My Misfortune Crushed Instances

Li Rui returned to his state from nine seconds ago. After careful calculation, it was the moment when he had just used Endless Source to fully restore his spiritual power.

And from where he was standing, he had returned to a spot several dozen meters away, arriving at the edge of the enemy’s attack range.

Swish.

Thunderbolt Flash was ready. He used teleportation to continue evading the dual storm pincer attack, landing behind Vons and Ulysses. While pausing, he conveniently nabbed the gold coins that had fallen from Simon. These could be stored in the inventory, were unbound, and would drop upon death.

He had just left his original position when it was reduced to a shattered wasteland.

The people from the two opposing factions lunged forward like Simon, but futilely. They couldn’t let it go and immediately locked onto Li Rui’s aura, controlling the dual storms to pursue him. However, the next moment, they noticed something even more terrifying: the red-and-gold lightning had reappeared.

As long as Li Rui timed his reversal correctly, ensuring he returned to a fully restored state, he could use All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell twice consecutively. This was his trump card, a double All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell.

High above the sky, a heavy intimidation loomed over their heads. They finally understood what Simon had encountered just moments ago.

However, besides feeling oppressed, they also felt a tinge of confusion and puzzlement.

This powerful skill could be used twice in a row?! How could they possibly fight against that?

A gleam of gold flashed in Vons’s eyes as he activated some kind of ultimate fallback skill, causing all the ice storms to boil and rush upward.

Ulysses was even less daring, retracting the Dark Blade and then reshooting it, arranging them into three rows linked to one another, all aiming at the sky as well.

While both of them were busy responding, the All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell descended like a heavenly tribulation, striking the two extraordinary beings not from the Eastern Continent.

The battlefield fell silent.

No one would continue fighting at this moment. They retreated back to their respective formations.

Anyone with even a hint of battle sense could see that once the magnificent clash ended, the outcome would be clear.

If Ulysses and Vons died under the thunder, there was nothing more to say. The Dragon Country could pursue the remaining forces across the border, driving them out of this area, with all nearby spoils falling into their hands.

Moreover, once they caught their breath, the Polar Alliance would abandon the eastern line and launch a full-scale attack on the Western Kingdom, as both Simon and Ulysses dying would leave the side leaderless.

If Vons died, it would equally be a major blow to the Polar Alliance. They were already not stronger than any other side, and losing an all-around strong attack point would significantly weaken their overall strength.

As others retreated and observed, Li Rui had already dragged his tired body back to his own formation. After using his skill, he didn’t even look back; he had done everything he could, and he wasn’t too injured. Moreover, he had already been healed from Blood Leech when he killed Simon.

Spiritual power could slowly recover with a Spirit Recovery Potion, but physical stamina could not return to normal in a short period.

The consecutive use of All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell and reversal left his physical energy severely depleted, rendering further combat impossible.

"That’s it for today. The rest is up to you."

When Li Rui spoke, the All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell had already ended.

Ulysses and Vons had jointly resisted the pressure of the skill, but they appeared somewhat disheveled.

The Ice Storm had recoiled into a snowball, only much dimmer and thinner than before, while the Dark Blade lay weakly scattered on the ground, unable to be immediately retrieved by Ulysses.

A skill that would drain all of Li Rui’s spiritual power required the joint effort of two people to resist.

They had already battled for a long time, not in full condition even before, and after withstanding this ultimate skill, they were both also at the end of their strength.

Ironically, neither side had the strength to fight anymore, so even though Li Rui had vanished after the skill’s conclusion, they did not continue fighting but cautiously retreated, attempting to widen the distance.

At this time, Huohuang Zun and others were invigorated. They immediately gave chase, trying to expand the results, but the priests and bishops from the Polar Alliance and figures like Hopkins from the Western Kingdom started to deploy a cover and block.

"We can’t catch up; let’s withdraw."

The Dragon Country’s camp began to slow their pursuit, seemingly nearing a conclusion. Given the manpower deployed by all three sides, achieving such results was already a huge gain.

The biggest losers today were the Western Kingdom. A large swath of territory they occupied in the north had been usurped by the Dragon Country, and Simon’s life had been cut short before the harvest phase had even begun.

The Polar Alliance reaped no rewards, but also suffered no losses, making all their efforts futile yet acceptable.

Just when all three sides seemed inclined to stop, new changes emerged as numerous figures appeared from the east, rushing toward the battlefield in haste.

Seeing this, Li Rui could not help but smile with joy.

There weren’t many, just a few dozen, but among them were two familiar faces, Dong Sanchuan and Guan Gui.

Sent by headquarters as reinforcements, they initially thought Li Rui, Cheng Mingyue, and others were deeply trapped here and in a dire situation but upon seeing the actual situation, realized it was not the case.

"Charge!"

A group of fully restored individuals charged toward the west like wolves and tigers.

They had no time for pleasantries with Li Rui, with the aim still to expand the gains.

Just then, heavy footsteps sounded from the direction of the arrivals, as the Giant Warrior came running over with a thud.

Li Rui, with Cheng Mingyue, who had been mostly healed by the medical team but was still unconscious, climbed onto it and headed back in the direction of Yellow Earth City.

Guan Gui and others naturally handled the follow-up here. The two, one utterly exhausted and the other severely injured, both needed rest.

For Li Rui, more importantly, he now had enough gold coins.

Sitting in the basket on the Giant Warrior’s back, he counted the gold coins dropped by Simon earlier—more than forty. He originally needed only a few more to reach eighty-one; now he had them all, and then some.

This meant that next, his most important task was to enter Nuanyang State and directly unlock the most crucial treasure in this Secret Realm battlefield.

In the past, all three sides’ progress toward fulfilling the entry conditions would be about the same, but this time was evidently different. After unlocking new skills, Li Rui wielded power beyond the pinnacle; something was off.

Nonetheless, he had to return to headquarters, inquire about Kong Ji and Cheng Wen’s next moves. If possible, he planned to enter Nuanyang State immediately after recovering.

Turning his head, he glanced at Cheng Mingyue, who was leaning beside him. He noticed her tightly furrowed brows twitching, seemingly about to awaken.

"Sister Yue?"

Li Rui called out.

"Where are we? Have we been captured?"

Cheng Mingyue, opening her eyes and seeing the basket frame, momentarily mistook it for a cage.

Li Rui replied, "No, we are on our way back to Yellow Earth City."

Cheng Mingyue’s eyes were a bit unfocused, staring at him for a moment before recalling what happened before she passed out.

"Oh, oh... where’s Simon?!"

She thought for a while, absentmindedly, then asked anxiously.

"Dead," Li Rui answered.

"How did he die?"

"I killed him."

"....."

Cheng Mingyue squinted her eyes, instinctively wanting to believe but finding it quite incredible.

Killing Simon in front of three armies, without assistance, wasn’t even something Guan Gui could manage, right?