My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 188: Stealing Fire

Go!

Li Rui was stunned.

When he first entered Thunder City, he was unaware that a great number of divine Thunder Generals were having a meeting in the Yuqing Celestial Royal Mansion. Despite this, he didn't take advantage of being unnoticed and investigated as quickly as possible.

However, time was still too tight, and each of those Divine Generals could teleport instantly, a skill that only the likes of Chongxu could wield in the Lower Realm.

With a quick glance, he saw several Divine Generals glaring at him from behind.

These figures had dark green skin and fiery red hair floating upwards, wearing wide robes with large sleeves, most of them had four arms, only one had two.

He had a gut feeling that none of them were the most formidable Flowing Gold Fire Bell Grand General.

In the instant he assessed them, the Divine Generals also noticed him.

Li Rui had refrained from using any skills before, fearing that his obscurity would be compromised once the skills were triggered.

But now that he had been discovered, there was no need to pretend anymore.

Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, activate!

Swish!

His speed abruptly increased, rapidly vacating his original position.

Boom!

At the moment of his departure, the divine fire in the hands of those Divine Generals smashed into the spot he left.

Judging by the terrifying aura emanating from it, if Li Rui hadn't dodged, even his spirit would have been burned to ashes.

However, his sudden change in direction caught them off guard, thus earning precious time to escape.

Huff, huff.

He stuffed all the consumables that increased physique and spiritual power into his mouth, boosting his speed yet again, and charged into the General's Mansion.

The few Divine Generals were about to pursue, when the two-armed one yelled "I'll go," and then ignited on the spot, instantly teleporting to the entrance. He was about to search when he suddenly saw two small objects flying toward him.

The two-armed one threw a punch, and the hidden weapons shattered upon impact, exploding into two blood mists.

Poof.

Red mist enveloped him.

He quickly turned his head and waved the mist away.

The blood mist bomb wouldn't cause him any substantial harm, but its malevolent aura made the Divine Generals very uncomfortable, forcing them to deal with it. This delay allowed Li Rui to gain quite a distance.

Then he uttered a curse.

The damn General's Mansion was larger than other palace halls, and between the main hall and the rear hall, there was unexpectedly a courtyard.

To a Divine General, the courtyard wasn't too big, but for Li Rui, that stretch of distance was quite long, and touching the jade slip would certainly not be faster than the two-armed General.

He didn't have time to think, glanced around quickly, and saw a glowing vase nearby that didn't look like any treasure, but being placed in the front hall of the General's Mansion alongside a rather exceptional landscape painting, it couldn't be ordinary.

Without a second thought, he dashed to the vase half a body taller than him, grabbed it, and hurled it at the wall in another direction.

The art of winning by using the weak against the strong—throwing the rat to scare the cat!

Sure enough, seeing the object thrown out, the two-armed General became panicked.

That was the Grand General's favorite Seven-Colored Spiritual Treasure White Turtle Bottle, the masterpiece made by a master before his death, personally gifted by the True King, unbreakable.

He quickly teleported to catch the tossed treasure vase, intending to place it on the nearby table, but then saw the twin of the vase flying even farther.

A chill ran through him, and he hurriedly scrambled to catch it.

Meanwhile, those four-armed Divine Generals followed in, expecting the two-armed one would capture the intruder in the blink of an eye, yet heard no commotion, so they couldn't help but enter.

Then they saw a whole heap of treasures used to hold up the front hall ascending to the skies.

In just the span of a breath, they made their decision.

If the items were damaged, the Grand General would explode in anger upon return, and none of them would escape punishment.

As for the person escaping... he couldn't possibly escape. The entity that somehow intruded was too weak, even if he was blessed with fortune, he could not flee the Thunder City from the mansion.

Thus, they scrambled to catch the antiques, acting with increasingly delicate movements, fearing that they might inadvertently break those precious treasures.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Rui maintained the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, with a swish, he darted across the courtyard into the inner hall. He didn't immediately touch the jade slip but first jumped onto the closer offering table, grabbed the portrait worshipped in every palace hall, tossed it outside, and then rushed toward the jade slip on the nearby wall.

The Divine Generals had just tidied up the antiques that ascended outside and then flashed into the inner hall, only to see the portrait, more precious than any previous treasure, flying out.

They panicked, as the portrait seemed even more crucial than the earlier treasures and antiques, so they simultaneously rushed to grab it.

Thunk!

Their heads collided together, the portrait fluttering down in the middle of the floor.

At this moment, Li Rui darted from the offering table to the jade slip, reaching for the highest point.

Flowing Gold Fire Bell Grand General.

Below this sign were two others, namely Demon Slayer Lumberjack Fire Bell Sage and Sunlight Taiji Officer.

Although they seemed formidable, he decisively headed for the uppermost level.

An unexpected option appeared before him.

Divine Fire General—Skill: Great Fire Bell Spell, Talent: Aggressive Like Fire.

"....."

Li Rui was certain no Rain Summoner in the world advanced to this entity.

Who would have thought there'd be a fire-related hidden class in the second stage for a Rain Summoner?

He had no time to think, for a tremendous crisis was descending from above; he had to choose immediately and leave the Secret Realm.

Snap.

Li Rui pounced, grabbing the jade slip.

[Advanced class selected.]

[Loading.]

[5, 4, 3, 2...]

"Damn it! Hurry!"

Li Rui cursed inwardly, there was no choice, the impending danger weighed heavily on him like a thousand-pound burden on his shoulders.

[....1.]

Boom——

Thunder Division's many witnessed the entire Flowing Gold Fire Bell Grand General's mansion turn to dust, as a white-faced, long-bearded man appeared out of thin air, expressionless, imposing without anger.

The Divine Generals were left in the ruins, bones broken, barely breathing.

.....

"Where am I?"

"Am I dead?"

Li Rui was bewildered, "How did the life review appear?"

He found himself floating alone in a void, surrounded by countless projections fluttering about.

A babbling infant thudded as it fell onto a wooden floor, a man and woman beside clapping encouragingly: Xiaorui, stand up.

Rain pattered down on a tombstone, a ten-year-old stood in front of it, not getting wet due to a policeman holding an umbrella behind him.

Graduation ceremony....

College enrollment...

A suit-clad young man knocking on the door one evening.

Li Rui could practically witness his entire life in these scenes.

But soon he realized, this was not a vision seen before death; rather, it was his consciousness space, these were fragments of his memory.

He cast his gaze beyond these fragments, looked up, and saw a crimson fireball suspended high above.