Battle Through the Heavens: I confronted Xiao Yan, and he begged me to be his elder brother.

Chapter 25 Hai Bodong's Shock, Map in Hand

The white mist inside the store disappeared, revealing its original appearance.

Amidst the shattered pieces of wood, lay an elderly man with white hair. His withered face was marked by strikingly dark eye sockets.

Hun Cang stood before the old man, looking down at him, and said, "Ice Emperor, are you giving up now?"

Fight? How? Hai Bo glanced at him sideways, not even wanting to speak. His only reliance couldn't even restrain him, so what chance did he have of winning?

Feeling uncomfortable being stared at, Hai Bodong snapped, "What are you still looking at? You've won. Do with me as you please!"

The more they tell me not to see, the more I'll insist on seeing... Hun Cang simply squatted down in front of the old man, his gaze repeatedly moving over his eye sockets, and he even made hand gestures, sighing, "The second punch wasn't thrown well, it was a little off, not quite asymmetrical."

Hai Bodong got up from the ground, annoyed, and said, "What exactly do you want, kid?"

"I've come to find you," Hun Cang replied.

Hai Bodong looked at him: "Yes, I am the Ice Emperor. You've found me. You can make your move now."

"What are you going to do?" Hun Cang was stunned.

"Kill me!!" Hai Bodong was driven mad by the torture. Where did this hothead come from?

Hun Cang asked, puzzled, "Why would I want to kill you?"

Hai Bodong glared at him and said, "If you're not going to kill me, why are you looking for me?"

Hun Cang shrugged: "Who said we're looking for you to kill you?"

"Otherwise, do you think I've been living in seclusion for over twenty years because... um? Wait, weren't you sent by that group?" Hai Bodong was about to lose his temper when he suddenly froze halfway through his sentence.

He stared at Hun Cang for a moment, then asked, "What's your name?"

"Soul Cang".

"No, it really isn't..." Hai Bodong was taken aback, then immediately realized: "Then why didn't you explain when you saw me make a move?"

Hun Cang was taken aback: "Why should I explain?"

You're just an old geezer whose power is sealed; you can't hurt me at all.

On the contrary, it's a good opportunity for me to practice on someone.

How great.

Why... Hai Bodong turned his back, covered his face with his hands, and looked like he was about to cry. If you had just said one word, the old man wouldn't have had to take those two punches for nothing.

It hurts so much...

After calming himself down, Hai Bodong pushed the smashed items aside, reopened the shop door, and went back behind the counter.

Looking at Hun Cang, he asked, "Speak, what do you want with me?"

When the conversation turned to business, Hun Cang put away his smile and said seriously, "I heard that the Ice Emperor knows some information about the strange fire in the Tagor Desert."

"Who told you that?" Hai Bodong's expression hardened slightly.

Hun Cang laughed and said, "Sorry, that's a secret."

Hai Bodong chuckled and said, "You said you heard it, so it must be someone spreading rumors. How could an old man like me possibly venture deep into the desert? The snake people there are no pushovers."

Hun Cang said seriously, "What I've heard is all based on facts. You don't need to try to lie to me; it's useless."

He seemed to have some kind of confidence... Observing Hun Cang's expression, Hai Bodong felt a little uneasy. He had indeed gathered some information about the Strange Fire.

However, that intelligence was something he kept for the future, something he could rely on to make deals with people if the right opportunity came along.

Furthermore, this information is also related to whether his strength can be restored to its peak.

Therefore, Hai Bodong lowered his eyelids and said in a deep voice, "Please go back. I don't know about the strange fire you mentioned."

Hun Cang's gaze narrowed slightly: "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you and then find my own way?"

Hai Bodong laughed upon hearing this: "Don't threaten me with death. I've lived most of my life; what storms haven't I weathered?"

"Are you sure?" Hun Cang, who had been leaning over the counter, slowly straightened up, seemingly at a loss. He turned and walked away.

"I thought you were quite pitiful, given your age and how the Serpent Sealing Curse had reduced your strength to less than one-tenth. I was thinking that if I could get the Strange Fire, I would help you solve this problem. But it seems you are not destined for it."

He actually knew?! And he's an alchemist?! Hai Bodong's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Hun Cang, who had walked to the door, pondered for a moment, and then raised his hand, saying, "Wait!"

Hun Cang turned around, watched Hai Bodong emerge from behind the counter, and chuckled, "Remember now?"

"Are you an alchemist?" Hai Bodong asked.

Hun Cang nodded.

Hai Bodong asked again, "What grade of pills can you refine?"

Ever since his powers were sealed, he had been searching for a way to break the seal, and finally he found a prescription.

If one can refine the above-mentioned elixir and consume it, one can break the seal that Queen Medusa left on one's body.

However, that pill was a sixth-grade pill.

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"Seventh rank," Hun Cang said.

Rank 7? So young? Hai Bodong's eyes widened, his gaze filled with suspicion as he scrutinized him from head to toe. He took a few steps back and sighed, "Forget it, you should just leave."

Huh? Hun Cang was stunned. What happened? Why did Hai Bodong change his mind after he said it?

He asked, "Don't you want to break the seal anymore?"

Hai Bodong looked at him and said, "Of course I want to. But young man, you underestimate me. I've lived to a ripe old age, and I'm not so easily fooled."

You look to be no more than twenty years old, and you're a seventh-grade alchemist? That's ridiculous!

"Then you have no idea what a life of cheat codes is..." Hun Cang thought to himself, unleashing his full power.

A powerful surge of fighting spirit coursed through his body, pressing down on Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong's gaunt face suddenly changed, and he took several steps back, his face filled with disbelief.

"You, you...you are the Dou Huang?" Hai Bodong's voice trembled.

Hun Cang withdrew his aura, slightly raised his chin, and smiled, "Have you ever seen such a young Dou Huang before?"

Hai Bodong's face still showed a look of shock. He shook his head, his expression wavering, and asked with some lingering unease, "But how can you prove your alchemy skills?"

"Why don't you bring me a set of ingredients for a seventh-grade pill, and I'll refine it for you myself?" Hun Cang was a little annoyed; this old guy really had a lot of things to do.

Hai Bodong gave a wry smile. "Do you think the ingredients for a seventh-grade elixir are like cabbages on the street, something you can just buy whenever you want?"

After pondering for a long time, Hai Bodong decided to take a gamble: "Alright, I'll trust you this once."

Hun Cang smiled and said, "That's more like it. You were once one of the top ten Dou Huang experts, yet you have no backbone at all."

The two returned to the counter, and Hai Bodong took out a map from his storage ring.

"These are the three places I've explored that are most likely to contain strange fire. You'll have to find them yourself," Hai Bodong said.

Looking at the mark on it, Hun Cang reached out to take it, but after tugging at it a couple of times, he found that Hai Bodong was holding it very tightly. He sighed and said, "Can you just say what you have to say all at once?"

Hai Bodong smiled sheepishly: "Actually, I'd like to ask you for a small favor. I've collected most of the medicinal herbs for alchemy, except for the last one, the Sand Mandrake."

"Okay, this is no problem." Hun Cang was not surprised at all and agreed immediately before taking the map.

He glanced at it twice, put it into his storage ring, and turned to leave.

When they reached the door, he paused briefly: "Don't wander off these days. If I can't find you, don't blame me if you miss out."

"No, no..." Hai Bodong quickly agreed, watching Hun Cang leave.

(End of this chapter)