Chapter 66: Hai Bodong

Su Yun sensed the energy in the air, feeling a hot and dry breath emanating from it.

This place was the border between the Tagore Desert and the Jia Ma Empire, so the dry and hot air was quite normal.

Inside Su Yun, his fighting energy became more active, a testament to the intense heat of the Tagore Desert.

The snake people, naturally yin in nature, except for a few of the fire attribute ones like Medusa, would probably find it tough in this desert.

Especially the weaker snake people.

Su Yun licked his dry lips, took out a water bag from his storage ring, feeling thirsty after flying for so long and arriving in such a hot place.

The surrounding empires were indeed ruthless, banishing the snake people to such a place, breeding deep enmities.

Shaking his head, Su Yun knew these matters were none of his concern; he only cared about how he and Xiao Yixian were faring.

He walked towards the city of the desert.

As Su Yun approached, more and more people appeared on the roads.

The people here were different from those inside the Jia Ma Empire, especially noticeable in their skin.

The men were mostly bare-chested, with dark, sun-tanned skin and solid muscles.

It made sense, as this area wasn't as peaceful as inside the Jia Ma Empire. Serpent people often appeared nearby, so those who dared to live here were mostly capable.

The women had more of a bronze skin tone and wore less clothing, though not as bare as the men, covering only the essential areas. Their flat bellies and sensual collarbones were often exposed, exuding an exotic charm.

Su Yun's mind briefly flashed with the image of a character from a game he played in his previous life.

The Leopard Woman...

When Su Yun reached the city gate, he saw about a dozen soldiers in armor collecting entry fees from those entering the city, their attitude quite aggressive.

Su Yun just glanced at them and continued on his path.

Noticing Su Yun, one of the soldiers, with a defiant look, approached him.

"Hey you, I'm talking to you! Did you hear me?"

The soldier's attitude was very hostile, reaching out to grab Su Yun's shoulder.

Su Yun slightly tilted his head, releasing a dominating aura from within him!

Immediately, everyone around, whether it was the guards collecting the entry fee or the passersby, were captivated by Su Yun's aura and turned their gazes towards him.

The guard who had just tried to grab Su Yun was completely petrified.

This aura, it belonged to a Dou Spirit master!

With emotionless eyes, Su Yun stared at him, causing him to feel a chill despite the intense heat of the desert.

"What did you just say?"

Su Yun spoke up, breaking the silent tension.

"Nothing, nothing at all..."

The guard, barely able to breathe, stammered out his response.

"Oh, did I just hear something about an entry fee?"

"No, no, please go right in."

The guard moved his stiff body, his face showing bitterness.

Seemingly in a good mood, having come closer to the Qinglian Earth Heart Fire in this desert city, Su Yun joked for a rare moment.

"Heh, I actually liked your defiant look from before."

After saying this, Su Yun entered the city on his own.

Once Su Yun left, the guards let out a long breath, obviously very frightened.

Being at the border of the Jia Ma Empire, this city wasn't a place many wished to live.

Thus, the city welcomed strong human warriors.

If they drove away such a Dou Spirit master because of the actions of guards as insignificant as ants, those higher up would be most displeased.

As for the entry fee, the strong in this world always had their privileges.

Entering the city, Su Yun frowned, realizing that finding a map store would take some effort.

He was about to ask for directions from a passerby, who looked impatient and about to react, but Su Yun released his aura, pressing down on the person, who immediately became compliant.

"Take me to the map store in this desert city."

The passerby felt a bit bitter in their heart but could only obediently lead the way.

The passerby led Su Yun into a map store.

Su Yun asked the passerby to wait at the store's entrance. If he didn't see him when he came out, he should be careful of his life.

Upon entering, he scanned with the system, but the shopkeeper inside was not Haibodong. Su Yun went back out and had the passerby lead him to the next one.

In this way, they visited several shops in a row but couldn't find Haibodong.

Su Yun couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Damn it, if Xiao Yan were here, he could find him in no time. I've been wandering around for so long, and there's not a trace of him?"

Su Yun felt a bit helpless. Finally, after wandering for some time, Su Yun arrived at the entrance of an antique map store.

Su Yun entered, and an old man caught his eye.

Su Yun squinted his eyes. Although this old man had white hair and appeared fragile, Su Yun could sense that the fluctuations of his Dou Qi were impressive.

Su Yun approached closer.

"System, scan!"

"Ding, scanning successful."

Name: Hai Bodong
Gender: Male
Cultivation: Five-Star Dou Emperor(Sealed)

Physique: None
Attribute: Ice

Technique: High-Level Profound Class "Cold Shadow Art"

Battle Skills: Low-Level Earth Class "Ice Mirror of Myriad Flowers," High-Level Profound Class "Blizzard Blade Storm"...

Items: Pure Lotus Demon Fire Fragment Map, Storage Ring...

Su Yun saw Haibodong's status panel and was delighted. He had found him.

Then, Su Yun looked at the cultivation level and furrowed his brow.

Five-Star Dou Emperor? Did the system scan his original strength?

Su Yun thought of the previous status panel showing Nine-Rank Dou Emperor Peak(Jia Xingtian) and felt somewhat relieved.

It seemed that this damn system displayed their peak strength rather than their current strength.

Su Yun was not daunted by the term "Dou Emperor." Haibodong's current cultivation was sealed by Medusa, leaving him with only Dou Spirit strength.

Su Yun slowly left the store.

He returned to the passerby who had guided him earlier.

He took out a bottle of high-grade healing medicine from his storage ring and tossed it to him.

"Get lost."

The passerby took the jade bottle and widened his eyes. After hearing Su Yun's words, he immediately nodded and bowed.

"Thank you, sir, hehe."

With that, he quickly disappeared.

Su Yun returned to the store and didn't immediately greet Haibodong. Instead, he inspected the maps in the store.

Haibodong was right under his nose now and couldn't escape.

The Tagore Desert was vast, and he needed an accurate map to navigate. Otherwise, he might get lost at any time.

Su Yun picked one up and scanned it with the system to search for the fragment map of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.

On an old wooden shelf, a yellowed map lay isolated.

Su Yun used the system's scanning function.

"Ding, scanned the Pure Lotus Demon Fire fragment map. Would you like to retrieve it?"

Su Yun smiled inwardly, feeling elated.

He reached out and took the map in his hand.

(End of this chapter)

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