My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 41 - 40: Eye of Investigation

After killing Steward Fu, Yi Tianyun quickly retreated out of the city. Although he had killed Steward Fu, many powerful cultivators were on their way to provide backup. If a Core Formation Stage expert showed up, he might not be able to pull off another successful kill.

The rewards for fighting opponents above his level were tempting, but in his current state, he couldn’t manage it just yet. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’I need to get away first!’

Yi Tianyun quickly fled. Once outside the city, he summoned the Snow Wolf. He immediately mounted the massive beast and galloped toward a distant forest.

Looking at the Snow Wolf beneath him, he thought, ’It’s a shame its cultivation is only at the eighth layer of the Body Refining Stage; otherwise, it would be a powerful ally. This Snow Wolf can actually be upgraded, but not by feeding it Experience or Elixir Pills. It needs Madness Value!’

’As long as I feed it enough Madness Value, it’ll level up and definitely become a powerful ally.’

’I had too little Madness Value before, but now it’s easier to get. Killing stronger Cultivators or Demon Beasts makes the Madness Value pour in. I definitely won’t have to worry about running out this time.’

He soon found a cave to hide in. After camouflaging the entrance a little, Yi Tianyun finally sank to the ground and heaved a sigh of relief. ’Finally, a bit safer... Time to check my current status.’

Player: Yi Tianyun

Level: 18 (Eighth Layer, Spirit Refining Stage)

Experience Value: 17580/130000

Madness Value: 3698 points

Luck Value: 15 points

Cultivation Technique: North Nether Divine Technique

Skills: Star Absorption Technique, Eagle Claw Technique, Falling Feather Sword Technique, Floating Cloud Step, Celestial Cloud Step, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect, etc.

Weapons: Frost Fist, Crimson Dagger

Armor: Snow Wolf Battle Boots, Celestial God Armor, Shadow Cloak

Divine Skills: Madness Mode, Luck Aura

Accessories: Forging Divine Hammer, Power Bracelet, Power Ring, Power Belt

Masteries: Beginner Divine Rune Mastery, Intermediate Forging Mastery, Beginner Alchemy Mastery

All Items: Fivefold Experience Card, Recovery Elixir (x4), Level 15 Upgrade Gift Pack, Lottery Chance (x1), Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle

The detailed list showed him everything he had. His eyes quickly landed on the Level 15 Upgrade Gift Pack!

’I was in such a rush while being chased that I completely forgot I still had this gift pack to open.’

He always got excited when opening these gift packs. They never contained junk; the items inside were always valuable. How could he not be thrilled?

He immediately opened the Level 15 Upgrade Gift Pack, and its contents were revealed.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained: Eye of Investigation, Special Items Category unlocked for Lottery, Tenfold Experience Card, and a Level 20 Upgrade Gift Pack!"

’As expected, I got quite a few things, but nothing too game-breaking. It’s like a starter pack; you can’t expect to get anything outrageously powerful.’

’If I want game-breaking items, I’ll have to get them as drops from killing monsters. That’s the only way to get top-tier loot.’

’The upgrade gift packs must only contain helpful tools, like how I got the Eye of Investigation this time, and a new category was added to the lottery.’

’This Eye of Investigation... what is it?’

Yi Tianyun inspected the Eye of Investigation, and a detailed description of its effect appeared.

Eye of Investigation Effect: Allows you to inspect the detailed data of any individual and assess their current overall Combat Power.

’Okay, so it’s a pretty basic tool for checking other people’s stats. At least this way I’ll know where I stand against them. It’s a fairly standard feature.’

’Activate!’

Activating it didn’t consume any energy or Madness Value; it was just a simple scan. When he glanced at the Snow Wolf, its detailed stats immediately appeared.

Snow Wolf: Cultivation at the Eighth Layer of the Body Refining Stage. Fur is equivalent to Mid-Grade Mortal Iron armor. Sharp Claws have the strength of a Mid-Grade Mortal Iron weapon. Blood Volume is 1,000 points. Potential is Second Grade. Overall Combat Power is 1,300.

The data was fairly detailed, though some things weren’t shown. At least all the surface-level information was displayed. Before, he could only see a target’s favorability, not detailed data like their overall Combat Power.

’The Snow Wolf only has a Combat Power of 1,300. How much do I have?’

Yi Tianyun checked his own attributes panel, and sure enough, an "Overall Combat Power" stat had been added—eighteen thousand five hundred and seventy points!

That was the difference. The Snow Wolf’s Combat Power wasn’t even a fraction of his. However, this assessment was related to his equipment.

When he took off items like the Power Bracelet, he was left with just over nine thousand points. After all, based on their attributes, these items enhanced his strength by a full one hundred percent.

He was only able to fight above his level entirely because of these items and the Frenzy Elixir. He could only imagine how astonishing the surge in his Combat Power must have been when he took the Frenzy Elixir and increased his power sixfold.

’This is pretty useful. At least I can see my opponent’s Combat Power.’

Yi Tianyun took this data seriously. For instance, if he saw an opponent with a Combat Power of over one hundred thousand, what was the point in fighting? The smart move was to turn and run!

’Oh well. Time to try the lottery. I did just get a free chance.’

He opened the lottery wheel, and sure enough, a new section for Special Items had appeared. It was much smaller than the others, second in size only to the Divine Skill category.

He immediately used the lottery chance, and the wheel began to spin rapidly. Soon, it came to a stop—Consumables!

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a 5,000 Experience Pill."

’What a total rip-off! All I got was this useless 5,000 Experience Pill?’

Yi Tianyun felt an urge to cough up blood. He thought that even if he landed on Consumables, he wouldn’t get something so terrible.

He now felt he had been too naive. What use was a mere 5,000 Experience Pill to him now? It was practically useless!

His level was higher now, and he needed over 100,000 experience to level up again. Five thousand experience points was nothing. He would have rather received one more Recovery Elixir.

’My luck is just awful... I can’t believe I only drew a 5,000 Experience Pill...’

Yi Tianyun sighed. He suddenly froze as a flash of inspiration hit him. He slapped his thigh. ’I almost forgot! I have the Luck Aura!’

’The very thing that can increase my luck is right here. Using it increases my Luck Level fivefold. Why not use it on the lottery?’

’I wonder if it will work?’

After a moment’s thought, Yi Tianyun activated his Luck Aura. It began consuming one point per second. Gritting his teeth, he commanded, ’Draw!’

"Ding! Consuming 1,000 Madness Value. Commencing lottery draw!"

His already low supply of Madness Value took a hit, and the wheel began to spin rapidly. Yi Tianyun chanted inwardly, ’Divine Skill, Divine Skill!’

He was definitely hoping for a Divine Skill, as that was the rarest category.

In the end, the pointer landed on the Special Items category!

’Well, at least it’s the second-rarest category. That’s better than getting a consumable...’ Yi Tianyun breathed a sigh of relief. ’Let’s see what I got.’

"Ding! Congratulations, you have successfully obtained the Hundred-Change Mask!"

’Hundred-Change Mask?’ Yi Tianyun was taken aback. ’What’s that?’