Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

After a bout of sparring, Lin Yuan and his sister-in-law were both drenched in sweat, yet neither had emerged victorious.

The two decided to take an intermission, and after the break, proceed to the second round of sparring.

”What were you about to say just now?” Lin Yuan asked, looking at his sister-in-law who lay weakly in his arms.

His sister-in-law raised her delicate eyebrows and said teasingly, ”Oh, you still remember the serious matter!”

Then, she began to slowly recount her story.

The inheritance his sister-in-law received was from a deity of the Mysterious World, the Rebirth Saint Mother.

In that mysterious world, the Rebirth Saint Mother was a leading figure not to be underestimated.

The term ”Rebirth Saint Mother” doesn’t refer to a person, but to a divine title.

Whenever a new epoch arrives, the Rebirth Saint Mother would sit in meditation, leaving behind the inheritance, awaiting a new Rebirth Saint Mother to succeed.

Previously, the vermilion red coffin in Deceit Village was the magical treasure left by the Rebirth Saint Mother, called the Rebirth Divine Coffin.

It is said that the first Rebirth Saint Mother was born from within that coffin.

Because the inheritance status she received was high enough, it allowed his sister-in-law to learn a lot about the secrets of the other world.

The demon fiends and deceivers in that mysterious world originally existed in the myths and legends of the Real World.

At a particular moment, they were separated from the Real World, and now is the time for their return.

The world after their complete return is called the new epoch by them.

Lin Yuan once received a hint from the Great Black Heaven that it was a return, not an invasion.

However, the Great Black Heaven had only mentioned this one sentence.

Now, Lin Yuan finally learned the full story from his sister-in-law.

No wonder these evil spirits seem so familiar; they all once existed in the myths of Huaxia.

”You must quickly start building that Giant City.”

”In that world, many evil spirits and great demons are trying to hasten the process of the mysterious invasion.”

”Some of the evil spirits and great demons are after human blood and souls. Some who claim to be gods are there to harvest faith.”

”In summary, to the Mysterious World, humans are like a coveted prize,” his sister-in-law said with a weighty tone.

The entire day, Lin Yuan and his sister-in-law were entwined with each other, from day until night, and during intermissions, his sister-in-law left nothing out in sharing everything she knew with Lin Yuan.

By evening, Lin Yuan’s reserve of fish eggs had been completely exhausted.

There wasn’t a drop left.

Looking at his sister-in-law in his arms, Lin Yuan gently said, ”Come back to Peng City with me!”

His sister-in-law shook her head, politely refusing Lin Yuan.

”My state is very unstable, even though I survived and received the inheritance of the Rebirth Saint Mother.”

”But I don’t know if it’s good or bad!”

”I cannot go to populated human areas. Perhaps, to humans, I’m like a ticking time bomb.”

Although his sister-in-law accepted the Rebirth Saint Mother’s inheritance, in her eyes, the Rebirth Saint Mother is not a true god.

Even if the Rebirth Saint Mother is a god, then it is an evil god.

The inheritance she accepted is an evil god’s inheritance to humans.

She can’t even tell whether she is human or an evil spirit.

Lin Yuan may accept her, but that doesn’t mean others will.

”I’ll stay here and make it my dojo.” At this, his sister-in-law shyly said to Lin Yuan, ”If...”

”If you ever miss me, you can come to see me anytime.”

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and felt it made sense.

Lian City is not far from Peng City, and with his ability to use the Yellow Springs Road, he could be there in an instant.

Her staying here isn’t much different from going back to Peng City with him.

”Alright then!”

”I’ll first take the Mud Crocodile and Dark Demon Ape back; they are essential for constructing the Giant City.”

”Another day, I’ll come back to find you!” Lin Yuan softly said to his sister-in-law.

After another emotional farewell, Lin Yuan prepared to take the Mud Crocodile and Dark Demon Ape to Peng City.

Using the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo comes with a burden.

The bodies of the Dark Demon Ape and Mud Crocodile are too large to be carried using the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo.

His sister-in-law accompanied them for over ten miles.

”Stop accompanying us, go back!” Lin Yuan told his sister-in-law.

Holding Lin Yuan’s hand, his sister-in-law solemnly said, ”Will you promise me one thing?”

”Yes!” Lin Yuan replied, ”Tell me.”

”If...”

”If, and this is just if.”

”If one day I act against my conscience, doing the things only evil spirits do, then you must kill me without mercy!”

”If I truly become an evil god, I’d rather die by your hands.” Her hand holding Lin Yuan’s trembled slightly.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan frowned deeply, his face darkened.

At this moment, he realized the gravity of the situation.

His sister-in-law was already, in fact, dead.

Her continued existence was initially due to the drop of water from the River of Oblivion he had left behind when using the Yellow Springs Road Experience Card.

Secondly, it is because of that Divine Coffin passed down from the Rebirth Saint Mother.

Although the Rebirth Saint Mother is called a deity, the gods of that Mysterious World are not true gods, but rather evil deities.

In this world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

What you gain must be paid for. As it stands, my sister-in-law has gained all the benefits without any cost.

This is absolutely unreasonable. However, the joy of reunion had kept Lin Yuan from thinking along these lines.

Before parting, his sister-in-law’s sudden words made Lin Yuan’s heart skip a beat.

”Are you hiding something from me?” Lin Yuan asked gravely.

”No!”

”I’m simply afraid that such a day might ultimately come!”

”Promise me, if there ever comes a day when I become part of the Evil Spirit faction, you must, you must kill me!” his sister-in-law pleaded again.

Lin Yuan held his sister-in-law’s hand and agreed, ”Alright, I promise you!”

Although he agreed verbally, Lin Yuan thought to himself, nothing can take you away from me.

Lin Yuan decided that, once he got back, he would find a way to investigate this Rebirth Saint Mother.

In any case, he was determined to protect his sister-in-law.

No matter who it was, if they dared to try and take her away, Lin Yuan would face gods and Buddhas alike with unwavering resolve.

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Huai City.

The shelter in the heart of the city was now shrouded in darkness.

The shelter had completely collapsed, enveloped entirely in darkness, without a trace of light.

At this moment, in the underground base of the shelter, all the survivors were huddled together closely, with many dozing off in a torpor.

The walls of the shelter had collapsed in large swathes, and the buildings within were in a state of ruin.

Amongst the rubble and ruins of the broken walls, a patchwork of human Life Pattern Masters’ corpses lay scattered.

Throughout the city, sounds of fighting, hoarse shouts, and the roars of evil spirits echoed intermittently.

Three days ago, Huai City suffered an unexpected attack by an unknown Tier Five Evil Spirit.

The attack was sudden. In less than half an hour, the walls of the Huai City shelter were breached, and hordes of evil spirits poured in.

With city communications cut off, the only way to seek aid was to dispatch Life Pattern Masters to neighboring cities for help.

The Huai City authorities sent wave after wave of Life Pattern Masters to seek assistance, but not a single one managed to return.

Street fighting continued for three days, and up to now, barely one-tenth of Huai City’s Life Pattern Masters remained.

Some surviving Life Pattern Masters of Huai City had witnessed the Tier Five Evil Spirit that attacked.

It was a massive three-headed monster, with a human head in the center, flanked by dragon and tiger beast heads on either side.

The strength of this three-headed monster was immense, far surpassing that of an ordinary Tier Five Evil Spirit.

Huai City’s overall defense capabilities were decent, at least capable of resisting an average Tier Five Evil Spirit.

However, against this three-headed monster, they stood no chance.

On the fourth day at dawn, the three-headed monster led other evil spirits in retreat from Huai City.

It seemed they hadn’t discovered the ordinary people hidden in the underground base.

After the evil spirits withdrew from Huai City, the surviving Life Pattern Masters gathered together.

Once sure all the evil spirits had left, they erupted in joyous cheers.

However, following their narrow escape, they faced another pressing problem.

What should be their next step?

This time, Huai City fended off the attack thanks to the timely transfer of survivors to the underground base.

The underground base remained undiscovered by the evil spirits, thus Huai City’s civilians suffered no casualties, with eighty percent of the casualties being Life Pattern Masters.

Only one-tenth of the Life Pattern Masters survived, and even they were all injured.

Rebuild the shelter?

If they were to rebuild the shelter, the remaining Life Pattern Masters wouldn’t be able to protect these civilians.

In the end, after weighing their options, only one path remained.

And that was to turn to Peng City for refuge.

Anyway, once the Giant City was completed, they would have to seek Peng City’s protection.

Now, having suffered an attack by evil spirits and unable to ensure their own survival, they might as well seek Peng City’s refuge now.

Without hesitation, the remaining Life Pattern Masters in Huai City cobbled together a security force to escort the survivors to Peng City.

Huai City was just the first human shelter to come under attack. After Huai City, numerous other human shelters experienced attacks by evil spirits one after another.

These attacked shelters shared a common trait.

They all surrounded Peng City and were to be incorporated into Peng City once the Giant City was completed.

Moreover, after losing their self-defensive capabilities due to the attacks, they unanimously made the same choice.

To organize survivors and head straight for Peng City.

The attacks on these shelters were orchestrated by the Deceitful King Faction, with Yang Jing leading the assaults.

During their flight to Peng City, the Deceitful King Faction orchestrated more assaults, creating chaos.

During the chaos, their agents infiltrated the fleeing crowds.