Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

Chapter 87: Chapter 85: Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword

It’s important to know that Mr. Yimu Wu’s true form is that blood-stained giant eyeball swallowed whole by Lin Yuan.

This is a genuine Tier Five Evil Spirit, possessing its own Deceitful Demon.

During the supernatural invasion 1.0, when Lin Yuan slew the Tier Six Peak, Half-Step Tier Five Headless General.

At that time, the Headless General’s death caused a phenomenon of Deceitful Qi turning into rain.

Even though, now, we’ve entered the supernatural invasion 2.0, the Deceitful Qi between heaven and earth has become even denser.

To trigger such a phenomenon of Deceitful Qi turning into rain is no longer as easy as it was back then.

However, Lin Yuan swallowed that blood-stained giant eyeball whole, so if there were any phenomenon, it would be inside his stomach.

Swallowing such a precious treasure could not possibly yield no benefits.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan began to use his thoughts to communicate with the Four Great Judges’ tattoos on his body.

After the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo awakened, the next one to awaken should be the Four Great Judges’ tattoos.

As Lin Yuan’s mind melded with them, the Zhong Kui tattoo, which bravely fights evil spirits in the Yellow Springs, slightly responded.

The Four Great Judges are respectively Wei Zheng of the Praise Department, Zhong Kui of the Punishment Department, Lu Zhidao of the Investigation Department, and Cui Yu of the Yin Law Department.

Although Lin Yuan knew that after the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo awakened, the next to awaken would be the Four Great Judges’ tattoos.

But the Four Great Judges’ tattoos are four of them!

Which of the Four Great Judges would awaken first, Lin Yuan was not sure.

Now, after a round of thought communication, realizing that Zhong Kui responded to him, Lin Yuan was overjoyed.

The first to awaken turned out to be Zhong Kui of the Punishment Department.

This is really like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire, hitting the jackpot!

Among the Four Great Judges, if you have to say who is the toughest fighter.

The answer is undoubtedly Zhong Kui.

It is said that Zhong Kui feeds on deceitful spirits, eating at least a dozen or so evil spirits in one meal.

When evil spirits see Zhong Kui, it’s like mice seeing a cat.

Zhong Kui eats deceitful spirits, using them as his food.

No wonder, during the final moment of the battle with Mr. Yimu Wu, a mysterious voice in my mind kept urging me to swallow that blood-stained giant eyeball!

It turns out the Zhong Kui tattoo got greedy when it saw the Tier Five Evil Spirit and reminded me to swallow that blood-stained giant eyeball.

The capabilities of the Zhong Kui tattoo give Lin Yuan more than enough power to dominate the supernatural invasion 2.0 version.

We’ve only just entered the supernatural invasion 2.0 version!

If I were to fully awaken the abilities of the Zhong Kui tattoo at this point, regardless of what Tier Five Evil Spirit it is, no matter how formidable its Deceitful Demon is.

Lin Yuan could directly walk up and give that Tier Five Evil Spirit a hard slap.

Moreover, after giving the left cheek two hard slaps, it must also turn the right cheek over for Lin Yuan to help balance it out.

However, Lin Yuan quickly realized that he might have been a bit too happy too soon.

The Zhong Kui tattoo awakened, but it seems it hasn’t fully awakened.

Similar to Wen Yingying’s Princess Iron Fan tattoo, when the Deceitful Qi isn’t sufficient to support a full tattoo awakening,

some powerful tattoos will awaken partially at first.

Wen Yingying’s Princess Iron Fan Tattoo first awakened the Bajiao Fan and the Red Fire Sword, these two weapons.

At this moment, Lin Yuan’s Zhong Kui tattoo, like Wen Yingying’s Princess Iron Fan tattoo, is in a similar situation.

On Lin Yuan’s shoulder, within the tattoo of Zhong Kui bravely fighting evil spirits in the Yellow Springs, he could only use the crimson-red treasure sword tattoo in Zhong Kui’s hand.

The crimson-red treasure sword in Zhong Kui’s hand, anyone familiar with Huaxia mythology knows this sword’s name.

Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.

Before the supernatural invasion, many superstitious people would buy replicas of Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword to hang in their homes.

It is said that Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword has the power to ward off evil.

There is a legendary tale about Zhong Kui and his Demon-Slaying Sword.

Zhong Kui was a figure during the Tang Dynasty, and it can be said he was exceptionally learned and knowledgeable.

Being proficient in both literature and martial arts, Zhong Kui also trained at Zhongnan Mountain. His skills in the Deceit-Catching Techniques were unrivaled, worthy of being called a Celestial Master.

In ancient times, there was the saying of mastering literary and martial skills to serve the emperor.

With Zhong Kui’s skills, he naturally wanted to serve the country.

So, Zhong Kui decided to take the imperial examination.

With Zhong Kui’s knowledge, securing the position of Champion Scholar in the examination was as easy as pie.

Indeed, Zhong Kui easily outperformed all the other candidates and claimed the title of Champion Scholar at the time.

At that time, after the imperial examinations were completed,

all those with rankings, such as Champion Scholar, the second-place, the third-place, Jinshi, etc., would all have to meet the emperor.

The emperor at that time was the elder Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji.

If it were the younger Li Longji, he might still be considered a wise ruler.

But this elder Li Longji was undoubtedly a fatuous ruler.

In his later years, Li Longji did nothing but indulge in extravagances, particularly with Lady Yang.

Watching this, An Lushan took pity and eventually started the Anshi Rebellion.

Li Longji, the muddleheaded dunce!

When he saw that Zhong Kui was ugly, not only did he refuse to grant him an official position, but he also revoked Zhong Kui’s Champion Scholar title.

Hearing this, Zhong Kui was utterly furious and could not bear it!

So, in a fit of rage, Zhong Kui slammed himself against the coiling dragon pillar in the grand hall, ending his life.

After Zhong Kui’s death, his resentment surged and transformed into a terrifying mighty spirit, constantly haunting Li Longji.

As a king of a nation, Li Longji was protected by fortune, and Zhong Kui couldn’t harm him.

Although he couldn’t be harmed, Li Longji was terrified!

To what extent was Li Longji afraid? Let me put it this way: he couldn’t even shift gears while driving.

At that time, the old minister of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng, had just become a Judge of the Praise Department in the Underworld.

After all, Wei Zheng’s heart was still with the Great Tang.

Seeing Li Longji being constantly intimidated by Zhong Kui, Wei Zheng thought, ”I’ll step in, talk to both of them, and act as a mediator.”

At that time, the Punishment Department of the Underworld just happened to lack a judge.

So, Wei Zheng approached Zhong Kui and suggested, ”You didn’t become an official in the mortal world. How about becoming one in the Underworld?”

The Punishment Department of the Underworld just happens to need a judge. If you agree, I’ll report it to the higher-ups, and you’ll surely get the position.

We at East...

No, that’s wrong.

We in the Underworld, lack talents like you.

No, that’s wrong too.

We need deceitful talents.

Zhong Kui!

He’s most likely also from Dongshan, and he has an almost fanatical passion for being in the establishment.

To put it frankly, he’s an official aficionado.

Zhong Kui thought, ”I didn’t become an official in the mortal world, and now that I’m dead, getting a half-decent position in the Underworld wouldn’t be too bad!”

Although he wanted to be that judge in the Punishment Department of the Underworld, letting Zhong Kui just forget about the foolish Li Longji wasn’t so agreeable to him.

Wei Zheng saw through this and mediated, suggesting Li Longji compensate Zhong Kui with something.

Now, Li Longji was thoroughly frightened by Zhong Kui, and as long as Zhong Kui didn’t ask for Lady Yang, Li Longji would give him anything.

In the end, with Wei Zheng’s mediation, Li Longji compensated Zhong Kui with his Longquan Treasure Sword.

This Longquan Treasure Sword had been nurtured by the fortune of the Great Tang, and slaying demons with it carried no karmic consequences.

Later, after Zhong Kui became the judge of the Punishment Department in the Underworld, he specialized in dealing with ferocious souls and evil demons.

For countless years, he wielded the Longquan Treasure Sword and slew countless evil demons.

Initially, the Longquan Treasure Sword wasn’t red, but because Zhong Kui slew so many ferocious souls and evil demons, the sword became stained red.

As Zhong Kui’s reputation grew among the people, the sword was no longer called the Longquan Treasure Sword.

But it was named after Zhong Kui and became known to the people as Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.

This is the folk legend about Zhong Kui and Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.

Although Lin Yuan has now awakened only Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.

This sword, dyed crimson by deceitful blood, speaks for its power.

Let’s not mention anything else, but the aura of Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword alone makes common low-tier evil spirits tremble with fear.

With a mere thought, Lin Yuan communicated with Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.

In the blink of an eye, an ancient crimson long sword appeared in Lin Yuan’s hand, as if a blood dragon was coiling and swimming around the sword.

As the sword was in hand, Lin Yuan’s aura soared dramatically.

The kind of aura Lin Yuan had at this moment was something that these Life Pattern Masters present had never felt from others.

Oppressive feeling!

It was an oppression akin to the pressure of Mount Tai.

Holding Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword, Lin Yuan’s power undoubtedly made him the foremost person in Peng City.

”Clang!”

Lin Yuan suddenly swung the sword towards the distant open space; in an instance, a blood-colored sword aura slashed towards the mountain ahead.

The sword aura shot out like a roaring blood dragon.

When the sword aura struck a distant mountain wall, there was no loud explosion.

Instead, it disappeared.

Silently disappeared.

The mountain struck by the sword aura was silently annihilated, and in an instant, a section of the mountain, as large as a three-story building, was reduced to nothing under the sword aura.

”So powerful!”

The power of this sword was beyond Lin Yuan’s expectations.

Moreover, after holding Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword, Lin Yuan suddenly realized the sword’s usage as if he had instantly mastered it.

In a moment, he became a Sword Dao master, with Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword moving at his command like an extension of his arm.

Just awakening Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword alone was so powerful, what if the entire Zhong Kui tattoo were awakened?

Then, to what terrifying extent would Lin Yuan’s strength reach?

”Mr. Lin’s strength is indeed formidable, it’s no exaggeration to call him the first in Peng City.”

”The power of this sword is truly daunting!” Wu Xiao of the official action team couldn’t help but exclaim.

Everyone felt grateful that Lin Yuan was one of Peng City’s people.

With Lin Yuan around, the safety of Peng City was virtually assured.

Let’s leave aside the fact that Lin Yuan slew Mr. Yimu Wu all by himself, and they cleaned up the Chang Ghosts in the deceitful demon’s domain.

Just the deceitful Qi from these Chang Ghosts enhanced the official action team’s members’ strength significantly.

Without Lin Yuan, entering the deceitful demon’s domain would be tantamount to courting death.

Lin Yuan sheathed Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword and said to everyone, ”Let’s head back!”

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