My Crazy Upgrade System

This sudden development caught Yi Tianyun by surprise. He never expected there to be a Netherworld Treasure Pearl inside the Netherworld Emperor’s head. Within this Netherworld Treasure Pearl was a terrifying soul with a cultivation at the third level of the Spirit King Stage, which was truly shocking.

Combined with the Nether Array, its power reached a staggering 250,000,000. It was utterly terrifying, capable of effortlessly swatting a Void Spirit Stage expert to death, leaving them with absolutely no way to resist.

This principle wasn’t limited to the difference between the Spirit King and Void Spirit Stages; the same held true for the gap between any two major realms. When one was a major realm higher, they could easily crush their opponent. Unless they were faced with an overwhelming number of enemies who could wear them down and drain their Spiritual Power, they could easily kill any opponent.

This now-possessed Netherworld Emperor exerted immense pressure on him. An unexpected complication had indeed arisen. This complication had simply been lying in wait, biding its time for an opportunity to possess the Netherworld Emperor. This meant that even if Yi Tianyun hadn’t come to deal with the Netherworld Emperor, the man would have been possessed eventually.

At that point, no one would have known the Netherworld Emperor had been possessed. His appearance would be unchanged; only his personality would have transformed into someone else’s.

"Who exactly are you?" Yi Tianyun stared at him, wanting to know who this person was that had possessed the Netherworld Emperor and was hiding inside a Divine Artifact.

"Who am I?" The false Netherworld Emperor smiled at him. "However, you are indeed worthy of knowing my name. My name is Ming Chen, a name no one in this region has ever heard. Your strength is immense, and I admire that. I’ll give you one chance. Swear an oath of eternal loyalty to me, and I will invest heavily in cultivating you! In the future, forget the Spirit King Stage; even reaching the Saint King Stage won’t be impossible! You could even secure a place for yourself among the Divine Country Powers!"

’Ming Chen...’ Yi Tianyun narrowed his eyes at him and said coolly, "What exactly is your background? If you want me to submit, you’ll have to give me a convincing reason."

"A Divine Country Power. Is that reason enough?" Ming Chen looked at him haughtily. "This is but a small fragment of my soul, sent to establish a branch of our influence in this region. The might of a Divine Country Power is far beyond your imagination. To be blunt, we could crush a faction like yours with a single slap, and you’d have no way to fight back."

’So it really is a Divine Kingdom...’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes narrowed. The Divine Kingdoms had always been legendary. No one knew where the Divine Country Powers were located. The common belief was that they were in the heavens, but even those who could fly couldn’t reach them easily.

One could only reach them by being guided up by an envoy. No one knew the details; there were no records, and very few people knew anything at all.

The power of the Divine Kingdoms was immense; that was a given. How else could they be known as fifth-grade factions? He had no doubt that a Divine Kingdom could do what Ming Chen said—for them, killing him would be no different from crushing an ant.

"Why choose to send a soul fragment? Can’t you come down and take this place yourselves?" Yi Tianyun immediately latched onto the crucial point. ’He says it’s easy to kill us, but let’s see them try coming down here now.’

"You don’t need to know that. Right now, I’m giving you two choices: submit, or die! Which do you choose?" Ming Chen didn’t answer the question, his tone still dripping with arrogance.

"My choice... is for you to die!"

Yi Tianyun charged, once again swinging the Celestial Dragon Divine Sword and thrusting it toward Ming Chen as his power exploded to its absolute limit!

Mad Damage Mode, activated!

Dragon God Bloodline, activated!

With the eruption of these two powers, his Combat Power instantly reached its absolute peak—240,000,000!

But he was still a little weaker than Ming Chen. The next moment, he began burning his Essence Blood. The Dragon God Bloodline in his body began to boil, churning wildly within him as if it had been brought to a rolling boil. Spurred by this, his power skyrocketed, exploding to a Combat Power of 265,000,000, which was a notch higher than Ming Chen’s.

"Celestial Dragon Slash!"

A resolute, cold light glinted in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. He was putting everything on the line to kill Ming Chen. He absolutely could not let him live; otherwise, they would be the ones to die.

The Netherworld Emperor’s brutality was undoubtedly Ming Chen’s "handiwork." Therefore, joining him was suicide, but refusing was also a death sentence! He now had only one path forward: to kill him.

"It seems you refuse to see the light. In that case, you can just die!"

Ming Chen’s gaze turned cold, and a longsword appeared in his hand. It was the very same personal sword the Netherworld Emperor had used before—the Netherworld Divine Sword!

"Nether Dragon Possession!"

Ming Chen wasn’t careless. Sensing the sheer power of Yi Tianyun’s aura, he knew he couldn’t afford to defend in his normal state. He immediately unleashed an Absolute Skill, and his power surged. The phantom of a Nether Dragon possessed him, and a thick layer of scales instantly covered his body. Most terrifying of all, his entire head transformed into that of a dragon, his face completely covered in black dragon scales!

His Combat Power exploded from the original 250,000,000 to 270,000,000, making him slightly stronger than Yi Tianyun. It was completely unexpected that he could still unleash such terrifying power in this state.

Was the third level of the Spirit King Stage really that powerful? No, it was that this Ming Chen had too many tricks up his sleeve. He had combined every possible advantage: timing, location, a variety of Treasures, and the Nether Array. The power he unleashed was in no way inferior to Yi Tianyun’s.

However, in a true head-to-head comparison, Yi Tianyun was definitely superior. After all, he was currently only at the third level of the Void Spirit Stage.

In the blink of an eye, Ming Chen gripped the Netherworld Divine Sword and thrust forward. The overwhelming power collided with Yi Tianyun’s incoming Celestial Dragon Divine Sword. Like two giant dragons wrestling, their power detonated upon impact, forcing both of them back a step.

They weren’t thrown back far. Raising their weapons again, they clashed in a frenzied battle. Because the difference in their Combat Power was not that great, the fight was a deadlock, with neither gaining a clear advantage for the moment.

"Burning your Essence Blood, are you? Let’s see how long you can keep that up!" Ming Chen sneered. He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was shocked. ’I’m using almost all my strength, yet he can still resist me.’

"Longer than you, at least!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze was icy. He had the Enhanced Edition Blood Jade, so he naturally wasn’t worried about running out of Blood Qi. Otherwise, he never would have dared to burn his Essence Blood so recklessly.

After they had exchanged dozens of blows, Ming Chen’s Combat Power suddenly plummeted, dropping to 210,000,000—far below Yi Tianyun’s!

Yi Tianyun immediately understood. The Spirit Race Ancestor and the others above had destroyed the Nether Array, causing Ming Chen’s Combat Power to plummet back to its original level. The power of his allies had just made itself known. He wasn’t fighting alone; a whole group of people was helping him!