My Crazy Upgrade System

"Huh, looks like someone's flying over there?"

"Who? You must be seeing things. I don't see anyone."

"Bullshit! Look closer, someone's flying this way!"

A guard on the walls of the World Dragon Imperial City pointed into the distance. When the other guards looked closely, they saw that someone was indeed flying toward them at high speed. The figure was moving faster and faster and would soon be upon them.

"Warning, warning! All personnel must land and proceed on foot within fifty li of the World Dragon Imperial City! Unauthorized flight is forbidden! Violators will be killed without mercy!"

The World Dragon Empire was just that tyrannical. For them, anyone below the rank of minister flying freely within the World Dragon Imperial City was committing a capital offense! To be precise, this rule applied to outsiders. With the exception of the World Dragon Empire's own Cultivators, no other Cultivator was permitted to fly here. To do so was a death sentence!

Three experts at the Void Spirit level were stationed on the city walls. If even the guards were this formidable, one could only imagine how powerful the forces within were.

The World Dragon Empire was the equivalent of a Divine Kingdom in the Mortal Realm. The gap between it and other Empires was simply too vast; it was terrifyingly strong. It was precisely because of this overwhelming strength that they had the confidence to restrict all Cultivators from outside the World Dragon Empire, forcing them to obediently follow their rules.

However, the warning had no effect on the approaching Cultivator. While the other Cultivators had already landed to walk, this one person continued to fly madly toward them, his speed never faltering. At an incredible pace, he shot into the restricted zone, crossing the warning line!

"So fast. He must be at the Void Spirit level, right? Don't tell me this is his first time in the World Dragon Imperial City?"

"Heh heh, regardless, this kid is a dead man. He must think he's invincible, daring to fly in this area! Unless he has a flight permit!"

"Are you stupid? If he had a flight permit, would the guards still be issuing a warning?"

They all wore expressions of schadenfreude as they watched the Cultivator draw closer to the city wall, preparing to witness a good show—the show of him being killed on the spot!

On this point, the World Dragon Empire always kept its word. Anyone who flew in without a permit would be killed without exception.

"Prepare to attack!"

The guard's face turned cold. He quickly signaled his companions to draw their weapons as he produced a long spear himself. The three Void Spirit experts then flew out from the city wall, preparing to intercept the intruder.

But just as they flew out, a beam of light shot toward them, streaking across the sky with the speed of a thunderbolt, aimed straight for the massive city gate!

"Get back!" The guards' expressions changed. Feeling the approaching power at close range, they realized it was utterly terrifying. The immense pressure they felt was even more dreadful than facing a Divine General!

In that instant, they turned tail and fled, but it was too late. The orb of light, like a falling meteor, slammed viciously into the city gate. The moment it made contact, a pillar of light shot into the sky, enveloping most of the World Dragon Imperial City. Everyone's eyes were immediately seared by the brilliance, forcing them to shut them tight, not daring to open them again.

The light was simply too dazzling to look at. The instant they closed their eyes, a deafening explosion erupted, blasting away the Cultivators near the gate. A terrifying tornado of energy raged outward, instantly swallowing the guards who had failed to escape.

After the initial blast, the earth began to shake and the mountains trembled. The entire World Dragon Imperial City quaked violently. In response, one after another, the layers of the Defense Array activated.

But they didn't last long. The arrays were instantly crushed, and an even more violent explosion resounded for a hundred li in every direction!

BOOM!

The explosion, which had been slightly suppressed, was now fully unleashed. Before, it had struck the Defense Array; this time, it struck the city wall itself.

Countless massive boulders were sent flying like meteors, crashing down in all directions. The faces of the onlookers turned pale with fright, and they screamed as they fled.

As the boulders crashed down, they kicked up huge shockwaves, carving massive craters in the ground. The resulting blast waves sent many powerful experts flying. Some were killed, others were grievously injured.

A moment later, the light finally faded. The distant crowd looked toward the source of the explosion and saw that the supposedly indestructible city gate had been completely obliterated!

The gate, once as tall as a mountain, was now a pile of rubble—a tragic sight to behold. Crucially, the Defense Array had also collapsed. This was a Grandmaster-level array, yet it had been shattered just like that. It was unbelievable.

"The array is broken, the wall is destroyed... The Imperial City... the Imperial City has been invaded..."

"Who... Who would dare do this? This is the World Dragon Imperial City..."

"This is insane! The indestructible wall was just... gone. What in the world happened?"

The Cultivators inside the city were stunned. The ones outside who had been jeering moments before were scared witless.

They saw a figure hovering in the air, completely unscathed, while the city gate had been annihilated. As for the three guards, not even a shadow of them remained. They had likely been turned to ash by the aftershock, with not a single speck left behind.

"Heavens, who did the World Dragon Empire provoke? This power is too terrifying..."

"C-Could it be the legendary Celestial Cloud Emperor?"

"Celestial Cloud Emperor?"

The Cultivators outside shrieked and jumped back as if their tails had been stepped on. Terrified, they scrambled to retreat, not daring to get any closer. The arrival of the Celestial Cloud Emperor meant a direct confrontation with the World Dragon Empire. This place would soon become a battlefield, and none of them dared to remain.

"I-It could be the Celestial Cloud Emperor! Right now, he's the only one who dares to oppose the World Dragon Empire! Let's get out of here!"

They retreated one after another, though some were reluctant to leave immediately, wanting to witness the grand spectacle. They wanted to see whether Yi Tianyun would win, or if he would be cut down right here.

"Emperor Shilong, get your ass out here!"

The young man standing on the ruins of the city wall was none other than Yi Tianyun! He wore no disguise, his face unchanged. He was not yet twenty years old, yet he had attained such a terrifying level of cultivation. No one would believe it if they were told.

Most people would just assume he was some old monster in disguise. How else could he be so powerful?

At this thunderous roar, the expressions of all the Cultivators who hadn't known what was happening immediately changed. Only now did they realize who had come to attack—the Celestial Cloud Emperor!

The World Dragon Empire had not yet even launched a counterattack for its previous losses, yet their enemy had come to them. Was it because he had absolute confidence in himself, or had killing two Divine Generals made him blindly arrogant?

Most believed it was blind arrogance. How could one person truly destroy the entire World Dragon Empire? Even though he had destroyed the city wall, they didn't believe Yi Tianyun could annihilate everyone.

The prestige of the World Dragon Empire had always been deeply ingrained in their minds; no one could believe that someone could actually destroy it.

But Yi Tianyun believed. Starting today, the legend of the World Dragon Empire would be shattered by his own hands!