Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 196 - 190: Famous by Accident

Mount Tai?

Lord of Mount Tai?

Could it be that the "Get lost" just now was actually shouted by the Lord of Mount Tai?

You have to know, in the Underworld's hierarchy—

If the Ten Yama Kings are considered mid-to-high level leaders, then the Lord of Mount Tai is definitely top-tier.

At the very least, it's the CEO level or something.

As for Lady Houtu, she's basically the founder.

The Lord of Mount Tai taking on the World Honored from the Mysterious World head-to-head?

Of course, neither side here is their true body.

What appeared now was just a World Honored Buddha Statue.

And as for the Lord of Mount Tai, what showed up was merely a shadow of Mount Tai.

Lin Yuan had always felt that his tattoo was different from others'.

Other people's tattoos are just energy bodies, pure and simple.

But his tattoo seemed alive, as if it was really living.

Plus, he'd already heard that kind of voice more than once before.

Many times, when he was in danger, he'd received a warning.

Today's "Get lost!" not only shocked the World Honored Buddha Statue, it also shook Lin Yuan to his core.

If this so-called eerie invasion is actually a return?

Does that mean the Underworld will return too?

And he himself... is the medium for its return?

For a moment, Lin Yuan was a bit lost.

Or maybe, he was a bit worried.

Meanwhile, up in the sky—

The shadow of Mount Tai was still deadlocked with the World Honored Buddha Statue. After a brief stalemate, the World Honored Buddha Statue started to pull back.

However, just as it tried to leave, a pitch-black Buddha's Hand appeared behind the image of Great Black Heaven.

World Honored was indeed about to withdraw, but before leaving, he wanted to take Great Black Heaven's soul away.

But Lin Yuan wasn't nervous at all now. The moment World Honored tried to retreat, Lin Yuan could tell the advantage was on their side.

So he was happy to sit back and watch the show.

He really wanted to see who would get the upper hand in this clash between World Honored and Lord of Mount Tai.

Right then, Lin Yuan suddenly felt a mysterious, unfathomable power invade his body.

All of a sudden, he lost control of his body.

His consciousness was still there, able to see everything around him clearly.

But he just couldn't control his own body.

"Shit!"

"I was just spectating, now I'm in the damn drama myself?"

"This really is 'sitting at home, and disaster falls from the sky!'" Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The next second, Lin Yuan's body shot forward straight to where Great Black Heaven's soul was.

With a single palm, the pitch-black Buddha's Hand that tried to snatch Great Black Heaven's soul vanished in the blink of an eye.

After the Buddha's Hand faded away, a blazing heat flared up in Lin Yuan's hand, burning the Great Black Heaven image to ash, leaving only the purest Power of Rules.

The Power of Rules in Lin Yuan's hand was exactly "Darkest Night," the one mastered by Great Black Heaven.

The energy aura inside this Power of Rules was the most powerful Lin Yuan had ever seen.

Then, this Power of Rules dove straight into Lin Yuan's body.

No one can take anything out of the Underworld, except for...

Lin Yuan's place isn't exactly the Underworld, but he does have a portion of its power.

Afterward, Lin Yuan could clearly feel himself pulling signs with his hands, like he was casting some kind of magic.

Huge energy was gathering around him, and a magnificent palace slowly began to take shape.

Lin Yuan knew, the one controlling his body now—likely the legendary Lord of Mount Tai.

Lord of Mount Tai seemed to be proving with actions that if the World Honored Buddha Statue didn't leave, it would be sealed away together.

The brilliant palace condensing before them was exactly for trapping the World Honored Buddha Statue.

Smart people don't take losses in front of them.

Besides, Great Black Heaven was gone for good, and his Power of Rules had entered Lin Yuan's body.

To keep fighting now would do World Honored no good at all.

Thinking this, World Honored Buddha Statue tore open the void and vanished from sight.

The moment World Honored Buddha Statue disappeared, Lin Yuan regained control of his body.

Up in the sky, the shadow of Mount Tai vanished too.

Like it'd never even been there.

Victory!

This time, they'd won!

Lin Yuan had even gained Great Black Heaven's Power of Rules—"Darkest Night"—which was Tier Five Peak, the kind possessed by an evil spirit half a step into Tier Four.

This time, Lin Yuan had cashed in big.

Of course, even though Lin Yuan won this battle—

It wasn't easy at all.

This fight, Lin Yuan had really gone all out.

Aside from that uncontrollable demonization, Lin Yuan used pretty much every trick he had.

The Punishment Department, Praise Department, Investigation Department, and Yin Law Department now started to fade away.

Lin Yuan just realized all his internal energy was depleted, and he couldn't keep it up any longer.

The next moment, they appeared in the Real World.

The black fog over Tang City had completely dispersed, the deception of Great Black Heaven gone for good.

Everything around them was back to normal.

Lin Yuan saw stars, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Just got taken over by Lord of Mount Tai—to fight the World Honored.

The big bosses fought, but the small fry like him suffered!

At this moment, Lin Yuan's energy wasn't just gone—it was like his body was hollowed out.

Seeing Lin Yuan fall, Jian Bing hurried over to help.

Lin Yuan knew how to roll with it and slumped right into Jian Bing's arms.

"Lin Yuan, are you okay?" asked Jian Bing with obvious concern.

Lin Yuan answered weakly, "No..."

"I'm fine. Just burnt out, can't stand up for a bit. Let me lean on you, I'll be alright after a break!"

Seeing Lin Yuan look so weak, Ling Guang piped up, "Brother Lin, you can't stand?"

"Why not let Brother Zhi Ming carry you?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lin Yuan: "?????"

Lin Yuan glared at Ling Guang, thinking, you little brat, mind your own business.

Jian Bing softly, and unusually gently, said, "I'll help you up, let's go meet up with the others!"

"Okay!" Lin Yuan quickly agreed.

Having Jian Bing help him was way better than being carried by Zhi Ming!

By now, the fighting outside was done too.

After some quick recovery, Lin Yuan's team handed all Tang City affairs to the local Life Pattern Masters, then set out for Emperor Dragon City.

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After Tang City's deceitful crisis was resolved, Emperor Dragon City's human radar, Chen Zheng, sensed it immediately.

So he quickly passed the news on to Ye Qing.

Once Ye Qing learned Tang City's crisis was over, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of Tang City's deceitful demon crisis, all meetings had been suspended for now.

Now that Tang City's crisis was over, Emperor Dragon City could resume its meetings.

Ye Qing instantly ordered people to notify all regional delegates to come for a meeting the next day.

First, so the meeting could continue; second, so all delegates would know the good news.

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The next day.

The meeting resumed.

Lin Yuan and the others returned to Emperor Dragon City, and Jian Bing's team turned their battle log into a report and handed it in.

In the conference room, Ye Qing spoke first: "Everyone, Tang City's crisis has been resolved!"

"The strongest deceitful demon ever has been broken by us."

"That evil spirit was just half a step from Tier Four!"

"I'm convinced that—even facing the crisis of mysterious invasion—humanity can still survive!"

Although Jian Bing's submitted report clearly cited Great Black Heaven as saying it was a 'return', not an 'invasion'—

Ye Qing still referred to it as a mysterious invasion.

After all, that 'return' talk only came from an evil spirit's mouth.

This "return" explanation would need to be confirmed by the research institute before it could reach the public.

In fact, until it's confirmed, even people in this meeting room might not really know.

Of course, Yang Dingguo was an exception.

Lin Yuan didn't hide a thing from Yang Dingguo. Everything that happened in the deception was already reported to him last night when Lin Yuan got back.

So Yang Dingguo and Ye Qing were the only ones here fully briefed on everything.

"Emperor Dragon City sure lives up to the name—even an evil spirit on the verge of Tier Four got handled."

"Meng Zhang, Jian Bing, Ling Guang, Zhi Ming—they're famous for a reason. Wonder when Dragon Country will get more pros like that!"

"Jian Bing, Ling Guang, Zhi Ming are all that powerful—then Meng Zhang leading them must be insanely strong!"

"So jealous of Tang City! It's so close to Emperor Dragon City, always able to get backup in time."

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As soon as Ye Qing finished talking, delegates from everywhere started chiming in.

The tone was full of envy.

Facing the strongest deceitful demon ever—an evil spirit already half a step into Tier Four—Tang City still managed to dodge disaster.

Many of their own cities, even with Tier Five evil spirits, still risked total annihilation.

So yeah, being envious was normal.

Too bad they're too far from Emperor Dragon City.

It's hard for Emperor Dragon City to protect them.

Hearing all this flattery made Ye Qing blush instantly!

Ye Qing knew what really happened—what credit did Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, or Ling Guang really deserve?

If it hadn't been for Lin Yuan, they wouldn't have beaten the deceitful demon or solved the crisis. The three of them might have been lost too.

Ye Qing raised a hand to shut up the non-stop praise and said honestly, "The biggest credit does NOT go to Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, or Ling Guang."

"The true hero of this incident is Lin Yuan. Without him, the mission would've failed—guaranteed."

Lin Yuan?

Hearing that name, most in the room felt totally unfamiliar.

Some had the feeling they'd heard it somewhere, but couldn't recall the guy.

Some didn't know the name at all, but others sure did.

Representatives from cities near Peng City were really familiar with that name.

"Lin Yuan!"

"The Lin Yuan from Peng City?" The Su City delegate suddenly reminded them.

Everyone turned to look at Yang Dingguo.

Peng City people, after all, are Yang Dingguo's people.

Before Yang Dingguo could speak, Ye Qing explained, "That's right—Lin Yuan from Peng City."

"He also got caught in the deceitful demon, and by sheer happenstance, broke it apart and saved Jian Bing, Zhi Ming, and Ling Guang."

"Without Lin Yuan, not only would we have failed to break the demon and save Tang City's survivors, Emperor Dragon City would've lost three Tier Five Life Pattern Masters."