My Misfortune Crushed Instances

"You all, run quickly."

The three people present never expected that the City Lord of Witch City, controlled by Evil Qi, would speak up, and the first thing he said was such a statement.

"City Lord!!"

Qu Ya saw that the Witch King, who had transformed into an unrecognizable form, still retained his original consciousness. His initial intention to eradicate him was immediately quenched by more than half.

The Witch King named Huo Liu looked emotionless, gazing down at the old minister crawling on the ground, and said, "Leave, depart from this place, this power is beyond our control. I was too arrogant."

His voice echoed in the vast Underground Palace.

"City Lord!" Qu Ya trembled as he ran forward, "This old minister will surely rescue you."

"Qu Ya, you were right back then, this artifact is ominous. After you annihilate me, ensure it is cast into the sea, never to be coveted again."

Huo Liu remained steadfastly still, merely instructing, "Since you managed to come here, it means you must have received help from a master. Kill me, eradicate me. It’s the price for the mistake made years ago."

"Even so, I cannot repay even a fraction to the people of Witch City."

He was looking at Li Rui, and it was clear at a glance that this person was the strongest among the crowd.

"City Lord, this old minister would die a thousand deaths."

Qu Ya had lost his reason by now; he was a foolishly loyal demon, frenziedly rushing towards the connection between the Witch King and the Jade Sphere, attempting to sever it.

Cheng Mingyue asked, "Should we stop him?"

"It doesn’t matter; he’s just a spirit. Once we kill Huo Liu, his obsession will dissipate," Xu Xiliang responded.

At this moment, the Witch King controlled by the Jade Sphere angrily shouted, "Step back, this is an order."

"The minister shall not obey!"

This time, Qu Ya did not listen. He suddenly leapt towards that ink-black line.

Swish....!!

This old demon, who had endured for decades, vanished amidst a faint sound, like a moth rushing into the flames.

Before dying, he fulfilled his mission, revealing the truth from years ago to those who had intruded into Ghost City.

Huo Liu still showed no expression, not because he had no thoughts, but because he was controlled by the Jade Sphere and was unable to move a single muscle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since you are here, you must have eradicated the Four Great Witches and my patrol generals, right?"

"I beg you to annihilate me and cast this Jade Sphere into the ocean, ensuring that no one touches it again."

"I can no longer suppress the Power of Yin Sha. I implore you....."

"Roar!!!!!"

With a soul-shaking roar, the Jade Sphere suddenly plunged into his body, his eyes losing all spirit and turning completely black.

Boom boom boom!!

He unleashed a series of pitch-black lightning strikes.

The three of them scattered quickly, sticking to the previous strategy, with Cheng Mingyue buffing Li Rui and then switching to a control stance.

Xu Xiliang knew he wasn’t as good as they were, so to avoid causing trouble, he stayed at the rear using shooting skills to cover Li Rui.

Though his lethality couldn’t kill a boss-level enemy in one move, he was close to level 50, after all, selected for the Secret Realm battlefield.

If his skill hit, it would still cause significant damage; even a patrol general was forced into the second stage by one skill.

Li Rui kept the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture activated, and even without considering the Divine Thunder’s suppression of Yin Sha, the speed boost alone was vital.

Stab!

Huo Liu’s black lightning slashed through the ground swiftly; being scraped even slightly could deal immense damage. This was the strongest boss encountered since entering the Secret Realm battlefield.

Buzz!

Cheng Mingyue’s barrier appeared around the Witch King, who also noticed their extraordinariness and stomped the ground fiercely, throwing a punch.

Crack——

The barrier isolating space shattered like glass for the first time within Ghost City.

This Witch King indeed wasn’t easy to deal with; originally being a boss-level existence on the giant island and further strengthened by Heaven’s Might, he already exceeded his original intensity.

However, Cheng Mingyue’s skill was still effective. Li Rui seized the gap created by the shattered barrier to advance close, wielding a vajra-sheathed umbrella twined with thunder, using Yin Thunder Strike.

Ding ding ding!

Phantom strikes hit Huo Liu’s dark arms, producing the sound of metal clashing.

Li Rui found his opponent hadn’t been controlled by the advanced triple tremor, just retreated with a backward leap as another barrage of lightning shot forth.

Crackle!

Li Rui couldn’t confront him directly, escaping from another direction.

Xu Xiliang quickly fired a volley to cover his temporary retreat to the rear.

"It seems we can’t rush,"

At this point, Xu Xiliang displayed calmness and patience, "I’ll use a blast shot to halt him."

Li Rui nodded and charged out again, but this time, another identical self was with him.

When the two of him rushed towards different directions, they simultaneously unleashed the Great Fire Bell Spell.

Even Huo Liu was startled, as were Xu Xiliang and Cheng Mingyue.

Such a powerful spell, and he could truly cast it with a clone? This was too outrageous.

In the center of the tempest, the Witch King had to raise his concentration to the fullest. He clapped his palms, summoning a Shield of Darkness formed from Evil Qi, blocking one side of the red flames, then powered up a punch, mixed with black thunder, towards the other side.

But at that moment, he realized he was tricked.

Where the Shield of Darkness blocked, the red flames were merely an illusion.

After the shadow skill upgrade, it could let false illusions and the body cast skills together, just without damage.

Boom——

Huo Liu’s Black Thunder Fist matched against the Great Fire Bell Spell, causing the spacious hall to shake.

Just that momentary delay allowed Li Rui to avoid the fiercest point of the spell confrontation and charge forward, wielding the Vajra Umbrella.

Crackle!

Yin Thunder Strike.

Ding ding ding.

Again, a tingling and numbing sensation emerged from his arms.

This time Li Rui had calculated against his opponent, gaining the initiative, not leaving any gap for counterattack, swiftly delivering another Yin Thunder Strike.

Fragmented Yin Thunder drilled into Huo Liu’s deep blue skin like leeches, yet the Witch King felt no significant change, so he paid no heed.

After several exchanges, he finally relieved himself, forcing Li Rui back half a step with a punch, then summoned lightning akin to giant pythons once more.

By this time, not only him, but Cheng Mingyue and Xu Xiliang from afar had also noticed the issue.

Huo Liu’s spell-casting was slowing down.

Of course, this was due to the Yin Thunder Strike; those toxins continuously stacked up, causing progressively stronger paralysis effects. However, this boss boosted by the Jade Sphere was too strong to be completely immobilized.

But none of the four were mere rookies around level ten or twenty, so even a moment’s delay was distinctly apparent to them.

Seizing the opportunity, Cheng Mingyue switched to an aggressive stance, launching a series of punches and stirring up a transparent wave of air, while Xu Xiliang drew his bow fully, shooting two Eight-Directions Hawk Strikes in succession.

Boom boom!

When Huo Liu emerged from the skills of the two, he saw the most formidable umbrella-wielding calamitous star closing in once more.

Yin Thunder Strike continued stacking layers.

The clanking was incessant.

Huo Liu felt things couldn’t continue like this; just as he was about to unleash his trump card, he suddenly staggered, horrified as he glanced at his hands, discovering ink-colored toxins had spread from his arms to his torso.

At the same time, the umbrella-wielder sneered while stepping forward, black umbrella sparking with thunder, Thunder Shocking Earth shot directly at his face.

The alarm in Huo Liu’s heart surged; he found this creature of unknown race somehow frightening him.