My Crazy Upgrade System

The Spirit Race Ancestor and the others were in the dark, assuming something had happened below. They had no choice but to send someone to investigate. The Spirit Race Ancestor was the primary candidate; with his Void Spirit Stage cultivation, he had the best chance of staying safe. It would be far too dangerous for the other Cultivators to descend.

"I’ll go down with you," Ren Long said, stepping forward, his voice heavy.

The Spirit Race Ancestor was about to say something, but when he saw Ren Long’s resolute gaze, he held his tongue. It was obvious that any attempt to stop him would be useless; Ren Long absolutely would not listen.

"Ancestor, I want to go down too!"

"That’s right! We also want to go down and check on the Mansion Master!"

One after another, they all cried out. None of them wanted to just stand around up here; they all wanted to go down and see Yi Tianyun’s condition with their own eyes.

"That’s enough. The two of us going down will suffice. If there’s real danger, how could we possibly protect all of you?" the Spirit Race Ancestor said gravely. "I’m sure the Spirit King understands your concern, but this is not the time to act on impulse. You all just need to wait patiently up here."

Shi Xueyun opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately said nothing, clenching her fists tightly. Her cultivation was too low. Even her status as Palace Master was useless here. Her low cultivation meant she couldn’t go down; she would only be a burden.

For her age, her cultivation level wasn’t low at all—she was considered a genius. But in this situation, it was far too low. Following them would only make her a liability.

She understood the problem, so she didn’t insist on going. But in her heart, she wanted to go down and check on him more than anyone.

At the Spirit Race Ancestor’s words, everyone calmed down and stopped clamoring to go. They could only wait patiently up above for the final outcome.

The Spirit Race Ancestor and Ren Long nodded to each other, then walked to the passage behind the dragon throne and began their descent. A wave of Netherworld Fire rushed to meet them, forcing them to quickly raise their Spiritual Power to resist. Although the Nether Array had been broken, a great deal of Netherworld Fire still lingered, preventing those with low cultivation from coming down.

"We’ve barely started down, and it’s already this difficult to proceed. It’s a good thing we didn’t let the others come," the Spirit Race Ancestor said grimly.

"Yes, this Netherworld Fire is astonishingly powerful. Anyone below the Core Formation Stage would be unable to withstand this terrifying power," Ren Long nodded, agreeing that this place was extremely dangerous.

They proceeded downward cautiously. Just as they were about to reach the bottom, another explosion erupted from within, startling them and causing them to retreat hastily. Their hearts tightened. ’Could Yi Tianyun have really met with disaster?’

Once the fluctuations of Spiritual Power inside subsided, they continued down. What greeted their eyes was a sea of fire. A deep gash had been carved into the surrounding walls, as if slashed by something incredibly sharp.

At that moment, they saw a familiar figure standing off to the side, a longsword in hand, his gaze fixed ahead and filled with killing intent. It was none other than Yi Tianyun, who had descended some time ago. His body was charred black and he looked a bit of a mess, but overall, he seemed to be fine.

There was no one else there besides him, only a large pool of blood on the ground and gruesome chunks of a corpse scattered about.

"Spirit King!"

"Yi!"

Seeing that Yi Tianyun was alright, the two were overjoyed. But as they were about to head over, Yi Tianyun quickly held up a hand to stop them.

"Don’t come over yet. The Netherworld Fire here will harm you. Wait until I clean this place up," Yi Tianyun said. He had just killed Ming Chen, and they had already come down.

Just then, a pleasant sound rang in his ear.

"Ding! Successfully killed the Netherworld Emperor. Obtained 90,000,000 Experience Points, 10,000 Madness Value, and 10,000 Sin Value. Obtained Martial Arts: Netherworld Divine Technique, Netherworld Divine Palm, Netherworld Body Burning Technique, Nether Dragon Possession. Obtained Items: Nether Soul (Rare), Netherworld Divine Sword (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Nether Armor (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Netherworld Boots (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Netherworld Fire (Mid-Grade Earth Level Flame)!"

"Ding! Congratulations on killing an enemy of a higher level. You have received an additional 100,000,000 Experience Points, 100,000 Madness Value, 10,000 Sin Value, and one chance at the Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel!"

The rewards were astounding. With the 16x experience multiplier, it had reached 90,000,000 experience points. This meant the Basic Value was 5,000,000, a huge jump compared to a Void Spirit Stage expert. Experience rewards truly were a qualitative leap. However, there was no notification for killing that unknown soul. ’Is there no reward for killing it?’

Yi Tianyun’s gaze sharpened. Looking to the side, he immediately spotted a small ball of light flying toward the Netherworld Treasure Pearl nearby. Its speed was neither fast nor slow, and it looked extremely weak.

Ming Chen’s Soul: Cultivation at the Eighth Level of the Core Formation Stage. On the verge of dissipating.

’He’s not dead yet!’ Yi Tianyun lunged forward, snatching the ball of light in his hand and locking it down fiercely with his Spiritual Power.

"Trying to run?" Yi Tianyun said, looking coldly at the soul in his hand. ’If I let it escape into the Netherworld Treasure Pearl, things will get troublesome.’

"Let me go!" Ming Chen’s soul struggled, trying to break free from his hand. But how could such a weak soul possibly escape his grasp?

"Let you go? Do you really think I would let you off the hook?" Yi Tianyun said indifferently.

"I’ll give you one chance. Let me go. Otherwise, I will definitely bring powerful experts to crush your faction!" Ming Chen threatened. "This is just the soul of one of my avatars. If it dies, my main body will know immediately. When that time comes, you’re a dead man!"

Yi Tianyun narrowed his eyes at the soul. ’He’s not wrong. This soul is just a small part of Ming Chen. If I kill it, his main body will definitely sense it.’

"So then you’ll send a horde of experts from your Divine Kingdom to crush us?" Yi Tianyun asked indifferently.

"That’s right! The power of our Divine Kingdom is beyond your imagination! If my power were at its peak, do you think you could have harmed me in the slightest with your meager strength?" Even while captured, Ming Chen was still outrageously arrogant. "So I advise you to release me immediately. Otherwise, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death!"

"Oh? And what if I do let you go?" Yi Tianyun asked calmly.

"If you let me go, I will consider sparing your life!" Ming Chen said in a heavy voice.

"Is that so? Then I really must thank you." At that, Yi Tianyun fiercely squeezed the hand holding Ming Chen’s soul. A violent power crushed down, and the soul immediately began to distort.

This terrified Ming Chen, who shrieked, "You—what are you doing!?"

"You might spare my life, but I have no intention of sparing yours... Besides, are your words even trustworthy?" Yi Tianyun sneered. "You’d probably just bide your time and try to possess my body!"

He immediately increased the pressure in his grip. Ming Chen’s soul was on the verge of being crushed. Just before it burst, Ming Chen let out an indignant roar, "I won’t let you get away with this! I will bring my forces to crush you and kill every last one of you!"

POP!

His soul was utterly crushed, dissolving into motes of light that drifted to the ground and vanished completely.

"The feeling’s mutual," Yi Tianyun said lightly.