Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 200 - Branding The Earth Flame

Seeing all that he needed to see, Long Di flicked his finger and dispelled the qi shield.

Whoosh!

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The heatwave descended upon him like a tidal wave, and he had to admit that it was suffocating with an intent to incinerate his lungs.

As of now, he was using a spiritual cultivator’s defensive capability by erecting a thin and powerful layer of spiritual qi over his body, simply known as qi armour.

This was different from the qi shield, as it was streamlined to his body and translucent for the most part. Though a spiritual cultivator’s body grew stronger and tougher the higher in rank they rose, it was this armour they primarily depended on.

Since this armour was composed of the spiritual qi that they naturally possessed, its power depended on the spiritual cultivator's realm. In Long Di’s case, this would be that of a Four Star Core Martial Master.

“Can’t use the Foundation Forge Body Tempering Art for this. I haven’t cultivated it to the necessary level yet.”

Long Di arrived at the edge of the tunnel that was now open thanks to the beast skin acting as the key and the door and the heat that he experienced earlier was incomparably magnified, compelling him to pump more spiritual qi into his qi armour.

This tunnel was one of many that lined the walls of what appeared to be a cylindrical chamber. Long Di was reminded of the missile silos he saw on the internet when he observed the structure.

However, there were no missiles here, but something more powerful. Instead, below the tunnel where he stood was a floating burning flame. It was completely red in colour, and within it was a rune of some kind.

As the flame burned, countless flame ripples emanated from it that entered the countless other tunnels that led to the caverns that made up Cavern Flame Mountain.

Of course, not even Long Di’s was spared. As matter of fact, the tunnel where he was, was the lowest and by extension the closest tunnel to the Earth Flame, so the ripples were affecting him more so than the others.

“What the—”

Suddenly, Long Di felt a powerful

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