My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 317: Object from the Upper Realm

After hearing Qu Ya’s description, Li Rui understood about seventy to eighty percent of the situation.

He knew why the Evil Qi here wasn’t afraid of Divine Thunder.

According to the description of that old demon, the power of the jade sphere was incredibly powerful, even turning the entire Witch City into a city of the Undead, admired by the Witch King who once ruled it.

This was enough to indicate that it must be an extremely powerful treasure, perhaps even the victory prize of this Ghost City, similar to the consumables that upgrade equipment in the Divine Wood Forest.

However, there was one crucial description: the jade sphere fell from beyond the heavens.

Connecting this detail with its immense power, Li Rui had a hypothesis: the jade sphere might be related to the Upper Realm, which would explain why the Evil Qi it brought wasn’t afraid of Divine Thunder.

According to legend, the Five Thunders Skill is indeed an Upper Realm spell, but Divine Thunder is just a fragment of it. It can produce an extremely suppressive effect on human Undead, but if Yin Sha also comes from the Upper Realm, it’s understandable that a fragmented version doesn’t produce an additional effect.

Moreover, ordinary Undead in the city couldn’t resist the golden thunder, but once they entered the palace where the jade sphere was, these Undead became different, further proving that the jade sphere was the source; the closer to it, the higher the level of Evil Qi.

In any case, anything possibly related to the Upper Realm is very strong. Five Thunders, Fire Bell, are currently Li Rui’s strongest reliance.

Qu Ya hesitated repeatedly and then said, "Three righteous warriors, I am deeply impressed by your cultivation strength and righteous deeds. If you could eradicate the root of the calamity here, I would first express my gratitude."

After speaking, he truly bowed deeply, using the highest etiquette of the great island, lifting both hands above his head and bowing down.

"However, all of you must think twice; the City Lord’s capability might far exceed your imagination," he said solemnly.

"How does he compare to that City Patrol General?"

Qu Ya’s face was grave: "Ten times his power!"

"Be serious," Li Rui simply didn’t believe it.

"At least five times."

"Really?"

"...Two, two times maybe."

"Then it’s doable. Let’s go," Li Rui beckoned and was about to lead the other two further.

But Qu Ya said, "Wait! But you three, the former City Lord was already incredibly powerful. Now, having imprisoned himself deep in the Forbidden Palace, drawing power from the jade sphere for decades, perhaps he has..."

Li Rui chuckled: "He hasn’t come out in decades; how could he still be as before? He’s definitely been controlled by Yin Sha."

Qu Ya’s first reaction was naturally disbelief, after all, for a demon born and raised in Witch City, the City Lord Witch King was like the heavens.

However, a native of a remote overseas island had limited knowledge. Even the Secret Realm judged and set the maximum level of Secret Realm agents at level 50, indicating that the creatures here, no matter how strong, wouldn’t exceed this limit much.

Li Rui didn’t even have to think to know that merely a demon race within the level 50 framework couldn’t possibly control an object from the Upper Realm with his own power. Even Secret Realm agents relied on the Secret Realm’s mechanism to use those equipment and items.

Seeing the three were determined to go, Qu Ya nodded and said, "In that case, I shall accompany you."

"Senior is now a spirit. If a fight breaks out later..." Li Rui was worried he’d be scattered by unknown AOE.

Qu Ya said, "I am already a wandering ghost, destined to dissipate between heaven and earth sooner or later. If I can witness the eradication of calamity before then, I would have no regrets."

"Then let’s go."

Li Rui didn’t want to delay, "Please, senior, lead the way."

With a spirit as a guide, the group saved a lot of trouble. The palace was vast and complex; wandering aimlessly would indeed require some effort.

Along the way, the three cooperated seamlessly, overcoming obstacles and reaching the depths of the palace.

By this point, Qu Ya’s worries had diminished significantly. Having lived in Witch City for many years, he had never seen such powerful demon races before, thinking if these three took action, perhaps there was indeed a chance to thwart the City Lord’s plan.

"Beyond this large door are numerous soldiers guarding it, below is an Underground Palace, the jade sphere is stored within," Qu Liu said.

Li Rui nodded: "No problem, leave it to me."

He walked to the door, then turned back: "If I don’t clear it with one skill, help with the cleanup."

"Okay," Cheng Mingyue and Xu Xiliang responded.

Li Rui carried the Vajra Umbrella to the door, performed a dragon strike, and smashed the door open with a bang. Then, without any pause, he cast a Great Fire Bell Spell inside.

Since the Divine Thunder had no extra damage against the Evil Qi here, he straightforwardly chose another spell in this enclosed space.

The hall was almost completely sealed; once the scarlet flame surged in, it couldn’t escape, leaving only a series of sharp whistles soon silenced.

"Looks like we won’t be needed." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Cheng Mingyue shrugged, "Let’s go."

Li Rui walked in first to find that the Evil Qi inside hadn’t completely dissipated, still lingering in the air. He could imagine many souls had just been here, likely the guardian soldiers Qu Liu mentioned.

However, Li Rui’s Great Fire Bell Spell was controlled at a scorched-earth enhancement of 70%, so its damage was high, and they weren’t prepared, thus being burned clean.

The three found some spoils in the corners and then headed toward the wide staircase leading to the Underground Palace at the center. A chilling wind blew through the crack of the door at the end, barely affected by the increased temperature from the Fire Bell Spell.

Qu Ya was noticeably more uneasy.

"Be careful, everyone."

Carefully, the three pushed open the large door, one after another cold, ghostly blue lamps along the walls ignited.

The underground space was very vast but completely empty, with only a jade sphere about three feet in diameter, white above and black below, floating in the center.

But it wasn’t alone.

A line of dark Evil Qi connected it to a figure, with legs like those of a lion and tiger, a waist like a bear’s, eyes wide open, as if storing endless anger.

His skin was a deep azure, with only a sparse appearance externally, generally humanoid, one fist as large as a room, and on his waist and thighs were armor pieces formed by condensed Evil Qi, while his upper body was bare.

More critically, he had three heads growing together, each facing a different direction, though the back two had their eyes closed.

"This, the City Lord, how did he become like this..."

Li Rui asked, "Didn’t he look like this before?"

"Very different," Qu Ya shook his head, "What kind of creature this is, I’ve never seen."

Cheng Mingyue squinted her eyes: "This guy is indeed very dangerous."

As she spoke, she had already switched to a support stance, ready to buff Li Rui.

The latter’s expression was even more solemn because he felt it looked somewhat familiar.

Back when he advanced, on Celestial Street outside the Thunder Division, those peculiar creatures and even celestial soldiers and generals looked somewhat similar to this.

He was increasingly certain that this jade sphere, teeming with Evil Qi, was undoubtedly related to the Upper Realm.