My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 46: Is the Altar Still Intact?

Li Rui, of course, didn’t know that his imprint had manifested ten Black Stars; he was focused on battling those monsters.

Unfortunately, the Thunderbolt Palm has a restraining effect on ghostly spirits, but these monsters were unknown entities, clearly unaffected. So, he mainly relied on his speed advantage and skills to take them down one by one.

In a very short time, there were already more than a dozen corpses on the ground.

Li Rui dashed to the corner, blue light dissipating, and quickly used a Spirit Recovery Potion while the group of monsters was in chaos.

He realized it couldn’t go on like this; there were too many monsters, and they weren’t in the same league as the Corpse Demons of the Yujiang Ghost Garden. He’d been attacked several times in the skirmish, fortunately only sustaining minor injuries due to his equipment.

At this point, he wished he had a group skill; otherwise, the efficiency was too low. The longer the fight dragged on, the greater the chance of mistakes and the higher the risk.

So, at this moment, he decided to try using the Rain Summoner’s skill.

Mist Flow Control could generate fog. When spiritual power and skill levels were insufficient, the amount of fog was small. This skill was quite useless at this stage, unlike those high-level agents who could summon fog to block entire highways.

But Li Rui had a unique aspect.

His fog contained a lot of water, and he had a skill that could generate electricity.

He was the type to act immediately once he had an idea. Although he wasn’t very confident about this improvised combination move, he began conjuring thin fog in the air as soon as the thought occurred to him.

Boom!

He kicked a crawling monster that had just lunged at him, and a thick fog had already formed beside him.

Not understanding the situation, the monsters became wary when they saw the fog obscure their target because their opponent’s combat power was truly frightening, creating a significant chilling effect even on them.

But in the next moment, the situation changed. The fog began to swirl rapidly, shrinking smaller and smaller until it became half-human height.

Fog is, after all, just fog. Even if there’s a lot of water, it can’t conduct electricity unless it’s compressed.

The crawling monsters, still clueless about the situation, saw that the fog didn’t seem threatening and began to stir.

At this time, golden light burst from Li Rui’s body as the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture activated. He stepped forward, unleashing the vortex and simultaneously activating the Thunderbolt Palm.

ZZZ—

The thunder on his palm was all absorbed into the vortex, immediately becoming more violent, raging several times more than the Thunderbolt Palm itself. The combination of lightning and the vortex produced an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

That mass of lightning was eventually pushed out with one palm, rushing into the monster horde at an incredible speed.

Crackle!

The rotating golden arcs of electricity continuously scorched the suddenly panicked monsters. Screams and howls erupted; this new move appeared too suddenly, instantly changing the battlefield.

Caught off guard, the monsters were unprepared while Li Rui, having planned for this, followed up immediately. For monsters injured but not dead from the scorching, one punch was enough to shatter heads.

Faced with the overbearing Li Rui, the monsters dared not confront him directly and retreated to the sides, inexplicably creating a path.

Taking advantage of their loss of encirclement, Li Rui seized the opportunity to eliminate another dozen, then they noticed that the golden whirl of light seemed to cease, regaining their courage and surrounded him again, only to meet the second attack.

Crackle!

Boom boom boom!

Howl——woo——

After a fierce battle, the crawling monsters were mostly dead or wounded. Li Rui was also panting heavily; the combination of three skills took a significant toll. Fortunately, he had completed many tasks in the Secret Realm, allowing him to stock up on Spirit Recovery Potions; without them, things would have been difficult.

The remaining straggling monsters weren’t a threat anymore, and the battle dynamics had shifted. Initially numerous and dominant, the numbers were now significantly reduced.

Li Rui caught his breath and began pursuing the remaining monsters.

Bang.

Once the last monster was eliminated, a notification from the Secret Realm appeared.

[Unnamed event completed.]

[Level up!]

[You have new attribute points.]

[You have new skill points.]

Refreshing.

Although this life-threatening event was vexing, feeling targeted, the rewards were substantial. Reaching level 11 switched from the Secret Realm for levels 5-10 to the next stage, where task rewards massively increased.

He glanced at his attributes sheet, realizing he hadn’t noticed a new attribute since changing classes called "Dominion," common to summoning classes, influencing control over summons.

For a typical support-style Rain Summoner, accurately enveloping specific areas in fog, or even more extremely, having denser fog on enemy locations and lighter on an ally’s, depends on this attribute.

However, for Li Rui, it not only made fog control smoother but also affected the rotation speed and direction of the vortex. With low Dominion, the vortex could only move in a straight line. With higher attributes, the trajectory might change.

Some professions might gain two or even three attributes upon class change, but the Rain Summoner has only this one.

Yet, this wasn’t the focus. Level 10 is the first significant hurdle for all Secret Realm agents, with 30 being the next target. At that point, one can advance in their profession to a more powerful branch, but that’s a story for another time.

He invested all 5 attributes received from the event into Dominion, as it wasn’t a primary attribute. The 5 points should suffice for now, while the 3 points from leveling went to Spirit.

Because both the Rain Summoner and Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture benefit from Spirit bonuses, Spirit was prioritized for now.

Post-distribution, he was at Strength 32, Spirit 35, Dominion 5, totaling 72; higher than outstanding 15-level agents while only being at level 11.

After adjusting attributes, the countdown to leave the Secret Realm neared its end. In a wave of familiar drowsiness, he returned to reality.

He opened his eyes to four concerned faces.

Wang Ba: "You’re awake?"

Wen Yan: "Do you feel any discomfort?"

Wu Bing: "What happened in there?"

Wu Sun: "Is the altar intact? It shouldn’t affect future transitions, right?"

"....."

"How did you all know something happened?" Li Rui asked with a wry smile.

"You hadn’t been in long when ten Black Stars appeared on your hand," Wen Yan said helplessly.

Li Rui understood. A normal Ascension Divine Hall, like a novice space, had no star rankings. Ten Black Stars signified trouble.

He briefly recapped his experiences inside.

"....There were too many of them, but I managed with the Rain Summoner skills combined with my thunder skills, getting through the event as the Secret Realm targeted me."

However, the group focused elsewhere.

Wang Ba, with a complicated expression, asked, "Are you sure you chose Rain Summoner? It sounded like a strong attack class."