Chapter 43 Bo Saixi's Escape, Encounters Haibodong, Who Repays Kindness with Enmity!
Meanwhile, in the Battle Through the Heavens world.
The Tagor Desert, the holy city of the Snake People, the underground altar.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
A piercing scream emanated from the blue lotus flame at the center of the altar.
Queen Medusa is undergoing a perilous evolution!
The terrifying energy of the strange fire went out of control and rampaged, and purple fire waves swept across the entire underground world like a tsunami.
The surrounding stone pillars began to collapse, and countless snake-man guards retreated in terror, fearing they would be affected by this destructive force.
"Now!"
Bo Saixi, huddled in a corner trembling with fear, suddenly had a glint of survival in her long-dimmed blue eyes!
Her current state is actually quite strange.
Because she had previously been used as a human vacuum cleaner to absorb a large amount of the icy energy of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, although most of her soul power was sealed, her physical body temporarily possessed extremely strong fire resistance.
"Medusa is too busy taking care of herself right now!"
"Those snake people are all running for their lives!"
"This is the only chance that the Sea God has given me!"
Bo Saixi seized the opportunity and flung off her tattered slave robe.
"Light of the Sea God, protect me!"
She forcibly mobilized the last trace of cold spring power within her body, forming a thin layer of frost armor on her skin.
Then, like a slippery fish, she frantically rushed towards the exit through the gaps in the chaotic crowd and the waves of fire!
...
Half an hour later.
The Tagor Desert is a vast expanse of golden sand.
"Huff, huff..."
"I'm out... I'm finally out!"
Bo Saixi knelt on a sand dune, watching the serpent city recede into the distance behind her, tears streaming down her face.
She escaped!
She was no longer the slave kneeling on the ground, breathing in the cold air, washing the queen's feet!
"I am Bo Saixi! I am Sea God Douluo!"
"As long as I find a body of water, even just a small river, I can regain my strength and dominate the region!"
Bo Saixi stood up, trying to sense the water element around her.
However, a minute passed, then ten minutes...
Bo Saixi's face slowly turned from ecstasy to deathly pale, and finally to despair.
Dry!
It's too dry!
Within a radius of a thousand miles, there wasn't even a drop of dew, let alone the sea!
The air was thick with scorching fire-attribute Dou Qi, making this place feel like hell for her, a water-attribute sea soul master!
"Water, I need water..."
After being exposed to the sun for only half an hour, Bo Saixi felt the water in her body evaporating rapidly.
Her skin began to crack, her lips peeled, and her once deep, ocean-like eyes were now bloodshot.
In this world where there is no water, even she, the Sea God Douluo, can't defeat a desert lizard!
"Go, keep heading east."
"We will definitely get out of this..."
With the physical foundation of a level 99 Title Douluo, Bo Saixi staggered forward through the desert.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Douluo Continent, Sea God Island.
The guardians of the Seven Pillars felt their hearts ache as they looked at their High Priest in the light screen—a disheveled figure with cracked lips, crawling through the desert like a beggar.
"The High Priest, that's the High Priest..."
Sea Dragon Douluo knelt before the Sea God's Temple, weeping bitterly:
"Lord Sea God! Please open your eyes and take a look!"
"Your spokesperson is dying of thirst!"
In the Douluo Continent, Bo Saixi is invincible on the sea.
But in the desert of the Battle Through the Heavens world, she is like a salted fish out of water, slowly turning into dried fish.
...
No one knew how long she walked.
Just as Bo Saixi felt she was about to turn into a dried-up corpse and her consciousness was fading.
Suddenly, a lone shop appeared in an oasis ahead.
A tattered flag with a map drawn on it hung above the shop.
"Ancient Map"!
"There are people, there are houses..."
"Where there's a house, there's water!"
A wolf-like glint suddenly flashed in Bo Saixi's dry eyes!
She didn't know where the strength came from, but she rolled down the sand dune using both her hands and feet, tumbling and crawling towards the shop.
"Bang!"
Bo Saixi burst through the shop door and tumbled inside.
The shop was cool and shady, filled with a faint scent of ink.
Behind the counter, an elderly man with white hair, who was intently drawing a map, paused slightly, his brows furrowing.
He was dressed in simple robes, with a stern face, and exuded a chilling aura that kept strangers at bay.
Haibodong, the Ice Emperor, was one of the ten strongest figures in the former Jia Ma Empire!
"Where did this beggar come from?"
Haibodong didn't even raise his head, and said coldly:
"This shop doesn't give alms, get out."
In the past, if Bo Saixi had heard someone tell her to get lost, she would have slapped him to death long ago.
But now, she could only humbly lie on the ground, stretching out her withered hands:
"Water, give me water..."
"I am the High Priest of the Sea God. As long as you give me water, I can give you endless wealth and even soul bones..."
"Bo Saixi? Soul bone?"
Haibodong finally raised his head.
His sharp, icy blue eyes swept over Bo Saixi.
Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise.
"Water-attribute physique?"
"Although it's a bit withered, this aura..."
Haibodong put down his pen and walked out from behind the counter with great interest.
He's an expert at playing with ice.
Although Bo Saixi is currently down on her luck, the intense aura of water that penetrates to her very bones cannot be hidden from his eyes.
"Which sect's water-elemental fighter are you from? How did you end up in this Tagor Desert?"
Haibodong casually poured a cup of tea and placed it on the ground in front of Bo Saixi.
Bo Saixi saw the tea as if it were her life!
She lunged forward, picked up the teacup, and drank it all in one gulp!
Glug!
After drinking a glass of water, Bo Saixi finally caught her breath.
Her rationality returned slightly, and she also sensed the powerful strength of the old man before her.
A ruthless glint flashed in Bo Saixi's eyes.
Although she is very weak now, she has absorbed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring after all, and the terrifying cold energy still remains in her body.
If she could kill this old man and take over the shop, all the fresh water and food here would be hers!
"Old man, thank you for the water."
Bo Saixi staggered to her feet, and a surge of residual cold spring energy suddenly erupted from her body:
"In return, I'll send you to see the Sea God!!"
"Martial Soul True Body, Sea God True Form!"
A faint blue giant phantom appeared behind Bo Saixi. Although it was faint, it still carried the pressure of a god-level powerhouse and struck Haibodong's crown with a palm!
"I want to live!"
...
Meanwhile, in the Douluo Continent.
Seeing this, countless people exclaimed in surprise.
"Repaying kindness with enmity?!"
"Has the High Priest gone mad? Someone gave her water, and she's going to kill and rob her?"
"However, that old man only seems to be at the Soul Master level. Although the High Priest is weak, she should be able to win with this fatal blow, right?"
However, reality is often much crueler than ideals.
Faced with Bo Saixi's fierce attack, Haibodong's wrinkled old face showed no panic whatsoever, but instead revealed a mocking smile as if he were looking at an idiot.
"Playing with water in front of me?"
"Still playing with ice in front of me?"
"When I was playing on the ice, you were probably still playing in the mud somewhere!"
"High-level Xuan-rank combat skill, Ice Condensation Mirror!"
Haibodong formed a hand seal with one hand and casually waved it.
Click!
A thick ice mirror instantly appeared in front of him.
Bang!
Bo Saixi slammed her palm hard onto the ice mirror, but the expected scene of the ice mirror shattering did not occur.
Instead, Bo Saixi felt an extremely cold force of recoil travel up her arm!
"How is this possible?!" Bo Saixi exclaimed in shock.
"Hmph, water-attribute Dou Qi is nothing compared to ice-attribute!"
Haibodong snorted coldly, and his aged hands suddenly shot out, as fast as lightning!
"Mystic Ice Dragon Soars, freeze it!"
Whew!!!
A terrifying chill erupted instantly, enveloping Bo Saixi's entire body!
Although this chilling aura is not as strong as the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, it is the Dou Qi that has been tempered and refined by Haibodong, a former Dou Huang powerhouse!
For Bo Saixi, who is all water, this is a perfect counter!
Click click click click!
In just a moment!
Bo Saixi remained in that attacking stance and was frozen solid into a lifelike ice sculpture!
"This..."
Bo Saixi was still conscious, but her body was completely immobile.
Through the glistening ice, she watched in horror as the old man slowly approached.
She lost.
She lost completely.
She was instantly defeated by an old man drawing in the desert!
"Tsk tsk tsk, this design is not bad."
Haibodong circled Bo Saixi's ice sculpture twice, stroking his chin and offering his critique:
"With a water-attribute physique, it's amazing that it can absorb my cold energy so perfectly, without even a single bubble."
"Perfect timing, it's too hot in the desert."
"Putting you in the shop as a human-shaped ice room would be a good choice."
After saying that, Haibodong lifted the Bo Saixi ice sculpture with one hand and moved it to a corner of the shop like moving furniture, and casually draped a rag over its head.
"Just stay put."
"When I'm in a better mood, I'll thaw you out and clean the house."
"If you dare to move..."
A cold glint flashed in Haibodong's eyes:
"I'll smash you to pieces and use you to make soup!"
...
On the other side, in the Douluo Continent.
Sea God Island.
Clang!
The trident in Sea Dragon Douluo's hand fell to the ground and hit his toe, but he forgot to cry out in pain.
All the sea soul masters were dumbfounded.
In their hearts, Bo Saixi was sacred and inviolable, the invincible supreme High Priest...
The jailbreak failed.
The attempt to murder and rob failed.
Now she's been frozen into an ice sculpture?
There's a rag draped over her head?!
"High Priest."
"You, you'd better not run away..."
"At least among the snake people, you can wash the queen's feet."
"You've become furniture here!!"
...
Inside the Ancient Map Shop in the Tagor Desert of the Battle Through the Heavens world.
The scorching sun outside baked the desert like a giant steamer, the air distorted, and waves of heat rolled in.
But inside this not-so-spacious shop, it was as cool as late autumn.
"Slurp—"
Haibodong sat behind the counter, contentedly picked up a large, rough porcelain bowl, took a sip of the refreshingly cool plum juice, and let out a satisfied sigh.
"Comfortable."
"On such a hot day, being able to drink a sip of ice-cold plum juice is like being a living god."
As he spoke, he put down his bowl and looked toward the corner of the shop.
There stands a lifelike ice sculpture of a beautiful woman.
Bo Saixi remained frozen in the hard ice, her claws outstretched as if she were about to unleash her true form as the sea god.
The dirty rag draped over her head was still dripping water, but that didn't diminish the deep despair that emanated from her stunningly beautiful face.
What's even more outrageous is that Haibodong reached out, took a small chisel, and slowly walked up to the ice sculpture.
"Ding! Ding!"
He skillfully chipped off several pieces of ice from Bo Saixi's shoulder, where the ice was thickest.
Then, in front of Bo Saixi, he threw the few pieces of ice, which carried the scent of the high priest of the sea god, into his plum juice.
"Gulp."
Haibodong shook the bowl, watching the ice cubes rise and fall in the red broth, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Hmm, not bad."
"The ice formed from this water-attribute Dou Qi is indeed more resistant to melting than ordinary ice, and it also carries a faint scent of cold spring water."
"Perfect for chilling drinks."
...
Inside the ice sculpture.
Bo Saixi was fully conscious, and it was precisely because she was conscious that she felt like dying at that moment.
Humiliation!
This is a blatant insult!
She is Bo Saixi, the High Priest and the spokesperson for the ocean!
She is a god worshipped by countless sea soul masters!
Her body, her soul power, how noble and holy they were!
Now she's frozen solid!
She's being used as an air conditioner!
Someone even had ice cubes chiseled off her body to make plum juice?!
"Kill me! Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
Bo Saixi roared inwardly, her eyes darting around frantically, trying to kill the blasphemous old man with her gaze.
However, Haibodong didn't care about her gaze at all.
After finishing his plum juice, he seemed to be a little bored, so he moved a chair and sat opposite the ice sculpture, looking at Bo Saixi as if he were admiring a work of art.
"Stop glaring, your eyes are about to pop out."
Haibodong slowly and methodically wiped the chisel, and said calmly:
"I spared your life because your constitution is indeed special."
"In this Tagor Desert, water-attribute fighters are already scarce, and those as pure as you are even rarer."
"And..."
Haibodong's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the aura that erupted in that instant made Bo Saixi's soul tremble inside the ice sculpture:
"It seems that you have absorbed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring within your body?"
"Although the technique was crude and most of the medicine was wasted, the bit of coldness that remained in your bone marrow is of some research value to me."
He figured it out!
Bo Saixi was terrified.
This old man, who seems to only have the strength of a Soul Master, actually has such a sharp eye?
Did he see right through her experience of devouring the Cold Spring among the Snake People?
"Who exactly are you...?"
Bo Saixi wished she could speak at that moment.
She could tell that this old man was no ordinary draftsman!
That control over ice, that all-seeing gaze—that's the mark of a true master!
Seemingly seeing through Bo Saixi's doubts, Haibodong sneered and gently touched the ice sculpture's brow with a finger.
"Sizzle—"
A gentle surge of Dou Qi melted the ice on Bo Saixi's head, but only on the head.
"Huff, huff..."
Bo Saixi was finally able to breathe again. She gasped for air, greedily inhaling the cool air.
"Tell me, where did you get your cold spring water?"
Haibodong stared into her eyes, his tone leaving no room for argument:
"Is it that woman, Medusa?"
Bo Saixi froze, though only her head could move, but the fear in her eyes betrayed her:
"You...you know Queen Medusa?"
"Hmph, an old acquaintance."
Haibodong touched his aged face, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes:
"If it weren't for that woman, would I have fallen to this state, become a ghost, and have to hide in this dilapidated shop to draw pictures?"
"But..."
Haibodong changed the subject, looking at Bo Saixi:
"Since you escaped from the Snake-People tribe and have the aura of the Cold Spring on you, it seems that Medusa is preparing to evolve?"
Bo Saixi dared not hide anything and nodded frantically, "Yes! Yes! She's evolving! I escaped during the chaos!"
"Senior! If you let me go, I can take you there! I know where she evolved! You can take revenge while she's weak!"
Bo Saixi attempted to divert the trouble, even fantasizing that the old man and Medusa would both be severely injured, so she could reap the benefits.
[end of the chapter]