My Crazy Upgrade System

The colossal Netherworld Divine Palm was a shocking sight. The giant palm descending from the sky seemed to be the true, complete version of the technique, its power unleashed to the absolute extreme. Covered in intricate lines, the massive hand looked just like the palm of a Giant as it pressed down from the sky.

It was accompanied by a terrifying pressure. As it descended, it created an immense sense of oppression, making them feel the very presence of death. Even the crowd, who were standing far in the distance and seemingly outside the attack’s range, were gripped by this same terror.

It compelled them to retreat a great distance. Only then did the intense sense of crisis begin to fade, but they could still feel a terrifying power that made them tremble to their core.

Only Yi Tianyun remained perfectly still, watching the giant palm descend as if he were frozen in fear by the Netherworld Divine Palm.

’So this is the Netherworld Divine Palm cast by the Netherworld Emperor? The power is decent—ninety million Combat Power. That’s quite domineering. I wonder how much of his strength he put into this single attack.’

The palm strike possessed a Combat Power of ninety million and contained immense killing intent. No wonder the surrounding Cultivators sensed the aura of death; this power could undoubtedly annihilate them with a single blow. The terrifying might was far beyond what they could ever hope to withstand. This attack alone was at least on par with the peak of the Void Spirit Stage. It was not surprising that the Netherworld Emperor could wield such power.

He immediately threw a counter-punch. A terrifying fist shot upward, and just like the one that had killed the National Preceptor, it effortlessly tore through the giant palm. The massive Netherworld Divine Palm was shattered just like that. The colossal fist then continued its descent toward the Imperial Palace. Just as it was about to crash into the palace, an enraged roar echoed out: "Begone!"

Following the roar, a terrifying surge of Netherworld Power erupted toward the heavens, scattering the remainder of the attack. As the Netherworld Power soared, it transformed into a fiery light that enveloped the center of the Imperial City. It was this terrifying flame that neutralized Yi Tianyun’s remaining attack.

In truth, after shattering the Netherworld Divine Palm, the attack’s remaining Combat Power was only between sixty and seventy million. It was no surprise that the other party could block it with ease.

Netherworld Fire: An ice-cold flame of Mid-grade Earth Level quality. When struck, a frigid fire invades the body, leaving the internal organs Frozen.

The flame that had emerged was the Netherworld Fire. Its grade was not low, reaching Mid-grade Earth Level—the same tier as the Immortal Fire. However, the Immortal Fire was clearly superior, as it was the Fire of Supreme Strength, which naturally suppressed the Netherworld Fire.

Although they were the same grade, the Rarity of the flames differed. It was just like with Cultivators: two could have the same cultivation level, but their age and talent also mattered. For instance, if you had two Cultivators at the first level of the Core Formation Stage, but one was only sixteen while the other was in their forties or fifties, the sixteen-year-old would obviously possess far greater talent and completely different potential for growth.

’Netherworld Fire, is it? It seems the Netherworld Emperor is holed up in his palace, unwilling to come out...’

Yi Tianyun narrowed his eyes, staring at the flame. Just by burning steadily, its power already reached one hundred million Combat Power. If it weren’t for his Madness Mode, he truly would have no way to bridge this gap. Even at full power, he couldn’t overcome such a difference. His opponent’s cultivation was simply too high. At these later stages, every level represented a massive, qualitative leap.

He had experienced this himself. Advancing a single level could increase Combat Power by several million, and in the later stages, a single level-up could boost it by tens of millions. That was the difference. Cultivating at higher realms was already difficult; if a breakthrough only offered a tiny increase in Combat Power, one would have lost all motivation long ago. It would be better to just focus on refining weapons instead.

The enemy’s power was terrifying, but Yi Tianyun’s was even more so. Without a moment’s hesitation, he flew directly toward the Imperial Palace, completely unafraid of the Netherworld Fire. To anyone else, getting close would mean being instantly incinerated. But to him, it was a trivial threat.

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ on successfully breaking through to the Second Level of the Void Spirit Stage!"

As he flew, a notification for his level-up appeared. He had successfully broken through to the second level of the Void Spirit Stage. From the very start, the Giant Dragon and Earth Dragon under his control had been attacking relentlessly, and even Xu Fei had not ceased harvesting the lives of his enemies.

It might have seemed cruel, but it was primarily an act of revenge—a cleansing of these inhuman monsters.

After what amounted to a city-wide massacre, he finally leveled up. Three hundred million experience points were not easy to come by. After leveling up, Yi Tianyun saw that reaching the third level of the Void Spirit Stage required four hundred million experience! ’It’s really another hundred million experience per level,’ he thought. ’At this rate, won’t I need over a billion to reach the peak of the Void Spirit Stage?’

’I only gained three hundred million experience points despite the massive slaughter; it was truly hard-earned. There are just too few Void Spirit Stage experts,’ he mused. ’The experience from Core Formation Stage experts is decent, but it’s not like they’re a dime a dozen. Most of these people are at the Spirit Pill Stage, which gives significantly less experience. Still, at least I finally leveled up.’

After leveling up, his Combat Power surged instantly. For other Cultivators, this would mean an increase of a few million in Combat Power. For him, however, it was a boost of tens of millions, making it possible for him to fight opponents far beyond his own level!

’And I even leveled up. Not bad...’

Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. ’The higher my cultivation, the better, of course. I wish I could just shoot straight to the peak, but that’s impossible.’

As he drew near, the swirling Netherworld Fire suddenly coalesced into a Nether Dragon and shot toward him. It was far more massive than the Nether Dragon summoned by the Nether Dragon Formation earlier; it was nearly the size of the Celestial Dragon Remains. Not only was it enormous, but its power was also staggering—at the peak of the Void Spirit Stage!

The Nether Dragon roared forth with over one hundred million Combat Power. Shi Xueyun and the others following behind were immediately forced to retreat by the sheer energy radiating from the Netherworld Fire.

"Tianyun..." Shi Xueyun bit her lip, wanting to rush forward and help. But she knew it was impossible with her level of strength. She would be reduced to ash just by getting near. ’How can I possibly help?’ she thought desperately.

Faced with the terrifying fire of the Nether Dragon, Yi Tianyun thought for a moment before stretching out his palm and shouting, "Absorb!"

The next moment, a massive black hole materialized before his palm and began to frantically devour the Netherworld Fire. The suction force instantly reached its peak. In a flash, streams of Netherworld Fire were pulled into the black hole. However, a small portion of it could not be absorbed and converted into experience, instead landing on his body and bursting into flames.

However, the flames failed to penetrate his body. Instead, an even stronger power surged forth, forcefully augmenting his Heaven-Swallowing Divine Technique. This was the Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique!

The names of the two techniques were very similar, but their effects were worlds apart. The Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique absorbed ambient power to strengthen the user, while the Heaven-Swallowing Divine Technique could devour anything and convert it into the user’s own energy—two completely different functions. However, they could be stacked together, creating an even more powerful suction!