Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 198 - The Abyss & Opening The Shield

But how could Long Di give him the chance to heal like everything was fine?

Raising his hand in Uncle Metal’s direction, a breath was all it took for a spear to form and a blink was all it took for that spear to pierce Uncle Metal’s head, killing him.

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Four figures lay unmoving in the cave. Xiannu Liang and Yaomu Shou seemed like they had it rough. They involuntarily shuddered every now and again when they recalled what had happened to them.

They got a rundown of what happened from Shen Ling as soon as they were out, but they weren’t sure if it was better to be out here or if it was better inside wherever they were.

Yaomu Shou and Xiannu Liang were still pale from the experience. Their irises were a light shade of grey and they seemed to stare into nothingness as if their minds were broken, but they seemed to be recovering fairly well.

“Ugh… w-what happened?”

“You’re awake!?” A surprised cry came from Shen Ling, who had Long Di lying in her arms on the ground.

She had moved Xiannu Liang and Yaomu Shou right beside her so she could keep a close eye on everyone.

“Y-Yeah, I am…” Long Di said with much difficulty. He had passed out shortly after killing Uncle Metal.

What Long Di was experiencing was not a deficit in energy or anything along those lines, but simply the consequences of a multitude of injuries suffered in his fight, culminating all at once.

He quietly circulated the spiritual qi in his body and he could feel the pain lessen by a considerable amount.

Long Di knew that spiritual cultivators’ bodies were a far cry from body cultivators as far as strength and defence were concerned. The bulk of a spiritual cultivator’s defence came from the erection of a thin, powerful shield of spiritual qi known as qi armour.

This would allow them to tank powerful attacks from their peers. Of course, it was not as versatile nor as convenient as a body cultivator's physical body, but it was what it was. Long Di wasn’t used to fighting strictly hand-to-hand combat experts who were able to get to him as effectively as Uncl

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