Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 273 - 267: Return to the Mysterious World

Under the pitch-black sky, turbulent waves crashed against the shore.

The surroundings were exceptionally familiar.

This place, Lin Yuan had been here before.

This was precisely the place he came to when he broke through to Tier Four last time.

Silent Sea of the Mysterious World.

The only difference from last time, the sister-in-law was not here.

In the battle to annihilate the Deceitful King Faction, she stood forth without hesitation to help Lin Yuan block an attack from World Honored Buddha’s Hand.

After blocking Buddha’s Hand last time, she suffered significant injuries and has been healing ever since.

Moreover, even if she intended to follow Lin Yuan to the Mysterious World, he wouldn’t allow her to come.

After killing the Ghost Leader, Lin Yuan completely offended World Honored.

Being too deeply involved with him, especially in the Mysterious World, was not a good thing.

It was already dangerous for Lin Yuan to venture into the Mysterious World alone. There was no need to drag the sister-in-law along to share the danger.

However, Lin Yuan was not entirely alone this time.

He also brought a guide, the guide being Liuyu Heaven transformed into a giant octopus.

Before venturing into the Mysterious World, Lin Yuan specifically went to the sister-in-law and took Liuyu Heaven out of the fish tank to serve as his guide.

As a native of the Mysterious World, Liuyu Heaven had far more understanding of it than the sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law’s knowledge mostly came from the inherited information left by the previous Rebirth Saint Mother.

Whereas Liuyu Heaven actually lived in the Mysterious World, all his information was firsthand and current.

After reaching Tier Four, Lin Yuan could now use the power of the demonized Zhong Kui without any qualms.

The appearance after using Zhong Kui’s incarnation, enveloped in demonic flames, made him seem entirely unlike a human.

More like a demon from the Mysterious World, it was precisely due to the concealment provided by the demonized Zhong Kui’s incarnation that Lin Yuan could move freely in this strange world.

"Lin Yuan, you’re far too cocky!"

"You’ve offended World Honored, yet you dare come to the Mysterious World. If World Honored discovers your traces, I assure you, he’ll crush you!"

"If you have any sense, you’ll release me back to Silent Sea. That way, when World Honored decides to kill you, I could barely try to plead for mercy." Liuyu Heaven grumbled from the fish tank.

Since being defeated by Lin Yuan last time, he’s been kept like a common pet in the fish tank.

Now, upon seeing Silent Sea again, Liuyu Heaven’s yearning for freedom had reached its peak.

Liuyu Heaven was evidently locked up in the fish tank for too long, already somewhat witless from confinement.

In this environment, he still dared to threaten Lin Yuan.

"Whether World Honored can crush me, I do not know yet."

"But, I can assure you, once World Honored discovers my whereabouts, I’ll be the first to crush you!" Lin Yuan said, eyeing Liuyu Heaven.

"You..."

"Lin Yuan, don’t push it too far!" Liuyu Heaven seemed somewhat intimidated.

Ultimately, it’s about power!

When you lack strength, your threats are nothing but jokes.

Similarly, Liuyu Heaven’s threats to Lin Yuan were taken as jokes.

While Lin Yuan’s threats to Liuyu Heaven indeed gave him a downright eerie feeling.

Hit with a slap, reward with a sweet date.

Now that Lin Yuan still had places where he needed Liuyu Heaven, he couldn’t only rely on threats and intimidation.

"Help me find ten Tier Four masters, and once I successfully hunt them, I can release you to Silent Sea." Lin Yuan made a promise to Liuyu Heaven.

Liuyu Heaven: "?????"

Find ten Tier Four masters and hunt them?

Liuyu Heaven thought, Lin Yuan was just bragging.

This was no different from a fairy tale, wasn’t it?

Lin Yuan, himself, was only a Tier Four.

To hunt one Tier Four master was somewhat possible.

But hunting ten Tier Four masters would mean ten battles to the death, achieving victory in each.

In battles among champions of the same tier, who could confidently guarantee success?

In Liuyu Heaven’s view, not to mention hunting ten Tier Four masters, with a bit of bad luck, Lin Yuan could face dire consequences on the first target, if he hit a brick wall.

"Impossible, you absolutely cannot achieve that."

"Hunting ten champions of the same tier consecutively, not even World Honored, at the Tier Four level, could achieve that."

"Lin Yuan, to me, this is clearly seeking your own doom!" Liuyu Heaven warned.

Lin Yuan glanced at Liuyu Heaven in the fish tank, irritably saying: "World Honored?"

"What’s World Honored anyway. To me, World Honored is just an old fart born thousands of years before me."

"Once I become stronger, the first one I’ll send reincarnating is World Honored."

Though Lin Yuan couldn’t defeat World Honored now, finding some comfort in words was still possible.

"You..."

"Have respect for World Honored!" Liuyu Heaven furiously retorted.

World Honored was Liuyu Heaven’s faith; he couldn’t tolerate Lin Yuan’s insults.

"I wonder how World Honored trained you all; you’re more filial than World Honored’s own son!" Glancing at Liuyu Heaven, Lin Yuan continued, "Whether or not I can achieve it doesn’t concern you. Just know, this is your one chance."

"Help me find ten Tier Four Evil Spirits, and once I successfully hunt them, I’ll release you."

"If you’re unwilling to help, then you’ll be stuck in this tiny fish tank forever."

"Moreover, you should understand, I am not solely dependent on you. These nearby Evil Spirits, I can capture them as guides as well."

"The reason for choosing you is simply because we’ve been together for so long, I might prefer to trust you."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, Liuyu Heaven fell into thought.

Lin Yuan was now Tier Four; in the Mysterious World, Tier Five already counted as medium-high level combat power.

The quantity of Tier Four was not significant, at least, within roughly a thousand miles of Silent Sea, there was no Tier Four combat power.

This meant, nearby Tier Five Evil Spirits, Lin Yuan had the confidence to subdue and use them as guides.

As Lin Yuan mentioned, he wasn’t solely dependent on Liuyu Heaven.

Furthermore, Liuyu Heaven reconsidered; perhaps being Lin Yuan’s guide wasn’t all bad.

If Lin Yuan truly succeeded in hunting ten Tier Four Evil Spirits, he would release him.

If Lin Yuan died during the hunt, then he could reveal his identity and see if, for World Honored’s sake, these Tier Four champions wouldn’t make things difficult for him.

After all, World Honored’s reputation in the Mysterious World held significant influence.

As a subordinate of World Honored, it was unlikely anyone would deliberately kill him to provoke a feud with World Honored.

In any case, he could regain freedom.

Now, the only worry was whether Lin Yuan would keep his promise.

If he helped Lin Yuan locate ten Tier Four Evil Spirits and Lin Yuan didn’t set him free after the successful hunt, he would be entirely helpless.

"How can I be sure you’ll keep your promise?" Liuyu Heaven asked Lin Yuan, hesitantly.

"Aside from trusting me, do you have any other choices?" Lin Yuan slowly responded, "Weaklings have no right to choose, and I have no need to deceive you."

"To me, you’re as insignificant as an ant. Would you deceive an ant?"

Although Lin Yuan’s words were harsh, the difference between Tier Four and Tier Five was just that.

A Tier Four killing a Tier Five wasn’t much more effort than a normal person crushing an ant.