My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 231: Discovering the Entrance

The Black Flame King is a special existence in the Land of Flames.

The fire in this place comes from Community Thunder, extremely yang and extremely firm, and the creatures born here also favor the yang and sturdy Spiritual Qi.

However, in the mountains and wilderness, there must be darkness. Dead trees, animals, and damaged landscapes will breed Evil Qi, which must be absorbed by a spirit to prevent it from affecting the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Thus, the Black Flame King was born.

He was born in a fierce fire and absorbed Yin Sha into himself, hiding it within the Crystal Core, rarely revealing it. Only when facing formidable enemies does he transform into the Black Flame state, using the Shadow Flame to burn his enemies, obliterating them completely.

Of course, this has side effects. His spirit, born in the Spiritual Qi, is eroded. Simply put, it is like the rage of a Berserker becoming stronger, but also becoming foolish.

In this state, it is difficult for him to feel emotions like fear, frustration, or anger. Even if the Flame Spirit army suffers massive casualties and sacrifices the Flame King, he barely feels any emotional fluctuation, thinking only of slaughter.

But now, upon seeing the golden thunder on that Big Black Umbrella, he suddenly feels a bit clearer.

He doesn't know why, but a sense of fear begins to seep in.

The Black Flame King would never have imagined that he would flee in his transformed state, yet now it is happening.

He instinctively wants to retreat, to distance himself from the Human Race, especially from that golden lightning.

However, he had no choice; he cannot move faster than Li Rui, who is empowered by the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture.

Non-annihilation version of Thunder Shocking Earth!

Golden light, like a flame licking at fur, almost directly tears off a large piece of black flame from the Black Flame King.

"Awoo!!!"

At this moment, the monster cannot maintain its transformed state and returns to normal, surprisingly discovering.

I'm not afraid anymore!

After the Power of Yin Sha retreats back into his body, he no longer has any extra fear towards the golden light, feeling capable once more.

Just as his consciousness clears, before he can think, he sees the opponent leap upward, jumping right at his face.

Annihilation version of Thunder Shocking Earth!

This overhead blow lands a Critical Strike, a powerful attack triggered under a seven or eight-level threshold of battle scars.

Hiss!

The normal flames are extinguished by more than half, ending the ordeal.

With the Crystal Core exposed, Li Rui directly goes face-to-face, smashing the thing to pieces with a mighty blow.

The Flame Spirits flee, the Flame King perishes, and the surroundings quiet down, leaving only the persistently flickering flames.

He suffers minor injuries; even with the Burning state, they're not serious, quickly recovering under the treatment of the Blood Leech.

The main quest completion of three bosses advances him to nearly level 37; higher levels indeed level up slower. The three mini-bosses do not even grant a full level increase.

At this moment, a notification also arrives.

[Main Quest Updated: Explore the Land of Flames, find the exit.] 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"...."

After all that effort, it seems the way was wrong; this is not the true exit of the Land of Flames.

However, Li Rui is unfazed, as his purpose is to find the hidden quest location, not to escape the Secret Realm following the normal process. He had to search everywhere eventually.

He carries his umbrella, continuing to seek the fluctuations in the air, finally discovering them near the foot of a mountain, away from the maze.

Upon triggering the image, he begins to observe in secret.

"Xiaowang, quickly use the Golden Wound Medicine to stop the bleeding!"

"Hold on, with three bosses down, we just need to clear the minions to survive!"

"Yu Xin, go help!"

Li Rui can only see their images, not the Flame Spirits they are fighting.

But from the shouts and movements, it's clear they took down the three Flame Kings, worthy of being chosen for the Secret Realm battle.

Yet now they are in a dire state. Ordinary people might not notice, but someone with battle experience would see the slight irregularities in their movements when attacking and running.

Even Secret Realm agents with Extraordinary Power struggle to maintain form, indicating significant unseen injuries.

These people clearly lack vampiric skills; as the Burning state persists, their situation worsens.

Li Rui feels concerned, especially seeing the group huddle and their formation tightening, showing increased outside pressure.

The image continues.

"Damn it, how are there still random events!"

Even without a misfortune physique, an ordinary person triggers a few, though not as absurdly many as Li Rui.

Now, the prolonged negative states take their toll, with someone already collapsing, breathlessly straining on the ground, weakening the team's strength further.

"No choice but to fight it out; kill them off, and we live; fail, and we die!"

Yu Xin grits her teeth, twisting her fist with determination.

Before entering, they likely assumed their party setup could clear any Secret Realm. But now, faced with such burning chaos, they've been cornered as if entering a high-level Secret Realm while being low-level themselves.

Li Rui felt an urge to assist, but the projections are mere shadows, offering no tangible help.

"Go!"

Yu Xin and Duan Ling shouted together, the battle commencing, and the image cutting off abruptly.

Li Rui grows restless like an ant on a hot pan.

"Ending at the crucial moment, what a senseless cliffhanger!" he curses, suddenly remembering a key point.

"Wait, even if they died here, they shouldn't all remain unresponsive, unless everyone on the team were unparalleled misfortune magnets."

He feels puzzled, activating his Blood Eye to reconnect the image, finding nothing, the red-tinted view no different from the usual surroundings.

...Damn it.

As he's about to withdraw the skill, Li Rui notices a discordant spot on a cliff wall not far off.

It appears like an incomplete image, patched over as if edited with Photoshop.

He rushes over, discovering a "patch" two meters wide and overhuman-height, seeing faint fluctuations upon approaching.

Reaching out to touch the wall.

Goodness, his hand passes through; it's an illusion.

Li Rui is surprised; in Peach Blossom Spring, Zuo Qiutian's illusions didn't fool his Blood Eye, yet this wall almost escaped detection.

He downs several bottles of defense-enhancing potion and readies his Diamond Umbrella, prepared for any skill use.

Faced with the unknown, caution remains his priority.

Buzz.

A gentle sound brushes past his ear, crossing the illusion's threshold, revealing a long, deep, and dark corridor ahead, devoid of danger.

Shining a light with the Blue Silver Lamp Ring reveals the corridor's end is obscured.

At this moment.

[Hidden Task Updated: Discovered the entrance to the birthplace of thunder, continue exploring.]