My Crazy Upgrade System

"A Celestial Speed Divine Talisman..."

Yi Tianyun’s expression darkened as he watched the National Preceptor flee. ’I can’t believe that guy had a Celestial Speed Divine Talisman. That’s something only a Divine Rune Grandmaster can create.’ It could instantly multiply one’s speed several times over. Though the effect only lasted for a short while, it was more than enough to escape.

However, the item had a major drawback: its speed would be more than halved if used to carry another person, drastically reducing its effectiveness. Otherwise, the National Preceptor wouldn’t have abandoned the Dragon Chancellor. If he had stayed, he wouldn’t even have been able to save himself, let alone the Dragon Chancellor.

"Long, I will avenge you!" the National Preceptor shouted before swiftly vanishing over the horizon.

He didn’t forget to leave a parting shot before he fled. It seemed their relationship was quite good. But in such a critical moment, if he hadn’t made that choice, neither of them would have escaped.

After the National Preceptor had fled far away, the Dragon-Slaying Banner that had been trapping the Celestial Dragon controlled by Yi Tianyun lost its connection and fell from the sky, landing on the ground. In his haste, the National Preceptor didn’t even have a chance to retrieve his treasure; he could only abandon it to escape.

At this moment, the Dragon Chancellor lay in a large crater. The power of the Evil Dragon had corroded his entire body, and the Dragon Slayer Poison was continuously eating away at him. He had no way to escape.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..." The Dragon Chancellor coughed violently. Seeing Yi Tianyun descend from the sky, his eyes filled with despair. "I’ve lost... I’ve lost..."

He had lost utterly. He had brought so many helpers, yet most of them had died here. Now, he couldn’t even flee. His heart was filled with complete despair.

Yi Tianyun landed and walked step by step to the Dragon Chancellor’s side. He looked at him coldly and said, "I was going to kill you myself, but I’ll leave you for Ren to deal with."

Just then, Ren Long, Ren Zhirou, and the others flew over. They were covered in so much blood it was impossible to tell what was theirs and what belonged to the enemy generals. They had slain a good number of them, not just stood idly by and watched.

As far as the eye could see, bodies littered the ground, and blood stained the earth red. They had won the battle, but there was little joy—only deep sorrow. After all, most of the dead were originally people of the Celestial Dragon Empire. Though they were detestable, they were merely cannon fodder who had been incited to fight.

"Dragon Soul Heaven, we treated you like an uncle, yet you turned out to be a spy! You have caused so much harm to our Celestial Dragon Empire." Ren Long said coldly, "Today is the day you die! I will offer your life to the heavens as a sacrifice. Otherwise, I will have failed all the Vengeful Souls of the Celestial Dragon Empire!"

"Hahaha... It’s because you were too stupid... COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... Go on, kill me. I lost this time... But Netherworld will not let you off." The Dragon Chancellor coughed incessantly, spitting up a lot of blood, but he still maintained a smile. "My biggest mistake was misjudging your strength. I never expected you to have such a powerful ally... COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... I refuse to accept this defeat!"

He roared the last words. The Netherworld Empire was so powerful, yet just by bringing a single National Preceptor, they had been completely wiped out. Under normal circumstances, sending a National Preceptor to deal with them was already a sign of taking them seriously. Who could have known there would be a Yi Tianyun?

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. But the Dragon Chancellor knew nothing about Yi Tianyun. Who could have imagined such a heaven-defying existence? He had calculated a thousand times, but he still missed one crucial detail. And that one detail led to his total defeat.

"Rest assured, even if the Netherworld Emperor doesn’t let us go, I won’t let him go either!" Ren Long said in a cold voice. "I, Ren Long, swear to the heavens that I will grant no quarter to anyone from the Netherworld Empire. I will kill as many as they send! I will accept no surrender. They will all die!"

Ren Long was utterly enraged. The Netherworld Empire’s tyranny had struck fear into their hearts, and they had even sent a spy to deceive them. Through meticulous planning, the spy had completely won their trust, leading to this result: the Celestial Dragon Empire had been plunged into crisis and driven to decline.

Just as the Dragon Chancellor had said, they could only be called stupid! Ren Long accepted this point. But from this day forward, he would build up his strength to fight the Netherworld Empire!

"Hahaha... ’Kill as many as they send,’ what big talk... COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... The power of the Netherworld Empire is beyond your imagination!" The Dragon Chancellor grinned and laughed. Facing his impending death, he seemed to have let go of everything, no longer caring about his own life or death.

SQUELCH...

A flash of sword light stabbed down, piercing his body. It was Ren Long who had struck.

"Don’t worry. No matter how far beyond imagination it is, I will risk my life to be an enemy of the Netherworld Empire. I will fight down to the last soldier to resist your Netherworld Empire!" Ren Long’s gaze was icy as he released the aura of a Great Emperor.

Then, with a sideways slash—SHLICK—the Dragon Chancellor’s head was severed from his body. His eyes were wide open, unable to rest in peace.

"Ding! Successfully killed the Dragon Chancellor. Obtained 64,000,000 Experience Value, 50,000 Madness Value, and 5,000 Sin Value. Obtained Martial Arts: Netherworld Divine Technique, Netherworld Divine Palm. Obtained items: Dragon God Bloodline (Fourth Grade), Celestial Dragon Armor (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Celestial Dragon Divine Sword (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Celestial Dragon Battle Boots (High-Grade Sacred Artifact), Nether Celestial Book (Rare), Netherworld Passage Map (Rare)."

A lot of items dropped at once, and the Experience Value was massive. However, there was no bonus for defeating a higher-level opponent. Apparently, the system didn’t consider the Dragon Chancellor’s cultivation strong enough to warrant the bonus.

At this point, the surroundings fell completely silent. Large groups of soldiers looked over, awaiting their orders.

"Wipe out all the soldiers from the Netherworld Empire!" Ren Long commanded coldly.

"Run!"

The Netherworld Empire’s soldiers turned and fled for their lives. The "no killing those who surrender" rule didn’t apply to them. They were hated to the bone. Even though they weren’t the masterminds, just cannon fodder, they would all be completely eradicated. The Alien Race must be exterminated, especially since they had indeed killed many of their own people, and quite brutally at that!

For a time, screams filled the air as the large-scale slaughter continued.

But it didn’t last long. All the soldiers of the Netherworld Empire were wiped out, leaving behind nothing but a field of corpses—a truly tragic sight.

"Ding! Successfully completed Part 2 of the quest ’Help the Empire Goddess repel the Dragon Chancellor’s invasion.’ Repulsion reward: 50,000,000 Experience Value, 100,000 Madness Value, and +50 Empire Favorability! For successfully killing the Dragon Chancellor, all rewards are doubled!"

"Ding! Obtained 100,000,000 Experience Value, 200,000 Madness Value, and +100 Empire Favorability!"

With all the stats doubled, he gained a hundred million experience in one go. Now he was only a few tens of millions away from leveling up. This speed was simply astounding. If this kept up, breaking through to the Void Spirit Realm would be no difficult task.

’He was already heaven-defying enough as it was. What would happen if he broke through to the Void Spirit Realm?’