My Misfortune Crushed Instances

[Divine Power Heavy Cavalry Favorability: Respect.]

Li Rui saw the change in the status bar, walked up to Ju Ye, and smiled, "You can go out now."

Ju Ye stood up and said, "Thank you, benefactor. Once we find a way to return to life, we will storm the Royal Court."

"....."

Upon hearing such bold words, Li Rui immediately sensed something was off and called Kawina over, "When you hadn’t escaped from the plateau yet, did you know anything about the outside world?"

"No, we didn’t know. What do you want to know?" Kawina asked.

"Just about order, military strength, and such."

"They seem to be preparing for war. We observed a settlement from a distance; everyone was forging weapons, and many troops were gathering. That’s what I think," Kawina said.

Li Rui translated her words to Yuan Erliang, who then translated them to Ju Ye.

The Ghost General inquired about the location and the flags of the tribes they had seen and then became solemn.

"It’s the Central Marquis Clan. That position and those flags, it must be them."

He paced back and forth, seemingly impatient to go out and seek revenge.

Li Rui didn’t reveal the information he knew, but he asked, "You’re all so weak right now. It’s good enough if you can keep your souls intact after going out. Others might be even stronger than they were ten years ago. How will you take revenge?"

Ju Ye said, "Perish together with them."

Li Rui helplessly spread his hands, "The problem is that you’re trapped here."

Ju Ye turned to look at his subordinates.

This group of spirits was peculiar because they hadn’t died and turned into vengeful spirits but had been forcibly separated. Now they saw their mummified bodies still standing and tried every means to return to life.

However, they couldn’t do it; they weren’t proper ghosts.

"Benefactor, you have tremendous Divine Power. Is there a way for us to regain our former strength?"

Ju Ye was well aware of who was in charge and honestly offered, "I have a Cultivation Technique, one passed down through generations in the Divine Power Cavalry for breaking through. If you’re interested, I can recount it to you."

"Then go ahead," Li Rui readily agreed.

So Ju Ye started to narrate beside him for five minutes straight, though Li Rui couldn’t understand, but after the narrative finished, he acquired a new skill.

[Iron Cavalry Breakthrough.]

[Quality: Epic.]

[Effect: Gain a 10%-100% physical attack boost, proportional to current movement speed; consumes Spiritual Power when activated.]

Truth be told, Li Rui didn’t expect to gain an Epic skill here, and the key was that this skill could even combine with the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture.

The Secret Realm battlefield was indeed generous.

Ju Ye finished offering the gift and then looked at Li Rui with hope.

I’ve shown my sincerity; it’s your turn.

Li Rui chuckled, "As for helping you return to life, I can’t do that."

As soon as he said this, he immediately noticed Ju Ye’s ghostly face darken a bit.

You trust me so much, yet you deceive me? Do you think my dozens of brothers are just for show?

"However..."

Although Li Rui wasn’t afraid of these nearly a hundred weak spirits, he wasn’t that treacherous either and changed his tone, "All you want is revenge and power, right?"

Upon hearing there was still a chance, Ju Ye immediately said, "As long as the great revenge is avenged, we are willing to serve you."

Li Rui nodded, "Good, Kawina, wait at the entrance of the cave for us. Don’t come in. There might be danger."

"Okay."

The red-haired girl agreed and signaled the two assassins to leave. They were stunned, having never seen her so obedient.

Once they left, Li Rui pulled Yuan Erliang behind him. With his own protection, the danger was minimal. Then he took out a jade orb that was white on top and black on the bottom from his inventory.

He couldn’t bring people back to life, but he could fight poison with poison.

The Great Demon Black Law, capable of turning an entire Witch City into a Ghost City, was more than enough to empower just a hundred spirits.

Ju Ye felt a sudden chill in his heart. He could feel the strong Evil Qi subtly emanating from the orb, tempting him step by step.

"Form ranks!!"

Boom!

All the undead cavalrymen straightened their chests, standing beside their corpses.

Ju Ye said, "Benefactor, please proceed."

Li Rui nodded and then paused awkwardly.

This thing didn’t come with instructions, and he didn’t know how to use it. After thinking for a moment, he tried to handle it like a household appliance.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He whacked the jade orb a few times, making Ju Ye’s head buzz as if it were his own being knocked.

However, it turned out this method seemed universally applicable across all realms. A surge of Evil Qi rose from the orb, seeking out the undead in the area.

"Ah—"

All the spirits enveloped by the orb’s Evil Qi let out roars—not screams of agony, but exhilarated cries from gaining power within.

Li Rui realized he could control the black orb to release Evil Qi in rhythm with his tapping. While this thing was mostly useless, it was incredibly nourishing for spirits with self-awareness.

The aura of the heavy cavalrymen, once galloping across the plateau, grew stronger, and their inner power significantly increased.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The corpses standing beside the souls were dissolved by the Evil Qi, dissipating into the air. From this moment, Ju Ye and nearly a hundred of his iron cavalry turned into vengeful spirits seeking death.

Their sole purpose was to kill the current chieftain who had rebelled against the former king.

This thing had side effects. Absorb too much Evil Qi, and one might lose oneself, much like the Ghost City Lord, Huo Liu.

So when Li Rui saw them about to get lost in the power, he stopped his actions and put the object away again.

Ju Ye and the other spirits snapped back to reality and looked at their bodies. Unlike before, when they struggled to maintain the integrity of their souls, the Evil Qi had become much more solid, even making their armor more complete, with standardized pikes in hand.

"Thank you, benefactor! With such powerful Mana, we will surely get our revenge!"

Ju Ye was deeply moved. If not for being a ghost, unable to produce tears, they’d probably be flowing profusely.

Li Rui said, "Alright then, let’s go out and gather intelligence. Ten years have passed, and there must be things you don’t understand. We’ll start with the Central Marquis Clan out there."

Ju Ye’s eyes gleamed menacingly, "They were one of the main culprits who helped the rebels usurp the throne back then. I’ll kill them first."

.....

"It’s been years since we’ve seen sunlight."

The spirits arrived at the cave entrance, all full of excitement.

As they looked around, Li Rui regrouped with Kawina and the others and said, "I still need to go back to the plateau to find something. How about you guys?"

"I’ll go with you."

The two high-level assassins hesitated. They didn’t want to return to the plateau, but honestly, it wasn’t safe to move alone either. They’d heard Li Rui say that nearly all of the Western Kingdom controls the entire Cold Wind State now.

Compared to that, staying with Li Rui and nearly a hundred spirits felt safer. At least their alliances were aligned.

After being enhanced by the Great Demon Black Law, Ju Ye and his band of wild ghosts could now resist the harsh winds. They charged past the plum blossom stakes and returned to the Ghostly path.

Seeing the hazy figures of people and spirits before him, the strongman scratched his head.

Why did he bring back so many allies after just one trip in?

But he quickly came to terms with it. He had seen things like this several times in the Divine Wood Forest too.