My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 258: Bullfight

It resembles an ox, a gray body without horns, one-legged, whenever it enters or exits the water, there must be wind and rain, its light is like the sun and moon, its sound like thunder. It is called the Kui.

This is the legendary Kui Ox.

The descendants of the Kui Ox within the Rift Fire Clan bear some resemblance to their ancestors, at least they similarly have an entirely blue body without horns, though it doesn't stand on one leg like in the legend.

"Roar——"

As it descended from the sky, it let out a roar like that of a lion or tiger.

[Side Quest Update: Battle the Ox.]

[Quest Goal: Defeat Rift Fire Ben.]

[Quest Reward: Experience points +500000, Free Attribute Points x10, Rare Equipment x1, Random Quality...]

A minor boss, rewarding a piece of specified rarity equipment plus attribute points, is quite a rich reward, befitting the strength of the boss itself.

In this Secret Realm, the six minor bosses along the way are side quests, not necessarily needed to be completed. Though there are guides explaining sneak attack strategies to pass through, these are generally not recommended due to their risky nature.

Li Rui would never pass up the chance to farm experience and attribute points. He was about to use the Great Fire Bell Spell to settle this beast, but then saw the opponent suddenly shift into a streak of blue light and charge forward.

The speed of this charge was nearly teleportation-like, with almost no lag, yet Li Rui could still clearly see the movement trajectory. Judging by the subtle speed, at most, it was a half-finished teleportation spell.

However, it was enough to show that Rift Fire Ben's strength was indeed formidable. After swooping in close, its forelimb, which was like a hoof or claw, began to burn, and the titanic Barbaric Beast looked down and struck with a palm.

Boom!

A layer of golden flames mixed with a tinge of green spread from the center, with all the surrounding minor Demon Barbarian Beasts retreating while loudly cheering. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The gatekeeping Barbaric Beast commander personally intervening made them believe that the audacious Human Race intruder would surely be reduced to ashes in the flames.

Whoosh——

However, even after the flames dispersed, Rift Fire Ben remained still.

Because the hand that slapped out the fiery imprint was firmly blocked by the Vajra Umbrella.

Although caught off guard, Li Rui still managed to use Thunder Shocking Earth, though the battle-scarred effect hadn't stacked up yet; otherwise, one hit would have been enough to repel Rift Fire Ben.

Yet even if it was only evenly matched, the surrounding Demon Race and Barbaric Beasts were already sufficiently shaken.

No wonder this Human dared to venture in alone; his strength was indeed impressive.

In their stronghold, however, no one would fear him. When Li Rui withdrew to gain a bit of distance, a barrage of spells was cast at him once again.

But these spells, when translated to Secret Realm agent skills, mostly equated to excellent or rare levels, and the few elite monsters were at most Epic Level. In the face of the speed granted by the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture, most of them had little effect.

Li Rui dodged out of the spell bombardment area, yet many Barbaric Beasts surrounded him, each with fierce eyes and jagged fangs.

Bam bam bam!

Thunder Shocking Earth clashed with the sturdy bodies of the Barbaric Beasts, stirring waves of thunderous roars in the camp.

The advanced shock made it hard for the Demon Beasts to escape easily, while the intermediate extinction and Divine Thunder provided impressive damage. Counting the Fire Bell Spell after opening the gate, within mere minutes, Li Rui had slain dozens of enemies.

Once the minor Demon Barbarian Beasts were overwhelmed and disbanded, Rift Fire Ben stepped forward again.

This time, he seemed to activate some kind of bloodline instinct, transitioning from two-legged to a four-legged stance, with a fearsome, jungle-like mane of horns sprouting from his head to his back.

Then, flames instantly ignited on the horns, yet he didn't charge immediately. Instead, he coiled into a circle and began to roll on the ground, employing a forced-displacement skill to charge and strike with tremendous speed.

The sharp horns on his back, now alight with flames, inflicted dual mixed damage, with extreme speed making them difficult to evade.

This was the lot's ultimate move, mentioned in the guides, but ever since awakening his intelligence, this fierce brute hadn't easily used this move, analysis showing it might be because he believed relying on bodily ramming was too primitive and barbaric.

It was only when he sensed the opponent's strength was formidable that he transformed into this form.

Driven to rage, he didn't care that there were allies in his path, crashing and burning through numerous minor Demons and Barbaric Beasts.

Li Rui realized that this brute spun towards him, resembling the so-called fire train of the Upper Realm, yet it was clearly more formidable than the Train Flame King of the Peach Flower Lady's Tomb.

He didn't want to face Rift Fire Ben head-on, deftly sidestepping with comparable speed to avoid the initial crash, sweeping the Vajra Umbrella to disperse the encroaching little monsters.

At that moment, however, Rift Fire Ben's charge abruptly halted, almost without pause, turning to chase Li Rui from a different direction.

Seeing this massive creature's agility, Li Rui pondered whether to use the All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell to finish it instantly, but suddenly a plan formed in his mind.

He pulled out a rare quality Life Spirit Pill and swallowed it, boosting his spirit attribute and therefore enhancing the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture effect, then turned around and sprinted with golden light trailing him.

"Curling up like that – are you scared of me? Come on!"

He taunted while running.

Rift Fire Ben, being naturally obstinate and self-willed, couldn't tolerate being belittled. Had it not been for orders from the Demon King earlier, he would have faced the challenger head-on at the gates.

Now being taunted right to his face, he could no longer hold back, with the flames on his body flaring even higher.

Rumble, rumble!

Li Rui sprinted out of the Demon Beasts' encirclement towards the main entrance, with the invincible fiery wheel chasing him relentlessly.

He himself wasn't caught, however, along the way, the Demonic Beasts screamed incessantly, suffering heavy casualties.

"Is that it? I expected you to be faster!"

Provoking with another line, he turned sharply at a ninety-degree angle to continue dashing, purposefully heading for areas teeming with minor demons.

Rift Fire Ben's fury boiled over, unrelentingly continuing his pursuit.

Rumble, rumble, once again trampling a swath of small Demons.

"Aren't you keeping up? Guess you need some large kidneys; you look weak to me."

Li Rui looked as if he was in a frantic retreat, yet somehow not quite fleeing fully.

Whether or not he was truly scared, the Barbaric Beasts and minor Demons within the encampment were truly alarmed.

...

Zhao Jia attempted to persuade the Central Army's lieutenant to mobilize into the pass.

However, the other party was unwilling to take risks, valuing the lives of his subordinates too dearly, yet still courteous towards Zhao Jia, knowing he was a cultivator invited by the Grand General, saying: "Hold on, let's first see how it develops."

The army didn't rush, maintaining formation while steadily advancing, eventually approaching the pass.

Even then, no Demon Race or Barbaric Beast emerged, instead, loud booming sounds came from within the broken gate.

"What... what's happening inside?"

Chang Fei gulped.

Li Rui went in alone, logically, he should have quickly been overwhelmed and killed, yet the clamor from within didn't sound like it.

What was happening defied common sense, and his heart held a rough guess, though he dared not believe it.

Finally, the lieutenant, after gritting his teeth, ordered: "All Soldier Cultivators, charge with me, Captain Liu lead the main force to standby."

With that, he spearheaded an assault through the pass.

Meanwhile, Zhao Jia was rather calm, since analyzing the carrythrough noise, he was sure Li Rui was still alive and fighting, the only unknown being his current condition.

Numerous guesses formed in his mind, but as he stepped through the shattered steel gates, the scene that greeted him left him incredulous.

There he saw Li Rui, adorned with golden thunder light, sprinting ahead, followed relentlessly by a crazy fiery wheel.

The ground was strewn with the charred corpses of Demon Race and Barbaric Beasts, the few survivors huddling on the steep cliffs, trembling, not daring to come down.