Huang from a remote area.
"You think I'm some fool?" Hai Bodong's beautiful ice-crystal wings appeared behind him as he rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan. "Although I'm not in Gamma Holy City anymore, I still have access to important information. After all, I need to find materials for the Breaking Chaos Pill. Without some connections, it would be impossible to gather the materials for such 6th-grade pills."
"Though the Feather Sheath hasn't been around for long, the major families in the Gamma Empire know a thing or two about it. I know about it too. This flying Dou Qi artifact might not be everywhere in a few years, but at least every city in the Gamma Empire should have one." As Hai Bodong spoke of the Feather Sheath, there was a slight admiration in his tone. He had only heard of such a thing before, but this was the first time he had seen it in person.
"However, the rumors are about the two-leaf Feather Sheath. Your four-leaf version—rumor has it that the limit is designed for Dou Wang. I wonder if it's true."
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