Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 102 - 100: Devouring More Power of Rules, Gaining the Qiankun Umbrella
Dad once said, the only thing that can counter magic is magic itself.
In an era of eerie invasions, the only force that can restrain the power of rules is also the power of rules.
The "No Distance" rule of Yellow Springs Road is currently being restrained by the "Void Ban" rule of the seven-layer Linglong Tower.
Ever since Lin Yuan awakened the Yellow Springs Road tattoo, he could always go wherever he wanted.
He never expected to be trapped this time by the Celestial King inside the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower.
However, the Celestial King’s power is lacking; he is currently burning his life force to forcibly utilize the power of rules from the seven-layer Linglong Tower.
He’s spewing mouthfuls of blood, and no one can withstand that.
He won’t be able to trap Lin Yuan for long; as long as he waits it out, Lin Yuan will surely escape.
Lin Yuan tried using Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword to slash a few times inside the seven-layer Linglong Tower, but this is inside the tower.
Even if the Demon-Slaying Sword contains the power of the "Extinction" rule, it still cannot break open the seven-layer Linglong Tower.
The scarlet extinction sword energy struck the inner wall of the tower, yet the wall repaired itself at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The strongest forces on Lin Yuan, Yellow Springs Road and Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword, cannot break open the seven-layer Linglong Tower to free him.
Therefore, there’s no need to try further.
Lin Yuan knows the Celestial King can’t hold on for long, so even though he’s trapped, he doesn’t panic at all.
Instead, he leisurely strolls inside the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower, as if admiring the Leifeng Pagoda by West Lake in the past, climbing all the way to the top of the tower.
At the top of the seven-layer Linglong Tower, at the pinnacle of the tower.
Lin Yuan sees a cluster of floating golden light and reaches out, attempting to touch it.
When Lin Yuan’s hand is less than ten centimeters away from the golden light, he feels a powerful repelling force preventing him from getting closer.
This familiar sensation is the power of rules.
Void Ban.
It’s the power of the "Void Ban" rule.
The reason it repels him is because the Celestial King is burning his life force to control the power of the "Void Ban" rule.
So this cluster of rule power instinctively repels him.
"Swallow it!"
"Swallow it, swallow it!"
This time, that strange voice once again echoed in Lin Yuan’s mind.
Like a morning bell or evening drum, his head rang "buzz buzz" loudly.
It was the same voice as last time when Lin Yuan faced Mr. Yimu Wu, telling him to swallow that eyeball-like gem.
Now, it urges him to swallow this golden light.
Lin Yuan knows it’s the Zhong Kui tattoo on his body giving him a hint.
Zhong Kui consumes deceit.
But he doesn’t just consume deceit.
Last time, it made him swallow Mr. Yimu Wu’s essence, which was the eyeball-like gem.
The true purpose was because the eyeball-like gem contained the "Extinction" rule power.
It was only after swallowing the gem and digesting the "Extinction" rule power that Lin Yuan partially awakened the Zhong Kui tattoo, gaining the ability of Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword.
In other words, if he swallows this golden light, it could deepen the awakening of the Zhong Kui tattoo.
There’s even a high chance of gaining another Zhong Kui magical treasure’s ability.
Thinking of this, when Lin Yuan looks at the golden light again, it seems like a giant golden pancake!
Swallow!
Must swallow!
Never mind that it’s golden light!
Even if it were a big, plump bun, he must swallow it whole.
With this thought, Lin Yuan opened his mouth wide, biting towards it.
However...
When his face was about ten centimeters away from the golden light, he felt a huge repelling force that nearly distorted his face, making it difficult to get closer.
What the hell...
Lin Yuan’s expression was bemused; this thing is plainly visible but unattainable!
Lin Yuan circled the golden light, seeking ways to swallow it.
During this, Lin Yuan suddenly felt the repelling force on the golden light weaken.
Previously, he couldn’t come closer than ten centimeters; now, it’s about eight centimeters.
Five centimeters.
Three centimeters.
One centimeter.
He swallowed it.
Went in.
Indeed, went into Lin Yuan’s stomach.
With the gradual weakening and final disappearance of the repelling force, Lin Yuan realized that the Celestial King must be dead.
His energy spent, unable to forcibly wield the power of rules, so naturally, this rule power stopped repelling him.
Swallowing the power, in contrast to the "Extinction" rule last time.
This time, the "Void Ban" rule was much gentler.
Last time, when he devoured and digested the "Extinction" rule, Lin Yuan convulsed with pain, nearly costing him half his life.
But swallowing the "Void Ban" rule this time felt like sipping hot water, with no extraordinary sensation.
Just as he thought there was no sensation, a familiar feeling arose.
Much like the feeling after drinking fake wine bought from Gazi’s live stream, a bit tipsy but not entirely intoxicated.
The Zhong Kui tattoo on Lin Yuan’s body subtly heated up, especially the red umbrella tucked at his waist.
At this moment, the red umbrella tattoo on Zhong Kui’s waist became vivid, giving an impression as if it would leap out at any moment.
With a thought from Lin Yuan, in just a moment, he saw a red umbrella slowly appear in his hand.
It’s the Qiankun Umbrella.
The image of Zhong Kui in folklore is that of him carrying a sword, holding an umbrella, and carrying a lantern.
The Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword is meant to slay evil and malicious spirits.
If he encounters benevolent spirits, Zhong Kui would use the Qiankun Umbrella to capture them inside, take them back to the Underworld, and help them reincarnate.
The lantern he holds in his hand is called the Soul-Luring Lamp.
At this moment, Lin Yuan could feel it.
The Qiankun Umbrella in his hand now has a similar function to that of the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower.
Lin Yuan could also put evil spirits, or even people, into this Qiankun Umbrella.
Moreover, when the Qiankun Umbrella is released, it also has the ability to restrict movement and flight.
This Seven Treasures Linglong Tower, after losing the Power of "No Flight," became just an ordinary Golden Pagoda.
Just as Lin Yuan was preparing to break through the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower and leave, he saw the Qiankun Umbrella swirling and flying out, then transforming into a small electric spin, breaking open the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower.
Lin Yuan walked out of the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower and immediately saw the fallen Celestial King.
At this point, he had already turned into a dried corpse, with not a drop of blood left in his body.
When his essence blood was exhausted, in an attempt to trap Lin Yuan for a while longer, he chose to inject all of his blood into the Seven Treasures Linglong Tower.
Lin Yuan burned the Celestial King’s corpse to ashes with a single fire, then glanced around.
Zhang Peng had disappeared without a trace, and Lin Yuan didn’t know where he ran.
Zhang Peng had been gone for a while already, and he had the Wind-Fire Wheel, allowing him to escape quickly.
Of course, the main issue was that Lin Yuan didn’t know which direction he ran, making it impossible to pursue him.
"Forget it!"
"That cripple with a broken leg can’t create too much chaos!" Lin Yuan muttered, deciding to return to the Wushan Shelter first.
The rest of the hunting squad had already gone over, and he didn’t know if Zhang Zhen and the others could hold out.
...
...
Meanwhile.
Wushan Shelter.
In the Zhang Family’s hunting squad, Night Traveler, Lingguan, and Diting had already died one after another.
Prajna, Day Traveler, Giant Spirit, and Poison Lord, while evil spirits were attacking the shelter, were also taking advantage of the chaos.
Bai Ling’Er had been severely injured from the last battle with Lingguan and hadn’t recovered yet, limiting her combat abilities.
Geng Youcai, controlling the mechanisms on the city walls, could only clear out some minor creatures.
Wen Yingying and Zhang Zhen had to face the siege from Prajna, Day Traveler, Giant Spirit, and Poison Lord simultaneously.
At this time, Day Traveler only dared to loaf around, not daring to betray.
Lin Yuan hadn’t returned yet, and even if she betrayed now, she might not be able to keep Prajna, Giant Spirit, and Poison Lord.
If she couldn’t keep these three simultaneously, then once she’s exposed after the betrayal, she could never return to being an undercover in the Zhang Family.
"Can’t hold on any longer!"
"Damn, I can’t hold on any longer!"
Geng Youcai continued to control the various mechanisms on the wall while repeatedly exclaiming.
Zhang Zhen and Wen Yingying were being hindered by Prajna, Giant Spirit, and others, while Geng Youcai had to rely solely on the mechanism to resist the evil spirits.
At this moment, he was really at his limit, as the evil spirits were closing in on the city.
However...
At this critical juncture.
"Form the array!"
A Bagua formation appeared out of thin air on the city walls, trapping the evil spirits about to breach the walls.
Then, the words "Ignite the fire" were heard.
Simultaneously, scorching flames erupted within the Bagua formation, burning these evil spirits to ashes.
From afar, two people rushed onto the city walls, joining the battlefield to help Geng Youcai fend off the evil spirits about to break through.
A young man in white sportswear and a girl with short red leather hair.
These two were recognized by Geng Youcai.
They were present back at the battle against the Headless General on Peace Bridge.
Today, while they were hunting evil spirits and absorbing Deceitful Qi.
They suddenly noticed something unusual about these evil spirits, as they were all moving in one direction.
So they became suspicious and followed the evil spirits to investigate.
When they arrived, they happened to see the scene of evil spirits besieging Wushan Shelter.
They were also kind-hearted and didn’t hesitate to join the battlefield upon seeing a human shelter under siege by evil spirits.
"Hey buddy!"
"Buddy, do you remember me?"
"We’ve met on Peace Bridge!" Geng Youcai shouted to Zhuge Ming.
Zhuge Ming, known for his intelligence, took a glance at Geng Youcai and immediately recognized him.
"Oh!"
"I remember you, your boss is Lin Yuan."
"Where’s your boss?" Zhuge Ming asked curiously.
This little brother was being bullied, yet the boss was nowhere to be seen.
Geng Youcai pointed to Prajna, Day Traveler, and the others and replied, "My boss went to kill some scoundrels; they’re in cahoots with them."
"These scoundrels never go against the evil spirits; they only think about how to harm their own people."
