My Crazy Upgrade System

Once the stone gate was fully open, a pitch-black corridor came into view. A few faint lights flickered within, but they were glimmers of black light.

As soon as he stepped inside, a seductive voice echoed in his ears.

"Do you desire immense power? Do you wish to become stronger? Do you want to reign supreme over all?"

"If you desire immense power, then come... Come and accept me, and I will grant you the ultimate power..."

The demonic voice was indeed quite tempting, especially with the incomparably immense power radiating from the surroundings. It was a power one couldn’t help but crave.

The surrounding rock walls were covered in black veins, like black crystals embedded within them, which looked quite beautiful. But this beauty was suffused with a strange, unsettling energy.

Yi Tianyun merely glanced at it before continuing deeper inside. The further he went, the more he could feel the Black Dragon Power—it was identical to what the Black Soul Ancestor had unleashed.

When he reached the end of the passage, a dragon’s head came into view! However, it had been reduced to a skull. Still, it was clearly a dragon’s head, and it was surrounded by Black Dragon Power, proving that this Black Dragon’s cultivation base in life had been anything but simple.

Yi Tianyun looked up, and its detailed information immediately appeared before him: Black Dragon’s Head. Cultivation: None. Weakness: None. Upon killing, possible drops include: Black Dragon Soul, Black Dragon Remains, Black Dragon Spirit Vein Crystal!

’The Black Dragon Soul!’

Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. ’So I found it after all.’ If he destroyed this Black Dragon’s head, he would have a chance to obtain the Black Dragon Soul!

"Human, do you crave great power?" The light within the Black Dragon skull flickered. Although the skull’s mouth didn’t move, a voice emanated from it.

"Of course I do. Is that even a question?" Yi Tianyun wasn’t in a hurry to shatter the Black Dragon skull; he decided to talk with it for a bit first.

"Excellent. As long as you accept my fusion, you will obtain immense power!" The black light flickered as the voice continued, "I can already feel your strength. You are very powerful. If you were to merge with me, you would become even stronger. At that point, no one would be your match, and you would stand above all others!"

"Then what about the Black Soul Ancestor?" Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. "Didn’t he fuse with you? I certainly didn’t think he was all that strong."

"That weakling was far too feeble to bear my power, which is why he was so pathetic! Only someone who is powerful in their own right can wield my strength!" The black light flickered, and the voice continued.

"Is that so? And what are the conditions for obtaining this power?" Yi Tianyun inquired.

"There are no conditions. You only need to fuse with me. And if you continuously provide me with offerings, I can make you grow ever stronger!" the black light’s voice continued.

"Continuously provide offerings...? If I fuse with you, how will that affect me?" Yi Tianyun pressed.

"There will be no ill effects. You will only grow stronger and stronger, surpassing everyone. Reaching the Spirit Pill Stage will be no challenge, and the Core Transformation Stage won’t be a distant dream!" The black light’s voice was a constant temptation, dangling higher cultivation realms before him. "I am the legendary Black Dragon King! The power I possess is immeasurable. Fuse with me, and you will obtain more Martial Arts and even greater strength!"

"That does sound pretty good."

Yi Tianyun walked over, approaching the Black Dragon skull. "So, what do I need to do?" he asked.

"You don’t need to do a thing. Just relax your body and allow my energy to enter you, to become one with you." The black light flickered, a hint of excitement in its tone.

"That sounds great..." Yi Tianyun grinned. "Then let’s become one!"

With that, he reached out and seized the Black Dragon skull. The Star Absorption Technique activated at full power, and he began to frantically drain its energy.

"AAAAAHH! What are you doing?!" The black light flickered violently as a piercing scream echoed out.

"Nothing much. Didn’t you say we should become one? If I just absorb you, we’ll be one and the same," Yi Tianyun said with a chuckle.

"No, that’s not how we become one! My essence is supposed to enter *your* body..." The black light flickered erratically, and the entire area began to tremble. The ground shook and the cavern walls swayed, threatening to collapse at any moment.

"Is that so? Well, I prefer fusing this way," Yi Tianyun sneered.

A continuous stream of energy was absorbed into him, and the surrounding Black Dragon Power began to fade. However, this frantic devouring quickly provoked the black light’s resistance. Countless tendrils of black energy erupted from the surroundings, lashing out to bind Yi Tianyun and drag him away.

But Yi Tianyun was not so easily dragged away. He instantly unleashed his Dragon God Bloodline! Thick Dragon Scales erupted across his entire body as his power multiplied wildly. When the tendrils of Black Dragon Power wrapped around him, they failed to devour him. Instead, they were sucked into his body by the Star Absorption Technique.

The combined power of the North Nether Divine Technique and the Star Absorption Technique was nothing to scoff at. His entire body could frantically devour energy; every part of him could absorb it, so he didn’t even need his hands.

As he frantically devoured the energy, Yi Tianyun’s experience points skyrocketed. Finally, after absorbing for some time, he leveled up!

"Ding! Congratulations, Player ’Yi Tianyun,’ you have successfully advanced to the peak of the Core Formation Stage!"

’Finally, I’ve reached the peak of the Core Formation Stage. I can start preparing to break through to the Spirit Pill Stage!’

Yi Tianyun breathed a sigh of relief. He had absorbed so much experience from the Black Soul Ancestor, killed him, and even completed the related quest, yet he hadn’t leveled up. At these later stages, even that much experience wasn’t enough for a quick level-up. Unless he had a Tenfold Experience Card, leveling up was truly becoming difficult.

Of course, his leveling speed was already explosive compared to others, but who would ever complain about being too strong?

"You bastard human... Let go! Let go of me!"

The black light—or rather, the Black Dragon King—was enraged. It kept controlling the surrounding energy to surge toward Yi Tianyun, but the more energy it summoned, the dimmer the surrounding black crystals became. Every time it used its power, the crystals dimmed, meaning it was depleting its reserves.

Combined with Yi Tianyun’s frantic devouring, its situation was growing more and more dire.

Yi Tianyun turned a deaf ear, continuing his frenzied absorption. How could he possibly pass up such a huge amount of experience? The Black Dragon King went from struggling constantly to barely being able to release any energy at all. The light flickering from it grew weaker and weaker until it seemed to be on its last breath.

"Human... you win. I’m begging you, please spare me. I... I know many Martial Arts. I’ll teach them all to you..." The Black Dragon King began to plead for its life. This was the last remnant of its soul; if it was gone, it would be well and truly dead.

Yi Tianyun just grinned, completely ignoring its pleas as he continued to absorb.