Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 168 - Black Cat

A roar of supreme fury laced with killing intent echoed from above.

Long Di's gaze snapped upwards to see the vice-elder descending with a somatic essence-powered punch!

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As the vice-elder descended with an unholy level of fury, Long Di’s sabre hummed with sabre intent and lightning crackling along its length!

‘Earth Severance!’

As the attack roared in his mind, he brought the sabre up to meet the vice-elder’s blow!

The somatic essence was flaring off the vice-elder’s fist like a roaring fire whilst the lightning-wreathed sabre was destruction manifest!

Boom!

A deafening blast spread out from the point of impact, with shockwaves expanding in all directions!

“Ugh!”

The dust cleared to show the vice-elder’s right fist mangled with the exposed flesh crackling with lightning.

The sabre intent made healing it an extremely taxing chore.

“Impossible!”

The spectators within Nether Immolation War Temple were shocked by what they saw.

A Two Star Core Martial Master was suppressing a group comprising two One Star Core Martial Masters and a Three Star Core Martial Master!

“H-He can fight above realms!?” Yue Wang couldn’t believe it.

One must know that fighting above one’s realm was a skill held by very few. This required one to be in control of one or more types of power that required a near-inhumane level of talent to possess and control!

This was something present in those generational geniuses only.

Not just Yue Wang, but every disciple was drinking in the battle that went on between Long Di and the others.

Tsss…

Smoke rose from the vice-elder’s fist as the flesh wriggled about in an attempt to heal itself. However, the sabre intent interfered at every turn.

‘I can’t suffer too much of these blows!’ the vice-elder thought to himself.

The runes all over his body glowed brighter to signify the increase in strength they gave him.

This result placated him slightly, and he breathed in deeply, as if intoxicated by the pain and the increase in energy that came with it.

Eeeenngh!

The air cried out as the sabre came flying down from an impossible angle towards him!

“What!?”

The vice-elder erected his defences in preparation, confident he would be able to take the blow thanks to his power-up.

“Earth Severance.”

Long Di grew more and more comfortable with his release of the Earth Severance Sabre Technique!

Boom!

The vice-elder flew back as the sabre cleaved a slash across his torso.

“Ack!”

He coughed up a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying back from the attack.

‘Again!’

Long Di pushed the assault and lunged towards his opponent to finish him off!

The vice-elder’s eyes widened as the overhead slash that Long Di prepared came hurtling towards him!

‘No!’ The vice-elder couldn’t believe this was his end.

“No, you don’t!”

Before the blow could land, a shout accompanied an attack that came from behind, aiming at Long Di’s back!

Two of the disciples came from Long Di’s blindside to save their vice-elder. Their attacks were aimed at his vital spots.

‘Danger!’ Long Di’s senses were being honed in the fires of combat and he could sense that these attacks would cause great damage should they land on him now!

If Long Di continued with his attack, their attacks would land without a doubt!

His somatic essence had not strengthened his body passively enough to brush off the blow generated by these disciples.

The vice-elder sneered when he saw this. “Bad luck for you, brat!”

Long Di’s mind worked at high speed in a high-tension situation. ‘Now I can be like other MCs and allow the bad guy to escape to avoid injury to myself or I can kill him and get injured. Meh… I hate pain, buuut… he does pee me off. So the question remains, do I hate him more than I hate being injured? Well, my body says no, but my mind, my mind is telling me yes. Does that imply consent? Shower thoughts for later.’

Long Di’s attack continued on its original trajectory.

“Suppression.”

Dum!

The vice-elder’s heart shook at the sight of this. “What!?”

Bang! Bang!

“Puah!” Long Di coughed up a mouthful of blood under the two somatic essence-empowered strikes, but the worthy trade was a deciding strike on the vice-elder!

Krrssshh!

“Aaaahh!”

The vice-elder let out a bloodcurdling scream as the sabre cleaved through his body!

The lightning summoned pain for every inch it violated before it fully bisected him.

The vice-elder stared at Long Di’s emotionless gaze as the life drained from his body.

“You called this upon yourself.”

These were the last words the vice-elder could register from Long Di before the dark embrace of death took hold.

“V-Vice-elder!”

The two disciples let out a roar of fury at the death of their vice-elder!

“You’ll pay for this!” One grit his teeth in rage.

“We’ll show you just what members of Nether Immolation War Temple can… what the!?”

“You just noticed?” Long Di wiped the bloodstain from the side of his mouth with a handkerchief.

The disciples realised that the circulation of their somatic essence was being slowed. It, quite frankly, nearly stopped. This was also why their attacks didn’t do as much damage as they expected.

“That’s called cauldron suppression,” Long Di calmly explained.

“What grade cauldrons are those!?” The disciples had a mix of white and red cauldrons so cauldron suppression was something they experienced before.

However, it was never to this degree. The somatic essence in their body was almost at a standstill!

Long Di took slow steps towards them to cut them down, and they knew it.

One actually stepped back as if he could see death itself nearing them both.

“S-Stop right there! We’re the disciples of the enforcement h-”

Long Di waved his sabre. “Shut up.”

“Ah!”

The wave released a surge of lightning qi that engulfed them both. Long Di was an entire star core stronger than them both. They only surpassed him in regard to the strength of their physical body.

Even with that, they only survived this blow due to Long Di not using a technique against them, only releasing a wave of his lightning qi to weaken them.

Their bodies were charred black, but the effects of the rune and their cultivation techniques flared, granting them a boon of strength.

However, the disciples didn’t feel any peace of mind with this.

Long Di’s unfeeling gaze and lack of giving a fudge let them know that they weren’t even on his radar.

He spared the Shidashi Mao a glance and could feel his impression of that thing changing.

“Lord Whiskers’s fur is darkening.”

…

“Where did he take it!?” Yaomu Shou asked in a panic as she urged Feng Yu to whip the Super Donkeys into a mad run.

“Towards Nether Immolation War Temple. Why, what’s wrong!?” Feng Yu asked, obviously worried.

When Shen Ling found Yaomu Shou, she dragged her out of the deeper parts of Emo Valley. This allowed her normal sense to return, so she was given a quick rundown of everything that took place during her more-than-edgy phase.

Cold sweat wet her back in an instant as she grabbed Feng Yu and took the Super Donkeys to find Long Di and that infernal thing!

“I thought he had found some way to control it or tame it, but I was wrong!” Yaomu Shou explained. “It still has full autonomy! And if that’s the case, then this can go south very fast!”

Feng Yu was still confused. “I don’t get it! Are you saying it can kill Long Di!?”

“Well…” she hesitated at this part.

“That’s not out of the question,” she admitted. She then looked at Feng Yu with a grave expression. “What do you know about black cats?”