My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 59 - 58: Crushing

"Patriarch Yan, to think you’d just hand this Soul Artifact over to this kid. I can’t tell if you’re an idiot or if you just blindly trust him," Patriarch Zeng said mockingly as he looked at Yi Tianyun. "Not only did he not run, but he actually came back with someone. This is hilarious."

"Kid, I’ll give you one chance. Give me that Alchemy Furnace. Seeing as you’re not from the Yan Family, I’ll let you live!"

Both patriarchs looked at Patriarch Yan and Yi Tianyun as if they were fools. Honor? In a place like this, it was worthless. All that mattered was survival, not some foolish code of conduct.

"Utter nonsense. You think I’d believe you?" Yi Tianyun sneered. "Beneath that skin lies a filthy heart! If I gave you this Alchemy Furnace, you’d just kill me anyway. You really think you’d let me go?"

Patriarch Zeng’s expression turned savage as he sneered back, "So you’re not completely stupid. It doesn’t matter, though. If you don’t give it to me, I’ll just take it myself. You can’t stop me! If you had handed it over, I might have left you an intact corpse. But now, it seems there’s no need for that!"

The moment his voice fell, Patriarch Zeng lunged at Yi Tianyun. The power of the Core Formation Stage erupted, filling the entire room with an oppressive aura that left no room for escape!

In that instant, Patriarch Yan rushed forward to shield them, shouting, "Yi, go now! Take Yan’Er and run!" All he could do was buy them a moment, but he knew he couldn’t hold out for long.

"Patriarch Yan, leave this to me." Yi Tianyun gently pulled his shoulder, and with a tug, Patriarch Yan felt his body move uncontrollably, sliding back to stand next to Yan Lingxue.

The next moment, Yi Tianyun shot his hand forward. A terrifying suction force swirled from his palm like a tornado, threatening to pull everything into it!

"Star Absorption Technique!"

The terrifying suction swept through the surroundings. Patriarch Zeng, who was rushing over to snatch the Pill Furnace, felt his heart lurch in shock. He tried to break free from the terrifying pull, but it was too late. Yi Tianyun gave a vicious tug, dragging Patriarch Zeng over and grabbing his arm!

’4,000 Experience Value, 4,300 Experience Value, 4,200 Experience Value...’

The frenzied suction, stacked with the Mad Experience Mode and a Double Experience Pill, caused his Experience Value to skyrocket. Patriarch Zeng could only feel the Spiritual Power inside his body being rapidly drained, as if something was dragging it out, and he was powerless to stop it.

"You—what is this Evil Technique!" Patriarch Zeng was both shocked and furious. He swung his other hand around to strike, trying to knock Yi Tianyun away, but Yi Tianyun easily caught the incoming palm and resumed his frantic absorption.

Unfortunately, grabbing Patriarch Zeng with both hands didn’t double the absorption rate, so the experience he gained remained about the same.

"Who cares if it’s an Evil Technique? As long as it can deal with you, it’s a good technique!" Yi Tianyun laughed coldly, frantically draining the Spiritual Power from his body.

No matter how much Patriarch Zeng struggled, he couldn’t break free from Yi Tianyun’s pull. A chill had already spread through his heart. This could only mean one thing: the young man before him had a cultivation level far superior to their own!

’So young, yet his cultivation is already stronger than ours. What kind of monster is he?’

"Let him go!" Patriarch Wang didn’t just stand there dumbfounded. He quickly grabbed his Spirit Sword and lunged, a terrifying glint flashing in the air as he tried to run Yi Tianyun through in one strike!

Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold. He kicked back viciously at Patriarch Zeng’s knee. With a CRACK, Patriarch Zeng screamed and fell to his knees, his leg apparently broken. As he knelt, Yi Tianyun quickly released one hand. With a silent thought, the Frost Fist from his equipment slot instantly materialized on his hand. A faint blue luster flowed over the fist’s surface; compared to the original, it now possessed far more spirituality!

CLANG!

Yi Tianyun caught the incoming Spirit Sword in his gauntleted hand. No matter how hard Patriarch Wang pushed, he couldn’t pierce it even a fraction of an inch! Although the Frost Fist was only a Low-Grade Spiritual Artifact, it couldn’t be pierced so easily.

"Th-this power..."

Patriarch Wang was dumbfounded. He had put all his strength into the thrust, yet he couldn’t move Yi Tianyun in the slightest!

The next moment, Yi Tianyun yanked the Spirit Sword, and Patriarch Wang was pulled along with it. But Patriarch Wang reacted quickly. He instantly let go, turned, and fled. He already knew he was outmatched; his only option was to escape.

"Trying to run? Get back here!"

Yi Tianyun raised his hand, and the terrifying suction force struck again. Patriarch Wang was forcefully pulled back, unable to escape the pull no matter how he struggled. Finally, Yi Tianyun’s hand latched onto his back, and his Spiritual Power was frantically drained away. This time, the Experience Value was different, jumping up by 8,000 at a time and continuing to climb.

Feeling his experience constantly rising, Yi Tianyun felt an immense sense of satisfaction. If this kept up, breaking through to the next stage would be no trouble at all.

Standing behind him, Patriarch Yan and Yan Lingxue were both dumbfounded. They never expected Yi Tianyun to be able to suppress Patriarch Zeng and Patriarch Wang so easily. He did it so effortlessly, without a hint of pressure. Yi Tianyun hadn’t even released any terrifying aura, yet he had suppressed them just like that. The gap in their strength was clearly enormous!

"Th-this... Yi’s cultivation is that strong?" Patriarch Yan’s eyes widened. He couldn’t believe that a young man about the same age as his daughter could have a cultivation level so much stronger than two patriarchs!

When he had given the Alchemy Furnace to Yi Tianyun, it was because he was optimistic about his future and, more importantly, wanted Yi Tianyun to escape with his daughter. But that was all meant for a later time. He never imagined Yi Tianyun would immediately display such an astonishing level of power. There was no need to wait for the future; he was already defying the heavens right now, capable of helping the Yan Family suppress the Wang and Zeng Families.

"Has Young Master Yi’s cultivation already reached the Core Formation Stage...?" she whispered, covering her mouth in shock, at a loss for words.

A moment later, the Spiritual Power in their bodies was completely drained. Yi Tianyun tossed them forward, and they collapsed onto the floor, limp, their eyes rolling back in their heads. The Star Absorption Technique had inflicted considerable damage; having their Spiritual Power continuously drained had also traumatized their minds.

They soon recovered slightly and scrambled to their feet in a panic. When they saw Yi Tianyun standing before them, a look of terror filled their eyes.

"You... who in the world are you? Wh-what sect are you from!"

The two of them knew they had messed with the wrong person—and not just any wrong person, but someone impossibly powerful. A monster like this couldn’t possibly exist without a powerful faction backing him.

"Is that important?" Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned cold, his eyes filled with killing intent.