Battle Through the Heavens: The Strongest in the Entire Map, I Will Always Be Above You

Seeing this, Lü Man hurriedly pushed open the door and went in. On the high platform sat an old man with white hair. Although the old man looked very old, his aura was terrifying. The spatial fluctuations emanating from his body constantly reminded Lü Man below that he was a Dou Zun powerhouse.

Beside the old man stood a man who appeared to be in his twenties, yet his aura already indicated he had reached the Dou Zong level. (He looked to be in his twenties, but he might not actually be!)

"Greetings, Lord!" Green Barbarian bowed respectfully.

"Hmm, so you brought back the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil?" The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace said slowly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

“I didn’t bring it back!” Green Barbarian shook her head.

"Oh? Did you encounter a powerful figure from the Jia Ma Empire who blocked your way? Logically speaking, with your and Bai Ya's strength, even if Jia Xingtian himself took action, you should be able to retreat calmly!" said the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace.

"Reporting to the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, the Azure Serpent with Three-Flower Pupils is the wife of the heir of a certain Dou Sheng family in the Central Continent. I was released... and I have to pay compensation..." Thus, Green Barbarian told the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace about her experience on this trip and presented Chen Yang with a list of resources he needed.

Even after Green Barbarian finished speaking, the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace remained silent for a long time with a solemn expression.

Green Barbarian lowered his head and lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to speak loudly, and could only wait for the lord of the manor to ask him a question.

After a full two and a half minutes, the Lord of the Serpent Palace said in a low voice, "You mean that the young Dou Zong who looks to be only about twenty years old has a dark red strange fire?"

Green Barbarian replied, "Yes!"

Lord Tianshe pondered and said, "When I was young and training in Zhongzhou, I became acquainted with an alchemist from the Pill Tower. He told me that of the twenty-three strange flames on the Strange Flame Ranking, only the volcanic stone flame, ranked seventeenth, and the red lotus karmic flame, ranked eighth, are red. Among them, the volcanic stone flame is dark red, which matches the characteristics of the strange flame you described."

"However, both the volcanic rock flame and the red lotus karmic fire are in the hands of the legendary ancient family, the Yan Clan. I have only heard of the Yan Clan by name. The alchemist at the Pill Tower remained silent about it. But what I do know is that the Yan Clan definitely has a Dou Sheng expert. And the third uncle that the young Dou Zong mentioned is probably a Dou Sheng expert from the Yan Clan!"

The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace sighed, his expression aging considerably.

After hearing the Lord's analysis, Green Barbarian completely gave up struggling.

The Dou Sheng family is an unmatched force for the Tian She Mansion.

“Father, I think that young Dou Zong is just bluffing. If he really has a Dou Sheng family background, why would he care about the cultivation techniques and resources of our Heavenly Serpent Mansion?”

"The stuff that a family could scrape together from under their fingernails could probably build a Heavenly Serpent Palace, right?"

The man looked arrogant as he calmly analyzed the situation.

"Foolish!" Lord Tianshe sneered and cursed, "Are those Dou Sheng families like you? Their family heirs are selected and trained through layers of trials. This young Dou Zong is probably the kind they let grow up on their own, the kind who have to solve all kinds of problems with resources on their own."

"But even so, they only allow competition among peers. If there is any bullying of the younger generation, do you think their so-called third uncle could crush our Heavenly Serpent Manor with a single finger?"

"Perhaps at this moment, the soul power of that Dou Sheng expert has already enveloped the entire Heavenly Serpent Palace!!!"

The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace berated his eldest son.

"Father is right, I was foolish!" Upon hearing this, the eldest son of the prefecture master broke out in a cold sweat, feeling as if his head was floating in mid-air.

The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace sighed and turned to look at Green Barbarian: "Since that person only took White Fang and did not take your life, and even let you come back to ask for resources and cultivation techniques, it means that he did not want to cause any further trouble. Moreover, the Heavenly Serpent Palace is also at fault in this matter, and the resources that person asked for are not much for the Heavenly Serpent Palace."

Green Barbarian lowered his head and remained silent.

The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace thought for a moment, then quickly organized the items before tossing a storage ring to Green Barbarian: "This storage ring contains the mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique practiced by the lineage of the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, along with some accompanying combat techniques and secret methods, as well as some of my cultivation insights. You can take it. I have sealed it; only the soul power of a Dou Zong expert can open the storage ring."

"As for the medicinal resources needed on this list... just take my warrant and go to the Pill Hall to get them!"

After saying this, the manor lord closed his eyes and remained silent.

"Yes, disciple takes his leave!"

Green Barbarian rose, bowed, and turned to leave.

After Green Barbarian left, the eldest son of the Heavenly Serpent Palace Master hesitated to speak, but was stopped by the Heavenly Serpent Palace Master: "They may have already heard what you just said. You should stay in the palace and cultivate. Although our Heavenly Serpent Palace has paid a price this time, we have indirectly established a relationship with the Dou Sheng family. In the future, when you venture into the Dou Qi Continent and show your skills and techniques, outsiders may give you some face."

Upon hearing this, the eldest son of the Heavenly Serpent Palace Master nodded and ultimately gave up his plan to go out and take a look!

……

In the capital of the Gama Empire, Xiao Yan and the son of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had been gone for more than ten days.

During this time, Chen Yang finally had some free time. He basically spent his days practicing alchemy, guiding the three girls, Little Fairy Doctor, in their cultivation, and then just doing his daily routine...

On this day, exactly twenty-five days after Chen Yang arrived in Jia Ma Holy City, a familiar aura suddenly appeared outside Jia Ma Holy City, radiating its own power.

Chen Yang was overjoyed upon sensing this aura and transmitted his soul power to Hai Bodong, who had already reached the nine-star Dou Huang level. (In the original story, it took Xiao Yan eight days to digest the Huangji Pill. Chen Yang's Huangji Pill should be even more effective than Xiao Yan's, so Hai Bodong should have no problem digesting it in ten days.)

"Elder Hai, could you please go out of the city and bring Green Barbarian from the Serpent Palace? She has already delivered the resources we requested!"

Hai Bodong, who was consolidating his cultivation, replied "Yes, sir" upon hearing this, then leaped up and disappeared from the Mittel family's sights, flying towards the outskirts of the city...

Chapter 79 Green Barbarian's Shock! Hai Bodong's "Mysterious Ice Dragon Soars"!

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Outside the Holy City of Gama, Green Barbarian's wings of battle qi fluttered slightly as she floated in the air. Just as she was anxiously awaiting instructions from the young Dou Zong, a white ball of light arrived at lightning speed and then came to a steady stop in front of her.

"You...you are that Ice Emperor???" Green Barbarian looked at Hai Bodong, who still had white hair but whose face had changed from that of an old man to that of a middle-aged man, and said in shock.

Of course, what surprised her the most was not the change in Hai Bodong's appearance, but that Hai Bodong was now actually a nine-star Dou Huang.

Keep in mind that just over twenty days ago, Hai Bodong was only a two-star Dou Huang!

Breaking through seven stars in less than a month—is this the terrifying foundation of the Dou Sheng family?

Green Barbarian wore a wry smile.

“Miss Green Barbarian, please follow me!” Hai Bodong nodded, turned around and flew towards the Mittel family with Green Barbarian.

"Yes!" At this moment, Green Barbarian had lost all her pride. She obediently followed Hai Bodong and soon arrived at the Mittel family, landing at the entrance of Chen Yang's courtyard.

"Squeak..." Just as the two landed, the tightly closed gate opened from the inside. Hai Bodong and Lü Man looked up and saw Chen Yang watching them from the courtyard. The two hurriedly stepped inside, and Hai Bodong closed the gate behind him.

"Thank you for your help, Elder Hai!" Chen Yang said with a smile, looking at Hai Bodong, who now seemed much more agreeable.

"It is my honor to serve as your subordinate!" Hai Bodong was extremely grateful to Chen Yang.

He wasted half his life, falling from a powerful Dou Huang to hiding in a map shop in a remote border town. He thought he had no hope of ever regaining his strength, but Chen Yang suddenly appeared in Mo City, helped him recover his cultivation, and gave him a bright future.

In name, Hai Bodong became Chen Yang's servant, but since becoming Chen Yang's master, he has spent more than half of his time in Mittel. In the only battle he fought, he was defeated by Chen Yang, and Chen Yang had to clean up his mess.

Now, less than a month after their reunion, he has not only regained his former strength, but has also made further progress, eventually reaching the level of a Nine-Star Dou Huang that he himself had once longed for.

Currently, he has just broken through and his cultivation has not yet been consolidated. In another month or two, he will be able to possess the strength of Jia Xingtian and become a true peak Dou Huang powerhouse.

All of this was brought to me by Chen Yang, and it seems that he didn't pay much for it, yet he gained this strength.

"Young Master, I shall take my leave!" With the mission accomplished, Chen Yang gave no further instructions, and Hai Bodong took his leave.

"Elder Hai, there's no rush to go back. Wait a moment!" Chen Yang said, raising his hand.

"Yes!" Hai Bodong nodded, walked behind Chen Yang and stood in attendance, waiting for Chen Yang's next instructions.

Upon seeing this, Lü Man stepped forward and respectfully took out two storage rings, presenting them with both hands.

"Please forgive me, sir, but there are seven kinds of medicinal herbs on your list that are in short supply. The least number is only two plants of one, and there is another herb that even the Heavenly Serpent Mansion does not have. The mansion is currently searching for it, and the missing herbs will definitely be delivered within three months!" Green Barbarian said, bowing.

"Hmm!" Chen Yang nodded, then waved his hand, and the storage ring flew directly into his hand. He probed one of the rings with his spiritual power and looked at the more than 80 cubic meters of storage ring filled with medicinal herbs. Chen Yang couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

On another storage ring, Chen Yang sensed a soul restriction, but the restriction was not strong. A soul force at the Dou Zong level was just enough to open it. Chen Yang guessed that this should contain the cultivation techniques and fighting skills inherited from the lineage of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's Lord. The Heavenly Serpent Mansion Lord had placed a soul restriction on it, presumably to prevent Green Barbarian from peeking along the way.

With a flick of his soul power, the restriction on the storage ring vanished instantly. The storage ring wasn't large, only three or four cubic meters, making it one of the lowest-grade rings. However, the items inside were all top-quality: a cultivation technique scroll, five combat skill scrolls, a jade tablet, and a handwritten note.

"The Earth-rank intermediate cultivation technique, 'The Heavenly Serpent Manual,' I wonder if Qing Lin can trigger the system mechanism and get me an Earth-rank advanced cultivation technique after cultivating this technique."

"There's also one scroll of mid-level Earth-rank combat skill, two scrolls of low-level Earth-rank combat skills, and two scrolls of high-level Profound-rank combat skills. Hmm... the Heavenly Serpent Mansion doesn't seem so poor after all!"

Chen Yang scanned the area with his soul power, muttering to himself, "After all, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion is a Dou Zun power, so it's normal for it to have this much foundation."

Besides these, there's the secret technique and the notes left by the Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace. Chen Yang isn't in a hurry to study these later.

Chen Yang casually placed the two storage rings on the stone table, glanced at Lü Man, and then slightly beckoned to her. Instantly, the dark red flame hidden within Lü Man's body flew out and dissipated in Chen Yang's palm.

"Thank you, sir!" Seeing the volcanic flame disappear in Chen Yang's palm, Green Barbarian finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart. With that thing inside her body, she felt as if her life was being held at someone's mercy.

"Many thanks to Miss Green Barbarian and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!" Chen Yang said with a smile, waving his hand on the table.

"Your Excellency showed mercy to the Heavenly Serpent Manor; the Heavenly Serpent Manor should be grateful to you!" Green Barbarian said apologetically.

"If Miss Green Barbarian finds the customs and culture of the Gama Empire acceptable, she can stay a few more days to explore." Chen Yang smiled. He was just being polite; after all, she had already taken his things, and he was genuinely happy, so he couldn't very well keep a long face.

"Thank you for staying, but I have important matters to attend to at home, so I must return immediately." Green Barbarian bowed and said apologetically. As a Dou Huang, she could tell that Chen Yang was just being polite.

"In that case, I won't keep you any longer. Elder Hai, please see Miss Green Barbarian out!" Chen Yang nodded with a smile, signaling Hai Bodong to see the guest out.

"Yes, young master!"

"Miss Green Barbarian, please!"

Green Barbarian arrived in the capital and left within ten minutes.

Green Barbarian, dressed in a green dress, stood at the gates of the capital city, recalling the glimpse of White Fang clinging to the tree in Chen Yang's courtyard. She sighed inwardly, "White Fang, staying by that person's side might have a brighter future than staying in the Heavenly Serpent Palace..."

After thinking it over, Green Barbarian spread her battle qi wings and leisurely flew towards the Heavenly Serpent Palace. This time, she was no longer in a hurry.

……

After seeing off Lü Man, Hai Bodong returned to Chen Yang's courtyard and saw Chen Yang teaching Qing Lin the cultivation technique. Since Qing Lin was only an eight-star Dou Zhe, changing cultivation techniques was not a big problem.

Moreover, the cultivation methods of the Heavenly Serpent Palace lineage have commonalities. Qing Lin gained some insights after reading the "Heavenly Serpent Secret Manual" for two and a half minutes.

"Young Master, I feel that we should be able to complete the transition of cultivation techniques soon," Qinglin said to Chen Yang sweetly.

"Your Little Fairy Doctor and Sister Ya Fei are both in seclusion breaking through to the Dou Ling realm, so you have to work hard too!" Chen Yang reached out and patted Qing Lin's head.

"Yes, Qinglin will work very, very hard!" Qinglin puffed out her cheeks and said to Chen Yang with a serious expression.

She definitely won't, definitely won't let the young master down.

Although she was just the young master's maid, who said that maids could only do things like serving tea and water? She wanted to become the young master's most powerful maid and solve many, many troubles for him. That way, even if the young master didn't like her being a maid one day, he wouldn't drive her away, right?

The little girl had been bullied and abandoned many times since she was a child. She felt nothing about the losses she had suffered in the past and had become accustomed to them.

But this time, she didn't want to leave the young master, no matter what!

……

Qing Lin's new cultivation technique will take some time to fully complete. After watching the girl happily skip and jump towards her room after he patted her head, Chen Yang turned to look at Hai Bodong.

"Elder Hai, these are two scrolls of high-level Xuan-rank combat techniques and one scroll of mid-level Di-rank combat techniques, all of which are ice-attribute. You can use them to cultivate!" Chen Yang left Hai Bodong behind to give him these three scrolls of combat techniques.

To be honest, these three volumes of fighting techniques had been gathering dust in Chen Yang's storage ring for ages, and he only remembered them yesterday when he was organizing his storage ring.

These three volumes of fighting techniques were originally something he asked Yao Lao to give to Hai Bodong.

"Young Master, this...this is far too precious!!!"

Hai Bodong's highest-level combat skill was only at the advanced Xuan rank. Even with the Mittel family's resources, they hadn't collected a suitable ice-attribute earth-rank combat skill for him over the years. But now Chen Yang not only brought it out, but also used an earth-rank mid-level one. This was simply...