With a thunderous roar, flames swept up behind Ye Wudao, and with a leap forward, he tucked into a ball and took cover behind a fallen boulder.
At that moment, the raging fire and heat waves furiously swept around and above him. Fortunately, the boulder shielded him from the impact of the fire waves; otherwise, despite his cultivation of the Inner Strength Ninth Heavenly Layer, he would have been reduced to a roasted pig.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
After the fire wave had passed, Ye Wudao began coughing violently. The area was filled with the irritating smell of chemical agents having burned, a breath of which could cause dizziness and persistent coughing.
But this wasn't the worst of it. A deadly situation was unfolding as the entire passage collapsed due to the explosion, trapping him inside, surrounded by towering flames.
