My Crazy Upgrade System

A stunningly beautiful woman walked down from the passage. She had fiery red hair that cascaded down to her waist, framing a delicate face. But this beautiful face was filled with authority. She walked over with her slender brows furrowed, and each step she took seemed to merge with the world around her, creating a perfect sense of harmony.

The title "Clan Leader" stunned Yi Tianyun. He had assumed the Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader would be a man; he never expected it to be a woman!

He looked up, and her detailed stats appeared before his eyes.

Bai Shuihuang: Seventh Layer Spirit King Stage cultivation. Possesses the world-destroying Immortal Fire, which can be released at any time to incinerate everything! Possesses extraordinary talent; current bone age is twenty-nine. Born with the Phoenix Divine Body. Known Martial Arts include Phoenix Celestial Driver, Phoenix Fire, Phoenix Storm, etc. Weakness: Attacks of extreme yin and cold. Comprehensive Combat Power: 450 million (normal state). Killing her will grant...

Yi Tianyun didn’t need to pay attention to the information that followed. After all, there was no way he would kill Bai Shuihuang, so whatever she might drop was irrelevant to him.

One piece of information was particularly striking: reaching the Seventh Layer of the Spirit King Stage at just twenty-nine years old. This could no longer be described as heaven-defying; she was an absolute monster of a talent.

No wonder she could become the Clan Leader. Not only was her talent astonishing, but her prestige must also be immense. To reach such heights at such a young age was truly incredible. The requirements for becoming Clan Leader didn’t necessarily mean having the highest cultivation. As long as one’s Potential was sufficiently astounding and they had decent leadership skills, it was enough to qualify.

If the position of Clan Leader was given to whoever had the highest cultivation, then the Great Elder would undoubtedly have taken the role. The Great Elder’s cultivation was the highest, at the peak of the Spirit King Stage, so it definitely would have been him. However, that wasn’t the case. Instead, Bai Shuihuang had become the Clan Leader.

"Clan Leader, what did you just say?" The Great Elder and the others were shocked by her words. They didn’t want to go to war with the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom; it would lead to utter devastation.

Even if they managed to conquer the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom in the end, the outcome would be tragic. It was likely that few would survive.

The Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom was simply too powerful. Among the Divine Kingdom Powers, it was considered one of the top factions. How could they possibly stand against it? As long as the other side didn’t provoke them, they really had no desire to confront the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom.

If their opponent were just some fourth-grade faction, they would gladly help Yi Tianyun intimidate them. That wouldn’t be a problem at all.

"I said, we will definitely flatten the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom!" Bai Shuihuang walked over and repeated in a stern voice.

"What... what’s going on?" They were all dumbfounded. They thought they had misheard her before, but now that she had repeated it, they were still just as shocked.

"I was away for a long time, investigating many things, especially the situation with the Evil Spirit Race. Do you know who the Evil Spirit Race was closest to in the past?" Bai Shuihuang said in a low voice.

"The Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom?" Yi Tianyun interjected.

"Smart! That’s right, they were the closest with the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. I suspect the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom might be descendants of the Evil Spirit Race or something similar," Bai Shuihuang said gravely. "And when I heard there was a problem here, you were actually planning to ask the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom for help suppressing it? It’s a good thing you didn’t ask them. If you had, they would have just left a hidden trick behind, and the Phoenix Race would have surely faced a great disaster!"

Hearing this, the elders broke out in a cold sweat. It was a good thing they had refused before. If what she said was true, wouldn’t that mean they had almost made a terrible mistake?

"Thankfully, we didn’t agree to their request. If their price had been lower, we might have actually accepted..." the Great Elder said with an awkward smile. They had been in a very dangerous situation. If things had continued, the Celestial Yin Fire would have erupted from within, and their only choice would have been to ask the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom for help.

"They were counting on you being unable to break the seal. Plus, they were intercepting all the Grandmasters to prevent them from coming here. That way, not only could they enact their malicious plan, but they could also make a hefty profit," Bai Shuihuang said grimly.

"Wouldn’t they have deliberately quoted a low price to get in and release the Evil Souls?" Elder Luo asked, confused.

"Do you think the work of our ancestors is so easily broken? Besides, did you think we wouldn’t be watching them? Would they dare to act recklessly?" Bai Shuihuang sneered. "They would have done it secretly. They would pretend to have sealed it, but who’s to say they wouldn’t secretly open up a small passage to let the Evil Souls slip out bit by bit?"

"Soul possession! It’s likely soul possession!" Shopkeeper Ye exclaimed. Yi Tianyun had almost been a victim of soul possession earlier, but thankfully, the attempt was repelled.

"Yes, exactly. In addition to their little tricks, they could have secretly taken some souls with them. Then, coordinating from both inside and out, our Phoenix Race would have been easily breached!" Bai Shuihuang turned her head, her burning gaze fixed on Yi Tianyun. "I sensed something was wrong and rushed back, but I didn’t expect the situation here to have already been suppressed. I heard it was thanks to a human. It seems that would be you..."

Other than him, there were no other humans here. Anyone who wasn’t blind could tell.

"Yes, that would be me," Yi Tianyun replied with a faint smile. ’Even though she’s a woman, she seems quite reliable.’

Bai Shuihuang sized up Yi Tianyun unabashedly, her eyes raking over him for a long time as if trying to see right through him.

Her stare made even Yi Tianyun feel a bit embarrassed. This Bai Shuihuang didn’t act like a woman at all; her gaze was more like that of a rogue, constantly fixed on him, sweeping back and forth.

The Great Elder and the others standing by felt awkward. Just as they were about to say something, she spoke.

"What is your bone age?" Bai Shuihuang finally asked after her long inspection.

"Nineteen this year." Yi Tianyun didn’t hide anything. It wasn’t a big secret to him, and more importantly, it could serve as a bargaining chip—a chip to speak with her on equal footing.

Only a genius could have the right to speak to another genius as an equal.

"Nineteen?" They were all stunned. They had assumed Yi Tianyun was at least thirty and had just made himself look younger. Who would have thought he was actually nineteen!

"That’s about what I sensed. To be able to repair so many Divine Runes at such a young age and reach the level of a Grandmaster... from which school do you hail?" Bai Shuihuang didn’t believe for a second that the elders had repaired the Divine Runes. They weren’t Divine Rune Masters, so how could they possibly have done it?

"The Mortal Realm," Yi Tianyun said with a grin.

"You’re from the Mortal Realm?" Bai Shuihuang was astonished. It was normal for such a genius to appear in the Netherworld or the Celestial Realm, but for someone so heaven-defying to come from the Mortal Realm was somewhat unbelievable.

"That’s right. Is there a problem?" Yi Tianyun said with a smile.

"No problem at all..." Bai Shuihuang glanced around and smiled. "Let’s go up first. This isn’t a good place to talk."

"I agree." Yi Tianyun smiled. The two of them exchanged a look and smiled, as if they were old friends who had known each other for years, their conversation flowing with unexpected ease.

The other elders looked at each other in bewilderment. ’Do those two seem to hit it off?’