My Crazy Upgrade System

Under Yi Tianyun’s command, everyone charged forward and continued the slaughter. For a moment, the area was filled with wails and shrieks. No matter how they begged for help or pleaded for mercy, it was utterly meaningless.

No one would show them any mercy. They had killed even more people when they were alive and had brutally harmed many of the Spirit Race People. With that in mind, who would hold back? Oftentimes, one must take responsibility for their own actions!

This suppression didn’t take long at all; they were all easily crushed. From this day forward, the Netherworld Empire was no more.

"Ding! Successfully completed Main Quest: ’Enact Heaven’s Will, destroy the Netherworld Empire, and kill the Netherworld Emperor.’ Reward: 500 million experience points, 5 million Madness Value, 500,000 Skill Level (can be allocated to anything), 500,000 Sin Value. Also obtained the title ’Punishing Evil and Eradicating Vice’!"

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the fourth layer of the Void Spirit Stage!"

"Ding! Successfully accepted Main Quest: ’Establish the Celestial Cloud Empire’! Completion Reward: 2 billion experience points, 20 million Madness Value, 2 million Skill Level (can be allocated to anything), 2 million Sin Value. Also obtain the title ’I Am the Great Emperor’!"

"Completion Conditions: Void Spirit Stage experts 2/10, Core Formation Stage experts 8/50, Spirit Pill Stage experts 37/500. Must also establish your own Imperial City! (Note: Cultivators who meet the cultivation requirements must have a Favorability of 200 or more. Pets do not count.)"

’Just as I expected, a new main quest arrived right after the old one was completed. And the difficulty is no joke—ten Void Spirit Stage experts! Isn’t that requirement a bit too high? Even the Celestial Dragon Empire doesn’t have that many Void Spirit Stage experts, and they still call themselves an Empire.’

’But now I need ten of them, fifty Core Formation Stage experts, and five hundred Spirit Pill Stage experts! This will require a lot of resources and slow cultivation. In other words, it’ll take a very long time to nurture a force of that size.’

’Unless I merge with the Celestial Dragon Empire, which would lower the difficulty considerably. As for the favorability requirement, I’ll just have to cultivate it slowly. That part is pretty tough. The crucial point is that pets don’t count, which is just ridiculous.’

’Right now, I have three pets at the Void Spirit Stage expert level: the two Giant Dragons and the original Snow Wolf. That’s three Void Spirit Stage experts right there. Who knew they wouldn’t be counted? This is a huge loss.’

’I can only set this aside for now. It requires time and accumulation; none of the main quests can be completed instantly. The system is clearly trying to make me build up a major power. Otherwise, I’d never be able to complete the main quests.’

’Without the main quests, things would get much harder.’

’By the way, what’s this new title...’

Yi Tianyun checked the title he had just obtained, and its detailed information immediately appeared before his eyes.

Punishing Evil and Eradicating Vice: Increases Character Value by 500 points!

’The effect isn’t bad. An increase in Character Value is not unexpected. But at least it’s better than the Imperial Guardian God title. That one increases Defense Power by five times, which sounds great, but it’s only effective within the Celestial Dragon Imperial City. Once you leave, the effect disappears. It’s a total rip-off.’

After everything was settled, everyone regrouped and began to report the spoils of war they had obtained. This loot came from powerful sects, so of course it had to be properly accounted for and not secretly pocketed.

"The War Wolf Squad obtained thirty Soul Artifacts, fifty assorted Elixir Pills, ten Earth Level Martial Arts, and a number of Human Level Martial Arts..."

"The Celestial Wolf Squad obtained twenty-seven Soul Artifacts, fifty-eight assorted Elixir Pills, eight Earth Level Martial Arts, and some Human Level Martial Arts..."

"The Celestial Wind Squad obtained... Soul Artifacts..."

One by one, the representatives reported the spoils they had acquired. For operational convenience, they had all formed their own squads. After all, the Netherworld Continent was vast, and fighting together as one large group would have been a waste of time.

Each squad was led by a Core Formation Stage expert, so there was no need to worry about a counterattack.

Yi Tianyun listened and nodded. This was a good haul of resources. It was impossible for him to acquire everything by himself, so he had to rely on the spoils collected by everyone to cover their internal expenses.

If he had to rely on himself for everything, wouldn’t he work himself to death? Who has ever seen a Sect Master do everything personally? Otherwise, what would be the point of having so many elders and subordinates? Just to sit around the sect, eating and drinking?

After all the reports were finished, everyone looked at Yi Tianyun with solemn expressions, waiting for him to speak.

He had now truly become their Mansion Master, the backbone for them all.

"Excellent. You’ve all done very well!" Yi Tianyun said with a satisfied smile. "This loot now belongs to your respective squads. Make good use of these resources and become even stronger!"

"Thank you, Mansion Master!"

They were all overjoyed. In their hearts, they had certainly hoped to keep the resources for themselves, so they were naturally thrilled to receive permission. The crucial thing was that their subordinates had fought desperately, with many suffering serious injuries. Giving them rewards was the only way to boost morale.

Yi Tianyun, of course, knew this. A clear system of rewards and punishments was key.

"By the way, now that we’ve even overthrown the Netherworld Empire, why don’t we establish the Celestial Cloud Empire? With our Mansion Master’s strength, he’s more than qualified for the position of Great Emperor!"

"That’s exactly what I was thinking! Our strength is already formidable; we can establish an empire-level power! I propose we start by building the Imperial City and begin laying the groundwork to establish an even stronger force!"

"That’s right! The Mansion Master is so powerful, there’s no problem with him becoming a Great Emperor! The conditions are more than sufficient!"

The elders all grew excited. This was something they had never considered before. To become an empire-level power, one needed immense strength.

Now, it seemed like there was no issue at all. They had even overthrown the Netherworld Empire, so how could they not become an empire-level power?

At this, everyone’s gaze focused on Yi Tianyun, eager to hear what he had to say.

"The tree that stands tallest in the forest will be the first to be blown down by the wind. I wonder if you have heard this saying?" Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile.

"We have," one of the elders said. "But the Netherworld Empire was considered the second-strongest empire-level power, and we overthrew it. There should be no question about us becoming an empire-level power. We are absolutely qualified; this isn’t some rash declaration! Looking at the big picture, our foundation is much weaker, but we believe we absolutely have the ability to establish an Empire!"

"I agree on this point. Given the Spirit King’s strength and power, it is more than enough to establish an empire-level power," the Spirit Race Ancestor said with a smile. "As for our foundation, it is indeed a little lacking, but I don’t see how the Spirit Gate’s foundation is any worse than that of other Empires, do you?"

Everyone’s eyes lit up. Indeed, the foundations of the Celestial Extreme Sect and the Spirit Gate were not weak. Both had produced powerhouses in the past and had accumulated a considerable amount of Martial Arts and Divine Runes. They were not lacking at all.

Yi Tianyun’s eyes brightened. He hadn’t even brought it up, yet someone had already spoken out on his behalf. ’It seems my prestige is so high that I don’t even need to suggest it myself. People are already trying to push me onto the throne of a Great Emperor!’