My Crazy Upgrade System

With Yi Tianyun leading the way, the path was completely unobstructed and effortless. Outside the passage, numerous guards were on patrol, but they couldn’t probe the situation inside. Unless one’s Spiritual Sense was heaven-defying, it was impossible to penetrate the thick walls and discover their presence.

If anyone could probe the inside, this secret passage would be essentially useless. After all, what’s the point of a secret passage if it isn’t secret?

"It’s great having someone who knows the route," Shopkeeper Ye said with a smile. "We don’t have to sneak in slowly and can just head straight for our destination. It’s so much easier this way. And to think I was a bit nervous when we first arrived." But his grip on his dagger didn’t loosen in the slightest. He knew they had to remain vigilant and absolutely could not let their guard down.

This was enemy territory, not their own. Being naturally cautious, he couldn’t possibly let his guard down. The other elders were the same, none of them relaxing as they vigilantly scanned their surroundings.

"Wait..." Yi Tianyun raised a hand, signaling them to stop. He turned to look to the side. They followed his gaze, and after a moment of shock, their faces filled with rage.

With their Spiritual Sense, they could easily probe the area outside. While it was impossible to sense what was inside the passage from the outside, they could easily sense what was happening outside from within.

What their Spiritual Sense revealed was a Spirit King Stage expert soaking in a Blood Pool, with numerous corpses lying nearby. The corpses were of various ages, but they all shared one prominent feature—they were all female!

He had only captured women, not a single man, and all of them were young maidens. Several of them were from the Phoenix Race. They were currently hanging from the side of the pool, twitching, as their blood continuously flowed down a channel and into the Blood Pool.

He was even holding a woman in his arms, engaging in a vile act!

"They’re taking too long. Why is it taking so long to conquer the Phoenix Race? Weren’t they supposed to send a few more phoenixes over?" Men Hu’s eyes, like those of a tiger, swept to the side in dissatisfaction. Seeing that the blood of his victims was about to run dry, he felt extremely displeased.

Men Hu: Third Level of the Spirit King Stage. He possesses the Celestial Tiger Bloodline and can release a domineering tiger’s might. His formidable Physique is comparable to a Low-Grade Sacred Artifact! His known Martial Arts include Tiger Burst, Tiger Roar, and Tiger Golden Body. Weakness: One inch below the neck (most vulnerable). Comprehensive Combat Power: 230,000,000. Kill Reward...

Yi Tianyun couldn’t be bothered to read the rest of the details. All he felt was a towering rage burning within him. The eyes of the captured Cultivators were filled with despair, but even more so with resentment and indignation.

In the prime of their lives, they had been captured by Men Hu, only to have their Essence Blood drained until death. Worse, they were violated by him and had their vital essence stolen. It was an unbearably indignant fate.

"That’s Men Hu, one of the experts permanently stationed at the Celestial Nether Altar. His power is extremely domineering, and he possesses the Celestial Tiger Bloodline... I can’t believe we ran into him here. He’s known for his countless evil deeds, and I’ve heard he has a penchant for absorbing women’s vital essence. It seems the rumors were true. That bastard deserves to die! He even captured our own people from the Phoenix Race! We need to come up with a plan to deal with him!"

"Right! I completely agree. This area is secluded, so even if a fight breaks out, no one outside will sense it. Killing even one or two of the three Grand Generals would be like severely clipping the wings of the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom!"

"Alright, let’s discuss our strategy. The three of us will attack him together in a moment, and the Divine Envoy can stand guard outside..."

When they turned to ask for Yi Tianyun’s opinion, they found he had already vanished. They had no idea where he had gone. The area was empty; apart from the three of them, no one else was there.

"Please... just give me a quick death..." one of the captured women pleaded weakly, lying in a pool of her own blood. A Divine Rune beneath her was continuously drawing out her blood, which then flowed into the Blood Pool to enhance the Blood Qi for Men Hu to absorb.

’The sound of them begging for mercy... it’s truly the most beautiful sound in the world...’

In the instant he relaxed, a sharp glint of light shot toward him. An instantaneous sense of crisis flared up from behind, making him leap to his feet. But it was all too slow. The blade had already plunged deep into the area just below his neck, piercing through him as easily as it would a sheet of paper. It ran straight through his entire body!

Even for a Physique comparable to a Low-Grade Sacred Artifact, it seemed fragile under this attack.

Before he could react, an overbearing force slammed into his stomach, shattering many of the bones inside his body and pulverizing a large portion of them.

"AHHHH..." Men Hu’s wretched scream tore through the room, but the sound didn’t escape. It was blocked by the Divine Runes on the walls. Only a faint noise, like the buzz of a mosquito, made it through—the guards outside couldn’t hear a thing.

This was followed by an immense suction force that frantically began to drain the Spiritual Power from his body. Nearly half of his Spiritual Power vanished in an instant, and he felt as if he were being sucked dry.

"You... who are you..." By the time Men Hu managed to react, he was already like a fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered.

The one who appeared before him was a young man with an icy gaze, his palm pressed against Men Hu’s chest, continuously draining his Spiritual Power. Men Hu couldn’t move a muscle. The longsword that had run through his body now had him pinned, hoisting him up so that his feet dangled helplessly above the ground. The most he could do was twitch his feet; the rest of his body was completely immobilized.

A mighty Spirit King Stage expert had been brought under control in an instant, without even a chance to react.

"Someone here to deliver heaven’s justice!"

The man before Men Hu was, without a doubt, Yi Tianyun. His eyes were filled with icy killing intent, but he wasn’t going to let Men Hu die so easily. That would be letting him off too lightly.

"Guards! Guards! Assassin! There’s an assassin!" Men Hu roared. The deafening sound filled the room, but no one charged in from outside. The sound was completely blocked by the Divine Runes.

"It’s useless. You can scream until your throat is raw, and it won’t matter," Yi Tianyun said, his face devoid of expression. "I’ve placed a Sound Insulation Divine Pattern here. You can’t get any sound out." All the while, his hand frantically drained Spiritual Power, converting it into his own experience points.

He wasn’t doing this just for the experience points. He wanted to completely drain the Spiritual Power from Men Hu’s body so that he could torture him more effectively!

"You... When did you set up the Sound Insulation Divine Pattern? How... How did I not notice?" Men Hu was utterly horrified. ’I’ve been in here this whole time! Even if my guard was down, it shouldn’t have been to the point where I wouldn’t even notice someone setting up a Divine Rune!’

"And you think I would have let you notice?" Yi Tianyun said with a cold sneer.

The moment he saw this scene, killing intent had surged within him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he had used his Divine Skill, Invisibility, to slip in. He then quickly laid down the Sound Insulation Divine Pattern, setting everything in place. What followed was the time for judgment!