My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 98 - 97: Double Upgrade

Yi Tianyun didn’t need to get involved in the remaining cleanup, but he could send the Snow Wolf to help, so he stayed behind at Merak Palace. The final tasks weren’t difficult; it was mainly a matter of seizing all the assets of the three major powers and claiming them as property of Merak Palace.

If left unattended, the assets would just sit there, or be snatched up by the surviving disciples of those factions. Thus, people had to be sent immediately to conduct a thorough sweep. The process wasn’t difficult, so Shi Xueyun and the others quickly dispatched teams to seize everything.

Meanwhile, Yi Tianyun stayed at Merak Palace, taking a leisurely rest while he tallied up his recent spoils.

Since he had killed quite a few Ancestors, the loot he obtained was all top-tier. For example, the Martial Arts were all Earth Level, and the weapons were all Soul Artifact Level. Killing super-elite monsters like them really did have an astonishing drop rate, which left him feeling quite satisfied.

’The drop rate for Ancestor Level enemies is insane. But I don’t have much use for so many Earth Level Martial Arts and weapons. I’ll just sell them all!’

Yi Tianyun didn’t keep most of them. After all, he only had two hands. He set aside a few he thought were particularly good and decided to either sell the rest or fuse them into his weapon to strengthen his Frost Fist!

The dropped items couldn’t be upgraded, so their effects were limited. Since they weren’t Heaven-defying Level weapons, his options were to either sell them or fuse them into his own weapon to increase its Skill Level.

This was his biggest dilemma. His Madness Value was relatively low. Should he sell the items for Madness Value to spend on upgrades, or should he fuse them to upgrade his weapon directly? It was a tough choice.

’Soul Artifact Level items and Earth Level Martial Arts sell for around ten thousand Madness Value each. That’s no small sum... And it’s not like there are that many Ancestors around here for me to kill. It’s really hard to earn.’ Yi Tianyun shook his head. Currently, the only ways to get Madness Value were by completing quests, killing monsters, or selling items.

Powerful Demon Beasts were scarce in this region, which made earning it much more difficult.

After a moment of hesitation, he finally decided to upgrade his Frost Fist first. It was a Frozen-type Divine Artifact; letting its grade stagnate would be a complete waste.

’I’ll upgrade this weapon first. Let’s try fusing a Soul Artifact Level item into it and see what happens.’

Yi Tianyun tried fusing all the Spiritual Artifacts he had previously obtained into it at once.

"Fuse ’Cold Ice Blade’ into Frost Fist?"

"Yes!"

DING! Fusion successful. Gained 3,000 Skill Level.

’Such a huge increase? Well, it makes sense. This is a high-grade Spiritual Artifact, so getting this much in one go is to be expected. Fuse again!’

"Fuse...?"

Yi Tianyun fused all the Spiritual Artifacts he had obtained, including the old ones he had been using, into it all at once. Finally, a delightful sound rang out...

DING! Successfully upgraded Frost Fist to a Middle-Grade Spiritual Artifact. Skill Level needed for next level: 30,000. Attack range increased to 500 meters!

Yi Tianyun slapped his thigh. It was definitely worth it!

Just as he was about to continue fusing, a thought suddenly struck him. He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Am I an idiot? I can try using Artifact Refining myself! Come to think of it, I’ve never checked what price the system would pay for artifacts I craft myself, or what would happen if I fused them!"

He immediately refined a high-grade Spiritual Artifact and placed it in his inventory. Sure enough, the option to sell it appeared.

The system’s voice rang out: "Sell high-grade Spirit Sword? Price: 1,000 Madness Value."

’A high-grade Spiritual Artifact only fetches one thousand Madness Value... but that’s not bad. At least it’s better than the lottery prizes, which only sell for a few hundred. The most important thing is that I can craft them myself!’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. He had been so busy before that he’d never even considered this possibility. Only now did he realize he could do this.

’I’m not selling. I’ll upgrade the Frost Fist first!’

"Fuse ’high-grade Spirit Sword’ into Frost Fist?"

"Yes!"

DING! Successfully fused into Frost Fist. Gained 1,000 Skill Level.

Since the Frost Fist had already reached the Middle-Grade Spiritual Artifact level, the Skill Level gained was much lower. Still, it was acceptable. The fact that he could craft high-grade Spiritual Artifacts himself was more than enough.

He immediately went back to fusing all his unused Spiritual Artifacts into it, frantically raising its Skill Level.

DING! Successfully upgraded Frost Fist to a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact. Frozen effect doubled. Frozen range increased to 600 meters! Skill Level needed for next level: 50,000.

"Awesome!"

Yi Tianyun exclaimed in delight. He had to upgrade it to the Soul Artifact Level at least; otherwise, its effects would remain limited.

’Fuse again!’

He then went on a fusing frenzy, even tossing in Soul Artifacts. Now that he knew he could craft items and sell them for a decent price, he had no qualms about using them for fusion to increase Skill Level.

Increasing this item’s Skill Level was difficult; it required hitting targets many times to improve. If he could level it up just by punching the air, he would have maxed out the Frost Fist long ago. But of course, it didn’t work like that. Skill Level only increased when he attacked a real enemy.

DING! Successfully upgraded Frost Fist to a Low-Grade Soul Artifact. Frozen effect quadrupled. Frozen range increased to 1,000 meters. Attacks now carry a Frozen Domain, causing a super-slow effect within a two-meter radius! Skill Level needed for next level: 200,000!

Upon its successful upgrade to a Soul Artifact, its effects multiplied like crazy and it even gained a few new Attributes, making Yi Tianyun exclaim in delight. The only downside was that the next level required even more Skill Level.

’Weapons are relatively easy to upgrade, but Martial Arts are much harder...’ Yi Tianyun frowned. ’Techniques like the North Nether Divine Technique require a whopping one hundred thousand Skill Level right from the start. That’s just insane.’

’Forget it, I’ll just upgrade them. Selling them for Madness Value isn’t as useful anyway.’

This time, Yi Tianyun was much more decisive and didn’t hesitate as he did before. He took the Soul Suppressing Technique and the other Earth Level Martial Arts he had obtained from killing the Ancestors and began fusing them all at once.

DING! Successfully fused Soul Suppressing Technique. North Nether Divine Technique gained 20,000 Skill Level!

DING! Successfully fused...

Yi Tianyun once again entered a fusing frenzy. After feeding it nearly all the Earth Level Martial Arts he had, he finally managed to upgrade both techniques from Low-Grade Earth Level to Middle-Grade Earth Level in one fell swoop.

It wasn’t as satisfying as before, when he had jumped straight from Human Level to Earth Level Martial Arts in a single go. This time, he didn’t leap from Earth Level to Heaven Level, but instead progressed to Middle-Grade Earth Level.

"Successfully upgraded North Nether Divine Technique to a Middle-Grade Earth Level Cultivation Technique. Throughput doubled! Skill Level needed for next level: 300,000." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Successfully upgraded Star Absorption Technique to a Middle-Grade Earth Level Martial Arts. Absorption rate quadrupled! Skill Level needed for next level: 200,000."

Both techniques were upgraded to Middle-Grade Earth Level, with the Star Absorption Technique requiring less Skill Level. It was fundamentally inferior to the North Nether Divine Technique and was essentially a derivative of it, so it naturally required less Skill Level to upgrade.

The one that could truly provide him with experience points was the North Nether Divine Technique, not the Star Absorption Technique. However, the Star Absorption Technique could extract an opponent’s Spiritual Power and drain them dry. Even if he couldn’t absorb it for himself, just dissipating their Spiritual Power was enough to secure a victory.