My Crazy Upgrade System

"That’s right. This contains the Royal Phoenix Essence Blood. We could never open it, so we couldn’t take it out to suppress the Evil Souls." Shopkeeper Ye said with a smile, "Thankfully, you helped me open it. Otherwise, we really wouldn’t have been able to use it here."

"Why was this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood sealed in this box?" Yi Tianyun asked curiously.

"It was sealed inside by our ancestors, to be used only at a critical moment. The only problem was that it was incredibly difficult to unseal..." the Great Elder explained from the side. "Now that we have this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood, we can suppress the Evil Souls. This will undoubtedly relieve a great deal of the pressure on us."

"You all keep mentioning Evil Souls. Are there Evil Souls beneath the Phoenix Cave?" Yi Tianyun asked, puzzled.

"Yes, there are indeed a large number of Evil Souls beneath the Phoenix Cave. A long time ago, a race called the Evil Spirit Race came to invade our Phoenix Race. In the end, we couldn’t exterminate them and could only choose to suppress them. It took a great deal of effort to do so, and we lost many of our kin in the process..." The Great Elder sighed, the memory bringing him a flash of pain.

The other elders’ faces twisted with pain and anger. Thankfully, the threat was suppressed. Otherwise, the Evil Spirit Race would have conquered them, and their fate would have been far more tragic.

Elder Luo sighed, his eyes also filling with pain. He seemed to be remembering something, and the rims of his eyes began to turn red.

"They can only be suppressed? Not completely eliminated?" Yi Tianyun asked, his brow furrowed.

’This means that after they’re suppressed, if the seal breaks again, the same thing will happen. It’s a vicious cycle, and who knows when it will end.’

"If we could eliminate them, we would have done so long ago. We can only use the Immortal Fire or Phoenix Essence Blood to suppress them. Their power is too great; for now, even our King is unable to suppress them," the Great Elder said.

"Come to think of it, where is the Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"Our Clan Leader went out to search for a way to eliminate them and has yet to return. If he were here, he could easily suppress them, and we wouldn’t have needed to go to the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom for help," the Great Elder said, shaking his head.

"How long has your Clan Leader been gone?" Yi Tianyun was taken aback. ’For a Clan Leader to go out personally... that’s quite a drastic measure.’

"For quite a while now. It’s been over a year. Who could have predicted the seal would suddenly break?" The Great Elder shook his head, looking completely helpless.

The seal had been perfectly stable with no issues. For it to break in the blink of an eye meant only one thing: the Evil Souls had grown stronger!

"So you’re saying you absolutely must use this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood to suppress the Evil Souls?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"Yes. Although you possess the Immortal Fire, its effectiveness is limited to suppressing the Celestial Yin Fire. It can’t do much damage to the Evil Souls. The fact that so much of your Immortal Fire was forced out is the best proof. This means they are too formidable. If we don’t use the Phoenix Essence Blood to subdue them, you won’t even get a chance to create a seal," the Great Elder said gravely. "Those Evil Souls are too powerful; even we have difficulty holding them back."

Yi Tianyun’s heart skipped a beat. ’These Evil Souls are that formidable? Doesn’t that mean they’ve reached a higher level—the Saint King Stage?’

The Saint King Stage was a level of existence far beyond the Spirit King Stage. Within a Divine Country Power, a Saint King was a true monarch!

"If I can suppress them using my own power, can I have this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood?" Yi Tianyun asked after a moment of thought.

They froze, exchanging glances. The Great Elder looked at him and said, "If you can truly suppress them with your own power, then giving you this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood is no problem at all. But you don’t know how terrifying it is down there. It is not an easy task. Without this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood, suppressing them is utterly impossible!"

The Great Elder’s tone was absolute. He knew Yi Tianyun was powerful, but that didn’t mean he could overpower the Evil Souls.

"But what if I can?" Yi Tianyun was very interested in the Royal Phoenix Essence Blood. ’It might just be able to enhance my own power.’

The main reason he dared say this was because he possessed the "Transmigrator" title, which allowed him to intimidate any soul filled with evil! ’I don’t know if it’ll be effective against those Evil Souls, but it’s better to make the offer beforehand. If they go down and immediately use the Essence Blood, and I later find out I could have suppressed them myself, wouldn’t that be a waste?’

"If you can do it, then we’ll give it to you. No problem at all," the Great Elder promised without hesitation.

The others exchanged glances. ’Is Yi Tianyun really that sure of himself? That confident?’

"Alright then. When do we go down?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"There’s no time to waste. If you’re ready, we’ll all go down now," the Great Elder said gravely.

"Alright, I’m ready. Let’s go down now." Yi Tianyun nodded. Indeed, the matter couldn’t be delayed. The longer they waited, the worse the situation inside would become.

At once, the Great Elder took the lead, heading down with his cane. He fully unleashed his power, and the surging Celestial Yin Fire was forcefully driven back.

"Normally, we would have to slowly repel this Celestial Yin Fire with our own flames, but now we must rely on your help. The Immortal Fire is definitely much stronger than our Phoenix Fire and can counter the Celestial Yin Fire," the Great Elder said with sincerity. "We will be troubling you with everything. After this is over, you will forever be a friend of our Phoenix Race. If you are ever in need, we will assist you with all our might!"

Yi Tianyun nodded. This was exactly the outcome he had been hoping for.

He took a step forward, glanced at the Celestial Yin Fire, and then with a turn of his hand, unleashed the Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique once more. The wisps of Celestial Yin Fire immediately swirled toward him and were sucked into his body!

The others stared, dumbfounded. They had assumed Yi Tianyun would use his Immortal Fire to destroy the flames. Who would have thought he would absorb them into his body instead? ’Is that... safe?’

"Gained 1,000 Skill Level points... 2,000 Skill Level points... 3,000 Skill Level points..."

His Skill Level skyrocketed. The Netherworld Fire and the Celestial Yin Fire were of the same type, so absorbing the latter was like consuming a potent tonic that continuously strengthened his Netherworld Fire.

’Excellent. Absorbing the Celestial Yin Fire is starting to level up my Netherworld Fire. If I can manage to upgrade it this time, that would be perfect...’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. He had only been trying it out to see if it would work, and who would have thought there’d be no issue at all.

Between destroying the flames and absorbing them, the latter was undoubtedly the more profitable option.

"Young man, are you sure you’re all right absorbing it into your body like that?" the Great Elder asked, worried he wouldn’t be able to withstand it. They all assumed Yi Tianyun was taking the flames into his body only to neutralize them with his Immortal Fire.

After all, no one could possess two types of flames at once, especially two that countered each other. They had never seen anything like it!

"I’m fine. Leave it to me," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile, not revealing the truth. Besides, no one would believe him even if he did.