My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 318: Chapter 317: Earth Dragon

Yi Tianyun cut straight to the chase. As soon as the Cultivators were freed, they all rushed for the exit. Fortunately, the guards were slow to send for help. It was clear they had grown complacent after so long without incident, as none of them carried emergency signaling devices like Jade Pendants.

As a result, their calls for help were delayed. By the time the guards inside the Netherworld Prison realized what was happening, they were already swarming over in a frenzy.

However, the strongest among them were only at the Pill Transformation Stage; there was no one more powerful present.

"What’s going on? They’ve all been let out?"

In the great hall outside the Netherworld Prison, the guards were utterly dumbfounded when they saw a massive group of Cultivators surging toward them. They had never in their wildest dreams imagined such a scene—a whole crowd of prisoners just bursting out!

"Get them all back here! Don’t let them escape!"

"Death to all who resist! Anyone who dares to fight back dies!"

"Quick, notify the General! We have an emergency at the Netherworld Prison!"

There were Pill Transformation Stage experts here, some of whom were ministers in charge of the facility. They immediately pulled out their Jade Pendants and crushed them, sending out a distress signal. It was clear General Long wasn’t on-site. When things were quiet, of course he wouldn’t be staying here.

Besides, aside from the issue with the Spirit Race, the Netherworld Empire was currently swamped with other affairs and couldn’t attend to everything.

Three Pill Transformation Stage experts charged out, drawing their strongest weapons and launching a ferocious assault. They unleashed their full power in an instant. A murderous aura soared to the heavens, filling the entire hall and causing many of the Cultivators’ expressions to change drastically. Faced with Pill Transformation Stage experts, they still felt completely helpless.

’If we fight back, it’ll be a massacre!’ Just as their hearts trembled, three arrows streaked through the air. In the blink of an eye, the arrows pierced through the experts’ bodies, sending them flying backward. Two of them were pinned to the wall, the frigid energy from the arrows constantly eroding their bodies, encasing them in ice and leaving them unable to move.

The third expert, who was wearing sturdy armor, wasn’t pierced through. However, the terrifying force of the impact still sent him flying, coughing up blood. The icy energy from the arrow invaded his body, drastically reducing his speed.

But before he could climb back to his feet, an Ice Arrow pierced through his body, pinning him to the wall.

He stared at Yi Tianyun with wide eyes. ’To think such a powerful attack could be so casual... I was wearing top-grade Soul Artifact armor, reinforced with powerful Divine Runes, and I was still run through.’ His gaze on Yi Tianyun grew hazy before he lost consciousness completely.

Yi Tianyun regarded them with an icy gaze. ’If one arrow isn’t enough, I’ll use two.’ After being engraved with the Damage Divine Pattern, his Ice Divine Bow dealt four times the damage directly. He didn’t even need to activate Mad Damage Mode to kill them in a single shot.

A single, casual shot unleashed tens of millions of Combat Power; it was simply unstoppable.

This scene stunned everyone. The enemies Yi Tianyun had killed before were only at the Core Formation Stage, with the strongest among them at the Spirit Pill Stage. It was somewhat acceptable for them to be killed instantly. But for even formidable Pill Transformation Stage experts to be killed by a single arrow, just as easily, was something else entirely.

It left them utterly speechless. It was a true display of "slay gods if they block your path, slay buddhas if they bar your way."

"Such terrifying power! With him here, how could we possibly fail to escape?"

"That’s right! With this great hero on our side, we can definitely get out!"

Every one of them was ecstatic. Hope flared in their hearts, and they started to believe they could really walk out of this hellhole and escape to freedom.

They believed it, and Yi Tianyun did too. ’With my current overwhelming power,’ he thought, ’as long as no Void Spirit Stage expert appears, I can insta-kill anyone who gets in my way!’

Yi Tianyun continued his rampage, slaughtering a path forward. He loosed volleys of arrows at any guard he saw, piercing through them all. The most surprising part, however, was how he would swiftly dart over to their bodies and snatch the Storage Rings they wore.

Watching from the rear, Ye Qingxuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes. "This guy still finds time to get rich..."

"The personal fortunes of Pill Transformation Stage experts are quite substantial. How could he pass up this opportunity?" The Spirit Race Ancestor at her side couldn’t help but chuckle, greatly admiring the action. "I’d do the same in his place. Cultivation requires a massive amount of resources. How could any be wasted?"

"Fair enough..." Ye Qingxuan didn’t really disagree, ’but to think he’s still focused on lining his pockets during an emergency like this.’

It wasn’t that Yi Tianyun wanted to be this way. But if he weren’t so desperately poor, and if running a sect didn’t demand so many resources, he certainly wouldn’t pass up any opportunity to acquire them. Each of these Pill Transformation Stage experts was loaded; he couldn’t possibly miss out.

Slashing his way through the prison with unstoppable momentum, Yi Tianyun quickly reached the exit. There were not many guards stationed there. When they saw him leading the charge, their expressions changed, and they quickly prepared to repel the attack.

However, they were far too weak. They were easily killed with just a few arrows, and in an instant, all the guards in the area were wiped out.

"The main gate is right ahead! Push it open and we can get out of here!" Yi Tianyun shouted, leading the charge. He reached the gate, released the latch, and began to shove the massive door open with all his might.

GRIIIND...

The gate emitted a deafening noise as it began to slowly swing open. It had to be said, the thing was incredibly heavy; just pushing it took considerable effort.

"Quick, let’s help the great hero push the gate open!"

With a collective shout, they rushed over to help push the massive door. With many hands helping, the gate opened much faster. As a large gap appeared, the Cultivators poured through it as if they were seeing the light of hope, rushing to the outside.

"We’re finally out! We’re out!"

Once outside, they roared with joy, greedily breathing in the fresh air. Everything felt so wonderful. To be more precise, it was simply wonderful to be alive...

Just as the crowd was swarming out, a roar echoed from deep within the prison.

ROAR!

A dragon-like bellow echoed from the deepest part of the prison. The ground began to vibrate violently, as if some behemoth was charging out from inside.

"Quick, move! Get out!" Ye Qingxuan commanded from the rear, directing her people to flee. There were simply too many prisoners—several thousand, maybe even over ten thousand in total. It was impossible to evacuate them all at once.

Just then, several enormous beasts suddenly charged out of the tunnel behind them. They looked like dragons but had no wings, their bodies covered in thick, incredibly hard-looking Dragon Scales. They charged forward on their massive legs, lunging toward the crowd like small, moving mountains.

"Earth Dragons! They’re Earth Dragons!"

Someone cried out in terror. No one had ever expected there to be Earth Dragons inside the prison!