My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 80 - 79: Trial Stele

"Weren’t you so impressive before? I heard you slaughtered the entire Celestial Phoenix Tower all by yourself. Now you’re leaving after just a few words? Coward!" Liang Feng said coldly.

"You’re the coward!" Qin Xue shouted at him. "It was all Celestial Phoenix Tower’s fault! If you don’t know what happened, then shut your mouth!"

"That’s right, you’re the coward! Don’t you dare call our people cowards! It was all Celestial Phoenix Tower’s problem!"

The other disciples also glared at Liang Feng, feeling he had gone too far with his words. They were ready to fight.

"All of you, shut up!"

Liang Feng roared at them, an intimidating aura pressing down and forcing them back a few steps. "I wasn’t asking you, I was asking him! If you have any guts, fight me in a duel. To the death! This will have nothing to do with our respective sects."

He didn’t want to stir up any major trouble, as Merak Palace was too powerful right now. But he couldn’t stomach the thought of not avenging Liang Tiancheng, so he immediately challenged Yi Tianyun.

Yi Tianyun frowned. ’This Liang Feng is dead set on picking a fight. How annoying.’

"I already told you, I’m not interested." Yi Tianyun had no intention of dealing with him and turned to leave.

"A coward is a coward! Rumor has it that you slaughtered the entire Celestial Phoenix Tower by yourself, but I bet you just relied on the power of Merak Palace to be that strong!"

"You’re just a coward hiding behind a bunch of women, a good-for-nothing man! So the rumors were true. You’ve been mooching off your relationship with Shi Xueyun this whole time just to stay in Merak Palace and get in here! You don’t have a shred of real power yourself—you’re just a pretty boy!"

Liang Feng was furious, relentlessly hurling insults and doing everything he could to provoke Yi Tianyun.

The members of the other sects watched with schadenfreude. ’This is getting interesting.’ They were eager to see how Yi Tianyun would handle it. Liang Feng’s cultivation wasn’t weak; he was arguably in the top three here, powerful enough to do as he pleased.

"Very good. You’ve successfully pissed me off. You wanted a duel to the death, didn’t you? Can we start now?" Yi Tianyun said, his voice cold.

The insults had been piled right on his head. If he didn’t fight back now, he really would be a coward.

"Great! No problem! Let’s start now!"

Liang Feng was ecstatic. He swiftly drew his sword, killing intent flashing in his eyes. "A battle of life and death, completely unrelated to our sects... Die!"

He transformed into a streak of sharp light, piercing toward Yi Tianyun. No one expected the trial to turn into a life-and-death duel before it had even begun.

"Get lost!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned frigid. He simply kicked out. The movement was incredibly fast, like a bolt of lightning, as his foot slammed viciously into Liang Feng.

BANG! Liang Feng was sent flying, crashing hard against the wall. The impact made the wall shudder, and a thick cloud of dust rained down from above. He then slid down the wall like a deflated ball and didn’t move again.

"Ding! Successfully killed Liang Feng. Obtained 9,000 Experience Value, one Jade Heaven Sword (Low-Grade Spiritual Artifact), and 900 Madness Value."

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the fallen Liang Feng. The disciples of the Hua Celestial Sect rushed forward, and after a quick check, one of them shrieked, "He’s... he’s dead! Senior Brother Liang Feng is dead!"

The others were stunned speechless. ’Dead, just like that, from a single kick!’ Liang Feng was powerful, a peak Spirit Refining Stage cultivator! And he was killed instantly, with just one kick!

"You... you actually killed Senior Brother Liang Feng! Our Sect Master will not let you get away with this!" that Hua Celestial Sect disciple shouted furiously at Yi Tianyun.

"You all saw it. He was the one who wanted a duel to the death. Are you going to go back on his word?"

Yi Tianyun gave them a cold glance. "If any of you want to challenge me, or insult Merak Palace, I don’t mind having a life-and-death duel with you, too."

After saying this, Yi Tianyun turned and walked deeper inside. He glanced back at Qin Xue and the others and said, "Let’s go. We’ve wasted enough time here."

Qin Xue and the others’ beautiful eyes sparkled with adoration. ’This is Yi Tianyun’s true power, the strength of our Elder!’

There was a time limit for being here. If one exceeded it, the main gate would close. Once closed, it would be another three years before anyone could get out.

The others exchanged glances, their hearts trembling. ’So this is Yi Tianyun’s power?’

Who dared to call Yi Tianyun a coward, a weakling, or someone who relied on Merak Palace’s help? To kill a peak Spirit Refining Stage expert with a single kick, just how strong was he? Core Formation Stage?

But that couldn’t be right; cultivators above the Spirit Refining Stage couldn’t even enter. But if he was also at the peak of the Spirit Refining Stage, how could he kill someone with one kick? They couldn’t figure it out, but one thing was clear: Yi Tianyun was the real deal, not some freeloader living off a bunch of women...

As he was about to wander off, Qin Xue quickly asked, "Elder Yi, where are you going?"

"Just looking around to see if there’s anything," Yi Tianyun said.

"Um... inside the Celestial Sinking Ruins, there’s nothing left to find. Apart from the Trial Stele up ahead, everything else is gone," Qin Xue said, a bit awkwardly.

Of course, Yi Tianyun knew there was nothing left. Everything of value had been dug up and taken away long ago, probably down to the last semi-precious stone. He just wanted to see if there was anything unusual in the vicinity, since he was actually here to take control of the Celestial Sinking Ruins and complete his mission.

"I know, but I’ll take you all inside to have a look first."

Yi Tianyun led them deeper inside. When he stepped into another great hall, he saw a massive stone stele standing in the center, its surface glowing with a faint luster.

Around the stele, people were already meditating, each enveloped in a beam of light from the stone, seemingly comprehending something.

This was the Trial Stele they had mentioned. Disciples who entered came here to comprehend the stele in order to obtain an Absolute Skill.

Their task now was to meditate here and comprehend Martial Arts from this Trial Stele. Depending on their own aptitude, they could comprehend Martial Arts of different levels. So far, the highest-level Martial Art comprehended was Earth Level, while the lowest was at least Human Level!

It was basically a massive treasure trove. Comprehending an Earth Level Martial Art would be hitting the jackpot. A Second-Grade Faction would have no more than three Earth Level Martial Arts in their entire arsenal; one could only imagine the contribution it would be to bring one back.

"You all can start comprehending now. I’m going to look around first," Yi Tianyun said.

They all nodded and immediately went to the Trial Stele, sitting down to meditate one after another. As soon as they settled down, a stream of energy flowed from the Trial Stele and enveloped them, protecting them from all harm.

’The best is an Earth Level Martial Art... It’s somewhat useful, I guess. At least I can turn it into Skill Level.’ Yi Tianyun smiled faintly. He didn’t begin comprehending right away, deciding to explore the area first.

As he was about to wander off, the disciples from the Hua Celestial Sect who had followed them in watched Yi Tianyun with terror. They didn’t even dare to meet his gaze, afraid that he would attack them at the slightest provocation and kill them all right here.

Despite their fear, they still forced themselves to come forward. After all, this was a rare trial, an opportunity they couldn’t afford to waste.

Yi Tianyun merely glanced at them before walking off. As long as they didn’t provoke him, he couldn’t be bothered to deal with them. Although killing people gave him experience to level up, it didn’t mean he would kill indiscriminately. He wasn’t a bloodthirsty person by nature.

He especially wouldn’t touch those with whom he had no grudge. Killing wantonly could easily affect his own luck.