Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 101 - 99: Celestial King: In the Name of the Father, I Will Protect You
"Lin Yuan, make your move!"
"Today, I, Zhang Peng, will prove that I am stronger than you!" Zhang Peng said coldly.
Lin Yuan smiled, his eyes sharply focused on Zhang Peng, filled with sincerity.
"Zhang Peng, there’s no need to prove you’re stronger than me."
"You are more than just stronger than me! You’re stronger than ninety percent of the people in this world!" Lin Yuan said seriously.
Zhang Peng: "?????"
Zhang Peng was a bit confused, unsure whether Lin Yuan was praising him or mocking him.
On the surface, Lin Yuan seemed to be acknowledging him.
But Zhang Peng always felt that there was a touch of sarcasm in Lin Yuan’s words.
"You..."
"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Peng’s mind was spinning, trying to understand Lin Yuan’s implication.
Lin Yuan thought, what a muddleheaded fool, doesn’t even know who his own father is!
Pitiful, truly pitiful!
"What I mean is, everyone has one father!"
"You have two fathers; doesn’t that make you stronger than ninety percent of people?" Lin Yuan said, looking at the Celestial King and asking, "Don’t you think I’m right, Zhang Peng’s second father?"
Zhang Peng recalled his previous interactions with the Celestial King, especially when he was a child, and how the Celestial King showed him great affection.
At this moment, Zhang Peng also looked at the Celestial King, appearing somewhat shaken.
The Celestial King’s eyes flickered, and after a moment, he roared at Lin Yuan, "Nonsense, brat, later I’ll tear your mouth to shreds."
"He’s getting anxious!"
"Look, he’s getting anxious!" Lin Yuan pointed at the Celestial King.
One thing you must admit is that when it comes to getting under someone’s skin, Lin Yuan is rather skilled.
Indeed, under Lin Yuan’s taunts and provocations, Zhang Peng and the Celestial King couldn’t hold back any longer.
If they could still hold back, they’d truly be complete cowards.
The Celestial King furrowed his brow, suppressing his anger, and said to Zhang Peng, "Enough, don’t argue with him anymore."
"He’s just a dead man trying to enjoy some last-minute banter."
Zhang Peng had a very fiery temper and always acted when provoked.
Banter wasn’t his strong suit compared to Lin Yuan.
He raised the fire-tipped spear in his hand, the Wind-Fire Wheel under his feet spinning continuously.
Then, Zhang Peng shook the fire-tipped spear, and an enormous energy fire dragon charged towards Lin Yuan.
The fire dragon was over ten meters long and as thick as a barrel, roaring as it lunged at Lin Yuan.
Wherever the fire dragon passed, the surrounding temperature skyrocketed, scorching the grass, trees, and rocks.
The fire dragon reached its target.
Lin Yuan calmly raised his sword, and a crisp sword hum echoed around him, with the sound of the wind whipping, carrying a faint scent of blood.
With a slash, the blood-colored sword energy met the energy fire dragon head-on.
The blood-colored sword energy entered the energy fire dragon, and the fire dragon began to dissolve at a visibly rapid pace, eventually disappearing completely into the air.
Apart from the searing heat from the high temperature, there seemed to be nothing left to prove the fire dragon ever existed.
Obliteration.
This is the obliteration power within Zhong Kui’s Ghost-Slaying Sword; it obliterates everything in a single stroke, and an energy fire dragon is no exception.
After the initial probing, Zhang Peng and the Celestial King exchanged a glance and then attacked Lin Yuan almost simultaneously.
Today, this is a fight to the death.
Lin Yuan was also relentless, wielding Zhong Kui’s Ghost-Slaying Sword with each slash being a deadly blow, without any fancy moves.
"Clang!"
Lin Yuan struck out with a sword, releasing boundless blood-red sword energy like a volcanic eruption, enveloping the surroundings in crimson sword light.
In the glistening sword light, it seemed like countless ghosts were wailing, sobbing, and howling.
The Celestial King formed magic formulas with his hands, controlling the seven-tier Linglong Tower, which descended like a small mountain, continuously smashing towards Lin Yuan.
Zhang Peng held the fire-tipped spear, stepping on the Wind-Fire Wheel, constantly maneuvering around Lin Yuan.
The Celestial King and Zhang Peng coordinated seamlessly in attack and defense, yet they still couldn’t harm Lin Yuan in the slightest.
At this point, the Celestial King’s face turned grim.
Intelligence error!
Lin Yuan’s strength far exceeded the intelligence reports.
If the Celestial King had known Lin Yuan’s true strength, he wouldn’t have orchestrated this action.
However, in this world, you can buy any kind of medicine except regret medicine.
Now, they were stuck in a difficult position.
Retreating was no longer an option!
Today, they could only fight to the bitter end.
Zhang Peng repeatedly attacked, only to be effortlessly countered by Lin Yuan each time.
At this point, Zhang Peng couldn’t help but be enraged and humiliated.
"Boom!"
Zhang Peng thrust his spear forward at Lin Yuan, followed closely by the scorching fire attribute energy.
However, just as the Fire-tipped Spear thrust forward, the Yellow Springs Road appeared beneath Lin Yuan’s feet, and his figure gradually disappeared.
Zhang Peng struck air, unable to harm Lin Yuan in the slightest.
At this stage, aside from Lin Yuan, no one has mastered the Power of Rules.
Yet, to counter the Power of Rules, only the Power of Rules can do so.
This means, for now, Lin Yuan is invincible.
"Lin Yuan?"
"If you have the guts, don’t run! Come out! Come out!" Zhang Peng stabbed into the air again, shouting angrily.
The feeling of hitting cotton without power frustrated Zhang Peng immensely.
However, at that moment, Lin Yuan appeared behind Zhang Peng, slashing a sword towards his back.
Zhang Peng’s reaction was swift; sensing the danger behind, he swiftly turned around and used the Fire-tipped Spear to block Lin Yuan’s sword edge.
"Clang!"
The sword edge cleaved onto the shaft of the Fire-tipped Spear, and the bloody sword aura clashed with blazing flames, unleashing a massive burst of energy.
Lin Yuan remained unmoved, while Zhang Peng was sent flying like being hit by a truck, crashing heavily to the ground.
Even the Fire-tipped Spear in Zhang Peng’s hand was knocked away.
Lin Yuan, seizing the opportunity, quickly approached again, slashing a bloody sword aura toward Zhang Peng once more.
With Zhang Peng’s spear knocked away, he found no way to avoid or dodge.
"Ah!"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed around as the bloody sword aura cleaved Zhang Peng’s right leg.
With Zhang Peng’s scream, his right leg was severed from the root.
No...
It seemed not just the right leg was severed; beside the leg, there appeared to be a toothpick and two soybeans.
"Peng’er!"
"Peng’er, oh!" The Celestial King held Zhang Peng, continuously calling out.
At this moment, Zhang Peng’s face was pale, blood gushing continuously from the severed stump of his right leg, and his whole body was extremely weak.
"Uncle Li!"
"He’s too strong, we are no match for him."
"You... you go! Don’t worry about me! Forget about me!" Zhang Peng tried to push the Celestial King away, but the Celestial King held him tightly.
At this moment, the Celestial King, his face covered in tears, touched Zhang Peng’s face and said, "Foolish child, I am not your Uncle Li; I am your father!"
"Back then, your mother was in her prime, and the Family Head only focused on his career, not returning home for nights on end. It was a rainy day, and I went into the bedroom to retrieve some documents for the Family Head."
"I admit, your mother and I were both impulsive then."
"I never fulfilled my duties as a father. Today, I will protect you even if it costs my life!"
"I have a way to trap him, you go, remember, as soon as I trap him, you must leave immediately."
After saying this, the Celestial King laid Zhang Peng down, glaring fiercely at Lin Yuan like a protective wolf.
"Bang!"
"Bang! Bang!"
The Celestial King hammered his chest three times, spurting large mouthfuls of fresh blood onto the seven-layered Linglong Tower.
Following this, the seven-layered Linglong Tower expanded with the wind, and in a moment, Lin Yuan felt a tremendous suction force.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yuan was absorbed into the Linglong Tower.
"Run quickly!"
After trapping Lin Yuan in the Linglong Tower, the Celestial King shouted to Zhang Peng.
Zhang Peng, seeing the Celestial King using his life to buy him time to escape, was full of tears.
"Dad!" Zhang Peng shouted, gritting his teeth, grabbing the Wind-Fire Wheel with both hands, and swiftly fleeing into the distance.
His leg was broken, leaving him unable to step on the Wind-Fire Wheel; he could only hold it with both hands, being dragged away.
Upon hearing Zhang Peng call him "Dad," the Celestial King revealed a satisfied smile.
That single call of "Dad" made dying worthwhile.
Inside the seven-layered Linglong Tower, Lin Yuan tried to use the power of the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo to escape from it.
However, he found that the power of the Yellow Springs Road Tattoo was ineffective.
Within this seven-layered Linglong Tower, there was a Power of Rules resisting the "No Distance" rule of the Yellow Springs Road.
At this moment, the Celestial King continued to spray fresh blood, mouthful after mouthful, onto the Linglong Tower.
This blood was not ordinary; it was the Celestial King’s vital blood.
The Celestial King’s breath grew weaker; in just a few dozen seconds, his hair had turned gray.
"Cough, cough!"
"Lin... Lin Yuan... I know, your strength comes from mastering the Power of Rules, just like the Tier Five Evil Spirit."
"My... my Linglong Tower has a Power of Rules called ’Forbid Space,’ but unfortunately, I cannot control it."
"By burning my life, I scarcely activated this Power of Rules; I only need to hold you for three minutes."
"At the speed of the Wind-Fire Wheel, it will be enough to take Zhang Peng out of Peng City, you... you won’t be able to catch up."
"He is my son; no matter how worthless he might be, I will risk my life to protect him," the Celestial King said as he continued to spurt blood onto the Linglong Tower.
Lin Yuan could clearly hear the Celestial King’s words from inside the tower and deeply felt the greatness of his fatherly love.
However, this did not stop him from wanting to kill him.
