All of Yi Tianyun’s current weapons had a durability stat. Once that durability ran out, they would shatter. Of course, durability wasn’t an issue; his Forging Ability allowed him to repair them with minimal effort, so it wasn’t a big problem.

However, given his current strength, even weapons with full durability would be destroyed instantly under his terrifying power! Unless the weapons were also upgraded, anything less than a High-Grade Soul Artifact truly couldn’t withstand his Frenzy Power.

If he didn’t activate Madness Mode, he could use these weapons without any issue. For someone at his cultivation level, weapons of this tier should have been fine. But he was simply too destructive, and ordinary weapons couldn’t handle the strain. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been able to upgrade their ranks.

His Skill Level was constantly increasing, but it wasn’t an easy process.

Shifting his gaze back to Lin Hao, he saw that the furious sword strike had sent the man flying. The hand Lin Hao had used to hold his weapon was completely shattered from the impact. Blood streamed from the arm as it hung limply, as if boneless.

The bones were still inside, but they had been pulverized by the force, making it impossible for him to lift his arm.

The man himself was sent reeling, coughing up blood nonstop. His own power was quite ferocious, but unfortunately for him, he was up against the frenzied Sword of Endlessness. When it erupted with twice its power, it was unstoppable! To be precise, it wasn’t quite double his power—it had merely added a few million points to his Combat Power.

’It should have resulted in fifteen million Combat Power, but it only reached twelve million. This must be the Sword of Endlessness’s limit. Otherwise, if I got stronger later on and just bought another Sword of Endlessness to get the same effect, wouldn’t that be ridiculously overpowered?’

’Unfortunately, that’s not possible. This is its maximum capacity. Unless the Sword of Endlessness itself is upgraded to a higher rank, then the power it could unleash would be on a completely different level.’

"You... you can just die!" Lin Hao crushed another Jade Pendant, releasing its power.

The Netherworld Emperor materialized once again. However, just as it was about to form the Netherworld Divine Palm, Yi Tianyun charged forward and delivered a vicious kick. BAM! The Netherworld Emperor was shattered by Yi Tianyun’s kick before it could even unleash its attack.

The same move was useless against him, especially now. The power he was currently unleashing was more than enough to suppress the Netherworld Emperor’s phantom.

"Is that the only trick you’ve got?" Yi Tianyun watched him coldly.

"I... I’m a minister of the Netherworld Empire! If you kill me, the Netherworld Empire will absolutely raze your Celestial Extreme Mansion to the ground!" Lin Hao was livid. Even at death’s door, he didn’t forget to keep making threats.

"You Upper-Rankers are all cut from the same cloth, threatening people with the same lines even when you’re about to die," Yi Tianyun said coolly. "That trick might work on others, but not on me... Besides, I’ve already killed Cheng Fen. What’s one more like you? As if the Netherworld Empire wouldn’t raze our Celestial Extreme Mansion if I let you go. Oh, wait. No matter what, you planned to destroy our Celestial Extreme Mansion from the very beginning. So why waste your breath?"

Lin Hao’s face turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. ’I’m a respected minister with a bright future ahead of me. Am I really going to die here like this?’

Suddenly, Lin Hao’s Storage Ring flashed, and a Divine Rune Talisman appeared in his hand. He channeled Spiritual Power into it, and the talisman lit up, enveloping him in light. In the next moment, he shot away as a beam of light, his speed astonishing. It was an extremely rare escape-type Flying Talisman, one that could temporarily boost a user’s flight speed.

The effect was somewhat similar to the Phoenix Wings, but far inferior. At most, it only increased his speed by fifty percent.

"Trying to escape? I told you, today is the day you die!" A cold glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. He stood perfectly still as the Ice Divine Bow appeared in his hands. He instantly drew the bowstring taut, and an arrow of pure ice materialized, aimed at the fleeing Lin Hao.

After taking aim, he swiftly released the string. SWOOSH! A streak of blue light shot out, catching up to Lin Hao in the blink of an eye and piercing straight through his body. The Ice Arrow not only impaled him but also flash-froze him, causing him to plummet from the sky.

THUD! He crashed heavily onto the ground and didn’t move again.

"Ding! Successfully killed Lin Hao. Gained 2,800,000 Experience Value, 16,000 Madness Value, 300 Sin Value, 5,000 Divine Rune Mastery Proficiency points! Obtained Martial Arts: Soul-Breaking Finger and Heaven-Supporting Technique. Obtained items: Tenfold Experience Card, Divine Movement Talisman (Rare), Heaven-Supporting Giant Sword (High-Grade Soul Artifact), Heaven-Supporting Divine Armor (High-Grade Soul Artifact), Heaven-Supporting Leg Guards (High-Grade Soul Artifact)!"

"Ding! Successfully killed a higher-leveled opponent. Received an additional 30,000,000 Experience Value, 100,000 Madness Value, a Thirtyfold Experience Card, and one spin on the Enhanced Lottery Wheel!"

’He dropped a lot of loot. I finally got a complete set to replace the old Chaotic Heaven Set. The bonus rewards were a bit disappointing, though. Instead of an extra level-up, I just got Experience Value, which isn’t nearly as satisfying.’

’Still, at least I got a lot of rewards. Including the loot from the Mansion Masters I killed earlier, I’ve gotten quite a haul. As expected, high-level enemies drop good items, while low-level ones barely drop anything.’

’But fighting a Mansion Master who was three or four levels higher than me didn’t grant any bonus rewards. Does that not even count as a higher-level battle anymore? He was more than three levels above me, and that’s still not enough?’

’Looks like the gap needs to be at least five or six levels to count as a higher-level battle...’ Yi Tianyun shook his head. He had found it quite a shame that killing those other Mansion Masters hadn’t yielded any bonus rewards.

’The bonus rewards are always incredibly generous. The best one is, without a doubt, the free level-up. I need over a hundred million experience to level up now, so getting one for free is an amazing reward. But who knew I wouldn’t get a bonus at all?’

Yi Tianyun didn’t dwell on it. There was nothing he could do if the system didn’t grant it. He turned his head and stared coldly at the remaining Cultivators. When they met his gaze, they all trembled inwardly.

They were the only ones left, and they were the weaklings now. ’Compared to Yi Tianyun, we really are weak. We mocked the Celestial Extreme Mansion for being weak, but it looks like we’re the real weaklings here!’

"P-Please, Mansion Master Yi, spare us! We... we absolutely won’t tell anyone what happened!"

"I-It really had nothing to do with us! We were forced to join the Netherworld Empire!"

They were all scared out of their wits. With the Black Dragon behind them and Yi Tianyun in front, how could they possibly escape?

"When you surrounded us at the beginning, I seem to recall you all looking rather pleased with yourselves," Yi Tianyun sneered.