My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 331: Chapter 330: The Slaughter Begins

They soon arrived at the Spirit Tower. The Spirit Race Ancestor was sitting right in the middle of the great array, resting with his eyes closed. When they came up, he lifted his eyes, looked at them with a faint smile, and his complexion had already improved a great deal.

Yi Tianyun had spent several days just on the alchemy. In only a few days after being cured of the poison, the Spirit Race Ancestor’s recovery speed was quite fast. Although he was approaching the end of his lifespan, he still had quite a few years left. With his immense power, his recovery was remarkably swift.

"You’re here." The Spirit Race Ancestor’s expression was calm, as if he wasn’t worried about General Long’s arrival at all.

"It’s been a few days, Ancestor. Your complexion has improved a lot. It seems the poison has been completely purged, hasn’t it?" Yi Tianyun said with a smile.

"Indeed. Thanks to your Antitoxic Pill, the poison in my body has been completely purged. The feeling is truly refreshing. The way I felt before was simply worse than death." To think the Spirit Race Ancestor would say something like that, as he had never shown any expression of pain before.

"It must have been difficult for you, Ancestor." Yi Tianyun’s expression turned serious as he said in a solemn voice, "Ancestor, I wonder what your plan is? This time, they’ve sent General Long, along with many Dragon Soldiers. I assume you’ve already grasped the general situation?"

"I can’t control the overall situation, but I can help you a little," the Spirit Race Ancestor said gravely. "The poison in my body has been cleared, but my cultivation is far from its former peak. If I were to face General Long, I would be no match for him. However, I can control the great array from here and operate the Illusionary Array at full power! When I do, you all will become completely invisible. As long as their cultivation isn’t too high, you could walk right in front of them, and they wouldn’t be able to see you!"

"This cultivation level isn’t too high, but it’s not too low either. I can guarantee that anyone at the eighth level of the Spirit Pill Stage or below will not discover your presence, even if you walk right past them!"

"Amazing!" Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. He never expected the Illusionary Array to possess such astonishing power.

"If the Ancestor were at his peak, even Core Transformation Stage Cultivators could enter, and we could swagger right in front of them without being discovered, unless we attacked them," Ye Qingxuan added from the side.

Yi Tianyun nodded. He could imagine the scene. There was a reason the Spirit Race had been able to survive for so long.

If it weren’t for the traitor in their midst, how would the Netherworld Empire have dared to invade so casually? It would have been suicide. The reason they were invading this time was that they thought the Spirit Race Ancestor was incapable of controlling the great array. If they knew the truth, they certainly wouldn’t have dared to enter so easily.

"Then let’s await their arrival!" A cold glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes.

「Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.」

General Long led a group of his subordinates, charging madly in this direction. They were all Dragon Soldiers, nearly thirty of them! This was a terrifying number. Originally, Earth Dragons were already considered Rare, yet here were nearly thirty of them gathered together!

One could say that General Long had brought the entire Dragon Legion with him. Besides completely suppressing the Spirit Race, his other goal was to restore the prestige of the Netherworld Empire. With the Netherworld Prison breached by an unknown person, the Netherworld Empire’s reputation had plummeted to rock bottom.

Many factions now believed the Netherworld Empire was on the decline, and their fear of it had greatly diminished. In order to project an image of absolute dominance, General Long was to lead the Dragon Soldiers to a resounding victory by completely conquering the Spirit Race.

The Spirit Race’s power was astonishing, widely rumored to be on par with a Fourth-Grade Faction. If the Spirit Race were to be completely annihilated, it would serve as a perfect example to warn others.

"The Spirit Race Forest is just ahead! Everyone, halt!" General Long motioned for his men to stop. He then took out several Divine Talismans from his Storage Ring, pointed forward, and bellowed, "Charge! Raze the Spirit Race to the ground and find their Ancestral Land for me!"

"Yes, General Long!"

With a great roar, they rode their Earth Dragons and charged inside. The ground trembled as they stormed into the Spirit Race Forest. As they rushed in, Divine Runes emerged from their bodies and radiated outwards, immunizing them to the great array of the Mist Forest. They did not wander aimlessly, nor did they get separated from their companions.

After the group of Dragon Soldiers charged in, General Long was the last to follow. The Divine Rune in his hand quickly ignited, and he threw it into the Spirit Race Forest. Soon, with a FWOOSH, a great fire began to spread in all directions, burning ferociously.

Ordinarily, these giant trees would be very difficult to ignite, but now they caught fire as if they were dry kindling. The intense blaze surged outwards. It seemed he really meant to do as he said and raze this place to the ground!

Since the giant trees were being used as an obstacle, his plan was to burn them all down. Once all the great trees were gone, how could the great array possibly function?

Meanwhile, inside the Spirit Tower, the Spirit Race Ancestor’s face sank. "I didn’t expect them to bring the Fire of Burning Wood. It’s the ultimate counter for most types of trees and can easily ignite the Spirit Wood here..."

"They even brought the Fire of Burning Wood?" A cold light flickered in Ye Qingxuan’s silver eyes. "Does that mean they plan to burn our entire home to the ground?"

"Yes, and not only that, they also have Divine Runes that grant immunity to the Illusionary Array. They clearly came prepared. This time, their goal isn’t as simple as just capturing us; they want to drive us out completely and, more importantly, make an example of us! The message is clear: those who do not submit will be utterly crushed!" The Spirit Race Ancestor sneered. "To think they could deal with our Spirit Race so easily... they are far too naive!"

As he spoke, the Spirit Race Ancestor quickly performed a Sealing Technique. The entire Spirit Tower burst forth with a dazzling light. Soon, layers of dark clouds were drawn into the sky, gathering over the area ablaze with the Fire of Burning Wood. In the blink of an eye, a torrential downpour rained down, dousing the flames.

However, the Fire of Burning Wood was no ordinary flame. Extinguishing it with water was quite difficult and would take a rather long time. At the very least, it was better than before, when the fire was spreading rampantly in all directions.

Not only that, but waves of mist also began to rise rapidly throughout the Mist Forest. In an instant, the ordinary Spirit Race Forest was shrouded in a thick fog.

Just as many Dragon Soldiers were charging in unimpeded, there was a sudden BAM! They slammed hard into a giant tree right in front of them, and both rider and Earth Dragon were sent flying.

"What’s going on? Where did this giant tree suddenly come from?" They were all stunned by how abrupt it was.

It wasn’t just them; even General Long nearly crashed into a tree! They tried to maneuver around the giant trees and continue their charge, but they just ended up crashing into trees again and again. Those who reacted in time were fine, but those who didn’t slammed violently into the massive trunks.

At this moment, in the Spirit Tower, the Spirit Race Ancestor, who was maintaining the great array, said to Yi Tianyun and the others, "You can begin now. They have been trapped in the Illusionary Array. With such a pathetic suppression method, how dare they act so brazenly before me?"

Yi Tianyun nodded. ’As expected of a Divine Rune Grandmaster. His level of control is far superior to Elder Yan’s. Only in his hands can the Spirit Tower truly be called the Spirit Tower!’

"Very good. Then let the slaughter... begin!"

A cold light streaked across Yi Tianyun’s eyes as his killing intent flared!