My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 236: He Really… I Could Cry

They entered an abnormal Epic Level Secret Realm, acquired a troublesome challenging status, encountered a group of powerful monsters, and finally stumbled upon a notorious world NPC.

The people in this team were already numb.

When controlled by the barrier, their fear was beyond words.

They all knew very well that dying here meant true death, with their souls sacrificed and impossible to awaken in reality.

But they had no choice, already injured, and had struggled against Zuo Qiutian to no avail.

Everything was heading in the worst direction, and in the Secret Realm, they couldn't expect anyone to rescue them. Even the strongest Secret Realm agents couldn't interfere with matters in someone else's Secret Realm.

Therefore, it's imaginable how surprised they were when someone inexplicably attacked Zuo Qiutian from a corner, launching a surprise attack from behind.

No matter if this move could threaten the terrifying world NPC, at least the river of blood binding them dissipated instantly.

Before Li Rui emerged, he used the Epic Level poison resistance potion acquired from the Peach Blossom Spring world mission, increasing poison resistance by 80% for five minutes, as well as an Epic Level Mountain Holding Talisman, increasing physical damage by 50%, and applied all kinds of potions as long as they didn't conflict in effect.

He had to stop Zuo Qiutian, even if it meant using all his resources, as these things were not as important as the lives of Community Thunder and his comrades.

Buzz!

The Divine Thunder was incredibly fast, shooting towards Zuo Qiutian's back faster than any physical attack.

Boom!

Li Rui never thought a Thunder Shocking Earth alone could harm Zuo Qiutian, and indeed, after the golden lightning, exploding earth, and splattering blood faded, that figure had already disappeared from the original spot.

This was the power of teleportation.

No matter what kind of spell, skill, or power, as long as it required an approach, if the opponent reacted before being hit, they could evade.

Even so, the others who escaped the shackles were still stunned.

At least, that man dodged.

Zuo Qiutian did not casually dissolve the attack aimed at him as before, but used some kind of teleportation ability to evade.

But the crisis was only beginning.

The scholar, suddenly forced back, raised his hand, reactivating the blood river, transforming it into the sharpest weapon of malice.

The blood condensed into overwhelming spikes, shooting straight at Li Rui.

Anyone with a keen eye could see, this move had a wide range and formidable power, aimed squarely at taking his life.

Faced with the ferocious attack, Li Rui remained calm, retreating a few steps with a flash of golden light, vanishing into thin air.

Whoosh.

The blood spikes lost their target and fell back to the ground.

Zuo Qiutian's expression was very grave. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He couldn't figure out how the opponent disappeared.

Was it a spell? An Escape Technique? Or...

Many Divine Powers crossed his mind, yet none seemed right. The person who ambushed him earlier was much stronger than the others here, but not to the degree of using such abilities.

As he was pondering, a vague threat appeared again from the side.

Zuo Qiutian was genuinely a bit surprised.

He couldn't understand what technique could evade his perception.

He clearly felt that the aura of threat appeared suddenly, without any prior indication.

This was illogical.

Zuo Qiutian maneuvered the blood river to counter the charging Thunder Shocking Earth while calmly contemplating.

"If I cannot capture the aura, it could be the unmoving divine concealment of the Buddhist sect, or perhaps the Inch Skill of the Daoist sect, or has another expert created a new Cultivation Technique?"

"No, no, it doesn't seem like a Cultivation Technique."

"It seems to be..... a separation of heaven and earth, strange."

Boom!!

Thunder Shocking Earth collided once more with the blood river.

Li Rui gave no opportunity, striking and retreating once again into the desolate void.

Although they only clashed twice, everyone else felt immense admiration, especially Duan Ling.

Since being dimensionally crushed in the martial arts field last time, he pondered every day before sleeping how he could defeat the person who used the Fire Bell Spell against him.

But now he realized, the other never used their full ability then.

Skills, these things, are not just about higher damage, but about the effect of their use.

The Great Fire Bell Spell is strong indeed, but not flexible enough, requiring one-handed seals, and summoning flames takes time.

Whereas, Thunder Shocking Earth could be paired with one's physical strength and speed, clashing with Zuo Qiutian then immediately retreating, more suitable for the current situation.

If Li Rui had launched the Fire Bell Spell upon charging out, he might have been submerged by the blood river before he could even use the skill.

Boom!

After another sneak attack, Li Rui disappeared again.

This time, the most shocked person became Zuo Qiutian, for he recognized the person with the bizarre body technique, none other than Li Rui, who disrupted the Silent Forest plan and had been a thorn in his side ever since.

He hadn't expected that in less than a year (Secret Realm time), the other party had become much stronger.

Disregarding the method of appearing and disappearing, just the head-on confrontation was completely different.

Back then, Zuo Qiutian just casually waved out a blood river, forcing Li Rui to use all his means. Even so, he was only barely alive, with broken arms and legs, barely surviving thanks to Zhenyue's aid.

But now, he could not be taken lightly even by him.

.....

Li Rui found he still underestimated Zuo Qiutian's power.

Even with the aid of space-time entanglement, he couldn't harm Zuo Qiutian, but the consolation was that at least he wouldn't be instantly killed now.

But good news came; he could hold off the opponent frontally, no longer needing to rely on ingratiating words to trick for an ambush.

After several clashes, both Zuo Qiutian and the others anxiously seeking a chance to assist realized it.

Li Rui was stalling, but no one knew what he was waiting for.

"Come out, let's talk."

Said Zuo Qiutian.

Although that cunning outlander couldn't pose a lethal threat to him, it prevented him from completing the array to break the barrier.

At his words, everyone was shocked.

In front of this scholar, they could only obediently comply, but after Li Rui's appearance, Zuo Qiutian surprisingly proposed negotiation.

"About what?"

Li Rui popped his head out from a direction, said one sentence, then immediately withdrew.

Sure enough, a bloody blast erupted from below, and he would've died if he were a second slower.

"Brother Zuo, you're not fair."

Zuo Qiutian smiled slightly, "You haven't agreed yet."

Boom!

Another Thunder Shocking Earth was blocked.

"Then I agree now, what do you want to talk about?"

After saying that, Li Rui tested the waters, found the opponent indeed didn't launch another attack, and then revealed half his body again, "You need something here, and I need it too. We probably can't agree on it, right?"

Zuo Qiutian blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Reconsider my last proposal. If you agree, you can take everything here."

Everyone was more surprised than before.

The spectators found it shocking that a world NPC would actually compromise with someone at level 35.

As for Li Rui, he was astounded.

Brother Zuo still wants me to join; I honestly feel like crying.