My Crazy Upgrade System

The tyrannical blade light was like a strike from a Martial God, slashing through the sky!

This was the culmination of the National Preceptor’s power. With all his abilities stacked, his Combat Power reached a staggering 84,000,000. Clad entirely in Sacred Artifacts and detonating the Divine Runes across his body, how could he possibly be weak?

"Heaven-Devouring!"

Yi Tianyun had no intention of dodging. He continued to press down with his Dragon Claw, a massive black hole appearing on his palm and surging forward to devour the attack. But the power the National Preceptor unleashed was too immense; he couldn’t swallow it completely. He could only absorb a tiny bit of the energy, and the rest of the attack continued slashing upward.

The two attacks finally collided. The tyrannical blade light slammed into his descending Dragon Claw, letting out a "SCREEECH!" like metal grinding against metal. The sound was incredibly jarring.

Yi Tianyun felt a sharp pain in his claw. The blade light was on the verge of shattering his defense, but he still pressed down with all his might, trying to crush it into oblivion!

However, this power was a notch stronger than his own. Even with his astonishing Defense Power, he couldn’t easily overpower it. Just as he was about to burn his Essence Blood, a crisp sound rang in his ear.

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the Peak Core Formation Stage!"

In that instant, his Combat Power skyrocketed from 78,000,000 to 85,000,000! Just one minor stage had increased his Combat Power by an incredible amount.

The breakthrough from the Ninth-Layer Core Formation Stage to the Peak Core Formation Stage granted him 750,000 base Combat Power. Under the eight-times Madness Mode, this became an instant six-million-point boost! With this added to his original power, his Combat Power soared to 85,000,000, completely overwhelming the National Preceptor’s attack.

"Break!"

"BOOM!"

With a vicious squeeze of his Dragon Claw, Yi Tianyun crushed the blade light, shattering it into motes of starlight. However, the momentary delay from the clash was all the National Preceptor needed to escape to the side with the Dragon Chancellor. Their hearts trembled at the sight.

Such a tyrannical move, crushed just like that. It only left a somewhat deep gash on his Dragon Claw instead of cleaving it in two. His formidable Defense Power was plain to see. The twenty-times Defense Power effect of the Evil Dragon Set was no joke, especially now that his cultivation level had risen, making the effect even more apparent.

If his cultivation level hadn’t increased and his Dragon God Bloodline hadn’t been strengthened, then this twenty-times multiplier would have been far less significant.

For example, if his Defense Power was only one, twenty times that is still just twenty, which is meaningless. The reason he could withstand that attack was largely due to his increased cultivation level. If it had been any lower, he truly would have been sliced in two.

’The National Preceptor lives up to his name. When he unleashes his power like that, he’s probably comparable to an ordinary expert at the seventh or eighth layer of the Void Spirit Stage.’ Yi Tianyun thought, turning to look at the National Preceptor with a new level of shock.

’Fighting opponents beyond one’s rank is all about having numerous abilities to stack. With constant stacking, one’s power can increase dramatically. That’s why initial judgments are the most unreliable. It’s not as simple as having a Combat Power of ten-odd million and only being able to burst with twenty or thirty million. When everything is unleashed, one could potentially reach fifty or sixty million, or even more.’

’For example, if you throw a pile of Sacred Artifacts into the mix, how could your Combat Power not skyrocket?’

While Yi Tianyun was shocked, his opponent was no less stunned. Their brief clash had revealed the full, tyrannical extent of both their powers.

The National Preceptor’s gaze turned cold as a thought suddenly occurred to him. ’His power is too monstrous! Where in the world did a freak like this come from!? All those Earth Dragons... Don’t tell me he’s the one who killed General Long, and even General Feng and the others before this!?’

Beside him, the Dragon Chancellor’s face fell. He, of course, knew about the incident. All those Void Spirit experts had been killed, and it was very likely the work of the powerhouse standing before them. Now, that same powerhouse was fighting for the Celestial Dragon Empire, which almost certainly meant he had been sent by them to help.

"I never thought the Celestial Dragon Empire had such a trump card. This was our mistake." The National Preceptor’s gaze was icy. "All forces, retreat!"

The National Preceptor had no other choice but to retreat. The Dragon Chancellor was severely poisoned, and their opponent could now fight him to a standstill. That was as good as a loss. For an invading army, a stalemate is a defeat. Their enemy had a Giant Dragon and the Celestial Dragon Treasure—how were they supposed to fight this?

Other than retreat, they had no other choice.

At his command, all the soldiers began to fall back, turning and fleeing for their lives, wishing they could sprout extra legs to run faster. The Empire’s soldiers, their eyes red with the lust for battle, immediately gave chase.

"Drop your weapons and kneel! You will be spared! Those who do not surrender will be slain!"

Yi Tianyun’s great shout was a signal for them to stop fleeing. Surrender, or be slain.

Spurred by his draconic roar, many soldiers’ legs went weak, and they dropped to their knees one after another, tossing their weapons aside, not daring to flee another step. They didn’t want to die here. If they surrendered, they could at least live. If they didn’t, death was the only road ahead.

In an instant, large swathes of soldiers knelt on the ground, making no move to escape. Their army had collapsed like a landslide. The words spoken by Yi Tianyun, in particular, carried an absolute authority that made everyone’s hearts pound with fear.

They had all witnessed Yi Tianyun’s power, so they were terrified when he spoke. No one doubted for a second that he would make good on his final threat.

After roaring those words, Yi Tianyun twisted his body and shot after them, his cold voice booming, "Did I say you could leave?"

Letting the two of them escape would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain—courting future disaster. How could he possibly let them get away? With a twist of his body, he instantly gave chase. He was a notch faster than the National Preceptor, mainly because he possessed the Phoenix Wings, which more than doubled his speed. Catching up was inevitable.

Even in his Evil Dragon form, he still received the buff from the Phoenix Wings; the two abilities didn’t conflict at all.

In the blink of an eye, he was right behind them. He opened his massive maw and shot out a pillar of black light, aiming to run them through.

"Damn it!" The National Preceptor’s face was grim. He struck back with a palm, unleashing the Netherworld Divine Palm. Although it was a great deal stronger than anything the Dragon Chancellor could muster, it still seemed fragile in the face of Yi Tianyun’s attack. The massive palm was effortlessly pierced, and the beam slammed into both him and the Chancellor.

"BOOM!"

The two of them plummeted from the sky, hitting the ground with a loud "CRASH!" that carved out a massive crater. A moment later, a figure shot up from the pit. It was the National Preceptor! His body, corroded by the Evil Dragon’s aura and turning pitch-black, was suddenly enveloped in a flash of golden light. He had apparently burned a Divine Talisman, which now shrouded his body completely.

The next moment, his speed surged by severalfold, and he vanished over the horizon, abandoning the Dragon Chancellor without a second glance.

Truly, when disaster strikes, it’s every man for himself. The National Preceptor couldn’t carry the Dragon Chancellor with him, so he chose to save himself.