My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 283: If You Want to Kill Me, Just Do It Directly

The next morning, as the morning light filtered through the trees, Li Rui awoke to find Yuan Ju standing guard outside the house with an iron staff.

"No need to work so hard."

Li Rui greeted him as he stepped outside.

Yuan Ju did not respond, he simply said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I've ordered someone to fetch water so you can wash up before having breakfast."

He would be perfect as a secretary, such talented skills for a Monkey King.

Li Rui thought to himself.

He washed his face using the water brought by a Flying Leopard Demon, then ate some fruit casually to stave off hunger, and saw Yuan Ju come over again, bowing with a beast hide in his hands.

"Mr. Li, your great kindness is something the Power Ape Race will never forget. This is a cultivation technique passed down from my ancestors, offered to you as a token of our gratitude. Please do not refuse."

Of course, he was overthinking it; Li Rui would never refuse. He took the beast hide, which depicted many monkey figures wielding sticks, and a prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Active Skill—White Bone Wandering Body Staff.]

[Faction: Nameless Island.]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Active skill, versatile multi-segment physical attack, boosted by physique and agility.]

[Eternal: Yes.]

Li Rui did not possess the agility attribute, which was common among melee professions, but fortunately his physique was high enough to still produce good results.

This skill was rare, but compared to the Hidden Dragon Courting Head, its advantage was greater flexibility.

Without hesitation, Li Rui chose to learn it first.

[New skill acquired—White Bone Wandering Body Staff lv1.]

He said, "Bring your staff, and let's spar a few moves."

The Monkey Demon King quickly responded, "Yuan Ju dares not."

Li Rui said, "No worries, I won't use full strength."

?

Yuan Ju was full of question marks: Is that what I dare not?

Unable to refuse, he eventually fetched the iron staff and struck under Li Rui's order.

Clang!

The Vajra Umbrella and iron staff clashed, Yuan Ju staggered back, greatly shocked in his heart.

"Sir, you truly are a magical being! Just a glance and you can master it!"

Li Rui coughed slightly, thinking it was not his doing, primarily the Secret Realm's prowess that could directly grant skills.

He said, "The next might be more challenging, try to overcome it."

Yuan Ju dared not complain and once again raised his staff to advance.

This time, Li Rui fused the skill with Dabidu.

[Temporary skill acquired—Lingering Monkey Triple Shock lv3.] (Dabidu level and new skill level comprehensively calculated.)

This skill cannot fuse the obliteration effect from Dabidu, but the effect of advanced shock is more pronounced. A strike from the Vajra Umbrella produces two phantom trails following the same trajectory out of nowhere.

Ka-ka-ka!

With just one attempt, Yuan Ju's iron staff flew from his hand, and his palm was bleeding from the cracks.

Li Rui felt a bit awkward, not expecting the opponent to get hurt even when not using full force.

He quickly moved forward, "Sorry, sorry."

Then he activated the derivative skill Reviving Peach Mist of Mist Flow Mastery.

Seeing the wound on his hand quickly heal, Yuan Ju was deeply impressed, "Your spells are profound, strike skills are excellent, and with Resurrection Skill, truly extraordinary."

Li Rui scratched his chin, feeling this Monkey King was quite flattering.

As expected, the new skill could also fuse with Dabidu, accompanied by advanced shock. This was very powerful because it's a multi-segment attack, greatly enhancing control ability. If engaged closely with an enemy in the future, it can immobilize then resolve with Thunder Shocking Earth.

For the remaining three skill fusions, Li Rui dared not let Yuan Ju try again, fearing accidentally putting him in bed incapacitated.

He could only practice alone outside on the open ground, Lingering Monkey Triple Shock transformed into Monkey King Thunder under Divine Thunder's support; similarly, it's a multi-segment attack, but each strike triggers a strand of thunder to dance around, stealthily attacking while shock occurs.

If Thunder Shocking Earth is a mortar, this skill is a submachine gun, with weaker power but higher frequency, each having advantages yet cannot say which is stronger, considering the fused skill component is the same.

"Too bad it's just rare."

Li Rui thought, in this Divine Wood Forest, he doesn't yearn for acquiring a legendary skill, but if he could obtain new epic skills, it would be nice.

Having assessed the gain, he immediately called Giant Force Warrior to seat again on its shoulder, then summoned fifty elite from the Flying Leopard Race along with Fei Xiong to advance deeper into the Divine Wood Forest.

Giant Force Warrior held Fei Xiong with one hand, facilitating conversation with Li Rui on its shoulder.

"Elder, do you know what formidable characters inhabit the Bear Demon tribe ahead?"

The direction was fixed by Li Rui, not rushing to touch those on the periphery, equivalent in strength to Monkey Demon and Leopard Demon, but targeting stronger Profound Bear Demons closer to the Divine Wood deep inside the forest.

According to descriptions from Fei Xiong and Yuan Ju, this tribe's strength is significant, being the alliance leader of nearby small tribes.

Li Rui thought, if he did tasks house-to-house to enhance goodwill like previously, it would waste time, rather it's better strategy to capture the leader first and inquire at the Bear Demon tribe.

Hearing the query, Fei Xiong trembled, "Grand General, this Bear Demon tribe is full of experts, the bear lord Xiong Linjun Xuanhong is the most distinguished. If you seek something, it's best to use wit rather than force."

Li Rui asks, "Wouldn't even my flame spells subdue them?"

"Um, it's hard to say, Xuanhong possesses protective magical artifacts, perhaps not."

In Fei Xiong's perception, the Great Fire Bell Spell's power should not be casually unleashed; if used and countered, Li Rui cannot defeat it.

"I understand, go invite them, let me meet them first."

The team soon arrived at the Bear Race territory, walls and outposts were sighted, murderous aura pervasive, undoubtedly Bear Demon tribe is aggressive, even sentry demons outside the gate were battle-scarred, apparently seasoned veterans.

These black bears had cultivated into demons, naturally differing from normal bears, with elongated limbs, sword-like teeth, fan-like ears, appearing peculiar but rather imposing.

Fei Xiong said, "Grand General, allow this old one to announce our identity."

"Go ahead." Li Rui nodded agreeing.

Fei Xiong leapt down from Giant Force Warrior's hand, ran to the gate and presented beast hide cards, a guard entered to report, soon a cotton-clad Bear Demon came out.

He approached, "Who is Grand General Li?"

Giant Force Warrior squatted, allowing Li Rui to use its arm as steps to come down.

"It is I, how should I address you?"

"Xuan You."

The Bear Demon said, "Please come inside to speak."

Li Rui left fifty Flying Leopard elites and Giant Force Warrior outside, taking only Yuan Erliang and Fei Xiong inside, arriving at a wooden hall, with a circle of tables and chairs inside.

Xuan You said, "Heard of the Grand General's prowess, swiftly subduing Flying Leopard and Power Ape Race, I am greatly impressed, setting up wine banquet in welcome, please do not refuse."

[Details: Current goodwill of Profound Bear Race: Cold.]

Li Rui glanced but did not mind, looking at Xuan You, pondering briefly before saying, "When can I meet Linjun?"

Xuan You replied, "Linjun is not in the fortress today, Grand General stay first, meeting tomorrow is not late. I am willing to chat with you first."

After hearing the little monkey demon's translation, Li Rui chuckled exaggeratedly, seating himself as mutual small talk began with detached topics, soon someone brought fruit and drinks.

"Grand General's cultivation is outstanding, I am greatly admired, let me drink this cup in admiration, please!"

Saying that, the Bear Demon finished his drink in one gulp.

Li Rui glanced at the stone cup in his hand, licked it with his tongue but did not drink it, placing it on the table.

"If you wish to kill me, come directly, no need for such cheap tricks. Are all of the Profound Bear Race despicable ones?"

Xuan You suddenly stood up, drawing the sword at his waist.

[Profound Bear Race current goodwill: Hostile.]