My Crazy Upgrade System

It was undeniable that with the National Preceptor’s personal arrival, the enemy’s strength was astonishing—a whole level above their own.

However, they possessed the Celestial Dragon Treasure, which could suppress the enemy. Even if they were to fall, they would take a heavy toll on them first. But Yi Tianyun didn’t think they would lose. To him, the massive approaching army was just a huge pile of experience points.

If he slaughtered them all, his experience would skyrocket. As long as his cultivation level continued to break through, he wouldn’t even fear the National Preceptor!

"Right, it’s too early to say such things. Let them know that our Celestial Dragon Empire, no matter how far we’ve fallen, is not to be trifled with!" Ren Long’s cultivation had dropped drastically. Even though Yi Tianyun had given him Blood Jade to replenish his Blood Qi, it wasn’t enough to raise his cultivation level in time.

This was a problem that had plagued him for years, causing his cultivation to decline. To return to his former peak, he would need at least a few years of cultivation to fully recover.

At present, their Overall Strength was rather mediocre. It was a tragic situation; they didn’t have a single Void Spirit Stage expert. They did, however, have quite a few cultivators at the eighth or ninth level of the Core Formation Stage. While they had many Core Formation Stage cultivators, breaking through to the Void Spirit Stage was incredibly difficult. Experts of that caliber weren’t a dime a dozen; even the extremely powerful Netherworld Empire only had a few.

The reason they had so few Void Spirit Stage experts was that most of them were now on the Dragon Chancellor’s side—a fact that was deeply ironic.

The Dragon Chancellor was one, and his subordinate, the Dragon Celestial Divine General, was another. Both were on the opposing side. Whether in terms of the number of experts or Overall Strength, the Dragon Chancellor’s faction was a cut above.

Now, with the arrival of the National Preceptor, they had a total of three Void Spirit Stage experts. Such a magnificent lineup was enough to strike fear into anyone’s heart.

Soon, the Dragon Chancellor and his contingent flew over. The three figures in the lead were the Dragon Chancellor, the National Preceptor, and the Dragon Celestial Divine General—the three Void Spirit Stage experts.

Yi Tianyun glanced over, and their detailed stats appeared before his eyes.

Dragon Chancellor: Fourth Level Void Spirit Stage cultivation, wearing high-grade Sacred Artifact Armor. Overall Combat Power: 21,000,000 (normal state). Weakness: None. Known Martial Arts: Celestial Dragon Battle Roar, Celestial Dragon Battle Technique, Netherworld Divine Palm, Netherworld Divine Technique, etc. Kill to obtain: Celestial Dragon Battle Roar, Celestial Dragon Battle Technique, Dragon God Bloodline, Thirtyfold Experience Card, etc.

National Preceptor: Sixth Level Void Spirit Stage cultivation, wearing high-grade Sacred Artifact Armor, with the high-grade Sacred Artifact treasure, the Dragon-Slaying Banner, circling him. Overall Combat Power: 32,000,000 (normal state). Weakness: None. Known Martial Arts: God-Breaking Technique, Netherworld Divine Palm, etc. Kill to obtain: Netherworld Divine Palm, God-Breaking Technique, Tyrant Pattern Paper, etc.

Dragon Celestial Divine General: Second Level Void Spirit Stage cultivation, wearing high-grade Sacred Artifact Armor, wielding a high-grade Sacred Artifact Divine Sword. Overall Combat Power: 18,000,000 (normal state). Weakness: None. Known Martial Arts: Demon-Slaying Sword Technique, Hundred Swords Piercing the Sky, etc. Kill to obtain: Demon-Slaying Sword Technique, Dragon God Bloodline, Dragon God Sword, etc.

Each of them possessed extremely high cultivation. The National Preceptor’s was especially astonishing; even without using any power, his Combat Power was already as high as 32,000,000. It was simply heaven-defying. The bonuses from these high-grade Sacred Artifacts were immense, as was evident from the Dragon Celestial Divine General.

His cultivation was two levels weaker than the Dragon Chancellor’s, but the gap in their Combat Power wasn’t large. This was mainly because he had a weapon in hand, which instantly added several million to his Combat Power. The power boost from a Sacred Artifact was just too strong, especially a high-grade one. If it were a Divine Artifact, a single one could probably stack on tens of millions of Combat Power.

Behind the trio was a group of grand generals and ministers, all at the Core Formation Stage. Following them were those at the Spirit Pill Stage, and so on down the line. Finally, there were the lowest-ranking soldiers, but even their cultivation levels were not weak, ranging from the Spirit Refining Stage to the Core Formation Stage.

Although these soldiers’ cultivation levels were low, their strength was in their numbers. An attack from all directions would still play a decisive role.

On Yi Tianyun’s side, ministers also led their troops up the city walls or were already standing guard outside the gates, preparing for a battle between empires.

The Dragon Chancellor and his forces stopped in mid-air when they were still a kilometer away, and the crowd behind them halted as well.

"My dear nephew, it has been a long time. I thought you were already dead!" The Dragon Chancellor was handsome, exuding the air of a king. He had the very image of an emperor, but unfortunately, he could not gain the recognition of the Celestial Dragon Treasure. Otherwise, the Celestial Dragon Empire would have been his to control.

"Rest assured, even if you die, I won’t," Ren Long said coldly. "As the Dragon Chancellor of the Celestial Dragon Empire, you conspired with the Netherworld Empire. Besides your intent to harm me, you are also a great traitor. How can you face the Celestial Dragon Empire?!"

"Me, fail the Celestial Dragon Empire?" The Dragon Chancellor laughed a few times, then his face fell. "It is the Celestial Dragon Empire that failed me! In what way am I not better than you? In terms of talent, I am stronger than you! In terms of administrative ability, I am also stronger than you! But just because of a trivial bloodline issue, I was unable to gain the recognition of the Celestial Dragon Treasure and become the Great Emperor. It’s ridiculous!"

The Dragon Chancellor’s words were deeply ironic. No matter how outstanding he was, if his bloodline wasn’t suitable, he still had to get lost.

"It is indeed unfair, but making you the Chancellor was a form of compensation. Most of the power was in your hands," Ren Long said gravely. "But you still chose betrayal. You even schemed to kill me and extract my Essence Blood to gain the Celestial Dragon Treasure’s recognition. That’s utterly extreme! If Father Emperor and Mother Empress were here, they would never forgive you!"

"Haha, no matter the compensation, it’s not the same as being the emperor!" the Dragon Chancellor sneered. "The so-called ability to control the Celestial Dragon Treasure is nothing more than absorbing a bit more Celestial Dragon Essence Blood! I didn’t absorb enough, and that’s what led to this result. If I had been allowed to absorb a little more, I would have gained its recognition too!"

"You’re overthinking it." Yi Tianyun interjected, pointing to his own chest. He spoke calmly, "Even if your Essence Blood were purer, the Celestial Dragon Treasure would never acknowledge you. As a Divine Artifact, the Celestial Dragon Treasure has a certain degree of intelligence. It didn’t reject you because your Celestial Dragon Bloodline wasn’t strong enough, but because your heart is too black. If you had become the Great Emperor, I believe you would have undoubtedly handed the Celestial Dragon Empire over to the Netherworld Empire. Am I wrong?"

This sudden interjection stunned many people. According to Yi Tianyun’s words, did this mean the Dragon Chancellor had always been a member of the Netherworld Empire, a spy sent by them?

This made them start to change their perspective. Until now, they had all thought the Dragon Chancellor’s betrayal was entirely because he felt slighted. But if what Yi Tianyun said was true, and he had been a man of the Netherworld Empire from the start, then the meaning was completely different.

A later betrayal and always being a spy were two entirely different things. Betraying after being treated unfairly might be understandable, but being a spy was another matter entirely—acting innocent on the surface while secretly having a plan all along.