Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 212: Strange Fire Blueprint, Accidentally Entering Space

"You really have never learned alchemy before?"

Yao Lao looked at Tong Rui as he once again refined a fourth-grade pill in one go, his expression complicated.

"At least, in my memory, I have never learned any knowledge related to alchemy."

Looking at Tong Rui's Versailles look, Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with envy.

"It's possible that you were a very powerful alchemist in the past. If I hadn't sensed that you were not of those families, I would have thought that you were once the top alchemist in the continent." Yao Lao couldn't help but sigh.

"That's indeed possible. Every time I refine the elixir, I feel as if I am naturally familiar with these things, just like I naturally practice that unknown technique when I am practicing."

"Speaking of your automatic running technique, I feel that your technique is definitely more than Xuan-level." Xiao Yan said enviously after hearing this, "How can a technique run automatically all day long? And when you absorbed Dou Qi, the speed was many times faster than when my father practiced."

Tong Rui shrugged after hearing this: "I can only see the path of my body automatically running the exercises. I don't know the specific formulas and mental methods. I can only use the basic Qi-intake techniques when practicing. I can't even practice actively."

Hearing Tong Rui's words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "My technique is only at the low level of the yellow rank now. Even if I take the initiative to practice, it won't be as fast as your continuous practice all day long."

"Then you can only rely on your hard work. As long as we can find the strange fire on this trip, won't your skill level go up?"

That’s right, at this time Tong Rui and Xiao Yan had already set out on the road to the Tagor Desert.

Ever since Tong Rui broke through to become a great fighting master, he has also learned a lot of fighting skills from Yao Lao.

With Tong Rui protecting them, the two men and one soul walked straight from the center of the forest to the periphery. The magical beasts they encountered along the way were all defeated by Tong Rui and Yao Lao, and were handed over to Xiao Yan for practice.

The two of them also collected all the herbs they had collected on the way. But occasionally they would take out some herbs and use them with the magic cores they had collected on the way to practice.

On the huge back of the Thick-Winged Bird, Xiao Yan and Tong Rui were watching the clouds floating past the bird. In the distance was the sun that was shining on everything and seemed to be very close. Such a wonderful sight made people feel relaxed and happy.

When looking at the sun, balls of golden light would be reflected in Tong Rui's eyes, but no one saw it.

Three days later.

"Well, the customs here are indeed completely different from those in the inland of the empire." Xiao Yan and Tong Rui were walking on the streets of a loess city, feeling the rather dry and hot weather.

After finding out about the best map-making shop in the city, Xiao Yan took Tong Rui to the "Gu Tu" map shop.

"Well, this is it." Xiao Yan looked at the shop in front of him, walked in, and saw a white-haired old man in a white robe lying on the counter.

"Then you go buy the map, and I'll go buy some snake repellent in front. I'll meet you at the 'Ancient Map' later."

"Okay." After Xiao Yan heard what Tong Rui said, the two of them went their separate ways.

There was no melodramatic fraud or trouble, Tong Rui looked dignified, and not many people dared to commit suicide in ignorance.

After buying medicine and daily necessities, Tong Rui asked around and came to the map shop called "Gutu".

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu.

"Although you have many unique skills, you are just a fighting master. Although my strength has greatly decreased now, it is not difficult for me to deal with you."

When he entered the door, Tong Rui saw an old man in the Gutu store and said calmly: "Hand over the things, and I will let you leave. I don't want anyone to destroy my secluded life for many years."

Looking at this stubborn old man, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, but when he saw Tong Rui coming in, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"Axing, please help me control this old man."

After hearing Xiao Yan's words, Tong Rui looked at the old man in the shop.

On this old face, there was a horrifying scar from the left cheek to the corner of the eye. At this time, the old man's eyes were quite sharp, and this scar made him look even more ferocious.

"Grand Fighter? Boy, is this your helper?"

Tong Rui looked at the old man with disdain in his eyes, and with a flash of his body, he came behind him without the old man reacting.

Tong Rui grabbed the old man with a natural and effortless move. The old man was pinned to the ground by Tong Rui with surprise in his eyes.

"Old sir, you lost. Sorry, the things belong to me." Seeing Tong Rui defeat the enemy with one blow, Xiao Yan said to the old man with a smile.

Looking at the old man in front of him who was pinned to the ground by Tong Rui, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and spread his hands towards the old man with a little bit of apology.

"Let's go, Axing. I may have gone too far in this matter." After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

After hearing this, Tong Rui looked at the old man beneath him, loosened his grip on him, took out a bottle of third-grade healing medicine from his storage ring and placed it in front of him.

"Boy, I really underestimated you." Just as Xiao Yan turned around, the old man's slightly tired voice came from behind him.

Xiao Yan paused for a moment, turned his head and looked at the old man who put away Tong Rui's medicine. He was not panicked at all because he had complete trust in Ah Xing.

Sighing, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Old sir, I've said before that I have no intention of making enemies with you, but this thing is really important to me, so..."

"Haha, I didn't expect that after living in seclusion here for more than 20 years, I would be made so embarrassed by a young man like you today. It's really a bit pathetic." The old man's voice was a little desolate, but after a moment, the tone suddenly changed, and he said lightly: "Boy, is this fragment of the map important to you?"

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Hehe." Seeing this, the old man chuckled, and his smile was a little weird.

Frowning slightly, Xiao Yan ignored him, turned around and walked towards the door.

"After I took great pains to obtain this fragment of the map in the desert, I used my many years of map-making experience to perfectly split it into two parts. One of them is the one you took away before, and the other one... hehe." The old man sneered.

Pausing again, Xiao Yan turned his back to the old man and flicked his finger on the ring. The incomplete map quickly appeared in his palm. Xiao Yan held it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. As expected, he found that the area of ​​this incomplete map was nearly half smaller than what he got in the cave in the Magic Beast Mountain Range last time. Holding the incomplete map tightly in his palm, Xiao Yan's face was a little ugly. He was really annoyed that he only got half of the incomplete map after all his efforts.

Exhaling lightly, Xiao Yan carefully put the incomplete map into his storage ring, slowly turned around, looked at the old man coldly, and said: "You didn't have to tell this secret, and you also know that I won't take your life, but you just said it yourself now... Are you forcing me to kill you?"

"Hey, kid, don't threaten me with death. I've lived for most of my life, and I've seen all kinds of storms. When I was rampant in the Jia Ma Empire, you weren't even born yet! How could I be afraid of your threat?"

“Besides, if I die, even if you have extraordinary abilities, you will not be able to get the other small part of the map. Hehe, by then, without that small part of the map, even if you piece the map together, you will not be able to find the treasure contained in the map.” The old man said disdainfully to Xiao Yan’s cold voice that implied murderous intent.

His eyes narrowed slightly, a faint cold light flashed through them, Xiao Yan took a breath, clenched his fists slightly, and said lightly: "Tell me, what do you want to do? Since you can tell this secret yourself, it can't be just to irritate me, right?"

“Little guy, your mind is indeed extraordinary. I’m really curious about which old pervert trained you. Although I dare not say anything now, I can be sure that in ten years’ time, you may be able to stand at the top of the Jia Ma Empire.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s calm appearance, the old man couldn’t help but sigh.

Xiao Yan did not comment on the old man's high praise. He glanced at him and frowned, "Tell me, what do you want in exchange for handing over the other small incomplete map?"

At this time, Tong Rui hesitated a little, but still said: "Xiao Yan, if you want, I...I think I can control him?"

"What? Controlling a Dou Huang? Ah Xing, are you sure?" Xiao Yan looked at Tong Rui in surprise.

Tong Rui glanced at the panicked old man and said, "I was not unconscious in the back mountain at that time, but my mind was out of control and I accepted the voices of tens of thousands of kilometers away. Under the stimulation, I fainted."

"Later, when I was at the Xiao family, I used that strange spirit and thoughts to do some experiments. I could suppress souls weaker than mine through thoughts, and thus directly control them."

Having said this, Tong Rui looked at the old man again, and everyone present felt a strange rhythm.

The old man saw that something was wrong and tried to escape, but he couldn't move as soon as he stood up. The old man looked at Tong Rui with a hint of fear.

Tong Rui said directly: "He is, his name is Hai Bodong, the Ice Emperor? Do you know him?"

When Xiao Yan heard the word "Ice Emperor", he was stunned at first, and then his expression changed obviously. He looked at the old man in front of him who had been eating turtle in front of him with some strange eyes. Although he had been hiding in Wutan City before, he was still not unfamiliar with this powerful man who was once famous in the Jia Ma Empire.

The Ice Emperor was one of the top ten strongest men in the previous generation of the Gama Empire. He was aloof and arrogant, and was extremely good at ice-based fighting spirit. He once froze an entire city in a rage. Among the top ten strongest men of that year, he was one of the few fighting emperors.

Later, he had a decisive battle with the former leader of the Yunlan Sect on the top of Yunlan Mountain. Although he was defeated in the end, his victory was still not easy for the opponent. At the last strong conference held by the Jia Ma Empire and the Izumo Empire, he fought alone against a Dou Huang and a Dou Wang of the opponent and did not lose, which shocked the audience.

After that conference of the strongest, the Ice Emperor gradually disappeared from the sight of countless people. Until now, the name of the Ice Emperor has become a strong man in the memory of the older generation of the Gama Empire. Now the ten strongest men of the younger generation have replaced the glory and honor that once belonged to them.

Xiao Yan had never imagined that the plain-looking old man in front of him would actually be the Ice Emperor who once caused great headaches for the powerful class of the Deyun Empire. This dramatic result really made him a little shocked.

"He came here later and got the fragment of the map by chance, but he was hunted by Medusa? He was hit by the Serpent Sealing Curse, not only did his body age rapidly, but his strength was also sealed at the Douling level."

Tong Rui continued to read the old man's thoughts and spy on his past: "He has been waiting for an alchemist with strange fire to refine a sixth-grade elixir to help him break the seal. As for the remaining map and the treasures he has accumulated over the years, they are all in the secret room at the back. I have also read about his techniques."

Xiao Yan first looked at Tong Rui in shock, then asked Xiang Haibodong with a smile: "So, Ice Emperor, do you have anything else to say?"

Tong Rui had already untied Hai Bodong's restraints at this time. Looking at the old man shaking his head weakly and his hunched back, Tong Rui remained indifferent.

But when Tong Rui looked at Xiao Yan, he saw that his mind was not here, and it was obvious that he was communicating with Yao Lao.

Tong Rui ignored them and just found a chair and sat down.

But after sitting down, he felt something was wrong. This action seemed very familiar to him, as if he had always liked sitting and watching shows.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan took the initiative to agree to refine pills for Hai Bodong and demonstrated Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire.

Hai Bodong was naturally very surprised when he heard this, but because he was still missing a medicinal ingredient, he planned to use the Strange Fire Map as a condition and ask for their help in finding the Sand Mandala.

Seeing that the deal was reached, everyone was happy, and the two of them set out again on the journey of searching for the strange fire.

However, since he had arrived at the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan planned to look for his two brothers.

Tong Rui felt bored when he thought about going back to the city or joining the mercenary group, so he decided to wander around in the desert first.

After leaving a mental mark on Xiao Yan, Tong Rui went directly to the suspicious location in the east direction of the map.

But as he walked, Tong Rui felt something was wrong, and his spirit was guiding him to move forward.

But looking at the scene around him that he had experienced several times before, even the dumbest person would know that he was trapped in some kind of maze.

Therefore, Tong Rui had to stop and use his mental power to scan the surroundings to see if he could find some strange fluctuations.

Soon, Tong Rui discovered a small wave in front of him and walked to a stone tablet buried under the sand.

With a burst of fighting spirit, the surrounding sand was blown away, and the appearance of the stone tablet was completely revealed in front of Tong Rui.

Tong Rui saw a stone tablet in front of him filled with words he couldn't understand. He touched it tentatively with his fighting spirit, and when he saw nothing unusual, he reached out and touched the words on it.

Looking at the ordinary stone tablet in front of him, Tong Rui planned to put it back into his ring and go back to study it slowly.

But just after Tong Rui used his fighting spirit to completely wrap the stone tablet, a wave invisible to the naked eye flashed by. Tong Rui only felt a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already in a forest.

Tong Rui looked at the lively and silent forest in front of him. After thinking for a while, he slowly walked forward.

This forest seems to be just a simple forest, but the fighting spirit inside is extremely abundant.

But Tong Rui didn't care. The nameless technique started to work automatically, madly devouring the surrounding Dou Qi. This way, it was like a human-shaped Dou Qi vortex.

But as he continued walking along the road ahead, Tong Rui still did not see the exit.

(End of this chapter)