My Crazy Upgrade System

’I should take this free chance and try it out.’

Yi Tianyun didn’t hesitate. He used his lottery chances immediately unless he was completely out of time.

With a WHIRR, the huge Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel began to spin rapidly. Its appearance hadn’t changed much, and neither had the potential prizes or the odds of winning them.

The change was in the prizes themselves, not the surface-level mechanics.

However, he didn’t activate his Luck Aura. He wanted to see what he could get from this free chance. His luck wasn’t low, so if he still ended up with a consumable, he would accept it.

After several revolutions, the lottery wheel finally came to a stop, its pointer aimed at the Cultivation Technique category!

CLINK!

With that sound, a wooden box fell into his inventory. The prize wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad, either—at least it wasn’t a consumable. Of course, even consumables could be good, so he didn’t feel it was a problem not to use his Luck Aura.

He would only use the Luck Aura if he was specifically gunning for a Divine Skill.

’I wonder what it will be?’ Yi Tianyun opened the wooden box, his heart pounding with excitement. Soon, a Martial Arts technique appeared before his eyes—Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique!

Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique: Low-Grade Heaven Level Martial Arts. Possesses an extremely strong devouring effect, capable of absorbing all forms of energy and converting them into experience for the user (Effect conflicts with the North Nether Divine Technique and cannot be stacked). Next grade requires one million Skill Level points to upgrade.

The required Skill Level wasn’t that high. The North Nether Divine Technique also needed one million Skill Level points to upgrade to the Heaven Level, and this technique, going from Low-Grade Heaven Level to Mid-Grade, also needed only one million. ’Is the North Nether Divine Technique just too heaven-defying, or is this Devouring Divine Technique too weak?’

Regardless, upgrading the North Nether Divine Technique was too difficult. It required constant, frenzied absorption; otherwise, accumulating one million Skill Level points was extremely hard. He only had around 100,000 to 200,000 so far, still 800,000 short. Even if he dumped all his previously rewarded Skill Level points into it, he wouldn’t be able to upgrade it.

So, the Skill Level points from completing quests were really just for show. Many upgrades required hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of points; dumping his rewards in wouldn’t be enough for an upgrade. He could only wait until he was just a little short and then use the reward points to top it off.

’Let me try this Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique...’

Yi Tianyun stretched out his hand and gestured. A shocking suction force suddenly erupted from his palm, instantly pulling the table across from him over. As it neared his palm, it was instantly sucked in and turned to dust! All the Spiritual Power within it was absorbed in a flash, leaving behind only a pile of residue.

"Gained three hundred experience points..."

It was a very clean and direct power. It also gave him experience and could even absorb the Spiritual Power from inanimate objects! This was something the North Nether Divine Technique couldn’t do, as it could only absorb Spiritual Power from living beings. The Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique’s ability to devour the energy contained in any object was quite astonishing.

Whether it was the suction force or the devouring effect, it was a huge step up from the North Nether Divine Technique. It seemed it would be replaced soon. Trying to slowly upgrade the old one was just too difficult. Yi Tianyun would definitely choose to give up on upgrading it.

’Not bad. It looks like I’ll be using this Heaven-Devouring Divine Technique from now on.’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. He finally had a replacement Martial Arts technique.

The remaining items from the gift pack were also quite good. The 50% off coupon for the Shop was interesting; he could use it when he needed to buy things in bulk. The Fiftyfold Experience Card was a new record high.

’The Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel... two million Madness Value points for a single spin... That’s brutal.’ When Yi Tianyun looked at the wheel, which now showed zero Lottery Times, he couldn’t help but gasp. Two million Madness Value points was no small amount; it would take a long time to save that up.

There was nothing else left. Everything that could be upgraded had been, and everything that could be drawn had been drawn. The only thing left was the staggering amount of experience needed for the next level.

Originally, breaking through from the peak of the Core Formation Stage to the Void Spirit Stage only required 200 million experience points. Now, to advance from the first layer of the Void Spirit Stage to the second layer, he needed a full 300 million experience points. The increase was brutal—a jump of 100 million!

After getting everything sorted out, Yi Tianyun walked out of the cultivation room. The situation outside hadn’t changed much. It was generally divided into two main parts: one was the Celestial Extreme Mansion, and the other was the Celestial Sinking Ruins. The Spirit Gate and the Merak Sect were still based primarily in the Celestial Sinking Ruins. The people from the Celestial Extreme Mansion wouldn’t enter; having just merged, they wouldn’t get familiar with each other so quickly.

Although nothing much had changed here, the changes for the outside world were immense. News of what happened here spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the Celestial Realm Continent and even the Netherworld Empire. When they heard that a mysterious sect had merged with the Celestial Extreme Mansion, they were all baffled. How could a new power suddenly pop up out of nowhere?

Secrets don’t stay secret for long, especially for a move on such a large scale, which had attracted a lot of attention. People were sent one after another to inquire about this mysterious sect, but what they found out left them utterly shocked.

This mysterious sect actually contained the Spirit Race! The news caused an uproar. The Spirit Race, who had previously gone into hiding, had suddenly appeared in the Celestial Realm Continent and even merged with the Celestial Extreme Mansion. What was this move? A death wish? After going to such lengths to hide, they were now exposing themselves again. How was that any different from seeking death?

Previously, the Spirit Race had successfully hidden by retreating into the Earth Realm Continent and, moreover, taking refuge within the Merak Sect. This was undoubtedly a very secretive and safe arrangement. The Merak Sect hadn’t attracted much attention in the first place, so they were relatively hard to find.

But now, by making such a high-profile move, they had sent shockwaves through the Netherworld Empire.

"The Spirit Race dares to appear at this critical juncture and even cooperate with the Celestial Extreme Mansion. Do they think our Netherworld Empire has been destroyed?!" The National Preceptor and the others were furious, as was the Netherworld Emperor. To them, this was a provocation.

With two of their generals having died at the hands of the Spirit Race, they had no choice but to be cautious.

For a time, they began to prepare, planning how to completely eradicate the Spirit Race and capture them all.

While they were plotting, Yi Tianyun had already made his decision—to proactively attack the Netherworld Empire!

To others, this decision was absolute madness, but Yi Tianyun wasn’t crazy. He felt that all preparations were complete; all that was missing was the intelligence report from the Spirit Race.

Before preparing to attack, Yi Tianyun had already dispatched members of the Spirit Race, who were skilled in reconnaissance, to the Netherworld Empire to gather intelligence. Once their reports came back, he could launch his assault.