Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

According to the information already available, this Mud Crocodile belongs to the honest and straightforward category among Tier Five Evil Spirits.

Ever since its swamp Realm formed, it has never left this place.

Except for humans who intrude without permission and those who were originally in this swamp area, it has never actively killed or eaten people.

Doesn’t eat people?

Then, what does it eat to grow so big?

Just as Lin Yuan hesitated, the Mud Crocodile slowly opened its eyes, then opened its mouth and took a gulp forward.

In one bite, it swallowed the surrounding crocodile Evil Spirits along with the mud in the swamp.

After taking a bite, the Mud Crocodile continued to close its eyes, remaining motionless.

The truth was revealed.

This Mud Crocodile survives by eating its kind.

There are many crocodile Evil Spirits in the muddy swamp; these crocodile Evil Spirits reproduce continuously, actually serving as feed for the Mud Crocodile.

No wonder.

No wonder this Realm has more Deceit Servants than any other Realm Lin Yuan has encountered.

So, these crocodiles are feed!

The Mud Crocodile is omnivorous; eating crocodiles doesn’t mean it won’t eat people.

It’s a homebody. It stays in the swamp every day without going out. It eats crocodiles merely because it’s convenient.

”I’ll deal with the Mud Crocodile!”

”You guys wait here. Once I subjugate the Mud Crocodile, immediately start rounding up the other crocodile Evil Spirits!” After saying this, Lin Yuan exhibited the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo and appeared in front of the Mud Crocodile.

Many crocodiles surrounded the Mud Crocodile, closely guarding it and staying alert to their surroundings like guards.

However, when Lin Yuan appeared, these crocodile guards, like turtles withdrawing into their shells, hid back into the mud.

The aura around Lin Yuan was so strong, far surpassing that of the Mud Crocodile.

Just his aura alone was enough to instill fear in these small crocodiles.

At this moment, the Mud Crocodile also clearly sensed the aura from Lin Yuan.

”Crack!”

The Mud Crocodile’s first reaction was to open its massive mouth and lunge at Lin Yuan.

Its first reaction was to eat Lin Yuan.

However, with Yellow Springs Road, it was impossible for it to bite Lin Yuan.

As the Mud Crocodile opened its massive jaws, a foul stench immediately rushed at him, almost making Lin Yuan faint.

It wasn’t just that this Mud Crocodile hadn’t brushed its teeth!

The crocodile’s teeth were sparse, and little crocodiles were stuck between them, all rotted and fermented.

This smell was overpowering! Eye-watering, worthy of being a biochemical weapon.

Tier Five Evil Spirits, especially the Tier Five Evil Spirits of beast kinds.

Their territorial instincts are actually very strong.

Lin Yuan’s sudden intrusion had already angered the Mud Crocodile.

Failing to bite Lin Yuan, the previously groggy Mud Crocodile was now wide awake.

Its thick tail swirled in the swamp, forming mud dragons that swept towards Lin Yuan.

However, Lin Yuan was agile, continuously navigating through it, and the Mud Crocodile’s tactics couldn’t harm him at all.

Lin Yuan knew well; to control the Mud Crocodile with the Yin Law Department’s power, the first thing was to defeat it.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan stopped hesitating and directly used his Zhong Kui Divine Form.

With the appearance of the Zhong Kui Divine Form, Lin Yuan transformed into a towering red-robed giant, engaging in a head-on battle with the Mud Crocodile.

Above the swamp, mud dragons coiled, attacking the Zhong Kui Divine Form.

Facing the mud dragons, Lin Yuan grabbed them effortlessly, twisting them together like twisting dough and then tossing them aside.

Such an attack was hardly a challenge in front of the Zhong Kui Divine Form.

The Zhong Kui Divine Form is among the Punishment Department’s powers, second only to demonization in strength.

Within Tier Five Evil Spirits, the Mud Crocodile wasn’t outstanding, powerless against the Zhong Kui Divine Form.

After the Zhong Kui Divine Form easily shattered the magic controlling the swamp’s mud, the Mud Crocodile started taking blows one-sidedly.

Lin Yuan’s goal wasn’t to kill it, so he didn’t use Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword or the Qiankun Umbrella.

Instead, he merely swung his fists, slamming them towards the Mud Crocodile.

However, the fist of the towering red-robed giant was the size of a basin.

Punching the Mud Crocodile with this fist was unpleasant.

”Bang!”

A basin-sized fist smashed onto the Mud Crocodile, bursting with surging blood-colored energy, directly shattering a large patch of its back armor.

Then came another punch.

One more punch.

Punch after punch.

With each punch, a large patch of the Mud Crocodile’s back armor would shatter.

After a series of punches, the Mud Crocodile was in a miserable state.

Now, ordinary Tier Five Evil Spirits were no match for Lin Yuan.

An ordinary Realm, Lin Yuan could come and go as he pleased, as if it were his own home.

After a dozen punches, Lin Yuan stopped.

Continuing to beat it could indeed kill it.

The Mud Crocodile lay helplessly on the ground, completely down and out.

At this moment, Lin Yuan put away Zhong Kui’s Magic Body and instead used the power of the Yin Law Department.

Among the powers of the Yin Law Department, one is specifically used to control Evil Spirits.

With the Mud Crocodile as a test subject, Lin Yuan could now employ this ability.

As Lin Yuan activated the power of the Yin Law Department, its force directly poured into the Mud Crocodile’s body.

The Mud Crocodile shivered reflexively, then continued to lie there limply, without the strength to resist.

The Mud Crocodile, even at its peak, was but a plaything in Lin Yuan’s hand, not to mention now, being beaten half to death.

The power of the Yin Law Department infused the Mud Crocodile, leaving three Yin Law Chains on its body.

These three Yin Law Chains were meant to control the Mud Crocodile.

In simpler terms, these three Yin Law Chains were akin to an unwritten agreement for the Mud Crocodile.

No matter what, the Mud Crocodile could not defy these three Yin Law Chains.

And these three Yin Law Chains were entirely dictated by Lin Yuan himself.

After some thought, Lin Yuan determined the content of the first Yin Law Chain: Do not harm humans.

Immediately, the second chain followed: Obey commands and serve humanity.

The third chain stated: If encountering Evil Spirits, protect humans with all strength.

Once Lin Yuan established the three Yin Laws, the Yin Law Chains formed completely.

From now on, unless Lin Yuan himself lifted the bindings of the Yin Law Chains, the Mud Crocodile would spend its life adhering to them.

At the same time, Lin Yuan could clearly sense that he could control the life and death of the Mud Crocodile at will.

”So simple?” Lin Yuan was somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected to control the Mud Crocodile so easily.

As long as the target Evil Spirit is beaten to the point of being unable to resist, the power of the Yin Law Department can be easily used to control it.

Somewhere in the depths of his mind, Lin Yuan sensed.

With his current strength, he could only control three Tier Five Evil Spirits at most.

If he were to control more than three Tier Five Evil Spirits, they would always be at risk of losing control.

”Three is enough for now,” Lin Yuan thought to himself.

After controlling the Mud Crocodile, Lin Yuan immediately instructed Zhuge Ming and Zhang Zhen to start exterminating the remaining crocodiles.

Moreover, they must be completely hunted down, leaving none behind, to avoid leaving any calamity for Ze City.

After he took the Mud Crocodile away, this Deceitful Demon place would become uncontrollable.

Without the Mud Crocodile, the other crocodile Evil Spirits could very likely leave here, and if they ran to Ze City, it could be troublesome.

After all, Ze City’s official strength was already weak, and if those crocodile Evil Spirits caused trouble, life there would be hard.

This time, besides controlling the Mud Crocodile, Lin Yuan’s other purpose was to train the troops.

This swamp, being an extreme environment, was perfect for training troops.

For the moment, under Zhuge Ming’s command, they started slaughtering the remaining Evil Spirits one by one.

Soon, the news reached Ze City.

When the official in charge of Ze City heard the news, only one thought lingered in his mind.

And that was, ”Lin Yuan, you’re quite a remarkable person!”

Among the survivors of Ze City, this saying passed around.

That is, ”Ze City’s Evil Spirits number in the thousands, with half occupying the crocodile-infested swamp.”

Which means, the crocodiles in this swamp accounted for half the Evil Spirits in Ze City.

Lin Yuan silently helped them solve Ze City’s biggest hidden threat; how could they not be pleased?

The official in charge of Ze City quickly set off with people to the Deceitful Demon, but unfortunately, they arrived too late.

By the time they arrived, Lin Yuan had already left with his men.

Seeing the original Tier Five Evil Spirit, the Mud Crocodile, gone, along with a large number of Evil Crocodiles,

The official in charge of Ze City sighed in admiration, ”Lin Yuan is truly a good man, doing good without leaving a name.”

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan was now heading straight towards Lian City, preparing to capture the Dark Demon Ape.

The Mud Crocodile was considered weak among Tier Five Evil Spirits, while the Dark Demon Ape was a strong entity among them.

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Switching perspectives.

By now, Lin’an City had been turned upside down.

Upon learning that Ninghai City didn’t secure a Nine Cities slot, the consortium had already begun discussing the next step in response.

After all, once the Nine Cities Plan is implemented,

Once the nine Giant Cities are constructed, then all the shelters of other cities will eventually merge into these nine Giant Cities.

By that time, where would Lin’an City stand?

Merge with another Giant City?

That, obviously, was out of the question; the day it merges with another Giant City is the day the consortium’s power is dismantled.

Originally, the Deceitful King Faction’s plan was for Ninghai City to secure one of the slots.

The Deceitful King Faction had many of its people planted within Ninghai City’s official ranks.

As long as Ninghai City obtained one of the slots, once a Giant City was built, they could seize Ninghai City, acquiring a Giant City for the Deceitful King Faction.

In reality, similar tactics were often used by these consortia even before the Deceitful Invasion.

Put simply, it’s akin to the pre-Deceitful Invasion strategy of reverse merger acquisition.

But alas!

Ninghai City did not succeed in obtaining a slot; all their prior arrangements and setups in Ninghai City came to nothing.