At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

Once all the ice blades were blocked by the fire shield that suddenly lit up around Lin Bei, the ice blades that had attempted to attack Xiao Yan and accurately predicted Xiao Yan's dodging position were melted by the firelight that lit up around Lin Bei the moment they approached Lin Bei and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stood there, stunned. He slowly looked down at the spot where he should have been standing after taking cover. There were now several puddles of water there.

A chill instantly swept over Xiao Yan's back, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

It's easy to imagine that if Lin Bei hadn't pulled him back, he would have been pierced by that ice blade.

Although they were the ones who provoked first, the shopkeeper's attack, which showed no intention of leaving anyone alive, still shocked and enraged Xiao Yan.

He gritted his teeth and glared around: "What kind of hero hides and hides? How do you know we're not here to buy anything? Is this how you run a shop? You just lay a hand on your customers like that?"

After Xiao Yan finished shouting, he casually reached for a shelf on his right, peeled off a tattered cloth, and slapped it on the counter: "Here, we'll buy this. Aren't we customers?"

The shadowy figure that had just attacked them wanted to get closer, but stopped in place when it saw what Xiao Yan was holding.

Lin Bei glanced at the tattered cloth in Xiao Yan's hand, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.

To be honest, the protagonist is the protagonist; whatever he picks up becomes an important tool that helps him.

This tattered cloth is the second fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Map.

Lin Bei sighed at Xiao Yan's incredible luck, then turned around and stared into the darkness behind him.

"You should have already figured it out by now. He's just a guy with some skills. The one you're dealing with is me."

Hai Bodong, come out! With your current sealed strength, you can't beat me at all.

"Of course, I can break the seal for you, but you must promise me one thing."

When Lin Bei called out the shopkeeper's name, Hai Bodong, who was hiding in the darkness, was startled and wondered how this young man knew his identity.
And judging from his words, he seems to be quite clear about his past.

After the initial shock subsided, Hai Bodong's heart was stirred again by Lin Bei's words, "You can't beat me at all."

Indeed, just as Hai Bodong tentatively attacked them with his ice blade, the slightly taller young man on the left was enveloped in flames, and he did sense a powerful force.

Hai Bodong knew that this young man was indeed quite capable.

But this doesn't mean that the young man is really as powerful as he claims.

Hai Bodong thought for a moment in the shadows, then slowly walked towards the two of them.

After he emerged from the darkness, his gaze remained fixed on Lin Bei, who had his back to him and did not turn around.

"Who are you? How do you know about me? Who sent you to test me?"

A barrage of questions rained down on Lin Bei. Lin Bei smiled slightly, gesturing for Xiao Yan to stand behind the counter. Then he slowly turned around and faced Hai Bodong.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that I can break the seal for you right now."

Here's what we'll do: I'll break the seal for you, and if I defeat you, you have to promise me two things.

"If you beat me, I'll tell you whatever you want to ask."

Seeing that the young man kept talking about fighting, Hai Bodong felt that the young man was ungrateful and dared to come to his door to provoke him.

Regardless of his background, if he can really help me break the seal, then I might as well leave him a whole corpse.

Thinking this, a cold glint flashed in Hai Bodong's eyes. He chuckled and said, "Fighting is fine, but I have two conditions. First, you must release the seal for me right now. Second, if you're going to fight outside, don't ruin my shop."

Lin Bei naturally had no objection. He turned his head and told Xiao Yan to wait in the shop for them to return. Then, he raised his hand and released the power of the Shadow Monarch towards Hai Bodong.

The black liquid surged up and transformed into a giant wave that instantly crashed towards Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong didn't even have time to react before he was swallowed up by the mysterious black liquid.

Then, Lin Bei leaped out of the shop and arrived at a deserted place near the desert, where he spat Hai Bodong out of the black liquid.

Just after Hai Bodong was spat out, he deftly flipped in the air and landed steadily.

He looked down at his hands in disbelief, then looked at Lin Bei in shock: "Kid, what's your name? You just... you broke my seal, so quickly, so casually?"

That's right. Just now, after Hai Bodong was swallowed by the black liquid, Lin Bei took the opportunity to use the power of the Shadow Monarch to remove the seal placed on him.

This kind of seal may be somewhat complicated and difficult for the people of this world.

But for Lin Bei, it wasn't enough.

Removing the seal was a piece of cake. With a slight flick of his finger, Lin Bei easily severed the seal that had been wrapped around Hai Bodong's soul like a venomous snake.

Seeing Hai Bodong immersed in the ecstasy of his regained power, Lin Bei coughed lightly and reminded him calmly, "My name is Lin Bei, so you can begin now. Use your strongest move to attack me."

Hai Bodong memorized the name "Lin Bei," looked at Lin Bei with a complicated expression, and slowly assumed an attack stance.

"Lin Bei, logically speaking, you helped me break the seal, so you are my benefactor. We shouldn't be on opposite sides."

But since it's your request, I will definitely do it. Perhaps someone with such great power like you just enjoy challenging stronger opponents.

These words praised Lin Bei, and in doing so, also praised himself.

Lin Bei shrugged, said nothing, and looked calmly at Hai Bodong, watching him cross his hands and mobilize all his strength.

Hai Bodong was right about one thing: he would use all his strength against Lin Bei.

Although this might kill his benefactor, it was his benefactor's request, and if he let him off the hook, it would be disrespectful to his benefactor.

Hai Bodong's eyes were solemn. He gathered all his strength in his hands, and with his movements, the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly.

Within a radius of 100 meters, under the scorching sun, ice actually formed around Lin Bei and Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong's muscles bulged, and a cold wind swirled around him. Hai Bodong roared angrily, then leaped into the air.

The cold winds surrounding Haibodong grew stronger, gradually stirring up countless grains of sand, though the color of the sand gradually turned a cold blue.

Amidst the howling wind, Lin Bei looked up and saw that the wind swirling around Hai Bodong was wrapped in ice and ice blades. A chill poured out from the gale, faintly accompanied by countless killing intents, as it attacked Lin Bei.

Seeing the gale swirling into a funnel shape, already forming a tornado-like formation, Lin Bei narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of amazement flashing across them.

This is one of Hai Bodong's fighting techniques, "Mystic Ice Whirlwind Kill".

This move belongs to the high-level Xuan rank and can condense a huge tornado mixed with countless ice blades to destroy the enemy in an extremely terrifying manner.

However, this move cannot be considered Hai Bodong's ultimate fighting technique.

Seeing the three or four huge tornadoes rushing towards him, Lin Bei scoffed and leaped into the air. He raised his hand and activated the Word of Power "Candle Dragon".

Countless fireballs emerged from Lin Bei's body, transforming into enormous heads that caused the surrounding temperature to rise sharply again after it had dropped.

The fireball, transformed into a gigantic head, opened its mouth, unleashing a torrent of viscous flames, comparable to magma, that poured down towards the massive tornado carrying ice blades. The viscous flames formed a river of fire in mid-air, writhing like a giant dragon as it coiled around the massive tornado.

In an instant, the tornado, radiating a bone-chilling cold, was surrounded by high-temperature flames. The contrast of heat and cold caused huge plumes of water vapor to shoot into the sky.

The steam instantly enveloped the entire area within a three-mile radius. Fortunately, the ice blades cooled the area, preventing the steam from scalding any living creatures within the three-mile radius.

As the power of the giant dragon and phoenix tornado gradually weakened under the influence of the fire river, Hai Bodong watched this scene with a look of shock in the distance.

As expected, Lin Bei was not lying.

He was young, but he possessed extremely powerful strength, making him difficult for ordinary people, including himself, to defeat.

No wonder he was so arrogant; he had the right to be arrogant.

But why would he challenge himself?

Hai Bodong was puzzled, but then he thought, perhaps this is how young people prove their strength.

After all, on this continent, the strong are respected. Only by letting everyone know that he is the strongest can he stand at the top of the continent.

But don't think it ends here.

Seeing his "Mystic Ice Whirlwind Kill" dissipate, Hai Bodong's eyes turned cold, and he decided to use his strongest move.

Hai Bodong knew that only by taking his benefactor's request seriously could he truly repay his kindness.

Since his benefactor wanted him to go all out, he would use all his strength to attack Lin Bei.

That was just a small test; now, it's for real.

Thinking of this, Hai Bodong roared and clasped his hands together, releasing all the power within his body.

A dazzling blue light appeared in front of Hai Bodong, followed by a tremendous tremor in the heavens and earth, and a dragon's roar resounded throughout the world.

The water vapor that had been obscuring his vision had not yet dissipated, and Lin Bei could vaguely sense a powerful energy fluctuation coming from behind it.

It wasn't until he heard the dragon's roar that Lin Bei's eyes showed understanding.

Hai Bodong truly lives up to his name; even when repaying a debt of gratitude, he goes all out.

At this moment, Hai Bodong must have used his strongest killing technique, "Mystic Ice Dragon Soaring".

The so-called "Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring" actually refers to using icy battle qi to condense one or more giant ice dragons to attack enemies.

Lin Bei thought to himself, Hai Bodong's moves are quite interesting. He could just take them over and absorb them into his own style.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he saw the steam in front of him suddenly churn, and then a giant ice dragon burst through the steam, opening its huge mouth and attacking Lin Bei.

Lin Bei chuckled and didn't move. He directly activated the power of the Shadow Monarch and used the black liquid to summon his servant Ao Run.

Amidst the earth-shattering roar of dragons, one dragon's roar soared into the sky.

A purplish-black dragon emerged from the black liquid. The dragon rushed straight towards the ice dragon, roared angrily, and then opened its mouth to grab the ice dragon by the neck.

The Frost Dragon was no pushover either. It suddenly swung its tail, wrapping it around Ao Run's entire body. Then, after frantically closing in, its dragon scales instantly stood up, turning into sharp spikes that pierced through Ao Run's entire body.

Although Ao Run was formed from black liquid, she was still a servant and had her own consciousness. She immediately released the neck of the ice dragon in pain and let out a tearing scream.

Seeing this, Lin Bei frowned slightly: "Ao Run, if you embarrass me again, I won't summon you next time."

His voice was calm, yet it reached Ao Run's mind directly through the power of the Shadow King.

Ao Run's purplish-black eyes widened instantly. Then, she gritted her teeth, used her hind claws to cleave the sky, and her tail pierced through the crack, reaching the head of the ice giant.

Before the ice dragon could figure out what was happening, Ao Run's tail suddenly struck the ice dragon's eye.

The eyes are the most vulnerable part of a dragon's body.

Caught off guard, the ice dragon was struck in the eye by a tail as hard as iron, and immediately lost its footing.

Ao Run sensed the ice dragon's grip loosening, and disregarding the pain from the sharp spikes all over her body, she spun around and broke free from the ice dragon.

Ao Run's fear and submission to Lin Bei were deeply ingrained in his soul.

So when Lin Bei questioned her abilities and even expressed his dissatisfaction with her, Ao Run's first reaction was that she felt ashamed of failing the king's expectations.

After breaking free from the ice dragon, Ao Run immediately activated her strongest state, transforming into human form while keeping her hands in dragon claw form.

The ten dragon claws faintly emitted a dark purple light. Ao Run directly tore through the sky, constantly weaving through the gaps created by the Sky-Splitting Claws, attacking the Frost Dragon with a ghostly agility.

Compared to Ao Run, the ice dragon did not possess sentience; it was merely a materialization of ice power.

After being suppressed by Ao Run's attacks for a period of time, the Frost Dragon could no longer hold on. It roared to the sky and then exploded with a loud bang.

Countless ice shards scattered and flew everywhere, only to be vaporized by the high temperature just before landing and dissipate into the air.

Lin Bei watched this scene with satisfaction. He casually put Ao Run back into his possession, then looked up at Hai Bodong, who had landed on the ground in the distance and was kneeling on one knee.

Lin Bei sighed with some regret: "It seems to have come to an end. It's nothing special after all. But thinking about it, it makes sense. There are countless powerful figures on this continent. Even if you defeat one, there will always be another."

Lin Bei leaped to Hai Bodong's side, landed slowly on the ground, and said calmly, "Alright, it seems you've run out of ideas. Let's end it here."

It's a deal. If I defeat you, you have to promise me two things: one, from now on you'll be my and Xiao Yan's underlings, and you'll be responsible for everything, from food and drink to toileting.

The other thing is that you need to spread my name for me, and remember, you must spread it in the most offensive way possible.

Defeated by Lin Bei, Hai Bodong went from disbelief to having no choice but to submit. When he knelt on one knee, he had no strength left.

He had just exhausted all his strength in order to condense the most powerful ice dragon.

Unfortunately, not even Lin Bei's clothes got dirty.

Hai Bodong was completely convinced, and after hearing Lin Bei's first request, he could only reluctantly agree.

But the second one is a bit strange.

Hai Bodong struggled to look up at Lin Bei, but because Lin Bei was standing with his back to the sun, the sun was scorching and dazzling, and Hai Bodong couldn't see the expression on Lin Bei's face clearly for a moment.

I also cannot understand the meaning of these words.

Why do you want to do this?
Although Lin Bei was young, he couldn't possibly be unaware that the price of doing so would be attracting countless arrogant and powerful individuals to hunt him down.

He admitted that Lin Bei was very strong, but there are always stronger people out there, and Lin Bei couldn't possibly be the strongest on this continent. (End of Chapter)