My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 234: Why Is Li Rui Here?

Yu Xin was stunned by the sight before her.

In the empty belly of the mountain, there was actually a lively, thriving island.

Although the surrounding area was filled with dancing flames and magma, it stood quietly in the center of a Magma Lake, like a Peach Blossom Spring in the apocalypse.

"Impressive, isn't it?"

Zuo Qiutian saw her gaping and couldn't help but laugh, "This is Heavenly Power. This is the Divine Power of the Upper Realm, birth, destruction, everything."

Though everyone had been coerced by him into being brought in, they couldn't help but be drawn in by his words.

"What is the Upper Realm?"

Zuo Qiutian chuckled lightly, "It's the true kingdom of heaven."

The crowd looked at each other in dismay; their level was still very low, and they had never encountered top secrets like the Five Thunders Skill, so they had no concept of it.

"No need to speculate further, please come onto the island."

He stood at the edge of Magma Lake, reached out towards the island across, and made a gesture inviting them.

Duan Ling glared angrily, but there was nothing he could do.

Before entering the belly of the mountain, they had tried to resist, but although no one died, this notorious world NPC used some unknown means to inflict great pain on those who attempted to resist, leaving them incapacitated on the ground.

"If you still want to try something, please go ahead; the result will be the same. I won't kill you, but you won't escape."

That's what Zuo Qiutian said.

He even used Divine Power to protect them with Evil Qi from the damage of the Burning state.

Of course, he wasn't there for charity, nor would he refrain from killing forever; it just wasn't time yet.

The crowd had no choice but to follow the instructions silently, jumping onto the island one by one using the rocks in the Magma Lake.

"Please follow me, as long as you follow my arrangements, you won't have to endure too much pain."

"What exactly do you want us to do?!" Yu Xin asked.

By this time, she had figured out his character. No matter what she said or cursed, even if she directly cursed him, as long as she complied, he wouldn't do anything harmful.

Zuo Qiutian smiled and said, "No need to rush; you'll know soon enough."

He led the group towards the center of the island. As they went deeper, the low grass turned into shrubs, and in some places, even flowers bloomed.

Finally, the group stopped at the very center of the island.

Yu Xin and Duan Ling exchanged a glance, both surprised to find that the very center was a withered tree, surrounded by a faintly visible verdant barrier.

"Please go to the tree,"

Zuo Qiutian said to Yu Xin.

She furrowed her brows, wanting to resist again, but couldn't find any flaws.

She reluctantly approached the verdant barrier.

Buzz!

Although the barrier seemed inconspicuous, even as if it could collapse at any moment, just as she approached it, without fully touching it, an irresistible impact hit her, sending her flying backward.

The force of the impact was immense, even her physique couldn't resist it, sending her flying out of the island, and if continued, she would fall into the magma.

However, Zuo Qiutian appeared behind her, catching her steadily to avoid the worst outcome. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

At that moment, everyone else made their move.

Zuo Qiutian saving someone must have revealed a flaw, and no one present was ordinary, immediately seizing the chance to launch a surprise attack.

Yu Xin also "repaid evil with evil," using the leverage to throw a hard elbow strike directly at his face.

Zuo Qiutian gently raised his hand, easily and casually blocking the powerful elbow strike, but in doing so, he separated from Yu Xin.

Everyone else's skills were launched at this moment.

Boom!

This was a combined attack of multiple people, and because the enemy was too strong, they all went all out, using their most powerful skills. Even the chubby one, who was good at reconnaissance, threw out an offensive consumable item.

If it were before, their skills wouldn't have even hit this terrifying man, but this time, at least the skills and items all struck him.

Yet something despairing happened, the man just waved his hand, his large sleeves fluttered, raising a wave of Evil Qi.

Swoosh.

Instantly, all of their skills collapsed into pieces.

Zuo Qiutian smiled slightly, just about to say something, when he suddenly paused.

Duan Ling's figure appeared behind him, having used a rare Inch Talisman to find this angle.

With a hand seal pinch, a chant was recited, and crimson flames surged forth.

Zuo Qiutian flipped his wrist, a bowl appeared in his palm, and a river of blood poured out, wrapping around the flames from the outside.

Sizzle!

Smoke rose, and this skill was also neutralized, but at least it was some real stuff used.

"Fire Bell Spell."

Zuo Qiutian chuckled, "Too bad it's fake."

He left a cryptic remark, flash-appearing beside Duan Ling, and planted a palm on his back.

Poof—

Duan Ling spat a mouthful of blood and was knocked back, the others quickly rushed to catch him.

"Don't worry, he won't die, the kid's wearing protective soft armor."

Zuo Qiutian returned to the verdant barrier's side and explained calmly, "Forget it, don't try anymore; it's useless against me, and if I discover some trick, it might even backfire."

Yu Xin stood half-consciously in front of the others, asking, "What is that barrier?"

She asked partly out of curiosity and partly to divert attention so that no harm would come to the others.

Zuo Qiutian knew her intentions but didn't mind, explaining as he approached the barrier, "As you see, no one can approach it, and I've brought you here to remove this thing."

"If you can't remove it, why would we be able to?"

Zuo Qiutian patiently explained, "You can't either, but your souls can. People from beyond the sky can bypass certain Heavenly Dao laws."

Yu Xin asked, "So you're going to sacrifice our souls?"

"You could put it that way."

Zuo Qiutian said, "I just don't like to call it a sacrifice; I'm just making you keys."

With that, he tilted the bowl, and a river of blood poured out, surrounding the glowing barrier like a moat.

"Now, if you would...."

"Wait, I have one more question."

"Go ahead."

Zuo Qiutian remained patient.

"What is it that you actually want?" Yu Xin asked.

Upon hearing this, Zuo Qiutian looked puzzled, and after thinking for a few seconds, suddenly seemed to understand, "No, you're not really asking. You're just stalling for time. What are you waiting for?"

"I'm not!" Yu Xin denied firmly.

But she obviously wasn't a skilled liar. Perhaps she'd just raised suspicions, but now it was tantamount to giving herself away.

She was indeed stalling because in that brief moment, she'd seen a hand appear out of nowhere behind Zuo Qiutian, pulling up a bunch of grass from the ground.

Then, a face appeared that she never imagined she would see.

Li Rui! Why was he here?!