"Dou Grandmaster? No, your aura feels somewhat like a magical beast... and that fme is..." The old man's expression turned solemn. His strength was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

  His actual strength was that of a 5-star Dou Emperor, but for certain reasons, his Dou Qi had been sealed to the 2-star Dou Spirit stage. Although his Dou Qi was sealed, his Spiritual Strength and Dou Teiques were still genuinely at the Dou Emperor realm.

  His Qi Method was a High Xuan Css ice-attribute one, and he even knew a Di Css Dou Teique, not to mention a slew of Xuan Css Dou Teiques.

  Ahis ice seal of his had been broken by a mere 1-star Dou Grandmaster?!

  "Who exactly are you? her the imperial family nor the Misty Cloud Sect of the Jia Ma Empire could possibly cultivate a talent like you."

  The old man stared at Xiao Yan with a sharp gaze, a cold and domineering aura spreading out from his body.

  However, the moment the old man's icy Dou Qi came in tact with the blood-red fmes surrounding the tter, it instantly evaporated into water vapor.

  Hidden under his bck robe, Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said, "I'm just a kid passing through here to visit retives. If not for this map, I wouldn't have disturbed you, old sir."

  His words were gentle, as if bathed in a spring breeze, but the domineering attitude beh his words was clear to anyone. He was clearly the one barging in and robbing, yet he made it sound as if he was forced to do this.

  Upon hearing the other party's twisted logic, the old man suddenly started to ugh, gradually turning into wild ughter: "Hahahahaha! After being sealed by Queen Medusa for over twenty years, I, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, have now fallen so low as to be bullied by a Dou Grandmaster! How amusing!"

  Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed. This old man in front of him was actually the Ice Emperor, one of the top three among the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire from back then!

  He had heard that the Ice Emperor had disappeared for a long time. Rumors said he had died while expl some ruins, but who would have thought he had his Dou Qi sealed and was hiding i City!

  A fierce light fshed in Hai Bodong's eyes. Tiny, needle-like white ice spikes shot out from his palm with a faint whistling sound.

  The instant his spiritual perceptioed the danger, Xiao Yan quickly dehe Ten Thousa Fme in his right hand and threunch at the ining ice spikes.

  Three sharp cracks rang out, and his fist felt a cold sensation as a yer of frost formed on it. He circuted his Dou Qi, and the Ten Thousa Fme instantly vaporized the frost.

  Xiao Yan lightly blew on the remaining ice shards on his fist, his eyes narrowing slightly as a petitive spirit rose within him.

  After refining the Ten Thousa Fme, he had not had a ce to test it in real bat. Now, he happeo e face to face with a 2-star Dou Spirit who was once a formidable elite Dou Emperor.

  A strong sense of battle i surged within his heart. He wao see how far his current strength could go against a former Dou Emperor.

  'Dou Qi Armor! Mad Lion t!' Xiao Yan directly executed the Dou Teique Mad Lion t. The blood-red fmes transformed into a set of beast armor enveloping his body. A fierce, scorg blood energy spread out as a three-meter-tall illusory figure of the Eight-Winged Fme Demon Tiger appeared behind him.

  With a thunderous boom, Xiao Yaed the Exploding Steps and unched himself forward with explosive speed. He was not afraid of the so-called Ten Strong at all. Given enough time, he believed the Jia Ma Empire would reize only orue supreme expert iure—himself!

  He took the initiative to strike. His figure blurred as he appeared in front of Hai Bodong in an instant. His five fiurned into cws, sshing five blood-red stripes at him.

  "Hahahaha, e on the me see hoable you are to dare snatch my things!" Hai Bodo out a cold ugh. His withered hands quickly formed a seal, and the ice attribute Dou Qi within him surged as he softly ted, "densed Ice Mirror!"

  The white cold air around Hai Bodong suddenly swirled rapidly. In an instant, a transparent ice mirror about half a meter long and wide abruptly densed in front of him.

  Screech!!! Five ear-pierg noises echoed as Xiao Yan's attaly left five scratches on the ice mirror, uo break through his defense.

  Hai Bodong revealed a look of disdain as he looked at Xiao Yan in the air. With a wave of his hand, several dozen spiral-shaped ice spikes rapidly formed in front of him. Then, with another wave, they shot toward Xiao Yan like a torrential storm.

  Xiao Yan's feet slid across the ground for a short distance. He raised his head to look at the massive barrage of ice spikes carrying a chilling aura. His brows furrowed slightly as the eight wings of the Fme Demon Tiger illusory figure folded around his body. At the same time, he crossed his arms in front of him to block the ining attack.

  g! g! g! The sound of tless ice spikes colliding like a torrential downp out. They quickly pierced through the prote of the eight wings arated the Dou Qi armor on his hands. After that, the cold energy from the spikes formed a thick yer of i his body.

  Hai Bodong's eyebrows shot up in surprise when he saw Xiao Yan attempting to withstand his Dou Teique with just his physical body.

  This was sheer madness! His ice attribute Dou Qi was based on a High Xuan Css Qi Method. Not even a deity could save one ohe cold energy ehe heart. Ahe other party was trying to resist it with his bare flesh?!

  "Ha!" Xiao Yan's body trembled as the roar of ten thousas resounded from within him. All the frost on his body was bsted away. The Fme Mantra circuted at extreme speed as Xiao Yan switched fmes. The Nihility Dev Fme revolved inside him, and any invading cold energy without exception became nourishment for it.

  Moreover, the Ten Thousa Fme had already strengthened his body to the level of a magical beast's physique. Hai Bodong's spiral ice spikes had only pierced through the Dou Qi armor but failed to pee his arms!

  Xiao Yan charged forward once more with a thunderous boom. His right fist pulled back like a drawn bow, muscles bulging to the extreme. He smashed his fist directly onto the ice mirror.

  Oe Bst—Ten Thousa Colpsing Fist!

  The ice mirror shattered with a bang. Xiao Yan's punch was like ten thousand stampedis as it instantly crushed the solid ice mirror and tis destructive trajectory toward Hai Bodong.

  Hai Bodong's scalp instantly went numb as he saw the fist smash through his ice mirror! What kind of human-shaped monster was this?!

  Had the world ged during the time he had been hiding?! Or had he gotten rusty from not fighting for so long?!

  His hands quickly formed a seal. At this moment, it was as if the former Ice Emperor had returned, filled with unstoppable resolve. Instead of dodging, he met the attack with his own palm strike.

  His hands quickly formed a seal. At this moment, it was as if the former Ice Emperor filled with an unyielding spirit had returned. Instead of dodging, he met the attack with his own palm strike.

  "Ice Sky Palm!"

  Fist and palm collided, and the csh of two opposing energies unleashed a terrifying shockwave that swept through the entire shop. Shelves, books, tables, and chairs were thrown into the air, while maps scattered like leaves in a storm.

  "Ice Explosion!"

  "Hidden Force, Erupt!"

  Two explosi out almost simultaneously. The eightfold hidden force of the Oe Bst erupted. Hai Bodoreated eight steps before stabilizing his body. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan was sent flying but mao flip in the air and spread his Eagle Wings to stabilize himself.

  Xiao Yaire right hand turremely pale. Even the Nihility Dev Fme needed some time to devour this ice-cold energy. However, Hai Bodong was not faring aer. The terrifying aspect of the Hidden Force was the internal injuries it caused.

  In terms of Dou Teiques, Xiao Yahe advah his Ten Thousa Fme-enhanced Oe Bst. But Hai Bodong's Dou Qi cultivation was at the Dou Spirit realm, so Xiao Yan wasn't having an easy time either.

  Hai Bodong stared at Xiao Yan in the air and said in a deep voice, "A flying-type Dou Teique, you really are full of surprises."

  Xiao Yan took the Heavy Xuan Ruler out of his ste ring and said with a faint smile, "Old Hai is also a precious bde not yet rusted."

  As a Dou Emperor, Hai Bodong still had a Di Css Dou Teique he hadn't used yet, but he sehat Xiao Yan also had hidden cards to py. Most importantly, Hai Bodong actually uood that he probably couldn't keep Xiao Yan here.

  This was because Xiao Yan possessed a Heavenly Fme, which severely suppressed his ice attribute Dou Qi. Normally, the cold energy entering the body would be enough to slow down one's Dou Qi circution, but the Heavenly Fme could elimihe cold energy within the body.

  "If I'm not mistaken, you possess a Heavenly Fme, don't you? Otherwise, there's no way a mere Dou Grandmaster like you could dissipate my cold energy so easily."