Chapter 233 Fighting the Emperor
Hearing this, Hai Bodong's mouth twitched. When he recovered his strength, he would be a Dou Huang. No matter how powerful Xiao Yan was, he was only a Grand Dou Master before. Even if he improved, he would only be a Dou Ling. How could he be his opponent?

However, Hai Bodong had no time to think about other things at this time. Lifting the seal was the most important thing. After thanking Xiao Yan again, he couldn't wait to go to the secret room.

Unexpectedly, Hai Bodong was stunned by the scene in front of him as soon as he entered the secret room. Looking at the dense vines in the secret room, he thought he had gone to the wrong place.

"It's really terrifying. The aura emitted from the light has created such a momentum. If you take it completely..." Hai Bodong looked at the small jade bottle in his hand excitedly. At this moment, even if the pill cannot break the seal, its value is definitely not lower than that of the Evil-Breaking Pill, and it may even be more valuable.

Hai Bodong sat cross-legged on the stone platform, adjusted his mind, opened the bottle stopper, and poured out the pills inside.

Smelling the elixir containing the rich breath of life up close, Hai Bodong felt as if he was in a fairyland. He could no longer bear it and stuffed the elixir into his mouth.

After Xiao Yan stayed outside for a while, he noticed that cold air was constantly coming out of the secret room. He knew that Hai Bodong was breaking the seal, and smiled slightly, "I'm really looking forward to what you will become!"

"Bang!" A loud bang was suddenly heard in the secret room, and immediately afterwards, a horrifying energy ripple spread out in all directions. Wherever it passed was like a cold wave, freezing everything into ice crystals.

Xiao Yan hurriedly used his soul power to condense into a cover to wrap up the entire store. If the energy ripples were allowed to spread, it would cause considerable damage.

However, the energy ripples only lasted for a moment before dissipating.

Hai Bodong walked out of the secret room and was shocked when he saw the cover that covered the entire shop. He was too excited before and failed to control himself, which resulted in energy leakage. He thought it would cause damage, but he was unexpectedly controlled by Xiao Yan.

"Little brother, your strength is truly unfathomable!" Hai Bodong praised.

"Wow! He's quite handsome!" Xiao Yan praised sincerely as he looked at Hai Bodong, who had transformed from an old man in his eighties or nineties into a middle-aged uncle.

"It's all thanks to you, young friend. In the future, if you have any requests, Hai Bodong will never refuse." Hai Bodong cupped his hands and said respectfully.

Xiao Yan's strength is unfathomable, and he is also a sixth-rank alchemist, even more powerful than Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire. Hai Bodong really wants to curry favor with him.

"Give me the incomplete map first, and then we'll go out and practice." Xiao Yan said after stretching his muscles.

“Haha, it’s my duty!” Hai Bodong directly took out the remaining map of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire and handed it to Xiao Yan.

"Let's go!" After Xiao Yan took the incomplete map and put it into his storage ring, he flew out in a flash.

Hai Bodong naturally did not want to be outdone. He also wanted to try out how much of his strength he had recovered. With a slight tremor behind him, he flapped his huge icy wings and turned into a beam of cold light, chasing after Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong came to an uninhabited area, flying in the air, and stood facing each other.

Hai Bodong looked at Xiao Yan, with a flash of shock in his eyes, and a hint of doubt: "I am shocked that Xiao Yan has reached the Dou Ling level. I am puzzled that Xiao Yan, who is only at the Dou Ling level, has no confidence to fight against him, a Dou Huang."

However, despite his doubts, Hai Bodong would naturally not refuse Xiao Yan's request for him to be his sparring partner. He pushed his right hand forward and countless ice spikes appeared in front of him.

"Be careful!" Hai Bodong warned, then waved his right hand, and countless icy spikes quickly attacked Xiao Yan.

"There's no need for such probing moves!"

Xiao Yan raised a disdainful smile, kicked his right leg into the air, and a sound like a thunderclap resounded through the sky. His body turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Hai Bodong. He punched out, and another thunder-like explosion sounded in the air. His fist flashed with golden light, and he rushed towards Hai Bodong with an incomparable terrifying deterrence. Wherever his body passed, all the ice spikes were instantly shattered.

Hai Bodong's eyes suddenly widened, and the icy wings behind him fluttered rapidly. He quickly retreated, and as he retreated, a black ice mirror condensed in front of him in an attempt to resist Xiao Yan's attack.

But no matter how many mirrors Hai Bodong condensed, they were like paper in front of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stomped the air with his right foot again. A thunder-like explosion sounded in the air again, followed by a golden light flash. Xiao Yan's body appeared in front of Hai Bodong.

"Black Ice Shield!"

At this moment, Hai Bodong finally understood why Xiao Yan was so eager to fight with him. Originally, he was laughing at Xiao Yan for overestimating his own abilities, but now his face was crackling.

"Bang!" Xiao Yan's fist hit the semicircular ice directly. Cracks instantly appeared on the semicircular ice, which lasted only for a moment before turning into pieces.

"Multiple layers of ice!"

Hai Bodong's eyes widened. He didn't expect that the Mystical Ice Shield would be so vulnerable in front of Xiao Yan. He quickly used the Xuan-level advanced fighting skills and condensed countless ice layers in front of him to resist Xiao Yan's attack.

"Ha!" Xiao Yan shouted and punched out again. The sound like thunder resounded through the heaven and earth again. This punch actually shattered the ice layer directly. A powerful force burst out in an instant and directly shattered the ice layers.

Finally, it hit Hai Bodong's chest directly. Hai Bodong suddenly felt a sharp pain and his body trembled, but he recovered quickly.

"How come your strength has increased so much?" Hai Bodong covered his chest and looked at Xiao Yan in shock. At this moment, he felt that he seemed to have not recovered his strength and was still a Dou Ling, otherwise how could he not be able to withstand even Xiao Yan's punch.

Although Hai Bodong underestimated Xiao Yan's strength at the beginning and was a bit careless, Xiao Yan's ability to break through his triple defense showed his strength.

“Haha, be serious! Otherwise, I will not be responsible if you kill him!” Xiao Yan said with a faint smile.

Xiao Yan naturally knew that it was because Hai Bodong was careless just now, but Xiao Yan was still very satisfied with his own strength.

"Since my young friend has something to ask for, how can I, an old man, let you down?" Hai Bodong's aura suddenly surged, and the aura of a Dou Huang powerhouse suddenly burst out. A huge pressure enveloped Xiao Yan, and ice crystals began to form in the surrounding air.

"Great! This is satisfying!" After feeling the pressure that only belonged to a Dou Huang powerhouse, Xiao Yan suddenly felt extremely excited, and his aura continued to rise, as if a physical version of fire was constantly surrounding his body.

Xiao Yan stepped on the ground with his right foot, and a terrifying energy ripple formed under his feet, followed by a rumbling sound. This time, Xiao Yan's body turned into a flame, breaking through the void and rushing towards Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong naturally refused to be outdone. He flapped his wings behind him and rushed towards Xiao Yan like lightning.

"Boom!" A sound like thunder rang out, and then a terrifying energy ripple spread out in all directions. The entire space was shaking, and the generated air waves swept out the sand in the desert, forming a huge sandstorm.

As Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong's figures continued to collide in the sky, waves of energy were constantly transmitted, and these energy waves were also constantly spreading, directly changing the terrain of the desert.

(End of this chapter)