My Crazy Upgrade System

The Celestial Dragon Divine Sword slashed through Ming Chen’s body. The razor-sharp Sword Aura traced a thin, arcing line from his waist outwards, slicing even the Netherworld Fire in two upon contact.

Ming Chen’s eyes shot wide. As he tried to look down, his torso slid away from his legs. A torrent of blood gushed from the wound as he collapsed to the ground. Severed in two, he was completely immobilized.

"Let’s die together..."

A cruel smile spread across Ming Chen’s face. At his mental command, the three Nether Dragons behind him roared and charged. Even the Netherworld Treasure Pearl began to unleash its Netherworld Fire, which surged forward in a frenzied attempt to devour everything.

The resulting inferno was terrifying. It was as if the Netherworld Treasure Pearl was venting all the fire within it, erupting madly in every direction. More and more Nether Dragons charged out, one after another, in a seemingly endless stream.

They all charged straight for Yi Tianyun. Dozens of Nether Dragons now surrounded him, snapping at him from all sides. This time, there was truly no escape. His Instant Teleportation was still on cooldown, so he couldn’t teleport away as he had before.

He had been saving his Instant Teleportation for this very purpose—escaping. While it could be effective for a surprise attack, its true value was as a perfect getaway tool. This was the proof. The very situation he had feared had come to pass: he was trapped in a checkmate, with no way to escape.

"DANGER, DANGER, DANGER... LETHAL THREAT!"

The system’s frantic warnings meant that the attack Yi Tianyun faced had surpassed his critical threshold. If he tried to endure it, death was the only outcome.

’I really didn’t want to use this, but it seems I’m being forced to.’

A Divine Rune appeared in Yi Tianyun’s hand. It was the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern Ye Qingxuan had given him! A Divine Rune capable of amplifying his power fivefold, a creation she had inscribed using more than half of her Essence Blood. Although an Enhanced Edition Blood Jade could help her recover, replenishing the Blood Qi still inflicted a certain trauma on her soul.

This was why he was so reluctant to use it. While the Blood Qi could be replenished, soul trauma was not so easily healed. Otherwise, he would have definitely asked Ye Qingxuan to inscribe several more for him. Keeping them on hand would have been an absolute trump card.

Now, the situation was dire. If he didn’t use it, he would die!

’Of course, I still have three extra lives in my inventory,’ he considered, ’but those are even more precious. Who knows if I’ll ever receive that reward again? It would be a terrible waste to use one now. Most importantly, even if I revived, I’d still be in this sea of fire. I’d probably just die a second time.’

’The best option is to counterattack—to suppress this Netherworld Fire with even greater power.’

"Activate!"

Yi Tianyun slapped the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern onto his body. The Essence Blood on the Divine Rune Paper rapidly permeated his skin, merging with his own. It then ignited his Essence Blood, causing it to boil once more. In that instant, his Combat Power skyrocketed.

On top of the original sixteen-times multiplier from Madness Mode, it added another five-times effect, reaching a total of twenty-one times his power!

A twenty-one-fold increase in power meant that his base of 15,000,000 instantly exploded to—315,000,000!

This was merely the base damage bonus; many other factors hadn’t been added yet—his weapon, his Dragon God Bloodline, none of them had been factored in. Neither Madness Mode nor the Heaven and Earth Divine Pattern stacked their multipliers onto weapon damage; otherwise, the result would be truly terrifying.

Even so, without including these effects, he had reached 315,000,000! After stacking his weapon and Dragon God Bloodline, his final Combat Power reached 360,000,000!

But it wasn’t over yet. He gripped the Celestial Dragon Divine Sword, his eyes flashing as a phantom image began to materialize behind him.

After breaking through to the Void Spirit Stage, every Cultivator would awaken their own unique Void Spirit Power. And what he had awakened was—himself!

The phantom that emerged from behind him was not some Dragon God, nor a Celestial Dragon, but Yi Tianyun himself! It was an enlarged version of himself, more than ten times his normal size. The massive figure gripped the Celestial Dragon Divine Sword in unison with him, poised to strike.

Holding the sword, it felt as if he held the entire world in his grasp, and he exuded an aura of looking down upon all of creation.

"Sword That Shatters the Firmament!"

He swung the sword forward with all his might. The phantom at his back mirrored the motion, swinging its own immeasurably magnified Celestial Dragon Divine Sword. An impossibly massive Sword Aura swept outwards, engulfing the entire secret chamber.

In that instant, his Combat Power soared to 400,000,000! It was an utterly terrifying figure; even a Divine Artifact would be forced to submit before such might!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The terrifying Sword Aura obliterated the charging Nether Dragons, instantly turning them into countless motes of ethereal blue light that scattered into the air. Without exception, they were all ground to dust.

From the side, Ming Chen watched in utter disbelief. He never imagined that unleashing all the energy within the Netherworld Treasure Pearl would fail to even harm Yi Tianyun. ’How can this be possible?’

"Th-this..."

Before he could say anything more, it was too late. The Sword Aura had already swept over him, grinding his body to dust. He died instantly, unable to even let out a scream.

The remnant of the Sword Aura slammed into the sturdy walls, making the entire ground tremble. Above, Shi Xueyun and the others could clearly feel the violent tremors beneath their feet.

"Tianyun..." Worry filled Shi Xueyun’s eyes. She didn’t want anything bad to happen to Yi Tianyun. If possible, she would rather not go through with "the plan," which would condemn her to a lifetime of suffering.

The others were also filled with worry. However, instead of just waiting for Yi Tianyun to emerge, many had already begun clearing out the Netherworld Imperial City. There were still many evils here left to be purged. They needed to raze the Netherworld Imperial City, not occupy it!

They had no desire to claim the Netherworld Imperial City; their goal was to enact justice and eradicate this scourge.

However, when the violent tremor occurred, they all stopped, their hearts filled with worry. They wondered if they should go down to check on the situation. Perhaps Yi Tianyun was seriously injured and needed their help.

"Ancestor..."

They all looked to the Spirit Race Ancestor, waiting for his instructions.

"Yes, I’m going down to check on the situation. If I don’t come back up after a while, all of you must evacuate immediately!" The Spirit Race Ancestor’s expression was grim. If Yi Tianyun was dead and he couldn’t make it back up, the rest of them had to retreat at once. Staying here would be suicide.