My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 237: Betting My Life? Not a Chance

Li Rui had some understanding of Zuo Qiutian's character.

He knew this man treated human lives like grass, indifferent to sacrificing others to achieve his goals. He wasn't a psychopath, just genuinely unconcerned.

On the other hand, he was principled about promises; once he agreed on a deal, he would certainly fulfill it.

If one trusted him even slightly, they might agree or at least pretend to agree, delaying a bit.

But Li Rui didn't intend to do this.

Because he could feel that the person before him wasn't speaking the truth; at least this time, the man might violate his principles.

Last time in the Silent Forest, when Zuo Qiutian extended an invitation, Li Rui could still feel the threat from the disparity in power yet didn't have a feeling of a prickly sensation at his back.

Now, he only felt that the snake was still staring at him.

"Brother Zuo, why does it come to this?"

Li Rui smiled and shook his head, "We are brothers; how can we turn against each other over this place... that thing, and even make Brother Zuo violate his principles?"

Zuo Qiutian knew the kid was cunning and hadn't hoped too much, so he smiled helplessly and said, "The matter is significant, and I have no choice. Please forgive me, virtuous brother."

"Alright, alright, I forgive you."

After speaking, Li Rui tossed a Thunder Vortex casually and retreated into the Desolate Space.

The group beside him was dumbfounded.

Is this a big shot?

How can someone fight while fraternizing with a world NPC? The key point being, that it seems the super expert had no way to deal with him.

Standing at the center of the isolated island, Zuo Qiutian vigilantly scanned the surroundings.

His attempt to reconcile wasn't purely to deceive, even though Li Rui didn't fall for it; he achieved another goal, determining Li Rui's means of concealing his form.

If he wants to talk to me, he must return to this world, but he can't move his position... Ah, I understand, the might of Community Thunder is vast, and the means of the Upper Realm are indeed extraordinary."

He waited for a brief moment and saw that Li Rui still hadn't appeared, so he spoke again, "The place you are is now connected to this world. Before long, you will have nowhere to hide. Why delay?"

Li Rui hid in the Desolate Space, feeling uneasy.

He didn't expect Zuo Qiutian to be so sharp, quickly sensing the method upon which he relied for concealment and realizing the Desolate Space was merging with the Life Space.

The range of intertwined points was growing larger, rapidly covering the whole island, and once the two spaces overlapped, Li Rui would have nowhere to hide.

"But why is this phenomenon only occurring on the island? Could it be related to Community Thunder? No, it must be related, but this is over the top."

He thought for a while because Zuo Qiutian was approaching Duan Ling and others who were wounded.

This time, he turned his back to the barrier, controlling the Blood River with one hand without circling around the array, clearly setting up the array while remaining vigilant.

Li Rui would not allow him to complete the array, suddenly appearing at the nearest intertwining point, trying to repeat the tactic and disrupt the array again with Thunder Shocking Earth.

However, prepared in advance, Zuo Qiutian didn't stop binding Duan Ling and others and control the Blood River array.

He wasn't just relying on one method; with another wave, a gale of Evil Qi blew from his sleeve, instantly forming multiple black swords into an array.

The Blood Evil Sect's techniques were always two-fold.

Blood refers to the essence blood of living beings, while evil refers to the souls of cultivators.

Combining the two yields immense killing power.

Now the Blood River is meant to break the Heavenly Dao Barrier, unable to move freely, so Zuo Qiutian simply employed another divine power.

Li Rui, with Divine Thunder in hand, naturally wasn't afraid of the Evil Qi forming a sword array, but he soon found out that even the Divine Thunder specially countering Yin Sha couldn't completely dispel the Evil Qi.

This wasn't solely because Zuo Qiutian's power was formidable but because he had blood debts weighing heavily, making the Evil Qi exceptionally fierce.

Crack!

Li Rui shattered a black sword of Evil Qi charging at him with Thunder Shocking Earth, then retreated to the Desolate Space again.

But this time, the range of intertwining points had expanded, and Li Rui could feel the two spaces were accelerating their fusion, with Zuo Qiutian's array quickly taking shape. Once completed, everyone caught would die, and Community Thunder would be lost.

"Why hasn't help arrived?"

Now there was no way; continuing to delay was impossible.

In the Desolate Space, he stared at the hidden Zuo Qiutian, and the Blood River beneath him, everything was becoming more and more real, and the merging of spaces was imminent.

Li Rui glanced at Zuo Qiutian, then at the Heavenly Dao Barrier behind him, calculating his next move.

He refreshed an ending Buff and emerged once more.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The black swords, like hounds catching the scent of blood, swarmed to attack the moment he appeared.

Crackle!

Thunder Shocking Earth swept out, blasting away all the black swords of Evil Qi.

This time, even Zuo Qiutian didn't expect his opponent not to retreat as before but instead keep pressing, advancing towards him.

"Finally can't bear it?"

He chuckled softly, more Evil Qi emerging from his sleeve, not only as black swords but also transforming into beasts, demons, spirit monsters, and humans.

Zuo Qiutian seemed to turn into a corpse handler, summoning not just helpers, but these "creatures" formed from Evil Qi possessed their own divine powers and spells.

However, these were all simulated through Evil Qi, inevitably restrained by Divine Thunder.

Li Rui, as usual, launched a solitary charge.

Divine Thunder continuously shattered bodies formed by Evil Qi, though alone, he still wasn't touched by any Evil Demon.

Finally, he broke into Zuo Qiutian's close range.

Now, with eighty percent of his stamina and spiritual power spent, and all enhancement Buffs still active, it was a carefully calculated time that brought him to peak condition, and he activated the Blood Soul Ring.

Although damage was increased by 100%, the harm he received also rose; no matter how others wielded this technique, they might lack the same courage.

Seeing Li Rui rushing at him with such vigor, Zuo Qiutian grew more serious.

He genuinely felt a threatening aura emanating from this man, indicating a desire for a life-and-death struggle.

"But do you think that's sufficient?"

A surge of anger, unusual for Zuo Qiutian, welled up inexplicably, even he couldn't pinpoint the reason.

Perhaps it was because the weaker adversary he'd once toyed with now possessed the ability to challenge him head-on.

Swoosh—

A gale of Evil Qi began to dance wildly, condensing into a pair of giant palms, forming a gesture akin to a Buddhist seal, striking with a roar, and simultaneously, the temperature throughout the hollow dropped by two degrees.

Everyone realized, shivering, that he hadn't exerted his full power before.

Li Rui's understanding of Zuo Qiutian elevated a notch, but he remained undeterred, his eyes resolutely focused as he charged forward.

Breaking out all the cards, it's time to risk it and fire another shot.

All enhancements merged into Thunder Shocking Earth, clashing with the Evil Qi Buddha Seal.

The explosive sound reverberated instantly throughout the entire hollow, shaking the isolated island.

No one held any hopes since one side was merely using Evil Qi for defense while the other exhausted every means to advance; the best outcome was a tie, with Zuo Qiutian definitely unharmed.

Li Rui, on the other hand, faced a grim fate if he couldn't withstand it; he would be shattered.

This was a tragic charge; the gap in levels made success unlikely for the only one capable of engaging Zuo Qiutian without leaving himself a way out.

That's what everyone thought, yet an unexpected development occurred.

In the upheaval of Evil Qi and Divine Thunder, Li Rui's figure emerged, not toward Zuo Qiutian, but sidestepping by a position, slamming against the barely visible Heavenly Dao Barrier.

He wasn't about to perform a tragic charge.

Risking life? Risk my ass, I'm going for the big score.