My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 227: Same Main Quest, Different Tasks

It seems that Li Rui's ill-fated constitution hasn't been affected.

From the shadow just now, Duan Ling and the others have directly set off for Armor Removal Ridge, but he himself triggered a random event.

Of course, Li Rui had long stopped blaming fate, and he was even a bit happy.

"Finally, damn it, monster farming time."

Burning is a very annoying negative status, and even he doesn't have a means to dispel or stop its effects.

However, the administrator coat has a passive ability that can.

Poor Version Blood Leech Entanglement: The damage you deal to living beings will convert 4% for self-healing after reassessment.

Although this amount of healing is very low when converted, the burning damage isn't high either.

As long as there are continuous monsters to fight, Li Rui can use the damage dealt to them to heal himself, recovering from the damage caused by burning.

This skill was acquired after clearing Peach Blossom Spring, but since he wasn't much injured in Demon Dragon Valley, it didn't show much effect.

Now, it will prove very useful.

Li Rui carried the umbrella and walked towards the Flame Spirits born from the flames.

According to the Secret Realm's settings, as long as it's a Spirit Monster, it counts as a living being.

The enemy numbers were many, at least twenty to thirty by sight, each with a solid red crystal core inside, wrapped by golden flames on the outside, and before getting close, they were already throwing fire stones trailing flames.

Of course, Li Rui wasn't afraid of such tricks, as the vajra umbrella shook, ready to activate the wave barrier to block, only to be dumbfounded.

"This skill is sealed too?!"

It seems that Epic Level equipment is somewhat insufficient here.

Li Rui could only activate the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, dodging while advancing to the front of the enemies.

Thunder Shocking Earth!

This skill combined Hidden Dragon Motion, Heart Sutra, and Great Pibu, now with the latter two both upgraded to lv4, making the whole skill different.

The range covered by Divine Thunder was broader, faint thunder sound even echoed between flashes.

The upgrade of Great Pibu also added a hint of dark aura within the golden light, manifested as an annihilation effect.

Bang!

With a shock, all Flame Demons were unsteady on their feet, swaying back and forth, the annihilation aura extinguished the flames, revealing red crystal cores, then turning to ashes amidst the lightning.

One move triggered a random event, all burn injuries dissipated due to damage dealt, restoring as before.

Though Lesser Flame Spirits have low health determination, their numbers suffice, and even a mere 4% healing was enough to recover minor burns incurred along the way.

Li Rui obtained the reward, glanced at the Temperature-Reduction Potion, sure enough, fire resistance +30%, lasting 3 minutes.

If one is unlucky enough to trigger a random event, they obtain a Temperature-Reduction Potion that resists burning; in such a place, getting the potion indeed spells a stroke of luck.

If unlucky enough, it's lucky enough.

Li Rui didn't use it but stored the potion, then continued toward Armor Removal Ridge.

Crackling.

The sound of burning echoed around, not from wood splitting, but stone cracking; the temperature here was too high.

Armor Removal Ridge wasn't far from Beheading Cliff, and before long, Li Rui arrived there, finding another shadow.

"Shh! Don't rush forward, I saw, there's a team of Elite Monsters ahead."

Speaking was a chubby little guy, his eyes unusually rolled upwards, almost showing just the whites, while whispering to the others.

"It's some kind of Rock Spirit, should we attack? It looks like only one is at Elite Monster level."

Duan Ling said, "Then attack, perhaps the monster holds clues for a quest?"

Looks like they haven't received the main quest here either.

If there's a main quest in the Secret Realm, there's an endpoint; without a main quest, they've entered an eternal cage, and can't leave unless they die.

The shadow disappeared.

Li Rui knew they must have gone to fight the monsters, and though this unknown source image proved useful, at least providing some intel and direction ahead.

He was about to continue following in the direction they disappeared when new sounds emerged around him, and several Flame Demons lunged from the flames, on all fours, filled with fangs, resembling hunting dogs.

[Random Event Triggered: Track of Flames.]

[Objective: Kill the enemies.]

[Reward: 38,000 experience points, Temperature-Reduction Potion x1, random...]

Of course, this was still a form of Flame Spirit, lacking fixed shapes, morphing into different objects.

Judging from the rewards, these fire dogs were weaker than a large batch of Lesser Flame Spirits, easily dealt with by Li Rui, gaining a second Temperature-Reduction Potion, with burning damage wiped out again.

In this Secret Realm, a constitution prone to trigger events seemed increasingly crucial.

He drank a Spirit Recovery Potion and moved on.

In this early phase, there's no rush to let battle scars accumulate too much, as excess damage overflowed considerably.

On the mountain path, sure enough, a tall figure emerged ahead, two to three meters tall, humanoid, with a core of rock, burning outside in flames, resembling a Hellfire.

Beside it were many minions, being Lesser Flame Spirits, objectively speaking.

[Side Quest Updated: No Access This Way.]

[Choice: Kill the enemies or find an alternate route.]

No rewards specified, as different choices entailed different gains.

Li Rui wouldn't hold back; even if detouring, he would first kill the monsters before finding another path.

The Hellfire was an Elite Monster, reacting swiftly; upon detecting an intruder, it hurled a fiery punch from afar, curling like a dragon as it came crashing.

Li Rui sidestepped and dodged, then faced a bombardment from numerous Lesser Flame Spirits, he swung horizontally with Dragon Rider, using Great Pibu's annihilation attribute to counter the Flame Spirits' assault, sticking close to Hellfire.

Thunder Shocking Earth!

Directly blasting half its body away, with the crystal core shattering amidst the thunder.

The boss fell, then Li Rui chased down the Flame Spirits, ultimately annihilating them all.

[Side Quest Completed, 89,000 experience points earned, gained x5 rare enhancement materials, x1 free attribute point, x3 random enhancement items, x1 Temperature-Reduction Potion.]

After two random events and a quest, Li Rui was only a few thousand experience short of level 36 since he'd amassed most of the experience needed for leveling in Demon Dragon Valley, lacking just a sliver.

He glanced around, spotting another air disturbance not far off, hurriedly moving up to see a new image:

"Temperature-Reduction Potion! This is good stuff."

"Save it for critical moments, it's precious, this is the first bottle yet."

As a few people discussed, Duan Ling and Yu Xin both ran further ahead, reaching the highest point of Armor Removal Ridge.

"Come on over!" Yu Xin shouted.

Everyone hurriedly followed, with Li Rui tailing the shadows.

At the peak, they all witnessed the scene below, flames raging among ruins, monsters wandering everywhere.

"This place, is it really the Immortal's Tomb?"

"Where's the fire from?"

"I remember Brother Chuan's clue said there was once a world NPC-level Flame Demon here, but he's dead now."

"Could it be, resurrection from death?"

As everyone spoke, they paused suddenly, simultaneously exclaiming.

"The main quest is here!"

"Explore the Land of Flames? Wasn't it called Peach Blossom Tomb, how is it the Land of Flames now?"

Meanwhile, Li Rui also received a notification.

[Main Quest Updated: Explore the Land of Flames, find an exit.]

But he had an additional prompt.

[Hidden Quest Updated: Find the Birthplace of Thunder.]